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The works in this student research collection have been approved by the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University as partial fulfillment of the requirements for Master's and Doctorate degrees conferred by the University.
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Enumerating Graphs Using Integrals From Quantum Field Theory, William A. Coggins
Breeding Biology of Wilson's Plovers (Charadrius Wilsonia): Reproductive Success, Habitat Use, and Sex Roles, Lauren M. Cox
The Successful Implementation of Supply Chain Management Technology Initiatives: Technological Readiness as a Key Indicator, Scott R. Cox
Predicting Plant Zonation in the Salt and Brackish Marshes of Georgia, Zane Cress
Carbon Sequestration and Biomass Production Potentials of Switchgrass-Pine Agroforestry Systems in the Southeastern Coastal Plain, Martin R. Day
Perception of the School Experiences of Five Generations of Deaf Students, Charles DePew
History of Concussion and Current Functional Movement Screen Scores in a Collegiate Recreational Population, Jordan M. Dorrien
Bayesian Inference of the Weibull-Pareto Distribution, James Dow
African-American Males, African-American Female Principals, & The Opportunity Gap, Jennifer N. Dunbar
Performance Characteristics of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Modified Asphalt, Matthew D. Earnest
Using a Delayed Match-to-Samples Task to Investigate the Isolated Processing of Geometric Shapes and Their Corresponding Shape Words, Joshua E. Edwards
Influence of Diet on Growth and Health of Captive Hatchling Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus), Matthew Erickson
Young, Gifted, Black, and Blocked: A Critical Inquiry of Barriers That Hinder Black Students' Participation in Gifted and Advanced Placement Programs, Elizabeth Anne Evans
Tornado Trouble: How Can Current Tornado Warnings be Improved?, Jonathan P. Evans
Evaluation of Linear and Nonlinear Postural Stability Measurements Following Concussion, Kelsey Evans
Assessment of Electrode Configurations of Electrical Impedance Myography for the Evaluation of Neuromuscular Diseases, Khondokar Mohammad Fazle Rabbi
The Feminist Stall: Othered Women, Atheism, and Curriculum, Teresa Ferguson
Automorphisms of Graph Curves on K3 Surfaces, Joshua C. Ferrerra
A Stress-Diathesis Model of Depression: Examining Self-Compassion and Savoring, Justin Ford
A Test Score Comparison between Block and Traditional Scheduling, Yancy J. Ford
Analyzing the Environmental Impact Assessment Process for Sustainable Development of the Oil and Gas Industry in Trinidad and Tobago, Azell Francis
Army Rotc, Student Engagement, and Graduation, George L. Fredrick
The Anatomy of Disgust and the Sublime in Metamodern Painting, Claudia L. Furlow
The Value of a College Education: First-Generation College Students Perceptions at a Southeastern University, Shandice Gardiner
Constructing the World's Largest Prison: Understanding Identity by Examining Labor, Hubert J. Gibson
Smart Distributed Generation Systems Using Improved Islanding Detection and Event Classification, Bikiran Guha
Length Of Playing Time and Previous History of Injury as Predictors of Readiness to Return to Play, Kristin M. Harkins, Jody Langdon, Brandonn Harris, and Erin Jordan
Roles of Information Technology in Supply Chain Management, Akhadian S. Harnowo
Excessive Tanning as a Presentation of Body Dsymorphic Disorder, Jennifer Headrick
Total Synthesis of Biologically Active Natural and Unnatural Products, Julia Heimberger
Determining the False Positive Rate of a Concussion Battery in Healthy Division I Collegiate Athletes, Caitlynn S. Hellwig
Identifying Dosage Effect of LEDT on Muscular Fatigue in Quadriceps, Thomas J. Hemmings
Psychopathy and Attachment: The Effect of Security Priming on Psychopathy in a College Student Sample, Blake D. Herd
Public Health Implications Associated with the Practice of Utilizing Tires to Singe Meat in Three Major Cities of Ghana: A Concurrent Mixed Methods Study, Tempest D. Hill
Understanding A Sense of School Membership for Students with Disabilities in Two Middle Schools, Heather Holland
Graphs of Classroom Networks, Rebecca Holliday
Solutions of Inequality Constrained Spline Optimization Problems with the Active Set Method, Joshua A. Holloway
Modification of Ternary Nitrate Mixture's Thermal Properties, Richard W. Hood
The Football Plantation in the South: Dismantling the Run Game, Robert B. Horner
Utilization Of B-Mode Ultrasound As A Body Fat Estimate In Collegiate Football Players, Parker Hyde
Assessment of Phonological and Orthographic Differences in Adults With Reading Disabilities, Christina P. Hyers Mrs.
Myosin 10 is Required for Spinal Motor Axon Growth and Guidance in Zebrafish Embryos, Crystal Ivey
Ammonia Oxygen Demand Determination for the Design of an Oxygenation System in a Water Supply Reservoir, Armond Jenkins
Trends in Premature Mortality from Colorectal Cancer in the United States, 2000 to 2010, James Allen Johnson III
Living in the Margins of Life: The Intersectionality of Identity, Race, and Sexuality in the Selected Works of Audre Lorde, Briona S. Jones
An Evaluation of a Secondary Student Advisement Program, Barbara A. Jordan
Computational Study of Kernel - Based Interior - Point Method for LCP, Robert Katic
Comparing the Efficiency of Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Data Center Workloads, Brandon Kimmons
A Retracing in Praise of the Unretraceable: Jazz Improvisation, Theatre Games and Curriculum, Barry E. Krakovsky
Confabulation, Ruth Lakhani
Elementary Principals’ Perceptions of the Co-Taught Classroom, Michael Todd Langley
The Relationship Between Core Stability Related Measures and Performance in Adolescent All-Star Cheerleaders, Rachel S. Leitz
Aggro Duality, Michael B. Lesh
A Phenomenological Study of Instructional Coaches and Critical Friends Groups, Ethelstine Lett
The Sensitivity of a Test Based on Spearman's Rho in Cross-Correlation Change Point Problems, Congjian Liu
Gender Stability and Change: The Differential Characterization of Men and Women in Popular Country Music from 1944 through 2012, Clayton Cory Lowe
Genetic Structure of Ixodes Scapularis Say 1821 (Acari: Ixodidae), The Blacklegged Tick, By Microsatellite Analysis, John Ludwig
Aerial Lidar in the Archaeological Reconnaissance and Mapping Of Civil War Earthen Fortifications, Matthew A. Luke
Blood-Feeding Patterns of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Bridge Vectors at Viral Foci in Southeast Georgia, Kelly E. Manning
Multicultural Attitudes of Construction Management Students in a Rural Southern University, Clinton D. Martin
Electrospun Titanium Dioxide and Silicon Composite Nanofibers for Advanced Lithium Ion Batteries, Kathleen McCormac
The First Pontiff: Pope Damasus I and the Expansion of the Roman Primacy, Thomas J. McIntyre
Nonstructural Carbohydrate Concentrations of Pine Trees as a Function of Evolutionary History, Joshua T. Mims
When Good Business Relationships Go Bad: A Quantitative Analysis of Dark Side Variables in Mature Supply Chain Relationships, Heather L. Monteiro
Not (Just) Donne: Alchemical Transmutation as Immortality in Shakespeare’s Sonnets, Brandi L. Moody
Curriculum as a Traumatized Body: Rehabilitating School Through the Arts, Lolita N. Morales
The Road Less Traveled: Alumni Perceptions of the Georgia Early College High School Experience, Tequila Tranise Morgan
Quartic Force Fields for Electronically Excited States of Interstellar Molecules, Whitney J. Morgan and Ryan C. Fortenberry
Using Graph Clustering to Analyze the Spread of an Infectious Disease on a Random Large Social Network Graph, Patrick R. Morley
Blending Cultures, Identities in Transition: Nursing Students from African Countries in a South Georgia University, Kathy T. Morris
Alignment in Supply Chains: Empirical Analysis of Strategic and Operational Decision Making in Supply Chain Operations, Willis Mwangola
The Significance of a Religious Pilgrimage in Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises, Sheila R. Nielsen Ms.
Improved Full-Newton-Step Infeasible Interior-Point Method for Linear Complementarity Problems, Mustafa Ozen
Using A Motivational General-Mastery Imagery Intervention to Improve the Self-Efficacy Of Youth Gymnasts, Emily Parkerson
Cues of Colorism: The Psychological, Sociocultural, and Developmental Differences between Light-skinned and Dark-skinned African-Americans, Tasia M. Pinkston
Predictors of Perceived Public Stigma of Mental Health Services, Alisha Polite
Objective Predictor metric of Annoyance for Hydraulic Engine Mount Cavitation, John Powell
The Effectiveness of a Mentoring Program on Teacher Retention at an Urban High School, Tamaine S. Prince
Teacher Perceptions of Bring Your Own Technology Classrooms, Steven C. Puckett
Networked Heterogeneous Systems in a ROS-Enabled Cloud Environment, Christopher Reid
The Role of Artificial Structures in Facilitating Range Expansion of the Introduced Barnacle Megabalanus Coccopoma in the Southeastern U.S.A., Alicia M. Reigel
Utilizing Participatory Action Research to Assess the Interagency Collaboration of a Community-Based After-School Program Partnership, Jessica L. Render
The Physiological Stress Response caused by Hypoxia and Reperfusion Injury in Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) and Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Amanda C. Reynolds
Alkyl Polyglucoside Compound Influences Freshwater Plankton Community Structure in Floating Mesocosms, Steven F. Riera jr.
An Examination Between High and Low Optimistic NCAA Division I Student-Athletes' Perceptions of Preferred Leadership Behavior in Sport: A Qualitative Investigation, Alexander C. Roorda
Combinatorial Game Theory: An Introduction to Tree Topplers, John S. Ryals Jr.
A Qualitative Examination of the Sport Music Preferences of NCAA Division I Athletes, Zachary Ryan
Religion and Interpersonal Trust: An Individual Differences Analysis, Kaitlyn Sawyer
The Influence of Leadership Styles on Teacher Job Satisfaction, Patricia M. Saxon
Exploring Relationships Between Motivational Climate, Parental Involvement, Fear of Failure, and Goal Orientations in Youth Club Soccer Athletes, Robert Schlote
Functional Violence in Martin McDonagh's The Lieutenant of Inishmore and The Pillowman, Lindsay Shalom
The Effects of Subconcussive Impacts on Postural Stability, Eric Shiflett
Principal Instructional Leadership in Ga High Poverty Elementary Schools, Ginger W. Spires
The Effect of Executive Style on Risk Management: A Healthcare Supply Chain Context, Stephen R. Spulick
