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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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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Perceptions of the Psychological Rehabilitation of a Student-Athlete with an injury in Sport at the NCAA Division I Level : A Narrative Approach of Student-Athletes and Athletic Trainers, Hannah Rita Bennett
Relationship of Collaborative School Culture and School Achievement, Karen Durrence Bland
Patterns of Chemosensory Behavior in a Closed Population of Wild African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana), Russell W. Blogg
Feminine Critique and Domestic Mystique: Representations of the Home in Elizabeth Madox Roberts, Lyndsey Brown
Impairment in Dynamic Postural Control Following an Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain, Anne Lorene Bryan
Perceptions of the Influence of Teacher of the Year Awards upon Teachers' Personal, School, and Professional Morale, Sherri Baker Butler
Framing Income Inequality in the Media: Is There a Liberal or Neoliberal Bias?, Rebecca Jolene Byrne
Educating Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom: Efficacy, Attitudes, and Differentiation of Instruction, Daniel William Caldwell
Identifying Best Practices for Student Success in Developmental Education in Georgia, Rodney B. Carr
Portraits of Progress: The Rise of Realism in Jane Austen's Clergy, Rachel Elizabeth Cason
Comparative Analysis of Microsatellite and Mitochondrial Genetic Variation in Ixodes Scapularis, Cynthia Tak Wan Chan
Comparison of Archeological Survey Techniques at Camp Lawton, a Civil War Prison Stockade, James Kevin Chapman
African American Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren in Rural Areas: A Phenomenological Investigation in South Georgia, Emmanuel Nii Okai Clottey
Examining the Association between Teacher Political Efficacy and Educational Policy Engagement, Malinda Cobb
Geometric and Algebraic Graphs and their Applications, Alexander Raymond Collins
Home Field Advantage: Sprint Sensitivity to Ecologically Relevant Substrates in Lizards, Clint Edward Collins
Elementary Teacher Decisions and Effects of Years of Experience, Debra DeAnn Collins
The Mediation of Personal Distress on Negative Television News and Donations, Walt Beddingfield Collins
One Story, Two Perspectives: A Mother's and Daughter's Experiences in Special Education in Public Schools, Terrie Compton
Morphological Detection of Genetic Introgression in Red Junglefowl (Gallus Gallus), Tomas Condon
The Influence of Phenotypic Variation on Criminal Judgement, Jacque-Corey Cormier
Intentional Internationalization of Higher Education: A Strategic Institutional Response To Globalization, Adrian Raul Cornelius
Precovering Dgc-Complexes, Jonathan G. Crosby
Integer Solutions to Optimization Problems and Modular Sequences of Nexus Numbers, Jeremy T. Davis
Homogeneous Symplectic Manifolds of the Galilei Group, Michael S. Davis
Compositions, Bijections, and Enumerations, Charles R. Dedrickson III
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Bronfenbrenner's Ecology of Human Development, Carol Medders Denis
Curriculum Circus: Juggling Curriculum, Science, and The Arts, Domenica Devine
The Second Roman Revolution: A Study in Religious Policy from 250-325 C.E., Daniel Francis Diamond
A Non-Parametric Approach to Change-Point Detection in Cross-Asset Correlations, L. Kaili Diamond
Presidential Strategy: Analyzing the National Security Stategies of the United States, Aaron Dilday
Bird Use of Cumberland Island's Freshwater Wetlands, Lisa Dlugolecki
Infeasible Full-Newton-Step Interior-Point Method for the Linear Complementarity Problems, Antré Marquel Drummer
Principals Roles and Responsibilities in Technology Integration in Rural Georgia, Christie Dunham
Compact Filters and the Arzelá-Ascoli Theorem, Nathan Denton Farmer
A Curriculum of Place: Who Are We? Southerners Beneath the Red Clay and the Black Dirt, Patsy D. Faulkner
Skin Deep: The Elusive Aphrodite, Amy Lynn Fix
Spatial and Temporal Immune Response in House Flies in Response to Ingestion of Bacillus Cereus and Eschericha Coli 0157-H7, Adam Fleming
Social Emotional Competence and Teacher Stress, Leslie Carole Forcina
Leaving in the Past: The Role History Plays in Video Games, Joseph Fordham
A Comparison of the Associative and Multiple Bearing Hypotheses through Landmark Stability in Humans Using a Virtual Environment, Martha R. Forloines
Mental Preparation Techniques and Accomplishment of Race Goals by Ironman Triathletes: A Qualitative Investigation, Kayla Frimmel
Do the Opportunities Offered during the School Day Provide the Recommended Physical Activity Levels for Children?: An Assessment of the Upson County Pre-Kindergarten and Elementary School Physical Activity Occurrences, Cheryl Lynn Robinson Gaddis
Factors That Impact the Achievement Gap Between African American Male and Female Siblings, Evelyn B. Gamble-Hilton
Exonerating Manuel I Komnenos: Byzantine Foreign Policy (1143-1180), Darryl Keith Gentry II
An Examination of an Ice House at Old Town Plantation, Elizabeth A. Gillispie
Factors associated with Adult Literacy Student Outcomes in Campus-based versus Community-based programs, Charles Hall
Impact of Alcohol Skills Training Program on College Fraternity Members' Drinking Behaviors, Katherine Joy Hamm
Preschool Children's Perceptions of Fruit and Vegetable Messages and Their Relationship to Parenting Practices, and Child Knowledge, Preference, and Consumption, Andrew Rasmus Hansen
Low Temperature Combustion and Emissions of Diesel with Additions of N-Butanol in a Direct Injection Compression Engine, Spencer Harp
Settling and Laying Down: A Cultural History of Quakers in Savannah and Statesboro, Georgia, Jonathan Hoyt Harwell
IT Systems Acquisitions: An Exploration of Two Acquisitions in a University Setting, Kristen Dianne Hawkins
An Unfortunate Affair: The Battle of Brier Creek and the Aftermath in Georgia, William Henry
Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of the Georgia Class Keys Teacher Evaluation Instrument, William Cameron Henry
Professional Learning: Teachers' Perceptions of the Role of Elementary Instructional Coaches in one Georgia School, Carol Rivers Holt
Alcohol-Cues Relate to Self-Perceptions of Aggression, Natalie Christine Hooks
Predictors of Bullying in an Adolescent School Sample, Schell Hufstetler
Evaluation for Discipline Intervention Strategies for High School Principals, Lindra James-Gordon
An Analysis of Rigid Image Alignment Computer Vision Algorithms, Rajeshree R. Joshi
Predation Risk and Colony Structure in the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon Pisum, Carl Nicolas Keiser
Translating Data Between Xml Schema and 6Nf Conceptual Models, Curtis Maitland Knowles
A Preliminary Investigation Comparing Craniofacial Metric Measurements and 3D Virtual Measurements, Christopher Todd Kowalczyk
The Last Word, Kristin Lawhon Kyzer
"What shall we use to fill the empty spaces?": Displacement in Frank Norris's McTeague, Jennifer Bugna Lambeth
An Exploratory Study of Principals' and Teachers' Perceptions of School Work Conditions in Sinclair County, Georgia, Veronica Lawrence
RTI Implementation: Identifying the Barriers and Best Practices, Kathleen Ann Leaver
Through Smoke and Mirrors: Constructing Identity between the Myths of Black Inferiority and a Post-Racial America, Gwyneira Yvette Dixon Ledford
Integer Compositions, Gray Code, and the Fibonacci Sequence, Linus Lindroos
Motivation, Need Support and Need Satisfaction in Youth Soccer Players, Erica Lippitt
Accuracy of Concussion Reporting upon Completion of a Collegiate Athletic Career, Tracy Anne Llewellyn
Reflecting Society's Mirror Image: Identifying Factors that Contribute to the Academic Success of Young African American Males in School, Anita Lumpkin-Barnett
Rainbow in the Clouds: Oral Histories of Black Homosexual Male Graduates' Experience of Schooling in Augusta, Georgia, Stacey Nicole Mabray
Perceived Effect of Obesity in Rural Vs. Urban Areas, Damian Richard Macleod
An Analysis of Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions of Block Scheduling, Vern Mamon
Expanding the Understanding of the Social Determinants of Health to Support Community Readiness for Change, Nandi A. Marshall
The Influence of Federally Qualified Health Centers on Selected Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in Georgia, Mary W. King Mathis
Microscale Variation in Light Intensity and its Effects on Growth of Juveniles of the Temperate Coral, Oculina Arbuscula, Kenan Matterson
Empowering Students with Autism: An Investigation of School Practices Through the Lens of the Special Education Administrator, Jenny Rebecca McClintic
Utilizing Self-Determination Theory to Assist in Understanding College Students' Motivation for Physical Activity, Tyler Coe McDaniel
Mood, Anxiety, Rpe, and %Mhr after a Single 15, 30 and 60 Minute Session of Vinyasa Yoga, Marissa Gabriella McGuirk
Academic Optimism of Schools and Student Achievement, Pamela J. McKinnon
The Hapathetic Generation, Jennifer McLaughlin
K-12 Principals' Perceptions of Their Technology Leadership Preparedness, Wendy Burns Metcalf
The Effect of a Bcaa Supplement with and without Cho on Performance in Recreationally Trained Cyclists, Alaine Carleton Mills
Role of Provisions and Season on Foraging and Female Dominance Behavior in Ring-Tailed Lemurs (Lemur Catta) on St. Catherine's Island, Timothy Moore
Ncaa Division-I Student Athletes' Lived Experiences of An in-Season Concussion, Matthew S. Moreau
A Description of Accommodations, Modifications, and Forms of Assessments in Middle Schools That Made Adequate Yearly Progress in an Urban County During 2010, Quinton Joel Morris
XRF and the Corrosion Environment at Camp Lawton: A Comprehensive Study of the Archeological Microenvironment of a Civil War Prison Camp, Amanda L. Morrow
Development and Validation of Probabilistic Fatigue Models Containing Out-life Suspensions, Noel S. Murray
Factors Affecting Social Attainment Among Individuals: Evidence from the National Educational Longitudinal Study 1988-2000, Michael Foleng Ndofor
Curriculum and the Life Erratic: The Geographic Cure, Leslie B. Nissen
Size and Power of Tests of Hypotheses on Parameters When Modeling Time-to-Event Data with the Lindley Distribution, Macaulay Okwuokenye
La Sangre LLama, Alicia Perez
Stakeholder's Perceptions of Supplemental Online Learning for Credit Recovery, Theresa Jeanne Pettyjohn
Changes in Gait Characteristics Following a Concussion, Kelly M. Previs
Principals and the Professional Victim Syndrome, James G. Pulos
"...Bless her little heart!": The Culture of Honor and Emotion Recognition, Forrest J. Rackham
Equal or Not? An Exploration of Eighth-Grade Students' Experience of Algebra, Janice L. Reyes
The Distribution of Individual Stock Returns in a Modified Black-scholes Option Pricing Model, Daniel Lee Richey
Frankenfoods: Are We Bioengineering Our Children and What Can Curriculum Do?, Patra Rickman
