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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 2011
Culture and Regulation: Examining Collectivism and Individualism as Predictors of Self-Control, Michael B. Pyle
Between Morality and Myth: A Parodic Visual Manifesto, Patricia J. Quilichini
Molecular and Immunohistochemical Identification of a Sodium Hydrogen Exchanger-2C (Nhe2C) Paralog in the Gills of Marine Longhorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus Octodecemspinosus), Demi Brett Rabeneck
Influence of Testing Environment on Balance Error Scoring System Performance, Carrie Rahn
The Relationships between Optimism and Pessimism and Burnout in Youth Soccer Players, Brandy A. Rentz
An Educational "Clip": Arab Students' Experiences of Curriculum in a U.S. University, Daad Adel Rizk
African American Male Students' Perceptions of Factors That Contribute to Their Academic Success, Gertrude Rolland
Fear and Fascination: A Study of Thomas Hardy and the New Woman, Anita Sandlin
Job Satisfaction and the Internship in State Level Law Enforcement, Catherine J. Sapp
The Perceptions of Teachers in a Rural South Georgia County Regarding Merit Pay Based on Student Achievement, Renee M. Sasser
Technology Integration in Georgia Public Elementary Schools, Timothy H. Sawyer
Using A Flow-Chart to Reduce Juror's Pre-Existing Biases In Cases Utilizing The Insanity Defense, Lauren M. Schlumper
Investigations of the Tribological Effects of Engine Oil Dilution by Vegetable and Animal Fat Feedstock Biodiesel on Selected Surfaces, Sultana Mahbuba Shanta
Weighted Generalization of Rayleigh and Related Class of Distributions, Xueheng Shi
Overcoming the Odds: An Exploration of Resilience Strategies Used by Female Superintendents in School Districts in Georgia, Kathy H. Simmons
Attitudes of Secondary School Principals Toward Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in General Education Classes, Charles Watson Smith
On Gorenstein Projective and Gorenstein Flat Modules, Chasen Grady Smith
Self-Efficacy and First-Generation Students in a Physician Assistant Program, Judith B. Stallings
The Ontogeny of Escape Responses and Locomotor Performance in Sceloporus Woodi, Reed B. Stiller
Barriers to and Facilitators of Latino Parent Involvement: One Georgia District's Perspective, Lakshmi Subramaniam
Ego Depletion and Delay of Gratification, Shrinidhi Subramaniam
Secondary Students' Perceptions of Teacher Quality, Catherine P. Sutcliff
The Effect of Pettlep Imagery in a Pre Shot Routine on Full Swing Golf Shot Accuracy: A Single Subjects Design, Scott Swainston
Perceptions of the Impact of Coaching on Principal Performance, Gloria Suvon Talley
Tough Choices: How Principals Sustain Response to Intervention Programs During Times of Budgetary Constraint, Adrian Miles Thompson
Currere, Illness, and Motherhood: A Dwelling Place for Examining the Self, Michelle C. Thompson
Their Story, My Story, Our Story: Oral Histories of African American Women Educators Paradoxical Navigation of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy, Vanessa Sims Tossie
Genotypic and Phenotypic Variation of the Florida Scrub Lizard (Sceloporus Woodi), Derek B. Tucker
Teacher Candidates' Digital Literacy and Their Technology Integration Efficacy, Rona Lynette Tyger
Individual Resting Metabolic Rate and Nutrition Education: Does This Knowledge Lead individuals into Making Healthier Lifestyle Choices?, Melissa Updyke
Parent Perceptions of their Involvement and the Relationship to Student Achievement: A Sequential Mix Methods Case Study, Nisharro L. Usry-Wilson
Dose Dependent Survivability of Gfp-Expressing Escherichia Coli in the Alimentary Canal of House Flies (Musca domestica L.), Naveen Kumar Hindupur Vasudev
"Oberon's Henchman; Or The Legend of The Three Sisters" by Matthew Gregory Lewis: A Critical Edition, Erin Waddell
Necessary to the Security of a Free State: Federalism and the Original Meaning of the Second Amendment, Douglas H. Walker
Caregivers of Children Enrolled in Georgia's Early Intervention Program: The Influence of Rural or Urban Residence on Knowledge of Rights, Community Resources and Social Supports, Matthew William Walker
Purgatory's Place in The South: A Black Woman's Journey to the Promised Land, Consuela Jean Ward
A Comparison of Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus Carolinensis) Nesting Behavior among Habitats Differing in Anthropogenic Disturbance, Elizabeth Williams
Bullying Behaviors and Attachment Styles, Kylie Williams
Career Academy Implementation: School Leaders Perceptions, Vikki H. Williams
Catching Fire, Ian Robert Winsemius
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Effect of Mentorship: A Test of Strength and Survival in Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie & Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth, Kathryn Agliata
Test Anxiety, Working Memory and Verbal SAT Performance, Kareem Al-Khalil
Administrators' Beliefs Regarding the Effectiveness of Alternatively Certified Teachers, Jack D. Arrington
Elementary Principals' Follow-Through in Teacher Evaluation to Improve Instruction, Suzanne Elizabeth Arrington
Perceptions of the Achievement Gap Between Black and White High School Students, Gwendolyn Janeen Atkinson
Unsettling Nostalgia: The Difficult Journey Home, Susan Shiver Barrow
Beauty, Breasts, and Brains: An Exploration of Using the Adolescent Female Body as a Resistance Site, Hanna Andrews Beall
String Theory and Our Relationship with Nature: The Convergence of Science, Curriculum Theory, and the Environment, Virginia Therese Bennett
Development and Validation of a Perceived Legitimacy of Hazing Behavior Scale for College Coaches, Lauren Bigham
Survey of Generalized Contact Structures, James Bland
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better: A Qualitative Inquiry of Sibling Achievement in Sport, Jordan A. Blazo
Encircled by Sisterhood: Mentoring Experiences of African American Women in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Francene Amaris Breakfield
Resegregation and Educational Apartheid in Macon/Bibb County, Georgia: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same, Ashley Paige Briandi
"A Soft Lad the Like of You": Complex Father-Son Relationships in Three "Millennial" Irish Texts, Marla Suzanne Bruner
Strategies Used by The Georgia University Registrar When Implementing Technology Change, Velma Stokes Burden
The Effect of a Competitive Athletic Season on the Performance of the Balance Error Scoring System, John Burk
Analysis of Discrete Data under Order Restrictions, Jeff Campbell
Principals' Perceptions of Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy Teachers (Tapp) And Traditionally Certified Teachers, Kevin Brian Campbell
Size Correlations between Sucking Lice and Their Hosts Including a Test of Harrison's Rule, Sherri M. Cannon
Effective Print Media Relations Practices of Georgia's Rural High-Performing Principals: Three Case Studies, Patricia L. Cato
Birth Outcomes In Georgia: Socioeconomic and Ecological Analyses of Low Birth Weight, 2000-2006, Kelley G. Chester
Mental Imagery and Exercise Endurance, Paul E. Cohen
The Study of Binary Steering Algorithms in Discrete Tomography, Brittany A. Cole
Exercise Adherence Following Short Term Weight Loss Programs, Justine Coleman
Sustained Employment of Teachers in High Poverty Schools, Karen Jean Davis
Aesthetics of Violence, Kenneth E. Dent
Faunal Analysis and Comparative Study of Mont Repose Plantation, Misty Y. Dunn
The Experience of Christian Prayer in Coaching: A Qualitative Investigation, Trevor J. Egli
A Description of the Influence of NCLB Accountability Mandates on Administrator Job Satisfaction of a Combined Middle-High Principal in Rural Georgia, Boyd K. English
A Study of Teacher Induction in High Schools of an Urban School District in Georgia, Shaundra Fears
Invasive Interactions, Jennifer Galusha
Cognitive Frameworks that Enable South Carolina High School Principals to Implement Smaller Learning Communities, Leslie Jr. Gamble
When the Movies Come to Life: Media Violence and Physiological Pain Response, Ashley A. Gowgiel
Graphical Indices and their Applications, Daniel Gray
Scouting for a Tomboy: Gender-Bending Behaviors in Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird, Laura Hakala
Implementation of Interactive Whiteboards by High School Mathematics Teachers: Case Studies of Change, Jeffrey Scott Hall
An Assessment of Faculty Job Satisfaction In Georgia's Technical College System Using Bolman and Deal's Four Organizational Frameworks, Samuel Bee Hart
The Power of the Picturebook: Examining Aesthetics and Critical Literacy for Imagination, Margaret Parker Helmly
Kinship: Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind and the Irish Big House Genre, Patricia Homer
Exploring the Minority Teacher Shortage in Southeast Georgia, Kelly Renee' Howe
Methods for Comparing Two Means with Application in Adaptive Clinical Trials, Fengjiao Hu
An Evaluation of a District Level Professional Development Program for School Leaders, Swade T. Huff
An Exploration Of Middle School Teachers' Familiarity, Utility, And Percieved Applicability Of Content Area Reading Strategies, Sharon C. Jackson
The Relationship between Distributed Leadership as Practiced by Principals and the Organizational Commitment of Teachers, Gregory Edmond Jacobs
Design and Development of Intelligent Navigation Control Systems for Autonomous Robots that Uses Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic Techniques and Fpga For Its Implementation, Christopher James Jeanniton
Common Experiences African American Males Have En Route to Becoming Elementary Teachers, Cleveland Johnson
The Impact of Alternatively Prepared Teachers in Middle Georgia: The Perceptions of High School Principals, Jaquel LaFay Johnson
Curriculum, Autophotography, and Jungian Depth Psychology: A Trinity of Social Change, Rachel Guernica Jones
Strategic Theory, Methodology, Air Power, and Coercion in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War, Zachary Jones
The Impact of Racial Microaggressions on Black Athletes: Implications for Counseling and Sport Psychology, Terrence A. Jordan
Weighted Inverse Weibull and Beta-Inverse Weibull Distribution, Jing Xiong Kersey
The Confrontation of White Supremacy: A Consciousness Raising Group Experience, Vickie S. King
The Development and Validation of the Theory Y Leadership Dispositions Instrument, Patricia Krumnow
Athlete and Coach Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Sickle Cell Trait and National Collegiate Athletic Association Mandated Testing: Recommendations for Intervention, Raymona Holloway Lawrence
A Study of the Perceptions of Stakeholders Regarding Commercial Fundraising in Georgia's Public Schools, Ronald Edwin Main
Principals' Leadership Styles and Their Impact on School Climate: Assistant Principals' Perceptions, Bruce R. McColumn
Racial Microaggressions by Secondary School Teachers against Students of Color, Mary Anne Meeks
School Climate Components that Contribute to Adequate Yearly Progress in Elementary Schools, Angeline Elizabeth Miller
