Collection preserves theses and dissertations approved by the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies (COGS) in partial fulfillment of requirements for the award of masters and doctoral degrees at Georgia Southern University. Theses and dissertations approved prior to 2007 are available here as well as through the Legacy Theses and Dissertations (1964-2006) collection.
Student resources for submitting theses and dissertations for approval are available here. Theses and dissertations may not be modified or removed from this collection without approval of COGS.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Army Continuing Education System: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Army Education Leadership as It Pertains to Team Performance, Olivia Marie Penrod
The Relationship between the Athlete and the Athletic Trainer and How It Effects Concussion Reporting, Jada Phillips
Rh Glycoprotein as an Ammonia Transport Molecule, Matthew B. Phillips
The Demography and Community Characterization of he Federally Endangered Herb, Trillium Persistens: A Study Across Its Range Including A Fire-Dependent Habitat, Cassandra M. Plank
An Assessment of America's Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Adherence to Acha's 2009 Guidelines and Recommendations, Sara S. Plaspohl
Curriculum and the Elements of The Earth: Deconstructing Sustainability and Reconstructing Responsibility, Elizabeth Alford Pollock
The Ties That Bind, Sarah Anne Rene
A Multiple Case Study of the Co-Teaching Practices of Trained Educators in Two Successful Schools, Mona Reynolds
A Nonparametric Method for Ascertaining Change Points in Regression Regimes, Alfreda N. Rogers
Examining Aspects of Role and Practice Changes for School Psychologists in Georgia: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Bruce A. Rogers
Theoretical Properties and Estimation In Weighted Weibull and Related Distributions, Ryan Roman
Art and Memory: An Examination of the Learning Benefits of Visual-Art Exposure, James Tyler Rosier
The Village Mother in Selected Works of Toni Morrison, Taqwaa Falaq Saleem
The Relationship Between Situational Crime Prevention Theory and Campus Employee Computer Misuse, M. Juliane Santiago
The Effectiveness of the CDCS Heads-Up Dvd on Coaching Education Students' Knowledge of Sports-Related Concussions, Elizabeth Saunders
The Reconstruction of Binary Images in Discrete Tomography by Using the Binary Steering Scheme, Wandee Seetong
ATEP Directors' and Atcs' Perceptions of the Psychosocial Intervention and Referral Competencies, Brian D. Seiler
Chapters Never Written, Voices Never Heard: Understanding Reasons for Three African American Teachers' Longevity, Pamela Carter Shuman
Design of Finite Impulse Response Low-Pass Digital Differentiators for Signals in Paley-Wiener Space, Sippapas Sirijatuphat
Eugenic Sterilization in 20Th Century Georgia: From Progressive Utilitarianism to Individual Rights, Stephen Michael Smith
The Effects of Inclusion on the Academic Achievement of Regular Education Students, Robert Scott Spence
Impacts of Laurel Wilt Disease on Redbay (Persea Borbonia) Population Structure and Forest Communities in the Coastal Plain of Georgia, USA, Kimberly S. Spiegel
Performing Ethnographic Inquiry into America's Black Youth Culture: The Impact of Hip Hop and Rap Music on Today's Youth Society, Rose Cummings Spikes
Perceptions of Middle School Teachers Regarding the Use of Standardized Testing Data, Darrell LaMar Stephens
Objects of Attraction, Jessica Stewart
The Relationship Between Teacher Certification and Perceptions of Adapted Physical Education Program Practices in Metropolitan Atlanta Public Elementary Schools, Kevin Patrick Stewart
A Comparison of Educator Perceptions of Data Use within Seven Characteristics of Accountability Systems, Peggy Marie Stoming
Applying Transportation Forecasting to the Atlanta Area Public Transportation System, Aaron L. Taylor
An Assessment of the Practices And Strategies that Contribute to the Success of High School Service-Learning Programs, James E. Taylor
Reproductive Biology and Conservation Genetics of the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys Temminckii), Amber R. Teare
The Relationship between Collegiality and Student Achievement in Georgia Secondary Schools, Archana E. Treohan
Fourier Analysis of Wave Equations, Masahiko Uchida
Behavioral and Reproductive Plasticity in Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia Holbrooki) in Response to Predatory Cues, Carolyn Vanzwoll
The More the Merrier: Collective Sanctions and the Modification of States' Behavior, Lauren J. Waldron
A Delphi Study Analyzing Perspectives of School Library Media Specialists' Attitudes toward 21st Century Literacies, Rebecca W. Warren
Effective School District Recruitment Strategies of African American Teachers, Christopher P. Watkins
Evaluation of Recovery in Female Swimmers During a Competitive Season, D'arcy Wiart
Sources And Consequences of Ecological Intraspecific Variation In The Florida Scrub Lizard (Sceloporus Woodi), Steven C. Williams
One Drug, Two Drugs, Three Drugs, More: A Critical Habilitative Narrative Inquiry into Autism Spectrum Disorder, Virginia Williams
Wolves Without Teeth: The German Torpedo Crisis in World War Two, David Habersham Wright
Coding Theory and Linear Block Code, Dongyu Zang
Habitat Relationships of Breeding Birds in Bottomland Hardwood Forests of the Altamaha River, Georgia, Jared Andrew Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Military Children and Holistic Education: A Narrative Reflection on Classroom Practice, Edith Allison
Seeds of Passage, Olu Amoda
Flea and Louse Infestations of Cotton Rats (Sigmodon Hispidus) In The Southeastern United States, Alena E. Aviles
The Perceptions of Superintendents and Principals in Georgia Regarding the Mandated 65 Percent Rule, Sonia M. Bacon
The Relationship of Teachers' Motivational Perceptions and Instructional Integration of the Internet: An Inquiry of Elementary Teachers in one Georgia School District, Starla Stone Barker
Are Holding Patterns Predictive of Infant Attachment Classification in 12 to 18 Month Old Infants?, Lauren Beam
Role Perceptions of Georgia High School Principals in Light of Requirements of No Child Left Behind: A Qualitative Profile of Experiences, Ja'net S. Bishop
Chosen Ones: A Qualitative Inquiry into the Collegiate Team Captain Experience, Jedidiah E. Blanton
School Leadership: Narratives of Title I Distinguished Middle School Principals, Cindy L. Boyett
Kernel-Based Interior-Point Algorithms for the Linear Complementarity Problem, Jason N. Brandies
Tidal Influences on Bacterial and Phytoplankton Abundances and the Resulting Effects on Patterns of Dissolved Oxygen in the Skidaway River Estuary, Casey Colleen Brazell
Effects of Teaching Styles on Male Achievement in Single-Sex and Co-Educational Classrooms in Selected School Districts in Georgia, Soundra L. Bronson-Pollacks
Optimization of in Vitro Culture Conditions for Metacercariae of the Digenean, Microphallus Turgidus, Ashley R. Burger
Genetic Structure of Amblyomma Cajennense (Acari: Ixodidae) Populations Based on Mitochondrial Gene Sequences, Erica Janelle Burkman
Dispositions Related to Successful Co-Teaching Teams at the Secondary Level: A Case-Based Study of Three Secondary Co-Teaching Teams, Zabrina U. Cannady
An Analysis of Leadership Responsibilities as Perceived by General Education and Special Education Teachers Participating in Co-Teaching Inclusion Programs, Dennis L. Carpenter
Towards a Critical Coaching Curriculum, Hunter M. Chadwick
Cultural Diversity Awareness of Elementary School Teachers in Georgia Classrooms, Sohmer Evans Collins
Administrator's Perceptions of Mentoring Programs for New Assistant Principals, Takila M. Curry
Cultural Power and Utopianism in Laurie Halse Anderson's Prom and M.T. Anderson's Feed, Leah Dinatale
Leadership Characteristics of Georgia High Performance Middle School Principals Compared to Collins' Level 5 Leaders, Sandra T. Dominy
The Literary Coach as Instructional Leader: How Three Literacy Coaches in Rural Georgia Improve Teacher Practices, Carletha Y. Doyle
America Inc.: The Rise and Fall of a Civil Democracy, Keith W. Edmonds
Medical Availability in Delaware High School Athletics, Heather M. Elder
Effects of Habitat Quality on Reproduction in Two Georgia Populations of Gopherus Polyphemus, Jaqueline W. Entz
Comparison of Lower Extremity Propulsion Impulses between Recreational Athletes with Chronic Ankle Instability and Healthy Athletes During Single Leg Hop Tests, Stacy J. Fundenberger
Distance and Intimacy in Margaret Atwood's The Penelopiad, Dara Gibson
"Courageous conversations": Rural South Georgia Teachers Reflecting on the Role of Race and Racism in the Education of Rural South Georgia Students, Lawanda P. Gillis
Counselor Implementation of the ASCA National Model at Title I Elementary Schools, Aronica Gloster
Role of Inspiration in Increasing Situational Motivation in Male Team Athletes, Stephen Patrick Gonzalez
Principals Developing & Supporting Counselors in School Leadership, Patrice M. Gude
Y'all Think We're Stupid: Deconstructing Media Stereotypes of The American South, Karen C. Hamilton
Pattern of Phenotypic Vaviation in SILENE LATIFOLIA, an Invasion Plant Species, Melanie A.W. Hardy
Bone Artifacts at Mont Repose: Possible Motivationos for Production and Trade, James B. Harper
Influence of Pictures on Word Recognition, Audrey A. Hazamy
A Study of Georgia Elementary Teachers' Beliefs and Practices Concerning Grade Level Retention, Anna Jean Hill
Host and Seasonal Effects on the Infection Dynamics of Skrjabinoptera Phrynosoma (Ortlepp) Schulz, 1927, a Parasitic Nematode of Horned Lizards, Kathryn Claire Hilsinger
Different Lattitudes, Different Attitudes: Educator Narratives of a Professional Development in Honduras, Polly Stewart Holder
Women's Perceptions of Leadership Roles within a Southern Baptist Congregation, Tina Colvin Hook
Parental Involvement in a Northwest Georgia School District, Veronica T. Hunter
Relationship between Principals' Technological Leadership and Their Schools' Implementation of Instructional Technology, D'Andrea Burns Jackson
Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Novel Spiroplasma Isolates, Haritha Lakshmi Jandhyam
Love, Lust and Literature in the Late Sixteenth Century, Kristin J. Johnson
Stability Analysis of the Chaotic Lorenz System with a State-Feedback Controller, Daniel C. Jones
Growing Up Biracial in a Southern Elementary School, Julie M. Kight
School Size and Its Effect on School Climate and Academic Achievement in Rural South Georgia High Schools, James Benjamin Lawhorn
High School Transformation: The Lived Experience of Teachers Moving to Small Learning Environments, Reginald Lawrence
Impact of Resilience on the Academic Achievement of At-Risk Students in the Upward Bound Program in Georgia, Deborah Darlene Lee
Metacognition Moderates Math Anxiety and Affects Performance on a Math Task, Angela Marie Legg
Exploring Contexts of Ubiquitous Structures, Heidi Marie Leuven
Bias in Closed Population Capture-Recapture, Candace M. Lynn
Obstacles in the Paths of Female High School Teachers Who Have Not Transitioned into High School Administration in Georgia, Gwendolyn Ann Martin
Relationship Between the Leadership Styles of Principals and School Culture, Shawn Terese Martin
Beliefs and Practices of the Turnaround Teacher, Theresa Bryant Martin
Effective Principal Leadership Behaviors and AYP Attainment: An Examination of Distinguished and Needs Improvement Middle Schools in Georgia, Christopher M. Matthews
Elementary School Principals' Utilization of Walkthroughs in the Role of Instructional Leaders, LaSharon S. McClain
