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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 2006
Sexual Dimorphic Social Development and Female Intrasexual Chemical Signaling of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana), Jordana M. Meyer
Forbidden Fruit: Dryden's The State of Innocence And Fall of Man, An Operatic Version of Paradise Lost, Devane King Middleton
Playground for the Imagination, B. Darlene Miller
Foraging Behavior and Success of Herons and Egrets in Natural and Artificial Wetlands, Henry Dewayne Mincey
How Georgia Suburban Middle School Principals Work with Teachers to Enhance Student Achievement in this Era of Standardized Testing, Robert Charles Minter
What Happens to Girls When They Are the only Female in a Male Dominated Setting?, Nancy Courtney Mitchell
Inquiry into the Writing Pedagogy for Middle School Language Arts, William Love Moore
Analysis of Retention Factors that influence Georgia's Secondary Career and Technical Education Teachers to Remain in the Teaching Profession, Hope Jackson Morris
Principals' Perceptions Regarding Recess in Georgia Elementary Schools, Lori Elaine Morrison
School Renewal in South Georgia, Sean Michael Mulvanity
Nurse Practitioners in Burn Centers: An Exploration of the Developing Role, Trisha Ann Myers
The Winter Ecology of the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) in Coastal Georgia, Brandon Lennon Noel
Local Adaptation for Life-History Traits in Silene Latifolia, Brandy May Penna
Elementary Principals' and PTA Parent Representatives' Perceptions about the Effects of Parental Involvement on Student Achievement in Georgia Title I Schools, Zack K. Phillips
Surveillance and Comparison of Anaplasma Phagoctyophilum (Formerly Erlichia Equi) within Ixodes Scapularis Ticks in Selected Southeastern States, Dawn Marie Roellig
Teaching Ethics in the Information Systems Curriculum, Camille Françoise Rogers
Comparison in Academic Performance Between Distance Learning and Traditional On-Campus Students in Allied Healthcare Education at the Medical College of Georgia, Barbara Landis Russell
Perceptions of Georgia School Counselors on the Implementation of a Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program and Accountability, Victoria Nauful Sanders
The Body in Pain, Cherie Anne Sayer
Mindful Teachers: Case Studies of Intermediate Teachers and Their Mindful Teaching Practices, Christine Edwards Sherretz
Autoethnographical Inquiry into Joyful Teaching: Explorations with National Teachers of the Year, Camille Lowe Shirah
Effects of an Individual Goal-Setting Intervention on Goal Orientation, Self-Confidence, and Riving Accuracy in Average Golfers: A Quantitative Design, Michael Scott Shivetts
Ready, Steady, Go: Toyota's Advertising in America, 1958-1979, Rebecca Hope Smith
Predicting Starting Status: Factors Contributing to the Success of Collegiate Football Players, Martin John Spieler
Auto/Biographical Inquiry into the Lives of Three Female High School Dropouts in the Rural South, Barbara A. Spurlock
Integrated Phenomenological Study of Teachers' Perceptions of a Professional Learning Community Utilizing Senge'S Five Disciplines of a Learning Organization, Margaret Zena Stockard
Georgia Public School Superintendency: An Exploration of the Profession, Tina Mychele Swain
Distance Education in Georgia's Public School Districts: Baseline Data on Utilization and the Perceived Barriers to Implementation and Expansion, William Joseph Tankersley
Analysis of Implementing Inclusion in a Local School District, Faith Deborah Thomas
Right Reverend Stephen Elliott: Political Influence and the Protestant Episcopal Church in Georgia, 1840-1866, Paulette S. Thompson
Sexually Dimorphic Developmental Patterns of Chemosensory Behaviors in African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana), Dhaval Kartik Vyas
Population Genetic Structure of the Temperate Scleractinian Coral, Oculina Arbuscula, in Coastal Georgia, Lauren Michelle Wagner
Biomechanical Sex Differences Between Freshman and Sophomore Athletes in a Single-Leg Squat and Single-Leg Land, Caren Mae Walls
Molecular Population Genetics of the Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab, Uca Pugilator, Along the Atlantic Coast, David A. Weese
Parental Investment and Male Ornamentation in the Eastern Bluebird (Sialis Sialis), Daniel Paul Wetzel
Body Dissatisfaction and Other Sociocultural Factors as Predictors of Body Image Perceptions in Sorority and Non-Sorority Women, Kiley Elizabeth Winston
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Georgia Female School Superintendents: Perceptions of Isolation, Juliann Payne Alligood
Effect of Orthotics on Dynamic Balance in Participants with Pes Planus and Subacute Lateral Ankle Sprains, Amanda Dawn Antinori
Resilient Lives: A Critical Narrative Inquiry into the Triumphs and Struggles of Five African-American Women with Doctoral Degrees, Paula Booker Baker
Teacher Perceptions of School Climate in Selected Georgia Elementary Schools, Phillip Ralph Baker
Effect of Sex on the Coordination Patterns of Athletes During Dynamic Activities, Corrie Lynn Barnett
Lower Extremity Coordination Pattern Stability During a Single-leg Hop for Distance, Aaron Blum
Spontaneous Alternating Behavior in Paramecium caudatum and Paramecium multimicronucleatum, Nyron K. A. Bovell
Georgia Technical College Administrators' Perceptions of the Future Vocational and Academic Roles of Georgia's Technical Colleges, Thomas Ennis Bragg
Beaver (Castor Canadensis) Impacts on Herbaceous and Woody Vegetation in Southeastern Georgia, Jessica R. Brzyski
Type, Prevalence, Seriousness and Intervention: What Teachers Believe about Student Bullying, Debora Woods Butler
Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Migratory Hispanics versus Settled Hispanics Aged 3 to 5 Years in Southeast Georgia, Christy N. Byczkoski
Administrative Analysis of Internal Quality Review Processes for On-Line Distance Education, Dawn Hall Cartee
Becoming Multicultural Teachers: An Exploration of Transformation in White Female Elementary Educators, Lee Woodham Digiovanni
Nursing Education Administrators' Perceptions of the Recruitment and Retention of African American Male Nursing Students, Maggie Thurmond Dorsey
Agrarian Impressions, Barney M. Durrence
Electromyographical Analysis of and Medial-Lateral Anticipatory Postural Adjustments prior to Stepping and Single Leg Reaching in Chronic Unstable Ankles, Melissa A. Epstein
Impact of Labeling, Legislation, and Accommodations on the Academic Achievement of African American Students with Learning Disabilities, Kimberly Suress Gaiters-Fields
The Process of Becoming a Blue Ribbon School: Perceptions of Participating Teachers And Principals, Dana Russina Harris
An Analysis of Perceptions of Online Instruction by Department Chairs in the Field of Higher Educational Administration in the United States, Edna Lynn Levernier
Fault Tolerant User Interfaces: An Exercise in the Recovery and Maintenance of End-User Access to Server Applications, Sheryl L. Marbury
Current Parent Involvement Practices in Georgia Title I Schools as Reported by Title I District-Level School Administrators, Martha Massey McBride
Receipt of Health Information, Body Mass Index, And Physical Activity And Dietary Behaviors Among University Students, Julianne M. Meadows
Culture of Obesity, Bridget Frugoli Melton
Pregnancy Intendedness in a High Risk Group: Reassessing its Meaning, Mary Miller
Home Range, Reproduction, and Habitat Characteristics of the Female Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus Polyphemus) in Southeast Georgia, Maggie Jo Mitchell
Relationships of Career Decision-Making and Self-Esteem for College Students and Athletes, James B. Mize
Parasite Burden and Potential Virus Exposure in the Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), Hayden Hugh Moye Jr.
Decreasing Elevator Travel in Women With Sign Prompts Encouraging Stair Use, Matthew S. Mura
Perceptions of Georgia Elementary School Principals in Relation to Education Reform and the A+ Education Reform Act of 2000, Doris Elizabeth Newton
Effects of Fire on the Ectoparasites of Small Mammals in Longleaf Pine (Pinus Palustris) Habitats, Todd N. Nims
Stereotypes and Prejudice: Intergroup Contact Between Americans and Japanese, Masami Ota
Sponge Community Structure and Anti-Predator Defenses on Temperate Reefs of the South Atlantic Bight, Richard Robert Ruzicka
Perception and Reality: An Examination of American Print Advertising, Angela Rose Ryczkowski
Home Range and Provisioning Use of Semi-Free-Ranging Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur Catta), Jennifer Ann Savage
Effects of Exercise and a Brief Education Intervention on Social Physique Anxiety in College Students, Lisa Anne Scott
Testing Tests: Determination of the Efficacy of Prejudice Measures, B. Zeus Simeoni
Connectives and Causal Relatedness in Expository Text, Benjamin G. Simpkins
Exploration of State and Trait Anger, Anger Expression, and Perfectionism In Collegiate Springboard Divers, Jacob Stoner Sinclair
Controllability, Observability and Realizability, Inna N. Smith
Program Administrators' Perceptions of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists' Sponsored Baccalaureate Curriculum, Gloria Deal Strickland
Transitive Inference and Commonly Coded Stimuli, William T. Suits
A Critical Race Inquiry Into the Use of Grade Level Textbooks for Students With Reading Disabilities: the Perspectives of Teachers, Students, and Parents, Margie Wiggins Sweatman
Reading through Brown Eyes: Toward Developing a Culturally Congruent Reading Curriculum, Clara Taylor
Beliefs of Georgia Public Middle School Science Teachers Regarding Residential Environmental Science Education, Hal McBeen Thomason
A Descriptive Study of the Student Support Team Process in Elementary Schools in Georgia, Sarah Walls
Using Multicultural Literature to Develop Empathy and Compassion in Preservice Teachers: A First Step in Preparing Culturally Responsive Teachers, Lyndall Harrison Warren
Influence of Outcome Expectancy on Optimisim, Pessimism, Anxiety and Self-Confidence in Collegiate Football Players, Tiffany D. Watson
Selected Georgia High School Principals' Perceptions of Student Diversity, Ronald James Wiggins
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Chemosensory Behavior and Development of African Male Elephants (Loxodonta Africana), Kathryn R. Bagley
The Case of September 11, 2001: An Exposition of Globalization's Challenge to Realism?, Renae M. Baker
"Creating Power:" Social Mobility and the Transformative Vision in Hugh Henry Brackenridge's Modern Chivalry, Jon D. Blackstock
An Inquiry into Secondary Teachers' Knowledge of School Law in One Rural Southwest Georgia County, Queen Loural Herring Brown
Characteristics of Effective Elementary School Principals as Perceived by Stakeholders, Troy Anthony Brown
The Constructions of Sexual Identity and Women at the Intersection of Science, Technology and Cultural Curriculum Studeis: A Feminist Inquiry, Christy Burch-Stapleton
Analysis and Optimization of a Mining and Manufacturing Operation, Daniel Scott Cooper
The Solid Rock: An Oral History of the Events Preceding the Disappearance of One Southern Rural African American School in Evans County, Georgia 1954-1971, Gail Drake Dismuke
The Military Economy of Roman Britain, James W. Dudley
Population Genetics Analysis of the Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes Pugio Using Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism, Melody A. Flowers
Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of Teacher Performance Evaluation Systems in Two Georgia Public School Districts, Jane Ford-Brocato
Attitudes about Organ Donation among African American Men and Women in Bulloch County, Georgia, Tammy Dyches Foss
Soul Evolution, Wendy C. Fosterwelsh
Diet Of Henslow's Sparrows (Ammodramus Henslowii) Wintering in Pine Savannas in Coastal Mississippi, Gina T. Fuller
Dysacademia in the Ivory Towers: Performativity, Discipline, Control & Chaotically Moving Towards the Shadows of the 3Rd Educational Spaces, Paul René Geisler
