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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 2003
Early Childhood (K-5) Preservice Teachers' Beliefs about Mathematics, Teaching Mathematics, and Learning Mathematics, Deborah Bell Evans
Voting with Their Feet: Union Desertion in the Army of the Potomac, 1861-1865, Jason Mann Frawley
Georgia Middle School Principals' Perceptions of School Violence, Christopher Garretson
Georgia Public School Superintendents' Perceptions of Principals' Skills and Dispositions in an Era of Principal Shortage, Linda K. Grisham
Phylogenetic Relationships of Tick Species in the Ixodes ricinus Complex, Derived from Mitochondrial Coi and 16S Genes, Paola A. Guerrero
The Prevalence of Disordered Eating Behaviors among Sorority versus Non-Sorority Women, Angela Lynn Guzman
Relaxation and Guided Imagery in the Sport Rehabilitation Context: A Qualitative and Quantitative Design, Loretta Anita Handegard
An Inquiry into Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences and Strengths of Students Placed in Special Education under Mildly Disabled Categories, Kathryn Sandiford Harrell
Effect of Football Helmet and Football Helmet/Skull Cap Combination on Core Temperature, Janna Harris
A Three Dimensional Model of Virus Dynamics in HIV Patients, Samuel Bee Hart
Female Athletes' Perceptions of Head Coaches' Communication Competence: A Descriptive Invertigation, Denise Haselwood
A Description of Gifted Elementary Services in Georgia Schools, Barbara Salter Hubbard
Quantification of Cervical Spine Motion During Application of a Rigid Cervical Immobilization Collar, Colleen Y. James
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae ApxI and ApxII Toxin Regulation, Erika Marcela Jarma A.
The Infusion of Higher Education in the U.S. Army: A Sociolinguistic Study of an Organizational Information Dissemination Process, Gerald Allen Kehr
Effects of the Parasite Microphallus turgidus on the Predation, Swimming Endurance, and Activities of the Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes pugio, Alyssa K. Kunz
From Pandemonium to Creative Production, Jacqueline M. LaDrig
"Something for the Dignity of Ireland:" Lady Gregory's Portrayal of Deirdre and Maeve in Cuchulain of Muirthemne, Martha Davis Lee
Exploring a Connected Pedagogy: An Existential Inquiry of Spirituality in Nursing Education, Melissa K. Lickteig
Population Increase and Range Expansion of Three Psittacids in Florida and California, Helen W. Lovell
Effects ofUltraviolet Radiation on Newly Settled Recruits of the Reef-building Coral Porites astreoide, Carrie Ann MacKichan
The Predictive Utility of Competitive Trait Anxiety, Social Support, and Daily Hassles for Athletic Injury, Joseph M. Mannion
A Survey of Educational Test Security Practices and Procedures throughout the United States During the 2001-2002 School Year, Leslie Ann McCracken
A Study of the Relationship between Selected Demographic Variables and Georgia Public High School Schedules, Cecelia Clark McLoon
Comparative Serological and Molecular Analysis of Group VIII Spiroplasma from Australia and North America, April Carmita Murphy
Effectiveness of Education on Diabetes Control, Irene Nganga
W. E. B. Du Bois and Critical Race Theory Toward a Du Boisian Philosophy of Education, Terry O'Neal Oatts
Postmodern Feminist Pedagogy in a First-Year Writing Class, Patricia T. Price
The Phenomenal Harry Potter Books: A Cultural Study of Corporate Influence on Reading Instruction and Image-Making, Martha Young Rhymes
It's Only Money: RKO Radio Pictures under Howard Hughes, 1948-1955, Jeffrey Patrick Richardson
Training Needs of School Board Members as Perceived by School Board Chairpersons and Superintendents in Georgia, Johnny W. Robertson III
Half a Second: Mundane to Beautiful, Wendy M. Romero
An Exploratory Investigation of Leadership Style and Success in Women's Collegiate Basketball, Amber Ilene Rowe
Morphological and Biochemical Changes of Sand Dollar Larvae in Response to Variation in Diet and Salinity, Daniela Schiopu
Life Values in Youth Sport: A Qualitative Analysis, Carla J. Schmitt
Georgia Middle School Principals' Perceptions Toward Inclusion, Myrel A. Seigler Jr.
The Relationship between Computer Skills and the Levels of Technostress among Faculty and Academic Librarians from Selected Institutions within the University System of Georgia, Sonya Senithia Gaither Shepherd
Postpartum Depression in a Group Practice in Southeast Georgia, Eleanor K. Simmons
Sex Allocation in the Caribbean Coral, Porites astreoides (Lamarck), Sarah Tso
A Testbed for Mining and Visualizing Cognitive Maps from Text Data, Dongsheng Wang
Mosquitoes, West Nile Virus, Attractants, Competition, Environmental Conditions, and Insecticide Resistance, Alan Bradley Wells
Georgia Southern University's Mentoring Administrators Program: A Program Evaluation, Gina Gibbs Williams
Rhetoric and Romanticism in Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, James Zarrello
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Characterization of Osmotic Sensitivity of os-9 and os-11 Mutants of Neurospora crassa, Dewayne Leon Adams
Analysis of Georgia Technical College Administrators' Perceptions of Their Roles in the Implementation of Retention Strategies, Tina K. Anderson
Extracurricular Participation Relationship to Grade Point Average, School Attendance, Classroom Discipline, and Dropout Rate, Becky Wright Barden
High School Coaches' Perceptions of Sport Psychology and Sport Psychologists, Jonathan W. Barnes
Exploring the Relationship between Cohesion and Jealousy in Collegiate Baseball and Softball Teams, Ashley L. Baugh
Mood Disturbance During a Competitive Season of High Volume Training Between Different Training Regimens of Female Collegiate Swimmers, Hollie M. Bonewit
School Choice: Perceptions of Magnet Schools and Charter School Principals and Parents in Georgia, Mark Lee Boyd
Investigating Nitrogen Pollution in the Canoochee River, Evans County, Georgia, Chandra Marie Pitt Brown
The Postmodern Condition and the Commodification of Cuisine, Jeffrey Nixon Brown
"Steady Ascension" A Biography of General Walter Krueger, John Thornton Brown
An Inquiry into the School Wide Enrichment Model at Mercer Middle School, Kathleen Loughney Burke
The Influence of an Opponent and Time Pressure in Risky Naturalistic Decision Making, Kelly Ann Burke
A Formalist's Move, William Craig Burkhalter
Characterization and Genetic Analysis of The Morphological Mutant Crisp-5 of Neurospora crassa, Heather Marie Cathcart
Student Perceptions and Use of Electronic Financial Aid Service Delivery, Kerri L. Chapman
An Investigation of Athletic Identity Among Interscholastic and Collegiate Athletes, Jamie L. Childs
Fitzgerald Revisited: A Feminist Reexamination of Tender is the Night, Lydia Moore Chipman
Good Angel of the Boys in Blue: Eleanor Kinzie Gordon's Wartime Summer, 1898, Jacqueline E. Clancy
The Relationship between Principals' Knowledge of Disability Laws and Their Disciplinary Practices in Georgia Elementary Schools, Cynthia Way Claxton
Implementation of the Georgia Mentor Teacher Program: Perceptions of Principals and Teacher Support Specialist Mentors, Janice Dohn Clay
An Investigation of the Effects of Mental Imagery on Self-Efficacy among Golfers Performing a Putting Task, Danny O. Daigle
Effects of Grazing by Feral Horses on Dune and Salt Marsh Vegetation at Cumberland Island, Georgia, Peter Andrews Dolan
The Relationship between the Levels of Character Education Implementation, the Principals' Personal Characteristics, and the Principals' Perceptions of Character Education in Georgia Middle Schools, Mary Frances Oglesby Ellison
Athletic Training Students' Perceptions and Use of Sport Psychology Services, Andrea C. Fulgham
Listening to Recent High School Dropouts and the Need to Reconceptualize School Violence Prevention, Beatrice A. Geddie
Trade Winds: A Critical Narrative of 'Black' Caribbean Immigrant Women Teachers, Lorraine S. Gilpin
Beginning Principals' Self Perceptions of Administrative Task Proficiencies in Georgia Elementary Schools, Mildred C. Henderson
Organizing Learning and Practice to Enhance the Acquisition of Psychomotor Skills in Athletic Training, Ansley Y. Hendrick
Effects of Plant Damage, Herbivore-Associated Cues, and Learning on Foraging Behavior of a Parasitoid Wasp, Tiffany A. Hodges
Perceptions of Isolation among Georgia High School Principals, Molly Parish Howard
A Power Scheduling Software Package for Planetary Habitats, Gary W. Huband
A Narrative Inquiry of One Homeschooling Family in Rural Georgia, Mary S. Hurst
Educational Administrators' Perceptions of the use of School Performance Profiles to Improve Student Performances, Eleanor Jean Janufka
Black Students on a White Campus: The Relationship between Student Group Involvement and Feelings of Isolation, Jasmine Domonique Johnson
Language Barriers: An Examination of Brian Friel's Use of Language in Faith Healer and Translations, June B. Joyner
The Level of Involvement of Georgia's Principals in Providing Inclusive Special Education Services, Marie Penkunas Klofenstine
The Simple Parallel Machine Spam, Wesley Milan Nathaniel Lee
A Web Based Remote Doctor's Office System, Hongtao Liao
Reasons for Collaboration Among European and African American Greek Councils, James David Louk
The Effects of Sex, Race, and Family Structure on Perceptions of Children, Coretta Lauran Lucas
Policy Implications Concerning Distance Education as Perceived by Faculty at Public Two-Year Colleges in Georgia, Julia McDonald Lucas
Behavioral and Reproductive Aspects of Captive Maxwell's Duiker (Cephalophus mawellii) Husbandry, Janet McNeill MacKinnon
A Comparison of College Students Decisions to Join New Colonies of Fraternities, Opposed to Established Chapters, Sara Christine Mayer
The Label "Gifted:" A Critical Analysis, Linda Ann Hollis McCall
A Jigsaw Life, Michael P. McDonald
No One Left Behind...For the Most Part: Developmental Education in the Academy and Society, Michael Thomas Mills
A Narrative Inquiry of the Accelerated Reader Program: Contributions, Concerns, and Future Directions, Carolyn Lefkoff Moore
Costs of Desire: How Sexual Labeling in School Influences Life Choices of Women, Regina Moore-Rahimi
14,000 and 18, Kathryn Amanda Morrison
Studies of Susceptibility of Broad-Headed Skinks (Eumeces laticeps) and Laboratory Mice (Mus musculus) to Strain MI-2 of Borrelia burgdorferi and Vector Competence of the Tick Ixodes scapularis, Brian Patrick Murrell
Issues in the Captive Management of Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus), Tiffany Lynn Neu
Creating Space for the Female Adolescent Voice: The Role of Gender on Mathematics Achievement and Career Choices, Elizabeth Oliver
An Experimental Investigation of Life History Variation in Native and Introduced Populations of Silene latifolia, Thomas D. Parrish
A Descriptive Analysis of Women Public School Superintendents in Georgia, Charlotte Holland Pipkin
The Challenges and Successes of African American Women Principals in Georgia: A Qualitative Profile of Lived Experiences, Sylathea Renea Prescott-Hutchins
Policy Implications of Intellectual Property at Public Institutions of Higher Education, Diana Williams Sanders