College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations
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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.
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from 2001
The (Re)Creation of Medea, Sandra Michele Taylor
Determining the Termination Percentage of Heart Rate Maximum for Submaximal Testing, Julia A. Valentour
Miracle in the Indian Ocean: A Comparative Analysis of Mauritius with the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros, Gisela Monique van Thiel
Students' Attitudes and Achievement as Related to Immediate Remediation in Paced Algebra, Cherry Dixon Ward
The Relationship of Financial Resources with Academic Achievement in Georgia Public Schools, Charles Richard Webb
Georgia School Nutrition Directors, Elementary and High School Principals' Perceptions of the School Nutrition Program, Jane Fisk Wiggins
A Description of New Teacher Induction Programs in the State of Georgia, Judi Harris Wilson
"Flesh Turned the Wrong Way:" Naomi Wallace's Drama of Radical Sexuality, L. Buell Wisner
Georgia Elementary Principals' Role Perceptions: The Initial Phase of the A+ Act, Amy Z. Wright
An Investigation of Captive Florida Manatee (Trichecus manatus latirostris) Behavior and Social Interactions, Jennifer Sadler Young
A Comparison of Enjoyment Levels between NCAA Division I, Division III, and NJCAA Division I College Football Players, Christopher J. Zanghi
The Joy Luck Club: An Exploration of the Relationship between Chinese Mothers and American Daughters, Weiling Zhao
Ch'an Mind, Zen Mind: Visual Meditations on the Ultimate Reality and Absolute Calmness, Jing Zhou
from 2000
Variance in Reproductive Characteristics in Four Morning Glory Species (Ipomoea, Convolvulaceae), David M. Abbott
Factors Associated with Fathers' Comfort with Breastfeeding, Debra Carlson Blackburn
Living Marks in Clay, Linda S. Bobinger
Changes in Perception of Body Image for Female Athletes during the Menstrual Cycle, Wendy Borlabi
A Qualitative Study Investigated the Perceived Health Needs of Senior Citizens in Four Rural Georgia Counties, Laketa Monique Burris
The Effects of Brief Imagery on Free Throw Shooting Performance and Concentrational Style, James Carboni
Traversing the "Bright Labirinth": The Evolution of Mary Darby Robinson's Poetry, Anne Elizabeth Carson
Motivation to Learn: Perceptions of Kindergarten Students, Pamela Boyette Connor
Welfare to Work in Bulloch County, Georgia: Social Characteristics Associated with Participant Success, Rachelle M. Hein Craig
Effects of Height and Vegetation on Success of Bird Nests in Maritime Forests, Sharon M. DeFalco
A Component Based Middle-Tier Server, Yingliang Du
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in an Amputee Population, Bridget Ann Frugoli
The Development of a Safety Self-Assessment Tool for the Printing Industry, John Lawrence Grahek
Cloning and Sequencing of Sodium-Hydrogen Exchanger in the Gills of the Long-Horned Sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecimspinosus), Danielle Lee Gunning
Barriers to Female Principals: Perceptions of Female High School Administrators in Georgia, Jane Spires Hilliard
Re-Orienting Feminisms: Looking into the Rising Sun, Cristina H. Hinkle
Impact of Multimedia within Graphic Arts Printing Programs of Selected Community Colleges, Debra R. Humphrey
Stages of Concern of Public School Superintendents for Tech Prep Implementation, Margaret Arnold Jackson
Transfer Patterns of Free-Ranging Infant Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) on St. Catherines Island, Alisha L. Jolliffe
The Effects of Music on the Intensity and Direction of Pre-Competitive Cognitive and Somatic State Anxiety and State Self-Confidence in Collegiate Athletes, Jeffrey J. Lanzillo
Perceptions of the Visionary Leadership of Assistant Principals in Georgia Middle Schools, Christopher John LeMieux
Genetic Heterogeneity of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in the Southern United States, Tao Lin
An Online Student Advisement Assistant System, Shu Li
Wondering about a Future Generation: A Deleuzian Perspective on Curriculum, Donald R. Livingston
Characterization and Genetic Analysis of Three Mutants of Neurospora crassa, Shemariah E. G. Love
Geometric Portraits: Anthropomorphic, Zoomorphic and Inanimate Forms in Bark, Cellulose and Lignin, Anthony Victor Mann
Great Indignation: A Study of Racial Violence in Thomas County, Georgia, 1930, Scott Anthony McAleer
The Relationship between Noncognitive Dimensions and the Academic Performance of Student-Athletes, Bradley R. McAllister
The Abundance and Distribution of Arthropods from Sandstone Outcrops in Coffee County, Georgia, F. Michael McAloon
Bionomics of Mosquitoes in Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Burrows in Southeast Georgia: Potential Bridge Vectors of Easter Equine Encephalitis, Derek Andrew McCoy
Chronicle: A Visual Diary, Garry Wesley McKee II
Ursula Le Guin's Left Hand of Darkness, Robert A. Heinlein's I Will Fear No Evil, and Theodore Sturgeon's Venus Plus X, Terry Palmer
The Relationship of Thoracolumbar Functional Stabilization Level to Serve Velocity and Serve Accuracy in Collegiate Tennis Players, Elizabeth Ann Parker
The Effect of Forage Quality on Reproduction and Growth of the Gopher Tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus in Southeast Georgia, Virginia K. Perdue
"the meaning hung from that depend:" Three Provisional Readings of Lyn Hejinian's My Life, Rachael A. Pigg
Paintings, Windows and Voyeurism, Michael A. Quagliano
An Online Airline Reservation System with XML, Dazhou Ren
The Perceived Impact of the Accelerated Reader Program in an Elementary School, Linda S. Rogers
Internet Use in Higher Education: Presidents' Perceptions of Opportunities, Threats, and Issues, Rebecca Ryan
Telling Stories, Creating Lives: Southern Women's Autobiographies, Diane Dowell Saturday
The Influence of Self-Focused Attention on Time Estimation Behavior, Brandon Schmeichel
Characteristics of Millenium Minority Students and Their Student Organization Involvement, Joyya Pauletta Smith
Use of Oak Hammocks by Neotropical Migrant Songbirds During Stopover in Coastal South Carolina, Scott Glen Somershoe
The Effects of Low pH on Sunfish Assemblages in Southeast Georgia, William Boyd Tate
Caregivers' Parenting Styles in Relation to Attachment and Social Competence in Preschoolers, Kyla A. Underhill
The Influence of Security Structures on the Stability of Central Europe, Raluca Alina Viman
The Effect of Pelvic Position on Spinal Rotation a Neutral Spine Analysis, Matthew Charles Virtue
Immunological Analysis of Sodium/Proton Exchangers in the Gills of Fishes, Brian P. Wall
Accidents: A Collection of Short Stories, Anita Coleman Webster
The Comic Hero and Heroine in David Lodge's Later Fiction, Gayle Grimmell Whitaker
A Descriptive Study of Public Alternative Schools in Georgia, Willie James Wiley
Experiencing an Unhurried Curriculum: A Childhood Journey into Literacy, Belinda Miller Winters
Senior Project: A Paradox in Critical Pedagogy, Mark Allen Winters
from 1999
A Qualitative Look at Success in U: The Freshmen Residential Experience, Shari L. Alfert
A Comparison of the Political and Religious Ideas of John Milton and Thomas Jefferson, Larry Anderson
High School Diploma and GED: Are They Equivalent?, Stacy Neil Aspinwall
Classification and Return to Play for a Concussion Used by Certified Athletic Trainers, April Banks
Feeling Cared for, Attitudes toward Smoking, and Intent to Smoke in Seventh Graders, Risa A. Bernasconi
Assessment of Current Evaluation and Grading of Psychomotor Skills in Accredited Athletic Training Programs, Robert Bradley
Training Hospital-Employed Nurses to Use Automatic External Defibrillators: Evaluation of Knowledge and Skills Immediately Post-Training and at Six Months, Susan Patrice Brown
The Relationship Between Team Performance Profiling and Cohension, Elaine D. Bryan
Characteristics of School Superintendents Preferred by School board Members: A Qualitative Study, Lawrence Edward Butler
John Donne: A Study of Directed Passion in The Anniversaries, Patricia Maureen Curley Byington
The Importance of Nursing Education Issues Viewed by Nursing Policy Actors, Eva Caldwell
Uca pugilator's Response to Sucrose, Clifton Lamar Cannon III
Efficacy of High School Scheduling Policies: 4 X 4 Block Scheduling vs Traditional Scheduling, Mary Osborne Chambless
Immunological Analysis of Ion Transporters in the Gills of Fishes, Keith Patrick Choe
Developing Database Applications by Using Software Components, Nusret Conk
The Pregnant Soldier Wellness Program: An Evaluation, Corinne K. B. Devlin
Students' Perceptions of Student Conduct Code Violations and the Judicial Process at Georgia Southern University, Jill Strange Ehling
The Relationship Between Active and Less Active Physical Activity Courses, Personal Incentives for Exercise, and Social Physique Anxiety, Edie B. Ferguson
Dreams Do Come True: How Rural One- and Two- Room Schools Influenced the Lives of African Americans in Burke County, Georgia, 1930-1955, Eugenia Mills Fulcher
Perceptions of Georgia Public Secondary School Principals and Counselors Regarding Counseling Program Tasks, Dorothy Frances Hall Hardy
A Parallel Computing System in CORBA, Bo He
Variables Relating to the Incidence and Severity of Disciplinary Infractions, Slade Franklyn Helmly
Existence of and Responses to Violence in Georgia Elementary Schools, Marie Craig Hooks
Faunal Analysis and Paleoecology of Miocene Fossil Fish from Porters Landing, Effingham County, Georgia, Leann Michele Hubiak
Ecological Interactions between Red-Eyed (Vireo olivaceus) and Blue-Headed Viroes (V. solitarius alticola) in the Southern Appalachians, Stephen Philip Hudman
Temporal and Spatial Variation in Abundance of Migratory Birds at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia, Andrew Allen Kinsey
A Study of Elementary Teachers' Attitudes toward Mathematics Instruction and Mathematics Teaching Methods Used in the Elementary Classroom, William Otis Lacefield III
A Troeltschian Analysis of St. Teresa of Avila, David G. Latimer
The Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Training on Mood State and Self-Esteem in Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cyndee M. Lee
Marketing the Civil War Centennial: Atlanta, Charleston, and Richmond, Eric Wendell Leiden
The Perceptions of Administrators and Teachers Regarding the Features of Alternative Schools in Georgia, Leslie McAffee
The Effects of Discomfort, Optimism, and Pessimism, on Anticipation Time, Reaction Time, and Handgrip Strength, Janet Marie Menconi
Genetic Variation in the Tick Ixodes scapularis Detected Using SSCP, Tonya Rachelle Mixson
Shermantown, Carissa Morris
