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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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The approved version of a thesis or dissertation may not be modified. Requests to modify embargoes or release options must be signed by the major professor and submitted to the College of Graduate Studies for approval. For additional information about embargoes, see Dissertations & Theses: Understanding Embargoes.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Role of Symbiotic Algae in the Acclimatization of Oculina arbuscula to Ocean Acidification, Erin M. Arneson
Mediation Analysis in Categorical Variables under Non-Ignorable Missing Data Mechanisms, Sarah A. Ayoku
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of NACA Airfoil Wing with Winglets, Courtney Danielle Bachmann
LSTM-Based Model For Human Brain Decisions Using EEG Signals Analysis, Lorela Bano
Disease Prevalence and the Population Genetic Structure of Crassostrea virginica Along the Georgia Coast, Sarah Batchelor
The Effect of Motivational General-Mastery Imagery on Reaction Time Performance and Heart Rate, William J. Bean Jr.
A Puzzle with Significant Public Health Importance but Never Finished: The Relationship between Colorectal Cancer and Folate, Anunay Bhattacharya
Working Memory Capacity Among College Students: The Role of Gender and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Lydia R. Bickham
Free-Roaming Cat Abundance Across a Habitat Gradient, Rachel E. Bird
Design, Synthesis and Applications of Nanoparticles in Suppression of Mosquito-born Flaviviridae Viruses, Maria R. Blahove
The Association of Demographic Characteristics and Social Vulnerability with COVID-19 Outcomes, Gloria D. Boone
The Retention of African American Male College Students in East Georgia State College, Larry R. Braddy
Current Recommendations for Lower Body Aerobic Exercise in Chronic Unilateral Stroke - A Systematic Review, Jordan N. Brown
Dying for Change: the Impact of Awareness Prevention and Intervention on Graduate Assistant Stress, Marla Bruner
Applicant Religion and Work Qualifications Impacting Hiring Decisions, William T. Cagle
Effective Weather Messaging: Applying the Bad News Response Model to Hurricane Warnings, April S. Carr
United States Nursing Homes and Health Equity During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Carla Cooper
Effects of Golf-Specific Footwear and Prolonged Durations of Standing and Walking on Gait Mechanics, Andrew L. Crawford
Current Status of Design and Construction of Piles with a Pilot Hole on Rock, Charles C. Crowner
The Development of a Holistic Quality Score Using In-Situ Monitoring of Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Ryan Daigneault
School Leaders' and Teachers' Perceptions of Preparedness for the Online K - 12 Setting, Deirdre Daniels
The Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Avian Mobbing Behavior, Jada T. Daniels
Predictive Influence of Anthropometric and Performance-based Measurements on Bone Mineral Density in Female Collegiate Athletes, Maisie E. Davis
Evaluating St. Catherines Island's Shoreline, Vegetation Line, and the Locations of Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nests, Sydney O. Davis
Athletics as a Life Curriculum: Lessons Learned Through Different Aspects of Athletics, Thomas J. Davis
Supervisor Knowledge, Attitudes, and Interventions Methods of Burnout among Healthcare Providers, Wendy Deal
Using Genetic Approaches to Understand Tumorigenesis In Drosophila, Shawna Defreitas
The Quantification of Training Load in Professional American Soccer Players, Drew S. DeJohn
Counternarratives of Students with Dis/abilities in One Rural School District, Christy M. Descartes
Lack of Plasticity in Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Nesting Behavior and Fecundity in a Translocated Population, Jennifer N. DeSha
Well Stewardship Behaviors in Rural Georgia, James Dotherow
Automated Detection of COVID-19 with X-ray images by Neural Network Based Algorithms, Leslie J. Douglas
Cultures and Colonization in Tamora Pierce's Young Adult Novels, Jessica R. Dube
Habitat Use of Wintering Henslow's Sparrows (Centronyx henslowii) in Power Line Right-of-Ways, Abigail W. Dwire
The Effects of NaCl on the Triple Helix Structure of Collagen and the Reinforcement of Tung oil-based Polymers with Collagen Peptides, Christopher Dzorkpata
The Effects of Race, Sociopolitical Attitudes, and Geographic Location on Criminal Scripts, To'Meisha S. Edwards
Spline Interpolation and Optimization on Sparse Grids, Chukwugozirim Ehirim
Perceptions of Local Board of Health Effectiveness In Georgia, Amber Erickson
Unsupervised Classification of Atmospheric Ozone Profiles, Fouzia Fahrin
The Significance of the Automobile in 20th C. American Short Fiction, Megan M. Flanery
Epidemiology of Concussive Injuries in Collegiate Recreational Athletics, Maddison R. Flowers
Design of Compact Signal Distribution Device for Hoffman Reflex Methodologic Applications in Sports Medicine, Abayomi E. Folaranmi
Cannot Afford to Publicly Surrender: The Public's Influence on Ronald Reagan's Strategic Relationship with South Africa, Jessica P. Forsee
Present in Presence, Lyndsey A. Frantz
Ex-tensions: Material Entanglement and Intensities, Zohreh Galdizadeh Garmeh
The Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Health Status in Southeast Rural Firefighters, Catherine G. Gallagher
Staffing Models Supporting Technology in Institutions of Higher Education, Zach Gorman
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Combustion and Emissions Characteristics of a Single-Stage Jet Engine Using Jet-A, Drake T. Grall
Deschooling Schooled Minds: Speculative Essays, Kelly Graziano
Perceptions of Child Sexual Abuse: The Effects of Perpetrator Age, Rural Status, and Rape Myth Acceptance, Kalynn C. Gruenfelder
Surface, Depth and the Ephemeral Experience, Naghmeh Hachempour
Passing the Baton: An Integrated Approach to Succession Planning for Local Health Departments, Isabella M. Hardwick
Development and Scaling of Skull Shape for Snakes in the Genus Tantilla, Patrick J. Hennessey
Organizational Response Capabilities to Disruptions: Exploring Employee and Managerial Roles, Melanie Hinterplattner
Creating a Georgia Southern Spider Collection: Can DNA Barcoding Help?, Guy B. Hobbs
(Un)Qualified Immunity: An Analysis on Qualified Immunity and Civilian Sentiments, Guy Hodge II
College Athletes' Experiences with a Lower Body Re-Injury: A Phenomenological Investigation, Samantha Holder
Reclamation of Fused Silica From Investment Shells Used for Casting Steel, Samuel L. Holt
In-Situ Process Monitoring for Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) Through Acoustic Technique, Md Shahjahan Hossain
Evaluating the Effects of Self-Control Depletion on Task Persistence: A Focus on the Moderating Effects of Performance Monitoring, Hayley Houseman
Distance Comparison Assessment in 3D Point Cloud Models Georeferenced via Static GNSS and Rapid RTK, Usman Kayode Ibrahim
Quality Assurance of Lightweight Structures via Phase-based Motion Estimation, Ikenna E. Ifekaonwu
An Investigation on Driver’s Fatigue Using Eye Tracker in Addition to Electromyography and Possible Implementable Driver’s Fatigue Detection and Warning System Using Fuzzy Logic, Osahon S. Iroghama
Identifying Collegiate Athlete's Motivation to Continue Training in Quarantine Compared Between Sexes, Delaney A. Jamison
Classification of Student Attentiveness on Video Data Using Facial Expressions Extracted from Minimal Image Sequences, Angur M. Jarman
How do Special Education Teachers View the Phenomenon of Black Male Overrepresentation in Special Education?, Lelon B. Jeffers
Development of a Mathematical Model for Galvanic Cells, Joshua C. Johnson
Power and Control: An Exploration of Health and Medicine at Camp Lawton (9JS1), Emily L. Jones
Peptide-Assisted Synthesis of Magnetic Carbon Nanotubes for the Removal of Toxins from Aqueous Solutions, Honora V. Jones
Evaluation of Supervised Deep-Learning for Improved Pneumonia Diagnosis, Andrew Kalaani
Essays on Operations Strategy and Market Performance: Empirical Evidence from the U.S. Airline Industry, Ata Karbasi-Kheyr
Effects of an Educational Intervention on Students’ Knowledge and Attitude towards Working with Older Adults, Johnna L. Kelley
Mechanical Properties of Nanomodified Hybrid GFRP Composite Materials, Micah Rop Kimutai
Supporting Student-Athlete Mental Health: NCAA Division I Coaches' Experiences, Perceived Role, and Barriers, Kelsey Kinnamon
Assessing Short-Term Microalgal Community Responses Over Altering Hydrological Conditions in Experimental Wetlands of Costal Georgia, Maggie M. Kuhn
Influence of Political Affiliation on Perceived Media Bias and Trustworthiness in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Tabitha Lamberth
Bias of Rank Correlation Under A Mixture Model, Russell Land
Analysis of Size-Reduced, Directive Antenna Arrays, Kevin Aaron Leon
The Joint Effects of Tangible and Intangible Assets on Operational Performance, Huiling Liu
Optimizing a Whole-Genome Approach to Screen DNA Methylation in Chestnut-crowned Babblers, Faith Loggins
New Longitudinal Error Balancing Approaches for Closed Traverses, Jose L. Manzano
Effects of a Suggestion Based Intervention on Human Cooperation in the Stag Hunt Game, Melvin S. Marsh
Measuring the Success of a Coastal Sand Dune Restoration on Tybee Island: Plant Growth, Sand Accretion, and Implications for Management, Shannon Matzke
Using Zebrafish (Danio rerio) to Evaluate the Use of Food Waste Based Feed in Sustainable Small-Scale Aquaculture, Caitlin May
Misrepresentation of Asian Americans in Media: A Multiperspectival Cultural Studies, Christina Mayers
Moral Injury: Examining the Role of Meaning Making in Veterans, Katelyn A. McCreight
Do the Age and Drama Type of Individuals Affect Their Perceived Social Status?, Bradly A. McGinnis
Long-Term Disability Following a Hamstring Injury, Savannah McLain
Study of Student Resource Use in Introductory Chemistry Courses, Sarah E. Melvin
Comparative Conservation Genomics of a Suite of Imperiled Freshwater Mussels, Scott C. Meyer
Identifying Strategies to Increase the Recruitment and Retention of Minority Males in the Public Health Workforce: A Two-State Comparative Case Study Approach, Melicent R. Miller
Understanding Racial Experiences and the Influence of Family on Stress and Familism Attitudes, Jaqueline Miranda
Lipid Metabolites as Energy Stores in Four Stingray Species, Lauren Moniz
Advancements In Bio-based Novel (co)Monomers for Polymeric Materials, Khristal Anne Monroe
Qualitative Study of Factors Contributing to Fertility Service Use Among Cancer Survivors of Reproductive Age in the US, Angela Rodgers Moore
