The Theses & Dissertations 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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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Design and Synthesis of Small Molecules as Potential Anticancer Therapeudics, Austin Seymour
Post COVID-19 Workforce Dynamics and Health Informatics in Local Health Departments, Nardeen Shafik
Exploring the Sense of Belonging, Trust, and Community in Racial Self-Identity and Academic Success in a Private Catholic Military High School, Adell C. Sheahan
Encapsulating Scars, Ashley Smith
Turning The Tables On: A Black Mother Educator's Journey To Becoming An Advocate For Our Disabled Children--A Memoir, Cynthia Smith
Their Country: Black Women, Three Chords, and the Truth, Dmetri J. Smith
Exploring Cooperative Learning In High School Remedial and Test Preparation Classes, Carol Solomon-Jenkins
An Evaluation of Social Media Use and Its Association With Nutrition Behaviors Among Female Parents, Meredith St. Cyr
Cross-Layer Performance Evaluation of C-V2X, Dhruba Sunuwar
Reinforcement Learning: Applying Low Discrepancy Action Selection to Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient, Aleksandr Svishchev
Self-Authorship Among First-Generation Learners: A Qualitative Study, Issac C. Taylor
Black Children's Learning Experiences In Pre-Kindergarten: Teachers' Stories From The Classroom, Sheila Rush Thompson
Numerical Analysis of a Novel Elastohydrodynamic Seal for Supercritical CO2 Power Cycles With Experimental Verification, Ali Akbor Topu
Highlighting Opportunities for Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Food Waste from Universities with Pulp and Paper Mill Sludge, Md Nizam Uddin
Assessing Performance Optimization Strategies In Cloud-Native Environments Through Containerization And Orchestration Analysis, Daniel E. Ukene
Self-Supervised Contrastive Learning Using EEG Signals For Mental Stress Assessment, Ugochukwu Uraechu
Search, Copy, Paste: How Students' Reliance on Smartphones Influences Learning, Tara L. Van Buskirk
Hybridization and Duplex Stability of Peptide Nucleic Acid Containing an Azobenzene Switch, Carmen J. Velasquez
Feasibility of Influencing Clinician Perceived Knowledge and Competence of Human Trafficking Via a Continuing Education Workshop, Rachel Wakefield
What Is It Really: The Role of Intergroup Threat in Educational Decision-Making, Kyle A. Walker
Always a Dreamer, Liz Walker
Scattering of Electromagnetic Radiation by Bianisotropic Spheres, Maxwell A. Wallace
The Othered Mothers: Monstrous Motherhood in Dracula, Dawn, and Nightbitch, Makay C. Walsh
“Why Blackness, Black Girl?:” Discovering Multilocal Blackness in Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands and Americanah, Sydney A. Ware
Articulating Adolescence: A Cultural Study of Queer Youth and Visual Media, Thomas C. Weeks
Enumeration of Lattice Paths with Restrictions, Vince White
Transcending the Taboo: Using Literature To Explore Depictions of Suicide with Adolescents in Secondary Classrooms, Elizabeth M. Williams
Rising From Babylon: (Post) Colonialism, Power in Schools, And Curriculum Studies, Adam A. Winkler
Exploring Police K-9 Deaths, Their Causes, and Possible Remedies, John Wise
Chronic Training Load and Dorsiflexion Range of Motion Throughout a Season in Professional American Soccer, Tristan L. Young
Contemporary Chinese Parenting Anxieties: A Multiperspectival Cultural Studies of A Chinese Telenovela – A Love for Dilemma, Yining Zhang
Mammalian Biodiversity on Greenways Across an Urban-to-Rural Gradient, Brooklyn C. Zwinklis
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Campus Safety Data Gathering, Classification, and Ranking Based on Clery-Act Reports, Walaa F. Abo Elenin
Blockchain Securities Issues: Decentralized Identity System With Key Management Perspective, Olalekan O. Adaramola
Development of a Classification System for Steady-State Visual Evoked Potential (SSVEP) EEG Signal Using EEG EPOCX Device and Deep Learning Models, Akintomide Michael Adebile
Synthesis and Processing of PCL and IRDYE Nanoparticles for Application in Drug Release Mechanism, Michael Adeniyi
Child Sexual Abuse Cases in the Catholic Church vs. Secular Groups: A Media Content Analysis, Hannah G. Adkison
Assessment of the Utilization of Healthcare Services Specific to Pregnancy-Related Complications In Rural And Medically Underserved Georgia, Diana L. Aguirre
Understanding the Feasibility of Improving Interfacial Properties in Direct Ink Writing of Silicone-Polyurethane Resin Hybrid Material, Ayobami Samuel Akinfenwa
Essays on Firm Innovation and Operational Performance, Senali Amarasuriya
Expanding Cultural Empathy Through Multicultural Children’s Literature: An Ethnographic Inquiry with First Grade Children in Rural Georgia, Marianna L. Anderson
The Effect of Tempo on Prone Hamstring Exercise - An Exploration of Unilateral Bias, Derick A. Anglin
Hepatic Transcriptomic Assessment of Sprague Dawley Rats in Response to Dietary Perfluorobutane Sulfonate (PFBS) Ingestion, Isaac Appiah
The Relationship Between Isolation and Social Emotional Experiences in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jana Arslan
Sana Sana: Unlearning Generational Expectation Through Performance, Jalen R. Ash
Middle Savannah River: An A/r/tographic Ecopedagogical Ethnography Experimenting with Rhizomatic Perspectives, Lisa Augustine-Chizmar
Factors Associated With Patient Portal Utilization, Preventive Services Utilization, and Health Promoting Behaviors Among Adults in the United States, Elizabeth Ayangunna
Assessing Drought Effects on Consumer-Mediated Processes Using Experimental Wetlands, Victoria T. Baglin
Exploring Service Differences Among Labeled Populations During Humanitarian Response, Sean C. Bear
Predictions of the Dynamic Complex Modulus of Non-Conventional Asphalt Concrete Using Machine Learning Techniques, Annie Benson
Exploring a Culturally Relevant/Responsive/Sustaining Third Grade Social Studies Curriculum: An Ethnographic Inquiry, Lucia Benzor
Endogenous Antioxidant Response and Lipid Peroxidation Levels in Muscle Tissue of the Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera bonasus), Bailey Berry
Extralegal Bias in the United States Military in Sexual Assault Cases, Taylor F. Blackston
Examining The Nexus of Housing Instability and Neighborhood Within New York City (NYC), Benjamin Boateng
Conceal Reveal, Jacquelyn A. Bolton
Fabrication and Testing of Nanoscale Reinforced UHMWPE Fibers and Their Composites, N'pessan Prisca Bonou
Relationship Between School Climate and Student Achievement in Middle Schools, Brad Boykin
For Black Girls, By Black Girls: Examining the Experiences of Black Women in Historically White Learning Spaces and Reimagining Spaces With Our Needs in Mind, Florence Takeshia Brown
The Precontact Utilization of a Depressional Wetland at the Gresston Spring Site (9DG152) in Dodge County, Georgia, Jonathan L. Brown
Expanses, Austin J. Buchanan
Brownsville, 1906: Manufacturing Myth and Memory, Francis C. Busby
Educator Perceptions of Self-Efficacy and Preparedness to Work in High Poverty Schools, Kristen Carroll
It's Not a Phobia: Reducing Transnegativity Using Imagined Intergroup Contact, Rachel Cook
Hearing Silent Voices: Counternarratives of African American Students Overrepresented in Special Education Programs, Janet Cooks
Use of Hematological Markers to Assess Physiological Condition and Health Status in Free-Ranging Sand Tiger Sharks (Carcharias taurus), Chestina N. Craig
Toward a Curriculum of Wonder, Imagination, and Empowerment: Critiques on Neoliberal Infiltration in Education, Andrea L. Cramsey
Remote Sensing of Georgia Tidal Marsh Habitats Using Aerial Photography and Planetscope Satellite Imagery, Harrison M. Currin
Self-Supervised Learning Using Physiological Signals from Wearable Sensors for Mental Stress Assessment, Whitney M. Curwin
Views of Asexuality and Transgender Individuals: The Role of Religious Beliefs, Allison Davis
The Relationship of Academic Integration to College Persistence for Female Military-Affiliated Students, Terezia A. Dean
Constructing (un)Situated Women: Situated Knowledges in Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things (1997) and Balli K. Jaswal's Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (2017), Necole T. DeLoach
Stability Control of Laterally Coupled Quad-Loop Dynamical Systems, Novel Kumar Dey
Strengthening the Academic Progress of Students Within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, Leslie Dial
The Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience Through the Eyes of Transition, Andrew J. Dies
Nice Girls, Wild Women: The Call of the American Wilderness and Feminine Rejection of the American Dream, Alice Paige Dillard
Examining Second-Year Retention: Student Perceptions of Campus Resources for Sophomores, Theresa Rose Duggar
The Use of the Pile Driving Analyzer for Piles Seated on Rock, William Eason
A Novel Approach to Detecting and Mitigating Keyloggers, Damilola Osedumbi Elelegwu
Accessing the Relative Sustainability of Point-of-Use Water Disinfection Technologies through Costs and Environmental Impacts, Bright C. Elijah
A Paradox of Fact and Fiction: Cultivating the 'Literary Imagination' Through Quiet Rebellion, Eden A. Evans
Analysis of Dual-Element Antenna Configurations, Grant J. Evans
Medical Providers' Use of Maternal Mental Health Screening Tools During Prenatal Appointments in Southeast Georgia, Andreka Ewing
The Relationship Between Chronotypes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Law Enforcement Officers, Alyssa N. Fail
The Influence of Urban Forms and Street Infrastructure on Pedestrian-Motorist Collisions, Taylor J. Foreman
Silver Linings Playlist: Exploring the Effectiveness of Music as an Emotion Regulation Tool, Caitlin Fountain
Computational and Experimental Investigation of Mass Reduced Aircraft Wing Ribs, Charles R. Fricks III
Sustainable Waste Management Through the Beneficial Use of Dredged Material from Savannah River, Gabriela Funes
DNA Methylation and the Response to Infection in Introduced House Sparrows, Melanie Gibson
An Experimental Study on the Mechanical Properties and Chemical Composition of LCD 3D Printed Specimens, Sebastian Gomez
The Effects of Cucurbitacin B and Silmitasertib on Metastasis and Itga6 Using the Zebrafish Tumor-Xenograft, Alexandra Griffis
Promoting the Positive: A Case Study of the Influence of School Climate on One Turnaround School From 2016-2022, Cynthia Gunner
Ruptures in Indentures in Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth, Prabal D. Gupta
