About this Collection
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.
The Theses and Dissertations were published between 1964 and 2006.
The works are also available in the following collections:
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Preconception Care: A Preventative Health Care Approach to Perinatal Morbidity in Rural Communities, Jewel Lee Tant Dorney
Evolutionary Theory: The Development of a Sociological Paradigm with Emphasis on the Theory of Gerhard Lenski, Ira Lea Dove
The Effects of Alarmed Prey on the Behavior of a Predator, Karyn D. Fordham
The Effects of State Anxiety on Helping Behavior, Lisa M. Forrer Laskowski
The Impact of Desktop Color Imaging on Prepress Personnel Skills, Iva Elaine Fowke
Alliance, Dependence, and Submission: A Brief History of Cherokee - British Relations Through the End of the Cherokee War in 1761, Dixie Ray Haggard
The Effects of Entry Level Education on Commitment to Nursing as a Profession, Kay S. Hampton
Comparison Study of First Time Abortion Patients versus Repeat Abortion Patients Using Rotter's Locus of Control, Sharon Holmes
A Model for Comparative Analysis of Business Community Expectations of Printing Companies and Printer Perceptions of Those Expectations, Kevin Lloyd Hudson
Characterization and Genetic Analysis of a Newly-Isolated Crisp-Like Mutant and an Osmotic-Sensitive Mutant of Neurospora crassa, Charlene Renee Jackson
The Effect of Dosage Regimen on Medication Compliance, Ernest William Keich
Islamic Economic Order and Interest Free Banking, Hamesh Khan
African-American Alcoholics in Alcoholics Anonymous: A Case Study, Jack R. McNeill
Georgia Norms for the Teacher Motivation Diagnostic Questionnaire, Nancy Bland Norton
Comparing the Self-Esteem Levels of At-Risk Students and Non At-Risk Students, Timothy L. Norton
School Desegregation in Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia, 1963-1972: A Case Study, Ricky E. Parrish
Rabelais and Fowles: Thematic Parallels and Influence, James Perdue
Dental Patients' Knowledge, Beliefs, and Perceptions about Dentistry and AIDS, Sara S. Plaspohl
The Good, The True and the Beautiful: The Aesthetic Club in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1883-1900, Sloan Deer Powell
Factors that Influence Critical Care Nurses' Attitudes Regarding Organ Procurement, Gail Prentice
"A Past to Cherish - A Future to Fulfill" Lewis High - Ballard Normal School, 1865-1900, Susan F. Presley
Voice and Interiority in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Maria Jacobs Racine
The Moral Principles of Jonathan Swift's Sermons and Irish Tracts, Tamara Rellis
Moral Code versus Societal Convention: Tragedy in the Novels of George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and Henry James, Nancy Lawson Remler
Factors that Influence the Selection of Construction Scheduling Techniques, Timothy J. Sanders
Effects of Microhabitat Variables on the Breeding Success of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) in Southeast Georgia, Melissa A. Scott
A Suffering Odyssey: A Phenomenological-Interpretive Analysis, William M. Scott
The Relationship of Exercise Habits to Osteoporosis Knowledge and Health Beliefs, Helen M. Taggart
A Floristic Study and Vegetation Analysis of the Southern Portion of the George L. Smith State Park in Emanuel County, Georgia, USA, Marcus Arvin Toole Jr.
Application of A Recreation Planning Strategy for the Acquisition of State Park Lands in Georgia, Yuh-horng Wang
The Effect of an Educational Program on Organ Procurement in the Rural Hospital, Danette Lewis Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
Application of Advanced Learning Technologies in Training and Post-Secondary Education, Caroline Hembel Beard
Relationship among Type A Behavior Pattern, Hostility, and Uncontrollable Event in a College-Aged Population, Marna Elyea Burns
The Effects of Failure on the Frequency of Self-Reinforcement among Learning and Performance-Oriented Subjects, Anne M. Buttimer-Gay
Factors Related to Job Satisfaction and Retention of Staff Nurses Employed in a Southeast Rural Hospital, Melanie D. Collum
Regional Development in Colonial Georgia, Kevin R. Cook
Morphological Characterization and Genetic Analysis of a New Colonial Mutant of Neurospora crassa, Winfreda McCloud Council
The Relationship of Preterm Labor and Self-Coherence, Anne Shirah Edenfield
A Comparison of Patients' and Nurses' Perceptions of Patient Stressors in Critical Care, Patricia Ehsanipoor
Attitudes and Perceived Competence as a Function of Adult Crying Behavior, David Wesley Evans
Iron Status and Dietary Intake in a Cross-Country Team During a Competitive Season, Scott David Fallon
An Exploratory Study of Selected Variables and Direct Nursing Care Cost Utilizing a National Multi-Hospital Data Base, Carol Ennis Feuger
Effects of Differential Feedback on the Intrinsic Motivation of African- and European-Americans, Lynn Thompson Hill
Morphology, Competition, and the Structure of Some Introduced Passerine Communities, Julie L. Lockwood
Utilizing Distance Learning Techniques to Improve Educational Opportunities in Rural Areas, Henry J. Martin
Parent-Child Attachment Working Models and Self-Esteem, Cynthia B. McCormick
William H. Fleming: Georgia Educator, Lawyer, and Politician, Vicki Gaither Proefrock
The Relationship of Unit Decentralization and Nurses' Job Satisfaction, Margarete Seagraves
The Relationship of Locus of Control and Compliance in Nurse-Practitioner-Manged Hypertension Clinics, Teresita Maria Smith
Sexual Behaviors, Attitudes, and Knowledge Among College Students in Relation to Aids Transmission, Deborah N. Sullivan
The Relationship of Job Satisfaction and the Retention of Head Nurses, Renee Overstreet Teeple
The Feasibility of Incorporating New Technology into College and University Printing Curricula, Jennifer J. Thompson
The Importance of Monetary Factors on the Level of Job Satisfaction of Registered Professional Nurses, Patricia M. Valenzano
Phenology and Bionomics of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Glynn County, Georgia, Lisa M. Westberry
Nursing Culture: The Identification of Variables in Selected 1990 Nursing Literature, Kathleen Ann West
Biology and Control of Culicoides Spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Coastal Georgia, Stephen W. White
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
John Dryden: Persuasive Principles in "Absalom and Achitophel" and "Religio Laici", Kathy Seymour Albertson
The Effects of Water Stress on Pollen Tube Growth Rates in Hibiscus moscheutos, Pamela G. Bradley
Energy Management of Representative Commercial and Institutional Buildings in Richmond County, Georgia, James A. Bue
A Computer Integrated Manufacturing Major for Georgia Southern College School of Technology, Robert James Christensen
Implications of Self-Care Practices on the Development of Complications of Peripheral Vascular Disease: An Exploratory Study, Yvonne Crosby
Aggressive Behavior and Psychological Components of Type A and Type B Behavior Patterns in a Prison Population, Janice Deal
The Need For Licensing General Contractors in Georgia, Gary L. Duncan
A Community Approach to Substance Abuse in Emanuel County, Norma Jean Fountain
Genetic Analysis, Microscopy, and Characterization of a Colonial Pigmentation Mutant of Neurospora crassa, Charlotte H. Harris
The Effects of Locus of Control on Attitude Change Following a Fear Appeal, Shana Helmholdt-Bos
Flannery O'Connor: Defending the Southern Sense of Self, Ellen Hudgins Hendrix
A Study of the Need for Customer Service Training Programs for Entry-Level Customer Service Employees in the Printing Industry, Jay S. Johnson
The Ability of the U.S. Machine Vision Industry to Assist Manufacturers in Meeting Their Production System Needs, Johnny Tienyi Li
Caregivers' Perceptions of Resources Available to Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease and Their Families, Melinda D. Maddox
The Quentin Complex: The Plight of the Southern Male in the New South, Michael Thomas Mills
The Military Woman: A Leisure Profile, Geraldine Odom
The Effect of Participation in a Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program on the Behavior of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clients, Tara L. Perry
A Basic Two Dimensional Computer-Aided Design Drafting (CADD) Instructional Package for the Interpro 32 Workstation, Terry Persell
Computer Anxiety among Registered Nurses in Rural Practice, Brenda S. Talley
Leisure Interests and Leisure Satisfaction of Recreation Majors at Georgia Southern College, Minven Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
Bionomics of Eye Gnats (Diptera: Chloropidae) in Bulloch County, Georgia, Sandra L. Alvey
CADD Drawing vs Board Drafting: What Will Georgia's Industries Need in the Next Five Years, Robert C. Bailie IV
A Womanist Reading of Selected Novels by Black Women, Georgene Bess
Existentialist Themes in the Novels of L. P. Hartley, Suzanne A. Brannen
Adolescent Cardiovascular Risk Screening: A School Nursing Approach, Nancy Denny Bryant
Separate Realities: The Hierarchy, The State, and Liberation Theology in Contemporary Nicaragua, Rebecca Shriver Davis
The Status of and Need for Robotic Applications in the Aerospace Industry, Walter F. Dimmick
Biogeographical and Ecological Determinants of Community Structure of Introduced Hawaiian Finches, David K. Ferris
Shakespeare's False Confessors and Sexual Sinners: A Study of Othello and Hamlet, Marie L. Franklin
The Effect of Education and Training on Performance of Middle Managers in the Printing Industry, Robert Freeman Jr.
The Effect of Nutrition Education on Nutritional Knowledge, Attitudes and Dietary Intakes of Collegiate Baseball Players, Jonathon J. Groth
Leadership Styles in the Georgia Printing Industry, Dave Harris
Samuel Hammond: Soldier-Statesman of the Old South, Michael P. Morris
Peer Counseling: A Program Designed for the Prevention of Pregnancy among African-American High School Students, Joanne allen Rountree
The Role of the Community Health Nurse in Relation to Factors Affecting Infant Birth Weight in Coffee County, Georgia, Elizabeth S. Sikes
The Literary Lincoln, James Andrew Stevenson
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Hugh Selwyn Mauberley: Ezra Pound's Condensation of the Henry James Novel, Delores Lamb Belew
Bionomics of Lutzomyia shannoni (Diptera: Psychodidae) on Ossabaw Island, Georgia, Frank J. Brinson
Genetic Analysis and Characterization of Two Morphological Mutants of Neurospora crassa , John Timothy Chance
The Assessment of Type A Behavior in Elementary School Students, Susan Daughtry
The Effects of Stress on the Drinking Behavior of Type A and Type B Male Social Drinkers, Shari Pamela Davis