Honors College: Theses
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Theses from 2024
Bridging the Gap: An Analysis of Elementary Literacy Instruction, and Proposed Solutions to Exponentiate Literacy Skills, Avery E. Gray
The Impact of Minimalist Design on Consumer’s Brand Expectations, Carolina L. Guerrero
To what extent does lighting affect students’ preference for seating in the Georgia Southern University Henderson Library?, Hailey M. Hawkins
Driven Magnetic Vortex Dynamics, Chase Hickman
Generation Z's Use of User-Generated Content for Travel Advice, Emmie Kay Hudson
The Effects of Motivation on Working Memory and Pupillary Responses, Sydney Hudson
Improving Campus Accessibility: A Comparative Study of Five Buildings' Accommodations for Students with Disabilities, Kennedy Johnson
"Fulfil in beauty my imperfect prayer": Mythologization in Santayana's Aesthetics of Religion, India M. Johnson-McCauley
"Widsith came to talk": Preservation of the Scop within Old English Poetry, India M. Johnson-McCauley
Intercultural Competence and Personality in Study Abroad Students, Wilkes W. Jones
Relationships Between Pseudoscience, Conspiracies, Paranormal Ideas, and Personality Factors, Ciara Kaplan
Antimicrobial activity of cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) gut proteins on different days after blood feeding, Dhruva K. Karnik
The Effects of School Autonomy on Student Achievement, Frank P. Kastl
Trauma-Informed Educational Practices: Perceptions of Undergraduate Communication Sciences and Disorders Students, Lindsey J. Knussmann
Mapping Collaboration: Examining State-Government Alliance in Addressing Specific Child Sexual Offenses, Allison R. Lair
Unilateralism and Strategic Ambiguity in American Foreign Policy: Contextualizing the Taiwan Relations Act, James L. Landers
Effect of Waste Covid-19 Masks on Compaction Characteristics of Silty-Clay Soil, Sydney K. Lawson
Effects of Humorous Language in Social Media and Fandom Levels on Sport Consumers’ Merchandise Value Perceptions, Conner Martin
Rescue from Hybrid Mortality in Nasonia Wasps through an Interspecific Introgression, Samantha K. McGinn
Brain Computer Interface-Based Drone Control Using Gyroscopic Data From Head Movements, Ikaia Cacha Melton
Borglum’s Horse Flies: The Early Opposition to Mount Rushmore, Riley Merritt
Enhancing Information Architecture with Machine Learning for Digital Media Platforms, Taylor N. Mietzner
Navigating the relationships among food waste practices, environmental intentions, and sustainability knowledge of students, Merri Claire Minshew
Differences in Mental Health Attitudes, Symptoms, and Help-seeking Behaviors Between College Student-athletes and Non-athletes, Cristian Miralles
Exploration of Characteristic curve in FOX Float 3 shock dampers to expedite shock damp tuning., Joshua R. Moore
Investigating the Effects of PFBS (Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid) Ingestion on the Spleen of Sprague Dawley Rats Continuation, Senia O. Moore
Reclaiming My Identity: A Philosophical Deconstruction of Stereotypes Placed on Black Women in Hip-Hop, Kichev L. Moultrie
Optimizing Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste and Industrial Sludge for Biogas Production, Emma R. Murray
The Effect of Lighting in Higher Education Classrooms on College Students, Caitlin M. Nelms
Evolution of Angular Momentum in Triaxial Dark Matter Halos, Tara C. Nester
Increase Foster Student Success Through Resource Pedagogy, Madison Nudo
ASSESSMENT OF THE EXTRACTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF PFBS FROM SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT ADIPOSE TISSUES, Joshua O. Osaghae
Differences in Death and Dying Anxiety Among Undergraduate Freshmen and Seniors, Greyson A. Owens
Using Pose Estimation Software to Predict Actions in Sabre Fencing, Micah Edwin Peters II
Uncomplicating the Complicated: The Definition of Life, Jennifer S. Primatic
Aerodynamic Design and Analysis of a Modified 2006 Mazda Miata, William N. Recher
Audience Perceptions of Social Issues in Contemporary Theatre, Gabrielle Reilly
The Lynching of Perry Norman: Anti-Queer Violence in Early Twentieth Century America, Sydney Rigdon
Understanding Sport Coaches’ Responses to Injury, Ashanti Robinson
Aerothermodynamic Analysis of a Linear Aerospike Fueled with Liquid Methane Using CFD, Aidan Rowell
Material and Making: An Exploration of Georgia Wild Clays, Nina Samuels
The Effects of Light Cycle Disruption on the Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Zebrafish, Talia Sanders
Drosophila Squamous Cell Development Analysis, Caroline D. Scarborough
Developing a Methodology for Evaluating Postural Control and Functional Ability in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Abigail Schoppa
The Taphonomy of Teaching Skeletons, Emily T. Siddell
Counting Conjugates of Colored Compositions, Jesus Omar Sistos Barron
Enumeration of Increasing Trees, Garrett M. Southwood
Nursing Students’ Perceptions of the Impact of Teamwork and Collaboration on Patient Care, Riana Square
Paradisiacal Protection: Exploring Governance in Sustainable Spaces, Rylee Stanton
A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF FISCHER-TROPSCH SYNTHESIS PROCESSES TO PRODUCE SUSTAINABLE DIESEL AND AVIATION FUEL, Joseph C. Steinagel
The Controlled Narrative of “Jane Roe:” Norma McCorvey’s Life Beyond the 1973 Trial, Eleanor G. Strickland
Significance of Color Dimorphism in Female Florida Scrub Lizards, Dylan F. Styers and Lance D. McBrayer
Development and Evaluation of Blind Spot Detection Safety System Based on 2D-LiDAR Technology as an Optimization for ADAS Systems, Timothy J. Sutton
Does Emotion Regulation Capacity Moderate Social Anxiety Risk Given Experiences of Racial Microaggressions in Black/African American Undergraduate Students?, Alisha M. Sylvester
Investigating the relationship between inherited geologic framework and saltwater intrusion on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, Juliet Talaber, Jacque Kelly, and Robert Vance
Examining Populist Political Parties in the Baltic States, Lilly Thompson
Queer Baltimore: An Unlikely Home for All, Anna K. Trull
A Fresh Breath: Study Abroad Sustainable Housing Expectations in Higher Education, Mary-Porcher S. Warner and Beth L. McGee
Dwelling Obstructed: A Critique of Hostile Architecture, Fredrick N. Wiginton
Parents' Experiences at a Mathematics Workshop Focused on K-2 Content, Abigail W. Wilkerson
Assessment of defect generation mechanism in welding processes using Phased Array Ultrasonic Testing (PAUT), Caleb D. Williams
Bearing the Benefit: An Evolution of Passing to Trespassing & How We Got Here, Kennedi J. Williams
Ink and Intimacy: A Cultural Affair, Kennedi J. Williams
Theses from 2023
The Study Of Ethical Perspectives Concerning Tax Avoidance By Multinational Corporations, Jaap JG Aaldering and William Brian Dowis
Da Capo al Fine: A Visual Novel About Self-Discovery, AJ Abad
Utilization of Machine Learning to Investigate Material State, Ana B. Abadie
Structural Design and Fabrication of a Test Chamber to Test PPEs for Effective Particle Filtration, Matthew G. Adharsingh
How are the decisions and performance of businesses within the utilities industry shaped by the issuance of debt?, Jasmine Alexander
The Impact of Covid-19 on Women-Led Small Businesses, Lizbeth Avendano
Students' Understanding of Self-Management in Aphasia Treatment, Maryse Azer
What's Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander? Implicit Bias and Self-Concept Toward Honors Students, Molly A. Balducci
Presidents and Media during Initial Federal-Level Hurricane Relief: A study of presidential crisis communication efforts, Emily A. Ball
Moral Distress as a Predictive Variable of Perceived Job Retention in Senior Nursing Students, Rebekah L. Barber
The effects of warming rate on the thermal tolerance of a southern population of striped bass (Morone saxatilis), James Barrett
A study of the social media perceptions and guest satisfaction concerning recent changes related to the Genie+ system in the Walt Disney World theme parks, Kylie N. Bennett
The Impact of Federal Reserve Monetary Policy on Sector ETF and Market Cap ETF Performance, Maverick J. Boring
A Study on the Correlation between the Study Habits of Nursing Students and Perceived Exam Anxiety, Rebecca A. Bracken
Self-Care in Mental Health: A Study on the Effectiveness of Self Care for Overall Mental Wellbeing, Amy C. Branson
The Mullet Coffee Shop and Tap House Business Plan, Baylor K. Bumford
Cycle Time Reduction in Additive Manufacturing using Peltier Thermoelectric Cooling Devices, Trevor Carlton
Synthesis of 2-Bromo-6-Alkylaminopyridines, 2,6-Dialkylaminopyridines, and TREN Based Ligands, Stephanie E. Carter
Restricted at Home, Impeded Abroad: A Study of Domestic Human Rights Practices and Women’s Global Economic Power, Cameron Elizabeth Cheatham
Investigating the relationship between altered circadian rhythms and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) symptoms using zebrafish, Carolyn I. Cohen
Desire in Bridgerton: Defining the Female Gaze, Hailey C. Coles
Innovative Research for Phosphorus Recovery in Freshwater Sediments, an Experimental Framework, John D. Collins
The Effect of Golf Bag Load Carriage on Lower Body Force Expenditure, Ryan Collins-Smith
The Relationship Between Perfectionism and Aggression in Collegiate Athletes, Mia Colucci
Bioinformatic analysis of miRNA mechanisms in circadian rhythm using a zebrafish (Danio Rerio) model, Layton F. Coursey
One story is good enough: the disparity in information that major media outlets present on conflicts in the Global South., Genoah Culler
Galleria mellonella as an Invertebrate Model of Bartonella bacilliformis Infection and Associated Antimicrobial Peptide Response, Garrett J. Cutchin and Marina Eremeeva
CEO’s tweets and firm stock returns: A case study of Elon Musk and Tesla, Jauron Gunther Dam
Neologisms: A Generative and Exploratory Look at African American Vernacular English, Jahlil Daniels
Artistic Representation and Self Esteem, Brianna Davis
Perspectives on Movement in the Classroom and Strategies that Keep Students Engaged, Darley Desormo
Excavating the Strata of (Some) of Archaeology's Problems and Applying Feminist Solutions, Kristin M. Dew
Implementation of Static RFID Landmarks in SLAM for Planogram Compliance, Brennan L. Drake
NEW SPECIES OF VAMPIROLEPIS YAMAGUTI, 1959 (CYCLOPHYLLIDEA: HYMENOLEPIDIDAE) FROM THE BLACK MYOTIS BAT (MYOTIS NIGRICANS) FROM PANAMA, Allysia Dunkins
Global Perceptions of Space: The Interior Designer's Role, Ansley C. Elliott
A Graphical User Interface using Spatiotemporal Interpolation to determine Fine Particulate Matter Values in the United States, Kelly M. Entrekin
