Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects
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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
CARLOTA LUCUMÍ, Aanuoluwapo Adesina
Drosophila Model to Study Muscle Atrophy, Aaron Aghai
Regional Economic Communities in Africa as a Conflict Mitigation Mechanism: The Case of the Economic Community of West African States, Jean-Marc Akakpo
The Compressive And Flexural Strength Of Concrete Containing Recycled Waste Plastic, Isaiah Akinkunmi
Optimal Order Assignment with Minimum Wage Consideration (OOAMWC), HAKEM ALAZMI
2-D NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF FOLSOM DAM: SEISMICALLY INDUCED SEPARATION AND PORE PRESSURE ALONG THE SOIL-CONCRETE INTERFACE, Grace Amoussou
Performance of Malware Classification on Machine Learning using Feature Selection, Nusrat Asrafi
A CREDIT ANALYSIS OF THE UNBANKED AND UNDERBANKED: AN ARGUMENT FOR ALTERNATIVE DATA, Edwin Baidoo
Utilization of the Cell Penetrating Peptide TAT-CaM in New Biological Systems: Fungal and Bacterial Cell Lines, Krista Barbour
THE RELATIONSHIP OF SPAN OF CONTROL TO NURSE MANAGER SATISFACTION, Jeffrey Batcher
Exploring the Perceptions of the Effectiveness of PLCs by Teachers in a Rural Middle/High School, Erin Beasley
Synthesis of the Natural Alkaloids Angustureine, Cuspareine, Galipeine, Galipinine using α-Aminocycloalkyl Copper Reagents, Zane Bertoli
Tense Familiarity: Psycho and the Origins, Effects, and Pedagogy of the Trans-Coded Monster, Dudgrick Bevins
CONCEPTUALIZING ONE’S SELF-EFFICACY AS ADVOCATE: PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS AS EMBODIED IN SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CAPITALS, Karmen Binion
Distributed Denial of Service Attack Detection, Travis Blue
Community Engagement in Writing Programs: Preparing Students for Success in Professional Settings, Courtney Bradford
Fast Clustering Using a Grid-Based Underlying Density Function Approximation, Daniel Brown
SHEDDING LIGHT ON SALES RELATIONSHIPS: WHAT EFFECT DOES THE SUNSHINE ACT HAVE ON SALESPERSON ETHICAL BEHAVIOR AND CUSTOMER RESPONSE?, Rebecca Burcham
High-Resolution Mapping of Fish Conservation Priorities within the Mobile River Basin, James R. Carl
Evaluative Feedback of Performance as Experienced by First-Year Teachers, Christine Carson
The Lantern and the Sword, Michael Chisholm
The Twilight Program: A Phenomenographic Study, Chanda Crawley
Violet, Ashley Crisler
Solving Pollution Through Design Integration: A Sustainable Model for Underdeveloped Mexican Cities, Marcos Cruz
'Orphan with a Gun' - A Graphic Novel Script and Pitch Package, Brian Dascall
Orphan with a Gun - A Graphic Novel, Brian T. Dascall
Castles in the Air, Emily Deibler
Student Experiences, Attitudes, and Perceptions Toward Online Collaborative Tools: A Case Study, Jeremy Easley
The Sojourner, Adefolaju Edun
Taking Terrorists at Their Word: Testing the Co-Religionist Hypothesis in Islamic State Propaganda, Joel Elliott
Family Perceptions of Family Engagement: A Qualitative Study to Assist Stakeholders, Candis Ervin
A Framework to Detect Presentation Attacks, Laeticia Etienne
Flexibility Matters: A Qualitative Look at Four Middle Grade Teachers’ Implementation of Personalized Learning, Christa Evans Heath
You Are Academia, Jason Faust
Mineral-Surface Chemistry of Hydroxyapatite and Urea-Rich Solutions, Estefania Garcia
Dual Lives Assimilation Literacy, Shiloh Garcia
Classifying Imbalanced Financial Fraud Data Utilizing Enhanced Random Forest Algorithm, Charles Gardner
Evidence-Based Instructional Practices for Teachers of Children With Rett Syndrome – A Case Study, Todd Geren
Am I My Brother’s Keeper? : Local and Global Responsibility in the Digital Age, David Gethings
A Preliminary Analysis of how a Software Organization’s Maturity and Size Affect its Intellectual Property Portfolio, Daniel Gifford
Chemically Induced Phytoextraction of Lead (Pb) Contaminated Soil by Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), Austin Gilly
CBD & Ethanol Disrupt Early Embryonic Development, Janasha Goffigan-Holmes
Police Officers’ Knowledge and Perception Regarding Miranda and the Public Safety Exception, Alexandria Goldstein
Are Teachers’ Formative Assessment Practices Reliable Indicators of Students’ Mastery of Standards?, Olivia Hall
THE ROLE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN IMPROVING ELECTORAL INTEGRITY: HOPE OR JUST HYPE?, Ziaul Haque
Kennesaw State University English Majors at Work: Careers in Unexpected Places Description of the Problem, Pearl Harris
A Prescriptive Criterion for Amphibious Foundation Design, Erin Hughes
STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCES WITHIN AN INCLUSIVE SECONDARY MATHEMATICS SETTING, Cleopatra Sorina Iliescu