Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects
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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Confronting and Understanding Factors of Teacher Turnover: A Deep-rooted Phenomenon Employing an Autoethnographic Perspective, Elizabeth G. Hill
Ephrin Receptors, AIY Interneuron Physiology, and Behavior, Tyler Hill
Healing Architecture: Engagement, Nature, Community, Antonio D. Hinson and Antonio D. Hinson
Pink is the New Bull: The Feminization of Pit Bulls in Visual and Literary Discourses as a Rescue Tactic, Stephanie Hogue
Profiling Bat Activity and Species Presence in Managed Longleaf Pine Landscapes, Margaret Hunt
Perceptive Architecture : Reviving the perception of space in a digital era, Minho Jang
A Formal Building Dress, Maria Jarda
Carol and the Ugly Sisters: A Play in Three Acts, Judith Jones
Zine Culture: Identity & Agency Trajectories in an ELA Classroom, William K. Jones
Sources of Sexual Knowledge, Sex Negativity, and Sexual Shame: Honors Capstone Thesis, Tara Joyce
Toward the Synthesis of Trianionic Cerberus-Type N-Heterocyclic Carbenes and their Zwitterionic Gold and Silver Complexes, Richard W. Justice
Teacher Perceptions of School-Based and District Professional Development, Ashley Kennedy
A Little Birdy Told Me: Educators’ Experiences with Twitter as a Professional Learning Network, Valerie King
Qualitative Exploration of Principal Behaviors in Elementary Schools Classified with High Climate and High Achievement, Christian Kirby and Christian Aubrey Kirby
Secrets on Morgan Hill: A Story of an Unlikely Friendship Amid an Apartheid South, Camille Kleidysz-Ferreira
The Study of Zirconium Hydroxide and Zirconium (IV) Metal-Organic Frameworks as Reactive Substrates for the Decomposition of Chemical Warfare Agents, James W. Kollar
Portosystemic Shunts in Cats: Management and Care, Rachael E. Konke
I) Hv1, LBP and LCF reconstitution in Liposomes II) Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: CPP Technology Delivers Active Protein Cargo, Aaron I. Ledet
Architecture for Better Days: Design Solution for Homelessness, Jiwoong Lee
On Craft, William Lentjes
On Craft, William Lentjes
Post-Olympic Stadium: Life Following the Games, Louis Lim
Offshore R+D Facility, Philip A. Marble
Fluidization of the Office: Relationship of Place to Productivity, Jacob A. Matherly
The Creative Voice--Dialogue Between Writer and Editor: A Portfolio, Valerie M. Mathews
Students’ Experience of Flow in a Critical Literacy Unit in a 6th Grade English/Language Arts Classroom, Barbara E. McClure
Synthesis of α, β-Substituted Alkenylphosphonates from α-Phosphonovinyl Triflates: I) Palladium Catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-coupling with Aryl Boronic Acids II) Palladium Catalyzed Reduction, Ronald laryea Mensah
Transcriptional Regulation of kal-1 in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, Zachery E. Mielko
Architecture and Memory, Anne Murigi
The Impact of Parental Involvement on Student Success: School and Family Partnership From the Perspective of Parents and Teachers, Audric Newchurch
Compelling Interactions, Zimbulus T. Nixon
Re (Civic) Function The Cultural Value of L’ Aquila, ogechi nwoko
City By The Sea, Izuchukwu O. Ojukwu
Sustaining Independence: an architectural proposal for fostered youth, karlla oliveira
CLASSIFICATION OF IMAGES BASED ON PIXELS THAT REPRESENT A SMALL PART OF THE SCENE. A CASE APPLIED TO MICROANEURYSMS IN FUNDUS RETINA IMAGES, Pablo F. Ordonez and Pablo F. Ordonez
New Constuctivism or [RE] Defining Utopia, Anna Pack
The Effects of Instructional Leadership on Teacher Efficacy, Michelle L. Pearce
Doorway to the Deep: Memoirs of Enduring Endometriosis and Embracing Life After Loss, Carma Peña
Delirious Boundaries, Miguel Perez
CODA - Determining the sounding chamber, Michael Phaff
CODA - Sound Urbanism, Michael Phaff
Salesperson Perceptions - An Examination of Sales Manager Leadership and Salesperson Engagement, Marleen Pope
Patient Zero, Crystal Ramos
Intelligible Hospitals ( Understanding the parts = understanding the whole), Giovonni C. Reese
Supporting Novice Teachers: Peer Coaching and Collaborative Inquiry as Support, Rotonya Rhodes