Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects
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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Have We Overlooked the Benefits of NAS, James C. Rich
Evaluating Adaptability, Rebecca E. Robinson
Constructed Reality: A Study in Spatial Perception through Virtual Reality, Jose P. Rodriguez
Healing the Scars, Tony J. Rodriguez Jr
Population Genetics and Host Specificity of a Rare Parasitic Plant, Cuscuta harperi, Brandy N. Rogers
The "Wizards" Guide and Chapters, Jessica D. Sager Ms.
Evidence of Language Prerequisites in Pan: Orofacial-Motor and Breath Control in Chimpanzees and Bonobos, Natalie Schwob
The Collective Object: Realizing Collective Space in an Era of Bigness, Laura M. Sherman
The Collective Object: Realizing Collective Space in an Era of Bigness, Laura M. Sherman
Crowdsourcing Cognitive Presence: A Quantitative Content Analysis of a K12 Educator MOOC Discussion Forum, Kathryn Dawson Shields
The Adaptive Value of Complex Socio-Communicative Behavior, Sara A. Skiba
Bachelorette Sanctuary, Amanda Smith
Nociception and the Experience of Pain Signaling Due to Nerve Damage, Crystal J. Smith
A Place of Our Own: Investigating the Physical and Social Construct of Public Space in Atlanta, Jonne Smith
General Counsel Characteristics and Financial Reporting Quality, John R. Sparger
Conceptualizing and Measuring Design of Retail Environments, Julie C. Steen
FEES, GOING CONCERN OPINIONS AND AUDITOR DISMISSALS: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT, Frances Ann Stott
Creating Effective Style Documents: A Practicum in Trade Publication, Kristen Tardio
A Case Study: Leadership for Parent Involvement, Polly Tennies
Resurrection, Zachery Terry
Implementation of Range Autofocus for SAR Radar Imaging, Nicholas J. Testin and Philip Davis
Supporting Equine-Assisted Therapy: A Grant Proposal Writing Project for Healing Hands Youth Ranch, Nancy Tompkins
Kinesthesis: Buildings Learning from People, Will Tufts
Why Do English Teachers Stay in High-Needs High Schools?: An Exploratory Study of Factors Promoting Retention of Teachers in High-Needs Schools, Corrie A. Tuttle
Jeep Nation: Wilderness Ideology and the American Icon, Kristy Ventre
Between the Rural and Suburban: The Social, Political, and Economic Dynamics of Policing Forsyth County, GA, Alexandra Vuich
Revolutionary Every Day: A Dramatic Exploration of Women and Their Agency in The Black Panther Party., Kristen Michelle Walker
Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying, Betsy N. Ward and Elizabeth Nora Ward
Optimizing the B.O.B., Valerie N. Washington and Douglas Starzec
Perceptions of Justice and Motivations for Becoming a Police Officer: Differences Across Recruits and Law Enforcement Officers, Erika J. Waterman-Smith
MEMENTO meMORIam: Reconciling Death, Society, and the Environment, Damari Weaver
Divine Intervention: Designed for Social Evolution by Integrating Natural Order, Anatoshia L. Wyatt
Urban Space Regeneration, Yuanyuan Xiao
From Simplest Recursion to the Recursion of Generalizations of Cross Polytope Numbers, Yutong Yang
Secret Place: Generated from Place and Non-Place, Zeyue Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Paradox of Social Media Security: A Study of IT Students’ Perceptions versus Behavior on Using Facebook, Zahra Y. Alqubaiti
Implementing Document-based Lessons in High School Classrooms: A Case Study of World History Teachers' Perspectives and Practices, Laura B. Astorian
Internet of Things-Based Smart Classroom Environment, Amir R. Atabekov
Enterprise Risk Management: The Transformation of Board-level Engagement as Evidenced by Disclosure, Timothy L. Baker
Development and Validation of the Mathematical Problem-solving Dispositions and Beliefs Scale, Laura L. Barrett
Induced Phytoextraction of Lead from Contaminated Soils by Panicum virgatum, Enhanced with EDTA, Citric Acid, Benomyl, Propiconazole and Nitric Oxide, Adrianna E. Beavers
Paradiplomacy and Protodiplomacy in World Practice: A Comparative Case Study of Conflict and International Development in Quebec, Catalonia and Kurdistan, Haluk Baran Bingol
SWAMP BANDIT: The Legend of John Ashley and Florida's Notorious Ashley Gang, Constance M. B. Briggs
A Framework for Hybrid Intrusion Detection Systems, Robert N. Bronte
A New 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole-Fused N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Its Metal Complexes, Ossie J. Buckner
The Effects of Amphetamine Exposure on Neurodevelopment and Behavior in Early Life Stages of Danio Rerio, Jennifer D. Bullard
Development of a School Network Accessibility for Parents (SNAP) Scale: An Exploratory Factor Analysis, Lea M. Campos