Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Region-based Object Recognition and Detection Under Constrained Resolution, Duleep Rathgamage Don
Student Engagement in High School Mathematics Blended Learning Classrooms, Therese A. Rinehart
The Coyote and the Roadrunner Digital Options Impact on Innovation Speed, Barry Robbins
Enhancing Off-Angle Iris Recognition Performance, Jitendra Sai Kota
ESG: CEO Characterestics, Institutional Investors and Brand Equity, Sowmdeb Sen
Leveraging Data Science for Resilience: Improving Trauma-Informed Care Practice for Adverse Childhood Experience with AI & Data Science Application, Mohmmad Arif Shaik
Illuminating Student Voice: Stories of Student Experiences With Graphic Novels in the Secondary ELA Classroom, Rhiannon L. Sims
Firm-Level Climate Change Exposure and Analysts’ Information Environment, Lesya Stallings
Perspectives on Using Multimedia in Social Studies for Student Engagement in Marginalized Youth: A Case Study, Dorrian Swinger
Teaching for Global Ecological Citizenship: A Case Study of Rural Teachers’ Experiences and Practices, Sarah L. Tennyson
Using the Time We Have: Exploring Collaborative Instructional Planning for 8th Grade Georgia Studies in a Title I School, Bambara Timmerman
Pollinator Plant Communities within restored Montane Longleaf Pine Ecosystems, Hanen van Rossem
Exploring Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions, Understanding, and Implementation of Performance-Based Summative Assessments, Gregory A. Walkup
Influence of Gamification Affordances on Technostress Moderated by It Identity, Joseph G. Washburn
Civics Teachers’ Perceptions of Disciplinary Literacy Strategies That Use Primary Sources: A Case Study, Whitney Williams
Administrators’ Lived Experiences of the Implementation and Teacher Efficacy of Professional Learning Communities in Rural Title 1 Middle Schools, Jennifer J. Wilson
Examining Rural High School Students’ Perceptions Toward and Experiences With the Reading Plus Intervention Program: A Qualitative Case Study, DeShonda Wolfe
Enhancing Credit Path Planning With LLM-Based Multi-Agent Systems, Sahar Yarmohammadtoosky
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Exploring Elementary Teachers' Experiences with Technology Coaches, Natasha Adebiyi
SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND APPLICATION OF VISIBLE LIGHT-ABSORBING, FLUORESCENT-QUENCHING THIOPHENE-BASED o-NITROBENZYL PHOTOLABILE PROTECTING GROUPS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF HYDROXAMIC ACIDS, Ophelia Asantewaa Adjei-Sah
Noncovalent Peptide Stapling and Antiviral-Cell Penetrating Peptide Conjugations Targeting the Main Protease of SARS-CoV-2, Md Ackas Ali
Evaluating the effect of noise on Secure Quantum Networks, Karthick Anbalagan
ADAPTABLE QUANTUM EDUCATION PLATFORM USING LEARNING OBJECTS, Krishna Puja Anumula
The Impact of Social Capital on Women Entrepreneurial Decisions To Create Independent Ventures in Preference to Dependent Ventures, Folahan Ayeni
Impact of Collaborative Communities on Collective Teacher Effectiveness and Agency, Leila Barber
The Influence of Misconceptions on Pedagogical Choices of Secondary Science Teachers: An Embedded Case Study, Tracey Beyer
An Investigation Into Perceived Quality of Recommendations Made by Clinical Decision Support Systems, Sanjay Bhardwaj
Impact of Deep Eutectic Solvents on the Structure and Dynamics of Protein and Enzyme, Anusha Bhattarai
The Effect of Auditor Quality on Revenue Expense Matching, Benjamin Blakeney
Understanding Parents’/Caregivers’ Experiences with School-based Technology at Home, Marcus J.W. Borders
The Complexities of Using Digital Game-based Learning for Writing Instruction: An Exploratory Multiple-Case Study of Two Teachers, Sean D. Bowden
Finding Focus: Authentic Inquiry and Composition in the Third Space, Noah Brewer
Assessment of Georgia’s Royal Catchfly (Silene regia) Along a Forest-Edge Gradient in a Remnant Prairie Community, Megan Brooks
A Holistic and Collaborative Behavioral Health Detection Framework Using Sensitive Police Narratives, Martin Keagan Wynne Brown
Comparing Student Outcomes Related to the Implementation of the 3DE Program, Amanda Burks
Administrators' Perception of the Effectiveness of Trauma-Informed Practices in Disciplinary Decisions, Rebecca Cahill
How Does VR Affect Motivation, Engagement, Performance and Student Interest in High School Science?, Ann Marie Carrier
Spatial and abiotic effects of urbanization on small mammal communities, Bri Casement
Antimicrobials produced by ants: chemical properties and microbe specificity, Katy Chon and Clint A. Penick
What are the Odds? Integrated STEM and Student Conceptual Understanding of Genetics Dihybrid Inheritance, Jessica Cooper
Benchmarking Large Language Models for Nutritional Analysis in Diabetic Diet Management: A Multimodal Approach, Afnan Crystal
A Case Study of Educational Context Influencing High School English Teachers’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Uses of Technology, Alicia Curles
Modulation of Optoelectronic Properties of Electron Rich Pyrrolopyrroles via Peripheral Alterations, Lillian Daniel