Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
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
Senegambia and The American South: Where Identity Belongs, Malika David
Investigation of Surface Chemistry from Electron Irradiation of Synthetic Schreibersite, Tyler Davis
Diegetic Sonification for Low Vision Gamers, Jhané Dawes
Inclusivity within the Digital Age, Jarvis Denmark
Networking for Indigenous Rights: Evolving Relationships between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Civil Society Organizations, Jonathan Taylor Downs
The Value of Mentorship for Black Ballerinas, Anna Dunn
Examining Novice Teacher’s Perspectives on Mentoring Programs and their Influence on Attrition, Lakeisha Ector
Primate Social Behavior and Embodied Action, Maria Elbon
Limiting Postharvest Losses of Pleurotus ostreatus (Oyster Mushrooms), James M. Flanagan
Business Students’ Perceptions of the Influence of Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) on Career Readiness and Graduation Outcomes, Spencer T. Fortson Jr
THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON LATER DESISTANCE AMONG SERIOUS JUVENILE OFFENDERS FROM A BROKEN FAMILY COMPOSITION, Olivia Franklin
Teachers’ Perceptions of the Impact of iReady on Student Reading Achievement for Students in Response to Intervention, Althia Gates
"Something Else Called Order": Mental Inertia and Mentacide in African American and Native American Oral Histories, Steven Gayle
Gangs and TikTok: A Content Analysis of Violence Exposures on Social Media, Paige Giddens
The Perception of the Implementation of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy to Support Black Male Students in Mathematics – A Case Study, Chiquita Granville