Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects
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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Semantic Segmentation of Point Cloud Sequences using Point Transformer v3, Marion Sisk
Perceived Factors Impacting Teachers’ Pedagogical Decision-Making Pertaining to the Use of PBL in the Classroom: A Dissertation, Amanda Slaughter
Multilevel Connectivity in the Entrepreneurial Orientation to Firm Performance Relationship, April D. Sledge
State Governments Take a Bath: Earnings Management in State Governments, Chris Slinkard
Back to Black: Analyzing the Presence of White Control Over Black Representations in Media and the Responses of Black Creators, Serena Smith
Teacher Perceptions of Calming Corners in Language Arts Middle School Classrooms, Freya Sneed
Mathematical Modeling for Dental Decay Prevention in Children and Adolescents, Mahdiyeh Soltaninejad
Generational Differences and Teacher Burnout in the Post-Pandemic Era, Michelin springer
Teacher Initiated Collaboration in Community: A Case Study Considering Communities of Practice at a Title I Middle School, Katherine Stewart
CORRELATING THE CARBONYL INDEX TO CONTACT ANGLE OF WEATHERED PLASTICS, Dhimani Still
Improve Trust and Adversarial Robustness of AI models in Remote Sensing, Sumaiya Tasneem
Thinking Outside the Box: Exploring the Instructional Conversations Model Beyond English Language Learners into Gifted Learners, Terri Thornton
National Identity Constructions in United States Foreign Policy Approaches to International Conflict, Frederick W. Tillman II
Soil Bacterial Community Shifts in a Montane Longleaf Pine Restoration Site: Effects of Dominant Herbaceous Species Removal, Prescribed Burn, and Changes in Season, Isabella K. Vahle
Understanding chemistry concepts through analogies and the Frayer Model, Ashley A. Walls
Pre-Service Teachers Conceptions of Equity in Secondary Mathematics Education, Mariah Walton
Dark Tetrad Traits and Leader Social Undermining: A Fear of Missing Out in an Organizational Politics Context, Kimberly Weston Moore
A Phenomenographical Study of One School’s Efforts to Improve Student Reading Skills and Parent Literacy Support, Karey L. Williams
The Causes of Teacher Burnout and Its Impact on the Personal Lives of Teachers, Neisha Williams
Teachers' Perceptions of Technology Professional Development and Implementation in an Urban Middle School: A Case Study, Valeria Williams
Enhancing Teachers’ TPACK and Self-Efficacy Through Content-Based Technology Professional Development, Chloe Wilson
Generalized Model to Enable Zero-shot Imitation Learning for Versatile Robots, Yongshuai Wu
OPPOSITES ATTRACT: THE CONTRARY INFLUENCES OF EMPOWERMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY CLIMATES ON PROACTIVE WORK BEHAVIOR, William Yaeger
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
UNITY IN TRAGEDY? PREDICTING LEBANON’S FUTURE THROUGH HOPES, FEARS, OPTIMISM, AND SOCIAL COHESION., Isaac Andakian Mr.
Influence of Woody Vegetation Composition and Structure on Fuels and Prescribed Fire in Mountain Longleaf Restoration, Collin J. Anderson
Long non-coding RNA Hsr-omega provides scaffolding for the nuclear domain B-body, SooBin An
The Exile's War, Stephen Edwards Arnold
Early Stage or Curable Cancer Diagnoses in Minorities: A Journey of Survivors, Lora Asberry
GEORGIA, Lesley Brian Bargo
Azomethine-Containing Moieties for Simple and Degradable Conjugated Polymers, Kimberley Bartlett
Demystifying the Link Between Loneliness and Materialism: Mediating Roles of Emotion Regulation, Self-Enhancement, and Escapism, Christine Billen
Reality Check, Jaime Blei
“We’re All Teachers Here!”: The Role Peer Relationships Play in Teacher Leaders’ Influence in Schools, Tamara Bodrick
Cue the Paralinguistics: A Qualitative Case Study of Teacher Social Presence, Molly R. Bowden
Student Engagement in Junior High World Languages Classes, John Brittain
Rural Voices: A Photographic Journey of the Intersection of Place and Reading Identity in Rural Adolescents, Gena Brown
BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS: A CASE INVESTIGATION IN THE RUG AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY, OBIE BYRUM
HIRING UX WRITERS FOR CONTENT STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT IN START-UP BUSINESSES, Josie Carter
Inscribing Violence: Quantifying the Impact of World Heritage Site Inscription on Direct and Structural Violence., Anne Chance
Leading Online Professional Development for Instructional Technology Coaches with Effective Design Elements, Janet Cowart
Navigating the Digital Realm: Perceptions and Challenges of High School Educators in Fostering Digital Citizenship, Kristopher P. Daniels
The Relationship Between Teacher Burnout and Physical Activity Among High School Teachers, Jonathan Davis
Rhetoric vs. Reality: A Critical Analysis of Georgia’s Official Curriculum for United States History, Haley Dawkins