Dissertations, Theses and Capstone Projects
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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Hope is Scarce: Designing an Orphanage to Create a Sense of Belonging, Mehmet Arif Ozelgul
Skins+Fabrications: Addressing Fashion and Clothing Waste, Renee Palmer
The Association between Productive Struggle and Student Achievement in the International Baccalaureate Mathematics Classroom, Melissa Paurowski
Perceptions of School Through the Lens of Black Male Elementary Students: A School Climate Study, Erica Peek
Unclean and Unforgivable, Cindy Pope
Tensegrity - Is it a Bridge? Buiding? Skin?, Freddy Portugal
Investigating the Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Georgia 6-12 Science Teachers in Relation to Conservation of Mass, Lyric Portwood
Blockchain-based Medical Image Sharing and Critical-result Notification, Jiyoun Randolph
Airtime: Integrating Acoustics into the Design Process, daniel richardson
Lungs of the City: B[Re]athe - Exploring how Architecture can Improve Air Quality, Jessica Rimmel
Nurse Satisfaction and Interprofessional Interactions: The Impact of Nurses’ Professional Relationships on Job Satisfaction, Katrina Robinson
Superoxide-assisted solid-state synthesis of birnessite type MnO2 materials: physiochemical properties and electrochemical viability, Armando Rodriguez Campos
MIS/FITTING Architecture: Strategies for a New Department of Housing and Urban Development Headquarters, Nicole Rodriguez
Holistic Generations | Reshaping a City's Health, Tania Rodriguez Serrano
Investigating Students’ Application of Generalizations to Solve Non-Routine Problems, Marco Romanelli
Debiasing Cyber Incidents – Correcting for Reporting Delays and Under-reporting, Seema Sangari
KNOCK! KNOCK! IS THE DOCTOR IN? IMPACT OF CONSUMER-FACING HEALTH IT ON HEALTH OUTCOMES, Arpit Sharma
Exploring the Effects of Teachers' Motivation to Read on Students' Motivation to Read, Clarice K. Shuman
Influences on Controllers' Non-GAAP Reporting Decisions, Valerie Simmons
Teacher Perceptions of Collaborative Practices in a Rural High School Setting: Case Study, Leah Slimp
BIG PROBLEMS, SMALL SOLUTIONS A Solution to the Housing Crisis Through Prefabrication., Connor Smith
HUMAN REMAINS IN MUSEUMS AND INSTITUTIONS: LAWS AND POLICIES, Cassidy Steele
Heavy Metal Distribution Across Three Georgia Estuaries Using Coastal Sharks As Sentinel Species, Allyson Stiles
A Neuromuscular Look Into Genetics of Muscle Aging, Christina Talley
A Phenomenographical Study: The Effects of High-Stakes Test Failure on Low Income Black Students, Tuqwan Taylor
Independence Through Unseen Architecture; Investigating Multi-Sensory Design for the Visually Impaired and Blind, Taylor Trevino
THE IDENTIFICATION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE FLAME RETARDANTS IN RAW MATERIALS UTILIZED IN POLYURETHANE PRODUCTION, Lindsay Tudor
COLLOQUIUM, or the argument for a new school of architecture..., Austin Turner
Probing Convergence in Orthogonal Conjugated Catalysis by T4 Lysozyme Utilizing Biophysical Characterization, William Turner
Interaction of akirin and pannier during embryogenesis of Drosophila melanogaster, Georgette-vanelle Wandji
Breaking the Silence: Forgotten Stories in the Mental Health Field, Crystal Wilkins
With the Screenwriter's Pen: An Analysis of the Representation of Gifted Children in the Family Film, Sarah Williams
DESIGN FOR OUR LIVES! Defensive Design Strategies for School Shootings, David Wolf
The Evolving Roles of School Librarians in Diverse Instructional Settings, Kay Wright
Intractable Intra-Ethnic Conflicts: The Case of Offa-Erinle Conflict, Kwara State, Nigeria., Yakub Yahaya
Introduction of a Novel Family of Bitopic N-Heterocyclic Carbenes, Simon Young
Finding Their Chrysanthemum: Linguistic Representation in Children's Literature, Marielena Zajac
Facilitate Learning: Using Architecture As a Teaching Tool, Doron Zarur
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Evolutionary Origins of Autism Associated Genes and Their Role in Great Ape Socio-Communicative Behavior, Azeeza Abdulrauf
Probing Interactions Between Canonical NOX Domains, Akua Acheampong
Impact of Regulatory Interventions and Transitions on Broker-Dealer Audit Quality, Darlene Adkins
Secondary Teachers Use of Web 2.0 Technology to Instruct English Learners in Mathematics: A Qualitative Case Study, Laura Alevy
Lucy’s Secret: An Interactive Narrative About Parental Alcoholism From A Child’s Perspective, Katie Allran
Writing Strong Fiction: Influences of Point of View on Character, Ime Atakpa
Holly Springs, Virginia: Narratives for a Short-Story Cycle, Ronald B. Baldwin