This collection houses master's projects, ranging from capstones, final projects, integrative reviews, and more, from KSU's master's degree programs since 2008. This collection accepts any KSU master's program's project that has been approved by the student's committee.
This collection does not house any theses. If you need to submit your master's thesis, please visit our Master's Theses collection. For other student work, please visit the Student Author Hub
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This date changes every semester and can be confirmed on the Office of the Registrar website.
Failure to submission by the deadline can result in delayed graduation.
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Submit Your ProjectCapstones from 2021
The Stories We Tell: Gender-Based Variances in Recovery Narratives, Jessica McDaniel
The Lies They Hold, Sherrie Morgan
Nurse Manager Communication Associated with Staff Nurse Satisfaction or Retention, Svetlana Periut
Can You See Me? Re-Centering Biracial Voices Through Chicana Intervention in Children's Literature, Andrea Putala
WHAT IS DONE IN THE DARK WILL COME TO LIGHT: A NOVELLA, Giselle Reid
Query into Queer: A Creative and Analytical Examination of LGBTQ+ Experiences, Peyton Sibert
Understanding Community and Engagement in Synchronous Online Writing Instruction, Conner Sutton
Being a Caregiver in the Time of a Pandemic: An Integrative Review, Julia Tokarz
MAPW Portfolio, Arlene White
IRRADIATED PLAYGROUND: THE GEORGIA NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT LABORATORY AND THE LEGACY OF THE UNITED STATES NUCLEAR PROJECT, Austin Wilson
Capstones from 2020
We Are Also Home, Mustafa Abubaker
Corporate Monster, Chelsea Adamczyk
CARLOTA LUCUMÍ, Aanuoluwapo Adesina
THE RELATIONSHIP OF SPAN OF CONTROL TO NURSE MANAGER SATISFACTION, Jeffrey Batcher
Tense Familiarity: Psycho and the Origins, Effects, and Pedagogy of the Trans-Coded Monster, Dudgrick Bevins
Community Engagement in Writing Programs: Preparing Students for Success in Professional Settings, Courtney Bradford
The Lantern and the Sword, Michael Chisholm
Violet, Ashley Crisler
'Orphan with a Gun' - A Graphic Novel Script and Pitch Package, Brian Dascall
Orphan with a Gun - A Graphic Novel, Brian T. Dascall
Castles in the Air, Emily Deibler
The Sojourner, Adefolaju Edun
You Are Academia, Jason Faust
Dual Lives Assimilation Literacy, Shiloh Garcia
Relationship Between Diabetic Self-Management Education and Microvascular Complications in Adults with Type II Diabetes: An Integrative Review, Emily Hallberg
Kennesaw State University English Majors at Work: Careers in Unexpected Places Description of the Problem, Pearl Harris
Emily Dickinson: 19th Century Poet in a 21st Century World, Stephanie Merrigan
Tactical Rhetoric: User Experience Analysis & Strategies for Game Developers, Lexi Olszewski
Forgiveness, Freedom and the Inmate Issue, Taylor Smith
Impact of Kangaroo Care on Caregivers in the NICU: An Integrative Review, Kaitlyn Sterling
This Book is a Book of Secrets: Part One (Capstone), Keith Stillman
Writing as a Nonprofit Leadership Tool, Samantha Weinberg
Jewish Identity on American Television and Viewer Attitudes in an Era of Rising Anti-Semitism, Jacqueline Winters-Allen
Service and Citizenship: Examining the Historical Relationship between Immigration and Military Service in the United States, Claudia Lynn Zibanejadrad
Psychological Aspects of Adolescent Diabetes, Dawn Ziegler
Final Projects from 2019
Relationship Between Stress and Performance in Skills Competencies in an Undergraduate Nursing Program, Erin Ababiy
Reset, Victoria M. Banks
The Rhetoric of Substance Use Disorder, Morgan Carter
The Support Needed for Spouses of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Survivors: An Exploration into Resources and Reference Materials, Brigitte Espinet
Transgender Digital Embodiments: Questions of the Transgender Body in the 21st Century, Jessica Fisher
Rosa: Interactive Active Graphic Narrative as a Tool for Teaching about Human Trafficking, Jennifer Jackson
Teaching the Sun as Simile: Bringing Nature into Language Arts Middle School Classrooms, Stormy Kage
Recovering Grace: How One Man's Religious Movement Turned into a Homeschool Cult, Kathryn Knight Harper
REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT IN THE U.S.: THE HIDDEN REALITIES OF THE U.S. REFUGEE INTEGRATION PROCESS, Bienvenue Konsimbo
Thinking outside the Toolbox: A Teaching Resource for Vocational Writing, Dustin Ledford
Welcome Guide: Onboarding Guidebook for Hannah Michelle Photography, Hannah Lozano
Without Them, Maryann Lozano
Dee: A Feature Length Drama, Laura Angelyn McCarter
EXPLORING FACTORS AND CONSEQUENCES OF NURSE FATIGUE IN NURSES WHO WORK ON-CALL SHIFTS, Erin MItchell
Ballot Readability and Plain Language, Roger Poole
Protest Movements of the 1960s - 1970s in Latin America and the United States, jean potter
Exploring My Unique Literacy Experiences as a Ukrainian American Emerging Scholar through Autoethnography, Diana Prokopiev
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, PERCEIVED STRESS AND COPING MECHANISMS IN THE UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENT, Marissa Rebello
The Talus, Carol Roddenberry
The Divine Double Voice: How Female Christian Rhetors Found Rhetorical Agency through the Voice of God, Cara Ryfun
Mezze A Collection of Short Stories, Leata Thomas
Mezze: A Short Story Collection-in-Progress, Leata Thomas
Hot, Fiery, Fierce, Burning, Passionate: The Story of John Fry and Ardent Studios, Zack Zoeller
Capstones from 2018
“LIFE IS VERY HARD HERE”: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS IN EL NORTE AND ENRIQUE’S JOURNEY, Gayle Anderson
THE REAL ATLANTA: REPRESENTATIONS OF BLACK SOUTHERN CULTURE, MASCULINITY, AND WOMANHOOD AS SEEN IN SEASON ONE OF THE FX SERIES ATLANTA, Tamisha Nicole Askew
All Writers Welcome: An Exploratory Study of the Potential Value of Academic Writing Center and Adult Community-Based Literacy Center Partnerships, Allison Bennett
Margin Matters: How to Live on a Simple Budget and Crush Debt Forever, Jason Brown
Adventures in Storytelling: An Editor's Guide to Better Fiction, Rachel Frank
Stumbler (A Screenplay), Mark Green
Media Guide and Strategic Plan, Ella Greer
The biography of Dr. Joseph Mbelolo Ya Mpiku: A Congolese true to his roots, looking beyond the world he lives in., Zola Matingu
Unraveling Identity Signifier Literacy: A Case Study of First-Year Composition Students' Communication Practices, Bailey McAlister
Reflecting on and Shattering My White Lens: A Critical Autoethnography on My Experience as a White Editor Working with Authors of Color, Kelsey Medlin
Life: Told by Death, Shannan Rivera
Sequels and SAMs: Re-contextualized Media and Affective Memory, Ben Rogers
Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Darker, Jennifer Sarra
Imprimatur: A Poetry Portfolio, Valerie Smith
The Edugametional Podcast Episode 1: Souls Games and Information Literacy, Brian Zabell
Capstones from 2017
Creating a Web Presence for a Small Business Using a Holistic Content Strategy Approach, Tabitha Akins
Highway 11: A Memoir, Judy Benowitz
Choosing the Best: A Rhetorical Analysis and Discussion of an Abstinence-Centered Sexuality Education Curriculum, Carolyn Buonomo
Wonders for the Dead, Sarah Cook
The Woods of Wander, Stephanie Dinizio
Batty Stories: Ramblings with Gramdad, Julie A. Donn
The Anti-Black Hero: Black Masculinity Media Representation as Seen in Netflix Series Luke Cage and Fox Series Empire, Meya Joyell Hemphill
Pink is the New Bull: The Feminization of Pit Bulls in Visual and Literary Discourses as a Rescue Tactic, Stephanie Hogue
Carol and the Ugly Sisters: A Play in Three Acts, Judith Jones
Secrets on Morgan Hill: A Story of an Unlikely Friendship Amid an Apartheid South, Camille Kleidysz-Ferreira
Portosystemic Shunts in Cats: Management and Care, Rachael E. Konke
The Creative Voice--Dialogue Between Writer and Editor: A Portfolio, Valerie M. Mathews
Doorway to the Deep: Memoirs of Enduring Endometriosis and Embracing Life After Loss, Carma Peña
Patient Zero, Crystal Ramos
The "Wizards" Guide and Chapters, Jessica D. Sager Ms.
Bachelorette Sanctuary, Amanda Smith
Creating Effective Style Documents: A Practicum in Trade Publication, Kristen Tardio
Supporting Equine-Assisted Therapy: A Grant Proposal Writing Project for Healing Hands Youth Ranch, Nancy Tompkins
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