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Submit Your ThesisTheses/Dissertations from 2013
Voices in Cyberspace: Testing the Effectiveness of Blogs as a Tool for Improving Voice in Student Writing, Caitlin Martinez
The Impact of User-Created Content on Traditional News, Aneesah McDonald
Last Trip to Disneyland, Freeman Mensa Montaque
Healthcare Systems in Brazil and the United States: A Comparative Analysis, Ingrid Jeber do Nascimento
A Case Study of Corruption and Public Accountability in Nigeria, Chinelo Okekeocha
Belong: Poetry and Prose on Being Adopted, Karen Pickell
Thresholds, Gabriel J. Pline
Palliative Care Knowledge among Bachelors of Science Nursing Students, Amy Pope
The Inn That Almost Wasn't: The Life and Times of the Len Foote Hike Inn, Jessica M. Price
Sisters of Sun and Moon, Crystal Rast
Social Equity in Public Administration: The Work of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund, Ramatoulaye Siby
Remix and Rebalance: Copyright and Fair Use Issues in the Digital Age and English Studies, Scott A. Singleton
College Students’ Punitive Attitudes toward Five Types of Sex Offenders: Examining Factors that Influence Punitive Preferences, Kathryn T. Smith
Finding Home, Ana Sosa
Z Word, Danielle Southwell
Heterosexism and Homophobia Among Students Participating in a Bachelor of Science Nursing Program, Johnathan Daniel Steppe
SociaLeighFood Memoir Cookbook, Leigh Takata
The Vietnam War and its Detrimental Effects on Chicanos, Juan Carlos Trejo
The No Child Left Behind Act: An Analysis of its Impact on the Academic Success of Students in Cobb and Fulton Counties in Georgia, Valerie Veney
MAPW Thesis, Nathan M. Ware
The Effect of Preceptor Role Effectiveness on Newly Licensed Registered Nurses' Perceived Psychological Empowerment and Professional Autonomy, Chanell Watkins
Theoretical Evaluation of the Community Collaboration on Pet Homelessness: The Case of Cobb County Animal Control, Lydia Weathers
Writing My Peace: Transforming Tragedy Into Art, Precious C. Williams
Perry Island, Stan Wyatt
To Love Again?, Shunkedra Zachery
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Common Errors of Two Contemporary Classrooms: A Capstone, Helen M. Cauley
Gender Pay Gap in Public Organizations: An Analysis of Trends in Pay Gaps Between Men and Women in Federal Agencies, Aisha Coore
An Insight into the Wrongly Convicted: Going beyond the Perceptions and Beliefs of the Causes, Chermaine Cribb
Ghosts Among the Kudzu, Melissa Davis
Social Media in Context: Writers Explore the Marketplace: A Practicum in Editing and Design, Denae Eagen
I Am Human Rights: Leveraging Social Media Identity Recasting for Human Rights Acceptance in the United States, Noah Echols
The Way Home, Michael J. Gavalas
Identity Theft: HOAs and the Cultivation of Exceptional Whiteness, Anna Golden
Necroburbia, Sebastian Gregory
The Walton Way: A Tradition of Excellence, Jana Hoffman
Place and the ESOL Student in the Middle School Environment, Michael Lee Irving
A Strong-Minded Southern Woman: Sarah Joe Alston Claiborne, Catharine M. Johnson
Gaining Admission to the Medical Discourse Community: The Importance of Method Within Homeopathic Research, Katharina Jorgensen
From Homer to Hip-Hop: Using Popular Music to Teach Composition, Rebecca Kraegel
Poverty Reduction in Burundi: A Case Study of the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid, Josiane Mapango
Sunflower Seeds & Quarter Waters, Imani Marshall
From the Margins to the Middle: Making Room for Visual Rhetoric in the Composition Classroom, Montyne H. Morris
Stone Cold Secrets, Victoria L. Mujahid
Mother is Supreme: A Memoir, Nneka M. Okona
The Effects of Work Schedule Flexibility on Job Satisfaction of Telephone Advice Nurses, Angela D. O'Neal
Family Matters, Jennifer L. Rau
A Taxonomy of Regulations: The Effect of Regulation on Selling Activities, John F. Riggs
Digital Rhetoric: Doing Things with Words Online, Lisa M. Russell
Mind Warp, Dina Schwartz
Writing Portfolio, Stephanie Sidney
Relationship of a Healthy Work Environment to Retention of Direct Care Nurses in a Hospital Setting, Ashlee P. Thomas
Clandestine Partnerships?: The Link between Human Trafficking and Organized Crime in Metropolitan Atlanta, Tara M. Tripp
Pay-for-Performance System in the Department of Defense: A Case Study of the National Security Personnel System, Kenneth P. Woods
Interactive Learning Modules for the Reproductive Health Assessment Toolkit for Conflict-Affected Women, Erin S. Wright
Posthuman: The Great Beyond, Jason L. Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
The Soul's Enslavers, Brenna L. Aldrich
Religious Control Within Georgia's Women's Prisons and How It Influences Sexual Identities, Gwendelyn L. Ballew
Volunteerism and Charitable Giving among the Millennial Generation: How to Attract and Retain Millennials, Eniko Eva Baranyi
Life, Love, Sex, and Everything In Between, Patti Beckett
Traumatic Family Narratives in a Cosmopolitan World: Identity in American Third Generation Holocaust Survivors, Karen L. Burton
Tapping My Way Through World War II, Janice G. Carter
The Gamer, Heather Cook
Artists Connect, Barbara Ann Cramer
Find Me Here, Kristi DeMeester
When the Crisis Communications Plan is the Crisis, Kim Dimson
Preserving Roswell: The Voices of Historic Preservation in Roswell, Georgia, Emily Suzanne Fox
A Comparative Analysis of Effective School Board Leadership: The Case of Gwinnett County and Atlanta City Public Schools, Joshua Allen Garner
The Utilization of Social Media: A Case Study of the U.S. General Services Administration Experience, Maria Guida
A Qualitative Study of the Use of Content-Related Comics to Promote Student Participation in Mathematical Discourse in a Math I Support Class, Jeni M. Halimun
Love Everlasting: A Memoir, Arthur Harris
The Mindstorm, Jeffrey P. Harrison
The Body, Kristen Brooke Harrison
Supporting the Non-profit Sector: A Grant Writing Project for The Georgia Ballet, Sarah Hocut
Once upon a Time in the Future: Excerpt of a Science Fiction Novel, Michael Hutchison
Mere Mortals, Jennifer Franklin Johnson
Panes, Brittany Moss Leazer
MAPW Capstone Project, Carol A. Levine
Framing God: Toward a Cognitive Account of Religious Rhetoric, Adam Lewis
Recycle Bin: A Collection of Interconnected Sudden Fiction, Kathleen Brewin Lewis
Middle School Academic Performance: An Exploratory Analysis of the Fulton County School District, Martina Madison
Can Water Professionals Transform Pharmaceutical Disposal Practices of Hospice Nurses?, Jennifer L. McCoy and Kimberly P. Holland
A Balanced Approach to Health: Understanding the Health Care Practices of Guatemalan Maya in the United States, Amanda L. McGrew
Mentoring within the Minority Population: How to Retain and Matriculate Minorities in a College Setting, Brent Matthias Obleton
Teaching for Global Learning through Telecollaboration: A Case Study of K-12 Educators' Conceptualizations and Practices about Global Education, Holly Gooding Oran
A Case Study of Collegiate Alcohol Education: How Can Kennesaw State University Improve?, Tyler Pede
Venture Philanthropy: A Case Study of Three Nonprofit Organizations, Jessica K. Potts
Pay-For-Performance for Missouri Public Schools: Are We Ready Yet?, Dustin K. Procter
Moving Research Journals Online: Using Blogs to Teach Research-based Writing in First-Year Composition, Tanya L. Rodgers
The True Knowledge of Women, Karen Cochran Roop
Jodi Calls, Michael Paul Ruther
Exploring Dress and Behavior of the Emo Subculture, Kaci Schmitt
Man Poems: From Beer and Gears to Grills and Girls, Christopher Ward
Alternative to Incarceration Methods: A Case Study of the Hall County Drug Court, Kristen Long White
Aristocracy and Appalachia: Edith Vanderbilt and Her Moonlight School, Wilkie L. Whitney
Lily Learns Her Lesson, Samara Zeiger
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Running into a US Education, Tulasi Prasad Acharya
Expressive Writing: A Technique for Improving Communication in Individuals with Autism and Related Disorders, Taryn G. Aldrich