Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Southern United States English as a Rhetorical Device in The Field of Marketing: A Study and Implications for Business Writing Pedagogy, Megan Jacklynn Busch
Assessing the Power of Policy: Deconstructing Declines in Child Marriage Around the World, Zackery Butler
Middle and High School Experiences That Lead First-Generation College Students to Select a Stem Major, James A. Byrum
The Criminalization of HIV and HIV Stigma, Deanna Cann
Exploring Students’ Cosmopolitan Perspectives in an Undergraduate, Intermediate Spanish-Language Class, Erin Carlson
Fortnightly Effects of Urea Additions on Cyanobacteria in A Stormwater Detention Pond, Halley Carruthers
Plasmids Bring Novel Functions to Caulobacter Genomes, Taylor Howell Carter
Quantitative Data Collection on the Fundamental Components Of Saxophone Tone Production, Matthew Troy Castner
“Power and the Orientations of Resistance in Twentieth-Century American Literature”, Victoria Eleanor Chandler
Development of a First-Generation Prototype Laboratory System for Rail Neutral Temperature Measurements, Ellie Yi-Hsien Chao
Measuring Strain-Mediated Magnetoelectric Effects In Magnetically Self-Assembled Multiferroic Janus Nanofiber Chains: A Quest for New Techniques to Study Multiferroic Nanomaterials, Bryan Lucas Chávez
Cationic Metallo-Polyelectrolytes: Synthesis and Application in Self-Assembly and Mechanochemistry, Yujin Cha
Teacher Perceptions of Practices That Enculturate Data-Driven Decision-Making, Nevermind Everlasting Chigoba
A Multi Physics Integrated Solution for a High-pressure Stage Turbine Efficiency and Durability, Sanjay Chopra
Association of NSAIDs and Acetaminophen Prescriptions During Pregnancy With Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Child, Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury
Music as Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Therapy: An Exploratory Literature Review, Amy Arlene Clary
The Motivational Impact of a Digital Student Response Tool During Text-Dependent Writing Instruction in a Concurrent Middle School Classroom, Lisa Marie Cobb
“It Seemed Like Reaching for the Moon:” Southside Virginia’s Civil Rights Struggle Against The Virginia Way, 1951-1964, Emily A. Martin Cochran
Impact of Flipped Learning on High School Students’ Motivation, Cognitive Load, and Perceptions of Flipped Approach for Learning Science, Lucas Charles Conner
Mechanical Strength of Sic Composite Tubing Under Uniaxial and Multiaxial Loading, Colton Corley
Multi-Robot Coordination with Environmental Disturbances, Adem Coskun
Simulation of Pituitary Organogenesis in Two Dimensions, Chace E. Covington
Planning and Teaching for Student Learning in Mathematics: How Graduate Student Instructors Develop and Implement Instruction, Jennifer S. Crooks-Monastra
“Hey, I’ve Got This Kid”: A Study of Multimodal Semiotics in Adapted Physical Education Strategies, Nancy Morrow Crowe
“We are Going to be Reckoned With”: The South Carolina UDC and the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Museum, 1986-2000, Caitlin Cutrona
Molecular Basis of Xenobiotic Metabolism and Resistance in Tetranychus Urticae, Leily Daneshian
Mathematical Realism From Reflectance Physicalism, Nicholas Matthew Danne
The Impact of the Teacher-Student Relationship on Students’ Educational Expectations, Amanda Lynn Davis
When the Learning Environment Becomes E-Learning: A Narrative Inquiry Into High School Honors Students’ Motivation, Tyesha L. Deas
Examining the Cost and Quality Relationship in Medicare, Alexandria Fleming Delage
Development of a Converging-Channel Drop Tower For Sphere Symmetric Isolated Single Droplet Combustion, Nicholas Alexander DeMaio
A Study of Prosocial Behavior, Workplace Civility, and Work Engagement Among Employees in Higher Education, Shelley Haddock Dempsey
An Orchestral Conductor’s Guide to the James/Daehler Edition Of The Hinrichs and Winkler Compilation Score to the 1925 Silent Film The Phantom of the Opera, Hayden Richard Denesha
Escitalopram Treatment to the HIV-1 Transgenic Rat: Spine Dynamics, Telomere Quantification and Neurogenesis, Adam Ray Denton
Developing and Understanding Catalysts for Organic Synthesis, Shelby Dickerson
Real Time Simulation and Hardware in the Loop Methods for Power Electronics Power Distribution Systems, Michele Difronzo
Postcolonial Narrative and The Dialogic Imagination: An Analysis of Early Francophone West African Fiction and Cinema, Seydina Mouhamed Diouf
Regulation of Inflammatory Processes by Tryptamine, Cannabidiol and 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-P-Dioxin, Nicholas Dopkins
The Impact of Reading Intervention Supports on Adolescent Reader Identity, Erin Christine Doty
Fate of Nitrogen and Effectiveness of Evaporation on Managing Leachate in Collection and Storage Ponds: A Case Study at the Three Rivers Solid Waste Authority Regional Landfill, Kaitlen Rose Drafts
Interpersonal Discrimination and Older Latinx Adults in the United States, Adrianne Dues
Investigations on the Surface Chemistry of Colloidal Quantum Dots Towards Fluorescent Biological Probes, John Hardin Dunlap
How Do Adults Who Are Blind Desribe Their Quality of Life?, Loreta Dylgjeri
Recent Advances in Catalytic Ethylene Epoxidation: Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation, Benjamin Thomas Egelske
Time-Domain Measurement of Magnetization Dynamics in Ferrofluids, Brian Egenriether
Impact of Graphene on Microstructure and Compressive Strength of Cement Mortars Utilizing Two Different Dispersion Methods, Elhussien Khaled Elbatanouny
Enslaved Rebellion and Abolitionist Imperialism in Britain’s Atlantic World, 1807-1884, Lewis Eliot
Religion, Senses, and Remembrance: Brooklyn’s Sumter Club in Postbellum Charleston, S.C., Michael Edward Scott Emett
Examining the Relationship of Blood Transfusions and Acute Morbidity in Preterm Infants, Kayla Chavis Everhart
Characterizing Anxiety and Physiological Correlates in Preschool Children with Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Jordan Ezell
Mitigating Corrosion and Enhancing Energy Density of Zinc-Based Anodes in Primary and Secondary Aqueous Batteries, Ehsan Faegh
The Shape of the Bilingual Mental Lexicon: Testing the Cognate Continuum, Danielle Kristine Fahey
An Annotated Bibliography of Flute Repertoire by Iranian Female Composers, Roya Farzaneh
Characterizing the Temporal and Spatial Distribution of the Cannonball Jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris) in the South Atlantic Bight, Lauren G. Faulk
A Historical Analysis of U.S.-Based Study Abroad Program Providers, Chrissie Faupel
Customers’ Acceptance of Automated Hotel, Jianhong Feng
Using Aeolian Depositional Lag Times to Relate Dune Vegetation And Topographic Change, Jacquelyn Brianna Ferguson
Resrouce Allocation and Visual Communication In Lepidoptera, Linda Nicole Fipps
Two Aspects of Magnetic Nanoparticle Self-Assembly on Thin-Film Multilayers: Custom Media Properties and Accurate Determination of Nanoparticle Anisotropy Constant, Sara L. FitzGerald
Spatial Orphans: Cultural Mobility and the Extranatural in Black American Literature, Kelsey Nichole Flint-Martin
Improving Access to Teacher Mentors for Black Students: The Mediating Role of School Safety, Anna Flitner
Praying Soldiers: Experiencing Religion as a Revolutionary War Soldier Fighting for Independence, Roberto Oscar Flores de Apodaca
Engraved in Prejudice: How Currency Displayed the Mindset of the South, Holly Johnson Floyd
Professional Development Workshops on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP) And Its Impact on the Pedagogical Awareness Level of Educators at ABC Middle School, Scott Napier Floyd
Polynomials, Primes and the PTE Problem, Joseph C. Foster
Purification of Uranium Tetrafluoride Using Ammonium Bifluoride, Kyle Robert Foster
Radium at the Lost City and Mid-Cayman Rise Hydrothermal Fields, Jessica D. Frankle
Using Blended Learning and Writing Conferences to Develop High Schoolers’ Writing Skills and Self-Regulated Learning, Ashley Nicole Galloway-Speight
Fabrication and Characterization of Micro/Nanostructured Ceramic Device for Energy Conversion, Yun Gan
An Acoustic Emission and Artificial Intelligence Approach to Structural Health Monitoring for Aerospace Application, Joseph Chandler Garrett
Combined Effects of Welding Residual Stress and Thermal Expansion in CWR, Brennan Gedney
John Laurens: An Artist Rediscovered in the Ethelind Pope Brown Collection, Nicole Alexandra Gerth
Mix It Up: Blended Collaborative Professional Development to Impact High School Teacher Efficacy, Briana Ghan
Age and Sex Dependency of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Progression in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome, Nazli Gharraee
Failure and the Amiable Lie, Timothy Giles
Market Segmentation and Targeted Messaging to Improve HPV Vaccine Intentions in the College Aged Population, Ashley Caitlin Godwin
Value Creation Mechanisms in the Contemporary Art Market, Niharika Goel
Postcapitalist Desert Visions from Earth to Anarres, David J. Goff
Carbon Storage via Mineral Bonding in Subsoils A Review of Soil Processes, Kiele Goins
Factors to Integrate Technology for Student Collaboration in the Elementary School: An Action Research Study, Lisa Roseanne Goldey
The Impact of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) On 10 Early Career Teachers Who Seek to Understand the Meaning and Practice of Teacher Leadership, Laura Alsbrooks Goldzung
Functional Supramolecular Materials and the Design and Synthesis of Triple Negative Breast Cancer Pharmaceuticals, Dustin Wayne Goodlett
Thinking Like an Historian: Improving Engagement Through Project-Based Learning in a United States History Classroom, George Gray
Student’s Perspectives of Chronic Absenteeism in a Suburban High School, Herbert Allen Gray
Composers and Publishers of Parlor Songs and Spirituals from Civil War Richmond: 1861 – 1867, Michael Gray
The Influence of ADHD on Concussion in NCAA College Athletes, Brett Steven Gunn
Computer Vision-Based Automatic Railroad Crossing Monitoring and Track Inspection, Feng Guo
Regularized Deep Network Learning For Multi-Label Visual Recognition, Hao Guo
Exploration of Patient Communication Preference Regarding Reclassified Genetic Test Results, Cooper Nicole Hall
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Knowledge, Willingness to Use & Uptake Among Black Heterosexual Men, Akeen Lowell Hamilton
A Mixed-Methods Investigation into the Factors Impacting Middle School Academic Motivation, Paul Ambrose Hammond IV
The Impacts of an Online Planning Tool on Online Co-teaching Practices During a Pandemic, Jeffrey Todd Harrell