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Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

An Investigation of Strong Electrostatic Adsorption Using Formed Commercial Supports, Connor Brendan McDonough

Destabilizing the Ivory Tower: An Autoethnography, Chelsea McFadden

Investigating the Influence of Mentors With National Board Certification on Mentees’ Perceptions of Their Own Teaching Practice and Attitudes of Remaining a Teacher, Joshua Michael McGoun

Advancing Research Methodology and Educational Policy: An Application of Mixture Modeling Using School Climate, Kathleen V. McGrath

Evaluation and Implementation of the C-Pen on the Reading Level, Comprehension, and Oral Reading Fluency of Third-Grade Students With Learning Disabilities: An Action Research Study, Kawanna McKenzie

The Effect of Low Dose Penicillin on Tumor Development in Apc^Min/+ Mice, Kinsey Ann Sierra Meggett

Lake Water Inventory, Katarina Merlini

Efficacy of Telegenetics: A Diagnostic Yield Comparison Between In-Person and Telemedicine Pediatric Genetic Evaluations, Allie Merrihew

Los Milagros de Santiago Como Sustrato Ideológico en la Formación de una Identidad Protonacional Castellana, Francisco David Mesa Muñoz

Virtual Interactive Notebooking With Gifted Learners in an Inquiry-Based Social Studies Classroom: A Mixed-Methods Action Research Study on Higher-Order Thinking and Student Motivation, Brandy Cooper Meyers

Individualized E-book Experiences: Personalized Reading Plans’ Impact on First-Grade Students’ Reading Motivation And Engagement, Hannah Brunson Miles

Capable, Arianna Elise Miller

The Apprenticeship Structure and the Applied Pedagogical Methods Of the Holy Roman Empire Imperial Trumpeters’ Guild During The 17^th and 18^th Centuries, Noa Miller

Real-Time Probabilistic Solvers for Digital Twins of Power Electronic Systems, Matthew Aaron Milton

Development of Acoustic Metamaterial Noise Barriers and Simultaneously Harvesting Energy Using Smart Materials, Fariha Mir

Exploring Neurocognitive Processes That Underlie Reading Performance in Children: A Foundational Study, Ayan Mitra

Ready or Not for K5: A Study on Early Childhood Interventions Within Special Education and General Education Setting, Paulette Mizzell

Defining the Pathophysiology of Gut Humoral Immunodeficiency, Ahmed Dawood Mohammed

Ultrawide Bandgap Algan-Channel Metal Oxide Semiconductor Heterostructure Field Effect Transistors With High-K Gate Dielectrics, Md Abu Shahab Mollah

Evaluating the Health Impact of CenteringPregnancy Program Versus Traditional Prenatal Care in Midland Obstetric Clinics and Validating Selected Item On Birth Certificate, Oluwatosin A. Momodu

Three Studies Investigating Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program-Aligned Opportunities To Enhance Students’ Physical Education Learning, Jongho Moon

Development of a Rapid Compression and Expansion Machine To Characterize the Ignition Propensity of Multi-Component Liquid Fuels, Jonathan Joseph Morreale

Automating and Implementing Complex, Multistep Sample Preparation Processes to Generate Reproducible Proteomic and Phosphoproteomic Data, Brian Todd Mullis

Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: Synthesis and Applications Of Novel Polybenzimidazole (PBI) Membranes, Laura Ann Murdock

Deep Learning Based Sound Event Detection and Classification, Alireza Nasiri

Correcting for Measurement Error in the Outcome When Estimating the Distribution of Time to Pregnancy With the Current Duration Approach, Nicole Nasrallah

Politics of Belonging: Identity, Integration, and Spatial Practices of Algerian Immigrants and Their Descendants in Paris, France, Elizabeth Nelson

Animacy and Intransitivity in Sentence Processing, Peter Nelson

Degradative Processes of Commercial and Next-Generation Lithium-Ion Battery Materials, Benjamin Ng

Go with The Flow: Testing the Effects of Emotional Flow on Psychophysiological, Attitudinal, and Behavioral Changes, Chris R. Noland

Inquiry-Based Teaching in a Secondary English Classroom, Jennifer L. Norman

Land, Racial Formations, and Power: Exploring the Network of Power Relationships During Climate Change Planning in Coastal South Carolina, Teresa Norman

Neural Synchrony During Naturalistic Language Perception in Listeners with Aphasia, Lisa Johnson Norris

The Relationship Between Enabling District Structure And Principal Self-Efficacy in South Carolina, Justin Lee Nutter

Searching Extreme Mechanical Properties Using Active Machine Learning and Density Functional Theory, Joshua Ojih

Sampling and Robustness in Multi-Robot Visibility-Based Pursuit-Evasion, Trevor Vincent Olsen

Survey of Four North American and Malaysian Theory Methods for Young Pianists, Wen Bin Ong

Effect of Crystal Size on the Failure Mechanics Of Polymer Bonded Explosives, Chizoba Onwuka

Hear My Voice: Qualitative Studies to Explore What Empowers Patients to Talk With Their Doctor and Participate in Making Health Care Decisions, Alicia Marie Oostdyk

Groundwater Discharge From Passive Continental Margins: Rethinking Marine Chemical Budgets, Andrew William Osborne

A Conductor’s Guide to J. N. Hummel’s Forgotten Oratorio: Der Durchzug Durchs Rote Meer, Rebecca J. Ostermann

Experimental Investigation of Single and Two-Phase Heat Transfer Performance in Microchannels with Surface Modifications and Multiple Inlet Restrictors, Saad Kadham Oudah

A Practical Approach for the Applied Voice Instructor Utilizing Limited Piano Skills in the Studio Setting, Lee Whittington Ousley

Physical Modeling of Backward Erosion Piping Phenomenon in a Geotechnical Centrifuge, William Fernando Ovalle Villamil

Evaluating Fit Indices in a Multilevel Latent Growth Model With Unbalanced Design: A Monte Carlo Study, Fan Pan

Structure and Stability of AG-IR Bimetallic Catalysts Prepared By Electroless Deposition and Synthesis and Performance of High Selectivity Movnbsbteox Mixed Oxides for Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Ethane, Mozhdeh Parizad

Applications and Mechanisms of Near Infrared Spectroscopy For Age Estimation in Otoliths of Red Snapper Lutjanus Campechanus, Michelle S. Passerotti

Temperature Dependence of Electroluminescence and Current-Voltage Characteristics of Arrays of Deep Ultraviolet Algan Micropixel Led, Dhruvinkumar Prakashchandra Patel

Separate Effects Tests for Studying Thermal Gradient Driven Cracking in UO₂ Pellets Undergoing Resistive Heating, Sobhan Patnaik

Social-Motivational Influences on Physical Activity Engagement For Adolescent Girls, Mariajosé Jhamira Paton

Carbonatite Metasomatism and Water Systematics of Peridotite Xenoliths From Lanzarote, Canaries, Sierra N. Patterson

A Culture of Control: Progressive Era Eugenics in South Carolina as a Continuation of Created White Supremacy, Hannah Nicole Patton

Innovation and Extended Producer Responsibility in Supply Chain Management, Yuqi Peng

Effects of Overmolding Process Parameters on Bondzone Quality, Vivek Varma Penumetsa

Development of a Multi-Scale Mechano-Electrochemical Battery Model, Drew J. Pereira

Multiple Processes Predict Motor Learning and Impairments After a Stroke, Christopher Michael Perry

Experimental Evaluation of Drying Spent Nuclear Fuel for Dry Cask Storage Through Vacuum and Forced Helium Dehydration, Jonathan Ellis Perry

The Role PDE11A4 Signaling and Compartmentalization in Social Behavior, Kaitlyn Pilarzyk

Using Concurrent Functional Regression to Reconstruct River Stage Data During Flood Events and Identify Influential Functional Measurements, Ryan Pittman

A Unified Approach to Estimating the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient and Its Bias: An Exploratory Study, Kelvin Terrell Pompey

Disrupting the Wise Monkey Approach to Principal Preparation, Ryan Pool

The Impact of Virtual Field Trip Programs on Elementary Students’ Interest in Science Domains and STEM Fields, Jasmin Roberts Poor

Shaping a Queer South: The Evolution of Activism From 1960-2000, A. Kamau Pope

Models in Scientific Inquiry, Justin Price

The Inescapable Effects of Discourse as Knowledge and Power: Refugee Youth’s Resistance to “The System” in Pursuit of Higher Education, Fallon Puckett

Investigating the Chemistry of Harmful Algal Blooms And Microbial Communities in the Natural Environment, Samuel Patrick Putnam

Deep Learning based Models for Classification from Natural Language Processing to Computer Vision, Xianshan Qu

Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior During and After Pregnancy and Postpartum Weight Retention, Kaitlyn Taylor Ramey

Food Choice Decision-Making Among School-Going Adolescents Amidst the Nutrition Transition in Urban Accra, Ghana, Krystal Krsna Rampalli

Against All Odds: Understanding African American Males’ Perspectives on the Path to Graduation at an Alternative School, Devin Randolph

Conservation of Polyester-urethane Magnetic Audio Tapes and Discrimination of Textile Fiber Dyes Using Spectroscopy and Chemometrics, Nilmini Hemanthika Ratnasena

Correct Web Service Transactions in the Presence of Malicious and Misbehaving Transactions, John Thomas Ravan III

Differentiated Experiential Learning Through Play as Supplemental Support for Prekindergarten Students, Charles S. Reed

It’s /tʃuzdeɪ/, Innit?: Yod Coalescence in British English, Jenna Rose Rees-White

Household Food Security, Lifestyle Factors, and Glycemic Control Among Youth and Young Adults With Diabetes, Lauren A. Reid

Five Dollar Ticket, Gabe Reitemeier

Dysbiosis-Related Medications and the Association With Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia, Nicholas Victor Resciniti

Effects of Personal FM System Use During Phonological Awareness Instruction for Children at Risk for Dyslexia, Gabriella Rose Reynolds

“Where Beauty and Anguish Had Contended”: Eden, Gender, and Creativity in Melville’s Pierre, Kersey Reynolds

Intersection of Maternal Disability Status, Prescription Opioid Use Before And During Pregnancy, and Adverse Birth Outcomes, Chelsea Lynes Richard

Large-N_c Constraints for One- and Two-Nucleon Currents in Effective Field Theory, Thomas Richardson

Sparse Modeling for Predicting Class Assignments for Trace Forensic Evidence, Dayla Christine Rich

Sentir Con la Memoria: Prácticas Espaciales Desde la Cotidianidad Sistemática Del Subalterno en Roma, la Teta Asustada Y la Mujer Sin Cabeza, Perla Jazmin Richerson

An Action Research Study Implementing a Livescribe™ Pen and Cornell Note-Taking Strategy in a Personal and Community Health Course to Support Note-Taking and Comprehension of College Student-Athletes With Learning Disabilities, Ivana Rich

“Everything Will Be as It Is Now, Just a Little Different”: Affectively Imagining Alternative Worlds in Ben Lerner’s 10:04, Grace Riley

Building Community Among International Students Through Purposeful Selection of Fictional Literature, Michael Robert

Inside the Designer: A Costume Designer’s Process, Kennedy Reid Roberts

Expanding the Frontiers of Supernova Cosmology in Preparation for Next Generation Telescopes, Justin Roberts-Pierel

An Investigation of the Ignition Propensities of Fuels Perturbed by Nitrogen Monoxide, Ackmer Robinson III

Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction and Effects on Arterial Wall Microstructure, Jeffrey Thomas Rodgers

Supporting the African American Prekindergarten Student Through Standard Academic English Instruction, Trent Gibson Rogerson

Developmental Regression Analysis and Investigation of Genotype Correlations in Individuals With Classic Rett Syndrome, Aubrey Lynn Rose

Influential Factors of School Culture on Teacher Self-Efficacy and Motivation: An Ethnographic Case Study, Katrina Washington Rouse

Catalytic and Non-catalytic Methods for Hydrocarbon Upgrading, Valorization, and Pollutant Control, Michael Morgan Royko

Multi-Objective Routing for Distributed Controllers, Konstantin Y. Rubin

Views of Substance Use During Pregnancy: Social Responses to the Issue, Taylor Ruddy

Multimodal Robotic Health in Future Factories Through IIot, Data Analytics, and Virtual Commissioning, Clint Saidy

Characterization of a Novel Fe-S Cluster Transfer Pathway Between GRX4 and Sufa in Escherichia Coli, Enis Sanchez

14 Minutes in Purgatory, Jennifer Moody Sanchez

Groundwater Flow and Transport at the Forest-Marsh Boundary: A Modeling Study, Sophia Chason Sanders