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Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Comparing the Success of Official Sponsors and Ambush Marketers: An Event Study Analysis of Brazil Following the 2014 Fifa World Cup and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympic Games, Timothy Koba

Using Human Granulosa Cells to Select the Most Competent Embryos for Uterine Transfer in in Vitro Fertilization Cycles, Richard John Kordus

The Impact of a Reading Workshop Approach in a Seventh Grade Supplemental Reading Class, Diana Koscik

I’ll Never Have to Do This After High School: Exploring Students' Perceptions of College and Career Readiness and the Effects of Eportfolios With Reflection on Transferable Skills, Julie Beatrice Kristin

Rationality Questions and the Derived Category, Alicia Lamarche

Exploring the Experiences and Needs of Faculty When Implementing Active Learning at a Public Southeastern Regional University: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Michael Lampe

Piloting a Smartphone-Based Sedentary Behavior Reduction Intervention for Adults With Overweight or Obesity: Take a STAND 4 Health, Chelsea Larsen

Teachers’ Needs and Preferences vs. Administrators’ Perceptions: Recommendations for Educational Technology-focused Professional Development Using Action Research in a Suburban High School, Lori Latham

Motivating Critical Thinkers in Fourth Grade Science: Action Research Promoting 21st Century Skills Through Technology Integrated Project-Based Learning., Diane Lawson

Conservative Media’s Coverage of Coronavirus on YouTube: A Qualitative Analysis of Media Effects on Consumers, Michael J. Layer

Can the Curse Be Reversed?: An Action Research Study of the Effect of Constructivist-Aligned Instructional Strategies and Practices on the Mathematical Identity Development of Fifth- Grade Students, Jennifer J. Ledbetter

Anni Albers: From Bauhaus to Black Mountain, Kellen Rosslie Ledford

A Stylistic Analysis of Reinhold Glière’s 25 Preludes for Piano, Op. 30, Sunjoo Lee

The Hybridization of a Graphene and Silicon Carbide Schottky Optoelectronic Device by the Incorporation of a Lead Sulfide Quantum Dot Film, Joshua Letton

Rethinking the Customer Experience: An Empirical Comparison of Airbnb and Hotels, Jing Li

Liberalization First, Democratization Later: The Linkage Between Income Inequality, Economic Development, and Democratization, Yi-Tzu Lin

Channel Modeling and Tropospheric Effects on Millimeter Wave Communications for Aviation Applications, Jinwen Liu

Having Newcomers in Diverse Teams: The Effects of Subgroup Identification and Established Faultlines on Newcomer Information Seeking and Team Creativity, Xing Liu

Smart Sensing Enabled Secure and Usable Pairing and Authentication, Xiaopeng Li

The Singing Voice Specialist: An Essential Bridge Between Two Worlds, Rebecca Holbrook Loar

The Future is Female: STEAM Education Analysis, Diana Krajewski Lockwood

Online Technology Integration Professional Development: Action Research Evaluating Impact on Faculty Perceptions and Practices, Anna Loftus

Examining Teachers’ Readiness to Partner With Immigrant Latinx Parents: A Comparative Case Study, Sarah Coleman Longshore

Authentic Assessments and Their Impact on Engagement of Gifted Learners in Washington County Public Schools: An Action Research Study, Felicia Jo Lowman-Sikes

Distinguishing Neuro-Markers of Math Learning Disability Using EEG Coherence, Jessica C. Luedke

Distinguishing Neuro-Markers of Math Learning Disability Using EEG Coherence, Jessica C. Luedke

Serving as a Backup Plan: Accounting Reserves and Their Impact on Managerial Risk-Taking, Kun Lui

Pushing the Limits of Black Atlantic and Hispanic Transatlantic Studies Through the Exploration of Three U.S. Afro-Latio Memoirs, Julia Luján

Text Mining Contemporary Popular Fiction: Natural Language Processing-Derived Themes Across Over 1,000 New York Times Bestsellers and Genre Fiction Novels, Morgan Lundy

Hunter-Gatherer Behavior at Dorn Levee #1 (38FA608): An Analysis of Lithic Assemblage Formation at a South Carolina Piedmont Site, Robert Altom Cesarini Lyerly

A Pedagogical Analysis of DvořáK’s Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85, Nathan MacAvoy

Experiences With and Knowledge of Genetics in Families Affected by Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: The Parent Perspective, Christine Maccia

Categorical and Fuzzy Ensemble-Based Algorithms for Cluster Analysis, Bridget Nicole Manning

Lifting the Veil: A Critical Post-Intentional Phenomenological Action Research Study of How African American Students Experience Science, Gina Martin

Fundamental Studies of Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Alkaline Electrochemical Cells, Victoria F. Mattick

Lamb Wave Nondestructive Evaluation and Imaging on Plate-Like Structures, Zhaoyun Ma

Influence of Stormwater Management on Oxygen Demand and Organic Matter Cycling in Urbanizing Headwater Catchments, Kelly McCabe

Gestational Infections and Obesity: Implications for Intellectual Disability Risk, Maggie S. J. McCarter

Bacterial Water Quality Monitoring as Citizen Science in Congaree National Park, South Carolina, Shea McCarthy

Silent Sam and Saunders Hall: Protests and Reactions at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Brienne McDaniel

The Utility of Multiple Structure Torsion Angle Alignment in Protein Active Site Description (ASD), Devaun L. McFarland

Theraputic Strategies for Altering the Trajectory of Neurocognitive Impairments in HIV-1 Associated Neurocognitive Disorders in the Post-Cart Era, Kristen Addie McLaurin

Does Marriage, Employment and Having Children Matter? A Secondary Analysis on Physical Activity Levels, Leisure Time Physical Activity, and Social Roles Among Women in the United States, Tramaine Paul McMullen

Examining Parental Perceptions and Decisions to Uptake Child Influenza Immunizations: Assessing Pandemic and Policy Impacts on Vaccination Rates Following the H1N1 Pandemic, and the ACIP LAIV Preferential Recommendation Revocation, Amir H. Mehrabi

Counting Number Fields by Discriminant, Harsh Mehta

Guided-Wave SHM and NDE of Composite Structures: Modeling and Experiments, Hanfei Mei

Assessing Social Media for Themes of Trisomy 18 and 13, Falecia Metcalf

Identifying and Characterizing Transgenic Lines That Drive Gene Expression in the Adult Fat Body of the Drosophila Melanogaster, Michael Edward Meyerink

Moving-Camera Video Content Analysis via Action Recognition and Homography Transformation, Yang Mi

Effect of Cannabinoid Treatment on Immune Cell Functions During Acute Lung Injury, Amira Kamil Mohammed

30 GHz Path Loss Modeling and Performance Evaluation for Noncoherent M-ary Frequency Shift Keying in the 30 GHz Band, Mohanad Razak Mohsen

Influences on Parents’ Food Shopping for Children’s Consumption in South Carolina, Nazratun Nayeem Monalisa

Thou Shalt Lie: Anticipatory Deflection Management, Victoria L. Money

Hecho en South Carolina: K-12 Latinx Educators Made in, and Remaking, El Sur Latinx, Timothy P. Monreal

Comprehensive School Reentry After a Disciplinary Alternative School Placement: A Phenomenological Study of Secondary School Counselors’ Perceptions and Experiences, Chanta Pressley Moore

Focal Dystonia Causes and Treatments: A Guide for Pianists, Juan Nicolás Morales Espitia

Concept to Rendering to Shop to Stage: A Process in Costumes, Molly A. Morgan

ADHD Symptoms and Alcohol Expectancies: The Moderating Roles of Parenting and School Climate, Melanie Morse

Narrative Language Among Mothers With the FMR1 Premutation and Mothers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sara Mousavi

The Development of Polymer Constructs for Adipose Tissue Engineering Applications, Kendall Murphy

Understanding the Intercultural Motivators That Encourage Adult Basic Education ESL Students to Pursue General Education Opportunities, Nelecia Renetha Murrell

Collegiate and Post-Undergraduate Experiences Among African American STEM Alumni at the University of South Carolina, Baindu Nallo

The Struggle Is Real: Exploring Epistemological Change Through the Use of the Next Generation Science Standards in a High School Chemistry Classroom, Nancy Nasr

Celebrity Impact on Fashion Brand Choice Using Social Media, Jaclyn Newbert

Composing with Light and Color: Storytelling Through Art and Science, Allison A. Newcombe

African, Know Thyself: Hip-Hop Pedagogy, Epistemic Disobedience, and Youth Engagement in West Africa, Noella Binda Niati

Circulation Changes in the Arctic Ocean and Subarctic Seas and Their Connections to the Global Ocean and Climate, Rachel Elizabeth Nichols

Immigrant Belonging in Belgium: Laws, Localities, and Living Together, Samuel P. Nielson

Investigation of Oxidized Carbon Supported AU Catalysts Synthesized via Strong Electrostatic Adsorption of AU(en)₂Cl₃ for the Hydrochlorination of Acetylene to Vinyl Chloride Monomer, Sean Reginald Noble

The Impact of Financial Incentives on Urban-Rural Disparities in Dental Supply: Evidence From Thailand, Rakchanok Noochpoung

Cultivating Socially Just Concert Programming Perspectives through Preservice Music Teachers' Band Experiences: A Multiple Case Study, Christian Matthew Noon

Ready Coder One: Action Research Exploring the Effects of Collaborative Game Design-Based Learning on Gifted Fourth Graders' 21st Century Skills and Science Content Knowledge, Mary Kathleen O'Grady-Jones

Distance Related Graph Invariants in Triangulations and Quadrangulations of the Sphere, Trevor Vincent Olsen

Understanding the Influence of Changing Climate on Mycotoxin Contamination of Food and Indoor Fungi-Mediated Respiratory Illness, Mayomi Helen Omebeyinje

Lighting Design: An Assortment, Tyler Omundsen

Effects of Material Characteristics and Equipment Configuration on Profilometry Scanning Results for Error Mitigation in Automated Fiber Placement, Jacob Ondeck

Peer Intervention with Suicidal Disclosures on Social Media: Does the Bystander Effect Play a Role?, Carissa M. Orlando

The Clarinet Repertoire of Puerto Rico: An Annotated Bibliography of Compositions Written for the Clarinet During the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries, María Ivelisse Ortiz-Laboy

Beneath the Dry Teeth of Mountains, Susan Doherty Osteen

Choline Supplementation and Dna Methylation in the Hippocampus and Prefrontal Cortex of Rats Exposed to Alcohol During Development, Nicha K. H. Otero

Development, Validation, and Application of a Novel Method to Separate and Quantify Silver Intracellular Uptake in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mohammed A. Othman

A Stylistic Analysis of Alexander Tcherepnin's Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 78, With an Emphasis on Eurasian Influences, Qin Ouyang

Effectiveness and Experience of an Integrated Maternal Mental Healthcare Intervention in Private Clinics and Public Health Facilities in Pakistan, Syeda Somyyah Owais

Going Digital With Peer Review: Using Action Research to Explore the Effect of Digital Peer Review on Student Writing Composition and Student Attitude in a Rural Primary School, Kemberly Jean Owens

Synthetic Strategies for the Preparation of Novel Complex Actinide Oxides and Fluorides, Kristen A. Pace

Two Essays Examining Consumer Responses to Product and Service Failures, Sotires Pagiavlas

Three Essays on Optimization and Decision-Making Solutions in Grocery Retail Operations, Olga Pak

Helping College Mathematics Students Improve Their Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Self-Regulation Using MyMathLab, Allan C. Pangburn

Puruhá Fashion as Aesthetic Sovereignty: Identity Making and Indigenous Dress in Ecuador, Anaïs M. Parada

A Behavioral and Voltammetric Study of the Effects of Pb Exposure in Mice as a Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Brenna Parke

Unraveling the Temporal Aspects of Victimization: The Reciprocal, Additive, and Cumulative Effects of Direct/Vicarious Victimization on Crime, Yeoju Park

Identifying the Unique Characteristics of First-Generation College Students Whose Parents Never Attended College, Reena Patel

Two Studies of Inclusive and Augmented Physical Education, Matthew Patey

Providing Predictable Performance during Network Contingencies, Phani Krishna Penumarthi

Becoming Independent Readers: A Toolbox of Close Reading Strategies for Young Minds, Kimberly Anne Petersen

Cosmic Metal Evolution During the First ∼1 Billion Years After the Big Bang Using Damped/Sub-Damped Lyman-Alpha Absorbers, Suraj Poudel

Time’s Up: How Opera Is Facing Its Own Me Too Reckoning, Craig Price

A Multi-Sensor Fusion-Based Underwater Slam System, Sharmin Rahman

Flooding and Industrial Swine Farming in North Carolina: Implications of Natech Hazards on the Assessment of Environmental Justice, Jacob Ramthun

The Literacies of Adolescents With International Experiences, Caitlin Hanzlick Rasmussen