Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Identification, Prevention and Treatment of Children with Decreased Bone Density, Laura Lee Szadek
Adult Amateur Musicians and Melodic Error Detection, Matthew D. Talbert
Cross-Listing and Corporate Risk Taking: Legal Bonding or Reputation Bonding, Masoud Tavazoei
Improving Wetland Mitigation in the Coastal Plain of South Carolina With the Watershed Planning and Mitigation Banking Aspects of the New Mitigation Rule, April Lynne Taylor
Paradoxical Religious Posture: Occupying the Liminal Space, Mindy Elaine Taylor
Development and Validation of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Methods for the Analysis of Aqueous Solutions, Amelia Simms Taylor-Perry
Characterization and Chemical Activity of Titania-Supported AU-Based Bimetallic Clusters, Samuel Adam Tenney
Relational Identity Negotiation: Redefining the Supervisor-Subordinate Relationship, Bryant Thompson
Athletic Participation and the Achievement Gap: A Comparative Analysis of Select African-American Males in South Carolina Rural High Schools, Rodney Thompson
Female Legislators and the Power of the Purse: Does Gender Affect Government Spending? A Cross-National Analysis, Jennifer Suzanne Tison
Examining Community Integration of Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities Residing In Supported and Non-Supported Housing, Greg Townley
Cardiometabolic Diseases and HIV Infection: The Impact of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, Avnish Tripathi
An Investigation of Theatrical Phenomenology, Clarke O'Neal Tucker
A Cost Comparison of a Low Impact Development to traditional Residential Development along the South Carolina Coast, Joel A. Tupper
Synthesis and Characterization of Pt-Ru-Sn Catalysts, Karen Jeaneen Uffalussy
Thermal Management In Friction Stir Welding of Aluminum Alloys, Piyush Upadhyay
A Phenomenological Study Examining Classroom Teachers' Perceptions of The Roles of Professional School Counselors and School Counseling Programs In RAMP Designated Schools, Calvin Bryan Vacchio
Official Social Studies Curriculum Standards: An Analysis of Southern Political, Cultural, and Historical Contexts, Charles Franklin Vaughan
Synthesis of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials Designed For Radiation Detection, Luminescence, and Gas Storage, Shae Anne Vaughn
The Influence of Quercetin, Curcumin, and Resistance Exercise On Anabolic Signaling In the Skeletal Muscle of Cachectic Mice, Kandy Tawany Velazquez-Figueroa
Classifying Polynomials With Reducible Nonreciprocal Parts and the Factorization of Values of Polynomials, Andrew Fletcher Vincent
Women Superintendents In South Carolina: Numbers and Perspectives, Anita Paulette Walker
Analysis of Hospital-Based Emergency Department Visits for Dental Care Services in the United States in 2008, Willie A. Walker
Extending Sample Size Calculation for the Cox Proportional Hazards Model, Songfeng Wang
Simulation Comparisons of Semi-Parametric Accelerated Failure Time Model With Different Bandwidths, Yinding Wang
A Novel Quantitative Mechanical Test of Atherosclerotic Plaque Stability, Ying Wang
Establishing a Unified Model of Academic Literacy and a Method for Measuring Academic Readiness, Sherry Louise Warren
La RepresentaciÓn De La Mujer En Las Novelas Ejemplares De Cervantes, Wendy Waskovich
Exploration of Individual and Organizational Factors In Participation In Professional Networks and Public Health Systems Change, Megan Alice Weis
Evaluating Social Capital Effects On Adolescent Sexual Health Behaviors, Drew Anne Westmoreland
An Assessment of the Level of School Law Knowledge of South Carolina School Principals and the Implications for Litigation and Social Justice, Delaney Batson White
Risk Factors Associated with New Sexually Transmitted Disease Acquisition in HIV- positive Males in South Carolina, Yohance Omar Whiteside
Assessment and Strategic Planning to Determine the Growth Feasibility of a Distance-Based Rural Baccalaureate Nursing Program, Amber Proctor Williams
The Limits of Good Intentions: A Historical Analysis of Pioneering Progressive Educators In Upstate South Carolina (1910-1920), Jenny Williams
Understanding the Association Between Body Image and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Female College Students: The Influence of Race and Sexual Orientation, Leah Renee Williams
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy As An Approach to Developing Intercultural Sensitivity In Early Childhood Preservice Teachers: A Mixed Methods Study, Lisa Elizabeth Wills
Mapping Major Genetic Factors of Obesity, Lauren Rook Wingfield
Breast Cancer and Cortisol Secretion in Relation to the Per3 Vntr, Chronotype, and Sleep, Michael David Wirth
The Heart of the Sectional Conflict: Emotion, Politics, and the Coming of the American Civil War, Michael Eugene Woods
Antihyperglycemic Adherence and Risk of Stroke among Type II diabetes mellitus: A Population-based Retrospective Cohort Study, Chuan-Song Wu
High Resolution Paleothermometry Using Biogenic Silica: A Feasibility Study, Gregory Wyche
Rhetorical Perspectives of American Civil-Military Relations, Joseph Leo Wyszynski
Techniques For Alleviating the Inconveniences Caused by Mobility In Wireless Environments, Yi Xian
Three Essays In Finance, Gang Xiao
Covolume-Upwind Finite Volume Approximations For Linear Elliptic Partial Differential Equations, Xiao Xiao
Liquefaction Potential of Unsaturated Nevada Sand Considering Different Intial Conditions, Jiting Xu
Fibonacci Sets In Discrepancy Theory and Numerical Integration, Rui Yu
Dawn of Freedom:' The Freedmen's town of Mitchelville On Hilton Head Island, S.C., JoAnn Livingston Zeise
Graph Based Optimization For Scientific Computing, Yiwei Zhang
Object Localization by Combining Shape and Appearance Features, Zhiqi Zhang
Two Essays On Culture and Finance, Xiaolan Zheng
Interlanguage Pragmatics: Invitation Responses by Advanced Chinese Learners of English, Fan Zhu
Role of Interleukin 33 In Modulating Cardiac Fibroblast and Mast Cell Gene Expression and Function, Jinyu Zhu
The Dynamics of Sisterhood In the Modern Chinese Imaginary, 1890S-1930S, Yun Zhu
Anxiety and Life-stressors Surrounding the Telemedicine Versus Traditional Counseling Experience, Elizabeth Hyden Ziglinski
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A Descriptive Study on Intervention Programs Available for Students Reinstated from Academic Suspension, Kristin Abbe
3-D Numerical Modeling of Turbidity Currents, Sherif M. Abd El Gawad
Predictors of Second Language Reading Span, Jason Ryan Abernethy
Stress, Coping, Social Support, and Psychological Distress Among MSW Students, Frank Patrick Addonizio
Coordinating Transactions For Data Services, Neeraj Agrawal
Direct Comparison of Acute Responses to Isotonic Or Isokinetic Eccentric Muscle Action: Implications For Differential Outcomes In Skeletal Muscle Damage, Joseph Anthony Alemany
The Social Validity of Communication Modalities: Assessing Attitudes of Typically Developing Adolescents toward Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Sally Louise Alexander
Used Nuclear Fuel Actinide Management in a Sodium- Cooled Heterogeneous Innovative Burner Reactor, Kenneth Scott Allen
Detectors in Medical Physics Measuring Dose by Detectors, Ziyad Awadh Alrowaili
Parent- and Family-Based Interventions: An Investigation of Parental Intention to Participate, Vittoria Anello
Playing Gender In the Dramatic Works of Griselda Gambaro, Marcus Dawson Antley III
Controls of Melt Genesis and Evolution at Buldir Volcano in the Western Aleutian Island Arc, Shawn Arndt
Phylogenetic Reconstruction With Gene Order and Content Information, William Matthew Arndt
Measurement of Thermal Impedance of Deep Ultraviolet Light Emitting Diodes, Fatima Asif
Building an Educated Workforce: Brain Drain and Senior State Merit Scholarship Recipients Studying Science, Technology, Engineering, and/or Mathematics, Allison Louise Atkins
The Institutional Contingencies of Business Innovation In Low-Income Markets: The Global Growth and Commercialization of Microfinance, 1998-2008, Joshua Kennedy Ault
Understanding Maternal Demands, Capabilities, and Ability to Feed Children in Bangladesh, Rasmi Avula
Applications of ROMP Polymers, Xiaolong Bai
Polymer Composite Dielectric Materials For Pulse Power Applications, Shivasubramanian Balasubramanian
Electrochemical Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide in Reformate Hydrogen for PEM Fuel Cells, Sivagaminathan Balasubramanian
Decline of the Savannah River Redeye Bass (Micropterus Coosae) Due to Introgressive Hybridization With Invasive Alabama Spotted Bass (Micropterus Punctulatus Henshalli), Max Russell Bangs
Semiparametric Bayesian Joint Model With Variable Selection, Haikun Bao
An Assessment of Obesity Through Lifestyle Self-monitoring and Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Vaughn Wesley Barry
Modeste Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death (A Performer's Guide), Peter Alan Barton
The Spacing of Bodies In Heartbreak Tango (1969) and the Kiss of the Spider Woman (1976) by Manuel Puig., William R. Benner
A Research Utilization Project: Implementation of an Evidence-Based Behavioral Treatment for Students At-Risk of Dropout at Richland Northeast High School, Kathrene Carter Berger
A Cross-case Analysis of The Implementation And Impact of Smaller Learning Communities in Selected S.C. Public Middle Schools, Kandace Rhames Bethea
Odd Nerdrum, Kitsch & Modernity, Sarah Bethea
"Then Came the Peaceful Invasion of the Northerners": The Impact of Outsiders On Plantation Architecture in Georgetown County, South Carolina, Jennifer Lee Betsworth
Identification of Quorum Sensing Genes in Hypersaline Microbial Mats, Benjamin Senyo Bey
Using Media-Based Representations of Reproductive Health Choices to Discuss the Real and Ideal Experiences of Latina Women, Jessica Bichler
Role of Sub-Cellular Localization and Cellular Factors In Regulation of HIV-1 Tat Protein Stability, Shalmali Shirish Bivalkar
Information Literacy In the Composition Classroom: An Annotated Bibliography of Collaborations Between Librarians and Composition Teachers, Elyn Beth Blackman
The Effects of Exercise on Physical Function in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review, Daniel H. Blackmon
Assessing the Three Pillars of Effective Mentoring: Induction Teacher's Perceptions of Support from the Principal, Colleagues, and Mentor, Linda Larkin Blackwell
Motivational Interviewing with Middle School Students, Robert Anthoney Blank
Positive Affect, Coping, and Student Engagement In Early Adolescence, Sacha Bliss
The Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 On the Evidence Based Practice of Distributive Justice Via Comfort Care In Elderly Burn Trauma Victims, Christina Pacileo Blottner