Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Weathering the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study Examining How the Lived Experience Affected English Learners, Mary Kathryn Maxwell
Leptin, Serotonin, and the Control of Food Intake, Nicholas David Maxwell
Racial Orientations: A Phenomenological Approach, Nicholas Mazur
The Utility of Bayesian Predictive Models to Forecast Arboviruses in the United States of America and Territories, Maggie Suzanne Jennave McCarter
“We Are Created Inferior to Men”: Leveraging Horsemanship to Reinforce Gender Expectations, 1830-1861, Gabrielle Marie McCoy
Framing Police Brutality: An Analysis of Newspaper Coverage of Walter Scott’s Murder, Shamira S. McCray
The Risk of Protection: Examining the Contextual Effects of Child Protective Services on Child Maltreatment Fatalities in the U.S., Cosette Morgan McCullough
Stylistic Variation of Gullah Geechee Language Practices in Coastal Tourism Contexts, John Kibler McCullough
Targeting Macrophages in Cancer Models Using Natural Compounds, Sierra Jordan McDonald
A User Needs Assessment For Snowvision/World Engraved, Sam Toren McDorman
Tracing Modern and Contemporary Sino-French Literary and Intellectual Relations: China, France, and Their Shifting Peripheries, Paul Timothy McElhinny
“It Looks Like the Future but Feels Like the Past”: Oral (Hi)Stories of Appalachia as COVID-19 News Stories, Ashley Reid McGraw
Measuring the Impact of Peer Coaching on Teacher Effectiveness at Friendship County High School, Whittney Michele McPherson
Kurt Vonnegut, a Difficult Feminist: Investigating Female Characters in Bluebeard, Matthew Steven Medl
Race Dynamics and Mentoring Experiences of Aspiring Black Principals, Tiwana Richardson Meggett
The Effects of Technology Integration on Academic Performance and Engagement of Third Grade Social Studies Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Ashley Megregian
Diversity, Function, and Phenotypic Plasticity of Cryptophyte Phycobiliproteins, Kristiaän Merritt
Addressing the Environmental Fates and Human Health Implications of Secondary Metabolites From Cyanobacterial Mats, Tryston Taylor Metz
Coordination Environment and Thermodynamics of Colloidal Quantum Dots in Polar Solvents, Nuwanthaka Prasad Jayaweera Millaniyage
The Widened Hearthstone Urban Playgrounds as the Infrastructure of Public Mothering, 1900-1930, Alexandra Miller
Beyond the Acronym of STEM: Experiential Learning Professional Development for Integrative STEM Education, Christine Mitchell
Supporting Our Heroes: The Need for a Community of a Community of Practice Dedicated to the Support of Military-Connected Families Living in the Southeastern United States, Ashley Gwyneth Monier
Design of a Test Frame and Its Corresponding Test Methods for a Deployable Composite Boom, William Luther Montgomery
Counter-Stories From Former Foster Youth: College Graduates Disrupting the Dominant Narrative, Amanda May Moon
Biobehavioral Synchrony in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Carly Glenn Moser
Prenatal Depression and Breastfeeding Practices Healthy Start Participants, 2019-2022, Peyton Ashleigh Mosher
Supporting LGBTQ+ ELA Students Through Action Research, Nicole Mustaccio
Advancing the Engineering Workforce by Enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Engineering Classroom, Phoneia Hughes Myers
The Impact of Shift Work on Women’s Neurological Health, Kathy Nelson
Implementation of a 3D Laser Profiler System Into a Non-Contacting Method for RNT & Stress Measurements, Caio Neto Penna
“Speak for Yourself”: Ovidian Women and the Suppression of Voice and Complaint in Metamorphoses and Heroides, Grayson Elizabeth Newman
Nurse Perceptions of Caring and Professional Governance, Lan Angela Nguyen
An Examination of Celebrity Product Involvement and Endorsement Effectiveness, Eric Nichols
Deep Learning Based Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis for Bearing, Guangxing Niu
An Investigative Analysis of Fernando Sor’s Introduction and Variations on “O Cara Armonia” From Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Luke James Nolan
What Are They Thinking?: A Qualitative Study of Secondary Students’ Critical Thinking in Online Classes, Scott Allan Nolt
Exploring Cross-Border Business Model Adaptation, Kurt Norder
Blue Phase Liquid Crystals Within Curved Confinements, Sepideh Norouzi
Female Infertility and Maternal and Infant Outcomes in South Carolina – The Role of Insurance Type, Chelsea Mencio Norregaard
Impact of the Engineering Design Process on Rural Female Students’ Achievement and Self-Efficacy, Whitney Lowery Oberndorf
Impact of Dam Height and Grain Size Distribution on Breaching of Non-cohesive Dams Due to Overtopping, Heather O'Donal
Elastic Sensing Skin for Monitoring of Concrete Structures, Emmanuel Abiodun Ogunniyi
Babe (Body Appreciation and Better Eating), Just Add a Dash of Self-Compassion: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study for Black/African American Teenage Girls, Nkechi Bianca Okpara
The Effect of Visual Feedback on Vocal Compensation Abilities in Individuals With Post-Stroke Aphasia, Marissa Rylee Olson
Biochemical, Structural, and Immunological Characterization of Selected Panallergens, Andrea Leigh O'Malley
Shakespeare in Virtual Reality: Social Presence of Students in a Virtual Reality Book Club, John Funchess Ott Jr.
Real-Time Edge Computing for Autonomous Systems, Junlin Ou
Laboratory Management Models in Core Facilities, Karmen Michael Owen
Beyond Vaccination Coverage: A Critical Look At Zero-Dose Children in Sub-Saharan Africa, Chamberline Ekene Ozigbu
Teacher Observations as Professional Development Opportunities, Ashton Carrie Padgett
Assessment and Development of Collaboration Framework for Less-Than-Truckload Carriers, Bhavya Padmanabhan
Experiences of Parents of Children With Late-Onset Pompe Disease Diagnosed By Newborn Screening, Allison Marie Paltzer
Preferences of Adults With Turner Syndrome Regarding Disclosure of Potential Neurodevelopmental And Psychiatric Features, Elizabeth Pancake
Assessing the Gaps and Potential Solutions to Improve Access to Genetic Testing for Autistic Individuals, Nisha Dhiren Pandya
Robocat: An Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV) for Near-surface Hydrodynamic Measurements In Buoyant Plumes. Development and Case Study, Christopher Tom Papageorgiou
Negative Polar Questions and Answers in English and Korean, Keunhyung Park
Mechanisms of Social Stress Susceptibility and Resilience in Female Rats, Brittany Sara Pate
Insights Into Supported Metal Catalyst Sintering and Their Application for Bio-Oil and Crude Oil Upgradation, Md Fakhruddin Patwary
The Film Score Music of John Williams: A Guide to Selected Works for the Principal Percussionist, Andrew Charles Crozier Patzig
The Moneylender, Hannah Jane Pearson
Revolting Motherhood: [De]Generative Breast Stories Transmuting Medical/Moral Paradigms in Britain During the Long Nineteenth Century, Leslie Rene Pearson
Queer Mary: Queer Temporalities in Late Medieval and Early Modern Drama, Bradley James Peppers
Learning to Spell, Alana Ines Perez
Reading Motivation and Retrieval Practice of United States Undergraduates Aged 18 to 23, Robyn M. Pernetti
Evaluation of the Dynamic Response of Gravelly Soil Under Different Drainage Conditions, Pressley Margaret Perry
Understanding Podcast Advertising Processing and Outcomes: An Analysis of Podcast Ad Types, Message Types, and Media Context on Consumer Responses, Colin Piacentine
A Descriptive Study of Factors That Support and Hinder Classroom Discourse With English Learners, Jillian Camille Plum
Implementing Meaningful Problem-Based Learning in a Middle School Science Classroom, Celestine Banks Pough
Racial Equity Analysis: Access to Permanent Housing and The Vulnerability Index – Service Prioritization Decision Assessment Tool (VI-SPDAT), Mary Ann Priester
Predictors of Driving Performance Post-Stroke, Halle Elise Prine
Anthropocene Composition: Teaching Terminal Generations in the Pre-Apocalyptic Classroom, John Michael Purfield
Statistical Methods for Single Cell Sequencing Data Analysis, Fei Qin
Coaching to Success: Moving From a Fixed Mindset to a Growth Mindset Through Positive Motivation, Shannon Dianna Ramirez
Critical Literacy and Student Engagement: Disrupting the Canon in the Secondary English Classroom, Katherine Burdick Ramp
An Examination of Sustained Attention During Complex Multitasking Scenarios, Jonathan Cheshire Rann
Genetic Mechanisms Underlying Maladaptation in Specialized Species Interactions, Nitin Ravikanthachari
Sites of Peace and Pain: The Black Grandmother Figure in Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Jazz, and Sula, Alexus Joannea Ray
Pursuing Culturally Responsive Math Teaching By Secondary Math Educators: A Professional Development Action Research Study, Emily Bell Redding
Identifying Attributions and Predictors of High School Dropout in Rural Youth: A Mixed Methods Approach, Karla Swayngim Reed
Neurodevelopmental and Transient Impacts of Brain Kynurenic Acid Elevation and Sleep-Wake Behavior, Katherine Rentschler
Engineering Hybrid Colloidal Systems Formed by Charge-Driven Assembly Between Spherical Soft Nanoparticles and Discotic Nanoplatelets, Gelareh Rezvan
A Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double-Blind, Crossover Study to Evaluate the Effects of Two Novel Hydration Beverage Formulas on Rehydration in Healthy Adults, Nathaniel David Rhoades
Semantics-Based Data Security Models, Theppatorn Rhujittawiwat
Neural Mechanisms of Lexical Semantics: Investigating the Roles of Hubs and Distributed Action-Perception Systems, Nicholas Andrew Riccardi
Effect of Action Selection Demands on the Execution of Goal-Directed Reaches, James Garrison Riedy
Exploration Into the Relationship Between Colitis and Depression: A Potential Role for the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor, Kasie Lynn Roark
Appalachian Dreams: Traditional Folk Songs in Concert Literature for Classical Guitar, Jackson Douglas Roberson
The Impact of a Literacy Program on Summer Reading Setback: Providing Access to Books and Project-Based Learning, Tiffany Gayle Robles
Development of Atomistic Machine Learning Approaches for Thermal Properties of Multi-Component Solids and Liquids, Alejandro David Rodriguez
Family Mass Murder: An Exploratory Study of the Role of Arson, Rachel Rori Rodriguez Spradley
Becoming a Man: Concepts of Writing Witness and Masculinity for Black Adolescent Males in Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Chelsea Danielle Rogers
Reactive End Capped Polybenzimidazole Oligomers for High Temperature Thermosets and Improved Membranes for Electrochemical Devices, Caroline Marie Rohlfing
B-Cell-Specific MHCII Promotes Host-Microbiome Symbiosis, Mary Melissa Roland
Decentering the White Gaze: The Effects of Involving African-American Students in Curricular Decision-Making in an Independent School Library, Michelle Efird Rosen
Groundwater Flow and Salt Marsh Migration: The Forest/Marsh Boundary, Camille Rossiello
Parent Facilitation of Child Emotion Regulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Aimee K. Rovane