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Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

From North to South: North Carolina's Black Union Veterans in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Elizabeth L. Laney

Perspectives from Caregivers for Children with Retinoblastoma: Psychosocial Concerns and Genetic Counseling, Kayla Marie Lashinger

Harvesting Health: The Role of City Policy in Urban Agriculture and the Downstream Effects on Youth, Lesley Leake

Hyo-Shin Na's Chamber Works, 'From Korea to America- 120 Years and Beyond' and 'Song of the Fog': A Stylistic Analysis and Performance Guide, Jiyeon Lee

Examining the Effects of Physical Education Teacher Behaviors on Actual Motor Competence and the Associations Among Actual Motor Competence, Perceived Motor Competence, Enjoyment in Physical Education, and Physical Activity in Early Childhood, Unjong Lee

UAV-Based Tracking and Following of Railroad Lines, Keith Michael Lewandowski

Environmental Implication of Environmental Disclosure, Jie Lian

Molecular Rotors for Quantifying Kinetic Effects of Stabilizing Non-Covalent Interactions, Binzhou Lin

The Gendered Patterns of International Migration Systems: the Role of Need for Care, Chang-Yi Lin

The Effectiveness of Equivalence-Based Instruction on Time-Telling Skills in Children with Moderate Developmental Disabilities Including Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability, Rongzhi Li

State Estimation and Prediction Based on Simplified First Principle Model of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Lebesgue Sampling Framework, Enhui Liu

Tranisitioning from Film to Stage: Three Years of Growth and Reflections, Ruihan Liu

Multi-Scale Deep Representation Learning in Synthetic Biology, Xiaoyi Liu

Predictive Filtering-Based Image Inpainting, Xiaoguang Li

Modeling, Analysis, Approximation, and Application of Viscoelastic Structures and Anomalous Transport, Yiqun Li

Bayesian Nonparametric Models for Pooled Data, Yizeng Li

Teacher Perception of International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Implementation, Lorene Michelle Lloyd-Peay

Sacred Symbols in a Secular World: Religious Imagery in the Works of Jack London and Sylvia Plath, Kathleen Elizabeth Long

Businesses or Beneficiaries: the Submerged Consequences of Workfare Policy Design, Morgan Alexander Lowder

Associations Between Neurological Correlates of Reading and Learning Disability Profiles Among Children, Jessica Luedke

Reimagining Utopia in Post-Utopian China: Chinese Science Fiction and the Reinvention of Cultural Tradition, Dan Luo

Enhanced Two-Phase Heat Spreading Enabled by Dropwise Condensation, Kai Luo

Inducing and Interpreting Physical Transformation in Electroacoustic Chamber Music via Experimental Applications of Modular Synthesizers, Joseph Samuel Lyons

British Fortification Strategy in the South Carolina Backcountry During the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution: Archaeological and Historical Perspectives on Infrastructure and Landscape, Charles Brian Mabelitini

Simulation Study on Count Data Based on Double Poisson Distribution, Chao Ma

Improving Drug Repurposing Success: Integrating Large Database Claims Analysis in Drug Discovery, Joseph Magagnoli

“That Desolate Section of Dixiecrats and Hookworms”: The Rise and Fall of the Cio in Sumter, South Carolina, 1927-1950, Stephen Malenowski

How Latinx Students Experience a High School English Class in a Monolingual School District, Elisa Malinovitz

Plankton Dynamics in a Temperate Estuary:Size Structure and Trophic Implications, Nayan Mallick

Action Research on Instructional Scaffolding in Information Literacy Instruction for Community College Students, Huyen Maluck

Thermal Management of Power Electronic Devices Using Single Crystal Aln Heat Spreaders, Md Abdullah-Al Mamun

In Search of Cognitive Justice: One District’S Approach to Implementing Culturally Responsive Practices, Anne Marie Mancini

Surface Acoustic Waves-Based Point-Of-Care Biosensor, Debdyuti Mandal

Intention or Perception? Signaling Theory in the Online World, Mohona Mandal

Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Sickle Cell Disease; Exploring the Effect Health Disparities Have on Parental Awareness and Interest, Justine Frances Manigault

Leaf Development in the Reproductive Phase of Arabidopsis: Investigating the Mechanics of Cauline Leaf Identity and Bract Suppression, Darren Paul Manuela

Rethinking Democratic Backsliding: Events, Regimes, and Instituitonal Structures, Kelsey Martin-Morales

Perception of Alzheimer’s Actionability Among End Users of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests, Emily Mason

"Ain’t No Slump...I Just Ain’t Hittin’": Investigating Psychological Momentum and Loss Aversion in Major League Baseball, Josephine Matalone

Transcending the Family-Teacher Partnership: Utilizing Teaching Methods and Digital Platforms Proven Effective During the Pandemic, Amanda Katherine McClain

Becoming Musical: Towards a Typology of Non-musical Sounds in Recorded Popular Music, Jacob David McCooey

Bass-Triadic Cadence Formulae in Melchior Neusidler’s Original Compositions from Il Primo (-Secondo) Intabolatura Di Liuto, Christopher McDonald

Evaluating a Web-Based System for Tracking Public Health Practice Experiences: User Perceptions, Challenges, and Recommendations for Technology Improvement, Matthew McGrievy

Layers of Support: Cognitive, Psychological, and Social Factors That Contribute to Success in the High School-to-College Transition, Paige Cristine McKeown

Measurement of Single Differential Cross Sections, Polarization Observables, and Beam-Spin Asymmetry in Charged Two-Pion Electroproduction Off the Proton, Christopher Andrew McLauchlin

Thermodynamic Modeling of Uranium Nitride with Select Actinides and Fission Products, Eric Reece McManus

Macro–Micro-Coupled Simulations of Bead–Spring Breaking-Reforming Networks, Andrei Medved

A Modified Flipped Classroom: Action Research Using an In-Class Flip to Measure Student Achievement and Perceptions Within a High School Multimedia Course, Jamie Mercer

Optimization of a Nanotechnology-Based System for the Treatment of Electroplating Wastewater, Madeleine Mary Meyer

Sexual Quality of Life in Sexual and Gender Minority Women After Cancer, Heather Schneider Miles

An Assessment of Drinking Water Equity in South Carolina: Access, Affordability, Quality, and Private Well Resources, Catherine Lippert Min

The Crucial Role of the Ahr-ilc3-il22 Pathway in I3c-mediated Protection Against Colitis and Associated Microbial Dysbiosis, Chandani Mitchell

Object Classification, Detection and Tracking in Challenging Underwater Environment, Md Modasshir

Towards High-Rate Manufacture and Assembly of Thermoplastic Composites via Numerical Modeling, Harikrishnan Mohan

Offshore Detachment of the Winyah Bay Plume Through Ekman Dynamics Under Upwelling Conditions, Isabella Moore

Experimental and Computational Understanding of Solid Oxide Iron Air Battery Performance, Chaitali Morey

What’s Mine Is Yours: Managing Student Loans Within Different Gender Couples, Samantha Leigh Moser

Nurturing Multiracial Identity: A Community of Practice Approach to Developing Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Seeking Curriculum Justice for Multiracial Learners, Laura Althea Mosman Smith

Estuarine Microbial Community Composition and Efficiency Changes in Response to Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Exposure, Sarah Mulligan

Syntactic, Semantic, and Stylistic Variation in Old English Periphrastic Passives, Anyssa Joann Murphy

Exploring Culturally Relevant School Leadership Practices: An Autoethnographic Study, Kezia Myers

Applications of Catalytic Ammonia Chemistry: From Low-Pressure Ammonia Synthesis to the Decomposition of Tritiated Ammonia as a By-Product of Magnetically Confined Nuclear Fusion, Jennifer Kules Naglic

Towards Understanding the Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Cognition in Healthy Aging, Samaneh Nemati

Bridging the Digital Divide: A Multiple-Case Study Examining the Impact of Instructional Coaching on Technology Integration of High School Teachers, Jennifer Elizabeth Nicholson

Patients’ Experience of Care Following Perinatal Case Conference, Mary Elise Nolen

Communicating About a Nicotine Reduction Policy Among People Who Use Little Cigars and Cigarillos, Charity Afi Ntansah

Data-Driven Discovery of Extreme Thermal Materials by High-Throughput Computation and Machine Learning, Joshua Ojih

Rational Catalyst Synthesis for Sustainable Energy Applications, Alaba Upe Ojo

Informatics-Based Discovery of New Natural Products, Their Biosynthesis, and Their Biological Roles, Ethan Older

Exiting Inflation with a Smooth Scale Factor, Harry Oslislo

South Carolina School District Takeover: A Critical Policy Analysis, David Osworth

B-Spline Impulse Response Functions for Transient SSI Analysis of Pile Foundations, Kingsley C. Ozegbe

End-to-End Full-Width Induction Welding of Unidirectional Tape-based Thermoplastic Composites, Jaspreet Singh Pandher

Metal-Organic Frameworks for Global Environmental Challenges, Kyoungchul Park

Keep Your Friends Close and Your Enemies Closer a Theory of Welfare Provision in Authoritarian Regimes, Sanghoon Park

Using Youth Participatory Action Research to Scale Up Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in the Southern United States, Mariajose Jhamira Paton

Leveling Up the Power of Voice: The Impact of Gamification on Speaking Participation of Multilingual Learners in the Cybersecurity Classroom, Philip Peavy

Vascular Calcification in a Mouse Model of Chronic Kidney Disease and in Human Peripheral Arterial Disease, Breanna Pederson

Evaluating Gender Bias in an Early Reading Screener of Word Identification Abilities, Donna Perazzo

Development of Dip-Coated Carbon Fibers for Structural Power Composites and Optimization of Bus Plates for Passively Propagation Resistant Batteries, David Petrushenko

Diversity Across Disciplines: Student Response to DEI Content in College Curricula, Angela Pettitt

Quantifying Extreme Events: Applications of Probabilistic Methods to Quantify Riverine and Coastal Flood Dynamics in South Carolina and Neighboring Coastal Communities, Ryne Phillips

Ashs to As: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mandatory Athletic Study Hall in Improving High School Athletes’ Academics, Angela Pilson

Engaging Students in the Scientific Process: An Examination of Active Learning Strategies in Introductory Geoscience Labs, Meryssa Piper

Housing Buyouts at the Intersection of Flooding and Toxins: a Case Study of Cheraw, South Carolina, Victoria Ponds

Selected Commissioned Works for Solo Piano by National Artists for Music in the Philippines' National Competitions for Young Artists (NAMCYA) in the Philippines, Almond See Ponge

Centralized Finance and Decentralized Finance, Leili Pour Rostami

Assessing Multi-Annual Phytoplankton Community Compositions and Biomass Across Tidal Creek and Open Water Estuarine Habitats in South Carolina, Shannon Elizabeth Powers

Creating a Quality Feedback System Between School Administrators and Teachers, Gerald Keith Price

Autonomous Real-Time Model Updating Within Digital Twin Frameworks for Thermal Systems, Braden Robert Priddy

How Passion Functions in Sport Applicant Attraction: A Biometric Approach, Jiayao Qi

Deconvolving Provenance Signatures of Pliocene-Pleistocene Coastal Loess Deposits Along the Atlantic Margin of Argentina, Will Robert Quanrud

The State Math Assessment, I-Ready Diagnostic, and the State Accountability Plan: Is This an Assessment System to Support Learning for All Students?, Beverly Quinn

Redefining Gas Turbine Engine Development: A Digital Twin Framework Informed by Operational Dynamics and Numerical Analysis, Sowmya Raghu

Therapy Use and Self-Stigma of Seeking Help Among College Students of Color, Rawle David Sookwah Ragoonath

Mechanics Based Characterization of Elastic Metamaterials, Mamdudur Rahman

Information Exchange Through Social Networks Links to Adoption of Child Feeding Practices in Nepal, Mohammad Masudur Rahman

Investigating Electrochemical Performance and Interfacial Stability of Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries: A Study of Hybrid Polymer-Ceramic Electrolyte Systems, Ziba Rahmati

Advancement of the Zinc Ion Battery: Polymer Electrolyte and Electrode Development for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries, Roya Rajabi

The Impact of Mathematical Justifications on Conceptual Understanding, Jessica Raley