Theses and Specialist projects from 2025
NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER: STUDENT OUTCOMES, TEACHER ACCEPTABILITY, TEACHER BURNOUT, AND MAINTENANCE OF IMPLEMENTATION, Nicole Parker
THE IMPACT OF A SCAFFOLDING GOAL-SETTING APPROACH ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, Amy Pence
EFFICIENCY OF WARM-UP SEGMENT IN DYADIC PARENT CHILD INTERACTION CODING SYSTEM: A REPLICATION STUDY, Jayde Robinson
NO RISK, SOME REWARD? RELATIONSHIPS WITH FICTIONAL CHARACTERS BASED ON MALADAPTIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND GENDER INFLUENCES, Briana Rushing
Tides, Tourists, and Tails: Exploring Human-Wildlife Overlap on the Homer Spit, Alaska, Serena Seiler
EXAMINING ANTECEDENTS OF DIVERSITY INITIATIVE FATIGUE: A MODERATEDMEDIATION MODEL, Anne Simpson
KUDZU QUEEN: POEMS, Susanna Skelton
LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ARMY’S TOP LEADERSHIP POPULATIONS, Kevin Sneed
ENGLISH PHRASAL VERB DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ATTENDING AMERICAN REGIONAL UNIVERSITIES, Nesma Soliman
Measuring Spatial and Temporal Variation in Species Composition of Ephemeral Pond Amphibian Assemblages Using Metabarcoding, Elizabeth Strasko
“YOU SHALL BE AS GODS”: XENOGEARS, GNOSTICISM, AND GAMING ON THE MYSTICAL MARKETPLACE AT THE TURN OF THE MILLENNIUM, Alexander Sutton
DEPOSITION OF NICKEL/IRON OXIDE CO-CATALYSTS ONTO TITANIUM DIOXIDE TOWARDS WATER PHOTOLYSIS, Md Towhidul Islam Tareqe
“I’M ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAS A NATIONAL PARK”: SEASONAL NATIONAL PARK SERVICE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION TARGETS, Rachel Taylor
TRUE LOVE STAYS, Sydney Thier
Analysis of Computational Approaches to Cognitive Diagnosis, Andrew Toussaint
EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA-RELATED GUILT ON THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CAMPUS SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, Sidney Traxler
Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of Gifted Students' Characteristics and Needs, Courtney Warren
MECHANOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE SOLID-STATE REDUCTION OF METAL OXIDE SPECIES, Trevor Webster
IMPACT OF TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF GIFTED ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, Marissa Wilkerson
Belief Factors Influencing Pre-Service Teacher Responsiveness to Trans* & Gender Non-Conforming Youth, Ashley MB Wilson
Theses and Specialist projects from 2024
Parameter Estimation for Stroke Patients Using Brain CT Perfusion Imaging with Deep Temporal Convolutional Neural Network, Shake Ibna Abir
PARENT EXPERIENCES IN ADVOCATING FOR THEIR ADVANCED CHILDREN IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, Kathryn Adams
APPLICATION OF LEAN SIX SIGMA FOR IMPROVING QUALITY LABORATORY PROCESS, Sarmad Al Hilli
THE ROLE OF EFFLUX PUMP INHIBITOR IN ENHANCING ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICIENCY OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND METHYLENE BLUE AS AN EFFECTIVE PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY AGENT, Yaran Allamyradov
Peer Teasing and Muscle Dysmorphia, Jasmine Arnold
CONDITIONS AFFECTING ADJUNCT TEACHING PERFORMANCE: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY, Terry Baggett
FEMALE LEADERS IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH: PERCEIVED BARRIERS AND POTENTIAL INTERVENTIONS, Jacqueline Basham
A REVIEW OF TERMS RELATED TO RACE IN SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY JOURNALS, Malyra Bendson
SYNTHESIS OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES VIA PULSED LIQUID ABLATION FOR USE IN THE PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY OF BACTERIA, Justice ben Yosef
TEACHER BACKGROUND AND UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN GIFTED EDUCATION, Kayla Berg
“Not Like Your Abuelos”: A (Fe)minist/Autoethnographic Approach to Vernacular Religious Belief and Traditionalization, Ciara Bernal
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Southern Kenya: An Assessment of Factors Influencing Crop Development and Productivity, Matthew Bowers
COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF A REGIONAL KARST LANDSCAPE FOR HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING, Kara Brunot
Eternal Summer, Mary Carmack
REACTION OF A CHIRAL PLATINUM TRIAMINE COMPOUND WITH KEY AMINO ACID AND GUANINE ANALOG, Onu Emmanuel Chukwu
Catalytic Hydrogenation of CO2 in Water and Ionic Liquids Using Platinum on Carbon, Kristin Collins
Impact of Campus Recreation on Student Success at a Small, Private Institution, Abe Cross
THE EFFECTS OF COMMUNICATION OVERACCOMMODATION ON NON-NATIVE ENGLISH-SPEAKING EMPLOYEES IN THE U.S. WORKPLACE, Elizabeth Curtis
BIDIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN USE OF POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT, Olivia Dick
STUDENT EMPLOYMENT: ANALYSIS ON PERCEIVED ACADEMIC PROGRESS OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE EMPLOYED ON-CAMPUS VS. OFFCAMPUS, Minnette Ellis
LEVERAGING MULTI-SENSOR REMOTE SENSING AND MACHINE LEARNING TO ENHANCE MINERAL EXPLORATION IN THE MOUNTAIN PASS DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA, Nima Esmaeilzadeh
INVESTIGATING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INCIVILITY VARIABILITY AND BURNOUT AT WORK, Tamia Eugene
Assessing Regional Responsibility of Plecoptera (Stoneflies) Across Two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regions, Josie Griffith
OBSERVING DYNAMIC EMOTIONAL FACES FROM MANY GENERATIONS, Tashaunda Grimmett
Economic Impact of Cervid Farming in Kentucky, Hunter Groves
Uniform Observability Results For Three-Layer Smart Laminate Models and Their Finite Difference- Based Model Reductions, Md Zulfiqur Haider
STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH DURING AND AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, Olivia Harner