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Dissertations from 2025 2025

The Impact of Netflix’s Consumption on the Saudi Young Adults’ Behavior, Attitudes, and Perceptions Towards Tattoos and Pre-Marital Relationships, Mohammed Khushaim

The Digital Incorporated Worker Narrative: A Mixed Methods Study of Digital Capital, Work Selection, and Outcomes in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Tracie King

Motivators and Work Role Satisfaction among a Post-Pandemic Multi-Generational Sports and Entertainment Industry Workforce, Christopher J. Kinnan

Impact of Community College Size and Meeting Types on Leader-Member Conversation Quality in Career and Technical Education (CTE) Leaders: A Mixed Methods Study, Kenneth Wayne Kirkland Jr.

An Application of Vocal Pedagogy for Thai Singers, Phitchaya Klimov

Tailoring Electrodes for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting, Piyush Kumar

Parenting for Wellness: Positive Parenting Factors as Predictors of College Student Physical Health, Mental Health, and Social Connectedness Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory, Mary E. Lamkin

Religion as a Predictor of Mental Health in a Christian Older Adult Population: Linear and Curvilinear Approaches, Rachel L. Lawrence

Evaluating the Impact of a Modified Positive Greetings at the Door Strategy on Class-Wide and Individual Student Behaviors, Abigail Lawson

Structure-Property Relationships of Cationic Materials for Biomedical Applications, Zoe Lequeux

Examining Non-Academic Staff's Perceived Value of Professional Development on Job Satisfaction and Anticipated Turnover in Higher Education, Elnora Lewis

Secure and Privacy-Aware Traffic Management Services via Autonomous Vehicles, Ujunwa Florence Madububa Mbachu

A Meta-Analysis Of Group Contingency Interventions For Students With Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Emily L. Maxime

Examining the Effect of Psychological Capital and Emotional Intelligence on Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Student Attitudes and Achievement, Hannah McDuffie

Animal in the Machine: Poems, Andrew McSorley

The Influence of Snapchat Consumption on Saudi Women’s Self-Perception and its Relation to The Desire to Change Their Appearance: A Quantitative Approach Applying Cultivation and Social Comparison Theory, Hebattollah Meer

A Line in the Sand: Investigating Late Pleistocene-Holocene Stratigraphy and Large-scale Morphodynamic Evolution Along the Mississippi Coast, Carrie Miller

The Aching and Other Stories, Keri Miller

An Investigation of Paleoclimate Through a Sedimentological Lens in the Gulf of Mexico and Western North Pacific, Sarah Monica

Federal Telework Intensity, Perceived Organizational Support, and Perceived Supervisor Support as Predictors of Affective Commitment in a Post-Pandemic Environment, Jamaris Moore

Elucidating Differences in Constitutionally Isomeric Diamine- and Bisphenol-based Polybenzoxazine Networks, Benjamin L. G. Morasch

Molecular Design and Engineering of Luminophores for Aggregation Induced Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence, Jesy Alka Motchaalangaram

Fantastic Disability: Disability in Victorian Children's Fantasy Fiction, Hannah Mummert

The Drawing Effect: Evaluating Drawing Method and Strategic Implementation on Recall Accuracy, Jacob M. Namias

Chronicles From A Village Historian, Tawanda T. Nyahasha

Palmers Crossing: A Black Enclave in the Gulf South, Sean O'Farrell

The Malonate Template: The Key to Unlocking Novel Amino Acids, Thomas Owens

Unraveling the Antiviral Mechanisms of Bat Cells: Processing of Genomic RNAs by Dicer in Bat Cells Limits Sars-Cov-2 Replication, Iyanuoluwani Owolabi

Teaching Students Who Have Been Identified with Autism in the Private Piano Teaching Studio: An Application of General Music Resources and Interviews with Specialists in the Field, Joy Parker

Praise in Preschool: Exploring Classroom Dynamics, Brittany Pigg

Enhanced Wind and Wave Modeling of Tropical Cyclone Events in the Gulf of Mexico, Azadeh Razavi Arab

Bottom-up Regulation and Competition of Aedes Aegypti Along an Urban Gradient in Puerto Rico: Effects on Population Performance and Dengue Vector Competence, Limarie Reyes-Torres

Test Driving Proximity Distances for Teacher Implementation of Effective Instruction Delivery, Kenneth Joseph Ross II

Understanding Structure-Property Relationships Within Polyolefin-Derived Vitrimer Systems, Mikaela Sadri

Sex and Danger, Airborne Ranger: A Historical Analysis of G.I. Songs, Jody Calls, and Marching Cadences, Travis G. Salley

Privacy Preserving-Based Artificial Intelligence for Precision Agriculture, Partha P. Sengupta

ASSESSING STEREOTYPE CONTENT AND ACCURACY OF THE UPPER ECONOMIC CLASS: INTERPERSONAL WARMTH AND SOCIAL COMPETENCE DIMENSION, Shiza Shahid

EXAMINING THE MODERATING ROLE OF WORK MODALITY ON EMPLOYEES’ ENGAGEMENT AND PERCEPTIONS OF INCLUSION, Eric Shapiro

The Shifting Landscape of Harm: Investigating the Phenomenon of Concept Creep in Harm Perception, Jefferson Sherwood

Simulating Interactions Between (Remote) Internal Waves and the Background Flows and Topography of the U.S. West Coast, Oladeji Siyanbola

Exploring the Connection Between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement in Senior Nursing Students, Kimberly Smith

Additive Manufacturing of Carbons from Commodity Polyolefins, Paul Smith

With an Indifference to the Geography of Home, Tyler Smith

Coumarin-Derived Fluorescent Chemosensors for Host-Guest Recognition of Cationic and Neutral Analytes, Meagan M. Stanley

When Opportunity Knocks, Do Dark Personality Traits Aid in Students’ Rationalization of Academic Misconduct?, Jacqueline R. Strowd

Identifying Common Sociodemographic Factors and STEM Experiences Among Women in Male-dominated STEM Fields, Tania M. Tellier-Brooks

A Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Emotion Regulationand Aggression in Justice-Involved Adolescents: Preliminary Outcomes from a Non-Randomized Trial in Short-Term Juvenile Detention, Cassidy L. Tennity

Do They Matter? What Role Do 5th-12th Grade Teachers' Attitudes Have in the Academic Success of Black Girls in Classrooms?, Kamita R. Thigpen

Elizabeth Female Academy: A Historical Case Study Revealing Antebellum Mississippi's Role in Shaping the Southern Belle, Summer Cutrer Tierno

Slight of Miracle, Lila Tindall

Synthesis and Design of Energy Dissipating PIB-PS Block Copolymers for Evaluating Their Structure-Property-Performance Relationships Under High Strain Rate Impact, Parth Vagholkar

Understanding Crystallization Behaviors of Polyethylene-Derived Vitrimers, Sara Valdez

Applying Transcriptomics for Technology Development and Conservation in North American Marine Organisms, Cory Von Eiff

Good or Good Enough: Medical Communication Between Student-Athletes and Athletic Trainers, Amanda Walsh

On the Degeneracy of Central Configurations, Xiaodong Wang

Uncle Sam Plays Matchmaker: Intimate Encounters, War Brides, and Marital Policy in the Vietnam War Era, Daniel P. Ward

Self-Perceived Employability and Employer Expectations of Community College Students' Skill Gap in Industry 4.0, Cherri Wells

Navigating Academic Challenges in College Students: The Interplay Between Grit, Emotion Regulation, and ADHD Symptoms in Influencing Academic Impairment, Zachary Wilde

An Examination of African American Male College Students’ Perceptions of Academic Engagement, Social Capital, and Success as Members of Black Greek Letter Organizations on Predominantly White Campuses, Jerid P. Woods

Effects of Financial Literacy Education Intervention on Loan Borrowing and Debt Management of Undergraduate Students in the Southeastern U.S.: An Experimental Investigation, Clement Yeboah

Joint Kinematics and Kinetics During Vertical Jump Landings with Progressively Increasing External Loads, Darcie L. Yount

Prisoners and Other Stories, Abubaker Zahoor

Dissertations from 2024 2024

Toward Theorizing Online Parasocial Relationships (OPSR): Parasocial Fandom (Para-Fandom) and Parasocial Fracas (Para-Fracas) as Mutations of Parasocial Relationships in the Digital Age, TAWFIQ ABDULLAH

Localized Hermite Method of Approximate Particular Solutions, Kwesi Acheampong

Understanding The Tick Cellular Immunity To Pathogen Infection, Abdulsalam Adegoke

Advertising on Snapchat: Exploring The Influence Of Celebrities Among Young Women In Saudi Arabia, Hessah Alqahtani

A Case Study of the Role of Public Relations in Contradicting Stereotypes of Saudi Women in the United States' Media, rasha alsaidalani

In the Ruins of Hegemony: Mobile Journalism to Rid Arabs From State Power Control Over Political Expression, Shlash Alzyoud

Reading Comprehension Interventions for Students with Autism, Mary Andrews

Exploring Risk and Protective Factors of Burnout Among Psychologists Providing Trauma Treatment at APA-Accredited Training Sites, Abigail Armstrong

Enhancing Cybersecurity in Wireless Sensor Networks: Machine Learning, Blockchain and Future Perspectives, Ilemona solomon Atawodi

Einstein's Dream by Cindy McTee: An Analysis and Transcription for Wind Ensemble, Kyle Aufderhar

Elucidation of Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Release from Mast cells, Tolulope Eunice Ayo

An Open Conversation: Deliberating Perceptions of Power Through New Media, Abigail Barnes

K-12 Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Candice Beasley

The Effects of Technology Based Discrete Trial Training on Skill Acquisition, Lindsey Bernard

Perceived Parental Abilities of Traditional vs. Non-traditional Couples Seeking to Adopt, Kaitlyn Boykin

Academic Nurse Leaders’ Application of Bolman and Deal’s Leadership Orientation Framework, Jasmine Bratton

Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Skill of Involvement: Differences in First Year ADN and BSN Nursing Students in Rural Oklahoma, Cynthia Brown

Are Markets Efficient with Respect to Political Risks: Evaluating the Political Risk Sign Paradox Using Logit Panel Data, Kelly Corbiere

Investigation of Polybenzoxazine Vitrimers Based on Dynamic Transesterification Exchange, Jaylen Davis

Water, Power and Politics: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Local and National Media Coverage of the Jackson Water Crisis, Jewell Davis

Exploring the Efficacy of Using an Online Survey to Measure Functional Literacy Among College Students, Emily Jane Dever

Emergent Properties of Dynamically Bonded Polymers, Isaiah T. Dishner

A Comparison Study of Vocational Factors Influencing Academic Satisfaction for Marginalized and Majority Students, Sara Driver

Scalable Solution of Time-Dependent PDEs Through Component-Wise Exponential Integrator, Chelsea Drum

Collective Memory and Place Attachment Expressed as Communicative Constitution of Community, Amy Jo Ellefson

Investigating the Connection Between Scientists and Low Optimism, Eric Eller

Understanding the Relations Between Parental Psychological Distress and Child Emotional and Behavioral Problems: A Path Analysis, Lauren S. Erp

Camp à la Campagne: Francis Poulenc’s Les Animaux modèles, C.J. Everett

Examining The Relationship Between Textbook Formats, Students’ Self-Efficacy And Academic Performance In Higher Education, Anthony Eya

Beware A Woman In A Black Dress, Hannah Feustle

Hunger Winter, Katherine Gaffney

Enabling High-Rate Thermoplastic Composite Manufacturing Through Structure-Processing-Property Relationships of Polyphenylene Sulfide, Lina Ghanbari

Influence of Glycopolymer Structure on Amphiphilic, Hybrid, Linear Branched Block Copolymer Properties for use in Biomedical Applications, Kevin Green

Glitch, Michigan, David Greenspan

Sedimentary Characteristics of Flood Deposits in Coastal and Fluvial Environments: Examples from Washover Fans (North Carolina, USA) and Floodplain Deposits (Mississippi, USA), Shara Gremillion

Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges' "Overture" from L'Amant Anonyme: A Transcription for Wind Ensemble, Lindsay H. Guilbeau

Going With the Flow: How Direct and Indirect Alterations to Streamflow Influence Headwater Fish Communities in the Southeast, Langston Haden

Cognitive Emergency Managment: Managing Human Capital in Virtual Workspaces Utilizing Emotional Intelligence, Roderick Hair