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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Acevedo, Jose (2026), Exploring the undergraduate student perceptions of sense of belonging at their university: A Q-methodological approach
Acker, Laura (2026), Implementing multi-tiered systems of support for school-based mental health services: An explanatory case study of an elementary school
Albatesh, Rama (2026), The effects of weathering on the very high cycle fatigue behavior of aluminum 6061-T6
Amalfi Ojeda, Daniela (2026), Towards all-epitaxial Josephson junctions with high-temperature superconductors
Ando, Meshach (2026), Integrated assessment of methane and PFAS atmospheric emissions from municipal solid waste landfills
Arroyo Nagel, Jodi (2026), From framework to fidelity: A CIPP evaluation of MTSS implementation in a rural secondary school
Aspinwall, Rylee J. (2026), Effects of pressure-based virtual reality training on mental toughness in athletes
Badu, Richard (2026), Growth and dielectric characterization of epitaxial Sr1-xMgxTiO3 thin films
Bahtic, Lejla (2026), Making the case for weight-inclusive care: Understanding associations of weight stigma with body image and disordered eating in SGM college students
Bossinger, Robin M. (2026), What novice educators find supportive
Burroughs, Gina (2026), The effect of coercive control with digital devices on emotion regulation in preschool-age children: An experimental approach
Callaghan, Nikki (2026), Three papers on leveraging virtual education to enhance educational equity for high school students with disabilities
Carter, Matthew Scott (2026), An analysis of the repeatability of power consumption in industrial machinery
Chatterjee, Suvosree (2026), Association of diabetes self-management education (DSME) delivered by registered dietitian (RD), certified diabetes care and education specialist (CDCES) with changes in HbA1c, fasting blood glucose, and body mass index in people with type 2 diabetes
Conner, Jackson S. (2026), Stoic autonomy: The distinction between internals and externals
Dhruv, FNU (2026), Experimental validation of optical wireless communication and power transfer for UAV applications
Eagle, Carleigh (2026), Investigating the shear strength and delamination behavior of rigid-compliant polymer interfaces in material jetting additive manufacturing
Fahim, Dewan (2026), Ridit-based adaptive allocation in two-stage clinical trials with binary outcomes
Glicken, Devon S. (2026), Social support, trauma and neurophysiological stress
Green, Michael David Jr. (2026), Exploring the lived experiences of families of students with significant disabilities in accessing community transition supports in rural settings
Habibullah, Md (2026), Variance shrinkage in Dunnett-type multiple comparisons with missing data
Hamrick, Sydney (2026), Finding community: Addressing doctoral student loneliness and fostering belonging in higher education
Hand, Bryson B. (2026), Comparative analysis of a common construction helmet shell with and without a deformation zone using Finite Element Analysis
Happy, Tanjin Tamanna (2026), Two-stage response-adaptive randomization designs for multi-arm trials with normal outcome
Harper, Reed J. (2026), Development of a flexible In Vitro Model System for studying biomineralization in humans and marine organisms
Hill, Emily R. (2026), Investigating plant community structure and diversity in coastal freshwater wetlands to identify patterns of vulnerability to saltwater intrusion
Howard, Taylor R. (2026), Influence of a structured strength program on sport-related outcomes in female LaCrosse players
Hyman-Peters, Alicia (2026), Humanizing education through subject-centered instruction: A mixed methods case study of engagement and achievement in an exploring hip-hop as literature English elective
Jihad, Khalida H. (2026), Numerical study of air vents influence on wave forces acting on box-type bridge girders with cavities under storm surge
Jones, Dylan (2026), Multi-objective optimization strategy for component sizing in solar-hydrogen microgrids using an advanced hybrid genetic algorithm
Jones, Tamara (2026), Suspended futures: Exploring the lived experiences of Black adult males affected by exclusionary discipline
Kakar, Hafizullah (2026), Energy-efficient security for Narrowband IOT using blockchain and EP-CUMAC
Kight, Druanna N. (2026), How does U.S. adults’ metacognitive confidence in risk comprehension influence behavioral intentions?
Kilpatrick, Nicholas (2026), Don't crash out: The effects of personality and social support on subjective stress responses and heart rate variability
Kosovac, Amar (2026), Regulation and localization of Urease in Sporosarcina pasteurii: Implications for coastal protection
Leedy, Aaron D. (2026), Social roles and faculty perception of collegiate presidential candidates
Lopez, Samuel (2026), Mechanical behavior of additively manufactured TI-6AL-4V ELI parts: Effects of laser parameter selection
Mateo, Thomas (2026), Cryptic social mechanisms and associated consequences in the Gouldian finch
Mbando, Happiness S. (2026), Valorization of landfill gas through Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contaminant reduction and carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture: Bench-scale reactor mineralization studies
McClain, Kimberely Ann (2026), The effects of a garden-based nutrition intervention program on fruit and vegetable intake and nutrition knowledge of preschoolers and parents at South Carolina State University child development learning center: A pilot study
McConnell, Mallory L. (2026), From preparation to practice: A study of assistant principals after completion of an aspiring assistant principal preparation program
Medlock, Shaundricka (2026), What they learn, what they use: A narrative inquiry into teacher candidates’ application and perceptions of their professional learning experiences
Metz, Melissa G. (2026), Teacher judgment in the age of artificial intelligence: Collaborative inquiry into generative AI for UDL-aligned instructional planning in elementary English language arts
Mitchell, Allyson K. (2026), Evaluating the impact of cognitive distraction on spaceflight-relevant task performance using surface electromyography and motion capture
Moore, Ayana E. (2026), Student and faculty outcomes and experiences in high school career and technical education: A vocational program evaluation
Morgan, Bryce (2026), Parsing the pipeline: An ecological exploration of SES, resources, discipline, and achievement
Naithani, Swarnima (2026), Association between a lifestyle medicine score and stroke in U.S. adults with hyperglycemia: 2007- 2010 NHANES
Nguyen, Kattie (2026), Parental distress, coercive control with food, and child self-regulation
Nodarse, Reniel R. (2026), Impact of a registered dietitian–led, asynchronous digital wellness program on anthropometric, dietary, and psychosocial outcomes in nurses: A stratified randomized pretest–posttest longitudinal study
Outman, Tiffany (2026), Integrating inquiry, peer observation, and professional learning communities: Teachers’ experiences with a job-embedded professional learning design
Parker, Crystal (2026), The impact of censorship on curriculum and Black women secondary English language arts teachers in Florida
Patterson-Coulibaly, Sheryl (2026), Brewing Black girl magic: From hush-toned kitchens to educational spaces: A narrative inquiry into the inherited wisdom, radical resilience, and professional becoming of Black women, a three-paper dissertation
Pesek, Gabriel Michael (2026), Development and testing of a low-cost inertial impact sensor
Pew, Megan Nicole (2026), Female reproductive parameters in a bottlenose dolphin community (Tursiops erebennus) with high male alliance complexity
Povroznik, Kelly (2026), A study of weight bias and sizeism among nutrition and dietetics educators
Presley, Cari E. (2026), Breaking barriers and empowering constituents: Co-creating solutions to achievement gaps
Pressly, Addison D. (2026), Enhancing manufacturing quality and sustainability through Machine Learning
Pruitt, Abby (2026), Are U.S. adults metacognitively aware of the benefits visual displays have on risk comprehension? Testing the role of visual displays on adults' confidence during health risk comparison
Putnam, Ronald E. Jr. (2026), Investigating the effects of pressure on Fe and Co intercalated 2H-TaS2 through first-principle calculations
Renelus, Robin D. (2026), Novice teachers' perceptions of clinical experience and their preparedness to teach in high-need urban schools
Ried, Diane B. (2026), The journey of high school teachers evolving into career educators
Rollins, Isabella G. (2026), Heart rate accuracy of wearable activity monitors across the skin tone and exercise intensity spectrum
Russ-Porterfield, LaShawn S. (2026), When the why is greater than the what: "Exploring school deans' discipline decision making: A grounded theory investigation into disciplinary practices & policies at the school level"
Shah, Vishwaa (2026), Towards reliable detection of online nutrition misinformation: LLM annotation, multi-view classification, and knowledge-grounded reasoning
Slater, Jacqueline D. (2026), The un-bridged pipeline: Leading and preparing women of color to senior-level higher education administration
Spencer, Kimberly A. (2026), A phenomenological study of the perceptions of professional college consultants regarding the history and future of college acceptance inequity
Sunguza, Brian M. (2026), A stability analysis of the Phase-Lock Equations
Tanchak, Jacob (2026), Topology aware graph attention structure-based protein function prediction
Teto, Heather M. (2026), Operationalizing MTSS: A case study of principal leadership practices in guiding school-based leadership teams through inquiry and improvement science
Thomas, Roberta S. (2026), The impact of high-quality phonological awareness professional learning on in-service teachers' content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge
Tima, Dan'n (2026), I think I can: The role of racial socialization and self-efficacy on racial minorities’ stereotype threat and academic achievement
Trisha, Sumiya Hasan (2026), A comparative evaluation of data imbalance handling techniques in Machine Learning models for one-year mortality prediction in liver cirrhosis
Vollrath, Kirstin (2026), Exposure to material hardship in childhood as a predictor of food insecurity in young adulthood
Wickline, Sierra (2026), Widowed and wounded? Exploring the health impacts of adverse childhood experiences in later life widowhood
Wilkinson, Katie (2026), The burden of burnout: Investigating the effects on quality of life and blood pressure in Head Start educators
Williams, Scott Cameron (2026), Performance of numerical methods applied to the Black–Scholes Model
Wilmot, Cara (2026), Fostering reading: Review of a college bridge program for deaf and hard of hearing high school students
Zhao, Xueting (2026), A comparative study of classification methods for healthcare analytics
Zimmer, Samantha M. (2026), Assessing the effects of theta transcranial alternating current stimulation during working memory performance on theta-gamma phase amplitude coupling in healthy adults
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Aida, Amy A. (2025), Analysis of port traffic growth for optimization of traffic flow: A microscopic traffic simulation study of JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal
Alqhtani, Jelawi A. (2025), Solar energy prediction using advanced hybrid machine learning models
Ambrose, Kyle T. (2025), Analysis of bin packing variants
Baker, Ziena (2025), Diversity makes me uncomfortable: Effects of diversity language on university student belonging
Bennett, Preston P. (2025), Impact of an online teaching faculty development course on student social engagement
Berna, Jacob Michael (2025), Spatial and temporal patterns in short-term surface sediment deposition and accretion at the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve: Implications for resilience of coastal wetlands to sea-level rise
Bohn, Peter S. (2025), Continuing development of an unmanned vehicle for conducting scientific and engineering operations in the littoral zone
Borges, Catalina M. (2025), The role of parental self-efficacy during the preschool years: Links to parenting behaviors and parent-child relationship quality in dual-risk families
Bretzel, Katelyn (2025), Retrospective recall of food parenting practices during childhood, current adult health outcomes, and intuitive eating
Bridenbaugh, Jennifer R. (2025), The development and initial validation of an empathy scale for higher education instructors
Buchanan, Seth P. (2025), Regulation of the activity of mtDNA helicase, Twinkle
Bwire, Dennis B. (2025), Assessment and optimization of electric vehicles charging infrastructure: Addressing accessibility disparities in urban and rural areas
Conklin, Kerri R. (2025), Leucine catabolism is associated with longevity in female eastern lubber grasshoppers
Cronin, Eleanor G. (2025), Urban heat island effects on arthropod populations and communities in Jacksonville, FL
Demirseren, Nevzat U. (2025), RodCast interaction: A novel technique for dense virtual reality environments
Diller, John (2025), Polynomial invariants for classical invariant groups
Djokoto, Felix Dela (2025), Dynamics of prey-prey mutualism with varying carrying capacity and herd behavior in the presence of predator
DuBois, Blaine (2025), Geometric properties of positive definite matrices: Means, order, and metrics
Farrell, Ryan (2025), Lipschitz conditions on operators and matrices
Fiore, McKenna (2025), Teachers' use of food rewards in the classroom environment
Fiorio, Mara O. (2025), Parental sources of nutrition information and their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors: Impact on children's dietary intake in ages 2-5 – A cross-sectional study