This page contains all graduate theses and dissertations and all undergraduate theses published at Coastal Carolina University. To see theses and dissertations from the College of Graduate Studies and Research click here. To see theses from the Honors College and Center for Interdisciplinary Studies click here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
A Tangle Net Study on Relative Abundance and Habitat Preference of Elasmobranchs in North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, Moriah Heather Moore
Of Mice and Mozart: Testing Spatial Reasoning and Memory of Rats, Kaitlin O'Toole
A Woman is a Dish for the Gods': Shakespeare's Use of Myth to Criticize Patriarchy, Marissa Polascak
Golf: An Alternative Form of Physical Activity for an Aging Population, Lisa Richardson
Quantifying Acclimation Levels of Mimus polyglottos in the Presence of People, Jordan Rutherford
The Debate on Marine Mammals in Captivity, Lorna C. Scribner
Emerging Media in 18th Century Literature: How Jane Austen Invented Facebook, Rebecca Shaver
Winter Site Fidelity in Secretive Marsh Sparrows Along the Coast of South Carolina, Susan M. Shaw
Challenging the Ideal: A Comparative Study of Suzanne Valadon and William Bouguereau, Mary Sheehy
A Study of the Relationship Between Student Attitudes Toward Reading and Achievement in Reading in Fifth-Grade Students, Christen Shelley
The Comparison of Large Nekton Between a Pristine and Urbanized Estuary and Between Two National Estuarine Research Reserve Systems in South Carolina, Christopher Anthony Smith
Potential Changes to the Cubitt Creek System After Dredging, Hillary Sparagna
Atmospheric and Oceanographic Processes Controlling the Formation of Hypoxic Water in Long Bay of the Carolinas, Danielle Rae Nicole Tarpley
The Evolution of the Status of Women in Korea: Colonial Times to the Present, Rebekah Thomas
Differences in Food Availability for Venus Flytraps in Resident and Restored Populations, J. Mason Truluck
Effects of Selenium on the Freshwater Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii with and Without the Proteasome Inhibitor MG132, E. Patrick Vallentine
One Art with Two Sides: Theatre and Performance Art, Jacob Watts
Effects of "Ultrasound" on Completion of Cognitive Tasks in Relation to Dolphin Assisted Therapy, Carrie Wein
Connections Between Bivalve Settlement, Growth, Survival and the Water Quality within South Carolina Inlet and Swash Tidal Creeks, Caitlin C. Wessel
Who's Allowed to Ride the Short Bus?: Un-Defining Disability, Hannah Widdifield
A Comparison of Placental Tissue in the Skinks Eulamprus tympanum and E. Quoyii, Lauren Yates
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Invertebrate Assemblages Associated with Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) Roots in the Waccamaw River, South Carolina, Julie E. Barker
Trophic Linkages Between Freshwater Tidal Impoundments and Riverine Fishes in South Carolina, Meredith Penland Bayer
Age Predicted Heart Rate Max Equations in College-Aged Students, Jessica Benchley
A Performance Perspective: Un'Aura Amorosa from Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte, Laney Benson
Remixing Business Models: Technology and the Future of the Modern Music Industry, Ryan Brown
The Effectiveness of Random Drug Testing of School Athletes, Kelly Cann
Factors Affecting the Selection and Consumption of Oyster Reef Prey (Crassostrea virginica, Geukensia demissa) by Mud Crabs (Panopeus herbstii), Laura L. Canton
Male and Female Differences in Communicating Conflict, Jessica Cinardo
Investigating the Role of Online Social Media in Consumer-Firm Relationships, Janna Cole
Perceptions of Walt Disney World: Antecedents to Return Visits, Tiffani A. Cosson
Can the Demand Problem be Fixed? The Effect of Economic Crisis on the Lodging Sector of the Tourism Industry., Kirsten Costello
Communication in the Courtroom, Kathryn Meagan Cowles
Co-Crystallization and Polymorphism of Naturally Occurring Peptide Derivatives, Kevin Crowley
Businesses Going Green: An Analysis of the Factors that Motivate Firms to Adopt Environmentally Friendly Practices, Emma Currin
Nutrition Knowledge of Division I Tennis and Cross-Country Collegiate Athletes at Coastal Carolina University, Kate Dowling
Comparing Historical and Implied Volatility for a Silver Electronically Traded Fund Between Months of High and Low Returns, Jacob G. Downey
"If You Build It, They Will Come": The Positive Economic Impacts of NFL Stadiums in Their Surrounding Cities, Mary C. Ewen
How Does Color in Package Design Lead to Emotional Appeal and Consumer Behavior?, Andrea Floyd
Effects of Menstruation on Women's Likeliness to Forgive, Brittany K. Gaillard
Petro-Politics in Venezuela, Zachary Grant
Lesson Not Learned: Deepwater Horizon Research and Media Coverage Exposes Gaps in Knowledge and Risky Protocol Within the Oil Industry, Lauren Haller
Attending College Influences the Perception of Parenting more than Young Adults or Students that do not Attend College, Brian Harrison
Coastal Inundation due to Storm Surge as Sea Level Changes Along the Northern South Carolina and Southern North Carolina Coast, Justin Hartnett
Mitochondrial DNA Inheritance in Bivalves: A Comparative Study Involving the Unique System of Doubly Uniparental Inheritance, Sarah Heishman
Title IX Compliance: A Comparison of Coastal Carolina University to Other Regional Universities, Bailey Devon Howard
U.S. Progress Toward IFRS, Whitney Hucks
Selectivity of Prey Capture Based on Prey Size in the Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula Ellis), Jessica Humenik
Female Students' Clothing Styles and their Effect on Perceived Intelligence by College Professors, Dea Kamberaj
Recovery of the Long-Spine Sea Urchin, Diadema antillarum, in Discovery Bay, Jamaica, 27 Years After its Mass Mortality, Jessica Keller
Multimessenger Astronomy: Modeling Gravitational and Electromagnetic Radiation from a Stellar Binary System, Kevin Kern
Professional Sports Teams and their Local Economic Impact, A. J. Kuznitz
Photocatalytic Activity of Zinc Oxide Thin Films Prepared by DC Sputter Deposition and Thermal Oxidation, Robert Louder
Westernization and Muslims in Western Europe, Sean Manahan
An Analysis of the Dietary Behaviors of Coastal Carolina University's NCAA Division I Student-Athletes, Alyssa Markowitz
Anthropogenic Impact on Meiofauna in Myrtle Beach Area Estuaries, Melissa Martinez
Outsourcing: More Harm than Good, Ly Luu Pham
Western Culture and the Spread of Serial Murder, Angela Pilson
Analysis of the Water Fluoridation Controversy, Megan Presutti
The Smartest "Guise" in the Room: Why America is Doomed to Repeat an Enron-Like Scandal, Shayne Reddington
Problem Solving and Functional Fixedness: A Comparison Between Eco-Reps and Non Eco-Reps, Keith G. Richard
Twenty-First Century Learning: Is Project Based Learning the Learning of the Future?, Rebecca Ringrose
The Involvement of 26S Proteasome Complex in Selenium Toxicity, Melissa Sabbagh
Ole, Ole… Oh No? The Economic and Social Impacts the FIFA World Cup has on its Host Countries and how South Africa, the 2010 Host, May Be Affected, Colleen A. Schohl
Feminine Framing: Framing Theory and the Media's Portrayal of Female Athletes, Kamber Seay
The Great Recession and its Effect on Small Businesses and Unemployment Rates, Alyssa Sharples
A Comparison of Fish Growth Rates in a Pristine and an Urbanized Salt Marsh Estuary, Katherine Stohl
Midterm Elections Used to Gauge President's Reelection Chances, Desmond D. Wallace
The Effect of Xylitol on the Growth of Three Normal Oral Commensal or Probiotic Bacteria, Laura Walters
The Effect of IFRS Convergence on Coastal Carolina University Accounting Major Students, Stephanie Wehrung
Freedom in Education: The Movement to Educate the Freedmen in the Pee Dee Region During Reconstruction, Aliyyah Willis
Social Distance as a Function of Mental Health Status and Gender of College Student Peers, Kaitlyn A. Zuilkowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Net Metering and Interconnection Standards for Santee Cooper and Three Investor-Owned Utility Companies in South Carolina, Barnes Anderson
Rhizocephalan Parasites of Mud Crabs in South Carolina Estuaries, Erin Burnette
Important Coastal Ecosystems and Projected Floral Experiments to Increase Productivity and Manipulate Reproductive Pathways, Elecia Chumley
Colonization by Aquatic Insect Larvae in Experimental Ponds: Reproductive Decisions Based on Biotic and Abiotic Factors, Rachel Connelly
Sediment Provenance of a Shore Oblique Sand Body, Long Bay, South Carolina, Jennifer Fierro
Interactions Between Birds and Strand-feeding Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a South Carolina Salt Marsh, Adam G. Fox
A Surficial Geologic Study of Sandy Island, Georgetown County, South Carolina, Mark Joseph Howard
Assessing a Hydrogeomorphic Approach to Blackwater Riverine Wetlands Along the Waccamaw River Near Conway, SC, Christopher H. King
Microbial Stoichiometry and Homeostasis of Nutrient Ratios in Fungi, Desiree Leach
Unrelated Business Income Taxes: What the Federal Courts Have Said, Barry Long
Microbial Activity and Diversity Associated with Decomposing Spartina Wrack in Coastal Ecosystems, Morgan Marsh
Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Plans: Only 45 Years to Retirement: What a Recent College Graduate Needs to Know, Lauren Mouse
The Effects of Strengthening and Rehabilitation Programs for the Collegiate Baseball Player, Briana Patton
The Effect of Natural Weather Phenomenon on Homeowners Insurance in Coastal Counties, Mary McKellar Purvis
Enron vs. General Electric: Is Earnings Management Worth the Risk?, Brett Robertson
Growth and Biomass of Water Hyacinth in a Tidal Blackwater River System, South Carolina, Amanda Rae Rotella
Relationship Between Macroinvertebrate Assemblage Structure and Ecosystem Function in Two Coastal Plain Blackwater Streams, Whitney M. Ruppel
An Examination of Soil Surface Temperatures in High Marsh Plant Habitats at Waties Island, SC, Megan S. Savard
Seasonal Residency and Movement Patterns of Blacktip Sharks, Carcharhinus limbatus, in a South Carolina Estuary, Justin Schreer
Preferential Fish Consumption Based on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Mercury Concentrations for Maximum Health Benefits, Katrina Smith
Catalytic Decomposition of Peroxynitrite and Superoxide by Nafion Films Modified with Iron and Manganese Porphyrin, Amanda Stull and Victor Sarpong
UV Irradiation on Bacteriophage Survival, Sherri Tomlinson
Growth Rate of Mugil cephalus from Two Isolated Ponds in Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina, Matthew Vincent
The Effects of Nest Thermal Stratification on Predictive Models for Temperature-dependent Sex Ratios and Survivorship of the Leatherback Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, In Pacuare Reserve, Costa Rica, Rebecca Alice Xiques