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 2024
IT IS ALL RELATIVE: INTERGENERATIONAL POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY, Leslie Jean Barrett Brown
Sedimentary Conditions at a Tidal Creek that Exhibits Seasonal Pelagic-Benthic Variations, Jack B. Corbin
SOUTH CAROLINA INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS’ CONCEPTUALIZATION AND PERCEPTION OF LEARNING THRILL: AN EXPLORATORY INTERVIEW STUDY, David Paul Cupolo
NAVIGATING THE BLACK STUDENT FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE: EXPLORING WAYS PEER MENTORING CAN ENHANCE ENGAGEMENT AND BELONGING AT A PWI, Richard V. Frazier III
Fiddler Crab Gut Microbiomes as an Indicator for Eutrophication due to Waste-water Contamination in Estuaries, Madison L. Geraci
Variability in Nutrient Concentrations Across Regions of the Winyah Bay River Plume, Anne Mackenzie Gossman
Furthering Ascidian Taxonomy Using Molecular Biology, Nicholas Gulnick
HAB Cyanobacteria in Northeastern SC Retention Ponds: Time trends in abundance and relationship to water quality, Kathryn I. Hanson
Effect of Downregulating Lactate Dehydrogenase in Alzheimer’s Disease using a Drosophila Model, Hannah Higgins
EXPLORING THE COMMUNITY STANDARDS REVIEW FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION: A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY, Kayla E. Johnson
Sun Protection Behaviors, Health Beliefs, Attitudes, and Norms Among College Students, Madison A. Klump
The Effects of Limb Occlusion on the Slow Component of V̇O2 during Intermittent, Heavy-intensity Cycling, Sela Lomascolo
From Cells to Clinics- The Role of College Biology Education in Shaping Future Physician Assistants, Monica Manley
Impacts of Hurricane Idalia’s Surge on Coastal Sand Biogeochemistry, Wendy "Cor" McHone
The Elephant in the Classroom: Understanding Teachers’ Implicit Biases in Grading Student Work in a Mathematics Classroom, Tina Marie Medina
SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AS A FORM OF VIABLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR SECONDARY ENGLISH EDUCATOR, Virginia Joan Messinger
Tidal Creeks as Conduits of Land-Derived Nutrients to the Coastal Ocean, Christianna R. Morton
School Safety in Rural Communities: A Qualitative Phenomenological Research Study, Tamara D. Nance-Bethea
PERCEPTIONS OF LOW-INCOME PARENTS ON KINDERGARTEN READINESS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Farrah Woodberry Owens
THE COMPONENTS NECESSARY IN A CLINICAL DAY PROGRAM FOR A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO TRADITIONAL SCHOOL, Erica Parker
Life on the big screen: seasonal tidal creek habitat use and potential ecological effects of piscivorous fishes, Shelby Pawlikowski
Student-Parent Needs: A Study at Coastal Carolina University, Breton Poster
The effects of conspecific stress cues caused by harassment in the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus), Megan Quinn
GIFTED AND…: TEACHER REFLECTION AND TRANSFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO TEACHING GIFTED STUDENTS, Patrick Gene Rabon
Factors that Contribute to Challenging Behaviors with Early Childhood Students, Jennifer N. Robinson
Removing the Deficit Lens: Determining Support for Hispanic Newcomer Families in Public School Based on their Unique Needs and Experiences, Shauna Schubiger
Error Analysis of Numerical Weather Prediction Forecasts and Remotely Sensed Air Properties, Caleb R. Sease
The Relationship between Sun Protective Behavior, Health Beliefs, Attitudes, and Norms of Sun Exposure among College Athletes, Avery B. Snyder
EXPLORING TEACHER’S CHOICES TO PROMOTE DIVERSE CLASSROOM LIBRARIES: A NARRATIVE CASE STUDY APPROACH, Samantha Leigh Stephens
Effects of Urbanization on Eutrophication Parameters in three tidal creeks, Ella Swantek
The Influence of Researcher Disturbance on Raccoon Predation of American Alligator Nests, Clarissa Tuten
EXAMINING TEACHER KNOWLEDGE AND PREPAREDNESS: TEACHERS FROM INDIA IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF UDL PRINCIPLES IN GENERAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS, Lakshmi Surya Narayana Vishnubhotla
Professional Staff Retention in Higher Education: Making Sense of Why Advisors Stay, Frankie Roark Weeks
Teacher Support for Virtual Instruction in the Social Studies Classroom, Lindsay Weirich
Characterizing Groundwater Flow Across the Barrier Island-High Marsh Interface, Dean Michael Wrobel
Coastal flood risk in the context of climate change and urbanization in northeastern South Carolina, Hongyuan Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
The Dynamics of Sedimentary Chlorophyll α at a High-Energy Beach, Sarah (Gray) Abel
The Impacts of Seasonality and Nutrient Loading on Microcystis Bloom Development in Wall Pond, Alyssa Antolak
THE MAJORITY AS THE MINORITY: A SINGLE CASE STUDY EXPLORING CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT AND THE RETENTION OF RACIAL MINORITY STUDENTS ATTENDING A 2-YEAR TECHNICAL HBCU IN SOUTH CAROLINA, Meaghan ShaRon Avery
Suboxic and anaerobic respiration across a sandy-shore-to-estuarine gradient, Jacey Ballard
COVID-19's Impact on School Principals' Self-Efficacy as Managerial Leaders, Krystle Marie Ballatore
HOW MARGINALIZED STUDENTS FIND THEMSELVES INCLUDED IN SYLLABI: AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL ANALYSIS, Jean Kennedy Bennett
Seasonal Length-Biomass relationships of juvenile spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), Jacob Berrocal
TEACHER INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES IMPACTING RURAL, HIGH-POVERTY STUDENT ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, Erin Kinney Burt
A STUDY LINKING TITLE 1 STRATEGIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION TO STUDENT ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Brenton Jerrod Coe
Discipline, Disparity, and Diplomas: Suspension and Grade Retention in a Southeastern State, Sarah N. Kangarloo Crist
Investigating the Most Valued Components of the South Carolina Teaching Fellows Program by Graduates Who Have Remained in the Education Profession, Amanda Jane Darden
A MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF FACTORS INFLUENCING 2-YEAR COLLEGE ENROLLMENT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Lauren Margaret Davis
Ableism, Ableist Microaggressions, and Psychological Thriving: A Mixed-Methods Study of College Students with Physical Disabilities, Tonya Barnhill Dawsey
Isolation and Identification of Phage-Host Protein Interactions as Possible Mediators of Mycobacteriophage Phayonce Gene Host Cytotoxicity, Matthew Defreitas
Predicting Our Own Demise: How media has played Nostradamus to the future of Artificial Intelligence, Connor Denny-Lybbert
Creating UNICORNS: Teaching IEP Literacy and Accommodation Self-Advocacy Through Asynchronous Interactive Video Modules, Kathleen M. C. Dorr
Digital DNA: The Ethical Implications of Big Data as the World’s New-Age Commodity, Clark H. Dotson
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EVALUATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, Michelle Dzurenda
Investigation of a Possible Switch of Benthic Photosynthetic Organisms and Phytoplanktonic Organisms in White Point Swash, South Carolina, Nathan Easterling
Development of Three Novel eDNA Assays for Detecting Coastal Sharks, Kristina Dawn Flanigan
Adaptability: Its Professional Capital and Influence on Secondary Science Teacher Job Satisfaction, Kristy A. Floyd
Disability Justice in Higher Education: The Lived Experiences of Disabled White Women Disability Services Directors, Emily Gaspar
A Cooperative Business Analysis of Starbucks Corporation & Reflection by Principal Financial Investigator, Abigail R. George
Case Study: Investigation into the Ownership of Jean-Honore Fragonard's Blind Man's Buff (1750-1752), Trinity Ghering
Workplace Factors That Contribute to Teacher Intent to Leave the Profession, Teresa Blount Gibbons
Are Rising Seas Pushing Ghost Crabs Out of Their Comfort Zone?, Finn Gillette
The Relationship Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Academic Achievement of First-Time First-Year Students Enrolled at a Technical College, Heather Marie Hoppe
Demographics, age, and growth of Leiostomus xanthurus at Oyster Landing, Crabhaul Creek, North Inlet estuary, Emily Hura
Early College High School: A Study of Dual Enrollment Students' Academic Success Based on Classroom Environment, Cynthia A. Johnston
POPULATION TRENDS AND TROPHIC ECOLOGY OF THE INVASIVE PEACOCK EEL (MACROGNATHUS SIAMENSIS) IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES, Grace Kahmann
SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND WORK-RELATED STRESSORS IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, Mallory J. Laravie
Exploring Potential Drivers of Expanded Ocean Anoxia during Ocean Anoxic Event 2 in Tarfaya Basin (Morrocco) with SEM-EDS, Rylee Lindner
Use of space and foraging behavior of loggerhead shrikes in urban areas, Katie Anne Maddox
Prevalence and density of Perkinsus marinus in Crassostrea virginica from Murrells Inlet and North Inlet, SC, Nora Mouer
Numerical Study of Owls’ Leading-Edge Serrations, Asif Shahriar Nafi
Does School Choice Guarantee Reading Success? An Investigation Into the Impact Of West Charter School District On the Reading Success of Third Graders, Shemekia LaChristy Nero
College Student Attitudes toward Student-Athlete's Ability to Profit from Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), Daniel G. Panzano
CHARACTERISTICS OF REFRACTIVITY AND SEA STATE IN THE MARINE ATMOSPHERIC SURFACE LAYER AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON X-BAND PROPAGATION, Douglas Matthew Pastore
ETHICS AND CONTEMPORARY LEADERSHIP: DO ETHICAL LEADERSHIP THEORIES ALIGN WITH SCRIPTURE?, Anthony Scott Poston
Student-Athlete Retention: An Analysis of Student-Athlete Retention At A Small, Private, Highly Residential NCAA Division II Institution In The Southeast, Malcolm Kendrick Reed
The Post-Pandemic Influence on Social Emotional Learning in the K-12 Music Classroom, Jodie Michelle Rowe
Juvenile Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) age and growth in two North Inlet, S.C. tidal creeks, Lea J. Schroeder
Striped Blenny (Chasmodes bosquianus) Presence and Behavior between Sunrise and Sunset at Oyster Landing, South Carolina, Madeline Schuetze
BUILDING COMPREHENSION: A CAUSAL COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ORAL READING FLUENCY OF FIRST GRADERS, Kimberly Michelle Shaw
Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Coastal Ocean Modeling, Dongliang Shen
Teaching Students with a Mild Intellectual Disability how to Respond to Strangers using Computer-Based Video Instruction, Chelsey Rae Simmons
Investigation of zinc and iron in wildflower honey, Savannah Simpson
Comparison of Traditional to Hybrid Modality of Instruction, Paul Michael Spadaro
Ocean Wave-Coherent Temperature and Humidity Near-Surface Vertical Distributions and Their Effect on Radar Performance over the Ocean, Mathew James Stanek
Antioxidant Potentials of Kombucha Based on Water Chemistry and its Impact on Fermentation, Olivia Sundman
How to Grow My Business on Social Media, Thomas Vehige
The Effect of Factors and Constraints on Sporting Attendance, Joshua D. Whitlow
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Quantifying population-level effects of warm-water catch-and-release mortality on Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) in the James River, Virginia, Cory J. Bauerlien
A Computer Vision-Based Method for Bolt Loosening Detection, Savannah Burdette
Stepping Out of the Sun: Watteau and Freedom in the Early Eighteenth Century, Jayme G. Carlson
Use of Modeling to Support Students’ Learning of Energy Concepts, Delaney Carone and Ashley Perkins
Birth Order, College Major, and Social Behavior, Gianna D'Aconti
Enzootic trends of Crassostrea virginica and Perkinsus marinus in North Inlet estuary, South Carolina, Nico Martin D'Amico
Alzheimer's Disease: A Comprehensive Review Including Personal Experience from Retirement Home Patients, Sydney Fox
Microplastic Fiber Abundance for South Carolina White Shrimp, Litopenaeus setiferus, Across Two Habitats, Adriene Funck