This page contains all graduate theses and dissertations and all undergraduate theses published at Coastal Carolina University. See theses and dissertations from the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies, and theses from the HTC Honors College.
Theses/Dissertations from 2026
From Hashtags to Regime Change: How AI-Driven Social Media Algorithms Fueled Youth Protests Against Authoritarianism in Bangladesh but Stalled in Pakistan (2020-2025), Rafia Nishan Abbasi
Stable isotope analysis of trophic position and basal resource use in two shark species from Winyah Bay, South Carolina, Jennifer Angel
Identifying the Cultural Significance behind Local Study Sites Used by Marine Scientists, Mackenzie Anonick
A Modest Proposal for Discourse Analysis in Nonbinary Communities: Method and Case Study, Nikoli Michael Daigneault
SWEPT INTO THE CRISIS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF STAFF AND ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP DURING THE PANDEMIC, Alexandra Deremer
The Curtains Aren’t Just Blue: The Decline of Media Literacy Within Pop-Culture, Kaia DiVisconti
NAVIGATING PREPARATION: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS' EXPERIENCES SUPPORTING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN TRANSITION TO POST-SCHOOL LIFE, Carrie Ann Friend
The Missing Half: Gender-Based Gaps in Holocaust Remembrance, Lyndsey Gilbert
Associations between Levels of Physical Activity and Cognitive Health, Gemma Goldenbaum
Revisiting the Hydrostatic Assumption in the Marine Atmospheric Surface Layer, Karina Griffin
Analyzing DNA Preservation Techniques Using Fiddler Crabs, Austin J. Hancock
Assessment of Sports Nutrition Knowledge Among First Responders, Celia Lemieux
Surveying the Grand Strand: Using Morphology and Genetics to Document Local Macroalgal Biodiversity, Taylor R. Long
Lower-Body Complex Training Using Cluster Sets and Accentuated Eccentric Loading for Countermovement Jump Performance, Alyson L. Mascolo
Illuminating Sanja Matsuri: Lived Religion and Festival Practice in Asakusa, Caleb R. Merckle
Criminalizing Resistance: The Black Panther Party and State Terror in the U.S., Tyler Messinger
Structure and Mechanism of the emrB Motif in Lactobacillus acidophilus as a Small Regulatory RNA, Isabella J. Mezzenga
Impacts of Organic Matter on Laser Particle-Size Analysis of Marsh Sediments, Alexander Powell
FROM LIVED EXPERIENCE TO ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDING: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES’ LIVED EXPERIENCES, Lindsey Reynolds
Brachial macroparasite loads in estuarine young-of-year striped mullet (Mugil cephalus), Triston Rice
The Effects of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Body Composition and Metabolism. A Review Study, Sydney A. Roberson
Pedagogy in Context: How Private School Teachers Make Meaning of Equity-Focused Teaching Practices, Savannah Shana Scarborough
Breadth and specificity of Ascidian cytochrome oxidase I PCR primers, Cierra Shimp
PERSPECTIVES OF POWER: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON TEACHER EMPOWERMENT IN ELEMENTARY SETTINGS, Caitlin Mattie Shuppy
Kawasaki Strategic Analysis, Felicity Thompson
A QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON BROADBAND ACCESS RATES IN K-12 SCHOOLS AND STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, Tonya Michelle Todd
Factors Relating to Memory, Kyra VanHeirseele
The Influence of Fermentation Duration and Secondary Fermentation Conditions on the Bioactive Compound Profile of Kombucha, Jordan Vereen
Filtering the Future: Evaluating the Bioindicator Potential of Styela plicata for Microplastic Pollution, Faith Whare
Undergraduate Students’ Perceptions and Ratings of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Daviana S. Williams
VOICES OF THE HOMELESS: PHENOMENOLOGICAL PORTRAITS OF PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT AMONG PARENTS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, Geneva Marie Winterbottom
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
PERCEPTIONS OF FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS ON RESPECT IN THE CLASSROOM DURING THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER, Jane Adele Bailey
Temperament and Screen Time into Adulthood, Kareem Barbis
Diel patterns of biogeochemical indicators in tidally-dominated creeks, Juliana Calderone
Seasonal Detection of Coliphages in Freshwater Bodies at Coastal Carolina University, Ella Caldwell
Investigation into Mycorrhizae Associated with Native Venus' Flytrap Root Tissue, Anna Carnaggio
FLOW FIELD SURROUNDING BLUEGILL (LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS) DURING SUCTION-FEEDING, Jensine Caroline Coggin
Migratory patterns of juvenile Shortfin Makos (Isurus oxyrinchus): evidence of a nursery in the western North Atlantic, Julia A. Crews
Examining the Spatial Inequities of Urban Heat Islands and Tree Canopy in Conway, SC, Patrick W. da Silva
Young-of-the-year spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) recruitment timing, age, and growth in a polyhaline Southeastern estuary, Annamaria Deitz
Comparison of Nutrient Concentrations and Primary Production Indicators Across Plume Fronts, Taylor Dishon
Genomic Characterization of Novel Bacteriophage: Bellis, Emmanauel Z. Gibbs
IMPACT OF ALEKS ON MATH ACHIEVEMENT FOR STUDENTS WHO WERE SOCIALLY PROMOTED, Jenifer Michelle Goff
Sense of Belonging Among Nontraditional Undergraduate Students, Julie Ann Sánchez Golden
From the Kitchens of Lords to Pinterest Boards: An Examination of Recipe Discourse, Haley Hansen
Microplastic Concentrations Within the Winyah Bay River Plume, Daniel C. Haughie
Effects of foam rolling with and without vibration on contralateral limb range of motion and jump performance, Lawton P. Hawkins
Effects of Dissolved Oxygen Availability on Submerged Plant Litter Decomposition and Associated Microbial Activity, Sydney Hayes
INTERPRETING, IMPLEMENTING, AND IMAGINING TRANSFER POLICY IN SOUTH CAROLINA: A TRANSFORMATIVE INSTITUTIONAL ETHNOGRAPHY, Lori Allen Heafner
Developing an eDNA assay to detect Pine Snakes (Pituophis melanoleucus) in a coastal South Carolina Population, Peyton G. Kinavey
Russian Cyber Disinformation in Mexico and Spain, Isabella Lafranchise
Native Plants and Water Quality at Coastal Carolina University, Sarah M. Limmer
Interdependence in Practice: U.S. Travel Advisories and Turkey’s Economic Resilience, Matthew Michael McCall
Site fidelity, seasonality, movement, and fish associates of sand tigers Carcharias taurus in North Carolina, Ara L. McClanahan
Imagery Intelligence and Presidential Crisis Decision-Making: The Case of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Codie McDonald
Floodplain Lake Hydrodynamic and Morphodynamic Connections Through Hydraulic Modeling along the Pee Dee River, SC, Charles CJ Mina
Genome Annotation of Stargaze, Madison R. Murray
Effects of Beach Renourishment on Sea Turtle Nesting Success, Caydence Pennington
Life history inhibits deleterious effects of dams on genetic health and structure of a headwater stream fish, Riley Phelps
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Guide Inter-Set Recovery Durations in High-Load Barbell Bench Press: Comparing Prime Mover and Assistance Muscle, Savannah E. Piziak
EXPENDITURES OF TITLE I FUNDS TO MAXIMIZE STUDENT PERFORMANCE, Cornethia Danielle Pressley
Coastal Transition Zone Development Effects on Salt Marsh Ecology, Amanda Mei Pysher
Movement ecology of sandhills chub, a Carolina endemic, Zachary Adam Ramsey
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTS OF INDIRECT CONSULTATION IN IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, Sarah Michele Russell
Effects of Beach Morphology on Nesting Behavior and Success of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) in South Carolina, Reagan Rutkowski
Linking seasonal Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) population structure and Perkinsus marinus infection in a South Carolina estuary, Caroline Slaughter
Distribution of Dissolved Oxygen in the North Atlantic Ocean and Underlying Sediments, Alexandra Szyndler
THE INFLUENCE OF SMARTPHONE USAGE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, SENSE OF BELONGING, AND SELF-EFFICACY, Zachary Ross Weinstein
Reclaiming Bodily Autonomy through Gullah Geechee Natural Healing, Tamaray Yvonne White
The Effect of Pickleball on Postural Control for Young Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Emma Wilkinson
VISUALIZING THE FRETBOARD: ARPEGGIATED PATTERNS, MUSCLE MEMORY, AND NEUROCOGNITIVE STRATEGIES FOR THE 5-STRING ELECTRIC BASS, Matthew Alexander Woisin
Spot Leiostomus xanthurus seasonal demographics and length-weight relationships in North Inlet Estuary, South Carolina, Jeremy Yalch
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
IT IS ALL RELATIVE: INTERGENERATIONAL POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY, Leslie Jean Barrett Brown
Decentralized and Divided: Philadelphia’s Public Assistance System and Community-based Initiatives, Gianna Casey and Shari Orisich
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
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS’ EFFECTIVENESS WHEN SUPPORTING MIDDLE-LEVEL AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES, Vanessa Dease
Validation of a Passive Sampler for Tracking Harmful Algal Toxins in Natural Waters, Hailee Eiker
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
"MEN HUNT, WOMEN GATHER." PERCEPTIONS OF GENDER AND LEADERSHIP IN OUTDOOR RECREATION IN A HIGHER EDUCATION SETTING, Elizabeth Marie Johansen
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