Masters Theses
JMU Scholarly Commons is the home for electronic theses from 2020 to the present.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
An evaluation of distraction correlations from background music on working memory span, Dominique Akesse and Ange-Dominique A. Akesse
The sounds of the shore: An Afrofuturistic double record performed through vernacular technology, Collin Bright
From one tired black student to another: The understanding of blackness in non-formal spaces, Kenique Brown
Effects of a commercially available acoustic vibration device on nasal symptoms, pulmonary function, and exercise performance, Catherine M. Cavallaro
Characterizing the effects of light on the early onset photoreceptor function loss in Mucolipidosis type IV, Rebecca Cistulli
Repertoire selection for high school band assessment, Miranda Cook
Evaluating the temporal location of feedback on performance, Brooklin Davis
Talking back to white systems of power: A black feminist critical autoethnography, Kimberly Diggs
A qualitative analysis of nascent scientists’ understanding of communication and identity, Mercy Oluwabukunmi Faleyimu
Effects of beetroot juice supplementation on cycling performance in normoxic and hypoxic conditions, Averi Firari
Juggling between two full-time jobs: Work-life balance experiences of working mothers in Kosovo and the United States, Elona Gashi
Heretic territories: Spells for fracture, Mia Greenwald
Equity-centered trauma-informed pedagogy in art education, Amelia Guido
Working for the benefit and advancement of women: Three women's organizations that commemorated the American Civil War, 1880-1920, Annette F. Guild
Microglia refine early multisensory circuits in the lateral cortex of the inferior colliculus in a complement-dependent manner, Shaida Hamidi
Locomotion and life history in a leaping primate: Mechanics and energetics of movement throughout the Propithecus lifespan, Nicholas Heslep
The self-reported contexts and effects of hearing of concert band noise exposure, Kinsey Holland
What’s the DIFference: Evaluating the validity claims of a general education program, Josiah Hunsberger
In search for a better south: President Johnson’s elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 in the lone star state, Kade L. Kahanek
Enabling security analysis and education of the Ethereum platform: A network traffic dissection tool, Joshua Mason Kemp
Republican party doctrine and the West Virginia coal mine wars, Thomas Kidd
From riches to rags: The price of Haitian independence, Michael Kuliasha III
Using IRTrees to account for response style effects between item formats, Stephanie LeRoy
The effects of a self-recording procedure on student’s on-task behavior, Maria Leventhal
Exploring the experiences of elementary school students in Paralympic School Day, Carolyn Ludwigson
The students’ army training corps in Virginia, R. Matthew Luther
American identities in Virginia education, Michael Mallery
Understanding the regulatory context and mechanism of HLH-25 mediated transcriptional repression, Dagmawi Mamo
Ladies of distinction: Examining twentieth century African American socialites and civil rights, Mackenzie Mason
I belong here too: An oral history of the immigration of Bangladeshis to New York City, Subat Matin
I belong here too: An oral history of the immigration of Bangladeshis to New York City, Subat Matin
Linguistically responsive practices of science secondary school teachers in Rwanda: A qualitative case study, Clemence Mukabalisa Mbabazi
Double dosing: Investigating the utility of multiple priming questions on test-taking motivation, Mara McFadden
The effect of training status on exercise performance and oxygen uptake responses to beetroot juice supplementation in cyclists, Haley McVannel
Effects of litter biomass and soil stoichiometry on leaf litter amphibian and reptile density, biomass, and community structure in tropical wet forests, Alondra Medina Charriez
Using video prompting for daily living skill acquisition in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Meghan Park Mitchell
Terror management and the news: An exploration into the effects of framing on mortality salience, Peter Montwill
Living between two worlds: Learning about high school immigrant students’ experiences in the United States: A phenomenological qualitative study, Xixellonje Nebihu
Constructing memories of the civic-military dictatorship in La Plata, Argentina, 1976 to the present, Anna Neubauer
Dirt Circus: Queering sports and home through filth, Hannah Patteson
The impact of COVID-19 on para-athletes: A case study on motivation and psychological training for the 2020 paralympic games, Irina Perfilova
American vibe check: Based, mid, or cringe? Measuring Gen Z’s attitudes and perceptions about American democracy, Bethany Perryman
The impact of sleep quality combined with physical activity on autonomic function (24-hour HRV) in college students, Meghan Peterson, Trent Hargens, Elizabeth Edwards, and Christopher Womack
Exploring the use of time delay as a pragmatic cue in text messaging, Nicklas Phillips
The response of Microcystis and the microbiome to exogenous hydrogen peroxide, Bryan A. Puma
Examining the influence of spectral envelope shape on pitch, Laura Reinert
Understanding context dependent responses to climate change in Arizona Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum), Kentrell Richardson
Utility of including a verification stage when VO2max testing in normobaric hypoxia, Brittany Roenker
Impact of creatine supplementation on repeated sprint performance in normobaric hypoxia, Anthony Russomano
“I like people… who are like me:” Attitudes of southern white conservative males on diversity, Kevin Patrick Schell Jr.
The Daniel Harrison house project: Heritage education programs at a historic house museum, Megan Schoeman
Pasturelands as natural climate solutions: a socioecological study of tree carbon and beef production trade-offs, Bela Starinchak
Distinguishing High-Quality Audio: The Unique Contribution of Bit-Depth Resolution?, Benjamin Stone
The ubiquitous path to war: A British perspective on their relationship with the Spanish empire from 1734-1739, Giuseppe Gerardo Vitale
Analysis of predictive factors for aggression within inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, Autumn N. Wild
Temporal relevance of parent qualities and behaviors for predicting young adults’ emotion regulation and romantic relationships, Saleena Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Does a sender’s and recipient’s relationship influence readers’ interpretation of message tone?, Allison Arp
The impact of IAA and tryptophan on Microcystis bloom community dynamics, Hunter R. Baylous
The impact of habitual dietary fat intake on postprandial lipemia in older adults, Sophia A. Bollinger
The effect of dietary nitrate supplementation on physical and cognitive performance during load carriage in military cadets, Nicholas C. Bordonie
Responses to partner comments and acknowledgements in students with and without Autism, Kaitlyn Bresette
Shape-note music traditions of the Shenandoah Valley, Tyler Brinkerhoff
Assessing red spruce (Picea rubens) restoration potential under current and future predicted climate change in Virginia, Christian Brown
Cycles of domination and resistance: A performance autoethnography of a Black woman at a PWI, Savannah Brown
The Effect of creatine supplementation on body composition and total body water measured by multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance, Emily A. Buck
The Child Development Act of 1971: The closest America has ever gotten to universal child care, Rory Cochran
What is a folk song? An exploration through collection, Gregory S. Conway
America's Main Street misremembered: The myth of Route 66, Jessica Corsentino
Nest, Camillia Elci
An examination of working memory in subtle and mild cognitive impairment, Kara Eversole
The effects of cannabidiol isolate on menstrual-related symptoms, Morgan L. Ferretti
The effect of intensity and duration of verification stages on the efficacy of VO2max testing, Andrew Foster
Representation in visual schedules for individuals with disabilities, Colleen Fowkes
Pilfering passerines? Inter-Class competition: A new direction in foraging ecology, Shannon Gillen
A comparative analysis of Montpelier's, Monticello's, and Mount Vernon's collaborative effort with their descendant communities, Rachel Gregor
The effect of acute caffeine withdrawal on exercise performance in habitual caffeine users, Timothy D. Griest
An exploration of higher education assessment and the role of diagnostic classification modeling in student learning outcomes, Samantha Harmon
Making band class rock!: Incorporating modern band into a traditional band class, Melissa Harper
Like, it’s important: The frequency and use of like in autism spectrum disorder, Rebekah Jones
More than just food, Haden King
Measuring referential communication dynamically in older children with ASD, Caitlin Lee
Badger state nationalism: World War I, the Ku Klux Klan, and the politics of 'Americanism' in 1915-1930 Wisconsin, William Levi
The rationale for the utilization of under desk bikes in office settings, Danielle Little
Evaluating the effectiveness of stimulus presentation order in receptive identification skills training, Jazmin Mack
A review of dietary monitoring applications and eating disorder/disordered eating symptomatology, Donald Mellott Jr.
The effects of a carbohydrate hydrogel beverage on gastrointestinal symptoms and running performance in comparison to conventional carbohydrate beverages, Nicholas Minichiello
Two studies on binary program stylometry: A white-box analysis and a deep learning analysis on some crypto ransomware, Alexander Mitchell
Writing while Black: African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and perceived writing performance, Jaylin N. Nesbitt
Effectiveness of pictorial preference assessments for children with disabilities, Emma Oliver
A dual-function gene in Zea mays that encodes two β-amylase proteins with different cellular locations and functions, Kenan Ozcan
