Masters Theses
JMU Scholarly Commons is the home for electronic theses from 2020 to the present.
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Theses from 2024
The impacts of teacher's PRIDE skill acquisition on student challenging behavior, Haley Gardner
Exploring the link between self-distancing and “stress is enhancing” mindsets, Kyle Green
The call is coming from inside the house: Sexual misconduct in U.S. band programs, Hannah Greer-Young
“It’s not you, it’s me”: Understanding the relationship between students academic advising, Xavier Grier
Assessing cannabidiol as a novel therapeutic for depression among college students, Noah Gustin
The effects of tree shelters on tree seedling growth, microclimate, and seedling chlorophyll fluorescence: Two-year results, Christina Henriksen
The ecology and genetic diversity of Buckleya distichophylla (Santalaceae), Montana Hill
Envisioning our ecological futures. Diffracting creative expressions., Mariam Ismail
The reciprocal relationship between ego-resiliency and attachment quality: The mediating role of coping, Christopher Johnson
The dry bloodletting: A history of the diagnosis and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorders in military service members, Kevin Johnson
Measuring alumni career outcomes: A validity study, Mason Jones
Unpacking my dreadlocks: My hair MATTers depending on where I go, Tia Jones
A component analysis of behavioral skills training in teaching and maintaining social skills in an adolescent with autism spectrum disorder, Hannah Lockwood
A reexamination of the colonization and emigration efforts of early Black Bostonians, Karen My Hien Luu
Fading reinforcement within high-probability request sequences, Morgan Mabery
Greening the edge: Investigating riparian buffer restorations in a pastoral setting and their effects on soil carbon and microbial community composition., Seth McCullough
Out of print: Gay periodicals and the psa-rinting of a Gay Male World, 1969-1980, Jack Morris
Impact of fluid restriction on pulmonary function during exercise, Kylie Moulin
The effects of various array sizes on the skill acquisition of auditory-visual conditional discriminations, Ashlee Parks
Dynamics of skin-based gene expression in red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis): sex and seasonal influences, Emily C. Plant
Authenticity and genre in old-time music: 1958-1965, Lara Ressler-Horst
The effects of a high-fat meal challenge with polyphenol and fiber on postprandial insulin and C-peptide in prediabetics: A pilot study, Gabrielle Richards
The Lincolns in Linville: A public history approach to the Lincoln homestead, Sydney Ring
The relationship among oral contraceptive use, sleep, and sexual behavior, Sureyya Sanchez
Shaping tomorrow’s ethical leaders, Christina M. Secrist
Increasing social communication with a client using video modeling, Christa Sutton
From Montpelier to Fort Hill: James Mason and the defense of slavery in Virginia, 1848-1861, Zachary D. Thompson
Hatred unveiled: Femininity, masculinity, and the duality of the female Klanswoman from 1923 – 1987, Ashley Tokarz
The biochemical and metabolic impact of 8-weeks of intermittent energy restriction on resistance-trained adults: A pilot study, Dillon Wells
Varied versus non-varied behavior-specific praise on student on-task behavior, Courtney West
The influence of subject effort on measurement variability in low-stakes tests of endurance performance, Noah Wilfong
Raising the grey flag: Privateering as a form of warfare between the years of 1775 to 1815, Decklan Wilkerson
Intersectionality and success: A study of black women teachers in higher education, Harmony Wilson
Training a behavior technician in the implementation of the system of least prompts using behavioral skills training, Clara Wincheski
A case study on the effects of pregnancy on expiratory flow limitation (EFL) and operating lung volumes during exercise, Hannah Young
K(now) W(here), Yulin Yuan
Theses from 2023
An evaluation of distraction correlations from background music on working memory span, 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
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
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
