• The Whimsy and the Woolf: Literary Nonsense in the Works of Virginia Woolf 

  Reid, Clara Charlotte-Imogen (2025-05-08)

  Much has been said on the sense of Virginia Woolf's works, but little on the nonsense. Literary nonsense is a genre most often associated with Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, but it also has a home in Woolf's use of ...
• Navigating Dual Identities: Reflecting on the Impact of Military Life and LGBTQ+ Identity on the Academic Performance, Aspirations, and Well-being During Secondary Education 

  Sharpe, Antoine (2025-05-05)

  This mixed-methods study examined how school-related risk and protective factors influenced the academic performance and emotional well-being of military-connected LGBTQ+ young adults. While prior research has focused on ...
• Relationships Between Accelerated Coursework and Gifted Students’ Post-Secondary Matriculation 

  Lehner, Rachael Michelle (2025-05-08)

  This study explored the relationship between accelerated coursework and the post secondary enrollment patterns of secondary gifted students in Georgia. Using chi-square tests of independence, the research examined differences ...
• Thermodynamics of Starch Gelatinization 

  Baidoo, Maame Esi (2025-05-05)

  Starch gelatinization as a method of processing starch is widely used in both cooking and industrial processes. In this study, data on the thermal properties of starch across a wide range of starch sources was collected ...
• A Narrative Inquiry of How Parents Experienced Their Child’s Middle School Transition in Select Regions of Georgia 

  Fernandez, Catherine (2025-05-07)

  This qualitative study chronicles the narratives of three mothers whose children transitioned from elementary to middle school. Each participant was interviewed on three occasions to capture their lived experiences in what ...
• A Study of the Efficacy of Out-of-Field Teachers 

  Bishop, Tracy Frances (2025-05-02)

  The purpose of this study was to determine if teacher certification type impacted student achievement. The researcher hypothesized that students taught by teachers with out-of-field certification will have lower achievement-level ...
• Food Allergy Management in Georgia K-12 Public Schools: Examining the Role of Demographic Factors, Policies, and Teacher Training 

  Sparks, Bentley (2025-04-23)

  Food allergies pose health risks in schools, making effective management essential for student safety. This study examines the impact of demographics, school policies, and teacher training on food allergy management in ...
• Telling Their Stories: White Women Educators Teaching Multicultural Literature 

  Payne, Autumn (2025-04-17)

  This paper presents the experiences of six White women who teach English in Southern states with active book bans. I conducted a series of three interviews with each participant in which I followed an interview guide focused ...
• The Effects of Daily Training on Time Management, Athletic, and Academic Motivation for Collegiate Female Student Athletes: A Mixed Methods Study 

  Levering, Nicole Jean (2025-04-24)

  Female student athletes at junior colleges across the country are competing in college sports that require different motivations and time management skills to be successful. The purpose of this study is to examine junior ...
• “Laying the Groundwork”: Concurrent Enrollment Teachers’ Experiences Teaching First-Year Composition Courses at Public High Schools in Georgia 

  Hann, Marissa Dawn (2025-04-22)

  The purpose of this study was to understand how six educators at public high schools in Georgia made sense of their experiences teaching concurrent enrollment (CE) first-year composition (FYC) courses. The conceptual ...
• A Case Study: The Underrepresentation of African American Female Principals and Superintendents in a Small Rural School District in the South 

  Hatcher, Heroyline D. (2025-04-10)

  K-12 public school systems in the U.S. show a notable underrepresentation of female educators in top leadership roles, such as principals and superintendents (National Center for Education Statistics [NCES], 2023; NCES - ...
• Experiences of International Latinx Students When Studying in an Institution of Higher Education in the Southeast of the United States 

  Restrepo Gutierrez, Andres Felipe (2025-04-07)

  This research study explored the experiences of International Latinx students (ILS) who sought a graduate degree at an institution of higher education (IHE) in the Southeast of the United States. ILS represent 4.3 % of the ...
• Reflecting Back: A Narrative Inquiry of the Experiences of Creating College Application Essays and Videos 

  Demer, James A. (2025-03-27)

  High school students often find the college application process daunting and stressful. One area of concern is the application essay. This study examines the feelings of students who recently completed writing college ...
• 2015-2022 University System of Georgia Comprehensive University HOPE Scholarship Graduates, Their Majors, and Alignment with Georgia's Essential Workforce Needs 

  Wooten, Brian M. (2024-11-18)

  The Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally (HOPE) scholarship marked a significant advancement in education by offering expanded opportunities for Georgia students earning a high school GPA of 3.00 or higher to attend a ...
• Collaboration, Innovation, and Performance: Analyzing Collaborative Governance, Platforms, and Innovation in the Tennessee RiverLine 

  Willingham, Charles Nathan (2024-12-06)

  Collaborative governance is richly debated in public administration, with some consensus on its parameters and frameworks available to explore defining features. This study examined a less-developed area of collaborative ...
• Understanding the Pre-Internship Clinical Experiences of Undergraduate Music Therapy Students 

  Whipple, Katie Griffin (2024-05-30)

  The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how undergraduate music therapy students perceive, describe, and make meaning from their pre-internship clinical experiences. Using a basic qualitative research approach ...
• Evaluating the use of concentric circular plots and mark-recapture techniques for estimating pipefish population size in a coastal marine seagrass bed 

  Sims, Megan (2024-12-10)

  Concentric circular plots are widely used in terrestrial environments but are underutilized in marine environments. We tested the feasibility of using this method coupled with mark-resight and recapture designs within a ...
• Primary Preservice Mathematics Teachers' Sense of Efficacy, Attitudes, and Anxiety about Statistics 

  Shealy, Andrew (2024-11-27)

  The increasing prevalence of data emphasizes the importance of statistical literacy. Educational systems are charged with developing students who are statistically literate before entering higher education or the workforce. ...
• A Qualitative Study Investigating the Onboarding Experience in Higher Education and the Effect that It Has on Employment Retention, Satisfaction, and Success 

  Queen, Jaclyn (2024-06-07)

  Orientation programs have traditionally been implemented to share information about the institution and typically involve consistent goals that connect new faculty to other colleagues, clarify and establish expectations, ...
• Impact of Government Policy Restrictiveness on COVID-19 Case and Death Rates in the United States 

  Longo, Barbara A (2024-12-03)

  This mixed-methods comparative public policy study examined the restrictiveness of the stay-at-home executive orders issued by U.S governors and the effect those restrictions had on COVID-19 health outcomes. The author ...

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