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Dissertations Theses
Theses - May 2026
Social Media and Self-Esteem: The Relationship of Social Media Usage and Self-Esteem
Barker, Jody Don, Arkansas State University, 2018, M.S.M.C.
Subject: Psychology
An examination of CAD use in two interior design programs from the perspectives of curriculum and instructors
Al-Mousa, Nadya, Queen's University (Canada), 2013, M.Ed.
Subject: Curriculum development
"Her Convenience Was Always to Give Way": (Re)Examining Anne Elliot's Agency in Jane Austen's "Persuasion", and, "Something Is Wrong with Mother": Alcohol, Women, and Respectability in Jack Common's "Kiddar's Luck"
Wade, Heather Lynn, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2017, M.A.
Subject: British & Irish literature
The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem
Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
"An Early Loss of Bloom": Spinsters, Old Maids, and the Marriage Market in Persuasion
Horn, Dashielle, Lehigh University, 2012, M.A.
Subject: British & Irish literature
Horror movie aesthetics: How color, time, space and sound elicit fear in an audience
Fu, Xiangyi, Northeastern University, 2016, M.F.A.
Subject: Design
First Generation Fouling Studies in a Delayed Coker Furnace
Gumaste, Koushik Kishore, The University of Tulsa, 2013, M.Eng.
Subject: Chemical engineering
Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Well-Being
Kennedy, Katie, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Health education
The effects of fitness level and sex on EPOC following high intensity interval and moderate intensity aerobic exercise
Simmons, Rachel Lauren, Old Dominion University, 2016, M.S.Ed.
Subject: Health sciences
The Effects of Picture Mentor Texts to Motivate and Improve Persuasive Writing with Third Grade Special Education Students
Burns, Jennifer, Caldwell University, 2018, M.A.S.E.
Subject: Elementary education
Genre Analysis: The Gangster, The Evolved Detective and "The Dark Knight"
Kaneshiro, Kamuela, Hawaii Pacific University, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends
Laken, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Journalism
Making victims: History, memory, and literature in Japan's post-war social imaginary
Wickham, Kimberly, University of South Carolina, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Asian literature
Catching the Cloud and Pinning It Down: The Social and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers
Ipsen, Heather A., Syracuse University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Geography
Hybrid Project Management Methodology for Commercial Construction Projects
Kibler, Chris, The College of St. Scholastica, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Management
Social Networks and Internet-Facilitated Child Exploitation: A Review of Existing Material and Call for Research
Ramdass, Tejwantie, Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Computer science
North American Yoga Practitioners' Lived Experiences of Mind-Body Connection: A Phenomenological Study
Weinstein, Rachel, Adler University, 2018, M.A.C.
Subject: Counseling Psychology
Aircraft industry and aviation maintenance school roles in the aircraft maintenance technician shortage
Moore, Paul Stewart, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2001, M.S.
Subject: Vocational education
Tea culture and the British Empire, 1600-1900
Ashby, Brittany Carol, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2014, M.A.
Subject: European history
Application of Investigative Psychology to Psychodynamic and Human Development Theories: Examining Traits and Typologies of Serial Killers
Smith, Jordyn, California Baptist University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Behavioral psychology
In the game of patriarchy: The damsel in distress narrative in video games
Curtis, Erika D., The University of Alabama, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric
Comparing Welch ANOVA, a Kruskal-Wallis test, and traditional ANOVA in case of heterogeneity of variance
Liu, Hangcheng, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Biostatistics
Surrealism and Feminism in Mid-Twentieth Century Mexico: Gender and Genre in the Work of Remedios Varo, Leonora Carrington, and Frida Kahlo
Danner, Julia, Illinois State University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Latin American literature
Fantasy: Defining and categorizing an elusive genre
Barkley, Terry Dale, Central Michigan University, 1993, M.A.
Subject: Modern literature
Perverse fascination: Medium, identity, and performativity in the art of Kara Walker
DiTillio, Jessica, University of Oregon, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Exploring the effects of scarcity, impulse buying, and product returning behavior in the fast fashion environment among female fashion conscious consumers
Chatvijit, Sasikarn, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Marketing
A rave at the end of world: the politics of queer hauntology and psychedelic chronomancy
Feiner, Sean Michael, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019, M.F.A.
Subject: Performing arts
Fear of Crime Through the Ears of a Murderino: The Effect of True Crime Podcasts on Fear of Crime
Bailey, Elizabeth June, Eastern Kentucky University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
The modern identity quest: Five alienated heroes of J. D. Salinger
Demler, Eleanor Attalie, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2001, M.A.
Subject: Comparative literature
Conventional and progressive approaches to the use of Sonata-Allegro: Comparison of the first movements of the piano sonatas in C minor by Beethoven, Chopin, and Prokofiev
Sesso, Elizabeth Ann, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Music
Who Am I Really?: Questioning the Patriarchal "Girl World" to Find Identity in Mean Girls, Heathers the Musical, and Carrie: The Musical
Renner, Megan, Illinois State University, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Theater
Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology
Defining IKEA: Globalizing the Swedish modern ideal
Stover, Brooke, Northern Illinois University, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Indicators of success: An exploration of successful conflict management in US hospital settings
Charlton, Paul, Georgetown University, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Alternative dispute resolution
The Reverend Jim Jones and religious, political, and racial radicalism in Peoples Temple
Abbott, Catherine, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2015, M.A.
Subject: American history
The Scottish Witch Trials: From Heresy to Tourism
Franks, Brooke Anne, Sam Houston State University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: European history
Electrospun Aligned Polycaprolactone (Pcl) Scaffold as an in-vitro Model Promotes Glioblastoma Stem-like Cell Migration
Fowler, Martha J., Northern Arizona University, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Biology
A cultural history of punk, 1964-1996
Chronopoulos, Themis, San Jose State University, 1997, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
The Kinzua Dam controversy
Williams, Vicky, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2007, M.A.
Subject: Native American studies
Journaling, emotional intelligence, and health benefits
Hunsaker, Ryan, University of South Dakota, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology
Fear in the world of social media
Hildreth, Jamie E., The University of Texas at Arlington, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
Propagation of wild rose for reclamation by breaking seed dormancy, rooting stem cuttings and in vitro techniques
Bigelow, Deborah Annette, University of Alberta (Canada), 1993, M.Sc.
Subject: Plant sciences
The rise of the Medici in fifteenth century Florence and their patron/artist association with Botticelli
Sabatino, Sandra Lea, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1998, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Facebook and Relationships: A Study of How Social Media Use is Affecting Long-Term Relationships
Farrugia, Rianne C., Rochester Institute of Technology, 2013, M.S.
Subject: Mass communication