• Methods of Electrostatic Analysis for Biomolecular Structures 

  Morton, Scott Paul (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Decades of research have yet to provide a vaccine for the human immunodeficiency virus which causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The virus sequence varies at high rates once infection occurs, but changes in the RNA ...
• THE INFLUENCE OF ENGAGEMENT IN PRACTICAL WORK ON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTIONS REGARDING BIODIVERSITY 

  Brown, Jessica Jamila (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  With traditional teaching methods prevalent in the U.S., it is crucial that science teachers understand methods that result in authentic changes in classroom instruction. Alternative conceptions that students bring to the ...
• A SCHOOL-WIDE APPROACH: TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHING ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN THE MAINSTREAM CLASSROOM 

  Brown, Jacob (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Teachers face more challenges in today’s classroom than were faced 20 years ago. The rise of English Language Learners (ELLs) in American schools continues to grow, with 21% of the K-12 student population being ELL (NYU, ...
• Anabaptists to Zwieback: Textual Access and Exclusion in Russian Mennonite Community Cookbooks of South Central Kansas 

  Harris-Aber, Amy A (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Russian Mennonite immigrants who settled south central Kansas in the late 19th century and their descendants naturally developed a discourse community that differentiates them from the dominant culture in which they reside. ...
• Ignored Stories, Missed Opportunities: Women's Representation in Early-to-Mid Nineteenth Century Historic House Museums 

  Fisher, Lindsey (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Women are frequently under-represented at historic house museums. By quantitatively measuring how we talk about women during house tours, public historians can utilize this information to re-tool the stories they tell about ...
• THE VALUE OF STUDENT SELF-REGULATED LEARNING: A STUDY OF TEACHER PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES IN AN AFTERSCHOOL SETTING 

  Nivens, Marla

  Being a self-regulated learner is essential for thriving in an ever-changing world. The ability to think and learn independently is necessary for a person to navigate inevitable change. However, most educators do not ...
• The Counternarratives of Doña Lucha: Popular Politics, Democracy, and Citizenship on the Peripheries of Guadalajara, Mexico (1965-1994) 

  Wright, Brad H (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  This study seeks to better understand the heterogeneous lives and political cultures of the poor majorities during a period in Mexican history (1970s-1990s) of capitalist transition to neoliberalism and political ...
• The Impacts of Student-Level and School-Level Factors on Students’ Reading Achievement: An Application of Hierarchical Linear Modeling 

  Wang, Qian (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Reading achievement of students is one of the most significant predictors of their academic performance and competitiveness in society. Researchers have been investigating the reading achievement related factors for ...
• Subtle Revolutionist: The Life and Political Career of Senator Edward W. Brooke 

  Alexander, Jordan O'Neal (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  In the second half of the twentieth century, Edward W. Brooke became one of the best known and respected African American political leaders in the nation. He stood against the national pattern, when many black politicians ...
• The Global Transcription Response of Acinetobacter baumannii in the Presence of Gallium Protoporphyrin IX 

  Arivett, Brock Aaron (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Acinetobacter baumannii is a bacterium identified as a serious threat to human health by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ). A. baumannii has this designation because of its prevalence in hospitals ...
• Goal Setting and Assessment Portfolios for English Language Learners 

  Holloway, Brittany Gwen (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  This study provides an overview of the impact goal setting can have on English Language Learners (ELL). This qualitative research will consist of case studies of four to six students who are in fourth or fifth grade who ...
• METABOLIC COST OF UNDERWATER TREADMILL WALKING IN INDIVIDUALS WITH INCOMPLETE SPINAL CORD INJURY 

  Langford, Tyler (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Research on the metabolic demand associated with training modalities is needed for those with an incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) to improve rehabilitation and exercise prescription approaches. The underwater treadmill ...
• A Telltale Narrative: American Horror Film and Metacinema 

  Teague, Savanna Rae (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  The film genre of horror will not and possibly cannot die. The genre’s metacinema tradition existed in the first flickers of the motion picture industry with its reliance on adaptation and serialization, and it continues, ...
• Filtering of Transient and Low-Level Mitochondrial Damage Signals by the PINK1:Parkin Mitophagy Pathway 

  Bowling, Jonathan Logan (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Mitophagy describes a collection of pathways that direct the selective autophagic removal of damaged or superfluous mitochondria within eukaryotic cells. Of these, the PINK1 (PTEN-induced putative kinase 1):Parkin mitophagy ...
• Phonology, prosody, and reading skills: A mismatch negativity experiment 

  Fotidzis, Tess Stamatia (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Reading is a fundamental skill for success in everyday life. Unfortunately, 5-20% of all children in the U.S. experience some form of reading difficulty (RD), such as dyslexia. Prosody—i.e., the suprasegmental features ...
• EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF LESSON STUDY ON ELEMENTARY SCIENCE TEACHERS’ PRACTICES 

  Franklin, Chatoria Kent (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  In the U.S., typical elementary science instruction has not supported young children engaging in sophisticated scientific practice or developing deep understanding of appropriate science concepts. This is inconsistent with ...
• A District’s Approach to Support Teacher Agency through Teacher-Led Professional Development 

  Skaggs, Cara Clayborne (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  School districts invest large amounts of time and budgetary costs to provide professional development to support the professional growth of teachers each year. Although districts are providing professional learning that ...
• Predicting Pathways to Literacy in Tennessee through Early Identification and Preventive Intervention 

  Ables, Cynthia Dianne (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Prior research confirms that students who struggle early with reading will rarely catch up without additional support and direct intensive intervention. These results accrue dramatically over time. It takes four times as ...
• COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF MAXIMUM LENGTH SEQUENCE (MLS) MULTILAYER AND GRATING STRUCTURES 

  Poudel, Khem Narayan (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  This thesis describes a variety of projects computing the optical response of periodic and aperiodic structures. The projects include the design of dielectric multilayer, grating, frequency selective surface and antennas, ...
• The Effect of Adding Relevant and Irrelevant Visual Images to an Animation of an Oxidation-Reduction Reaction on Students’ Conceptual Understanding 

  Cole, Martin Hamilton (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  This dissertation is comprised of two research studies that examine how different visual images in animations of the oxidation-reduction reaction of copper metal and silver nitrate affect general chemistry students’ ...

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