• Criterion Validation of a Teamwork Situation Judgement Test 

  Hembree, Haley (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  The demand for agile and effective teams has grown considerably for the past few decades. New tools are necessary to help form and develop efficient and high performing teams. Choosing team members based on their assessed ...
• Assessment and Modeling of Hurricane Impacts on Water Quality and its Spatiotemporal Distribution 

  Osborne, Andrew Dylan (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Hurricanes have affected the waters of the east coast of the United States throughout the region’s history. These storms cause changes in water quality through mechanisms such as damage to infrastructure, excessive ...
• WHO HAS TIME TO DEVELOP? CREATING A PRACTICAL LEADER DEVELOPMENTAL READINESS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT 

  Cristan II, Theodore (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  The current study was conducted to determine if a valid short-scale leader developmental readiness instrument could be created from the one proposed and used in the previous research. Leader developmental readiness is ...
• DOES GOAL SETTING TRAINING AND SELF-MANAGEMENT TRAINING INCREASE SALARY NEGOTIATION SELF-EFFICACY? 

  Miller, Ashley Lynn (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  The current study provides an examination of two negotiation training approaches to determine whether they increase salary negotiation outcomes. Many people have the opportunity to negotiate their salary when accepting a ...
• A Neurobiologically-inspired Deep Learning Framework for Autonomous Context Learning 

  Ludwig, David William (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Neurobiologically-inspired working memory models have managed to accurately demonstrate and explain our ability to rapidly adapt and alter our responses to the environment. However, the applications of these working memory ...
• Perceived Political Content in Video Games and News Media Usage 

  Kautzky, Lucas (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Casual observation reveals that a not inconsiderable amount of video game players object (or at least strongly react) to the presence of politics in video games, sometimes because of specific issues, sometimes simply on ...
• The Forest is Not What it Seems: An Ecocritical Study of American Horror Films 

  Whitaker, Brandyn (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Wilderness horror and cabin horror films such as Antichrist, The Witch, The Evil Dead, and The Blair Witch Project utilize the strengths of their medium—a film’s narrative, dialogue, visuals, and sound design—to reignite ...
• DESIRED SEX: HOW WOMEN’S FIRST EXPERIENCES SHAPE SEXUAL ATTITUDES LATER IN LIFE 

  Barber, Mary J. (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Women’s sexual lives have been under scrutiny for centuries but have only recently been a subject of research in the sociological community. The idea of consensual sex is widespread while the idea of desired sexual experiences ...
• COBALT-CATALYZED ACCEPTORLESS DEHYDROGENATIVE HOMOCOUPLING OF SECONDARY ALCOHOLS TO KETONES 

  Bryant, Lucas Packard (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  The replacement of rare and expensive transition metals such as Ru, Rh, Pt, Pd, and Ir with earth abundant transition metals is an appealing target in the field of catalysis. A cobalt complex bearing a novel tetradentate ...
• The Collegiate Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Heat Acclimation Survey 

  Macon, Robert Riley (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Chronic exposure to heat can lead to heat acclimation (HA) and attenuate heat-related endurance performance decrements. In this study, a sample of 21 collegiate cross country and track and field coaches in the National ...
• Perceptions of Ethical Misconduct Scale Development 

  Mendez-Meggison, Andrea Cecilia (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Despite ethical programs, employees may still engage in unethical behavior. As such, organizational researchers have sought to examine why employees engage in ethical/unethical behavior and whether interventions can improve ...
• INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TELECOMMUTING AND CAREER HARM 

  McLeod, Cary Hayes (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Telecommuting is a work practice that continues to increase every year. As telecommuting continues to become more prevalent and part of a normal work experience, employees need to understand how their decision to telecommute ...
• Furthering the understanding of MtbClpS regulation of MtbClpC1 as it relates to structure and function 

  Marsee, Justin Doyle (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) has developed significant drug-resistance in recent years, thereby necessitating novel drug targets for pathogenic bacteria. The AAA+ (ATPase Associated with various cellular Activities) ...
• Beyond the Ride: The use of Psychological Skills Training in Equestrian Athletes 

  Smith, Courtney (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Psychological skills training has been a proven coaching method used with athletes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of psychological skills training with equestrian athletes. We hypothesized that coaches ...
• A Stone Duality Between Finite Hypergraphs and FCTH-Lattices 

  Elrod, Stephen Jacob (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  In this thesis we examine the relationship between hypergraphs and specialized frames called CTH-lattices. We find that these objects (under a finite context) and their associated homomorphisms form a duality, and therefore, ...
• LGBTQ+ Rights and Protections: Do Existing Theories Explain Japan's Limited Legislation? 

  King, Jonathan (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Due to the acceptance and prominence of homosexuality in Japanese history, one could assume that Japan would be accepting of homosexuality, as well as the other facets that constitute the umbrella term LGBTQ+, in the present ...
• THE ROLE OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY ALUMNI IN SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 

  Burke, Re'Khel (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  The purpose of this study was to examine how Middle Tennessee State University’s school psychology alumni are utilizing skills related to NASP graduate training standards 2.4 and 2.6. These training standard focus on skills ...
• Trouble at Work: A Model Testing Relationships Among Job Strain, Social Support, Pro-Social Behavior, and Well-Being 

  Russell, Meredith

  The present study tested a proposed model to better understand the potential relationships among pro-social behavior, social support, job strain, and well-being. By using a cross-sectional self-report survey design, this ...
• Eating Disorder Risks and Personality Variables Among Black Women 

  Moye, Shereese (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Personality characteristics along with acculturation factors associated with the western African American culture were examined to determine eating disorder risk for women of African American, African, Afro Caribbean, and ...
• THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC SPACE IN UNCERTAIN TIMES: THE HICKMAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 1925-2020 

  Latham, Catherine Lee (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  This thesis explores the challenges faced by rural county seats across the South as consumer and travel preferences have changed throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century. I used the case study ...

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