• 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 ...
• The Childless Millennial Pretzel Company: Exploring Stereotypes Within Disney Fan Groups on Facebook 

  Murphy, Morgan

  In 2019, a Facebook post was shared across various social media platforms. The post, with names blacked out, was said to have originated from a mother who expressed her disgust with childless millennials who visit the Walt ...
• "Justice Sheer and Simple": Institutional Slavery at the Antebellum University of Alabama 

  Farley, Maxwell J (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  This thesis endeavors to shed light on institutional slavery at the University of Alabama. Chapter one examines the historiographical threads which undergird the study of American slavery, particularly in the institutional ...
• Religiosity, Internalized Homophobia, and Mental Health Outcomes in LGB Individuals in the Southeast 

  Gildea, Emily

  Internalized homophobia refers to self-loathing by LGB individuals who have internalized society’s negative homophobic attitudes (Meyer & Dean, 1998). Research has demonstrated a positive correlation between internalized ...
• Propensity Score Methods for Comparing the Effect of RHC on Survival Time 

  Xu, Yi

  Kaplan-Meier estimate or proportional hazards regression is commonly used directly to estimate the effect of treatment on survival time in randomized clinical studies. However, in an observational (or non-randomized) study, ...
• Analysis and Classification of Two Multi-Layered Deposits, Xanthe Terra, Mars 

  Tierney, Charlotte P. (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  The Orson Welles Chaos is a linear feature located between the Orson Welles crater and Ganges Chasma in Xanthe Terra, Mars. Within the Chaos system there are two neighboring deposits of white sediment that are uniquely ...
• Tennessee's Indigenous Geography 

  Keith, Zachary (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Popular narratives and public history institutions purposefully or incidentally erase Native contributions to Tennessee’s geography. However, the settlement and mapping of Tennessee was built on Native precedents. White ...
• Tuning Photophysical Properties in Closo-Decaborane Cluster Derivatives 

  Abdulmojeed, Mustapha Babatunde (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  ABSTRACT Closo-decaborane ([closo-B10H10]2-) is a three-dimensional, electron rich, sigma aromatic system with orbital symmetry that allows for efficient electronic interaction with π-substituents at the apical positions. ...
• Narcissism in Selection: Do Narcissists Select Narcissists? 

  Evitts, Richard (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  The present study was concerned with understanding the extent to which a bias such as the similar-to-me effect played a role in predicting hiring decisions when considering rater-ratee narcissism and rater personality ...
• The Etymological Subtext of Daimon and Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost 

  Robinson, Daniel (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  In Paradise Lost, John Milton invokes the etymologies of both the Greek daimon (“demon”) and the Hebrew satan (“satan”) to bolster Satan’s narrative role of modeling one’s severance from God’s love. Milton’s multilingualism ...
• Ubiquitination Events in the Regulation of a Paternally Supplied Toxin in C. elegans 

  Campbell, Chelsea Nicole

  Successful development of an organism requires a highly complex coordination of various processes within the cell. The embryonic lethal toxin, PEEL-1, has been shown to disrupt early development in C. elegans and ultimately ...
• Factors Influencing HPV Vaccination Uptake Among College Students 

  Witcher, Katherine (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most commonly contracted sexually transmitted disease in the United States and is the cause for most cases of HPV-related cancers. Although there is an HPV vaccine, it is not yet widely ...
• Effects of Snake Fungal Disease on Epidermal Microbiome Dynamics 

  Romer , Alexander Sebastian (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  Ecological disturbance is a key factor in structuring biotic assemblages. Microbial assemblages are subject to disturbance and react predictably to it. This study aimed to determine if host- and pathogen- associated processes ...
• Feeling Remote: Factors Influencing Isolation in Remote Workers 

  Bell, Chelsea J (Middle Tennessee State University, 2020)

  This study contributes to the ongoing dialogue surrounding the benefits and drawbacks of remote work programs. The purpose of this research is to understand how communication and interdependence of work tasks influence the ...

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