ETD Collection for Texas State University
Dissertations & Theses from 2009
Brandt, Elizabeth Therese (2009) Stature Wars: Which Stature Estimation Methods are Most Applicable to Modern Populations?
Callahan, Casey Ann (2009) Vegetation Colonization of Experimental Grave Sites in Central Texas
Clark, Nicholas J. (2009) Design of a Temperature Programmed Desorption System for the Measurement of the Desorption Kinetics of Molecules from Surfaces
Cook-Hildreth, Sandra Lucille (2009) Exotic Armored Catfishes in Texas: Reproductive Biology, and Effects of Foraging on Egg Survival of Native Fishes (Etheostoma fonticola, Endangered and Dionda diaboli, Threatened)
Cox, Jr., Bobby Johnson (2009) Changes in the Parenting Perceptions of Incarcerated Mothers who Participate in a Parenting Class
Edwards, Michelle Lynn (2009) Exploit the Land, Exploit the People: The Treadmill of Production and Community Advocates for Farmworkers in Texas
Engel, Benjamin (2009) Social Security
Erwin, Thomas Edward (2009) Effects of Sex and Disposition on Cardiovascular Reactivity and Recovery
Feldman, Liam (2009) Toward a Layout-Based Predictor of User Effort Required to Achieve Software System Usability Goals
Field, Daniel Alexander (2009) Temperature Programmed Desorption of Graphene Oxide Under Ultra-High Vacuum
Foreman, John Vernon (2009) Assessing New Urbanism in Central Texas
Gavit, Kristina Rhea (2009) Estimating Sexual Dimorphism from Sternal Rib Ends
Guzman, Gina (2009) Re-Articulating Training Practices: Valuing the Ethnic Voice in Writing Center Tutor Training
Handley, Katherine (2009) Approaching A Nomad Poetics: Exile, Space and Time in Luisa Futoransky's Poetry
Huber, Hillary Fries (2009) Environmental Enrichment for Gummivorous Primates
Jackson, Melissa E. (2009) Kate Valk and her Work with the Wooster Group, Yesterday and Today
Maher, Jaimie Elizabeth (2009) Macroinvertebrate Relations with Ecoregions and Aquifers as Influenced by the Hydrology and Water Quality of Western Texas Spring Ecosystems
Miller, Nicholas (2009) Evaluation of the Thermal Characteristics of Solid State Relays Used for Heat Tracing Applications
Mohan, Audrey M. (2009) Teacher Efficacy in Geography: A Mixed Methods Study of Formal and Informal Teacher Education
Morgan, Byron Lynn (2009) The interactive effects of personal credit literacy in predicting the credit card debt of college students and subsequent outcomes
Nava, Simona Rieman (2009) Temperature Programmed Desorption Study of Dodecanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers on Ag
Parks, Connie L. (2009) Oxygen Isotope Analysis of Human Bone and Tooth Enamel: Implications for Forensic Investigations
Pedowitz, Adam H. (2009) Plagiarisms
Perez II, Rene Saul (2009) Last Primer: Stories
Pope IV, Alexander (2009) First Person Interaction: The Benefits of Field Trip Experiences to Social Studies Education
Robson, Michael Harrison (2009) Texas State University-San Marcos, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Rutledge, Lee (2009) Teacher Leadership and School Improvement: A Case Study of Teachers Participating in the Teacher Leadership Network with a Regional Education Service Center
Salazar, Marta Leticia (2009) Life in Death: Mexican American Grave Decorating and Funerary Rituals
Sawyer, Johann Albert (2009) The Mississippian Period Crib Theme: Context, Chronology, and Iconography
Shattuck, Carly Marie (2009) An Analysis of Decomposition Rates on Outdoor Surface Variations in Central Texas
Steffens, Lani C. (2009) Mindfulness Meditation and Relaxation as Methods of Coping with Ego-Depletion
Vejandla, Durga Tejaswani (2009) Optimizing the Automated Plasma Cutting Process by Design of Experiment
Wheat, Amber Davis (2009) Assessing Ancestry Through Nonmetric Traits of the Skull: A Test of Education and Experience
Dissertations & Theses from 2008
Ainsworth, Jennifer Jenny (2008) Redeveloping the Urban Environment: Perceived Value in Historic Properties
Burdett, Judy Dayton (2008) A phenomenological study of the graduate school experience of women age 60 and older
Carlson, Michael Pierre (2008) Experimental Study on the Use of Semantic Web Concepts for Matching and Assembling Rich Client Composite Applications
Decker, Julia C. (2008) The Development of Homosexual Political Movements and the Creation of Civil Union Legislation in the United States, Argentina, and Brazil
Dedden, John Eric (2008) The Hydrology and Biology of Cypress Creek (Hays County), a Subtropical Karstic Stream in South Central Texas
Dickerson, Candice Michelle (2008) A Look at Bush Medicine in a Pharmaceutical World: Three Traditional Healers in Belize Face Globalization
Earle, Brian D (2008) A phenomenographic analysis of elementary teacher candidates' conceptions of geography
Evoe, Patrick J. (2008) Operation Palliser: The British Military Intervention into Sierra Leone, A Case of a Successful Use of Western Military Interdiction in a Sub-Sahara African Civil War
Felderhoff, Jeff Wayne (2008) Survey of the Assessment Methods Used in Texas Public Schools for the Diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental Disorders in Children
Gonzales, Tina Katherine (2008) Conservation Genetics of the Comal Springs Riffle Beetle (Heterelmis comalensis) Populations in Central Texas, with Examination of Molecular and Morphological Variation in Heterelmis Sp. Throughout Texas
Higbie, George Edward (2008) The Chain of Communication: A Study of Communication and Multiple Organizational Identification in Supply Chains
Houston, Dawn Romaine (2008) Foraging Behavior of the Black-Capped Vireo in Central Texas
Ibes, Dorothy Caroline (2008) Post-disaster Parks: Prospects, Problems, and Prescriptions
Jones, Rickey Lee Jr. (2008) Ecological Dynamics of Native Bottomland Pecan Communities in the Edwards Plateau of Texas
Karhi, David (2008) Caching In Iterative Hill Climbing
Kirkscey, Thomas Russell (2008) Finding Opportunities: A Reevaluation of Narrative Theory and Praxis in Communication Studies
Kling, Kelsey Altom (2008) 'Methinks You Are My Glass:' Shakespeare's Twins in Text and Performance
Konga, Srujan Kumar (2008) Low Cost Manufacturing and Performance Evaluation of Soy-based Polyurethane/E-glass Composites
Korn, Jennifer Marie (2008) Evaluating Avian Communities of the Blanco River Valley Using Occupancy Modeling and Landowner Conducted Surveys
Kosela, Irene Theresa (2008) Exploring Sassy Magazine's Role as a Pioneer of Social Media
Lewis, Dale L (2008) Ending the bigotry of low expectations? No Child Left Behind and the Texas state alternative assessment for students with disabilities
Lewis, Dale Lee (2008) Ending the Bigotry of Low Expectations? No Child Left Behind and the Texas State Alternative Assessment for Students with Disabilities
Lohn, Christopher (2008) CV and DLTS Analysis of Materials for Microelectronic Applications
Luther, Shae R. (2008) The McCrocklin Affair: Academic Integrity and Presidential Plagiarism at Southwest Texas State College
Moore, Zachary A (2008) Evolution of geography in the United States' public school curriculum: An analysis of the influence of societal movements and historical events
Morgan, Byron Lynn (2008) The Interactive Effects of Personal Credit Literacy in Predicting the Credit Card Debt of College Students and Subsequent Outcomes
Pape, Michael Christian (2008) The Creation and Development of The Digger
Patterson, Dayna Ellen (2008) The Spirit of Place: Southwestern Literature and the Poetry of Kenneth W. Brewer
Pelkey, Ramona K (2008) A moderated mediated path analysis of factors influencing student performance on a standardized high-stakes science test
Polak, Bobby Joe (2008) Influence of Human Recreational Activities and Vegetative Characteristics on Waterbird Abundance
Ralls, Daniel M. (2008) Functionalization Dependance of Calix[6]arene Contrast and Sensitivity to Electron Beam Exposure
Rezaee, Reza (2008) Education behind the veil: The impact of the Cultural Revolution on women's higher education in Iran
Richards, Clint A. (2008) Tony Blair's and Jacques Chirac's Foreign Policy in Iraq: Balancing Personality with an International Agenda
Shuey, Michelle Lynn (2008) The influence of landscape on cougar-human encounter hazard in Boulder and Colorado Springs, Colorado
Stephenson, Ronald J (2008) An evaluation of the Naturalist on Board interpretive program in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
Viertel, David C (2008) Exploration of linkages between urban form and socio-demographic experience in San Antonio, Texas
Wagner, John Franklin Keeline (2008) Trust the Man in Pieces
Wu, Guangyu (2008) Regional climate change and its impacts on water resources in Texas
Dissertations & Theses from 2007
Aery, Deidra Ann (2007) Organization of Lithic Technology in Archaic Central Texas: An Example from Site 41HY160 in San Marcos, Texas
Alley, Olivia Anne (2007) Aquatic Decomposition in Chlorinated and Freshwater Environments
Anyamesem-Mensah, Benedict (2007) The Formation of Silicon Nanoparticles on Silicon-on-insulator Substrate by Thermal Anneal
Ayyalasomayajula, Bharati S (2007) Modeling monsoon rainfall as a function of onset dates: A GIScience approach
Bartell, Karen Hulene (2007) Communicating risk to an at-risk population concerning future water shortages: Focusing on senders and receivers of low-key warning messages in South-Central Texas
Billingsley, Glenna M (2007) A comparison of three instructional methods for teaching math skills to secondary students with emotional/behavioral disorders
Chandler, Kerry W. (2007) The Effects of Military Base Closures on Local Communities: The US Army Air Corps in West Texas
Chapman, Katharine A. (2007) When the Bullet Hits the Bone: Patterns in Gunshot Trauma to the Infracranial Skeleton
Coleman, Layla Bryn (2007) An Evaluation of the Natural and Provisioned Feeding Rates of Semi-Free Ranging Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur catta) on St. Catherines Island, GA
Combes Malcom, Linda Ann (2007) Beginning teachers, resilience and retention
Cook, M. Jeffrey (2007) Communicating risk of the bioterrorism threat: A case study in Houston, Texas of healthcare professionals and the general public
Courtright, Nicholas Marvin (2007) Steady, World
Day, Christopher Andrew (2007) Groundwater Contaminant Concentrations of Land Use Categories for the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer, Texas
Dempsey, Tamara Dawn (2007) Hierarchical Cluster Analyses of Juvenile Delinquents and Juvenile Recidivists in Harris County
DuBose, Robert Kevin (2007) Continuum of Coercion: Staff Sexual Misconduct in Juvenile Justice Departments, Programs and Facilities in Texas
Fillion, Sharon Elizabeth Walker (2007) Culturally responsible pedagogy in the (nearly) homogeneous classroom: A case study
Fillion, Sharon Elizabeth Walker (2007) Culturally Responsible Pedagogy in the (Nearly) Homogeneous Classroom: A Case Study
Foster, Adam Lloyd (2007) Occurrence and Fate of Endocrine Disruptors through the San Marcos Wastewater Treatment Plant
Francis, Kevin L. (2007) Characterization of Self-assembled Monolayers for Use as a Matrix in Laser Desorption Ionization
Gaertner, James P. (2007) Detection of Salmonellae in Turtles and Their Aquatic Habitats
Gray, Amelia Morgan (2007) Consolation Prize
Grobe, Katherine Marie (2007) Nest Site Selection by Western Kingbirds (Tyrannus verticalis) in an Urban Environment
Harter, Jana L. (2007) Riparian Restoration: An Option for Voluntary Buyout Lands in New Braunfels, TX
Hicklin, Benjamin Allen (2007) Coins and Commerce: Specie and the Success of the Early Massachusetts Economy
Hurley, Jessica Lynn (2007) Economic and Social Change in the Lacandon Community of Nahá
Hyder, Margaret Anne (2007) A Study on the Rate of Decomposition of Carrion in Closed Containers Placed in a Shaded Area Outdoors in Central Texas
Janysek, D. Michelle (2007) The value of a career in teaching: The development of a survey to examine the reasons why veteran teachers remain in the classroom
Keen-Zebert, Amanda (2007) Spatial Variation of Alluvial and Bedrock Channel Type in the Upper Guadalupe River, Texas
Keen-Zebert, Amanda (2007) Spatial variation of alluvial and bedrock channel type in the Upper Guadalupe River, Texas
Keith, Sue Ann (2007) Evaluating the Agricultural Knowledge of Texas State University-San Marcos Freshmen
Lin, Shing-Tzong (2007) A GI Science investigation into the relationship between childhood respiratory diseases and unhealthy ozone level: Environmental inequity and health disparities in the Houston area
Malcom, Linda A. Combes (2007) Beginning Teachers, Resilience and Retention
Matthews, Barrett Mikel (2007) Polyhedral Borane Anions: Investigation of the Mechanism of Retention
McFarland, Amy (2007) The Relationship between Student Use of Campus Green Spaces and the Arboretum and Perceptions of Quality of Life
McIlwain, Amber Shevaun (2007) Spatial Differentials in Fertility and the 0-6 Year Sex Ratio in India, by District: 2001
Meier, Holly Anne (2007) An Evaluation of Antelope Creek Phase Interaction Using INAA
Murphy, Robert C. (2007) Chip Characterization: Man-hour Reduction and Increased Functionality Testing with Automation Improvements
Nolan, Thomas J (2007) Battlefield landscapes: Geographic information science as a method of integrating history and archaeology for battlefield interpretation
Nolan, Thomas Justus (2007) Battlefield Landscapes: Geographic Information Science as a Method of Integrating History and Archaeology for Battlefield Interpretation
Osterkamp, Staci Ruth (2007) A Qualitative Study of Women Who Use Midwives for Childbirth
Pritchard, Mary Katharin (2007) Influence of Fine Sediment Introduced to an Armored Bed Downstream from a Dam
Radhakrishnan, Varsha (2007) Molecular Characterization and Expression of G<sub>q/11</sub> Protein in Fishes
Regalado, Ester M. Calderon (2007) Assessing English Language Learners: A Case Study of Practices Used by Secondary Mathematics Teachers
Rikka, Pratap (2007) Spectometric Identification of Naphthenic Acids Isolated from Crude Oil
Sawyer, Carol Frances (2007) Frost heaving and surface clast movement in turf-banked terraces, eastern Glacier National Park, Montana
Shepston, Desserae Kelly (2007) Evidence to Support the Successful Reintroduction of Alouatta pigra to the Naha Region of Chiapas, Mexico
Simmons, Terrie Lynn (2007) Bioarchaeological Analysis of Commingled Skeletal Remains from Bee Cave Rockshelter (41VV546), Val Verde County, Texas
Small, Michael Fielden (2007) Flow alteration of the lower Rio Grande and white-winged dove range expansion and monitoring techniques
Springer, Cathryn E (2007) The construction of place in technologically-mediated learning experiences: The nature, process, and effects of virtual field studies
Tang, Junmei (2007) The Analysis of Spatial-temporal Dynamics of Urban Landscape Structure: A Comparison of Two Petroleum-oriented Cities
Tang, Junmei (2007) The analysis of spatial-temporal dynamics of urban landscape structure: A comparison of two petroleum-oriented cities
Tyrone, Rex (2007) Effects of Upland Timber Harvest and Road Construction on Headwater Stream Fish Assemblages in a Southeastern Forest
Walajtys, Adele Renee (2007) "I Just Couldn't Sit at Home and Do Nothing": A Qualitative Analysis of Bridge Employment Experiences
Wilkerson, J. Michael (2007) Acquiring a sociosexual identity: Experiences of sexually marginalized collegiate men
Wilkerson, J. Michael (2007) Acquiring a Sociosexual Identity: Experiences of Sexually Marginalized Collegiate Men
Wilson, Ionara De Lima (2007) A spatial epidemiological analysis of oral clefts and volatile organic compounds in Texas
Wilson, Ionara De Lima (2007) A Spatial Epidemiological Analysis of Oral Clefts and Volatile Organic Compounds in Texas
Zmarzly, Rebecca Jane (2007) Justices of the Peace in Mid-Tudor Devon Circa 1538-1570
Zucha, Korena Marie (2007) Incomplete Developmental Counterinsurgency: The Case of the Shining Path of Peru
Dissertations & Theses from 2006
Acuņa, Laura I. (2006) The Economic Contribution of Root Foods and Other Geophytes in Prehistoric Texas
Akiwumi, Fenda Aminata (2006) Environmental and social change in southwestern Sierra Leone: Timber extraction (1832--1898) and rutile mining (1967--2005)
Brettschneider, Brian (2006) Estimating Atlantic Basin tropical cyclone landfall probability for the United States
Cerney, Dawna Lynn (2006) Assessment of landscape change in Waterton Lakes National Park, Canada, using multitemporal composites constructed from terrestrial repeat photographs
Chen, Xuwei (2006) Microsimulation of evacuation strategies
Christner, Millicent Holcomb (2006) An exploratory study of board governance structures and practices of education foundations or funds
Dunn, Joel H. Jr. (2006) Magnetoelastic Characterization and Domain Analysis of Magnetic Thin Films and Multilayers
Egan, Kristine (2006) Geographic analysis of the terrorscape: The spatial patterns of risk, exposure and vulnerability to the urban terror threat
Foster, Ellen Joan (2006) A longitudinal analysis of a geography-based minority recruiting model
Fritz, Glen A (2006) The lost sea of the Exodus: A modern geographical analysis
Galloway, Holly (2006) Barriers faced by women: A study of female superintendents in Texas
Graham, James Knox (2006) The Race for Space: A Spatial Analysis and Geovisualization of the Holocaust and World War Two
Griffin, Katherine L. (2006) An Analysis of Changes in Texas Wild-Rice Distribution Following the 1998 Flood of the San Marcos River, Texas
Lew, Chulsub (2006) The professional learning community: The self-directed learning of teachers and the practices of professional community
Malek, Melanie Kay (2006) The quest for autonomy: Patient decision-making behaviors in type 2 diabetes
McDonald, Jacquelyn Dosch (2006) Public health policy: Influences on Texas legislators' understanding of public health issues
Michlowitz, Jason Lawrence (2006) A Methodology for Mapping Programming Languages to Programming Problems
Middlebrook, Nancy Newborn (2006) Thematic map interpretation and narration by fifth and eighth graders
Nuckels, Richard J. (2006) Ontogeny of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor Expression in the Eyes of Zebrafish
Occena-Gutierrez, Darlene J (2006) Typhoon hazard perception, knowledge and spatial vulnerability: Natural disaster preparedness in northern Philippines
Parham, Janis Newby (2006) Moonlighting: A reality for many public school teachers
Parsells, Richard A (2006) Change and learning in the workplace: A perspective formed through the conceptual frameworks of an adult transition theory and an adult learning theory
Pendergrass, David Reuel (2006) Macroinvertebrate Structure and Drift in the Blanco River: A Karst Texas Stream Subject to Hydrologic Variability
Qiu, Xiaomin (2006) Geographic information technologies: An influence on the spatial ability of university students?
Scobey, Barbara Winnell (2006) The journey to expertise: Pathways to expert knowledge traveled by Texas juvenile probation officers
Swanson, Jeffrey Nathanael (2006) Relationship between Health and Reactivity to Mortality Salience
Thompson, Nancy Dunn (2006) A study of the stories of women in the workforce who completed their undergraduate degrees after the age of forty: Every day is a journey, and every day is a gift
Vaughan, James (2006) Growth and change in a paradigmatic region: Is it sustainable? Does planning make a difference?
Wills, Ashley Carol (2006) Borderlands of Magical Realism: Defining Magical Realism Found in Popular and Children's Literature
Wilson, Elizabeth Ann (2006) Middle school students' perceptions about parent involvement
Wright, Cynthia J. (2006) Potential Predictors of Adequate Knowledge of First Aid Principles among Texas High School Coaches
Wu, Shuo-sheng 'Derek' (2006) Incorporating GIS and remote sensing for census population disaggregation
Dissertations & Theses from 2005
Bentley, Judy K. C (2005) Symbolic interaction in inclusive fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms: "Can she pinch me goodbye?"
Galvez-Kiser, Angelina I. T (2005) An analysis of the factors that contribute to the persistence of college students from their freshman to sophomore year
Gillespie, Carol Ann (2005) The socialization of scale: Geographic education and spatial cognition in the Old Order Amish classroom
Higdon, Kimberly A (2005) First-year teachers in unfamiliar territory: Case studies of novice teachers in urban schools
Lee, Jason Chu (2005) Poliomyelitis in the Lone Star State: A Brief Examination in Rural and Urban Communities
Pankonien, Lauralee (2005) Assessment centers as professional development models for school leaders
Ross, Jane (2005) The value and power of teacher voice: Teachers' perceptions and applications of experiences designed to help them develop their voices in educational policymaking
Rutherford, David J (2005) A discipline of synthesis? An investigation into geography's subject matter and disciplinary identities through the lens of geographic education
Stevanson, Barbara A (2005) A study of a pilot support program for first-year elementary music teachers
Dissertations & Theses from 2004
Herbert, Jonathan M (2004) Predicting climate change in Big Bend National Park, Texas
Resler, Lynn Michelle (2004) Conifer establishment sites on a periglacial landscape, Glacier National Park, Montana
Schmid, Ginger Lee (2004) The role of soils in recording environmental change at alpine treeline in Glacier National Park, Montana
Wilkerson, Forrest Dunlap (2004) The spatial and temporal hazard of debris flows in Glacier National Park, Montana
Dissertations & Theses from 2003
Nagel, Paul B (2003) The visual and verbal representation of Mexico: A content analysis of United States geography textbooks
Rajan, Sriram (2003) Intrusion Detection and the Use of Deception Systems
Dissertations & Theses from 2002
Bean, Lydia Lorraine (2002) Bridging hazards geography and political geography: A borderland vulnerability framework with a case study along the United States-Mexico border
Monfredo, William (2002) Tornado scars: The long-term imprints of disaster on the Texas urban landscape
Prosperie, Linda F (2002) Visualizing volcanic hazards: A systematic approach using National Land Cover Data for enhancing sustainable mitigation research
Skadberg, Andrew Neil (2002) Nature tourism in cyberspace: An examination of its geography and character in the network
Skadberg, Yongxia Xia (2002) The optimal experience of visitors to a virtual tour Web site
Dissertations & Theses from 2001
Lash, Jeffrey William (2001) Exporting education: The case of the American University in Cairo
Reed, Gregory Alan (2001) Teaching a regional concept: The home state geography course
Sutton, Paul Daniel (2001) Human migration and water quality change in the Austin-San Antonio corridor of central Texas
Dissertations & Theses from 2000
DeChano, Lisa Marie (2000) Geohazard perception in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States of America
Votteler, Todd Haydn (2000) Water from a stone: The limits of the sustainable development of the Texas Edwards Aquifer
Zhou, Xinnong (2000) Geographic concentrations of lung cancer mortality in Texas and their relationships to environmental and socioeconomic conditions
Dissertations & Theses from 1993
Preuss, Gene B. (1993) Progressivism in Texas: The Origins of LBJ's Educational Philosophy
Dissertations & Theses from 1984
Vaverek, Margaret A. (1984) The Press Looks at Lyndon: A Study of the Political Career of Lyndon B. Johnson as It Was Depicted in the Press of His Time, 1940-1965
Dissertations & Theses from 1980
Brawner, Anne (1980) Guadalupe College: A Case History in Negro Higher Education 1884-1936
Dissertations & Theses from 1972
Carroll, Janet Barton (1972) The History of the Theatre at Southwest Texas State University
Dissertations & Theses from 1967
Ball, Tommy Ruth Zarnow (1967) The Administration of John Garland Flowers: Third President of Southwest Texas State College
Knippa, Jr., Edwin William (1967) The early political life of Lyndon B. Johnson, 1931-1937
Dissertations & Theses from 1944
Sanborn, Chloe Walker (1944) The Story of Riverside
Dissertations & Theses from 1941
McQuary, Margaret (1941) Early History of the Pedagog
Dissertations & Theses from 1940
Miller, Roland (1940) A History of Coronal Institute
Dissertations & Theses from 1939
French, Roger Franklin (1939) A History of the Southwest Texas State Teachers College