Theses and Dissertations
Below are links to the full-text of recent theses produced by Arkansas Tech University graduate students who have granted permission for the library to share them freely online. These are listed in alphabetical order by the author’s last name. Additional theses and dissertations from Arkansas Tech may be found online through
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Bone, Tiffany S. Schoolboard Leadership and Student Achievement: an Investigation of the Potential Relationship. Dissertation, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Bangs. Alyssa N. Ecology of Sceloporus Consobrinus Populations in Two Thermally Different Habitats. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Campbell, Susan A. The Emotional Cost of Caring: Compassion Fatigue Experienced by Nurse Staff on an Inpatient Geriatric Behavioral Health Unit. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Canan, Charles. An Examination of the Emergency Water Supply of Healthcare Facilities in Southeast Louisiana. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Chatman, Cody. Hire, Train, Retain: Addressing the Arkansas Special Education Teacher Shortage. Dissertation, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Frazier, Morgan. The Valley of the Dead. MA Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Galbo, Stacy. Asking for It: Rape Myth Acceptance at a Mid-sized Rural Public University and Policy Recommendations. MA Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Geik, Adam. Movement, Habitat Use, Reproduction, and Commercial Harvest of Paddlefish in Lake Dardanelle, Arkansas. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Grooms, Bennett P. Effects of Non-Consumptive Recreation and Environmental Factors on Arkansas State Park Biodiversity. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Harris, Jenava. Strindberg’s Miss Julie: An Exploitation of Genderlect and Liberatory Pedagogy. MA Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Jackson, Robert A. An Investigation into Hazard Mitigation Tools at Institutes of Higher Education. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Johnson, Christopher L. How the Response to Intervention Model Utilized by an External Provider Impacts Student Achievement in an Urban Setting. Dissertation, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Kendall, Brian. Teaching Preparedness to Better Prepare Children in the Event of Disaster. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
MacLeod, Ian R. Fish Passage through Headwater Stream Crossings Monitored by Radio Frequency Identification Stations. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2013.
Malone, Philip. Effective Tandem Hoop Net Sampling Effort for Evaluation of Channel Catfish Populations in Reservoirs. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Martin, Jacob H. Neosho Smallmouth Bass Movement, Spawning, and Associated Environmental Conditions in a Seasonally Discontinuous Stream: the Illinois Bayou, Arkansas. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
McElroy, Jericho R. Attrition-assimilation Integration: a New Model for Drug Use among College Students and Policy Recommendations. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
McGee, Keith M. School Transition from Elementary to Middle School: Perceptions from Economically Disadvantaged Students. Dissertation, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Moseley, Brittany E. An Examination of How School Continuity Plans in Northeast Arkansas Address the Post-emergency Resumption of the Educational Process. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Normand, Catherine M. Feral Cat Virus Infection Prevalence, Survival, Population Density, and Multi-scale Habitat Use in an Exurban Landscape. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2014.
Peng, Jingyu. Examining Differences between Mandarin Chinese and English Speakers in Gender Stereotype Regarding Daily Life Activities. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Phouthavong, Tina. Do First Responders Find Active911 Useful? MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Pickens, Brittany. Virtual Futures: Transfiguring Borders and Transcending Boundaries. MA Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Pfeffer, Ivy L. An Investigation of the Variables That Impact the Strength of Arkansas Public Schools' Educator Workforce. Dissertation, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Rathburn, Keri A. Perceptions of Arkansas School Counselors Regarding the Barriers of Implementing the ASCA National Model. Dissertation, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Rice, Cynthia L. 21st Century Teaching and Learning: Teachers' Perceptions and Practices in Four High Schools of One District. Dissertation, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Robertson, Haley. Exploring Potential Connections between Parental Divorce, Deviance and Negative Child Outcomes: a Literature Review. MA Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Ross, John Gordon T. Developing Best Management Practices for Interior Least Tern Habitat Restoration on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Smith, Andrew J. Local Christian Churches and Disaster Preparedness: Are They Prepared? MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Sparks, Caryl L. Home or National Treasure: The Struggle to Stop National Protection of the Buffalo River. MA Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Spears Mary A. An Investigation of the School Superintendent Mentoring Program in Arkansas. Dissertation, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Thorsen, Bradley D. Music, Emotion, and Personality Typing: a Look into Coexisting Relationships. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
Wan, Xin. Enhancing an Extensible Interpreter with a Syntax Macro Facility. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2017.
Weems, Laura H. Responding to Train Derailments of Crude Oil Cargos and the Use of NIMS/ICS. MS Thesis, Arkansas Tech University, 2016.
