Theses from 2023
“Concrete Chocolate Bars”: Deconstructing Whitened Compulsory Heterosexuality Ideology in U.S. Carceral Facilities within the “South”, Celessia D. Cannon
Effects of Childhood Trauma on the Psychological Distress of Black Homeless Youth: The Moderating Role of Social Support, Tiffany A. Edwards Doh
“A Change is Gonna Come”: Examining Environmental Hazard Distribution and Gentrification in Atlanta, GA, 2005-2015, Brittany A. Keller
Tricking or Trapped: A Critical Analysis of Sex Work and Sex Trafficking Discourse in The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, Jenna-Ashley Lee
The Influence of Criminalism on Prosecutorial Discretion and Sentence Length, Graham Ellis Moore
Underreported Yet Overcrowded: Negligent Deaths and Prison Overcrowding in the Context of Missing Prison Data in the United States, Chloe Sellers
Affluence and Interpersonal Trust, Alexandra Tosone
Socio-Economic and Political Determinants of Child Labor in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan, Shah Zaman
Theses from 2022
“The Furthest from Mainstream”: Sexual and Gender Minorities Define Feminism, Tyler Gay
Goffman's On Grindr?: Presentation of Self Among Nonbinary Users, Samuel Hammer
“I’m not your SISTA”: An Intersectional Exploration of Queer Black Women’s Experiences in LGBT+ Nightlife in the United Kingdom, Monisha Jackson
“I Will Punish Everyone”: Themes of Masculinity, Race, and Privilege in the Writings of Mass Shooters, Shafeeq Rashid
Theses from 2021
Outness and Discrimination as Predictors of Psychological Distress Among Sexual Minority Cisgender Women, Madison Higbee
Theses from 2020
"Gillian Anderson Made Me Gay:" The Case of the X-Files Lesbians, Samantha Howat
Gender, Eugenics, and Stratified Reproduction in the Gamete Donation Marketplace, Mia Milne
The Effect of Paid Maternity Leave on Maternal Health and Parental Health Involvement within the United States, Alyssa M. Nunez
Built on Blood: Understanding Menstrual Attitudes in Sex Work, Athanasia Platis
Reducing Nutritional Disparities Among Pregnant and Postpartum Minority Women Using the Fundamental Cause Theory, Bisma M. Rais
Types Of Types: Social Network Typologies and Meaning of Clients With Serious Mental Illness, George Usmanov
Theses from 2019
Racial Differences In Occupational Prestige Among Athletes, Tim Brown
Race and the Impact of Parental Incarceration on Childhood Outcomes, Asantewaa Darkwa
From Invisibility to Normativity: LGBT Families' Representation in Parenting Magazines, Claire James
Invisible Girls: Victimization, Teacher Support, and Pathways to Punishment for Black Girls, Samantha D. Martin
The Effect of Social Support on Problem Substance Use within Black Homeless Youth, Alexus Moore
Creative Industries: Behind the Scenes Inequalities, Sierra C. Nicely
Waking Up from the American Dream: A Marxist Critique of Homeownership and the Accumulation of Capital, Christian Noakes
How Ties to Professional Support Networks Impact Social Outcomes among Homeless Youth, Kara Tsukerman
Theses from 2018
Whiteness in Black Spaces: An Extended Case Study of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tiara Giddings
Health Behaviors and Fundamental Cause Theory Factors Influence the Future Need for Long-Term Care, Tabitha Ingle
"(I Want to) Change the World": An Analysis of Future Orientation of Homeless Youth in Atlanta, Ana LaBoy
Diversity "Versus" Quality: How Public Liberal Arts Universities Manage Pressures to Increase Ranking, Selectivity, Access, and Diversity, Hersheda Patel
Educational Attainment and Kinship Ties: Does Kin Network Density Predict High School Graduation?, Sarah Roche
Sexually Nonconforming Pinays Negotiate Relationships with Parents, Partners, and Community, Veronica Salcedo
The Emergence of Traumatic Birth, Claudia Tillman
Truffle Butter: Examining Heterosexual Anal Sex and Risk for Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Black Americans, Ebony Townsend
Trans-Situated Gender Labor: Trans/Nonbinary Individuals Negotiating Gender & Race in Intimate Relationships, Alithia Zamantakis
Theses from 2017
Attitudes Toward Interracial Marriage in the United States Military: Black-White Contrasts, Leanna R. Greenwood
"It's Camp": Summer Camp Culture, the Renegotiation of Social Norms and Regulation of Gender and Sexuality, Penny Harvey
Red Show, Blue Show: A Content Analysis of Liberals’ and Conservatives’ Respective Television Favorites, Nicholas Rogers
Food Insecurity among Noncitizens and Citizens Born in U.S. Territories, Rita B. Thomson
Theses from 2016
Attitudes Toward Marriage and Long-term Relationships across Emerging Adulthood, Kaitlin A. Hippen
Social Support and Mental Health Among Homeless Youth: A Multi-Group SEM Model of Non-LGBT*, LGB, and Trans* Youth in Metro-Atlanta, Morgan Justice
Race, Online Health Resources and their Contribution to Health Disparities, Elizabeth Keck
Unequal Beauty: Exploring Classism in the Western Beauty Standard, Leah Kozee
Should Good Girls Like Bad Sex: Depictions of Kink in Cosmo, Kiersten Kummerow Brown
Self-Care Practices of Populations at Risk for HIV, Nasim Mahboubi Fluker
A Shift in Gender Representations and Narratives in Super Bowl Commercials, Ashley M. Rockwell
Please, Read the Comments: Exploring the Racial Dialectic of Online Racial Discourse, Ifeanyichukwu U. Ukpabi
Hegemonic Masculinity in Men with Schizophrenia: Complicity and Strategic Performance, Christopher Vidmar
Theses from 2015
Social Change in Attitudes Toward Euthanasia and Suicide for Terminally Ill Persons, 1977-2014: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis, Brandon Attell
The Role of Education in the Assimilation of Romani Women in the United States, Melanie Covert
Dead Before Coed?: Perceptions of Women's Colleges in Male Dominated Society, Zoe RF Freggens
Gender Games: A Content Analysis Of Gender Portrayals In Modern, Narrative Video Games, Jared Friedberg
Contractions or Constructions: A Content Analysis of Birthing Facilities in Miami, Florida, Shameka Thomas
Theses from 2014
When "Being Down" Isn't Enough: Examining White Antiracism and Racial Integration in the Era of Colorblindness, Amanda C. Atwell
American Apparel Advertisements, Heather Bowles
Public Housing Relocation and Its Effect on Residents' Self-esteem and Self-efficacy, Amanda Dorrington
Religion and Depression: Examining the Nature of the Relationship, Stephanie Hansard
Risk for Obesity: Contribution of Socioeconomic Status Factors and Potential Mediators, Anne Hirschman
The New Racism in the Media: a Discourse Analysis of Newspaper Commentary on Race, Presidential Politics, and Welfare Reform, Joseph P. Rose
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts: An Organizational and Historical Approach to Understanding Socialization and Gendered Leadership, Natalie Stewart
Theses from 2013
"I Stay to Myself": Relocated Public Housing Residents' Neighboring Strategy, Renée Skeete Alston
Give Me That Online Religion: Religious Authority and Resistance Through Blogging, Erin V. Echols
Public Housing Relocation Of Older Adults In Atlanta: Challenging The Aging In Place Concept., Laquanda Jackson
The Cost of Dropping Out: An Examination of State-level Vocational Funding on High School Dropout Rates, Artis LangBruttig
The Color Line and Georgia History Textbooks: A Content Analysis, Michele D. Mitchell
Obscuring Sexual Crime: Examining Media Representations of Sexual Violence in Megan's Law, Renee M. Shelby
Diversity within Discrimination: Does Victim Nativity and Discriminator Race Matter for the Mental Health of Blacks?, Aja Simpson Zulfiqar
“Getting Freaky”: Perversion and Promiscuity Within Alternative Relationships and Sexual Modalities Among People Of Color, Marla R. Stewart
Retiring to Cyberspace: Factors Influencing Older Adults' Ownership of Computer Technology and Internet Usage at the Time of Retirement, Carol S. Strother
Coloring Outside The Lines: An Intersectionality Approach To Understanding The Homeschooling Experiences of Black Families, Taura Taylor
Theses from 2012
Engendering Spirits: Alcoholic Self-Help and Emphasized Femininity, Abby Jackson
The Impacts of Threat and Emotions on Indigenous Mobilization: an investigation of assumptions in social movement theory, Marshall Jeffries
Bureaucratic Regulation and Emotional Labor: Implications for Social Services Case Management, Kelley M. Macon
Latino Acculturation and Parent-Teen Sex Communication, Kelsey Schwarz
Theses from 2011
Power Disparities and the Structure of Childrearing: A Content Analysis of Bestselling Children's Books, Angela M. Anderson
The Development of Ethnic Identity among African-American, African Immigrant and Diasporic African Immigrant University Students, Victor A. Ogundipe Jr.
Theses from 2010
Living Together: Conservative Protestants and Cohabitation, Anthony E. Healy
The Effect of Gender on Perpetration Characteristics and Empathy for Juvenile Sex Offenders, Katherine Schweigert
Theses from 2009
Survival Feminists: Identifying War’s Impact on the Roles of Vietnamese Refugee Women, W. Cory Albertson
Postpartum Depression and Self-Help Books: Medicalizing Misery and Motherhood, Kirstin Michelle McMillen
Theses from 2008
Splitting Sexuality and Disability: A Content Analysis and Case Study of Internet Pornography featuring a Female Wheelchair User, Laura Carter Overstreet
Abortion and Capital Punishment: Changing Attitudes and Demographical Influences, Ashley Hope Popham
The Sticking Out Parts: A Content Analysis of Print and Website Advertisements on Breast and Penis Augmentation, Thomas Christopher Robinson
Atlanta's Quinceañeras, Daniela Ruz Hernandez
Theses from 2007
College Students' Prejudiced Attitudes toward Homosexuals: A Comparative Analysis in Japan and the United States, Daisuke Ito
"Just Say No": A Process Evaluation of a Johns' School, Amanda May Jungels
Constructing Definitions of Sexual Orientation in Research and Theory, Daleana Phillips
The Emerging Medicalization of Postpartum Depression: Tightening the Boundaries of Motherhood, Pam Regus
“It’s Not Just What You Have, But How You Use It:” The Impact of Race and Class on the Usage and Activation of Cultural and Social capital in the Study Abroad process, Jennifer Renee Simon
Theses from 2006
Japanese Fathers in the United States: Negotiating Different Cultural Expectations, Yuka Abe
Black Employment Opportunities: The Role of Immigrant Job Concentrations, Jim Baird
Rolling Manhood: How Black and White Men Experience Disability, Alexis A. Bender
"I Know What You Are Going Through": The Impact of Negotiating the Criminal Justice System on the Well Being of Family Members of Homicide Victims and Criminal Offenders., Cara-Vanessa Hadassah Bertollini
The Building Blocks of Atlanta: Racial Residential Segregation and Neighborhood Inequity, Melissa Mae Hayes
Racial Disparity in Social Spatiality: Usage of National Parks and Opera Attendance, Joseph Terry Johnson
Predictors of Job Satisfaction among Staff in Assisted Living, Guangya Liu