The Graduate School at Georgia College & State University hosts the Graduate Research Showcase annually in the spring. Previously known as the Graduate Research Poster Exhibit and Competition, the Graduate Research Showcase is an opportunity for Georgia College & State University graduate students to showcase the breadth and depth of their research, including in-progress research, to the campus community and externally. The showcase includes oral presentations, posters, and pre-recorded presentations across the disciplines.
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Psychoeducational Training for Community Health Workers to Improve Confidence in Providing Mental Health Services to Migrants, Nimota M. Akintoye
Increase Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Screenings and Referrals at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland, Atlanta VA Medical Center, Dene R. Bellamy and Dene R. Bellamy
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, Janelle Butler
Addressing the Disparity: Examining the Barriers to Success for Economically Disadvantaged Students in Advanced Placement, Brittany Culbreath
Unlocking Literacy: A Structured, Systemic, and Multisensory Phonics Intervention for Struggling 5th-Grade Readers, Kimberly Driskell
Layers of Influence: Examining teacher experiences in the selection and implementation of multicultural texts in secondary English, Marine Feron Leabeater
Underrepresentation of Black Students in Advanced World Language Study, Megan E. Golden
Transformative Storytelling: Informing Our Practice by Exploring Ourselves, Heather Sellier Holman
The Impact of Motivational Interviewing on African-American Men with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Jamekia Kitchens
Impact of Professional Development on Teacher Perceptions of Culturally and Ethnically Diverse Students, Stephanie Kirk McMillan
Understanding Middle School Teachers’ Content Knowledge and Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Effective Teaching of the Nature of Science, Austin C. Wilson
Submissions from 2024
Evaluation of Skills in Shared Responsibilities in Algal Processing, Anna L. Agi, Heath Rhodes, Rachel Allen, Sarah Edwards, and Griffin Fox
Checklist and Key to the Millipede Species of Georgia, United States, with Notes on Distribution, Lance Andrew and Bruce Snyder
The thinking classroom: High school physics reimagined, Donovan Baker
The Impact of the NEWS2 on Self-Confidence and Anxiety in Nursing Students, Ashley Barnes
Temporal Trends in Mammalian Roadkill Abundance in Central Georgia, Lucy Beck
Pre-Calculus: Thinking Deeply About Simple Things, Jacob Carter
1) Comprehensive Body Composition Assessments in College Aged Students, Erica Chapman, Marshuna Dalton, Natalie Izevbigie, and Maddison Wilkes
How to Spark Bio Curiosity: An Innovative High School Biology Curriculum, Audrie Charles
Identifying Phytoremediation Performing Plant Species that can be Utilized in the Improvement of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils, Ashley Clark* and Samuel Mutiti
Impact of Professional Development on Primary School Teachers' Practices and Student Engagement, Tracy Hartley Clark
Whole Genome Sequencing for the Millipede Cherokia georgiana, Elena Cruz, Will Wittstock, Daniel Hastings, Arnab Sengupta, and Bruce A. Snyder
1) Early Onset Osteopenia Assessments in College Aged Students, Elizabeth Czarick, Paul Grazzini, Emily Long, Natalie Stampfly, and Kaitlin VanVoorhis
Menopausal Awareness: Use of a Menopausal Questionnaire to Assess Symptomology in Menopausal Transitional and Postmenopausal Women, Lori Dalcour, Debby MacMillan, Sallie Coke, and Jessica Marcus