College of Arts and Sciences: Recent submissions
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Political identity switching and change in religiosity among students at a conservative Christian university.
(2022-05-03)Research on university students’ religiosity concentrates on the effect of higher education on religious behavior and belief. Some of this effect may be due to higher education’s influence on political identity which – in ... -
News and film : preferred partnerships – assessing the efficacy of documentaries and feature films for augmenting the reflective integration of news stories.
(2022-03-29)Recent research has attempted to understand the relationships between film and journalism. Some articles address how we process content using image schemas, and some analyze the benefits of social media versus traditional ... -
Methods for teaching introductory Spanish phonology.
(2022-05-06)This study examines research-based methods of teaching pronunciation in an introductory Spanish course. It endeavors to create a lesson-plan structure from which instructors can build lessons to teach pronunciation. Five ... -
Absent priests and the Day of the Locusts : inner-biblical interpretation and the scribal prophet’s priestly critique in Joel 1:1–2:17.
(2022-04-25)Most who study Joel recognize the text’s emphasis on priests and priestly intercession in Joel 1:1–2:17. Despite this consensus, those who study Joel interpret the relationship between the book’s construction of priests ... -
Diplomatic immunity : the history and enduring significance.
(2022-03-25)Is diplomatic immunity a transitory or permanent feature of international life? This dissertation will answer this question by exploring the theory, history, and contemporary understanding of diplomatic immunity. A case ... -
Blubber fatty acid signature analysis of harbor seals in Alaska, 1997-2010.
(2022-03-21)The projected course and rate of global climate change presents major challenges to the wellbeing and survival of Arctic and subarctic marine mammals. In Alaska, the harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) broad range and ... -
The catalysts, standards, and diffusions of virtual production technologies and workflows : perspectives from key stakeholders.
(2022-04-22)Propelled into the spotlight by The Mandalorian in 2019, the filmmaking technique commonly referred to as virtual production, which uses gaming engines to display VFX content on LED volumes in real-time to allow for in-camera ... -
Civic engagement : comparing the effect of political identity and socioeconomic status.
(2022-05-06)It was noted this past midterm cycle that the Democratic Party was more politically active than their counterparts in the Republican Party. Expanding to civic engagement, will this trend continue? Furthermore, will ... -
Regulation of phycobilin pigments and nutrient metabolism traits drive cyanobacteria bloom stoichiometry.
(2022-04-21)Cyanobacteria blooms may substantially impact the nutrient cycling in freshwater systems, as they consume dissolved nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) at different rates under different conditions, resulting in various elemental ... -
"Lat us laughe and pleye” : humor structures in the Canterbury Tales.
(2022-04-12)This dissertation approaches the Canterbury Tales through the lens of humor theory, responding to a much-noted gap in existing scholarship by focusing primarily on the structures and mechanisms of humor in the text. In ... -
Writing and directing the short film, Love Bomb.
(2022-04-27)This thesis catalogues the creative process and production of the short film, Love Bomb. The film and accompanying paper are a part of the thesis requirements for a Master of Arts in Film and Digital Media from Baylor ... -
Influencer-consumer relationships : a qualitative analysis of trust, credibility and loyalty among female consumers on social media.
(2022-04-21)Influencers have become increasingly popular on social media over the past decade. Whether these individuals are spreading awareness about social change, or simply promoting products, they have greatly impacted the world ... -
Writing the screenplay, Neon Moon.
(2022-04-25)This thesis will explore the creative process behind crafting a “dramedy”, while also defining the genre of “dramedy” and finding out what makes this style of storytelling work. Judd Apatow, director of such films as Knocked ... -
The Vanguard of God : Pentecostals and charismatics in the religious right.
(2022-05-02)This thesis explores the ways in which Pentecostals and charismatics have engaged in politics in the past 120 years, and shows that rather than shared theology, a commitment to right-wing politics has proven to be the main ... -
A beta regression approach to nonparametric longitudinal data classification in clinical trials.
(2022-04-07)Classification is an important topic in statistical analysis. For example, in applications involving clinical trials, an often seen objective is to determine whether or not novel medicines and treatments differ from existing ... -
Scrolling your way to a warped sense of self : body image, social media, and college-aged females.
(2022-04-25)Body image concerns among females on social media have become an emerging topic in news headlines, specifically during 2020-2021. However, there is a limited amount of qualitative research about the issue, especially with ... -
Examining the impact of emerging media on classroom community and engagement in higher education.
(2022-03-30)Over the years, the affordances of the digital age have had implications in nearly every industry, including education. Through the connectivism learning theory and the diffusion of innovation lens, this study seeks to ... -
From Christmas lights to candlelight : a director's approach to Alfred Uhry's The Last Night of Ballyhoo.
(2022-05-02)In 1996 playwright Alfred Uhry was commissioned to write a play for the Cultural Olympiad in honor of the upcoming Summer Olympic Games that were to be held in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. The resulting play, The Last ... -
On functions related to the spectral theory of Sturm--Liouville operators.
(2022-04-01)Functions related to the spectral theory of differential operators have been extensively studied due to their many applications in mathematics and physics. In this dissertation, we will consider spectral ζ-functions, ... -
Seeing the good : moral perception in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics.
(2022-04-06)This dissertation argues that Aristotle in his Nicomachean Ethics and Politics offers a unified conception of a human activity of and capacity for perceiving the justice, nobility or goodness of moral actions and agents. ...