Is a Thesis or Dissertation in Your Future?
If your degree requires completion of a thesis or dissertation, access the resources on the Graduate School Theses & Dissertations website as you begin the process. You'll find an overview of the process, writing resources, formatting templates, and all relevant deadlines for each semester.
Congratulations to our 2021-2022 Research Grants for Research Doctoral Student (RGRDS) winners!
The RGRDS program awards grants on a competitive basis to support research and projects conducted by doctoral students at SIUE to enhance their academic progress. Congrats to the below doctoral students who received an award for this year to support their research endeavors!
Goksu Avdan of Industrial Engineering, “Developing a "Force Plate-less" System using the Lower Limb Kinematics and Machine Learning Techniques for a Real-time Biomechanical Gait Analysis”
Patrick Ayres of History, “The Conservative Heart of the Nation: Political Conservatism in the Civil War Era West”
Nathan Carroll of Nurse Anesthesiology, “Updated RSI and Typical Sequence Rubrics and Videos”
Nhan Nguyen of Nurse Anesthesiology, “Computer-Based Learning: Local”
Charity Eugea of Educational Leadership, “Implementation of Collaborative Problem Solving at One Elementary School”
Jamaal Heavens of Educational Leadership, “Teacher Retention - Experiences of African American Teachers in Predominantly White Suburban School Districts”
Danley Killam of Educational Leadership, “The Experience of Teachers Educating Students with Disabilities through E-Learning during the Pandemic”
Sneha Kothari Kiss of Educational Leadership, “Special Education Teachers Experiences about Social Skills Instruction to Autistic Students in Alternative Day Schools”
LaTongia Spencer of Educational Leadership, “Truancy: The Effectiveness of School-Wide Programs Collaborating with Community-Based Programs in Urban High Schools”
Alexa Tate of Educational Leadership, “District Superintendents' Perception of Their Beliefs, Role, and Characteristics of Effective Instructional Leadership that Impacts Student Achievement”
Eric Taylor of Educational Leadership, “School Policies and Their Effects on Teachers' Expectations of Students”
Victoria White of Educational Leadership, “Physical Activity and Academic Performance in Low-Socioeconomic Schools”