Welcome to the SUNY Cortland Master's Theses @ Digital Commons. You will find here electronic versions of Master's Theses from the Departments of English, History, Kinesiology, Physical Education, Recreation, Parks and Leisure Studies and Sport Management.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
“But where are those good old-fashioned values?”—The racial politics of animated satire in Family Guy, Jordanne Greenidge
Cartoon Kinship, Kelsey Bell Quinn
Demographic characteristics and selected personality traits of women in competitive bodybuilding, Chloe A. Zeeuw
Does limb specialization in track and field introduce asymmetry in dynamic stability?, Aaron X. Jones
Feral and free: the queering of motherhood in Rachel Yoder’s Nightbitch, Cassandra Haskell
Tapestry of culture: the power of storytelling among Native American cultures: the search for history, culture, and identity, Maurysha Cuttino
The Adirondack frontier: reclaiming a vital role in shaping the nation, Peter Nelson
The prescribing of gender, a scope on the societal ideologies showcased within Le Roman de Silence, Derrian Fernandez
Transgressive fiction and the problem of negative affect: a case study of Samuel Delany’s Hogg, Brian Thornton
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Chat is this real? Perceived authenticity of #naturecore via TikTok comments, Anna Madison
Effects of classroom management strategies on student participation, Kathryn Moncada
Ephemeral legacy, Allison Hall
Gender stereotypes in the elementary classroom, McKenna Gill
Implementing music to increase elementary student focus, Kathryn Garceau
Increasing weekly assignment performance with student self-evaluation and teacher feedback, Benjamin Fovel
Key benefits of small group instruction for diverse learners, Lydia McEvoy
Reliability and validity of the MetricVBT© compared to the Tendo Sport© during the hexagonal bar deadlift in trained young adults, Kenneth Macumber
The effects of implementing movement breaks in elementary classrooms, Laura Ford
The effects of student choice on motivation and writing skills, Laura Annunziata
The impact of online tools on student writing, Rebekah Probst
The impact of play-based learning on early childhood development, Aubry Mauro
The relationship between social cognition and team cohesion in collegiate athletes, Jessica Pegg
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
A Talk With Time, Samanatha Kuban