Electronic Thesis/Dissertation Submission Links
Student Instructions
To load your final document please click on the link below:
Please check the academic calendar for deadlines.
View the thesis/dissertation template:
- ETD Template (PDF)
- ETD Template (Word)
- For help inserting and removing page numbers in your manuscript using Microsoft Word please click here.
- Get feedback on writing your manuscript at the Writing Center. To learn more about the Writing Center please click here.
View the ETD Manual:
- ETD Manual
- If you have questions or concerns, please contact the College of Graduate Studies at gradschool@georgiasouthern.edu or call 912-478-2647.
To load other scholarly research into Henderson Library’s Digital Commons system, use the Digital Commons.
Electronic Theses & Dissertations — For Students
Faculty Instructions
Read the ETD Faculty Verification Instructions
Dissertation Announcement Form
Thesis/Dissertation Binding Information:
Please contact Georgia Southern Printing and Postal Services for printing and binding services, including thesis and dissertation printing and binding.
Spring 2024 Dissertation Defenses
| Candidate | Program | Title | Date | Time | Location |
| Archita Birla | Doctor of Psychology | “South Asian American Wellbeing: The Moderating Role of Social Support” | 04/01/2024 | 12:00 PM | Please contact chair, Dr. Rebekah Estevez, for event location. |
| Sarah Brittany Sandback Greneker | Doctor of Education | “Letters to Myself, Reflections of A New Teacher: What I Wish I Had Known” | 04/01/2024 | 12:00 PM | Please contact chair, Dr. Robert Lake, for event location. |
| Tristan Fletcher | Doctor of Psychology | “The Effect of First-Person Testimonial Versus Didactic Video Interventions on Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions Toward Buprenorphine” | 04/01/2024 | 1:00 PM | Please contact chair, Dr. Ryan Couillou, for event location. |
| Tara L. Van Buskirk | Doctor of Education | “Search, Copy, Paste: How students’ reliance on smartphones influences learning” | 04/02/2024 | 12:00 PM | Please contact chair, Dr. Daniel E Chapman, for event location. |
| Liyah Morgan | Doctor of Psychology | “Perceived Credibility of Allegations of Sexual Assualt Across Victim Race and Mental Health History” | 04/03/2024 | 10:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Dorthie Cross, for event location. |
| Aishat Adewoye | Doctor of Public Health | “The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on United States (U.S.) Immigrants’ Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes” | 04/03/2024 | 11:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Bettye Apenteng, for event location. |
| Mitchell Everett | Doctor of Education | “Exploring Black Queer Doctoral Students’ Experiences with Utilizing Campus Services” | 04/04/2024 | 10:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Elise Cain, for event location. |
| Issac Taylor | Doctor of Education | “Self-Authorsip Among First-Generation Learners: A Qualitative Study” | 04/04/2024 | 10:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Brandon Hunt, for event location. |
| Cynthia Smith | Doctor of Education | “Turning the Tables On: A Black Mother Educator’s Journey to Becoming an Advocate for Our Disabled Children–A Memoir” | 04/04/2024 | 10:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Ming Fang He, for event location. |
| Keely Amos | Doctor of Education | “Computer Cravings in 20th Century Schools: From Creativity to Capitalism” | 04/04/2024 | 11:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Daniel E Chapman, for event location. |
| Xinyi Hua | Doctor of Public Health | “COVID-19 Disease Burden, Transmission, Dynamics and Vaccination Strategies: Epidemiological, Statistical, and Mathematical Modeling Approaches” | 04/05/2024 | 9:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, for event location. |
| Jigsa Tola | Doctor of Public Health | “Training Underrepresented Minority Students for Careers in Public Health Leadership – Public Health Leaders Fellowship Program” | 04/05/2024 | 11:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. William Mase, for event location. |
| Khristian Cooper | Doctor of Education | “Otherwise Futures Reimagined: Afrofuturism as Liberation for Black Women–A Black Speculative Fiction” | 04/05/2024 | 2:00 PM | Please contact chair, Dr. Ming Fang He, for event location. |
| Kiana Perez-Jimenez | Doctor of Psychology | “Impact of Costume and Rape Myths on Perceptions of the Need for Consent in Interactions with Cosplayers” | 04/05/2024 | 12:00 PM | Please contact chair, Dr. Dorthie Cross, for event location. |
| Sharon Komanecky | Doctor of Education | “Impact of Dual Enrollment Program Models on College Student Readiness, Persistence, and Retention in Secondary and Post-Secondary Environments” | 04/18/2024 | 2:00 PM | Please contact chair, Dr. Juliann Sergi McBrayer, for event location. |
Frequently Asked Questions
What format does my thesis/dissertation have to be uploaded in?
- The Electronic Theses & Dissertations Website accepts all forms of submissions, including Word Document (.doc) and PDF (.pdf).
How do I view the edits that I need to make?
- You will receive an email when the College of Graduate Studies has reviewed your thesis/dissertation for the format check. Click on the link provided in the email to view the corrections that need to be made. The link in the email will send you to a site where you can view the requested revisions as well as revise your thesis/dissertation. Click on the “View decisions” to see the formatting errors. The following page it directs you to shows all the decision letters that were sent about formatting errors. Click on the subject link to view the email. Click on the link after “Attachment”. You will need to save the PDF to your computer to view the comments. Once you download the PDF onto your computer, open it and click on the Comment Tab in the upper right hand corner. A list of comments should appear.
How do I submit a revision?
- The “Revise thesis/dissertation” button on the left hand side of the webpage allows you to upload a new thesis/dissertation. Once you click on the “Revise thesis/dissertation” button, you will be sent back to the original form that you have already filled out. Scroll down to “Upload Full Text” and click on “Upload file from your computer”.
I still have outstanding thesis/dissertation requirements on DegreeWorks even though I have submitted my thesis/dissertation. Why is this?
- Once your thesis/dissertation has been approved for the format check by the College of Graduate Studies, your committee members must also verify your thesis/dissertation. Once all of the committee members have verified, the thesis/dissertation is sent to the library to be posted in the library repository. When it is posted in the repository, the outstanding thesis/dissertation requirements on DegreeWorks will be updated to complete.
Last updated: 2/7/2022