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
Thesis/Dissertation Binding Information:
Please contact Georgia Southern Printing and Postal Services for printing and binding services, including thesis and dissertation printing and binding.
Fall 2023 Dissertation Defenses
| Candidate | Program | Title | Date | Time | Location |
| Geremy Lloyd | Doctor of Public Health | “Emergency Preparedness and Response: Examining Rural Hospitals (RHs) Communication Systems Before, During, and After a Natural Disaster“ | 10/11/2023 | 10:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Samuel Opoku, for event location. |
| Michael Moran | Doctor of Educational Leadership | “The Relationship Between Academic Advising and Students’ Completion of Corequisite Gateway Courses“ | 10/23/2023 | 1:00 PM | Please contact chair, Dr. Steve Tolman, for event location. |
| Imaobong B. Ekpo | Doctor of Public Health | “Influence of Culture and Historical Dynamics on PrEP Perceptions by Black Women in Chatham County Georgia: A Qualitative Exploration Using the PEN-3 Cultural Model“ | 10/26/2023 | 10:00 AM | Please contact chair, Stacy Smallwood, for event location. |
| Omolola Okunromade | Doctor of Public Health | “Addressing Breast Health Disparities Among Recent, Established African-Born Immigrant Women and Second-Generation Immigrants in Princes Georges County, Maryland“ | 10/30/2023 | 10:00 AM | Please contact chair, Bettye Apenteng, for event location. |
| Arshpreet Kaur Mallhi | Doctor of Public Health | “Sleep Duration and all-cause Mortality, association stratified by Metabolic Syndrome Status” | 10/30/2023 | 11:00 AM | Please contact chair, Jian Zhang, for event location. |
| Christian C. Spears | Doctor of Public Health | “ShePrEP: Examining the Influence of the Messaging and the Messenger Associated with PrEP Uptake among African American Women” | 10/30/2012 | 1:00 PM | Please contact chair, Stacy Smallwood, for event location. |
| Theresa Duggar | Doctor of Educational Leadership | “Examining Second-Year Retention: Student Perceptions of Campus Resources for Sophomores” | 10/31/2023 | 9:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Daniel Calhoun, for event location. |
| Sean Bear | Doctor of Public Health | “Exploring Service Differences Among Labeled Populations During Humanitarian Response“ | 10/31/2023 | 10:30 AM | Please contact chair, Jeffery Jones, for event location. |
| Will Thigpen | Doctor of Educational Leadership | “Assessing the Fidelity of School-Level Professional Learning Community Implementation“ | 11/01/2023 | 9:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Juliann Sergi McBrayer, for event location. |
| Michael H. Samawi | Doctor of Public Health | “What Could Go Wrong? Patient and Hospital Characteristics Associated with Pediatric Quality of Inpatient Care and Pediatric Adverse Events” | 11/01/2023 | 9:30 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Gulzar Shah, for event location. |
| Margaret D. Watson | Doctor of Public Health | “Perspectives on the Use of Molecular HIV Data for Public Health” | 11/01/2023 | 10:00 AM | Please contact chair, Stacy Smallwood, for event location. |
| Stephanie L. Irvin | Doctor of Public Health | “Exploring Relationship between Programmatic Competencies, Work Engagement, and Turnover Intentions among different Generational Cohorts in State and Local Governmental Public Health Agencies“ | 11/02/2023 | 9:00 AM | Please contact chair, Dr. Bettye Apenteng, 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