Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Effects of Fluency-Based and Percentage-Based Mastery Criteria on Learning, Maintenance, Application, and Learner Experience in Behavior-Analytic Skill Acquisition, Marisela Alicia Aguilar
Multi-Omics Analysis of Immune-Metabolic Adaptation to Direct-Fed Microbial Supplementation in Newly Weaned Beef Steers, Adekunle Odunayo Ajiboye
Suppression of Capillary Electrophoresis Electroosmotic Flow with a Polymerized Phospholipid Coating, Taiwo Hafsah Akinsanya
Cytosolic HSP90 is Double Trouble in Vision, Hunter Lee Aliff
Using Aqueous Geochemistry of Acid Mine Drainage to Spatially Investigate Concentrations of Rare Earth Elements Throughout West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, Elyssa Lynn Allen
OPTIMIZATION OF CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION IN THE TRI-STATE HUB WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, AND PENNSYLVANIA, Saif Abdullah Saif Al-Nabhani
Global Weak Solutions of Optical Variational Wave System, Shahrazad Hamed Alnafie
Comprehensive Evaluation of CO₂ EOR Numerical Modeling in the Clinton Sandstone of the Appalachian Tri-State Region Using Compositional Reservoir Simulation (CMG GEM), Bushra Aref AlQattan
Systematic Approaches for Hybrid Physics–Machine Learning Modeling, Assessment, and Optimization of Chemical, Energy Conversion, and Bioprocess Systems, Claudemi Alves Nascimento
Three Essays in CPI Bias and Health Economics, Auderta Amoako-Nuamah
Feasibility Study of Concurrent Removal of Organics and Ammonium Using an Iron Dosed Upflow Anaerobic Sludge-Blanket Bioreactor, Morgan Elizabeth Amos
Strategic Transition Planning and Post-Graduation Preparedness for Students in Secondary School, Kelsey Renae Armentrout
CFD SIMULATION OF A POROUS RADIATION BURNER OPERATED ON HYDROGEN FLEXIBLE FUEL MIXTURES, Hricha Aryal
Set Me Apart from My Sins as the East is Set Apart from the West, Jane-Marie Auret
AI-Driven Prediction and Reconstruction of Missing Cased-Hole Logs for Improved Well System Understanding, Samuel Avilez Martinez
So There I Was, Jesse Marie Baggett
The Impact of AI Service Workers on Opportunistic Complaint Behavior, Chelsi J. Baker
The Deposition, prevalence, and persistence of gunshot residue in standard and less lethal ammunition, Liliana Claire Barbosa
The Dual-Factor Model (DFM) of Mental Among Appalachian Youth, Mawyah Adel Bashatah
A Digital Calibration Source for 21 cm Cosmology Telescopes, Kalyani Balkrishna Bhopi
Dispositional Mindfulness and Autonomic Reactivity, Thomas Dylan Boyer
Deposition and Diagenesis of Permo-Triassic Gypsum from Wyoming and Texas: Saline Lake and Groundwater Systems of Equatorial Pangea, Maya Yamei Bradford
Borrowed but Mine: Time-Based Asymmetries in Psychological Ownership, Elizabeth Ann Brauer
The Role of Temperature and Carbon Source in Nutrient Acquisition for Peptidoglycan Synthesis in a GFP-Expressing Borreliella burgdorferi, Barrett-Anne Conner Briggs
Losers and Love, Oliver Brown
Using side looking hydroacoustics and community size spectra to assess invasive carp’s impact on fish assemblage integrity, Daniel Jacob Bryan
Deep-Learning-Based Generation of Synthetic Contactless Fingerphotos, Christopher Harry Burton
Process Modeling, Operability Analysis, and Techno-economic Optimization of SOECs for Sustainable H2 Production, Krishna Murthy Busam
Orogenesis, Timothy Ryan Butcher
Three Essays on Urban Transportation, Daniel Amorim Souza Centuriao
Genomic variation, adaptive evolution, and invasive and evolutionary history of Microstegium vimineum, Cameron William Corbett
Women in Music: Experiences of Women Oboists in US Symphony Orchestras, Brianna Corgel
Preparing the Professional: Selected Uses of Digital Audio Workstations in Applied Tuba Studios, Reid Timothy Cox
Programs of Support for Wardship Experienced Students: Exploring Program Directors' Expectations and Experiences through a Bioecological Framework, Adalheid Faith Crum
Manipulating Unit Price During Alternative Reinforcement Schedule Thinning in a Concurrent- Schedules Arrangement, Katherine A. Cucinotta
Do the Adaptogenic Mushrooms, Cordyceps Militaris and Hericium Erinaceus, Produce Caffeine-like Discriminative-Stimulus Effects?, Stephen James Cullinan
Exploring the Interplay of Operational Conditions, Microbial Communities, and Water Quality in Drinking Water Ozone-Biofiltration, Kara Yvonne Cunningham
Modeling and Techno-Economic Optimization of Microwave Assisted Plastics Upcycling and Methane Dehydroaromatization, Harish Rameshwar Damahe
Assessment of Countermovement Jump in Athlete Status and Monitoring, Michael David Delong
Development and Additive Manufacturing of UV and Dual-Curable Elastomers for Soft Robotic Actuators and Embedded Sensors via Direct Ink Writing, Emrah Demirkal
Utilizing Plethodontid Occupancy to Assess Initial Ecosystem Responses to Invasive Plant Control Treatment in the Central Hardwoods, Maree Guinevere Dieterich
Community Resilience Drives Change, Claudia Rose DiLima
Leveraging Funds of Knowledge and Funds of Identity: Exploring Equitable Strategies for Diverse Classroom Settings, Evana Nusrat Dooty
Understanding Housing Market Adjustment: Evidence from Population Shocks, Regulation, and Monetary Policy, Michael Tyler Duncan
War All The Time, Matt Eidson
Trust, Literacy, and Choice: Exploring How Taxpayers Decide Between Self-Preparation and Professional Assistance, Bethany Jo Elam
A Fine-Scale Genomic Study of Cheat Mountain Salamanders (Plethodon nettingi) on Managed Public Land, Amylynn Nicole Ephraim
A Multiobjective Framework for Joint Coverage and Motion Planning in UAV Inspection Tasks, Luis Fernando Escobar Carvajal
Examining Moral Susceptibility in AI vs. Human-Assisted Decision-Making, Seth James Fogle
The Blacksmith's Daughter (And Other Fairy Tales), John Michael Fox
Bringing Patriarchy to Looksmaxxing: Identification and Exploration of Strategies to Restabilize the Patriarchy in the Looksmaxxing Community, Mackenzie Grace Freeman
AI in the Workplace: Understanding the Path Between AI Adoption Intensity and AI-induced Job Insecurity, Joanna J. Frieske
Facial Aesthetics and the Esthetic Plane: Effects of Modern Lip Trends, Allison Paige Fritz
Self-Leadership and Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence: A Single-Case Study, Patrik Garren
Design & Manufacturing of High Performance Thermoelectric Oxide Ceramics for Clean Energy Conversion, Geoffroy Gauneau
Can't You Hear Me Knocking?, Camille Gazoul
The Impacts of Experiential Learning on Moral Development, Jacob Tyler Greenfield
Graded Repertoire for Violin by Latin American Composers: Pedagogical Analysis and Categorization of Selected Pieces, Irene Guerra Rudas
GENERATIVE AI: IMPACTS ON LEARNING PROGRAMMING AND ON THE QUALITY OF GENERATED CODE, Dylan James Harris
Enhancing Occupational Engagement and Wellness in Middle-Aged and Retired Adults Through Movement and Mindfulness Program Development, Erin J. Harvey
Greed, Guilt, And Generative AI: Emotional Dynamics in Digital Consumer Interactions, Danielle Lynn Hass
Exploring the Role of Occupational Therapy in a Pediatric Specialty Care Office, Sierra Leigh Hays
More Than a Man: An Ethnomusicological Survey of the Folklore of John Henry and Resource Guide for “More Than a Man” by Shanyse Strickland, Clayton R. Heath
Congolese Journalists: Professional Identity and Legitimacy, Hannah L. Heiskell
Shaping Occupational Self-Efficacy in Complex Jobs: Cognitive Flexibility, Role Stressors, and the Workplace, Carolyn Henn
Do You Walk on By? The Effects of Donor Fatigue on Willingness to Donate, Shawn Michael Henry
Optimization and developmental validation of a novel protocol for recovery of multiple analytes from trace biological samples - reproducibility, reliability, and stability studies, Jacob Alexander Hetzke
Effects of an early-onset HFD on hepatic functioning in a 3xTg model of AD, Matthias Hirst
Bridging the Sensory Gap with Occupational Therapy: Program Development for Sensory Integration in Inpatient Rehabilitation for Adults with Central Nervous System Injuries, Callie Marie Honaker
Treatment of Birdsong in Selected Works for Solo Piano, Madeline Hoover
Exploration into the efficient recovery and probabilistic interpretation of DNA from laundered semen stains, Emma Elisabeth Hornbeck
Acts of Becoming: A Phenomenological Investigation Into the Lived Experiences of West Virginia Teacher-Activists, 1990 to the Present, Phillip Elias Howard
Simulation Optimization of Intermodal Freight Transportation under Disruptions, Israt Humayra
Data-driven Analytics and Decision Support for Cyber-Physical Grid Resilience, Mohammed Mustafa Hussain
The Hidden Process of Student Placements: Perspectives from SLP, OT, and PT Coordinators, Almara Jane Sidney Hutchinson
Fifty Years of the Journal of Endodontics: A Bibliometric and Scientometric Analysis of Trends in Publications, Citations, and Research Themes, Hamid Jafarzadeh Bakooei
A Survey of Disability-Inclusive K-12 Public School Music Programs in the United States where Best Buddies Friendship Programs Have Been Established, Geena Louise Jeffries Mattox
Deep Learning and Photogrammetric Reconstruction for Automated Crack Detection and Dimensional Measurement in Mining Operations, Cengiz Kaydim
“This, To Me, Was My Town”: How Segregation Shaped Huntington, West Virginia’s Black Community, Jillian Alexis Kendall
Machine Learning-based Prediction of Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Emissions and Comparative Analysis against Statistical Models, Abdullah Ahmad Khan
Divided Loyalties: Military Recruitment and Emancipation in Kentucky, Jacob Joseph Klinger
Silent Feast, Penny Lane
Studies on the Depth Formula and on Reducing Dimensions, Brian Mccourt Laverty
Designing Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really: A New Take on The New Woman, Spencer T. Lawlor
Statistical Analysis of Evidence in Criminal Cases, Giuliana Leon Carrillo
Bridging the Gap: An Innovative Life Skills and Job Readiness Initiative for Those Facing and/or Experiencing Homelessness, Alyssa Rae Lester
Timing, Spectral, and Single-Pulse Properties of Radio Pulsars, Evan Francis Lewis
Among the Remnants, Jade-Lynn B. Lewis Vance
Exploring Youth Soccer Coach Recruitment Practices, Han-Earl Lim
Jazz and Classical Form in Selected Movements of Nikolai Kapustin's Eight Concert Etudes Opus 40, Hsiaofen Lin