This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Exploring the Perceptions of Produce Processors Operating in Non-Profit Commercial Kitchens in West Virginia, Megan Christine Govindan
"A Long Life in Music:" The Career and Legacy of Ann Schein, Anthony William Gray
Children of Sons, Cameron T. Green
Increasing the Reliability of Software Systems on Small Satellites Using Software-Based Simulation of the Embedded System, Matthew D. Grubb
Can stable isotopes from tree rings improve our understanding of past variability in the southern annular mode?, Zachary Grzywacz
Environmental controls on the terrestrial water cycle in forested mountain ecosystems., Luis Andrés Guillén
Innovations in Money and Banking Markets, Eduardo Guimaraes Minuci
Asymmetry Risk And Asset Pricing, Jiahao Gu
Development of Synthetic Coal Char Simulant for Microwave Conversion Studies: A Computationally-Driven Approach, Kevin A. Hager
Enacting Sustainability in Footwear Product Development, Mary Samantha Hale
Utilizing the coughing rat model of pertussis to improve vaccine efficacy, Jesse M. Hall
Population Genetics of a Reintroduced Fisher (Pekania pennanti) Population in West Virginia, Caroline E. Harms
Calibration of IRI-based PSI Equation using Updated Quarter-Car Parameters, Shirin Bahaaeldin Hassan
Addressing a Blind Spot: Altruistic Fear and Religious Bias Motivated Victimization, Emily N. Hawkins
Development of Multi-Catchment Rating Curves for Streams of Appalachian Mixed-Land-Use Watersheds: Preliminary Results, Zachary A. Heck
The Appalachian Medical Student Experience: A Case Study, Jason Scott Hedrick
On the Improvement of the Indirect Quantification of Methane Emissions: A Stationary Single Sensor Approach, Robert Scott Heltzel
The Impacts of an Entrepreneurial Course on Secondary Students' Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Entrepreneurial Intentions, Toi E. Hershman
Is Care in the Air?: A Crisis Ethics Case Study of American Airlines’ Communication during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Lily V. Hicks
Climatic Drivers of Growth in Mixed Conifer Forests of the Sierra Nevada for Different Tree Sizes and Thinning Treatments, Andrew M. Hirsch
Making Sense of and Giving Sense to Management Research on Social Evaluations and Ethical Decisions: A Three Essay Dissertation, Alanna M. Hirshman
“Remov[e] Us From the Bondage of South Africa:” Transnational Resistance Strategies and Subnational Concessions in Namibia's Police Zone, 1919-1962, Michael R. Hogan
Evaluation of a Low-Cost UAS and Phenocams for Measuring Grapevine Greenness, Timothy J. Hoheneder
Analyzing Applied Calculus Student Understanding Of Definite Integrals In Real-Life Applications, Cody Hood
Analysis of Millimeter-Wave Networks: Blockage, Antenna Directivity, Macrodiversity, and Interference, Enass Hriba
Foreigner, Cancan Huang
Three Essays in Applied Econometrics: Agricultural and Energy Economics, Kuan-Ming Huang
Technical Direction Process for King Lear, Ashley Noel Hungerford
A Podcasting Series on Employing Podcasts as an Effective Marketing Method for Small Businesses, SeVohn Alexis Bree Hunter
Understanding Visitor Use at Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Melissa Maria Hurtado Alvarez
Development of Thermal Management Strategies Using Cylinder Deactivation for Low-Load Operation in Heavy-Duty Diesel Trucks, Christian M. Hushion
The Impact of Driver Reaction in Cooperative Vehicle Safety Systems, Elwarfalli Ibrahim
Association of Incident Cancer to Low-Value Care and Healthcare Cost Burden Among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries, Chibuzo Iloabuchi
Deep Learning Architectures for Heterogeneous Face Recognition, Seyed Mehdi Iranmanesh
Validation of Shoulder Strain Index, Fabiha Islam
A Qualitative Study of College Athletes’ Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Carra Johnson
Effects of Blended Integrity Failures on Reinforcement-Based Interventuions, Stephanie Hope Jones
Consensus Based Control Strategy for Virtual Synchronous Generators in Microgrids, Anusha kandula
Essays in Spatial and Regional Economics, Mohamed Shabani Kariburyo
Determination of Effectiveness of Energy Management System in Buildings, Vivash Karki
An Analysis of Coordinated Responding, Brian Katz
Three Essays in Regional Economics, Zachary Keeler
James MacMillan’s Miserere: History, Compositional Elements, and A Conductor’s Guide, Ryan A. Keeling
Decision-making Involvement, Social Support for Healthy Behaviors, and Nutritional Adherence in Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis, Jennifer Kelleher
Productivity Index for Unconventional Gas Wells, Yousef Khajah
Can a Diabetes Self-management Program Improve Diabetes Distress? Analysis from a Randomized Clinical Trial, Md Raihan K. Khan
Judicial Independence in Pakistan: A Case Study of Lawyers’ Movement, 2007-2009, Shabbir Ahmad Khan
But They Purloined My Coat: Walking Through the Actor’s Process of Entering into the Role of Tom Collins in Jonathan Larson’s Rent, Cameron Amir Khoshgam
Planetary Rover Inertial Navigation Applications: Pseudo Measurements and Wheel Terrain Interactions, Cagri Kilic
Dynamic Optimization Algorithms for Baseload Power Plant Cycling under Variable Renewable Energy, Rebecca Hyen Hae Kim
Comparing Depression and Anxiety among Athletes and Nonathletes in a College Counseling Center Population., Alexandria Kinder
Getting Connected: Exploring the Role of Sustainability Labels In Tourism Marketing Communications, Elvira Kizilova
Unconventional Gas Pipeline Right-of-Way Influence on Wildlife, Samuel C. Knopka
Pandemic Pedagogy: A Zoom Teaching Experiment Using Cognitive Theory of Multimedia Learning Principles of Multimedia Design, Kevin C. Knoster
Effects of Changes in Land Use Land Cover and Climate on Long-term Total Dissolved Solids Trends in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the United States, Melaine Edouard Kolimedje
Process Modeling and Techno-Economic Analysis of Micro- Encapsulated Carbon Sorbents (MECS) for CO2 capture in a Fixed Bed and Moving Bed Reactors, Goutham Kotamreddy
Plant Species Identification In The Wild Based On Images Of Organs, Meghana Kovur
Flipping the Classroom for Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Philomena Krosmico
An eQUEST Based Building Energy Modeling Analysis for Energy Efficiency of Buildings, Saroj Lamichhane
Insect community associated with black cherry (Prunus serotina) in the Allegheny National Forest, Craig James Larcenaire
Property Rights, Consequences of Electrical Blackouts, and Measures of Institutional Quality, Kerianne Nicole Lawson
Prioritization Framework for Advanced Systems of Urban Roads in the Context of Smart Cities, Jinwoong Lee
With All Things Gone: Essays on Missing, Kenneth Joon Lee
Estimation and Mitigation of Stresses in Mass Concrete Structures Containing Ground Granulated Blast FurnaceSlag and Fly Ash, Guadalupe Leon
Accuracy of Implant Placement Utilizing Stereolithographic Guides Printed with and without Cross-arch Stabilization Struts, Caitlin Libby DDS
Observational Measurement of Attachment in Toddlers with Disruptive Behavior Using the Strange Situation Procedure and Attachment Q-Set, Corey C. Lieneman
Improving Microbial Safety of Locally Grown Produce in West Virginia Area, KaWang Li
Comparing Spanish L2 use of regional phonemes after study abroad in Spain and Mexico, Katherine R. Lindley
Kindergarten Entry Assessment Practices in Pennsylvania, Anne Katona Linn Ed.D.
Effects of biofertilizer on soil nutrient cycling and the productivity of bioproduct crops in marginal soils, Kieran B. Liseski
Harnessing Acoustic Streaming for Bioanalysis in Microfluidics, Xiaojun Li
Ecology of freshwater turtles and other wetland wildlife in a north-central West Virginia watershed, Darien N. Lozon
One Hundred Wounded Men, Sarah Anne Lullo
Putting Policy in Its Place: Policy Enactment and Engagement through a Multiscalar Policy-shed Framework, barbara L. MacLennan
Development of Collision Resilient Drone for Flying in Cluttered Environment, AL MAHMUD
Improving Characterization of Small Molecules using Enhanced Molecular Reaction and Ionization Techniques, Sandra N. Majuta
Energy Policy Dynamics in the European Parliament and in the Lithuanian Seimas, Vaida Lilionyte Manthos
Imagined Communities: The British Planter in Nyasaland, 1890 - 1940, Benjamin Marnell
Wild and Wonderful: How Both a Local and National Newspaper Framed West Virginia Leading Up to the 2016 Election, Emily Grace Martin
Tree species influence on microbial functional gene abundance and N cycling in riparian soil, Elizabeth Matejczyk
Advancing the Spatial Turn in History through Deep Mapping: Ghost Maps, Neogeography, and Frederick Jackson Turner, Jessica L. Mathai
Heterogeneous Generalizations of Vertex Coloring, Lucian Ciletti Mazza
Mau Mau’s Moral War: The Sacralization of Kenya’s Anticolonial Struggle, 1952–1956, Henry Muoki Mbunga
Identical Twins as a Facial Similarity Benchmark for Human Facial Recognition, John Andrew McCauley
Examining Relationships among Person Factors, Psychosocial Factors, and Coping Patterns in People Living with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in North Central Appalachia, Melissa A. McCoy
Biological Conversion of Carbon Dioxide to Value-added Chemicals, Owen James McGrath
Identifying Self-Determined Learning Practices Within Social Media for Teacher Professional Development, Leah Mcjilton
An Exploration of How University Development Officers Can Cultivate Year 0 Alums, Lily McKnight
Initial and Advanced Stages of Microbiota Establishment within the Tsetse Fly, Miguel Eduardo Medina Munoz
Online Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Charge Transfer Dissociation-Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-CTD-MS) of Complex Mixtures of Oligosaccharides, Praneeth M. Mendis
Characterization of Modern Ammunition and Background Profiles: A Novel Approach and Probabilistic Interpretation of Inorganic Gunshot Residue, Korina Layli Menking-Hoggatt