This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Leaf angle and leaf stomata responses to experimental drought in Quercus velutina and Acer saccharum, Brittany Nichole Casey
A Survey of Selected Classical Chinese Art Songs for Solo Voice and Piano from 1920 to 1950, Tingting Chang
Selective Precipitation and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage, Robyn Lauren Christoferson
Adaptation of Coal Mine Floor Rating (CMFR) to Eastern U.S. Coal Mines, Sena Cicek
The wiring logic of identified serotonergic neurons across olfactory networks in Drosophila, Kaylynn E. Coates
American Population Study of Pigmentation Based Genotype Interpretation for Phenotypic Determination of Hair and Eye Color using HIrisPlex, Emma Leigh Combs
Light and Shadow in Kaija Saariaho's Maan Varjot, Benjamin M. Cornelius-Bates
The Civil War in Indian Territory, 1861-1865, Zachery Cowsert
Capillary Electrophoresis Analysis of Proteins using Phospholipid Based Materials, Cassandra L. Crihfield
Nutrient Cycling-Tree Species Relationships in Appalachian Forests, Philip Michael Crim
Silver-Mediated Decarboxylation Reactions: Expanding Reaction Scope through Kinetic Analysis, Robert Anthony Crovak
Relation Between Depression Symptoms and Suicide Risk in Adults and Older Adults, Ruifeng Cui
Dreams of Industrial Utopias: Leading Manufacturers of the Deep South and their Mill Towns during the Civil War Era, Francis Michael Curran
Associations between the Adult ADHD Self-Report Rating Scale and the Test of Differential Inhibition and Attention, Andrew Benton Darling
Energy Forensics Analysis, Rupa Das
Developing a Biophilic City through Natural Land Transformation Analysis and Geodesign: The case of Purbachal New Town, Bangladesh, Udday Shankur Datta
Structural Characterization of Emerging Synthetic Drugs, Jay Tyler Davidson
It Feels Like This: A Memoir, Anna K. Davis-Abel
Estimating Refactoring Efforts for Architecture Technical Debt, Samir Deeb
Predictors of Self-Control During Emerging Adulthood: The Roles of Implicit Beliefs and Early Risk, Katy L. DeLong
Mapping Surficial Geology in the New River Gorge National River and Bluestone National Scenic River, West Virginia, using LiDAR-derived Digital Elevation Data, Marla K. Denicola
"We have ground to cover for each other": A case study of mentoring across Black sorority alumni in north central West Virginia, Elizabeth C. Dever
Searching for Needles in the Cosmic Haystack, Thomas Ryan Devine
The Impact of Stress Shadowing with variations in Cluster Spacing on the Production for Wells Completed in the Marcellus Shale, Joshua R. Dietz
The Effects of Gentrification on Residents’ Sense of Place and Group Cohesion: A Study of Pittsburgh Neighborhoods, Bernard DiGregorio
Becoming the Lion's Historian, Khadija-Awa Diop
Physical and chemical properties of clastic sediments from two caves in the northern karst region of Puerto Rico, Autum R. Downey
Upstream Tailings Dam - Liquefaction, Mladen Dragic
Evaluation of Test Specimen Geometry of Asphalt Mixes Tested with the Asphalt Mixture Performance Tester, Abha Dwivedy
Exploring the Challenges of Social Integration within an Upper-Level Public Relations Classroom, Tabitha Hayley Dyer
Paleoecological Successions from Shallow-marine Depositional Environments in Upper Silurian Carbonate Rocks of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Shadya El-Ashkar
Will Pitch Velocity Remain Consistent Throughout a Competitive Baseball Season Following Blood Flow Restriction: an Observational Study, Mackenzie Marie Evans
The Visual and Spectrophotometric Effect of External Bleaching on OMNiCHROMA Resin Composite and Natural Teeth, Michael Brian Evans
Creating positive, negative, and neutral primes and testing their impact on scrupulosity relevant tasks and symptoms, Kelsey Jean Evey
Examining Provider-Patient Communication and Family Knowledge of Treatment in Pediatric Asthma Care, Thomas W. Ewell
Modeling of Rotary Packed Beds for Reactive and Non-Reactive Systems, Chinyere Evangeline Ezeobinwune
Comparison of Condensation Nuclei Counter and Controlled Negative Pressure Methods under Different Environmental Conditions Tested with a Mannequin and Human Subjects, Olanrewaju John Fadairo
A Phenomenological Photovoice Exploration of Female Exercisers’ Experiences of their Body in Fitness Center Environments, Katherine E. Fairhurst
Collaborative Entrepreneurship and Building Small Business Communities in The Nigerian Fashion Design Industry, Damilola T. Fasinu
Development, Analysis and Case Studies of Impact Resistant Steel Sets for Underground Roof Fall Rehabilitation, Dakota D. Faulkner
Investigating Effects Of Carbonate Minerals On Shale- Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Interactions In The Marcellus Shale, Brennan Matthew Ferguson
Experiences of Arts and Humanities Students Engaging in Undergraduate Research, Carinna F. Ferguson
Three Essays in Public Economics, Perry Ferrell
Evaluation of the Impact of an Educational Intervention Focused on Adolescent Vaping Among Rural Middle School Students, Holly F. Fitzwater
Galvanizing Germantown: The Politicization of Louisville's German Community, 1848-1855, Ann Kathryn Fleming
Estimating the Age of a Bloodstain Using Mitochondrial rRNA, Jordan R. Flesher
The Effects of Acute Photobiomodulation on Anaerobic Exercise Performance, Jillian Danielle Forsey
We All Run in Circles: Essays on Belonging, David Joel Frame
The Role of High-Fat Diets in Exacerbating Cognitive Deficits After Traumatic Brain Injury, Michelle A. Frankot
Inside the Dollhouse, Amanda Marie Gaines
Chlordiazepoxide Increases Risky Choice, Devin Andrew Galdieri
Identifying Structure in Introductory Topology: Diagrams, Examples, and Gestures, Keith N. Gallagher
A Video Decision Aid for the West Virginia POST: A Randomized, Controlled Trial, Jarred Vicente Gallegos
The influence of spatial variance on rock strength and mechanism of failure, Danqing Gao
Paper-Based Point-of-Care Tools for Blood Testing, Xuefei Gao
Doping with Rare Earth Elements and Resultant Nano-inclusions on The Electrical and Thermal Properties of the Mis-fit Layered Thermoelectric Oxide, Geoffroy Gauneau
The Fight is Still On: An Ethical Analysis of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Partisan Rhetoric in the Trump Era, Emily Charlotte Gerber
Evaluating the Polishing of Skid Aggregates in Asphalt using the British Pendulum Tester, Allison Nicole Givens
Music and Politics in Figure Skating: American and Soviet Nationalism, Cultural Diplomacy, and Identity at the Winter Olympics, 1968–1988, Mary Bridget Golden
Searches for Fast Radio Bursts, Golnoosh Golpayegani
Recovery of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities after Restoration in Two Intensively Mined Watersheds, Brian R. Gordon
Synthesis of Graphene Using Plasma Etching and Atmospheric Pressure Annealing: Process and Sensor Development, Andrew Robert Graves
Central Appalachian Understory Red Spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) Growth Rates and Allometric Relationships, Joseph M. Gray
A Multifaceted Performance Model for the Multiple Percussion Performance Practice: Performance Analysis of Select Works toward Developing a Graduate Curriculum, Mitchell Joseph Greco
Alternative Media and Mulches in Organic Vegetable Production, Heather R. Griffith
Factors Influencing Huntingtin Aggregation at Surfaces: Implications for Huntington’s Disease, Sharon E. Groover
The Roman Catholic Ordinary Mass from circa 1750 to circa 1820: A Selected Bibliography, Letícia Gabriele Grützmann Januario
Resilience in the Mountains: Exploring the Labor and Motives of Food-Caregiver Women Repairing Broken Food Systems in West Virginia Communities, Heidi Lynn Gum
Validation of Fast Spectrochemical Screening Methods for the Identification of Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Packaging, Emily Ann Haase
Transit Agencies Performance Assessment and Implications, Parisa Hajibabaee
Synthesis and Characterization of Pyridine Dipyrrolide Iron Complexes Relevant to Nitrene and Carbene Group Transfer, Brett M. Hakey
The Role of Flavors in Electronic Cigarette Abuse Liability in Tobacco-Naïve Young Adults, Ilana Haliwa
Neuromechanical Tuning for Arm Motor Control, Russell Lee Hardesty Jr
Disturbance Related to Unconventional Oil and Gas Development in the Appalachian Basin, Kevin Jordan Harris
Struggle for Sovereignty: An African-American Colonization Attempt and Delicate Independence in Mid-Nineteenth Century Central America, Matthew D. Harris
An Examination of the Impacts of the WVU Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP), Mostafa Hashemi
Regional Variation on Loanword Adaptation in Japanese, Yuki Hattori
Aeroelasticity of Composite Plate Wings using HSDT and Higher-Order FEM, Justin A. Haught
Terrain Aware Traverse Planning for Mars Rovers, Gabrielle Hedrick
The morphological, physiological, and genetic underpinnings of intraspecific salinity tolerance in Sorghum bicolor, Ashley N. Henderson
An Appraisal of the Evolution of Western Art Music in Nigeria, Agatha Onyinye Holland
A Spatially Distributed Investigation of Stream Water Temperature in a Contemporary Mixed-Land-Use Watershed, Jason P. Horne
Recalling the Georgic: Land, Labor, and Literature in American Ecological Consciousness, Sam Horrocks
Procedure for Asphalt Mixture Friction Evaluation for WVDOH, Danielle Marie Hoyer
Fundamental Studies on the Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage, Xue Huang
Low-Cost Skewed Redundant IMU Configuration for State-Space Recovery in a Saturated Environment, Levi S. Hubbard
Knowledge of Content for Clinical Nursing Educators: An Ethnographic Investigation of Clinical Experts Who Transition to the Role of Novice Clinical Nursing Educator, Stacy Wheat Huber
Evaluating the Use of the M-Vac® Wet Vacuum System to Recover DNA from Cotton Fabric, Phillip Reilly Irion
Towards Large Eddy Simulation of a Staged, Pressurized Oxy-fuel Combustor, Alain Islas Montero
Making Implementation Last: Understanding the Sustainability of an Evidence-based Treatment, Carrie Beth Jackson
Structural Transformations of Synaptic Partners During Growth and Competition of the Giant Nerve Terminal, the Calyx of Held, in the Medial Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body in the Developing Postnatal Mouse, Dakota Richard Jackson