This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
See Prepare Your ETD for formatting requirements before you Submit your ETD
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Prosocial Behaviors: The Influence of Authoritarian Parenting Style on Adolescents’ Prosocial Behaviors Towards Friends and Strangers, Krista-Gay Shaniece Chantal Taylor
Three Essays in Applied Econometrics: Understanding Population Changes, Samuel P. Taylor
Pilot Study of Behavioral Activation as Adjunct Treatment for Depression in Primary Care, Lindsay Ellen Toler
Experimental and Field Evaluation of FRP Pedestrian Bridge Decks, Kalrav Singh Tomer
Hepatitis B in At-Risk Groups: Three Studies to Guide Education, Testing, and Vaccination Efforts in West Virginia, Stacy Tressler
Estimating Evolutionary Volatility in a Maximum-Likelihood Framework, Samuel Warren Tybout
Speech Mode Classification using the Fusion of CNNs and LSTM Networks, Pratyusha Chowdary Vakkantula
Women Veterans’ Descriptions of the Patient-Provider Interaction with Civilian Providers, Billie S. Vance
The Effects of Intrinsic Foot Muscle Strengthening on Foot Posture, Balance, and Agility in Ice Hockey Players, Rebecca Eve Veltrie
"Treading on the footprints of history": American Catholic Pilgrimage as Public History, Charlotte Vester
Assessment of Unmanned Aerial Systems and lidar for the Utility Vegetation Management of Electrical Distribution Rights-of-Ways, Matthew R. Walker
Literature Review on Modeling of Density Difference Pumping Strategy for Geothermal Applications, Lucas A. Ware
Assessment of Protein Quality, Lipid Metabolism, Hepatic Transcriptome and Safety of a Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Derived Sarcoplasmic Protein Powder., Derek Cole Warren
Therapeutic Approaches to Recovery in West Virginia, Rachel A. Wattick
Impact of the West Virginia University Mountaineer Success Academy Program from 2012-2015, Ashley D. Watts
Impact of sire selection and breed on parasite resistance in sheep, Andrew Ryan Weaver
Neuroimaging of Real-world Audio-visual Sensory Integration in High-functioning Autism, Paula J. Webster
The Effects of Household Substrates on the Evaporation of Ignitable Liquids at Temperatures up to 210℃, Caitlyn Wensel
It’s All Fun and Games until Somebody Dies: Grief, Mortality Salience, and Coping in Meaningful Permadeath, Mckay Steven West
Behavioral Functions of Stimuli Correlated with Transitions between Rich and Lean Schedules of Reinforcement, Cory Whirtley
In vitro assessment of deleterious impacts of organomodified nanoclays and their incinerated byproducts on human cells, Andrew Philip White
The effects of internal physiology on polyphenic horn development in the dung beetle Onthophagus taurus, Naomi Garrett Williamson
Respiratory Flow Characteristics of Intensive Care Healthcare Workers Performing Patient Care Activities, Shawn R. Williamson
Perceived Effects of Bush Burning on Agriculture and Wildlife Resources in Ghana, Caitlin A. Wilson
Breast cancer associated muscle fatigue: Novel targets to improve survival and quality of life, Hannah Elizabeth Wilson
Addiction or Disorder? Using the BIAS Map Model to Explain the Stigmatizing Effects of News Media Labels for Opioid Use Disorder, Kylie J. Wilson
The Role of Racial Discrimination on Parental Emotion and Racial Socialization, Tyia K. Wilson
The Exploration of Nanotoxicological Copper and Interspecific Saccharomyces Hybrids, Matthew Joseph Winans PhD
Creating a Community-Based Protocol to Prevent Unintended Pregnancy in Homeless Women in Monongalia County, West Virginia, Jessica Eva Wukasch
Circuits and Cycles in Graphs and Matroids, Yang Wu
Video and Image Super-Resolution via Deep Learning with Attention Mechanism, Xuan Xu
Solutions to Some Mine Subsidence Research Challenges, Jian Yang
Prescribing the Profession: Representations of Medical Professionalization Debates in American Literary Forms, 1830-1940, Jeffrey Wayne Yeager
Dendroclimatic Analysis and Site Index Modeling of Central Appalachian Red Spruce, Eric L. Yetter
Techno-Economic Feasibility of Solar Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in West Virginia, Houssem Eddine Younes
Ultrafast Optical Properties of La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 Thin Films, Saeed Yousefi Sarraf
Habitat Stability in Appalachian Headwater Systems and Potential Impacts on Brook Trout Populations, Zac F.W Zacavish
Design and Optimization of Dynamic System for a One-kW Free Piston Linear Engine Alternator-GENSETS Program, Nima Zamani Meymian
Development of Software-only Simulation Test Beds (SoST) for Spacecraft and SmallSats, Scott Alan Zemerick
Cycle Double Covers and Integer Flows, Zhang Zhang
Evolutionary genomics of dynamic sex chromosomes in the Salicaceae, Ran Zhou
Essays on the Political Economy of Governance, Yang Zhou
An Interactive Mobile Equipment Task-Training with Virtual Reality, Lazar Zujovic
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Propagation and Morphology of Premixed Flames in Obstructed Channels under Atmospheric and Supercritical Conditions, ABDULAFEEZ AKINOLA ADEBIYI
An Empirical Analysis of an Algorithm for the Budgeted Maximum Vertex Cover Problem in Trees, Mujidat Abisola Adeyemo
Provider-Patient Communication and Transition Readiness Among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes, Corrine N. Ahrabi-Nejad
Utilizing Lipid Biomarkers To Understand The Microbial Community Structure Of Deep Subsurface Black Shale Formations, Rawlings Akondi
Training Friends and Overseas Relief: The Friends Ambulance Unit and the Friends Relief Service, 1939 to 1948, Nerissa Kalee Aksamit
Roses & Thorns, Stephanie Alaniz
Employment, Daniel Abdul-Latif Al-Daqa
Aptamer Functionalized Zinc Oxide Field Effect Transistors For Odor Detection, Michael D. Aldridge
Confirmation Of Data-Driven Reservoir Modeling Using Numerical Reservoir Simulation, Al Hasan Mohamed Al Haifi
Evaluating Post-Fire Plantation Restoration in a Mixed Conifer Forest in the Sierra Nevada, Iris C. Allen
Amazon Nights II: Electric Boogaloo-Neural Adaptations for Communication in Three Species of Weakly Electric FIsh, Kathryne M. Allen
Immunity-Based Framework for Autonomous Flight in GPS-Challenged Environment, Mohanad Al Nuaimi
Design of Geothermal District Heating and Cooling System for the West Virginia University, OLUWASOGO BOLAJI ALONGE
The Impact of Permeability Heterogeneity on Liquid Recovery from Gas Condensate Reservoir, Bashayer Alsanea
Impact on the Pharyngeal Airway Space after Maxillomandibular Advancement Procedure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients, Ghaddy AlSaty
Analysis of the Integration of DFM Techniques and Effective Machining Parameter Selection in Metal Parts Manufacturing, Omar Ahmed Al-Shebeeb
Distinguishing Beliefs about Social Inequality: Associations among Dimensions of Critical Consciousness, Lauren M. Alvis
Three Essays on Water Economics, Fahad Alzahrani
Scheduling for Cooperative Energy Harvesting Sensor Networks, Ahmed Ammar
Analysis Of Unconventional Oil And Gas Impacts On Downstream Fish Assemblages And Physiological Stress, Joshua Noah Ankeny
The effect of resident attitudes, social capital, and stakeholder engagement on rural tourism development in West Virginia., Doug Arbogast
Optimizing the Production and Injection Wells Flow Rates in Geothermal Field Using Artificial Intelligence, MUHAMMET SALIH ARITURK
Contemporary Music Notation for the Flute: A Unified Guide to Notational Symbols for Composers and Performers, Ms. Eftihia Victoria Arkoudis
New Method of Manufacturing Carbon Foam, Matthew D. Artimez
Core Curriculum for Orchestra, Andrew Thomas Aycoth
Evaluating the Effects of Exogenous Enzyme Supplementation on Broiler Growth, Victoria E. Ayres
Political Trust in Kosovo: Exploring Cultural and Institutional Dynamics, Ermira Babamusta
Mechanism Study of Shale Gas Conversion via Chemical Looping and Heterocatalytic Processes, Lei Bai
From Segregation to Integration: A History of African-American Education in West Virginia, 1862-1971, Tamara Denmark Bailey
Choose Your Own Lecture: Students’ Motivational Resources as a Consequence of Autonomy-Supportive Instruction, James P. Baker
Comparison Of Drag Area Estimation Using Natural Coast Down And Constant Speed Test Methods, Cem Baki Mr
Investigation of bovine conceptus galectins and the effect of bovine conceptus secretory proteins on the endometrial epithelial transcriptome, Heather Lynn Baldwin
The /H/ Phenomenon: Overgeneralised Or Confused? The Nigerian Yoruba-English Speakers As A Case Study, Oluwabukola Omolara Bamidele
Short Beam Shear Strength Evaluations of GFRP Composites: Correlations Through Accelerated and Natural Aging, William Todd Barker
Boundaries and Policing: Space, Jurisdictions, and Roles in the Collection of Official Crime Data, Cynthia Suzanne Barnett-Ryan
Regulation of the long non-coding RNA FAM83H-AS1 by human papillomavirus in cervical cancer, Jamie Ann Barr Ph.D.
Homeland and ethnic news consumption among Ghanaians in the Washington Metropolitan Area, Kwabena Boateng Bediako
Death-defying Morphologies: Mass Extinction and Disparity in the Order Harpetida, James Desmond Beech
The acute effect of propanil on reproductive hormones, ovarian gene expression and splenic cells in C57Bl/6 female mice, Malia Danielle Berg
Effect of Shear Bond Strength with Novel APC™ Flash-Free Brackets and Different Bonding Protocol: An In Vitro Study, Carl Bernstein
Ferritin: An Iron Deficiency Biomarker in Collegiate Female Distance Runners, Ty Bigelow
Does Emotional Distress Tolerance Predict Fear Responding in a Heights-Fearful Sample?, Amber Lynn Billingsley
Scaling Analysis and Experimental Investigation of a Rotating Detonation Engine, David Thomas Billups
Global Existence and Asymptotic Behaviors For Some Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations., Ismahan Dhaw Binshati
Gevalt, or And Then the Strings Come In, Jacob C. Block
Development of Improved Acellular Pertussis Vaccines Through Inclusion of the RTX Antigen or Induction of Mucosal Immunity, Dylan Tyler Boehm
Dynamic Discrepancy Reduced Order Modeling for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Over Cobalt-based Catalyst, Jose Miguel Bohorquez
The Effect of Feed Manufacture Techniques on Pathogen Reduction and Feed Nutrient Value, Timothy Paul Boltz
Reconciling the dissonance between Historic Preservation and Virtual Reality through a Place-based Virtual Heritage system., Danny J. Bonenberger
A Biomimetic Approach to Controlling Restorative Robotics, Matthew T. Boots