This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2025

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Therapeutic Roles for Alkaline Phosphatases to Target Intestinal Dysfunction in Mouse Models of Experimental Sepsis and Ischemic Stroke, Rhiannon V. Macom

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Biomechanics of Teeth Alignment Using Clear Aligners with Various Attachment Shapes and Orientations, Egon Mamboleo

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Prioritizing AMD Impaired Watersheds for Watershed-scale Restoration Using Multi-criteria Decision Analysis, James Nicholas Marino

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The Barbosa Model: Supporting Faculty in Online Course Development through a Structured Instructional Design Approach, Gabriela Martin Barbosa

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Multifaceted Life Skills Training and Job-Orientation Supports For Individuals in Vocational Rehabilitation Programming, Laura R. McCray

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Romantic Materialities and the Politics of Care: Negotiating Movement in a More-Than-Human World, April J. McGinnis

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Manualized Interventions For Individuals Experiencing or At-Risk for Adverse Life Experiences, Sierra P. McNicol

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Physics-Informed Neural Network Based Aerodynamic Modeling Framework, Nathaniel E. Michek

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Microbiological Examination of Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Larvae under Various Processing and Storage Conditions as Potential for Human Consumption, Rachel Midkiff

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A Comparative Study on the Accuracy and Reliability of Artificial Intelligent Lateral Cephalogram Tracing Programs, Stuart Mills

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An Intersectional Approach to Examining the Impact of Cigarette Taxes on Tobacco Use by Urbanization Level, Andrea R. Milstred

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Back to the Future Self: Parsing Age Effects in Future Self-Continuity through Goal Orientation and Life Satisfaction, Laken A. Mooney

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A Spatial Analysis of Carbon Sequestration on Reclaimed Mine Lands, Jacob Morris

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Supporting the Social Emotional Needs of Preschoolers, Giorgi Morrone

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Three Essays on Education and Health Economics, Kalvin Mudrow

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Three Essays on Local Labor Markets, David Henry Nason

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Performance is in the Eye of the Beholder: Exploring the Moderating Role of Psychological Perspective Distancing within Thought Self-Leadership in an Organizational Context, Christopher Bryton Neck

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Three Essays on Sustainability Economics, Hélène Flore Nguemgaing

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Effects of Pubertal Stress on Later Pup-Directed Behavior in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Adult Female Mice, Marissa Marylin Nicodemus

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Reconnection-Driven Electron Acceleration, Ripudaman Singh Nirwan

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Effectiveness of a Cumulative Pediatric-Based Practical Examination at Increasing Student Perceived Competence and Confidence in Working with Pediatric Populations, Nicholas J. Passarelli

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A Vegan Diet Compared to a Mediterranean Diet on Plasma/Serum Cholesterol Concentrations in Hypercholesterolemic Adults, Karina Bharat Patel

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Influence of Scaling and Root Planing with Minocycline Microspheres on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Periodontitis, Krishna J. Patel

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The Effects of Strip Clearcutting on Natural and Artificial Northern Red Oak Regeneration in a Central Appalachian Hardwood Stand, Patrick Aaron Plaugher

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Reprogramming of immunometabolic functions in brain microvascular endothelial cells during neuroinflammation: insights from ischemic stroke and sepsis, Shokofeh Rahimpourkaldeh

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Native mass spectrometry techniques and molecular dynamics simulations for characterizing the conformational landscape of peptides, protein-ligand complexes, and integral membrane proteins, Mohammad Azizur Rahman

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Rivers, or Anything So Blue, Pilar Sophia Randolph

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Understanding Implementation of Engineering Practices in Primary Grades through Practitioner Literature, Marcie L. Raol

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Psychophysiological Tools & Techniques to Predict Perceptual Motor Task Outcomes, Bobby Gerald Rawls III

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Fabrication and Characterization of Cast Copper Heatsinks for Computer Chip Cooling, John James Recktenwald

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Using Visual Prompts to Analyze Ejection Fraction in Echocardiograms, Kevin Reisch

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Steam and Feed Additive Effects on Feed Manufacture and Broiler Nutrition, Alexis Renner

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Facilitating Independence: Developing a Hands-on Life Skills Program for Youth in Residential Treatment, Shayna Rexrode

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Nutrient Utilization and Regulation in Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Saira Rizwan

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The Personal, the Political, and the Hope for a Better Future: Disrupting the Traditional Rape Narrative in Young Adult Fiction, Melissa Roberson

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The Impact of Political Party Control on Health Outcomes in U.S. States, Trevor G. Samaha

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COMMISSIONING AND RECORDING PROJECT OF NEW WORKS FOR SAXOPHONE FOCUSED ON PROMOTING MEXICAN COMPOSERS AND EDUCATING FUTURE COMMISSIONING SAXOPHONISTS, Andres Efrain Santana

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Predictors of Success in Whole-Classroom Narrative Interventions for Elementary School Children, Malia Sayavong

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Reliability of Diagnosis using the Andrews Six Elements Treatment Philosophy, Jenna M. Schneider

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Free energy approaches to understanding the mechanism of membrane-active peptides, Hannah R. Scott

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No Sweeter Sound: Musicking, Transformative Pedagogy, and Collaborative Social Justice in Choral Settings, Natalie N. Shaffer

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Design and Simulation of an AI-Powered Autonomous Quadrotor Framework for Search and Rescue Operations, James J. Shope

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Experimental and Finite Element Analysis of Vacuum Infused FRP Composite π-Joints, Jared Cameron Short

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Transforming the Athlete through Occupational Therapy-Facilitated Mentorship Programming, Cecelia D. Simons

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Phylogenomics and Biogeography of Zinniinae (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) using plastome and nuclear datasets, Samuel Victor Skibicki

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Accuracy of implants placed using stackable static surgical guides for full-arch implant-supported fixed dental prostheses: A retrospective study., Thomas Palmer Stanley

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Characterization of neural mechanisms dictating individual motor asymmetry in larval zebrafish, Jacob B. Starkey

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Disaster Supplies Kit, Sam Stebbins

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A Comparison of the Strategies and Methods Influencing Success among Formally Trained Artists v. Outsider, Naive, or Self-Taught Artists, Anna Stolina

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Impact of Temperature on Blueberry Fruit Size and Nutritional Quality, Tiffany L. Strange

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Positioning the Online Learner: How the Use of Technology Matters, Susan E. Taylor

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Assessment of analytical workflows of gunshot residue evidence and strategies for implementation of advanced technology in crime laboratories., Leah D. Thomas

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A Multi-Case Study Exploring NCAA Division I Athletic Departments’ Mental Health Culture through Stakeholders’ Perspectives, Kimberly Ann Granados Tolentino

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East and West Meet: Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Piano Students Based on Chinese and Western Pedagogy, Xiaozhen Tong

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Effect of genetic variations, nutrition, and animal age on collagen characteristics, lipid accumulation, and fillet quality of Oncorhynchus mykiss, rainbow trout, Areeya Towviriyakul

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Material Girls: Stories of Appalachian Women's Forgotten Work Culture, Sarah Ann Trautwein

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Consumer Experiences in the Secondhand Market: Finances, Frugality, Fashion, & Fun, Melissa Chasko Turner

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A Multiscale AI Framework for Forest and Agriculture Health Monitoring: Drone-Based Object Recognition and Segmentation for Automated Ecological Assessment, Sruthi Keerthi Valicharla

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Overhead and Nonprofit Impact; Empirical Evidence from the United Way, Joshua VanLaecken

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Five-year analysis of Kiko buck growth rate, carcass muscling and parasite resistance in a feedlot setting, Garrett Thomas Vaughan

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Artistic Echoes: Tracing Environmentalism in Art Through Time, Kara Marie Vaughan

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Return to Me, Kelly Lynn Ward

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Rifles and Riflemen: Material Culture, Violence, and Early American Identity, 1720 -- 1820, John Bradstreet Weaver

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Intersectional Embodiment: An Exploration of Women's Bodily Experiences in Contemporary American Literature, Olivia Marie Wertz

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La Valse and the Parisian Salon: Nostalgic Continuities and Sonorous Modernisms, Claire Weydt

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When the Empires Strike Again: The Effects of an Imperial Past on the Post-Cold War International Order, Begum Wolfe

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Investigation of Protein-Ligand binding interactions through the computational methods of Molecular Dynamics and Graph Neural Networks, Alexander Benjamin Wroe

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Essays on Application of Machine Learning to Financial Statement Fraud, Lin Xia

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Chopin’s Innovation and Influence on the French Piano School: From his Predecessors to his Principal Students and Successors, Wenjun Xia

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Kizuna, Emily Ann Yandel

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Mathematical Contributions to the Study of Chemotaxis and Cell Signaling, Hajr Zam

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Efficient and Test-Time Adaptive Visual Object Tracking in the Wild, Ram J. Zaveri

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Brittle Failure and Reinforcement of Shale Roofs in Underground Coal Mines through Image Processing and Numerical Simulation, Gaobo Zhao

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The Effects of Brand Activism on Brand Performance, Lin Zhao

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Tiny Silent Deaths: A Novel, Elise V. Zukowski

Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Nasals and Nasalization in Yoruba-Ijebu Dialect, Khadijat Olakintan Abdulrazaq

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Impacts Of Community Food Outreach Programs on Low-Income Families: St. Ursula’s Food Outreach Program in Pursglove Monongalia, West Virginia, United States as A Case Study, Oluwafunke Abeleje

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Measuring and Modeling Riparian Wetland Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity, Nutrient Concentrations and Shallow Groundwater Dynamics in an Appalachian Mixed Land Use Catchment, Bidisha Faruque Abesh

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An Inquiry into the Accessibility of Campus Recreation for College Students with Disabilities, Kayla B. Abrahamson

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A Structured Diabetes Continuous Glucose Monitor Education Program to Improve Patient Knowledge and Self-Efficacy, Krystal Abucevicz-Swick

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Two Essays to Encourage Agritourism Cluster Development in the Appalachian Region: An Analysis of Agritourism Operation Regarding Clustering and Toolkit Curriculum for Cluster Development, OLUWATOYIN ADEBISI

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Uncommon Trends, Common People: Alternative Modernity, Identity Formation, Class, and Gender in Colonial Nigeria 1920-1960, Odunayo A. Adeojo

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Development of Probabilistic Dynamic Model Building and Bayesian Machine Learning Approaches, Samuel Oladayo Adeyemo

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Static Response of FRP Structural Systems – Piles, Platforms, and Poles, Manish Adhikari

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Estradiol’s Role in Timely Puberty Onset in the Ewe, Eliana Gerardine Aerts

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A Data-driven Time-series Analytics Framework for Smart Manufacturing Systems, Mojtab A. Farahani

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Modeling, Control, and Fault Detection of Energy Systems under Limited High-Confidence Data Scenarios, Selorme K. Agbleze

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Machine Learning Based Intrusion Detection Framework for CAN Bus Vulnerabilities in Modern Vehicles, Obinna C. Agbo

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Studies in Nonlinear Chemical Dynamics of Propagating Precipitation Waves, Md Boshir Ahmed

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THREE ESSAYS ON EXTERNALITIES OF ENERGY AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, Taiwo Foluso Akinyemi

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Dough Rheology and Its Influence on Sheeting Behavior, Najat Albarakati

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Polylactic Acid (PLA) containing Talc Microparticles and Amorphous Polyhydroxyalkanoates (aPHAs) for Improved Barrier and Mechanical Properties in Food Packaging, Mohammed alfaifi

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Slope Stability Below Historic Pre-Law Mine Benches in the Northern Coalfields of West Virginia, Muhammad Ali

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The function of protein glutamylation in vision, Rawaa Aljammal

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Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Forecast Production of Shale Wells, Yasir Jassim Alkalby

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Dance Intervention for Stroke Rehabilitation: Restoring Occupational Performance Through Creative Movement, Olivia Paige Allen

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Implant Overdenture Abutment Loosening under Hyperbaric Conditions, Zana Jamal Al-Saloum

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Advancing Opportunities for the Autistic Community at West Virginia University, Drew D. Altizer

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An Evaluation of a Human-Operant Effort Manipulation and Effects of Effort Disparity on Renewal, Haleh Amanieh

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The sex chromosome complement and gut microbiome act independently and collaboratively to impart sex dimorphisms in humoral immunity, Carly J. Amato-Menker