This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
Students: See Prepare Your ETD for formatting requirements before you Submit your ETD
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Therapeutic Roles for Alkaline Phosphatases to Target Intestinal Dysfunction in Mouse Models of Experimental Sepsis and Ischemic Stroke, Rhiannon V. Macom
Biomechanics of Teeth Alignment Using Clear Aligners with Various Attachment Shapes and Orientations, Egon Mamboleo
Prioritizing AMD Impaired Watersheds for Watershed-scale Restoration Using Multi-criteria Decision Analysis, James Nicholas Marino
The Barbosa Model: Supporting Faculty in Online Course Development through a Structured Instructional Design Approach, Gabriela Martin Barbosa
Multifaceted Life Skills Training and Job-Orientation Supports For Individuals in Vocational Rehabilitation Programming, Laura R. McCray
Romantic Materialities and the Politics of Care: Negotiating Movement in a More-Than-Human World, April J. McGinnis
Manualized Interventions For Individuals Experiencing or At-Risk for Adverse Life Experiences, Sierra P. McNicol
Physics-Informed Neural Network Based Aerodynamic Modeling Framework, Nathaniel E. Michek
A Comparative Study on the Accuracy and Reliability of Artificial Intelligent Lateral Cephalogram Tracing Programs, Stuart Mills
An Intersectional Approach to Examining the Impact of Cigarette Taxes on Tobacco Use by Urbanization Level, Andrea R. Milstred
Back to the Future Self: Parsing Age Effects in Future Self-Continuity through Goal Orientation and Life Satisfaction, Laken A. Mooney
A Spatial Analysis of Carbon Sequestration on Reclaimed Mine Lands, Jacob Morris
Supporting the Social Emotional Needs of Preschoolers, Giorgi Morrone
Three Essays on Education and Health Economics, Kalvin Mudrow
Three Essays on Local Labor Markets, David Henry Nason
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
Three Essays on Sustainability Economics, Hélène Flore Nguemgaing
Effects of Pubertal Stress on Later Pup-Directed Behavior in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Adult Female Mice, Marissa Marylin Nicodemus
Reconnection-Driven Electron Acceleration, Ripudaman Singh Nirwan
Effectiveness of a Cumulative Pediatric-Based Practical Examination at Increasing Student Perceived Competence and Confidence in Working with Pediatric Populations, Nicholas J. Passarelli
A Vegan Diet Compared to a Mediterranean Diet on Plasma/Serum Cholesterol Concentrations in Hypercholesterolemic Adults, Karina Bharat Patel
Influence of Scaling and Root Planing with Minocycline Microspheres on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Periodontitis, Krishna J. Patel
The Effects of Strip Clearcutting on Natural and Artificial Northern Red Oak Regeneration in a Central Appalachian Hardwood Stand, Patrick Aaron Plaugher
Reprogramming of immunometabolic functions in brain microvascular endothelial cells during neuroinflammation: insights from ischemic stroke and sepsis, Shokofeh Rahimpourkaldeh
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
Rivers, or Anything So Blue, Pilar Sophia Randolph
Understanding Implementation of Engineering Practices in Primary Grades through Practitioner Literature, Marcie L. Raol
Psychophysiological Tools & Techniques to Predict Perceptual Motor Task Outcomes, Bobby Gerald Rawls III
Fabrication and Characterization of Cast Copper Heatsinks for Computer Chip Cooling, John James Recktenwald
Using Visual Prompts to Analyze Ejection Fraction in Echocardiograms, Kevin Reisch
Steam and Feed Additive Effects on Feed Manufacture and Broiler Nutrition, Alexis Renner
Facilitating Independence: Developing a Hands-on Life Skills Program for Youth in Residential Treatment, Shayna Rexrode
Nutrient Utilization and Regulation in Retinal Pigment Epithelium, Saira Rizwan
The Personal, the Political, and the Hope for a Better Future: Disrupting the Traditional Rape Narrative in Young Adult Fiction, Melissa Roberson
The Impact of Political Party Control on Health Outcomes in U.S. States, Trevor G. Samaha
COMMISSIONING AND RECORDING PROJECT OF NEW WORKS FOR SAXOPHONE FOCUSED ON PROMOTING MEXICAN COMPOSERS AND EDUCATING FUTURE COMMISSIONING SAXOPHONISTS, Andres Efrain Santana
Predictors of Success in Whole-Classroom Narrative Interventions for Elementary School Children, Malia Sayavong
Reliability of Diagnosis using the Andrews Six Elements Treatment Philosophy, Jenna M. Schneider
Free energy approaches to understanding the mechanism of membrane-active peptides, Hannah R. Scott
No Sweeter Sound: Musicking, Transformative Pedagogy, and Collaborative Social Justice in Choral Settings, Natalie N. Shaffer
Design and Simulation of an AI-Powered Autonomous Quadrotor Framework for Search and Rescue Operations, James J. Shope
Experimental and Finite Element Analysis of Vacuum Infused FRP Composite π-Joints, Jared Cameron Short
Transforming the Athlete through Occupational Therapy-Facilitated Mentorship Programming, Cecelia D. Simons
Phylogenomics and Biogeography of Zinniinae (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) using plastome and nuclear datasets, Samuel Victor Skibicki
Accuracy of implants placed using stackable static surgical guides for full-arch implant-supported fixed dental prostheses: A retrospective study., Thomas Palmer Stanley
Characterization of neural mechanisms dictating individual motor asymmetry in larval zebrafish, Jacob B. Starkey
Disaster Supplies Kit, Sam Stebbins
Impact of Temperature on Blueberry Fruit Size and Nutritional Quality, Tiffany L. Strange
Positioning the Online Learner: How the Use of Technology Matters, Susan E. Taylor
Assessment of analytical workflows of gunshot residue evidence and strategies for implementation of advanced technology in crime laboratories., Leah D. Thomas
A Multi-Case Study Exploring NCAA Division I Athletic Departments’ Mental Health Culture through Stakeholders’ Perspectives, Kimberly Ann Granados Tolentino
East and West Meet: Developing Critical Thinking Skills in Piano Students Based on Chinese and Western Pedagogy, Xiaozhen Tong
Effect of genetic variations, nutrition, and animal age on collagen characteristics, lipid accumulation, and fillet quality of Oncorhynchus mykiss, rainbow trout, Areeya Towviriyakul
Material Girls: Stories of Appalachian Women's Forgotten Work Culture, Sarah Ann Trautwein
Consumer Experiences in the Secondhand Market: Finances, Frugality, Fashion, & Fun, Melissa Chasko Turner
A Multiscale AI Framework for Forest and Agriculture Health Monitoring: Drone-Based Object Recognition and Segmentation for Automated Ecological Assessment, Sruthi Keerthi Valicharla
Overhead and Nonprofit Impact; Empirical Evidence from the United Way, Joshua VanLaecken
Five-year analysis of Kiko buck growth rate, carcass muscling and parasite resistance in a feedlot setting, Garrett Thomas Vaughan
Artistic Echoes: Tracing Environmentalism in Art Through Time, Kara Marie Vaughan
Return to Me, Kelly Lynn Ward
Rifles and Riflemen: Material Culture, Violence, and Early American Identity, 1720 -- 1820, John Bradstreet Weaver
Intersectional Embodiment: An Exploration of Women's Bodily Experiences in Contemporary American Literature, Olivia Marie Wertz
La Valse and the Parisian Salon: Nostalgic Continuities and Sonorous Modernisms, Claire Weydt
When the Empires Strike Again: The Effects of an Imperial Past on the Post-Cold War International Order, Begum Wolfe
Investigation of Protein-Ligand binding interactions through the computational methods of Molecular Dynamics and Graph Neural Networks, Alexander Benjamin Wroe
Essays on Application of Machine Learning to Financial Statement Fraud, Lin Xia
Kizuna, Emily Ann Yandel
Mathematical Contributions to the Study of Chemotaxis and Cell Signaling, Hajr Zam
Efficient and Test-Time Adaptive Visual Object Tracking in the Wild, Ram J. Zaveri
The Effects of Brand Activism on Brand Performance, Lin Zhao
Tiny Silent Deaths: A Novel, Elise V. Zukowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Nasals and Nasalization in Yoruba-Ijebu Dialect, Khadijat Olakintan Abdulrazaq
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
Measuring and Modeling Riparian Wetland Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity, Nutrient Concentrations and Shallow Groundwater Dynamics in an Appalachian Mixed Land Use Catchment, Bidisha Faruque Abesh
An Inquiry into the Accessibility of Campus Recreation for College Students with Disabilities, Kayla B. Abrahamson
A Structured Diabetes Continuous Glucose Monitor Education Program to Improve Patient Knowledge and Self-Efficacy, Krystal Abucevicz-Swick
Uncommon Trends, Common People: Alternative Modernity, Identity Formation, Class, and Gender in Colonial Nigeria 1920-1960, Odunayo A. Adeojo
Development of Probabilistic Dynamic Model Building and Bayesian Machine Learning Approaches, Samuel Oladayo Adeyemo
Static Response of FRP Structural Systems – Piles, Platforms, and Poles, Manish Adhikari
Estradiol’s Role in Timely Puberty Onset in the Ewe, Eliana Gerardine Aerts
A Data-driven Time-series Analytics Framework for Smart Manufacturing Systems, Mojtab A. Farahani
Modeling, Control, and Fault Detection of Energy Systems under Limited High-Confidence Data Scenarios, Selorme K. Agbleze
Machine Learning Based Intrusion Detection Framework for CAN Bus Vulnerabilities in Modern Vehicles, Obinna C. Agbo
Studies in Nonlinear Chemical Dynamics of Propagating Precipitation Waves, Md Boshir Ahmed
THREE ESSAYS ON EXTERNALITIES OF ENERGY AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, Taiwo Foluso Akinyemi
Dough Rheology and Its Influence on Sheeting Behavior, Najat Albarakati
Polylactic Acid (PLA) containing Talc Microparticles and Amorphous Polyhydroxyalkanoates (aPHAs) for Improved Barrier and Mechanical Properties in Food Packaging, Mohammed alfaifi
Slope Stability Below Historic Pre-Law Mine Benches in the Northern Coalfields of West Virginia, Muhammad Ali
The function of protein glutamylation in vision, Rawaa Aljammal
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Forecast Production of Shale Wells, Yasir Jassim Alkalby
Dance Intervention for Stroke Rehabilitation: Restoring Occupational Performance Through Creative Movement, Olivia Paige Allen
Implant Overdenture Abutment Loosening under Hyperbaric Conditions, Zana Jamal Al-Saloum
Advancing Opportunities for the Autistic Community at West Virginia University, Drew D. Altizer
An Evaluation of a Human-Operant Effort Manipulation and Effects of Effort Disparity on Renewal, Haleh Amanieh
The sex chromosome complement and gut microbiome act independently and collaboratively to impart sex dimorphisms in humoral immunity, Carly J. Amato-Menker