Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
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 2026
Geospatial analysis of sinkhole density and characteristics in West Virginia, Marissa Shannon Loftus
Development of Hydrogen Emissions Quantification Systems to Expand Understanding of Leaks and Losses Associated with the Burgeoning Hydrogen Transportation Sector, Christopher Loomis
Reducing Inorganic Phosphorus in Poultry Diets: Nutritional Constraints and Strategies for Successful Implementation, Elizabeth Ann Lynch
Deep Learning-Based Co-Current Upward Gas-Liquid Two-Phase Flow Regime Identification in an Annular Conduit, Joshua Robert Macomber
Adventures in Black Hole Binary Waveform Modeling, Siddharth Mahesh
Assessing Flood Resilience in West Virginia Communities: Integrating Physical, Institutional, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Dimensions, Anahita Mahmoudi
Rurality, Infant Feeding Practices, and Perinatal Cardiovascular Health Behaviors, Elly Marie Marshall
AI-Assisted Task Completion: Consumer Sentiments by Effort Level, Jason Mickey Martin
Survival in the Stigmatized Industry (Bitcoin ATM), Brooks Mcadam
The Differential Impacts of Internal and External Corporate Social Responsibility Activities on Consumer Trust After COVID-19, Kennadi C. Mccoy
A Guide To The Style Of Domenico Scarlatti With An Analysis Of Six Sonatas, Joseph McDermott
Lighting the Woods when there are no Woods, Michael M. McGinley
Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy-Inspired Educational Sessions for Mothers Accessing Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Services, Samantha Annette Merew
Development of novel SHP2 active-site inhibitors and demonstration of efficacy in preclinical models of HER2-positive breast cancer, James Edward Mersch
Taxpayers Willingness to use AI Conversational Tools, Nessrine Mesto-Assaad
ENHANCING CHIME DATA INTEGRITY: UTILIZING AN ANCILLARY ANTENNA TO DETECT AND MASK RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE, John W. Metzger
Bi-Level Optimization of Peer-to-Peer Trading in a Decentralized Energy Market, Marshal Miezah
The Bleeding Edge of Misogyny: How Gender-Based Harassment and Infrastructural Neglect Shape Menstrual Distress, Mackenzie J. Miller
Operationalizations of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Prediction, Sarah Josephine Miller
Adjuvanted Ionizable Lipid Nanoparticles for Vaccine Delivery, Bishal Misra
UPPER ECHELONS AND CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL: CEO EFFECTS ON INVESTMENT DIRECTION AND RESOURCE DEPLOYMENT, Ralph Judicael Mompoint
Extended analysis of the roles of Genomic screen homeobox 1 in neuronal differentiation and behavior, Ishmael Malik Muhammad
Impact of Occupational Therapy within the Rosenbaum Family House: How Program Development Supports Health and Well-Being for Caregivers and Care Recipients, Zaccardi P. Muniz
Comparison of Push-Pull Air Curtain to Overhead Downdraft Systems on Aerosol Containment and Distribution in Controlled Environments, Manal Mutairi
Data-Driven Methodologies for Mapping Cultural Heritage: The Case of the National Coal Heritage Area, West Virginia, USA, Hossain Mohammad Nahyan
Back to the Office or Out the Door: The Impact of Return-To-Office Mandates on Employee Well-Being and Turnover Intention, Charlotte Renee Nelson
Forces of Movement: How Changing Perceptions of Slavery and Freedom Affected Black Lives in the Mason-Dixon Borderland, 1861-1872, Rachael B. Nicholas
UNsuccessful? Universal Human Rights and the United Nations: Russian Imperialism in Ukraine and the Post-UDHR International System, Sofiia Novytska
Hyperglycemia Detection from Sigle - Lead ECG using a Hybrid CNN & Transformer Model, Adam Ayomikun Ogunjembola
Shells Across The Celestial, Winner Inioluwa Olubunmi
Social Media Addiction and its Influence on the Physical Social Interactions Among West Virginia University Students, Blessing Ochom Omaleko
Three Essays on Option Markets, Fangzheng Ou
Method Development for Further Enhancement of capillary Vibrating Sharp-Edge Spray Ionization (cVSSI), Amanda Lynn Overby
Engineering Immune-Compatible Nanoparticle MRI Contrast Agents for Enhanced Breast Cancer Detection, Dhruvi Manesh Panchal
Spatial analyses using Emergency Medical Services data to inform healthcare., Jeffrey Alan Pesarsick
How Do Reading Specialists Shape Their Identities as Literacy Leaders? An exploration of competence, performance, and recognition within communities of practice, Christina Glance Petrone
Be a Man: Hypermasculinity and Hostile Attribution Bias as Predictors of Violence, Kaley Nicole Potter
Early Life Adversity and Reward Reactivity in Humans, Maria C. Potts
Emergent Macrolide Resistant Invasive Group A Streptococcus in West Virginia: Clinico-epidemiology, Resistance Mechanisms, and Novel Antimicrobials, Lillie Mae Powell
Role of Xanthine Oxidase and Chronic Stress in Alzheimer's Disease Progression, Saina Sanjay Prabhu
The Resilient Educator: Examining the Role of Resilience on a First-Year Rural Music Educator’s Job Satisfaction, Isaac Price
Microwave Calcination Techniques for Electrode and Electrolyte Powders in Fuel Cells, Logan Scott Proud
Difficult Tasks and Strained Ties: Irritation as a Mediator for Relationship Quality and Caregiver Distress, Payton Elisabeth Radcliffe
Evaluation of novel vaccination methods towards respiratory pathogens, Nathaniel Aaron Rader
The Effects of Gesture and Age on Jurors’ Perceptions of Child Witnesses, Jihan Hani Rashed
A Numerical Investigation of Potential of a Generator-Battery-Electric Heater System in Improving Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine NOx Emissions, Mahatab Bin Rashid
Formation-Based Analysis in Contemporary Saxophone Practice: A Case Study of Ziwei Shi's The Blue Lotus Bloms, Jiageng Ren
Framing Addiction in the Age of Vaping: A Journalism-Focused Reporting Toolkit, Jessica L. Riley
Surrogate-based Approaches for Evaluating Post-harvest Food Safety Interventions in Fresh Produce, Md Shafiul Islam Rion
Supply Chain Optimization for Fertilizer Production from Wastewater, Ethan Clement Robey
Effect of Delay on Reinforcer Preference and Efficacy, Ciara Jasmine Rodriguez
Sustainable Nutrient Management Opportunities for Small Communities in the U.S. with Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Systems, Denis Sigei Ruto
Who, What, When, Where and Why? Breaking Down the Creation and Adoption of New College Programs and Their Impact on Higher Education: A Quantitative Study, Chandler Thomas-Scott Sagal
Exploring the Application of Wastewater Monitoring to Determine the Prevalence and Diversity of Influenza on the Campus of West Virginia University, Lakyn Renee Sanders
Bangladeshi Students' Experiences with Formative Feedback at West Virginia University, Habiba Jahan Seam
Caring for the Caregiver: Implementing an Occupational Therapy-Tailored Educational Program to Alleviate Caregiver Burden, Lura Elizabeth Simons
An Assessment of the Reinforcing and Aversive Properties of Transition-Related Stimuli, Lillian Louise Skiba-Thayer
Development of Periodic Plasmonic Nano-Structures for Enhanced Labeled Bio-sensing Systems, Kyle Zackary Smith
Cross-Cue Reactivity of Nicotine and Cannabis Vaping Products, Madeline Smith
Comparison of Three Methods in Diagnosing Maxillary Transverse Discrepancy, Madison Hull Smith
A prospective analysis of success and survival of haptic robotically driven dental implant placement., Samuel Clarkman Smith
Community Resilience Drives Change, Andrew Thomas Solt
Preference of Smiling Esthetics by Caucasian and Chinese Orthodontic Professionals, Tamana Spingher
The Impact of Health and Education Policies on Welfare, Katherine Starr
High-Resolution Laser Diagnostics for Ion Measurements in Magnetized Plasmas, Katey Stevenson
GCN5L1-mediated lysine acetylation regulates mitochondrial dysfunction in the aged heart, Jackson Edmond Stewart
Preliminary Analysis of Soil Volatile Organic Compounds as Soil Health Indicators, Thorne Taul
Success Coaching and Conditional Admit Student Success, Zachery Oliver Thayer
Phylogeography, fungal host specificity, and fitness in the Corallorhiza maculata species complex, Hana Thixton-Nolan
A Digital Audio Workstation-Based Analytical Framework for Contemporary Acoustic Music: Modeling Selected Excerpts by Viet Cuong, Robert Daniel Traugh
White Lies of Time: Temporal Racialization in 19th-20th Century American Literature, Yu Uchida
Plant invasion patterns in understory and soil microbial communities of north central West Virginia mixed hardwood forests, Isabelle Marie Uganski
Government Financial Statements: The Influence of Audit Opinion Type on Attitudes Toward Taxation, Stephanie Ann VonFintel
Developmental Validation of a Novel Multi-Analyte Extraction Method for Trace Biological Samples – Studies on Sensitivity, Mixtures, and Case Type Samples, Alexis Ann Waggoner
Virtual Ensembles_ A Beginner's Guide for Recording Multitrack Audio Projects In Logic Pro, Joseph Walczyk
WELLNESS POLICIES IN ACTION: A WSCC-BASED COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DISTRICT-LEVEL POLICY AND SCHOOL-LEVEL PRACTICES, Leanne Denise Watson
How Performance Evaluations Affect the Link Between Audit Billing Arrangement, Fee Pressure, and Auditor Dysfunctional Behavior, Marc Christian Weber
Three Essays in Health Economics, Caroline Andressa Welter
Intersectionality in Discrimination, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, and Suicide Ideation: Black Americans in Appalachian Contexts, Jailyn May Wilson
I Have a Lot to Tell You, Ella Katherine Wisniewski
A Constraint-Based Approach to Developing Melodic Improvisational Skills in Intermediate Jazz Piano Students, Alton Xian Rong Wong
Addressing Algorithmic Bias in AI Journalism: A Toolkit for More Equitable Coverage of Marginalized Communitie, Sierra Monet Worden
A Topological Framework for Multi-Scale Analysis of Forest Structure Using Lidar Data, Matthew Wozniak
Student and Teacher Perceptions of Confirming Behaviors Across Instructional Modalities, April Nicole Wright
Essays on Stock Market Expectations and Financial Decisions, Shanxiang Yang
Corporate Social Responsibility Portfolios in MNCs: Strategic Antecedents and Performance Implications, Mariam Yasmin
Computational Methods for Identification of Molecular Signatures, Weijun Yi
Differences in Dry Matter Intake in Grazing and Drylot Beef Cattle, Tylor John Yost
Public Perception of using Public Lands for Climate Change Mitigation, Casey Marie Zaitzew
Exploring the Determinants and the Effects of Crypto Assets, Qiu Zheng