This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Predicting Student Success in Online Physical Education, Tyler Goad
The Policy Dynamics of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (2000), Samantha E. Godbey
Behavior of Stiff-Tailed Diving Ducks and West Indian Whistling Ducks in Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge, Puerto Rico, Nick S. Goodman
Modeling the Relationship Between Identity and Self-Efficacy in Intercollegiate StudentAthletes: An Exploratory Study, Aaron Goodson
Evaluation and Testing of Eye, Nose, and Mouth Protection for Biological Hazards to Support a Consensus Standard, Jeremy R Gouzd
The Impact of Comorbidities on Diabetes and Hypertension Co-Management and Healthcare Expenditures, Rashmi Goyat
Three Essays on Public Information and Security Prices., Chen Gu
Habitat Suitability of Restored Wetlands and an Investigation of Sampling Bias for Freshwater Turtles in West Virginia, Alissa L. Gulette
Biophysical Investigation of pHLIP-Membrane Interaction, Chitrak Gupta
Effect of Nano-Pore Wall Confinements on Non-Ideal Gas Dynamics in Organic Rich Shale Reservoirs, Nupur Gupta
An Experimental Investigation of the Cooling System for a Free Piston Stirling Engine, Akshay Milind Gupte
Conquering the Fear: A Journey of Triumph Through the Exploration of Creating the Role of Masha in Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters, Cassandra Noel Hackbart
"Squeezed Between The Gunshots And The Gentrifiers”: Urban Agriculture In Philadelphia's Kensington Neighborhood, Arianna Hall-Reinhard
Boundization, Closure and Convergence For The Ultra Extended Complex Banach and Hilbert Spaces with Applications, Salah Hamad
Structural Origins of the Doonerak Anticline, Central Brooks Range, Alaska, Gregory James Hammond
Graph Coloring Problems and Group Connectivity, Miaomiao Han
Exploring the Use of Sport as a Platform for Health Promotion with Youth in Africa: A Scoping Review., Adam H. Hansell
Use of Four Predictive Screening Variables for Determination of Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction in Adolescent Soccer Athletes, Brian Hanson
A Low-cost Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) Payload for Cubesats and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Steven Hard
Instrumentation And Inertial Navigation Systems Design For Tensegrity Robot Implementations, Scott Edward Harper
Routine Regrets: Over Disclosure and Self-violations of Privacy in Social Media Spaces, Matthew P. Hartwell
Nanocellulose from the Appalachian Hardwood Forest and Its Potential Applications, Masoumeh Hassanzadeh
Vision-Based Road Defect Detection And Classification For Impact Effect Mitigation Using Adaptive Suspensions, Shane M Haught
Development of Resonating Tubular Oscillating Linear Alternator and Engine; System Design and Modeling, Gregory Heiskell
An Exploration of Diversity and Inclusion in Introductory Physics, Rachel J. Henderson
Spatial Fourier Transform for Blind Detection of Radio Observations of Rotating Radio Transients, Xiaoqian He
Impacts of land use and land cover change on regional climate in China, Yaqian He
Calibration of Cameras and LiDAR for Applications in Autonomous Navigation., Jacob J. Hikes
Ground-dwelling Songbirds as Reservoirs and Carriers of Tickborne Disease (Lyme Disease), Amanda Jayne Hill
Systematic Characterization and Analysis of Resistance from Conductors and Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Alec Hinerman
Connecting Talent to Technique An Actor's Exploration of Connecting Back to Their Roots, Madeline Hintz
Polarity and Competition in the Development of the Calyx of Held Terminal in the Medial Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body in the Mouse, Paul Steven Holcomb
Under the broom tree, Natalie Kay Homer
Nickel-Catalyzed Oxidative Decarboxylative (Hetero)Arylation Reactions, Aaron P. Honeycutt
Risk and Protective Factors in African American Anxiety, Patricia Hopkins
Development Of Oxide-Dispersion-Strengthened Nickel-Based Super Alloy Powders For Additive Manufacturing, Sizhe Huang
Perceptions of Students, Faculty, and Staff Concerning Visitation Dogs on College Campuses, Brieanna Hughes
Listening for Yes: Consent in the Contemporary Country Love Song, Phoebe E. Hughes
Applications of Cellular Components in Engineered Environments, Xiao Hu
Coaching life skills through sport: An application of the teaching personal and social responsibility model to youth sport in eSwatini, Zenzi Huysmans
Glass-Polymer Composite Pipes and Joints: Manufacturing, Testing, and Characterization, Ben William Imes
An evaluation of preliminary outcomes and characteristics of peer support within a community based weight management program, John Spencer Ingels
Generating Narrative in an Interactive Fiction Game, John L. Jacko
Engineering the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Through Infiltrating the Porous Electrodes, Bryan Jackson
Seeking to Do What’s Best for Baby: A Grounded Theory, Karen P Jagiello
Effect of Natural Gas Fuel Composition on Gaseous and Particle NumberMass Emissions from a Heavy-duty Natural Gas Engine used in Unconventional Well Development Operations, Sashank Jammalamadaka
Nobody laughed but me, Meredith Jeffers
Creating Space for Belonging within the West Virginia Progressive Movement, Roger A. Jennette
Laser and 3-Dimensional Printers: Characterizing Emissions and Occupational Exposures, Alyson R. Johnson
Survey for naturally occurring radioactive materials at a gas fractionation plant, Brittany Diane Jones
Audit Quality: Detection of Material Misstatement, Megan Jones
Multi-Telescope Radio Observations for Low Frequency Gravitational Wave Astrophysics, Megan L. Jones
Supporting Secondary Mathematics Teacher Candidates in Enacting Responsive Teaching across Contexts., Stephanie Jones
Nondestructive evaluation of FRP composite bridge componenets using infrared thermography and digital tap tesing, Ruben Mangal Joshi
Exploring the Meaning of Sustainability within Three Selected Institutions of the Graphic Design Field: A Phenomenological Study, Szilvia Kadas
Exploring Memory of Place and Place Identity Through Narrative Inquiry: A Study of Partisans’ Square in Uzice, Serbia, Sofija Kaljevic
Gas county: a case study on how West Virginia's recent gas boom is transforming a county, Egill Karlsson
An Analysis of the Extinction-Induced Response Burst, Brian Katz
Psychometric Properties of the Wake Forest Physician Trust Scale with Young and Older Adults, Emma Katz
Detection of Buried Non-Metallic (Plastic and FRP Composite) Pipes Using GPR and IRT, Jonas Kavi
Similarity and Practice Schedules: Contextual Interference Variables in Speech Production, Elisabeth P. Kee
Late Victorian Sexuality and Spiritualism: The Place of the Paranormal in Queer Erotic Partnerships, Sharon E. Kelly
Signal Fusion and Semantic Similarity Evaluation for Social Media Based Adverse Drug Event Detection, Hameeduddin Irfan Khaja
Satellite Based Predictability Of Water Sensitive Infectious Diseases, Md. Rakibul Hassan Khan
Forecasting future energy production using hybrid artificial neural network and arima model, Maryam Khodaverdi
Optimization Of Design And Manufacturing Process Of Fusion Filament Fabrication (FFF) 3D Printing, Jaeyoon Kim
Gaining Consensus on Implementation, Sustainability, and Benefits of School Garden Programming in Washington, D.C., Hannah J Kipfer
Children's Perceptions of Pretend Play Over Time, Rebekah Kisamore
How Connectedness to Nature Relates to Well-Being over Time, Amy Knepple Carney
Presence in a Persuasive Drinking and Driving Message, Jennifer M Knight
Self-Leadership's Impact on Work Engagement and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors: A Moderated Mediated Model, Kevin G. Knotts
Feasibility analysis of establishing charging stations for electrical vehicles in public facilities, Vivek Komarina
Remotely Sensed Hydroclimatic Variability for Water Security in an Agricultural Basin, Ashish Kondal
Social Media Cyberbullying: Bystander Behaviors and Spiral of Silence, Minying Kong
Temperature Simulation and Heat Exchange in a Batch Reactor Using Ansys Fluent, Rahul Kooragayala
Prescribed defoliation strategies influence soil carbon dynamics and nitrous oxide emission potential in West Virginia pastures, Jordan M.A Koos
Rethinking Interaction: Identity and Agency in the Performance of “Interactive” Electronic Music, Jacob A. Kopcienski
Caregiver Selection of Treatments for Their Child with Autism, Amy Kurowski-Burt
Ius Soli, Ius Sanguinis, Ius Linguae, or Ius Mundi: Living, Understanding, and Building Transnational Citizenship in a Transnational Multilingual Family in the U.S, Natalya Kuznetsova
The Nakahara Effect and Its Influence On Solution-Based 3D Printed Films, Daryl Kwakye-Ackah
Prediction of Thrombus Formation in Ladder Network and Stability of Thrombus in a Bifurcation, Hari Hara Sudhan Lakshmanan
Base-mediated formation of N-hydroxy- and N-alkoxyindoles, synthesis of dilemmaones A and B, and novel efforts in indole methodology and total synthesis, Katharine Elizabeth Lambson
Precise Orbit Determination of Cubesats Using Duty Cycled GPS Observations, Sean Lantto
Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Petroleum Engineering Problems, Shan e Zehra Lashari
Comparison of emissions measurement between a sensor-based compact emissions meter and a standard PEMS, Jordan Matthew Leatherman
Watching You Watching Me: Lateral Surveillance in Singapore, Yan Song Lee
Ready to Quit: A Feasibility Study for Practice Change in Smoking Cessation Readiness, Melody Lehosit
Bloodroot, begonia, and goldenrod, Elizabeth Ann Leo
Wetland Characteristics and Wintering Passerellidae Occupancy on Agricultural Conservation Easement Program Wetlands in West Virginia, Katharine Lewis
Emotion Regulation and Attrition in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Corey C. Lieneman
Group Connectivity and Modulo Orientations of Graphs, Jiaao Li
Characterization of KNDy Neuronal Activity in Gilts: Distribution and Effect of A Progestin, Ashley Nicollette Lindo
Syntheses and Structures of Functionalized Carbon Nanohoops, Shuangjiang Li
Automatic Detection of Cybercrime-suspected Threads in Online Underground Forums, Jian Liu
Facial Attributes Analysis and Applications, Xudong Liu
The integration of extrinsic and intrinsic neuromodulators in the olfactory system, Kristyn M. Lizbinski