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
A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Hepatitis A and B Vaccination in Adults with Hepatitis C in a Federally Qualified Health Center, Virginia M. Selanik
It Takes a Village: Collaborative Social Justice Through Choral Musicking, Natalie Shaffer
Investigational Chemotherapy and Novel Pharmacokinetics for the Treatment of Cancers of the CNS, Neal Shah
Optimal Anteroposterior Position of Maxillary Incisors in Caucasian Males Viewed from a Smiling Profile, Amer Shammaa
Perceived Clinician Competence to Work with Spiritual Issues in Supervision, Brittany J Shannon
Examining participant perceptions of benefits, barriers and social support in a diabetes lifestyle program, Samantha Shawley-Brzoska
“Can I use the services?”: Coaches’ Use of Sport Psychology for Their Own Development and Performance, Tammy L Sheehy
An experimental investigation of the banana dehydration process., Donnique Kim Denise Sherman
A Method of Teaching English Speaking Learners to Produce Mandarin-Chinese Tones, Hui Shi
Flexible high-density puzzle storage systems, Ehsan Shirazi
Roofing Practices and Fall Prevention in the Construction Industry, Hadi A. Shishtar
Reducing Spatial Stochastic Models of Membrane Receptors to Approximately Equivalent Chemical Reaction Networks through Coarse Graining, Christopher Short
Midterm 2018 and targeting Latino community through misinformation and disinformation online, Manjul Shrestha
Training Supervisors to Provide Feedback Using Video Modeling, Natalie Jones Shuler
Know What Is, and Know What Ain't An Actor's Exploration into Developing the TopdogUnderdog Character Lincoln, Lonnie DeVaughan Simmons
Staying Original: A Case study for Film Composers Working with Temp Tracks, Kyle Maurits Simpson
Structural prediction and theoretical characterization of Bi-Sb binaries: Spin-orbit coupling e↵ects, Sobhit Kumar Singh
Ugv-To-Uav Cooperative Ranging For Robust Navigation In Gnss-Challenged Environments, Victor O Sivaneri
Potential Effects of Oil and Natural Gas Development on Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Survival and Fawn Rearing Resource Selection, Brett P. Skelly
Analysis of Dimensionless Scaling Relationships for Rotating Free Flight Bodies, Shawn A. Smearcheck
Evaluation of a Re-established Walleye Population within a Hydropower Reservoir Recovering from Acidification, Dustin M Smith
The Effects of High Intensity Interval Training on Arterial Health, James Smith
Tire-Derived Geo-Cylinders and Polymer Products for Enhancing the Properties of Base/Sub base Materials in Pavement Systems, Justin Scott Smith
Best Practices for Sepsis Patients: A Quality Improvement Project, Kevin Mark Smith Jr
Real-time Energy Visualization Solutions for Light Commercial Businesses., Nathaniel Smith
Proteasomal ATPases Hard at Work: The Inner Workings of a Protein Destruction Machine., Aaron M. Snoberger
Development of Hydraulic Models, Mass Transfer Models, and Dynamic Models of Solvent-Based Carbon Capture Processes with Uncertainty Quantification and Validation with Pilot Plant Data, Anderson Soares Chinen
Characterizing the Pore Structure of the Marcellus Shale, Liaosha Song
Personality, Sleep, and Mortality, Shantel Spears
Wildlife Economics The Significance of Economic Impacts of Wildlife Associated Activities, Caleb Anthony Stair
Two Essays on the Role of Uncertainty in Financial Markets, Raluca Stan
When Sports Mattered: An Examination of Sports in Mainstream Media, David Statman
Conductance Calculations for Semiconductor-Superconductor Majorana Structures, John Stenger
Dispositional Optimism and Autonomic Reactivity during Difficult and Easy Stress Tasks, Daniel Stephenson
Characterization of Marital Violence Using Data from Six Countries in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative, Cara Mangine Stokes
Long-Term effects of Chronic Additions of Nitrogen, Sulfur and Lime on the Growth and Development of a Central Appalachian Forest, Alexander J Storm
Psychosocial Development of Junior Hockey Players, Alexander John Sturges
Study on Electrolyte-gated Graphene Nanoelectronic Biosensors for Biomarker Detection, Jianbo Sun
The Effects of Maternal Emotion Socialization of Disappointment on Prosocial Behavior in Preschool Aged Children, Alexandria Svolos
Three Essays about Energy Prices and Energy Markets, Mousa Tafweeq
Recollection, Tiera Tanner
100 days in Appalachia: publication building toolkit, Kassandra Taylor
Fatigue Performance of Uncoated and Galvanized Composite Press-Brake-Formed Tub Girders, Robert M. Tennant
Syntheses and Properties of Thiophene-containing Cycloparaphenylenes and Related Macrocycles and a Strained Cyclophane, Haresh Thakellapalli
Effects of disorder in models of active and inactive systems, Joshua Thibault
Market-Based Aid and Economic Reform, Neron R. Thomas
An Examination of Cardiovascular Health among Afro-Caribbean Immigrants in New York City, Sabena C Thomas
Three-Dimensional Multispecies Distribution Functions In A Plasma Boundary With An Oblique Magnetic Field, Derek S Thompson
Three Essays on Nonlinear Effects in Development Economics: An Applied Semiparametric Approach, Jinjing Tian
Effects of Delay and Signals on Choice between Delayed Food Alone and Immediate Food with Delayed Shock, Forrest James Toegel
A Unified Poisson-Cahn Methodology for Defect Segregation Near Grain Boundaries in Oxygen-Conducting Solid Electrolytes, Xiaorui Tong
The Semantics of Spanish Compounding: An Analysis of NN Compounds in the Parallel Architecture, Luis Miguel Toquero Perez
Examining the Process of Shared Use through Community-School Partnerships, Brooke C Towner
Antibacterial Activity of Current Endodontic Repair Materials Against Enterococcus faecalis., Michael A. Tran
Flexor Dysfunction Following Unilateral Transient Ischemic Brain Injury Is Associated with Impaired Locomotor Rhythmicity, Kiril Tuntevski
Temporal Bisection and Effects of d-Amphetamine Administration in Lewis and Fischer 344 Rats, Marissa Turturici
Predicting Frac Hits Using Artificial Intelligence; Application in Marcellus Shale, Ryan Tyree
Experimental Design, Testing, and Evaluation of Methods to Improve the Efficiency and Reduce Emissions from a Small Two-stroke Natural Gas Engine, Christopher Joseph Ulishney
An Interspecies Investigation of Thyroid Plasma Hormone Concentrations, Histology, and Gene Expression, Emily A. Underwood
Ride, Natalie Nicole Updike
Production and Economic Analyses of Woody Biomass Utilization for Energy, John Edward Vance
Communicated Sex Roles and Gender Identity Gaps., Janelle Vickers
Toxicity Evaluations of Nanoclays and an Associated Nanocomposite throughout their Life Cycle, Alixandra Wagner
The Electrochemistry of Metal Carbides: From Salt Melt Synthesis to Voltammetry of Microparticles, Rachel Lee Tani Walker
Application of Molecular Pathology Techniques to Understand Mechanisms of Disease in Smallmouth Bass, Heather Leigh Walsh
Methane Decomposition to Carbon Nanotubes and COx -Free H2 over Transition Metal Catalysts, I-Wen Wang
Mean-swap Variance, Portfolio Theory and Asset Pricing, Jhan Wang
Inclusion of 9 mm Firearm Type Using Quantitative Class Characteristics, Young Wang
Finding Booth: My Journey through TopdogUnderdog, Andra Ward Jr.
The Impacts of Energy Development on Agricultural Land Values in North-Central West Virginia, Adama Sileye Warr
Measurement Methods of Dual Tobacco Use Behaviors: Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco, Colleen N Warren
Exploring Forest Diversity and Ecosystem Services Using Big Data and Empirical Dynamic Modeling, James V Watson III
Examining the Co-Occurrence of Engagement and Self-Referencing in the Context of Narrative Persuasion, Julia K Weiss
Nondestructive evaluation of concrete bridge columns rehabilitiated with fiber reinforced polymers using digital tap hammer and infrared thermography, Andrew Scott Wheeler
Effects of Reinforcement Rate on the Aversive Function of Timeout from Positive Reinforcement, Cory Whirtley
A Comparison of Child Abuse Potential Inventory and Parenting Stress Index with Families in the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy and Treatment as Usual Groups, Keri B. Whitacre
Evaluation of an Event Detection System to Identify Spill Events Related to Marcellus Shale Development, Joseph C. Wickline
Developing a Framework to Understand Teachers' Self-efficacy in the Teaching of Writing, Barbara J. Wierzbicki
Standing in the Shadow of Empire: Ideology in the Path to West Virginia Statehood, Kristen L. Wilkes
Climate Science Literacy: A Study of Climate Programs' Usability, Amber Rochelle Williams
Determining Leak Percentage at Known Leak Locations for Full-Mask Respirators Using TSI PortaCountTM and OHD QuantifitTM, Russell R Willis
Can Parents' Value of Children's Happiness Predict Their Emotion Socialization and Parenting?, Tyia Wilson
The Use of Genetic Tools to Assist in White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Management in West Virginia, Darren M. Wood
Two Case Studies of Middle School Parents and Their Engagement with Schools Who Participate in Positive Behavior Support, Kathryn Work-Poggi
Fear of Pain across the Adult Lifespan, Casey D Wright
Persistence and Characteristics of Calculus I Students in STEM Disciplines, Xiangming Wu
Analysis Of Membrane Transporter Systems Expressed During Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation In The Model Legume Medicago Truncatula, Christina Laureen Wyman
A Study on Graph Coloring and Digraph Connectivity, Murong Xu
Chinese Elements and Influence in Tan Dun's Eight Memories in Watercolor, Qian Xu
Design And Development Of Test Rigs To Experimentally Investigate Flow Loss And Heat Transfer In A Stirling Engine Heater Head, Pawan K. Yadav
Processing, Stability and High-Temperature Properties of Transition Metal Silicide-Refractory Oxide Composites for Electrical Applications, Gunes Alp Yakaboylu
Wintering American Black Duck Ecology of Central Appalachia, Sara E. Yannuzzi
Combustion Analysis Of An Off-Road Spark Ignition Gaseous Fuel Engine, Allan Yao
First Principle Study of Nitrogen Fixation on Molybdenum Containing Semiconductor Surface with a Developed Machine Learning Approach, Alhassan S Yasin
Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Surface Water Quality in Relation to Marcellus Shale Gas Development in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, Rachel Yesenchak
Application of Artificial Intelligent Predictive Modeling for Completion Optimization and Refracture Candidacy, Daniel Yingling
The Influence of Instructional Design Decisions on Student Motivation in Online Courses, Robin E. Youger
Assessment of Melanistic Lesions in Smallmouth Bass ( Micropterus dolomieu) of the Chesapeake Bay, USA, Kelsey T. Young
Exploration of a smart glasses teleconference system for virtual instructional coaching, Kristina Zaccaria