Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)
This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Bargaining for Security: The Rise of the Pension and Social Insurance Program of the United Steelworkers of America, 1941-1960, Henry Edward Himes III
Three Essays in Applied Econometrics, Collin Dean Hodges
Autonomous Systems with Reuse: A Survey on the State-of-the-Practice, Denny LaVerne Hood III
Edge colorings of graphs on surfaces and star edge colorings of sparse graphs, Katherine M. Horacek
Automatic Detection of Insecure Codes in Stack Overflow, Shifu Hou
Making Armenian Politically Exposed Persons’ Money Public: A Data-Driven Journalism Project That Aims to Create a Database of Armenian MPs’ Assets, Ani Hovhannisyan
Reflectivity and photoemission electron microscopy studies of magnetic heterostructures, Chih-Yeh Huang
Discerning the Diets of Sweep-Feeding Eurypterids Through Analyses of Mesh-Modified Appendage Armature, Emily Samantha Hughes
Living Tangent, Cornelius Alexander Hugo
Numerical Modeling of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation and Comparison with Microseismic Data at a Field Site, Carter Lawrence Hulcher
Scalable and Cost-effective Barrier Layer Coating to Improve Stability and Performance of SOFC Cathode, Shanshan Hu
Color and Music, Shapes and Music, Kacey Lauren Ingram
Quantifying The Announcement Effects In The U.S. Lumber Market, Zarina Mamadalievna Ismailova
Influence of climate change and prescribed fire on habitat suitability and abundance of the high-elevation endemic Cow Knob Salamander (Plethodon punctatus), Carl David Jacobsen
Genetic Regulation Of The Elicitation Of Glyceollin Biosynthesis In Soybean, Md. Asraful Jahan
Beneath the Gypsum Dunes: Cenozoic History of Wind and Water from a Core Drilled at White Sands, New Mexico, Jackson Bentley Jakeway
Design And Implementation Of An Instantaneous Fuel Mass Flow Measurement System For Use In Verification Of Locomotive Emissions, Adam Wayne James
The Effect of Phonetic Training on the Perception and the Production of L1-Related Difficult Sounds in ESL, Moonjung Jang
The Quiet Art of Mourning, Kanza Javed
Stories of Deindustrialization: Exploring Narratives in Weirton, West Virginia, Ella Jennings
Lignocellulosic Biomass Derived Activated Carbon for Energy Storage and Adsorption, Changle Jiang
Structural Style And Stratigraphic Architecture Of The Northeastern Brooks Range, Alaska, Benjamin G. Johnson
Adult Atlantic sturgeon population dynamics in the York River, Virginia, Jason E. Kahn
The Poet and the Prizefighter: Essays, Ryan A. Kalis
Soil microbial succession following surface mining is governed primarily by deterministic factors, Jennifer Lynne Kane
Engineering Plasmonic Nanostructures for Light Management and Sensing, sujan phani kumar kasani
Genetic and Pharmacologic Studies Towards Prevention of opioid use disorder, Shane W. Kaski
Non-target Analyses of Novel Psychoactive Substances; Inherent Variation in GCMS Relative Abundances and Gas Phase Hydrogen Deuterium Exchange Isomer Discrimination, Kristin Michelle Kelly
Red Like A Clown, Evan M. Kertman
Resilient Stochastic Control Strategies in Cyber-Physical Microgrids, Mohammad Reza Khalghani
Design and Implementation of Overcurrent Protection Relays Test Bench, Khalid Daud Khattak
The Evaluation of the RapidHITTM 200 on Degraded Biological Samples, Alice Kim
Screening Sexual Assault Evidence with Low Concentrations of Male DNA Utilizing the RapidHIT 200 and ParaDNA Intelligence Test, Taylor L. Koepfler
Automatic Kinship Verification in Unconstrained Faces using Deep Learning, Naman Kohli
On Generative Adversarial Network Based Synthetic Iris Presentation Attack And Its Detection, Naman Kohli
Prizes, Winning, and Identity: Narrative Vocal Music of the Pulitzer Prize, 2008–2018, Julia K. Kuhlman
Folk-song to formal performance: Interpreting the songs of Jean Ritchie for voice recital, Julianne E. Laird
Evaluation of X-ray Spectroscopic Techniques for Determining Temperature and Density in Plasmas, Theodore Scott Lane
Detecting Balsam Woolly Adelgid Infestations Using Tree Rings, Morgan Lane Leef
Examining the Intersection of Gender and Age in Victim Blaming, Jerin Lee
Contemporary Collaborative Piano Practices in Korea: Five Case Studies, Jiyeon Lee
Shear stress estimates in the approach and bridge section by using various formula, Jun Seon Lee
Direct Determination of the Dynamic Elastic Modulus and Poisson's Ratio of Timoshenko Prisms and Rods, Guadalupe Leon
2.8: Designing Visitor Experience for a Narrative-Oriented Exhibition, Kseniia Leshchenko
The Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Family Experiences and Feedback Study: A Follow-up Examination of Attrition in an Evidence-Based Treatment in Community Settings Statewide, Brittany K. Liebsack
Carbon deposition on Ni/YSZ anode SOFC for direct methane steam reforming, Haiyang Li
Empirical Asset Pricing with Equity Tail Risk, Jingrui Li
In Situ Measurement Of Fatigue Induced Crack Growth In Inconel 718 Using Direct Current Potential Drop Method, Joel C. Lindsay
The Dirt of Development: Nature's Role in Social-Emotional Development and Parent-Child Connectedness, Hayley Johanna Lindsey
Development of a Sustainability Evaluation and Control Framework for Chemical Processes, Shuyun Li
The Food Bank Fix: Hunger, Capitalism and Humanitarian Reason, Joshua David Lohnes
Ecological Benefits of Watershed-scale Restoration in Two Intensively Mined Cold- and Warm-water Ecosystems, Rebecca Anne Long
Morphological and Functional Evidence of Sexual Dimorphism in the Retrochiasmatic Area Population of NK3R-containing Neurons in Sheep, Justin A. Lopez
The Impact of HII Regions on the Interstellar Medium of our Galaxy, Matteo Luisi
Three Essays on Applied Semiparametric Methods, Qinling Lu
Longitudinal associations between functional disability, depression, and suicide in middle-aged and older adults, Julie Ann Lutz
Movement in the Classroom: Contingent Factors Underlying Teacher Change, Annie E. Machamer
Integrating renewable energy into the biophilic design of public open space: Masdar city, Abu Dhabi, Mariami Maghlakelidze
Kidney Ailment Prediction under Data Imbalance, Ranaa Mahveen
Health Literacy and Family Factors in the Transition to Adult Care in Adolescents with Type I Diabetes, Ellen M. Manegold
State Capacity and Terrorism in the Developing World, Coty J. Martin
X-Ray Fluorescence Applications in Mudrock Characterization: Investigations into Middle Devonian Stratigraphy, Appalachian Basin, USA, Keithan Garrett Martin
It Wasn't That Fun But It Was Better Than Being Dead, Thomas W. Martin
Music Technology, Gender, and Sexuality: Case Studies of Women and Queer Electroacoustic Music Composers, Justin Thomas Massey
Three Essays on Urban Consumer Service Firms: Evidence from Yelp, Josh Matti
Cash for consideration? An examination of academics, demographics, and student socioeconomics in the provisioning of institutional aid., Matthew G. Matyasovsky
Supporting The Injured Athlete: Coaches’ Perspectives On Providing Social Support, Stefanee Opal Maurice
Mine reclamation using biofuel crops: Insights into the microbial ecology of the switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) microbiome, Brianna L. Mayfield
Analyzing Mathematicians' Concept Images of Differentials, Timothy Shawn McCarty
I Can't Wait to be Water Again, Kayla McCormick
The Inclusion of Organ Within the Concert Band Instrumentation with an Annotated Listing of Original Works for Concert Band and Organ, Matthew Justin McCurry
Artificial Immune System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Abnormal Condition Detection and Identification, Ryan G. McLaughlin
Vi et Armis: Londoners and Violent Trespass Before the Common Pleas in the Fifteenth Century, Lindsey McNellis
Adaptation Of The Streptococcal Collagen-Like Protein 1, Scl1, Of Group A Streptococcus To Recognize Fibronectin Type Iii Repeats, Dudley H. Mcnitt
Development of Ni-based Oxide Dispersion Strengthened (ODS) powder particles for Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) Applications, Markova Dion McPherson
Identity Formation of Adolescents who are Homeschooled: Mothers' Perceptions, Peggy Joan McQueen
Use of Reflective Practices to Improve Self-Awareness in Youth Sport Coaches, Stephanie R. McWilliams
Ground Ingredients: Analysis of Lead Exposure in the California Condor’s (Gymnogyps Californianus) Ground Foraging Habitat, Evan Michael McWreath
The Life And Work Of Alex Klein, Ramon Thiago Mendes De Oliveira
Optimization of engineered super donor strains of Cryphonectria parasitica to reduce canker expansion in a forest setting, Amy Michelle Metheny
Before the Confetti, Everything on Fire, Lauren Elaine Milici
Accessible Design in Rural Health care: Usability Profile of Outpatient Health Care Facilities in Rural West Virginia., Jordan E. Miller
Using the Enrichment Triad Model to Explore Place and Support Curriculum in One Rural Gifted Program, Myriah Mae Miller
Population Health of Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) in Created Vernal Pools: an Integrative Approach, Alice R. Millikin
Design of experiment and analysis techniques for fuel consumption data using heavy-duty diesel vehicles and on-road testing, Sarah Ann Mills
A Study of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology, Emily Minor
Promoting Cognitive and Fine Motor Development in the Art Room for Young Students with Exposure to Trauma: an Exploratory Case Study., Tiffany Marie Minuci
Minimizing Trihalomethane Formation through Source Water Monitoring and Optimizing Treatment Practices, Nashid Mirza
RoAdNet: Robust Adaptive Network for Information Diffusion in VANET, Priyashraba Misra
Towards a Framework for Smart Manufacturing adoption in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, SAMEER MITTAL
Development of a Task Analysis Tool to Estimate Shoulder Strain During a Lifting Task, Christopher Wayne Moore
Retaining Wall System with Soldier Pile and Composite Resin Infused Lagging Elements, Shane Phillip Moore
Effects of E-Cigarette Flavoring Chemicals on Human Macrophages and Bronchial Epithelial Cells, Anna Manzi Morris
The Politics of Drug Courts, Jeffrey Chris Moss