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 2018
Ex-Vivo Model for Muscle Exposure to Tumor Cell Conditioned Media, Ikttesh K. Chahal
Application of Machine Learning on Fracture Interference, Dennis Wayne Chamberlain Jr.
Beef Cattle Effluent Treatment in a Denitrifying Bioreactor., Bethani Chambers
A Corrollary Discharge Circuit Modulates Olfactory Function During Flight In Manduca Sexta, Phillip David Chapman
Blockchain For Trustful Collaborations Between Immigrants, Citizens And Governments, Chun-Wei Chiang
Separation Anxiety: ㅇㅔ로:Ero, Jae Hyun George Cho
Impact of a Fruit and Vegetable Diet Intervention in Young Adults with Metabolic Syndrome on Behavior and Gut Microbiome, Rashel L. Clark
Focus on the Child: Preventing the Intergenerational Transmission of Eating Disorders and Dieting Behavior, Elizabeth Claydon
Integrating The Ohio: Through Sustainable Urban Design, Carly Clevenstine
Urban Exile: City Poetry by Modern American Women, Hatley Clifford
Passive Wireless Temperature Sensing in Extreme Harsh Environments, Michael R. Comparetto
Generation And Sensitivity Analysis Of Transmission Shift Schedule For Hybrid-Electric Vehicle, Nicholas Connelly
The Life And Work Of Barbara Nissman, Giuliana Paola Contreras Ampuero
Adherence to Masculine Norms and Perceived Paternal Nurturance as Predictors of SelfCompassion, Steven J. Craig
Factors Affecting Orthodontic Treatment Outcomes in Southern West Virginia, Tyler Crowe
Lynne Ramsey, Violist: Biography, Pedagogical Background, Teaching Techniques, and Career Advice, Ignacio Cuello
How to plan a successful TEDx conference at West Virginia University, Shannon Lee Cunningham
School Climate: Assessing a Universal Intervention Design to Reduce Academic Risks and Educate the Whole Child., Shay Michael Daily
Implementation Of A State-Of-The-Art Gnss Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring Technique, Shannen Daly
Commodity Feminism Today: An Analysis of the "Always #LikeAGirl" Campaign, Cristina Dans
Shale Characterization and Size-effect study using Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Diffraction, Debashis Das
A Lab-based Study of N95 FFRs Against Cigarette Smoke Under Varying Concentrations and Sealing Conditions, Jacob Davis
Needle Exchange Programs to Prevent Hepatitis C Virus Infection in People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Appalachia, Stephen M. Davis
Electrophoretic Characterization of Carbon Nanotubes: Elucidation of Surface Functionalization and Interaction, Tyler A. Davis
Durability of GFRP Composites under Harsh Environments: Effect of pH and Temperature, Maria Martinez de Lahidalga de Lorenzo
Dissensual Women: Modernist Women Writers, the Senses, and Technology, Allyson DeMaagd
(De)Homogenizing Diaspora: An Analysis Of Indian Tamil Identities In The Us, Christabel Devadoss
Effects of Serial- or Single-Alternative Training on Resurgence., Claudia C. Diaz-Salvat
Jurors' Perceptions of Child Witnesses with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Victoria A. DiSciullo
Algorithmic Issues in some Disjoint Clustering Problems in Combinatorial Circuits, Zola Nailah Donovan
Differentiating Human Populations Based on k-mer Classification of Hand Bacteria, Thrisha Doppala
Estimating Bald Eagle Occupancy and Density in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Bethany Drahota
Association of Diet Quality and Body Mass Index with Serum Ceramides in Middle-aged Adults, Margaret Ann Drazba
Salvaging the Style of Frei Aber Einsam in the music of Brahms: Proposing a Historically Informed Performance Practice for the Three Sonatas for Violin and Piano of Johannes Brahms, Opp. 78, 100, and 108, Phillip Alexander Ducreay
Examining the Association amongst Expected Costs and Benefits, Peer Use, and Self-Reported Use of Electronic Cigarettes in Adolescents, Kristine Durkin
Annual Aboveground Biomass Growth in Temperate Forests of Eastern North America, Alex W. Dye
Effects of Humor use by Brands and their Parody Accounts on Twitter, Nick Eckman
The Effect of Superiors' Mentoring on Subordinates' Organizational Identification and Workplace Outcomes, Molly S. Eickholt
Growing up between two worlds: a portrait of second-generation American a multimedia project, Dalia Ahmed Elsaid
Existence of Global Solutions for Nonlinear Magnetohydrodynamics with Finite Larmor Radius Corrections, Fariha Elsrrawi
Factors Related to the Career Intentions of Senior Athletic Training Students Approaching Graduation, Rae Lee Emrick
Effects of Topography on Near-Roadway Particulate Matter Concentrations and Diesel Emissions, Andrew D. Epperly
Ergot Alkaloid Synthetic Capacity of Penicillium camemberti, Samantha J. Fabian
UAV Modeling and Simulation at Normal and Abnormal Conditions, Mofetoluwa Fagbemi
Welding Fume Exposure and Lung Cancer: Evidence of Lung Toxicity and Tumor Promotion from in vivo Studies in AJ Mice, Lauryn Falcone
Songbird Response to Forest Disturbance Due to Unconventional Shale Gas Development in the Marcellus-Utica Region: A Multi-Scale Analysis., Laura S. Farwell
The Principles and Rhetoric of Autarky: Debate and Decision-making in Early Colonial Kenya, Ian Michael Ferguson
Exploring the Geosensory in Geography: Examining Olfaction and Geo-virtual Immersion as Contributors to a Sense of Place and Embodiment, Aaron Michael Ferrari
Regulatory and Financial Influence of Federal Government Activities on Local Economies: A Three Essay Approach, Brianne Renee Firth
Understanding Transgender Prejudice Through the Lens of Emotion, Holly N. Fitzgerald
Unequal Influence: The Impact of Inequality on Trade Policy, Brian William Fitzpatrick
Two Essays on CEO Compensation and Investment Behavior, Jonathan Thomas Fluharty-Jaidee
Contested Narratives: The Influence of Local Remembrance on National Narratives of Gettysburg During The 19th Century, Jarrad A. Fuoss
Delay Discounting and Cannabinoid Enzyme Inhibitors, Devin Andrew Galdieri
Efficient wound assessment system with an RGB-D camera, Xiang Gao
Behaviour Of Laminated Roof Under High Horizontal Stress, Prasoon Garg
Evaluation of WVUteach: Enrollment, Retention, and Students' Intentions, Catherine Garner
Integrating Microscale Enzyme And Lectin Reactions Using Nanogel Assisted Capillary Electrophoresis, Srikanth Gattu
Sic Semper Tyrannis Thus, Always to Tyrants, Joseph Gay
Pulsars as Calibration Tools and X-Ray Observations of Spider Pulsars, Peter Anthony Gentile
Hybrid Electric Vehicle Torque Split Algorithm For Reduction Of Engine Torque Transients, Derek George
Syntheses of azepinoindole alkaloids cimitrypazepine, fargesine and hyrtioreticulins C & D, Ganesh Ghimire
Socialization and Mentoring of Community and Technical College Faculty, Brad Maurice Gilbert
A Study of the Judgment Accuracy of Repeated /r/ Stimuli by Graduate Clinicians, Lauren Glover
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