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 2016
Imaging ductal carcinoma using a hyperspectral imaging system, Yasser M. Khouj
Modeling Clinic Utilization by Considering Panel size, Multicomorbidities and Patient Scheduling, Mahsa Kiani
3D Seismic Interpretation, Mechanical Stratigraphy and Production Analysis of the Marcellus Shale in Northern West Virginia, Mollie K. Kish
Elucidating Mechanisms of Canonical Wnt - ephrin-B Crosstalk, William Tyler Koch
Walking Out of Step: U.S.-Israel Relations and the Peace Process, 1967-1975, Kenny Kolander
Delineating compressional structures through refined geosteering methods, Chad Koury
Evaluation of modular press-brake-formed tub girders With UHPC joints, Pavlo Kozhokin
A History of Violence: British Colonial Policing in Ireland and the Palestine Mandate, Tyler Krahe
Critical Analysis of Longwall Ventilation Systems and Removal of Methane, Robert B. Krog
Development of a Computational Platform for Methane-Induced Vented Explosions, Francis R. Kronz III
Platform Gratifications: Tinder vs. Match.com, Cassandra Lang
An analysis of student approaches to solving optimization problems in first semester calculus, Renee LaRue
Determining the Number of Test Fires Needed to Represent the Variability Present Within a Firearm, Eric Law
Adjustment of Bracket Position Away From the Andrew's Plane to Achieve a Flat Occlusal Plane, Jason M. Lawrence
The life and legacy of MieczysLaw Munz, Sora Lee
Attrition in parent-child interaction therapy, Brittany K. Liebsack
Flooding and reequilibration of a series of Pittsburgh bed underground coal mines, 1980 to 2015, David D. M. Light
Implementing the Local Mine Stiffness Calculation in LaModel, Kaifang Li
Covariance expressions for eigenvalue and eigenvector problems, Andrew J. Liounis
The Size of Your Family, A Thing of Bottled Shrimps, Barrett Lipkin
Coaching Knowledge and Noticing in Youth Sports: Challenging the Assumption of Expertise, Philip James Liversedge
Performance Enhancement of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with an Inorganically Doped Hole Transport Layer, Xiaomeng Li
Elucidating Mechanisms of Neurobehavioral Dysfunction in a Rodent Model of Traumatic Brain Injury, Aric F. Logsdon
Uncertainty quantification through bayesian analysis for a fixed bed experiment of carbon capture using polyethylenimine (PEI) solid sorbents, Brian T. Logsdon
Novel Immunoregulatory Elements in a Murine Model of Epicutaneous Chemical Sensitization: A Role for Regulatory T Cells and microRNA 210, Carrie Mae Long
Geomorphic Landform Design Principles Applied to an Abandoned Coarse Coal Refuse Pile on Steep Terrain in Central Appalachia, Jeffrey T. Lorimer
Elucidating and Pharmacologically Targeting Secondary Injury Cascades following Neural Injury, Brandon P. Lucke-Wold
Educational Opportunities for Dressage Participants as Perceived by Members of the United States Dressage Federation, Dawn E. Mackenzie
The role of NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 in non-small cell lung cancer tumorigenesis and lung cancer stem cell maintenance, Brian Madajewski
Investigation of Particulate Matter Size, Concentration and Mass Emissions from Small Handheld 2-Stroke Spark Ignition Engines, Yashwanth Chowdary Maddineni
Examining the relationship between the literacy coach's support to teachers in the ways of learning to teach reading, Mohlanhledi Makumbila
Real-Time Monitoring and Prediction of the Pilot Vehicle System (PVS) Closed-Loop Stability, Tanmay Kumar Mandal
SHP2 promotes Triple Negative Breast Cancer by mediating crosstalk between EGFR and Wnt beta-catenin signaling pathways, Elisha Martin
Multiphysics Modelling of Sodium Sulfur Battery, Jerry Hunter Mason
An Experimental Comparison of the Performance of Two Impulse Micro-Hydro Turbine Impellers, Joshua A. Matheny
Effects of palmitic acid on milk production and insulin sensitivity in mid-lactation dairy cows, Alice Treffry Mathews
Resistance, Agency and Violence: Dalit Women's Education in Kerala, India, Sera A. Mathew
Durability analysis of self consolidating concrete used in the Stalnaker Run Bridge, Zhanxiao Ma
Ecological factors influencing incidence and severity of beech bark disease, David P. McCann
Three Essays on Asset Price Forecasting, Zachary McGurk
Bee Natural History, Diversity, and Management in West Virginia, Matthew McKinney
The Role of Reculturalization in Adaptation: A Comparison of Humor Styles in the UK and U.S. Versions of "The Office", Rachael A. McKinney
Development of Inducible Anti-influenza Therapies, Cynthia Marie McMillen
Motive Taxonomic and Sex Considerations of Murder-Suicide, Matthew R. McNally
A radiological survey of two bruker D8 advance XRD instruments located in separate quality control laboratories, Justin Anthony Meador
Thicket Cathedral, Travis Mersing
The Role of Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Emotion Regulation as Protective Factors Against Disordered Eating in a Sample of University Students, Lisa Paylo Meyer
A Communion of Churches: Indian Christians, English Ministers, and Congregations in New England, 1600-1775, Gregory Alan Michna
Effects of Pristine and Nitrogen-Doped Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes on Human Lung Epithelial and Fibroblast Cells, Amy Mihalchik
The Role of Personality and Gender in Performance in Science and Engineering, Rossina B. Miller
Analysis of Structured and Un-Structured Network Protocols for Data Aggregation Over Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks, Priyashraba Misra
The impact of rural contexts on citizenship education, Eric D. Moffa
Upscaling of sagd process using spectrum-based analysis for heterogeneius reservoirs, Vahid Mohammadnia
The Association between Early Dental Visits, Dental Outcomes, and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in West Virginia Children, Jennifer Momen
Evaluating the Efficacy of Various Modalities to Improve Arterial Stiffness, Corey Moore
Application and Control Aware Communication Strategies for Transportation and Energy Cyber-Physical Systems, Ehsan Moradi Pari
Why Do Adolescents Use Maladaptive Emotion Regulation Strategies? The Role of Perceived Effectiveness, Distress Tolerance, and Impulsivity, Karena M. Moran
The role of miRNAs in niche regulation of ALL phenotype, Blake Stephen Moses
Controller Synthesis of Multi-Axial Robotic System Used for Wearable Devices, Qian Mou
Modeling of magnetoelectric composite structures, Tomas Ignacio Muchenik Cena
Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of lumbosacral stenosis in Labrador retrievers, Meenakshi Mukherjee
Characteristics of bubble behavior in microgravity conditions, Thilanka Munasinghe
The Regulation of Alternative Pre-mRNA Splicing in Photoreceptor Cells., Daniel P. Murphy
Gender Estimation from Fingerprints Using DWT and Entropy, Sneha Nagabhyru
Exploiting random walks for robust, scalable, structure-free data aggregation and routing in mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs), Masahiro Nakagawa
Numerical modeling and simulations for techno-economic assessment of non-conventional energy systems, Manish Nandanwar
Autism Educators in Morgantown, W.Va. A Multimedia Story on Their Trials and Triumphs, Shishira Nanjangud Sreenivas
Hydroclimatic assessment of changing climate on diarrheal diseases with reference to cholera, Fariborz Nasr Azadani
Associations among Task Self-Efficacy, Physical Activity and Subjective Wellbeing, Abigail M. Nehrkorn
Cardiac and Mitochondrial Impacts of Acute Pulmonary Xenobiotic Exposure, Cody Edward Nichols
Application of computer vision for roller operation management, Mohammad Hadi Niki Rashidi
How College Instructors Use Social Media for Instruction, Benson Njoroge
The Impact of Location and Proximity on Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Green Electricity: The Case of West Virginia, Kofi Nkansah
Spectacular Struggles: Utopian Whiteness, Black Resistance, and the National Imaginary in Nineteenth-Century America, Courtney L. Novosat
Targeting the Peripheral Immune System as a Source of Precision Stroke Biomarkers: Implications for Clinical Diagnostics and Immunotherapeutics, Grant C. O'Connell
The Influence Over Time of Abdominal Strength Changes on Gluteus Maximus Strength, Taylor M. Opperhauser
Microbial Dynamics within Shed Mucosal Secretions of Hirudo verbana, the European Medicinal Leech, Brittany Maree Ott
The Relationship between Neighborhood Disadvantage Trajectories and Health Outcomes in a Large Urban US City, Sherry Owens
Effects of Housing Condition and Acute Nicotine on Impulsive Choice in Lewis and Fischer 344 Rats, Jenny E. Ozga
Investigation of Combustion Phenomena in a Single-Cylinder Spark-Ignited Natural Gas Engine with Optical Access, Vishnu Padmanaban
A Qualitative Investigation of Completed and Averted School Shootings: Deciphering the Characteristics that Prevent School Shootings, Jonathan Page
An Evaluation of Speed Monitoring Displays for School Travel Safety Improvement, David W. Palley
Automated basketball Scoring System, Znanatej Panga
Load rating analysis, field testing of steel railroad bridges - dailey branch bridges at mileposts 1.4 and 5.8, Sai Krishna Anudeep Paraitham
Load testing and recommended repairs for dailey branch bridges - milepost 1.4 to 5.8, Luis Carlos Parra-Luckert
Muslim Education and Communal Conflict in Colonial Bengal: British Policies and Muslim Responses from 1854 to 1947, Nilanjana Paul
Modeling and Simulation of Components in an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Plant for Developing Sensor Networks to Detect Faults, Pratik Pednekar
Role for protein prenylation and "CAAX" processing in photoreceptor neurons, Nachiket D. Pendse
Hollow Men: Colonial Forms, Irish Subjects, and the Great Famine in Modernist Literature, 1890-1930, Aaron Matthew Percich
Errant Romanticism: Queering Gender and Sexuality in British Literature, 1790-1840, Teresa M. Pershing
Four-membered Metallacycles Arising from an Ambiphilic Ligand: Synthesis and Characterization of Group IX Complexes, Rachael Nichole Pickens
Grainyhead-like-2 inhibits the co-activator p300, suppressing tubulogenesis and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, Phillip M. Pifer
The Role of Art Education in the K-12 Curriculum in West Virginia A Comparative Case Study Using Ethnographic Methods, Helen G. Poffenbarger-Jordan
Withdrawn: Why Students of Color Leave WVU, Ahnieyah Porter