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
Migratory Genomics of Lake Sturgeon, Justine Whitaker
Nursing Knowledge of Heart Failure, Beth Ann White
Eye Detection and Face Recognition Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum, Cameron F. Whitelam
Three Essays on Energy Economics, Seth Wiggins
Design of composite sandwich panels for lightweigh applications in air cargo containers, Mariana M. William
Consumers' Uses of Nutrient Content Claims and their Relationship with Health Orientation and Online Media Exposure and Attention, Kelly A. Williams
Wilderness recreation---an analysis of social carrying capacity, regional differences, and the role of gender, Katharina Will
Multidimensional Coherent Spectroscopy of GaAs Excitons and Quantum Microcavity Polaritons, Brian L. Wilmer
Potential biomarkers to predict fertility in dairy cattle, Melissa Jill Wise
Performance Improvement Study on High Horsepower Compression Ignition Diesel Engines in Mining Haul Trucks at High Altitude, Michael S. Wise
Climate Change, Capitalism, and Citizen Science: Developing a dialectical framework for examining volunteer participation in climate change research, Joshua A. Wixom
Complex Regulation of Protein Trafficking and Photoreceptor Cell Development by Small GTPases, Zachary C. Wright
On Designing Tattoo Registration and Matching Approaches in the Visible and SWIR Bands, Xuan Xu
Beyond the What and How: Why Parents Want to Know about Their Adolescents' Lives., Elizabeth Yale Babskie
Calibrating LaModel for Subsidence, Jian Yang
Study of the Inorganic Substitution in a Functionalized UiO-66 Metal-Organic Framework, Alhassan Salman Yasin
Framing 2014 Hong Kong Protest, Liying Ye
Comprehensive analysis of the Atlantic Coast natural gas transmission line, William David Young
Using a Duration-Based Schedule Performance Index to Monitor the Performance of Projects Including Estimating the Final Cost, Nooshin Yousefi
Integrating stimulation practices with geo-mechanical properties in liquid-rich plays of Eagle Ford Shale, Ahmed Yusuf
Responses and adaptation strategies of terrestrial ecosystems to climate change, Zhen Yu
Effects of Rumen-protected Methionine, Choline and Betaine on Dairy Cattle Health and Performance, Yu Zang
Synchrotron Investigations on La0.7Sr0.3MnO 3/PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3 Heterostructures., Jinling Zhou
Enhancing the ionic conductivity of solid state electrolytes by oxide glass doping, Yue Zhou
Multi-Modality Human Action Recognition, Yu Zhu
Site Characteristics Associated with Conventional and Unconventional Petroleum Development in West Virginia, Frederick Christian Zinkhan Jr.
Bound Together: Slavery and Democracy in Antebellum Northwestern Virginia, 1815--1865, Adam Zucconi
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Parameter identification of induction motor, Yousef Abdel-Rehim
Direct Writing of Aluminum Doped Zinc Oxide for Optoelectronic and Energy Device Applications, Olatunde Ayodeji Abidakun
Eco-town: An integrated modeling framework for simulating the effects of urban morphology on sustainable development, Ali Abutalebpur
Effect of Nutrition, Lactation and Gonadotropin Stimulation on Ram-Induced LH Surge and Subsequent Fertility in Early Post-Partum Ewes during Seasonal Anestrous, Abiodun Emmanuel Adebiyi
Investigations of surface related electronic properties in SmB6 and LaAlO3SrTiO3 heterostructures, Sanjay Adhikari
The Longest Common Subsequence via Generalized Suffix Trees, Tazin Afrin
Longitudinal Patterns and Economic Consequences of Emergency Department Visits among Medicaid Enrollees, Parul Agarwal
Analysis of the Air Voids within Superpave Gyratory Compacted Hot Mix Asphalt Specimens, Andrew Manuel Aguilar
Predicting Production Behavior of the Marcella Shale by Using Arps Equation, Bassam Abdulhameed Alabdulkareem
Remote sensing based predictive decision support system for assessment of environmental conditions for epidemic cholera, Haidar Shakuir Aldaach
Diel periodicity and chronology of upstream migration in yellowphase American Eels (Anguilla rostrata), Joni L. Aldinger
Lumbar Posture and Tissue Loading During Short-Term Static Trunk Bending, Faisal Alessa
Essays on Aesthetics of Food, Marya Alhelaili
Comparing Different Fault Identification Algorithms in Distributed Power System, Salim Alkaabi
Impact Evaluation of I am Moving, I am Learning Using the RE-AIM Framework, Ishonte Allar
Impact of Pore Size on Gas Condensate Critical Properties Confined in Marcellus Shale, Erfan Mustafa Allawe
Data Mining Framework for Monitoring Attacks In Power Systems, Prem T. Alluri
Heavy Metal Uptake by Four Plant Species: Radish, Indian mustard, Corn, And Soybean., Oluwasogo Bolaji Alonge
Mechanical and Microstructure Study of Nickel-Based ODS Alloys Processed by Mechano-Chemical Bonding and Ball Milling, Belachew N. Amare
Father Involvements Influence on Mother's Perceptions of Parenting in an Appalachian Sample, Kalynn B. Amick
Developing a Grid-Based Surrogate Reservoir Model Using Artificial Intelligence, Shohreh Amini
Fish communities as indicators of ecological health in West Virginia rivers, Alison M. Anderson
Relating urban forests and urban tourism: Exploring people's perceptions, preferences and movement in Washington DC, Rogelio T. Andrada II
Transformation of a Pre-Algebra Developmental Mathematics Course that Led to the Redesign of the Developmental Mathematics Program at a Rural Community College, Mary Beth Angeline
Ion mobility-mass spectrometry for structural characterization and applied 'omics: A study in neurodegenerative diseases, James Russell Arndt III
Evaporative Techniques for Stormwater Runoff Alleviation, Allison M. Arnold
Growth and Properties of Topological Insulator Thin Films Based on the Bi2Se3 Compound, Sercan Babakiray
Coal Quality Management Model for a Dome Storage (DS-CQMM), Manuel Alejandro Badani Prado
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) Ovisac and Its Associations with the Environment, Sunghoon Baek
Analysis of RNA Degradation in Dental Pulp to Estimate Postmortem Interval, Amanda Balasko
Does Engagement in Pleasant Events Mediate the Relation Between Physical Disability and Affective Outcomes in Older Adults?, Patricia M. Bamonti
Role of multi-site phosphorylation in regulation of E(spl) M8 activity during Drosophila neurogenesis, Mohna Bandyopadhyay
Dynamic Modeling of Sodium Sulfur Battery Grid Storage Units, Engin Baran
Telemonitoring to Change Standard Diabetes Education and Management in a Rural Healthcare Practice, Kendra L. Barker
Gender, Policies, and Politics, Andrea S. Barrick
Design of a force sensing system to assist robotic space servicing and exploration operations, Jason Brandon Battin
I Support Clean Energy: A Test of the EPPM and Psychological Reactance Theory, Lindsey Beall
Parameterized Strings: Algorithms and Applications, Richard Beal
Intimate Empire: Women's Travel Writing and U.S. Imperialism 1880-1920, Andrea Bebell
Assessing and Meeting Residents' Needs: An Evaluation of Residence Hall Programming, Michael J. Beck
Lead Exposure of Obligate Avian Scavengers in Eastern North America, Shannon Behmke
Theory and Simulations of Incomplete Reconnection During Sawteeth Due to Diamagnetic Effects, Matthew Thomas Beidler
The Memory Wars: Debates on the Holocaust and the Legacy of anti-Semitism in Poland, Jonathan Andrew Bergquist
Types of Co-existing Chronic Physical Conditions and Newly-diagnosed Depression, its Treatment and Economic Outcomes among Medicaid Beneficiaries with Type 2 Diabetes, Rituparna Bhattacharya
Evolution of a Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase Gene Family in Vertebrates, Shashwati Bhattacharya
A Midsummer Night's Dream: A Transformative Process, Jacob Bigelow
Acceleration of Non-Equidiffusive Flames in Channels: Computational Simulations and Analytical Studies, Serdar A. Bilgili
Phylogenetic relationships among arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species in the deeply rooted archaeosporales (Glomeromycota), Robert J. Bills
Identification of a critical gene in the dihydroergot alkaloid pathway, Yulia Bilovol
Implementation and Evaluation of the MOVE! Program at Medical Weight Loss Center, Kimberly Bird
Upscaling of the acidizing process in heterogeneous porous media, Vahidreza Bitarafhaghighi
Advances in MEMS IMU Cluster Technology for Small Satellite Applications, Drew E. Bittner
How Well Are Your Police Doing?: The Relationship Between Fear of Crime and Perceptions of the Police, Erin Bixler
Variable Data Collection Rate System for a Wildlife Behavior Monitor, Sheldon Blackshire
Parishioner Labor in the Late Medieval Parish of Ashburton, Lacey Bonar
A Three -Essay Empirical Analysis of Health Care Expenditures In the Economic Development of the United States, 2000 - 2009, Srimoyee Bose
Use of protein immobilization to measure cytochrome P450 conduction and metabolism kinetics, Christopher D. Bostick
Emotion Socialization and Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Role of Disability Severity and Parental Attributions in Predicting Parents' Emotional Responses, Hilary R. Bougher
The role of adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase in luteal progesterone production, Elizabeth Compton Bowdridge
Three Essays on Renewable Energy Policy and its Effects on Fossil Fuel Generation in Electricity Markets, Eric Bowen
Hydrogel tracer beads as potential proxies for non-aqueous phase liquids in karst: Development of an optical quantification method for fluorescent beads, Habib Bravo-Ruiz
Same-Race Role-models and Self-Efficacy among African American College Students, Rueben Brock
Where Failure Is Not the Option - The Military Friendly College: Exploring Student Service Members' and Student Veterans' Perceptions of Climate, Transition and Camaraderie, Leilani Teresa Roberts Browning
If They Are Holy They Are Pinned To It Like a Spear Through a Boar, John Bryant
Cooperative Learning in Rural Mathematics Classrooms: Interactions of Instructional Coaching, and Achievement, Joanna Burt-Kinderman