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 2015
Sequence Stratigraphy and Reservoir Characterization of the Middle Devonian Marcellus Formation for a Cored Well in Harrison County, West Virginia, Victoria L. Hilliard
Evaluation of Age, Growth and Diet of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in Cheat Lake, West Virginia, Corbin D. Hilling
Development of an Erosion Control Seed Mixture that Includes Native Species, George A. Hilvers
Myosin II Isoforms in Breast Cancer: Role of Contractility in Matrix Organization, Cell Migration, and Endothelial Barrier Function, Bridget Ruth Hindman
Biomechanical Evaluation of Surgical Loupes, Marsha Chapman Holcomb
Evaluation of a Generalized Basal Area Stand Table Projection Model for Appalachian Hardwoods Growth and Yield Systems, Aaron M. Holley
Performing Placeslessness: Early American Drama and the Liminal State, 1775-1859, James R. Holsinger
Identification and Biosensing Application of Molecular Recognition Elements, Ka Lok Hong
Validating the Representativeness of Test Samples for Performance Prediction of Face Recognition, Jason Hooks
Effect of Wood Characteristics on Adhesive Bond Quality of Yellow-Poplar for Use in Cross-Laminated Timbers, Daniel Hovanec
Remains in Peace: American Military Remains and Memory Diplomacy in France, 1918-1972, Richard A. Hulver
The Effects of the Human Voice on the Behavioral Indicators of Stress in Dogs Housed in an Animal Shelter, Juliana M. Hypes
Psychologists working in state psychiatric hospitals: An exploration of factors related to work engagement, Valerie Ignatenko
MH17 Tragedy: A Comparative Analysis of Cold War and Post-Cold War Media Framing of Aviation Disasters, Abu Daud Mohammad Isa
The Making of Natal: Defensive Institutions and State Formation in Nineteenth Century Southern Africa, Jacob Mckinnon Ivey
Spirituality, Help-seeking Attitude, and Black Women: A Qualitative Study, Pamela LaShe Jackson
Parametric Flow Visualization of Dynamic Roughness Effects, Vinay Jakkali
Religious Worship Music in The United House of Prayer for All People: A Brief Examination of the Shout Band Tradition and its use of the Trombone, Joseph Lee Jefferson
Dynamic Response in Transient Stress-Field Behavior Induced by Hydraulic Fracturing, Andrew Jenkins
Constraints on the pressure-temperature path for Belt-Purcell Supergroup metapelites from Snow Peak, northern Idaho, Sarah Elizabeth Johnson
Fluoride Thin Films: from Exchange Bias to Multferroicity, Trent A. Johnson
Modeling phosphorus environmental thresholds on a watershed scale, Sara L. Jones
Development of a Reference Dataset to Evaluate PEMS Post-Processing Software, Hemanth K. Kappanna
Characterization of Defects on MOCVD Grown Gallium Nitride Using Transient Analysis Techniques, Sujan Phani Kumar Kasani
Nondestructive evaluation of corrosion in reinforced concrete structures with or without FRP wraps, Jonas Kavi
Modeling and Controlling a Hybrid Multi-Agent based Microgrid in Presence of Different Physical and Cyber Components, Hessam Keshtkar
Modeling and Controlling a Hybrid Multi-Agent based Microgrid in Presence of Different Physical and Cyber Components, Hessam Keshtkar
The "Boom" and "Bust" Patterns of Communities within the Energy Rich Region of West Virginia: A Case Study of Moundsville, Brandon S. Kiger
Testing for Recurrence of Ratio-Strained Behavior with Reinstatement, Resurgence, and Renewal, Stephanie L. Kincaid
Changing Displays of Assyrian Art in Nineteenth Century England, Clayton W. Kindred
Investigations of Pasteuria and the Root-Lesion Nematode Pratylenchus penetrans in Soils Collected from Certified Organic Farms in the Mid-Atlantic United States, Tiara Nicole King
A Content Analysis of the Portrayals of Female Journalists Before and After the Second-Wave Feminist Movement, Zachary King
Improving wellbore cement performance through the application of nano-materials for oil and gas integrity, Benjamin J. Kleiner
The Persuasive Effects of Entertainment-Education Programming in Nonfictional Television and Its Impact on the Efficacy of Breast Cancer Screening Messages, Jennifer Maria Knight
Rotating Space Elevators: Classical and Statistical Mechanics, Steven Knudsen
I Haven't Once Forgotten, Xin Tian Koh
Cloud Implementation of Design Software for Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Member, Sucharitha Koleti
The Nature of Magnetic Reconnection at the Dayside Magnetopause, Colin Michael Komar
Collecting SubjectsObjects: The Museum and Victorian Literature 1830-1914, Kayla Kreuger McKinney
Fault Tolerance Analysis of L1 Adaptive Control System for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Kiruthika Krishnamoorthy
Investigating Stuttering Attitude Change of Middle School Students in a Rural Appalachian School, Chelsea D. Kuhn
Party Systems, Democratization and Governance in Africa: Aligning theory and praxis using Sierra Leone as a case study, Mohamed Saffa Lamin
Persuasion, Police, and Public Safety: Message Framing, Compliance, and Perceptions of Law Enforcement, Alexander L. Lancaster
Sustainability Index Development for Manufacturing Industry, Hasan Habibul Latf
Biodiesel from Tall Oil Fatty Acids and Physico Thermal Properties of Tropical Tree Fruit Oils as Thermal Energy Storage Systems, Gideon Sackey Lawer-Yolar
The Portrayal of Protagonists with Communication Disorders in Contemporary Award-Winning Juvenile Fiction, Jane Lefevre
Assessing feeder space access and commercial phytase production methods on performance of commercial broilers fed pelleted diets, Mark Edward Lemons
Theory of Work Adjustment and Student-Athletes' Transition out of Collegiate Sport, Jessica M. Leonard
Ethnic Diplomacy: Race, the United States, and Mexico during World War II, Jordan Lieser
Differences in Psychosexual Development between Child and Peer Male Juvenile Sex Offenders, Colleen M. Lillard
Development of Drilling Control Technology to Reduce Drilling Noise during Roof Bolting Operations, Mingming Li
A Study of Selected Piano Works by Two Living Composers: David Gordon Duke and Stefan Young, Wei Chen Lin
Thermal Stress Analysis for Early Age Mass Concrete Members, Yun Lin
Eating a Chicken's Heart, Morgan Elizabeth Lipkin
The Professional Quality of Life and Resiliency in Mental Health Professionals Working with Suicide in Crisis Care, William Bradley Little
Electrode Reaction Pathway in Oxide Anode for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Wenyuan Li
The Role of Dynorphin in the Onset of Puberty in Female Lambs, Justin Angelo Lopez
Behavioral Effects of Inhibition of Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2) in Mice, Lindsay M. Lueptow
Semi-supervised and Active Learning Models for Software Fault Prediction, Huihua Lu
The Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Freeway Throughput, Abdullah Maarafi
The correlation of chin prominence and esthetics, Nicholas Maddux
On the Roles of Drosophila Notch Signaling and Atonal Autoregulation in the Specification of R8 Photoreceptors, Adam T. Majot
Vulture flight behavior driven by uplift availability at local and continental scales, Julie Mallon
You Can't Fight City Hall: Organization and Success in West Virginia, Theodore Malone
Role of Stem-like Cells in Carbon Nanotube-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis, Amruta Manke
The Effect of Organic Acids on the Formation and Behavior of Synthesized Iron Hydroxides: Implications for Acid Mine Drainage Treatment, Marianne A. Mannix
Three Essays in Health Economics, Patrick Manzi
Legalized Racial Profiling and Arizona SB1070: A Framing Effects Study, Agnieszka N. Marciniak
First year biomass production following application of various size strip thinnings in a young hardwood stand in West Virginia., Ashlee Martin
Short Wave Infrared Imaging System for Night and Day Long Range Facial Recognition and Surveillance, Robert B. Martin
A Multi Agent System Design for Power Distribution Restoration Using Neural Networks, Mohamad Mashta
Remote Sensing for Monitoring the Mountaintop Mining Landscape: Applications for Land Cover Mapping at the Individual Mine Complex Scale, Aaron E. Maxwell
Becoming a Mindful Sport Psychology Consultant: Defining, Developing, and Integrating Mindfulness into Practice, Michelle M. McAlarnen
Continuous Wave Ring-Down Spectroscopy for Velocity Distribution Measurements in Plasma, Dustin W. McCarren
Ethical Diversity in Strategic Communications: The Hiring, Training, and Mentoring of Millennial Minorities, Rashidah C. R. McCoy
Integrated geochronology and petrogenesis of volcanic suites for tectonic sedimentary studies: Karoo Basin, South Africa, Matthew P. McKay
Amphibian Metamorphosis in Created and Natural Wetlands, Lauren A. McPherson
Development and Evaluation of an Objective Method for Forensic Examination of Human Head Hairs Using Texture-Based Image Analysis, Allyce S. McWhorter
Comparisons of Single Drop Impact Simulations with Experiments, Krishna Teja Medam
The Effects of Partnership-Based Collaborative Consultation on Treatment Integrity, Increasing Skill Acquisition, and Reducing Problematic Behaviors, Michael Mendicino
Predicting Adolescents' Intentions to Engage in Fire Risk Behaviors: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior, Janelle M. Mentrikoski
Cumulative effects modeling in the mountaintop removal mining region of the central Appalachians, Eric Richard Merriam
Evaluating and Prioritizing Stream Restoration in Mined Appalachian Watersheds., Eric Mitchell Miller
Cerium dioxide nanoparticle exposure and microvascular dysfunction: Potential mechanistic links, Valerie C. Minarchick
Scenario-based estimation model for methane emissions in the heavy-duty transportation sector, Ronald Andrew Mongold
Expanding the Use of RNA in Forensic Science: A Quantum Dot Molecular Beacon Approach, Joshua R. Moore
Tribo-Mechanical Investigation of the Functional Components used in Flexible Energy Harvesting Devices, Nicholas J. Morris
Using Storytelling as a Teaching Strategy to Increase Student Engagement in STEM Classes, Toni Morris
The effectiveness of a chart audit and feedback intervention to improve cardiology provider delivery of heart failure self-care education, Dorothy Murphy