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
Distal Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Amna Umer
Ordinary Sailors: The French Navy, Vichy and the Second World War, Alexander John Upward
The Effects of Overprotective Parenting on Academic Self-esteem: The Moderating Role of Teachers, Brittany R. Valdez
Bacillus firmus for the biological control of Meloidogyne hapla and Xiphinema americanum, Lisa M. Valencia
A Feasibility Study for the Automated Monitoring and Control of Mine Water Discharges, Christopher R. Vass
Spontaneous Combustion of South American Coal, Brunno C. C. Vieira
First Semester Calculus Students' Concept Definitions and Concept Images of the Tangent Line and How These Relate to Students' Understandings of the Derivative, Brittany Vincent
Autism Spectrum Disorders among Adults: Burden of Healthcare Services' Utilization and Expenditures, Rini Vohra
Potential Failure Mode Analysis for Mineral Extraction Near Reservoirs, Thomas K. Wachtel
Examining the Link Between Sexually Explicit Media use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Adolescents and Young Adults, A. Jamesa Wagwau
Chebyshev Polynomials and Fibonacci Numbers, Nurul Wahyuni
The Effectiveness of Diabetic Shared Medical Appointments to Improve Access and Outcomes, Amanda P. Wakim
Does enhanced nitrogen input affect the structure and composition of forest vegetation? Results from long-term experiments at the Fernow Experimental Forest, Christopher Alan Walter
Identification and functional predication of long non-coding rnas in rainbow trout and cattle, Jian Wang
Investigations into the nature of magnetism in transition-metal-phthalocyanines, Zhengjun Wang
Board out of Your Mind: Mapping Players' Mental Models of Game Systems and Potentials for Systems-Thinking Instruction, Joe A. Wasserman
Eye Tracking to Evaluate Proficiency of Crime Scene Investigators with Varying Levels of Expertise: The Ability to Recognize Evidence and Understand its Significance, Renuka Devi Watalingam
Effects of Parent and Peer Behaviors on Adolescent Sexual Behavior: Are Positive and Negative Peer Behaviors Moderators?, S. Michelle Watson
Measuring and Changing Preschool Children's Stuttering Attitudes, Mary E. Weidner
Perceptions of the Bereaved: Attributions, Emotions, and Prosocial Behavior, Christine Weir
Utilization Risk Assessment and Thermal Conductivity Testing for the Low Temperature Geothermal Play Fairway Analysis for the Appalachian Basin, Kelydra Welcker
Instructional Coaches in West Virginia: Who They Are and What They Do, Mary Lynn Westfall
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