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 2014
Ion Temperatures in Earth's Inner Magnetosphere: Ring Current Dynamics, Transient Effects, and Data-Model Comparisons, Justin G. Elfritz
The Relation of Stress and Coping to Psychosocial Outcomes in Pediatric Burn Survivors, Paul T. Enlow
Woodland Owners Motivations for Involvement in Landscape Scale Forest Stewardship, Ana Maria Erazo
Rotating Detonation Combustion: A Computational Study for Stationary Power Generation, Sergio Escobar
Computational Strategies for Faster Combustion Simulations with Detailed Chemistry, Jose A. Escobar-Vargas
Bending and Shear Behavior of Pultruded Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Beams With Closed and Open Sections, Daniel Douglas Estep
Redesigning Choice Architecture for the College Selection and Application Process for High School Juniors, Lindsey Estep
Effects of Novel Feed Ingredients and Additives on Feed Quality and Broiler Performance, Ashley Marie Evans
Timing and Survival of American Eels Migrating Past Hydroelectric Dams on the Shenandoah River, Sheila M. Eyler
Quantifying the Limits of Fingerprint Variability, Michael Fagert
Usage of Evidence Based Medicine Resources in Clinically Practicing Athletic Trainers, Kenneth G. Faldetta
Effectiveness of sleep extension on athletic performance and nutrition of female track athletes, Oluremi Famodu
Inhibition of arterial KDR channels by DPO-1 and activation of cloned human BK channels by BPA-MS, Ibra S. Fancher IV
Robust Control Design for Non-Linear Loads in AC-DC System, Rehan Fazal
Comparing the Educational Preferences and Management Roles of West Virginia's Male and Female Woodland Owners, Tiffany Fegel
Division I College Student-Athlete Career Situation and Attitudes toward Career Counseling, Adrian J. Ferrera
Polylactic Acid-Based Polymer Blends for Durable Applications, Adam Finniss
The influence of white-tailed deer on plant communities in West Virginia and stakeholder attitudes toward deer management with respect to plant conservation, Kelley Lynne Flaherty
Effects of d-Amphetamine on Temporal Control in a Peak-Interval Procedure in Lewis and Fischer 344 Rats, Meagan E. Follett
Practical Strategies to Maximize Cockatiel Health and Broiler Chicken Performance, Amanda Leigh Foreman
Pausing of Children during Signaled and Unsignaled Transitions, Apral P. Foreman
The effects of accelerated soil acidification on aggrading temperate deciduous forests: The Fernow Experimental Forest Long Term Soil Productivity (LTSP) Study at 13 years, Zachariah K. Fowler
Crowdsourcing traffic data for travel time estimation, Chanukya Chowdary Gadde
Reservoirs Modeling of Gas hydrate deposits in North Slope of Alaska and Gulf of Mexico, Manohar Gaddipati
An Examination of Job Satisfaction Related to Generational Cohorts and Faculty Status of West Virginia University Extension Service County Faculty, Susan K. Gamble
Age-Related Differences in the Experience of Health Anxiety and Use of Coping Strategies, Lindsay A. Gerolimatos
On the optimization of CO2-EOR process using surrogate reservoir model, Vida Gholami
A Multi-Agent Design for Power Distribution Systems Automation, M. Jawad Ghorbani
Male-Female Workplace Friendships: Third Party Coworkers' Perceptions of and Behavior toward Organizational Peers in Cross-Sex Workplace Friendships, Hailey G. Gillen
Mau Mau crucible of war: Statehood, national identity and politics in postcolonial Kenya, Nicholas Kariuki Githuku
Explicit disclosure in retail communication: Impact of undetermined social network site relationships on branded identity, Hannah R. Gnegy
Creative Idea Generation: How To Incorporate Plussing Into Your Creative Thinking Sessions, Whitney Godwin
Transsynaptic Delineation of the Rabbit Eyeblink Premotor Pathway: Identifying Anterior Interpositus Neurons and Their Synaptic Changes as a Function of Learning, Jimena Gonzalez-Joekes
Saints, Sinners, and Socialists on the Southside: Polish Catholic Immigrant Workers, Politics, and Culture in Wheeling, West Virginia, 1890-1930, William Hal Gorby
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's Approach Toward Contemporary Curatorial Practice, Marsha Goss
Psychosocial Predictors of Breast Awareness Behaviors, Carol Goulet
Effects of Lipopolysaccharide Induced Inflammatory Response on Early Embryo Survival in Ewes, Megan Renee Graham
Acute Sleep Organization Following Unanesthetized Circumcision of Neonates, Margeaux M. Gray
Smoking Cessation and Breastfeeding Promotion Education for Prenatal Providers in West Virginia, Kimberly Greenfield
Assessment of Hopelessness in Older Adults: The Development and Initial Validation of the Hopelessness Inventory for Later Life (HILL), Jeffrey J. Gregg
Compositions of Criticism: A Reinterpretation of Gustave Courbet's Paintings of Nudes, Amanda M. Guggenbiller
Monitoring the Integrity of CO2 Storage Sites Using Smart Field Technology, Seyed Alireza Haghighat
Supervisee Experiences of Impression Management, the Supervisory Working Alliance, and Counseling Self-Efficacy, Jennifer M. Haist
Does cultural self-awareness alter instructional design decisions?, Antoinette Hando
Hygrothermal Analysis and Failure Analysis of Composite Beams under Moving Loads, Moiz Hanif
The Modeling and Advanced Controller Design of Wind, PV and Battery Inverters, Junbiao Han
Functional characterization of Phosphodiesterase-4A in behavior and obesity, Rolf T. Hansen III
A Method of Pricing European Style Equity Options, David Harris
Lower extremity alignment and back and lower extremity pain during pregnancy, Kathryn Harrison
Modeling and Optimization of Woody Biomass Harvest and Logistics in the Northeastern United States, Damon S. Hartley
Relation of distress tolerance and dental care-related fear and anxiety, Sarah E. Hayes
An experimental investigation on the effects of freestream turbulence intensity on film cooling effectiveness and heat transfer coefficient for an anti-vortex hole, Stephen Andrew Hayes
Pharmacological Characterization of Novel Opioid Receptor Ligands Aimed at Reducing the Development of Tolerance, Jason Randall Healy
The Use of Hand Bacteria as a Human Biometric Identifier, Amanda Holbert
The First Regent, Nathan Quinn Holmes
Developing an Intergroup Anxiety toward Muslims Scale, Patricia Hopkins
Untangling compact and diffuse ionized emission toward galactic hii regions, Logan A. Hough
Animal dispersal of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.), Amy M. Hruska
Preservice Physical Educators' Stress and Instructional Effectiveness, Jingyang Huang
Examining cohabitation in emerging adulthood, Jenica Dawn Hughes
Extent of Hydraulic Fractures in a Multilayered Geologic Media, Carter L. Hulcher
Glutamate Dysregulation in a TauP301L Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Holly C. Hunsberger
Local and regional controls of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) metapopulation dynamics within a complex Appalachian riverscape, Brock Miles Huntsman
Implications of NEDD9 on AURKA activity: a biomarker for sensitization and therapeutic target in solid tumors, Ryan Joseph Ice
Effects of Slope Geometry Alterations on Rockfall Mitigation along Highway Rock Cut Slopes in West Virginia, Matthew D. Idleman
Identification of School Physical Activity Leader Competencies Using Concept Mapping, Kiel M. Illg
Diet Induced Alteration of the Murine Intestinal Microbiome After Antibiotic Ablation, Adam Irvin
Solid state formation of calcium carbide, Patrick Egbele Iyere
Poroelastic Effect on Gas Transport and Storage in Organic Rich Shale Reservoir, Bahiya Jabbar
Relation of Interpersonal Conflict Behaviors to Emotion Dysregulation and PTSD in Adolescents with a History of Betrayal Trauma, Vanessa M. Jacoby
An Overview of Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Cancer Immunology: (i) Concepts and Therapeutic Strategies and (ii) RepSox as a Candidate Cell-Engineering Tool, Audrey Nadine Jajosky
Factors that influence clinical placements for teacher candidates, Kristi M. James
Estimating Ultimate Recovery in Shale Wells Based on Facts, Faegheh Javadi
An Empirical Analysis of the Role of Residential Real Estate Investment in the Economic Development of the Northeast Region of the United States, Praveena Rajam Jayaraman
Development of a Portable Mass Spectrometer for Operation at 1 Torr, Feng Jin
Aquaponic Production of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Using Effluent from a Cold Water Flow-Through Aquaculture System, Gaylynn Elise Johnson
Concerto for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Everett Jones
Plantwide Control System Design for IGCC Power Plants with CO2 Capture, Dustin Douglas Jones
A conceptual method of learning jazz improvisation through studying the music of J. S. Bach, Gary Scott Jones
A spatial and economic analysis for land conservation planning, Sudiksha Joshi
A Survey on the Microscopical and Chemical Analysis of Synthetic Wig Fibers, Theresa A. Joslin
Serotonin (5-HT) Increases Olfactory Responsiveness in the Tobacco Hawkmoth Manduca sexta, Samantha Lynn Jusino
Group III-nitride devices and applications, Joshua L. Justice
An Analysis of Marcel Breuer's Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library, Szilvia Kadas
An Evaluation of State Employees' Preferences for Worksite-based Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Stress Management Programs, Peter Kadushin
Using Bayesian networks to identify control topography between cancer processes and immune responses via metagene constructs, Jacob Kaiser
Lives Like Dollars: A Collection of Essays, Jessica Irene Kalvitis
Emotion Socialization via Mother-Child Conversations about Past Emotional Events, Kristina M. Kania
Specification of Energy Assessment Methodologies to Satisfy ISO 50001 Energy Management Standard, Harish Kanneganti
Three Essays on Trading by Members of Congress, Serkan Karadas
Fluid inclusion study of gypsum precipitated in acid saline waters: Salar Ignorado, northern Chile, Francis John Karmanocky III
Modeling and Analysis of Distribution System with Demand Response and Electric Vehicles in Personal and Public Transportation, Venkata Satish Kasani
Shedding light on GIS: A 3D immersive approach to urban lightscape integration into GIS, Andrew Kaufman
Low frequency Quadrature detector design, simulation and implementation for use in underground communication, Zenaneh Ashebir Kebede
Experimental Evaluation of Non-Composite Shallow Press-Brake-Formed Steel Tub Girders, Lindsay T. Kelly
The use of joint mobilization on mechanical instability deficits for a lateral ankle sprain: A Systematic Review, Kathleen M. Kerecman