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 2023
Elucidating mechanisms of proteasome modulation by small molecules to treat neurodegenerative diseases and cancer, Janelle Joo Yee Chuah
Selective Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Byproduct, Zeynep Cicek
Health Behaviors as Mediators of Caregiver Physical Health, Michaela Clark
Effects of Climate Change and Landscape-Scale Forest Management on Avian Communities, Abundance, and Nest Success in the Appalachian Mountains, Hannah L. Clipp
Relationships among pregnancy, substance use, social determinants of health and assessment, referral, and utilization of treatment: A secondary analysis of NSDUH Data, Heather Lynn Coddington
Bedrock channel geometry: meter to micron scale controls on fluvial incision, NICHOLAS J. COLAIANNE
DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF AN AERODYNAMIC SYSTEM FOR A FORMULA SAE® VEHICLE USING VEHICLE DYNAMIC SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTATION, Evan S. Cole
Three Essays on Emotional Cues, Clay Collins
System Analysis of an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) – Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Hybrid Cycle, Jose Javier Colon Rodriguez
Associations Among Executive Functioning, Family Functioning, Adolescent Responsibility, and Adherence in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Cecily Newel Conour
How do college student-athletes’ understanding and expectations of mindfulness and self-compassion change through an intervention?, Blake Costalupes
Outdoor Recreation Benefits in Urban Areas: An Importance-Performance Analysis of Residents' Perception in Morgantown, West Virginia, Zachary D. Cox
Effects of Interdependent Group Contingencies on Physical Activity, Katherine A. Cucinotta
Designing King Lear: How Costume Design for a Theatrical Production is Affected by a Transition to Film, Jacob Steven Currence
The Investigation of Novel Bovine Oocyte-Specific Long Non-coding RNAs and Their Roles in Oocyte Maturation and Early Embryonic Development, Jaelyn Zoe Current
Effects of Aripiprazole Alone and in Combination with d-Amphetamine on Probability Discounting in Sprague-Dawley Rats, Paige Currie
3D Printed Microfluidic Devices for Advanced Fluid Manipulation in Biomedical Applications, Kathrine Curtin
PROBABILISTIC SHORT TERM SOLAR DRIVER FORECASTING WITH NEURAL NETWORK ENSEMBLES, Joshua Daniell
A Computer Vision-based Method for Tack Coat Coverage Inspection Using Drone-Collected Images, Aida da Silva
Robust state estimation methods for robotics applications, Shounak Das
Study of Capillary Channel Fiber Augmented Geobags for Accelerated Dewatering of High Moisture Content Fine-Grained Acid Mine Drainage Precipitate, Luke William Daugherty
Diversification of Ergot Alkaloid Biosynthesis in Natural and Engineered Fungi, Kyle Austin Davis
Found and Fabricated, Molly S. Davis
The Development of a New Pertussis Booster Formulation via the Implementation of New Adjuvants and Utilization of Alternate Routes of Administration, Megan Ashley DeJong
STABILITY OF RUDDLESDEN-POPPER PHASE LANTHANUM NICKELATE AS AIR ELECTRODE FOR REVERSIBLE SOLID OXIDE CELLS, Daniel de Lorenzo Moreira
Rebuilding the Appalachian Economy From the Ground Up: Towards A Holistic Organizational Framework for Community and Economic Development in Rural Extractive Areas, Brandon M. Dennison
Social Comparison Theory: The Effects Athletic Influencers Have on an Appalachian Generation Z Men Audience, Aaron David Dickens
Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis and Control of Chemical Processes Using Dynamic Operability, San Quan Dinh
Spin Recovery Analysis on a Simulation Model of the NASA F-18 High Alpha Research Vehicle (HARV) Using Thrust Vectoring, Brock M. Dolly
Analysis of the Psychological and Production Effects of the Use of Gamification for Manufacturing Assembly, Makenzie Dolly
Cue Reactivity in Non-Smoking Electronic Cigarette Users, Ashley E. Douglas
Experiences of Transgender Adults Living in West Virginia, Kerry M. Drabish
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF COASTDOWN TESTING METHODS FROM AN ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT ENGAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE USING A STUDENT-DESIGNED PARALLEL HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE, Dawson Everett Dunnuck
Solid State NMR Analysis of Insect Wing Membranes, Samuel Eddy
Effects of Development on HPA Function following Pubertal Stress, Brittany D. Elliott
Extension of the ergot alkaloid gene cluster, Samantha Joy Fabian
Improving the Health and Safety of Manufacturing Workers by Detecting and Addressing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Violations in Real-Time with the Use of Automated PPE Detection Technology, Joseph Olufemi Fasinu
Art-Based Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum in the K-6 Classroom: A Mixed Methods Study, Michelle Fegeley
Testing the Theory of Resilience and Relational Load in the Context of Empty Nesters, Lauren E. Fellers
You've Got A Friend: Social Factors and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults, Erika A. Fenstermacher
Understanding Mentorship in Undergraduate Research: Three Perspectives on Experiencing, Conceptualizing, and Contextualizing Mentorship, Carinna F. Ferguson
Evaluation of Renewal During Differential Reinforcement with Asymmetrical Choices and a Context Fading Mitigation Technique, Kacey R. Finch
Enhancing Vehicular Perception: A Comprehensive Analysis of Sensor Fusion Performance through Weighted Averages and Fuzzy C-Means for Optimal Data Association, Zachary Brian Flanigan
Krill Protein Fortified Extrudates: A Pilot Study, Avery S. Fleeharty
Missile Modeling and Simulation of Nominal and Abnormal Scenarios Resulting from External Damage, James Manuel Floyd III
Component Optimization of a Parallel P4 Hybrid Electric Vehicle Utilizing an Equivalent Consumption Minimization Strategy, Holden Ryan Fraser
Survival of Listeria monocytogenes on organic Honeycrisp and Fuji apples during storage at 5, 12 and 22.5◦C, Connor S. Freed
Meiotic recombination in Zea mays and its contribution to genetic diversity, Jasmine Elizabeth Freeman
Spatial Analysis of Bike-Sharing Station Usage and Placement: Redefining Bike-Share Planning for Equity, Sydney E. French
The Expectations, Experiences and Satisfaction of Students Within a Nutrition and Dietetics Program Regarding Faculty Academic Advising Using a Prescriptive or Developmental Advising Lens, Nettie Puglisi Freshour
The Transmission of Saga at West Virginia University, James Froemel
Investigation of Oxidation and Corrosion Resistance of Ni-based Alloys and Stainless Steels Under CO2 Environments at Elevated Temperatures, Spencer Roy Fultineer
STRENGTHENING OF DAMAGED STRUCTURAL MEMBERS WITH EXTERNAL FRP, Krishna Tulasi Gadde
The Influence of Instrumental Sources of Variance on Mass Spectral Comparison Algorithms, Isabel Cristina Galvez Valencia
Exploring prenatal care in a rural Appalachian state: A Project WATCH study of barriers and facilitators in all births from May 2018 to March 2022, Madelin Gardner
SYNTHESIS AND PHARMACOLOGY OF ILLUDALIC ACID AND ANALOGOUS CHEMICAL STRUCTURES, Robert Gaston Jr
Identification of Rockmass Deformation and Lithological Changes in Underground Mines by Using Slam-Based Lidar Technology, Francisco Eduardo Gil Hurtado
Factors Influencing High School Physical Education Teachers' Content Selection, Olivia J. Gillispie
Career Progression and Experiences of Late Career Women Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Marla DF Gladstone
Design and Manufacture of an Aerodynamic Body that Meets Scaling Law Requirements and Survives Severe G-load Environment for Free-Flight Testing, Anthony R. Gonzalez
“Building the Roots”: A Delphi Study Examining the Aims of a Multicultural Competency Graduate Course in Sport and Exercise Psychology, Matthew Paul Gonzalez
The Birds and The Bees and The Willows: Understanding the reproductive biology of Salix nigra Marsh., Julianne Gmys Grady
Businesses Supposedly Held the Key to the ADA, But They Dropped the Ball: Can Marketing Be the Shot in the Arm America Needs to Bring the Spirit of the ADA Back to Life?, Elizabeth T. Gratz
Spatial Distribution and Insect Associations of Frangula alnus in the Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania: Implications for Management, Jennifer S. Greenleaf
INFLUENCE OF MATERNAL NANO-TITANIUM DIOXIDE INHALATION EXPOSURE ON CYCLOOXYGENASE METABOLITES: MATERNAL MICROVASCULAR AND SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC FETO-PLACENTAL OUTCOMES., Julie Anne Griffith
Physical Activity Promotion, Assessment, and Engagement in Clinical Settings in the United States, Kristin A. Grogg
Burkholderia Collagen-Like Protein 8, Bucl8, Is an Outer-Membrane Component of a Novel Efflux Pump and Immunogenic Vaccine Candidate, Megan Elizabeth Grund
Spiking Neural Network that Maps from Generalized Coordinates to Cartesian Coordinates, Chloe K. Guie
Spatiotemporal trends in particle-associated microbial communities in a chlorinated drinking water distribution system, Madison Haddix
Finite Matroidal Spaces and Matrological Spaces, Ziyad M. Hamad
Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Breech Face Impressions, James A. Hamilton
A Case Study of Makerere University in Uganda through the Lens of U.S. Land-Grant Higher Education, Christina L. Hand
Advancing prosthetic design using neural and mechanical dynamics, Kacie E. Hanna
Methods for Analyzing Physics Student Retention and Physics Curricula, John Darrell Hansen
Physics Infused LSTM Network for Track Association Based on Marine Vessel Automatic Identification System Data, Tasmiah Haque
Examining the use of social media applications by West Virginia agriculture producers, Mikayla Rae Hargis
Confluence: Evaluating the Individual Learning Outcomes of a Combined Citizen Science and Environmental Education Project, Evan A. Harms
Deadly Divisions: Class and Stigma as Fundamental Social Causes of Spatial Health Inequalities, Misty Lee Harris
Fast Raising: Digital Fundraising as Interaction Rituals, Matthew P. Hartwell
Dynamic Modeling, Data Reconciliation, Parameter Estimation, and Health Monitoring of a Supercritical Power Plant, Katherine Grace Hedrick
CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED PDL-1 EXPRESSION IN CANCER-ASSOCIATED FIBROBLASTS PROMOTES CHEMORESISTANCE IN NSCLC, Gayathri Heenatigala Palliyage
Essays on Public Policy, Justin Craig Heflin
“I’ll Tell You No Lies”: An Exploration of Trauma, Memory, and Violence Against Women in North Carolina Murder Ballads, Madison Ava Helman
An Assessment of the Forensic Aspects of Genetic Genealogy, Sarah Hester
Examining the Relations among Academic and Non-Cognitive Factors and Student Achievement, Dona Sachini Hasanjalie Hewagallage
Mapping infiltration in an urbanizing mixed-land-use watershed with multi-temporal satellite imagery, Sarah J. Higgins
Feature Extraction of Footwear Impression Images for Quality Assessment, Alexandra Hill
ONE VOICE Training to Enable Nurses and Anesthesia Providers to Mitigate Pediatric Presurgical Anxiety, Sarah E. Hinnant
Looking Inward, Looking Back: John le Carré and the Spy Narrative after the Cold War, Rachel Lynn Hoag
Composers at War: A Study of Composers Who Fought in World War I and World War II, Jason T. Hoffmann
Shear Bond Strength Comparison of Bioceramics to Root Dentin., Yasmin Alma Hoffman
Adventures in Flute Playing: A Literature Survey and Anticipated Beginning Flute Method, Sammy Holloman
“Ingenious Entanglements”: Sheriffs, Capitalism, and Civil Society in America, 1750-1850, Chad R. Holmes
The Mental Health Outcomes of First-Generation Collegiate Clients Compared to Their Non-First-Generation Peers, Cassandra Rose Homick
Understanding Emerging Travel Behavior in New York City, Md Amdad Hossen