This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
A Preoperative Intervention to Improve Glycemic Control in Surgical Patients with Diabetes, Kelsey L. Boyd
The Way Things Come Back And Other Essays, Rachael Taylor Bradley
System Development of an Unmanned Ground Vehicle and Implementation of an Autonomous Navigation Module in a Mine Environment, Jonas Amoama Bredu Jnr
Student Understanding of the Definite Integral When Solving Calculus Volume Problems, Krista Bresock
A Novel Tool to Promote Surgical Team Awareness of Nurse Anesthesia Students’ Level of Training, Joseph Lewis Britz
The Contribution of Artists Sydney Laurence, Belmore Browne, and Olaus Murie to the Preservation of Public Land in the Northwest United States, Madelyn Brodie
Implementation of an Advanced Training Program to Increase Nurses’ Knowledge of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Management, Shane M. Brost
Factors Associated with Service Utilization in Injured Workers in West Virginia, Brandy Brown
Investigating the Marketing Language among Online Retailers of Violin Strings to Determine the Implied Aesthetic, Kira Kay Browning
COVID-19: Examining Adherence through the Health Belief Model, Leah Ashton Brown
Population Characteristics of Three Black Bass Species in the Upper Ohio River Drainage, Levi Foster Brown
Mechanisms of Nourishment, Raymond Lloyd Brown III
Raising Awareness of Second Victim Phenomenon and SupportingYOU: A Quality and Safety Initiative, Megan Renee Bryant
Wetland Mitigation Performance Standards: The Intersection of Science, Practice, and Policy, Jessica Anne Bryzek
THE IMPACT OF PERCEIVED DAILY RACISM AND RACIAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT ON BODY DISSATISFACTION AMONG ASIAN AMERICAN FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS, Mary E. Burkhart Polk
Behaviors, Contextual Influences, and Consequences: Relationships that affect Student Decision-making of Academic Misconduct in College, Justine A L Burnett
Mechanistic Insight into Chronic Stress-Induced Cerebrovascular Dysfunction, Emily Nicole Burrage
Genetic Analysis and Telemetry Study of Migration Habits of the Endangered Atlantic Sturgeon, Cassia Marie Busch
Multi-Task Neuromuscular Generalization and Changes Through the Lifespan, Hannah Delaney Carey
Synthesizing Realistic Substitute Data for a Law Enforcement Database using a Python Library, Anthony Carrola
Combinatorial Approaches for Effective Design, Synthesis, and Optimization of Enzyme-Based Conjugates, Jordan Scott Chapman
Current Practices Used to Increase the Success Rate of The Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block in Mandibular Molars With Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis, Nishtha Chauhan
Accuracy, Prosthetic Outcomes, and Patient-related Outcomes with Immediate Loading of 4-Guided Implants Supporting an Unsplinted Maxillary Implant-Retained Overdenture, Nathaniel Chertok
Invisible Confidence: Developing an Innovative Leotard for Urinary and Menstrual Protection, Desiree' Nicole Childers
Assessment of Electronic Cigarette User Terminology and Knowledge using Mixed Methods, Margaret G. Childers-Kakos
Development of a Thermal Desalination System Using Low Quality Thermal Energy, Takudzwa C. Chipunza
Immediate Loading Of 4 Guided Implants Supporting A Maxillary Overdenture Using A Novaloc Retention System, DoHeum Choi
Developing Teaching Adaptability in Pre-service Teachers using Practice-Based Teacher Education, Kyuil Cho
Studies of electromagnetic counterparts to gravitational-wave sources and the nonlinear gravitational-wave memory effect, Ashok Choudhary
Stylistic Changes in the Music of Ruth Crawford Seeger, Xinlei Chu
Direct Ink Writing Printability – Ashby-like Plots for Guided Design, Domenic Cipollone
Cattywampus, Katie Mae Clendenin
The Business of Behavior: Appalachian Teachers’ Experiences in using Positive Behavior Interventions and Support, Erin Michele Coffield
Machine Learning Approach to Health Risk Determination, Levi Butcher Cole
In Darkness There Is Light: Designing for The Insect Play, Seret Teresa Cole
An Action Research Evaluation of an Online Inclusive Sport Peer Coach Training, Margaret Roberts Condon
Knowledge and Training in Language Sample Analysis of US Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students, Allegra Cornaglia
Implementation of an Amiodarone Infusion Nurse Practice Guideline to Reduce the Incidence of Phlebitis: A Quality Improvement Project, Kristen N. Cottrill
Top-Down & Bottom-Up Approaches to Robot Design, Dylan Michael Covell
Autonomous and non-autonomous requirements for the c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling pathway in early forebrain development, Jessica G. Cunningham
The Most Common Vocal Fault in the Baritone Voice, Matthew Derek Cyphert
An Analysis on Adversarial Machine Learning: Methods and Applications, Ali Dabouei
Aerodynamic Analysis of Damage State Missiles using Overset Meshing Techniques for Application to Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation, Jonathan A. D'Alessio
Electrochemical and mass spectrometry methods for identification of gunshot residues (GSR) in forensic investigations, Kourtney A. Dalzell
Inferential Statistics and Information Theoretical Measures: An Approach to Interference Detection in Radio Astronomy, Morgan R. Dameron
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Alcohol Use Trajectories in College Students, Rebekah Lynn Damitz
EVALUATION OF CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER PANELS PRODUCED WITH YELLOW-POPLAR (Liriodendron tulipifera), Rafael da Rosa Azambuja
Human Welfare & Emergencies: Education, Natality, and Violence, Erika Antolin Davies
Noise Exposure Trends Among Violating Coal Mines, 2000 to 2021, Hanna Grace Davis
Evaluation of a Comprehensive Diabetes Mellitus Protocol at a Rural, Federally Qualified Health Center in Southern West Virginia, Hannah D. Davis
Modeling Post-Crisis Monetary Policy, James Dean
Advancing Compound Detection and Identification Using Vibrating Sharp-Edge Spray Ionization, Anthony Paul DeBastiani
Modeling, Simulation, and Hardware-in-the-Loop Implementation of Distributed Voltage Control in Power Systems with Renewable Energy Sources, Ali Dehghan Banadaki
Microwave-Assisted Carbon Nanotube Growth from Methane on Surface Catalyst Exsolving Perovskite Oxide, Angela M. Deibel
Association of Early Life Stressors with Deficits in Child and Adolescent Cognitive Functioning, Emily M. Deming
Thermochemical Water-Splitting using Novel High-Entropy Perovskite Oxides, Hector Alexis De Santiago Hernandez
Simulated Annealing Heuristics for the Dynamic Generalized Quadratic Assignment Problem, Yugesh Dhungel
Designing and Achieving Airness: Theatrical Lighting Design of Airness by Chelsea Marcantel, Colleen Marie Doherty
Photophysics and Photochemistry Enabled by Ligand-to-Metal-Charge-Transfer: Unusual Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation at a Zirconium Center, P. Minh N. Do
Electronic Cigarette Dependence: User and Device Characteristic Predictors, Ashley E. Douglas
Seeing Our Voices: Using Photovoice with Trauma-affected Black Women College Students within a PWI to Explore Success and Persistence, Dariane B. Drake
A Multi-method Evaluation of Parent and Child Factors Associated with Child Abuse Potential, Lindsay R. Druskin
Cycle decomposition for integral current homology, Kristin Julia Duling
Standardized Postoperative Handoff Tool to Improve Handoff Quality, Haley Durkacz
Adherence to Dietary Recommendations for Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis, Kristine M. Durkin
Amelioration of Mitochondrial Bioenergetic Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus: Delving into Specialized and Non-specific Therapeutics for the Ailing Heart, Andrya Jean Durr
Aerodynamic Performance of a Biologically Inspired Hybrid Plasma-Mechanical Flow Control and Sensing Device, Joseph Dygert
Frayed connections: How long-term nitrogen additions disrupt plant-soil interactions and the carbon cycle of a temperate forest, Brooke A. Eastman
Jurors' Perceptions of Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure Patterns, Hannah Elias
Ear Biometrics: A Comprehensive Study of Taxonomy, Detection, and Recognition Methods, Susan AWM El-Naggar
The Effects of Script Therapy in a Patient with Old Chronic Aphasia, Busra Ensar
Medicaid in the orthodontic community: provider trends and perceptions, Miranda L. Fabrega
The Impacts of Maple Syrup Production on the Herbaceous Layer in Appalachian Hardwood Forests, Logan Scott Ferguson
Performance of Peltier Cooled Technology During Preconcentration of Volatile Organic Compounds Analyzed by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) using NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM) 3900, Elizabeth Ann Fernandez
Enemies, Allies, and Opportunities: The Politics of Noblewomen’s Lawsuits in Early Modern Piedmont, Catherine Ferrari
Extension of a Bayesian Method for Viral Genome Re-Sequencing to Multi-Dimensional Parameters, Sarah Fleischer
On the Classification of Generalized Pseudo-Orthogonal Lie Groups via Curvature, Cohomology, and Algebraic Structure, Adam C. Fletcher
A Monte Carlo Simulation of Rat Choice Behavior with Interdependent Outcomes, Michelle A. Frankot
Enhanced Sampling Techniques Reveal Key Information about Membrane Active Peptides, Nicolas Charles Frazee
Self-Reported and Behavioral Perseverance Associated with the Maintenance of Health Behaviors, Alivia Kay Frazier
Low- and High-Wattage Vaping during Pregnancy Influence Aortic Structure and Function in Rat Offspring, James Ian Frazier
Learning Mathematics While Black in Rural Appalachia: Black Students' Counterstories and Freedom Dreams About Mathematics Education, Sean P. Freeland
Nano-, Encapsulated Manganese Oxide (NEMO) Particles for MRI Enhancement in Microfluidic Tumor Models, Kasey Alexis Freshwater
Narrative Transportation in Documentary Film: How Immersion into the Documentary Film Hillbilly Affects Viewers' Attitudes, Alayna G. Fuller
Bone Marrow Stroma-induced Transcriptome Signatures of Multiple Myeloma as Modulated by JUNB, Jasleen Kaur Gandhi
Microvascular Consequences of Engineered Nanomaterial Inhalation Exposure and Subsequent Reproductive Outcomes, Krista Lee Garner
Low-Temperature Hot Corrosion of Boilers in the Coal-Fired Power Plant, Artem Gavrilev
Similitude, Scaling, and Prediction of Stream Dissolved Oxygen across the Contiguous U.S., Aron Gebreslase
Implementation of a Training Program to Improve the CRNA Precepting Experience at an Academic Medical Center, Megan Jean Gillespie
Post-Processing Precise Point Positioning Solutions with Parameter Optimization, Maria A. Gonzalez Castaneda
Gender Leadership Imbalance in Sport Organizations in Latin America, Monica Yamile Gonzalez-Cuevas
A Case Study of Poland Regarding the Utility of Strategic Culture, Christian Pierce Griffith
Hydrocarbon Pay zone Prediction using AI Neural Network Modeling., Darren D. Guedon
Exploring Cyberterrorism, Topic Models and Social Networks of Jihadists Dark Web Forums: A Computational Social Science Approach, Vivian Fiona Guetler
The U.S. Coal Industry: Market Structure & Implications, Sara Elizabeth Guffey
Decentralized Cooperative Localization for Multi-Robot Systems in Challenging Environments, Eduardo Gutierrez