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 2009
Spillover effects in financial and international development, John Dogbey
Evaluation of the expansion of behavioral health services in a rural, primary care clinic: A pilot project, Carolyn L. Donovan
Whose Worth's Unknown: The Life of Edward de Vere, the Man Who Was Shakespeare. A novel., Lisa L. Dorward
Improving lumber recovery of low-quality hardwoods via finger-jointing technologies, Colin Dougherty
Predicting the performance of horizontal wells in unconventional gas reservoirs, Dylan Todd Drinkard
Bidding at the prison auction house: An exchange of prisoners' and university students' perceptions of crime and punishment, Kate J. DuBois
Great War aviation and commemoration: Louis Bennett, Jr., Commander of the West Virginia Flying Corps., Charles D. Dusch
Three essays on political economy, economic *development and capital flows, Nabamita Dutta
Characterization of exhaust emissions from palm oil-based and soybean oil-based biodiesel fueled heavy-duty transit buses, Trampas Jay Efaw
Variation among Phytophthora cinnamomi isolates from oak forest soils in the eastern United States, Jordan E. Eggers
Modeling issues for solid oxide fuel cells operating with coal syngas, Francisco Elizalde-Blancas
Detection and determination of degradation and metabolic products of drugs of abuse and explosives, Melissa Gayton Ely
Development of an on-board compressed gas storage system for hydrogen powered vehicle applications, Thomas H. Evans
High temperature studies of thin film Aluminum Nitride and piezoelectric characterization of mesa structures, Richard Farrell
Novel Methods for Producing Cellulose Nanocrystals from Lignocellulosic Materials and Cellulose Nanocrystals Reinforced Polymer Nanocomposites, Paul Busumafi Filson
The effect of parent education on the home food environment for overweight adolescents in West Virginia, Kimberly N. Fisher
Characteristics of turbulence and design of solid removal system in the quiescent zone of an aquaculture raceway, Eric G. Fizer
Measuring and changing negative stuttering stereotypes in adolescents, Timothy W. Flynn
The politics of disaster relief policy (1947--2005), Viviane E. Foyou
Local agency traffic sign retroreflectivity case study and model of observed traffic sign light intensity, Mark L. Franz
The effectiveness of four translation strategies on nurses' adoption of an evidence -based bladder protocol, Jamey S. Frasure
The best leadership practices of principals in high performing and high poverty schools in Ohio, Mark Furda
Weak floor stability in the Illinois Basin underground coal mines, Murali M. Gadde
Levels of lateral flange bending in straight, skewed and curved steel I -girder bridges during deck placement, Nohemy Y. Galindez
Determination of mixed hydrate thermodynamics for reservoir modeling, Nagasree Garapati
Verbal time estimation in clutterers and non-clutterers, Emily O. Garnett
Improvement of the physical and nutritional quality of pelleted feed, Curran Kenji Gehring
Foraging ecology of male Cerulean Warblers and other Neotropical migrants, Gregory A. George
In mid -stream: A qualitative case study of a young deaf woman - Becoming 'Leigh', Ann Darby Getty
Fuzzy rock typing: Enhancing reservoir simulation and modeling by honoring high resolution geological models, Vida Gholami
Quantifying changes in ecological function of headwater catchments following large-scale surface mining in southern West Virginia, Gretchen Anne Gingerich
A daily process analysis of short -term physical activity goal pursuits in midlife: Changes in goal processes, physical activity, and subjective well -being, Eric A. Goedereis
Urban planning, transportation, and land -use planning: The effects on attitudes and political behaviors, Abraham Goldberg
An examination of adolescent nicotine withdrawal symptoms: A validation of the Nicotine Withdrawal Assessment for Youth, Matthew E. Goldfine
Hydroponic production of selected flower and herb crops in red lava rock, Victoria Elizabeth Gonzalez-Lerma
Cellular mechanisms responsible for development of sensitivity of the bovine corpus luteum to prostaglandin F2 alpha, Madhusudan P. Goravanahally
Syntheses of fused pyrroloheterocycles, isatins, approach towards the indole fragment of nosiheptide and a base-mediated formation of 3-hydroxycarbazoles, Sobha Priyadarshini Gorugantula
Carl McIntire: Fundamentalism, civil rights, and the reenergized Right, 1960--1964, Bobby G. Griffith Jr.
The influence of a challenge course based pre-orientation's curriculum integration on participants' perceived self-efficacy, Simon J. Grout
Preparing medical students to counsel for smoking cessation, Aubree M. Guiffre
Interaction of nickel-based SOFC anodes with trace contaminants from coal-derived synthesis gas, Gregory Allen Hackett
The principal's role in creating a school culture that fosters achievement of students with high incidence disabilities: A study of one school, Shelby B. Haines
Prenatal cadmium exposure dysregulates sonic hedgehog and Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in the thymus resulting in immunomodulatory effects, Miranda Leah Hanson
The fearful face and beyond: fMRI studies of the human amygdala, Jillian E. Hardee
The perception of novice approved clinical instructors on their preparedness as clinical educators, Amanda-Jean Hart
Test re-test reliability of the UNC Functional Performance Test, N. Regina Hash
Conditioned reinforcing value of the sample stimulus and resistance to change of delayed matching -to -sample performance in pigeons, Yusuke Hayashi
Empirical essays on financial market linkages in macroeconomics, Ellis B. Heath
Initiating a practice change: Prescribing probiotics concurrently with antibiotic therapy, Patty Hermosilla
Treefall gap characteristics within an Appalachian hardwood forest in West Virginia: Influences of topographic position and forest type, Jamie Marie Himes
Understanding the expression and implications of deceptive affectionate messages, Sean M. Horan
The identification of molecular guidance cues necessary for development of the central auditory system, David M. Howell
Studies of chemomechanical gels and collective behavior in chemical systems, Zhaoyang Huang
The fate of Salmonella Tennessee and Salmonella Typhimurium in peanut butter subjected to electron beam irradiation, Andrea Lynn Hvizdzak
Crossing the Bridge between Written Tale and Scenic Design: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Sabrina Hykes
Coconut oil enhancement of conjugated linoleic acid induced body fat loss and lipolysis in mice, Siri Manasa Ippagunta
Acceptable Losses, Ashley Renee Jenkins
Incremental development and cost-based evaluation of software fault prediction models, Yue Jiang
Acidic deposition effects on above- and belowground wood biomass and nutrient status in a young hardwood forest, Brittany Anne Johnson
Post-transcriptional regulation of RpoS and HemA in Salmonella, Amy Madeline Jones
How influential are they? The role of parents, social support, attachment, and autonomy in college students' likelihood to experience social anxiety, Andrea M. Jones
(re)construct: exploring objecthood in a digital age, Patrick L. Jones
An analysis of amenity-led rural economic *development in northeast region: A spatial simultaneous equations approach, Mulugeta Saare Kahsai
Design of reinforced concrete seals for underground coal mines, Rajagopala Reddy Kallu
Aging and gender in the coronary microcirculation: Effects of oxygen and hydrogen peroxide., Lori S. Kang
A spatial optimization approach to watershed water quality management: A case of the Opequon Watershed, Wilbert Karigomba
The development and nutritional characteristics of an omega-3-enhanced egg product, Nissan Michelle Kassis
Soldiers and stereotypes: Mountaineers, cultural identity, and World War II, C. Belmont Keeney
The role of NADPH oxidase in blood -brain barrier dysfunction following stroke in aged rats, Kimberly Kelly
When two become one: Marital couples' public performances and couple identity, Carrie D. Kennedy-Lightsey
GIS analyses of paleo-fire regimes in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests: Extending spatial approaches in ecological interpretation., James T. Kernan
Route and grade sensitive modeling of fuel efficiency and emissions for diesel buses, ABM Siddiqur Rahman Khan
Intelligent time-successive production modeling, Yasaman Khazaeni
An interpretive inquiry of the case law of teacher evaluation in the Southern Regional Education Board states: Forecasting pressing problems, Kathy S. Kidder-Wilkerson
Capacitive sensor technology for polyethylene pipe fault detection, Travis W. Kirby
Mechanism by which dietary polyunsaturated fat regulates lipogenic gene expression, Alison Bloom Kohan
The implementation of the framework of 21st Century schools: A comparison of two rural, West Virginia high schools., Cynthia Phillips Kolsun
Performance evaluations of latex-modified and silica fume modified concrete overlays for bridge decks, Sathish Kumar Raju Konduru
An experimental analysis of jackpotting, Toshikazu Kuroda
The content, nature, and ethics of pastoral counseling by West Virginia Baptist ministers, Nancy Landis-Taylor
The case of uneven development in Palestine: An investigation of scalar fix as an act of dispossession, Sandra Lange
Microbial survival after isoelectric solubilization and precipitation of fish protein, Lancya Lansdowne
Between the wheels: Quest for streetcar unionism in the Carolina Piedmont, 1919--1922, Jeffrey M. Leatherwood
Impact of injecting inert cushion gas into a gas storage reservoir, Sudheer R. Lekkala
Development of a soccer specific functional rehabilitation program using the Modified Delphi Technique, Sarah R. Leslie
Development of 1,2,3-triazole-borane complex as effective reagent for aldehyde/ketone reductive amination, Wenyan Liao
Development of a software tool for reliability estimation, Chihui Li
Exploring electron transfer in myoglobin-based transistors, Debin Li
An experimental analysis of preference for rate building, Andrew R. Lightner
Random KNN modeling and variable selection for high dimensional data, Shengqiao Li
Paradoxical effects of shock: The role of shock intensity and interresponse times followed by shock, Jessica B. Long
Character education as perceived and implemented by selected middle school teachers of one rural county in West Virginia, Lisa D. Lucas
Reliability of sacroiliac joint tests in experienced and inexperienced examiners, Danielle Lueck
Employing laboratory physical modeling to study the radio imaging method (RIM), Jun Lu
Circulation control improvements to rotor lift asymmetry due to reverse flow, Michael J. Lyons
Adsorptive removal of nitrogen from coal-based needle coke feedstocks using activated carbon, Sreeja Madala