This collection contains theses, dissertations, problem reports, and project reports (ETDs) from West Virginia University graduate students.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Nasals and Nasalization in Yoruba-Ijebu Dialect, Khadijat Olakintan Abdulrazaq
Impacts Of Community Food Outreach Programs on Low-Income Families: St. Ursula’s Food Outreach Program in Pursglove Monongalia, West Virginia, United States as A Case Study, Oluwafunke Abeleje
Measuring and Modeling Riparian Wetland Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity, Nutrient Concentrations and Shallow Groundwater Dynamics in an Appalachian Mixed Land Use Catchment, Bidisha Faruque Abesh
An Inquiry into the Accessibility of Campus Recreation for College Students with Disabilities, Kayla B. Abrahamson
A Structured Diabetes Continuous Glucose Monitor Education Program to Improve Patient Knowledge and Self-Efficacy, Krystal Abucevicz-Swick
Development of Probabilistic Dynamic Model Building and Bayesian Machine Learning Approaches, Samuel Oladayo Adeyemo
Estradiol’s Role in Timely Puberty Onset in the Ewe, Eliana Gerardine Aerts
Modeling, Control, and Fault Detection of Energy Systems under Limited High-Confidence Data Scenarios, Selorme K. Agbleze
Studies in Nonlinear Chemical Dynamics of Propagating Precipitation Waves, Md Boshir Ahmed
Slope Stability Below Historic Pre-Law Mine Benches in the Northern Coalfields of West Virginia, Muhammad Ali
The function of protein glutamylation in vision, Rawaa Aljammal
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Forecast Production of Shale Wells, Yasir Jassim Alkalby
Dance Intervention for Stroke Rehabilitation: Restoring Occupational Performance Through Creative Movement, Olivia Paige Allen
Implant Overdenture Abutment Loosening under Hyperbaric Conditions, Zana Jamal Al-Saloum
Advancing Opportunities for the Autistic Community at West Virginia University, Drew D. Altizer
An Evaluation of a Human-Operant Effort Manipulation and Effects of Effort Disparity on Renewal, Haleh Amanieh
The sex chromosome complement and gut microbiome act independently and collaboratively to impart sex dimorphisms in humoral immunity, Carly J. Amato-Menker
Enhancing 5G Fixed Wireless Access in Rural Settings via Machine Learning-Driven Resource Optimization, Maryam Amini
FOREIGN POLICY REORIENTATION: FROM GLOBALIZATION TO NATIONALISM, Abdullah A. Asiri
Inherently Porous Metal Structures with Sufficient Mechanical Properties Through Direct Writing of Bio-based Inks, Havva Eda Aysal
Selected Piano Etudes from the Mid-20th to 21st Centuries: A Catalogue, Min Ji Baek
Advanced Techniques in Time Series Forecasting: From Deterministic Models to Deep Learning, Xue Bai
Short Episodes but Fast Friends: Examining the Effects of Parasocial Relationship Quality on Mediated Intergenerational Contact in Grace and Frankie, Alysse C. Baker
Empowering Inclusive Mobility: Addressing Team Challenges and Advancing Solutions for Deaf Communities in Rural West Virginia through Innovative Engineering and Collaborative Initiatives, Morgan Elaine Bartley
Implementing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Collect Human Gait Data at Distance and Altitude for Identification and Re-identification, Donn E. Bartram
Room Temperature Decarboxylative Amination Reactions of Carboxylic Acids, Rabina Basnet
Informing Standardized Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Population Monitoring: Influences of Sampling Approach and Turtle Behavior on Model Estimation, Allyson N. Beard
On Uncertainty for Ill-Posed Robot Decision Problems, Jared Joseph Beard
The role of synaptic zinc signaling in excitatory circuits of the mouse auditory cortex, Philip T R Bender
A Randomized Need-Supportive Intervention with U.S. Youth Hockey Coaches, Diane Benish
Immune outcomes affected by selection for parasite resistance in Katahdin sheep, Kelsey Lynne Bentley
Investigation of Deoxyfluorination of Alkyl Alcohols Using Pentafluoropyridines through a Covalent Intermediate, Christopher Allen Bias
Does it Sound like I'm Talking?, Justin E. Borak
The Effects of Feed Manufacture on Exogenous Enzymes, Starch Gelatinization, and Antinutritional Factors Associated with Soybeans, Kristina M. Bowen
FLUID-ROCK AND FLUID-STEEL INTERACTION IN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN THE APPALACHAIN BASIN, Samuel H. Bowman
Risk of Parasiticides to Dung-Associated Beetles in West Virginia, Haylie J. Brown
Implementing Best Practice Methods of Endotracheal Tube Cuff Inflation in the Operating Room, Katherine Zeiger Brown
At the Table, Payton Olivia Brown
Genetic Knowledge and Causal Beliefs: Implications for Health Behavior in Clinical and Non-Clinical Samples, Jamey T. Brumbaugh
A Domain Adaptation Approach for Morphology-Independent Cell Instance Segmentation, Voke Rotimi Brume
ANF, Jackson R. Buttery
An Approach for Robotic Pollination that Utilizes Imitation Learning, Ronald Michael Butts II
Scenic Design for Molière’s The Misanthrope, Alina Michelle Cannon
Incorporating Keyboard Literature in the Undergraduate and Graduate Piano Performance Curriculums, Yangyang Cao
Transparent and conductive gallium oxide electrode for simultaneous recording and optogenetic stimulation, Christopher Patrick Carey
Evaluation of 50’ FRP Truss Bridges with Timber Decks, Maxwell Browning Carey
Theorizing Mathematical Proof as Becoming: A Deleuzio-Guattarian Investigation, Joshua P. Case
Developmentally Appropriate Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Ashten Cenkus
Limb Speed Perception Accuracy in Neurodegenerative Disease, Brandmeir Lynn Cheryl
A Test of the Extended Theoretical Model of Communal Coping among Graduate Students: Investigating the Influence of Communal Coping on Graduate Students’ Psychological Well-Being, Rebekah M. Chiasson
Forest management alters the quantity and apparent stability of soil carbon, Dominick Cifelli
Embedded State Estimation for Optimization of Cislunar Space Domain Awareness Constellation Design, Thomas Henry Clareson
When the Right Man Rings Them?, Alan Wayne Cline
Autonomous Object Search Planning in Large-Scale Environments, Matthew A. Collins
Building better biofuel crops: A field evaluation of transgenic Populus modified to improve feedstock performance for bioenergy use, Molli Elisabeth Coombs
Comparing Resurgence Following Positive and Negative Reinforcement Using a Human-Operant Approach, Abbie Cooper
Increasing First-Attempt Endotracheal Intubation Success Rates in the Aeromedical Environment, Jared Copeland
Venus Balloon Localization: A Map-Aided Navigation Approach Supported by a Single-Satellite, Heath Scott Cottrill
Strategies for Process Systems Mapping and Control Based on Operability Analysis, Victor Manuel Cunha Alves
Site Specific Probable Maximum Precipitation Implications for High Hazard Dams in West Virginia, Levi Jacob Cyphers
From Risks to Adoption: Unraveling U.S. Consumer Behavior in C2C Online Secondhand Marketplaces, Sudipta Das
Bystander Interventions for Sexual Assault Prevention Among Students in Greek Life, Caterina DeFazio
Application of Predictive Control Strategies for Water-Gas Shift Membrane Reactors Using Data-Driven Models, Bernardo de Oliveira Vecchio
Intervention to reduce tobacco use among prostate cancer patient and informal caregiver dyads, Trupti Dhumal
Dynamic exchange-correlation functional for bandgap optimization: reparametrization and machine learning, Viviana Faride Dovale Farelo
Evaluating the role of glucocorticoids on the host response to Helicobacter pylori infection, Sara Druffner
Examining Invalid Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory Profiles within a Randomized Controlled Trial for Toddler-aged Children and their Parents, Lindsay Rebecca Druskin
Faithful Partner: The Role and Agency of Pastors' Wives in the Protestant Reformation, Elizabeth M. Dubendorfer
Developing the 21st Century Piano Studio, Brianna Mae Eddy
Your Eyes, Two Niles, Ola ElWassify
Comparative Analysis of Chemical Compounds and Metal Contaminants in Medical Grade versus Over-the-Counter Sodium Hypochlorite Solutions, Abdulrahman Essaedi
The Relationship between Moral Thought-Action Fusion and Scrupulosity across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Kelsey Evey
Assessing the Effectiveness of Crime Scene Measuring Techniques, Lauren M. Fagan
CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF VARIOUS BIOCHAR TYPES AS GREEN ADSORBENTS FOR RARE EARTH ELEMENT RECOVERY FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS, Oluwaseun Victor Famobuwa
Power Safety Plan Checklist as an Intervention in the Operating Room, Scott John Fankhauser
A Critical Event Narrative Analysis of African Women Immigrant Entrepreneurs in the United States: Impacts Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic, Damilola T. Fasinu
Machine Learning for Environmental Sustainability, Syeda Nyma Ferdous
The Influence of Faculty Mentorship on Graduate Student Development through the Lens of Self-Efficacy, Connor Lynn Ferguson
Machine Learning Maintenance Costs Prediction Model for Heavy-duty Alternative Fuel and Diesel Vehicles, Esteban Fernandez Villar
Taking the Red Pill: A Content Analysis of Ambivalent Sexism and Precarious Manhood in Alpha Male Podcasts, Madalen Lea Fields
Community Resource Programs Impact on Marginalized Communities Access to Health Care Services: A Program Development Project, Alexis N. Foehrkolb
Anti-Listeria of H2O2-Peroxyacetic acid Anti-Listeria Efficacy of a Hydrogen Peroxide-Peroxyacetic acid Mixer in Bacterial Buffered Solution and on Bell Peppers, Peighton Denae Foster
Life After Sport: A Program Development Plan for Student-Athletes, Loryn Shawn Frame
A Kind of Burr: The Fantastic Lucio in Measure for Measure, Matt Frye
Effectiveness of Peer Support Groups for Mothers at Risk for Postpartum Depression, Natalie Paige Gates
Selective Recovery of Various Critical Metals from Acid Mine Drainage Sludge, Gorkem Gecimli
Essays on Consumption Dynamics, Shaun M. Gilyard
Photoinduced alpha-Hydroxy C–H Alkylation of Mono-alcohols via Hydrogen Atom Transfer (HAT) of an Activated Boron-Containing Complex, Courtney Deanna Glenn
Between wages and wellbeing: Examining the role of employers in increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the State of West Virginia, Nathaniel Udoh Godwin
Additive-Dependent Regioselective Boracarboxylation of Alkenes using Low Valent Copper and CO2, Carly H. Gordon Ph.D.
Effects of land cover changes and hydropower development on fish communities in Amazonian floodplain rivers, Samuel Baron Grinstead Hessburg