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
An Inquiry into the Accessibility of Campus Recreation for College Students with Disabilities, Kayla B. Abrahamson
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
The function of protein glutamylation in vision, Rawaa Aljammal
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
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
Selected Piano Etudes from the Mid-20th to 21st Centuries: A Catalogue, Min Ji Baek
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
Informing Standardized Wood Turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) Population Monitoring: Influences of Sampling Approach and Turtle Behavior on Model Estimation, Allyson N. Beard
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
At the Table, Payton Olivia Brown
ANF, Jackson R. Buttery
Scenic Design for Molière’s The Misanthrope, Alina Michelle Cannon
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
When the Right Man Rings Them?, Alan Wayne Cline
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
Intervention to reduce tobacco use among prostate cancer patient and informal caregiver dyads, Trupti Dhumal
Examining Invalid Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory Profiles within a Randomized Controlled Trial for Toddler-aged Children and their Parents, Lindsay Rebecca Druskin
Developing the 21st Century Piano Studio, Brianna Mae Eddy
Your Eyes, Two Niles, Ola ElWassify
The Relationship between Moral Thought-Action Fusion and Scrupulosity across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Kelsey Evey
CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF VARIOUS BIOCHAR TYPES AS GREEN ADSORBENTS FOR RARE EARTH ELEMENT RECOVERY FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS, Oluwaseun Victor Famobuwa
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
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
Effects of land cover changes and hydropower development on fish communities in Amazonian floodplain rivers, Samuel Baron Grinstead Hessburg
Usage of Peer Mentoring Workbooks: Enhancing the Transition of College Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Taylor Nicole Grout
Visit North Carolina: Trail Accessibility, Hannah Caitlyn Guschel
Ask The Duke, Why: How Fabrications Can Undermine Impact in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Spencer D. Hansen
Effects of Commission Errors on Behavior Intervention Plan Outcomes, Olivia Brianne Harvey
Milk Collection Problem: Integrating the Traveling Salesman and Set Covering Problem - A Case Study in West Virginia, USA, Md Rabiul Hasan
Ready OER Not: Engaging Teachers with Student Identity through Open Pedagogy, Emily Helton
Through the Keyhole, Anna Higgins
Stormwater Responses to Climatic and Land Cover Changes in Lowly Urbanized Subcoastal Environments, Md Tanvirul Islam
The Paradox of Welfare: British Colonial Army, Post-War Demobilization and End of Empire in Nigeria, 1945 – 1965, Waliu Alao Ismaila
Formulation, Sensory Evaluation, and Physicochemical Assessment of and Consumer Behavior Toward Novel Energy Bars, Ian Phillip Israelsen
The Names of All Wild Things: Field Guides and Environmental Thinking, Frank Izaguirre PhD
Life Cycle Cost Model for Transit Bus Fleets, Connor Andrew Jack
Depicting The Donald: How Framing of Donald Trump in Media Changed Throughout the Course of His 2015-2016 United States Presidential Campaign, Jakob O. Janoski
You Belong with Me: What Communication Professionals Can Learn from Swifties, Rachel Belle Johnson
Parental Socialization of General and Domain-Specific Self-Control in Adolescents, Matty Johnston
Uncovering the Emotional Line: An Analysis of Three David Maslanka Wind Ensemble Works Using Formal Emotive Intensity Analysis, Michael John Kahle
Eating Concerns and Self-injury Among Collegiate Populations: A Comparison of Sexual Orientation Groups, Matthew Kasopsky
Evaluation of Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) for West Virginia to Predict Current and Future PMP & Utilizing Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Sludge in Reclamation, Grace Katherine Kerr
Utilizing sUAS-based Remote Sensing for Sustainable Outdoor Recreational Trail Design and Monitoring, Isaac C. Kinder
Three Essays on Misinformation, Mistrust and their Influence on Public Health Policy, Eli Kochersperger
Evaluating land cover change and opportunities for bioenergy crop development on surface mine sites in West Virginia, U.S.A., Kenzie D. Kohrs
Pepperoni Roll Studios: Prototype Design for Creating and Operating a Podcast and Audio Production Student Organization at West Virginia University, Nicholas Kirk Kratsas
Finding “A Good Thing”: Embodying the Traumatic Sustainably, Erika Kuhn
Immunomodulation in Osteosarcoma: From Therapy to Diagnostics, Ryan Austin Lacinski
Self-Efficacy and Parental Miscarried Helping in Adherence and Transition Readiness Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Epilepsy, Kirby-Estar G. Laguerre
Associations Between Diabetes-Specific Psychological Flexibility, Family Conflict, Parental Distress and Adherence in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes, Rebecca I. LaQuaglia
Floral Alchemy: Decorative Porcelain Tableware, Stacy Lynn Larson
Rural Student Postsecondary Decision-Making: Navigating Narratives of the Purpose and Value of Higher Education, Ashley Renee Leggett-Bradley
Commonplace, Heather Lepp
Zoo Communication: A Study of Stewardship with Animal Conservation in Zoos Across the United States, Abby Rachelle Lester
Resource Affluence and Sustainable Consumer Behavior, Liguo Liu
E-Cigarette Aerosol’s Effect on the Force Degradation of Elastomeric Chain: An in Vitro Study, Joshua D. Lokant
Its Just a Ride, Pat Loricco
The Line Between Man and Monster: A Theatrical Costume Design of Caryl Churchill's The Skriker, Katrina Anne Lundquist
Modeling the Dynamics of Radiation Belt Electrons and Ring Current Protons, Xingzhi Lyu
Analysis of mutations in protein kinase CK2 linked to Okur-Chung’s Neuropathy, Shivani Maan
A Qualitative Analysis of Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Development Toward Teaching Mathematics for Social Justice, Catherine Lynne Manley
(Non-) Recovery of An Agricultural Stream from Straightening and Dredging, Aras Anderson Mann
Understanding Learners' Perception of Virtual Reality-Assisted Learning in Engineering Education, Mohammad Samin Mansur