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
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
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
Theorizing Mathematical Proof as Becoming: A Deleuzio-Guattarian Investigation, Joshua P. Case
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
Strategies for Process Systems Mapping and Control Based on Operability Analysis, Victor Manuel Cunha Alves
Intervention to reduce tobacco use among prostate cancer patient and informal caregiver dyads, Trupti Dhumal
Your Eyes, Two Niles, Ola ElWassify
The Relationship between Moral Thought-Action Fusion and Scrupulosity across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Kelsey Evey
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
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
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
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
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
Ready OER Not: Engaging Teachers with Student Identity through Open Pedagogy, Emily Helton
Stormwater Responses to Climatic and Land Cover Changes in Lowly Urbanized Subcoastal Environments, Md Tanvirul Islam
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
Rural Student Postsecondary Decision-Making: Navigating Narratives of the Purpose and Value of Higher Education, Ashley Renee Leggett-Bradley
Zoo Communication: A Study of Stewardship with Animal Conservation in Zoos Across the United States, Abby Rachelle Lester
E-Cigarette Aerosol’s Effect on the Force Degradation of Elastomeric Chain: An in Vitro Study, Joshua D. Lokant
Analysis of mutations in protein kinase CK2 linked to Okur-Chung’s Neuropathy, Shivani Maan
(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
The Impact of Occupational Therapy in Lactation Services, Sarah Adrienne McAninch
Assessing The Impact of Olive Oil and Flaxseed Oil Supplementation on Hypertension and Inflammation in Healthy and At-Risk Adults, Tara Bess McNabb
From Class to Craft: An Investigation into the Practice of Acting Techniques Applied to Angelo in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, Charles Wesley Meeks
Tragedy Personified: Crafting the role of Carol in Alice Birch's Anatomy of a Suicide, Josey Miller
Abuse Liability of Electronic Cigarettes in Non-Smoking Electronic Cigarette Users, Andrea Renee Milstred
Structural and functional consequences of PDE6 prenylation in rod and cone photoreceptors, Faezeh Moakedi
Active Uncertainty Representation Learning: Toward More Label Efficiency in Deep Learning, Salman Mohamadi
Self-Care and Quality of Life of Remotely Monitored Appalachians with Heart Failure, Patrick Rexrode Murphy
Associations Among Psychosocial Factors, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Adherence in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Cecelia I. Nelson
From the Pews to the Ballot Box: How Religion Shapes Voting Behavior in Ghana., Maxwell Afriyie Nimako
Application of High-Resolution Fiber Optic Data to Enhance Completion Design, Christian J. Pacheco
Three Essays in Urban, Health and Public Economics, Dinushka Paranavitana
INVESTIGATING BIRDS AS DISPERSAL VECTORS OF LITYLENCHUS CRENATAE SUBSP. MCCANNII (ANGUINIDAE), THE NEMATODE ASSOCIATED WITH BEECH LEAF DISEASE, Spencer Rock Parkinson
Reimagining the Refugee Figure: Survival Migration and Its After-Affects, Gabriella Pishotti
Seeing Red: Hostile Attribution Bias, Aggression, and Antisocial Personality Disorder Traits, Kaley Potter
Time On the Mountain, Matthew T. Powney
Prediction of Anomalous Events with Data Augmentation and Hybrid Deep Learning Approach, Ahmed Shoyeb Raihan
Estimating inorganic carbon flux from coal mining discharge portals in the bituminous coal field region of Pennsylvania, Lauren J. Rockwell
Success Beyond Access: Examining Institutional Barriers to Persistence and the Supports Needed by Nontraditional Students Participating in a Tuition-Free Community College Program, Amanda K. Roeher PhD
The Impact of Normal Growth on the AP Relationships of the Jaws and Incisors to the Forehead: A Serial Cephalometric Analysis of Untreated Individuals, Adam Joseph Rudmann Dr
Subjective Cognitive Decline: Examining the Contributions of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Determinants of Health, Amber Victoria Rusch
LEDs for Controlled Environment Agriculture: Leveraging Light to Optimize Crops, Tristan D. Sanders
High-Pressure Ignition and Flame Propagation – An Experimental and Numerical Study, James Shaffer
Application of Interpretable Machine Learning Methods to Study the Disease Characteristics and Healthcare Expenditures in Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Zasim Azhar Dil Hasan Siddiqui
Development and Application of Functional Immune Assays to Understand Disease in Wild Smallmouth Bass Populations, Cheyenne R. Smith
THE EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN COLLEGE PRESIDENTS WHILE LEADING THROUGH AN INSTITUTIONAL CRISIS: THE PERCEIVED SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF CRISIS COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES, Madison Marie Speck
The Closet of My Tennessee Mountain Home, Jonah Gabriel Stokes
Encouraging Equity Through Rural Elementary Professional Learning, Jana K. Stone
Passive Wireless Corrosion and Temperature Detection in High-Temperature Environments, Noah Lane Strader
Contentment and Control: The Stonega Coke & Coal Company & Pioneering Welfare Capitalism in Southwest Virginia, Christopher Lloyd Tomlinson