Dissertations from 2019
The Impact of a Social Emotional Learning Curriculum on the Social-Emotional Competence of Elementary-Age Students, Michelle Dunn
The U.S. Foreclosure Crisis and Racial Change in the American South, Jermaine Marquise Durham
Streaming Infrastructure and Natural Language Modeling with Application to Streaming Big Data, Yuheng Du
Essays on the Creation, Passage, and Effectiveness of Laws and Regulations, Jonathan Orry Ernest
Signaling Your Beliefs: The Role of Signal Strength on Identity Perceptions in a Social Media Environment, Marie Esposito
The Role of Self-Reflection in the Spiritual Quest to Make Meaning of Experiences, Ikenna Q. Ezealah
Tornado Hazard Analysis for the United States using a Stochastic Track Simulation Model, Fanfu Fan
Typhoon Wind Modeling and Flutter Fragility Analysis of Long-Span Bridges in Coastal Regions of China, Genshen Fang
Cavopulmonary Support for Failing Fontan Patients: Computational and In Vitro Assessment, Masoud Farahmand
Learning to Design Student-Centered Equitable Science Instruction: A Case Study of a Social Design Experiment, Nikeetha Maryann Farfan DSouza
Experience Qualities Re-examined: Improving the Measurement of Experiential Conditions in Outdoor Recreation, Jessica Pearl Fefer
Performance of Latent Dirichlet Allocation with Different Topic and Document Structures, Haotian Feng
Machinic Eyes: New and Post-Digital Aesthetics, Surveillance, and Resistance, Brian Gaines
Inner Shell Atomic Processes in Highly Charged Argon EBIT Plasma Relevant to Astrophysics, Amy Christina Gall
The Economic Analysis of Kidney-Exchange Networks, Roksana Ghanbariamin
Determining Wind Turbine Drivetrain Test Bench Capability to Replicate Dynamic Loads: Evaluation Methods and Their Validation, Philippe Giguère
Probabilistic Framework for Behavior Characterization of Traffic Participants Enabling Long Term Prediction, Jasprit Singh Gill
Toward New Ecologies of Cyberphysical Representational Forms, Scales, and Modalities, Alexandre Gomes de Siqueira
Resilience: Understanding the Influence of a Military Youth Camp, Haley K. Griffiths
Melt-Spinning and Properties of Soy-Filled Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Poly-(Lactic Acid) Fibers, Ozgun Guzdemir
Novel Optimization Approaches for Integrated Design and Operation of Smart Manufacturing and Energy Systems, Alphonse Hakizimana
Stochastic Parameter Estimation of Poroelastic Processes Using Geomechanical Measurements, Alexander Charles Hanna
Essays on Taxes, Guns, and Education, Benjamin Harbolt
Transformational Leadership and Perceived Role Breadth: Multi-Level Mediation of Trust in Leader and Affective Organizational Commitment, Benjamin Philip Hardy
Improving Healthcare Readiness to Respond to Human Trafficking: A Case Study, Traci A. Hefner
Recommending Privacy Settings for Internet-of-Things, Yangyang He
Investigating Experiential Wilderness-Based Professional Development for K-12 Educators, William Hunter Holland
Network Interdiction under Uncertainty, Timothy Holzmann
Hybrid Ground Vehicle Thermal Management System Using Heat Pipes—Model and Control, Junkui Huang
Midblock Crash Analysis Using Short Segments and Precisely Geocoded Crashes, Adika Iqbal
Essays on Price Discrimination and Information Disclosure, Liuna Issagholian
The Rhetoric of Neo-Orientalism: The Perpetuation of Ideological Entanglements for Pakistan, Firasat Jabeen
Enhancing Native Pollinators of Watermelon Agroecosystems in South Carolina, Miriam Meryl Jenkins
Cognitive Processes in Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology Courses, Staci Neas Johnson
Welfare Reform, Disability, and Federalism: The Economics of Government Assistance Programs in the United States, Steven Johnson
The Below-Ground Competitive Ability and Allelopathic Potential of Palmer Amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) in Soybean, Dwayne D. Joseph
High Dimensional Regression Techniques for Complex Data, Chase Joyner
Targeted EDTA Chelation Therapy with Albumin Nanoparticles to Reverse Arterial Calcification and Restore Vascular Health in Chronic Kidney Disease, Saketh Ram Karamched
Hybrid Single Shot Manufacturing of Multi-Materials Structure for Automotive Applications, Hakan Kazan
Goosegrass Biology, Genetic Diversity and Innovative Control Measures, Robert Kerr
Connected and Automated Vehicles in Urban Transportation Cyber-Physical Systems, Sakib Mahmud Khan
Systems Engineering Approaches to Minimize the Viral Spread of Social Media Challenges, Amro Khasawneh
The Influence of Windows on Surgeons' Stress, Christopher William Kiss
Impacts of Outcomes Based Funding on Resource Allocation: A Case Study of Senior Administrators in Colorado, Monica Kosanovich
Investigating the Cultural Context for Big Cat Conservation Around the World, Kathleen Elizabeth Krafte
Voices Bearing Witness: Culture and the Birth Process in the District of Labé, Fouta Djallon, Guinea, Rachel Kristine Lang-Balde
Our Educative Reticence: A Grounded Theory of Instructors’ Not Adopting Open Textbooks, Jonathan Lashley
Reducing Uncertainties in Conservation Decision-Making for American Alligators, Abigail Lawson
Exploring the Benefits Short-Term Graduate Study Abroad Programs Provide to Professional Graduate Business Students and Business Employers, Evguenia Layton
Understanding the Bridging Social Capital of Latinx Immigrant Students in the American Southeast, Clifford Joseph Lee
West Point Women: An Oral History of the West Point Experience and Leader Identity Development, Leslie Ann Lewis
Developing Iodoarene Derivatives for Useful Oxidative Transformations and Biodegradable X-ray Materials, Timothy R. Lex
Microfluidic particle separation via elasto-inertial focusing in straight rectangular microchannels, Di Li
Graphene Based Ion Sensitive Field Effect Transistor for K+ Ion Sensing, Hongmei Li
Evaluating Effects of Character Appearance on Ownership and Learning in Virtual Applications, Lorraine Lin
Design and Evaluation of Flow Mapping Systems for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks, Jianwei Liu
Creativity and Information Systems: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of Creativity in IS, Jackie Patrick London
Essays on Pricing Mechanisms in Sport Economic Markets, Jeremy Mitchell Losak
Electrochemical Assessment of Alumina-TiC Composite: A Potential Biomaterial, Hetal Umesh Maharaja
Using Activity Based Costing to Inform Resource Allocation, Alexander McCafferty
A Mixed Methods Study on Mid-Year Engineering Students' Perceptions of Their Future Possible Careers, Catherine Dessie McGough
On Resilient Control for Secure Connected Vehicles: A Hybrid Systems Approach, Roberto Merco
Retention of Girls at Primary School in the Busolwe Sub-County Butaleja District, Eastern Uganda, Hadoto Ida Josephine Mikisa
Educating for Civic-Mindedness: Examining Student Impacts of Academic Programs of Community and Civic Engagement in Higher Education, Laura L. Minor
Validation of a Form Based Mutual Aid Agreement Tool for Use by Bus-Centric Transportation Agencies, Katerina V. Moreland
Stability and Toxicity of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles in Water-Soil-Plant Systems, Linlin Mu
Approximate Dynamic Programming: Health Care Applications, Amir Ali Nasrollahzadeh
Tourism Development in the East Africa Community Region: Why Is Tourism Development a Shared Agenda Among Only Some EAC Countries?, Carmen Nibigira
Nonmigrating Tidal Impact on the Energy Budget of the Lower Thermosphere, Nirmal Nischal
Composing Counter-memories: Using MEmorial and Community Engagement to Disrupt Dominant Narratives, April OBrien
Understanding the Warburg Phenotype and the Metabolic Plasticity of Proliferative Mammalian Cells Using 13C Metabolic Flux Analysis, Daniel Odenwelder
Crime and Greenspace: Extending the Analysis Across Cities, Samuel Scott Ogletree
Context-Enabled Visualization Strategies for Automation Enabled Human-in-the-loop Inspection Systems to Enhance the Situation Awareness of Windstorm Risk Engineers, Sruthy Orozhiyathumana Agnisarman
Assessing the Adsorption of Various Proteins with Conformational Screening Utilizing k-Means Clustering and CHARMM Potential Energy Calculations, Richard Edwin Overstreet
Doctoral Student Experiences of Engagement in Social Media: An Exploration of #SADOC, Jessica G. Owens
Culturally Specific Shape Grammar: Formalism of Geringsing Textiles Patterns through Ethnography and Simulation, Nyoman Dewi Pebryani
Social Competence and Attitude Towards School in Relation to Academic Achievements of Students in Kosovo, Blerta Perolli Shehu
Lived Experiences of Christian Development Workers In the Thailand Anti-Trafficking Movement: Lessons from the Field, Lauren M. Pinkston
Projections of Typhoon Wind Speeds for Estimating the Future Typhoon Wind Hazard Due to Climate Change in the Asia Pacific Basin, Sri Harshitha Polamuri
Self-Repair and Self-Cleaning of the Lepidopteran Proboscis, Suellen Floyd Pometto
The Impact of Self-Regulated Strategy Development on Upper Elementary Students' Opinion Writing Performance, Michelle R. Popham
Evaluating and Enabling Scalable High Performance Computing Workloads on Commercial Clouds, Brandon M. Posey
Development of Blast Risk Assessment Framework for Financial Loss and Casualty Estimation, Paresh Chandra Poudel
Joint Management of Biofuel Production and Food Production to Optimize Energy Return to Land Use in Thailand: A Regional Mathematical Programming Approach, Watcharapol Pumkaew
The influence of substituted aryl isocyanides on molybdenum(0) complexes, Christian Uwe Rausch
Stochastic Simulation of Hurricane Wind and Rain Hazards, Prashant Rawal
Applications of the Club Model to the Economics of Terrorism, Alexander Daniel Ray
Exploring Smart Infrastructure Concepts to Improve the Reliability and Functionality of Safety Oriented Connected Vehicle Applications, Anjan Narsingh Rayamajhi
Essays on Monetary Policy and Bitcoin Financial Economics, Kyle Lance Rechard
Essays in Economic Growth and International Trade, Narendra Raj Regmi
Engineering Design Team Leadership in Undergraduate Design Teams, James Righter
Preparing for Medical School Admissions Through Professional Competency Education in a Healthcare Pipeline Program, Cindy Nessim Youssef Riyad
Foster Care and Child Welfare, Kelsey V. Roberts
Motivation to Read in the Middle Grades, Leslie Dawn Roberts
Bifactor Models and Factor Collapse: A Monte Carlo Study, Stephen Robertson
The Job Demands-Resources Model: Understanding the Impact of Job Characteristics on Healthcare Leaders, Nastassia Marie Savage