Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Providing Predictable Performance during Network Contingencies, Phani Krishna Penumarthi
Becoming Independent Readers: A Toolbox of Close Reading Strategies for Young Minds, Kimberly Anne Petersen
Cosmic Metal Evolution During the First ∼1 Billion Years After the Big Bang Using Damped/Sub-Damped Lyman-Alpha Absorbers, Suraj Poudel
Time’s Up: How Opera Is Facing Its Own Me Too Reckoning, Craig Price
A Multi-Sensor Fusion-Based Underwater Slam System, Sharmin Rahman
The Literacies of Adolescents With International Experiences, Caitlin Hanzlick Rasmussen
Mechanistic Investigations of Isothiourea Catalyzed Silylations of Secondary Alcohols Using Reaction Progress Kinetic Analysis, Brandon Kane Redden
Integrating Survivors of Stroke Into Cardiac Rehabilitation, Elizabeth Wherley Regan
Steady-State and Transient Study of Flow Boiling in Microchannels With Microgrooves/Micronozzles, Congcong Ren
Social Networks, the Local Food Environment, and Maternal Food Choice for Children Ages 1 to 5 Years Old in Rural Mexico, Ligia Ivette Reyes
The Utility of Whole Exome Sequencing in Patients With Intellectual Disability and Developmental Delay as a First-Tier Diagnostic Testing Strategy, Ellen Richardson
Helping Future Teachers Do History: The Effectiveness of the National Archives Docsteach Program on the Historical Thinking and Perception of History of Preservice Teachers, Jeremy Alan Rinder
Teaching Psychology in Secondary School: The Flipped Classroom Approach and the ARCS Motivational Model, Nicole Ritter
Gel Permeation Chromatography Purification and Surface Chemistry of Technologically Relevant Colloidal Quantum Dots, Adam Roberge
A Trumpet Player’s Performance Guide of Three Selected Works for Trumpet, Cello, and Piano, Justin Wayne Robinson
The Role of Chromatin Remodeling Protein and Transcriptional Repressor, Ing4, in Hematopoiesis Regulation, Melanie Rodriguez
Culture in the Classroom: A Study for Strategies for Bridging Classroom Divides, William Rolison
Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions During Intraseasonal Oscillations in the Northern Indian Ocean, Heather Leigh Roman-Stork
Ego Sum, Victoria Romero
Math Workshop and Its Impact on Higher-level Thinking Skills, Elizabeth Ross
The Impact of a District Supported Mentoring Initiative on Reading Achievement of African American Male Students, Brooke Wray-Fisher Rowe
Lipoprotein Discordance: Associations With Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, and Response to Exercise, Jonathan Joseph Pulama Kupaianaha Ruiz-Ramie
Solid Materials Discovery for Thin Films, Oxide Catalysts, and Polymer Sealants, Benjamin Ruiz-Yi
Design of Bio-Inspired Multifrequency Acoustic Sensors and Metamaterial Energy Harvesting Smart Structures, Mohammadsadegh Saadatzi
Room Temperature Semiconductor Radiation Detectors Based on CdZnTe and CdZnTeSe, Mohsin Sajjad
Checkmate: Exploring Father-Son Communication Regarding Reproduction and Sexual Health in Males With Cystic Fibrosis, Dianna C. Sanderson
Strategies and Methods Used to Improve Engagement: Mixed Methods Action Research in an Online Computer Applications Course, Yvette Newton Sands
Multi-Scale Modeling for Transport Study Inside Porous Layers of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Using Direct Numerical Simulation, Pongsarun Satjaritanun
Antisaccade Performance as a Measure of Executive Dysfunction in Women With the FMR1 Premutation, Lyndsay Schmitt
Searching for Sputnik: Revealing Hidden Curriculum as Motivation for Teacher Growth, Jeffrey Allan Schneider
On Matters of Feedback: Supporting the Online Grading Feedback Process with Web-Based, Collaborative Comment Banks, Jennifer Schneider
Teacher Beliefs in Sex-Specific Neuromyths and Gender-Specific Instructional Strategies: Prevalence, Predictors, and Implications, Marriah Schwallier
Digital Distractions: Using Action Research to Explore Students’ Behaviors, Motivations, and Perceptions of Cyberslacking in a Suburban High School, Kristy Self Rykard
Optimal Pregnancy Outcomes and Subsequent Postnatal Development, Maria Sevoyan
Swept Away Before Learning to Swim: Social Studies Subject Area Literacy for High School Students, Aaron K. Shaw
New Approaches to Understanding Mjo Dynamics, Casey Shoup
Aging With HIV in the United States: Trends and Impact of Hospital Stays on Inpatient Resource Utilization, and Costs of Care, 2003-2015, Khairul Alam Siddiqi
Functional Motor Competence and Physical Military Readiness, Kyle Silvey
Finding Their Strengths, Dreams and Struggles: A Narrative Inquiry of High School Students Independent Reading Habits, Tori T. Simmons
Diameter of 3-Colorable Graphs and Some Remarks on the Midrange Crossing Constant, Inne Singgih
The Logic of Capital and the Possibility of Resistance in Chris Abani’s GraceLand, Caleb Smith
Volume Frequency Response Method for Determining Mass Transfer Mechanisms of O2 in Carbon Molecular Sieve 3K172, Olivia Smithson
Evaluation of Temporal Damage Progression in Concrete Structures Affected by ASR Using Data-driven Methods, Vafa Soltangharaei
The Use of Natural Anthraquinone Emodin as a Primary and Complementary Therapeutic in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer, Alexander-Jacques Theodore Sougiannis
Two Inquiries Related to the Digits of Prime Numbers, Jeremiah T. Southwick
Relationship Between Sedentary Time and Physical Activity With Glycemic Variability and Oxidative Stress, Joshua Robert Sparks
Characterizing Patterns of Adherence to Physical Activity Goals in Behavioral Weight Control, Melissa Lee Stansbury
Evaluating the Use of Writing Prompts & Graphic Organizers in Middle School Mathematics: Action Research to Improve Mathematical Achievement and Students’ Attitudes With Authentic Assessments, Kyla Candee Steppler
The Tripartite Model of Efficacy Beliefs for Youth With Visual Impairments, Alexandra Stribing
“How Did You Get Here?”: Using Counter-Narratives and Critical Race Theory to Explore the Placement Experiences of Black Males in Self-Contained Special Education Settings, Xandria Renata Sutton
Improving Computational Thinking: Action Research Implementing a School Makerspace With Elementary Students, Timothy Clifford Swick
Quality of Life of Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Parents’ Perspectives in Light of New Treatments, Analyssa R. Tallas
Influence of Dynamic Multiaxial Transverse Loading on Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polyethylene Single Fiber Failure, Frank David Thomas
The Impact of Hotel Service Robot Appearance and Service Attributes on Customer Experience, Chuhan Thomsen
The Impact of Blended Learning on Student Motivation and Achievement in Reading and Writing, Kimberly Eish Tiedemann
The Early Piano Music of Richard Wagner, Annie Rose Tindall-Gibson
Computational Tools for Analyzing Correlations Between Microbial Biological Diversity and Ecosystems, Behzad Torkian
New Models for Truck Appointment Problem and Extensions, Mohammad Torkjazi
A Conductor’s Guide to the Da Vinci Requiem by Cecilia McDowall, Jantsen Blake Touchstone
The Impact of Personalized Learning Strategies on Educational Growth and Achievement of Low Socioeconomic Elementary Students, Michele L. Trevino
Intracranial Atherosclerotic Stenosis and Its Association With Inflammation and Meditarrenean Diet, Tushar Trivedi
Social Trust and Soft Power: The Role of Social Trust in Democratic Countries’ Soft Power Use, Judit Trunkos
Taiwanese Postcolonial Identities and Environmentalism in Wu Ming-Yi’s the Stolen Bicycle, Chihchi Sunny Tsai
The Effects of Project-Based Learning in the Intermediate World Language Classroom, Steven Tanner Tucker
Natural Product Berbamine Enhances the Efficacy of Doxorubicin Treatment for Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Jake Tyler
Optimization of Vehicle to Grid System in a Power System With Unit Commitment, Charles Uko
The Manufacturing and Characterization of Pseudo-Woven Carbon Fiber Composite Architectures for Enhanced Damage Tolerance, Cyrus Vakili Rad
Windows and Generalized Drinfeld Kernels, Robert R. Vandermolen
Bayesian Analysis of Binary Diagnostic Tests and Panel Count Data, Chunling Wang
Games and Play of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jiayao Wang
Semiparametric Regression Analysis of Survival Data and Panel Count Data, Lu Wang
Integrated Techniques to Increase Systems Thinking for Sustainability Education of High School Science Students Using Educational Design Research, Nora Kathryn Weatherhead
Testing for Differential Attention to Features in Evaluative Conditioning, Christine E. Weber
Mental Health Prevalence and Biofeedback Intervention for Student- Athletes, Samantha Rose Weber
Tow-Path Characterization for Automated Fiber Placement, Roudy Wehbe
Estimation and Inference Under Model Uncertainty, Yizheng Wei
Studying the “Snip”: A Multi-Methods Exploration of Vasectomy in the Southern United States, Ashley Lauren White
Examining the Organizational Capacity of Public Libraries That Offer Obesity Prevention Programs, Olivia Whitt
The Global Production Sharing and Economic Development: The Nexus of Preferential Trade Agreements and Unilateral Trade, Handunnetti Naveen Mendis Wickremeratne
Revisiting the Essential Informational Needs of Parents Receiving a Diagnosis of Down Syndrome, Margaret Jean Wilkes
Evaluating Impact and Perception of a Structured Online Peer Evaluation System Among Graduate Communication Capstone Students Through Action Research, Karen Larimore Wilkinson
Maternal Preventive Dental Services Utilization: The Role of Preconception Oral Health Counseling in and the Association With Birth Outcomes: Evidence From South Carolina Prams, Monique Johnette Williams
Composition of Musical and Visual Devices to Create Moments of Resolution in Marching Arts Production Design, Ryan John Williams
Dialogue Sessions on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Topics: A Phenomenological Action Research Study in an Independent School Setting, Erica Forniss Wiltshire
Program Evaluation of a Middle School Stem/Steam Program, Warren Richard Wintrode
The Chasquis of Liberty: Revolutionary Messengers in the Bolivian Independence Era, 1808-1825, Caleb Garret Wittum
Effectiveness Among Community Health Center Governing Boards: An Assessment of the Different Governing Board Members’ Perspectives, Brandi L. Wright
Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation Using Non-Contact Air-Coupled Lamb Waves, Wenfeng Xiao