Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2022
Lentiviral Vector Production at High Cell Density by Transient Transfection of Suspended Culture HEK Cells, Jacob G. Accordino
Evaluating Microbial Safety of Food Products and Processes in Small Scale Food Services, Processors and Manufacturers, Sujan Acharya
Statistical Challenges and Methods for Missing and Imbalanced Data, Rose Adjei
Evaluating the Use of Inclusive Teaching Materials for Learners with Autism, Juliana Aguilar
Quantifying the Dynamics of an Idealized Oil-Plume in Stratified Environment Using Direct Numerical Simulations, Jasmin Ahmed
Enhancing Sense of Belonging: Exploring How Multicultural Centers Communicate and Document Retention Initiatives, Jamal-Jared Alexander
Natural History and Development of Melittobia acasta on Megachile rotunda , Alan R. Anderson
The Influence of a Course on Assessment for Inservice Secondary Mathematics Teachers, Natalie M. Anderson
Institutional Betrayal Related to Sexual Trauma in Military Service Members and Veterans: An Examination of Posttraumatic Sequelae, Felicia Andresen
Carbon Sinks and Sources in Great Salt Lake: Consequences of Declining Lake Levels, Melissa Cobo Arias
Toward a Conceptual Approach to the Coriolis Force: Cataloging Intuitive Knowledge Elements in Intermediate Physics Learners, Jared B. Arnell
Advancing the Cyberinfrastructure for Smart Water Metering and Water Demand Modeling, Nour A. Attallah
Sustain Water Conservation Behaviors Using Nonparametric Ranking and Social Marketing, Mahmudur Rahman Aveek
Assessing the Role of Magnetite in Municipal Wastewater Treatment, Patricia Ayaa
A Computer Programming Intervention for Second Grade Math Students, Eric B. Bagley
The Influence of a Values Affirmation Intervention on Students' Mathematical, Social, and Epistemological Empowerment, Carrie Olson Bala
Increasing Production of Therapeutic mAbs in CHO Cells Through Genetic Engineering, Charles Barentine
Upstream Methods for Enhancing Engineered Curcumin Biosynthesis, Caleb D. Barton
Advancing Data Collection, Management, and Analysis for Quantifying Residential Water Use via Low Cost, Open Source, Smart Metering Infrastructure, Camilo J. Bastidas Pacheco
Old-Growth Forest Dynamics After Fire and Drought in the Sierra Nevada, California, USA, Kendall M.L. Becker
Developing Confidence and Interest in Teaching Relevant Mathematical Modeling Lessons, Jacy Beck
Refining, Testing, and Applying Thermal Species Distribution Models to Enhance Ecological Assessments, Donald J. Benkendorf
Predictors of Special Education Inequity in Rural Rocky Mountain West Schools, Jac'lyn Bera
Contributions to Random Forest Variable Importance with Applications in R, Kelvyn K. Bladen
Pedestrian Behavior at Signalized Intersections Throughout Utah, Sadie Boyer
Implementing a Digital Sharing Space in Online Studio Coursework in the Field of Landscape Architecture, Elizabeth Braithwaite
Quantifying the Indirect Effect of Wolves on Aspen in Northern Yellowstone National Park: Evidence for a Trophic Cascade?, Elaine M. Brice
Artificial Intelligence and Deep Reinforcement Learning Stock Market Predictions, Andrew W. Brim
Changes in Voting Behavior Along Partisan Lines Due to Extreme Weather Events Linked to Climate Change, Daniel Brinkerhoff
Nutrient Uptake and Water Quality in Great Salt Lake Wetland Impoundments, Rachel L. Buck
A Content Analysis of Graphical Literacy Skills Instruction in Fifth Grade Core Reading Programs, Georgia A. Bunnell
Masculinity, Affirmations, Belongingness, and Resiliency in Male Adolescents: Effects on School Engagement, Kelsey Burt
Delivering on a Promise: A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Emergent Bilinguals' Academic Achievement in a Utah Dual Language Program, J. Eric Campbell
Highly Variable Rainfall-Runoff Patterns Across Burned Mountainous Watersheds in the Colorado River Headwaters, Haley Anne Canham
A Multi-Scalar Socio-Policy Analysis of Resource Reallocation and Water Security in Twenty-First Century Utah, USA, Clint P. Carney
Conservation Conflict: Rare Plant Conservation and Energy Development and Potential in the Colorado Plateau, Joshua Carrell
Cultural, Contextual, and Individual Determinants of Mental Health Service Utilization Among Latinx Emerging Adults, Kenia Carrera Diaz
A Rhetorical Phenomenology of Political, Apocalyptic, and Qubit Technical Communication, Ryan K. Cheek
Myside Bias Shifting in the Written Arguments of First Year Composition Students, Lezlie Christensen-Branum
An Evaluation of Landscape, Climate, and Management Impacts on Bumble Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) in Agroecosystems, Morgan Elizabeth Christman
Defining Areas of Interest Using Voronoi and Modified Voronoi Tesselations to Analyze Eye-Tracking Data, Joanna D. Coltrin
Executive Functioning and Brain Activation in Young Monolingual and Bilingual Children: An fNIRS Study, Matthew L. Cook
Holocene Chronostratigraphy of Dune Fields in Southern Utah: Geomorphic Record of Past Aridity in the Central Colorado Plateau, Harriet S. Cornachione
Event-Based Obstacle Detection with Commercial Lidar, Chaz Cornwall
Reconstructing the Practical Theory of Communication in Dating Matters: Examining Teen Dating Violence Prevention From a Communicative Approach, Diana Costanzo
Path Planning for Aircraft Under Threat of Detection from Ground-Based Radar with Uncertainty in Aircraft and Radar States, Austin D. Costley
Novel Patterning Techniques to Improve Digital Image Correlation in Challenging Environments, Weston Craig
Shallow Composition and Structure of the San Gabriel Fault, California in Drill Core and Geophysical Logs: Implications for Fault Slip and Energetics, Kaitlyn A. Crouch
Role of Mitochondria in Postmortem Proteolysis and Meat Tenderness, David Son Dang
Storytelling to Promote Mental Health: A Conceptual Analysis and Application with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Depression, Carter H. Davis
Siblings Influence on Young Adults' Development: A Three-Study Dissertation, Jenna C. Dayley
An Exploration of Parent Management Training Programs and Their Cultural Relevance, Maria de la Caridad Alvarez
Investigating Factors That Impact Income Generation and Distribution in Western National Park Gateway Communities, Elizabeth Depew
Comparing Multiple Approaches to Reconstructing the Phosphorus History of Marl Lakes: A Utah Lake Case Study, Mark R. Devey
Detecting Ecosystem Response to Restoration Efforts with Implications for Recovery of the Threatened June Sucker (Chasmistes liorus) in a Shallow, Eutrophic, Utah Lake, Ryan D. Dillingham
Natural and Experimental Slow Slip Observed Along Shallow Hematite Faults, Alexandra A. DiMonte
The Role of Music Context in High School Students' Translations Among Representations in Algebra, Danielle Divis
Investigations of Prokaryotic Defense Systems, Hannah Domgaard
Carnivoran Frugivory and its Effect on Seed Dispersal, Plant Community Composition, Migration, and Biotic Carbon Storage, John P. Draper
Data Visualization, Dimensionality Reduction, and Data Alignment via Manifold Learning, Andrés Felipe Duque Correa
Differential Transcriptome Analysis Reveals that Cache Valley PM2.5 Triggers the Unfolded Protein Response in Human Lung Cells, Morgan Eggleston
Ligand, Anion, and Substituent Effects on Aliphatic Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage Reactions, Josiah G. D. Elsberg
An Exploration of the Relationship Between Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Participation of Students with Disabilities in Secondary Career and Technical Education, Crystal Kay Emery
Forecasting Fine Fuels in the Intermountain West Rangelands, Mira Ensley-Field
Using Virtual and Physical Manipulatives to Improve Spatial Skills of Undergraduate Engineering Students, Ahmad Farooq
Designing and Decoding Chemical Bonds: A Computational Pipeline Backed Up by Magnetic Criteria and Experiment, Nikita Fedik
The Bray Schools and Black Education in the Early American Republic, Mitchell Allen Fellows
Emotional Support Animal Partnerships: A Multimethod Investigation, Jillian Ferrell
Investigating Cause-Specific Mortality of Sheep to Determine the Impacts of Carnivores on Domestic Livestock, Nathan Jacob Floyd
Identifying Optimal Stocking Strategies to Support Recovery of an Endemic Lake Sucker, Dale R. Fonken
Release of Large Water Droplets, Jeffrey N. Fonnesbeck
Punishment and Choice, Rafaela M. Fontes
Relationships Between Middle School Students' Adaptive Reasoning When Creating Learner-Generated Drawings and Partner Talk During Inquiry-Based Mathematical Tasks, Angela M. Frabasilio
Fingerprinting Paleo-Groundwater Sources Using Stable Oxygen and Iron Isotopes of Iron Oxide Concretions From the "Boiler Room", Moab Area, Utah, Connor Frederickson
The Life of Socrates: Plato, Xenophon, and the Untapped Potential of the Socratic Problem, Abigail R. Fritz
Management of Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata), Sahara Mustard (Brassica tournefortii), and Elongated Mustard (Brassica elongata) in Utah, Natalie Layne Fronk
History Strikes Back! The Portrayal of Greek and Roman History in Hollywood Films and How it Furthers the Discussion of History, Ethan P. Frost
Improving Flood Inundation and Streamflow Forecasts in Snowmelt Dominated Regions, Irene Garousi-Nejad
Seam Shifted Wake in the Magnus and Non-Magnus Directions, John W. Garrett
Power Approximations for Generalized Linear Mixed Models in R Using Steep Priors on Variance Components, Sydney Geisler
Hidden Mechanisms of Climate Impacts in Western Forests: Integrating Theory and Observation for Climate Adaptation, Sara J. Germain
Development of Late-Heading Orchardgrass Germplasm, Megan Marie Getz
Temperature Dependent Density of States Models and Compiled Data for Radiation Induced Conductivity, Jodie Gillespie
Quantification of Hydrologic Response to Forest Disturbance in Western U.S. Watersheds, Sara A. Goeking
Voces: Experiences of Undocumented Latines, José Manuel González Vera
Collaborative Practices of Rural Inclusive Postsecondary Education Program (IPSE) Directors, Elizabeth Susanne Goode Dimond
Dairy Breed, Grass-Birdsfoot Trefoil Mixture, and Pasture Nutrition Effects on Intake, Feed Efficiency, and Grazing Adaptation, Michael Greenland
Dynamical Systems Analysis in Adaptive and Metapopulation Ecology with Applications to Conservation Management, Guenchik Grosklos
'I Try to Take the Whole Family Thing Out of the Picture': How Professionals Navigate Motherhood Bias at Work, Rachael Gulbrandsen
Assessing Socio-Demographic and Urban Form Changes of Sprawl Retrofitting Projects in the United States, Hooman Hadayeghi
The Gambler's Edge - A Theoretical Framework to Trading Securities, Matthew Haines
Applications of Affinity Spaces in English Language Instruction: Writing and Peer Review of Fanfiction Based on Video Games in an Academic English as a Second Language Writing Course, Marta Halaczkiewicz
Measuring SRL Differences During Mathematics with SRL Microanalysis, Aliya Halterman
Who Is More Likely to Be Delinquent in Their Mortgage Payments Among Homeowners? The Role of Financial Literacy, Ellie Donne Hansen