Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2019
The Use of a Values Affirming Intervention: Does It Impact Math Scores and Semester Grade Point Averages in a Student Support Services Population, Amy L. DeBruler
Eared Grebe Nesting Ecology and Chronology Along the Great Salt Lake, Utah, Leah M. Delahoussaye
Redefining Ceremony and the Sacred: Short Stories From the Dinétah, Stacie S. Denetsosie
Understanding Industry’s Expectations of Engineering Communication Skills, Lilian Maria de Souza Almeida
The Role of Social Support in Dementia Care Facilities: Staff Member Perspectives, Malinda K. Dokos
Optimization of Biogas Production by Use of a Microbially Enhanced Inoculum, Anna Doloman
The Influence of Measurement Scale and Uncertainty on Interpretations of River Migration, Mitchell R. Donovan
Health Care Provider Recruitment and Retention in Millard County, Utah, Ronald T. Draper
The Organic Wheat Market: Three Essays on Pricing, Consumer Segments, and the Importance of Labels, Tatiana Drugova
Impacts of Cattle Grazing as a Tool to Control Phragmites australis in Wetlands on Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Carbon, Brittany L. Duncan
Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Responses to Pivotal Teaching Moments, Kami M. Dupree
Gender and Social Acceptance of Immigrants in a New Destination Site, Emma Meade Earl
The Effect of Joint Training on Knowledge and Attitudes of Career and Technical Education and Special Education Professionals, Crystal Emery
Seeding Treatments to Enhance Seedling Performance of the Bulrushes Bolboschoenus maritimus, Schoenoplectus acutus and S. americanus in Wetland Restorations, David M. England
Women in Agriculture: Living in a "Man's World", Ennea A. Fairchild
Effect of Physical Stimuli on Angiogenic Factor Expression in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells, Farhad Farjood
Finding the Time: Age-Depth Models in Rockshelters and Their Paleoenvironmental Implications, Caleb E. Ferbrache
Narrative Identities of Early-Return Missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Jillian Ferrell
Reducing Road Wear While Ensuring Comfort and Charging Constraints for Dynamically Charged Passenger Vehicles Through Noise Shaped Control Inputs, Clint Jay Ferrin
Exploring the Capacity of Bacteria for Natural Product Biosynthesis, Ozkan Fidan
Power v. Threshold: Near-Channel Morphology Controls Sediment Rating Curve Shape in Coastal Redwood Watersheds, Adam Caspian Nebraska Fisher
The Impact of Wood Biochar on the Plant Uptake of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products from Reclaimed Wastewater, Jeffrey Flashinski
"Comme Je Trouve:" The Butlers, Earls of Ormond, and Political Power in Kilkenny, Ireland, 1392-1452, Senia S. Foster
Association Between PTSD Symptom Clusters, Substance Use, Hypersexuality, and Erectile Dysfunction in Service Members and Veterans, Jeremiah E. Fruge
Current and Historic Visitor Experiences in Coastal Alaskan Wilderness: Visitor Motivations and Experience Quality in Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve, Gabriella R. Furr
Measuring the Self-Efficacy of Students Participating in VEX Robotics Competitions, Joseph S. Furse
Advancing Cyberinfrastructure for Collaborative Data Sharing and Modeling in Hydrology, Tian Gan
Evaluating Relationships of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perception Between Ranchers and Bureau of Land Management Professionals, Calee L. Garn
Career Prospects and Resources of Domestic Engineering Doctoral Students, Laura A. Gelles
Three Essays on Land Property Rights, Water Trade, and Regional Development, Muyang Ge
Rapid Prediction of Low-Boom and Aerodynamic Performance of Supersonic Transport Aircraft Using Panel Methods, Ted N. Giblette
Advancing Streamflow Forecasts Through the Application of a Physically Based Energy Balance Snowmelt Model With Data Assimilation and Cyberinfrastructure Resources, Tseganeh Zekiewos Gichamo
Wildfire in the West: An Initial Analysis of Wildfire Impacts on Hydrology and Riverbed Grain Size in Relation to Salmonid Habitat, Natalie J. Gillard
Multiple IMU Sensor Fusion for SUAS Navigation and Photogrammetry, Matthew Givens
Teachers' Conceptions of Mathematics and Intelligent Tutoring System Use, Andrew R. Glaze
Role of the Japanese Encephalitis Virus Envelope Glycoprotein E in Viral Pathogenicity, Joseph L. Goldhardt
Dry Heat Among the Red Rocks: Risk Perceptions and Behavioral Responses to Extreme Heat Among Outdoor Recreationists in Southeastern Utah, Kirsten M. Goldstein
Latino Stepcouples’ Experiences Two Years After Stepfamily Education and a Narrative Study Regarding Changes in a Latino Stepfamily Two Years After Stepfamily Education, Sheryl Ann Goodey
Temporal JSON, Aayush Goyal
Feature Selection and Analysis for Standard Machine Learning Classification of Audio Beehive Samples, Chelsi Gupta
The Thermal and Physical Properties of Beef from Three USDA-Quality Grades Cooked to Multiple Degrees of Doneness, Jessica McClellan Hadfield
Exploring the Impact of Positive Peer Views of Girls on School Engagement in Middle School Girls, Christine E. Hansen
In Vitro Simulation of Microgravity Induced Muscle Loss Successfully Increases Expression of Key In Vivo Atrophy Markers, Charles P. Harding
The Effects of Fluctuations in Federal Revenue Sharing Payments Made to Rural Counties on School District Budgets, Camille Harmer
A Universal Mechanism for N2 Binding to and Differing Reactivity of the E4(4H) State of Mo-, V-, and Fe-Nitrogenases, Derek Franklin Harris
A Narrative Approach to Educational Video Training, Matthew S. Havertz
Development and Testing of a Hydrogen Peroxide Injected Thrust Augmenting Nozzle for a Hybrid Rocket, Mark C. Heiner
Evaluating the Performance Diagnostic Checklist-Human Services to Treat Performance Problems of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Brian H. Hess
Micro- to Macro-Scale Structural and Lithological Architecture of Basal Nonconformities: Implications for Fluid Flow and Injection Induced Seismicity, Garth Hesseltine
Agriculture Teacher Attitudes Regarding Gifted Education and Teaching Gifted Students in the Agriculture Classroom, Olivia M. Hile
How Virtual Reality Impacts the Landscape Architecture Design Process at Various Scales, Drew M. Hill
The Determinants of Municipal Minimum Wage Ordinances: An Analysis of 100 Large Cities from 2012-2017, Nicholas S. Hilton
Phosphorus Rate Effects With and Without AVAIL® on Dryland Winter Wheat in an Eroded Calcareous Soil, Ryan C. Hodges
Numerical Analysis and Spanwise Shape Optimization for Finite Wings of Arbitrary Aspect Ratio, Joshua D. Hodson
More Than Hatchetmen: Chinese Exclusion and Tong Wars in Portland, Oregon, Brenda M. Horrocks
Questioning Questions: A Grounded Theory Investigation of Teacher Questioning in Seminary for the Church of Jesus Christ, Zachary R. Horton
Expression Systems for Synthetic Spider Silk Protein Production, Michaela R. Hugie
Changing Access: Building a Culture of Accessibility Within Normalized Technical Communication Practices, Sherena Huntsman
Development of Mouse Models for Respiratory and Neurological Disease Caused by Enterovirus D68 and Evaluation of Antiviral Therapies, Brett L. Hurst
Classification of Isometry Algebras of Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations, Eugene Hwang
Micromechanics-Enriched Finite Element Modeling of Composites With Manufacturing or Service-Induced Defects, Alden S. Hyde
The Rise and Run of Women Corporate Leaders, Alicia R. Ingersoll
Calibration of Hot-Film X-Probes for High Accuracy Angle Alignment in Wind Tunnels, Dallin L. Jackson
Hydrodeoxygenation of Pinyon-Juniper Catalytic Pyrolysis Oil, Hossein Jahromi
Plug-and-Play Web Services, Arihant Jain
Isentropic Efficiency and Theoretical Analysis of the Planetary Rotor Expander, Joseph L. James
The Role of a Peer-Led Academic Intervention in College Students' Development of Self-Regulated Learning: A Person-Centered Approach, Soojeong Jeong
Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Relationship Between Parental Symptomatology, Child Behaviors, and Parenting Behaviors, Robyn Jeppson-Frandsen
The Impact of Collaborative Behavioral Health on Treatment Outcomes of Diabetes, Adam M. Johnson
Student Perceptions of Connectedness at the American International School of Utah, Diane Longhurst Johnson
Assessing Paleoenvironmental and Geomorphic Variability in Relationship to Paleoindian Site Burial; Centennial Valley, Montana, Hillary A. Jones
"There Should be No Tolerance for Intolerance": Internal Antagonism in Online Fan Communities, Michelle W. Jones
Exploring the Influence of Digital Writing on Primary Students' Revisions of Informational Text: A Formative Experiment, Alayne Leavitt Jorgensen
Development and Validation of an Agricultural Literacy Instrument Using the National Agricultural Literacy Outcomes, M. Rose Judd-Murray
Examining Different Patterns of Children’s Early Dual Language Development and Nonverbal Executive Functioning, Audrey C. Juhasz
Youth Prevention Programs: A Framework for Conducting Mediation Meta-Analyses, Morgan A. Kawamura
The Vulnerability of Littoral Structures Under Multiyear Drought Conditions, Jenna M. Keeton
River Hydrology, Morphology, and Dynamics in an Intensively Managed, Transient Landscape, Sara Ann Kelly
The Response of Utah Lake's Plant and Algal Community Structure to Cultural Eutrophication, Leighton R. King
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Livestock Guardian Dogs: Loss-Prevention, Behavior, Space-Use, and Human Dimensions, Daniel Kinka
The Spatial Ecology of Predator-Prey Interactions: A Case Study of Yellowstone Elk, Wolves, and Cougars, Michel T. Kohl
Death Ends a Life Not a Relationship: The Embodied Mourning and Memorializing of Pets Through Material Culture, Gemma N. Koontz
Landscape of Stress: Does Drought Prevail Over Anthropogenic Activity in Influencing Cortisol Levels and Fitness in the Pacific Fisher?, Jennifer R. Kordosky
Fire - Herbivory Interactions in an East African Savanna: Effects on Acacia Drepanolobium Trees, Eric M. LaMalfa
In Defense of the Modern Company Town: Wyoming's Uranium Communities, Zachary R. Larsen
Implementation and Effects of University College Algebra Growth Mindset Structured Assessments in Large Lectures, Hannah Mae Lewis
Spiderworms: Using Silkworms as Hosts to Produce a Hybrid Silkworm-Spider Silk Fiber, Ana Laura Licon
Estimating Upper Red Butte Watershed Contribution to Salt Lake Valley Water Resources, Sal Bir Limbu
A Structural Equation Modeling Approach Combining Multitrait-Multimethod Designs with Moderated Mediation Analysis, Kaylee Litson
Depression Mediates the Association of Disordered Eating Behaviors and Sexual Function in Female Service Members and Veterans, Whitney S. Livingston
Intermittent Turbulent Exchanges and Their Role in Vineyard Evapotranspiration, Sebastian Alexander Los
By Proxy: A Radiocarbon Perspective on Prehistoric Mobility Using Summed Probability Distributions and Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions in Wyoming and Montana, Anastasia M. Lugo Mendez