Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2017
Experimental and Simplified Analytical Investigation of Full Scale Sandwich Panel Walls, Salam Adil. Al-Rubaye
Teacher Perceptions of Factors Influencing Technology Integration in K-12 Schools, Clarence W. M. Ames
Teaching Social Studies Through Drama, Colin Anderson
Analysis of Angles-Only Hybrid Space-Based/Ground-Based Approach for Geosynchronous Orbit Catalog Maintenance, Blythe A. Andrews
Writing Attitudes and Practices of Content Area Teachers after Participating in the Central Utah Writing Project Summer Institute, Joseph P. Anson
Essays on the Economics of Energy and Transportation, Ryan N. Barnes
Transportation Related Challenges for Persons with Disabilities, Graydon Bascom
Exploring and Describing the Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Medusahead in the Channeled Scablands of Eastern Washington Using Remote Sensing Techniques, Timothy M. Bateman
Design of Logan City's Stormwater Conveyance System, Kade Jacob Beck
Impact of Antidementia Medications on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Informal Costs of Caregiving in Dementia, Stephanie Behrens
A Descriptive Case Study of Writing Standards-Based Individualized Education Plan Goals Via Problem-Based Learning in a Virtual World, Peter J. Blair
An Examination of the Relationship of Oral Reading Fluency, Silent Reading Fluency, Reading Comprehension, and the Colorado State Reading Assessment, Christy L. Bloomquist
Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Moral Injury, Ellen J. Bluett
Assessment of the Impact of the Premarital Interpersonal Choices and Knowledge (PICK) Program on Adolescents, Raquel R. Boehme
Reliability Underseepage Assessment of Levees Incorporating Geomorphic Features and Length Effects, Lourdes Polanco Boulware
The Anatomy of Virtual Manipulative Apps: Using Grounded Theory to Conceptualize and Evaluate Educational Apps that Contain Virtual Manipulatives, Jennifer M. Boyer-Thurgood
Siblings of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Their Perspectives on Guardianship and Its Alternatives, Anna M. Brady
Misconduct-Related Discharge from Active Duty Military Service: An Examination of Precipitating Factors and Post-Deployment Health Outcomes, Emily Brignone
Application of Machine Learning and Statistical Learning Methods for Prediction in a Large-Scale Vegetation Map, Carla M. Brookey
Advancing the Cyberinfrastructure for Integrated Water Resources Modeling, Caleb A. Buahin
An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study of the School Leaders’ Role in Students’ Mathematics Achievement Through the Lens of Complexity Theory, Emma P. Bullock
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in an Effluent-Dominated Stream: Seasonal Variability and Downstream Fate, Bradley R. Buswell
The Investigation of Gravity Waves in the Mesosphere / Lower Thermosphere and Their Effect on Sporadic Sodium Layer, Xuguang Cai
Participation in Dual Language Immersion Programs: Using Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Enrollment, Andrea Call
Changes in Floodplain Inundation under Non-Stationary Hydrology for an Adjustable, Alluvial River Channel, Bruce C. Call
Anatomy of a Rupture: Identity Maintenance in the 1844 Latter-day Saint Reform Sect, Robert M. Call
Direct Effects of Warming Increase Woody Plant Abundance in a Subarctic Wetland, Lindsay G. Carlson
(Uranium-Thorium)/Helium Thermochronologic Constraints on Secondary Iron-Oxide Mineralization in Southwestern New Mexico, Michael Channer
A Comparison of Park Access with Park Need for Children: Case Study in Cache County, Utah, Shuolei Chen
Bidirectional Three-Phase AC-DC Power Conversion Using DC-DC Converters and a Three-Phase Unfolder, Weilun Warren Chen
A Parameterized Simulation of Doppler Lidar, David B. Chester
Detecting Malicious Campaigns in Crowdsourcing Platforms, Hongkyu Choi
Electron Yield Measurements of High-Yield, Low-Conductivity Dielectric Materials, Justin Christensen
Perceived Entitlement Among Amillenials Versus Baby Boomers: A Cross-Generational Examination, Eliza Comer
Evaluation of Multiple Exemplar Training Plus Discrimination Training on Promoting Generalization of Response Variability, Bethany P. Contreras
Shallow Bones, Brian Lee Cook
The Influence of Threatened State Preemption on City Council Voting Behavior and Municipal Broadband, Dillon P. Corbridge
Platform Development and Path Following Controller Design for Full-Sized Vehicle Automation, Austin D. Costley
Symbolic Versus Sustainable: Tracking the Apparel Industry’s Response to Crisis Over Time, Sadell R. Crabb
Sky Rising: An Examination of YA Steampunk Literature Exploring Themes of Prejudice, Power, and Morality, Hailey Cragun
Extension of Behavioral Momentum Theory to Conditions with Changing Reinforcer Rates, Andrew R. Craig
CIA or CEO: Who Will be Responsible for Helping Protect National Security?, Jamie Elizabeth Crandal
Murder Becomes Her: Media Representations of Murderous Women in America from 1890-1920, Emily M. Crumpton
Analysis of the Hite Fault Group, Southeast Utah: Insights into Fluid Flow Properties in a Reservoir Analog, Daniel J. Curtis
Novel Statistical Models for Quantitative Shape-Gene Association Selection, Xiaotian Dai
Sequence Stratigraphy, Chemostratigraphy, and Biostratigraphy of Lower Ordovician Units in Northeastern and Western Central Utah: Regional Implications, Colter R. Davis
Identifying the Underlying Components of Delay Discounting Using Latent Factor Modeling, W. Brady DeHart
Integrated Life Cycle and Techno-Economic Assessment of the Conversion of High Productivity, Low Lipid Algae to Renewable Fuels, Chad R. De Mill
Understanding the Mechanisms of Insecticide Resistance in Phlebotomus papatasi and Lutzoymia longipalpis Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), David Denlinger
A Different Perspective on the Debate Between Nonprofit and For-Profit Microfinance Organizations, Hane E. de Oliveira Crevelari
Understanding How Emergent Bilinguals Bridge Belonging and Languages in Dual Language Immersion Settings, Marialuisa Di Stefano
A Stochastic Model for Water-Vegetation Systems and the Effect of Decreasing Precipitation on Semi-Arid Environments, Shannon A. Dixon
Relative Effects of Sleep Hygiene Behavior and Physical Exercise on Sleep Quality, Austin Dopp
From "Struggling" to "Example": How Cross-Age Tutoring Impacts Latina Adolescents' Reader Identities, Dustin H. Drake
Examining the Effects of a Strength-Based Therapeutic Assessment Process on Students’ Perceptions of Teacher-Student Relationship, Hope, and Academic Competence, Teresa A. Duszlak
The Same Ten People (STPs) of Rockville: Volunteerism, Preservation, and Sense of Community in Small-Town Southern Utah, Tori Edwards
Utah Elementary School Principals’ Preparation as Technology Leaders, Nathan L. Esplin
Toxicity and Mitochondrial Delivery of Flavonol-Based Carbon Monoxide-Releasing Molecules, Hector Jose Esquer Heredia
Development of an Animal Model for Enterovirus for Evaluation D68 for Screening of Antiviral Therapies, W. Joseph Evans
Design and Characterization of a Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer for Composition Measurements in the Upper Atmosphere, E. Addison Everett
Evidence-Based Practices for the Design of Inclusive Playgrounds that Support Peer Interactions Among Children with All Abilities, Courtney L. Fernelius
Algae-Based Biofilm Productivity and Treatment of Dairy Wastewater: Effects of Temperature and Organic Carbon Concentration, Zachary T. Fica
Ecology of Greater Sage-Grouse Inhabiting the Southern Portion of the Rich-Morgan-Summit Sage-Grouse Management Area, M. Brandon Flack
Nonlinear Photothermal Radiometry and Its Applications to Pyrometry and Thermal Property Measurements, Austin Drew Fleming
Fuel Performance Modeling of Reactivity-Initiated Accidents Using the BISON Code, Charles Pearson Folsom
A Study on Human Evacuation Behavior Involving Individuals with Disabilities in a Building, Nirdosh Gaire
Effects of Gestational Dietary Intake on Calf Growth and Early Feedlot Performance of Offspring, Jose M. Gardner
Comparison of Beef Flavor Compounds from Steaks and Ground Patties of Three USDA Quality Grades and Varied Degrees of Doneness, Kourtney Gardner
Analysis of Beef Steaks of Varying USDA Quality Grades and Thicknesses Cooked on Low and High Grill Surface Temperatures, ToniRae Gardner
Wireless Power Transfer Roadway Integration, Trevor Gardner
A Dynamic Measure of Morphological Awareness in Young Children, Frances Elizabeth Gibson
The Magic of the Magic Kingdom: Folklore and Fan Culture in Disneyland, David Giles
Urban Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Ecology in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas Metroplex, Julie M. Golla
Integrating Social and Ecological Methods to Assess and Inform Park Monitoring and Management, Kelly A. Goonan
Design of Logan City's Storm Water Conveyance System, Megan Gordon
Impact of Climate Variability on the Frequency and Severity of Ecological Disturbances in Great Basin Bristlecone Pine Sky Island Ecosystems, Curtis A. Gray
Lactational Performance and Energy Partitioning of Dairy Cows Supplemented with N-Acetyl-L-Methionine During Mid to Late Lactation, Tyson George Grisenti
To What Extent Might Beaver Dam Building Buffer Water Storage Losses Associated with a Declining Snowpack?, Konrad Hafen
Longitudinal Thermal and Solute Dynamics in Regulated Rivers, Muhammad Rezaul Haider
International Policy Diffusion and Religious Freedom, 1990-2008, Allison R. Hale
Quantifying Riverbed Sediment Using Recreational-Grade Side Scan Sonar, Daniel Hamill
Sclerocactus wetlandicus: Habitat Characterization, Seed Germination and Mycorrhizal Analysis, Kourtney T. Harding
Allowing the Untellable to Visit: Investigating Digital Folklore, PTSD and Stigma, Geneva Harline
Mechanistic Studies of the Iron and Molybdenum Nitrogenases, Derek Harris
Adolescent Relationship Concerns and Perceived Gains from a Relationship Education Course, Jenny Harris
Exploring the Effect of Disability Microaggressions on Sense of Belonging and Participation in College Classrooms, Lynsie Harris
Magmatic Evolution of Early Subduction Zones: Geochemical Modeling and Chemical Stratigraphy of Boninite and Fore Arc Basalt from the Bonin Fore Arc, Emily A. Haugen
The Role of Utah Farmers in Farm to School Programming, John L. Hawley
The Influence of Aspen Chemistry and the Nutritional Context on Aspen Herbivory, Kristen Y. Heroy
Alternative Treatment Technologies for Low-Cost Industrial and Municipal Wastewater Management, Alan J. Hodges
Examining Effects of Technology Level and Reinforcer Arrangements on Preference and Efficacy, Audrey N. Hoffman
A Comparison of Five Statistical Methods for Predicting Stream Temperature Across Stream Networks, Maike F. Holthuijzen
Behavior of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles in Soil Pore Waters as Influenced by Soil Characteristics, Bacteria, and Wheat Roots, Joshua Hortin
Beam Steerable Reconfigurable Antenna with Smart RF Switching on 3D Parasitic Level, Mohammad Ababil Hossain