Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2025
Game Changing Education: Empowering High School Stem Teachers to Teach Engineering Using Games, Leslie Brown
Electromagnetic Sensor Sampling Volumes and Water Content Calibration in Coarse-Textured Porous Media Using Layered Mixing Theories, Chieh Yun Chang
High-Throughput Phenotyping of Early Generation Small Grains Breeding Lines to Indirectly Select for Grain Yield, Dalton Jones
Strategies for Increasing Methane Removal in Methanotroph Bench-scale Systems for the Production of Ectoine, Jaden Storrer
2024
Emerging Technologies and Advanced Analyses for Non-Invasive Near-Surface Site Characterization, Aser Abbas
Mind-Body Bridging (MBB) Techniques and Emotional Regulation in Political Discourse and Confidence in Political Talk, Joseph Ofori Acheampong
Production of Interspecies Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Embryos as a Model for Endangered Species Rescue, Laura Adams
Finite-Time Control Strategies for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations, John Tamotsu Akagi
Assessing Impact of Food Structure on Oral Tribology and In-Vitro Digestion of Dairy Products, Lamis Ali
Anomaly Detection on Wind Turbine Blades Using Aerial Imaging, Image Processing, And Deep Learning, Bridger Kohl Altice
Metal Assisted O2-Dependent Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage of β-Diketones and Flavonols, Stephen N. Anderson
Empowering Graphics: A Distributed Rendering Architecture for Inclusive Access to Modern GPU Capabilities, Taylor Anderson
Inferring a Hierarchical Input Type for an SQL Query, Santosh Aryal
A Content Analysis on Emotions Presented in Preschool Children's Television, Sarah Austin
Online Deception: The Impact of Language in Text-Based Deception Detection, Stephanie Dayle Avila
Development of a Subsurface Water Velocity and Quality Measurement Payload for sUAS, Mitchell Bailey
Comparison of Private and Public Lab Fertilizer Recommendation Impacts on Field Crop Production and Soil Test Results, Megan Baker
An Expansive Framing Intervention and its Influence on Nursing Students' Perceptions of Value for Mathematics, Kimberly Evagelatos Beck
Variations on Leitmotif: Firebird Rises, Virginia Beikmann
On the Varieties of Religious Experience in Latter-Day Saint Temples, 1836–1940, Jared Gage Bennett
Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Multi-Materials Fabricated Through a Combination of LPBF and DED Additive Manufacturing Techniques, Christopher J. Bettencourt
The Geoarchaeology of an Early Agricultural Landscape on Clear Creek, Fremont Indian State Park, Utah, Michael D. Bianchini
Pedestrian Pathing Prediction Using Complex Contextual Behavioral Data in High Foot Traffic Settings, Laurel Bingham
California Condor Feeding Habitat, Vigilance, and Competition With Avian Scavengers in Southern Utah, USA, Alex Blanche
Siwa's Influence on Alexander the Great's Self-Presentation, Luke Boardman
Mathematical and Statistical Methods to Harness Limited Data in Models for Ecological Space Use Under Global Change, Sarah C. Bogen
El Nino Prediction at 1- and 3- Year Lead Times Driven by the Western North Pacific Precursor and Their Impacts, Krishna Borhara
Addressing the Great Salt Lake Desiccation: Exploring Support for Alternative Frameworks on Rights of Nature and Multispecies Justice, Sadie Braddock
A Position Allocation Approach to the Battery Electric Bus Charging Problem, Alexander Brown
An Examination of Inclusion of Secondary Students With Disabilities in One Local School District, Brandon Brown
Sustainable Fertilizer Management Practices for Container Nursery Production, Saroj Burlakoti
Exploring Optimal Design of Experiments for Random Effects Models, Ryan C. Bushman
The Last Days of Elder Mitchell, Jack Bylund
Take a Seat: The Impact of Three Classroom Seating Arrangements on Individual Student Performance, Mikayla Camacho
Understanding Timing Error Characteristics From Overclocked Systolic Multiply-Accumulate Arrays in FPGAs, Andrew S. Chamberlin
Silica Fault Mirror Development Along the Cordillera Blanca Detachment Fault, Peru, Kayla Michelle Chaudoir
The Effects of Aboveground Herbivory on Root Traits and Root Decomposition, Emily A. Chavez
Reinforcements of a Greater Sage-Grouse Population in Utah: Applications for Range-Wide and Local Conservation Translocation Efforts, Melissa S. Chelak
Interpretable and Robust Deep Anomaly Detection, He Cheng
Interpreting Neural Networks for Particle Tracing in Fluid Simulation Ensembles: An Interactive Visualization Framework, Maanav Choubey
Systematic Review on the Use of Self-Monitoring Interventions With ADHD/ASD Students in School Settings, Sari Christensen
Improving the Long-Term Maintenance and Durability of Pervious Concrete Pavements, Kate Elizabeth Christiansen
Shaking Off the Rust: Unraveling the Depositional and Diagenetic History of Enigmatic Ferroan Dolostones in the Cambrian Bright Angel Formation, Tonto Group, Grand Canyon, Joseph J. Clevenger
Is That Controversial or is it Just Me?, Joseph D. Cochran
Development and Testing of an 8-Bit Digitally Throttled Hybrid Rocket Motor, Trevor W. Coombs
Script Fading and Training: Evaluating the Necessity of Visual Cues to Teach Contextually Appropriate Play Commenting, Devanio J. Cousins
Birds, Bees, and the Babies: Study of the Influence of Self-Efficacy on Parent-Child Sex Communication, Cassandra M. Craig
Adoption and Efficacy of Tiered Water Pricing: Evidence From Utah, Savanna Craig
Analysis of a Gravity Wave Horizontal Blocking Event Using Hodograph Techniques Applied to Sodium Lidar Data, Neal R. Criddle
Righting Reproductive Wrongs: A Rhetorical Analysis of Special Topoi in Alberto Fernández’s Pro-Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy Speeches, Kymberlie Crosby
Microbiome Assembly and Function in the Solitary Mason Bee, Osmia lignaria (Megachilidae), Bailey Crowley
Advancing Near Surface Soil Moisture Measurements Using Robotics, Automation, and Remote Sensing, Hemanth Narayan Dakshinamurthy
Dynamic Modeling of a Nuclear Integrated Energy System With Thermal Energy Storage and Hydrogen Production, Seth J. Dana
On the Existence of Periodic Traveling-Wave Solutions to Certain Systems of Nonlinear, Dispersive Wave Equations, Jacob Daniels
A Comprehensive Uncertainty Quantification Methodology for Metrology Calibration and Method Comparison Problems Via Numeric Solutions to Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Parametric Bootstrapping, Aloka B. S. N. Dayarathne
Using Wasp Specimens in Taxonomic, Biogeographic, Evolution, And Informal Education Studies, Brenna Lynn Decker
Evaluating Bluebunch Wheatgrass Plant Materials for the Central Great Basin and Range, McKenna Delton
Design and Implementation of an Accelerated Lifetime Testing Platform for Silicon Carbide MOSFETs, Conner Deppe
Public Cyberattack Attribution and Domestic Political Considerations: An Analysis of State Decision Making, Ella M. Devey
Revealing the Microbiome Associated With the Soil and Root of Shepherdia Species in Utah, Ananta Raj Devkota
Protected Flavonols for Carbon Monoxide Delivery in Biological Environments, Taylor M. Dittmar
Advancing Thermal Property Measurements and Water Management for Controlled Environment Agriculture on Earth and Beyond, Chihiro Dixon
Field Flow Measurements for Pipe Installations With Non-Ideal Conditions, Jake Douglas
An Examination of Traumatic Brain Injury and Genes for Neurotrophins and Apolipoprotein E in Predicting Cognitive Function in Older Adults: The Cache County Study, Mikaela A. Drewel
A Mass Balance Model of the Great Salt Lake, UT With Adaptive Management Applications, Diana Dunn
Assessing Canopy Features, Its Shading Factor, And Their Influence in the Estimation of Evapotranspiration in Almond Orchards Using UAS Information and the Two-Source Energy Balance Model, Moises R. Duran-Gomez
Understanding Peer Interactions in Undergraduate Engineering Education, Jack C. Elliott
The Influence of Individual Strategies on Cougar Ecology: Insights From Predation, Space Use, and Reproduction, Kristin Nicole Engebretsen
Supervised Generative Adversarial Networks for Time Series Generation in Embedding Space, MohammadReza EskandariNasab
Validating a Scale of Psychological Flexibility and Inflexibility for Older Adolescents, Caleb Douglas Farley
The Effect of Seed Mix Density and Composition on Wetland Plant Community Assembly in the Great Salt Lake Watershed, Elana Feldman
Adolescent Mental Health and Social Media: The Roles of Psychosocial Development and Online Interaction, Mark L. Ferguson
Artificial Intelligence in Landscape Architecture: A Survey of Theory, Culture, and Practice, Phillip J. Fernberg
Across the Snake River Plain: Terminal Pleistocene, Early Holocene, and Early Middle Holocene Land-Use in Southeast Idaho, Jennifer Finn
Processes for Improved Variable Rate Irrigation and Nitrogen Within Potato-Wheat-Wheat Cropping Systems, Elisa A. Flint
Sparks, Belonging, and Relationships: High School Teachers' Use of Developmental Context to Engage Students in Career Pathways, Dave Francis
Oxider to Fuel Ratio Shift Compensation Via Vortex Strength Control in Hybrid Rocket Motors, Max W. Francom
Vectors and Vector Borne Disease: Models for the Spread of Curly Top Disease and Culex Mosquito Abundance, Rachel M. (Frantz) Georges
Invasion Potential of Nonnative Fishes Through a Large Western Dam Into a Prized and Vulnerable Ecosystem, Barrett T. Friesen
The Influence of Business Development Areas on Leadership Positions Within Landscape Architecture Professional Practice, Catherine E. Frost
Reactivity on Student On-Task Behavior: An Analysis of On-Task Operational Definitions and Observer Presence on Student Behavior, Daria G. Fuell
Development of a High-Throughput Methodology for Vibration-Based Fatigue Tests, Brandon Alexander Furman
Generative AI in Education From the Perspective of Students, Educators, and Administrators, Aashish Ghimire
Reducing the Cost of Implementing the F.I.T. Game Healthy Eating Program in Diverse Schools While Observing Effects on Food Waste, Robert Gifford
ADHD Knowledge: Support for Current Measures and Connections to Stigma and Intervention, Megan E. Golson
Do Physical Activity, Diet and Sex Modify the Association Between Neurotrophin Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Insomnia?, Hector Leonardo Gonzalez
Measures of Rumen Health and Function in Organic Pasture-Raised Dairy Heifers, Chase Todd Goodey
Online ACT for Caregivers: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study, Jacob D. Gossner
Teaching Function-Based Assessment and Intervention Skills to Behavior Support Staff Using an Interactive Computer Training, Megan E. Graul