Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2025
Comparative DNA Methylation Profiles of Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Embryos and In Vitro Fertilized Embryos, Braden Abercrombie
Linearized Rigid-Body Dynamics of Asymmetric Aircraft, Troy A. Abraham
The Impacts of Anthocyanins on Gut Health: Microbiome Dynamics and Colorectal Cancer Cell Responses, Mohammed F. Almatani
Conservation Laws for Asymptotically Perfect Fluid Spacetimes, Lyle Arnett Jr.
A Model of Changeover Behavior in Concurrent Schedules of Reinforcement, Matias A. Avellaneda
Greater Sage-Grouse Habitat Dynamics and Grazing, A Study of Vegetation Indices and Survival, Codi R. Backen
Exploring Variations in High-Resolution Downstream Hydraulic Geometry of the Logan River, Gabriel V. Benitez
Irrigation Performance Connection to Water Quality in Big Creek, Sena Bildim
Approaches to Improve In Vitro Oocyte Maturation and Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Embryo Developmental Potential, Renata Blocher
A Systematic Review: Learning Emotion Regulation With Virtual Reality, David Boyd Bobo
UV-A Light and Heat-Activated Antimicrobial and Biodegradable Materials for Food Packaging and Preservation, Michael J. Bodily
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Self-Help Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Perfectionism, Emily M. Bowers
Game Changing Education: Empowering High School Stem Teachers to Teach Engineering Using Games, Leslie Brown
The Effects of Resveratrol and Commercial Serum-Free Media on Ovine Oocyte Quality and Cloned Embryo Development, Ian Bunderson
Describing Functionality in Natural Language May Improve Decomposition Behaviors, Matthew R. Burns
Identifying and Addressing Current Gaps in Knowledge and Treatment Dissemination for Individuals With Trichotillomania, Leila K. Capel
Caregiver Mand Training: Evaluating the Effects of Using Bug-In-Ear Coaching Via Telehealth, Makenna P. Carnesecca
Lidar Scene Reconstruction Using Imagery and Frame Overlap from a Texel Camera, Blake Chamberlain
Strategies for Writing Synthesis to Learn: A Case Study Among Sixth-Grade Social Studies Students, Kalie A. Chamberlain
Electromagnetic Sensor Sampling Volumes and Water Content Calibration in Coarse-Textured Porous Media Using Layered Mixing Theories, Chieh Yun Chang
Exploring the Effect of Three-Dimensional Microenvironment on Human Brain Cortical Development, Cheng Chen
Accelerating Convergence of RANS CFD Simulation of External Flows Using Surface-Vorticity Panel Solver, Yi Cheng Chen
Alevi-Bektashi Ballads: Malady, Melody and Remedy, Mustafa Cingoz
Systematics, Evolution, And Species Delimitation of Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) Based on Ultraconserved Element Phylogenomics, Brandon Ross Claridge
Changing Climate, Changing Minds: Social Media's Role in Shifting Climate Change Beliefs, Rachel M. Clarke
A Survey of Master's Qualifying Exam Practices and Content in Real Analysis, Zachary M. Coverstone
Perceptions of National Identity and Government Trust: The Effects of Migrant Education Policies in Thailand, Kathryn Creglow
Characterizing the Dynamic Nature and Regulatory Mechanisms of the Tramp Complex, Joshua Mark Denson
Examining the Development of Collective Classroom Efficacy at the Secondary Level, Bradley K. Dutson
"I was in the Story": The Relationship of Oral Storytelling With Student Hope, Narrative Transportation, And Religious Beliefs, Jacob B. Earnest
Making Peace Among the People: The Development of Brigham Young's Political Thought and Activity, 1838-1846, Garrett R. Elkins
Optimization of the Root Zone in Controlled Environment Agriculture, Brendan Fatzinger
Evaluating the Impact of Maximum Aero-Thermal Heating on a High-Speed Fixed-Wing Atmospheric Aircraft Optimum Trajectory, Benjamin M. Ford
A Provable Semi-Infinite Programming Approach for Solving Dynamic Nash Games, Tyler C. Gardner
A Pavlovian, Conditioned-Reinforcement Approach to Reducing Impulsive Choice, Katherine Garland
Leadership, Identity, And Student Voice in Secondary Schools, Gordon S. Geddes
Adversarial Voltage Transients in Multi-Tenant FPGA Environments, Andrew J. Gerber
Investigating Changes in Hydroclimate, Land Cover, and Evapotranspiration Across the Great Salt Lake Basin and its Major Subbasins, Bhuwan Ghimire
Micro-CT Evaluation of Bone Changes in Osteoarthritic Sheep Treated With Gene Therapy via TIMP-3, Ethan Gilliam
Talkin’ Bout a Revolution: A Comparative Analysis Between Hannah Arendt and Frantz Fanon, Nicholas Gleed
Learning Outdoors: A Pilot Program for Early Childhood Educator Professional Development, Cari Lee Gongora
Cultural Adaptation of the ACT Guide for Immigrant Community Members, José Manuel González Vera
Maximizing Dryland Seed-Based Restoration Success Via Retrospective Analyses of Species-Use Patterns and Field Testing of Seed Mix Composition, Spencer J. Good
Exploring Methods for Quantifying Uncertainty in Neural Network-Based Turbulence Closures, Cody Grogan
Advancing Multi-Agent Robotics Simulations Through Heterogeneous Reinforcement Learning in IsaacLab, Jacob R. Haight
Gender-Diverse Individuals' Mathematics Self-Efficacy, Aliya Halterman
Second Nature: Nurturing Stewardship Through Ecological Presence, Tyler Hansen
Sensitivity Analysis of a High-Power Wireless Power Transfer Charging Pad for Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicles to Inform Thermal Management, Jorge A. Hernandez-Ramiro
Revealing the Optimal Processing Window In Laser Powder Bed Fusion Stainless Steel 316 Using a Defect Map, Ryan C. Higdon
Calculation of Aerodynamic Surface Sensitivities Using the Adjoint Method in a Subsonic/Supersonic Panel Code, Nathan H. Hoch
Risk Perceptions and Water Governance: Experiences of Irrigation Companies in the Great Salt Lake Basin of Northern Utah, United States, Bailey M. Holdaway
Understanding how Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Narrate Their Lived Experience: Memorable Messages of Childhood Cancer Survivors, Bailey Hughlett
Attachment, Emotional Experiencing, and Physiological Response During Couple Interaction, Kyla Iverson
Effect of In Vitro Copper, Zinc, Manganese, And Selenium Supplementation on Bovine Granulosa Cell Culture, McKenna Jensen
Development of Saddlepoint Methodologies for Sparse Sample Multiple Parameter Generalized Linear Models and Correlated Data Scenarios, Christopher Johnson
Measuring Support in Couple Relationships: The Psychometrics Properties of the Couple Support Behavior Questionnaire, Jacqueline Johnson
High-Throughput Phenotyping of Early Generation Small Grains Breeding Lines to Indirectly Select for Grain Yield, Dalton Jones
Dynamics of Rotating 2D Ellipse in Stratified Flow, Anton G. Kadomtsev
A Laboratory Study on the Hydraulics of Stepped Spillways: Effects of Step Geometry and a Labyrinth Crest, Megh Raj K C
Graph-Based Machine Learning: Higher-Order Interactions, Guided Generation, And Knowledge-Graph Tools, Thomas J. Kerby
Sustainable Planning in Gateway Natural Amenity Region Communities, Kori Ann Kurtzeborn
Optimizing Nutrient Recycling to Achieve Zero–Discharge Management for Controlled Environment Agriculture, Noah James Langenfeld
Climate Prediction as an Adaptive Force-Multiplier: Reasons for Hope in a Rapidly Changing World, Matthew D. LaPlante
Seasonal and Temporal Influences on Successful Crossing Rates by Ungulates of a North Utah Wildlife Overpass, Blake Ledbetter
A Voice for Unity: The 1947 Freedom Train and Collective Memory of the American Revolution, Joseph Lewis
Influence of Physical Properties of Fat on Product Quality, Shelf-Life and Consumer Acceptance of Chocolate-Coated Products, Audrey Lidgard
An Evaluation of Using Linked Digital Activity Schedules to Teach Sociodramatic Play, Nicholas Lindgren
Understanding the Impact of Colloidal Calcium Phosphate on the pH Variation in Cheddar Cheese During Early Stages of Aging, Rachel Lindstrom
So Much Cooler Online: Social Media Usage by Agricultural Educators in Secondary SBAE Classrooms, Saydee C. Longhurst
Aerobic Biodegradation of Algae-Derived Bioplastics Under Controlled Composting Conditions, Clayton J. Lords
Gone With the Flow: Flow Reduction Coincides With Reduced Metabolism and Standing Stock of Benthic Algae and Macroinvertebrates in Desert Rivers, Chloe E. Lyles
Empirical Evaluation of Bayes Error Rate Bounds in Binary Classification, Riley May
Evaluating Cyanotoxins in Surface Water and Aerosols Near Utah Lake, Dylan R. McPeake
Water Use by Irrigated Turfgrass and Connections to Climate and Biophysical Processes, Karem Meza
Disentangling Factors Contributing to Population Performance of Zion Bighorn Sheep, Ian Montgomery
Analyzing Microalgae-Bacteria Population Changes in Response to Environmental Parameters for Improved Wastewater Treatment, Amanda M. Moravek
Controllers and Control Insights for a Bio-Inspired Rotating Empennage Fighter Aircraft, Benjamin C. Moulton
A Systematic Review of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Understanding the Cultural Adaptations, Miriam N. Mukasa
Exploring the Utilization of Benefits and Participation Experiences Among Immigrants and Refugees in WIC Program: A Mixed-Method Study, Melissa Murillo Timoschenco
Efficacy and Social Validity of a Modified Good Behavior Game, Milad Najafichaghabouri
Seeding Rate, Planting Date, and Herbicides for Dormant Seeded Safflower in Utah, Rodney Daniel Nelson
Effects of Plant Biostimulants on Onion Growth and Production Under Greenhouse and Field Conditions, Prakriti Nepal
Challenging Behavior in Inclusive Postsecondary Education Programs, Samantha J. Nercesian
On the Multi-Modal Psychological Experience of Competence in Youth Sport, Liam O'Neil
Caregiver Implemented Standardized to Individualized Behavior Analytic Toilet Training Package for Autistic Preschoolers, Jessica A. Osos
Component Analysis of Interactive Computer Training to Teach Paraprofessionals to Deliver Behavioral Skills Training, Scott V. Page
A Laboratory Study of Local Scour and Driftwood Effects at a Type A Piano Key Weir, Manisha Panthi
Studies in Number Theory: Reciprocity Laws and Fundamental Domains, C. Xavier Parent
Quantifying the Threshold for Fragmentation of Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Drops, Aditya Parik
An Optimization Study of Multi-Orifice Synthetic Jets, Rhett T. Parry
A Case Study of Garden-Based STEAM Curriculum on Students’ STEM Career Interests, Michelle Parslow
The Impact of General and Religious/Spiritual Minority Stressors on LGBTQ Spiritual Health, Adlyn Perez-Figueroa
Analyzing Sedentism in the Built Environment: A Case Study in Archaeological Geophysics at Boundary Village, Uintah County, Utah, Alix Sofie Piven