Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2024
A Review of Student Attitudes Towards Keystroke Logging and Plagiarism Detection in Introductory Computer Science Courses, Caleb Syndergaard
Survival and Cause-Specific Mortality of Mule Deer in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, California, USA, Glenden Taylor
Special Study: Vulnerability, Jacob Taylor
Validating an Integrated Microfluidic Model of Subretinal Tissue, Teren Teeples
The Role of Extracellular Vesicles in Immunomodulation During Bovine Pregnancy, Amber E. Thornton
Effects of Design Thinking Instructional Strategies on Design Skill Acquisition: A Meta-Analysis, Sarah M. Urquhart
A Framework That Explores the Cognitive Load of CS1 Assignments Using Pausing Behavior, Joshua O. Urry
Channel Response to Flow Augmentation: Diamond Fork River, UT, Diane E. Wagner
Do Poor Countries Catch Up to Rich Countries? Structural Change in the World-Economy, 1816-1916, Jared Walker
Place-Based Fiction: Tourist Town Stories, Keegan Waller
Environmental Factors Associated With Triploid Aspen Occurrence in Intermountain West Landscapes, James A. Walton
The Coordination of Multiple Mathematical Representations for Algebraic Functions in Secondary Mathematics Textbooks: A Content Analysis, Jet Viehweg Warr
Hearing Race in the Social Studies: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis of Culturally Responsive, Relevant, and Sustaining Pedagogies, Karen H. Washburn
Radical Antiracism and Anti-Queerphobia in Politicised Education Environments Through Critical Race Theory and Queer Theory, Mina Aubrey Weeks
Interrogation of Mtr4, an Essential RNA Helicase, Intramolecular Domains and Dynamics on Helicase Activity and Exosome Function: A Biochemical Characterization and Analysis, Matthew Paul K. Yim
Investigating the Impact of Pre-Professional Organization Participation on Undergraduate Technology and Engineering Education Student Retention and Interest in Teaching, Emily Yoshikawa-Ruesch
2023
Catalytic Pyrolysis of Cellulose and D-Glucose Using Formulated Red Mud, Sand, and HZSM-5, Hamza Abdellaoui
Developing Empirical Predictive Models to Support Conservation Planning for Threatened Frogs, Toads, and Turtles in South-Coastal California, Umarfarooq Adavudi Abdulwahab
Student Reliance on Simulations: The Extent That Engineering Students Rely on the Outcomes of Their Simulations, Jonathan Anderson
Controls on Sediment Connectivity in Fluvial Networks Impacted by Wildfire Across Utah, Alec Arditti
Subjective Wellbeing of Undergraduate Engineering Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Muhammad Asghar
Collaborative Task Completion for Simulated Hexapod Robots Using Reinforcement Learning, Tayler Don Baker
Processes of Couple Co-Regulation in Bereavement: A Longitudinal Study, Jessica Barboza
Reducing Inputs and Adding Value to Turfgrass Systems Through Clover Inclusion and Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Applications, Paige E. Boyle
Edaphic and Climatic Regulation of Microbial Carbon-Use Efficiency in Managed Semi-Arid Systems, Kirsten R. Butcher
Estimated Aerodynamic Forces and Moments and Optimal Orientation of the V-Bat Airframe During Vertical Landing in Gusty Conditions, Parker C. Carter
The Mojave Poppy Bee (Perdita meconis) and a Primary Plant Host, the Las Vegas Bear Poppy (Arctomecon californica): Status and Interactions, Sarit Chanprame
Movement Patterns of a Federally Endangered Minnow in a Fragmented Desert River, Martinique J. Chavez
Deep Learning With Effective Hierarchical Attention Mechanisms in Perception of Autonomous Vehicles, Qiuxiao Chen
Investigating Relationships Among Measures of English and Chinese Handwriting Fluency in Early-Elementary Chinese Dual Language Immersion Students, Petra Mei Wah Sin Chou
Comparing Scaling Approaches to Estimate Unimpaired Streamflow Timeseries and Seasonal Flow Metrics at Ungauged Streams, Karl Christensen
Relative Hepatotoxocity, Carcinogenicity, and Toxicogenomics of Select Dehydropyrrolizidine Alkaloids in Mice, Michael J. Clayton
Incorporating Sustainability Into Utah High School's Textiles and Apparel Curriculum, Michelle Clouse
Optimal Stopping of Multi-Robot Exploration for Unknown, Bounded Environments, Trey D. Crowther
English Language Development Teacher Language Ideologies and Heteroglossic Practices, Leah Davis
Atmospheric Mercury at Storm Peak Laboratory: Development of Methods to Calibrate Ambient Oxidized Mercury Measurements and Comparisons to a 3-D Photochemical Transport Model, Tyler Raymond Elgiar
Navigating Roadblocks in Utah's Path Towards Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Emily K. Fletcher
Bells of Mindfulness: An Online Mindfulness Meditation Course to Promote Mindfulness Meditation for PhD Students, Michael Folland
Integrated Behavioral-Health Supports: Combining PBIS and SEL at Tier 2, Thomas K. Franzmann
In-Situ Optical Measurements of High Temperature Combustion Plumes, Cara Frischkorn
Development, Implementation, and Optimization of a Modern, Subsonic/Supersonic Panel Method, Cory D. Goates
RABRs for Use in Biologically Enhanced Precipitation of Struvite in Anaerobic Digester Effluent (Municipal Wastewater), Parker R. Goldsberry
Characterization of the Long-Distance Dispersal Kernel of White-Tailed Deer and Evaluating Its Impact on Chronic Wasting Disease Spread in Wisconsin, Mennatallah Gouda
The Impacts of Maturation and Experience on Volumetric Neuroplasticity in Solitary and Social Bees, Mallory A. Hagadorn
Exploring Mechanisms of Native Regulation in the Shigella Type-III Secretion System, Koleton D. Hardy
GPS-Denied Navigation Using Synthetic Aperture Radar, Tucker Hathaway
Ecology and Management of Dyer's Woad (Isatis Tinctoria) in Northern Utah, Erin Marie Hettinger
Tropical Atlantic Temperature and Hydrologic Shifts During the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, Chels Howard
A Systematic Review on Functional Analysis of Noncompliance, Alyssa Hurd
Beyond ‘Bisexual’: Toward a New Conceptualization of Bi+ Experience, Brook Hutchinson
Evaluation Optimization of Large-Scale Plasmid DNA Production Process of Harvest, Resuspension, Lysis, and Neturalization at Large and Small Scale, Zachary S. Hyde
Using Telehealth to Teach Caregivers Mand Training Using a Speech Generating Device, Sara Jeppson
Balsam Woolly Adelgid and Host Forest Characteristics: Impacts and Interactions in Recently Invaded Areas of Northern Utah and Southeastern Idaho, Grayson B. Jordan
Quantifying the Effect of Stable Stratification on Low-Reynolds Number Flow Past a Horizontal Cylinder, Holland Kartchner
An Exploratory and Descriptive Analysis of the Utah Microcredentials Participant Population, Daron Kennett
Dusky Grouse Population Ecology and Thermal Landscape Ecology in the Great Basin Ecosystem, Stephanie M. Landry
Constraining Silicate Weathering During the Middle Eocene Climatic Optimum (MECO) Using Radiolarian Ge/Si, Olivia R. Laub
Using Pavlovian Sign-Tracking to Increase Self-Control in Rats, Saba Mahmoudi
The Effects of Agroecological Farming Systems on Human Health, Olivia Kathryn Mason
Furthering Indaziflam-Based Management Strategies of Three Invasive Annual Grasses in Northern Utah, Peter Weston Maughan
Inundated Vegetation Response to Ongoing Restoration and Its Impacts on Fish Community Structure, Emmanuel J. May
Linking Microbial Community Assembly in Flowers With Function Under Diverse Environmental Conditions: A Case Study Involving Erwinia amylovora, Christopher Skylar McDaniel
Surface Water Hydrology Within the Great Salt Lake Basin, Madeline F. Merck
Consensus Modeling as a Cultural Practice: A Case Study From a Seventh-Grade Science Classroom, Sara Louise Miconi Gailey
Investigating Parents' Value of Children Learning About Agriculture, Amelia J. Miller
Cost Minimizing Energy Management Control Scheme for Microgrids Considering Dynamic Electricity Prices, Levi T. Miller
Multi-Objective Water Management in Idaho's Henrys Fork Watershed: Leveraging Reservoir Operation and Groundwater Pathways to Benefit Aquatic Habitat, Christina N. Morrisett
Evaluating the Effects of Ketamine on Cognitive Flexibility in Rats Using a Probabilistic Reversal Learning Task, Anthony N. Nist
Enhancing Efficiency of the Nutrition Education for Utah Refugees, Habiba Ali Nur
Understanding the Effects of a Mobile Flow Visualization Learning Tool on Engineering Undergraduate Interest in Fluid Mechanics, Lori M. Openshaw
Impact of Moisture Content and Composition on Flow Properties of Dairy Powders, Katelynn Palmer
An Overview of Sustainability Content in Higher Education: Applications for University Landscape Architecture Programs, Hye Yeon Park
Visualizing Rhetorical Awareness: Building Critical Digital Literacies Practices With Visual Rhetoric in First-Year College Composition, Amanda J. Plaizier
Dominant Cognitive Strategy in Aphantasia, Sarah N. Pope
Advanced Caching and Streaming for Large Scale Point Cloud Data Visualization on the Web, Pravin Poudel
Understanding the Impact of Physicochemical Modifications on the Cold Gelling Behavior of Micellar Casein Concentrate Dispersions, Nathan Pougher
Effect of Delay on Reinforcer Preference as Measured by a Paired Stimulus Preference Assessment, Emma Preston
Investigating K-3 Spanish Dual Language Immersion Teachers' Conceptions of Mathematics-Focused Content-Based Language Teaching, Rachel C. Reeder
Effects of Endurance Exercise and Progesterone Levels on Atrial Fibrillation Inducibility in a Transgenic Goat Model Exhibiting Atrial Fibrosis, Misha Regouski
Exploring Social Hierarchy Computationally to Further Our Understanding of Social Organizations Within Their Environments, Stanley L. Rhodes Jr.
Phenology of the Invasive Balsam Woolly Adelgid, Adelges piceae (Ratz.) (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), on Subalpine Fir in Northern Utah, Elizabeth L. Rideout
Evaluating Implementer Preference for and Correspondence Between Structured Descriptive Analysis and Trial Based Functional Analysis, Kacy Rodamaker
From the Pen of the Secretary: Latter-Day Saint Women and Relief Society Minute Books, 1868–1889, McKall Erin Ruell
Geographic Variation in Blue Orchard Bee (Osmia lignaria) Development and Performance as a Managed Pollinator in the Western United States, Morgan B. Scalici
An Ensemble Approach for Mapping Snow Water Equivalent in Utah, Logan Schneider
Modeling Elementary Students' Computer Science Outcomes With In-School and Out-of-School Factors, Umar Shehzad
Metapopulation Genomics of American Goshawks in the Intermountain West, Megan M. Sidran
Virtual Structures Based Autonomous Formation Flying Control for Small Satellites, Tyson K. Smith
The Influence of Watershed Restoration Initiative Habitat Treatments on Mule Deer Relative Use and Fawn Production in Utah, Jaylin Solberg
Characterization of Enterovirus D68 in a Mouse Model and Evaluation of Antiviral Therapies, Zoe K. Taylor
Development of a Potassium Permanganate Catalyst-Infused Fuel Grain for Hydrogen Peroxide Hybrid Thruster Ignition Enhancement, Ryan J. Thibaudeau