Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2026
Comparing Strategies for Wetland Revegetation in an Uncertain Water Future, Hailey M. Machnikowski
Magnetic Properties and Ultrafast Spin Dynamics in Quantum Materials, Trung Kien Mac
Development of a Novel Method for Simultaneously Testing Multiple Specimens to Evaluate Tension-Tension Fatigue Life, Mehedi Hasan Mahfuz
Pavlovian Conditioning and Self-Control: From Laboratory to Classroom Application, Saba Mahmoudi
Carbon Cycling, Salinization, and Long-Term Water Quality Trends in Rocky Mountain Streams, Allyson J. Marrs
The Heretic and the Saint: Jeanne d'Arc and Memory in the Long Nineteenth Century, Jason Matthews
Gradient Based Optimization Methods for Robust Learning and Biomedical Signal Modeling, Jarrod Mau
Faith and Doubt: Exploring How We Interpret the World, Amber McCuen
Food-Form Delivery of Spore-Forming Probiotics as an Alternative to Gavage in Animal Models, Aubreyona Faith Migliori Skalka
Effects of Serum and Commercial Serum-Free Media on Development of In Vitro Produced (IVP) Embryos in Cattle, Kyla Miller
Paucilactobacillus Wasatchensis Gas Production in Cheddar Cheese Through Symbiotic Amino Acid Metabolism With Lactococcus Lactis Starter Cultures, Niharika Mishra
Impact of Inhibiting Mitochondrial Calcium Uptake on Calcium Homeostasis and Postmortem Metabolism in Porcine Muscle, Fatema Rahaman Mishu
Understanding the Impact of Environmental Change on Shorebird Abundance and Distribution Across the Intermountain West Over the Past 30 Years, Sharon Montecino
Cultural Adaptation of a Single Session Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Guide for College Students in Uganda, Miriam Mukasa Kasozi
Developing Fragility Curves for Steel Special Moment-Resisting Frames in Utah, Olivia P. Murphy
The Role of Public Spaces in Facilitating Social Interactions on Summer Weekends, Sierra R. Murray
Reciprocal Teaching With Emergent Bilingual Students: Promoting Academic Reading Strategies and Fostering Hope, Lorissa K. Nelson
Scalable Roof Polygon Extraction and Geometric Characterization From Remotely-Sensed Data for Snow Load Assessment, Jashon Newlun
Thermal Rating and Prediction of Roadway-Embedded Power Electronics for Dynamic Wireless Power Transfer, Forrest D. Nichols
Youth Agricultural Engagement and its Association With Dietary Diversity, Household Food Insecurity, and Nutritional Status in Southwest Nigeria, Sherif Olasoji
Two Applications of Lifting-Line Theory for the Design of Efficient Aircraft, Amanda K. Olsen
Understanding Impact of Redox Potential on Microbial Community of Cheddar Cheese During Aging, Abrianna Y. Paez
Social Support as a Resource in Emerging Adulthood: Examining Siblings' Unique Potential, Leslie A. Page
Using Picturebooks in Elementary School to Support Discussion, Connection, And Community Action, Polly Parkinson
Evaluating Filociclovir's Activity Against Murine Cytomegalovirus In Vitro Using Fluorescent Imaging, Chanse Maximillion Paskins
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Method Validation of the CDC Bottle Bioassay and a Historical Record of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Glacier National Park, Evah F. Peard
The Fourth Skill Revisited: A New-ish Approach to Latin Pedagogy, Tyler Perry
Effects of Cannabinoid Agonist WIN 55-212-2 on Latent Inhibition, Ashley Peterson
Three Essays in Discrete Choice Analysis: Valuation, Attention Level, and Spatial Heterogeneity, Marcelo Pignatari
Catullus 63: The Evolution of Roman Society and Religion, Evyn Pitcher
Visualizing the Phase Space of Two Interacting Spherical Magnets via Lagrangian Descriptors, Matthew Pontius
Synthesis, Bioactivity, and Diagnostic Application Study of Aminoglycoside Kanamycin A Derivatives With Azoles and Fluorophores, Naveena Poudyal
Rainbow Dominating Sets of Graphs, Samuel L. Powell
A Survey on Digital Reading Materials and Personal Study of Christian Religious Texts, Teancum Price
Influence of Predation Risk on Elk Feeding Behavior in a Multi-Predator Environment, Rosemarie C. Pugh
Earth-Abundant Transition Metal-Catalyzed Nitrene-Mediated γ-C(sp3)–H Functionalization of Amide-Containing Compounds, Emmanuel Ramírez
Effects of Beaver Dams on Components of Riverscape Health and Biodiversity in the Great Basin, Cashe C. Rasmussen
How Novices Write Code: Discovering Best Practices, Matt Rau
'Fast' and 'Slow' Water Handling Strategies Explain Pinyon Pine Decline and Juniper Expansion, M. Faraz Rehman
Forage Responses to Biological Inoculant and Seed Rates in the Intermountain West, Roy Reid
A Mixed Methods Analysis on the Effect of Active Learning on Extraneous Cognitive Load Within Undergraduate Statistics Courses, Michelle Brady Rich
Asynchronous Intervention for Students With Disabilities on Career Awareness, Erica Rood
Online ACT Guide for Sub-Clinical and Clinical Insomnia Among College Students, Guadalupe "Gabe" San Miguel
The Rodent Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (RENDS): Effects of Age on Self-Administration of Inhaled Nicotine in Female Rats, Daniel Santos Da Silva
Spatial and Seasonal Concentrations of Atmospheric Halogens Around the Great Salt Lake (2023/2024), Himalaya Sapkota
An Alternative Representation for Temporal JSON, Bishal Sarkar
Divergent Belowground Strategies of Savanna Grasses Under Varying Fire Regimes, Abigail C. Schmidt
Secure Agricultural Futures: Re-Defining and -Imagining Agricultural Water Landscapes in the US West, Britta L. Schumacher
From Stuckness to Sustainability: Tailoring a Conflict Management Framework to Support Emotional Processing in English Teaching, Isabelle Scott
Integrating Hydrology and Human Water Footprints: A Case Study of the Great Salt Lake Basin, Rachel Lynne Seeley
Agronomic and Economic Evaluation of Alternative Forage Crops Under Irrigation Technologies and Deficit Irrigation, Shikha Sharma
Continuous Symmetry Discovery and Enforcement Using Vector Fields With Application to Time Series and Image Data, Benjamin D. Shaw
High-Throughput Characterization of Creep in Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel, Raushan Kumar Singh
Integrated Soil-Water Processes and Irrigation Management for Agricultural Water Optimization in Semi-Arid Regions, Tejinder Singh
Ecotourism and Seasonal Effects on Rock Iguana (Cyclura cychlura) Health: A Cross-Sectional Study of Microbiome and Physiological Changes, Siefeldin Sobih
Simulation of Hypersonic Conditions in a Lab-Scale Environment Using a Hybrid Rocket With Nitrogen Cooling, Joshua R. Sorenson
It's Okay, I'm Fine: A Communication Approach to Masculinity, Vulnerability, And Emotional Intimacy in Male Friendships, Nathan M. Spencer
Effects of Mineral Supplementation on Ovine Performance, Forage Selectivity, And Rangeland Utilization in Southern Utah, Ryan A. Spurling
Influence of Coterie on Utah Prairie Dog Translocation Success, Bonnie Stokes
Bees in the Trap: Leveraging Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus) Bycatch for Ecological and Genetic Insights, Tori L. Strausser
Pedarchy: Child Emperors and the Contest for Imperial Authority in the Middle Byzantine Period, Tennessee Jackson Tarrant
Hidden Symmetries and Higher Dimensional Rotating Black Holes, Luis Fernando Temoche Hurtado
Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Psychological Distance and Public Perceptions of the Great Salt Lake, Nathan Thompson
Aerodynamic Parameter Estimation for a Scaled F-16: A Simulation-Based Sensitivity Analysis, Kathle C. Tischner
Probing the Roles of Connexin 43 Hemichannels in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Madison Treasure-Areno
Modeling Transportation Accessibility for People With Disabilities: A Space-Time Prism Approach in Utah's Wasatch Front, Mohammad Kawsar Uddin
Enhancing Evidence-Based Practice Decision-Making Among Practitioners in Adult Disability Service Settings, Aubrey Vance
The Practice of Inclusion: Indigenous Knowledge and Ethical Design, Kate E. van der Zalm
Exploring Cognitive Load Theory in the Post-Secondary Engineering Classroom, Gabriel Q. Van Dyke
Bridging Animal Production and Human Nutrition: How Production Ecology Shapes the Nutritional Quality of Terrestrial Animal Foods and Human Omega-3 Status, Joseph Vinod Varre
Examining Motivations and Perceptions in Secondary Technology and Engineering Education: A Gendered Analysis Using the Fit-Choice Scale, Abigail Villanueva
Beyond Morphology: Testing Molecular Assessment of Macroinvertebrate Communities in Alpine Streams of the Teton Range, USA, Joshua Vollmer
Modular Verification for Network-On-Chip Designs Using Probabilistic Verification and Assume-Guarantee Reasoning, Nicholas Waddoups
Assessing Geomorphic Change From Large Wood Additions in an Intensively Monitored Watershed, Alexander Walt
Fibrous Protein Biomaterials: Characterization of Solitary Bee Silk and Cocoons, and Development of Recombinant Hagfish and Bee Silk Materials, Oran Wasserman
Mining Time Series Shapelets and Association Rules for Solar Flare Prediction, Drew Watson
Mapping Spatial Variability for Precision Management in Utah’s Tart Cherry Orchards, Kurt T. Wedegaertner
Ionospheric Plasma Electron Density Measurement and Theory Using Impedance Probe Techniques, Justin Wellington
A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Teacher-Led and Student-Supported Variations of the Good Behavior Game, Patrick Wells
Using a Prerequisite Skills Assessment to Identify Effective Communication Modalities for Mand Training, Christine White
A Low Power FPGA Compute Array for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Applications, Todd Wilson
Comparison of Consumptive Use of Furrow and Drip Irrigated Onions, Chad C. Withers
Modulating Linear Frequency Modulated Pulses to Send Communications Data in a Bistatic SAR Scenario, Jarren T. Worthen
Advances in Cobalt Catalysis for Carbene Insertion, Keyang Wu
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
"Why Does Coach Do That?" Exploring Influences of Coach Behavior in Non-Elite Women's Artistic Gymnastics, Katherine Vernay Adams
From Mechanisms to Management: Implications of Biogeochemical Controllers and Land Management for Soil Carbon Cycling and Storage, Savannah R. Adkins
Understanding Hydroclimate in the Contiguous United States: Roles of Temperature vs Precipitation and Subtropical Pacific Warming, Grace Esenam Affram
Data-Driven Streamflow Forecasting in the Upper Colorado River Basin Using Spatio-Temporal Graph Networks, Akhila Akkala
The Impacts of Anthocyanins on Gut Health: Microbiome Dynamics and Colorectal Cancer Cell Responses, Mohammed F. Almatani