Electronic graduate theses and dissertations from Utah State University.
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2024
Course of Disease Progression and Time to Death Among Different Dementia Types in a Population Based Study, Kaitlyn E. Kauzor
Nonreligious Parents' Perceptions of the Role Religious Differences and Religious Disaffiliation Play in Family Relationships, Heather H. Kelley
Cislunar Optimal Robust Trajectory Design With Corrective Maneuvers, Scott J. Kelly
Exploring Farmers' Willingness to Accept Payment for Agricultural Conservation in Utah, Asif Ahmed Khan
Immune Variation Across Different Contexts in Non-Model Systems, Kwanho Claudia Ki
Decentralized Unknown Building Exploration by Frontier Incentivization and Voronoi Segmentation in a Communication Restricted Domain, Huzeyfe M. Kocabas
Wellbeing, Mental Health, and Natural Resource Dependency in Rural Utah, Kristen Rene Koci
Tracking Perfluoroalkyl Substances From Wastewater Influent to its Accumulation in Vegetables and Forage Grass, Simon Kozik
Genomic Selection for Dwarf Bunt Resistance in Winter Wheat, William Krause
Using Luminescence Dating to Investigate Geomorphic and Archaeologic Features at the Wiggins Fork Bison Jump Complex, Northwestern Wyoming, Emma T. Krolczyk
Method Development for the Extraction and Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Wastewater and Biosolids, Victoria Krull
Constraining Decadal-Scale Erosion and Delivery of Post-Wildfire Debris Flow Deposits, Casey Langstroth
Rapid Prediction of Buoyancy-Driven Exchange Flows at the Great Salt Lake: ML Models and a 1D Shallow Water Approach, Eric M. Larsen
Differences in Debt Holdings and Financial Satisfaction Across Age During COVID, Loryn Elaine Law
Implementing General Moment Equations for Parallel Closures in NIMROD, Hankyu Lee
Drama: A Burlesque and Melodramatic Frame Analysis of the January 6th Committee Final Report, MaKayla Chadwick Lindsay
Identifying Sociodemographic Group Changes in a Blended Family Relationship Education Program, Takoma R. Lindsay
Hydrogen Stable Isotope Constraints on Hydration of Colorado Plateau Lower Crust From Oligocene-Miocene Navajo Volcanic Field Xenoliths, Shelby Dianne Litton
Cyclical Patterns of Self-Regulated Learning in College Students, David N. Longhurst
An Investigation of the Essential Nature of Advanced Placement Students' Psychological Safety and Participation in Mathematics Class Discourse, Vicki A. Lyons
Instrument Development for Determining High School Students’ Epistemological and Ontological Beliefs Regarding Photography, Earl Stanford Maeser Jr.
A Comprehensive and Interactive Visualization Tool to Support Equitable Adoption of Electrified Transportation, Aashay Maheshwarkar
Relationship Between the Physical Properties and Oil Binding Capacity of Fats, Melissa Abigail Marsh
A Framework to Unveil Design Decisions in Ecological Urbanism, Addison C. Martin
Determining the Sap Yield of Three Maple Species and the Viability of a Maple Syrup Industry in Northern Utah, Jesse Mathews
Filter Incidence Narrowband Infrared Spectrometer for Space-Based Methane Measurement and Plume Detection, Bruno Mattos
Federated Learning in Wireless Networks, Xiang Ma
Top-Down vs Bottom-Up Effects on Predator-Prey Interactions in Aquatic Communities, Catherine Mary McClure
Moose Movement in an Urbanizing Landscape, Lucian R. McDonald
Hunting for Agriculture: Unraveling Ecological Motivations in the Transition to Farming by the Fremont Cultural Complex, Ryan McGrath
Collective Teacher Efficacy and Effective Title I Eligible Schools: A Mixed Methods Approach, Donald R. Mendenhall
Experimental Nonnative Wood Addition Enhances Instream Habitat for Native Fishes and Investigating Dryland River Alterations, Benjamin J. Miller
Contrasting Nitrogen Sources Impact Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Soil Health Under Silage Corn Production in a Semi-Arid Environment, Phearen Kit Miller
Feathered Cocaine: The Misleading Collective Memory of Operation Falcon, Eric C. Montague
Exploring Peer-Assisted Learning in a High-School-Based Suicide Prevention Intervention, Sterling R. Morris
Reburns of High Severity Patches: Effects on Ponderosa Pine Regeneration and Plant Community Composition, Nadav Mouallem
Creating a Virtual Hierarchy From a Relational Database, Yucong Mo
Working Together for Working Lands: Knowledge Braiding and Adaptive Capacity at the Confluence of Rangelands, Climate Adaptation, and Watershed Stewardship, William Wesley Munger
Soil Organic Matter Processes From the Treetops to the Clay Particle: The Role of Climate, Minerals, And Organic Matter Chemistry in Soil Carbon Accumulation and Stability, Jessica G. Murray
Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Non-Live Births, Mudasir Mustafa
Niacin Requirements of the Testis, Colton Nelson
Fishing Vessel Detection in Exclusive Economic Zones From Low Earth Orbit Satellites With Power and Computational Constraints, Kyler E. Nelson
A Theory of Conditional Party Opposition, Samuel Nelson
Responses of Medical Cannabis to Daily Light Integrals Higher Than Summer Sunlight: Yield, Morphology, And Quality, James D. Nielson
Online Multiplayer Video Game Play and College Adjustment, Salina M. Ochoa
The Interactions Between Drought Tolerant Corn Hybrids and Plant Water-Stress on Weeds and Their Host Capability for Spider Mites, Mercy Adhiambo Odemba
The Relationship Between Blame, Maladaptive Guilt/ Shame, Couple Communication, and Relationship Satisfaction in Pornography Users, Joshua K. Otani
Defining Engineering Leadership and Engineering Leadership Skills From the Perspectives of ABET Leaders and Professional Engineers, Yemisi Victoria Oyewola
Using Digitized Building and Weather Records to Improve the Accuracy of Ground to Roof Snow Load Ratio Estimations, Gideon Parry
Contrasting Management Styles and Differing Outcomes of Capping and Orphaning of Utah Oil and Gas Wells by Conditions and Land Types, Maxwell C. Parson
Ecological Interactions of Cougars, Deer, And Wild Pigs in the Central Coast Range, California, Mitchell A. Parsons
Barriers and Drivers to Bus Electrification: The Transit Agency's Perspective, Aleks C. Paskett
Investigating RPE Cell Response to Physical Phenomena, Chase Paterson
Morphological and Physio-Biochemical Responses and Gene Expression Analyses of Landscape Plants Under Salinity Stress, Asmita Paudel
Evidence for Partitioning? A Comparison of Thermal Niche in Three Species of Sympatric Lizards in Northeastern Utah, Kristopher B. Pedersen
The Temperature Trend in the Upper Mesosphere Between ∼84 Km And 98 Km Based on Diurnal Cycle Observations by a Na Lidar at Middle Latitudes Between 2002 And 2017, Melania Carolina Pena
Insights From Diverse Environments: Investigating the Fate and Transport of Semivolatile Organic Contaminants in Alpine, Arctic, And Arid Regions, Jeffrey Perala-Dewey
God's Laborers: Missionary Work and Imperialism in the Congo From 1878-1908, Ana Peterson
Comparative Morphology and Development of the Trigeminally Innervated Infrared-Imaging System in Boas and Pythons, Helen Bond Plylar
Impact of Snow Accumulation on Structural Integrity: Present and Future Perspectives, Kenneth K. Pomeyie
Protein Residue Analysis in Archaeology: A Geological Contamination Experiment, Theresa Popp
Acoustic-Perceptual Relations Between Fundamental Frequency and Expressiveness in Speakers With Hypokinetic Dysarthria, Alena Portnova
GPR171 Modulates Mood, Consummatory Behaviors, And Morphine Antinociception in a Sexually Dimorphic Pattern in Mice, Megan C. Raddatz
The Credit Card Behaviors and Financial Satisfaction Among Emerging Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Jessica Ralphs
An Examination of the Effects of Prey Density, Mortality, Nutrients, and Foraging Tradeoffs on a System With Inducible Defenses: An Empirical and Theoretical Approach, Benjamin C. Ralston Daniel
Detecting Community-Level Ethnic Variation Through Classic Vernal Style Rock Art, Victoria Ramirez
Movement Behavior and Habitat Selection of Juvenile Mountain Lions (Puma concolor) During Three Behavioral States of Dispersal, John F. Randolph
Multidecadal Data Demonstrate the Role of Climate and Natural History Traits in Shaping Butterfly Phenology, Gbolahan Anthony Reis
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Disease: Social and Environmental Drivers of Movement, Connectivity, and Disease Transmission in Bighorn Sheep, Lauren E. Ricci
Understanding and Influencing Public Concerns About Prescribed Fire Use in Utah, Brooke Richards
Utilizing Recombinant Hagfish Intermediate Filament Proteins to Create a Three-Dimensional Biomimetic Model of the Myocardium, Emilee M. Rickabaugh
Channel Dynamics in Response to Compounding Hydrogeomorphic Disturbances in a Steep Burned Watershed, Paxton Ridgway
Trade-Offs in Lighting for DIC Strain Measurements in Vibration-Based Fatigue Testing, Jacob R. Rigby
IANOVA: Multi-Sample Means Comparisons for Imprecise Interval Data, Zachary Rios
Program Evaluation of Online and Face-to-Face College and Career Readiness and its Effect on Degree Utilization in Community College Graduates, Tyson M. Riskas
UV-A Light: A Novel Method for Food Dehydration, McKade S. Roberts
Effects of Winter Ticks (Dermacentor albipictus) on the Reproduction of Utah Moose (Alces alces shirasi), Samuel D. Robertson
Evaluating an Integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math/Computational Thinking Professional Development Program for Elementary Level Paraprofessional Educators, Aubrey A. Rogowski
The Drivers and Ecological Importance of Streamflow Permanence for Native Salmonids: Evaluated at Multiple Spatio-Temporal Scales, Skylar Rousseau
Thermal Management of Roadway-Embedded Power Electronics for Electric Vehicle Dynamic Wireless Charging Systems, Conner R. Sabin
Trip Production Models for Persons With Disabilities, Pouyan Saeidian
A Dyadic Analysis of Fat Talk and Body Esteem Amongst Romantic Couples, Marissa J. Sáez
Exploring the Role of Whiteness in Sociopolitical Development: Predictive Contexts and Trajectories, Jesiah P. Salazar
Assessment of Future Streamflow in the Colorado River Basin With Some Implications for Water Management, Homa Salehabadi
Dionysus the Barbarian, Deven Salisbury
Exploring Resilience: Insights From the Western U.S. Drink Tourism Industry During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Camillo Salvi
Herbivore Effects on Litter Quality and Quantity and Influences on Carbon Cycling, Taylor Saunders
Spatial Ecology of Mule Deer Migrations From Grand Teton National Park and the Teton Range, Justin K. Schwabedissen
Impacts of Anthropogenic Disturbances and Urbanization on the Behavior and Morphology of Two Free-Living Lizard Species (Uta stansburiana and Aspidoscelis neotesselatus), Layne O. Sermersheim
Building and Using a Hydrology Experiment for Place-Based Learning With Native American Students, Michaela Shallue
Exploring the Role of Near Channel Geospatial Attributes to Predict Suspended Sediment Concentration Patterns Across the CONUS Region, Aaron J. Sigman
Coming Out Experiences Related to Improved Well-Being Among Religious Sexual and Gender Minorities, Samuel Skidmore
Causes and Consequences of Space-Use Behavior Under Predation Risk in a Free-Living System, Brian J. Smith
Examining Support by Residents for Community Scale Wildfire Mitigation Strategies in the Wasatch Front, Conner R. Smith
Exploring Oxytocin and Vasopressin Receptor Dysregulation in Schizophrenia: Insights From Postmortem Brain Tissue Investigations, Ariel W. Snowden
Water Data Science: Data Driven Techniques, Training, and Tools for Improved Management of High Frequency Water Resources Data, Amber Spackman Jones
Development, Modeling, Identification, and Control of Tilt-Rotor eVTOL Aircraft, Clayton T. Spencer