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Author:

Shin, Yoojin

Title:

A PHOTO IS WORTH A THOUSAND CLICKS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS OF PHOTOGRAPH TYPE AND PROVIDER ON CONSUMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO BOOK

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management

Keywords:

Hotels
Photographs
Photograph type
Photograph provider
Willingness to book

File:

Download Yoojin_Shin_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Breffni M. Noone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anna S. Mattila, Committee Member
Donna Quadri-Felitti, Committee Member

Author:

Jennings-Kelsall, Victoria Sonoda

Title:

The Impact of Social Support on Resilience of Spousal Caregivers in Wounded Warrior Families

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

social support
caregiving
resilience
communication
stress
military
non-normative stress
social networks

File:

Download Jennings-Kelsall_eTD_Final_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Denise H. Solomon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise H. Solomon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Dillard, Committee Member
Jon F. Nussbaum, Committee Member
Amy Marshall, Outside Member

Author:

Finley, Melissa Lauren

Title:

TN5 MUTAGENESIS REVEALS POTENTIAL MECHANISMS OF METABOLIC PARASITISM OF APPLE FRUIT BY ERWINIA AMYLOVORA

Graduate Program:

Plant Pathology

Keywords:

plant pathology
phytopathology
phytobacteriology
bacterial metabolism
erwinia
erwinia amylovora
pathogenicity
parasitism
tn5 mutagenesis
auxotroph
auxotrophy
amino acids
amino acid auxotrophy
bacterial parasitism
nutrient acquisition

File:

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Committee Members:

Tim McNellis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cristina Rosa, Committee Member
Seogchan Kang, Committee Member
Edward Dudley, Committee Member

Author:

Park, Chuljin Albert

Title:

WEATHERING THE STORM: SOCIAL CAPITAL REPAIR AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS AFTER FINANCIAL FRAUD

Graduate Program:

Business Administration

Keywords:

social networks
financial fraud
director interlocks
board of directors
organizational failure
organizational recovery

File:

Download DISSERTATION_FULL_033117_Chuljin__formatted_.pdf

Committee Members:

Wenpin Tsai, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Wenpin Tsai, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Srikanth Paruchuri, Committee Member
Razvan Lungeanu, Committee Member
Darrell Steffensmeier, Outside Member
Vilmos F. Misangyi, Committee Member

Author:

Zou, Xin

Title:

DESIGN OF AN AUTOMATIC SYSTEM BASED ON FLEXIBLE MICRO SPRING ARRAYS FOR VIABLE CANCER CELL ENRICHMENT

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Circulating tumor cell
Automatic detection
Cancer detection
Flexible Micro Spring Array

File:

Download THESIS_0405.pdf

Committee Members:

Siyang Zheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nanyin Zhang, Committee Member
Pak Kin Wong, Committee Member

Author:

Levitan, Joseph Alexander

Title:

Socially Just Educational Leadership in the Peruvian Andes: Possibilities and Challenges

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

Social Justice
Education Leadership
Student Voice
Participatory Methodologies
Collaborative Ethnograhpy
Education Policies
Responsive Education
Responsive Leadership

File:

Download JL_Dissertation_Revised_Complete_FINAL_4_7.pdf

Committee Members:

Gerald LeTendre, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gerald LeTendre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Valente, Committee Member
Deborah Schussler, Committee Member
Davin Carr-Chellman, Outside Member

Author:

Schroth, Stephenie S.

Title:

EMPLOYEE PERCEPTIONS ABOUT SELF-EFFICACY AND TRAINING SATISFACTION

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology

Keywords:

collective efficacy
self-efficacy
social learning theory
survey
training satisfaction

File:

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Committee Members:

Kyle L. Peck, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kyle L. Peck, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gabriela T. Richard, Committee Member
Mark D. Threeton, Committee Member
Edgar P. Yoder, Outside Member

Author:

Stouter, Meghan Quinn

Title:

GENDER-ATYPICAL WORK: MEN IN CHILD CARE AND EARLY EDUCATION

Graduate Program:

Human Resources and Employment Relations

Keywords:

differential treatment
gender-atypical work
job satisfaction

File:

Download Graduate_School_Thesis_Stouter_Meghan_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Sarah Damaske, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean Phillips, Committee Member
Stacy Silver, Committee Member

Author:

Arcinas, Arthur

Title:

MECHANISTIC STUDIES OF THE RADICAL S-ADENOSYL-L-METHIONINE (SAM) TRNA METHYLTHIOTRANSFERASE MIAB

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

MiaB
methylthiolation
methylthiotransferase
Radical SAM
S-adenosylmethionine
iron-sulfur cluster
EPR spectroscopy
Mössbauer spectroscopy
ferrodoxin
electron film voltammetry

File:

Download Arthur_Arcinas_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Squire J. Booker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Squire J. Booker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carsten D. Krebs, Committee Member
J. Martin Bollinger, Committee Member
Margherita T. Cantorna, Outside Member
J. Gregory Ferry, Committee Member

Author:

Pahadia, Mayank

Title:

Conservative Error Correction of Sequencing Data

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Error Correction
Genome Assemblers
Conservative
Validation Pipeline

File:

Download Mayank_Pahadia_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Medvedev, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kamesh Madduri, Committee Member

Author:

McGunigal, Lisa

Title:

The Novel Stages of Misdirected Realism: Cultural Entertainment and Generic Hybridity in the American Realist Novel

Graduate Program:

English

Keywords:

nineteenth-century literature; American literature; popular culture and literature; African American literature; authorship; cultural studies

File:

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Committee Members:

Sean X. Goudie, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean X. Goudie, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Castiglia, Committee Member
Hester Blum, Committee Member
Eric Hayot, Outside Member
Tina Chen, Committee Member

Author:

Blyth, Taylor Scott

Title:

Development and Implementation of CFD-Informed Models for the Advanced Subchannel Code CTF

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Thermal-hydraulics
subchannel code

File:

Download blyth_taylor_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria Avramova, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria Avramova, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kostadin Ivanov, Committee Member
Seungjin Kim, Committee Member
Jules Lindau, Outside Member
Seungjin Kim, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Salko, Special Member
Emilian Popov, Special Member

Author:

Halberstadt, Lauren Perrotti

Title:

Investigating community norms and linguistic mechanisms in codeswitching: Bridging linguistic theory and psycholinguistic experimentation

Graduate Program:

Spanish

Keywords:

linguistics
psycholinguistics
sociolinguistics
codeswitching
bilingualism
language science
Spanish
corpus
eye tracking

File:

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Committee Members:

Paola Dussias, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rena Torres Cacoullos, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Lipski, Committee Member
Matthew Carlson, Committee Member
Carrie Jackson, Outside Member
Damian Vergara Wilson, Special Member
Rena Torres Cacoullos, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paola Dussias, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Kim, Bora

Title:

MATERIAL AND IMMATERIAL SUSTAINABILITY INVESTMENT IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management

Keywords:

Materiality
Sustainability Investment
Franchising
Stakeholder Theory
Restaurant Industry

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Bora_Kim_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Seoki Lee, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anna S. Mattila, Committee Member
Amit Sharma, Committee Member

Author:

Sun, Yuzhi

Title:

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM DATA ANALYSIS ON E-LEARNING PERFORMANCE

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

E-learning Improvement
Instructional Forms
Electroencephalogram
Personality
Perceived Workload
Learning Performance.

File:

Download Thesis-Yuzhi_Sun-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

David Nembhard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mckellar, Brian U

Title:

VISUALIZATION AND QUANTITATION OF STEM CELL MEDIATED MINERALIZATION OF A DEMINERALIZED COLLAGEN SAFFOLD IN A TISSUE ENGINEERING MODEL

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Tissue Engineering
Stem cell
Biomineralization
Bone
Osteogenic differentiation

File:

Download McKellar_EpiBone_Thesis_Final_up.pdf

Committee Members:

Justin Brown, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarindr "Ik" Bhumiratana, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hancock, Committee Member
XIAOJUN "Lance" LIAN, Committee Member

Author:

Park, Kijung

Title:

Characterization and Modeling of Product Family Evolution

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Product Family Evolution
Product Family Design
Product Family Architecture Network
Network Science
Network Characterization
Dynamic Network Modeling

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_KijungPark_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Soundar R. T. Kumara, Committee Member
Conrad S. Tucker, Committee Member
Réka Albert, Outside Member

Author:

Worthington, Amber Kelly

Title:

Responsibility in the “Pivot Generation”: Information Sharing about the Benefits of Outdoor Physical Activity to Manage Overweight or Obesity

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

Responsibility communication
Health behavior change

File:

Download Worthington_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Jon F. Nussbaum, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jon F. Nussbaum, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rachel A. Smith, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Marianne Hillemeier, Outside Member

Author:

Ortiz, Priscilla Maunette

Title:

Multimodal Coordination of Interaction by Interpreters in Healthcare Encounters

Graduate Program:

Applied Linguistics

Keywords:

medical interpreters
bilingual healthcare
triadic communication
discourse management
mediated interaction
contextualization cues
discourse analysis
interactional competence
interpreter education
embodied communication
multimodality
video data
pediatric encounters

File:

Download 1_ORTIZ_2017_VIDEO_EXCERPT_ONE_IRIS.movDownload 2_ORTIZ_2017_VIDEO_EXCERPT_TWO_ISAAC.movDownload 3_ORTIZ_2017_VIDEO_EXCERPT_THREE_ISIDRO.movDownload 4_ORTIZ_2017_VIDEO_EXCERPT_FOUR_IRVING.movDownload 5_ORTIZ_2017_VIDEO_EXCERPT_FIVE_IGNACIO.movDownload 6_ORTIZ_2017_VIDEO_EXCERPT_SIX_ISABEL.movDownload 7_ORTIZ_2017_VIDEO_EXCERPT_SEVEN_INGRID.movDownload 8_ORTIZ_2017_VIDEO_EXCERPT_EIGHT_IRVING.movDownload 9_ORTIZ_2017_VIDEO_EXCERPT_NINE_IRIS.movDownload 2017_ORTIZ_PRISCILLA_M_Multimodal_Coordination_of_Interaction_by_Interpreters_in_Healthcare_ETD_Final_Version_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert W Schrauf, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert W Schrauf, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Celeste Kinginger, Committee Member
Meredith Doran, Committee Member
Jon F Nussbaum, Outside Member

Author:

Hagenah, Kristen E

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF AGED THROMBI THROUGH MRI AND HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ERYTHROCYTE GHOST CLOTS

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Ghost Cells
Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping
Left Ventricular Thrombus

File:

Download Hagenah_Kristen_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Keefe Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. William Hancock, Committee Member
Dr. Graham Thomas, Committee Member

Author:

Birriel, Barbara A

Title:

Surrogate Decision-Making in the Context of Critical Illness

Graduate Program:

Nursing

Keywords:

Surrogate decision-making
critical care
bioethics
ethics

File:

Download Birriel_DIssertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Lisa Kitko, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lisa Kitko, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Judith Hupcey, Committee Member
Susan Loeb, Committee Member
Michelle McGowan, Outside Member

Author:

Lee, Hyunwook

Title:

Symmetrical and asymmetrical structural studies of icosahedral virus interactions with host receptors, antibodies, and antiviral drug

Graduate Program:

Microbiology and Immunology

Keywords:

Cryo-EM
Single Particle Anaysis
3D-Reconstruction
HPV16
EV71
CVB3
Icosahedral Symmetry

File:

Download 2017_Lee_PhD_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Hafenstein, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Hafenstein, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jianming Hu, Committee Member
Neil D. Christensen, Committee Member
B. Tracy Nixon, Outside Member
David Spector, Committee Member

Author:

Ochonski, Patricia

Title:

Influence of feed particle size and dietary starch on inflammation in horses

Graduate Program:

Animal Science

Keywords:

Inflammation
Particle size
Oats
Horse

File:

Download Patricia_Ochonski_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

W. Burton Staniar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joy Pate, Committee Member
Robert Van Saun, Committee Member

Author:

jordan, sarah Christina

Title:

NEWCOMER SOCIALIZATION AND ONBOARDING AT AN AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY: EXAMINATION OF FEEDBACK SEEKING BEHAVIORS OF NEW HIRES

Graduate Program:

Human Resources and Employment Relations

Keywords:

Feedback seeking
Learning Goal Orientation
Performance Goal Orientation
Avoid Failure Orientation
Perceived Fit
Work Engagement
Self-Efficacy
Newcomer Socialization

File:

Download Sarah_Jordan_Thesis_Final__4_3_.pdf

Committee Members:

Jean Phillips, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stan Gully, Committee Member
Ashley Rippey, Committee Member

Author:

Magdama Tobar, Freddy Arturo

Title:

POPULATION BIOLOGY OF FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM ASSOCIATED WITH BANANA IN ECUADOR

Graduate Program:

Plant Pathology

Keywords:

Fusarium oxysporum
Banana
Fusarium Wilt
Endophytes
Genetic diversity
Ecuador
Population Biology
Epidemiology

File:

Download Magdama_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Maria del Mar Jimenez-Gasco, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maria del Mar Jimenez-Gasco, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gretchen Kuldau, Committee Member
David Geiser, Committee Member
Mary Barbercheck, Outside Member
Beth Gugino, Committee Member

Author:

Hestres Garcia, Annette Marie

Title:

LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF LGBQ LATINA, CHICANA, AND PUERTO RICAN FACULTY MEMBERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AND PUERTO RICO

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education

Keywords:

LGBQ Latina
LGBQ Chicana
LGBQ Puerto Rican
Faculty Members
Higher Education
Comparative Studies
Narrative Inquiry
Thematic Analysis
Faculty
Comparison
Learning Experiences

File:

Download Hestres_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred Schied, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Fred Schied, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Esther Prins, Committee Member
Gabeba Baderoon, Committee Member
Judith Sierra-Rivera, Outside Member

Author:

Rau, Adam J

Title:

Development and Benchmarking of Image Analysis Methods for Use in Horizontal Plug Flow

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

Two-Phase Flow
Image Processing
Nuclear Engineering
Thermal-Hydraulics
Conductivity Probe
Horizontal Flow

File:

Download Development_and_Benchmarking_of_Image_Analysis_Methods_for_Use_in_Horizontal_Plug_Flow.docx.pdf

Committee Members:

Seungjin Kim, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Fu

Title:

GROWTH AND TEM INVESTIGATION OF TWO DIMENSIONAL TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDES AND THEIR HETEROSTRUCTURES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

two dimensional materials
transmission electron microscopy
synthesis
transfer
transition metal dichalcogenides

File:

Download MS-Thesis_Fu_Zhang.pdf

Committee Members:

Nasim Alem, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Ramirez, Cristo

Title:

Seismic investigations of the crust and upper mantle structure in Antarctica and Madagascar

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Antarctica
Receiver functions
Crustal structure
Madagascar
Shear wave splitting
Mantle dynamics

File:

Download Ramirez_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Andrew Nyblade, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Andrew Nyblade, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Charles Ammon, Committee Member
Dr. Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Dr. Victor Sparrow, Outside Member

Author:

Schirtzinger, Skylar Carl

Title:

Effects of Carbon Materials as Additives on the Combustion Behavior of Double-Base Propellant

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

graphene
functionalized graphene sheets
combustion
double base propellant
thermal decomposition
burning rate
controlled enhancment
scanning electron microscope
propellant additive
thermal stability
graphite

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr. Richard Yetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Freude, Katrin

Title:

Nisei Achitects: Challenges and Achievements

Graduate Program:

Architecture

Keywords:

Architecture
Japanese-American
Nisei Architects
Minority Architects
Stereotyping
Biculturality
United States
Japan
Japanese Architecture
Japanese-American Architects
George Nakashima
Minoru Yamasaki
George Matsumoto
American Architects
American Architecture
Double-Coding

File:

Download 20170410_Thesis_Complete_Freude.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexandra Staub, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denise Costanzo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Grant, Angela Marie

Title:

The Role of Proficiency on the Use of Cognitive Control During Second Language Processing

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

language learning
cognitive control
inhibitory control
language training
control training

File:

Download grant_dissertation_3_22_17_final_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ping Li, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ping Li, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Janet Van Hell, Committee Member
Nancy Dennis, Committee Member
Carrie Jackson, Outside Member

Author:

Wang, Yi

Title:

Laboratory Estimation and Modeling of Apparent Permeability for Ultra-Tight Anthracite and Shale Matrix: A Multi-Mechanistic Flow Approach

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Permeability Evolution
Analytical Modeling
Geomechanical Deformation
Unconventional Gas Flow
Laboratory Measurement

File:

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Committee Members:

Shimin Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Zuleima T. Karpyn, Committee Member
Ming Xiao, Outside Member

Author:

Inkpen, Christopher Scott

Title:

ASSIMILATION AND THE TIMING OF COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, GRADUATION, AND DISRUPTIVE EVENTS

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Assimilation
Immigration
College Enrollment
College Graduation
Downward Assimilation
High School Dropout
Adolescent Childbirth
Arrest & Incarceration

File:

Download CSI_Dissertation_final_draft_post_gradschool_edits_combined.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. R.S. Oropesa, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Kevin Thomas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Nancy Landale, Committee Member
Dr. R.S. Oropesa, Committee Member
Dr. Burt Monroe, Outside Member

Author:

Campbell, Jacqueline Marie

Title:

Exploring Students' Perceptions of their Note-Taking Practices

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Note-taking
Chemistry
STEM Education
Self-Regulation

File:

Download Maguire_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Peggy N. van Meter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bonnie J. F. Meyer, Committee Member

Author:

Cheng, Andong

Title:

The Picky Consumer

Graduate Program:

Management - Business Adminstration

Keywords:

picky
selectivity
flaw sensitivity
precise preferences
consideration set
attribute importance

File:

Download 2017-4-13_Andong_Cheng_Dissertation_mm.pdf

Committee Members:

Margaret Meloy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Margaret Meloy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Hans Baumgartner, Committee Member
Eunice Kim, Committee Member
Jason Morton, Outside Member

Author:

Oliveira Vieira, Bernardo A

Title:

Consideration of Unsteady Aerodynamics and Boundary-Layer Transition in Rotorcraft Airfoil Design

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Airfoil Design
Boundary-Layer Transition
Unsteady Aerodynamics
Dynamic Stall
Helicopter Aerodynamics
Transonic Flow
Compressible Flow
Computational Fluid Dynamics
CFD

File:

Download Bernardo_Vieira_PhD.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark D. Maughmer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark D. Maughmer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward C. Smith, Committee Member
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Christopher D. Rahn, Outside Member
Michael P. Kinzel, Special Member

Author:

Good, Bryan C

Title:

TOWARDS A FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION MODEL OF THE PENN STATE PNEUMATIC PULSATILE PEDIATRIC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

pediatric
fluid-structure interaction
ventricular assist device
computational

File:

Download Thesis_Good_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Keefe Manning, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Keefe Manning, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Butler, Committee Member
William Weiss, Committee Member
Robert Campbell, Outside Member

Author:

Zhao, Jianshi

Title:

Dynamical Gauge Effects and Holographic Scaling of Non-Equilibrium Motion in a Disordered and Dissipative Atomic Gas

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

Gauge Field
Laser Cooling
Disordered Potential
Raman Sideband Cooling
Fractional Quantum Hall
Non-equilibrium
Optial Lattice

File:

Download Dynamical_Gauge_Filed_in_a_Disordered_Potential.pdf

Committee Members:

Nathan Gemelke, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nathan Gemelke, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Weiss, Committee Member
Jainendra Jain, Committee Member
Venkatraman Gopalan, Outside Member

Author:

Dellostritto, Mark Joseph

Title:

MODELLING THE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF H-BOND NETWORKS AT OXIDE-WATER INTERFACES: FROM NEUTRON SPECTROSCOPY TO SUM FREQUENCY GENERATION

Graduate Program:

Physics

Keywords:

water
oxide
molecular dynamics
sum frequency generation
hydrogen bond
network
neutron
polarizability
density functional theory

File:

Download Thesis_mjd1056_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jorge Sofo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jorge Sofo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Milton Cole, Committee Member
Mauricio Terrones, Committee Member
Lasse Jensen, Outside Member

Author:

Chernin, Kelly Alissa

Title:

After a Rainy Day in Hong Kong: Media, Memory and Social Movements, a Look at Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Umbrella Movement
Hong Kong
Memory
social movements
technology

File:

Download dissertation_FINAL2.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Jordan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Jordan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Committee Member
C. Michael Elavsky, Committee Member
Stephen H. Browne, Outside Member

Author:

Vidvans, Amey Narayan

Title:

A modified structure from motion framework based on smartphone imaging for 3D reconstruction of arbitrary shapes

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

Reconstruction
Smartphone
Digital Image Correlation
Reverse Engineering

File:

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Committee Members:

Prof Saurabh Basu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Benevento, Nicole Marie

Title:

Investigating prosodic prominence in spontaneous New Mexican Spanish

Graduate Program:

Spanish

Keywords:

Phonetics
Phonology
Corpus linguistics
Prominence
Lexical stress

File:

Download Benevento_DISSERTATION.pdf

Committee Members:

John M. Lipski, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John M. Lipski, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rena Torres Cacoullos, Committee Member
Marianna Nadeu, Committee Member
Richard Page, Outside Member

Author:

Carroll, Travis John

Title:

ON THE IMPACT OF ELECTRODE GEOMETRY ON THE PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF PZT 5A FIBERS

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

PZT
fiber
piezoelectric
interdigitated
parallel
electrodes
electromechanical
AFC

File:

Download Carroll_Travis_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Zoubeida Ounaies, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Timothy Simpson, Committee Member

Author:

Toenies, Matthew John

Title:

Long-term avian community response to hemlock decline

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

Tsuga canadensis
Empidonax virescens
Setophaga virens
birds
community
forest die-off
Adelges tsugae
decline
occupancy
response

File:

Download thesis_Matt_Toenies_final.pdf

Committee Members:

David Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Marshall, Committee Member
Margaret Brittingham, Committee Member

Author:

Gomatam, Priyanka

Title:

Object Recognition Using Structured Feature Extraction With A Reconfigurable, Neurosynaptic Processor

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Truenorth
neuromorphic hardware
object detection
histogram of oriented gradients
neural network hardware

File:

Download PSUThesisP-2.pdf

Committee Members:

Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jack Sampson, Committee Member

Author:

Caswell, Katherine E

Title:

Incorporating Cover Crops and Diversified Weed Management to Improve Cropping System Productivity

Graduate Program:

Agronomy

Keywords:

Integrated Weed Management
Cover crops
agronomy

File:

Download new_edits_2.pdf

Committee Members:

William Curran, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Heather Karsten, Committee Member
David Mortensen, Committee Member
Jeffery Hyde, Committee Member

Author:

Chang, Juan

Title:

A Study of Benford's Law, With Applications to the Analysis of Corporate Financial Statements

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Benford's Law
Pearson's chi-square test
discrete Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
goodness-of-fit test
finances

File:

Download JuanChangThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald St. P. Richards, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David R. Hunter, Committee Member
James L. Rosenberger, Committee Member

Author:

Pardo, John Jacob

Title:

Randomness of Restricted Value Martingales, Selection Rules, and Graph Sequences

Graduate Program:

Mathematics

Keywords:

Randomness
Selection Rules
Restricted Value Martingales
Normality
Graphs

File:

Download Jake_s_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jan Reimann, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jan Reimann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Simpson, Committee Member
Manfred Denker, Committee Member
Martin Furer, Outside Member

Author:

Velumani, Manoj

Title:

ADOPTION OF AGILE ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE IN LARGE ORGANIZATION: A CASE STUDY

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Agile Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise Architect
complex adaptive systems

File:

Download Final_Thesis_Manoj.pdf

Committee Members:

Rosalie Ocker, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Nama, Nitesh

Title:

MICROACOUSTOFLUIDICS: AN ARBITRARY LAGRANGIAN-EULERIAN FRAMEWORK

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Microfluidics
Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Method
Acoustofluidics
Surface Acoustic Wave
Finite Element Method
Immersed Finite Element Method
Fluid-Structure Interaction
Acoustic Streaming
Acoustic radiation Force

File:

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Committee Members:

Francesco Costanzo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Tony Jun Huang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jonathan Pitt, Committee Member
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Member
Peter Butler, Outside Member

Author:

Cai, Hongchen

Title:

Genetic Analysis Reveals Dual Roles of Speckle-type Poz Protein in Hedgehog Signaling And Mouse Development

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

Ubiquitination
Gli3
Skeletal development
osteoporosis
spinal cord patterning

File:

Download Dissertation_HongchenCai_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Aimin Liu, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aimin Liu, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Douglas Cavener, Committee Member
Yingwei Mao, Committee Member
Andrea Mastro, Outside Member

Author:

Tischendorf, Zachary Edgar

Title:

Miscanthus Yield and Nitrogen Fertility of an Amended, Reclaimed Mine Soil

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

Miscanthus
Reclaimed Mine Land
Nitrogen Fertility

File:

Download Tischendorf_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Stehouwer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marvin Hall, Committee Member
Douglas Beegle, Committee Member

Author:

Webb, Amanda Laurel

Title:

Evaluating the energy performance of historic and traditionally constructed buildings

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Historic building
Traditional building
Historic preservation
Cultural heritage
Energy efficiency
Energy retrofit
Building simulation

File:

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Committee Members:

Stephen Treado, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen Treado, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Boothby, Committee Member
Donghyun Rim, Committee Member
Matthew Reimherr, Outside Member
Cynthia Howard Reed, Special Member

Author:

Johnson, Kayla

Title:

"Finding yourself in a foreign country": The Subjective Learning Experiences of Students in an Embedded Short-Term Study Abroad Program

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

study abroad
short-term programs
sociocultural theory
incidental learning
embedded programs
faculty-led programs
social-emotional learning
student voice
reflection
photo-cued interviewing

File:

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Committee Members:

Joseph Valente, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dorothy Evensen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Guthrie, Committee Member
Karly Ford, Committee Member
Joseph Valente, Outside Member

Author:

Tchapda, Aimé Hilaire Ngongang

Title:

Design and Construction of a Lab Scale Pressurized Entrained Flow Reactor for Studying the Thermochemical Conversion of Solid Fuels at High Temperature

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Pressurized entrained flow gasifier
Thermochemical conversion of biomass and coal
co-gasification
co-pyrolysis
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Synergistic effects of coal and biomass conversion
High temperature pyrolysis
Thermal deactivation of char
Thermodynamic modeling
Tar characterization
High pressure
char morphology
reactor design

File:

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Committee Members:

Sarma V. Pisupati, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sarma V. Pisupati, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jonathan Mathews, Committee Member
Savas Yavuzkurt, Committee Member
Yaw Yeboah, Outside Member

Author:

Stewart, Sydney M

Title:

Explaining reaction rates between iron oxide associated ferrous iron and nitrobenzene

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Iron oxides
LFER
Reaction rates
Reduction potential

File:

Download SMS_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher A. Gorski, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John M. Regan, Committee Member
William D. Burgos, Committee Member

Author:

Alzaidy, Rabah Aboulrahman

Title:

Semantic Structuring of Scientific Information in Scholarly Documents

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

academic search engine
digital library
bar chart data extraction
knowledge base construction
automated chart unerstanding
taxonomy construction
hypernym detection
knowledge graph

File:

Download RabahThesisPSUFinal_2_.pdf

Committee Members:

C. Lee Giles, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
C. Lee Giles, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jesse Barlow, Committee Member
Vasant Honavar, Committee Member
Bruce A. Desmarais, Outside Member

Author:

Leonard, Krista Sue

Title:

Predictors of maternal 6-week postpartum weight retention: Influences of exercise determinants and psychological well-being

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

Postpartum Depression
Postpartum Stress
Pre-pregnancy Weight
Postpartum Weight Retention
Psychobehavioral Determinants

File:

Download LeonardThesisFinal_07.13.17.pdf

Committee Members:

Danielle Symons Downs, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Blair Evans, Committee Member
Kristen H. Kjerulff, Committee Member

Author:

Brown, Laura Michael

Title:

Region and Remembrance: Public Memories of Civil Rights in Greensboro, North Carolina

Graduate Program:

English

Keywords:

rhetoric
public memory
regionalism
civil rights movement
greensboro
north carolina

File:

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Committee Members:

Cheryl Glenn, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cheryl Glenn, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Debra Hawhee, Committee Member
Jack Selzer, Committee Member
Kirt Wilson, Outside Member
Stuart Selber, Committee Member

Author:

Sadeghi Nahrkhalaji, Reza

Title:

STUDY OF BUILDING SURROUNDING LUMINOUS ENVIRONMENT USING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGE-BASED LIGHTING MODEL

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

Architectural Engineering
Radiance
Daylighting
Simulation
Level of Detail
LOD
Exterior
Surround
Tree
Landscape
Lighting

File:

Download Dissertation-Reza.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard G. Mistrick, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard G. Mistrick, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin W. Houser, Committee Member
Stephen Treado, Committee Member
James L. Rosenberger, Outside Member

Author:

Carney, ELIZABETH MARGARET

Title:

Children's Response to Flavor Variety In Herb and Spice Seasoned Vegetables Served Within a Meal

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

Vegetables
Eating Behaviors
Herbs and Spices
Preschool
PROP
Variety
Sensory Specific Satiety

File:

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Committee Members:

Kathleen L. Keller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John E. Hayes, Committee Member
Joshua D. Lambert, Committee Member

Author:

Goss, Michael

Title:

On the Impact of the MJO and ENSO Convection on the Extratropical Circulation and Temperature Fields

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

MJO
Madden Julian Osciallation
ENSO
El Nino/Southern Oscillation
PNA
Pacific/North American Pattern
Large scale dynamics
Tropical-Extratropical Interactions
Arctic warming

File:

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Committee Members:

Steven B. Feldstein, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven B. Feldstein, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sukyoung Lee, Committee Member
Peter R. Bannon, Committee Member
Andrew Carleton, Outside Member

Author:

Toth, Adam Joseph

Title:

PERFORMING THE LETTER OF THE LAW: THE ROLE OF ORIENTALIST RACE THEORY IN KAFKA’S WRITINGS

Graduate Program:

German

Keywords:

Kafka
Orientalism
Race
Race Theory
Hegel

File:

Download Final_Manuscript.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Purdy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel L. Purdy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas Beebee, Committee Member
Sabine Doran, Committee Member
Charlotte Eubanks, Outside Member
Bettina Brandt, Special Member

Author:

Lakoba, Vasiliy T

Title:

Planning For Sustainable Forest Restoration: The Case Study Of Hartley Wood In The Arboretum at Penn State

Graduate Program:

Landscape Architecture

Keywords:

Landscape Architecture
Planning
Invasive plants
Invasive species
Forest Restoration
Ecological Restoration

File:

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Committee Members:

Mallika Bose, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derrick Taff, Committee Member
Ken Tamminga, Committee Member

Author:

Nalubwama Kaweesa, Dorcas Vivian

Title:

Quantifying the Impact of Functionally Graded Materials on the Fatigue Life of Material Jetted Specimens

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Functionally Graded Materials
Fatigue Life
Continuous Gradients
Discrete Gradients
Additive Manufacturing
Multi-materials
PolyJet Process

File:

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Committee Members:

Nicholas A. Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Serfass, Jacob M

Title:

ENDOPHILIN B2: AN ENDOCYTIC AND AUTOPHAGIC REGULATOR

Graduate Program:

Pharmacology

Keywords:

Endocytosis
Autophagy
Endophilin B proteins
Apoptosis
Cellular Homeostasis
Endosome Maturation
Endocytic trafficking
Endosome Acidification

File:

Download Jacob_Serfass-Thesis_2017-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hong-Gang Wang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hong-Gang Wang, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard B. Mailman, Committee Member
Gavin P. Robertson, Committee Member
Charles Lang, Outside Member
Oranee Tawatnuntachai, Outside Member

Author:

Hultgren, Brittney Ann

Title:

UNDERSTANDING THE DECISION TO RIDE WITH AN IMPAIRED DRIVER

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

College Student Drinking
Riding with Drinking Driver
Alcohol Use
Substance Use
Parental Communication
Behavioral Decision Making

File:

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Committee Members:

Rob Turrisi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rob Turrisi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Laura Cousino Klein, Committee Member
Jennifer E. Graham-Engeland, Committee Member
Michael L. Hecht, Outside Member
Kimberly A. Mallett, Committee Member

Author:

Nachtergaele, Shanti

Title:

Extemporaneous Bass Line Reduction in Historical Double Bass Playing

Graduate Program:

Music Theory and History

Keywords:

double bass
contrabass
bass line reduction
historical performance practice
eighteenth century
nineteenth century
simplified bass lines

File:

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Committee Members:

Mark C. Ferraguto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric J. McKee, Committee Member
Marica S. Tacconi, Committee Member

Author:

Kuhn, Maeghen Leigh MacDonald

Title:

UNDERSTANDING ONLINE STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH THE USE OF ASTIN’S IEO MODEL

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

online education
online learning
online students
student success
alexander astin
IEO Model
student satisfaction
student preferences
online pedagogy
penn state world campus
student survey
distance education
online student satisfaction
online student preferences

File:

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Committee Members:

David Guthrie, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Guthrie, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Paulson, Committee Member
Adnan Qayyum, Committee Member
Craig Weidemann, Outside Member

Author:

Varanasi, Rama Adithya

Title:

TWEETSIGHT: ENHANCING FINANCIAL ANALYSTS' SOCIAL MEDIA USE

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Social media
Financial analysts
design research
design
human computer interaction
sensemaking
work study

File:

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Committee Members:

John M. Carroll, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ben Hanrahan, Committee Member
Eun Kyoung Choe, Committee Member

Author:

Dennis, Eli James

Title:

Exploring the Sensitivity of Convection Initiation to Grid Spacing in Convection-Allowing NAM Simulations

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

Convection initiation
NWP

File:

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Committee Members:

Yvette P. Richardson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul M. Markowski, Committee Member
David J. Stensrud, Committee Member

Author:

Kani, Amirali

Title:

A Factorial Hidden Markov Model for Modeling Dynamics in Intrinsic Preferences

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Dynamic Models
Hidden Markov Models
Brand Choice
Market Segmentation

File:

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Committee Members:

David Hunter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gallagher, Maureen Brenna

Title:

A Study of the Effect of Hematocrit on Weaning in the 12 cc Penn State Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

PVAD
PIV
artificial heart
pediatric
hematocrit
weaning
ventricular assist device
cardiovascular fluid dynamics

File:

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Committee Members:

Keefe Manning, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
William Hancock, Committee Member
William Weiss, Committee Member

Author:

Stewart, Sabrina Dahlia

Title:

The (Un)Real Housewives Of Atlanta: A Post-Feminist, Post-Racial Textual Analysis Of Reality TV's Favorite Housewives

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Post-Feminism
Post-Racism
RHOA
Housewives
Stereotypes
Reality TV
Atlanta
Textual Analysis

File:

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Committee Members:

Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew McAllister, Committee Member
Marie Hardin, Committee Member

Author:

Zhang, Zhenzihao

Title:

Predicting Petrophysical Properties From Rate-Transient Data: An Artificial Intelligence Application

Graduate Program:

Petroleum and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Relative Permeability
Capillary Pressure
Permeability
Artificial Neural Network
Rate-Transient Data
Petrophysical Properties

File:

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Committee Members:

Turgay Ertekin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Turgay Ertekin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
John Yilin Wang, Committee Member
Hamid Emami-Meybodi, Committee Member
Ming Xiao, Outside Member

Author:

Agrawal, Sidharth

Title:

Quantifying the Economic Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing Proppant Selection in Light of Occupational Particulate Exposure Risk and Functional Requirements

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Proppant selection
Hydraulic fracturing
Risk analysis
Silica exposure
Health-related cost
Occupational particulate exposure risk

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeremy M. Gernand, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sinha, Swapnil

Title:

IMPROVING QUALITY OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES CREATED VIA MATERIAL EXTRUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Graduate Program:

Engineering Design

Keywords:

Design for 'X'
Embedding
Multi-functionality
CubeSat
Manufacturing
Resistive Heating
Material Extrusion
Internet of Things
Polymer
Anisotropy
Print Process Interruption
Design for Additive Manufacturing

File:

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Committee Members:

Nicholas A. Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven G. Bilen, Committee Member

Author:

Helm, Kevin C

Title:

Investigation of the Impacts of Cognitive Style and Teamwork on Ideation Effectiveness

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Engineering Design
Ideation
Cognitive Style
Brainstorming
Teamwork
Concept Generation
Creativity
Idea Assessment

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr. Kathryn Jablokow, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Matthew Parkinson, Committee Member
Dr. Karen Thole, Committee Member

Author:

Navrotskaya, Anna E

Title:

LA FONCTION MYTHIQUE DES ARTS DU SPECTACLE : L’IDENTITÉ DIASPORIQUE ET LA PRODUCTION ARTISTIQUE INTERCULTURELLE

Graduate Program:

French

Keywords:

Performance
myth
art
creativity
intercultural artistic production

File:

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Committee Members:

Prof. Jean-Claude Vuillemin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Prof. Jean-Claude Vuillemin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Prof. Monique Yaari, Committee Member
Dr. Heather McCoy, Committee Member
Prof. Jonathan Eburne, Outside Member

Author:

Glumm, Stacey Ann

Title:

Functional Performance Criteria to Assess Pointe Readiness in Youth Ballet Dancers

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

pointe-readiness
ballet
pointe
functional testing
en pointe
youth

File:

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Committee Members:

Sayers John Miller III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Giampietro Vairo, Committee Member
John Challis, Committee Member

Author:

Hashemian, Seyedeh Negar

Title:

ESTIMATION AND CONTROL OF TWO-COMPONENT GRANULATION PROCESSES

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering

Keywords:

Moving Horizon Estimation
Two Component Granulation
Monte Carlo Simulation
Carleman Approximation
Laguerre polynomials
Stochastic Model Predictive Control
Polynomial Chaos
Method of Moments
Soft Sensor
Fluid Bed Dryer
Pharmaceutical Processes
Model Order Reduction

File:

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Committee Members:

Antonios Armaou, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Antonios Armaou, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Themis Matsoukas, Committee Member
Ali Borhan, Committee Member
Hosam Fathy, Outside Member

Author:

Wang, Yan

Title:

OBFUSCATION WITH TURING MACHINE

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Software Security
Control Flow Obfuscation
Turing Machine

File:

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Committee Members:

Dinghao Wu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Harkins, Joseph

Title:

Automatic Controller Synthesis for a Reconfigurable UAV

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Modular Aircraft
UAV
Controls
Aerodynamics

File:

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Committee Members:

Jacob Langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

McDowell, Elliott Hunter

Title:

Qualitative Differences Among Bitter Stimuli Found in Foods and Pharmaceuticals

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

bitter taste
psychophysics
taste
sensory science
chemosensory
perception
taste quality
free sorting
Polarized Sensory Positioning
chemical senses
DISTATIS Analysis
human behavior
tas2r
pharmaceuticals
gLMS

File:

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Committee Members:

John E. Hayes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Helene Hopfer, Committee Member
Kathleen Keller, Committee Member

Author:

Siddique, Ridwan

Title:

IMPROVING MEDIUM-RANGE STREAMFLOW FORECASTING ACROSS U.S. MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

Hydrological modeling
Hydrological forecasting
Numerical weather prediction

File:

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Committee Members:

Alfonso Mejia, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alfonso Mejia, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Duffy, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Committee Member
Fuqing Zhang, Outside Member
Seann Reed, Special Member

Author:

Holmes, William Kirby

Title:

VISION-BASED RELATIVE DECK STATE ESTIMATION USED WITH TAU BASED LANDINGS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

kalman filter
quadcopter
ship deck landing
monocular vision

File:

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Committee Members:

jack langelaan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Witmer, Evan Brooke

Title:

RNA-SEQ REVEALS NOVEL REGULATORS IN HUMAN STEM CELL DIFFERENTIATION

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

stem cell
stem cells
pluripotent
differentiation
mesoderm
mesodermal
RNA-seq
RNA-sequencing
FOXB1
ARL4A
PMAIP1

File:

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Committee Members:

Xiaojun Lance Lian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lee, John P

Title:

TRPM2 Inhibition Increases Oxidative Stress and Reduces Tumor Growth in Neuroblastoma through Modulation of GSH

Graduate Program:

Anatomy

Keywords:

TRPM2
Nrf2
Glutathione
GSH
Oxidative stress
Neuroblastoma

File:

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Committee Members:

Barbara Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia McLaughlin, Committee Member
Loren Evey, Committee Member

Author:

Patil, Navendu Santosh

Title:

Coarse-Grained Models of Nonlinear Oscillators

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Generating Partitions
Complexity
Nonlinear Oscillators
Noisy Chaos
Hidden Markov Models
Coarse-Graining

File:

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Committee Members:

Joseph P. Cusumano, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph P. Cusumano, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melik C. Demirel, Committee Member
Bruce J. Gluckman, Committee Member
David J. Miller, Outside Member

Author:

Soltanzadeh, Nahid

Title:

Narrative Critical Literacy: A Case Study in Teaching Literature

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

critical literacy
multicultural education
multicultural literature
Teacher inquiry

File:

Download NahidSoltanzadehMSThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jamie Myers, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cuesta, Antonio Rafael

Title:

UTILIZING IMMOBILIZED BIOCATALYSTS ON ACTIVATED CARBON BLACK ADSORBENTS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE FROM SIMULATED AMBIENT AIR UNDER A pH SWING ADSORPTION PROCESS

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

CO2 Capture
Ambient Air Capture
CO2 Adsorbent
Swing Adsorption
pH Swing Adsorption
Activated Carbon Adsorbent
Immobilized Carbonic Anhydrase
Nitrogen Enriched Carbon Adsorbent
Potassium Enriched Carbon Adsorbent
Biocatalyst CO2 Gas Hydration
CCUS
Carbon Capture

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr. Chunshan Song, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Serno, Kimberly Marie

Title:

The effects of road on forest bird communities in Pennsylvania's core forested landscape

Graduate Program:

Wildlife and Fisheries Science

Keywords:

Birds
Multispecies occupancy models
roads
core forest
forests
fragmentation
habitat degradation

File:

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Committee Members:

Margaret Brittingham, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Miller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Marshall, Committee Member

Author:

Fisher, Michael James

Title:

AN IN VITRO BIOCHEMICAL STUDY OF THE DROSOPHILA NEGATIVE ELONGATION FACTOR

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Transcription
Pausing
NELF
Drosophila
RNA Polymerase II
Gene regulation

File:

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Committee Members:

David Gilmour, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Paul Babitzke, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Joseph Reese, Committee Member
Katsuhiko Murakami, Committee Member
Michael Axtell, Outside Member

Author:

Alvarez Tiburcio, Miguel

Title:

Experimental Evaluation of the Impact Behavior of Partially Melted Ice Particles

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Engine icing
icing
glaciated conditions
mixed phase icing
ice particles impact

File:

Download MiguelAlvarez_MS_Thesis_final_2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Li, Mengyi

Title:

EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF TEXT GENRE, PRIOR KNOWLEDGE, AND PERCEIVED INTERESTINGNESS ON STUDENTS’ ACQUISITION OF HIGH-LEVEL COMPREHENSION

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

text-based discussion
high-level comprehension
text feature
prior knowledge
perceived interestingness

File:

Download Mengyi_Li_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

P. Karen Murphy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peggy Van Meter, Committee Member
Puiwa Lei, Committee Member
Jeffrey A. Greene, Committee Member
Mosuk Chow, Outside Member
P. Karen Murphy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Anderson, Katherine Elizabeth

Title:

Foreign Writing Agency: Abbas Khider and María Cecilia Barbetta Writing Towards Catharsis in German as a Foreign Language After Trauma

Graduate Program:

German

Keywords:

multilingualism in literature
Chamisso
migration literature
psychic trauma in literature
trauma narrative
foreign language writing
German literature

File:

Download Anderson_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas O. Beebee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas O. Beebee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Daniel Purdy, Committee Member
Samuel Frederick, Committee Member
Susan Strauss, Outside Member
Elisabeth Herrmann, Special Member

Author:

Riegel, Meghan Carole

Title:

AN ANALYSIS OF THE MIRAI BOTNET AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FUTURE OF EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

mirai
botnet
internet of things
malware
iot

File:

Download MeghanRiegel-MastersThesis__1_.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick McDaniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

SHEN, XINYI

Title:

Evaluation of two procedures for treatment of knee prosthetic joint infection (PJI)

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

Prosthetic Joint Infection
One-stage revision procedure
Two-Stage revision procedure
Post-discharge antibiotic treatment

File:

Download PJI_Thesis_Xinyi_Shen_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Ping Du, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Leslie, Committee Member
Ming Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Kilmer, Eric David

Title:

Extending Vulnerability Discovery with Fuzzing and Symbolic Execution to Realistic Applications

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Symbolic Execution
Vulnerability Discovery
Program Analysis
Fuzzing

File:

Download eric_kilmer_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick McDaniel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor