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Author:

Nicholas, Jennifer Mary

Title:

The Employability Narratives of Liberal Arts Undergraduates: A Grounded Theory Study

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

empoyability
liberal arts
narrative

File:

Download jennifer_nicholas_dissertation_finalApril2017.pdf

Committee Members:

David Passmore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Cynthia Pellock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Threeton, Committee Member
Glen Kreiner, Committee Member
Glen Kreiner, Outside Member

Author:

Gobert, Christian J

Title:

ONLINE DISCONTINUITY DETECTION IN METALLIC POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES USING VISUAL INSPECTION SENSORS AND SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
Machine Learning
Powder Bed Fusion
Flaw Detection
Image Processing

File:

Download Gobert_Thesis-2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shashi Phoha, Committee Member
Edward Reutzel, Committee Member
Guha Manogharan, Committee Member
Jan Petrich, Committee Member

Author:

Mueser, Ashlyn S

Title:

RELATIONSHIP OF PLATELET ADHESION WITH SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY IN THE PENN STATE PEDIATRIC VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

PVAD
Platelet Adhesion
Surface Topography
Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device

File:

Download Grad_Thesis_Ashlyn_Mueser.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Snyder, Ashley H

Title:

THE IMPACT OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ON CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND COSTS AMONG PRIVATELY INSURED WOMEN

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

Affordable Care Act (ACA)
out-of-pocket cost
cost-sharing
intrauterine device (IUD)
contraception
long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC)

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Ashley_Snyder_FINAL__revised_.pdf

Committee Members:

Cynthia H. Chuang, MD, MSc, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mirkin, Katelin A

Title:

Minimally Invasive Surgical Approaches Offer Earlier Time to Adjuvant Chemotherapy but Not Improved Survival in Resected Pancreatic Cancer

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

MIS
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

File:

Download PS-Mirkin-Thesis_3_23_17.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Christopher S. Hollenbeak, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Douglas Leslie, Committee Member

Author:

Roemer, Michael Richard

Title:

Fuzzy Logic, Neural Networks and Statistical Classifiers for the Detection and Classification of Control Valve Blockages

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

neural network
fuzzy logic
statistical classifier
condition-based maintenance
cbm
support vector machines
discriminant analysis
k-nearest-neighbor
vibration
diagnostics
rotary valve
process control valve
control valve
blockage
valve blockage

File:

Download Roemer_ThesisFinal.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Rahn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karl Reichard, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Grijalva, Ashley Nichole

Title:

P AND S BODY WAVE TOMOGRAPHY OF THE NORTHERN LAKE MALAWI RIFT BASIN AND RUNGWE VOLCANIC PROVINCE

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

seismology
crust
mantle
east african rift zone
velocity
tomography
rift

File:

Download Grijalva_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Nyblade, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Ammon, Committee Member
Christelle Wauthier, Committee Member

Author:

Mao, Zhangming

Title:

Acoustophoresis and fluid dynamics in surface acoustic wave-based acoustofluidics

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Acoustophoresis
Acoustofluidics
Fluid dynamics
Surface acoustic wave

File:

Download Zhangming_Mao_PhD_Dissertation_F.pdf

Committee Members:

Francesco Costanzo, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Francesco Costanzo, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bernhard R. Tittmann, Committee Member
Corina Drapaca, Committee Member
Siyang Zheng, Outside Member
Tony Jun Huang, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cai, Yuzhe

Title:

PREDICTION OF BOUNDARY-DOMINATED FLOW FOR LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS USING EARLY-TRANSIENT DATA

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

unconventional gas
shale gas
tight gas
linear flow;
well performance

File:

Download Thesis_YUZHE.pdf

Committee Members:

Luis F. Ayala H., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shimin Liu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Johnson, Benjamin Norman

Title:

Understanding Dimensions and Types of Borderline Personality Disorder Through Factor Mixture Modeling

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

latent variable modeling
factor analysis
latent class analysis
assessment
diagnosis

File:

Download BNJOHNSON_THESIS_FINAL_4_3_17.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth N. Levy, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael N. Hallquist, Committee Member
James M. LeBreton, Committee Member

Author:

Oakley, David Owen Smith

Title:

Fault-Propagation Fold Kinematics and Deformation Rates in the North Canterbury Fold and Thrust Belt, South Island, New Zealand

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

fault-propagation folding
trishear
marine terraces
North Canterbury
New Zealand

File:

Download Oakley_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Fisher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Fisher, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin Furlong, Committee Member
Roman DiBiase, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Outside Member

Author:

Washington, Chanell Nicole

Title:

Family Contributions to the Romantic Relationship Quality of Young Adults from Married Stepfamilies

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

romantic relationships
young adults
stepfamilies

File:

Download final_Master_s_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Valarie King, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Michelle Frisco, Committee Member
Dr. Melissa Hardy, Committee Member

Author:

Lin, Tzu Ting

Title:

DEFINED AND XENO-FREE CULTURE FOR HUMAN PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Stem cell culture medium
LaSR
Xeno-free medium
Stem cell culture
Human induced pluripotent stem cells
Human embryonic stem cells

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Xiaojun Lian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Justin Brown, Committee Member
William Hancock, Committee Member

Author:

Jin, Shan

Title:

Maize Defense Responses to Caterpillars at the Molecular, Phenotypic and Ecological Scales

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

maize-insect interaction
maize NAM founder lines
fall armyworm
cover crop
black cutworm
maize insect resistance 1

File:

Download Shan_Jin_999087405_Dissertation_07102017.pdf

Committee Members:

Dawn S. Luthe, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn S. Luthe, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Surinder Chopra, Committee Member
Claude dePamphilis, Committee Member
Gary W. Felton, Outside Member

Author:

Brinberg, Miriam Ida

Title:

Affective Reactivity to Food Consumption: Within- and Between-person Associations in Daily Life

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

affect
meal consumption
snack consumption
longitudinal analysis

File:

Download Brinberg_formatted_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Nilam Ram, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lori A. Francis, Committee Member

Author:

Patki, Mayuresh Premanand

Title:

A Low Power and Area Efficient CMOS Implementation of Multilayer Feedforward Artificial Neural Network

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Neural Networks
Metal Oxide Semiconductor Implementation Service
Integrated Circuit
CMOS
Very Large Scale Integration
McCulloch and Pitts neuron
Perceptron
Backpropagation Algorithm
Synapses
Gilbert Multiplier Cell
Activation Function Circuit
Floating Gate
Single Transistor Learning Synapse
Post-Synaptic Current
Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity
Long Term Potentiation
Long Term Depression
Static Random Access Memory
Memristor
Mean Square Error
Cadence OrCAD Capture
Cadence PSpice A/D
Electric VLSI Design System
Network Consistency Check
Layout Vs Schematic Check
XOR Classification Problem
MATLAB
Time Domain
Instantaneous Power Dissipation
Loading
Learning Rate
Mixed Signal
System on Chip
Field Programmable Gate Arrays

File:

Download Mayuresh_Patki_Thesis_Final_Report.pdf

Committee Members:

Seth Wolpert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott Von Tonningen, Committee Member
Wolfram Bettermann, Committee Member

Author:

Rhymestine, Beth Ann

Title:

INTERACTIONS OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS WITH STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

Note: my adviser recommended not using key words

File:

Download Rhymestine_Diss_review2_05172017.pdf

Committee Members:

David Passmore, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Passmore, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kyle Peck, Committee Member
Mark Threeton, Committee Member
Glen Kreiner, Outside Member

Author:

Kotobi, Khashayar

Title:

INFORMED COGNITIVE RADIOS

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Cognitive Radio
Wireless Communication
Machine Learning
Data Science
Data Mining
Blockchain
Security
Spectrum Sharing

File:

Download Kotobi-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Bilen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Bilen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kenneth Jenkins, Committee Member
Jeffrey Mayer, Committee Member
Conrad Tucker, Outside Member

Author:

Craighead, Daniel Harrison

Title:

Elucidation of novel therapeutic targets in the microvasculature of hypertensive humans

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

cutaneous
microvasculature
endothelium
menthol
hypertension
lysyl oxidase

File:

Download Craighead_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Lacy M. Alexander, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
W. Larry Kenney, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sara B. Ferguson, Committee Member
Timothy R. McConnell, Committee Member
Kelly J. Karpa, Outside Member

Author:

Browder, Kristen Cherie

Title:

THE ROLE AND REGULATION OF APICAL SPECTRINS IN CELL POLARITY, TRAFFICKING, GROWTH, AND CORTICAL TENSION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

Crumbs
Protein Phosphatase 2A (PP2A)
Tension
Beta Heavy-Spectrin
Alpha Spectrin
Polarity
Par6
Sdt
aPKC
Strain Sensor
Endocytosis
Hippo/Warts Pathway
cpstFRET
Drosophila

File:

Download Kristen_C_Browder_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Graham H. Thomas, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Graham H. Thomas, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Rolls, Committee Member
Lorraine Santy, Committee Member
William Hancock, Outside Member
Lu Bai, Committee Member

Author:

Fritch, Ben R

Title:

UNSTRUCTURED NASCENT-CHAIN SEGMENTS GENERATE PICONEWTONS OF FORCE THAT ARE TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE PEPTIDE BACKBONE TO THE RIBOSOME P-SITE

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Co-translational
unstructured proteins
force

File:

Download BenRFritch_-_MastersThesis_-_Final_-_5-23-17.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Edward O'Brien, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Scott Showalter, Committee Member
Dr. Gerald Knizia, Committee Member

Author:

Brown, Erik J

Title:

The History and Design of a Rapidly Deployable Advanced Hubless Low Head Hydropower Turbine

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Hydropower
Turbine
Hubless
Rapidly deployable
Design
History
Variable speed
Integrated
Low head

File:

Download Brown_Erik_J_Thesis_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

John M. Cimbala, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Love, Russell

Title:

GUIDED WAVE STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING FOR LARGE DIAMETER STORAGE TANK FLOORS

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Ultrasound
Guided wave
Storage tank
structural health monitoring
SHM
NDT

File:

Download Russell_Love_Thesis_Final_Rev_F.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Rose, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clifford Lissenden, Committee Member
Bernhard Tittmann, Committee Member

Author:

Xu, Shi

Title:

CHANGE TRAJECTORIES OF STRESS AND STRAIN DURING A STRESSFUL EVENT: THE ROLES OF GROUP COHESION AND GROUP MEMBERS’ EMOTIONAL VARIABILITY

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management

Keywords:

stress
strain
hospitality
group cohesion
emotional variability

File:

Download Dissertation__Xu_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Hubert Van Hoof, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hubert Van Hoof, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anna Mattila, Committee Member
Donna Quadri-Felitti, Committee Member
Larry Martinez, Outside Member
Alicia Grandey, Outside Member
Peter Molenaar, Outside Member

Author:

Xiong, Yao

Title:

MODELING PEER ASSESSMENT SCORES IN MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES: A BAYESIAN ITEM RESPONSE THEORY APPROACH

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Massive Open Online Course
Peer Assessment
Item Response Theory
Bayesian

File:

Download Dissertation-Full-YX-2016-March.pdf

Committee Members:

Hoi K. Suen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hoi K. Suen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pui-Wa Lei, Committee Member
Mindy L. Kornhaber, Committee Member
Zita Oravecz, Outside Member

Author:

Hunt, Cory Douglas

Title:

AN INVESTIGATION OF STRAIN MEASUREMENT VIA EMBEDDED FIBER BRAGG GRATING STRAIN GAUGES FOR CONDITION MONITORING IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED HYDROTURBINES

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

additive manufacturing
fiber bragg grating
condition monitoring
structural health monitoring
hydroturbine
embedded sensor
strain gauge

File:

Download HUNT_Thesis__04172017.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Timothy Simpson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Karl Reichard, Committee Member
Dr. Nicholas Meisel, Committee Member

Author:

Altaf, Muhammad Bilal

Title:

Size Dependent Morphology of Organic Aerosol

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

Aerosol
Organic Aerosol
Transmission Electron Microscopy
Morphology
Phase Separation
Cloud Condensation Nuclei
Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
TEM
Atmospheric Chemistry
Climate
Biogenic Aerosol
Secondary Organic Aerosol

File:

Download Altaf_2017_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Miriam Freedman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Miriam Freedman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Boehr, Committee Member
Raymond Schaak, Committee Member
Eugene Clothiaux, Outside Member

Author:

Thatte, Asavari

Title:

THE LEARNING HOME: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC CASE-STUDY OF ENGAGED CURRICULUM, PLACE, AND DESIGN

Graduate Program:

Art Education

Keywords:

Engaged curriculum
design
place
ethnographic case-study
India
Learning Home
art education

File:

Download Thatte_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

B. Stephen Carpenter II, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
B. Stephen Carpenter II, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christine Marmé Thompson, Committee Member
Rose Mary Zbiek, Committee Member
Mark Thomas Kissling, Outside Member

Author:

Virani, Nurali

Title:

Learning Data-driven Models for Decision-making in Intelligent Physical Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

data-driven modeling
statistical learning
density estimation
context learning
context-aware decision-making
pattern classification
multi-modal sensor fusion
sequential hypothesis testing
sequential learning
dynamic sensor selection
intelligent systems

File:

Download Nurali_Virani_Dissertation_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Asok Ray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Asok Ray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sean Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Shashi Phoha, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Minghui Zhu, Outside Member
Ji-Woong Lee, Special Member

Author:

Aguasvivas Manzano, Sarah

Title:

Performance and Parsimony in Training Deep Neural Networks

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

neural networks
model parsimony
MLP
Simulated Annealing

File:

Download Sarah_Aguasvivas_Manzano__3_.pdf

Committee Members:

Lyle N. Long, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Macmartin, Jessica Marie

Title:

OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID OIL ENHANCEMENT OF A PROTEIN-BASED RECOVERY BEVERAGE: SENSORY ANALYSIS WITH ATHLETES

Graduate Program:

Hospitality Management

Keywords:

omega-3 fatty acid
sensory analysis
athletes
beverage enhancement

File:

Download JMM98_Thesis_Jessica_MacMartin.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Peter Lawrence Bordi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. W. E. Buckley, Committee Member
Dr. David Cranage, Committee Member
Tim Bream, MS, Committee Member

Author:

Vines, Karen Absher

Title:

ENGAGEMENT THROUGH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION: TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING MEANING AND PRACTICE AMONG EDUCATORS IN TWO STATE EXTENSION SYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education

Keywords:

Higher Education
Engagement
Community Development
Cooperative Extension

File:

Download VinesFinal170417.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Connie Baggett, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Connie Baggett, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Ed Yoder, Committee Member
Dr. Linda Caldwell, Committee Member
Dr. Ted Alter, Outside Member
Dr. Eric Kaufman, Special Member

Author:

Liaghat, Sophia

Title:

Peer Mentoring for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease and their Caregivers: A Qualitative Study

Graduate Program:

Public Health Sciences

Keywords:

quality of life
renal failure
patient engagement
depression

File:

Download Sophia_L_CKD_Final_Draft2.pdf

Committee Members:

Nasr Ghahramani, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Pun, Wik Hung

Title:

DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF AUTHENTIC RUBRIC

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Comparative Judgment
Performance Assessment
Evaluation
Essays Grading

File:

Download Dissertation_Wik_Hung_Pun.pdf

Committee Members:

Hoi K. Suen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hoi K. Suen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Pui-Wa Lei, Committee Member
Rayne A. Sperling, Committee Member
Dennis K.J. Lin, Outside Member

Author:

Rocco, Edward Thomas

Title:

Super-cooled Large Droplet Experimental Reproduction, Ice Shape Modeling, and Scaling Law Assessment

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

SLD Accretion
Super-cooled Large Droplets
Aircraft Icing
Ice Scaling Methods
Ice Accretion Testing

File:

Download ERocco_MSThesis_2017_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Palacios, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Philip J. Morris, Committee Member

Author:

Alonso, Windy

Title:

Identifying Disparities: Rural-urban comparison in mechanical circulatory support

Graduate Program:

Nursing

Keywords:

ventricular assist device
heart failure
mechanical circulatory support
metropolitan status
rural-urban

File:

Download Alonso_Dissertation_4.7.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith E. Hupcey, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Judith E. Hupcey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lisa Kitko, Committee Member
Jacqueline Mogle, Committee Member
Shannon Monnat, Outside Member

Author:

Bai, Xuanye

Title:

CO-DIGESTION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE AND PIG MANURE UNDER MESOPHILIC CONDITIONS

Graduate Program:

Environmental Engineering

Keywords:

Anaerobic co-digestion
pig manure
sewage sludge
kinetic model

File:

Download Thesis-Co-digestion_of_pig_manure_and_sewage_sludge-Xuanye_Bai.pdf

Committee Members:

Yen-Chih Chen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Feldman, Alex J

Title:

Foucault and the Problems of History: A Critique of the Concept of Historicization

Graduate Program:

Philosophy

Keywords:

Foucault
history
continental philosophy
French philosophy
politics of history

File:

Download Feldman_Foucault_and_the_Problems_of_History.pdf

Committee Members:

Leonard Lawlor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Leonard Lawlor, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert Bernasconi, Committee Member
Nancy Tuana, Committee Member
Greg Eghigian, Outside Member
Amy Allen, Committee Member

Author:

Tran, Michelle

Title:

EFFECT OF HIGH PRESSURE JET PROCESSING ON THE PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND FOAMING PROPERTIES OF WHOLE MILK AND ITS IMPACT ON COCOA STABILITY IN CHOCOLATE MILK

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

High pressure processing
Dairy processing
Clean label
Dispersibility
Whole milk
Chocolate milk

File:

Download Tran_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Federico M. Harte, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert F. Roberts, Committee Member
John N. Coupland, Committee Member

Author:

Ji, Jeongmin

Title:

Effects of Ability Composition on Shadow Education in South Korea

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

shadow education
peer effect
ability composition
inequality

File:

Download Ji_M.A.pdf

Committee Members:

Soo-yong Byun, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katerina Bodovski, Committee Member

Author:

Weimer, Kristina Richelle

Title:

"We’re Just Kind of Walking Side by Side”: Music Teacher Mentor/Mentee Relationships in Connecticut’s Teacher Education and Mentoring Program (TEAM)

Graduate Program:

Music Education

Keywords:

mentoring
novice teachers
induction
mentoring relationships
mentors
mentees
novice music teachers
mentoring program

File:

Download KRWeimer.PSU.Dissertation.Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda Thornton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Linda Thornton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Darrin Thornton, Committee Member
Joanne Rutkowski, Committee Member
E. Frances Arbaugh, Outside Member

Author:

Shekhawat, Yajuvendra Singh

Title:

Large-Eddy Simulations of Motored Flow and Combustion in a Homogeneous-Charge Spark-Ignition Engine

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Spark-ignition engines
Cycle-to-cycle variations
Large-eddy simulations
Thickened flame model

File:

Download Yajuvendra_Shekhawat-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Connell Haworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Connell Haworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Turns, Committee Member
Robert Santoro, Committee Member
Philip John Morris, Outside Member

Author:

Riverman, Kiya Lihn

Title:

Flow dynamics of the NE Greenland Ice Stream with hydrological insights from englacial exploration of Larsbreen, Svalbard

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

glaciology
ice stream
geophysics
greenland
englacial hydrology
shear margin

File:

Download KLR-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Alley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Byron Parizek, Committee Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Christopher Duffey, Outside Member

Author:

Markley, Rachel L

Title:

MACROPHAGE SELENOPROTEINS RESTRICT INTRACELLULAR REPLICATION OF FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS

Graduate Program:

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

Keywords:

Selenium
Selenoproteins
Francisella
Macrophage

File:

Download Dissertation_Rachel_Markley.pdf

Committee Members:

Girish S. Kirimanjeswara DVM, MVSc, Ph.D., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Girish S. Kirimanjeswara DVM, MVSc, Ph.D., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
K. Sandeep Prabhu, Ph.D., Committee Member
Andrew D. Patterson, PhD, Committee Member
Santhosh Girirajan, MBBS, PhD, Outside Member

Author:

Lavely, Adam Wesley

Title:

Effects of Daytime Atmospheric Boundary Layer Turbulence on the Generation of Nonsteady Wind turbine Loadings and Predictive Accuracy of Lower Order Models

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Wind Turbine
Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Engineering-Design Models

File:

Download AdamLavely-Dissertation-v20.pdf

Committee Members:

James Brasseur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Brasseur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sven Schmitz, Committee Member
Philip Morris, Committee Member
Eric Paterson, Outside Member
Dan Haworth, Committee Member

Author:

Jin, Qi

Title:

Ensemble Visualization of Hurricane Models

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Ensemble Forecasting
Hurricane Models
Ensemble Forecasting
Hurricane Prediction
Information Visualization
Coordinated Views
Interactive Visualization

File:

Download Qi_Jin_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Xiaolong Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Mushrif, Shreyas

Title:

INTUITIONISTIC FUZZY ROUGH SET BASED ALGORITHMS FOR MEDICAL IMAGE SEGMENTATION

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set
Rough Sets
Intensity Inhomogeneity
Restricted Equivalence Functions
Histon

File:

Download Shreyas_Mushrif_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Aldo Morales, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Eskin, Committee Member
Christopher Sica, Committee Member

Author:

Smith, Kayla Jo

Title:

THE ROLE OF THE ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR IN MODULATING SKIN AND INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL PHYSIOLOGY

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

aryl hydrocarbon receptor
skin
intestine
inflammation
keratinocyte

File:

Download Smith_Kayla_J_Dissertation_2017_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Perdew, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gary Perdew, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeffrey Peters, Committee Member
Robert Paulson, Committee Member
Edward Dudley, Outside Member
Richard Frisque, Committee Member

Author:

Chai, Chengping

Title:

Multi-Objective Geophysical Inversion for Earth Structure and Earthquake Parameters

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Geophysical Inversion
United States
Antarctica
Sumatra
Earth Structure
Earthquakes

File:

Download ChengpingChai-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles J. Ammon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles J. Ammon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Andrew Nyblade, Committee Member
Parisa Shokouhi, Outside Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Koh, Veronica Wei

Title:

DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS OF AN UNDERWATER LOW FREQUENCY PROJECTOR BASED ON CLARINET ACOUSTICS

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

Underwater
Acoustics
Clarinet
Low Frequency Projector

File:

Download Koh-Dissertation_15Jun2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen C. Thompson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel A. Russell, Committee Member
Thomas B. Gabrielson, Committee Member

Author:

Yu, Yifeng

Title:

RISK-ADJUSTED MONITORING, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, AND META-ANALYSIS FOR DATA-DRIVEN HEALTHCARE FOR TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

total hip arthroplasty
risk-adjusted monitoring
meta-analysis
machine learning
statistical process control
cost-effectiveness
Markov simulation model

File:

Download Dissertation_Yifeng_Yu_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Harriet Nembhard, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Harriet Nembhard, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Conrad Tucker, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Committee Member
Naleef Fareed, Outside Member
Andrea Yevchak-Sillner, Special Member

Author:

Diaz Isaac, Liza Ivelisse

Title:

EVALUATION OF ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT AND ITS IMPACT ON CO2 MIXING RATIOS

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

Carbon Dioxide
Atmospheric Transport Errors
Ensemble
WRF
Multi-Physics
Genetic Algorithm
Simulated Annealing
Calibration
Down-Selection
Atmospheric Inversion

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_LizaDiazIsaac_2017_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Kenneth J. Davis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth J. Davis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Fuqing Zhang, Committee Member
Chris E. Forest, Committee Member
Andrew Carleton, Outside Member
Thomas Lauvaux, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Natasha Miles, Committee Member

Author:

Middlewood, Brianna Lia

Title:

IF YOU’RE NEITHER FOR NOR AGAINST US, THEN YOU’RE AGAINST US: PERCEPTIONS OF INDIFFERENCE

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Indifference
Appraisal Theory of Emotion
Social Psychology
Emotion-perception

File:

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Committee Members:

Karen Gasper, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Gasper, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Janet Swim, Committee Member
Mel Mark, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Outside Member

Author:

Morris, Andrew Hayden

Title:

MITIGATING NITROGEN POLLUTION BY INTERSEEDING COVER CROPS INTO SPELT

Graduate Program:

Soil Science

Keywords:

Agroecosystems
Nitrous Oxide
Nitrate Leaching
Cover Crops
Reduced Tillage

File:

Download AndrewMorris-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Kaye, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Armen Kemanian, Committee Member
Elizabeth Boyer, Committee Member

Author:

Flores, Juan Carlos

Title:

A STRATEGY OF POWER RELATIONS FOR RACIALLY DIVERSE PUBLIC RELATIONS PRACTITIONERS

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

diverse
diversity
business
public relations
organization
organizational power dynamics
power dynamics
power
power relations
mentors
race
minority groups
dominant groups

File:

Download Flores__Juan_-_Master_s_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Denise Bortree, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michel Haigh, Committee Member
Matt McAlister, Committee Member

Author:

Knerr, Amanda Renee

Title:

DEVELOPING A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY: A CASE STUDY OF STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN A HUMANITARIAN ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL FIELD EXPERIENCE

Graduate Program:

Higher Education

Keywords:

Higher education and administration
engineering education
engineering
service learning
study abroad
social responsibility
professional identity
global competencies
Professional skills

File:

Download Knerr_dissertation_ETD_final_-_March_2017d.pdf

Committee Members:

Dorothy Evensen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dorothy Evensen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Dooris, Committee Member
Robert Hendrickson, Committee Member
Thomas Litzinger, Outside Member

Author:

Casado Pérez, Javier F

Title:

Making Trouble: Profiles of Resistance by Minoritized Counselor Educators

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

critical race feminism
counselor education
organizational culture
resistance
oppression
critical qualitative inquiry
critical multiculturalism
faculty diversity
higher education
in-depth phenomenological interviewing
critical phenomenology

File:

Download Casado_P_rez_2017_MakingTrouble_ProfilesofResistancebyMinoritizedCounselorEducators.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard J. Hazler, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard J. Hazler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
JoLynn V. Carney, Committee Member
Katie Kostohryz, Committee Member
Jacqueline Edmondson, Outside Member

Author:

Ortiz, Isamar

Title:

Enzyme-Powered Pumps: From Fundamentals to Applications

Graduate Program:

Chemistry

Keywords:

enzyme micropumps
self-powered systems
catalysis
sensors
enzymes

File:

Download Ortiz-Rivera_Isamar_PhDThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Ayusman Sen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ayusman Sen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Thomas E. Mallouk, Committee Member
Christine D. Keating, Committee Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Member

Author:

Xiao, Xuan

Title:

SENSITIVE QUANTIFICATION OF CHLORINE ON STEEL SURFACES VIA FIBER-OPTIC LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
chlorine
stress corrosion cracking
sodium

File:

Download Final_thesis-Xuan_Xiao.pdf

Committee Members:

Igor Jovanovic, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arthur T. Motta, Committee Member
William Walters, Committee Member

Author:

Singh, Inder Pratap

Title:

NETWORK MODELS OF HIGH-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PROFILES FOR CHARACTERIZATION AND DETECTION OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

image analysis
process control
defect detection
quality control
additive manufacturing
wavelet analysis
network model

File:

Download Inder_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Hui Yang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr Saurabh Basu, Committee Member

Author:

Anderson, Lauren C

Title:

Effective Text Communication During a Campus Crisis

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

crisis
text
crisis communication
emergency
campus
social media

File:

Download LaurenCAnderson_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward J. Glantz, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter K. Forster, Committee Member
Andrea H. Tapia, Committee Member

Author:

Chen, Tsai-Wei

Title:

CAN OVERT PERSONALIZATION AND TRANSPARENCY ENHANCE USER EXPERIENCE OF PERSONALIZED MOBILE SERVICES?

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

Personalized mobile application
user experience
information transparency
overt personalization
power usage

File:

Download Tsai-Wei_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Kim, Lizbeth Mingie

Title:

THE IMPACT OF CONFRONTING ONLINE SEXISM ON THIRD-PARTY BELIEFS AND BEHAVIOR

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

online sexism
confronting
social media
harassment
gender
anger

File:

Download Lizbeth_Kim_Masters_Defense.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephanie A. Shields, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose A. Soto, Committee Member
Karen Gasper, Committee Member

Author:

Zhao, Hanqing

Title:

SUPPORTING THE UNDERSTANDING OF ASSOCIATION RULE WITH VISUALIZATION

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

data mining
visualization
association rule mining

File:

Download Thesis_HanqingZhao_MS_IST_2017SP.pdf

Committee Members:

Xiaolong (Luke) Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lee, Young Eun

Title:

THE EFFECT OF JOB TITLE AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ON APPLICANT REACTIONS

Graduate Program:

Human Resources and Employment Relations

Keywords:

Job title
PJ fit
CSE
Status Aspiration
Job Attraction
Job Prestige

File:

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Committee Members:

Stan Gully, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean Phillips, Committee Member
Sarah Damaske, Committee Member

Author:

Liuzza, Emily Anne

Title:

Places as Products: The Town Center as Retail Development

Graduate Program:

Architecture

Keywords:

Town Center
Reston Town Center
Easton Town Center
Columbia Town Center
Retail Development
Suburban Retail

File:

Download Places_as_Products.pdf

Committee Members:

Denise Costanzo, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Darla Lindberg, Committee Member
Johanna Slot, Committee Member

Author:

Chung, Hojae

Title:

VORTICITY DYNAMICS IN THE LEADING EDGE VORTEX ON REVOLVING WINGS

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

Aerodynamics
Insect flight
Insect
LEV
leading edge vortex
Revolving wing
Revolving motion
Rossby number
Rossby
Planetary vorticity
Vorticity equation
Vorticity

File:

Download HojaeChung-Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Bo Cheng, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth Brentner, Committee Member

Author:

Walter, Alexa Elizabeth

Title:

Neurobiological Effect of Selective Brain Cooling After Concussive Injury

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

concussion
selective brain cooling
MRI
EEG
Virtual Reality

File:

Download Final_Draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Semyon Slobounov, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Chavanaves, Sakdapong

Title:

EXPLORATION OF GAIT VARIABILITY AND LOCAL DYNAMIC STABILITY OF FOOT AND TRUNK IN HUMAN WALKING USING ACCELEROMETERS

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

gait
variability
stability
local divergence exponent
reliability
walking speed
symmetry
lateralization

File:

Download S_Chavanaves_Dissertation_ver_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert B. Eckhardt, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert B. Eckhardt, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jinger S. Gottschall, Committee Member
Robert L. Sainburg, Committee Member
Gregory S. Lewis, Outside Member
Stephen J. Piazza, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephen J. Piazza, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Qiao, Shouxu

Title:

CHARACTERIZATION OF GEOMETRIC EFFECTS INDUCED BY 90° VERTICAL ELBOWS IN AIR-WATER TWO-PHASE FLOW

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

elbow effects
dissipation length
pressure drop
interfacial area transport
Two-phase flow
Elbow effects
Dissipation length
Pressure drop
Interfacial area transport

File:

Download S._QIAO_PHD_NE_ELBOW_EFFECTS_IN_TWO-PHASE_FLOW.pdf

Committee Members:

Seungjin Kim, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seungjin Kim, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Marek Flaska, Committee Member
Alex Rattner, Committee Member
Hojong Kim, Outside Member

Author:

Favre, David Eugene

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF A THREE-STEP INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD ON TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

Teacher Self-efficacy
Teacher Development
Teacher Education
Teacher Motivation
Self-efficacy Measurement
Teacher Professional Development

File:

Download David_E._Favre_-_Dissertation__Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephanie L. Knight, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Stephanie L. Knight, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Robert J. Stevens, Committee Member
Hoi K. Suen, Committee Member
Bernard J. Badiali, Outside Member

Author:

McTernan, Jesse Kane

Title:

Passive Plasma Contact Mechanisms for Small-Scale Spacecraft

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering

Keywords:

spacecraft charging
dual-purpose material
pulsed Langmuir probe
ionosphere
charge mitigation
plasma source
LEO simulator

File:

Download McTernan-Dissertation_Submitted_V2.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven Bilén, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sven Bilén, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Julio Urbina, Committee Member
Namiko Yamamoto, Committee Member
Sean Knecht, Outside Member

Author:

Berberick, Stephanie Nicholl

Title:

UNDOING NARRATIVE’S HETEROIDEOLOGY ON YOUTUBE: TRANS MASCULINE VLOGGERS, SHIFTING BODIES, AND UNCATEGORIZABLE ORIENTATIONS

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

transgender
YouTube
Trans masculine
video blogs
paradox of visibility
narratives heteroideology
heteroideology
sexual orientation
gender expression
virtual ethnography
textual analysis

File:

Download Berberick_dissertation_final_draft.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Russell Frank, Committee Member
Matthew McAllister, Committee Member
Nancy Tuana, Outside Member

Author:

Ankem, Nikita Sudarshan

Title:

Models for Performance Analysis of a Cross-dock

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering

Keywords:

AGV
Cross-dock
Computational Model
Max-Flow
Throughput
Mean Value Analysis

File:

Download Thesis-Nikita_Ankem__1__2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Vittal Prabhu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Lafleur, Rebecca A

Title:

SEX DIFFERENCES IN CANNABINOID SENSITIVITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOLERANCE IN A MOUSE MODEL OF INFLAMMATORY PAIN

Graduate Program:

Laboratory Animal Medicine

Keywords:

Cannabinoid
Pain
Analgesia
∆9-THC
CP55940
Formalin model

File:

Download R_LaFleur_Thesis_Summer_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Morgan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ronald Wilson, Committee Member

Author:

Swidwa, Kenneth Sean

Title:

EFFECTIVENESS OF MID-BODY ARTICULATION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF LARGE MANNED QUADRUPED GAIT STABILITY AND TURNING PERFORMANCE

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Quadruped
Static Stability
Quadruped Gait
Torso Articulation
Quadruped Articulation
Mid-body Articulation

File:

Download Swidwa_Quadruped_Gait_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

H. J. Sommer III, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Huang, Annie

Title:

Effects of nonenzymatic glycosylation of type I collagen on osteoblastic differentiation

Graduate Program:

Anatomy

Keywords:

nonenzymatic glycosylation
type I collagen
osteoblastic differentiation

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr. Christopher Niyibizi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patricia McLaughlin, Committee Member
Dr. Gregory Lewis, Committee Member

Author:

Lalwani, Dipesh Suresh

Title:

Mechanistic Model for Lead Rubber Bearings

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering

Keywords:

elastomeric
lead rubber bearing
seismic isolation
seismic isolation bearing model

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr. Gordon P. Warn, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Jeffrey A. Laman, Committee Member
Dr. KONSTANTINOS PAPAKONSTANTINOU, Committee Member

Author:

Griswold, Kaytlynn Rose

Title:

Understanding Racial Identity and PO Fit in Applicant Attraction

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

diversity
racial identity
recruiting
recruitment websites
person-organization fit
diversity climate

File:

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Committee Members:

Kisha Jones, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James LeBreton, Committee Member
Jonathan Cook, Committee Member

Author:

Mann, Bryan Arthur

Title:

NAVIGATING THE WEB OF CHOICE: SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENTS AND RESPONSES TO CYBER CHARTER SCHOOLS

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

education policy
school choice
charter schools
cyber charter schools
K-12 online learning

File:

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Committee Members:

David Baker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Baker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Gamson, Committee Member
Ed Fuller, Committee Member
Kyle Peck, Outside Member

Author:

Moore, Sarah Catherine

Title:

THE FEBRUARY 1993 KILAUEA EAST RIFT ZONE DIKE INTRUSION REVEALED THROUGH INSAR

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Boundary Element Method
Inversion
Static Stress Change
Nonlinear Inversion

File:

Download SarahMoore_FinalThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Christelle Wauthier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter LaFemina, Committee Member
Charles Ammon, Committee Member

Author:

Acquaviva, Jeffrey R

Title:

Optimal Cyber-Defense Strategies For Advanced Persistent Threats: A Game Theoretical Analysis

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Network Security
Game Theory
Advanced Persistent Threats
Zero-Sum Games
Cyber attack modeling

File:

Download Acquaviva_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Tom LaPorta, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark Mahon, Committee Member
Bruce Einfalt, Committee Member

Author:

Sorce, Giuliana

Title:

WATCHING OUT FOR MEDIA: AN INSTITUTIONAL ETHNOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE ON THE FEMINIST DEMOCRATIC MEDIA ACTIVISM OF "MEDIA MONITORING AFRICA"

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

media activism
media monitoring
feminist democratic media activism
South African mediascape
institutional ethnography
NGO relations
Media Monitoring Africa

File:

Download Dissertation_Giuliana_Sorce_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle L Rodino-Colocino, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michelle L Rodino-Colocino, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew P McAllister, Committee Member
Anthony A Olorunnisola, Committee Member
Jennifer Wagner-Lawlor, Outside Member

Author:

Walker, Amanda Mae

Title:

A FISCALLY-BASED SCALE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE STORM SURGE

Graduate Program:

Meteorology

Keywords:

storm surge
meteorology
tropical meteorology
hurricane
tropical cyclone
scale
kuykendall scale
inundation

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr. David Titley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Michael Mann, Committee Member
Dr. Raymond Najjar, Committee Member

Author:

Lapinskas, Siga Laura

Title:

WHOLE OAT INCLUSION TO OPTIMIZE DIETARY PARTICLE SIZE, STARCH, AND GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH IN HORSES

Graduate Program:

Animal Science

Keywords:

whole oats
particle size
ESGD
permeability

File:

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Committee Members:

William B. Staniar, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Harvatine, Committee Member
Joshua Lambert, Committee Member

Author:

Luo, Yuhan

Title:

Understanding Information Workers' Sedentary Behavior Through a Desktop-Based Break Prompting System

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology

Keywords:

Sedentary Behavior
Human-computer Interaction
Persuasive Technology
Health Informatics
Qualitative Study
Experience Sampling

File:

Download MS_Thesis_Yuhan_Luo.pdf

Committee Members:

Eun Kyoung Choe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Rosson, Committee Member
David E. Conroy, Committee Member

Author:

Schwartz, Forrest Glen

Title:

ADVANCING THE SOCIAL SCIENCE OF LEAVE NO TRACE: EXAMINING ATTITUDES, EFFICACY, INTENTIONS AND BEHAVIORS

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

Leave No Trace
Attitudes
TPB
Behavior
Youth
Recreation
Communication
Climbing
Bouldering

File:

Download Schwartz_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Derrick Taff, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derrick Taff, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Newman, Committee Member
Camilla Hodge, Committee Member
Bob Burkholder, Outside Member

Author:

Jo, Gunwoo

Title:

PROTON HOPPING IN A SINGLE LAYER WATER BETWEEN MXENE LAYERS USING REAXFF MD SIMULATION

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

MXenes
ReaxFF
Proton hopping
Diffusion constant
MD simulation

File:

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Committee Members:

Adri van Duin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donghai Wang, Committee Member

Author:

Mutch, Michael James

Title:

MAGNETIC RESONANCE AND MAGNETORESISTANCE FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF DEFECT CHEMISTRY AND SPIN-TRANSPORT IN AMORPHOUS SEMICONDUCTORS AND DIELECTRICS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

Magnetic Resonance
electrical engineering
materials engineering
electronic transport
quantum tunneling
trap-assisted tunneling
defects
low-k dielectrics
silicon nitride
magnetoresistance

File:

Download Mutch_PhD_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Patrick M. Lenahan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick M. Lenahan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark Horn, Committee Member
S. Ashok, Committee Member
Jerzy Ruzyllo, Outside Member

Author:

Baker, Joshua Henry

Title:

INSOMNIA SYMPTOMS AND SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION IN ADOLESCENTS: A POPULATION-BASED STUDY

Graduate Program:

Anatomy

Keywords:

Insomnia
Adolescence
Inflammation
C-reactive protein
Penn State Child Cohort

File:

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Committee Members:

Edward Bixler, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Committee Member
Patricia McLaughlin, Committee Member

Author:

Montasser, Omar Tayeb

Title:

Predicting Demographics of High-Resolution Geographies

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

geotagged social media
geography-based demographics prediction
large-scale supervised learning

File:

Download masters_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Daniel Kifer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
C. Lee Giles, Committee Member

Author:

LaCoe-Maniaci, Cynthia Lorraine

Title:

UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STATES OF MARITAL DISSOLUTION, DIABETES, AND DIABETES MANAGEMENT IN MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

Diabetes
HbA1c
Marital Status and Dissolution
Gender
Aging
Health and Retirement Study (HRS)

File:

Download LaCoe-Maniaci_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda A. Wray, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Linda A. Wray, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Frank M. Ahern, Committee Member
Patricia B. Koch, Committee Member
Marianne M. Hillemeier, Outside Member
Michelle L. Frisco, Outside Member

Author:

Leposa, Bradley T

Title:

Generalizability of Direct Behavior Ratings by Trained and Untrained Raters

Graduate Program:

School Psychology

Keywords:

Direct Behavior Ratings
DBRS
Generalizability Theory
Reliability
Multi-Tiered Systems of Support

File:

Download Leposa_Dissertation_4.10.2017__final-corrected_.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Peter Nelson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Peter Nelson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Schaefer, Committee Member
Dr. Hazler, Committee Member
Dr. Greenberg, Outside Member

Author:

Guo, Yesheng

Title:

ESSAYS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE OF SERVICES AND STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION

Graduate Program:

Economics

Keywords:

International Trade
Structural Transformation
Services Trade

File:

Download YeshengGuo-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Tybout, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Tybout, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Yeaple, Committee Member
Russell Cooper, Committee Member
David Abler, Outside Member

Author:

Fecek, David Patrick

Title:

Online Detection of Water and Coolant in Engine Oil

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

oil analysis
oil
water contamination
coolant contamination
oil contamination
water
coolant
glycol
engine oil
condition based maintenance
online detection
condition monitoring
engine health
engine monitoring

File:

Download eTD_Fecek_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Liming Chang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Brock, Theresa Marie

Title:

Resisting Power, Subverting Discourse: Genre, Reception, and Women’s Subjectivation in Marguerite de Navarre’s Heptaméron

Graduate Program:

French

Keywords:

French
Heptaméron
literature
Early Modern
Genre
Reception Theories
Women's and Gender Studies

File:

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Committee Members:

Jean-Claude Vuillemin, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jean-Claude Vuillemin, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Bénédicte Monicat, Committee Member
Christine Clark-Evans, Committee Member
Thomas Beebee, Outside Member

Author:

Anil Kumar, Kannan

Title:

Reweighting Anthropometric Data using a Nearest Neighbor Approach

Graduate Program:

Engineering Design

Keywords:

Anthropometry
Design for Human Variability
Data reweighting
Binning
ANSUR
CAESAR
NHANES
Data weighting

File:

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Committee Members:

Matt Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sippel, Lieselotte Eva-Maria

Title:

The effects of peer interaction, form-focused instruction, and peer corrective feedback on the acquisition of grammar and vocabulary in L2 German

Graduate Program:

German

Keywords:

German
peer interaction
form-focused instruction
corrective feedback
classroom research
second language acquisition

File:

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Committee Members:

Barry Richard Page, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barry Richard Page, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Carrie Neal Jackson, Committee Member
Michael Travis Putnam, Committee Member
Gabriela Appel, Outside Member
Ruth Albert, Special Member

Author:

Doyle, Emily Ann

Title:

Correcting δ13CH4 Analyses for Krypton Interference: The Potential Impact on Methane Budget Studies

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Methane Budget
Krypton Interference
continuous-flow mass spectrometry
carbon isotope
gas chromatography

File:

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Committee Members:

Richard Alley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katherine Freeman, Committee Member
Lee Kump, Committee Member

Author:

Arslan, Cihan Hakan

Title:

DETECTION AND ESTIMATION OF RAINFALL THROUGH DATA ANALYSIS OF GEOSTATIONARY Ku-BAND SATELLITE SIGNALS

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

rainfall estimation
Ku-band
geostationary satellite-link attenuation
bit-error-ratio

File:

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Committee Members:

Dr. Julio Urbina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Julio Urbina, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Kultegin Aydin, Committee Member
Dr. Tim Kane, Committee Member
Dr. David B. Spencer, Outside Member