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Author:: Ivanovic, Vasilije
Title:: Anthropocene Imaginaries. Science Fiction as Method for Ecological Reading
Graduate Program:: Comparative Literature (PHD)
Keywords:: Anthropocene
Environmental Humanities
Environmental Literature
Science Fiction Studies
File:: Download Vasilije_Ivanovic_-_Dissertation_Final_Submission_Version.pdf
Committee Members:: Charlotte Eubanks, Program Head/Chair
Eric Hayot, Major Field Member
Jonathan Abel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Daniel Purdy, Outside Unit & Field Member
Shuang Shen, Major Field Member

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Author:: Wu, Chenyan
Title:: Spatial, Temporal, and Morphological Perspectives: Advancing Understanding of Visual Data Depicting Humans
Graduate Program:: Information Sciences and Technology (PHD)
Keywords:: Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Bodily Expressed Emotion Understanding
Human Pose Estimation
Human Orientation Estimation
Placenta
File:: Download Chenyan_Thesis_final_submission.pdf
Committee Members:: James Wang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sharon Huang, Major Field Member
Alison Gernand, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/Chair
C Lee Giles, Major Field Member

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Author:: Bennett, Spencer
Title:: Immersive Incarceration: Perspective-Taking Cues in 360-Degrees Videos to Enhance Empathy for Individuals Currently Incarcerated and Promote Prison Reform
Graduate Program:: Mass Communications (PHD)
Keywords:: virtual reality
360-degree videos
perspective taking
empathy
attitudes towards prisoners
prison reform
File:: Download PRE_AND_POST_TEST_FOR_ANALYSIS_as_of_1slash26_with_all_rev_codes.savDownload excel.xlsxDownload Spencer_McLain_Bennett_Dissertation_Final_Draft.pdf
Committee Members:: Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Schmierbach, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Oliver, Major Field Member
Jeffrey Bardzell, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jessica Myrick, Major Field Member

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Author:: Tautkus, James
Title:: Poverty, Punctuated Equilibrium, and the Un-visionaires: Educational Change in Pennsylvania from 1790 to 1838
Graduate Program:: Educational Theory and Policy (PHD)
Keywords:: Common School Movement
Punctuated Equilibrium
educational change
Pennsylvania education
poverty and education
File:: Download final_submission_no_2.pdf
Committee Members:: Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Matthew Kelly, Outside Field Member
Dana Mitra, Major Field Member
David Gamson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Munn, Outside Unit Member

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Author:: Khan, Md Fahim
Title:: Constraint Driven Multimodal Edge Intelligence
Graduate Program:: Electrical Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:: Quantization
Mixed Precision
Deep Learning
Online Learning
Quantization
Mixed Precision
Deep Learning
Computer Vision
Online Learning
ReRAM
Crossbar
Energy Harvesting
Power Predictor
Depth Completion
Generative Adversarial Networks
GAN
Image Compression
Sensor Sampling
Sparse Depth
Multimodal Sensing
Sensor Fusion
Sensor Failure
Robustness
File:: Download PSUThesis_Faysal.pdf
Committee Members:: Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Abhronil Sengupta, Major Field Member
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Major Field Member
Hadi Hosseini, Outside Unit & Field Member
Siddharth Advani, Special Member

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Author:: Jonas, Rebecca
Title:: Intra-Rural Digital Divides in Appalachia: Pathways for Digital Literacy and Inclusion
Graduate Program:: Informatics (PHD)
Keywords:: HCI
digital divides
rural America
Appalachia
digital skills
public libraries
File:: Download Jonas_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Daniel Susser, Major Field Member
Jack Carroll, Major Field Member
Kelley Cotter, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrea Miller, Outside Unit & Field Member

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Author:: Bigalke, Zach
Title:: Humming the Opponent's Anthem: Sporting Citizenships of Convenience and the Nuances of Nationality at the FIFA World Cup
Graduate Program:: Kinesiology (PHD)
Keywords:: soccer
football
FIFA
nationality
national identity
World Cup
File:: Download Bigalke_-_Humming_the_Opponents_Anthem.pdf
Committee Members:: Jonathan Dingwell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Mark Dyreson, Major Field Member
Jaime Schultz, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michelle Sikes, Major Field Member
Francisco Javier Lopez Frias, Major Field Member
Jacob Lee, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member

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Author:: Xiao, Yingtai
Title:: Optimizing Differentially Private Linear Gaussian Mechanisms
Graduate Program:: Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)
Keywords:: Differential Privacy
Linear Query
Database
Optimization
File:: Download _Dissertation__Optimizing_Differentially_Private_Linear_Gaussian_Mechanisms.pdf
Committee Members:: John Sampson, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Mehrdad Mahdavi, Major Field Member
Aleksandra Slavkovic, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kiwan Maeng, Special Signatory
Kiwan Maeng, Major Field Member
Daniel Kifer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Danfeng Zhang, Special Member
Member Committee, Special Member

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Author:: Phillips, Troy Allan
Title:: Attitudes and Perceptions of Emergency Medical Service Providers' Role in Educating Patients: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Graduate Program:: Workforce Education and Development (PHD)
Keywords:: Experiential Learning
Emergency Medical Services
Patient Education
Survey
Competency
Emergency Medical Technician
EMT
Paramedic
Health Literacy
File:: Download phillips_t_Diss_FinalEdits_v18.pdf
Committee Members:: Wesley Donahue, Major Field Member
Mark Threeton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Chris Hollenbeak, Special Member
Ian Paul, Outside Unit & Field Member
Heather Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Joey Fleck, Major Field Member
Chris Hollenbeak, Outside Field Member

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Author:: Kerby, Stephen
Title:: Multiwavelength Analysis and Classification of Fermi Gamma-ray Sources: Pulsars, Blazars, and More from the Unassociated List
Graduate Program:: Astronomy and Astrophysics (PHD)
Keywords:: astronomy
active galactic nuclei
astrophysics
gamma-ray
X-ray
File:: Download Thesis_Templated_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Abe Falcone, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Derek Fox, Major Field Member
Michael Eracleous, Major Field Member
Randy McEntaffer, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
V. Ashley Villar, Major Field Member
Miguel Mostafa, Outside Field Member
Stephanie Wissel, Outside Unit & Field Member

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