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Author:

Yin, Qin

Title:

Understanding Construction Safety: Exploring Relationships between Individual-level Perceptions of Team Construct

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering

Keywords:

construction safety
teamwork

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Committee Members:

Julian Wang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Susan Simkins, Outside Field Member
James LeBreton, Outside Unit Member
Yuqing Hu, Major Field Member
Esther Obonyo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Solis Castanon, Mayra

Title:

Aging Out Of Foster Care: A Comprehensive Analysis Of Dual-System Impact Of “System Integration” Policy On Incarceration Outcomes In Early Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

youth
dual status
dually involved
foster care placement
juvenile justice system

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Committee Members:

Christian Michael Connell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Maggs, Committee Member
Douglas Teti, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wang, Haizhou

Title:

Using AI Technologies To Solve Software Security Challenges

Graduate Program:

Informatics

Keywords:

Large Language Model
Artificial Intelligence
Software Security
Reverse Engineering
Deep Learning
Information Security

File:

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Committee Members:

Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Peng Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Minghui Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sharon Huang, Major Field Member
Suhang Wang, Major Field Member

Author:

Smith, Andrew

Title:

A Novel Method to Prevent Sybil Attacks in VANETs and Share Knowledge of Malicious Nodes

Graduate Program:

Computer Science

Keywords:

VANET
Sybil attack
AODV
Routing
Ad Hoc Network

File:

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Committee Members:

Jeremy Joseph Blum, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Bimal Ghimire, Committee Member
Sukmoon Chang, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sayed Mohsin Reza, Committee Member
Md Faisal Kabir, Committee Member

Author:

Schierman, Kelly

Title:

The Geography of Genocide: Using Machine Learning to Locate Undocumented Mass Graves of the Holocaust

Graduate Program:

Spatial Data Science

Keywords:

MaxEnt
machine learning
holocaust
mass graves
lithuania
holocaust by bullets

File:

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Committee Members:

Brandi Gaertner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Leanne Sulewski, Committee Member
Anthony Robinson, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Walters, Tyler

Title:

Movement potential of infectious prions by American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) in an area endemic for chronic wasting disease.

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

American crow
RT-QuIC
Chronic wasting disease
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Home range

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Committee Members:

W. David Walter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Frances E Buderman, Committee Member
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair
C. Guilherme Becker, Committee Member

Author:

Langhirt, Mark

Title:

Foundations for Development of Three-Dimensional Energy Flux Acoustic Propagation Models

Graduate Program:

Acoustics

Keywords:

underwater
acoustic
propagation
model
energy
flux
three
dimensional

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Committee Members:

Daniel C. Brown, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sheri Lynn Martinelli, Committee Member
Julianna Simon, Program Head/Chair
Victor Ward Sparrow, Committee Member
Charles Holland, Committee Member

Author:

Clark, Jacob

Title:

Schottky Contact Metallizations for GaN

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

GaN
Gallium Nitride
Atomic Layer Deposition
Schottky Barrier
Physical Vapor Deposition
Molybdenum Carbonitride
Schottky Diode
Contacts
Metal Nitrides
Metallization

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Committee Members:

Suzanne E Mohney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick M Lenahan, Committee Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Rongming Chu, Committee Member

Author:

Mu, Kemin

Title:

Molecular and functional characterization of arabidopsis OBP3 Responsive Gene 1

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology

Keywords:

ORG1
iron homeostasis
arabidopsis

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Committee Members:

Teh-Hui Kao, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Robert Huff, Committee Member
Teh-Hui Kao, Program Head/Chair
Carolee Bull, Committee Member

Author:

Ranjbar, Ali

Title:

Symbolic Analysis and Stateful Fuzzing of Baseband Binaries: A Security Evaluation of 4G and 5G NR Non-Access Stratum Layers

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

baseband firmware
binary analysis
stateful fuzzing
vulnerability discovery

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Committee Members:

Syed Rafiul Hussain, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Arslan Khan, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yang, Fuhan

Title:

Understanding respiratory disease seasonality: quantitative characterization, mechanistic interpretation, and future projection

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

Respiratory disease dynamics
Seasonality
Stochasticity
Forecast
Infectious disease modeling

File:

Download FuhanYang_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Elizabeth Mcgraw, Program Head/Chair
Ephraim Hanks, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Jessica Conway, Chair of Committee
Ottar Bjornstad, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Maciej Boni, Dissertation Co-Advisor

Author:

Rich, Tayana

Title:

Are Black Applicant Reactions to Diversity Statements Dependent on Leader Racial/Ethnic Representation?

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Recruitment
Diversity
Signaling Theory
diversity cues
Diversity statements
Racial representation
Diversity in leadership

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Committee Members:

Alicia Ann Grandey, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean Laurent, Committee Member
Kristin Buss, Program Head/Chair
Hanyi Min, Committee Member

Author:

Tang, Elle

Title:

A NEW GAUSSIAN GRAPHICAL MODEL-BASED NETWORK INFERENCE METHOD TO INVESTIGATE GENE CO-EXPRESSION RELATIONSHIPS USING SINGLE-CELL RNA-SEQUENCING DATA

Graduate Program:

Statistics

Keywords:

Gaussian Graphical Model
single-cell RNA-sequencing
single-cell genomics
gene co-expression networks

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Committee Members:

Qunhua Li, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lingzhou Xue, Committee Member
Nicole Lazar, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wo, Luyi

Title:

Evolution and Expression of Overlapping Genes in Drosophila

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences

Keywords:

overlapping genes
Drosophila
evolution
gene distribution
nested genes
expression

File:

Download Thesis_Wo_2024_PSU.pdf

Committee Members:

Stephen Wade Schaeffer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kateryna Dmytrivna Makova, Committee Member
Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Howells, Callie Lynn

Title:

Studies of Allergic Diseases: Exploring Predictors of Asthma Treatment Superiority and Food Allergy Associations with Dietary Patterns and Metabolic Syndrome

Graduate Program:

Epidemiology (PhD)

Keywords:

cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
asthma
food allergy
diet quality
dietary patterns
corn allergy
allergic asthma

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Committee Members:

Cheryl Thompson, Program Head/Chair
Vernon Chinchilli, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Dave Mauger, Outside Field Member
Djibril M Ba, Special Member
Timothy Craig, Outside Unit Member
Cheryl Thompson, Major Field Member

Author:

Singh, Parmveer

Title:

Understanding Researchers’ Positionality in Integrating and Designing the Transdisciplinary Research Process and Outcomes: A Case Study of Thriving Agriculture Project

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education

Keywords:

Stakeholder participation
co-production of knowledge
conceptual clarity
transdisciplinary research wicked problems
Delphi study
consensus
program evaluation

File:

Download ParmveerSingh_Final_08.11.2024_ETD.pdf

Committee Members:

Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Emily Pakhtigian, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Ewing, Major Field Member
Mark Brennan, Major Field Member
Mark Brennan, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Kemmerling, Jesse

Title:

The Development of Gallium Nitride Super-Heterojunction Transistors for 10-kV Blocking and 3-kV Switching

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering

Keywords:

GaN
wide-bandgap
high voltage switch
MOSFET
HEMT
semiconductor switch
breakdown voltage
current collapse
on-resistance
transistor
super-heterojunction
superjunction
dynamic performance
electric field distribution
charge balance
charge balance technique
Schottky barrier diodes
dynamic on-resistance
gallium nitride
III-V semiconductor
semiconductor fabrication
TCAD
simulation
2DEG
AlGaN/GaN
high electron mobility transistors
metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors
SHJ
capacitance
field-plate
p-n junction
fast-switching
10-kV
3-kV switching
3-kV
analytical model
derivation
Ron-BV relationship

File:

Download Dissertation_Kemmerling_GaN_SHJ_Transistors_10kV_11052024.pdf

Committee Members:

Tom Jackson, Major Field Member
Rongming Chu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Suzanne Mohney, Major Field Member
Joshua Robinson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Yue

Title:

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on kidney diseases: insights from real-world data

Graduate Program:

Epidemiology (PhD)

Keywords:

COVID-19
Kidney Diseases
Long COVID
Real-World Evidence

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Committee Members:

Kathryn Risher, Major Field Member
Vernon Chinchilli, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Leslie Parent, Outside Unit & Field Member
Nasrollah Ghahramani, Special Member
Djibril M Ba, Special Member
Duanping Liao, Major Field Member
Kathryn Risher, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Brown, Avery

Title:

Vibromechanical Performance of Carbon/Epoxy Stiffened Panels with Acoustic Black Hole Features

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

Carbon/Epoxy
Vibration Reduction
Stiffened Panel

File:

Download AveryBrown_PhDDissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles Bakis, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
Christopher Kube, Major Field Member
Ben Beck, Outside Unit Member
Matthew D Waller, Special Member
Edward Smith, Dissertation Co-Advisor
George Lesieutre, Outside Field Member
Laura Cabrera, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bernhard, Katie

Title:

Risk, Livelihood Decisions, and Resilience in the Greater Virunga Transboundary Landscape

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

conservation social science
park-adjacent communities
tropics
East Africa
household resilience
conservation social science
risk preferences
decision making
survey methods
East Africa
mixed methods
livelihoods
tropics

File:

Download Bernhard-2024-PhD_Dissertation-Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Derrick Taff, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Edwin Sabuhoro, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Erica Smithwick, Outside Field Member
Katherine Zipp, Outside Unit Member
Carter Hunt, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Hart, Tricia

Title:

Cardiometabolic Effects of Pecans as a Snack: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

cardiometabolic diseases
metabolic syndrome
tree nuts
pecans
lipids
lipoproteins
flow mediated dilation
HEI-2020

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Committee Members:

Meg Bruening, Program Head/Chair
Gregory Shearer, Major Field Member
Michael Russell, Outside Unit & Field Member
Alison Gernand, Major Field Member
Kristina Petersen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Angermeier, Susanna

Title:

Microfluidic Ion Exchange Applications and Predictive Modeling for Lanthanide Separations

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering

Keywords:

microfluidics
adjacent lanthanide separations
ion exchange
scale-up
predictive ion exchange modeling

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Committee Members:

Jon Schwantes, Program Head/Chair
Xing Wang, Major Field Member
Amanda Johnsen, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ashleigh Kimberlin, Special Member
Jon Schwantes, Major Field Member
Darrell Velegol, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Zhang, Shijia

Title:

Internet of Multimodality: Problems in Security, Healthcare and AR/VR

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

IoT Security
Wearable Sensing
Mobile Computing
AR/VR
Healthcare

File:

Download shijiazhang_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Mahmut Kandemir, Major Field Member
Rui Zhang, Major Field Member
Saeed Abdullah, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mahanth Gowda, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Hensley, David J.

Title:

Defending French in Flanders, 1880-1975

Graduate Program:

History

Keywords:

Flanders
Belgium
Language policy
Minorities
French language

File:

Download Hensley_--_Defending_French_in_Flanders_1880-1975_--_Final_submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Sophie C De Schaepdrijver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Boittin, Committee Member
John Philip Jenkins, Committee Member
Willa Zahava Silverman, Committee Member

Author:

Alladin, Terrence

Title:

An Analysis of Public and Private Community Corrections in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

Community corrections
recidivism
privatization
efficiency and effectiveness

File:

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Committee Members:

Steven Ames Peterson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steven Ames Peterson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donald Charles Hummer Ii, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Goktug Morcol, Committee Member
Clemmie Edward Gilpin, Special Member

Author:

Stafford, Andrew Robert

Title:

Creative Gender and the Flaubertian Imaginary

Graduate Program:

French

Keywords:

Gustave Flaubert
Gender identity
19th Century Literature
French Literature
Creative agency
Madame Bovary
Salammbô
Education sentimentale
Bouvard et Pécuchet

File:

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Committee Members:

Benedicte Marie-Christine Monicat, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benedicte Marie-Christine Monicat, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kathryn Marie Grossman, Committee Member
Jean-Claude Vuillemin, Committee Member
Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Outside Member

Author:

Hasan, Aminah Amatullah

Title:

Metaphysics, War And The Critique Of The Conatus Essendi In Emmanuel Levinas

Graduate Program:

Philosophy

Keywords:

Levinas
french philosophy
phenomenology
early modern
20th century philosophy
17th century philosohphy
spinoza
Heidegger
metaphysics
ethics
politics
war
peace
conatus
philosophy
17th/18th century philosophy

File:

Download Final_Hasan_Dissertation_Summer_2016_C_.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Lambert Bernasconi, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert Lambert Bernasconi, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Leonard Richard Lawlor, Committee Member
Emily Rolfe Grosholz, Committee Member
Benjamin Jared Schreier, Outside Member

Author:

Weeber, Susan Cooke

Title:

Poetics of Interruption: Media and Form in Twentieth-Century Literature

Graduate Program:

English

Keywords:

American literature; African American literature; critical race theory; aesthetics; media

File:

Download Weeber.Dissertation.ETDA.pdf

Committee Members:

Aldon Lynn Nielsen, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Aldon Lynn Nielsen, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin Michael Bell, Committee Member
Benjamin Jared Schreier, Committee Member
Nergis Erturk Lennon, Outside Member
Linda Furgerson Selzer, Committee Member

Author:

Liu, Shan-Jan Sarah

Title:

Gendering the Huddled Masses: Media Framing of Immigration and its Impact on Public Opinion

Graduate Program:

Political Science

Keywords:

gender
immigration
citizenship
media
comparative politics

File:

Download Liu_ShanJan_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Lee Ann Banaszak, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee Ann Banaszak, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donna Bahry, Committee Member
Vineeta Yadav, Committee Member
Lise Nelson, Outside Member