Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Characterization of Immunogenicity of HIV mRNA vaccine in Humanized mice, Omoyeni Precious Adejare
FEASIBILITY STUDY OF A SMART INSOLE WITH TRIBOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS FOR EARLY FLATFOOT DETECTION, Mohammad Alghamaz
DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE SURROGATE DECISION-MAKER TRUST SCALE, Caleb Armstrong
DNP Final Report: Improving Adherence with CMS SEP-1 Sepsis Bundle in the Emergency Department, Emmanuel Bernards
DOCK2 CONTRIBUTES TO OBESITY-ASSOCIATED LUNG INJURY THROUGH REGULATING MACROPHAGE OXIDATIVE STRESS, Sai Vinay Boddu
LEARNING IN NONLEAFCUTTING FUNGUS-GARDENING ANTS, Elizabeth D. Boshers
From Perception to Retention: The Influence of Campus Culture and Climate on Teacher Attrition, Stephany D. Brown
MAGNETIC FIELD PROFILES UNDER HIGH VOLTAGE OVERHEAD POWER TRANSMISSIONS WITH UNDERBUILT DISTRIBUTION CIRCUITS, Hasan H. Bulbul
Improving Student Outcomes, Brenda Burton
USING VEGETATION COMMUNITIES TO COMPARE NATURAL AND CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS IN THE RED RIVER BASIN IN TEXAS AND LOUISIANA, Kennedi K. Davis
2D ZEOLITE-BASED CATALYSTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS AND BIOCHEMICALS, Charles Defor
REGULATION OF INTERLEUKIN-8 (IL-8) GENE EXPRESSION BY BACTERIAL EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES ISOLATED FROM ORGANIC DUST IN THE HUMAN HMC3 MICROGLIAL CELL LINE, Venkata A. Devabakthuni
THE INFLUENCE OF MYOCARDIN EFFECTOR GENES ON THE TGF-BETA SMAD3 SIGNALING PATHWAY IN HUMAN PLEURAL MESOTHELIAL CELLS, Hema Chandra Hrushi Dusharla
UNDERSTANDING WEIGHT LOSS MAINTENANCE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN: A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION, Amy M. Field
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE SLC7A5/SLC3A2 AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER IN HUMAN PLEURAL MESOTHELIAL CELLS, Ann Francis
DNP Final Report: An Evidence-Based Initiative to Improve Bowel Preparation Quality for Colonoscopy, Jennifer L. Gassett
Engineering HIV-1 Env protein to elucidate in situ structural dynamics of Env, Narendra Kumar Gonepudi
MYOCARDIN EFFECTOR PROTEINS AFFECT TGF-BETA-INDUCED MYOFIBROBLAST DIFFERENTIATION IN IPF CELLS, Allison Gonzalez
EXPLORING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF BLACK WOMEN LEADERS IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, Jacqueline S. Haire
TIMING END-OF-LIFE CARE EDUCATION FOR NEW GRADUATE ICU NURSES, Annelies J. Harrison
ELECTRIC FIELD PROFILES UNDER HIGH VOLTAGE OVERHEAD TRANSMISSION LINES WITH UNDER-BUILD DISTRIBUTION CIRCUIT, Aminu Haruna
A Preliminary Examination of the Effects of Moral Elevation on Pain Tolerance, Pain Severity, and Interpersonal Goals, Candice Hayden
DNP Final Report: ADVANCE CARE PLANNING: HONORING A PATIENT’S WISHES, Lisa Herrera
ORGANIC ELECTROCHEMICAL TRANSISTOR-BASED NITRATE MONITORING SENSOR FOR HYDROPONIC SYSTEM, Md Najmul Islam
PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS OF EMOTION RELATED CONCEPTS, Ana Kellermann Jimenez
EMERGENCY NURSES’ PERCEPTIONS OF A TRAUMA-INFORMED ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY, Audrey Kobina
ENHANCING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN HRD WITH AI-DRIVEN DATA EXTRACTION, Amanda Legate
DUTY TO CARE AND JOB TURNOVER INTENTION IN THE POST-PANDEMIC NURSING WORKFORCE, Cathleen A. Lopez
TARGETING BROMODOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 4 IN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM, Javier Lopez
DIABETES DEVICE KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE AMONG SCHOOL NURSES: A MIXED METHODS STUDY, Cassandra F. Moffitt
IMPROVING THE SCORES OF THE MATHEMATICS TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE ASSESSMENT 2.0 (TSIA2), Lori Lamar Moreno
NURSING STUDENTS AS ADVOCATES: ADDRESSING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING, Rebekah Mullins
EXPLORING VETERAN AND NON-VETERAN NURSING STUDENT SATISFACTION UTILIZING MARGINALITY AND FINANCIAL STRESS, Juanita Nickols
Can't Women Kill?: Women, Violence, and Power in Nazi Germany, Kelly Ornelas
EFFECTS OF FIBROGENIC AND NON FIBROGENIC NANOMATERIALS ON CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR RESPONSES IN THP-1 MACROPHAGE, ADEDAYO E. OYERINDE
USING HERPETOFAUNA TO DETERMINE WETLAND HEALTH AND FUNCTION IN THE RED RIVER WATERSHED, Shelby Rodriguez-Edwards
Social Cognition and Interaction Training in First Episode Psychosis, David W. Rose III
EXCLUSIVE BREASTMILK PUMPING: REFINING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPLORING FAMILIES’ EXPERIENCES, Kimberly A. Rosenbaum
THE JINGLE JANGLE FALLACY OF ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION: AN EXPLORATION OF ITS MEANING AND MEASUREMENT THROUGH CLUSTER AND META-ANALYTIC METHODS, Leah Aiken Rossett
EARLY DETECTION OF NITROGEN STRESS IN COTTON PLANTS WITH A VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND SENSOR, Elvis D. Sangmen
PHOTONIC CRYSTAL-BASED HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING FOR IN VIVO SENSING AND ENDOSCOPY APPLICATIONS, Tasnim Sarker
A MULTIMODAL DEEP LEARNING METHOD COMBINING IMAGE ANALYSIS AND SOIL NITRATE SENSOR DATA FOR ACCURATE ESTIMATION OF LEAF NITROGEN IN COTTON PLANTS, Mohammad Solaiman
EXPLORING FACTORS AFFECTING SUCCESSION PLANNING IN UNITED STATES MUNICIPALITIES, Nolan A. Sosa
INTEGRATED PLANT SENSING AND BIOMOLECULE DELIVERY FOR MITIGATING ABIOTIC STRESS IN PLANTS, Rhythem Tahrin
MODULATION OF PULMONARY EPITHELIAL PARACELLULAR PERMEABILITY BY PNEUMOLYSIN FROM STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE, Alexandra S. Tamayo Moreira
DNP Final Report: STRESS LESS, TEACH MORE: A STRESS REDUCTION INITIATIVE UTILIZING A MINDFULNESS-BASED APPROACH FOR NURSING FACULTY, Jewelle Johnetta Welleh
Murder on Music Row: A narrative analysis of mass-mediated country music and independent Texas Red Dirt music, Jennifer A. Worley
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
The Use of Space and Place in the Civil Rights Discourse of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Pamelia Adams
IMMUNE RESPONSES OF NEONATAL (14-DAY OLD) AND ADULT (6 WEEKS OLD) MICE LUNG AND SPLEEN CELLS TO GAMMA-IRRADIATED MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS STIMULATION, Oyinkansola F. Adeyemi
ENABLING ON-DEVICE LEARNING THROUGH HYBRID EDGE COMPUTING FRAMEWORKS, Md Sharif Ahmed
ENHANCING FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING, Laith Alatwah
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES TO ENHANCE CELLEULLAR DRUG DELIVERY, Rahma Aly
AVIAN INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY: EVALUATING WETLAND HEALTH IN THE RED RIVER BASIN, TEXAS/LOUISIANA, Elexis M. Anderson
REDESIGN OF LEG ASSEMBLY FOR REMOTE WALKING TRAINING DEVICE TO IMPROVE GAIT KINEMATICS, Jacob Anthony
Predictive Modeling and Sustainability Assessment of Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Seaweeds: A Techno-Economic and Life Cycle Analysis Approach, Micheal O. Asama
OPTIMAL DESIGN OF SHOE MIDSOLE USING LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES, Abinash Bajgain
REDESIGN OF ROBOTIC WALKING TRAINING DEVICE TO INVOLVE ZERO GRAVITY CAPABILITIES AND DAILY ACTIVITIES, Chad Ballard
CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY AND CELLULAR ACTIVITIES FROM ELECTROSPUN FIBERS, Diala Bani Mustafa
The Influence of Leadership Communication on Employee Engagement During Transformational Change: A Case Study of 123Bank, Myrian Barron Garrett
MALARIA, A BURDEN FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, ALPHA MAMADOU HADY BARRY
DNP Final Report: Promoting the Self-Efficacy of Caregivers of Children with Seizures Using Evidence-Based Practice, Malorie Brooks
ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELING OF ENDEMIC TEXAS CRAYFISH SPECIES UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS, Sarah A. Burgett
Improving Seventh Grade Mathematics Achievement Using Differentiated Instructional Strategies, Melanie C. Bush
DNP Final Report: DOUBLE GLOVING AS PART OF THE SURGICAL SITE INFECTION PREVENTION BUNDLE FOR COLORECTAL SURGERIES, DAVE P. CALUBAQUIB
DNP Final Report: CENTRAL LINE DRESSING CHANGE REGIMEN TO DECREASE CENTRAL LINE-ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS, Ann Campbell
DNP Final Report: UTILIZING TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE CENTRAL LINE-ASSOCIATED BLOODLINE INFECTIONS, Robert Campbell
Impact of Differentiation on Long-Term Emergent Bilingual Outcomes, Tara Cargill
WOMEN'S EXPERIENCE OF CANCER TREATMENT DURING COVID-19 ON THE TEXAS-MEXICO BORDER, Kayla E. Castañeda
Dissecting the Potential Mechanisms of Histone Deacetylase 1 Dependent Macrophage Phagocytosis of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Owusu A. Christian
A MULTI-DIRECTIONAL SMART HIP IMPLANT WITH WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY FOR ENHANCED HEALTH MONITORING, Leila Donyaparastlivari
The stability of epigenetic variants that can act as loci causing phenotypic change, Raul Faburrieta
DNP Final Report: REDUCING READMISSION IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS: AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECT, Seleria D. Fletcher
INVESTIGATING THE CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF INTRACELLULAR pH REGULATION DURING EXPOSURE TO HIGH CO2., Dillon Flowers
DNP Final Report: ADDRESSING INCIVILITY IN NURSING EDUCATION: AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROJECT, Michelle L. Forgy
Nurses' Perceptions Regarding Supportive Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Brandi D. Garrett
DNP Final Report: Resilience training for entry-level Bachelor of Science in Nursing students: An evidence-based practice project, Ashley N. Goar
SMART ZONING CONTROL FOR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, Octavio Gomes Diaz
Impact of Teacher Support Systems on Advanced Placement Achievement Outcomes, Yolanda Gomez
EXPRESSIVE AND EPISTEMIC PEDAGOGIES: A BLENDED APPROACH TO VOICE DEVELOPMENT, Raquel Esma Haddad
DNP Final Report: HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV) VACCINE CAMPAIGN, Joanna Schnupp Imperial
GENERATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF LIPID NANOPARTICLES FOR DNA PLASMID DELIVERY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION, Sahana John
BIO-INSPIRED ROBOTIC FRAMEWORK FOR SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSES IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING APPLICATIONS, Maliha Kabir
Novel Role and Mechanisms of BRD4 in Mediating Mesothelial to Mesenchymal Transition and Pleural Fibrosis, Felix Kankam
Optimizing Attention Bias Training for Depression, Bridget R. Kennedy
Innovative Education: Comparing the Success of STEM and Traditional School Models, Timothy W. Kennedy
USING VIRUS LIKE PARTICLE CONJUGATES OF SYNTHETIC TARGETING COMPOUNDS TO DELIVER CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC DRUGS TO CANCER STEM CELLS, Austen W. Kerzee
Application of digital rock physics and machine learning to improve the understanding of fluid flow behavior through porous media, Md Irfan Khan
FROM THE FIRST TO THE LAST: THE 70th OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY REGIMENT IN THE CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865, Michael A. Knous Jr.
DNP Final Report: IMPROVING TRANSGENDER FEMALE'S COMMUNICATION DURING HEALTHCARE ENCOUNTERS, Evetta LaPread-Shoulders
Evaluating the Success of a Relocated Mussel Community in the Lower Sulphur River, Texas, Rachel M. Leicher
ENZYME ENCAPSULATION WITHIN THE HK97 VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLE: AN INVESTIGATION OF SUBSTRATE INHIBITION KINETICS WITHIN A CONFINED AND CROWDED ENVIRONMENT, Joseph B. Lively
LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEXAS’ HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES IN A RURAL ELEMENTARY CAMPUS, Katrina Susanne Speer Maccalous
ANALYSIS OF POLICY IMPLEMENTATION: IMPROVING READING PROFICIENCY OUTCOMES FOR ALL STUDENTS, Mariela Magro-Malo
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PORTABLE POWER AND DESALINATION UNITS POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY, Mo'ath A. Massad