Theses/Dissertations from 2026
EXPLORING THE U.S. PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES’ EXPERIENCES WITH GAMIFIED CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING, Bisola Adepoju
Life Histories of two SGCN Procambarus Species in East Texas, McKenzie A. Adkins
IDENTIFICATION OF PROTEINS WITH IMMUNE STIMULATORY ACTIVITIES FROM THE CULTURE FILTRATES OF NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA, Christian Albert Agyei Acheampong
Performance Evaluation and Mechanistic Analysis of Hot Mix Asphalt Modified with Industrial and Agricultural Waste Fibers, Tanvir Ahmed
DEEP LEARNING BASED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MULTI-ZONE HVAC RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, Mohammad H. Z. Alghalayeeni
SIMULATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCORPORATED INTERNET OF THINGS, Ahmad N. Alhjouj
MYOCARDIN-DEPENDENT REGULATION OF ADAM12 AND ADAM19 PROMOTES FIBRONECTIN FIBRILLOGENESIS DURING PLEURAL FIBROSIS, Uday Siva Naga Sankar Allamneni
AGGREGATION AND COLLATION OF TEXAS CRAYFISH MUSEUM SPECIMENS TO DETERMINE THEIR CURRENT CONSERVATION STATUSES, Adrian Alvarez
AN LLM-DRIVEN SYSTEM FOR DOCTOR-PATIENT SIMULATION, Akilan Amithasagaran
ADAPTATION IN ACIDIC ENVIRONMENT POTENTIATES PATHOGENICITY IN BACTERIA, Kingsley Kwaku Amoateng
DNP Final Report: IMPROVING LENGTH OF STAY OUTCOMES USING STRUCTURED BARRIER ROUNDS: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Martha Kwamboka Apella
Thermal Conversion of Cotton Gin Byproducts into Liquid Fuels and High-Value Chemicals, Emmanuel Asare
STERIC AND ELECTRONIC CONSIDERATIONS OF ESTER HYDROLYSIS: UPDATING A LONGSTANDING PHYSICAL ORGANIC KINETICS EXPERIMENT, Mara J. Aucoin
HUMAN OSTEOSARCOMA CELL LINE THAT OVEREXPRESSES CD4/CCR5 OR CD4/CXCR4 TO STUDY HIV-HOST INTERACTIONS, Harry Baffour Awuah
DNP Final Report: FROM ACADEMIC CHAOS TO PROFESSIONAL PREPAREDNESS: TIME MANAGEMENT AND GOAL SETTING TO SUPPORT SELF-EFFICACY IN UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS, Cristy Baker Mrs.
DNP Final Report: AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECT LEVERAGING PERSONAL STRENGTHS TO MITIGATE NURSE BURNOUT, Shirley A. Ballard
DNP Final Report: ENHANCING SELF-REGULATED LEARNING AND METACOGNITION FOR FIRST-SEMESTER UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS, Carla S. Biondillo
COMPARING THE EFFECTS OF SEASONALITY ON CRAYFISH EDNA DETECTION, Matthew J. Blow
DNP Final Report: Charting A Course To Safer Care: A Nurse Education & Fall Prevention Strategy, Kirk W. Bradford
AN EVALUATION OF THE LEADER IN ME PROGRAM’S INFLUENCE ON TIME AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN SECONDARY PBL CLASSROOMS, Tiffany L. Brandenburg
DNP Final Report: LIFTING THE SILENCE: PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS IN AIR MEDICAL CREW MEMBERS, Justin Brooks
DNP Final Report: Enhancing Radiation Oncology Training for Advanced Practice Providers, Katherine A. Bukolt
THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP SKILLS ON PBL GROUP DYNAMICS, Jaime W. Burke Hicks
EXPLORING IMMUNE PRIMING IN THE SPECIES EXAIPTASIA DIAPHANA, Torrence Campos
PEPTOID-PEPTIDE HYBRID FOR SELECTIVE TARGETING AND ELIMINATION OF BREAST CANCER STEM CELLS, Evan Chen
FEASIBILITY OF USING UNTREATED AND TREATED RICE STRAW FIBERS AS A MODIFIER FOR HOT MIX ASPHALT, Aditya Chowdhury
RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION: IMPACT ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, Lisa Cisneros
ASSESSING THE CONSERVATION NEEDS OF NATIVE TEXAS CRAYFISH SPECIES THROUGH DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS AND SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELING, Elizabeth J. Croft
DNP Final Report: IMPACT OF EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL CAREGIVERS ON REDUCING COMPLICATIONS IN TYPE 1 DIABETES, Jena DeCanter
DNP Final Report: CAN IMPLEMENTING A MINDFULNESS-BASED PROGRAM HELP REDUCE STRESS IN NURSING STUDENTS?, Shelby DeVreeze MSN, RN, CPN, CNE-cl
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ONLINE COURSE CONTENT DESIGN AND STUDENT SATISFACTION IN ASYNCHRONOUS UNIVERSITY COURSES, Scott Dillingham
MEANING IN WORK AND INTENT TO STAY AMONG REGISTERED NURSES WORKING IN DIRECT PATIENT CARE AT ACUTE CARE FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY, Aaron S. Duebner
BACTERIOPHAGE THERAPY FOR KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE: PHAGE SCREENING AND EFFICACY ASSESSMENT IN MACROPHAGES/NEUTROPHILS AND MOUSE MODEL, Mounika Duggineni
SELF-REPORTED GUM BLEEDING, ORAL HEALTH BEHAVIORS, AND CARDIOVASCULAR RISK INDICATORS AMONG ADULTS AGED 45-70 IN A COMMUNITY DENTAL SETTING., Kimberleigh Edwards
ASSESSING TRAINING NEEDS OF JOURNEYED LINEWORKERS IN A TEXAS-BASED ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY, Salim S. Elfahim
At Risk Students: Ensuring a Successful Transition Into High School, Angela Espada
MILITARY CULTURE AND THE STUDENT VETERAN: A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF SERVICE MEMBERS TRANSITION INTO HIGHER EDUCATION, Joanna Fagan
DNP Final Report: IMPROVING SELF-EFFICACY IN REPEAT ENTRY NURSING STUDENTS, Antonia Fleming
Fundamental Solutions to the Fractional Heat Operator, Jacob Flores
A WIRELESS, INTEGRATED DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM ENABLING RELIABLE FIELD DEPLOYMENT AND OPERATION OF AGRICULTURAL SENSORS, Ali Reza Galib
Building Improvement Capacity in School Improvement Planning, Jennifer E. Garcia
TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS OF DRAGONAMIDE E AND ANALOGS THEREOF, Dante Glover
DNP Final Report: COMMUNITY-BASED ADVANCE CARE PLANNING EDUCATION FOR OLDER ADULTS: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Teresa Hill
AN EVALUATION OF PLC IMPLEMENTATION, TEACHER PERCEPTIONS, AND ACHIEVEMENT AND GROWTH IN A RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Barbara B. Hines
COMPUTATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF LEAD-FREE HALIDE PEROVSKITES FOR ENERGY HARVESTING AND OPTOELECTRONICS, Md Adil Hossain
Developing Competence in Academic Clinical Nurse Educators: Conceptualization, Predictors, and Evaluation of a Faculty Development Intervention, Jennifer L. Hull
DNP Final Report: USING AUDITS AND REAL-TIME FEEDBACK TO AFFECT ADHERENCE TO CARE AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES OF CENTRAL LINES, Verita L. Ingram
MATHEMATICAL MODELING, ANALYSIS AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF AIR QUALITY USING THE ADVECTION-DIFFUSION-REACTION EQUATION, Md Timorul Islam
DNP Final Report: A PREOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE PATIENT SATISFACTION, Davina L. Jackson-Green
DNP Final Report: FOSTERING COLLEGIALITY AMONG NURSING FACULTY USING AN EVIDENCE-BASED COLLEGIALITY TOOLKIT, Vicki L. Jowell
DNP Final Report: Improving Rehospitalization Rates and Caregiver Quality of Life in Outpatient Hospice, Carrie M. Judd
DNP Final Report: AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECT TO DECREASE HEART FAILURE READMISSIONS, Lydia Karogo
DNP Final Report: REDUCING 30-DAY READMISSIONS THROUGH FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS IN AN ACUTE CARE SETTING, sukhnandan kaur
ROLE OF KIF4A IN THE FXa-INDUCED PHENOTYPIC MODULATION OF PLEURAL MESOTHELIAL CELLS, Sudishna Khanal
DNP Final Report: PEDIATRIC TRIAD: EARLY RECOGNITION OF COMORBID CHRONIC PAIN, DEPRESSION, AND ANXIETY IN PEDIATRICS, Judy W. Kiarie
DNP Final Report: Right Team, Right Time: Improving Operating Room Efficiency Among Elective Orthopedic Surgeries, Lailanie Ligon
DNP Final Report: Improving School Nurse Confidence in Managing Student Anxiety Through Simulation-Based Training, Jessica Marish
IMPROVING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN MASTERY LEARNING THROUGH IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE: A STUDY IN A STEM LABORATORY SCHOOL, Jason C. McGregor
ECONOMIC BACKGROUND AND THE ROLE OF SELF-COMPASSION, Dixy Melendez
TARGETING ONCOGENES: DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF AURKA AND HER2 INHIBITORS, Itzel Montoya
A Therapy Dog Intervention for Elementary School Teachers' Well-Being: Using Action Research to Bridge the Research-Practice Gap in HRD, Kelly F. Moore
STATUS OF THE POTENTIALLY INVASIVE AUSTRALIAN REDCLAW CRAYFISH (CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS), Margaret (Addie) Munn
DNP Final Report: Improving Self-Efficacy and Confidence with Therapeutic Communication Using Standardized Patient Simulation, Amber Murphy
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTEGRATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: A CASE STUDY OF PHYSICIANS’ EXPERIENCES, Tim D. Murphy
DNP Final Report: ADDRESSING BURNOUT IN NEW GRADUATE NURSES: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO SUPPORT NURSE WELL-BEING, Angela Nachman
EMOTION-ATTENTION RELATIONSHIPS IN ANXIETY: A MULTIMODAL PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL NETWORK ANALYSIS, Kyle O'Brien
THROMBIN-INDUCED MYOFIBROBLAST DIFFERENTIATION IS REGULATED BY MYOCARDIN AND NOVEL EFFECTOR GENES IN IPF FIBROBLASTS, Christiana Okeke
ADVANCING ETHICAL INNOVATION IN HUMAN–AI COLLABORATION: TRUST AND LEGITIMACY IN TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED TEAMS, Sanket Ramchandra PATOLE
FABRICATION OF ZWITTERIONIC MEMBRANES FOR BIOMOLECULE SEPARATION, Derick Asiedu Phanos
DNP Final Report: MEDICATION ERRORS: DECREASING FROM DAY ONE THROUGH ONLINE LEARNING MODULE AND INCIDENT REPORTING, Marsha Pohorelsky
STAGING TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE: MEDIA ECOLOGY, CULTURAL MEMORY, AND FANTASY THEME ANALYSIS IN THE TESLA CYBERTRUCK UNVEILING, John Rodgers
Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions, Knowledge, and Collaborative Practices in Professional Learning Communities, Josey S. Rodriguez
DNP Final Report: Enhancing Nursing Student Self-efficacy with LGBTQ+ Clients Using Role-play, Bethany Rudolph
The Role of Salvianolic Acid B in Alleviating Osteoarthritis, Hope Sabella
EVALUATION AND IMPACT OF 4TH GRADE WRITING INSTRUCTION AND INTERVENTION, Sasha R. Smith
UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL WELL-BEING AMONG YOUNG ADULT GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: A QUESTIONNAIRE DEVELOPMENT STUDY, Stephan Smith
IMPROVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION THROUGH STRUCTURED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIIES, Amanda Southerland
DEEP LEARNING ABSTENTION USING GEOMETRIC ALGORITHMS, Masroor Ul Hasan Syed
AUTOMATED FLUIDIC PUMPING AND SENSOR REGENERATION SYSTEM, Mousa Tawalbeh
Reliability Generalization of the Learning Transfer System Inventory, Ashlee Tolliver
ENVIRONMENTAL TOLERANCES AND HABITAT ASSOCIATION OF THREE ENDEMIC CRAYFISH SPECIES IN TEXAS, Andrew Walker
DNP Final Report: An Evidence-Based Project To Decrease Stress In Undergraduate Nursing Students, Elaine Wallace
PREDICTING SEVERE MATERNAL MORBIDITY IN TEXAS: RISK FACTORS AND RACIAL EFFECT MODIFICATION, Antay L. Waters
DNP Final Report: IMPROVING NEW GRADUATE NURSE TRANSITION THROUGH MENTORSHIP, Jalisha N. Wesley
DNP Final Report: IMPLEMENTING THE 5-2-1-0 LIFESTYLE FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS ELEVATED BMI IN PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE, Mary K. Williams
DNP Final Report: ENHANCING NURSING STUDENTS’ SELF-EFFICACY IN CARING FOR NEURODIVERGENT PATIENTS, Rebecca Williams
STATE-MANDATED PRINCIPAL MENTORING AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO LEADERSHIP EFFICACY, WORKING CONDITIONS, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT ACROSS CONTEXTS, Ellen Willoughby
DNP Final Report: Improving Diabetes Self-Efficacy Through Nutrition Education: A Quality Improvement Project, Lakimberely S. Wooten
DNP Final Report: Plug in to Prevent Falls: A Nudge-Based Approach to Bed-Nurse Connectivity and Protocol Adherence, Mary Regina Wysocki
Leveraging School Leadership to Strengthen Teacher Retention in Urban High-Needs Schools, Sharri Zachary
VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLE PEPTOID CONJUGATE AS A TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER TARGETING DELIVERY SYSTEM, Ricky Zhu
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