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
DEEP LEARNING BASED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MULTI-ZONE HVAC RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, Mohammad H. Z. Alghalayeeni
MYOCARDIN-DEPENDENT REGULATION OF ADAM12 AND ADAM19 PROMOTES FIBRONECTIN FIBRILLOGENESIS DURING PLEURAL FIBROSIS, Uday Siva Naga Sankar Allamneni
AN LLM-DRIVEN SYSTEM FOR DOCTOR-PATIENT SIMULATION, Akilan Amithasagaran
STERIC AND ELECTRONIC CONSIDERATIONS OF ESTER HYDROLYSIS: UPDATING A LONGSTANDING PHYSICAL ORGANIC KINETICS EXPERIMENT, Mara J. Aucoin
DNP Final Report: AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECT LEVERAGING PERSONAL STRENGTHS TO MITIGATE NURSE BURNOUT, Shirley A. Ballard
DNP Final Report: Charting A Course To Safer Care: A Nurse Education & Fall Prevention Strategy, Kirk W. Bradford
DNP Final Report: LIFTING THE SILENCE: PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS IN AIR MEDICAL CREW MEMBERS, Justin Brooks
ASSESSING THE CONSERVATION NEEDS OF NATIVE TEXAS CRAYFISH SPECIES THROUGH DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS AND SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELING, Elizabeth J. Croft
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
DNP Final Report: IMPROVING SELF-EFFICACY IN REPEAT ENTRY NURSING STUDENTS, Antonia Fleming
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: AN EVIDENCE-BASED PROJECT TO DECREASE HEART FAILURE READMISSIONS, Lydia Karogo
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
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
ADVANCING ETHICAL INNOVATION IN HUMAN–AI COLLABORATION: TRUST AND LEGITIMACY IN TECHNOLOGY-MEDIATED TEAMS, Sanket Ramchandra PATOLE
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
UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL WELL-BEING AMONG YOUNG ADULT GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN: A QUESTIONNAIRE DEVELOPMENT STUDY, Stephan Smith
DEEP LEARNING ABSTENTION USING GEOMETRIC ALGORITHMS, Masroor Ul Hasan Syed
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
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
TESTING TOCQUEVILLE’S TROOPS: AMERICAN DEMOCRACY AT WAR IN MEXICO, Corbin V. Cali
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE SUCCESSION PLANNING IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, Sharon L. Cook
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
IMPACT OF GAS SUPERSATURATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAS BUBBLE TRAUMA IN PAEDOMORPHIC EURYCEA SALAMANDERS, Trent Furr
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
Distributed Agency and Posthuman Rhetoric in GenAI-Assisted First-Year Composition Writing, Bianca E. Guzman
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
Wales in WW1: Soldiers, Home, and Memory, Remington J. Hill
ORGANIC ELECTROCHEMICAL TRANSISTOR-BASED NITRATE MONITORING SENSOR FOR HYDROPONIC SYSTEM, Md Najmul Islam
Developing Clinical Judgment in Nursing Students Using Discourse with Meaningful Feedback, Explanatory Mixed Methods Design, Annissa C. Jackson
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
INTEGRATING SERVICE-LEARNING PEDAGOGY IN ETHICS EDUCATION FOR HRD STUDENTS: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY, Mandi M. Laurie
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
POPULATION STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF FOUR BASAL HIGHER-ATTINES USING BIOINFORMATIC APPROACHES, Gabriel McDanield
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
Disruption of Pulmonary Epithelial Barrier Function by Pneumolysin from Streptococcus pneumoniae, Feranmi Emmanuel Obe
Can't Women Kill?: Women, Violence, and Power in Nazi Germany, Kelly Ornelas
Integration of Renewable Energy Networks into Smart Grid Infrastructure: A MATLAB/Simulink-Based Simulation Approach, Saturday Noghayin Osaretin
EFFECTS OF FIBROGENIC AND NON FIBROGENIC NANOMATERIALS ON CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR RESPONSES IN THP-1 MACROPHAGE, ADEDAYO E. OYERINDE
IMPLEMENTING MACHINE LEARNING DISTRESS PREDICTION MODELS TO ASSESS THE EFFECT OF BINDER MODIFICATION ON ASPHALT PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE, Sayla A. Prova
USING IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF THE EUREKA MATH ON TEACHER PERCEPTIONS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN GRADES 3–5, Latishia Ptomey
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
DNP Final Report: Hypertension Education In The Primary Care Setting, Michelle L. Sanders
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 Deep Learning Approach to Accent Conversion Using Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficient-Based Generative Adversarial Networks (MFCCGAN), Aayam Shrestha
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