Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Neither Meek nor Docile: An Analysis of Margaret Hale and Jane Eyre in Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South and Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, McKell Ferguson
EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF PROCESSES AND METRICS IN A DUAL CREDIT PROGRAM, Kristian E. Fischer
ESTIMATING ROTATOR CUFF INJURY RISK DURING REAR-END VEHICLE COLLISIONS USING OPENSIM, Brandon Fugger
EVALUATING HEALTHCARE STUDENT LEARNING PERFORMANCE DURING THE INITIAL YEAR OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A CASE STUDY, Maria D. Garcia-Villarreal
DNP Final Report: MEDICATION ADHERENCE: EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE, Amanda George
Automated Sensing Methods in Soft Stretchable Sensors for Soft Robotic Gripper, Prosenjit Kumar Ghosh
Synthetic Studies of Dragonamide E and Its Potential Treatment of Leishmaniasis, Sarah E. Glaesemann
LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS, PRACTICES, AND SYTLES IN MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN THE U.S. TECHNOLOGY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, SUSAN E. GLOVER
A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study Comparing Rural and Nonrural Critical Illness Survivors, Rebecca Greene
DNP Final Report: PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN NURSE STUDENTS, Rose Leal Guidry
ASSESSMENT OF DENTAL ANXIETY AND PHOBIA IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND DENTAL HYGIENE CLINIC POPULATION IN EAST TEXAS, Gangavaigai Guruparankumar
THE ART AND MYSTERY OF PRAGMATIC HISTORY, David Hardin
EVALUATION OF A DISTRICT’S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE, Alyta T. Harrell
THE UTEACH PROGRAM: MINIMIZING THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS AND TEACHING ACTUALIZED, Chanel Howard Veazy
AN ECOLOGICAL SURVEY OF EAST TEXAS SALAMANDERS ACROSS THE CAMP TYLER OUTDOOR FIELD SCHOOL IN SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS, Justin C. Hunt
FUNCTIONAL IMPACT OF ETHYL-β-D-GLUCURONIDE ON MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS STIMULATED LUNG MACROPHAGES, Charles Inaku
DNP Final Report: Translation of evidence-based practice: Developing Nurses' ability to recognize and respond to clinical deterioration, Bryan Stephen Jordan
ADEQUACY OF EXISTING LIGHT TIMBER SHEAR WALLS TO BRACE STEEL FRAMES IN RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION, Sameer J. Karki
COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN OF FIBER-OPTIC PROBES FOR BIOSENSING, Suwarna Karna
PREDICTIVE MODELING OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT PERFORMANCE USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS, Rami Khalifah
DNP Final Report: Preventing Critical Care Nurse Burnout: An Evidence Based Approach to Raising Awareness, Trendalyn S. King
THE ROLE OF MTORC2 IN MESOMESENCHYMAL TRANSITIONING IN HUMAN PLEURAL MESOTHELIAL CELLS, Perpetual S. Kyei
The Impact of Mentoring Practices on New Faculty and Staff, Paige Lloyd
Factors of Teacher Retention, Toni Lopez
THE EFFECTS OF SCHOOL BOARD BEHAVIORS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES: AN EVALUATIVE STUDY OF LONE STAR GOVERNANCE, Morris Lyon
THE IMPACT OF RACE/ETHNICITY ON OCCUPATIONAL STRESS IN EAST TEXAS CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS, Jackie Schniederjan McDonald
Modifiable health disparities and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Latino migrant seasonal farmworkers: A meta-analysis, Cindy Mendez
CELLULOSE MATERIALS FOR DRUG DELIVERY APPLICATIONS, Reham Mohamed
CEREBRAL VASOMOTOR REACTIVITY TO ASSESS BRAIN DYSREGULATION IN POST COVID NEUROLOGICAL SYNDROME, Musharaf Mohiuddin
A MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA (BPD) IN PRETERM INFANTS USING INTER HYPOXEMIA INTERVALS, Ratri Mukherjee
THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE IN THE TELEWORKING CONTEXT IN THE U.S. PUBLIC SECTOR: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL CASE STUDY, Elizabeth Nesuda
HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION OF SACCHARINA LATISSIMA FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIOFUEL, Mayokun A. Oke
EFFECTS OF INTERLEUKIN-22 (IL-22) ON NECROPTOSIS, INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES, AND METABOLISM OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS STIMULATED TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS MOUSE MACROPHAGES, Bismark Owusu-Afriyie
MONITORING THE EFFECTS OF POULTRY WASTE ON FISHES AND MACROINVERTEBRATES IN THE SABINE RIVER, Karley R. Parker
DNP Final Report: Conquering RN Turnover: Implementing Flexible Scheduling to Improve Job Satisfaction, Camille Y. Parsee
THE EFFECT OF A PERSONALIZED LEARNING MODEL ON THE MATHEMATICAL ACHIEVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, Jaclyn L. Pedersen
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERCEIVED STRESS AND ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY TO THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS, Ashley J. Pierre
TO STUDY HEART RATE DYNAMICS OF PRETERM INFANTS USING LSTM BASED DEEP LEARNING MODEL, Soniya Poudel Chhetri
INVESTIGATION OF MAGNETIC BISTABILITY FOR A WIDER BANDWIDTH IN VIBRO-IMPACT TRIBOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTERS, Qais Qaseem
STATUS SURVEY OF EIGHT RARE AQUATIC MACROINVERTEBRATES IN EAST TEXAS, Alexandra Randall
The Role of Cultural Capital in Improving Advanced Placement Outcomes, Kolbe Ricks
MODELING A PARKINSON’S DISEASE LIKE STATE IN ZEBRAFISH LARVAE UTILIZING 6-HYDROXYDOPAMINE, Adrian Romero
CLEAN ENERGY & SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT BY CARBON DIOXIDE MITIGATION STRATEGIES, Md Fahim Shahriar
IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR OLDER STRUGGLING READERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE, Kathryn Stone
Teachers' Use of Assessment Data to Improve Instruction and Student Achievement, Donna Summers
EVALUATION OF PERSONALIZED LEARNING, JORLY THOMAS
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE STAGES ARE CLASSIFIED BASED ON BIOMARKERS FOUND IN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID USING MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIERS, Vivek K. Tiwari
DNP Final Report: Vascular Access in Burn Patients: An Evidence-Based Practice Project, Amanda Venable
THE MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF IFN-γ PROMOTED NECROPTOSIS IN MACROPHAGES, Meghan R. Vogt
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN OPTIMIZATION PLATFORM FOR COMMON FIXED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS, Amro Ahmad Zahrawi
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
AEROACOUSTIC ANALYSES FOR NOISE REDUCTION APPLICATION, Mahmoud M. Abdalmola
DIFFERENTIAL EXPRESSION OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC GENES IN CRYPTOPHYTE ALGAE (HEMISELMIS CRYPTOCHROMATICA CCMP 1181), Chastity D. Aguilar
EFFICIENT ENERGY HARVESTING WITH APPLICATIONS IN VIBRATION AND IMPLANTABLE BIOSENSORS, Mohammad Atmeh
DNP Final Report: Psychosocial Screening for Oncology Patients, Robyn V. Beard
MICRO-RNA ANALYSIS OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES SECRETED BY ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES AND EPITHELIAL CELLS IN RESPONSE TO CADMIUM, Anisha Bhakta
METHODOLOGY TO COMPARE PERFORMANCE OF RESIDENTIAL HVAC SYSTEMS OPERATING IN COOLING MODE, Manoj Bhandari
MICROBIAL DIMENSION OF SYMBIOSIS AND DYSBIOSIS IN FUNGUS–GARDENING ANTS, Blake S. Bringhurst
DNP FINAL REPORT: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN BARIATRIC SURGERY PATIENTS: AN EVIDENCE-BASED QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, Amber Buehler
DNP Final Report: MULTIMODAL PAIN MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE PATIENT SATISFACTION IN TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT PATIENTS, Dana A. Carns
DNP FINAL REPORT: EXECUTIVE ROUNDING AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE COMPLETION OF A QUALITY CHECKLIST AND QUALITY INDICATORS: AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE PROJECT, Ruben P. Castillo
Exploring the Roles of the Craft Trainer in the Construction Industry, Mary M. Chatham
DNP Final Report: Educating Emergency Department Observation Unit Providers on Use of the HEART Score, Candice J. Chinn
IMPACT OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMWORK, INTERPROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION, AND INTERPROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP, Kathleen M. Cox
DNP Final Report: Education Impacting Delirium Knowledge and Recognition, Lynn A. Cox
ROLE OF CMYC IN THE PROLIFERATION AND FUNCTION OF CYTOKINE INDUCED HUMAN MEMORY LIKE NK CELLS, Arinola Daramola
A MINIATURE AND LOW-POWER POTENTIOSTAT FOR INTEGRATION WITH WEARABLE SENSORS, Franci Franulovic
DNP Final Report: Seal the Deal in Dementia Care, Christian D. Garrett
DNP Final Report: SKILLED NURSING FACILITY READMISSIONS: AN EVIDENCE-BASED TELEMEDICINE INNOVATION PROJECT, Debra B. Graham
TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE IN NURSING CURRICULA: DEVELOPMENT OF A SIMULATION-BASED EDUCATIONAL FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE HEALTH PROFESSIONS, Heather Guest
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Vibro-Impact Triboelectric Energy Harvesters, Mostafa Hassan
DNP Final Report: Implementation of An Electronic Clinical Placement System for Improving Faculty Workflow and Accreditation Compliance, Janice R. Hawes
ASSOCIATIONS OF RARE CADDISFLIES WITH THE WESTERN DWARF SALAMANDER EURYCEA PALUDICOLA, Lillie Hawkins
EXAMINATION OF THE TIME DELAYED INDUCTION BETWEEN PRIOR ENCAPSULATION OF CATALYTIC ENZYMES IN P22 VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES, Andrea Hernandez Irias
DNP FINAL REPORT: SANE FINDER: A WEB-BASED MOBILE SOLUTION TO IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF CURRENTLY AVAILABLE SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS (SANE) FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, Brenda D. Herrmann
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION FROM OFFICIAL UNIVERSITY SOURCES, Liseth Hubbard
Development of a Companion Assay to Assist in the Study of Fibrinolytic Therapy for Retained Hemothorax, Charlotte S. Huckestein
DNP Final Report: Adolescent Support For Healthy Living, Kristin S. Hudson
WEARABLE SENSORS FOR PLANTS, Nafize Ishtiaque Hossain
WORKPLACE FUN FOR EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: A FUNCTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE?, Lacey Logan
Nursing Students' Moral Courage Development Through Incivility Simulation Education, Melissa Madden
INSANE ASYLUMS IN BRITAIN DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, Jeanna Mankins
DNP Final Report: AN EVIDENCE-BASED HESI EXIT EXAM REMEDIATION PLAN, Nancy McClurg
Potential Causes of Stigma Toward Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Hispanic/Latin Community, Jill Morales
2 Years On: Loss and Grief Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, Eman H. Nabulsi
NICHE PARTITIONING OF FOOD RESOURCES BY FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN A MULTISPECIES MUSSEL BED IN THE SABINE RIVER, Marissa Netti
AN INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC-SKIN PATCH FOR REAL-TIME AND CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF A PANEL OF BIOMARKERS COMBINED WITH DRUG DELIVERY, Tanzila Noushin
EXPLORING SUBSTANCE USE AND FREQUENCY IN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS THROUGH THE LENS OF ACCULTURATION AND SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY, QUEENETTE CHIMEUCHEYA OTAMIRI
EXPLORING THE USE OF PIOX SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS, Alexander Pearson
THE EFFECTS OF TASK NOVELTY ON MEMORY FOR EVERYDAY MEAL PREPARATION TASKS AMONG YOUNG ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS, Michael Persin
Niche Modeling of Eight Crayfish Species in Texas, Nathan Schubert
THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH: THE BALANCE OF ITS CONTINUATION OF ITS 1ST CENTURY ROOTS AND ITS ADAPTATION TO MODERNITY, Meri Souliman
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Regulation of Induction of Inflammatory Mediators by Organic Dust Extract in Lung Epithelial Cells, Maxine Stenhouse
Development of a Smartphone Application as an Asset to Pavement Management Engineers, SMARTP3M, Damien Stephens
DNP Final Report: Mission Cyborg: An EBP Project Integrating Hybrid Learning in an Undergraduate Nursing Course, Mary A. Thomas