Dissertations from 2024
Time-Domain Line Protection in Presence of Renewables, Prabin Adhikari
Developing Machine Learning Agency Among Youth: Characterizing Youth Critical Use, Examination, and Production of Machine Learning Applications, Ibrahim Oluwajoba Adisa
The Relationship Between Wisdom as Self-Transcendence and Employee Adaptive Performance: The Mediating Role of Openness, Saeed Andaji Garmaroudi
Optimizing Laying Hen Behavior, Bone Health, and Welfare Through Environmental and Nutritional Enrichments, Mallory Anderson
Design and Application of Smart Systems to Address Analytical Problems, Lucas B. Ayres
Preparing for Kindergarten: An In-Depth Look at the Lived Experiences of Parents Preparing a Child for Kindergarten, Grace Bache-Wiig
Contribution of Collagen Type I to the Mechanical Properties of Myocardial Tissues at the Micron Level, Adam Baker
Artificial Intelligence Integration, Concerns, Benefits, and the Need for Ethical Policies for Community Foundations and Nonprofit Organizations, Venera Balidemaj
Effect of Long-term Use of Antimicrobials on Commonly Used Surfaces in Foodservice Establishments, Anuradhi Bandaranayake
No Longer Unseen or Unheard: Exploring the Connectedness of Campus Climate With Multiracial Students’ Experiences at Historically White Institutions in the United States, Christian Barrientos
Leaders in Science Education Communities, Jennifer Bateman
Meta-Analytic Investigations of Team Development Interventions and Effectiveness, Sydney Begerowski
Fundamental Study of Nonlinear Electrophoresis, Joseph Armakan Bentor
Fabrication and Characterization of Lignin–PVA Hydrogels with Tunable Network Structures, Keturah Bethel
Essays on the Labor Market Outcomes and Location Choices of Military Veterans, Brian Bifulco
An Improvement Science Study on the Impact of Community Building Circles on Teacher Efficacy and Discipline Referrals for African American Males, Katrina J. Bigham
Fouling Mechanisms and Selectivity of Polyamide Membranes: Insights from Molecular Simulations, Salman Bin Kashif
A Rhetorical-Sociological Understanding of Emotion, Amy Boone
Using Improvement Science to Reduce Student Retention in High School Through School-Based Mentoring, Ellen B. Borland
Improvement Cycles in the Wake of a Crisis: A School Leadership Team’s Approach to the Unknown, Andrew S. Brandt
Ecology and Integrated Pest Management of Major Insect Pests of Field Corn, Tim Bryant
Evaluating Novel Approaches For Improving Anadromous Fish Passage In Coastal Rivers, Aaron Bunch
Time Resolved X-Ray Spectroscopy of Highly Charged Ar, Nd, and Pr, Timothy Burke
Navigating Crises in Education: A Study of Communication Strategies in PK-12 Public School Districts, Darian Byrd
Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Response to Degenerated Intervertebral Disc-Like PH, Kyle Cannon
Using Mixed-Reality Simulation To Teach Job Interview Skills To Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Alex Carlson
Exploring Acetate Metabolism: Genetically Characterizing Acetate Production and Acetate Utilization in the Fungal Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, Rodrigo Catalan-Hurtado
Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality For Enhanced Task Performance In the Construction Industry, Aasish Chandrika Bhanu
Probabilistic Frames and Concepts from Optimal Transport, Dongwei Chen
Engineering Multifunctional Silicon Nanostructures from Biorenewable Cellulose Nanocrystals, Nancy Chen
Essays on Retail Operations, Yao Chen
With Great Power: Using Comics to Facilitate Discussion of Systemic Oppression in Higher Education Literature Classes, Keri Crist-Wagner
Additive Manufacturing With Bioresorbable Polymers: Process-Structure-Property Relationships for Biomimetic Tissue Scaffolds, Clayton Joseph Culbreath
Natural Language Processing Methods for Parks, Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation Research, Danielle Dagan
Investigating Institutional Support for a Minority Engineering Program at a Historically White Institution, Stephanie Damas
Investigating the Etiology, Epidemiology, and Ecology of Blackberry Yellow Vein Disease in South Carolina, Wanita Dantes
Oscillations of Capillary Surfaces with Volume and Edge Effects, Dingqian Ding
Remote Onboarding of Software Developers: Leveraging Virtual Reality and AI Tools, James Dominic
Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics of Radium-226 in an Estuarine Sentinel Species Geukensia demissa, Sarah Donaher
How School Leaders Can Increase Teacher Satisfaction in a Rural Fringe High School in South Carolina, William T. Dyer
A Mixed Methods Study of South Carolina Reading Policy on Teacher Knowledge, Matthew Ferguson
Creating a Culture of College and Career Readiness- Strategies and Interventions for African American Students, James R. Ford
Identification and Validation of a Measurement of Emergency Physician Workload During End of Shift Patient Handoffs, Steven Foster
Fluid-Solid Coupled Analysis of Biological Samples in a Flow Chamber Using Optical Coherence Tomography, Reece W. Fratus
Capillary Phenomena in Flow Down Fibers: Beads, Bridges, Sheets, and Threads, Chase Tyler Gabbard
Green Chemistry Design Of Epoxies From Biomass For Circular Economy, Kavya Ganesan
Computer Vision Algorithms for Assessment of Surgical Suturing Skill Using Hand and Needle Motion, Jianxin Gao
Shift Schedule Justice and Clinician Outcomes: A Quasi-Experimental Approach, Caroline George
Equilibria and Effective Transition Rates in Linear Networks, Sayani Ghosh
Do I Belong?, Audrey Gilden
Promoting the Integration of Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing Results Into Clinical Practice, Kanesha Glenn
Environmental Barriers and Facilitators to Family-Centered Rounds in Pediatric Critical Care Settings, Swati Goel
Tin-Silver as a Novel Biodegradable Metallic Biomaterial, Charley Goodwin
Factors Affecting Teacher Retention In A Selected South Carolina School District: Perspectives Of Administrators And Teachers, Alvilda Graham
How Far Does the Apple Fall? Intergenerational Processes Underlying the Attainment of Decent Work and Implications for Occupational Health and Well-Being, Baylor A. Graham
Exploring the Influence of Teacher-Child Interactions on Preschoolers' Challenging and Disruptive Behaviors, Alisha Grimes
First-Order Algorithms for Convex Smooth Optimization Problems With Homogeneous Linear Constraints, Yidan Guo
Evolution and Biogeography of High Appalachian Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae), Adam Haberski
Systematics and Biogeography of Shallow Subterranean Carabidae in the Eastern United States, Curt Harden
The Human Side of Adaptive Autonomy: Design Considerations for Adaptive Autonomous Teammates, Allyson Hauptman
Exploring the Use of Social Media Among Theme Park Guests: A Uses and Gratification Theory Approach, William J. Henderson
Evacuation of Students with Intellectual Disability in Building Fires: A Three-Part Methodology, Haley Hostetter
Mental Health of Healthcare Workers in Kosovo During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Latif Hoxha
An in Vitro Investigation of Urothelial Cell Function in Response to Hypoxia and Pressure in Relation to Bladder Outlet Obstruction, Britney Hudson
Essays on Education and Family Economics, Yue Hu
Exploring the Synthesis of Biobased and Chemically Recyclable Polysulfone Using Imine Chemistry, Vitasta Jain
Development of Earthquake Hazard Prediction Software For South Carolina and Its Applications, Vishnu Saketh Jella
Efficient First-Order Methods for Some Smooth Nonlinear Optimization Problems, Yunheng Jiang
The Influence of Feed Additives on Laying Hen Health, Welfare, and Egg Quality, Alexa Johnson
Voices From the Countryside: Unveiling the Stories of Rural Teachers in STEM Education, Devan A. Jones
Crystalline Colloidal Arrays: Exploring Light-Matter Interactions, Haley W. Jones
Enhancing Crop Resilience: Physiological and Omics Approaches for Drought and Heat Stress Tolerance in Soybean and Peanut, Jyoti Prasad Kakati
Evaluating the Epidemiological, Hormonal, and Psychosocial Sex-Based Differences in Sports-Related Concussion Outcomes, Samantha Kanny
Applications of Conic Programming Reformulations, Sarah Kelly
A Reinforcement Learning Framework for Powertrain Control Including Shared Learning Among a Fleet of Vehicles, Lindsey Kerbel
Selected Topics on Sequential Designs for Decision Making, Caroline Kerfonta
Exploring Novel Nutrient Acquisition Mechanisms For Maintaining Energy Metabolism in Toxoplasma gondii, Melanie Key
Don't Waste Our Time: Key Transformative Structures for Fast Track Learning, Carlita S. King
Understanding Road Users’ Use and Misuse of Fluorescent and Retroreflective Materials at Night, Savana King
A Recreational Therapy-Based Bibliotherapy Program For Perceived Stress and Coping Among Siblings Of Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Lindsey Kirschbaum
Engineering Team Success: Evaluating Perceptions of Teamwork Processes and Emergent States Effects on Team Outcomes, Lauren Kistler
Changes in Near-Field Perception and Reaching Behavior in Virtual Environments Over Time, Kristopher C. Kohm
Structure and Dynamics of Complex Fluids Formed by Ionomers: Experimental-Computational Insight, Chathurika Kosgallana
Can I Get A Witness? Employee Reactions to Witnessing Visible Self-Compassion At Work, Sara Krivacek
Novel Nucleus Pulposus Biomaterial Development and Low Field MRI Assessment for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, Mario Krussig
Uncertainty Propagation in Dynamical Systems using the Koopman Spectrum: Application to Vehicle Dynamics, Alok Kumar
Domain Decomposition Methods for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems Involving Elastic, Porous, or Poroelastic Structures, Hemanta Kunwar
We Train AI, Why Not Humans, Too? An Exploration of Human-AI Team Training for Future Workplace Viability, Caitlin M. Lancaster
Intrinsically Disordered Proteins and Their Role in Biomolecular Condensates, Danielle Latham
Single Charge Carrier Dynamics in a Single Polymer Chain, Ming Lei