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Dissertations from 2026 2026

Generative AI of Breast Cancer Progression in Gene Expression Space, Xusheng Ai

Investigation of Low-Pressure Mercury Lamp System Configurations and Xenon Excimer Lamp System Development as Vacuum Ultraviolet Sources for Optimal Photolytic Degradation of Poly-/Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Eman Zuhair Alhamdan

Generalizable Adaptation for Vision-Language Models, Niloufar Alipour Talemi

Participatory Land Management in a Dynamic Coastal, Wilderness Landscape: Stakeholder Engagement, Public Land Disinvestment, and a Paradox at Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, Kelly Alvidrez

Comprehensive Analysis of Diabetes Risk Factors and Interventions: Predictive Modeling, and Physical Activity., Samuel Ankomah

Parameterized Polynomial Systems: Monodromy, Sparse Polynomials, and Solutions, Julianne Barnhart

Understanding Compulsive Exercise: An Integrative Examination of Lived Experience, Conceptual Development, and Practical Intervention, Michaela E. Birek

Examining Mathematics Identity and Student Capital in the United States and Norway: Comparative Insights from First-Generation College Students in First-Year Mathematics Courses, Margaret Ann Bolick

Development and Validation of the AMPERE Scale: Measuring Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism in Engineering Students, Haleh B. Brotherton

Baseline Cervical Intervertebral Disc Biomechanics and Implications for Allograft Preservation, Nathan F. Buchweitz

Two Essays in Development: Convergence and Technological Adoption, Jacob Campbell

Engineering Silicone Magnetic Fluids for Localized Radiation Attenuation During Ocular Melanoma Brachytherapy, Zachary L. Caprow

Beyond Challenging Up: How Organizational Climate Shapes Externally-Oriented Courage in the Workplace, Morgan Chandler

Neurobiological Mechanisms of Attention in Adolescents, Virginia Clark

Progressive Digital Health Engagement and Genetic Testing Intention: Evidence from The Genetic And Rare Disease Evaluation (GARDE) Health System Trial and the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS7), Emma Coen

Sorghum Grain Secondary Metabolites and Underlying Genetics to Reduce Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry, Maria A. Conti

X-raying the Material Surrounding Active Supermassive Black Holes, Isaiah S. Cox

The Role of Cover Crops for Enhancing Climate Resilience in South Carolina Agroecosystems, Payton Davis

Strengthening Teacher Capacity Through Reflective and Contextual Professional Learning: An Improvement Science Study in a Rural Middle School, Lyman Dawkins III

#BlackClemson Neo Griot: Curating Sound Minds Through Storytelling, Cinema, & Hip Hop, Jaquial D. Durham

Genetic Factors Associated With Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Shannon M. Eble

Interplay Between Phase Instability and Deformation Mechanisms in Beta Titanium Alloys in Aggressive Environments, Benjamin Elbrecht

Towards Dementia-Inclusive Digital Text-Based Health Information: A Multi-Method Investigation of Cognitive and Affective Accessibility, Margi Engineer

Redox-Responsive Polyamine-RNA Coacervates: Design, Characterization, and Applications in RNA Sensing and Delivery, Chloe Forenzo

Diffuse Radiation Controls on Southern Pine Forest Ecosystem Functioning, Jeremy Forsythe

Dietary Management in Clinical Trials: Integrating FDA Guidance, Methodological Rigor, and Phenylketonuria Variability Analysis to Inform Trial Design, Nicole Fugal

Assessing Neurodiverse Inclusion in Zoos, Aquariums, and Nature Centers: A Secondary Analysis of the MoZAICS Project, Jennifer N.K. Garcia

Understanding Variability in Geographic Isolate of Rotylenchulus Reniformis Across the US Cotton Belt, Sagar GC

Development of a Mixing-Controlled Combustion Model for 0D Engine Modeling: Using High-Order Models to Guide the Formulation of Reduced-Order Models, James Gohn

On Solving Two-Stage Robust Multiobjective Linear Programs with Uncertainties, Rakhi Goswami

Epigenetics as a Mechanism of Developmental Programming Within a DOHaD Framework, Andrea Gretchev

Quantifying the Value of Adaptability: Bridging Real Options Analysis and Adaptable Building Design, Miranda Grice

Partitioned Multiscale Methods in Cardiovascular Research: Surgical Planning and Methodological Innovations In Automated Model Tuning, Akash Gupta

Deoxy-Diversification of Carboxylic Acids and Alcohols, Giovani Gutierrez

Why Families Stay or Leave: Experiences in Spanish-English Dual Language Immersion Programs, Rachel L. Hall

Decision Making for Large-Scale Problems Under Uncertainty and Conflict, Benjamin J. Hamlin

Precursor RNA Properties Driving Cryptic 3’ Splice Site Selection in SF3B1 Mutant Malignancies, Austin A. Herbert

Examining a Composite Food Security Status/Home Food Environment Measure as a Meaningful Emergency Food System Qualification Criteria, Cassius Hossfeld

Nutrient Dynamics and Horticultural Performance of Peach Orchards in Response to Different Soil Amendment Programs in South Carolina, Ayodeji P. Idowu

Evaluation of the Effects of Implantation and Precision Supplementation on Muscle Accretion Patterns of Backgrounded Beef Steers, Joshua L. Jacobs

School Suspension and Inequality: A Cross-State Analysis of Disciplinary Policy and Student Outcomes, Ali Jahanaray

Efficient Optimization Frameworks for Sparse and Scalable Deep Learning, Jie Ji

Towards Generalizable Representation Learning Across Domains, Hossein Kashiani

Galois Action and Arithmetic in Algebraic Number Fields, Jared Kettinger

Doxycycline as Prophylactic Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Induced Symptom Prevention and Other Inflammatory Diseases, Pantrika Krisanarungson

Safe Control Design for Quadruped Locomotion in Unstructured Environments using Linear Transfer Operators, Sriram Sundar Krishnamoorthy Shankara Narayanan

Enhancing Reliable Performance of Microgrids With Autonomous Control of Distributed Energy Resources, Sahand Liasi

An Empirical Exploration of Privacy Fatigue and Design Interventions to Empower Internet Users’ Decisions Regarding Online Cookies, Yizhou Liu

High Throughput Phenomics Pipeline for Pulse Crop Nutritional Breeding, Amod Udayanga Madurapperumage

Experimental and Computational Investigation of the Effects of Neck Musculature During Head Impacts in American Football, Anthony P. Marino

Vertical Coupling and Predictability of the Ionosphere-Thermosphere, Benjamin C. Martinez

Virtual Reality In Informal Education: Trends, Frameworks, And Implementation Strategies, Allison Maynard

Young Adult Literature Book Clubs as a Catalyst for Racial Literacy Development: A Participatory Study with Preservice Teachers, Kathryn M. McGee

Donor and Recipient Microbiome Interactions Determine Functional Outcomes of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides difficile Infection, Sophie A. Millard

Impact Of Housing, Litter, And Supplementary Management Practices On Musculoskeletal Health, Production, And Welfare Of Laying Hens In Two Commercial Non-Cage (Aviary) Systems, Alexis J. Millspaugh

“Do We Belong?”: Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students Through Teacher Education, Morohunkeji Orija

Stochastic and Robust Chance-Constrained Programs, Soumya Ranjan Pathy

Navigating the Minefield: A Narrative Inquiry into Faculty Experiences with Political Extremism in the College Classroom, Kayla S. Payne

Integrating Incentive Design And Spatial Prioritization For Climate-Smart Forestry Adoption In South Carolina, United States, Miah Maye Pormon

Credit Accessibility in Diverse Urban Communities and the Dynamics of Their Lending Markets: The Case of Minority Depository Institutions, Noara Razzak

Techno-Optimistic Rhetoric and Deliberative Futures: Shaping Definitions of Progress, David Rochlin

Gene Family Evolution: Understanding Selection, Duplications, Losses, and Transposable Elements as Mechanisms Responsible for Toxin Gene Family Expansion, Ramses Alejandro Rosales Garcia

Supporting The Development of Sociopolitical Consciousness In Elementary and Middle Grades Science Teachers, Althea A. Roy

Rooted in Solidarity: Visibilizing Youth-Led Resistance, Nature-Based Healing, and Social Justice in Appalachia, Alayna M. Schmidt

Modernizing Plastics and Composites Manufacturing using Hybrid Modeling Techniques, Luke Shannon

The Impact of Label Material on Perceived Value and Environmental-Friendliness of Beverages in Returnable Glass Bottles Versus Actual Environmental Impact via Life Cycle Assessment, Toni Sharp

Pathways to Healing: Determinants, Spiritual Influences, and Chaplain Roles in Mental Health Support for Veterans, Martin Shaw

Exploring Salt Tolerance and Crop-Weed Interactions to Improve Organic Rice Systems in Coastal South Carolina, Gursewak Singh

Understanding Mental, Emotional, and Social Health Policy within the Camp Industry, Alexandra Skrocki

Reimagining Access: Gentrification, Race and Youth Engagement in Outdoor Recreation, Cameron Smith

Membranes From Plant-Based Cellulose Nanocrystals for Water Treatment, Jaqueline Jamara Souza Soares

Interfacing Pre-Sampling Platforms with ICP-MS for High Sensitivity Atomic Detection in Biological and Environmental Matrices, Cameron J. Stouffer

I Am a Fighter, but There's More to It: Examining the Mixed Effects of Resilient Work Identity on Employee Performance and Well-Being, Hyunji Suh

Nonprofit Youth Sports Governance Structures as Contexts for Positive Youth Development: How USA Swimming's Local Swimming Committee Boards Provide the "Big Three" of Positive Youth Development Settings, Emily B. Swett

Learning Global Context for Sparse Activity Recognition in Lengthy Recordings with Limited Dataset Size, Zeyu Tang

Religion as Political Influence: Representation, Rhetoric, and Advocacy in American Politics, Andrew G. Tate

Advances in Hybrid Cardiovascular Modeling via the Pscope Framework: Novel Methodology and Applications in LVAD Digital Twins for Personalized Treatment Planning, Abraham E. Umo

The Impact of Biomaterial Selection, Porosity, and Topography on the Osteoconductive Potential of Orthopaedic Implants, Andrea Vera Martinez

Assay Development to Examine Radical-Mediated Oxidation of Biothiols and Degradation of Monoamide Complexants, Madison R. Vicente

Monomial Quadratic Identities of Hecke Eigenforms, Trevor Vilardi

Physical and Optical Properties of the Germanium-Arsenic-Selenium Glass Forming Region for Precision Glass Molding and Infrared Optics, Peter F. Wachtel II

Developing Buoyant-Analyte-Magnetic (BAM) Assays for Ultrasensitive and Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Chuanlei Wang

Using Large Language Models to Assess Entrepreneurial Personality in Generation Z College Students, Xianyong Wang

Refining Treatment Thresholds of Insect Pests in South Carolina Soybeans Using Simulated Injury and Natural Populations, Adam Whitfield

An Investigation of the Human Temporomandibular Joint Disc Nutrient and Mechanical Loading Environment, Marshall B. Wilson

Asymmetric Deoxy-Diversification of Amides and Carboxylic Acids Enabled by Titanium Multicatalysis, Jason A. Wilt

Abnormal Trafficking and Processing of Multiple Matrix Metalloproteinases Drive Cartilage Defects in Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation, Chia-Lun Wu

Environmental Adsorption/Desorption Behavior of Antimicrobial Contaminants and PFAS on Virgin and Weathered Microplastics, Hatice Yildirim

Versatile Exoskeleton Control Paradigms for Agile Human Locomotion: Task-Agnostic and Stability-Augmented Assistance, Miao Yu

Domain-Specific Design on FPGA and NPU for scientific computing and On-Device LLM Inference, Miaoxiang Yu

Personalizing Education with Large Language Models: Learner Characteristics, Style Inference, and Adaptive Engagemen, Samaneh Zamanifard

Optimal Allocation of Flexible Servers in Healthcare Systems, Tong Zhang

Dissertations from 2025 2025

Decoding the Mobile App Playbook: How SDKs and Cross-Promotions Drive Market Performance, Pranith Abbaraju

Evolutionary Biomechanics in Cetartiodactyla: Impacts of Ecological Shifts on Bone Material Properties and Control Surface Morphology, Danielle S. Adams

Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of New Psychoactive Substances and Related Metabolites Using Liquid Chromatography-Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry (LC-IM-MS), Ralph Aderorho

Cosmic Duets: A Search for Binary Supermassive Black Holes in Merging Galaxies, Sagar Adhikari

Distribution, Roles and Environmental Drivers of Bacterial Communities in the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays, Mir Alvee Ahmed

Wind-Induced Gravel Blow-Off: Experimental Investigations and Predictive Modeling for Resilient Roof Design, Md Safwan Ahsanullah

Unsupervised Deep Learning for Video Restoration, Mary Damilola Aiyetigbo

Three Essays in the Economics of Disagreements: Incentives, Measurement and Persistence, Mustafa W. Alam