Dissertations from 2026
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
Student Motivation in Social Studies Classes at the Public Museum High School: A Dissertation, Benjamin Kruid
Causal Discovery Methods for Single Cell RNA-seq Data, Melanie Lambert
The Impact of Mentoring: Professional Growth, Reflection, and Retention in Secondary Science Education, Summer M. Landreth
Enhancing Reliable Performance of Microgrids With Autonomous Control of Distributed Energy Resources, Sahand Liasi
Towards Scalable and Trustworthy Machine Learning for Future AI Systems, Gen Li
Experiential Learning in Child Life Education, Amanda L. Lockett
Unlocking Potential: How High-Fidelity PLCs Protect First Graders from Over-Identification in Tiered Placement, Tomeka D. Love
Theory-Informed Generative Agents for Human Behavioral Modeling in Disasters, Liming Lu
Evaluating the Responses of Organic Corn Systems to Interseeded Cover Crops, Seeding Rate, and Tillage, Luvina B. Madrid
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
Day-to-Day Ionospheric Variability in the Midlatitudes, Danielle Markowski
From Gatekeeping to Opportunity: Authentic Assessment In Natural Resources Education, Aradaryn Marsh
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
The Past, Present, and Future of Climate Adaptation in a Widespread Lizard Species, Matthew R. McTernan
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
When Does Incongruity Pay? Exploring Boundary Conditions of Incongruity Credits in NIL Deals, Marlee Moore
Lizards in the Trees: Structural, Functional, and Behavioral Specializations to a High-Risk Environment, Victor D. Munteanu
Visualizing Comprehension: Teachers Using Thinking Maps to Enhance Third-Grade Literacy Lessons, Elaine T. Naradowski
“Sankɔfa Sini” and the Recovery of the Storying Foundations of Afrofuturistic Film, Andrew N. Okai
Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Organically Managed Sandy Soils under Cover Crop-Based Conservation Management, Frank E. Oliver
Biochemical Characterization of Key Factors in Meiotic Homologous Recombination, Amarachukwu Pearl Onoh
“Do We Belong?”: Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students Through Teacher Education, Morohunkeji Orija
Broadening Participation in Computing: Retention Pathways for Supporting Underrepresented Students, Oluwafemi Osho
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
Toward a Conceptual and Methodological Understanding of Supervisor Gaslighting in the Workplace, Gabriela Peschiera
Beyond Going Green: A Multilevel Examination of Sustainability Climate Formation, Meredith Pool
Integrating Incentive Design And Spatial Prioritization For Climate-Smart Forestry Adoption In South Carolina, United States, Miah Maye Pormon
Essays on Opioid Prescription Limit Policy Diffusion, Evaluation, and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Utilization, Md Ashiqur Rab
Advanced Synthesis, Compositional Control, and Stability of Garnet-Type LLZO solid electrolytes, Rahul Rajeev
Mechanistic Investigation Into Host-Microbe Interactions of the Human Skin Microbiome, Lauren Elizabeth J.F. Rentz
Epigenetic Signatures of Sleep Timing as an Early-Life Driver of Childhood Obesity, Erika M. Richter
The Populist Fantasy Themes of Political Social Media Influencers During the 2024 Presidential Elections, Molly Riddell
Use Of Active Learning In The Teaching Of The Veterinary Science Course, Cary Rita
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
An Expectancy-Based Theory of the Firm: How Media Tone and Ceo–Media Political Ideological Alignment Shape Corporate Investment, Ondina Sevilla
Modernizing Plastics and Composites Manufacturing using Hybrid Modeling Techniques, Luke Shannon
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
Weed and Root-Knot Nematode Management in Sweet Potato Through Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation, Simardeep Singh
Structure and Dynamics of Associative Polymers under Quiescent State and Flow, Rosita Sivaraj
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
Unlocking the Behavior Code: How Function-Based Behavior Skills Coaching Empowers Teachers and Reduces Tier III Referrals in Mtss, Erin C. Smith-Harrah
Who Gets to Belong: Using a Tier Two Intervention to Increase Student Sense of Belonging and Supportive Student-Teacher Relationships, Kevin L. Smith
Exploring Optimal Indoor Environmental and Spatial Conditions in Virtual Reality: Implications for Human Experience and Productivity, Seonghyuk Son
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
Prenatal Acoustic Programming of the Developing Hypothalamus: A Multi-Omic Analysis of Heat Call Exposure in Zebra Finch Embryos, Prakrit Subba
Making the Case for Historically Minoritized Students at Career Centers with a focus on Agriculture, Janine Honey Sutter
Investigating the Impacts of Information Framing and Representation on Multi-Stakeholder Decision-Making for Tradespace Exploration, Meredith G. Sutton
Religion as Political Influence: Representation, Rhetoric, and Advocacy in American Politics, Andrew G. Tate
Molecular And Nutritional Regulation Of Skeletal Muscle Growth In Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss), Aliute-Nkoyo Udoka
Human-Centered Design of Extended Reality for Learning Adoption, Effectiveness, and Collaborative Training Performance, Bhargav Upadhyay
Bridging the Gap in Rare Disease Research: Clinical Characterization of the Polyaminopathies and the Development of a Novel Zebrafish Model for Bachmann-Bupp Syndrome, Elizabeth VanSickle
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
The Pedagogies and Practice of CARE: Evolving a Collective Access Research Ethic (CARE) in Higher Education, Ashlyn C. Walden (née Williams)
Closing the Gap: Addressing College Readiness Inequities Through Dual Enrollment Policy and Practice Reform, Tabytha L. Walls
Developing Buoyant-Analyte-Magnetic (BAM) Assays for Ultrasensitive and Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Chuanlei Wang
Airborne Investigation of Black Carbon Aerosols and Aerosol-Cloud Interactions, Dongli Wang
Efficient and Scalable Visual Computing for Nanoscale Imaging, Hao Wang
Using Large Language Models to Assess Entrepreneurial Personality in Generation Z College Students, Xianyong Wang
Technology Enhanced Math Instruction and Student Achievement, Barbara Warren
Increasing General Education Teacher Effectiveness when Working with Students Receiving Special Education Services, Taylor Watson
Considerations and Challenges for Oak-Pine Woodland Restoration in the Southern Appalachians, Armin Weise
From Referral to Results: Strengthening MTSS Pre-Referral Practices to Improve Special Education Referral Decision-Making, Capricia K. White
Refining Treatment Thresholds of Insect Pests in South Carolina Soybeans Using Simulated Injury and Natural Populations, Adam Whitfield
The Rhetoric of Flattery: Embodiment and Persuasion in Papal Discourse, Gabrielle Wilkosz
The Exploration of One-Dimensional and Two-Dimensional Frustrated Magnetic Transition Metal Phosphates and Arsenates Via Hydrothermal Synthesis, Emily D. Williams
Novice Teachers' Effective Use of Progress Monitoring to Improve Student Outcomes, Melanie Williams
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