Dissertations from 2024
Barriers to Postsecondary Education of Latinx Students Using Future Time Perspective Theory, Clayton Porter
Photovoltaics and Battery-Based End-To-End Direct Current Sustainable Power Networks- Concept, Design, and Control, Vishwas Powar
Monitoring Vehicle Seat Occupancy Status and Tracking Human Passenger Activities Inside Vehicle Passenger Cabins, Rahul Prasanna Kumar
Ah, You’re One of Those Entrepreneurs: An Investigation Into Investors’ Evaluations and Support Of Typecasted Entrepreneurs, Jonathan C. Preedom
Genetic Testing and Anorexia Nervosa: Knowledge, Attitudes and Awareness, Sarah Ramsay
Investigating Bimanual Haptic Exploration With Arm-Support Exoskeletons, Balagopal Raveendranath
Essays on Trade Policy, Ward Reesman
Can You Hear Me Now? An Improvement Science Study on Policy Change in Public Schools, William G. Rhoden Jr.
Loss of Tsc2 Results in Abnormal Postnatal Neurogenesis and Striatal Hamartomas, Victoria Riley
Frameworks for the Techno-Economic Assessment of Membrane-Based Bioprocessing Platforms, Juan Jose Romero Conde
Interpreting Strain Caused by Transient Well Testing, Soheil Roudini
Computational Representation, Analysis and Verification of Requirements in Engineering Design and Systems Engineering, Chandan Kumar Sahu
On Counter-Memes: A Rhetorical Study of Allyship in Social Media Memetics From 2015-2024, Kaitlyn Samons
Electrochemical Characteristics of Bio-Derived and Silicon-Based Materials for Lithium Ion and Lithium Sulfur Batteries, Nawraj Sapkota
Laser Processing of Multi-Phase Ceramics, Siddhartha Sarkar
Assessment of American Tannin-Free Grain Sorghum as Feedstuff for Poultry: Nutrient Composition, Amino Acid Digestibility and Bird Performance, Santiago Sasia
Recyclable Composites Prepared From Animal Coproducts and Industrial Waste Sulfur, Perla Y. Sauceda-Oloño
Opportunities to Learn in Rural South Carolina Schools: Rurality, Place, and Passion, Grig Sawyer
The Characterization of CACNA1A-related Hemiplegic Migraine, Donna P. Schaare
Getting Better Faster: An Examination of Instructional Specialist Role Clarity and Efficacy, Jasmine J. Scott
The Impact of Mixed-Reality Simulation on the Knowledge and Practice of Collaboration Skills of Preservice Special Education Teachers, Samantha Scott
Addressing The Black-White AP Participation Gap: An Improvement Science Project, Gales Scroggs
Base Case Shear-Wave Velocity Profiles and Non-linear Material Property Models of Local Site Conditions in South Carolina for Seismic Site Response Analyses, Ali Sedaghat Shirehjini
Selective Hydroxyl Functionalization Using Novel Bifunctional Macrocyclic Catalysts and SuFEx-Based Methodologies, Austin Seilkop
Empirical Studies on Flexible and Renewable Investment Interaction in the Modernizing Electricity Grid, Seyed Amin Seyed Haeri
Genomic Data Science Approaches for Understanding Human Diseases, Snehal Shah
Harnessing Nature's Building Blocks: Exploring Sustainable Biomass for Polymer and Composite Materials, Kavan Sheth
Value of Transportation Information Systems: Implications of Digital Platforms, Third-Party Forecasting, and Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems, Ali Shirzadibabakan
Equipping Educational Leaders to Lead Data Democracies: A Case Study, Diane Sigmon
Engineering hPSC-Derived Cardiac Organoids for Heart Regeneration, Sophia Silver
Evaluating the Use of the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Sore Risk© in Residents of a Short-term Rehabilitation Facility, Amelia Simmons
Examining Formative Leadership Experiences of District Science Coordinators Using Collective Case Study, Khushbu Singh
Hybrid Physics-Infused Machine Learning Framework For Fault Diagnostics and Prognostics in Cyber-Physical System Of Diesel Engine, Shubhendu Kumar Singh
Development of Advanced Simulator-based Metrics for Suturing Skills Assessment and Feedback, Simar Singh
Disrupting the Cascade: Using Improvement Science to Mitigate Negative Outcomes Associated with Exclusionary Discipline Practices in Schools, Katelyn Singleton
An Exploration Of The Efficacy Of Virtual Agents Within Smartphone Mental Health Applications, Stephanie Six
Going, Going, Gone: The Influence of Job and Home Demands and Resources on Emergency Department Nurse Turnover, Jordan Gail Smith
Cross-Interactions of Amyloid Proteins: Implications for Aggregation Dynamics and Disease Pathology, Zhiyuan Song
Opioid Overdose Epidemic Modeling, Chelsea Spence
Optimization Strategies for Political Redistricting, Blake Splitter
Model Reference Adaptive Control for Mobile Manipulators and Beyond, Srivatsan Srinivasan
Process-Structure-Property-Performance Modeling for Semicrystalline Thermoplastics and Composites, Tatiana Stepanova
Communication of Oncology Genomics: Patients, Providers, and Artificial Intelligence, Lisa Stewart
Enhancing Access to Inquiry-Based Art Education in Title I Schools: Addressing Inequities and Promoting Student Driven Learning, Rebecca Stone-Danahy
Exploring the Compositional Limits of Y2O3-Al2O3-SiO2 Optical Fibers, Miranda Stone
Restoring Student Behavior: A Culturally Responsive Evaluation of Restorative Practices on Disproportionate Referral Data, Meredith Strmac
Investigating the Adaptive Potential of Leaf Variegation in Two Dimorphic Hexastylis Species, Cierra N. Sullivan
An Equity Centered Analysis of Course Coordination's Effect on Undergraduate Calculus 1 Students' Mathematics Identity, Tyler Sullivan
Assessment of TCE and chiral PCB Dechlorination Rate, Congener Diversity, and Enantioselectivity in Town Creek, SC, USA Sediment Microcosms, Catherine P. Sumner
Essays on CHO: An Investigation of Industrially Relevant Stressors in Recombinant Protein Production, Benjamin Synoground
Understanding the Interactions Between Pollen-Borne Ilarviruses and Pollinators in Peach Orchards, Mandeep Tayal
Impact of Broiler Diets Containing Rendered Animal By-Products vs. All-Vegetarian Feedstuffs, Alexandra Thomas
Essays in Industrial Organization and Regulation, Micah D. Thomas
The Development of a Novel Cartilage Analog Scaffold for Chondral Regeneration, Vishal Thomas
Examining Context Dependency of Invasion Hypotheses at the Continental Scale Using Riverine Fish Communities, Lily Thompson
Real-Time Degradation Abatement Framework for Energy Storage System in Automotive Application using Data-Driven Approaches, Laxman Timilsina
Composites Developed by the Reaction of Elemental Sulfur with Biologically Derived Fats and Oils, Katelyn Tisdale
Models of Functional Redundancy in Ecological Communities, Sandra Annie Tsiorintsoa
Characterizing Mechanisms of DNA Repair and Genome Stability, Joshua Turner
Protocol Transformations Across OSI Network Stack Layers for Attack, Evasion, and Defense, Nathan Tusing
Study of Electrospun Nanocomposite Nanofiber Nonwoven Mats with Precursor Solutions Prepared by Ultrasonic Processing, Stephanie Tussey
Investigating Crystalline Rock Weathering in Distinct Climate and Ecological Settings: Insights From Shallow Seismic Refraction, Rachel Uecker
Novel Meta-Materials Application for Pressure-Offloading of Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Kyle Walker
Hardware-oriented Protection and Acceleration for Machine Learning Application, Antian Wang
Large-scale HPC-empowered Power Electronics Modeling and Simulation in Photovoltaic Applications, Liwei Wang
Sulfonated Ionomer Composite Membranes for Use in Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries, Xueting Wang
Some Experiments in Additive Number Theory, Yunan Wang
Answering the Call: Harnessing Internal Boundary Spanning Infrastructure to Organize for Rural District Improvement, Cynthia Ward
The Clot Thickens: Investigation of the Mechanism Behind Hypercoagulation In COVID-19 Patients, Toni Warnick
Fantastic Trolls and Where to Find Them: Problem Framing in the Defense Against the Informational Dark Arts, Jayson M. Warren
Supporting Holistic, Informed, Decision-Making through the Complementarity of Life Cycle Assessment and Radiological Protection, Bryanna Wattier-Weisensee
Convergence Estimate of Minimal Residual Methods and Random Sketching of Krylov Subspace Methods, Peter Westerbaan
Understanding the Experiences of Para-Collegiate Student- Athletes: A Mixed Methods Study, Derek Whaley
A Phenomenographic Analysis of Undergraduate Student Perceptions of the Geosciences and Geoscience Careers, Leah M. Wiitablake
Electrode Engineering for Enhanced Performance and Low-Cost Redox Flow Batteries, Abena Williams
Policy Solutions for Juvenile Cyber-Deviant Behaviors: Insights from Criminological Theory, Holly Verity Williams
Optimization of Polymeric Micelles as a Delivery System for CRISPR/Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein, Lucian Williams
Biogeochemical Controls of Cesium-137 Migration in Surface Waters and Near Surface Sediments at the USDOE Savannah River Site, Reid Williams
Improving Academic Attitudes and Motivation Using Literacy Learning in a Rural Literacy Intervention Classroom, Dannie Wilson
Essays on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Annaliese R. Winton
Phylogenetics and Biogeography of Appalachian Trechus (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Patricia Wooden
Optical Wavelength Measurement Based on Microwave-Photonics and Fiber Dispersion, Yongji Wu
Vision-Based Autonomy Stacks for Farm Tractors and Intelligent Spraying Systems in Orchards, Shengli Xu
Reinforcement Learning-Based Energy Management for Electric Vehicle Application, Yiming Ye
Efficient and Secure Data Transmissions in Emerging Heterogeneous Wireless Networks, Sihan Yu
Volatile Crystalline Semiconductor Core Fibers, Thomasina Zaengle
Numerical Simulation of Laser Induced Elastic Waves in Response to Short and Ultrashort Laser Pulses., Alireza Zarei
Machine Learning Assisted Discovery of High-Performance Perovskites for Hydrogen Production, Ximei Zhai