Theses from 2026
Identity, Party, and Politics: A Discourse Analysis of Democratic Elites in Pod Save America, Geneva Lei P. Luteria
Painting a Scene: 3D Painterly Rendering from Curves to Rebelle, William M. Luttrell
Characterization, Transport Modeling, and Image Analysis of Rover-Terrain Interaction for Lunar Regolith In-Situ Resource Utilization, Luke A. Manolescu
Comparative Biomechanics: Blattodea Antennal Morphology and Physiology, Lucas W. Marsh
Stream Fish Dynamics in the Southeastern Coastal Plain: Novel Detection Methods and Community Stability, Catherine A. Masatani
Culling the 'Children of Thorns': Establishment Protestant Ministers and Eugenics in the Interwar United States, Emilia M. McGuinness Getzinger
The Divergence in Masculinity: Northern and Southern Masculinity During the Spanish-American War, Chase D. McNeill
Environmental Sustainability Assessment of Field Phosphate Monitoring Methods for Creeks, Quintino Medi
Surviving Farm Successions: A South Carolina Survey with Farm Estate Tax Simulations, Mallie A. Medlock
The Impact of State Insulin Copayment Caps on Diabetics in the United States, Ryan C. Meyer
Hidden Workload in Emergency Medicine: Examining the Role of Outside-Of-Shift Duties in Emergency Physician Fatigue, Sarah Meyer
Fabrication and Preliminary Performance Evaluation of Ni-YSZ/YSZ-SDC Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell Using YSZ-SDC Polymeric Precursor Electrolyte, Kaniz Fatima Mishfa
Decoding Trafficking Films: Advocate Perspectives On Human Trafficking Portrayals, Avery Mock
Developing Aero-Floating Treatment Wetland (AEROFTW) Scaffolds: A Non-Plastic Alternative to Conventional Plastic-Based FTWS, Ada C. Montoya Gomez
Taking a Deeper Look: Attributing Tonal Values of Photolumens to Their Emulsions Using Scanning Electron Microscopy, Anna M. Moore
The Impact of Drought and Insurance Policies on Southeastern Feeder Cattle Markets, Daniel B. Mull
Increasing the Number of Injections Per Cycle in a Gasoline Compression Ignition Strategy: An Experimental Study, Joshua Murray
Multimodal Aerial Image-based Ground Object Detection and Classification using YOLO, Erik Nielsen
Patterns of Larval Fish Assemblage Structure Across a Regulated River, Madison B. Niles
Implementation of a Local LLM Serving System for Agentic AI, Zhiheng Ni
Beyond the Monolith: Reframing Exile Through Négar Djavadi's Disoriental and Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing, Moyinoluwa Oripeloye
Usability Evaluation of an Over-the-Counter Tourniquet Device for Layperson Emergency Use, Enoch S. Orozco
Evaluating PFAS and Marine Microbial Interactions in Estuarine Sediments With Varying Urbanization and Assessments of Microbial Responses to PFOS, Zachary J. Padgett
Coupling the Richards Equation with AquaCrop and Deep Reinforcement Learning for Irrigation Scheduling Optimization, Krishna Panthi
Energetic Eutectics: An Experimental and Computational Investigation on Explosive Deep Eutectic Solvents, Connor J. Parker
Inferring Microstructure in Quaternary Sands Near Charleston, South Carolina Using Measured-to-Estimated Shear-Wave Velocity Ratio, Bikram Paudel
U.S Consumer Preferences for Heritage Crops: Does Packaging Matter?, Sunday O. Peter
Analyses of Atheroprotective Effects From miR-33a Deletion in Primary Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells, Achala Pokhrel
Robust Hardware Trojan Detection Leveraging Dual‑Domain Features and Stacked Ensemble Learning, Sefatun-Noor Puspa
Extended Adaptive Oscillator Framework for Gait Phase Estimation with Adaptive Coupling and Transition Detection across Locomotion Tasks, Nikhila Radha Krishnan
Helping to Optimize Survivor Support Networks: A Decision-Support Model for Service Capacity and Resource Allocation in South Carolina, Taylor A. Redmon
5G O-RAN Network Management and Optimization within Dynamic Interference Environments, Samuel Reinders
An End-to-End Simulation Stack for Off-Road Digital-Twin Development: Integrating Multimodal Data Generation with Generative Terrain Synthesis, Timothy D. Ross
Estimation of the Mechanical Properties of South Carolina Timber Piles Using Non-Destructive Evaluation Methods And Experimentally-Informed Models, Aashish Sapkota
Development of Low-Cost Triaxial Force Sensor for Measurement of Human-Exoskeleton Interaction Forces, Hamdan Khan Sarvathullah
Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage as a Model for Exploring the Effects of Pain on Gait, Sydney Savage
An Evaluation of Profitability of South Carolina Organic Peach Budget and Hurricane Helene Relief Compensation to Perennial Farmers, Andrew Saverance
Characterizing Microplastics in Flood Sediments After Hurricane Helene in Asheville, North Carolina, Abigail Sgan
Bayesian Assembly Tool for Intelligent Digital Twin Selection, Shishir Sharma
“Why Choose?” Romance: Repetition, Abundance, and the Cultural Logic in Being Over-Loved, Kyrsten L. Shealy
Anxiety and Intuitive Eating: Examining Dispositional Mindfulness as a Protective Factor, Jordan Signorelli
Northern Skin, Southern Story, Jania L. Smalls
Elizabeth Blackwell and Her Heirs: America and Great Britain’s First Female Physicians, Charleigh E. Sprawls
Habitat Associations of Small Mammals and their Role as Sentinels for Biodiversity in the Southern Blue Ridge, Katelyn Steen
Understanding the Potential Sources of Bacteria and Turbidity Pollution in the Edisto Island Watershed, Brynne Sumner
Micro-Solar Kiln Design: A Cost-Effective Approach for Small Landowners to Produce Higher Quality Lumber, Bart Swecker
An Investigation of Entamoeba Histolytica Chitin Synthases and Other Encystation Factors in Early Encystation, John N. Talledo
Addressing Food Pantry Capacity to Offer Medically Tailored Groceries for Food Insecure Individuals with Chronic Disease in Rural South Carolina, Anna G. Taylor
Using Non-Invasive Metal Detecting, Ground-Penetrating Radar, and Light Detection and Ranging Surveys to Locate Non-Extant Structures on a Plantation in Charleston County, South Carolina, Thompson McCormick Teasdale
Robustness of Vision Language Models for Pedestrian Detection Tasks, Ostonya K. Thomas
Sign Of The Times: School Desegregation in Richland County Schools District One, 1944-1974., Otiana Thompson
Rainbow Row: Tourism, Color, and the Making of a Civic Icon, 1930s – 1960s, Samantha E. Threlkeld
How Mindfulness Influences the Frequency of Flow in Collegiate Athletes, Kelly Torres
Sea-Level Rise Perceptions and Adaptation Strategies in South Carolina’s Coastal Tourism Destinations: Perspectives of State and Local Officials, Tzu-Hsuan Tseng
The Geography of Race: A Spatial Analysis of Free People of Color in the City of Charleston (1790-1861), Alexandra Ullman
Consumer Willingness to Pay for Environmental and Cultural Goods: Evidence from Water Quality Protection and Heritage Rice Choices, Gabriel Venturini
The Impact of the Video Assistant Referee on Aggregate Match Outcomes and Measured Home-Field Advantage in European Soccer, Christopher P. Vetter
Enhanced Situational Awareness of Solar PV Plants for Near Real-Time Planning and Operation in Modern Power Systems, Michael A. Walters
From Leaders to Lifesavers: The Impact of Leader Development on Healthcare Teams, Madison B. Washam
Evaluating How Public Land Managers Use General Visitor Survey Data for Decision-Making, Kayla E. Wernsing
A Walk with a Friend Named Grief, Rebecca L. Whaley
What Makes a Cozy Game Cozy? Looking Through the Lens of Feminism and 4E Cognition, Mary Catherine M. Wilcox
“Tyranny” as Concept: Semantic Change and the Formation of Colonial Political Consciousness in the New Hampshire Gazette, 1756–1783, Antonio Worley
Learning-Based Acceleration of Forward and Inverse Modeling in the SOFTSNAP System, Minghao Zha
Laser-Induced Acoustic Signal Generation, Resonance Characterization, and Optical Sensing in Metallic Plates, Xinghang Zhao
Theses from 2025
Beyond Just the Negros’ Art: Langston Hughes and the Poetic Renewal of Black Musical Tradition, Samuel Adewumi
Advancing Multi-Physics Modeling for Microwave Heating: Application in Micro-Reactor Design and Optimization, Raghav Adhikari
Mission-to-Designs: Automating UAV Conceptual Design Generation, Nana A. Adjei
Defining Fidelity for Tradespace Application, Aditya Agrawal
Blockchain-Integrated Version Control for Secure and Transparent Software Supply Chains, Iwinosa W. Aideyan
Migration and Diaspora: An Intersectional Feminist Reading of Lucy by Jamacia Kincaid., Benjamin Oluwakayode Akinlabi
Polyphenols for the Mitigation of Vascular Calcification; In Vitro and In Vivo Studies, Abdullah Altuhami
Investigating Psychological Moderators of the Effect of a Slow-Paced Breathing Intervention on Decision-Making Performance, Anthony Alvarado
Multistage Random Key Genetic Algortihm Optimization for Scheduling Flexible Flow Lines with Sequence Depenedent Setup Times, Aadithan Anbuvanan
Environmental Concern and Its Relationship to Community Attachment and Satisfaction in Southern West Virginia, Terence Asitibasi
Application of Remote Sensing in Mapping Callery Pear Distribution and Biomass Estimation in the Southeastern United States, Kavi Raj Awasthi
Interobserver Agreement of Human Osteological Analysis on the Szeged, Hungary Skeletal Collection, Alleyia Bailey
BIM-based Automated System for Carbon Emissions and Construction Costs Estimation (BAS-CC) in Modular Design and Production, Roshan Bandiwadekar
Evaluating the Impact of Activated Carbon on the Biodegradation of BTEX Compounds, Megan Barkley
Assessing Grafted Triploid Watermelon and Yellow Nutsedge Growth in Saline Agroecosystems, Joseph F. Bazzle
Athlete Soreness Self-Reporting for Increased Sports Recovery, Marissa Bennett
Micro Wind Turbine - Modelling and Testing, Mohammad Uzair Bhati
Silence in the Sound: Impacts of Sound Exposure in Greenville, South Carolina, Grace Bowar
Optimizing Endothelial Cell Specific Polymersome-Based Atheroprotective Therapies, Ally C. Brawner
"All the Songs I Stole": Ballad Collection and the Conditions of Collective-Making in Johnny Cash's Prison Concert-Albums, Camryn J. Bruce
Chromosome Evolution Model Reveals Hidden Variation in Karyotype-Driven Speciation in Ferns, Thomas Buchloh
Ecological and Social Resilience in Wildfire-Prone Communities, Melissa Burnett
Estimating Price Responsiveness for Service of a Luxury Transportation Company: A Zero Inflated Poisson Approach, Sydney Butenhoff
“Raise Your Keffiyeh:” Headdress as a Lens for Understanding the Arab Revolt in Mandatory Palestine, 1936-1939, Kathryn KF Butler