Graduate Studies, UNL
Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–
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2026
Exploring the Role of Community Leaders in Building Community Resilience Against Climate Disasters: A Case Study of a Rural Climate Vulnerable Community, Daniel Tinyogtaa Adama
Investigating the Links Between Parent Math Anxiety, Parenting Behaviors, and Child Math Achievement and Math Anxiety in Middle Childhood, Kimia Akhavein
Integrated Approaches for Valorization of Chicken Feather Waste: From Extraction to Application of Keratin-Based Bioproducts, Muhammad Ehtasham Akram
Histopathology Image Classification Using Machine Learning, Mohammed H. Alali
Evaluating Management Strategies and Technology to Improve Grazing Efficiency, Thomas E. Aquino
An Overview of Selected Works for Chamber Orchestra: Literature Insights for Conductors Leading Small Orchestra Programs, Ramon Araujo
German Is for You! the Making of a High School Multikulti German Course, Jennene Aten
Lightweight Attestation Techniques for the Industrial Internet of Things, Syed Owais Athar
A Daily Assessment of Food and Alcohol Disturbance and Alcohol Intoxication as Predictors of Sexual Violence Victimization, Amanda Elizabeth Baildon
Host Genetic Variation and Environmental Stress Shape Microbiome Assembly and Host–Microbe–Pathogen Dynamics in Drosophila, Nitin Bansal
Identifying and Prioritizing Habitat for Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) Conservation in Nebraska, Allison Joy Barg
Interparental Relationship Quality Reduces Parental Stress and Subsequent Family Dysfunction Across Pregnancy and Early Childhood, Rachel Clara-Beth Beck
Increasing Fifth-Grade Students’ Motivation to Read Through the Use of Thematic Units, Irina Anatolyevna Belikova Erickson
A Pedagogy of Connection: Potentials and Practices for the English Classroom, Alexandra Bissell
The Examination of Additional Creative Applications to Drum Set Method Books, Nathan Bjoin
Making the Case for Spandex: The Nature of Re-novicing and the Merging of Expertise for Former Elementary and High School Teachers Who Move to Teaching at the Middle Level, Elizabeth K. Boyle
The Relationship of Concussion and Alcohol Use: An Investigation into Intervening Cognitive Mechanisms, Alexi Cranford
Practicing a Pedagogy of Slow Resistance in the Writing Classroom, Kathleen Rose Dillon
The Process of Alcohol-involved Sexual Assault Disclosure: Examining Disclosure Content and Reactions from Informal Supports, Madison Elle Edwards
Gao Weijie’s East–West Encounter, Jiabo Gao
Patient Facing Physical Therapy Clinicians’ Experience of Leader Development Across Their Professional Span: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Judith R. Gelber
Boolean Rank via Monomial Ideals and Neural Ideals, Juliann Marie Geraci
Transport Phenomena of Multiphase Flow and Slippery Microsphere Suspensions in Confined Space, Ryan Haggerty
A Multimodal Approach for Building Generalizable and Reliable Models of Longitudinal Experiential Data, Ahatsham Hayat
Exploring the Relations Between Employer Beliefs and Workplace Practices: Organizational Factors and Autism Employment Outcomes, Melinda Ann Henson
An Annotated Bibliography of Music for Flute Alone and Flute and Electronics by LGBTQ Composers, Bridget Hill
Empowering Educators, Elevating Students: A Multifaceted Approach to Improving Student Academic Success, Amanda Huebner
The Value of Difficulty in Engineering Education to Professional Work Experience of Early Career Engineers: A Multiple Case Study, Nosakhare Iyobosa Idiaghe
Improving Drought Science Communication and Accessibility, Lindsay Erin Johnson
Development of a Decision Aid for Single-sided Deafness Intervention for Adults: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Study, Priya Karimuddanahalli Premkumar
Problems with Small Drinking Water Systems in Developing and Developed Countries: How Do They Compare?, Kurt Kesteloot
No Ash Will Burn, Blake Kinnett
Impacts of Supplemental Fat in Finishing Diets on Digestibility, Performance, Carcass Outcomes, Meat Quality and Methane Production of Feedlot Cattle, Anna Marie Kobza
Development and Evaluation of Lipid Nanoparticle-encapsulated DNA Vaccines for Avian Influenza in Chickens, Sushmita Kumari
Leading with the Heart: Fostering Asset-based Teacher Beliefs and Practices for Multilingual Learners Through Research–Practice Partnership in a Diversifying Suburban Elementary School, Valerie Anne Kyllmann
The Harvey Pittel Saxophone Quartet: Its History and Legacy in American Saxophone Quartet Performance, James M. Lawhn
Sister Suite, Evan LeBouef
External Force Control of Transitional and Turbulent Flows, Cesar Alberto Leos
Brazilian Souls: Portraits of Brazilian Nationalism in the Piano, Rafael Lima Lima de Paula
De la asimilación a la resistencia: Subjetividades queer en la cultura española contemporánea, Daniel Lino Plata
Redefining Professional Boundaries to Strengthen Relationships and Postsecondary Goal-setting: An Improvement Science Approach to Coaching Opportunity Youth, Felipe De Jesus Longoria-Shinn
An Analysis and Performance Guide of Two Published Versions of Jenni Brandon's Chansons de la nature pour la clarinette, JoAnne Lundahl
Carmen Manrique de Quintero: A Forgotten Legacy in Colombian Piano Music, Lina Maria Luisa Marín Diaz
Transitional and Turbulent Dynamics in Viscoelastic Wall-bounded Flows, Alexia Martinez Ibarra
Enhancing Soybean Breeding Through Optimized Testing Networks and Sparse Designs, Arthur Martins Almeida Bernardeli
Centering Access: Reimagining Basic Writing Through Critical Disability Frameworks, Jason Burton McCormick
Preclinical Animal Modeling to Investigate Redox-mediated Molecular Dysfunction in Traumatic Brain Injury, Brandon Z. McDonald
A Conductor’s Focus on the Preparation and Performance of Timothy Takach’s Helios, Lester Ray Miller
Hormesis in Plants: Implications for Weed Management and Crop Production, Luka Milosevic
Metabolic Responses to Freund’s Adjuvants and Oncolytic Viruses: Implications on Vaccines and Tumor Immunity, Kiruthiga Mone
Critical Edition of El Libertador: A Symphonic Poem by Costa Rican Composer Julio Mata (1899–1969), Manuel Monge Mata
Costa Rican Oboe Music by Mario Alfagüell: A Performance Guide, Ruth Moreno Calderon
Bass Numbers of Veronese Submodules and Lifting the Frobenius Trace, Taylor Jeffrey Murray
Operator Theoretic Methods for Coupled PDE in General Geometries, Yuhao Mu
Electron Emission from Unactivated GaAs: Towards the Development of Novel Sources of Spin-polarized Electrons, William Truslow Newman
Beyond the Cycle: How Menstruation Influences Gender Identity and Well-being in Binary and Non-binary Adults, Rin Nguyen
Voice Across Cultures: Performance, Analysis, and Teaching in Western and Chinese Art Song, Binbin Ni
Musical Affinities Between Ann Southam's Glass Houses and Canadian Fiddle Tunes with Performance Considerations for Glass Houses No. 5, Evangelia Nikolaidou
Breeding for Diverse Color and Protein Quality in Popcorn and Sweet Corn, Jonathan Niyorukundo
Awareness, Protest, and Action: Women Science-Fiction Writers as Writer Activists, Carolyn Nolte
The Role of Cross-cultural Connections in Leadership Identity Development: from Entry to Embodiment, Jennifer Okoliko
Three Essays on Veterinary Drug Maximum Residue Limits, Akinbode Okunola
Effects of Anchor Scheme on Torque and Neuromuscular Responses During and Following Fatiguing Isokinetic Forearm Flexion Tasks: Insights from High-Density Electromyography and Wavelet Analysis, Dolores Guadalupe Ortega
Inclusive Special Education: Changing Mindsets and Practices to Improve Student Achievement, Nicole S. Pechous
Navigating Queer Identities in Rural Communities: The Role of Social Support in Shaping LGBQ+ Adolescents’ Identity Development, Michaela Elaine Pierson
Exploring Gene Regulatory Neural Network Biocomputing of Bacteria, Adrian Merle Ratwatte
Developing Best Recommendations for Aerial Application and Chemigation of Insecticides for Western Bean Cutworm (Striacosta albicosta Smith) Management in Corn, Andrea Rilakovic
Corrupt, Control, Repress, Noah Schimenti
Salon Music for Professionals: An Analysis and Performance Guide to Two Programmatic Suites for Flute and Piano by Theodor Blumer (1881–1964), Brenna Sherman
Quantitative Genetics, Genomics, and Phenomics in Maize and Sorghum, Nikee Shrestha
Parents Under Pressure: Social Media’s Impact on Parents’ Mental Well-Being, Ali E. Shull
On the Transport of Chloroplast Lipids, Cailin Smith
Oxide Failures in SiC Power MOSFETs, Kate L. Smith
Narrating Experience: How Undergraduate Social Work Students See Themselves in the Social Justice Curriculum, Emily C. Soener
Examining Associations Between Cognitive Factors and Behavior to Promote Culturally Responsive Teaching in Middle School Math: A Conceptual Replication Study, Ashley Struebing
Leading While Black: An Examination of the Black Supervisor Experience Overseeing White Subordinates in Higher Education, Colette Marie Tobias
Validating Hybrid Simulation of Restaurant Noise with Real-world Data, Samuel Underwood
Beyond Borders: Educator Identity Development Through Sustained Intercultural Engagement in Rotary Youth Exchange, Lisa L. Waechter-Cass
Cohomological Support Varieties Along Ring Maps, Ryan Watson
Dividing to Survive, Fight, or Ally: Understanding Terrorist Group Splintering, Makayla Wendland
Asymmetric Synthesis of Borylated Amines via Rhodium Catalyzed Hydroboration of Allylamine Derivatives: Surprising Role of Counterions and Accelerators, Rukshani Wickrama Arachchilage
Perception of 3D Data Visualizations, Tyler Wiederich
The Effect of Partisan Group-based Emotions on Immigration Attitudes, Samantha Michelle Wiener
Unleashing Stress: The Effects of Training, Bond Strength, and Stress on Pet Dog Behaviors and Health, London Maria Wolff
2025
Resilience of Interdependent Transportation and Healthcare Systems: A Simulation-driven Framework Incorporating Social Equity and Facility Optimization, S. Yasaman Ahmadi
The Career Resilience of Women of Color Amidst Intersectional Racism-Sexism in the US: A Consensual Qualitative Study, Hannah Ahmad Ridzuan
Harnessing the Affordances of WhatsApp for Online Learning, Ogbonnaya B. Akpa
Public Perceptions of Leadership Effectiveness in Ethiopia over the Last Decade, Fikadu Reta Alemayehu
Transitive Pedagogy in Creative Teaching: The Lived Experiences of K–6 Teachers Who Intentionally Adapt for Creativity, Rebekah Marie Andersen
A Study of the History, Repertory and Instrumentation of the Band of the Corfu Philharmonic Society from 1840 until 1920, Foteini Angeli
Detection of Activity Cliffs Produced by Anti-cancer Drugs and an Algorithm for Reliable Predictions in Affected Areas, Sarah Josephine Aurit
Proso Millet in US High Plains Dryland Agriculture: Systems Resilience, Phenology, and Consumer Preferences for Alternative Grains, Pratiksha Baishya