Graduate Studies, UNL
Dissertations and Doctoral Documents, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2023–
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2024
Imaging Photoinduced Dynamics in Gas-Phase Molecules Using Ultrafast Electron and X-Ray Diffraction, Sri Bhavya Muvva
Beyond the Looking Glass: Dreams and Somnial States and Spaces in Nineteenth-Century British Literature, Anne N. Nagel
Performance Fatigability and Neuromuscular Responses During and after One Set of Forearm Flexion Muscle Actions to Failure At 30% Versus 70% One-repetition Maximum in Men and Women, Tyler Joseph Neltner
Understanding the Role of the Microbiome in Infectious Disease, Developing Surveillance Tools, and Engineering Direct Fed Microbials to Improve Animal Health, Alison Clare (Bartenslager) Neujahr
Genetically Modified Bovine Milk-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles In Drug Delivery, Alice Kah Hui Ngu
Weakly Supervised Attention-based Recognition under Spectral, Turbulence, and Resource Variations, Kshitij Naresh Nikhal
Computational Studies of Charge-transfer Mechanisms in Electrochemical Materials, Mohammadreza Reza Nouri
Investigating Associations between Activity and Performance Traits across Three Breeds of Swine Using Nutrack, Dalton R. Obermier
Role of the Malate Dehydrogenase-Citrate Synthase Metabolon in Metabolic Flux Regulation, Joy John Omini
The Impact of Tier 1 PBIS Implementation Fidelity on Education Outcomes for Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Rebecca Anne (Wright) Overfield
“Kematz'ib' Para Gritar” Innovative Technologies in Revitalizing the Mayan Languages: Empowering Youth through Poetry - A Narrative Study, Héctor de Jesús Palala Martínez
The Value of Knowledge and its Problems, Kevin Patton
Local Rural Knowledge and Early Childhood Informal Science Education in Rural Nebraska, Sarah Michelle Paulos
Mining Work Items to Streamline Software Maintenance Tasks, Salomé Perez-Rosero
Vibratory Noise Impacts the Sensory Ecology of a Funnel-Weaving Spider, Brandi June Pessman
Development of a Durable and Low-dose Universal Vaccine Against Swine Influenza A Virus, Erika Petro-Turnquist
Iraqi Education Past and Present: The Role of Policymakers and Their Ideological Background, Hadi T. Pir
A Collaborative Campus Community Policing Model: A Case Study in Fostering Collective Efficacy Among Students, Faculty and Staff, Hassan Ramzah
Novel Insights into the Autoimmune Mechanisms in Coxsackievirus B Infections and Their Prevention by Vaccination, Mahima Theresa Rasquinha
Sacrificial Lambs: The Perils of Childhood in Shakespeare, Benjamin Sidney Reed
Heat Stress Changes the Bovine Methylome and Transcriptome and Investigation of Two Novel Genetic Defects in Cattle, Rachel Renae Reith
Examining Theoretically Derived Mechanisms Underlying the Relationships Between Sexual Arousal, Alcohol Use History, and Sexual Aggression, Kailey Ann Richner
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Based High-Throughput Phenotyping for Maize Improvement, Eric T. Rodene
Measuring Jury Perception of Explainable Machine Learning and Demonstrative Evidence, Rachel Edie Sparks Rogers
An Annotated Bibliography of 45 Select 21st-Century Electroacoustic Pieces for B-Flat Clarinet Suitable for the Undergraduate Clarinetist, Emily Jean Rose
Mathematical and Computational Analysis of Certain Regularizations for the 3D Navier-Stokes Equations and Nonlocal Peridynamic Conservation Laws, Isabel Safarik
Vitalidad Etnolingüística del Español en Lincoln, Nebraska: Actitudes y Creencias Lingüísticas de un Grupo de Hispanohablantes, Josefa M. Samper Suárez
The Good White Guise: Rhetorical (Re)Constructions of White Allies on U.S. Television, Dakota J. Sandras
The Experiences of Multiracial Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: A Phenomenological Study, Hali J. Santiago
Nitrogen Limitation in Soybean: Physiology and Diagnosis, Luzviminda Ann Ramos Sazon
Further Developing Drought Early Warning Information Systems Using Mixed-Methods and Multiple Streams of Data, Caily Claire Schwartz
Voltage-Controlled Spintronics and Fundamentals of Magnetoelectricity in Magnetoelectric Antiferromagnetic Chromia, Syed Qamar Abbas Shah
Development of Feature Extraction Models to Improve Image Analysis Applications in Cancer, Yu Shi
Ecological Dynamics of Cenozoic North American Mammals, Alexandria Brandis Shupinski
Perceptions of School Climate, Scott Siegel
Healing in the Workplace: School Counselors, Trauma, and Growth, Judith L. Sigler
Argument Schema of Undergraduate Engineering Students, Anu Singh
On-farm Nitrogen and Irrigation Management Strategies to Protect Groundwater Quality in the Bazile Groundwater Management Area, Arshdeep Singh
Leaders’ Experiences of An Organizational Journey to inclusive Leadership, John Allan Slieter
Elementary Science Teacher Self-Efficacy in the Context of NGSS-aligned Curriculum Enactment: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study, Wesley P. Sliger
Examining the Use of Problem Transformation Methods in Multi-target Regression, Bradley Ryan Smith
A Study on the Vanishing of Ext, Andrew J. Soto Levins
Aggregate Games: Computations and Applications, Jared Soundy
Exploring Gen Z’s Identity Formation and Its Influence on Consumption of Pop Culture and Entertainment Merchandise, Melisa Annette Spilinek
The Influence of Student-Teacher Relationship Quality on Educational Outcomes for Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Cassidy Ann Spradlin
Study of Graduate Student instructors’ Attempts to Incorporate and Reflect on Using Discourse Practices in Undergraduate Mathematics Courses, Katie Johnson Sprague
Novel Mouse Models to Study the Role of T Cells in Cardiac Autoimmunity, Meghna Sur
Navigating Mental Health During COVID-19: Considerations of Childhood Adversity, Pandemic Stress, and Loneliness, Linnea Rose Swanson
"I Will Write Mad Stories": The Hysterical "I" in the Diaries of George Eliot, Charlotte Forten Grimke, Virginia Woolf, and Sylvia Plath, Jaclyn Marie Swiderski
Perspectives through the Lens of Educators and Students: Teaching Flood Mitigation and Other Controversial Food, Energy, Water Nexus Issues in the Classroom, Sumaiya Tabassum
A Measurement of the Differential Drell-Yan Cross Section as a Function of Invariant Mass in Proton–Proton Collisions at √ S = 13 Tev, William Robert Tabb
Virtual Unknotting Numbers for Families of Virtual Torus Knots, Kaitlin R. Tademy
Long Term Ultrasonic Monitoring and Machine Learning Investigation of Micro-Crack Damaged Concrete, Yalei Tang
Stories of Motivation and Values of Small-Scale Farmers in Jamaica and the United States, Raquel Taylor
"It's Profound to be Understood": Negotiations of Household Labor in Trans Families, Eliza Thor
Groundwater Modeling of the Ogallala Aquifer: Use of Machine Learning for Model Parameterization and Sustainability Assessment, Tewodros Aboret Tilahun
Evaluation of Essential Oils and Their Major Components for Disease Resistance, Serkan Tokgöz
Improving Visual Inspection Skills in Special Education Teachers, George G. Toman
Constructing Refugee Identity: A Heuristic Inquiry into Experiences of Ukrainian Refugees, Deana Tsabak
Cultivating Academic Achievement: An Updated Social Psychological Explanation, Maika Malualelagi Tuala
The Use of Two-Dimensional Detectors for Snapshot and High Accuracy Imaging Ellipsometry, Jeremy A. VanDerslice
Nonlocal Frameworks for Nonlinear Conservation Laws and Advection-Diffusion Processes, Anh Thuong Vo
Sun, Thunder, Daugava: Accessible Choral Music from the Latvian Choral Tradition, Paul M. von Kampen
Optimizing Scalability for Formal Analysis with Evolutionary Algorithm, Jianghao Wang
Psychosocial Well-being Facilitation of Leader Identity Transitions for Retirees, Brooke Wells
Interacting Effects of Nutrient Availability and Environmental Change on Grassland Plant Communities, George Robert Wheeler
Teacher Roles in Correction: Understanding Disciplinary Alternative School Programs in Nebraska, Philip Thomas White III
Development of A Multidimensional Measure of Wellbeing for Emerging Adults Utilizing a Convergent Parallel Mixed Method Design, Kelley Marie Wick
Growth and Simulation of Dielectric-Metal Nanoheterostructured Thin Films by Ballistic Deposition, Shawn Wimer
Laser Surface Processing for Enhanced Adhesion between Diamond Coatings and Metallic Substrates, Zhipeng Wu
Martin Bresnick's “Bitter Suite” Duo for Violin and Piano, Xun Xu
Parenting Identity and Parental Mental Health in Chinese Parents in Mainland China, Zhenqiao Yang
A Collection of Short Stories, Tryphena Lizzert Yeboah
Native American Choral Music: Strategies for Celebrating and Incorporating Music of Indigenous People, Mary Ruth Young
Applications of Artificial Intelligence on Drought Impact Monitoring and Assessment, Beichen Zhang
Development of an Egg-Specific Mass Spectrometry Targeted Method for Processed Food Matrices, Liyun Zhang
Perturbations of Representations of Cartan Inclusions, Catherine Zimmitti
2023
Structural Performance and Resiliency of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Pier Columns, Multi-column Piers, and Bridge Systems Subjected to Multiple Hazards – Fire, Collision, and Air Blast, Qusai Abdulkarim Alomari
K-12 Teachers' Perspectives on Mobile Technology Integration: A Qualitative Study, Steven Justin Bingham
Characterization of Adipocyte Mechanical Properties and Stretch Control of Mechanosignaling in Adipocytes, Tasneem Bouzid
Factors Affecting Forage Quality and the Subsequent Response in Production and Energy Metabolism in Lactating Jersey Cows, Kassidy Kate Buse
Game-Theoretic Approaches to Optimal Resource Allocation and Defense Strategies in Herbaceous Plants, Molly R. Creagar
Music of the Divine: Interweaving Threads Connecting Contemporary Chant-Based Piano Repertoire, Jeremy DeWayne Duck
Queer Perspectives on Mentorship in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study, Anthony T. Fucci
Ecuadorian English Teachers’ Perspectives on Their Professional Development, Consuelo Marisol Gallardo
A Study of the Behavior of Light and Matter Using Computer Simulations and Experimental Techniques, Bret Alan Gergely
Tame the Flame: Inflammation Is a Targetable Physiological Mechanism Underlying Poor Outcomes of Heat Stress in Finishing Sheep, Pablo C. Grijalva
The Development and Evolution of the Soil Health Nutrient Tool (aka Haney Test) after Ten Years of Implementation in a Commercial Agricultural Laboratory, Lance Michael Gunderson
Preparing Students for Careers in Agriculture: An Analysis of Secondary and Postsecondary Approaches to Work-Based Learning in the United States and Rwanda, Matthew Sterling Kreifels
Amorphous Boron Carbide-Amorphous Silicon Heterojunction Devices, Vojislav Medic
Biomimetic Approach to Elucidate the Role of Microenvironment in Regulating Cell Communications in Liver Diseases, Youra Moeun
Convolutional Neural Network-Based Gene Prediction Using Buffalograss as a Model System, Michael Morikone
Bridging Domain Gaps for Cross-Spectrum and Long-Range Face Recognition Using Domain Adaptive Machine Learning, Cedric Armel Nimpa Fondje