Graduate Theses and Dissertations is a collection of completed and approved graduate works. These works are collected through the Graduate School submission process and are approved by the faculty, student and the University of South Dakota. For more information please contact: [email protected] and visit usd.edu/grad
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
MULTIMODAL LEARNING: GENERATING PRECISE CHEST X-RAY REPORT ON THORAX ABNORMALITY, Gaurab Subedi
The Effectiveness of the Teaching Interaction Procedure for Young Children with Developmental Delay, Bailey Nicole Swain
Childhood Maltreatment and Suicidal Ideation: The Role of Insecure Attachment, Alexithymia, and Negative Urgency., Surabhi Swaminath
Attachment Network Structures and Adult Mental Health, Junnan Tian
Empowering the Nagi (Spirit): A Phenomenological Asset-Based Study of the Success Stories and Lived Experiences of Native American College Graduates, Kaylynn Marie Two Bulls
Utilizing the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) to Identify Sexual Aggression in Men, Ryan Van Fossen
Utilizing the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) to Identify Sexual Aggression in Men, Ryan Patrick Van Fossen
The complex art of wearing multiple hats: A case study analysis of dual-role administrators in rural school districts, Abi Van Regenmorter
ESTABLISHING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WHILE MEETING THE NEEDS OF ONLINE ADJUNCT INSTRUCTORS, Melissa Weber
Disconnected, frustrated and withdrawn: Institutional policy implications for equity in student and faculty community, Jessica Marie Welsh
DEVELOPING MESOPOROUS SILICA NANOPARTICLE-BASED STIMULI-RESPONSIVE NANOCARRIERS FOR DELIVERY OF SMALL MOLECULE THERAPEUTICS AGAINST COLON CANCER CELLS, Nisitha Lakmal Wellala Wijewantha
DOCUMENTING RANGE EXPANSION OF TWO INVASIVE TICK (ACARI:IXODIDAE) SPECIES IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA, Braden Wojahn
DOCUMENTING RANGE EXPANSION OF TWO INVASIVE TICK (ACARI:IXODIDAE) SPECIES IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA, Braden Wojahn
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE MENTAL HEALTH: PROVIDING FOR MIDWESTERN HISPANIC/LATINX COMMUNITIES, Sara Leila Zare
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
BiofilmGeneSet: Leveraging Multi-Omics Data Mining and ICA To Discover Biofilm Stage Genes of Interest from Condition-Specific Expression Dataset, Mathew Olakunle Alaba
2D respiratory sound analysis to detect lung abnormalities, Rafia Sharmin Alice
Use of Threat Assessment in South Dakota Schools, Damon Alvey
TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION SUPPORTS AND STUDENT SAFETY PERCEPTIONS, Renee Elizabeth Anderson
A Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Participant Perspectives on Return of Individual Research Results, Jyoti Angal
A JOB-DEMAND RESOURCE THEORY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY INTEGRATED MODEL OF POLICE OFFICER BURNOUT, Lucas David Baker
Cosmogenically-induced backgrounds in LEGEND, Clay Douglas Barton
MOLECULAR GENETIC INVESTIGATION OF TWINS, FAMILIES, AND POPULATIONS, Jeffrey John Beck
ENCOURAGING PERSISTENCE AMONG NATIVE AMERICAN NURSING STUDENTS BY FOSTERING CULTURAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AT A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE UNIVERSITY, Valeriah Rose Bi Eagle
ENCOURAGING PERSISTENCE AMONG NATIVE AMERICAN NURSING STUDENTS BY FOSTERING CULTURAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AT A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE UNIVERSITY, Valeriah Rose Big Eagle
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS IN THE TRAINING OF PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION WITH SLP STUDENTS, Jennifer Kay Binkley
FEMALE SUPERINTENDENTS AND NEGOTIATIONS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER IN THE MIDWEST, Kathryn R. Blaha
Analyzing the academic achievement of secondary virtual learners during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods case study, Christina Kaye Board
Ecological Changes of the Lower Niobrara River Valley and Lewis and Clark Lake Delta from Past to Present, Madalyn Christine Bollig
The Ellows, Julie Boutwell-Peterson
POPULATION DYNAMICS AND SEASONAL MOVEMENTS OF BLUE SUCKERS (CYCLEPTUS ELONGATUS) IN THE JAMES RIVER, SOUTH DAKOTA, Tanner Leigh Carlson
Understanding how different personality models can predict non-suicidal self-injurious behaviors, Rachel Chavin
THE DERIVATION OF GEOLOGIC ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FROM GEODIVERSITY IN THE BLACK HILLS REGION OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING, James Campbell Cooke
Abomination, Elias Joel Donstad and Anneliese Donstad
Perfectionism and academic burnout in honors, high-achieving non-honors, and typical undergraduate students, Hannah Belle Faiman
Federated Learning for Lung Sound Analysis, Afia Farjana
Density Functional Theory of Samarium(II) Reactivity in THF and Water, Parisa Fasihianifard
DISRUPTION OF CHOLESTEROL BIOSYNTHESIS CONTRIBUTES TO GLIAL DYSFUNCTION AND DISTURBS ASTROCYTE-MICROGLIA CROSSTALK, Bethany Ann Freel
DEVELOPMENT OF A TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR INTRACRANIAL ATHEROSLEROTIC DISEASE, Kirby Fuglsby
DEEP FEATURES TO ANALYZE PULMONARY ABNORMALITIES IN CHEST X-RAYS DUE TO COVID-19, Supriti Ghosh
Challenges to Career as a Source of Meaning and Satisfaction Among Certified Athletic Trainers in the United States of America, Nicole Marie Glasgow
Representations of Native Americans in Contemporary Media: Dances with Wolves, Diane Sawyer, and Reservation Dogs, Jacqueline Hendry
Semiconducting polymer dots-based ratiometric fluorescent probes for detection of biomarkers, Shuyi He
INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT FOR ANISHINAABE KINDERGARTENERS: STUDENT OUTCOMES AND TEACHER PERCEPTIONS, Dustin Everett Hinckley
INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT FOR ANISHINAABE KINDERGARTENERS: STUDENT OUTCOMES AND TEACHER PERCEPTIONS, Dustin Everett Hinckley
FRAMEWORK FOR THE EVALUATION OF PERTURBATIONS IN THE SYSTEMS BIOLOGY LANDSCAPE AND INTER-SAMPLE SIMILARITY FROM TRANSCRIPTOMIC DATASETS — A DIGITAL TWIN PERSPECTIVE, Mariah Marie Hoffman
FINES, FEES, RACE, AND SOCIOECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, Joshua D. Houy
The Inclusion of Rape and Other Non-Consensual Sexual Acts in Self-Insert FanFiction, Diana Rose Humble
Psychological Functioning and Community Support in Adolescents Exposed to a School Shooting, Jessica Taylor Kelly
User Experience in the Visual Notifications on Smart Devices, Young Ae Kim
Exosomes derived from metastatic colorectal cancer mediate perineural invasion: implications for therapeutic intervention, Cole Knoblich
ELECTRON DEFICIENT FLUOROARENES: BRIDGING DEOXYFLUORINATION AND ANION-π INTERACTIONS TO PRODUCE NEW FLUORINATION REAGENTS, Jordan Houston Kramer
THE IMPACT OF USING POW+ TREE WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH ADHD: STORY WRITING AND PERCEPTIONS, Katie Page Kroeze
IDENTIFYING THE IMPACT OF ONLINE TOOLKIT TRAINING ON PARAPROFESSIONALS IN TWO RURAL STATES, Kyle William Laughlin
Confined In (Patri)Architecture: How Gothic and Horror Literature Exposes Ongoing Violence and Oppression Against Women, Clara A. MacIlravie Cañas
Analyzing Cough Sounds for the Evidence of Covid-19 using Deep Learning Models, Muntasir Mamun
The Bad Place And The Not Place, Andrew Maudal
Speciation and Nucleation of An(IV) in Aqueous Media, Saikot Mazumder
NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN SUPERINTENDENTS’ SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, Janet Jeannine Metzger
Amplifying Agency and Presence of Native American Women in 21st Century Literature, Rachel Mitchell
Seventh Grade Mathematics Results in a Standards-Based Learning Environment: Examining Teacher Collaboration and Leadership, Demetria C. Moon
INVESTIGATING SYNTHETIC METHODS FOR TiO2-NaYF4 HYBRID NANOCRYSTALS, Nurul Muttakin
Effective Mental Health Accommodations for Occupational Therapy Students and Practitioners, Allison Jo Naber
A Support Vector Machine Application for the Detection of Pupillary Markers of Cognitive Workload, Kouadio Marc-Antoine Audoin B Niamba
MEASUREMENT OF (ALPHA, NEUTRON) REACTIONS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYSIS TOOLS WITH THE MAJORANA DEMONSTRATOR, Tupendra Kumar Oli
EXPERIENCES OF CULTURAL DISCONNECTEDNESS AMONG BOSNIAN AMERICAN DIASPORA: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE, Azra Osmancevic
A BASIC QUALITATIVE INQUIRY ON THE RELATIONSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES OF K-3 TEACHERS: THEIR VALUES OF, USES OF, & FEELINGS TOWARDS THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, Melissa Marie Ottenbacher
DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GERMANIUM DETECTORS FOR SEARCHING RARE-EVENT PHYSICS, Rajendra Panth
NONHEMATOPOIETIC ERYTHROPOIETIN: A STUDY OF SIGNALING, STRUCTURE, AND BEHAVIOR, Nicholas John Pekas
ATHLETIC TRAINING PRECEPTORS’ EXPERIENCES OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIALIZATION, Megan Jane Pilcher
FIRST THROUGH THIRD YEAR SECONDARY MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ MENTORING EXPERIENCES: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY, Jessica Louise Pomerenke
COMPUTATIONAL STUDY ON THE NUCLEATION OF POLYOXOVANADATE-ALKOXIDE CLUSTERS, S M Gulam Rabbani
ANDRAGOGY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN ENTRY-LEVEL DOCTORAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION, Tracey Elaine Recigno
CELL MECHANICS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND ELECTROSPUN SCAFFOLD FOR VASCULAR TISSUE ENGINEERING, Alex Park Rickel
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NEWSPAPER COVERAGE ABOUT TINY HOMES WITHIN AMERICA: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF SIX GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, Faith Rothenberger
Automated Chest X-ray Analysis: Biomedical/Non-biomedical foreign object detection, Shotabdi Roy
PATTERNS AND PROCESS OF SANDBAR REVEGETATION ON THE MISSOURI NATIONAL RECREATIONAL RIVE, Amena Begum Ruma
COMPARISON OF PARTICULATE LOAD & CHARACTERIZATION IN DRUG COATED BALLOONS, Ryan Rykhus
NOVICE TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IN SOUTH DAKOTA: AN EXPLORATION OF CONTEXTUAL FACTORS, Nicole Schutter
Investigation of nuclear envelope-associated progeria proteins during nuclear envelope rupture, Rhiannon Marie Sears
Emergency Preparedness and Response Protocol in South Dakota Public Schools, George A. Seiler
RISK FACTORS FOR TRAUMATIC BONDING AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH PTSD SYMPTOMS, Emma Virginia Shaughnessy
Anhedonia and Impulsivity in College Alcohol Use: A Path Analysis, Sydney N. Stamatovich
CHILDHOOD INTERPERSONAL TRAUMA AND DISORDERED EATING; THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SOCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEFICITS, DEVIATED PUBERTAL TIMING, AND EMOTION, Cazzie Es Steinzor
Anti-Counterfeiting Warnings: Do they Influence Consumer Behavior and Perception of Overt Indicators?, Elizabeth K. Sterling
Computational Study of Quorum Quenching of N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones by Ion Pairing to Cations, Ashen Anuradha Suduweli Kondage
AN EXPERIENCE SAMPLING STUDY OF SLEEP DISTURBANCE, EMOTIONAL REGULATION AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS IN PREDICTING ALCOHOL USE AMONG OIF/OEF VETERANS, Renata Jacqueline Surette
DIGGING FOR INFORMATION: INVESTIGATING THE EFFICACY OF TRACKING AND AUGMENTING LACUNICAMBARUS NEBRASCENSIS FOR ENDANGERED DRAGONFLY CONSERVATION, Danielle Elaine Tesar
Skeletal Modeling Parameters and Clinical Factors Related to Injury Risk in Baseball Pitchers, Aaron Trunt
A NARRATIVE STUDY DESCRIBING THE TRANSITION FROM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT AS A CHILD: AN ADULT PERSPECTIVE, Alison Marie Vogelsang
What is explainable AI?: A focus on ethical theory, Casey Wall
AFFECTIVE DEPENDENCE, SELF-REGULATION, AND ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS: BETWEEN- AND WITHIN-PERSON ASSOCIATIONS, Kyle James Walters
COMPUTER ASSISTED DELIVERY OF DISCRETE TRIALS TO TEACH EARLY LITERACY SKILLS TO STUDENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, Tammi Waltjer-Haverly
A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH TO RURAL CARE PROVIDER PERSPECTIVES OF DISABILITY AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, Blake Elvrum Warner
A Model of Childhood Maltreatment, PTSD Symptoms, Reinforcement Sensitivity, and Alcohol Outcomes in Young Adults, Logan E. Welker