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 2022
BUILDING ADMINISTRATOR PREPARATION AND READINESS TO LEAD INCLUSIVE PRACTICES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION, Nikki Jo Whiting
High School Students’ Nature of Science Understandings and Scientific Argumentation Skills in the Context of Socioscientific Issues, John Michael Williams
SINGLE CELL LINEAGE TRACING REVEALS MECHANISMS OF TUMOR INITIATION AND CHEMORESISTANCE IN SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER, Hannah Wollenzien
CHARACTERIZATION OF UNDOPED CSI AT CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES, Yongjin Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
(Quinolin-8-yl) Tin Synthons in Transmetalation Reactions with Transition Metals Yield Multimetallic Organometallic Molecules and Clusters, Arjun Chandra Bhowmick
Everything We Name is Precious, Chelsea Campbell
Impacts of Environmental and Anthropogenic Stressors on Amphibian Welfare, Diversity, and Distribution in the Upper Missouri River Basin, Kaitlyn Campbell
THE EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON CRISIS COMMUNICATION REBUILD STRATEGIES, Rachel Ehlers
MENTAL FATIGUE ON LANDING PERFORMANCE, Madison Marie Gaffney
THE EFFECTS OF A CHANGING NEIGHBORHOOD ETHNICITY ON VOTING, Richard Ray Galusha
A NARRATIVE CRITIQUE OF THE FILM LOVING (2016): HOW NARRATIVES HELP US UNDERSTAND STANDPOINT AND SOCIAL CHANGE, Chesney Jo Garnos
RESTORATIVE PRACTICE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY ON LEADERSHIP, IMPLEMENTATION, AND CHALLENGES, Sarah M. Gross
TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY EXAMINING INSIGHTS FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS, Julie Hatling
EXAMINING BEHAVIORAL ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SKILLS AS ACADEMIC ENABLERS OF CHILDREN’S READING AND MATH ACHIEVEMENT, Karissa Marie Jensen
LOWER EXTREMITY POWER AND MOVEMENT VELOCITY IN COMPETITIVE OLDER ATHLETES, Becca D. Jordre
RELATION OF EMOTION REGULATION DIFFICULTIES, SELF-COMPASSION, AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS, Emily Anne Kalantar
SOLAR GENERATED ELECTRICITY: AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT SECTORS ARE MOST AFFECTED BY RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS AND RELATED POLICIES, Logan Knollenberg
(R)-2,5-Dimethoxy-4-Iodoamphetamine [(R)-Doi] Influences Coping Strategies to an Escapable Social Stress, Kevin Thomas Krupp
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING THE SUPPRESSION OF CARDIOMYOCYTE NECROPTOSIS BY THE COP9 SIGNALOSOME IN MICE, Megan T. Lewno
CUE RECOGNITION DEVELOPMENT AMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS, Michelle Lynn Lichtenberg
The Relationship of L2 Proficiency and L1 Reading Academic Performance Prior to Formal L1 Literacy instruction in Foreign Language Immersion Settings, Andrew David McKay Jr
Supporting Teachers Through Standardized Testing: Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Administrator Support, Erica Neeves
SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF ALKENES IN AIR CATALYZED BY Mn3O4 NANOPARTICLES, Brojo Kishor Shachib Dhali
Respiratory Sound Analysis for the Evidence of Lung Health, Priyanka Sreerama
Unsettling South Dakota Literature: Countering Lionized Representations of a Frontier Fantasy Space, Lindsay R. Stephens
Characterizing the Cellular Dynamics of NUP155 and a Clinically Identified Variant, Emily Storm
Relationship Between the Broad Autism Phenotype, Social Support, Emotion Regulation, and Depression in Parents of Children with Autism, Chelsey VanNess
RURAL LEADERS’ EXPERIENCES IMPLEMENTING FAPE FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES, Jessica J. Vogel
Readiness to Change in Rural Adults at High Risk for Diabetes, Katherine A. Wagner
THE ROLE OF EMOTIONAL ATTENTION REGULATION IN HIGH PSYCHOPATHY INCARCERATED MALES, Michael K. Webb
MODULATION OF STRESS-INDUCED BEHAVIORS THROUGH OREXINERGIC SIGNALING IN THE BASOLATERAL AMYGDALA, Jazmine D W Yaeger
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Child Psychological Maltreatment, Alison Boughn