Dissertations
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This collection consists of digital copies of doctoral theses submitted for degree at the colleges and departments of the Wichita State University. The collection includes dissertations beginning of spring 2005.
The complete set of all WSU dissertations may be found in the WSU Library Catalog. University Libraries has two paper copies of each dissertation submitted before 2006.
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The latest addition to this collection is dissertations defended in fall 2021.
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Instructional designers as street level bureaucrats in higher education: A qualitative study
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)Instructional designers in higher education experience on the job conflict due to a misalignment between official university outlined functions and actual daily job functions. They deal with this conflict by possibly acting ... -
Design and analysis of compliant electrostatic actuators for robotics
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)In this work, two different types of electrostatic actuators (dielectric elastomer actuator and curved electrode actuator) are designed and analyzed. Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA) are a type of electrostatic actuators ... -
Social compassion fatigue: Examining emotional exhaustion in social relationships
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)Compassion fatigue is a significant problem facing helping professionals, which occurs because of a chronic need to express compassion. However, work environments are just one element of human interactions. Social ... -
Impact assessment: The relationship between incivility, sense of belonging, sense of community, and well-being amongst graduate students
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)Faculty incivility experienced by graduate students poses a severe threat to universities. Top-down incivility experienced by graduate students impacts students in various individual ways and extends across micro, meso, ... -
Application of machine learning models and feature engineering to predict genomic phenomena
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)This dissertation investigates two topics towards designing tiny machine learningbased intelligent devices for biomedical applications. In the first section, feature engineering and machine learning models are developed ... -
Becoming an online learner: Readiness of college students in embracing online learning
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)This research explored and assessed college students’ online learning readiness (OLR). The overall mean scores for all five dimensions of OLR, the highest and lowest level of students’ OLR, academic self-efficacy (ASE), ... -
Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of small molecules with potential antibacterial and antiviral activity
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)In recent years, the ongoing explosion of antibiotic-resistance and viral infections has posed a major threat to global public health and called for the development of new therapeutics. Here, a set of novel compounds are ... -
Organizational differences in technology implementation in community settings
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)Onboarding new technology systems can be a difficult venture for individuals and organizations to accomplish. Many new data systems fail when implemented for a variety of reasons. Most research on the topic of technology ... -
African international graduate students’ experiences and adjustment in US higher education: Through a self-efficacy lens
(Wichita State University, 2022-05)The purpose of this qualitative research was to investigate African international graduate students’ experiences and adjustment in US higher education through the self-efficacy lens. The study used self-efficacy (Bandura, ... -
Assessing the level of secondary traumatic stress experienced by children’s advocacy center employees
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)At work, employees of children’s advocacy centers (CACs) are routinely exposed to the trauma experienced by the children they help. This secondary exposure to trauma can elicit responses similar to, or meeting diagnostic ... -
Dynamic vehicle routing problem with industry 4.0 approach
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)Supply chain companies are eager for an automated system to address their challenges, particularly those that are dynamic, such as dynamic vehicle routing problems. To prepare dynamic supply chain systems for organizations, ... -
Identifying optimal educational parameters for augmentative and alternative communication users: Stakeholders' perspectives
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)Research involving parameters for designing and developing an appropriate educational program for students who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in school settings is considered a relatively recent ... -
Multifunctional biomimetic scaffold with hydrogel for skin tissue engineering
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)Chronic wounds have been a global health threat over the past few decades, requiring urgent medical and research attention. The delayed wound-healing process may be attributed to obesity, microbial infection, aging, edema, ... -
The influence of social capital and community cultural wealth on college completion: Narratives of first generation adult learners
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)Adult learners and first generation students are less likely to persist to graduation than their traditional counterparts, however, some do manage to succeed in college and graduate (McCall et al., 2018; Means & Pyne, ... -
Waste not, want not: Household sentiment on food waste and the role of sustainable technologies
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)Researchers from the multidisciplinary field of human-computer-interaction (HCI) created a sub-field known as sustainable HCI to address environmental problems through technological interventions. The HCI community has ... -
Possible selves of college students experiencing depression: A shift in focus toward well-being
(Wichita State University, 2021-07)This study examined the possible selves, illness representations, psychological well-being, and experiences of depression among college students (N = 223) who completed an online survey. As hypothesized, students with ... -
Robotic refill friction stir spot welding for aerospace applications
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)The consumption of high-strength aluminum alloys in aerospace industries is increasing and refill friction stir spot welding is found to be a suitable joining technology for aerospace aluminum alloys. Currently, aerospace ... -
Differentially private online learning algorithms for federated optimization
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)The exponential growth of the Internet from the last decade till the present has resulted in the generation of big data from billions of connected devices. Yet, big data are not readily available in many application ... -
Designing, manufacturing, testing, and modeling motorcycle helmets using hybrid composite systems
(Wichita State University, 2021-12)Roadside motorcycle accidents resulting in brain injury and ultimate death have become an important problem worldwide. Protection of motorcycle riders is an essential goal for motorcycle helmet manufacturers in designing ... -
Applications of tungsten sulfide/carbon nanocomposites in thirdgeneration solar cells and their techno-economic analysis
(Wichita State University, 2021-07)Being confronted with the energy crisis and environmental problems, the exploration of clean and renewable energy materials is urgently demanded. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted widespread attention as ...
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