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 summer 2022.
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A modified individual measurements q-chart for monitoring the average of multiple stream processes
(Wichita State University, 2022-07)An increasing number of manufacturing processes involve multiple streams where the same type of item is produced in a parallel fashion. Traditionally, streams need to be monitored using separate control charts. The number ... -
Evaluating the role of hot and cold executive functioning, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse in a criminal justice sample
(Wichita State University, 2022-07)The role that executive functioning (EF) deficits play in incarceration rates in the United States has rarely been researched. This construct consists of hot EF, which includes affective and reward-based decision making, ... -
The effectiveness and acceptability of a brief parent training intervention delivered via telehealth
(Wichita State University, 2022-07)Externalizing behavior problems are common in childhood and yet families increasingly face barriers to accessing evidence-based interventions such as parent training. Developing and evaluating novel service delivery ... -
Algorithms for detecting leftover account information and extracting android programming rules
(Wichita State University, 2022-07)Mobile apps are ubiquitous nowadays. The average smartphone user these days has between 60 and 90 apps on their device. While using a mobile application, it has access to users’ private information, and it can be a serious ... -
Group control charts for monitoring the average of correlated streams
(Wichita State University, 2022-07)In many manufacturing processes, multiple identical parts are made in parallel during a single run. Different inspectors may inspect similar parts, and several assembly lines may produce similar products. These scenarios ... -
Utilizing performance validity testing and social cognition measures for teleneuropsychological assessment
(Wichita State University, 2022-07)The purpose of this current project was to determine the feasibility of performance validity testing and social cognition measures using videoconferencing. The literature concerning teleneuropsychological assessment is ... -
Wideband acoustic reflex growth function: Normative study and comparison with conventional single-frequency acoustic reflex growth function
(Wichita State University, 2022-07)The acoustic reflex growth function (ARGF) tested with single-frequency probe signals has been utilized as a noninvasive, objective measure in evaluating integrity of the auditory nervous system at the brainstem level. ... -
Investigation on the electroreduction of nitrate in alkaline media for value-added products
(Wichita State University, 2022-07)As a harmful chemical, nitrate has been increasingly found in agricultural runoff and industrial wastes. The pollution of nitrate is directly responsible for rampant eutrophication in natural waters as well as other ... -
Distributed network time synchronization: Social learning versus consensus
(Wichita State University, 2022-07)This dissertation proposes a social learning-based distributed network time synchronization (SLDNTS) and compares it to a classic approach: consensus-based distributed network time synchronization (CDNTS) under a Global ... -
Factors linked to future neuropsychology referral practices among medical residents
(Wichita State University, 2022-07)Neuropsychologists receive most of their patient referrals from neurologists, psychiatrists, and primary care physicians (Sweet et al., 2015). It is consequently important to understand how to facilitate these providers’ ... -
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 ...
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