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All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

This collection compiles theses and dissertations from all schools and departments at Washington University in St. Louis. Public access policies vary by school.

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Essays on Personal Bankruptcy, Wealth, and Entrepreneurship, Wonjin Lee

Elucidating the role of astrocytes in norepinephrine neuromodulation, Katheryn Bry Lefton

N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) Receptors Control Calcium Signaling in Striatal Neurons to Guide Value-based Learning, Alex Legaria Macal

Splines on Cayley Graphs of the Symmetric Group, Nathan Lesnevich

Modeling the Performance and Resource Requirements for Gamma-Ray Telescope Signal Processing, Shijing Liang

Experimental Investigations of Elemental and Isotopic Partitioning with Applications to Geochronology, Lunar Crust, and Meteorite Erg Chech 002, Yuanyuan Liang

Politics and Literature in 1950s Republican China from the Perspective of the State, Chiyu Liao

Uberized Care: Gig Nursing in U.S. Nursing Homes, Chia Yu Lien

Mechanochemical Correlations and Spatial Distribution of Components in Plant Cell Walls and Extracellular Matrices, Huiyong Li

Inference for Time Series in Change Points and Statistical Learning, Jiaqi Li

Developing Novel High-Performance Protein-Based Materials, Jingyao Li

Fiber-Based Speckle Contrast Optical Tomography in Humans, Chen-Hao Lin

Development of the XL-Calibur Hard X-ray Polarimetry Mission and Insights into Blazar Markarian 501 Through X-ray Polarimetric Observations with the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), Lindsey Lisalda

Trouble, Shu Li

Ammonia Recovery from Digester Centrate with Electrochemical Membrane Systems: Mechanism, Performance, and Application, Fubin Liu

Germline Genetic Determinates of Cancer and Pre-Malignant Conditions, Jie Liu

Evaluating Neuroimaging Modalities in the A/T/N Framework: Single and Combined FDG-PET and T1-Weighted MRI for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis, Peiwang Liu

Discrete Element Method for Mining Industrial Applications: Solving the Clumping Problem Caused by Bulk Cohesive Particles in an Iron Ore Beneficiation Process, Shuang Liu

Discrete Element Method for Mining Industrial Applications: Solving the Clumping Problem Caused by Bulk Cohesive Particles in an Iron Ore Beneficiation Process, Shuang Liu

Efforts toward the synthesis and biological evaluation of YM/FR analogs, Siyue Liu

Efforts toward the synthesis and biological evaluation of YM/FR analogs, Siyue Liu

Improving Ground-based Measurements and Understanding of Mineral Dust and Trace Elements in Ambient Particulate Matter on a Global Scale, Xuan Liu

Empirically Grounding Analytics (EGA) for Commodity Markets: Study of the Hog Production Industry, Ye Liu

Structured Light Radial-View Endoscope Imaging Development for Evaluation of Human Tissue, Xiyan Li

Air Quality Assessment on Local and Hyperlocal Scales, Zhiyao Li

Seismic Structure of the Alaska and Mariana Subduction Zones From Amphibious Data, Zongshan Li

Cognitive Landscapes: Argument Evaluations, Misinformation Corrections, and Racial Attitudes in Modern Media, Dominique Lockett

Cognitive Landscapes: Argument Evaluations, Misinformation Corrections, and Racial Attitudes in Modern Media, Dominique Lockett

The France No One Cares About: Affect and Marginality in Narratives of la France Périphérique, 2010-2022, Salvador Lopez Rivera

Essays in Macroeconomics, Development, and Entrepreneurship, Alexandros Loukas

Bondage in the Age of Mobility: Booi Slavery, Migration, and Law in Early Qing China, Chenxi Luo

Synthesis and Functional Properties of Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductors, Jiang Luo

Understanding Sequence Determinants of Functional Protein Dynamics Using Biophysical Simulations and Experiments, Upasana Lakshmi Mallimadugula

Narrative and Meaning-Making: Stories of Japan’s 1968, Adam Samuel Manfredi

Studying the Dynamics of Neuromodulators in the Brain by Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging, Pingchuan Ma

Essays in Macroeconomics and Financial Economics, José Martínez Gutiérrez

Narrativas en Tránsito: Experimentación Transmedia y Reescrituras Recreativas en el Campo Literario Transatlántico (1994-2024), Jonatan Martin Gomez

Island Hopping in the Tropics: Conservation Genetics, Speciation, and Biogeography in the Iconic Flowering Plant Group Hibiscus sect. Lilibiscus, Brock Mashburn

Durch den kulturellen Spiegel: Adaptionen einer Serienmörderin des 19. Jahrhunderts in den populären Medien, Patricia Elisabeth Margarethe Maurer

Towards Verified Vision-Based Neural Network Controllers for Autonomous Lane-Following, Xinhang Ma

Impacts of Phosphate and Residual Free Chlorine on the Precipitation, Stability and Dissolution of Lead Corrosion Products, YAO MA

Age, Slow Wave Sleep, and Hippocampal-Dependent Memory: Insights into Cognitive Mapping, Hannah R. Maybrier

Age, Slow Wave Sleep, and Hippocampal-Dependent Memory: Insights into Cognitive Mapping, Hannah R. Maybrier

Cytoplasmic and Mitochondrial Calcium Influences Retinal Ganglion Cell Survival to Axon Injury, Sean McCracken

An Intronic Regulatory Element Limits Tcf7 Expression in Natural Killer Cells, Matthew Vincent McCullen

Comorbidity of disordered eating and depression: Examining intersectional inequities and cardiometabolic health consequences across the life course, Franklin Hunter McGuire

Germinal Center Persistence Diversifies B Cell Responses to Vaccination, Katherine Marie McIntire

Anodic Cyclizations to Form Alkaloid Ring Systems and the Role of the Second Oxidation Step, Zachary Tyler Medcalf

Integrating Implantable BCI Devices within BCI2000 Using a Unified Framework and Toolchain for In-Vivo Research, Dhruva Mehta

Protecting the creditors of limited liability companies: a comparative view of the United States and China, Qingyuan Meng