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Course syllabi are available as an informational and archival resource. They represent the work of the instructor at the time of deposit. Syllabi may change up until the first day of classes or even during the course of the semester.

Please contact the academic department or course instructor directly if you have questions regarding course content or requirements. Some courses do not have syllabi available.

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Fall 2022 Evidence-Based Practice , Marie A. Abate

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Fall 2022 Introductory Physics 2 , Wathiq N. Abdul-Razzaq

Fall 2022 Classic Peri Lit Rev , Arif Salman Abdul Shakore

Fall 2022 Clinical Periodontics , Arif Salman Abdul Shakore

Fall 2022 Clin Mgmt Med Comp Pt , Arif Salman Abdul Shakore

Fall 2022 Implant Dentistry , Arif Salman Abdul Shakore

Fall 2022 Ortho-Perio Seminar , Arif Salman Abdul Shakore

Fall 2022 Periodontics , Arif Salman Abdul Shakore

Fall 2022 Research , Arif Salman Abdul Shakore

Fall 2022 Teaching Practicum , Arif Salman Abdul Shakore

Fall 2022 SPTP:Peds Dysphagia & Feeding , Molly Abitbol

Fall 2022 Fixed Prosthodontics: Part 1 , Johnathan Abraham

Fall 2022 Health Assess. & Communication , Krystal Abucevicz-Swick

Fall 2022 Alterations in Adult Health 1 , Kimberly Ann Adams

Fall 2022 Clinical Nursing Pharmacology , Kimberly Ann Adams

Fall 2022 Ethics and Health Policy , Kimberly Ann Adams

Fall 2022 SPTP: Fund of Neuroscience , Ariel Agmon

Fall 2022 Intro Petroleum Geology , Vikas Agrawal

Fall 2022 Planet Earth , Vikas Agrawal

Fall 2022 SPTP: Critical Minerals , Vikas Agrawal

Fall 2022 Business CYBR Analytics , Mohammad Ahmad

Fall 2022 CYBR Info Systems Management , Mohammad Ahmad

Fall 2022 SPTP: Cyber Operations , Mohammad Ahmad

Fall 2022 Design-Industrial Experiments , Imtiaz Ahmed

Fall 2022 Fundamentals of Combustion , Vyacheslav Akkerman

Fall 2022 Thermodynamics , Vyacheslav Akkerman

Fall 2022 Advanced Directing , Irene Alby

Fall 2022 Directing , Irene Alby

Fall 2022 Freshman Directing Workshop , Irene Alby

Fall 2022 Adv Hlth Service Rsrch Methods , Mohammad Abdulla Al-Mamun

Fall 2022 Grad Sem-Hlth Outcomes Rsrch , Mohammad Abdulla Al-Mamun

Fall 2022 Engineering Problem Solving 1 , Atheer Almasri

Fall 2022 Faculty-Led Study Abroad , Ajay Aluri

Fall 2022 Hosp Bus, InNov, and Tech , Ajay Aluri

Fall 2022 Tourism Management , Ajay Aluri

Fall 2022 Hip Hop Nation , Amy M. Alvarez

Fall 2022 Intro. Composition & Rhetoric , Amy M. Alvarez

Fall 2022 HNRS: PSYC 241 Add-On , Molly Beth Alvaro

Fall 2022 Introduction to Psychology , Molly Beth Alvaro

Fall 2022 Intro to Human Development , Molly Beth Alvaro

Fall 2022 Psychology of Cinema , Molly Beth Alvaro

Fall 2022 Research Meth & Analysis 1 Lab , Molly Beth Alvaro

Fall 2022 Research Methods & Analysis 1 , Molly Beth Alvaro

Fall 2022 Sex Roles and Behavior , Molly Beth Alvaro

2022 Graduate Seminar , Samuel Ameri

Fall 2022 Advanced Accounting , Md Nurul Amin

Fall 2022 Fraud Examination , Md Nurul Amin

Fall 2022 Intermediate Accounting , Md Nurul Amin

Fall 2022 Professional Field Experience , Md Nurul Amin

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Fall 2022 Methods and Pedagogy , Cynthia Anderson

Fall 2022 Performance:Oboe , Cynthia Anderson

Fall 2022 Written Theory 1 , Cynthia Anderson

Fall 2022 Alterations in Adult Health 1 , Linda Angus

Fall 2022 Alterations in Mental Health , Linda Angus

Fall 2022 Applied InNovation Clinic , Ryan Angus

Fall 2022 Entrepreneurial Opportunity ID , Ryan Angus

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Fall 2022 Psychotherapy Modalities , Amy Ankrom

Fall 2022 Child and Adolescent Health , Tina L. Antill Keener

Fall 2022 DNP Project Implementation , Tina L. Antill Keener

Fall 2022 Evidence Basd Prac/Rsrch , Tina L. Antill Keener

Fall 2022 Intro/Fisheries Management , Caroline Arantes

Fall 2022 British Literature 1 , Deanna L. Armentrout

Fall 2022 English 100 Writing Studio , Deanna L. Armentrout

Fall 2022 Fundamentals Public Comm , Deanna L. Armentrout

Fall 2022 Intro. Composition & Rhetoric , Deanna L. Armentrout

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Fall 2022 Senior Farm Work Experience 1 , Corey Bramm Armstrong

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Fall 2022 Survey of Chemistry 1 , Jay Badenhoop

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Fall 2022 Electrical Building Systems , Edmund Baffoe-Twum

Fall 2022 Intro to Constr. Management , Edmund Baffoe-Twum

Fall 2022 Mechanical Building Systems , Edmund Baffoe-Twum

Fall 2022 Health Assess. & Communication , Andrea Bailey

Fall 2022 Practice: Families and Groups , Bridget Catherine Bailey

Fall 2022 Buyer Behavior , Chelsi J. Baker

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• Go to the  WVU Research Repository
• Choose "Submit Research" in the left panel
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• Please complete all sections online, paying attention to "Document Type," which will dictate your web distribution as outlined below, as well as "Embargo" options.
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Upon completion of the ETD approval process, your thesis or dissertation is deposited into the  Research Repository@WVU . When submitting your ETD paperwork you choose how you would like your ETD to be made available.

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WVU undergraduate research program boosts retention, especially for marginalized populations

Thursday, May 30, 2024

WVU researchers Jason Hubbart and Kaylyn Gootman lead participants in the Summer Immersion Experience for first-generation and underrepresented incoming college students into the West Run Watershed to collect water samples. The program is part of the WVU Office of Undergraduate Research, which recently reported that one of its faculty mentor programs has led to higher student retention rates than institutional averages. (WVU Photo/Brian Persinger)

A faculty-mentored undergraduate research program at West Virginia University has led to higher student retention rates than institutional averages, according to a new study . Additionally, data revealed higher retention rates for participants from historically marginalized populations.

T he Research Apprenticeship Program , under the WVU Office of Undergraduate Research , was first implemented in 2017 to provide first- and second-year students with mentored research and creative activities.

Study authors Cinthia Pacheco , director of RAP, and Amy Hessl , director of Undergraduate Research, analyzed data from the program over a five-year period from 2017 to 2022.

A total of 868 students participated in the program in that time frame. Ninety-two percent of first-year students returned to WVU for their second year.

“ Statistics from the five-year period comparing RAP participants to the general student population indicate that RAP has achieved success in recruiting underrepresented students to the program,” Pacheco said. “The percentages of first-generation students, minority students, Black students and low-income students that participated in RAP all exceeded the percentages of these demographic groups attending the University.”

P acheco and Hessl said their study is the first to evaluate the impact of cohort-based undergraduate research engagement on Appalachian students.

Vice President for Research Fred King said programs such as RAP are unique to WVU and the student research experience.

“Our undergraduate students are afforded hands-on experiences and opportunities that cannot be found at most universities in the country,” he said. “The student research experience is truly one of our unique selling points, and that investment has yielded noticeable returns on developing experts and problem solvers that better the world. The Office of Undergraduate Research has helped drive that.”

R AP is a two-semester program that allows any WVU undergraduate to gain course credit and/or earn federal work-study funds. RAP students often get to carry out investigations alongside faculty mentors and make scholarly or artistic contributions to their field of study.

Appalachian students have been shown to face different obstacles to degree completion than students from other regions, according to Pacheco and Hessl.

One student who benefited from the program is Cassidy Kidwell, of Shady Spring, with a population of around 3,000. As an incoming freshman, Kidwell received an email with information on the program.

“I was a music education major and the email specifically mentioned conducting paid research in any field, including music,” Kidwell said. “This really intrigued me. I had also been looking for a job to work in college, so this was the perfect opportunity.”

Kidwell, who just graduated with a bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary studies at the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences ,  conducted research with the aid of faculty on areas ranging from archival work to zine-making to WVU history.

Her involvement in RAP didn’t end after her freshman year. She continued research through her sophomore and junior years as a “RAP graduate,” someone who completed the program but continued to do paid research.

“I was just one of the many lives that they’ve touched at WVU,” Kidwell said of the program. “It was not only my first job in college that helped me financially, but it also provided me with the opportunity to make an amazing connection with a faculty member who encouraged and supported me through my entire college experience, even after I was no longer one of their students. This support also helped me get other jobs on campus, such as being an orientation leader for New Student Orientation through the WVU Office of Admissions .”

Hessl said that dedicated faculty members help make RAP an enriching experience for students in the program.

“Having a connection with a caring adult during their transition to college is a key element of the program,” Hessl said. “In some cases, faculty serve as mentors for life.”

The study found that university connectedness, which is an important variable influencing student retention, plays a key role for Appalachian students, who are reported to have a stronger sense of connection and obligation to their families and communities than their peers from other regions.

Hessl said that several strategies used by RAP can be implemented at other institutions interested in supporting marginalized student groups. Drawing upon available institutional and external resources, such as federal work study and National Science Foundation funding, universities can make undergraduate research more accessible and equitable, she said.

Kidwell will spend the summer as a program assistant for New Student Orientation before heading to The Ohio State University in the fall to pursue her master’s degree in higher education and student affairs.

“I can confidently say I would not be the same person I am today without having been in the RAP Program, not just because of the opportunities I received or the people I met, but because of the enrichment it provided for me as a student and as a future professional. ”

RAP is currently recruiting mentors for Fall 2024 and interested faculty are asked to complete this form . 

MEDIA CONTACT: Jake Stump Director WVU Research Communications 304-293-5507; [email protected]

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• Research Repository Update: April 2024

Stephanie Miller | Monday, May 20, 2024

During April 2024, the contents of the  WVU College of Law community  in the Research Repository @ WVU had 17,875 new full-text downloads of the 5,805 total works archived in our collections. Readers came from 1,372 different institutions across 152 different countries and territories. This brings the total full-text downloads of scholarship from the College of Law collections to 693,550.

Law faculty scholarship was downloaded a total of 4,683 times in April 2024. The most downloaded articles from the  faculty scholarship  collection last month are:

Geographic Discrimination: Of Place, Space, Hillbillies and Home by Will Rhee and Stephen C. Scott, 93 new downloads

Use of Artificial Intelligence to Determine Copyright Liability for Musical Works by S. Sean Tu, 86 new downloads

Land Use Conflicts Between Wind and Solar Renewable Energy and Agriculture Uses by Peggy Kirk Hall, Whitney Morgan, and Jesse Richardson, 76 new downloads

Raining on the Litigation Parade: Is It Time to Stop Litigant Abuse of the Fraud on the Court Doctrine? by Hollee S. Temple, 71 new downloads

An Analysis of Mandatory HookupLaw: Cases & Statutes by Jesse Richardson, 69 new downloads

Articles from the West Virginia Law Review were downloaded 15,204 times in April 2024. The most downloaded articles from the  West Virginia Law Review  are:

People of the State of Illinois vs. John Gacy: The Functioning of the Insanity Defense at the Limits of the Criminal Law  by Donald H. Herman, et al., 1,389 new downloads

Drafting a Contract Mining Agreement--The Owner's Perspective by Charles Q. Gage, 215 new downloads

Judicially Imposed Liquor Liability and Developments in West Virginia Negligence Actions by R. Scott Summers, 184 new downloads

Folklore and Forensics: The Challenges of Arson Investigation and Innocence Claims  by Parisa Dehghani-Tafti and Paul Bieber, 184 new downloads

John Locke's Theory of Government and Fundamental Constitutional Rights: A Proposal for Understanding  by Nicholas L. DiVita, 179 new downloads

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WVU research program boosts retention

WVU photo WVU researchers Jason Hubbart and Kaylyn Gootman lead participants in the Summer Immersion Experience for first-generation and underrepresented incoming college students into the West Run Watershed to collect water samples. The program is part of the WVU Office of Undergraduate Research, which recently reported that one of its faculty mentor programs has led to higher student retention rates than institutional averages.

MORGANTOWN — A faculty-mentored undergraduate research program at West Virginia University has led to higher student retention rates than institutional averages, according to a new study. Additionally, data revealed higher retention rates for participants from historically marginalized populations.

The Research Apprenticeship Program, under the WVU Office of Undergraduate Research, was first implemented in 2017 to provide first- and second-year students with mentored research and creative activities.

Study authors Cinthia Pacheco, director of RAP, and Amy Hessl, director of Undergraduate Research, analyzed data from the program over a five-year period from 2017 to 2022.

A total of 868 students participated in the program in that time frame. Ninety-two percent of first-year students returned to WVU for their second year.

“Statistics from the five-year period comparing RAP participants to the general student population indicate that RAP has achieved success in recruiting underrepresented students to the program,” Pacheco said. “The percentages of first-generation students, minority students, Black students and low-income students that participated in RAP all exceeded the percentages of these demographic groups attending the University.”

Pacheco and Hessl said their study is the first to evaluate the impact of cohort-based undergraduate research engagement on Appalachian students.

Vice President for Research Fred King said programs such as RAP are unique to WVU and the student research experience.

“Our undergraduate students are afforded hands-on experiences and opportunities that cannot be found at most universities in the country,” he said. “The student research experience is truly one of our unique selling points, and that investment has yielded noticeable returns on developing experts and problem solvers that better the world. The Office of Undergraduate Research has helped drive that.”

RAP is a two-semester program that allows any WVU undergraduate to gain course credit and/or earn federal work-study funds. RAP students often get to carry out investigations alongside faculty mentors and make scholarly or artistic contributions to their field of study.

Appalachian students have been shown to face different obstacles to degree completion than students from other regions, according to Pacheco and Hessl.

One student who benefited from the program is Cassidy Kidwell, of Shady Spring, with a population of around 3,000. As an incoming freshman, Kidwell received an email with information on the program.

“I was a music education major and the email specifically mentioned conducting paid research in any field, including music,” Kidwell said. “This really intrigued me. I had also been looking for a job to work in college, so this was the perfect opportunity.”

Kidwell, who just graduated from the WVU College of Creative Arts, conducted research with the aid of faculty on areas ranging from archival work to zine-making to WVU history.

Her involvement in RAP didn’t end after her freshman year. She continued research through her sophomore and junior years as a “RAP graduate,” someone who completed the program but continued to do paid research.

“I was just one of the many lives that they’ve touched at WVU,” Kidwell said of the program. “It was not only my first job in college that helped me financially, but it also provided me with the opportunity to make an amazing connection with a faculty member who encouraged and supported me through my entire college experience, even after I was no longer one of their students. This support also helped me get other jobs on campus, such as being an orientation leader for New Student Orientation through the WVU Office of Admissions.”

Hessl said that dedicated faculty members help make RAP an enriching experience for students in the program.

“Having a connection with a caring adult during their transition to college is a key element of the program,” Hessl said. “In some cases, faculty serve as mentors for life.”

The study found that university connectedness, which is an important variable influencing student retention, plays a key role for Appalachian students, who are reported to have a stronger sense of connection and obligation to their families and communities than their peers from other regions.

Hessl said that several strategies used by RAP can be implemented at other institutions interested in supporting marginalized student groups. Drawing upon available institutional and external resources, such as federal work study and National Science Foundation funding, universities can make undergraduate research more accessible and equitable, she said.

Kidwell is graduating with a bachelor’s of multidisciplinary studies in music, leadership studies, and women’s and gender studies. She will spend the summer as a program assistant for New Student Orientation before heading to The Ohio State University in the fall to pursue her master’s degree in higher education and student affairs.

“I can confidently say I would not be the same person I am today without having been in the RAP Program, not just because of the opportunities I received or the people I met, but because of the enrichment it provided for me as a student and as a future professional.

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