Bachelor of Arts (BA), Ohio University, 2012, English

This thesis approaches the relationship between Genesis A and Genesis B through an analysis of the portrayal of Adam and Eve in the two poems. The conclusion reached was that because of the insertion of Genesis B into Genesis A, The Anglo-Saxon Genesis presents Eve as the person most responsible for the Fall.

Committee: Marsha Dutton PhD (Advisor) Subjects: Literature; Medieval Literature

MA, Kent State University, 2016, College of the Arts / School of Art

Throughout history, the story of Adam and Eve and the lost land of Eden has played a major role in the West on attitudes towards gender, sexuality, temptation and deceit. Visual spectacles of Adam and Eve could be found in nearly every cathedral by the 15th and 16th centuries across western Europe. The events from Genesis 1-3 were displayed within several illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages and even commissioned narratives for personal art during the latter half of the Renaissance. The works discussed in this thesis span from mosaics, painting, sculpture, and relief, to woodcuts and engravings. The artists and works mentioned have been examined and appropriated to the conventions and exegeses of the early Church fathers as well as the viewpoints of several western theologians. Through careful analysis, this study focuses on the detail, placement, and activeness of Adam, Eve, God and the evil serpent found within the images discussed. By taking a closer look at these powerful images from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the attitudes of the Church, patron and artist can be observed and interpreted.

Committee: Gustav Medicus PhD (Advisor); Diane Scillia PhD (Committee Member); John-Michael Warner PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Art History

Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA), Bowling Green State University, 2023, Contemporary Music

Luciano Berio's Sequenza IX continues to be a bifurcated work filled with incongruities between its clarinet (IXa) and alto saxophone (IXb) versions. Dozens of unexplained discrepancies exist between these two versions, such as differences in pitch, rhythm and temporal duration, missing material, and expressive markings. It also appears that many technical concessions were made in regard to the saxophone version's octave registration, low register articulations, and cut passages. Furthermore, some practical problems are associated with the saxophone version of Sequenza IX, such as unreliable multiphonic fingerings and difficult page turns. This study addresses these heretofore unresolved issues by interviewing musicians who collaborated with Luciano Berio in creating and performing Sequenza IXb, including Iwan Roth, John Harle, and Claude Delangle. This study also engages in comparative analysis of all published editions and examines Berio's primary documents, manuscripts, and correspondence archived at the Paul Sacher Stiftung in Basel, Switzerland. The genesis, development, and evolution of Sequenza IXb are illustrated through establishing a new oral chronology. An exhaustive catalogue of every observed discrepancy and change between each manuscript and edition of Sequenza IXb is created, as well. Finally, this study synthesizes the aforementioned findings to produce practical recommendations for saxophonists, including suggested changes to the score, revised program note material, alternative options for multiphonic fingerings, suggestions for navigating the problematic page turns, and performance practice considerations. The findings from this study will allow saxophonists to achieve more authentic performances and teaching of Luciano Berio's cornerstone unaccompanied saxophone work, Sequenza IXb.

Committee: John Sampen D.M.A. (Committee Chair); Hyeyoung Bang Ph.D (Other); Ryan Ebright Ph.D (Committee Member); Marilyn Shrude D.M.A. (Committee Member) Subjects: Music

Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, 2022, Theological Studies

This thesis seeks to uncover the scriptural foundations for the ancient Catholic sensibility that the Virgin Mary is the great opponent of Satan, the devil. The method adopted is a Marian reading of both the Ark of the Covenant and the Woman clothed with the sun in Scripture, specifically where the Ark appears in 1 Samuel 5 and the Woman in Revelation 12. The thesis begins with some brief illustrations of the Ark's history and theology, then moves on to a close reading of 1 Samuel 5 and Revelation 12, respectively. For 1 Samuel 5, a close reading of the text seeks to uncover how Scripture portrays the Ark in this passage as nothing less than God's chosen conqueror of evil. For Revelation 12, a close reading of the text follows John's carefully-constructed depiction of the Woman clothed with the sun as being clothed with triumphant spiritual dignity, specially protected by providence, and invulnerable to the attacks of the Dragon. The work concludes with a typological and symbolic reading of the 'Ark-Woman' (the Ark from 1 Samuel 5 together with the Woman of Revelation 12) in both texts, through a Marian lens. It is hoped that a Marian exploration of these texts may help to heighten our appreciation of some of the biblical foundations for Marian devotion, as well as alert us to the indispensable role which the Virgin Mary plays in the spiritual battles of all Christians.

Committee: Sébastien B. Abalodo (Committee Chair); Neomi De Anda (Committee Member); Ethan D. Smith (Committee Member) Subjects: Religion; Theology

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Dayton, 2020, Theology

Sexism is a reality in the Catholic Church. The Church's teaching on women, though true, needs to be explicated more carefully to avoid a sense of woman's incompleteness in both humanity (through misunderstood “complementarity”) and imaging the Trinitarian God (if she only images God as “mother” in a family). Augustine can help bring balance to the lacuna. Review of feminist theologians on Augustine find two major concerns: inequality between women and men in imaging God, and a question of his development in appreciating women in the Church (Chapter One). His letters track such a growth, but from a mix of positive and negative statements to increasingly positive assessments of women (Chapter Two). Augustine finds women to be equal with men in being the image of God, in their minds, but female and male bodies do not equally represent God's image. The representation corresponds to contemplative and “temporal management” aspects of mind in every human. Only the contemplative aspect is “image of God”; the temporal management aspect is not unless joined with the contemplative. Augustine wants to stress, however, that women are God's image, and in this life all of us are and are not yet God's image. The inequality in representation is problematic, but the inequality is resolved in the Incarnation of Christ, the divine Word “married” to humanity Inequality is resolved for women and men completely in the resurrection of women's and men's bodies to the fullness of redeemed equality. This is what it means according to Augustine to grow up fully into the Image of God, Christ (Eph. 4:15) (Chapter Three). Christ, the union of divinity and humanity gives himself to the women and men of the Church through the bishop's body so that the bishop in his embodiment is devoted to the temporal management of the Church. The bishop finds himself in such embodied solidarity with women in the Church that they are better understood as incorporated into each other so closely that (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Jana Bennett (Advisor); Sandra Yocum (Committee Member); William Portier (Committee Member); Dennis Doyle (Committee Member); William Collinge (Committee Member) Subjects: Gender; Religion; Religious History; Theology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2020, Neuroscience Graduate Studies Program

Microglia, the innate immune cell of brain, have many important functions during brain development. They engulf and digest living and dying cells, synaptic elements and debris via a process called phagocytosis. They also release a host of diffusible factors that support cell genesis and synapse formation. However, there is very little data on the long-term impact of directly disrupting microglia function on brain development and resulting behavioral outcomes. Developing a better understanding of microglia function(s) during development could lead to new therapies for psychiatric disorders that are targeted at specific microglia functions. This dissertation examines the role of microglia in supporting cell genesis, the long-term impact of disrupting cell genesis, and what behaviors microglia might be programming early in development. Chapter two will focus on whether microglia are important for normal behavioral development. We temporarily depleted microglia in the neonatal period using an agent that is specifically toxic to macrophages, called liposomal clodronate. We found that microglia depletion decreased some social and anxiety behaviors, and increased locomotor activity in juvenile rats. We found that microglia depletion decreased passive social interactions, decreased anxiety, decreased behavioral despair and increased locomotor activity in adult rats. Additionally, we found that acute stress induced glucocorticoid release was blunted in females in adulthood after neonatal microglia loss. Collectively these studies show that microglia are important for normal behavioral development Chapter three will focus on sex differences in microglia morphology and phagocytosis in the hippocampus during development. We show that while there are no sex differences in microglia morphology or number during development, females have more microglia phagocytosing cells in the hippocampus compared to males. The sex difference in phagocytic microglia is not present before the (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Kathryn Lenz PhD (Advisor); Jonathan Godbout PhD (Committee Member); Laurence Coutellier PhD (Committee Member); John Sheridan PhD (Committee Member); Tamar Gur PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Neurosciences

BA, Oberlin College, 2019, Religion

This capstone thesis examines the human-nature relationship in the Genesis primeval history (Gen. 1-11) and compares it to the human-nature relationship in the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish, Atrahasis, and Epic of Gilgamesh myths. Despite common threads running in the two sources of mythology, I argue that Genesis is the only text that portrays humans in a religiously and royally authoritative position that includes responsibility for nature. To clarify, modern Jewish or Christian thought on Genesis in relation to the environment is not the focus of this study. Instead, this study examines Gen. 1-11 in the context of the ancient Near East, millennia before modern anthropogenic environmental issues existed. The primary sources in each section are incorporated by first focusing on the biblical episode in question and then considering the episode in relation to the Mesopotamian myths. This comparative approach reveals that although Gen. 1-11 has strong Mesopotamian parallels, it fundamentally differs from its Mesopotamian counterparts because it gives humans a degree of environmental responsibility.

Committee: Cynthia R. Chapman (Advisor); Sam Berrin Shonkoff (Committee Member); Joyce Babyak (Committee Member) Subjects: Biblical Studies; Environmental Studies; Near Eastern Studies

Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, 2018, Geological Sciences (Arts and Sciences)

Exposed paleosols are subject to modern pedogenic processes which, over time, are expected to alter paleosol chemistry and subsequent paleoclimate estimates to better reflect the environment at the time of exposure rather than the time of formation. Although paleosols are widely used in paleoclimatic reconstruction, current research typically does not address the degree of influence that modern weathering has on the bulk geochemistry of paleosols. Previously described Pennsylvanian and Permian paleoVertisols and paleoInceptisols with known durations of exposure were described and sampled from five roadcuts in southeastern, Ohio. Samples were collected at depths of 0, 25, 50, 100, and 150 cm from the outcrop surface, and then analyzed via XRF for major oxides (Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na, Al, Si, Mn, P, and Ti). These data were used in molecular weathering ratios to characterize paleosol properties and calculate MAP and MAT. Results indicate that although oxide geochemistry often differs between sampling depths, the differences do not occur in a pattern that supports that recent pedogenesis is a driving factor. Rather, this study may be capturing naturally occurring geochemical variations that are the result of small-scale differences in formational environment. Additionally, decade- level exposure time along these roadcuts may limit the extent of pedogenesis. Ultimately, for geochemical studies on paleosols in outcrops located on young roadcuts in temperate climates, current sampling techniques seem to be sufficient in mitigating the effects modern weathering. Recommendations from this study include sampling from 25-50cm beyond paleosol surface and taking multiple samples across an outcrop to account for lateral variation.

Committee: Daniel Hembree (Advisor); Alycia Stigall (Committee Member); Gregory Springer (Committee Member) Subjects: Geology; Sedimentary Geology; Soil Sciences

Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.), University of Dayton, 2017, International Marian Research Institute

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Committee: Bertrand Buby S.M. (Committee Chair) Subjects: Biblical Studies; Religion; Theology

BA, Oberlin College, 2017, Religion

This paper examines the influence of Genesis 38 on the Book of Ruth. Both texts feature women—Tamar in Genesis 38 and Ruth in the Book of Ruth—whose extraordinary actions result in the preservation of King David's descendants. While the Book of Ruth draws on many received traditions, its use of Genesis 38 has been underappreciated and not fully understood. To explore this, I identify similarities in the stories, as well as the likely political purpose and historical context of each text. I analyze the ancient practice of retelling biblical stories, and argue that evidence points to the Book of Ruth as a rewritten adaptation of Genesis 38 that advocated for intermarriage in Judean communities. The story was written as part of a larger tradition of post-exilic texts that use Genesis 38 as a basis for the debate on the legitimacy of intermarriage, which erupted under Ezra and Nehemiah during the Persian period.

Committee: Cynthia R. Chapman (Advisor) Subjects: Bible; Gender; Judaic Studies; Middle Eastern History; Middle Eastern Studies; Religion; Religious History

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Ohio University, 2015, English

Whether viewed as an attempt from a pious man to rationalize the acts of God or an exploration of free will, Milton's Paradise Lost has cycled through diverging, occasionally contradictory, readings since its publication nearly 400 years ago. A sizeable portion of the poem's complexity lies in the manner in which it chooses to depict God, who is split into the characters of The Father and The Son, and and the Devil. The most notorious figure in Milton's ouvre, Milton's Satan stands apart from former depictions of the Devil in its unapologetic identification with the fallen angel's goals and desires. This, paired with a God that is noticeably less merciful than is traditionally depicted, gives rise to unsettling questions regarding the nature of Christianity and the mind of a poet who would write such a work in a time when, even amongst growing heterodoxy, certain components of Christian faith were considered unshakable truths. The route that I have taken to solve this incongruity is to divorce the text from its source material and view it as something other than just an expression of religious devotion or theological study. Drawing extensively from Milton's life, historical predicament and political tracts, this reading views the text as an expression of political disillusionment, an examination of the act of revolt from a man who had passionately supported a doomed revolution.

Committee: Beth Quitslund (Advisor) Subjects: British and Irish Literature; Literature

Master of Arts, University of Akron, 2015, Theatre Arts-Arts Administration

The Warhol superstar has evolved into current day artists such as Deborah Kass, Genesis Breyer P'Orridge, and Yasumasa Morimura, each of whom have become part of the on-going continuously evolving history of Andy Warhol. The concepts of superstars may have changed, but through the museum which bears his name. Andy Warhol continues to shine a spotlight on creativity, both his own, and a new generation of artists who acknowledge that he created something that may well last forever.

Committee: Niel Sapienza Mr. (Advisor); Durand Pope Mr. (Committee Member); Sherry Simms Ms. (Committee Member); Charles Beneke Mr. (Committee Member) Subjects: Art Criticism; Art Education; Art History; Fine Arts

Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 2014, East Asian Languages and Literatures

The term sekai-kei (“world-type”), a genre of subcultural narrative whose defining characteristic is the omission of a mediating social dimension between individual characters and an apocalyptic large-scale situation, has come to be used as a tool of cultural criticism pertaining to young adults of the mid-90s to the mid-2000s. Within this critical discourse, the exclusion of society in such works is frequently connected with the rise of problematic phenomena within Japan while the genre was at the height of its popularity, among them the increase in hikikomori (“shut-ins”) and youths not seeking careers or education. Critics claim in this context that sekai-kei narratives affirm social withdrawal and refusal of maturity, citing the postmodernist loss of a shared societal “grand narrative” as being evident in these works. In this study, I will examine the definitive sekai-kei narratives Saishuu heiki kanojo (“Final weapon girlfriend”), Iriya no sora, UFO no natsu (“Iriya's sky, summer of UFOs”), and Hoshi no koe (“Voice of a star/Star's voice”) alongside the sekai-kei prototype Shin seiki evangerion (“Gospel of a new century”/Neon Genesis Evangelion), utilizing an existentialist hermeneutic approach, and demonstrate that these narratives unanimously reject withdrawal. Furthermore, I will present Xenosaga, a sekai-kei work explicitly making use of existentialist philosophical concepts, and illustrate the fact that a grand narrative, namely that of existentialist freedom being contingent on personal responsibility, can exist within the sekai-kei genre.

Committee: Kerim Yasar (Advisor); Richard Torrance (Committee Member) Subjects: Asian Literature

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2014, Comparative Studies

The complicity of leadership in the genesis of sovereign authority is neglected in contemporary political thought to the detriment of our understanding of both of these concepts. Dissatisfied with contemporary reliance on notions such as sovereign decision which ultimately imply primal repression as the sole source of all authority, my research takes the genesis of sovereignty as a problem to be solved rather than as an unalterable, natural occurrence to be presumed. Drawing on such diverse resources as Foucault's concept of parrhesia, Weber's concept of charisma, anthropological and mythological accounts of authority, Simondon's theory of the genesis of the individual as crystallization, and primarily on Deleuzian philosophy, I offer an account of the genesis of the sovereign state as the result of the conjugation of two modes of leadership: leadership by guardianship and leadership by creative vicediction. Whereas leadership by guardianship in the Platonic tradition makes claim to judgment on the authority of customary founding myths, thereby severely limiting leadership's transformative potential, leadership by creative vicediction, a concept I develop, trespasses on such myths to critically engage with their representation of the present circumstance, and presubjectively and affectively guides others toward another way of being. I argue that the sovereign state is the outcome of the invention of a myth that conjugates these two leadership modes and thereby crystallizes a socially hierarchized community, such as the invention of the “divine right of kings” that conjugated Papal guardianship of the Christian Scholastic doctrine with unsettling, pagan, charismatic kingship. I present a genealogy of leadership in the seventeenth and eighteenth century to make the argument that this period witnessed the genesis of a new form of sovereignty, one that is managed by not one but ongoing inventions of new myths that conjugate guardianship of the body politic with (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Eugene Holland (Advisor); Sonja Amadae (Committee Member); Philip Armstrong (Committee Member); Mathew Coleman (Committee Member); Luis Lobo-Guerrero (Committee Member) Subjects: European History; International Relations; Political Science

Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 2009, History of Art

The anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion and the subsequent films Death & Rebirth and End of Evangelion occupy an important place in Japanese art history. Previously examined from a primarily Western perspective, this study situates Neon Genesis Evangelion in a Japanese context, focusing on Japanese art, philosophy, and religion. A major focus of this study is the Buddhist influence on this anime and the manner in which this Buddhist worldview manifests in the television series and films. My study critiques the current Western scholarship on Neon Genesis Evangelion and resituates this anime in a Japanese art historical context. This investigation places Neon Genesis Evangelion in its appropriate cultural context and, thus, presents an innovative analysis of the anime from a Buddhist perspective.

Committee: John Huntington Ph.D. (Advisor); Susan Huntington Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Art History

Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, 2008, English

My dissertation focuses on the plethora of references to the book of Genesis that are found in Old English literature, easily more than exist for any other book of the Bible. The project traces both the ways that this Scriptural narrative impacted the newly-Christianized society of the Anglo-Saxons and the unique interpretations of Genesis that this culture produced. Central texts for this analysis include Beowulf and the Genesis poem, along with the illustrations of the Genesis narrative found in the Junius Manuscript and the Old English Illustrated Hexateuch. The methodology is modeled on current paradigms in cultural history, such as the “contact zone” theories of Mary Louise Pratt, the research of Caroline Walker Bynum, and the comparable analysis of the Exodus poem published by Nicholas Howe. Section One examines the pagan religious beliefs and practices of the Anglo-Saxons, insofar as these may be ascertained by the scant surviving textual evidence and archeological relics, and demonstrates how the narratives of Genesis were used to provide a bridge for the Anglo-Saxons between pagan and Christian culture. Section Two discusses the political implications of Anglo-Saxon retellings of Genesis. Genealogies and other texts that incorporate Genesis material not only provided the Anglo-Saxons with a new sense of cultural identity based on their perceived role in history, but also served to strengthen the institution of Anglo-Saxon kingship. The discussion of the impact of Genesis on Anglo-Saxon social customs in Section Three centers on examining the story of Cain and Abel in light of the Germanic tradition of blood-feud and on considering how Anglo-Saxon concepts of gender roles shaped their interpretations of the female characters of Genesis, such as Eve.

Committee: Britton Harwood (Advisor) Subjects:

Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, 2004, Geology and Environmental Earth Science

The Owyhee Plateau (OWP) is an intermontane basalt plateau located at the nexus of the Snake River Plain (SRP) and Oregon Plateau/High Lava Plains (OP/HLP) volcanic provinces, which has been the locus of nearly continuous basaltic magmatism since 17 Ma. Between 17-11 Ma, generally evolved basaltic lavas related to the Steens flood basalt event and Oregon-Idaho Graben (OIG) volcanism were erupted around the extending margins of the OWP. Beginning 11 Ma, less differentiated olivine tholeiites were erupted throughout the OWP proper, from low shield vents with alignments consistent with regional stress fields. After 5 Ma, volcanism retreated to the margins of the OWP, ultimately becoming limited to the northern transition region between the OWP and the OIG. The youngest basalts in the OWP region are <0.25 Ma mildly alkaline basalts erupted in this transition region. The OWP is the only location in the northwestern US where basalt types characteristic of the OP/HLP (high-alumina olivine tholeiite, HAOT) and the SRP (SRP-type olivine tholeiite, SROT) occur together in significant quantity, in close spatial and temporal association, and with a full spectrum of compositions intermediate between the two. Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopic characteristics are decoupled from bulk chemistry, and reflect time-dependent variations in contributions from different lithospheric and sublithospheric mantle reservoirs. I propose that the OWP is a discrete tectonomagmatic entity within the North American Cordillera resulting from Sevier-style thrusting of accreted lithosphere over a westward-projecting shelf of Precambrian cratonic lithospheric mantle. Low-angle subduction during Laramide time trapped a layer of asthenospheric mantle below the OWP region, which was subsequently modified by fluids and melts from the subducting Farallon slab. Foundering of the Farallon slab caused upwelling of hot, fertile asthenosphere that mixed with this volatile-enriched layer, triggering Steens volcanism. Subse (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: William Hart (Advisor) Subjects: Geochemistry; Geology

Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, 2012, Theological Studies

The figure of Noah--who appears in the biblical book of Genesis as well as this story's retelling in Jubilees and Pseudo-Philo--consists of a complex set of characteristics. A number of them are malleable, meaning that each work adapts Noah for their specific purpose: Genesis uses him as an axis of history; Jubilees, a priest; and Pseudo-Philo, a prophet. However, despite their diversity, several qualities remain constant in all three texts, regardless of their particularities. This thesis enumerates which qualities retain their stability and which ones change, as well as attempting to explain what about this character might have served the uses of this varied group of authors.

Committee: Silviu N. Bunta PhD (Advisor); Pamela M. Thimmes PhD (Committee Member); Fred W. Jenkins PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Bible; Biblical Studies; Comparative; Theology

Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 1994, Art History

The Fukutomi zoshi is a medieval Japanese illustrated narrative painting which recounts the folly of competing neighbors in their efforts to perfect the art of musical farting. This dissertation proposes that the Shumpo-in (Kyoto) version of the scroll, the oldest complete version, was produced during the second or third decade of the fifteenth century and bears the calligraphy of Gosuko-in, noted courtier and connoisseur. In a comparative analysis with the virtually contemporary but incomplete Cleveland Museum of Art version, the story is demonstrated to be both a general wry observation of social disarray caused by the upward mobility of the lower classes in Muromachi society as well as a specific satire aimed at the playwright and theorist, Zeami.

Committee: Sherman Lee (Advisor) Subjects: Art History

Master of Science, University of Akron, 2012, Geology

Caves have the potential to provide insight to landscape evolution. Defining the genesis of the cave in the context of the broader hydrologic system, and dating cave growth, can accomplish this. The present study employed paleohydrologic and sediment studies to construct a relationship between discontinuous sediments preserved in a cave, and paleomagnetic analysis for dating. Haynes Cave exists in the Big Levels karstified limestone upland, in the Appalachian Plateaus physiographic province in Monroe County, West Virginia. The entrance is at 670 m. Current local base level is Second Creek, which has steeply incised to 530 m. The cave is currently dry, with insignificant present catchment. The cave passage shape indicates initial development was phreatic, followed by further development from vadose recharge. The main branch of the cave has two stacked and intertwining levels. These passages trend north-south and end in a gravel choke to the south. A small, sinuous lower level (the Basement) runs 400 m northeast, and 15 m below, the middle section of the main branch. There are multiple episodes of sedimentation and incision. Bedrock scallops and pebble imbrications indicate that drainage in the main level was northwards (toward the present entrance). Flow originated from allochthonous sources that fed into the southern end of the cave, and discharged from a paleospring into Second Creek through the main branch at the northern end of the cave. The recharge area is uncertain, but might have been an upstream reach of Second Creek, or via large sinkholes that are developed on an unnamed major fracture trace. Drainage in the Basement was northeastward, and was fed by vadose water from the main branch. The minimum age of the sediments in the cave exceeds 990 ka, yielding a maximum incision rate of 0.14 m/ka for Second Creek. This rate is much higher than rates calculated in other parts of the Appalachians. Using those rates and elevation above the present base level suggest (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Ira Sasowsky Dr. (Advisor); John Peck Dr. (Committee Member); W. Ashley Griffith Dr. (Committee Member) Subjects: Geology; Geomorphology