Layout.tex

% First we define the point size of the text as a variable because 
% we want some other variables to depend upon it.
%
\newcommand{\pointsize}{11pt}

\documentclass[oneside, \pointsize]{book}

% Set the margins with the geometry package.  For the top margin,
% we have a half-inch to the header containing the page number.
% The remaining half-inch to the text will be introduced by our
% definitions of \headwidth and \headsep.
%
%%% EDIT: changed so that all margins are 1 inch
\usepackage[
   includehead,
   includefoot,
     left = 1in, 
      top = 0.7in, 
    right = 1in,
   bottom = 1in
]{geometry}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{calc}
\usepackage[nocompress]{cite} %%% optional
\usepackage[pdfborder={0 0 0}, pdfpagemode=UseNone, pdfstartview=FitH]{hyperref} %%% optional
\usepackage[nottoc,numbib]{tocbibind}
% Set \headheight and \headsep so that \headheight + \headsep =
% 0.5in.  Thus, the top of the text will be one inch from the top
% of the page.
% 2019 EDIT: Removes headers and restores top margin to 1 in. 2015 settings are commented out, just delete {0in} to restore.
\setlength{\headheight}{\pointsize + 2pt} %{0in}
\setlength{\headsep}{0.5in - \headheight}  %{0in}

% Protrude page number half-inch into right margin so that it is a
% half-inch from the page's edge.
%
\fancyheadoffset[R]{0.5in} 

% The Preliminary Pages are to be numbered with small Roman
% Numerals that are centered at the bottom of the page.
%
\fancypagestyle{prelim}{%    
   \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} 
   \fancyhf{}           
   \pagenumbering{roman}    
   \cfoot{\thepage}       
}

% Pages of the main text are to be numbered with arabic numerals
% that are in the upper right corner of the page.
%
% There are a couple additions to the header here that are not 
% stipulated in the dissertation guidelines.
%
%   (1) A headrule is added by setting the command \headrulewidth 
%   to be 0.4pt.
%
%   (2) The command \fancyhead[L]{\rightmark} causes the current
%   section to be indicated in the upper left of the page.  See 
%   documentation for the fancyhdr to control this display.
%
%2019 EDIT: Removes headers and headrule. 2015 settings are commented out, just delete {0pt} to restore.
\fancypagestyle{maintext}{%
   \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0.4pt} %{0.4pt}
   \pagenumbering{arabic}
   \fancyhf{}
   \fancyhead[L]{\rightmark}
   \cfoot{\thepage}%%%
   %\lhead{Chapter \thechapter}
}

%%% for the first page of Abstract_Only.tex
\fancypagestyle{abstract1}{%
   \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} %{0.4pt}
	 \fancyheadoffset[R]{0in}
   \pagenumbering{arabic}
   \fancyhf{}
}

%%% for pages 2+ of Abstract_Only.tex
\fancypagestyle{abstract2}{%
   \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} %{0.4pt}
   \fancyheadoffset[R]{0in}
	 \pagenumbering{arabic}
   \fancyhf{}
   \rhead{\thepage}
}

% Number figures, tables, and equations so that the chapter is
% included in the number.  E.g., use Figure 2.3 for the third
% figure in Chapter 2.
%

%\makeatletter    
%\def\l@section{\@tocline{1}{0,2pt}{2pc}{8mm}{\ \ }} 

\usepackage{tocloft}
\renewcommand\cftchapafterpnum{\vskip6pt}
\renewcommand\cftsecafterpnum{\vskip6pt}
\renewcommand\cftsubsecafterpnum{\vskip6pt}