The University of Rhode Island archives and provides access to PhD dissertations through DigitalCommons@URI. For additional background, see URI Library Rights Statement.

For questions about dissertations in DigitalCommons@URI, contact Julia Lovett, Digital Initiatives Librarian, at .

For questions about URI's dissertations submission process in general, contact Al Gerheim at or see https://web.uri.edu/graduate-school/academics/thesis-dissertation/formatting/.

Follow

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

PDF

Abdulshakoor, Ebtesam Mohd. SICKLE CELL DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT AMONG LATE ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SAUDI ARABIA: A MIXED-METHOD STUDY

PDF

Abreu, Alyssa. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN OYSTER CONSUMPTION AND IRON, ZINC, AND CADMIUM CONCENTRATIONS IN GHANAIAN WOMEN

PDF

Ada, Eren. Utilization of Large-Scale Genomic Data and Phylogenetic Methods in Studying Evolutionary Radiations

PDF

Ali, Winifer M.. UNDERLYING MECHANISMS OF UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PEPTIDASE 2 ISOFORMS REGULATION IN HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA BY THE FARNESOID X RECEPTOR SIGNALING PATHWAY

PDF

Andrys, Janine Louise. WATER AND OXYGEN FUGACITY IN SUBDUCTION ZONE MAGMATISM

PDF

Antolini, Cali. PHOTOCHEMICAL AND PHOTOPHYSICAL DYNAMICS OF THE AQUEOUS FERRATE(VI) ION

PDF

Argus, Stefanie. EXPERIENCES OF WHITE WOMEN GRADUATE STUDENTS IN A DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION BADGE PROGRAM AT A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTION IN A TIME OF WHITESTREAM RACIAL RECKONING

PDF

Ashraf, Muhammad Hasan. RECONCEPTUALIZING SUPPLY CHAIN FLOWS

PDF

Avant, Albert Hosia Jerriod. Muscadine: Poems

PDF

Baughman, Emma C.. MIDDLE CHILDREN OF HISTORY: MALE-AUTHORED POST-1960s FICTION & THE NIHILISM OF WHITE MALE PROTAGONISTS

PDF

Bishop, Ian W.. INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL OF SOUTHERN OCEAN PHYTOPLANKTON

PDF

Bosland, Julie. BEST MANAGEMENT AND EGG WASHING PRACTICES FOR SMALL-SCALE POULTRY PRODUCERS TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY

PDF

Bush, Xin. 13C LABELING FOR CHO CELL METABOLISM TRACING AND MS BASED ANALYSIS FOR ADVANCED UPSTREAM CULTURE MONITORING TO SUPPORT CQA UNDERSTANDING

PDF

Campo, Steven Anthony. HOW DOES THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH? A CASE STUDY IN EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLAND

PDF

Carvalho, Kristin. COMMUNITY BANK STRESS TESTING: WHY BANKS STRESS TEST AND THE IMPACT OF STRESS TESTING ON BANK CAPITAL AND PROFITABILITY

PDF

Chen, Xiaotian. DESIGN, DYNAMIC MODELING AND CONTROL OF SOFT ROBOTS

PDF

Cho, Youngji. THE (MIS)FORMATION OF IDENTITY IN JOSEPH CONRAD’S NOVELS: IDEOLOGY, COMMUNITY, AND THE SELF

PDF

Colavita, Matthew A.. HYDRODYNAMIC DRAG AND ADDED MASS FORCES ON BODIES UNDERGOING SHAPE CHANGE FOR USE IN PROPULSIVE AND MANEUVERING MODELS

PDF

Consilvio, Damiano. COMPUTATIONAL CLOSE READING: A CRITIQUE OF DIGITAL LITERARY METHODOLOGY

PDF

Crisalli, Alicia M.. A STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS OF CARCINOGENIC PROTEIN- AND DNA-BINDING CHEMICALS

PDF

Danilczyk, William C.. DIGITAL TWIN FOR INTELLIGENT CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

PDF

Dong, Luran. VALUING THE IMPACT OF WIND TURBINES ON HOUSING PRICES

PDF

Dorfman, Leah. THE EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY ON VALUE CONSISTENCY DURING A WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM

PDF

Dugas, Joan R.. HOME HEALTH CARE NURSES’ EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF PROVIDING CARE TO OLDER ADULTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

PDF

Dunn, Matthew. CALIBRATION AND APPLICATION OF A TUBE PASSIVE SAMPLER FOR EVALUATING FATE AND TRANSPORT OF PER- AND POLYFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS)

PDF

Duroha, Jesse. SUSTAINABLE ERGONOMICS FOR SOLAR INSTALLATIONS

PDF

Ferchichi, Mohamed Anis. DIAGNOSTIC BRAINS, EXPERIENTIAL MINDS AND METAMODERNISM: MCEWAN, SELF, AND MCCARTHY AS CASE STUDIES

PDF

Ferry, James A.. RESISTING ARREST: AN (AUTO-THEORETICAL) ESSAY ON PRISON LITERATURE

PDF

Forkus, Shannon. EXAMINING BIDIRECTIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL TRAUMA AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ARMY SOLDIERS

PDF

Forte, Michael B. Jr.. DID GASB 67 AND 68 IMPACT PUBLIC PENSION RISK TAKING?

PDF

Freeman, Matthew. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO- AND MICROPARTICLES FOR PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERY

PDF

Gallucci, Gina. MECHANISMS OF PPAR-ALPHA TARGETED THERAPY IN CHOLESTASIS: TRANSLATIONAL STUDIES

PDF

Garzon, Joise. “IF YOU ARE TRYING TO HELP STUDENTS, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY ASK THEM HOW YOU CAN HELP”: TESTIMONIOS OF LATINA/O/ HISPANIC COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO PERSISTED TO GRADUATION

PDF

Goldstein, Silvi C.. RACE AND SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH AS MODERATORS OF HARM REDUCTION PHARMACOBEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR ALCOHOL USE DISORDER AMONG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

PDF

Gondola, Bobby G. Jr.. NAVIGATING THE HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE: ARTS-BASED PERSPECTIVES BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS

PDF

Gonsalves, Andrea Jennifer. ENHANCING THE EFFICACY OF INHALABLE NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONS USING BIOMIMETIC LUNG SURFACTANT

PDF

Grzybowski, Amy. A CASE STUDY OF NONCREDIT TO CREDIT PATHWAYS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES

PDF

Gutierrez, Esperanza. THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE OF LATINA MOTHERS FROM A STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE: A FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHY

PDF

Hagan, James Thomas. ADVANCING NANOPORE CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBOHYDRATES WITH CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS AND MACHINE-LEARNING

PDF

Harder de Palma, Thaís. DEFINING THE ESSENTIAL GENOME OF HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE AND CONDITIONALLY ESSENTIAL GENES REQUIRED FOR ITS SURVIVAL IN BIOFILMS AND SERUM COMPLEMENT

PDF

Hasan, Md Tahsin. TESTING THE EFFICACY OF BEHAVIORAL NUDGES FOR REDUCING PLASTIC BAG USE AND PERCEPTION OF LEVY-BASED POLICY AMONG RETAIL CUSTOMERS IN BANGLADESH

PDF

Heidaribafroui, Hojat. MICROFLUIDIC PAPER-BASED DEVICES FOR THE DETECTION OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

PDF

Holmes, Howard J.. THE EFFECTS OF NUDGES IN ACQUIRING NEW CLIENTS IN A WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIRM

PDF

Ivone, Ryan. DEVELOPMENT OF POLYMERIC NANO- AND MICROPARTICLE-BASED CONTROLLED RELEASE PLATFORMS

PDF

Jayasekara, Gethmini Kasunka. INVESTIGATING THE MECHANISM AND EXPANDING THE REACTIVITY OF CU(I)-CATALYZED [2+2] PHOTOCYCLOADDITION REACTIONS OF OLEFINS

PDF

Jones, Aubree E.. FORM AND FUNCTION OF THE LATERAL LINE SYSTEM IN THREE NORTH AMERICAN FISHES: DEVELOPMENT, EVOLUTIONARY INSIGHTS, AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

PDF

Jones, Megan C.. QUEER AND TRANS INCLUSION IN FINNISH TEACHER EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

PDF

Kamat, Shweta. CHOOSING WISELY IN PROPHYLACTIC NEUROKININ-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST USE AMONG WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY

PDF

Khaleghikarahrodi, Mehrsa. EXECUTING ADVANCED ALGORITHMS TO EXTRAPOLATE UNIQUE ELECTRIC VEHICLE USERS’ CHARGING BEHAVIORS

PDF

Khan, Tracy Amanda. FUN IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGE

PDF

Kominia, Athina. SIGNATURE OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS UNDER PYROLYSIS AND AMBIENT CONDITIONS

PDF

Küster, Timo. MEASURING THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK: SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) DETECTION OF ANIONIC ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS

PDF

Landreth, Michael. WAITING TOO LONG TO MOVE AT GREEN LIGHTS

PDF

Larson, Albert Eric. FLUX TO FLOW: A CLEARER VIEW OF EARTH’S WATER CYCLE VIA NEURAL NETWORKS AND SATELLITE DATA

PDF

Lewis, Brittany. DESIGNING ACCESSIBLE COMPUTING DEVICE AUTHENTICATION FOR PEOPLE WITH UPPER EXTREMITY IMPAIRMENT

PDF

Li, Hepfeng. TRUST-REGION BASED POLICY OPTIMIZATION FOR EFFICIENT REINFORCEMENT LEARNING

PDF

Madawala, Hiranya Malshani. DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD, NANOEMULSION-INTEGRATED SINGLE-ENTITY ELECTROCHEMISTRY

PDF

McGrane, Christine. A GROUP RESPITE INTERVENTION FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN LIVING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

PDF

Morrison, Josiah. BIOCHEMICAL AND GENETIC MECHANISMS UNDERPINNING ESCHERICHIA COLI CELL CYCLE AND GROWTH TRANSITIONS

PDF

Nickford, Sarah. Observations at the air-sea interface: quantifying carbon and heat exchange in the Gulf Stream region using uncrewed surface vehicles

PDF

Nowakowski, Catherine. PELAGIC-BENTHIC COUPLING IN THE GULF OF MAINE: MULTIDECADAL MOLECULAR ISOTOPE RECORDS OF ZOOPLANKTON AND DEEP SEA CORALS BIOARCHIVES

PDF

Nusrat, Farah. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF HYDROCLIMATIC VARIABLES IN FORECASTING GEOSPATIAL DIARRHEAL DISEASE RISK

PDF

O'Loughlin, Connor. The Global Dynamics of Some Rational Difference Equations Exhibiting Neimark-Sacker Bifurcation

PDF

Owens, Bridget A.. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN STRESS, INTUITIVE EATING, AND ADIPOSITY IN A COHORT OF MIDLIFE WOMEN

PDF

Page, Felicia M.. Stunned and stranded: Characterizing hypothermic threats to sea turtles in the northwest Atlantic and enhancing conservation by fostering community engagement

PDF

Palmer, Gillian N.. HOW DOES PRACTICING MINDFULNESS RELATE TO CONSUMER WILLINGNESS TO ATTEND EVENTS POST-PANDEMIC?

PDF

Palmer, Michelle G.. HYPOGLYCEMIA SCREENING IN TERM NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT NEWBORNS: A RETROSPECTIVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD REVIEW

PDF

Pantano, Justin. STRATEGIES TOWARDS THE SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS OF MATERIALS WITH POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

PDF

Panthi, Jeeban. GROUNDWATER DYNAMICS IN AN UNCONFINED COASTAL AQUIFER: GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MODELING

PDF

Perera, Rupasinghe. AUTOMATED SOLUTIONS FOR DYNAMIC SUBSET TARGET IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING

PDF

Picard, Kassie. PESTICIDES, POLYMERS, AND POLLUTION: USE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY TO COMBAT THREATS TO POLLINATOR HEALTH

PDF

Piraino, Benjamin. Cell Stress, protein quality control, and activation of toxin antitoxin systems in Escherichia coli

PDF

Pokharel, Hem Kumar. IMPROVING QUALITY: EXPLORING CERAMIC WATER FILTERS IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES

PDF

Puri, Surendra R.. NANOSCALE ELECTROCHEMISTRY AT LIQUID/LIQUID INTERFACE FOR BIOMEDICAL AND ENERGY APPLICATIONS

PDF

Quiroz Santos, Esther Maria. THE IMPACT OF PEER SPECIALISTS ON CLIENT OUTCOMES: AN EXAMINATION OF MEDIATIONAL FACTORS

PDF

Rivera, Kevin. THIN FILM INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC SENSORS FOR CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES (CMCs)

PDF

Ryu, Sangwoo. EVALUATION OF THE TOXICOKINETIC MECHANISMS OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES: ACCUMULATION, DISTRIBUTION, AND ELIMINATION

PDF

Sagna, Safietou. THE OUTSIDER WITHIN: THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN STUDENTS IN HIGER EDUCATION

PDF

Santos, Brenda. CULTURALLY SUSTAINING DISCIPLINARY HISTORY INSTRUCTION: TEACHERS EXPLORING A POSSIBILITY THROUGH PRACTICE

PDF

Sartori, Daniel D.. OSE and Matrix Filtering for SISA

PDF

Setta, Samantha Patricia. THE INFLUENCE OF NUTRIENT REGIME ON DIATOM DIVERSITY AND DIATOM DIAZOTROPH ASSOCIATIONS

PDF

Shen, Elaine Wang. The Social and Ecological Dimensions of Coral Reef Biomonitoring

PDF

Shepard, Zachary. NANO/BIO INTERACTIONS FOR SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL NANOMATERIALS

PDF

Shomberg, Russell Joseph. ADVANCES IN DEEP-SEA IMAGING AND SOFT ROBOTICS

PDF

Shrestha, Shiva. THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE STRESSES IN WATER QUALITY OF AGRICULTURAL, URBAN AND FORESTED WATERSHEDS IN RHODE ISLAND

PDF

Smith, Delaney. CRANBERRY VINE AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE PERIPARTURIENT OVINE AND HER OFFSPRING

PDF

Smith, Melissa Ann. X-ray absorption spectroscopy as a technique to study environmentally sustainable materials

PDF

Sonnet, Virginie. Detection of coastal phytoplankton taxonomy, morphology and optical signals with machine learning and time series analysis

PDF

Strand, Emma. ELUCIDATING THE MECHANISMS OF STRESS TOLERANCE IN REEF-BUILDING CORAL HOLOBIONTS

PDF

Sylvester, Jeremy. FEMTOSECOND TIME-RESOLVED COHERENT RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY OF EQUILIBRIUM PHONONS IN CUBIC PEROVSKITES

PDF

Thompson, Lauren. EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING INTERVENTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ADHD: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

PDF

Tilton, Craig. Fluid-Structure Interaction of Collapsing Volumes in Confined Environments

PDF

Toomey, Michael. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND PRODUCT PERFORMANCE IN THE MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY

PDF

Topper, P. Kevin. MISSING VOICES: A FORMATIVE EXPERIMENT TO IMPROVE DIALOGUE IN ONE ONLINE COLLEGE CLASSROOM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

PDF

Townsend, Nikolas. High-Speed Cops and Robbers

PDF

Trautmann, Hannah. Heterogeneous ribosomes and bS21: An investigation of impacts and mechanisms of altered translation in Francisella tularensis

PDF

Trolle, Susan. DYNAMICS OF NON-AUTONOMOUS DISCRETE SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS TO EVOLUTIONARY DYNAMICS

PDF

Vanceylon, Jarron. THREE CHAPTERS ON THE ECONOMICS OF LAND CONSERVATION

PDF

Visca, Hannah. BIOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PHLIP AND PHLIP-CARGO CONJUGATES DEVELOPED FOR IMAGING AND THERAPY

PDF

Wanchoo, Piyush. CHARACTERIZATION & DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF NOVEL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES TO AIR BLAST AND UNDERWATER SHOCK