Explore master's theses and doctoral dissertations from graduates of the URI Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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THE INTERACTION OF EARLY LIFE EXPERIENCES, PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON NEUROCOGNITIVE FUNCTION IN YOUTH, Janis Gaudreau

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USING BLOOD BIOMARKERS TO PREDICT PRECLINICAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, Haley Leclerc

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EFFECTS OF WESTERN DIET OR EXERCISE EXPOSURE IN A NOVEL RAT MODEL OF LATE-ONSET ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, Jennifer M. Mattar

Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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ReBoot: A wearable sensing system for in-home Parkinon's motor assessments, José Miguel Cantón Leal

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

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Differentiation of glutamatergic cortical neurons into transcriptionally defined subtypes during motor training, Katie Lynn Dunton

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EFFECTS OF tDCS ON THE SPINAL CORD PLASTICITY INDUCED BY SOLEUS H-REFLEX OPERANT CONDITIONING, Lynn Marie McCane

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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ANALYZING HSP104 CHAPERONE FUNCTION IN DISASSEMBLY OF AMYLOID AGGREGATES IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE YEAST MODEL SYSTEM, Negar Rahmani

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EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING IN COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH COMORBID ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS, Lauren Thompson

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QUANTIFYING AND COMPENSATING FOR P300 VARIATIONS IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, Alyssa Hillary Zisk

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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LSVT®BIG EXERCISE-INDUCED NEUROPLASTICITY IN PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE: AN ASSESSMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL OUTCOMES, Christine Marie Clarkin

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INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF VASCULAR ACTIVATION IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE-RELATED NEUROINFLAMMATION, Jaclyn M. Iannucci

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INVESTIGATING NAT PRODUCTS & PHARMACEUTICALS TARGETING INFLAMMATION IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES, Shelby L. Johnson

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SPIKE FREQUENCY ADAPTATION IN MOTOR NEURONS AND JOINT RESISTANCE IN RABBIT MODEL OF CEREBRAL PALSY, Preston Steele

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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DIETARY POLYPHENOLS AND THEIR GUT MICROBIOTA METABOLITES AS POTENTIAL TREATMENTS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, Kenneth N. Rose

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THE EFFECTS OF CONCUSSION ON MOTOR NEURON REFLEX EXCITABILITY, Priscilla Villa

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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QUANTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF MOTOR TASKS ON CORTICOKINEMATIC COHERENCE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE, Debanjan Borthakur

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Efficacy Measures of Tolfenamic Acid in a Tau Knock Out Model: Relevance to Alzheimer’s Disease, Allison Leso

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ANALYSIS OF ATP-DEPENDENT CHAPERONE PROTEIN INTERACTIONS WITH MISFOLDED PROTEINS, AMYLOIDS, AND AGGREGATED PROTEINS, Shannon May

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SYNTHESIS OF THIOFLAVIN T ANALOGUES, Jennifer Rodriguez

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Cardiovascular and Retinal Vascular Changes in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Cláudia Yang Santos

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Source Localization of Tripolar Electroencephalography, Christopher Toole

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Receptor-Protein Interactions Mediated by the Fourth Transmembrane of D2R can be Altered by Treatment with Antipsychotics, Craig Michael Irving

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Resting-State Cardiac Workload in Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Cláudia Yang Santos

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Sleep Quality, ADHD Symptomatology, and Executive Functioning in College Students, Justin Blucher

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Immunohistochemical Localization of RF-Amide and GABAA Receptors in the Hypostome and Tentacles of Hydra vulgaris, Jessica Eason

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Epigenetic Pathways Involved in Response to Lead (PB) Exposure in the Aging Brain: Relevance to Alzheimer's Disease, Aseel Eid

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Prescription Stimulant Misuse: The Relationship Between Executive Functioning and Academic Outcomes, Bailey Munro

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The Impact of Deep-Brain Stimulation on Speech Comprehensibility and Swallowing in Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease, David E. Ryder

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Human Tau Gene Expression in a Transgenic Animal Model Altered by Developmental Pb Exposure, Miriam Erline Dash

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EFFECTS OF GABAB LIGANDS ON THE GSH-INDUCED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OF THE HYPOSTOME IN HYDRA, Bianca M. Lauro

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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A GENOMIC AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY OF PHOTORECEPTION IN THE EYELESS CNIDARIAN HYDRA VULGARIS, Stephanie L. Guertin

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AN INTENSIVE TOTAL SPEECH TREATMENT USING PRINCIPLES OF MOTOR LEARNING IN AN INDIVIDUAL WITH DYSARTHRIA, Octavia C. Miller

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IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL LOCALIZATION OF THE NEUROPEPTIDE RFAMIDE IN THE HYPOSTOMAL NERVE NET OF HYDRA VULGARIS, Bailey Munro

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THE ANTI-EPILEPSY POTENTIAL AND ANTAGONISM OF THE N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR BY DIAMINODIPHENYLS, Kyle Robert Scully

Theses/Dissertations from 2013

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THE ABILITY OF POMEGRANATE TO AMELIORATE SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN AGED TRANSGENIC MICE, Aseef H. Ahmed