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Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

Aalipour, Nafise. THREE ESSAYS ON INVESTMENT STRATEGIES, MACHINE LEARNING AND RISK MANAGEMENT

Agudelo Areiza, Juliana. PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS) EFFECTS ON TISSUE DISPOSITION, PROTEOME, AND HEALTH EFFECTS

Ahn, Paul Bumchan. PREDICTING GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT WITH FINANCIAL DATA AND TEXTUAL ANALYSIS

Armin, Gabrielle M.. QUANTIFYING LINKS BETWEEN PHYTOPLANKTON PHYSIOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Ashey, Jill. NON-CODING RNAS AS REGULATORS OF CORAL BIOLOGY

Babaee, Amir. MONOTONIC CONSTANT NORMAL STIFFNESS TESTS FOR IMPROVING THE SKIN FRICTION RESISTANCE PREDICTION OF DRILLED PILES IN SAND

Banerjee, Puja. MACHINE LEARNING FOR OPTIMIZED OCEAN EXPLORATION DATA ANALYSIS

Beatty, Avery. SUBSTANCE USE IN JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH: THE ROLES OF ADHD AND CD

Becker, Johann Sebastian. DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF IN SITU FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEMS AND DATA PROCESSING WORKFLOWS FOR OCEANOGRAPHIC OBSERVATORIES IN COASTAL AND DEEP-SEA ENVIRONMENTS

Bellnier, Karen. CHANGE IS PEOPLE: HOW FACULTY, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATORS ENGAGE WITH AND SHAPE A SUBSTANTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE PROCESS

Blagden, Katherine M.. EXPLORING THE BENEFITS, BARRIERS, AND SUSTAINABILITY OF COMMUNITY STEM PARTNERSHIPS: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY ON STEM COLLABORATION IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Bowden, William. TEXTUAL SEDIMENTS: GENRE AND THE PLANETARY NOVEL

Brown-Nash, Audreyana. CHARACTERIZATION OF METHODOLOGICAL VARIABILITY IN COMPOUND SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF AMINO ACIDS (CSIA-AA)

Bryant, James S.. PROJECT MANAGER RISK RESPONSE VIA THE SCHEDULE DURATION MECHANISM IN NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Cahan, James. Global engagement, local impact: Exploring practicing teachers' experiences in a Fulbright-Hays Group Project in Guatemala

Carvalho, Orianna Duncan. MORE THAN JUST FOOD AND MONEY: AN EXPLORATION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS’ CHALLENGES WITH FOOD ACCESS AND INSECURITY

Chapdelaine, Abygail. INVESTIGATING MONO-DRIVER VERSUS MULTI-DRIVER ONCOGENESIS VIA ALTERATIONS TO CELL SIGNALING PATHWAYS

Chu, Tyler. MECHANICAL RESPONSE OF DROP-STITCH INFLATABLE STRUCTURES TO SHOCK AND IMPACT LOADING

Connolly, Somatra Lynn. College Health Provider Experiences with Inclusive and Affirming Care of Sexual and Gender Minorities

Conti, Michael. ANALYSIS OF EARLY INTERVENTIONS TO RETAIN UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE

Coppersmith, Jessica. MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE SHELLFISH PATHOGEN VIBRIO CORALLIILYTICUS RE22 AND THE PROBIONT PHAEOBACTER INHIBENS S4Sm

Crowley, Deborah. NUMERICAL MODELING STUDY OF COASTAL IMPACTS FROM EXTREME STORMS AND SEA LEVEL RISE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND

Desrochers, Jessica. REVERSE GEOMETRIC DISPERSION IN THE BEAUFORT SEA: DISSECTING SOUND PROPAGATION AT LONG RANGES IN DUCTED PROFILES

Dionne, Connor Jaymes. COMPREHENSIVELY UNDERSTANDING AND MANIPULATING THE HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISMS IN NEXT-GENERATION BATTERY MATERIALS

Dunlevy, Francesca Alexa. MARKET SEGMENTATION TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC EVENT ATTENDANCE INTENTIONS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: A THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR APPROACH

Eaton, Lindsey Eileen. THE EFFECT OF MATERNAL DIET ON DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMING: A CROSS SPECIES ANALYSIS

Ewton, Erica. QUANTIFYING MIXOTROPHY POTENTIAL AS A FUNCTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL DRIVERS IN COASTAL AND ESTUARINE PLANKTON COMMUNITIES

Fellingham, John H.. THREE ESSAYS ON HOW PASSIVE OWNERSHIP OF STOCKS IS RESHAPING MARKET MICROSTRUCTURE AND TRADITIONAL CORPORATE FINANCE METRICS

Fernandes, Renato. ENTREPRENEURIAL SELLING AND BUSINESS SUCCESS IN BRAZIL

Ferreira, Colby Mils. GENETIC AND BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS CONTROLLING DIVISOME LOCALIZATION AND SEPTATION DURING THE ESCHERICHIA COLI CELL CYCLE

Frank, Jordann Rawlins. MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING FOR IMPROVING CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG WOMEN LEAVING PRISON

Franzetta, Sharon Ann. INCENTIVES, PERFORMANCE METRICS, AND HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN WASTE

Fusco, Rosemarie. CONFRONTING THE SEAPORT RESILIENCE GAP: INCENTIVES, FRAMEWORKS, AND CASE STUDIES FOR ENHANCING RESILIENCE TO NATURAL HAZARDS IN PORT PLANNING AND POLICY

Gaspar, Lauren. THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN NANO- AND MICROPLASTICS EXPOSURE, GENETIC RISK FACTORS, AND AGE-RELATED COGNITIVE DECLINE

Gillis, Helice A.. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PILLAR[5]ARENE AND PILLAR[6]ARENE IN THE SYNTHETIC ROUTE TO A WATER-SOLUBLE PILLAR[6]ARENE: A CASE OF KINETIC AND THERMODYNAMIC PRODUCTS OR TWO DISTINCT, COMPETING REACTIONS

Gong, Liyuan. MICROPLASTICS DETECTION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND CYTOTOXICITY EVALUATION VIA LAB-ON-CHIP

Hixon, Courtney Janell. CUEING INTO THE CULTURE: AWE'S IMPACT ON BLACK WOMEN'S SUNSCREEN RITUALS & CONSUMER-TO-CONSUMER ADVOCACY

Jacoby, Danielle. DYNAMICS OF METAL-COORDINATED COUMARIN DYES FOR PHOTOSWITCHING APPLICATIONS

John, Leni. THE PURSUIT OF SUSTAINABILITY IN SOLAR POWER GENERATION

Karna, Pravin. UNDERSTANDING ELECTRON-PHONON COUPLING UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS: IMPLICATIONS TO THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND CARRIER MOBILITIES IN METALS AND ULTRA-WIDE BAND GAP MATERIALS

Kass, Elizabeth. ALTERNATIVE METHODS TO CONTROL AND MANAGE GASTROINTESTINAL NEMATODES IN SMALL RUMINANTS

Kim, Andrew. CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF SPECIALIZED METABOLITES FROM HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS

Knibb, Jana N.. INTERSECTIONS OF INATTENTION: A QUALITATIVE INQUIRY INTO THE EXPERIENCES OF MULTIPLY MARGINALIZED STUDENTS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE SETTINGS

Larcom, Alexandra Black. ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD INTAKE AND DIETARY INTAKE BEHAVIORS IN YOUNG ADULTS

Leger, Rosemary. “SWAP WHAT NO LONGER SERVES”: AN EXPLORATION OF ZERO WASTE FASHION COMMUNITIES ONLINE AND IRL

Lindsay, Taylor R.. LIGHT, SYMBIOSIS, AND THE BIOLOGY OF CORALS

McLinden, John P.. ELECTRO-VASCULAR DYNAMICS DURING AUDITORY PROCESSING: VARIATION ALONG THE SCHIZOTYPY CONTINUUM

Meyer, Natalie. SHIFTING SEAS AND GREENER CITIES: PUBLIC PREFERENCES FOR CLIMATE-DRIVEN CHANGES IN FOOD SYSTEMS AND URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE

Mezebish Quinn, Tori. DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE: COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES TO UNRAVELING THE MOVEMENT ECOLOGY OF WATERFOWL THROUGHOUT THE ANNUAL CYCLE

Motsenbocker, Breanna. DEMOCRATIZING DEEP-SEA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT USING RAPID PROTOTYPING TECHNIQUES

Mylie, Quentin. THE EFFECTS OF PH AND ONCOMETABOLITES ON DNA REPAIR MEDIATED BY ALKB FAMILY ENZYMES

Pandey, Akash. CHARACTERIZATION AND DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF COMPOSITE AND METALLIC STRUCTURES UNDER EXTREME LOADING ENVIRONMENTS

Paswan, Raeksh. ENHANCING FREEZE-THAW DURABILITY OF CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES THROUGH INNOVATIVE MATERIALS DESIGN

Patry, Emily. CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF CUTANEOUS MELANOMA: A REAL-WORLD ANALYSIS

Paul, Supria. DEVELOPMENT OF A SCITUATE RESERVOIR MITIGATION MODEL FOR ASSESSING FLOOD CONTROL DURING EXTREME SCENARIOS

Peng, Zhiyuan. CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY OF α-KETOGLUTARATE/Fe(II)-DEPENDENT AlkB FAMILY ENZYMES

Pepler, Amanda. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYSACCHARIDE-BASED CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY PLATFORMS

Perera, Kalindu D.C.. APPLICATION OF POLYMERS AND POLYMER-BASED NANOPARTICLES TOWARDS THE AMELIORATION OF CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

Phillips, Jason Thomas. IDEA TO IMPLEMENTATION IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A CASE STUDY FROM A VETERAN URBAN FARM AND HOUSING INITIATIVE

Raker, Catherine E.. THE CHEMICAL ECOLOGY OF A CARIBBEAN BOULDER CORAL DURING RESTORATION AND THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN FISH PREDATION AND MICROBIOME VARIATION

Raudales, Alexa M.. OPIOID USE AND ACUTE SUICIDE RISK: THE REAL-TIME INFLUENCE OF TRAUMA CONTEXT

Ruben, Brett Albert. NOVEL METHODOLOGY AND PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FOR PROTON CT USING SPOT PROFILE RATHER THAN BRAGG PEAK LOCATION

Santilli, Josie. A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY EXPLORING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND INFLUENCE OF AN INTER/INTRAGENERATIONAL DIGITAL EQUITY TRAINING PROGRAM

Schultz, Madeline. PROBING BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS VIA INFRARED ACTION SPECTROSCOPY

Sheerin, Andrew. DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO REDUCING STORMWATER POLLUTION THROUGH ENHANCED STREET SWEEPING

Snook, Jarod. ADVANCING SAMPLING AND EXPANDING MEASUREMENT OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN NATURAL WATERS.

Suh, Wangsuk. HEURISTICS, BIASES, AND PREFERENCES OF AI: TIME AND RISK PREFERENCES AMONG GENERATIVE AI SYSTEMS

Sutherland Charvis, Jodi. LATENT MEASUREMENT OF ADULT ATTACHMENT AND PERCEIVED STRESS BY INTERSECTIONAL RACE/ETHNICITY AND GENDER

Thakur, Sandip. BEYOND THE PHONON GAS MODEL (PGM): UNRAVELING THE UNIQUE MECHANISTIC PROCESSES DICTATING THERMAL TRANSPORT IN HIGHLY ANHARMONIC AND DISORDERED MATERIALS

Thomas, Emmanuel D.. MICRO-LONGITUDINAL EXAMINATION OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND ALCOHOL USE AMONG BLACK ADULTS: PROXIMAL RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS

Venezia, Rebecca. ASSESSING DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY CHANGES OF THE ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS, ROCKWEED AND KELP, IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI

Winkel, Steve G.. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH DISCLOSURES, EMPLOYEE SENTIMENTS AND TURNOVER INTENTION IN THE WORKPLACE

Zyck, Amaelia. IMPACTS OF MULTIPLE COASTAL STRESSORS ACROSS LIFE-HISTORY STAGES IN THE EASTERN OYSTER

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Agarwal, Vitul. AN EXPLORATION OF THE QUANTITATIVE METHODS USED IN THE STUDY OF PHYTOPLANKTON POPULATION DYNAMICS

Alotaibi, Mohammed Obaid Altayyar. UNDERSTANDING GROUNDWATER DEPLETION AND WATER SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER SYSTEMS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION

Alqarni, Abdulmajeed. THE VALUE AND COST OF POLITICAL CONNECTIONS FOR FIRMS IN SAUDI ARABIA

Bankhah, Omar Hanan. FINDING PATTERNS IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS AT THE SCIENCE-SOCIETY INTERFACE: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY

Barranca, Emily. RECOGNIZING INDUCED SUBGRAPH AND TREE STRUCTURE FROM THE ADJACENCY SPECTRUM OF A GRAPH

Basavaraj, Rashmi. DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS: GENOMIC RESPONSE IN HUMAN PERIPHERAL BLOOD FOLLOWING NEUTRON EXPOSURE FOR RADIATION BIODOSIMETRY APPLICATIONS

Becker, Danielle M.. LEARNING FROM THE PAST: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON CORAL PERFORMANCE, REPRODUCTION, AND EPIGENETIC INHERITANCE

Blaize, Justin. INVESTIGATION OF FANCD2 FUNCTION UTILIZING A MULTI-OMIC APPROACH

Cai, Jiangping. TRANSLANGUAGING THROUGH EXPERIENCING: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS STUDYING CHINESE

Card, Matthew. FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES FOR SENSING APPLICATIONS

Carrick, Jane V.. PHYSICAL-ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS AND HYDRODYNAMIC MECHANISMS THAT DEFINE THE NICHE OF REEF-BUILDING COLDWATER CORALS

Carroll, Devon. BURDEN AMONG CAREGIVERS OF YOUTH WITH PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS AND CLINICAL HIGH RISK FOR PSYCHOSIS

Carruba, Christopher Lee Jr.. THERMAL AND ISOTHERMAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE NI(110) SURFACE WITH LEED AND IPES

Champion, Gregory J.. STRATEGIES TO STRESS LESS: A META-ANALYTIC REVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR) ON SELF-REPORTED STRESS

Chaudhary, Birenda. PERFORMANCE OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES IN STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONDITIONS

Crockett, Josh. THE DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT USE OF SEMI-AQUATIC MAMMALS IN A CHANGING NEW ENGLAND LANDSCAPE

Croskell, Helen. THE APPLICABILITY OF HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENT CONTRACT TERMS TO OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECTS

Davis, Sarah. DISTRIBUTIONS, CHARACTERISTICS, AND IMPACTS OF MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IN RHODE ISLAND’S WATERWAYS

DeMichiel, AnnMarie. HOUSE OF HORRORS: SHIRLEY JACKSON AND THE PERILS OF THE DOMESTIC IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1945-1965

Dove, Isabel. LATE PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AT THE SOUTHERN OCEAN SEA ICE EDGE DOCUMENTED BY DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES AND DIATOM-BOUND NITROGEN ISOTOPES

Dumarevskaya, Liubov. ENHANCING FOREST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH GIS ANALYSIS, REMOTE SENSING, AND PREDICTIVE MODELS: ASSESSING TREE MORTALITY AND ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE

DuPont, Michael. DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF PH SENSITIVE PEPTIDES FOR FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AND THERAPY OF TUMORS

Duvanova, Tatiana. THE EMPIRE: A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL

Exley, Alexis Johnson. EDDY-TOPOGRAPHIC INTERACTIONS

Fontaine, Diana N.. DRIVERS OF PHYTOPLANKTON DIVERSITY AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION ACROSS TIME AND SPACE: INSIGHTS FROM THE NORTHEAST U.S. SHELF

Foresi, Joseph D.. VALUATION’S ROLE IN THE INVESTMENT DECISIONS PROCESS A MIXED METHOD STUDY

Fulfer, Victoria Madison. ASSESSING PLASTIC POLLUTION ON SHORELINES AND IN COASTAL SEDIMENTS