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Theses/Dissertations from 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
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
Glew, Robert J.. THE EFFECTS OF RETIREMENT EDUCATION, PRIMING AND PRESENTATION ORDER ON WEALTH MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES
Gomes, Nilton X.. FROM PAGE TO STAGE: ENLIGHTENMENT COMMON SENSE & THE SEMIOTICS OF THE BODY, 1660–1820
Gómez Corrales, Matías. CRYPTIC LINEAGES MATTER FOR CORAL CONSERVATION UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE
Gregoire, Michelle Jean. ALTERED TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION IS AN EARLY DRIVER OF DISEASE IN AN IN VITRO MODEL OF C9ORF72 ALS/FTD
Hamdi, Nader. ADVANCING CLINICAL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS PEDIATRIC FOOD INSECURITY
Hamel, Kenneth. SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF HARMFUL MACROALGAL BLOOMS ON CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES
Hart, Roger. MINERALOGICAL, GEOCHEMICAL, AND MAGNETIC EXAMINATION OF SERPENTINIZATION IN EXTRATERRESTRIAL ANALOGS
Hauer, Michelle A.. INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE POPULATION STRUCTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND PROPHAGE-LINKED PROCESSES IN DEEP-SEA HYDROTHERMAL VENT SYMBIONTS
Houghton, James P.. EXECUTING ADVANCED ALGORITHMS TO EXTRAPOLATE VOTER ARRIVAL BEHAVIOR IN U.S. ELECTIONS
Houle, Kelly. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS’ VALUES, BEHAVIORS, AND PERCEIVED BARRIERS OF STEM EDUCATION
Howarth, Samuel Dean. AN INVESTIGATION OF ALKB-FAMILY DNA REPAIR ENZYMES AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH SYNTHETIC, MODIFIED OLIGONUCLEOTIDES
Ichiyama, Robert. DIAGNOSTICS DEVELOPMENT FOR AND STUDY OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS SUBJECT TO SHOCK LOADING
Ijomah, Peter. MANAGING & DISCLOSING TECHNICAL DEBT IN FIRMS: A CASE OF THE P&C INDUSTRY
Jisan, Mansur Ali. DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A HURRICANE BOUNDARY LAYER WIND MODEL FOR LANDFALLING HURRICANES
Katz, Samuel D.. CHASING SOOT ACROSS THE SEA: THE FATE AND TRANSPORT OF PARTICULATE BLACK CARBON IN THE EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC
Kaye, Emily. MECHANISTIC APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING ADVERSE LIVER OUTCOMES RELATED TO PFAS EXPOSURE IN NEONATAL AND ADULT MICE
Keane, Daniel P.. TELECHELIC POLYMERS AS HIGH-PERFORMANCE RHEOLOGICAL MODIFIERS IN BIOMIMETIC POLYMER-LINKED EMULSIONS
Kennedy, Bonnie. THE ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF AUDIT DATA ANALYTIC TOOLS IN SMALL AND MID-SIZED ACCOUNTING FIRMS
Killeavy, Erin. DEFINING THE PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASE ACTIVE SITE OF THE RIBOSOME
Kim, Sue Yon. ANGELENO: A NOVELLA
Kumar, Ashutosh. DEVELOPMENT AND MODELING OF AN INNOVATIVE MICROFLUIDIC PAPER-BASED ANALYTICAL DEVICE FOR QUANTITATIVE ELISA
Lamkin, Jamie. IDENTIFICATION OF CELLULOSE SYNTHASE STRUCTURAL FEATURES INVOLVED IN CELLULOSE SYNTHESIS COMPLEX FORMATION
Lathpandura, Lakshitha Dinusha. THERMAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF NI(110) SURFACE USING INVERSE PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
Lazar Tucker, Jane. RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HOSPITAL PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING IN THE UNITED STATES
Liu, Li. THE IMPACT OF MULTI-TIER SUPPLY CHAIN COMPLEXITY AND NETWORK CENTRALITY ON BUYING FIRMS’ PERFORMANCE
Livermore Sheehan, Julia C.. USING FISHING INDUSTRY INPUT AND FISHERY-DEPENDENT DATA TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF OFFSHORE FISHING ACTIVITY AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Li, Yibo. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ADJUVANTS FOR INFLUENZA AND TUMOR VACCINES
Mattar, Jennifer M.. EFFECTS OF WESTERN DIET OR EXERCISE EXPOSURE IN A NOVEL RAT MODEL OF LATE-ONSET ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Mcelroy, Kyle. NAVIGATING FLOOD RISK IN U.S. MUNICIPAL PLANNING: A MENTAL MODEL ANALYSIS
Melo Herrera, Yarisbel. IMPROVING THE DIET QUALITY OF WIC-PARTICIPATING WOMEN USING DIGITAL FOOD ENVIRONMENTS
Mikhalyuk, Irena. VALIDITY OF AN INSTRUMENT TO DIAGNOSE CONDUCT DISORDER
Modaresi, Seyed Mohamad Sadegh. MECHANISTIC AND TOXICOKINETIC ANALYSIS OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES: PROTEOMICS APPROACH AND THE ROLE OF FATTY ACID BINDING (FABP)
Monahan, Kathleen. MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE OF NOVEL TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL EXERCISE SCALES
Musella, Katharine. DEVELOPING A TRANSITION PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM
Nadeem, Aceer. NANOTUBE SPECTRAL FINGERPRINTING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR OPTIMIZED BIOIMAGING/SENSING APPLICATIONS
Nash, Caitlin. INCLUSION OF CURRICULUM IN HIGHER EDUCATION TARGETING STIGMA FOR WORKING WITH STIGMATIZED POPULATIONS
Neupane, Chandra Prasad. ULTRAFAST DYNAMICS OF INTRINSIC AND HYBRID PHONON MODES IN WIDE-BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTORS
Ngwa, Akongnwi Nfor. ENERGY MITIGATION AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE DURING UNDERWATER IMPLOSIONS
Pascuzzi, Emma. AN EXPLORATION OF THE ADVERSE OUTCOMES OF DIVORCE
Peña, Priscilla Yamilet. FROM WOKE-WASHING TO AUTHENTIC BRAND ACTIVISM: ESSAYS ON ITS IMPACT ON CONSUMER IDENTITY, BRAND MORALITY AND BRAND RESPONSES
Plee, Tara. ENHANCING GREEN SEA URCHIN (STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROBACHIENSIS) PRODUCTION TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY
Popoola, Racheal. BAG LADY: THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF BLACK WOMEN DOCTORAL STUDENTS ATTENDING A HISTORICALLY WHITE INSTITUTION DURING UNPRECEDENTED TIMES
Potvin, Jacquelyn. IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF A NUTRITON-FOCUSED STEAM SUMMER PROGRAM FOR URBAN YOUTH
Puopolo, Tess. INVESTIGATING THE NEUROPROTECTIVE & ANTI-INFLAMMATORY BIOACTIVITIES OF PLANT DERIVED PHYTOCHEMICALS
Rayta, Bonnie. THE IMPACT OF COMPUTER-BASED SIMULATIONS ON CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND ENGAGEMENT OF ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II STUDENTS
Roche, Katherine M.. DIATOM TAXONOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY ACROSS ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS IN THE UPPER OCEAN
Rogers, Jennifer. DATA AUGMENTATION FOR SMART GRID ANOMALY DETECTION
Rynearson, Leah. INVESTIGATION OF ELECTROLYTES FOR SILICON-CONTAINING ANODES AND ON HIGH VOLTAGE CATHODES IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
Sapiie, Rendhy Moreno. TREADING CAREFULLY IN THE DEEP OCEAN: INSIGHTS INTO THE EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AND SOUND FROM ROBOTIC PLATFORMS ON PELAGIC ANIMAL SURVEYS USING ACTIVE ACOUSTICS AND LOW-LIGHT IMAGING TECHNIQUES
Sheetz, Brian Sperry. DEVELOPMENT OF NANOPORE SENSORS; SURFACE MODIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERIZATION
Slead, Sandra. ADVANCED DEFORMATION MODELING CONSTRAINED BY GEODESY: APPLICATIONS TO UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING AND SUBMARINE VOLCANOES
Slezak, Colby R.. HABITAT SELECTION AND BREEDING ECOLOGY OF AMERICAN WOODCOCK IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
Smith, Jacob L.. FITTING IDEALS WITHOUT A PRESENTATION
Spader, Daniel Lee. CREEP DEFORMATION OF SOLUTION STRENGTHENED NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOYS
Sullivan, Ryan. DYNAMICS OF SOME NON-AUTONOMOUS DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS
Tchoutan Ngoudjou, Gervais. AIRLINE SUPPLY CHAINS: A SUPPLY CHAIN FLOW APPROACH
Turken, Diana. THIS COULD BE HEAVEN OR THIS COULD BE HELL: FIGURATIONS OF URBAN LIFE IN CONTEMPORARY CALIFORNIA
Vanasse, Adam. PREDICTION OF RADIATION EXPOSURE FROM GENETIC EXPRESSION AND TREATMENT OF RESULTING CANCERS
Vincelli, Jay. DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF NOVEL ELECTRODE DESIGNS AND GELS FOR USE IN ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY
Wu, Pei-Chin. USING INSAR TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF COASTAL SUBSIDENCE IN MAJOR CITIES GLOBALLY
Yang, Qingyu. LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT AND KEY FACTORS INFLUENCING CHINESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Yin, Alexander. DESIGN, SIMULATION, AND RAPID PROTOTYPING OF SOFT ROBOTIC ACTUATORS FOR DEEP-SEA APPLICATIONS
Young, Kyle S. R.. SEEKING CLARITY IN THE COASTAL ZONE: QUANTIFYING SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE (SGD) BY THERMAL INFRARED (TIR) IMAGERY AND RADIONUCLIDE TRACER MODELING
Zhang, Yiping. STUDENTS’ FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY IN THE CHINESE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM
Zhao, Lin. MULTI-SENSOR FUSION FOR UUV LOCALIZATION AT THE ICE-WATER INTERFACE
Zhou, Xianhao. DNA DAMAGE, MODIFICATION AND REPAIR
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Abdulshakoor, Ebtesam Mohd. SICKLE CELL DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT AMONG LATE ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SAUDI ARABIA: A MIXED-METHOD STUDY
Abreu, Alyssa. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN OYSTER CONSUMPTION AND IRON, ZINC, AND CADMIUM CONCENTRATIONS IN GHANAIAN WOMEN
Ada, Eren. Utilization of Large-Scale Genomic Data and Phylogenetic Methods in Studying Evolutionary Radiations
Ali, Winifer M.. UNDERLYING MECHANISMS OF UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PEPTIDASE 2 ISOFORMS REGULATION IN HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA BY THE FARNESOID X RECEPTOR SIGNALING PATHWAY
Andrys, Janine Louise. WATER AND OXYGEN FUGACITY IN SUBDUCTION ZONE MAGMATISM
Antolini, Cali. PHOTOCHEMICAL AND PHOTOPHYSICAL DYNAMICS OF THE AQUEOUS FERRATE(VI) ION