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Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kaplan, Burcu. INFORMING NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS FOR CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS: A PRELIMINARY DECISION-MAKING CHECKLIST BY AN EXPERT PANEL

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

Sondergeld, Alexei. EXPLORATION OF OVERACTUATED AUV CONTROL: INVESTIGATION OF FREQUENCY BASED CONTROL ALLOCATION FOR HOVERING OPERATION AND CROSS BODY THRUSTER DYNAMICS FOR VARIABLE FORWARD SPEED OPERATION

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