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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Antolini, Cali
. PHOTOCHEMICAL AND PHOTOPHYSICAL DYNAMICS OF THE AQUEOUS FERRATE(VI) IONArgus, 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 RECKONINGAshraf, Muhammad Hasan
. RECONCEPTUALIZING SUPPLY CHAIN FLOWSAvant, Albert Hosia Jerriod
. Muscadine: PoemsBaughman, Emma C.
. MIDDLE CHILDREN OF HISTORY: MALE-AUTHORED POST-1960s FICTION & THE NIHILISM OF WHITE MALE PROTAGONISTSBosland, Julie
. BEST MANAGEMENT AND EGG WASHING PRACTICES FOR SMALL-SCALE POULTRY PRODUCERS TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETYChen, Xiaotian
. DESIGN, DYNAMIC MODELING AND CONTROL OF SOFT ROBOTSCho, Youngji
. THE (MIS)FORMATION OF IDENTITY IN JOSEPH CONRAD’S NOVELS: IDEOLOGY, COMMUNITY, AND THE SELFColavita, Matthew A.
. HYDRODYNAMIC DRAG AND ADDED MASS FORCES ON BODIES UNDERGOING SHAPE CHANGE FOR USE IN PROPULSIVE AND MANEUVERING MODELSConsilvio, Damiano
. COMPUTATIONAL CLOSE READING: A CRITIQUE OF DIGITAL LITERARY METHODOLOGYCrisalli, Alicia M.
. A STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS OF CARCINOGENIC PROTEIN- AND DNA-BINDING CHEMICALSDorfman, Leah
. THE EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY ON VALUE CONSISTENCY DURING A WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMDugas, Joan R.
. HOME HEALTH CARE NURSES’ EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF PROVIDING CARE TO OLDER ADULTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDYFerry, James A.
. RESISTING ARREST: AN (AUTO-THEORETICAL) ESSAY ON PRISON LITERATUREForkus, Shannon
. EXAMINING BIDIRECTIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL TRAUMA AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ARMY SOLDIERSFreeman, Matthew
. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO- AND MICROPARTICLES FOR PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERYGallucci, Gina
. MECHANISMS OF PPAR-ALPHA TARGETED THERAPY IN CHOLESTASIS: TRANSLATIONAL STUDIESGarzon, 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 GRADUATIONGondola, Bobby G. Jr.
. NAVIGATING THE HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE: ARTS-BASED PERSPECTIVES BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTSGrzybowski, Amy
. A CASE STUDY OF NONCREDIT TO CREDIT PATHWAYS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGESGutierrez, Esperanza
. THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE OF LATINA MOTHERS FROM A STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE: A FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHYHagan, James Thomas
. ADVANCING NANOPORE CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBOHYDRATES WITH CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS AND MACHINE-LEARNINGHeidaribafroui, Hojat
. MICROFLUIDIC PAPER-BASED DEVICES FOR THE DETECTION OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTSIvone, Ryan
. DEVELOPMENT OF POLYMERIC NANO- AND MICROPARTICLE-BASED CONTROLLED RELEASE PLATFORMSJayasekara, Gethmini Kasunka
. INVESTIGATING THE MECHANISM AND EXPANDING THE REACTIVITY OF CU(I)-CATALYZED [2+2] PHOTOCYCLOADDITION REACTIONS OF OLEFINSJones, Megan C.
. QUEER AND TRANS INCLUSION IN FINNISH TEACHER EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHKhaleghikarahrodi, Mehrsa
. EXECUTING ADVANCED ALGORITHMS TO EXTRAPOLATE UNIQUE ELECTRIC VEHICLE USERS’ CHARGING BEHAVIORSKhan, Tracy Amanda
. FUN IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGELandreth, Michael
. WAITING TOO LONG TO MOVE AT GREEN LIGHTSLarson, Albert Eric
. FLUX TO FLOW: A CLEARER VIEW OF EARTH’S WATER CYCLE VIA NEURAL NETWORKS AND SATELLITE DATAMorrison, Josiah
. BIOCHEMICAL AND GENETIC MECHANISMS UNDERPINNING ESCHERICHIA COLI CELL CYCLE AND GROWTH TRANSITIONSNowakowski, Catherine
. PELAGIC-BENTHIC COUPLING IN THE GULF OF MAINE: MULTIDECADAL MOLECULAR ISOTOPE RECORDS OF ZOOPLANKTON AND DEEP SEA CORALS BIOARCHIVESO'Loughlin, Connor
. The Global Dynamics of Some Rational Difference Equations Exhibiting Neimark-Sacker BifurcationPalmer, Michelle G.
. HYPOGLYCEMIA SCREENING IN TERM NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHT NEWBORNS: A RETROSPECTIVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD REVIEWPanthi, Jeeban
. GROUNDWATER DYNAMICS IN AN UNCONFINED COASTAL AQUIFER: GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND MODELINGPicard, Kassie
. PESTICIDES, POLYMERS, AND POLLUTION: USE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY TO COMBAT THREATS TO POLLINATOR HEALTHPiraino, Benjamin
. Cell Stress, protein quality control, and activation of toxin antitoxin systems in Escherichia coliPokharel, Hem Kumar
. IMPROVING QUALITY: EXPLORING CERAMIC WATER FILTERS IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITIESPuri, Surendra R.
. NANOSCALE ELECTROCHEMISTRY AT LIQUID/LIQUID INTERFACE FOR BIOMEDICAL AND ENERGY APPLICATIONSSagna, Safietou
. THE OUTSIDER WITHIN: THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK FRANCOPHONE AFRICAN STUDENTS IN HIGER EDUCATIONSartori, Daniel D.
. OSE and Matrix Filtering for SISAShen, Elaine Wang
. The Social and Ecological Dimensions of Coral Reef BiomonitoringShepard, Zachary
. NANO/BIO INTERACTIONS FOR SYNTHETIC AND NATURAL NANOMATERIALSSmith, Melissa Ann
. X-ray absorption spectroscopy as a technique to study environmentally sustainable materialsTilton, Craig
. Fluid-Structure Interaction of Collapsing Volumes in Confined EnvironmentsTopper, P. Kevin
. MISSING VOICES: A FORMATIVE EXPERIMENT TO IMPROVE DIALOGUE IN ONE ONLINE COLLEGE CLASSROOM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMICTrautmann, Hannah
. Heterogeneous ribosomes and bS21: An investigation of impacts and mechanisms of altered translation in Francisella tularensisWei, Xiaozhuo
. Seismological Investigation of the Hawaiian Volcanoes Following the 2018 Kilauea EruptionZhang, Jingting
. MODELING, DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL OF COMPLEX NONLINEAR UNCERTAIN DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS: FROM ALGORITHM DESIGN TO PHYSICAL EXPERIMENTTheses/Dissertations from 2022
Abdelatti, Marwan Fouad
. Empowering Industrial IoT Systems with GPU-Powered Optimization Algorithms and Cybersecurity ToolsAlbarakati, Noura
. ANALYZING FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ATTRITION OF UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCEAlesio, Jessica
. Protein Pairing and Lipid Linking: Physicochemical Properties of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Influence Their Interactions with MacromoleculesAlmeida, Eric Ganeto
. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE CORYNEBACTERIUM MATRUCHOTII HAS WITHIN SUPRAGINGIVAL PLAQUE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION AND ITS RESPONSE TO ORAL STREPTOCOCCI AND SALIVAAnik, Muzahidul Islam
. MULTIFUNCTIONAL PLASMONIC AND MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES GUIDED BY SELF AND DIRECTED ASSEMBLYAnsong, Rachel A.
. THE TEXT(TILES) OF ADINKRA SYMBOLS: WEST AFRICAN ART, GENDER, & POETIC TRANSLATIONSAstorini, Angela
. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INCLUSIVE THREE-ITEM GENDER INSTRUMENTBasley, Sandra A.
. THE EXPERIENCES OF NURSES AS DOUBLE DUTY CAREGIVERS FOR A FAMILY MEMBER AT THE END OF LIFE: INTERPRETIVE DESCRIPTIONBaumann, Nathan L.
. LONGITUDINAL CLUSTERING OF HEALTH BEHAVIORS WITHIN THE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDYBaylor, Chiquita K.
. I SEE YOU!: CENTERING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF COLLEGIATE BLACK WOMEN ENGAGED IN ACTIVISMBechard, Andrew
. Three Essays on the Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal BloomsBentil, Helena
. DIETARY MAGNESIUM INTAKE AND RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN GHANAIAN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGEBernardo, Nicholas D. Jr.
. MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF SYSTEM CONDITIONS ON U.S. ELECTIONS THROUGH SIMULATIONBorgheai, Seyyed Bahram
. INCORPORATING HEMODYNAMIC COGNITIVE NEUROMARKERS FOR PERSONALIZED ASSISTIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYBrent, Sarah E.
. PROBABILISTIC VISION ONLY LOCALIZATION IN SINGLE AND MULTIPLE MOBILE ROBOT SYSTEMSBrewer, Pamela L.
. Hypertension, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Hypothyroidism in Women Born Preterm of the Women's Health InitiativeBusby, Taylor Sandoval
. Energetic Materials: Synthesis to DetonationCao, Wenqiu
. Risk Prediction of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) using Electronic Health RecordsCapobianco, Karin L.
. MSW GRADUATES PROCESS OF READINESS FOR THE SOCIAL WORK FIELDCashman, Michaela A.
. ADVANCED DETECTION OF MICROPLASTICS AND PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN SEDIMENTS FROM THE NARRAGANSETT BAY WATERSHEDCay, Gozde
. DESIGN OF A WEARABLE MULTI-SENSORY BASED CHEST BELT INTEGRATED WITH IOT FUNCTIONS FOR RESPIRATION MONITORINGChakravarty, Tomali
. UNDERSTANDING THE ROLES OF HETEROGENOUS SWI/SNF COMPLEXES IN REGULATION OF DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSIONChevalier, Robert
. CHEMICALLY TUNED SERS SENSORS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR MARINE SENSINGCromwell, Benjamin B.
. AN EXPLORATION IN DETECTION OF SMALL OXYGEN CONTAINING ANALYTES USING PHTHALOCYANINE DYES AND PIEZOCATALYTIC THINDavis, Mark
. LEARNING TO VISUALIZE: MIDDLE-LEVEL LEARNERS ANALYZING AND DESIGNING SCIENCE INFOGRAPHICSDe Jesus Villanueva, Christina N.
. THE IMPACTS OF THE INVASIVE GREEN IGUANA (IGUANA IGUANA) ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND THE COMMUNITIES OF PUERTO RICO — AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENTDelaney, Daniel
. SIMULTANEOUS ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE: ASSOCIATIONS WITH ALCOHOL CONSEQUENCES AMONG AT-RISK YOUTHDe Pace, Gabriel
. Concept Maps for Middle School Computer Science AssessmentDiFonte, Maria Catherine
. FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF THE EBB AND FLOW PARENTING PROGRAMDing, Meiwen
. TREPROSTINIL, A PROSTACYCLIN ANALOG, PROTECTS KIDNEY FROM RENAL ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURY: PRECLINICAL STUDIES IN A RAT MODEL OF ACUTE KIDNEY INJURYDoner, Sami
. PERFORMANCE-BASED MULTISCALE TUNING OF INCLUSION-MODIFIED AND 3D PRINTED COMPOSITES FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE UNDER STATIC AND DYNAMIC LOADING CONDITIONSDrohan, Megan M.
. RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH OPIOID USE AFTER IN-PATIENT DETOXIFICATIONDubnicka, Mara A.
. INVESTIGATION OF THE STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF XANTHENE DYES FOR ANALYTE DETECTION AND THIN FILM SENSOR DEVELOPMENTEngome Tchupo, Dominique
. Quantitative Methods for Analyzing Team Communication PatternsFenn, Natalie
. DO GOOD TO FEEL GOOD? INVESTIGATING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG NON-COLLEGE YOUNG ADULTSFiore, Erika R.
. GENDER-SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN UNDERGRADUATE STEM STUDENTS IN ONLINE MATHEMATICS COURSES DURING A PANDEMICForsythe, Desiree
. USING CONSTRUCTIVIST GROUNDED THEORY TO UNPACK HOW WHITE WOMEN IN STEM BECOME COMMITTED TO RACIAL JUSTICEGamache, Kyle Normand
. THE BOLSTERING EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTSGilboa, Roy
. DESIGN AND SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION OF A LOW-COST USV FOR COASTAL OBSERVATIONGoncharenko, Svetlana
. LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND EMOTIONDRIVEN IMPULSIVITYGrassian, Benjamin
. ACOUSTIC AND OPTICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR CHARACTERIZING ANIMAL DISTRIBUTIONS IN THE PELAGIC OCEANGraupe, Cristian Eric
. Automated Acoustic Arrival Matching for Long Range Subsurface Positioning of Autonomous SeaglidersGyllinksy, Joshua V.
. WEARABLE USER-CENTRIC ZERO-CONFIGURATION HAPTIC FEEDBACK SYSTEM DESIGN IN CONNECTED ENVIRONMENTSHarrington, Erin R.
. COLLABORATION IS KEY: USING INTERDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE, AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS IN RHODE ISLANDHashmi, Syed Fayaz Ul Haq
. THE MECHANISTIC AND ETIOLOGICAL LINK BETWEEN BILE ACID DYSREGULATION AND PRETERM BIRTHHasselbrink, Carson Lawrence
. Synthesis and application of novel trisresorcinarenes and investigation of new photochemical processes of chromophoresHe, Bing
. DETECTING SLOW SLIP EVENTS FROM SEAFLOOR PRESSURE DATA USING MACHINE LEARNINGHong, Leo
. BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: PERFORMANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVEHryrsenko, Yana
. CLUSTERING OF CANCEROUS GENOMES USING EFFICIENT DISTANCE CALCULATIONSHuizenga, Kristin
. THE AMERICAN LOBSTER (HOMARUS AMERICANUS) IN NARRAGANSETT BAY DURING A TIME OF ECOSYSTEM FLUX: TEMPERATURE, PREDATION, AND LARVAL DYNAMICSJames, Ciara
. COGNITIVE REAPPRAISAL VS. ACCEPTANCE: A COMPARISON OF EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ANXIETY