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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Albarakati, Noura
. ANALYZING FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ATTRITION OF UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCEAlmeida, Eric Ganeto
. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE CORYNEBACTERIUM MATRUCHOTII HAS WITHIN SUPRAGINGIVAL PLAQUE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION AND ITS RESPONSE TO ORAL STREPTOCOCCI AND SALIVAAnsong, 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 ACTIVISMBentil, 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 SYSTEMSCapobianco, 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 MONITORINGDavis, 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 YOUTHDiFonte, 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 INJURYDrohan, 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 DEVELOPMENTFenn, 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 OCEANGyllinksy, Joshua V.
. WEARABLE USER-CENTRIC ZERO-CONFIGURATION HAPTIC FEEDBACK SYSTEM DESIGN IN CONNECTED ENVIRONMENTSHong, Leo
. BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: PERFORMANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVEHryrsenko, Yana
. CLUSTERING OF CANCEROUS GENOMES USING EFFICIENT DISTANCE CALCULATIONSJames, Ciara
. COGNITIVE REAPPRAISAL VS. ACCEPTANCE: A COMPARISON OF EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ANXIETYJames, Eileen M.
. BLACK FEMINIST AUTOETHNOGRAPHY: HOW IDENTITY CAN AFFECT PEER REVIEW PRACTICES IN THE COLLEGE WRITING CLASSROOMJonas, Tim
. DEFINING PATTERNS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE USER CHARGING BEHAVIOR: URBANICITY & SERVICEKatkov, André V.
. TO SCALE DRAGONS: COMPRISING THINGS LOST AND TWO ESSAYS ON FANTASYKenney, Timothy
. CHRONICLING A PANDEMIC: UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS DURING THE MARCH 2020 SHUTDOWNLawal, Oluwadolapo D.
. AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS VERSUS WARFARIN IN CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE, AND AFTER ANTICOAGULANT-RELATED MAJOR BLEEDINGMaggi, Brian
. DEVELOPMENT OF FRAGILITY CURVES FOR REINFORCED DUNES TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF COASTAL COMMUNITIESMcLennan, Lindsay R.
. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HOMEMADE EXPLOSIVESMerecicky, Andrew
. BROKEN DOZER, HAUNTED VALE: THE ECOPOETICS OF AMBIENT LANGUAGEMuccio-Raposo, Maria
. EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES AND MOTIVATIONS OF WOMEN WHO LEAD AND ENGAGE IN CHANGE WORK AT THEIR HOME INSTITUTIONParker, Haley Wynne
. REWEIGHTED COMPONENTS IN DIET QUALITY SCORES AND MORTALITY RISK ASSOCIATIONSPepin, Kristen
. AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT WELLNESS: EXPLORING GENERATION Z STUDENT WELLNESS EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMICPhelps, Peter Thomas
. TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION SCHEME FOR DYNAMIC CONDITIONSPietros, Jennifer
. COMPUTATIONAL THINKING IN ELEMENTARY SCIENCERivera Morales, Omar X.
. PARALLELIZATION OF VECTORIZED SELF-ORGANIZING MAPS IN HARDWARE ACCELERATOR ARCHITECTURESRodrigo, Undugodage Nuwanthi Dilhari
. INVESTIGATION OF NOVEL LOW TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIESRosario, Margaret
. CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF METABOLITES PRODUCED BY MARINE PSEUDOALTEROMONAS SPP.Schulz, Christina T.
. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT AND EXPECTANCY OF ALCOHOL USE ON CHANGES IN REFLECTION-IMPULSIVITY AND CRAVINGShi, Pengcheng
. SEISMIC BEHAVIOR ON OCEANIC TRANSFORM FAULTS REVEALED BY NUMERICAL MODELING AND SEISMIC OBSERVATIONStarkey, Christopher Michael
. THREE ESSAYS IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS: CRISIS, CONTAGION, AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONSumathirathne, Lasanthi
. A STUDY OF STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS IN TRANSITION METAL ION-PVDF THIN FILMS/COMPOSITES AND APPLICATIONSTakyi, Evelyn
. PROBIOTICS FOR EASTERN OYSTER HATCHERIES: COMMERCIAL FORMULATIONS AND EFFECT ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITIESTran, Kathleen Diep
. REGULATION OF COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF SWI/SNF CHROMATIN REMODELING COMPLEXVia, Christopher William
. A MULTI-YEAR INVESTIGATION OF THE SPECIALIZED METABOLITE COMPOSITION OF TRICHODESMIUM SPP.Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Ahern, Olivia Marjorie
. MARINE MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS: DIVERSITY AND FUNCTION OF THE THALASSIOSIRA ROTULA PHYCOSPHERE COMMUNITYAlshammari, Saad
. ESSAYS ON EMPIRICAL ASSET PRICING IN SAUDI ARABIAAmaral, Jennifer L.
. CHARACTERIZATION OF IMPACT PILE DRIVING SIGNALS AND FIN WHALE VOCALIZATIONS AT THE BLOCK ISLAND WIND FARM SITEAmelotte, Wendy K.
. EXAMINING THE LEADERSHIP AND LITERACY PRACTICES IN EFFECTIVE TITLE 1 SCHOOLS: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY OF SCHOOLS THAT FOSTER EFFICACY SO ALL CAN LEARNAnderson, Stephanie I.
. PHYTOPLANKTON THERMAL RESPONSES AS DRIVERS OF COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENTBorbee, Erin
. BIODIVERSITY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF PROTIST COMMUNITIES IN COASTAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS INDONESIABorrione, Francesca
. TRUE CRIME, WOMEN, AND SENSATIONALIZED REPRESENTATIONS IN THE ITALIAN AMERICAN IMAGINARYChang, Xinqiang
. FANTASIZING REPRODUCTION: THE BIOLOGIZATION OF THE DESIRE FOR PROGRESS IN VICTORIAN LITERATURECharbaji, Amer
. A NEW PAPER-BASED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SENSITIVE DETECTION OF NITRATE IN SEAWATERChieffalo, Anthony Conrad
. GENDERED & GENREFIED BODIES: HEROISM AS PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE IN SWORD & SORCERY FANTASYChurchill, Erin D.
. TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS SERVING U.S. INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES: A QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDYConstant, Nicholas
. PD-AWARE: A CONTEXTUAL MHEALTH PLATFORM SERVING WEARABLE-ASSISTED PROS FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASECorreia, Amy
. WORKING TOWARDS PROFICIENCY: INVESTIGATION OF RECLASSIFICATION AND GROWTH RATES FOR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH LEARNERS IN AN ASSET AND RESEARCH-BASED ENGLISH LEARNER DEVELOPMENT COURSEDunbar, Eva-Molly Petitto
. PREDICTORS OF PAIRED, SINGULAR, AND NO ACTION AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIOR RISKSFoulke, Elizabeth
. INTIMATE DISTANCES: AN ARCHIPELAGOFox, Katelyn
. ANTECEDENTS OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY RISK FACTORS, A SELF DETERMINATION THEORY PERSPECTIVEGates, Dana M.
. PHARMACIST-ADMINISTERED PEDIATRIC INFLUENZA VACCINATION IN THE UNITED STATESGaur, Vasundhara
. NON-MARKET VALUATION OF UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR ARRAYSGilbert, Jonathan Ross
. THE LOUD IMPACT OF A QUIET EGO: HOW POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY INCREASES SALESPERSON PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEINGGonçalves Neto, Afonso
. NORTH ATLANTIC ON THE EDGE: OCEAN CIRCULATION THROUGH GATEWAYS AT THE SUBPOLAR-SUBTROPICAL BOUNDARYGravely, Mitchell
. PROBING INTERACTIONS OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AT THE NANO-BIO INTERFACEGuan, Xintong
. CARROT OR STICK: NUDGING CONSUMERS TOWARDS HEALTHIER CHOICES THROUGH CUSTOMIZED PRICE INCENTIVESGurr, Samuel J.
. STRESS CONDITIONING TO HYPERCAPNIC SEAWATER IN THE PACIFIC GEODUCK PANOPEA GENEROSAHawthorne-Kocak, Catherine
. INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER AGENCY, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTHill, Jaunetta
. INVESTIGATING TOLFENAMIC ACID AND ITS ANALOGS AS POTENTIAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE THERAPEUTICSHirsch, Aaron C.
. SEISMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU AND SURROUNDING PACIFIC UPPER MANTLEInush Kalana, Urala Liyanage Don
. SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL POLYMER MATERIALS VIA ORGANOCATALYTIC RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION (ROP) OF CYCLIC LACTONESIsmail Hosni, Sarah Mohamed
. MULTIMODAL INTEGRATION OF MOTOR IMAGERY-BASED SIGNATURES FOR NEURAL RESPONSE CLASSIFICATIONIula, Shawna C.
. TURNING POINTS: A CASE STUDY OF MOTIVATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGEJacobson, Rose
. CHARACTERIZATION OF OVARIAN TISSUE CULTURE AND INVESTIGATION OF EMBRYONIC RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE STRESS USING A SHP2 PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR IN CIONA INTESTINALISJadhav, Ajita
. DIETARY FERMENTABLE CARBOHYDRATE (FC) CONSUMPTION AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH DIET QUALITY AND HEALTH PARAMETERSJafari Deligani, Roohollah
. SPECTRO-TEMPORAL BASED QUANTIFICATION OF BRAIN FUNCTIONS IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERSJahan, Khurshid
. EFFECTIVENESS OF ROADSIDE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) ON MAINTAINING STORMWATER QUALITY THROUGH MONITORING AND MODELINGJakaria, Md Golam
. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS TO OVERCOME PULMONARY EPITHELIAL BARRIERSJiang, He
. GRAPH NEURAL NETWORK BASED LEARNING FOR DYNAMIC SPECTRUM ACCESSJiang, Tianqi
. ESSAYS ON FINANCIAL ANALYSTS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AND CAPITAL MARKETSKerrigan, Zak
. MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COMPOSITION IN THE OPEN OCEAN AND MARINE SEDIMENTKirejczyk, Michael A.
. SELF-GRAVITATING FERMI-DIRAC AND BOSE-EINSTEIN CLUSTERS WITH PLANAR, CYLINDRICAL, AND SPHERICAL SYMMETRYKirk, Riley D.
. EVALUATING NATURAL PRODUCT LIBRARIES WITH EMPHASIS ON IN VITRO PERMEABILITY WORKFLOWSKishore, Shyamal
. FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION DURING EXTREME DYNAMIC LOADING EVENTS OF COMPOSITES AND METALSKrasnosky, Kristopher
. MASSIVELY PARALLEL STOCHASTIC TERRAIN MODELS IN UNDERSEA MAPPING AND NAVIGATIONKulesh, Corinne M.
. STUDENT RETENTION: BRIDGING THEORY, RESEARCH, PRACTICE & POLICYLangan, Joseph A.
. THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE DECLINE OF NARRAGANSETT BAY WINTER FLOUNDERLee, Changhee
. EXPLORING THE VALUE OF PEER INTERACTION DURING ONLINE INQUIRY WITH A QUESTION GENERATION TASKLi, Lusi
. MULTI-VIEW ROBUST REPRESENTATION LEARNING