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Theses/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 PORCESSING 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 ASSESSMENTDe 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 ANXIETYJames, Eileen M.
. BLACK FEMINIST AUTOETHNOGRAPHY: HOW IDENTITY CAN AFFECT PEER REVIEW PRACTICES IN THE COLLEGE WRITING CLASSROOMJayawardana, Chamithri
. INVESTIGATION OF LI-ION BATTERY ELECTROLYTE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE AND LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONSJonas, 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 SHUTDOWNKurtz, Kayla
. BIOFOULING OF SENSORS IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLANDLawal, Oluwadolapo D.
. AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS VERSUS WARFARIN IN CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE, AND AFTER ANTICOAGULANT-RELATED MAJOR BLEEDINGLi, Hewenxuan
. ON DATA-DRIVEN FATIGUE DAMAGE MONITORING AND PREDICTION IN NONLINEAR MECHANICAL SYSTEMSLyngdoh, Gideon Arthur
. MULTISCALE SIMULATION AND MACHINE LEARNING-ASSISTED PERFORMANCE PREDICTION FOR CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITESMaggi, Brian
. DEVELOPMENT OF FRAGILITY CURVES FOR REINFORCED DUNES TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF COASTAL COMMUNITIESMarcks, Basia A.
. RECONSTRUCTING NUTRIENT CONSUMPTION IN THE EXPANDED SOUTHERN OCEAN OF PLEISTOCENE GLACIAL PERIODSMcCane, Lynn Marie
. EFFECTS OF tDCS ON THE SPINAL CORD PLASTICITY INDUCED BY SOLEUS H-REFLEX OPERANT CONDITIONINGMcLennan, 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 INSTITUTIONNalven, Tessa
. A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG USE AMONG MULTIRACIAL YOUNG ADULTSOgram Buckley, Caitlin Michelle
. BRAIN HEALTH PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE: FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND REFINEMENTParker, 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 SCIENCEPimentel, Zachary
. BACTERIAL COMMUNITY DYNAMICS IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMSPomerantz, Hayley
. Parenting Style and Help-Seeking for Child Anxiety and Depression: A Vignette StudyQi, Rui
. CHEMICAL BIOLOGY OF DNA ADDUCT REPAIR, BYPASS AND MUTAGENESISRicci, Peter Paul
. The Next Paradigm in Vapor Sensing: Single Molecule DetectionRichardi, Jessica Lynne
. What Is Classical Education? Using Curriculum Theory to Define A Classical Approach to K-12 SchoolingRivera 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.Roy, Amanda Ashley
. Co-Constructing Self-CompassionSaad, Julian Michael
. THE SELF-HEALTH MOVEMENT: CHANGING FOR GOOD HEALTHSauco, Paul
. THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELING OF SKIRTED ANCHOR AND RETICULATED MICROPILE FOUNDATION SYSTEMSSchick, Melissa R.
. ASSOCIATIONS AMONG AFFECT, ALCOHOL USE, AND RISKY SEX: A DAILY DIARY STUDY OF FIRST NATION ADULTSSchulz, Christina T.
. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT AND EXPECTANCY OF ALCOHOL USE ON CHANGES IN REFLECTION-IMPULSIVITY AND CRAVINGSeveney, Lauren Elizabeth
. THE SYNTHETIC DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SUPRAMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES FOR THE PURPOSES OF DRUG DELIVERY AND BIOSENSINGShi, Pengcheng
. SEISMIC BEHAVIOR ON OCEANIC TRANSFORM FAULTS REVEALED BY NUMERICAL MODELING AND SEISMIC OBSERVATIONShuster, Coral L.
. Dyadic Experience of Emotion Regulation for Families with Autism Spectrum DisorderSilva de Oliveira, Tania Thalyta
. ANALYTE-SENSING PARTICLES AND IMPACT OF PLASTICS ON ENVIRONMENTAL-LY ABUNDANT BACTERIASpellman, Charles D.
. ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT AND REUSE WITH ACTIVATED FERRATEStanisavljevic, Aleksandra
. IMPACTS OF HYPERTENSION AND THROMBOSIS IN A RAT MODEL OF CEREBRAL AMYLOID ANGIOPATHY (rTg-DI)Starkey, Christopher Michael
. THREE ESSAYS IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS: CRISIS, CONTAGION, AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONSullivan, Joseph Patrick
. Development of a Safe Lithium-ion Battery with a Polymer ElectrolyteSumathirathne, 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 COMPLEXvan Dam, Loes
. SPATIOTEMPORAL AND THERMAL VARIABILITY IN UPPER MANTLE FLOW AS A RESULT OF MID-OCEAN RIDGE MIGRATIONVia, Christopher William
. A MULTI-YEAR INVESTIGATION OF THE SPECIALIZED METABOLITE COMPOSITION OF TRICHODESMIUM SPP.Wong, Kevin Harrison
. MECHANISMS AND CONSEQUENCES OF CROSS-GENERATIONAL ACCLIMATIZATION IN REEF-BUILDING CORALS