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Open Access Dissertations

The University of Rhode Island archives and provides access to doctoral dissertations through DigitalCommons@URI. Dissertations prior to 2013 may or may not be available here. Please consult the URI library catalog to see all titles. For those dissertations available only in print, the library can usually scan a copy upon request.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Greene, Andrew Dale. DEEP VARIABILITY IN THE KUROSHIO EXTENSION

Heard, Kenneth V.. Factors Influencing the Evaluation of Expert Witness Testimony in the Behavioral Sciences Under Daubert

Kotowicz, Dawn M.. BUILDING RESILIENCE TO COASTAL DISASTERS: AN ASSESSMENT OF SOCIAL RESILIENCE DURING RECOVERY AFTER THE INDIAN OCEAN TSUNAMI IN THAILAND

Rodríguez Boissén, Myriel. Relationship Between Psychosocial and Interpersonal Factors and Implicit Sex-Submission Associations in Hispanic/Latina and White Women

Smith, Chris P.. EXTENSIONS FOR THE RIGID-BODY QUANTUM MONTE CARLO METHOD

Theses/Dissertations from 2009 2009

Addagulla, Swapna. Functional Silane Based Co-Polymers for Biofunctionalization Studies, Chemical Sensing and Separations

Anthony, Abigail Walker. Climate Change and Peak Demand for Electricity: Evaluating Policies for Reducing Peak Demand Under Different Climate Change Scenarios

Dalton, Elizabeth Minchin. The Relationship Between Assistive Technology State Standards for Teachers, Assistive Technology Implementation, and Student Performance in the Context of Evidence-Based Practice

Doucet, Jennifer M.. Qualitative Examination of Satisfaction with Three Expert System Interventions to Reduce Cancer

Frost, Megan. A Stereotype Threat Intervention That Examines Causal Attributions, Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Faculty Support

Lubertazzi, Maria Adella Aliberti. Natal Habitat Use by Dragonflies Along Landscape Gradients in Rhode Island

Stamm, Karen E.. Stereotype Threat and Implicit Attitudes: Implications for the Leaky Pipeline of Women in Science

Voisine, Deanna Rae. THE INFLUENCE OF DIAGNOSTIC LABELS, GENDER, AND ETHNICITY ON TEACHER PERCEPTIONS, EXPECTANCIES, AND ATTRIBUTIONS: A CONSIDERATION OF CLOSURE, ACCEPTANCE, AND STIGMATIZATION

Theses/Dissertations from 2008 2008

Agarabi, Cyrus D.. The Formulation and Process Development of a Novel Multiparticulate Extended Release Pharmaceutical Delivery Platform for a Highly Water Soluble Compound

Agarwal, Hitesh Kumar. Design and Evaluation of Nucleoside Derivatives for Targeted Drug Delivery and Therapeutic Applications

Amale, Amit. New Approach to the Design and Optimization of Energy Efficient Chemical Processes

Andrade, Marco S.. Exploring the Decision Making Process of Prevention Providers in Adopting or Rejecting a Community-Level Approach to Substance Abuse Prevention

Andres, Magdalena. An Observational Study of the Kuroshio in the East China Sea: Local, Regional and Basin-Wide Perspectives on a Western Boundary Current

Baker-Yeboah, Sheekela. SEA SURFACE HEIGHT VARIABILITY AND THE STRUCTURE OF EDDIES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CAPE BASIN

Ritz, Susan Faye. COPING WITH EVERYDAY CLASSISM: EXERIENCES OF LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN A SOUTHEASTERN RURAL COMMUNITY

Sherman, Kimberly. CLASSROOM-BASED EMPATHY TRAINING: AN EVALUATION OF PROGRAM EFFECTS IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Stephan, Catherine. The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Decisional Balance for Stress Management and Exercise Behavior in an Adolescent Population: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis

Zhou, Yuyu. High Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing for Improved Hydrologic Modeling

Theses/Dissertations from 2007 2007

Book, Jeffrey W.. NORTHERN ADRIATIC CIRCULATION AND TIDES

Bridges, Ana J.. Romantic Couples and Partner Use of Sexually Explicit Material: The Mediating Role of Cognitions for Dyadic and Sexual Satisfaction

Bujoreanu, I. Simona. Developmental and Neuropsychological Perspectives on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test in Normal Children

Fan, Yalin. EFFECTS OF SURF ACE WAVES ON AIR-SEA MOMENTUM AND ENERGY FLUXES AND OCEAN RESPONSE TO HURRICANES

Krebs, Paul M.. Computerized, Tailored, Theory-Based Interventions for Health Behavior Change: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis

Lebeau, Rebecca. Marijuana Abuse in Incarcerated Adolescents: Reasons for Use and Implications for Treatment

Lockwood, Lea Beth. Enhancing Hardiness in Urban Adolescent Males: A Hardiness Curriculum

Meshreki, Lotus Makram. RELIGIOSITY, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING AMONG MIDDLE EASTERN/ ARAB MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS IN THE USA: A STUDY OF POSITIVE EMOTION AS A MEDIATOR

Whipple, Diane L.. EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE PROMOTION ON DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR:A QUANTITATIVE REVIEW

Theses/Dissertations from 2006 2006

Almesallmy, Mohammed. Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Inertial Propulsion Mechanisms and Motion Simulation of Rigid-Multi-Body Mechanical Systems

Cantwell, Mark G.. MOBILITY AND FATE OF CONTAMINANTS IN ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTS

Damrad, Anne E.. EVALUATING A PARENT TRAINING PROGRAM: SCALE ANALYSIS AND THE EFFECTS OF SYSTEMATIC TRAINING FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING (STEP) ON CHILD AND PARENT BEHAVIOR

Frank, Heather M.. Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Anger Management Program in a Detention Facility

Ross, Marcus R.. Richness Trends of Mosasaurs (Diapside, Squamata) During the Late Cretaceous

Xu, Yongsheng. ANALYSES OF SEA SURFACE HEIGHT, BOTTOM PRESSURE AND ACOUSTIC TRAVEL TIME IN THE JAPAN/EAST SEA

Theses/Dissertations from 2005 2005

Campion, Christopher Lawrence. An Analysis of the Thermal Decomposition Reactions of Organic Electrolytes Used in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Gallo, Frank Joseph. A Self-Report Approach to Screening Police Candidates’ Aggressive Tendencies

Trombetti, Isabel A.. Meanings in the Lives of Older Adults: In Their Own Voices

Yeh, Yating. APPLICABILITY OF THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT IN AN ADOLESCENT POPULATION IN TAIWAN

Theses/Dissertations from 2004 2004

Aflague, John M.. Suicide Assessment by Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses: A Phenomenographic Study

Agarwal, Vivek. Microstructure Studies in Surfacant Systems

Allen, James H.. Regulation of cra, A Regulatory Gene of Glycolytic and Gluconeogenic Pathways in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium

Anatchkova, Milena D.. Smoking and Stress: Exploring Patterns Among High School Youth in Bulgaria

Andreozzi Stern, Lucille. The Pros and Cons of the Learned Helplessness Construct and the Battered Woman Syndrome: A Critical Analysis and Possible Reformulation

Dutton-Greene, Leila B.. Testing a Model of Unwanted Pursuit and Stalking

Hall, Kara L.. A Meta-Analytic Examination of Decisional Balance Across Stage Transitions: A Cross-Sectional Analysis and Cross-Sequential Cross-Validation

Johnson, Pamela J.. USING PHARMACY CLAIMS DATA TO EVALUATE ADHERENCE AND PERSISTENCE WITH PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS

Leon, Yolanda M.. COMMUNITY IMPACTS OF COASTAL TOURISM IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Somerville Ruffalo, Jessica. Visuoconstructional Impairment: What Are We Assessing, and How Are We Assessing It?

Vasanthavada, Madhav. A MECHANISTIC STUDY TO IDENTIFY PHYSICALLY STABLE AMORPHOUS SOLID DISPERSION

Yong, Lynne Ee Lin. Resilience in Ex-Refugees from Cambodia and Vietnam

Theses/Dissertations from 2003 2003

Abughosh, Susan M.. Drug Benefit Plans for Elderly Under Managed Care and Utilization of Lipid Lowering Agents

Adams, Candace. Relationship of Early Intervention Service Coordination Model to Qualify of Transition and Family Empowerment

Al-Sultan, Muhammed S.. Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) to Assess Antibiotic Utilization in Acute Respiratory Tract Infections

Amidon, Stevens Russell. Manifestoes: A Study in Genre

Ammirati, Theresa Perri. Making the Grade: Academic Literacies and First-Generation College Students in a Highly Selective Liberal Arts College

Baird, Janette. Longitudinal Study of the Acquisition of Locomotion, Motor Activity, and Infant Development

Coleman, Dwight F.. ARCHAEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY OF INUNDATED COASTAL PREHISTORIC SITES

Ford, Kathryn Hale. Assessment of the Rhode Island Coastal Lagoon Ecosystem

Jones, Julie M.. EXAMPLES OF POPULATION PHARMACOKINETIC MODELING IN DRUG DEVELOPMENT USING NONMEM

Li, Yuxin. THE DEC1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR: ONCOGENIC INVOLVEMENT AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS ON TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION

Martin, Rosemarie A.. Latent Transition Ananlysis as a Sensitive Outcome: Analysis for Longitudinal Data

Mitchell, Douglas A.. Upper Current Structure and Variability in the Southwestern Japan/East Sea

Sicotte, Charles. Computerized Behavioral Observation: Implications for Improving Accuracy and Reducing Bias

Turner, Stephen Edward. GAS FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER IN MICROCHANNELS: AN EXPERIMENT AL INVESTIGATION OF COMPRESSIBILITY, RAREFACTION, AND SURF ACE ROUGHNESS

Uhnak, Kenneth Stephen. Micropropagation of Carnivorous Plants

Ward, John A.. Development and Validation of Transtheorectical Measure for College Student Spiritual Expression

Theses/Dissertations from 2002 2002

Achanta, Anand S.. Rational Approaches to the Regulation of Nonprescription Medicines

Adamowicz, Susan C.. New England Salt Marsh Pools: Analysis of Geomorphic and Geographic Parameters, Macrophyte Distribution and Nekton Use

Alves, Steve Louis. An Examination of Collaborative Practice in Anesthesia Care Team Settings and Occupational Sress in Nurse Anesthetists

Diehl, Steven Kenneth. Adult Attachment Patterns: The Relationship Between Security of Attachment and Adjustment to Prison and Separation From Loved Ones

Dumanli, Inayet. MECHANISTIC STUDIES TO ELUCIDATE THE ROLE OF LIPID VEHICLES ON SOLUBILITY, FORMULATION AND BIOA VAILABILITY OF POORLY SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS

Gable, Frank Joseph. THE SCIENCE/POLICY OF THE CONTEMPORARY COASTAL CHALLENGE OF VULNERABILITY FROM CLIMATE CHANGE ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE WIDER CARIBBEAN

Mirsky, Elena. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN TODDLER EMOTION COPING: THE IMPACT OF TEMPERAMENT AND SOCIALIZATION EXPERIENCES ON REGULATION DEVELOPMENT

Murray, Lynne Dawn. MMPI-2 Scores as a Predictor of Outcomes on the Phase II Profile Integrity Inventory

Russell, Emily D.. An Examination of the Nature of Reading Fluency

Vemavarapu, Chandra S.. PARTICLE FORMATION BY RAPID EXPANSION OF SUPERCRITICAL SOLUTIONS

Theses/Dissertations from 2001 2001

Arciero, Michael Joseph. Some Limit Theorems for Szego Polynomials

Correia, Stephen. The Potential Clinical Utility of Methods for Estimating Prior Standing in Specific Cognitive Domains: A Feasibility and Illustration Study

Desai, Yogita. A MECHANISTIC STUDY OF FLOW AND COMPRESSION BEHAVIOR OF PHARMACEUTICAL POWDERS

Johnson, Janet L.. Integrating the Transtheoretical Model: A Quantitative Analysis in the Area of Sun Exposure

Kogut, Stephen Jon. HYPOGLYCEMIC DRUG UTILIZATION AND ADHERENCE TO PRESCRIBED REGIMENS: A PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY USING RETAIL PHARMACY DATA

Meyer, Miriam I.. Effects of Reading Disability in Adolescents on Self-Concept and Future Expectations

Morrow, Jennifer Ann. CHILDHOOD TRAUMA, FAMILY FUNCTIONING AND ADULT HEALTH: PROTECTIVE FACTORS AS MEDIATING VARIABLES

Theses/Dissertations from 2000 2000

Ackley, Margaret Anne. Development and Initial Validation of a Structured Interview for the Detection of Malingered Mild Head Injury

Cox Ashton, Grace. Universal Newborn Screening for Developmental Risk

Disch, William Burton. A Mediational Coping Model of Sociopersonal Well-Being and Quality of Life

Donald, J. J. Agar. Bioeconomic Implications of Modifying the Selectivity Properties of Fishing Gears

Ferszt, Ginette Gosselin. Studies of Grief: Narratives of Incarcerated Women Who Experienced the Death of a Significant Person While in Prison

Little, Arthur Allen. Regulating Tempo in a Continuation Finger-Tapping Task

MacNaught, Carol Lee. Are IQ Discrepancies Between SES Groups Primarily the Result of Verbal Scale Differences?

McCormick, Maureen. Can the Influence of Base Rate Information be Distinguished from the Influence of Gender Stereotypes in the Psychiatric Diagnostic Decision Making Process?

Palaniswamy, Suresh. DEVELOPMENT, CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF A PULSED-RELEASE TABLET DOSAGE FORM FOR LOW DOSE WATER SOLUBLE DRUGS

Plummer, Brett A.. To Parcel or Not to Parcel: The Effects of Item Parceling in Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Ragsdale, Brian L.. AFRICAN AMERICAN IDENTITY, EXPERIENCE WITH RACISM, AND MEANING IN LIFE AMONG BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS

Sindelar, Holly Anne. Elimination of the Hindsight Bias in Individual Versus Group Decision Making

Stoler, Linda Ribble. RECOVERED AND CONTINUOUS MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE: A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS