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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 2013 2013

Ozturk, Celal. Analyzing and Quantifying Dynamc Program Behavior in Terms of Regularities and Patterns

Pasupuleti, Radhika V.. CULTURAL FACTORS, STIGMA, STRESS, AND HELP-SEEKING ATTITUDES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS

Plume, Gifford W. IV. Response of Materials to Various Shock Loading Conditions Generated by Plate Impact Experiments

Prudence, Cynthia N.. Protein Structure Modeling and Its Application to the Mechanics of Actomyosin Interaction

Reichert, Elizabeth. Childhood Maltreatment, Posttraumatic Cognitions, and Health Outcomes Among Young Adults

Rodrigues, Laurie. Affective Reconfigurations: A New Politics of Difference

Sargent, Shirley A.. Asleep Behind the Wheel: Experiences of Night Shift Nurses on the Commute Home

Schwalbe, Margot Anita Bergstrom. THE ROLE OF FLOW SENSING BY THE LATERAL LINE SYSTEM IN PREY DETECTION IN TWO AFRICAN CICHLID FISHES

Sheth, Pratik. Producing In-Situ Nanoparticles of Griseofulvin using Supercritical Antisolvent Methodology

Smith, Adam D.. MIGRATION AND STOPOVER ECOLOGY OF SONGBIRDS AND BATS ALONG A MAJOR ECOLOGICAL BARRIER

Smith, Allison M.. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Childhood Anxiety: Examining a Parent Consultation Model

Steinkamp, F. Lucus. Factors Influence the Safety of Unconventional Explosives

Sweetman, Sara B.. Teachers Developing Exemplary Inquiry Practices: Three Longitudinal Case Studies

Szczepanski, John Andrew Jr.. Feeding Ecology of Skates and Rays in Delaware and Narragansett Bays

Thulier, Diane J.. MATERNAL HYDRATION AND INFANT WEIGHT: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN BREASTFEEDING INFANTS DELIVERED BY CESAREAN SECTION

Tominaga, Kaoru. Effect of Manufacturing Methods Used in the Stability of Amorphous Solid Solutions and Predictions to Test them

Vachirayonstien, Thaveechai. Suppression of PXR Expression by Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Microrna

Vadlamannati, Sravanthi. ENERGETIC SALTS: DEGRADATION AND TRANSFORMATION

Verdi, Genvieve. Academic and Psychological Factors in Non-Medical Prescription Stimulant Use in Graduate Students

Weerakkody, Dhammika Anuradha. Study of pH(Low) Insertion Peptides (pHLIPS) Interaction with Lipid Bilayer of Membrane

Weissinger, Kristen. Factors Associated with Individual Differences in Reading Comprehension for Typically-Developing Students and for a Pilot Sample of Students Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

White, Bryana F. C.. Multicultural Training of Clinical and Counseling Psychology Doctoral Students: Ideals vs. Practice

Williams, Rebecca. TROPHIC ECOLOGY OF OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE ZOOPLANKTON REVEALED BY CARBON AND NITROGEN STABLE ISOTOPES

Wood, Thalia. Professional Development in Historical Inquiry: Exploring Changes in Two Social Studies Teachers' Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices

Zhang, Hongyin. Application of Silver Nanoparticles in Drinking Water Purification

Zhang, Xiaorong. On Design and Implementation of an Embedded System for Neural-Machine Interface for Artificial Legs

Theses/Dissertations from 2012 2012

Bishop, Stuart Paul. THE ROLE OF EDDY FLUXES IN THE KUROSHIO EXTENSION AT 144°–148°E

Brennan, Michael Lee. Cultural Sites as Platforms for Environmental Characterization of Marine Landscapes

Bruce, Aaron Ian. Beyond the Black Horizon: Perspectives of African American Collegians Who Studied Abroad

Chalasani, Dinesh. IMPROVING ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM-ION AND LITHIUM OXYGEN BATTERIES

Chiaravalloti, Laura A.. Voices Silenced, Voices Heard: Exploring Status, Discourse, and Learning in Middle School Discussion Groups

Curti, Kiersten Lynn. Age-Structured Multispecies Model of the Georges Bank Fish Community

Dibble, Kimberly Lellis. Quantifying the Effects of Tidal Restrictions and Plant Invasions on Resident Fish in Atlantic Coast Salt Marshes

Duerr, Sunny R.. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GENDER, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, MATH ATTITUDES, AND MATH ACHIEVEMENT: AN INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION

Fairlie, Anne M.. Measurement Timing In Growth Mixture Modeling of Alcohol Trajectories

Falvey, Laura J.. GENDERED PATTERNS IN HIGH ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS FOR GRADES 4, 6, AND 8

Gardner, Nathaniel W,. NOVEL COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND SANDWICH STRUCTURES FOR BLAST MITIGATION

Krumholz, Jason Seth. SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS IN NUTRIENT STANDING STOCK AND MASS-BALANCE IN RESPONSE TO LOAD REDUCTIONS IN A TEMPERATE ESTUARY

Kulkarni, Supriya. NRF2 AS A NUTRIENT SENSITIVE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR

Monahan, Kris A.. TIME FOR LEARNING: UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES TOWARD LEARNING IN EXPANDED LEARNING TIME REFORM

Oakley, Bryan Andrew. LATE QUATERNARY DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, TIMING AND RECENT DEPOSITION: NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS

Pires, Armand R.. THE DIALECTICS OF TEACHER CHANGE WTIHIN A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE

Rohr, Nicole. Impacts of Marine Invasive Species on Subtidal and Intertidal Food Web Dynamics

Sherman, Karen J.. Teachers’ Perception of Bullying Among Youth: Hindsight Bias in Relation to Victim Responses

Sipala, Michael W.. HORMONAL AND PHEROMONAL EFFECTS OF 20-HYDROXYECDYSONE IN THE AMERICAN LOBSTER, HOMARUS AMERICANUS

Spas, Jayson. MULTIPLE HEALTH BEHAVIOR RISKS: REDEFINING CO-ACTION AND INVESTIGATING MULTIPLE HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE USING THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL

Subaiea, Gehad Mohammed. Brain Penetration of Tolfenamic Acid and its Ability to Enhance the Cognitive Functions and to Lower Amyloid Pathology in Animal Models of Alzheimer's Disease

Vinhateiro, Nathan D.. Mechanisms of Shoreline Change on the Rhode Island South Coast: Past, Present, and Future

Zhang, Lin. TRANSPORT AND PARTITIONING OF ORGANOCHLORINE POLLUTANTS IN THE OPEN OCEANS

Theses/Dissertations from 2011 2011

Audette, Jennifer Gail. Theoretical Frames and Teaching Styles of Physical Therapy Faculty Who Lead International Service-Learning Experiences

Burditt, Cailtin. Application of the Transtheoretical Model Parent Facilitation of Healthy Anxiety Management in Their Children

Caporaso, Alicia Lynn. A NEW MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE FORMATION MODEL: THUNDER BAY NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

Chatterjee, Swarbhanu. INTERFERENCE EFFECTS IN RESTRICTED SYSTEMS

Cox, Annie M.. DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTON OF VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS, A BACTERIOPLANKTON SPECIES OF CONCERN FOR HUMAN HEALTH, IN RHODE ISLAND

Crocker, Steven E.. GEOACOUSTIC INVERSION USING THE VECTOR FIELD

Dalavi, Swapnil. ANALYSIS OF INTERPHASE FORMED ON THE ELECTRODES OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES

Dossot, Georges Albert. ACOUSTIC FLUCTUATIONS IN SHALLOW WATER DUE TO NONLINEAR INTERNAL WAVES

Engqvist, Inger. EXPERIENCES OF POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF WOMEN WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND PSYCHIATRIC NURSES

Farley, George Thomas. Polyphosphate-Based Industrial Cooling Water Treatment

Gayle, Trudy-Ann K.. "I'm Telling On You": A Natural History of Disclosure of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Harris, Jeffrey C.. WAVE-INDUCED SEDIMENT TRANSPORT: SIMULATION OF TURBULENT WAVE BOUNDARY LAYERS

Horn, Matthew G. S.. EXAMINATION OF THE DIATOM-BOUND NITROGEN ISOTOPE PROXY: NITRATE CONSUMPTION IN THE POLAR OCEAN

Joseph, Shaun N.. RELAXATIONS OF L(1, 1)-LABELING FOR THE BROADCAST SCHEDULING PROBLEM

King Williams, Patricia. Objectification, Femininity Ideology, and Sexual Assertiveness: A Model of Women’s Sexual Functioning

Kumar, Puneet. DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS TO SHOCK LOADING

LeBlanc, James. DYNAMIC RESPONSE AND DAMAGE EVOLUTION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS SUBJECTED TO UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVE LOADING: AN EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL STUDY

Segala, David B.. MULTIVARIATE MULTISCALE ANALYSIS OF NATURAL AND ENGINEERED DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS

Smith, Sarah Lindley. AN ANALYSIS OF MARINE RESERVE CO-MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE CARIBBEAN: FACTORS INFLUENCING STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION

Smythe, Tiffany Catherine. AN ANALYSIS OF THE CAPACITY OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONERS TO DEVELOP COASTAL ECOSYSTEM‐BASED MANAGEMENT PLANS

Sullivan, Karen Anne. THE EFFECT OF RISK, TIME PREFERENCE, AND POVERTY ON THE IMPACTS OF FOREST TENURE REFORM IN CHINA

Thompson, Marcella Remer. EXPOSURES TO MULTIPLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS (LEAD, METHYLMERCURY AND POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS) AMONG CHILDBEARING-AGED WOMEN IN THE U.S.

Wijesinghe, Dayanjali Diluka. SELECTIVE TRANSLOCATION OF CELL-IMPERMEABLE TOXINS INTO CANCER CELLS: pHLIP MEDIATED DELIVERY OF PHALLOTOXINS INHIBITS CANCER PROLIFERATION

Theses/Dissertations from 2010 2010

Ahern, David C.. Extreme group comparisons: Nature, prevalence, and impact on psychological research

Alshammari, Thamir M.. Drug Safety Issues Focusing on Liver and Pancreas Toxicity

Aruga, Kentaka. Essays on the Efficiency of Non-Genetically Modified (Non-GM) and Conventional Soybean Features Markets

Aruga, Kentaka. Essays on the efficiency of non-genetically modified (non-GM) and conventional soybean futures markets

Boveda, Adriana M.. Yours, mine & ours: The use of social networks in co-creation

Brett, Ann M.. Global behavior of difference equations

Budziszek, Michael John II. Analysis of the function and evolution of the cellulose synthase-like C gene family using the model organism Physcomitrella patens

Byron, Carrie Jean. Carrying capacity of bivalve aquaculture

Carrigan, Gillis Joseph. Evaluation of treatment discontinuation, patterns of respiratory arrest and myocardial infarction and re-hospitalization rates in patients treated for schizophrenia

Chen, Yanjing. Lipid bilayer-nanoparticle interactions in nanotoxicology and nanomedicine

Corbett, Brian W.. A novel nanotechtonics approach to nanoparticle assembly for chemical sensing arrays

Dimond, Elizabeth S.. The development and validation of the Survey of Attitudes Toward Research Methods

Dimos, Christos Sotirios. Functional analysis of the cellulose synthase-like D (CSLD) gene family in Physcomitrella patens

Dosunmu, Aderemi. Lead Exposure, Aging and Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease

Dunn, Michael Eugene. Functional, metabolic and ultrastructural alterations as a result of cardiac hypertrophy

Egan, Crystelle A.. Older adult alcohol misuse: Attitudes, knowledge, and support for prevention policies and practices among aging services practitioners

Fald, Ahmed. Valve-less rectification micropumps based on bifurcation geometries

Fortuna, Carolyn. Making waves with critical literacy: A teacher researcher study around the texts, contexts, and recontextualizations of an upper middle class public high school

Friedman, Carey L.. Using passive samplers to measure the bioavailability and transport of sedimentary organic contaminants

Glade, Maria Chiancola. Flight of the mind: Reading Virginia Woolf reading

Golding, A. Cassandra. The Healthy Emotional Reliance Scale and Deconstruction of Dependency: A Latent Variable Model of Relationship Functioning in Female Couples

Graff, Jason Robert. Physical and chemical interactions between marine phytoplankton and particle-colonizing bacteria

Greenblatt, Theo. Taking stock of the Warehouse Cooperative School: A personal inventory of the formation of adolescent subjectivity in the context of 1970s alternative education

Greene, Andrew Dale. DEEP VARIABILITY IN THE KUROSHIO EXTENSION

Guidi, Vanina Valeria. Experimental study of organocatalyzed homodimerization reactions of Î±,Î²-unsaturated enones

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

Hodgkins, John. The drift: Rethinking the affective dynamics of adaptation

Holden, Glen L.. Free energy changes in water clusters