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Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

Larcom, Alexandra Black. ULTRA-PROCESSED FOOD INTAKE AND DIETARY INTAKE BEHAVIORS IN YOUNG ADULTS

Leger, Rosemary. “SWAP WHAT NO LONGER SERVES”: AN EXPLORATION OF ZERO WASTE FASHION COMMUNITIES ONLINE AND IRL

Li, Huifang. EVALUATIONS OF THE MODULATORY EFFECTS OF NATURAL PRODUCTS ON FERROPTOSIS AND CHECKPOINT PATHWAYS IN CANCER THERAPY

Lindsay, Taylor R.. LIGHT, SYMBIOSIS, AND THE BIOLOGY OF CORALS

Lipka, Bradley M.. ULTRA-RAPID ELECTROPHILIC CYSTEINE ARYLATION USING PYRIDINIUM SALTS

Liu, Lufan Helen. CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL PREFERENCES: DISCRETE CHOICE EXPERIMENTS AND MACHINE LEARNING APPLICATIONS IN EV BATTERY ADOPTION AND AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT

Marshall, Rachel Catherine. INCORPORATING TIME-VARYING PARAMETERS AND CLIMATE DRIVERS INTO FISHERIES MODELS

McLinden, John P.. ELECTRO-VASCULAR DYNAMICS DURING AUDITORY PROCESSING: VARIATION ALONG THE SCHIZOTYPY CONTINUUM

Meyer, Natalie. SHIFTING SEAS AND GREENER CITIES: PUBLIC PREFERENCES FOR CLIMATE-DRIVEN CHANGES IN FOOD SYSTEMS AND URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE

Mezebish Quinn, Tori. DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE: COMPREHENSIVE APPROACHES TO UNRAVELING THE MOVEMENT ECOLOGY OF WATERFOWL THROUGHOUT THE ANNUAL CYCLE

Michel, Rebecca. THE INFLUENCE OF THE GREATEST 8TM TEXT MESSAGE SERVICE ON PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH

Motsenbocker, Breanna. DEMOCRATIZING DEEP-SEA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT USING RAPID PROTOTYPING TECHNIQUES

Mylie, Quentin. THE EFFECTS OF PH AND ONCOMETABOLITES ON DNA REPAIR MEDIATED BY ALKB FAMILY ENZYMES

Oladipo, Bolaji. MECHANICAL RESPONSE AND DEFORMATION MECHANISMS OF CONFINED CYLINDRICAL SYSTEMS UNDER VARYING LOADING SCENARIOS

Ostwind, David Samuel. APPLYING LEWIN FORCE-FIELD ANALYSIS TO ENABLE EVACUATION BY SEA IN THE UNITED STATES

Pandey, Akash. CHARACTERIZATION AND DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF COMPOSITE AND METALLIC STRUCTURES UNDER EXTREME LOADING ENVIRONMENTS

Papandreou, Angelos. COUPLED NUMERICAL MODELING OF WAVE-CURRENT INTERACTIONS IN TROPICAL CYCLONES

Paswan, Raeksh. ENHANCING FREEZE-THAW DURABILITY OF CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES THROUGH INNOVATIVE MATERIALS DESIGN

Patry, Emily. CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF CUTANEOUS MELANOMA: A REAL-WORLD ANALYSIS

Paul, Supria. DEVELOPMENT OF A SCITUATE RESERVOIR MITIGATION MODEL FOR ASSESSING FLOOD CONTROL DURING EXTREME SCENARIOS

Peng, Zhiyuan. CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY OF α-KETOGLUTARATE/Fe(II)-DEPENDENT AlkB FAMILY ENZYMES

Pepler, Amanda. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYSACCHARIDE-BASED CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY PLATFORMS

Perera, Kalindu D.C.. APPLICATION OF POLYMERS AND POLYMER-BASED NANOPARTICLES TOWARDS THE AMELIORATION OF CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISORDERS

Phillips, Jason Thomas. IDEA TO IMPLEMENTATION IN SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A CASE STUDY FROM A VETERAN URBAN FARM AND HOUSING INITIATIVE

Pi, Joshua. A SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF ULITHIAN SPEARFISHING

Potts, Emily. ISCHEMIA-INDUCED CYTOSKELETAL AND NUCLEAR DISRUPTIONS DRIVE NEURONAL DEATH AND DYSFUNCTION: INSIGHTS INTO THE CONNECTION BETWEEN STROKE AND DEMENTIA FROM IN VITRO AND IN VIVO MODELS OF STROKE

Powers, Christopher. CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR FORAMINIFERA AND FORAMINIFERA COMMUNITIES

Raker, Catherine E.. THE CHEMICAL ECOLOGY OF A CARIBBEAN BOULDER CORAL DURING RESTORATION AND THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN FISH PREDATION AND MICROBIOME VARIATION

Raudales, Alexa M.. OPIOID USE AND ACUTE SUICIDE RISK: THE REAL-TIME INFLUENCE OF TRAUMA CONTEXT

Refulio Coronado, Sonia M.. ESSAYS ON HUMAN DECISIONS RELATED TO WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS IN THE UNITED STATES

Ren, Yu. REAL-WORLD CLINICAL AND COST EFFECTIVENESS OF OSTEOPOROTIC TREATMENTS IN MEN

Ruben, Brett Albert. NOVEL METHODOLOGY AND PROOF-OF-CONCEPT FOR PROTON CT USING SPOT PROFILE RATHER THAN BRAGG PEAK LOCATION

Santilli, Josie. A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY EXPLORING THE IMPLEMENTATION AND INFLUENCE OF AN INTER/INTRAGENERATIONAL DIGITAL EQUITY TRAINING PROGRAM

Schofield, Samantha. INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION IN THE BEHAVIOR AND PHYSIOLOGY OF NYMPHAL IXODES SCAPULARIS, AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF ASSOCIATION WITH BORRELIA BURGDORFERI SENSU STRICTO

Schrecengost, Anna M.. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF ANAEROBIC CILIATE-METHANOGEN SYMBIOSES IN MARINE OXYGEN-DEPLETED HABITATS

Schultz, Madeline. PROBING BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS VIA INFRARED ACTION SPECTROSCOPY

Sheerin, Andrew. DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO REDUCING STORMWATER POLLUTION THROUGH ENHANCED STREET SWEEPING

Snook, Jarod. ADVANCING SAMPLING AND EXPANDING MEASUREMENT OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN NATURAL WATERS.

Suh, Wangsuk. HEURISTICS, BIASES, AND PREFERENCES OF AI: TIME AND RISK PREFERENCES AMONG GENERATIVE AI SYSTEMS

Sutherland Charvis, Jodi. LATENT MEASUREMENT OF ADULT ATTACHMENT AND PERCEIVED STRESS BY INTERSECTIONAL RACE/ETHNICITY AND GENDER

Thakur, Sandip. BEYOND THE PHONON GAS MODEL (PGM): UNRAVELING THE UNIQUE MECHANISTIC PROCESSES DICTATING THERMAL TRANSPORT IN HIGHLY ANHARMONIC AND DISORDERED MATERIALS

Thomas, Emmanuel D.. MICRO-LONGITUDINAL EXAMINATION OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND ALCOHOL USE AMONG BLACK ADULTS: PROXIMAL RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS

Tiano, Sophia. INVESTIGATING THE PHOTOPHYSICAL DYNAMICS OF ANTHRACENE AND ACRIDINE DERIVATIVES USING TIME-RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY

Trinh, Catherine. HAPPINESS AND ACTIVITY ENGAGEMENT AS LONGITUDINAL PREDICTORS OF ALCOHOL AND CANNABIS OUTCOMES

Venezia, Rebecca. ASSESSING DISTRIBUTION AND DENSITY CHANGES OF THE ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERS, ROCKWEED AND KELP, IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI

Viscione, Elizabeth-Ann Rando. OPTIMAL SEXUALITY AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH PERSONALITY AND SEXUAL SATISFACTION

Weaver, Adele E.. THE PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF IMPLICIT, EXPLICIT, AND SUBTLE RACISM MEASURES ON NONVERBAL BEHAVIOR AND EXPLICIT EVALUATIONS OF BLACK AND WHITE WOMEN INTERVIEWERS

Winkel, Steve G.. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTAL HEALTH DISCLOSURES, EMPLOYEE SENTIMENTS AND TURNOVER INTENTION IN THE WORKPLACE

Woodward, Melissa. NOVEL DETECTION TOOLS FOR ATMOSPHERIC PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES: EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR EXPOSURE

Yao, Qisi. DIET SCREENER FOR ASSESSING THE DIETARY APPROACHES TO STOP HYPERTENSION DIET ADHERENCE: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION

Zhang, Xueshen. HIGH POWER DENSITY CONVERTER WITH COORDINATED ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR FLEXIBLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (ESS) INTEGRATION IN HYBRID E-MOBILITY

Zyck, Amaelia. IMPACTS OF MULTIPLE COASTAL STRESSORS ACROSS LIFE-HISTORY STAGES IN THE EASTERN OYSTER

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

Agarwal, Vitul. AN EXPLORATION OF THE QUANTITATIVE METHODS USED IN THE STUDY OF PHYTOPLANKTON POPULATION DYNAMICS

Alotaibi, Mohammed Obaid Altayyar. UNDERSTANDING GROUNDWATER DEPLETION AND WATER SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER SYSTEMS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA REGION

Alqarni, Abdulmajeed. THE VALUE AND COST OF POLITICAL CONNECTIONS FOR FIRMS IN SAUDI ARABIA

Bankhah, Omar Hanan. FINDING PATTERNS IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS AT THE SCIENCE-SOCIETY INTERFACE: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDY

Barranca, Emily. RECOGNIZING INDUCED SUBGRAPH AND TREE STRUCTURE FROM THE ADJACENCY SPECTRUM OF A GRAPH

Basavaraj, Rashmi. DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS: GENOMIC RESPONSE IN HUMAN PERIPHERAL BLOOD FOLLOWING NEUTRON EXPOSURE FOR RADIATION BIODOSIMETRY APPLICATIONS

Becker, Danielle M.. LEARNING FROM THE PAST: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON CORAL PERFORMANCE, REPRODUCTION, AND EPIGENETIC INHERITANCE

Blaize, Justin. INVESTIGATION OF FANCD2 FUNCTION UTILIZING A MULTI-OMIC APPROACH

Cai, Jiangping. TRANSLANGUAGING THROUGH EXPERIENCING: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS STUDYING CHINESE

Card, Matthew. FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES FOR SENSING APPLICATIONS

Carrick, Jane V.. PHYSICAL-ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS AND HYDRODYNAMIC MECHANISMS THAT DEFINE THE NICHE OF REEF-BUILDING COLDWATER CORALS

Carroll, Devon. BURDEN AMONG CAREGIVERS OF YOUTH WITH PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS AND CLINICAL HIGH RISK FOR PSYCHOSIS

Carruba, Christopher Lee Jr.. THERMAL AND ISOTHERMAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE NI(110) SURFACE WITH LEED AND IPES

Champion, Gregory J.. STRATEGIES TO STRESS LESS: A META-ANALYTIC REVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION (MBSR) ON SELF-REPORTED STRESS

Chaudhary, Birenda. PERFORMANCE OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE STRUCTURES IN STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONDITIONS

Crockett, Josh. THE DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT USE OF SEMI-AQUATIC MAMMALS IN A CHANGING NEW ENGLAND LANDSCAPE

Croskell, Helen. THE APPLICABILITY OF HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION SHARING AGREEMENT CONTRACT TERMS TO OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECTS

Davis, Sarah. DISTRIBUTIONS, CHARACTERISTICS, AND IMPACTS OF MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IN RHODE ISLAND’S WATERWAYS

DeMichiel, AnnMarie. HOUSE OF HORRORS: SHIRLEY JACKSON AND THE PERILS OF THE DOMESTIC IN AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1945-1965

Dove, Isabel. LATE PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AT THE SOUTHERN OCEAN SEA ICE EDGE DOCUMENTED BY DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES AND DIATOM-BOUND NITROGEN ISOTOPES

Dumarevskaya, Liubov. ENHANCING FOREST MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THROUGH GIS ANALYSIS, REMOTE SENSING, AND PREDICTIVE MODELS: ASSESSING TREE MORTALITY AND ENHANCING INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE

DuPont, Michael. DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF PH SENSITIVE PEPTIDES FOR FLUORESCENCE IMAGING AND THERAPY OF TUMORS

Duvanova, Tatiana. THE EMPIRE: A DYSTOPIAN NOVEL

Exley, Alexis Johnson. EDDY-TOPOGRAPHIC INTERACTIONS

Fontaine, Diana N.. DRIVERS OF PHYTOPLANKTON DIVERSITY AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION ACROSS TIME AND SPACE: INSIGHTS FROM THE NORTHEAST U.S. SHELF

Foresi, Joseph D.. VALUATION’S ROLE IN THE INVESTMENT DECISIONS PROCESS A MIXED METHOD STUDY

Fulfer, Victoria Madison. ASSESSING PLASTIC POLLUTION ON SHORELINES AND IN COASTAL SEDIMENTS

Glew, Robert J.. THE EFFECTS OF RETIREMENT EDUCATION, PRIMING AND PRESENTATION ORDER ON WEALTH MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES

Gomes, Nilton X.. FROM PAGE TO STAGE: ENLIGHTENMENT COMMON SENSE & THE SEMIOTICS OF THE BODY, 1660–1820

Gómez Corrales, Matías. CRYPTIC LINEAGES MATTER FOR CORAL CONSERVATION UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE

Gregoire, Michelle Jean. ALTERED TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION IS AN EARLY DRIVER OF DISEASE IN AN IN VITRO MODEL OF C9ORF72 ALS/FTD

Hamdi, Nader. ADVANCING CLINICAL-COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS PEDIATRIC FOOD INSECURITY

Hamel, Kenneth. SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF HARMFUL MACROALGAL BLOOMS ON CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES

Hart, Roger. MINERALOGICAL, GEOCHEMICAL, AND MAGNETIC EXAMINATION OF SERPENTINIZATION IN EXTRATERRESTRIAL ANALOGS

Hauer, Michelle A.. INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE POPULATION STRUCTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND PROPHAGE-LINKED PROCESSES IN DEEP-SEA HYDROTHERMAL VENT SYMBIONTS

Houghton, James P.. EXECUTING ADVANCED ALGORITHMS TO EXTRAPOLATE VOTER ARRIVAL BEHAVIOR IN U.S. ELECTIONS

Houle, Kelly. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS’ VALUES, BEHAVIORS, AND PERCEIVED BARRIERS OF STEM EDUCATION

Howarth, Samuel Dean. AN INVESTIGATION OF ALKB-FAMILY DNA REPAIR ENZYMES AND THEIR INTERACTION WITH SYNTHETIC, MODIFIED OLIGONUCLEOTIDES

Ichiyama, Robert. DIAGNOSTICS DEVELOPMENT FOR AND STUDY OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS SUBJECT TO SHOCK LOADING

Ijomah, Peter. MANAGING & DISCLOSING TECHNICAL DEBT IN FIRMS: A CASE OF THE P&C INDUSTRY

Jisan, Mansur Ali. DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A HURRICANE BOUNDARY LAYER WIND MODEL FOR LANDFALLING HURRICANES

Kaplan, Burcu. INFORMING NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS FOR CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS: A PRELIMINARY DECISION-MAKING CHECKLIST BY AN EXPERT PANEL

Katz, Samuel D.. CHASING SOOT ACROSS THE SEA: THE FATE AND TRANSPORT OF PARTICULATE BLACK CARBON IN THE EQUATORIAL ATLANTIC

Kaye, Emily. MECHANISTIC APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING ADVERSE LIVER OUTCOMES RELATED TO PFAS EXPOSURE IN NEONATAL AND ADULT MICE

Keane, Daniel P.. TELECHELIC POLYMERS AS HIGH-PERFORMANCE RHEOLOGICAL MODIFIERS IN BIOMIMETIC POLYMER-LINKED EMULSIONS

Kennedy, Bonnie. THE ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF AUDIT DATA ANALYTIC TOOLS IN SMALL AND MID-SIZED ACCOUNTING FIRMS

Killeavy, Erin. DEFINING THE PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASE ACTIVE SITE OF THE RIBOSOME

Kim, Sue Yon. ANGELENO: A NOVELLA