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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Lathpandura, Lakshitha Dinusha
. THERMAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF NI(110) SURFACE USING INVERSE PHOTOEMISSION SPECTROSCOPYLazar Tucker, Jane
. RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HOSPITAL PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT BREASTFEEDING IN THE UNITED STATESLiu, Li
. THE IMPACT OF MULTI-TIER SUPPLY CHAIN COMPLEXITY AND NETWORK CENTRALITY ON BUYING FIRMS’ PERFORMANCELivermore Sheehan, Julia C.
. USING FISHING INDUSTRY INPUT AND FISHERY-DEPENDENT DATA TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF OFFSHORE FISHING ACTIVITY AND BUSINESS OPERATIONSLi, Yibo
. DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL ADJUVANTS FOR INFLUENZA AND TUMOR VACCINESMadhirala, Vikranth Kumar Reddy
. 1D GRANULAR CHAINS OF CLOSED-CELL PVC FOAMS UNDER LOW AND MEDIUM VELOCITY IMPACTSMattar, Jennifer M.
. EFFECTS OF WESTERN DIET OR EXERCISE EXPOSURE IN A NOVEL RAT MODEL OF LATE-ONSET ALZHEIMER’S DISEASEMcelroy, Kyle
. NAVIGATING FLOOD RISK IN U.S. MUNICIPAL PLANNING: A MENTAL MODEL ANALYSISMelo Herrera, Yarisbel
. IMPROVING THE DIET QUALITY OF WIC-PARTICIPATING WOMEN USING DIGITAL FOOD ENVIRONMENTSMikhalyuk, Irena
. VALIDITY OF AN INSTRUMENT TO DIAGNOSE CONDUCT DISORDERModaresi, Seyed Mohamad Sadegh
. MECHANISTIC AND TOXICOKINETIC ANALYSIS OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES: PROTEOMICS APPROACH AND THE ROLE OF FATTY ACID BINDING (FABP)Monahan, Kathleen
. MEASUREMENT INVARIANCE OF NOVEL TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL EXERCISE SCALESMusella, Katharine
. DEVELOPING A TRANSITION PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUMNadeem, Aceer
. NANOTUBE SPECTRAL FINGERPRINTING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR OPTIMIZED BIOIMAGING/SENSING APPLICATIONSNash, Caitlin
. INCLUSION OF CURRICULUM IN HIGHER EDUCATION TARGETING STIGMA FOR WORKING WITH STIGMATIZED POPULATIONSNeupane, Chandra Prasad
. ULTRAFAST DYNAMICS OF INTRINSIC AND HYBRID PHONON MODES IN WIDE-BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTORSNgwa, Akongnwi Nfor
. ENERGY MITIGATION AND COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE DURING UNDERWATER IMPLOSIONSPascuzzi, Emma
. AN EXPLORATION OF THE ADVERSE OUTCOMES OF DIVORCEPeña, Priscilla Yamilet
. FROM WOKE-WASHING TO AUTHENTIC BRAND ACTIVISM: ESSAYS ON ITS IMPACT ON CONSUMER IDENTITY, BRAND MORALITY AND BRAND RESPONSESPlee, Tara
. ENHANCING GREEN SEA URCHIN (STRONGYLOCENTROTUS DROBACHIENSIS) PRODUCTION TOWARD SUSTAINABILITYPopoola, Racheal
. BAG LADY: THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF BLACK WOMEN DOCTORAL STUDENTS ATTENDING A HISTORICALLY WHITE INSTITUTION DURING UNPRECEDENTED TIMESPotvin, Jacquelyn
. IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF A NUTRITON-FOCUSED STEAM SUMMER PROGRAM FOR URBAN YOUTHPuopolo, Tess
. INVESTIGATING THE NEUROPROTECTIVE & ANTI-INFLAMMATORY BIOACTIVITIES OF PLANT DERIVED PHYTOCHEMICALSRayta, Bonnie
. THE IMPACT OF COMPUTER-BASED SIMULATIONS ON CONTENT KNOWLEDGE AND ENGAGEMENT OF ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II STUDENTSRoche, Katherine M.
. DIATOM TAXONOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY ACROSS ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS IN THE UPPER OCEANRogers, Jennifer
. DATA AUGMENTATION FOR SMART GRID ANOMALY DETECTIONRynearson, Leah
. INVESTIGATION OF ELECTROLYTES FOR SILICON-CONTAINING ANODES AND ON HIGH VOLTAGE CATHODES IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERIESSapiie, Rendhy Moreno
. TREADING CAREFULLY IN THE DEEP OCEAN: INSIGHTS INTO THE EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AND SOUND FROM ROBOTIC PLATFORMS ON PELAGIC ANIMAL SURVEYS USING ACTIVE ACOUSTICS AND LOW-LIGHT IMAGING TECHNIQUESSheetz, Brian Sperry
. DEVELOPMENT OF NANOPORE SENSORS; SURFACE MODIFICATIONS AND CHARACTERIZATIONSlead, Sandra
. ADVANCED DEFORMATION MODELING CONSTRAINED BY GEODESY: APPLICATIONS TO UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTING AND SUBMARINE VOLCANOESSlezak, Colby R.
. HABITAT SELECTION AND BREEDING ECOLOGY OF AMERICAN WOODCOCK IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLANDSmith, Jacob L.
. FITTING IDEALS WITHOUT A PRESENTATIONSondergeld, Alexei
. EXPLORATION OF OVERACTUATED AUV CONTROL: INVESTIGATION OF FREQUENCY BASED CONTROL ALLOCATION FOR HOVERING OPERATION AND CROSS BODY THRUSTER DYNAMICS FOR VARIABLE FORWARD SPEED OPERATIONSpader, Daniel Lee
. CREEP DEFORMATION OF SOLUTION STRENGTHENED NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOYSSullivan, Ryan
. DYNAMICS OF SOME NON-AUTONOMOUS DIFFERENCE EQUATIONSTchoutan Ngoudjou, Gervais
. AIRLINE SUPPLY CHAINS: A SUPPLY CHAIN FLOW APPROACHTurken, Diana
. THIS COULD BE HEAVEN OR THIS COULD BE HELL: FIGURATIONS OF URBAN LIFE IN CONTEMPORARY CALIFORNIAVanasse, Adam
. PREDICTION OF RADIATION EXPOSURE FROM GENETIC EXPRESSION AND TREATMENT OF RESULTING CANCERSVincelli, Jay
. DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF NOVEL ELECTRODE DESIGNS AND GELS FOR USE IN ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHYWu, Pei-Chin
. USING INSAR TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF COASTAL SUBSIDENCE IN MAJOR CITIES GLOBALLYYang, Qingyu
. LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT AND KEY FACTORS INFLUENCING CHINESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY IN COLLEGE STUDENTSYin, Alexander
. DESIGN, SIMULATION, AND RAPID PROTOTYPING OF SOFT ROBOTIC ACTUATORS FOR DEEP-SEA APPLICATIONSYoung, Kyle S. R.
. SEEKING CLARITY IN THE COASTAL ZONE: QUANTIFYING SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE (SGD) BY THERMAL INFRARED (TIR) IMAGERY AND RADIONUCLIDE TRACER MODELINGZhang, Yiping
. STUDENTS’ FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY IN THE CHINESE FLAGSHIP PROGRAMZhao, Lin
. MULTI-SENSOR FUSION FOR UUV LOCALIZATION AT THE ICE-WATER INTERFACEZhou, Xianhao
. DNA DAMAGE, MODIFICATION AND REPAIRTheses/Dissertations from 2023
Abdulshakoor, Ebtesam Mohd
. SICKLE CELL DISEASE SELF-MANAGEMENT AMONG LATE ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN SAUDI ARABIA: A MIXED-METHOD STUDYAbreu, Alyssa
. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN OYSTER CONSUMPTION AND IRON, ZINC, AND CADMIUM CONCENTRATIONS IN GHANAIAN WOMENAda, Eren
. Utilization of Large-Scale Genomic Data and Phylogenetic Methods in Studying Evolutionary RadiationsAli, Winifer M.
. UNDERLYING MECHANISMS OF UBIQUITIN SPECIFIC PEPTIDASE 2 ISOFORMS REGULATION IN HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA BY THE FARNESOID X RECEPTOR SIGNALING PATHWAYAndrys, Janine Louise
. WATER AND OXYGEN FUGACITY IN SUBDUCTION ZONE MAGMATISMAntolini, Cali
. PHOTOCHEMICAL AND PHOTOPHYSICAL DYNAMICS OF THE AQUEOUS FERRATE(VI) IONArgus, Stefanie
. EXPERIENCES OF WHITE WOMEN GRADUATE STUDENTS IN A DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION BADGE PROGRAM AT A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTION IN A TIME OF WHITESTREAM RACIAL RECKONINGAshraf, Muhammad Hasan
. RECONCEPTUALIZING SUPPLY CHAIN FLOWSAvant, Albert Hosia Jerriod
. Muscadine: PoemsBaughman, Emma C.
. MIDDLE CHILDREN OF HISTORY: MALE-AUTHORED POST-1960s FICTION & THE NIHILISM OF WHITE MALE PROTAGONISTSBishop, Ian W.
. INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL OF SOUTHERN OCEAN PHYTOPLANKTONBosland, Julie
. BEST MANAGEMENT AND EGG WASHING PRACTICES FOR SMALL-SCALE POULTRY PRODUCERS TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETYBush, Xin
. 13C LABELING FOR CHO CELL METABOLISM TRACING AND MS BASED ANALYSIS FOR ADVANCED UPSTREAM CULTURE MONITORING TO SUPPORT CQA UNDERSTANDINGCampo, Steven Anthony
. HOW DOES THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT IMPACT SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH? A CASE STUDY IN EAST GREENWICH, RHODE ISLANDCarvalho, Kristin
. COMMUNITY BANK STRESS TESTING: WHY BANKS STRESS TEST AND THE IMPACT OF STRESS TESTING ON BANK CAPITAL AND PROFITABILITYChen, Xiaotian
. DESIGN, DYNAMIC MODELING AND CONTROL OF SOFT ROBOTSCho, Youngji
. THE (MIS)FORMATION OF IDENTITY IN JOSEPH CONRAD’S NOVELS: IDEOLOGY, COMMUNITY, AND THE SELFColavita, Matthew A.
. HYDRODYNAMIC DRAG AND ADDED MASS FORCES ON BODIES UNDERGOING SHAPE CHANGE FOR USE IN PROPULSIVE AND MANEUVERING MODELSConsilvio, Damiano
. COMPUTATIONAL CLOSE READING: A CRITIQUE OF DIGITAL LITERARY METHODOLOGYCrisalli, Alicia M.
. A STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS OF CARCINOGENIC PROTEIN- AND DNA-BINDING CHEMICALSDanilczyk, William C.
. DIGITAL TWIN FOR INTELLIGENT CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMSDong, Luran
. VALUING THE IMPACT OF WIND TURBINES ON HOUSING PRICESDorfman, Leah
. THE EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY ON VALUE CONSISTENCY DURING A WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMDugas, Joan R.
. HOME HEALTH CARE NURSES’ EXPERIENCES AND PERCEPTIONS OF PROVIDING CARE TO OLDER ADULTS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDYDunn, Matthew
. CALIBRATION AND APPLICATION OF A TUBE PASSIVE SAMPLER FOR EVALUATING FATE AND TRANSPORT OF PER- AND POLYFLUORINATED ALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS)Duroha, Jesse
. SUSTAINABLE ERGONOMICS FOR SOLAR INSTALLATIONSFerchichi, Mohamed Anis
. DIAGNOSTIC BRAINS, EXPERIENTIAL MINDS AND METAMODERNISM: MCEWAN, SELF, AND MCCARTHY AS CASE STUDIESFerry, James A.
. RESISTING ARREST: AN (AUTO-THEORETICAL) ESSAY ON PRISON LITERATUREForkus, Shannon
. EXAMINING BIDIRECTIONAL RELATIONS BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL TRAUMA AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG ARMY SOLDIERSForte, Michael B. Jr.
. DID GASB 67 AND 68 IMPACT PUBLIC PENSION RISK TAKING?Freeman, Matthew
. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANO- AND MICROPARTICLES FOR PULMONARY DRUG DELIVERYGallucci, Gina
. MECHANISMS OF PPAR-ALPHA TARGETED THERAPY IN CHOLESTASIS: TRANSLATIONAL STUDIESGarzon, Joise
. “IF YOU ARE TRYING TO HELP STUDENTS, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY ASK THEM HOW YOU CAN HELP”: TESTIMONIOS OF LATINA/O/ HISPANIC COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO PERSISTED TO GRADUATIONGoldstein, Silvi C.
. RACE AND SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH AS MODERATORS OF HARM REDUCTION PHARMACOBEHAVIORAL TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR ALCOHOL USE DISORDER AMONG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESSGondola, Bobby G. Jr.
. NAVIGATING THE HIGHER EDUCATION LANDSCAPE: ARTS-BASED PERSPECTIVES BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTSGonsalves, Andrea Jennifer
. ENHANCING THE EFFICACY OF INHALABLE NANOPARTICLE FORMULATIONS USING BIOMIMETIC LUNG SURFACTANTGrzybowski, Amy
. A CASE STUDY OF NONCREDIT TO CREDIT PATHWAYS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGESGutierrez, Esperanza
. THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE OF LATINA MOTHERS FROM A STRENGTHS PERSPECTIVE: A FOCUSED ETHNOGRAPHYHagan, James Thomas
. ADVANCING NANOPORE CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBOHYDRATES WITH CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS AND MACHINE-LEARNINGHarder de Palma, Thaís
. DEFINING THE ESSENTIAL GENOME OF HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE AND CONDITIONALLY ESSENTIAL GENES REQUIRED FOR ITS SURVIVAL IN BIOFILMS AND SERUM COMPLEMENTHasan, Md Tahsin
. TESTING THE EFFICACY OF BEHAVIORAL NUDGES FOR REDUCING PLASTIC BAG USE AND PERCEPTION OF LEVY-BASED POLICY AMONG RETAIL CUSTOMERS IN BANGLADESHHeidaribafroui, Hojat
. MICROFLUIDIC PAPER-BASED DEVICES FOR THE DETECTION OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTSHolmes, Howard J.
. THE EFFECTS OF NUDGES IN ACQUIRING NEW CLIENTS IN A WEALTH MANAGEMENT FIRMIvone, Ryan
. DEVELOPMENT OF POLYMERIC NANO- AND MICROPARTICLE-BASED CONTROLLED RELEASE PLATFORMSJayasekara, Gethmini Kasunka
. INVESTIGATING THE MECHANISM AND EXPANDING THE REACTIVITY OF CU(I)-CATALYZED [2+2] PHOTOCYCLOADDITION REACTIONS OF OLEFINSJones, Aubree E.
. FORM AND FUNCTION OF THE LATERAL LINE SYSTEM IN THREE NORTH AMERICAN FISHES: DEVELOPMENT, EVOLUTIONARY INSIGHTS, AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGEJones, Megan C.
. QUEER AND TRANS INCLUSION IN FINNISH TEACHER EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHKamat, Shweta
. CHOOSING WISELY IN PROPHYLACTIC NEUROKININ-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST USE AMONG WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDYKhaleghikarahrodi, Mehrsa
. EXECUTING ADVANCED ALGORITHMS TO EXTRAPOLATE UNIQUE ELECTRIC VEHICLE USERS’ CHARGING BEHAVIORSKhan, Tracy Amanda
. FUN IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGEKominia, Athina
. SIGNATURE OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS UNDER PYROLYSIS AND AMBIENT CONDITIONSKüster, Timo
. MEASURING THE NEEDLE IN THE HAYSTACK: SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) DETECTION OF ANIONIC ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTSLandreth, Michael
. WAITING TOO LONG TO MOVE AT GREEN LIGHTSLarson, Albert Eric
. FLUX TO FLOW: A CLEARER VIEW OF EARTH’S WATER CYCLE VIA NEURAL NETWORKS AND SATELLITE DATA