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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Yue, Weizhou. DEVELOPMENT OF LOCALIZED DRUG DELIVERY STRATEGIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERS AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Zhang, Jingting. MODELING, DIAGNOSIS AND CONTROL OF COMPLEX NONLINEAR UNCERTAIN DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS: FROM ALGORITHM DESIGN TO PHYSICAL EXPERIMENT
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Abdelatti, Marwan Fouad. Empowering Industrial IoT Systems with GPU-Powered Optimization Algorithms and Cybersecurity Tools
Albarakati, Noura. ANALYZING FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ATTRITION OF UNDERREPRESENTED UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Almeida, Eric Ganeto. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE CORYNEBACTERIUM MATRUCHOTII HAS WITHIN SUPRAGINGIVAL PLAQUE SPATIAL ORGANIZATION AND ITS RESPONSE TO ORAL STREPTOCOCCI AND SALIVA
Anik, Muzahidul Islam. MULTIFUNCTIONAL PLASMONIC AND MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES GUIDED BY SELF AND DIRECTED ASSEMBLY
Ansong, Rachel A.. THE TEXT(TILES) OF ADINKRA SYMBOLS: WEST AFRICAN ART, GENDER, & POETIC TRANSLATIONS
Astorini, Angela. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INCLUSIVE THREE-ITEM GENDER INSTRUMENT
Basley, Sandra A.. THE EXPERIENCES OF NURSES AS DOUBLE DUTY CAREGIVERS FOR A FAMILY MEMBER AT THE END OF LIFE: INTERPRETIVE DESCRIPTION
Baumann, Nathan L.. LONGITUDINAL CLUSTERING OF HEALTH BEHAVIORS WITHIN THE FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY
Baylor, Chiquita K.. I SEE YOU!: CENTERING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF COLLEGIATE BLACK WOMEN ENGAGED IN ACTIVISM
Bechard, Andrew. Three Essays on the Economic Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms
Bentil, Helena. DIETARY MAGNESIUM INTAKE AND RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN GHANAIAN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE
Bernardo, Nicholas D. Jr.. MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF SYSTEM CONDITIONS ON U.S. ELECTIONS THROUGH SIMULATION
Borgheai, Seyyed Bahram. INCORPORATING HEMODYNAMIC COGNITIVE NEUROMARKERS FOR PERSONALIZED ASSISTIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Brent, Sarah E.. PROBABILISTIC VISION ONLY LOCALIZATION IN SINGLE AND MULTIPLE MOBILE ROBOT SYSTEMS
Brewer, Pamela L.. Hypertension, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Hypothyroidism in Women Born Preterm of the Women's Health Initiative
Busby, Taylor Sandoval. Energetic Materials: Synthesis to Detonation
Cao, Wenqiu. Risk Prediction of Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) using Electronic Health Records
Capobianco, Karin L.. MSW GRADUATES PROCESS OF READINESS FOR THE SOCIAL WORK FIELD
Cashman, Michaela A.. ADVANCED DETECTION OF MICROPLASTICS AND PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES IN SEDIMENTS FROM THE NARRAGANSETT BAY WATERSHED
Cay, Gozde. DESIGN OF A WEARABLE MULTI-SENSORY BASED CHEST BELT INTEGRATED WITH IOT FUNCTIONS FOR RESPIRATION MONITORING
Chakravarty, Tomali. UNDERSTANDING THE ROLES OF HETEROGENOUS SWI/SNF COMPLEXES IN REGULATION OF DIFFERENTIAL GENE EXPRESSION
Chevalier, Robert. CHEMICALLY TUNED SERS SENSORS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR MARINE SENSING
Cromwell, Benjamin B.. AN EXPLORATION IN DETECTION OF SMALL OXYGEN CONTAINING ANALYTES USING PHTHALOCYANINE DYES AND PIEZOCATALYTIC THIN
Davis, Mark. LEARNING TO VISUALIZE: MIDDLE-LEVEL LEARNERS ANALYZING AND DESIGNING SCIENCE INFOGRAPHICS
De Jesus Villanueva, Christina N.. THE IMPACTS OF THE INVASIVE GREEN IGUANA (IGUANA IGUANA) ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND THE COMMUNITIES OF PUERTO RICO — AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT
Delaney, Daniel. SIMULTANEOUS ALCOHOL AND MARIJUANA USE: ASSOCIATIONS WITH ALCOHOL CONSEQUENCES AMONG AT-RISK YOUTH
De Pace, Gabriel. Concept Maps for Middle School Computer Science Assessment
DiFonte, Maria Catherine. FEASIBILITY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF THE EBB AND FLOW PARENTING PROGRAM
Drohan, Megan M.. RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH OPIOID USE AFTER IN-PATIENT DETOXIFICATION
Dubnicka, Mara A.. INVESTIGATION OF THE STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF XANTHENE DYES FOR ANALYTE DETECTION AND THIN FILM SENSOR DEVELOPMENT
Engome Tchupo, Dominique. Quantitative Methods for Analyzing Team Communication Patterns
Fenn, Natalie. DO GOOD TO FEEL GOOD? INVESTIGATING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AMONG NON-COLLEGE YOUNG ADULTS
Fiore, Erika R.. GENDER-SPECIFIC EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN UNDERGRADUATE STEM STUDENTS IN ONLINE MATHEMATICS COURSES DURING A PANDEMIC
Forsythe, Desiree. USING CONSTRUCTIVIST GROUNDED THEORY TO UNPACK HOW WHITE WOMEN IN STEM BECOME COMMITTED TO RACIAL JUSTICE
Gamache, Kyle Normand. THE BOLSTERING EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
Goncharenko, Svetlana. LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION OF CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND EMOTIONDRIVEN IMPULSIVITY
Grassian, Benjamin. ACOUSTIC AND OPTICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR CHARACTERIZING ANIMAL DISTRIBUTIONS IN THE PELAGIC OCEAN
Graupe, Cristian Eric. Automated Acoustic Arrival Matching for Long Range Subsurface Positioning of Autonomous Seagliders
Gyllinksy, Joshua V.. WEARABLE USER-CENTRIC ZERO-CONFIGURATION HAPTIC FEEDBACK SYSTEM DESIGN IN CONNECTED ENVIRONMENTS
Harrington, Erin R.. COLLABORATION IS KEY: USING INTERDISCIPLINARY ASSESSMENT TO IMPROVE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE, AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS IN RHODE ISLAND
Hashmi, Syed Fayaz Ul Haq. THE MECHANISTIC AND ETIOLOGICAL LINK BETWEEN BILE ACID DYSREGULATION AND PRETERM BIRTH
Hasselbrink, Carson Lawrence. Synthesis and application of novel trisresorcinarenes and investigation of new photochemical processes of chromophores
He, Bing. DETECTING SLOW SLIP EVENTS FROM SEAFLOOR PRESSURE DATA USING MACHINE LEARNING
Hong, Leo. BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: PERFORMANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE
Hrytsenko, Yana. CLUSTERING OF CANCEROUS GENOMES USING EFFICIENT DISTANCE CALCULATIONS
Huizenga, Kristin. THE AMERICAN LOBSTER (HOMARUS AMERICANUS) IN NARRAGANSETT BAY DURING A TIME OF ECOSYSTEM FLUX: TEMPERATURE, PREDATION, AND LARVAL DYNAMICS
James, Ciara. COGNITIVE REAPPRAISAL VS. ACCEPTANCE: A COMPARISON OF EMOTION REGULATION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE ANXIETY
James, Eileen M.. BLACK FEMINIST AUTOETHNOGRAPHY: HOW IDENTITY CAN AFFECT PEER REVIEW PRACTICES IN THE COLLEGE WRITING CLASSROOM
Jayawardana, Chamithri. INVESTIGATION OF LI-ION BATTERY ELECTROLYTE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE AND LOW TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS
Jonas, Tim. DEFINING PATTERNS OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE USER CHARGING BEHAVIOR: URBANICITY & SERVICE
Katkov, André V.. TO SCALE DRAGONS: COMPRISING THINGS LOST AND TWO ESSAYS ON FANTASY
Kenney, Timothy. CHRONICLING A PANDEMIC: UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS DURING THE MARCH 2020 SHUTDOWN
Kurtz, Kayla. BIOFOULING OF SENSORS IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RHODE ISLAND
Lawal, Oluwadolapo D.. AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF DIRECT ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS VERSUS WARFARIN IN CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE, AND AFTER ANTICOAGULANT-RELATED MAJOR BLEEDING
Li, He-Wen-Xuan. ON DATA-DRIVEN FATIGUE DAMAGE MONITORING AND PREDICTION IN NONLINEAR MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
Lyngdoh, Gideon Arthur. MULTISCALE SIMULATION AND MACHINE LEARNING-ASSISTED PERFORMANCE PREDICTION FOR CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES
Maggi, Brian. DEVELOPMENT OF FRAGILITY CURVES FOR REINFORCED DUNES TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES
Marcks, Basia A.. RECONSTRUCTING NUTRIENT CONSUMPTION IN THE EXPANDED SOUTHERN OCEAN OF PLEISTOCENE GLACIAL PERIODS
McCane, Lynn Marie. EFFECTS OF tDCS ON THE SPINAL CORD PLASTICITY INDUCED BY SOLEUS H-REFLEX OPERANT CONDITIONING
McLennan, Lindsay R.. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HOMEMADE EXPLOSIVES
Merecicky, Andrew. BROKEN DOZER, HAUNTED VALE: THE ECOPOETICS OF AMBIENT LANGUAGE
Muccio-Raposo, Maria. EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES AND MOTIVATIONS OF WOMEN WHO LEAD AND ENGAGE IN CHANGE WORK AT THEIR HOME INSTITUTION
Nalven, Tessa. A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG USE AMONG MULTIRACIAL YOUNG ADULTS
Ogram Buckley, Caitlin Michelle. BRAIN HEALTH PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE: FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND REFINEMENT
Parker, Haley Wynne. REWEIGHTED COMPONENTS IN DIET QUALITY SCORES AND MORTALITY RISK ASSOCIATIONS
Phelps, Peter Thomas. TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION SCHEME FOR DYNAMIC CONDITIONS
Pietros, Jennifer. COMPUTATIONAL THINKING IN ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
Pimentel, Zachary. BACTERIAL COMMUNITY DYNAMICS IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS
Pomerantz, Hayley. Parenting Style and Help-Seeking for Child Anxiety and Depression: A Vignette Study
Qi, Rui. CHEMICAL BIOLOGY OF DNA ADDUCT REPAIR, BYPASS AND MUTAGENESIS
Ricci, Peter Paul. The Next Paradigm in Vapor Sensing: Single Molecule Detection
Richardi, Jessica Lynne. What Is Classical Education? Using Curriculum Theory to Define A Classical Approach to K-12 Schooling
Rivera Morales, Omar X.. PARALLELIZATION OF VECTORIZED SELF-ORGANIZING MAPS IN HARDWARE ACCELERATOR ARCHITECTURES
Rodrigo, Undugodage Nuwanthi Dilhari. INVESTIGATION OF NOVEL LOW TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
Rosario, Margaret. CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF METABOLITES PRODUCED BY MARINE PSEUDOALTEROMONAS SPP.
Roy, Amanda Ashley. Co-Constructing Self-Compassion
Saad, Julian Michael. THE SELF-HEALTH MOVEMENT: CHANGING FOR GOOD HEALTH
Sauco, Paul. THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL MODELING OF SKIRTED ANCHOR AND RETICULATED MICROPILE FOUNDATION SYSTEMS
Schick, Melissa R.. ASSOCIATIONS AMONG AFFECT, ALCOHOL USE, AND RISKY SEX: A DAILY DIARY STUDY OF FIRST NATION ADULTS
Schulz, Christina T.. ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT AND EXPECTANCY OF ALCOHOL USE ON CHANGES IN REFLECTION-IMPULSIVITY AND CRAVING
Seveney, Lauren Elizabeth. THE SYNTHETIC DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SUPRAMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES FOR THE PURPOSES OF DRUG DELIVERY AND BIOSENSING
Shi, Pengcheng. SEISMIC BEHAVIOR ON OCEANIC TRANSFORM FAULTS REVEALED BY NUMERICAL MODELING AND SEISMIC OBSERVATION
Shuster, Coral L.. Dyadic Experience of Emotion Regulation for Families with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Silva de Oliveira, Tania Thalyta. ANALYTE-SENSING PARTICLES AND IMPACT OF PLASTICS ON ENVIRONMENTALLY ABUNDANT BACTERIA
Spellman, Charles D.. ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT AND REUSE WITH ACTIVATED FERRATE
Stanisavljevic, 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 INTERVENTION
Sullivan, Joseph Patrick. Development of a Safe Lithium-ion Battery with a Polymer Electrolyte
Sumathirathne, Lasanthi. A STUDY OF STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS IN TRANSITION METAL ION-PVDF THIN FILMS/COMPOSITES AND APPLICATIONS
Takyi, Evelyn. PROBIOTICS FOR EASTERN OYSTER HATCHERIES: COMMERCIAL FORMULATIONS AND EFFECT ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
Tran, Kathleen Diep. REGULATION OF COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF SWI/SNF CHROMATIN REMODELING COMPLEX
van Dam, Loes. SPATIOTEMPORAL AND THERMAL VARIABILITY IN UPPER MANTLE FLOW AS A RESULT OF MID-OCEAN RIDGE MIGRATION
Via, 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