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Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

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

Pepin, Kristen. AN INTERPRETATIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT WELLNESS: EXPLORING GENERATION Z STUDENT WELLNESS EXPERIENCES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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

Zhou, Xiaohui. EFFECTS OF SURFACE WAVES ON WIND STRESS AND UPPER OCEAN RESPONSE UNDER TROPICAL CYCLONES

Theses/Dissertations from 2021 2021

Ahern, Olivia Marjorie. MARINE MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS: DIVERSITY AND FUNCTION OF THE THALASSIOSIRA ROTULA PHYCOSPHERE COMMUNITY

Alshammari, Saad. ESSAYS ON EMPIRICAL ASSET PRICING IN SAUDI ARABIA

Amaral, Jennifer L.. CHARACTERIZATION OF IMPACT PILE DRIVING SIGNALS AND FIN WHALE VOCALIZATIONS AT THE BLOCK ISLAND WIND FARM SITE

Amelotte, Wendy K.. EXAMINING THE LEADERSHIP AND LITERACY PRACTICES IN EFFECTIVE TITLE 1 SCHOOLS: A MULTIPLE CASE STUDY OF SCHOOLS THAT FOSTER EFFICACY SO ALL CAN LEARN

Anderson, Stephanie I.. PHYTOPLANKTON THERMAL RESPONSES AS DRIVERS OF COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

Borbee, Erin. BIODIVERSITY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF PROTIST COMMUNITIES IN COASTAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS INDONESIA

Borrione, Francesca. TRUE CRIME, WOMEN, AND SENSATIONALIZED REPRESENTATIONS IN THE ITALIAN AMERICAN IMAGINARY

Chang, Xinqiang. FANTASIZING REPRODUCTION: THE BIOLOGIZATION OF THE DESIRE FOR PROGRESS IN VICTORIAN LITERATURE

Charbaji, Amer. A NEW PAPER-BASED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SENSITIVE DETECTION OF NITRATE IN SEAWATER

Chieffalo, Anthony Conrad. GENDERED & GENREFIED BODIES: HEROISM AS PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE IN SWORD & SORCERY FANTASY

Churchill, Erin D.. TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS SERVING U.S. INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES: A QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY

Constant, Nicholas. PD-AWARE: A CONTEXTUAL MHEALTH PLATFORM SERVING WEARABLE-ASSISTED PROS FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Correia, Amy. WORKING TOWARDS PROFICIENCY: INVESTIGATION OF RECLASSIFICATION AND GROWTH RATES FOR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH LEARNERS IN AN ASSET AND RESEARCH-BASED ENGLISH LEARNER DEVELOPMENT COURSE

Dunbar, Eva-Molly Petitto. PREDICTORS OF PAIRED, SINGULAR, AND NO ACTION AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIOR RISKS

Foulke, Elizabeth. INTIMATE DISTANCES: AN ARCHIPELAGO

Fox, Katelyn. ANTECEDENTS OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY RISK FACTORS, A SELF DETERMINATION THEORY PERSPECTIVE

Gates, Dana M.. PHARMACIST-ADMINISTERED PEDIATRIC INFLUENZA VACCINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

Gaur, Vasundhara. NON-MARKET VALUATION OF UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR ARRAYS

Gilbert, Jonathan Ross. THE LOUD IMPACT OF A QUIET EGO: HOW POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY INCREASES SALESPERSON PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEING

Gonçalves Neto, Afonso. NORTH ATLANTIC ON THE EDGE: OCEAN CIRCULATION THROUGH GATEWAYS AT THE SUBPOLAR-SUBTROPICAL BOUNDARY

Gravely, Mitchell. PROBING INTERACTIONS OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AT THE NANO-BIO INTERFACE

Guan, Xintong. CARROT OR STICK: NUDGING CONSUMERS TOWARDS HEALTHIER CHOICES THROUGH CUSTOMIZED PRICE INCENTIVES

Gurr, Samuel J.. STRESS CONDITIONING TO HYPERCAPNIC SEAWATER IN THE PACIFIC GEODUCK PANOPEA GENEROSA

Hawthorne-Kocak, Catherine. INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER AGENCY, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Hill, Jaunetta. INVESTIGATING TOLFENAMIC ACID AND ITS ANALOGS AS POTENTIAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE THERAPEUTICS

Hirsch, Aaron C.. SEISMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU AND SURROUNDING PACIFIC UPPER MANTLE

Inush Kalana, Urala Liyanage Don. SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL POLYMER MATERIALS VIA ORGANOCATALYTIC RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION (ROP) OF CYCLIC LACTONES

Ismail Hosni, Sarah Mohamed. MULTIMODAL INTEGRATION OF MOTOR IMAGERY-BASED SIGNATURES FOR NEURAL RESPONSE CLASSIFICATION

Iula, Shawna C.. TURNING POINTS: A CASE STUDY OF MOTIVATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Jacobson, Rose. CHARACTERIZATION OF OVARIAN TISSUE CULTURE AND INVESTIGATION OF EMBRYONIC RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE STRESS USING A SHP2 PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR IN CIONA INTESTINALIS

Jadhav, Ajita. DIETARY FERMENTABLE CARBOHYDRATE (FC) CONSUMPTION AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH DIET QUALITY AND HEALTH PARAMETERS

Jafari Deligani, Roohollah. SPECTRO-TEMPORAL BASED QUANTIFICATION OF BRAIN FUNCTIONS IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

Jahan, Khurshid. EFFECTIVENESS OF ROADSIDE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) ON MAINTAINING STORMWATER QUALITY THROUGH MONITORING AND MODELING

Jakaria, Md Golam. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS TO OVERCOME PULMONARY EPITHELIAL BARRIERS

Jiang, He. GRAPH NEURAL NETWORK BASED LEARNING FOR DYNAMIC SPECTRUM ACCESS

Jiang, Tianqi. ESSAYS ON FINANCIAL ANALYSTS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AND CAPITAL MARKETS

Kerrigan, Zak. MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COMPOSITION IN THE OPEN OCEAN AND MARINE SEDIMENT

Kirejczyk, Michael A.. SELF-GRAVITATING FERMI-DIRAC AND BOSE-EINSTEIN CLUSTERS WITH PLANAR, CYLINDRICAL, AND SPHERICAL SYMMETRY

Kirk, Riley D.. EVALUATING NATURAL PRODUCT LIBRARIES WITH EMPHASIS ON IN VITRO PERMEABILITY WORKFLOWS

Kishore, Shyamal. FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION DURING EXTREME DYNAMIC LOADING EVENTS OF COMPOSITES AND METALS

Krasnosky, Kristopher. MASSIVELY PARALLEL STOCHASTIC TERRAIN MODELS IN UNDERSEA MAPPING AND NAVIGATION

Kulesh, Corinne M.. STUDENT RETENTION: BRIDGING THEORY, RESEARCH, PRACTICE & POLICY

Langan, Joseph A.. THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE DECLINE OF NARRAGANSETT BAY WINTER FLOUNDER

Lee, Changhee. EXPLORING THE VALUE OF PEER INTERACTION DURING ONLINE INQUIRY WITH A QUESTION GENERATION TASK

Li, Lusi. MULTI-VIEW ROBUST REPRESENTATION LEARNING

Liu, Chang. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS OF POLYPHENOL-ENRICHED EXTRACTS

Mandojana-Ducot, Crassandra. PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND COMFORT TOWARDS LGBTQ+ STUDENTS

Mauldin, Thomas. DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW-OVERHEAD AND TRANSCEIVER-INTEGRATED OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER

Mclimans, Sharon A.. NURSE PRACTITIONERS’ EXPERIENCES WORKING WITH PATIENTS LIVING WITH MORBID OBESITY

Micu, Petru Dorin. CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT WITH BRANDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: THE MODERATING ROLES OF SELF-QUANTIFICATION AND AWE

Mushkat, Zoe. LONGITUDINAL DECISION-MAKING IN A TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL FOR PURSUING LIVING DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANT

Neba Mforsoh, Irine. PERFORMANCE OF ELASTOMERIC COATINGS AND COATED STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO AGGRESSIVE MARINE ENVIRONMENTS

Olerio, John. A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Pei, Shuyi. REMOVING PERFORMANCE BOTTLENECKS ON SSDS AND SSD-BASED STORAGE SYSTEMS

Perera, Dasith. MECHANISMS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE AND STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS

Picucci, Jennifer R.. ITERATIVE METHODS FOR COMPUTING A FEW EIGENPAIRS OR SINGULAR TRIPLETS OF LARGE SPARSE MATRICES

Quinn, David. GENIUS HOUR: EDUCATOR PERSPECTIVES ON NAVIGATING THE PROMPTS, PROMISES, AND PREDICAMENTS OF IMPLEMENTING INTEREST-DRIVEN LEARNING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Quinn, Meghan C. L.. GEOTECHNICAL EFFECTS ON FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING PERFORMANCE

Schuttert, Christian W.. FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF VIRULENCE IN VIBRIO CORALLIILYTICUS RE22 AND PROBIOTIC MECHANISMS OF PHAEOBACTER INHIBENS S4