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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Spellman, Charles D.
. ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT AND REUSE WITH ACTIVATED FERRATEStanisavljevic, 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 INTERVENTIONSullivan, Joseph Patrick
. Development of a Safe Lithium-ion Battery with a Polymer ElectrolyteSumathirathne, Lasanthi
. A STUDY OF STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS IN TRANSITION METAL ION-PVDF THIN FILMS/COMPOSITES AND APPLICATIONSTakyi, Evelyn
. PROBIOTICS FOR EASTERN OYSTER HATCHERIES: COMMERCIAL FORMULATIONS AND EFFECT ON MICROBIAL COMMUNITIESTran, Kathleen Diep
. REGULATION OF COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF SWI/SNF CHROMATIN REMODELING COMPLEXvan Dam, Loes
. SPATIOTEMPORAL AND THERMAL VARIABILITY IN UPPER MANTLE FLOW AS A RESULT OF MID-OCEAN RIDGE MIGRATIONVia, 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 CORALSZhou, Xiaohui
. EFFECTS OF SURFACE WAVES ON WIND STRESS AND UPPER OCEAN RESPONSE UNDER TROPICAL CYCLONESTheses/Dissertations from 2021
Ahern, Olivia Marjorie
. MARINE MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS: DIVERSITY AND FUNCTION OF THE THALASSIOSIRA ROTULA PHYCOSPHERE COMMUNITYAlshammari, Saad
. ESSAYS ON EMPIRICAL ASSET PRICING IN SAUDI ARABIAAmaral, Jennifer L.
. CHARACTERIZATION OF IMPACT PILE DRIVING SIGNALS AND FIN WHALE VOCALIZATIONS AT THE BLOCK ISLAND WIND FARM SITEAmelotte, 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 LEARNAnderson, Stephanie I.
. PHYTOPLANKTON THERMAL RESPONSES AS DRIVERS OF COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENTBorbee, Erin
. BIODIVERSITY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF PROTIST COMMUNITIES IN COASTAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS INDONESIABorrione, Francesca
. TRUE CRIME, WOMEN, AND SENSATIONALIZED REPRESENTATIONS IN THE ITALIAN AMERICAN IMAGINARYChang, Xinqiang
. FANTASIZING REPRODUCTION: THE BIOLOGIZATION OF THE DESIRE FOR PROGRESS IN VICTORIAN LITERATURECharbaji, Amer
. A NEW PAPER-BASED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SENSITIVE DETECTION OF NITRATE IN SEAWATERChieffalo, Anthony Conrad
. GENDERED & GENREFIED BODIES: HEROISM AS PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE IN SWORD & SORCERY FANTASYChurchill, Erin D.
. TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS SERVING U.S. INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES: A QUALITATIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDYConstant, Nicholas
. PD-AWARE: A CONTEXTUAL MHEALTH PLATFORM SERVING WEARABLE-ASSISTED PROS FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASECorreia, Amy
. WORKING TOWARDS PROFICIENCY: INVESTIGATION OF RECLASSIFICATION AND GROWTH RATES FOR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH LEARNERS IN AN ASSET AND RESEARCH-BASED ENGLISH LEARNER DEVELOPMENT COURSEDunbar, Eva-Molly Petitto
. PREDICTORS OF PAIRED, SINGULAR, AND NO ACTION AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIOR RISKSFoulke, Elizabeth
. INTIMATE DISTANCES: AN ARCHIPELAGOFox, Katelyn
. ANTECEDENTS OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY RISK FACTORS, A SELF DETERMINATION THEORY PERSPECTIVEGates, Dana M.
. PHARMACIST-ADMINISTERED PEDIATRIC INFLUENZA VACCINATION IN THE UNITED STATESGaur, Vasundhara
. NON-MARKET VALUATION OF UTILITY-SCALE SOLAR ARRAYSGilbert, Jonathan Ross
. THE LOUD IMPACT OF A QUIET EGO: HOW POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY INCREASES SALESPERSON PERFORMANCE AND WELL-BEINGGonçalves Neto, Afonso
. NORTH ATLANTIC ON THE EDGE: OCEAN CIRCULATION THROUGH GATEWAYS AT THE SUBPOLAR-SUBTROPICAL BOUNDARYGravely, Mitchell
. PROBING INTERACTIONS OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES AT THE NANO-BIO INTERFACEGuan, Xintong
. CARROT OR STICK: NUDGING CONSUMERS TOWARDS HEALTHIER CHOICES THROUGH CUSTOMIZED PRICE INCENTIVESGurr, Samuel J.
. STRESS CONDITIONING TO HYPERCAPNIC SEAWATER IN THE PACIFIC GEODUCK PANOPEA GENEROSAHawthorne-Kocak, Catherine
. INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER AGENCY, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTHill, Jaunetta
. INVESTIGATING TOLFENAMIC ACID AND ITS ANALOGS AS POTENTIAL ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE THERAPEUTICSHirsch, Aaron C.
. SEISMOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE ONTONG JAVA PLATEAU AND SURROUNDING PACIFIC UPPER MANTLEInush Kalana, Urala Liyanage Don
. SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL POLYMER MATERIALS VIA ORGANOCATALYTIC RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION (ROP) OF CYCLIC LACTONESIsmail Hosni, Sarah Mohamed
. MULTIMODAL INTEGRATION OF MOTOR IMAGERY-BASED SIGNATURES FOR NEURAL RESPONSE CLASSIFICATIONIula, Shawna C.
. TURNING POINTS: A CASE STUDY OF MOTIVATION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGEJacobson, Rose
. CHARACTERIZATION OF OVARIAN TISSUE CULTURE AND INVESTIGATION OF EMBRYONIC RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE STRESS USING A SHP2 PHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR IN CIONA INTESTINALISJadhav, Ajita
. DIETARY FERMENTABLE CARBOHYDRATE (FC) CONSUMPTION AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH DIET QUALITY AND HEALTH PARAMETERSJafari Deligani, Roohollah
. SPECTRO-TEMPORAL BASED QUANTIFICATION OF BRAIN FUNCTIONS IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERSJahan, Khurshid
. EFFECTIVENESS OF ROADSIDE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) ON MAINTAINING STORMWATER QUALITY THROUGH MONITORING AND MODELINGJakaria, Md Golam
. DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS TO OVERCOME PULMONARY EPITHELIAL BARRIERSJiang, He
. GRAPH NEURAL NETWORK BASED LEARNING FOR DYNAMIC SPECTRUM ACCESSJiang, Tianqi
. ESSAYS ON FINANCIAL ANALYSTS, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, AND CAPITAL MARKETSKerrigan, Zak
. MICROBIAL DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY COMPOSITION IN THE OPEN OCEAN AND MARINE SEDIMENTKirejczyk, Michael A.
. SELF-GRAVITATING FERMI-DIRAC AND BOSE-EINSTEIN CLUSTERS WITH PLANAR, CYLINDRICAL, AND SPHERICAL SYMMETRYKirk, Riley D.
. EVALUATING NATURAL PRODUCT LIBRARIES WITH EMPHASIS ON IN VITRO PERMEABILITY WORKFLOWSKishore, Shyamal
. FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION DURING EXTREME DYNAMIC LOADING EVENTS OF COMPOSITES AND METALSKrasnosky, Kristopher
. MASSIVELY PARALLEL STOCHASTIC TERRAIN MODELS IN UNDERSEA MAPPING AND NAVIGATIONKulesh, Corinne M.
. STUDENT RETENTION: BRIDGING THEORY, RESEARCH, PRACTICE & POLICYLangan, Joseph A.
. THE ROLE OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE DECLINE OF NARRAGANSETT BAY WINTER FLOUNDERLee, Changhee
. EXPLORING THE VALUE OF PEER INTERACTION DURING ONLINE INQUIRY WITH A QUESTION GENERATION TASKLi, Lusi
. MULTI-VIEW ROBUST REPRESENTATION LEARNINGLiu, Chang
. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS OF POLYPHENOL-ENRICHED EXTRACTSMandojana-Ducot, Crassandra
. PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND COMFORT TOWARDS LGBTQ+ STUDENTSMauldin, Thomas
. DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW-OVERHEAD AND TRANSCEIVER-INTEGRATED OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETERMclimans, Sharon A.
. NURSE PRACTITIONERS’ EXPERIENCES WORKING WITH PATIENTS LIVING WITH MORBID OBESITYMicu, Petru Dorin
. CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT WITH BRANDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA: THE MODERATING ROLES OF SELF-QUANTIFICATION AND AWEMushkat, Zoe
. LONGITUDINAL DECISION-MAKING IN A TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL FOR PURSUING LIVING DONOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTNeba Mforsoh, Irine
. PERFORMANCE OF ELASTOMERIC COATINGS AND COATED STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO AGGRESSIVE MARINE ENVIRONMENTSOlerio, John
. A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE COMPLETION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLANDPei, Shuyi
. REMOVING PERFORMANCE BOTTLENECKS ON SSDS AND SSD-BASED STORAGE SYSTEMSPerera, Dasith
. MECHANISMS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE AND STREPTOCOCCUS MITISPicucci, Jennifer R.
. ITERATIVE METHODS FOR COMPUTING A FEW EIGENPAIRS OR SINGULAR TRIPLETS OF LARGE SPARSE MATRICESQuinn, David
. GENIUS HOUR: EDUCATOR PERSPECTIVES ON NAVIGATING THE PROMPTS, PROMISES, AND PREDICAMENTS OF IMPLEMENTING INTEREST-DRIVEN LEARNING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLSQuinn, Meghan C. L.
. GEOTECHNICAL EFFECTS ON FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING PERFORMANCESchuttert, Christian W.
. FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF VIRULENCE IN VIBRIO CORALLIILYTICUS RE22 AND PROBIOTIC MECHANISMS OF PHAEOBACTER INHIBENS S4Scott, Shawn P.
. A MARKETER’S SYMPHONY: ESSAYS ON THE POWER OF MUSICAL STRUCTURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON CONSUMERS WITH FOUNDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH IN AUDIO SENSORY MARKETINGShahid, Mehwish
. SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS’ MENTAL HEALTH HELP-SEEKING ATTITUDES AND PREFERENCESSorensen, Donya
. PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN SELFREPORTING ON THE CLINICALLY USEFUL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROBLEMS OUTCOMES SCALEStabile, Caroline W.
. A CASE STUDY OF SCIENTIFIC MODELING IN FIFTH GRADE CLASSROOMS: TEACHER CONCEPTIONS, EPISTEMIC FRAMING AND STUDENTS’ EXPLANATORY MODELSSterling, Alexa R.
. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY OF MARINE DIATOMS, BACTERIA, AND THEIR BIOLOGICALLY-ACTIVE COMPOUNDSStevens, Brian
. GATEKEEPERS AND ACCESS AGENTS: HOW ADMISSIONS OFFICERS UNDERSTAND THEIR ROLES IN SHAPING COLLEGE ACCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY MARKET FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONSun, Tianyu
. EVALUATION OF MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER ON OVERDOSE AND HEALTHCARE UTILIZATION IN THE USSwanson, Holly Joan
. SELF-REGULATED LEARNING IN FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS IN AN INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY COURSE AND THE STUDENT EXPERIENCES AND ACADEMIC IMPACTS OF A CAMPUS-WIDE METACOGNITIVE INTERVENTIONTamanna, Marzia
. OPTIMIZATION OF RIPARIAN ZONE NITROGEN MANAGEMENT THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIPARIAN MODELTanzer, Joshua Ray
. FEELING GOOD: HAPPINESS AND HEALTH IN DUTCH OLDER ADULTSTate, Marie C.
. CO-OCCURRENCE OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND ALCOHOL USE: IMPACT OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORSUpegui, David I.
. SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY: A NATURAL FITVanterpool, Derece
. COUNTER-NARRATIVES MATTER: A CRITICAL RACE ANALYSIS OF BLACK SERVICEMEN’S SCHOOL-TO-MILITARY TRAJECTORYWitkop, Erin Michele
. FUNCTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF APOPTOSIS GENE DIVERSIFICATION IN EASTERN OYSTER IMMUNITYWongsirikajorn, Mattana
. THREE ESSAYS ON INTERACTIONS BETWEEN POVERTY AND NATURAL RESOURCESYao, Zheyi
. OPTICAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY SYSTEM BASED ON SEMICONDUCTOR LASERSYevdokimov, Alexander
. FRAGMENTATION RESILIENCE ENERGY MASS SPECTROMETRY – NOVEL METHOD FOR STRUCTURAL ELUCIDATION AND COMPOUND DIFFERENTIATIONZhang, Jiayuan
. BLATANT BENEVOLENCE AND SOCIAL CAPITAL ATTAINMENT ON SOCIAL NETWORK SITES – A MULTI-METHOD APPROACHZhao, Yiwen
. SELF-ADJUVANTED VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLE FOR SAFE AND HIGHLY IMMUNOGENIC VACCINATIONZisk, Alyssa Hillary
. QUANTIFYING AND COMPENSATING FOR P300 VARIATIONS IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSISTheses/Dissertations from 2020
Adams, Jessica A.
. THE IMPACT OF A CURRICULAR CHANGE ON UNDERGRADUATE HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCEAguiar, Rebecca J.
. MULTICULTURAL RESEARCH IN FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY: WHERE ARE WE NOW?Aktosun, Erdem
. INVESTIGATION OF VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATION OF A CYLINDER BY EMPLOYING CROSS-FLOW AND IN-LINE MOTIONAlkhader, Arar
. DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF SMART FABRIC SENSORS BASED ON SEMICONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITESBaker, Aaron M.
. IMPACT OF BRAND RECOGNITION IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST SELECTION: IDENTIFICATION AND CORRECTIVE PROCEDUREBaker, Nicole
. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AMONG SNAPCHAT USERS: USES AND MOTIVATIONSBalestrieri, Sara
. EXPLORING CAUSAL MECHANISMS BETWEEN BEHAVIOR AND COGNITION IN A THEORY-BASED ALCOHOL INTERVENTIONBasnyat, Bonita S.
. COLLEGE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN COURSEWORK: INVESTIGATING ASSESSMENT SCALING AND FEEDBACK UTILITYBehanan, Priya Sara
. NEW INSIGHTS INTO MODELING CHOICE BEHAVIOR UNDER UNCERTAINTYBelviso, Nicholas
. THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS, SAFETY, AND COST OF ORAL P2Y12 ANTIPLATELET AGENTS FOLLOWING ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES