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Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Cox, Alissa H.. COASTAL NEW ENGLAND SEPTIC SYSTEM DRAINFIELDS: GROUNDWATER TABLE AND GREENHOUSE GAS CYCLING DYNAMICS

Crawford, Troy M.. ICG- AND GNP-PHLIP: NOVEL AGENTS FOR IMAGING AND THERAPY

Cruz, Jennifer. THE ROLE OF KINDERGARTEN VOCABULARY KNOWLEDGE AND LANGUAGE STATUS ON EARLY READING COMPREHENSION

Cyril, Khadijah Nelly. THE KINGIAN NONVIOLENCE CONFLICT RECONCILIATION TRAINING PROGRAM: OUTCOMES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Darosh, Angela. BEYOND THE NEGATIVE LENS: A STRENGTH-BASED APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL MINORITY WOMEN’S HEALTH

Davis, Teressa. BLACK PARENT-ADOLESCENT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SEX: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY OF PARENT PERSPECTIVES

DeMoranville, Kristen J.. THE FREQUENT FLYER’S GUIDE TO MIGRATION: HOW SONGBIRD METABOLISM AND OXIDATIVE STATUS RESPOND TO ENDURANCE FLIGHT AND DIET QUALITY

Dharmaratne, Nayanthara. DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL (THIO)UREA ORGANOCATALYSTS FOR RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF CYCLIC LACTONES

DiBiasio, Eric Charles. REGULATING QUIESCENCE AND DIVISION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI

Dong, Xiaonan. COMPOSITE COOPERATIVE ADAPTIVE LEARNING AND CONTROL FOR MULTI-ROBOT COORDINATION

Dufault-Thompson, Keith. FUNCTION AND VARIABILITY OF METABOLIC NETWORKS

Elkhatib, Dounia. MICROPLASTIC IN WATER AND WASTEWATER

Farnworth, Barbara A.. FEMALE COMIC GROTESQUE CHARACTERS IN VICTORIAN NOVELS: INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITIES OF LIMINALITY

Foley-Schramm, Ashton. READING THE READER: ANALYZING DEPICTIONS OF MALE READERS IN SERIAL VICTORIAN FICTION

Francis, Alyssa. OUTCOMES AND PREDICTORS OF PRESCRIPTION STIMULANT MISUSE IN COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH AND WITHOUT ADHD

Giacalone, Michael D.. EXPLORING THE GREEK-LETTER ORGANIZATION EXPERIENCE AT PRIMARILY COMMUTER PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY

Gomes, Kristofer. DETERMINING IMPACTS OF IRON LIMITATION ON DIATOM CHLOROPLAST METABOLISM AND PHYSIOLOGY

Gonsalves, Michelle D.. MAKING ENERGETIC MATERIALS SAFER

Grant Ranson, Hilary Joan. CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF BACTERIAL INTERACTIONS INVOLVING PATHOGENS

Griffin, Annette. NURSES’ INVOLVEMENT IN END OF LIFE COMMUNICATION AND CARE PRACTICES IN ICUs

Guitar, Jenna. REORIENTING THE FEMALE GOTHIC: CURIOSITY AND THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE

Hall, Molly Volanth. ECOLOGIES OF MATERIALITY AND AESTHETICS IN BRITISH MODERNIST WAR-TIME LITERATURE, 1890-1939

Heiskanen, Satu Kristiina. INVESTIGATION OF ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVES AND LITHIUM METAL ANODES FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES

Hewawasam, Rukshika Shalani. DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANOCATALYSTS FOR RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION (ROP) OF LACTONES

Hidir, Serap. FICTIONS OF CAPTIVITY: RACIALIZING RELIGION IN EARLY U.S. LITERATURE AND CULTURE

Holland, Laura Z.. THE BIOGEOGRAPHY OF ANTARCTIC MARINE DIATOMS AND THEIR RESPONSE TO VARIED IRON CONCENTRATIONS

Homola, Kira Louise. SUBSEAFLOOR POREWATER PALEOSALINITY AND NITROGEN ISOTOPES

Husain, Nyla Tauqir. LARGE EDDY SIMULATION OF TURBULENT AIRFLOW OVER SURFACE WAVES AND AIR-SEA FLUXES

Hussein, Abdelnasser. UNDERSTANDING PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IN SUBURBAN AND URBAN SCHOOLS: A CROSS-CASE STUDY

Hu, Xiaoyan. LEARNING PRACTICES IN CHINESE CHARACTER RECOGNITION: AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENT OUTCOMES AND PERCEPTIONS

Iannucci, Jaclyn M.. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF VASCULAR ACTIVATION IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE-RELATED NEUROINFLAMMATION

Johnson, Shelby L.. INVESTIGATING NAT PRODUCTS & PHARMACEUTICALS TARGETING INFLAMMATION IN NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES

Jones, Colin Anthony. RAISE YOUR GLASS: A CULTURE EVALUATION OF DIATOMS AS ARCHIVES OF PAST NUTRIENT CONSUMPTION

Joodaki, Faramarz. MOLECULAR MODELING OF NORMAL MODES AND DYNAMICS IN AROMATIC RINGS, PEPTIDES, AND A COMPLEX LIPID BILAYER

Khalaj Hedayati, Mehrnaz. SUPPLY CHAIN AND SERVICE OPERATIONS DIGITIZATION: AN INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Kirk-Provencher, Katelyn T.. RATINGS OF CONSENT IN LESBIAN, GAY, AND HETEROSEXUAL SEXUAL ASSAULT SITUATIONS

Kopsco, Heather Lynn. EVALUATION OF A PHOTOGRAPH-BASED CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM AS A TICK SURVEILLANCE AND PREVENTION EDUCATION TOOL

Kouhi, Soroush. MULTI-SCALE ASSESSMENT OF HURRICANE-GENERATED COASTAL AND INLAND FLOODING USING A NUMERICAL AND OBSERVATIONAL FRAMEWORK

Kresning, Boma. THE INTERACTIONS OF OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY FARMS AND THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT: A NUMERICAL STUDY OFF THE US NORTHEAST COAST

Kwon, Hee Yoon. THE NEW AND THE OLD FOR ENGAGEMENT IN BUSINESS LEARNING: GAMIFIED COURSE DESIGN AND OP-ED WRITING PROJECT

Lantz, Benjamin. ON THE HAVEL-HAKIMI RESIDUE OF DEGREE SEQUENCES AND ITS RELATION TO THE INDEPENDENCE NUMBER

Leonardo Silva, Beth. BETWEEN SIBLINGS: HOW THE SIBLING METAPHOR REIMAGINES AFFECTIVE ENTANGLEMENTS IN THE VICTORIAN NOVEL

LoBuono, Dara Lyn. TAILORING DIGITAL HEALTH TO IMPROVE THE NUTRITION AND HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE

Lynch, Kenneth A. Jr.. STRUCTURED, INDIVIDUALIZED, VIDEO-BASED COACHING TO IMPROVE TECHNICAL SKILL ACQUISITION

Marciano, Laura Marie. OPENING CEREMONY: A WRITING PRACTICE TOWARDS QUEER FUTURITY

Marques, Emily Sara. EVALUATION OF KEY PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES TO INDUCE LIVER STEATOSIS IN MOUSE AND HUMAN MODELS

Martel, Michele. INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIVING-LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND SENSE OF BELONGING IN FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Moafi Madani, Seyedeh Zahra. DEVELOPING STIMULI-RESPONSIVE BIOMATERIAL SYSTEMS FOR DRUG DELIVERY IN TISSUE ENGINEERING AND CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY

Moore, Amy Michelle. INFLUENCE OF PARENT AND COMMUNITY FACTORS ON INFANT SNACKING

Mosayebi, Mohsen. THE TRAVELING SALESMAN PROBLEM WITH JOB-TIMES, MULTI-CIRCUIT, AND VARIATIONS

Muniz, Joshua A.. CLUSTER PROFILES OF THE DRINKING MOTIVES IN A SAMPLE OF FIREFIGHTERS AND EMTS

Nayak, Sumeru. MULTISCALE AND MULTIPHYSICS MODELLING OF DURABLE INFRASTRUCTURE MATERIALS

Perry, Danielle C.. SALT MARSH MANAGEMENT: MONITORING THREATS AND IMPLEMENTING CLIMATE ADAPTATION INITIATIVES

Peterson, Eric. TWO VARIANTS OF COPS AND ROBBERS WITH ASYMMETRIC MOVEMENT RULES

Rambarose, Cherisse. CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE WISC-IV WITH A TRINIDAD REFERRED SAMPLE

Rana, Payal. DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY: A PREDICTIVE MODEL, MITOCHONDRIAL TOXICITY MECHANISMS RISK, AND ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS RISK IN A REAL-WORLD SETTING

Rawashdeh, Yazan. A NEW PHYSICALLY MOTIVATED CLUTTER MODEL WITH APPLICATIONS TO NON-DESTRUCTIVE ULTRASONIC TESTING

Robuck, Anna Ruth. DISTRIBUTION OF NOVEL AND LEGACY ORGANIC POLLUTANTS IN SEABIRDS FROM CONTRASTING MARINE ENVIRONMENTS

Rosa, Kevin K.. COASTAL OCEAN MODELING ACROSS LENGTH SCALES: FROM ESTUARINE CIRCULATION TO BOUNDARY CURRENTS

Ross, Bianca Noelle. ASSESSING TREATMENT PERFORMANCE OF ADVANCED NITROGEN-REMOVAL ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS

Ryan, Valerie. A MIXED METHODS STUDY OF COMMUNICATION AMONG TEN MEN MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEN

Safaee, Mohammad Moein. SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES FOR ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS, WEARABLE BIOSENSING, AND BIOIMAGING

Sah, Bindeshwar. GOLD AND COPPER-CYSTEAMINE NANOPARTICLES FOR RADIATION THERAPY ENHANCEMENT ON CANCER

Sanfilippo, Danielle Johanna. “THE SKIPPING KING”: MASCULINITY AND EFFEMINACY IN EARLY MODERN DRAMA

Schambach, Lauren. INVESTIGATION OF LANDSLIDE-INDUCED TSUNAMI GENERATION AND PROPAGATION THROUGH NUMERICAL MODELING

Senol, Koray. SHOCK RESPONSE OF SOFT MATERIALS FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS

Slaybaugh, Gregory. MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF POLYPEPTIDE INSERTION INTO BILAYER AND EXIT

Song, Richard. THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RACIAL MICROAGGRESSIONS EXPERIENCES, COPING WITH DISCRIMINATION STRATEGIES, AND THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG ASIAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS

Taylor, Cynthia. MAKING SENSE OF PUBLIC SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: A CASE STUDY EXAMINING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SURROUNDING GENETICALLY MODIFIED MOSQUITOES IN THE FLORIDA KEYS

ten Brink, Talya Syvann. HOW LANDSCAPE CHANGE AFFECTS COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN’S PERCEPTIONS AND PLACE MEANINGS

Udawatte, Darshika Jeewanthi. MODULATION OF RECEPTOR INTERACTING PROTEIN KINASE 1 (RIPK1) SIGNALING DURING DENGUE VIRUS INFECTION

Vandenberg, Jessica. THE HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF CORAL REEF RESTORATION: A CASE STUDY IN THE SPERMONDE ISLANDS OF INDONESIA

Wan, Zhiqiang. DEEP LEARNING FOR DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING

Wibisono, Elle. CHARACTERISTICS AND POTENTIAL MANAGEMENT OF INDONESIA’S DEEPSLOPE DEMERSAL FISHERY

Wigginton, Sara Katherine. NITROGEN-REMOVING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS: MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Winters, Catherine Ann. THE MARK OF THE VANISHING READER: INTRADIEGETIC INTERACTION IN MULTIMODAL NARRATIVE

Yun, Gawon. RIGHT-SHORING: OFFSHORING TO RESHORING FOR A SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING LOCATION DECISION IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Abbasi, Akram. NANOMATERIALS FOR SENSING, HEATING AND APPLICATIONS IN COMPOSITES AND EMULSION BIOFOULING

Al-Bkerat, Maissa. NUTRITIONAL BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF ARABIC SPEAKING MIDDLE EASTERN MOTHERS

An, Jiyoon. ALEXA OR ALEX? GENDERED TECHNOLOGY’S INFLUENCE ON CONSUMER JUDGMENTS

Arizi, Evans Kwasi. TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE SARDINELLA FISHERY IN GHANA

Armendarez, Joseph J.. THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION ON EARLY LITERACY SKILLS OF YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE HISPANIC/LATINO

Asadi, Pouria. COMPUTER VISION BASED METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC REBAR DETECTION IN GROUND PENETRATING RADAR DATA

Babcock, Zachary R.. POLYPHARMACY IN CANCER PATIENTS: HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE, EXPENDITURES, AND ADVERSE EVENTS

Barlock, Benjamin Joseph. USE OF HYPHENATED MASS SPECTROMETRY TO UNCOVER TRUE NAFLD EFFECT ON HUMAN DRUG DISPOSITION PROTEINS

Berwise, Clifton A.. Assessing Interaction of Black Racial Identity and Perceived Neighborhood Factors on Educational Utility

Bian, Ke. DNA damage, repair and mutational spectrum

Bligh, Amanda. REAL-TIME GEOMETRY-BASED FEEDBACK FOR DESIGN ENGINEERS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MANUFACTURING

Bonoff, Jennifer. CHANGING CONSUMER EXPERIENCES AND BEHAVIORS & THE ROLE OF THE MARKETER WITHIN MOBILE ENVIRONMENTS

Browner, Michael Jr.. A Phenomenological Study of Perspectives on Teacher Diversity and the Lived Experiences of Black Public School Teachers

Brozyna, Christopher. THREE EXPERIMENTAL EXAMINATIONS OF ASPECTS OF INSTITUTIONS GOVERNING NATURAL RESOURCE USE

Cancilliere, Mary Kathryn M.. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SELF-EFFICACY DURING EXPOSURE – CHILD (SEE-C) MEASURE: A PILOT STUDY

Canfield, Katherine. Tourism and Justice on Catalina Island: Burdens, Power, and Decision-making

Card, Adam D.. ULTRAFAST COHERENT SPECTROSCOPIES AND LASER SOURCES BASED ON THIRD-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICAL PHENOMENA

Carr-Harris, Andrew. NONMARKET VALUATION OF MARINE RESOURCES IN THE NORTHEAST: IMPLICATIONS FOR RECREATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

Carter, Wales Aran. WHAT TO EAT AND WHEN: THE CONSEQUENCES OF POLYUNSATURATED FAT CONSUMPTION AND PACE OF CHANGES TO BODY LIPID COMPOSITION IN SONGBIRDS

Çavus, Mustafa. SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR HARDWARE PREDICTORS

Cooper-Mullin, Clara. HOW BIRDS RESPOND TO ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY, OXIDATIVE DAMAGE, AND FUEL STORES DURING MIGRATION

Daly, Adrienne Jones. PRACTICING TRANSLINGUALISM: FACULTY CONCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES

DaSilva, Nicholas A.. ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECTS OF POLYPHENOL-ENRICHED EXTRACTS AND THEIR GUT MICROBIAL METABOLITES