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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Chen, Zhen. Sub-Terahertz Range Fiber Optic Devices for Sensing Applications
Clark, Jodi L.. Teachers' Experiences of Induction Coaching: A Narrative Retrospective Inquiry
Coia, Bethany J.. A Description of Approachable Nurses: The Voice of the Hospitalized Child
Cui, Yixin. High Throughput and Mechanistic Analysis of the HRD Motif of Src Protein Tyrosine Kinase
Deering, Robert W.. Using Natural Products to Treat Resistant and Persistent Bacterial Infections
Ducharme, Daniel N.. Machine Learning for the Automated Identification of Cyberbullying and Cyberharassment
Dunn, Hailee K.. Exploring Ways to Enhance Teens' Participation in Social Media Interventions: A Formative Research Study
Foppert, Annie. Southern Ocean Eddy Heat Flux and Eddy-Mean Flow Interactions in Drake Passage
Fullerton, Bridget. Undergraduate Student Perspectives on Electronic Portfolio Assessment in College Composition Courses
Fuvich, Jennifer Irene. Exploring the Perceptions of Nursing Students’ Self-Confidence in the Acute Care Setting
Gayle, Crystal Nicole. European American Students' Supports, Challenges, and Perceptions of Their Peers of Color
Gedikli, Ersegun Deniz. Dynamic Response and Active Control of Flexible Cylindrical Structures Undergoing Vortex-Induced Vibrations
Giampa, Joseph Robert. Experimental Study of Plate Anchor-Soil Interaction in Sand for the Development of a Novel Anchor
Gill, Carrie A.. Encouraging Energy Efficiancy: Pricing, Education, and Framing
Grattan, Amy S.. Early Childhood Educators' Perspectives on Autism and Evidence-Based Practices
Hayes, David Brian. Identity, Awareness, Action: A Study of White Anti-Racist Faculty Praxis at Two Predominantly White Institutions
Henley, Heath. Modeling Phase Behavior in Complex Systems Using the Gibbs-Helmholtz Constrained Equation of State
Hernandez, Wilfred. Development of a Sustainable Quality Assurance Program for Transportation Infrastructure
Hickey, Joyce Ellen. Stress, Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Emotional Health and Cortisol in Premature Infants, at Age 23
Ilbeigi, Shahab. A New Framework for Model Reduction of Complex Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
Jacobsen, Stephanie L.. The Blame Game: The Effect of Recommendation Context on Product Outcome Attributions
Jones, Uchenna J.. School Professionals’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Child Mental Health: Child Diagnosis, Gender, and Ethnicity
Joseph, Emilie B.. Impact of Multicultural Ethnic Identity on Emerging Adult Alcohol and Marijuana Use
Khyat, Toufik. Bifurcations of Some Planar Discrete Dynamical Systems with Applications
Korn, Maggie Arin. Being a Man with an Invisible Disability: College Men's Experiences
Kunicki, Zachary J.. The Factor Structure of Resilience and the Relationship Between Resiliance and Physical Activity
Li, Xingxing. Characterization of Cellulose Synthesis Complexes in Physcomitrella patens
Makki, Emad Ahmad. Experimental Studies on Mitigating the Risk of Air Blast Loading
Marcotte, Melissa. Differential Effects of State Shame and Self-Affirmation on Reactive Aggression
Mathews, Deborah K.. Predictors of Success in Learning Computer Programming
Matos, Geraldo. Producers' Perspectives on What Makes (and Keeps) Brands Cool
Mauzole, Yackar L.. Dynamical Typology of Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Fronts Based on Satellite Observations
McArdle, David T.. Global Dynamics and Boundedness of Discrete Population Models
McCue, Pamela L.. The Pre-Collegiate Pipeline to Diversify the Nursing Workforce
McDonough, Carrie A.. Spatial Distribution, Air-Water Exchange, and Toxicity of Organic Pollutants Using Passive Samplers
McManus, Michael Conor. Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Population and Habitat Trends in the Northwest Atlantic
Miao, Haoran. Three Essays on the Impact of Information on Nonpoint Source Polluters' Behavior
Montanio, Kyle. Evaluating Poverty Reduction Strategies in Tanzania and Ethiopia
Morton-Aiken, Jenna. Metadata and Relational Architecture: Advancing Arrangement, Agency, and Access with New Methodology
Motamedi, Sanaz. Text Driving, Senior Mobility and Automated Sidewalk Assessment
Mullen, Matthew J.. An Investigation into the Influence of Interfacial Effects in a Three Layer Solid Phase Sensing Platform
Murillo, Pamela. The High School and Community College Experiences of Immigrant-English Language Learners
Newman, Thomas R.. Computer Science Lesson Study: Building Computing Skills Among Elementary School Teachers
Oster, Danielle R.. Pathways to Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among College Students with ADHD Symptomatology
Paquin, Karissa Lynn. Characterization of a H4K20ME2 Methyl-Binding Domain in the Fanconi Anemia Protein FANCD2
Platz, Jenny. Agency in Eating Disorders: American Literary and Visual Memoirs of Anorexia and Bulimia
Porter, Matthew Michael. Tools to Fight the Terrorist Threat
Pumaccahua, Tessy Tatiana. Challenging and Supportive Factors Encountered by Underrepresented Minority Doctoral Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Ramirez, Amanda Elizabeth. Investigating LGBTQ Advocacy Efforts Among Heterosexual Parent Allies
Remillard, Jamie. Teaching Writing with Play: A Study of Community-Based Science Education in a National Park
Romaguera, Gabriel E.. To Start, Continue, and Conclude: Foregrounding Narrative Production in Serial Fiction Publishing
Salomaki, Eric. Organellar Genome Evolution in Red Algal Parasites: Differences in Adelpho- and Alloparasites
Schrader, Joseph Michael. Novel Pharmacological Action of Clozapine at D2 Dopamine Receptors
Scott, Allie W.. Investigating and Comparing the Mechanisms of Behavior Change to Prevent Smoking Acquisition in Middle School Students
Segal, Caroline M.. Testing the Effectiveness of Brief Psychoeducation to Improve Parent Problem Recognition
Sega Matos, Helio David. Implosion and Blast Response of Metallic and Composite Structures in Underwater Environments
Shaw, Shelby A.. Gender's Role in Abolitionist Pedagogy: A Fictionalized Autoethnography
Shekari Namin, Elmira. Three Essays on Corporate Bonds Yield Spreads, Credit Ratings and Liquidity
Shen, Yuanjun. CES Involved Inhibition and Regulation
Shrontz, Jason. "You Will Hold This Book in Your Hands": The Novel and Corporeality in the New Media Ecology
Skierkowski, Dorothy D.. Assessing Reading Grade Level of Online Mental Health Materials: Practical and Methodological Considerations
Slattery, Mary F.. A Phenomenological Exploration of How Public School Administrators Balance Teacher Evaluation and Support of Teacher Growth
Snowe, Alyson. Exploring the Use of NoRedInk as a Tool for Composition Instruction
Spinard, Edward. The Effects of TCA Cycle Mutations on the Virulence of Vibrio Aguillarum Strains M93SM and NB10SM
Subramanian Parimalam, Bharathy. Understanding the Formation and Evolution of Lithium-Ion Battery Solid Electrolyte Interphase
Thomsen, Brian M.. Strength in Numbers: How Computational Estimation Impacts Mathematics Achievement of High School Students With and Without Disabilities
Trotman, April D.. Relationship and Power Dynamics in Women's Same Sex Abusive Couples
Tucker, Chelsea A.. Investigating the Influence of Word Properties on Vocabulary Outcomes of At-Risk Kindergarteners
Vierra, David II. Insights Into Chromatin Modification and FANCD2 Phosphorylation in DNA Damage Repair
Viola, Marissa Grace. Direct Substrate Recognition by the ATP-Dependent Chaperone Protease CLPXP and Roles in Proteostasis
Visser, William. High Strain Rate Deformation Mechanisms of Body Centered Cubic Material Subjected to Impact Loading
Watters, Pamela. Measuring the Creativity of Architecture Students
Wegener, Johanna E.. Genetic, Demographic and Ecological Factors Contributing to the Evolution of Anolis Lizard Populations
Wharton, Kelly N.. Using Advanced Technologies to Assess Deterioration in Concrete Bridge Decks
Whelan, Julie Christine. Molecular-Level Design of Nanoscale Environments for Enhanced Single-Molecule Sensing
White, Charles E.. Asymptotic Stepwise Coupled Modes for Horizontally-Variable Acoustic Media
Wright, Jefferson Townsend. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Sandwich Structures Subject to Blast Loading
Wyatt, Linden C.. Using the Energy of Membrane-Associated Folding for Tumor Targeting and Intracellular Cargo Delivery
Yalcin, Mehmet G.. Supply Chain Ambidexterity (SCX)
Yan, Jun. Smart Grid Security Against Massive Blackouts
Ye, Yizhou. Cardiovascular Adverse Events in Patients Receiveing QT Interval Prolonging Medications
Yu, Degan. Three Essays on Mobile Application Developers’ Product Offering Strategies
Zhang, Bo. Investigation of Novel Electrolyte Additives in Lithium Ion Batteries at Elevated Temperatures
Zhang, Yuzi. Performance Analysis and Morphology of Lithium Ion Battery Anodes Prepared by Colloidal Processing
Zhong, Xiangnan. On-Line Adaptive Dynamic Programming for Feedback Control
Zhu, Zhenghan. Some Contributions to Radar Detection Theory
Zou, Chao. A Study of Chinese Consumer Preferences for Sustainably Farmed Seafood
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Ampadu, Gifty. Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior of Ghanaian American Immigrants
Anaya-Archila, Nelson M.. Nanoparticles Toxicity on Escherichia coli: Batch and Kinetic Approach
Armstrong, Addie. Degree-Limited Defective Three Colorings of Planar Graphs Containing No 4-Cycles or 5-Cycles
Baird, Grayson Luderman. Seizure Clusters in Patients with Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures
Bilgin, Arzu. Global Dynamics of Some Discrete Dynamical Systems With Applications
Bockus, Abigail Brittany. A Study of the Regulatory and Environmental Factors Affecting Trimethylamine Oxide Accumulation in Marine Organisms
Boslett, Andrew J.. Valuation of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development
Burton, Katelyn Leigh. You Are What You Eat: Investigating Food Discourse and Digitally-Mediated Identities
Campbell, Alolade Oyinlola. Hurricane Emergency Evacuation Study for Coastal Regions of Rhode Island
Capraro, Karen L.. An Explanatory Case Study of the Implementation of Co-Teaching as a Student Teaching Method
Cogun, Fuat. Multimodal Moving Target Detection and Data Processing Via Distributed Sensors
Cooper, Jennifer Anne. Onsite Wastewarer Treatment Systems in a Changing Climate: Technology Robustness and Mechanisms