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Open Access Dissertations

The University of Rhode Island archives and provides access to doctoral dissertations through DigitalCommons@URI. Dissertations prior to 2013 may or may not be available here. Please consult the URI library catalog to see all titles. For those dissertations available only in print, the library can usually scan a copy upon request.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2016 2016

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

Costa, Russell. Information Geometric Probability Models in Statistical Signal Processing

Cotton, Brandi Parker. Residential Mobility and Delinquent Behaviors in Adolescence

D'Aloisio, Brooke Elise. Investigating Predictors of Academic Success in a Foundational Business Mathematics Course

Daniels, Jennifer L.. Synthesis, Characterization, and Tumor Targeting of Novel pH Sensitive Nanoparticles

Denette, Erin. Minimal Cantor Sets: The Combinatorial Construction of Ergodic Families and Semi-Conjugations

Deshazer, Garron. Improved Modeling of Image-Guided Thermal Ablation Procedures Towards Patient-Specific Treatment Planning Applications

Deshpande, Chinmay. Healthcare Costs and Impact of Medication Adherence on Outcomes in Patients on Novel Anticoagulant Therapy

DiBari, Julie A.. Studying School Improvement Teams to Analyze Multiple Stakeholder Engagement in Decision-Making in Public Education

DiFilippo, Nicholas M.. Framework for the Automated Disassembly of Electronic Waste Using the Soar Cognitive Architecture

Dipippo, Mark. Global Dynamics of Some Quadratic Difference Equations

Dong, Yingnan. Exploration of Additives for Improving Performance of High Voltage LiNi_0.5Mn_1.5O₄/Graphite Cells (Applied)

Duan, Jingyi. The Antecedents and Consequences of Consumption-Related Posting Behavior on Social Media

Dzaugis, Mary Elizabeth. Water Radiolysis and Chemical Production Rates Near Solid-Water Boundaries

Egan, Justine N.. Prescriptions of Intergroup Conflict: The Role of Implicit and Explicit Associations of Violence

Eid, Aseel. Epigenetic Pathways Involved in Response to Lead (PB) Exposure in the Aging Brain: Relevance to Alzheimer's Disease

Faust, Kyle Aaron. Applying the Transtheoretical Model to Problematic Digital Game Use

Feltane, Amal. Time-Frequency Based Methods for Non-Stationary Signal Analysis with Application To EEG Signals

Flinders, Ashton F.. A Multidisciplinary Study on the Crustal Nature of Volcanic Conduits and Magma Reservoirs

Gaibor, Nikita. Technical and Management Aspects and Socio-Cultural Perceptions of Sea Turtle Bycatch in Ecuador

García-Ramírez, Grisel M.. Victim, Perpetrator and Bystander Perspectives: Vatiations in Language Usage, Empathy and Violence Sensitivity

Gauch, Erin. Experimental and Computational Study of the Response of Composite Structures to Extreme Loading

Greene, Rebekah C.. Exquisite Clutter: Material Culture and the Scottish Reinvention of the Adventure Narrative

Greene-Smith Keefe, Rosaleen. “A Peculiar Power of Perception”: Scottish Enlightenment Rhetoric and the New Aesthetic of Language

Guiérrez Núñez, Andres H.. Development and Validation of Immunoinformatics Tools for Swine Vaccine Development

Halloran, Katherine M.. Head Start Teacher Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes and Diet as Predictors of Classroom Mealtime Behaviors with Children

Hamilton-Read, Paige. Evaluating the Implementation Quality and Utility of Response to Intervention Practices

Hardy, Sarah. Kindergarten Story Retell: Considering the Influence of Vocabulary on Quality of Production

Hirth, Brittany B.. Absurdity and Artistry in Twentieth Century American War Literature

Hobbs, Niels-Viggo Schou. Agonistic Behavior and Costs of Aggression in Decapod Crustaceans

Hospod, Thomas J.. World Class(ed) Talk: The Reflective Discourse of Pell Grant Students About Their Study Abroad Experience

Iba, Wa. The Potential of Indonesian Microalgal Strains to Support Eastern White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Aquaculture

Jessen, Brita Juliet. Ecological Effects of Nutrient Enrichment on a Coastal Fringe Mangrove Forest

Kane, Jason. Research Into Computer Hardware Acceleration of Data Reduction and SVMS

Kruse, Sarah E.. The Color of Grammar and the Surface of Language: 20th Century Avant-Garde Poetics in Gertrude Stein, Mina Loy, and Blaise Cendrars

Larson, H. Elsa. Effects of HIV Behavioral Interventions for Men Who Have Sex With Men - United States, 1988-2014

Laurent, Amy C.. Parent Behaviors in Relation to Characteristics of Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

MacFarlan, Reuban James-Allen. The Fishery and Ecology of Cittarium pica in the West Indies

MacLean, Elizabeth Anne. Retrospective Cohort Study of Tobacco Dependence Treatment Patterns in a US Commercially Insured Population

Marshall, Diana M.. “Missing a Crucial Asset”: Minoritized Students’ Experiences of Race and Racism During the Internship

McGill, Brenda Renee. The Impact of a Student Success Course on Developmental Students' Retention

Mclean, Elizabeth Layli. Local Ecological Knowledge of Fishermen in Rhode Island and the Dominican Republic: State of Their Fisheries, Changes and Adaptations

Meek, Michele. Consent Puzzles: Narrative Ambiguities of Girls' Sexual Agency in Literature and Film from the 1990s

Morgan, Jessica N.. The Effects of Spatial Resolution on Impervious Cover Classification in Watersheds and Riparian Zones in Vermont

Morison, Françoise. Linking Protistan Herbivory to Environmental and Biotic Controls

Munro, Bailey. Prescription Stimulant Misuse: The Relationship Between Executive Functioning and Academic Outcomes

Naik Parrikar, Prathmesh. Characterization of Novel Materials Under Extreme Dynamic Loading Conditions

Nasrollahishirazi, Arash. A Novel Genetic Algorithm and its Application to Optimize Manufacturing Schedules

Niesen, Daniel B.. Isolation, Synthesis, and Metabolism of Polyphenols: Stilbenoids, Gallotannins and Ellagitannins

Ober, Gordon. The Effects of Climate Change on Macroalgal Growth, Trophic Interactions and Community Structure

Ortiz-Frontera, Yarimar. Development and Validation of the Assessment of Racial Microaggressions in Academic Settings (ARMAS) Scale

Ounanian, Kristen. In Place of Fishing: Coastal Communities in Transition

Palka, Thomas A.. Bounds and Algorithms for Subspace Estimation on Riemannian Quotient Submanifolds

Papa, Erin L.. A Photovoice Study of the Relationships and Tensions Among the Home, Community, and School Linguistic and Social Practices of Cambodian and Guatemalan Youth

Paquin, Gregory J.. Can Self-Affirmation Decrease Blame Toward a Victim of Sexual Assault?

Pawar, Ajinkya. Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Protective Effects of Statins in Bacteremic Patients

Pereira, Mohan C.. Design and Development of pH Sensitive Nanomedicine for Targeted Drug Delivery

Phillips, Brennan Theodore. The Influence of Hydrothermal Plumes on Midwater Ecology, and a New Method to Assess Pelagic Biomass

Piecuch, Christopher Gilbert. Understanding Tide Gauge Mean Sea Level Changes on the East Coast of North America

Pinto, Michael A.. Experimental Investigation of Free-Field and Shock-Initiated Implosion of Composite Structures

Poindexter, Brittney C.. Discrimination, Substance Use, and HIV Risk Among First-Time Juvenile Offenders

Preiss, Matthew Ryan. Lipid Nanoparticle Interactions and Assembles

Reilly, Sean M.. WaveQ3D: Fast and Accurate Acoustic Transmission Loss (TL) Eigenrays, in Littoral Environments

Richard, Justin Thomas. Correlating Behavior with Non-Invasive Physiological Measures to Evaluate Mating Strategies in Belugas

Ryder, David E.. The Impact of Deep-Brain Stimulation on Speech Comprehensibility and Swallowing in Patients with Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease

Shea, Karen Pierce. John Dewey's Letters from Asia: Implications for Redefining "Openness" in Rhetoric and Composition

Signore, Amy Adolfo. Piloting an Intervention to Provide Tailored Feedback on Health Behaviors to Adolescents in Pediatric Primary Care

Skrip, Megan M.. Oxidative State of Songbirds During Migration and Best Practices to Communicate the Science

Smart, Clara. Detection of Fluid Density Anomalies Using Remote Imaging Techniques

Sohn, Saebom. Evaluation of the Efficacy of Candidate Probiotics for Disease Prevention in Shellfish Hatcheries

Stella, Lily Elizabeth Hall. Examining the Nature of the Association Between Phonological Memory and Early Reading Development

Still, Brett Matthew. Using Subaqueous Soils Data to Manage Coastal Ecosystems: Implications for Bivalve Recruitment, Aquaculture, and Restoration

Su, Liang. Multi-Phase Multi-Physics Finite Element Model Updating of Piezoelectric Transducer

Sun, Jiadong. Investigations on Biologically Active Carbohydrates from Natural Sources

Swanson, Devon S.. Intermolecular Interactions of Energetic Materials

Tang, Bo. Toward Intelligent Cyber-Physical Systems: Algorithms, Architectures, and Applications

Tang, Stephanie. Examining the Role of Phonological Memory in Math and Reading Development

Tang, Yufei. A Computational Intelligence Framework for Smart Grid

Thompson, Amy Elizabeth. Improved Characterization and Modeling of Supply Chain Relationships

Vela, Jamie E.. Risk and Protective Factors in the Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs Among Adolescents

Vuono, Elizabeth Ann. Characterization of the Role of the Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog, PTEN, in DNA Crosslink Repair

Wang, Zimeng. Dry Powder Aerosol Nanocomposite Microparticles for the Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases

Wei, Zhengxi. Cadmium Contributes to Breast Cancer Development by Influencing Cell Adhesion Network

Wilson, Kathleen. Evaluation of Pavement Rehabilitation Strategies on Route 165 and Prediction Performance

Yin, Hui-Qing. Longitudinal Investigation of Behavior Change Across Multiple Cancer Risk

Yusufov, Miryam. Do Psychologists Help? Assessment and Evaluation of an Integrative Care Approach to Cancer Treatment

Theses/Dissertations from 2015 2015

Abdullah, Ahlam Hussain. Nursing Satisfaction in a Magnet Hospital

Adochite, Ramona Cosmina. Design and Development of pH-Sensitive Peptides for Cancer Diagnostics

Anderson, Michael D.. Development of New Tools for Study of Tumor Microenvironment

Armstrong, Laura. NRF as an Oxidative Stress and Nutrient Responsive Transcription Factor in Calorie Restriction

Astudillo, Marcela. Latino Academic Resilience: Stories of High Achieving Middle School ELLs and the Teachers and Families That Help Them Succeed

Barrett, Catherine M.. Automated Essay Evaluation and the Computational Paradigm: Machine Scoring Enters the Classroom

Bassett, Shayna S.. Examining Potential Iatrogenic Effects of Group Treatment for Incarcerated Adolescents

Becker, Michael David. Bringing the World Inside: British Modernism and Taste – Gustatory, Social, and Aesthetic

Blanchette, Lynn P.. An Exploratory Study of the Role of the Town Nurse

Boisvert, Rebecca Anne. Further Insights Into the Regulation of the Fanconi Anemia FANCD2 Protein

Boudria, Yacine. Tracking Control for Non-Minimum Phase System and Brain Computer Interface