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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

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

Brick, Leslie Ann Daline. Undestanding Stage of Change Transitions Across Multiple Behaviors

Brown, Joseph D.. Synthesis & HyperCEST Testing of CTV Derivatives: A Bowl Shaped Compound That Encapsulates Xenon

Caronia, Nancy. Permeable Boundaries: Globalizing Form in Contemporary American and British Literature

Carr, Suzanne. Examining Health Professional Students’ Attitudes on Interprofessional Education

Chakraborty, Indrani. Fabrication of Multifunctional Graphenebased Polymer Composite Materials Using Different Fillers

Charland, Bonnie J.. Organizational Context, Shared Governance Structure and Outcomes in Veteran Affairs Hospitals

Chung, Miri. Price Reframing: Role of Price Familiarity in Consumer Choice

Cleary, Alison Clare. Distributions and Interactions in Three Groups of Polar Marine Plankton

Dao, Christine Anh. CHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF CANDIDATE PROBIOTICS IN AQUACULTURE AND FORMULATION OF A PROBIOTIC AGENT FOR OYSTER LARVICULURE

DiMaria, Lisa Adorno. Understanding the Barrier and Facilitators of Lifestyle Intervention Programs for Preventing Diabetes in High Risk Hispanic Adults

Donnelly, Maria A.. THERMAL STABILITY AND SENSITIVITY OF ENERGETIC FORMULATIONS

Du, Jiang. BOND COVENANTS, BOND ISSUE SIZE, AND CREDIT DEFAULT SPERED PREMIUMS

Eberle, Dylan E.H.. ISCO of Volatile Organic Contaminants Using Peroxone Activated Persulfate & Cyclodextrin

Escobar, Mauricio. QUANTUM DIFFUSION OF ULTRA-COLD NEUTRONS IN A ROUGH WAVEGUIDE IN A GRAVITY FIELD

Evelyn, Kim Caroline. AT HOME IN THE DIASPORA: DOMESTICITY AND NATIONALISM IN POSTWAR AND CONTEMPORARY CARIBBEAN-BRITISH FICTION

Frechette, Jennifer Ann Dupont. CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON EXECUTIVE SKILLS WITHIN AN INPATIENT SETTING

Friesem, Yonty. On Becoming a Digital Literacy Mentor: Self-Determination and Media Production in Elementary Education

Gao, Kun. Dynamics and Impacts of Roll Vortices in the Hurricane Boundary Layer

Ghareeb, Mwlod A.. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Immunosuppresive

Gokbayrak, N. Simay. Mental Health, Health Behaviors, Social Support, Self-Efficacy and Disease: An Integrative Model

Grosskopf, Wendy Lee. AN EXAMINATION OF ARGUMENTATION IN UNDERGRADUATE COMPOSITION TEXTBOOKS

Gudmundsdottir, Bergljot Gyda. Prescription Stimulant Misuse and ADHD Symptomatology Among College Students in Iceland

Gupta, Sachin. UNDERWATER IMPLOSION OF CYLINDRICAL METALLIC SHELLS IN CONFINING ENVIRONMENTS

Hang, Ducha. “I AM A HMONG AMERICAN”: AN EXPLORATION OF THE EXPERIENCES OF HMONG STUDENTS IN COLLEGE

Howes-Masnik, Sarah. EXPLORING THE SOCIOCULTURAL PATHWAY MODEL AS IT PREDICTS BODY SATISFACION IN ATHLETES AND NONATHLETES

Isabella, Marcy. Stories That Shape: The Work of Writing Program Administration

Jamieson, William T.. PLANAR DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS: ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR OF SOLUTIONS AND 1-1 RESONANT POINTS

Kanost, Rebecca. OFF THE HIP: A THERMODYNAMICS OF THE COOL

Kingston, Sarah. INSOMNIA AND IDENTITY: THE DISCURSIVE FUNCTION OF SLEEPLESSNESS IN MODERNIST LITERATURE

Lazar, Michael L.. Performance Analysis of Separators and Electrolyte and Effects on Solid Electrolyte Interface

Lipschittz, Jessica. Expanding the Foundation for Population-Based Anxiety Management Interventions

Liu, Qianqian. Dynamics of Rhode Island Coastal Waters

Li, Yajuan. DEVELOPMENT OF COPPER SULFIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR PHOTOTHERMAL AND CHEMO THERAPY OF CANCER CELLS

Lubiner, Anna G.. THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCHOOL CLIMATE AND SCHOOL DISCIPLINE POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Maitland, Sarah Hattie. TEMPERANCE IN THE AGE OF FEELING: SENSIBILITY, PEDAGOGY, AND POETRY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

Malek, Anna. An Investigation of the Fisheries Ecosystem Dynamics in Rhode Island's Nearshore Waters

Marchetti, Louis. REGIOSELECTIVE CARBON-NITROGEN BOND FORMATION VIA OXIDATIVE TRANSITION METAL CATALYSIS