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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Sobus, Rebecca
. UNDER GUARD: A CASE STUDY OF THE S.S. BLACK POINT AND U-853 FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MORE COMPREHENSIVE WAR MEMORIALS AND PUBLIC EXHIBITSSong, Somang
. SATELLITE INVESTIGATION OF DRIVERS OF PHYTOPLANKTON COMPOSITION IN A CONTINENTAL SHELF ECOSYSTEMSoulier, Colette
. ANALYZING THE DIFFERENTIAL NEWS COVERAGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC AND NORTH PACIFIC RIGHT WHALES: A CASE STUDY OF AGENDA SETTING, FRAMING, AND TONE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMUNICATIONSpencer, Evelyn Anna
. INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF PARASITIC APICOMPLEXANS ON THE GUT MICROBIOME OF MARINE TUNICATE CIONA INTESTINALISStark, Margaret
. PARENT-CHILD ATTACHMENT, PARENTING PRACTICES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON ADOLESCENT SOCIAL COMPETENCE: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INCOME AMONG VULNERABLE FAMILIESStarr, Clayton K.
. THE ROLE OF FEDERALISM IN INITIATING OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPESt. Hilaire, Megan Lee
. Bulk Recycling: Density Separation Models for Mixed Plastic WasteStory, Maeve Clare
. Foundation and Structural Dynamics of the Block Island Wind FarmSundermann, Leon
. MEASURING THE EFFECTS OF LEAN AND GREEN MANUFACTURING PRACTICES ON THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINESwanberg, Jamie Vittoria
. Unmasking Covid-19: The Pandemics Effect on Mental Health Through the Lens of Social MediaThomas, Emmanuel D.
. EXAMINING THE PROXIMAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGIOUS COPING AND DEPRESSION AMONG TRAUMA-EXPOSED ADULTSThomas, Kate
. FREQUENCY OF FOOD CRAVINGS IN ADULTS CONSUMING ANIMAL- OR PLANT-BASED DIETSTorrey, Kara
. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF MAPLE (Acer saccharum) SAP WATERTrickett, Justin
. TRANSLATION AND VALIDATION OF MYELOID DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELL PROTEOMIC TARGETS IN LIVER AND LUNG TUMORSUmmie, Sabah
. RISE ABOVE: A PATIENT-CENTERED WEB-BASED INTERVENTION FOR REDUCING INTERNALIZED STIGMA IN PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSYUnkelbach, Wilhelm
. Numerical Analysis of Thermal Distributions and Localized Melting in SolidsUrbanski, Kaitlin M.
. TAKING STOCK: ASSESSING RHODE ISLAND RECREATIONAL ANGLER CONSERVATION ETHIC AND COASTAL IDENTITYVarkonyi, Elizabeth
. BUMBLE BEES (BOMBUS SPP.) OF RHODE ISLAND: RELATIVE ABUNDANCE, DIVERSITY, AND FLORAL VISITATIONViscione, Elizabeth-Ann Rando
. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUBJECTIVE ORGASM EXPERIENCE IN SEXUALLY ACTIVE WOMENWaltz, Nicholas
. AN EVALUATION OF HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES ACQUISITION OF NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION A SURVEY BASED APPROACHWhite, Anthony J.
. MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF PLAIN WEAVE NYLON REINFORCED DROP-STITCH INFLATABLE PANELSWilliams-O'Donnell, Katherine E.
. THE 1697 PROJECT: UNRAVELING A MYSTERY SURROUNDING A SET OF PATCHWORK BLOCKSWilluhn, Caroline
. ADDITION OF NANOPARTICLES TO ENHANCE THE IONIC CONDUCTIVITY OF A PEO-BASED POLYMER ELECTROLYTEWulandari, Ita
. SEDIMENTARY ACCUMULATION OF BLACK CARBON ON THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATESYanoff, Callan J.
. OPINIONS ON THE HALFSHELL: EXAMINING PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENTZheng, Zian
. CHARACTERIZING GAME-PLAY STYLES IN NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONTheses/Dissertations from 2021
Adhikari, Neeraj
. GRAPH PLAYGROUND: A PEDAGOGIC TOOL FOR GRAPH THEORY AND ALGORITHMSAkanji, Toyosi
. AN IN VITRO INVESTIGATION OF THE STABILITY AND PERMEABILITY OF PHYTOCANNABINOIDS FOR SKINCARE FORMULATIONSAmani, Ali
. DATA DIMENSIONALITY REDUCTION THROUGH CLUSTER TREES AND MANIFOLD LEARNINGAwkerman, Nathaniel
. VIBRIO CORALLIILYTICUS RE22 TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEMS CONTRIBUTE TO TEMPERATE CORAL LYSIS AND ENDOSYMBIONT DEATHBanaszak, Lennart
. SECOND-LIFE SOLUTIONS FOR END-OF-LIFE PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULESBaranowski, Alex K.
. SEVERAL FACTORS AND THEIR ROLE IN CONTROL OF LEPIDOPTERA POPULATIONSBaron Lopez, Eliya M.
. MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL: A CASE STUDY ON SOUTH KOREAN MARINE LITTER MANAGEMENTBätge, Tjard
. ENHANCEMENT AND BENCHMARKING OF THE PRESCRIBED MATERIAL REDISTRIBUTION TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION SCHEMEBlack, Lotte
. INFLUENCE OF SEX ON LOWER LIMB SKELETAL MUSCLE OXIDATIVE CAPACITY AND MUSCLE DIFFUSION IN ENDURANCE TRAINED INDIVIDUALSBonney, Jacob
. CHARACTERIZING THE SEASONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON HIGH FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC FISH TAG DETECTION IN SHALLOW WATER SETTINGSBrown, Emma
. TRANSITIONING FIELD COURSES IN PLANT IDENTIFICATION TO REMOTE INSTRUCTION: AN ANALYSISBrown, Nathan M.
. UNDERSTANDING THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF SELECTIVE BREEDING PRACTICES IN RHODE ISLAND OYSTER AQUACULTURECapolino, Alexandria
. ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES: A CLUSTER ANALYSIS DIFFERENTIATING INTERNALIZING AND EXTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS OF CHILDRENCato, Adrian
. RECLAIMING BLACK AND INDIGENOUS ECOLOGIES ON BLOCK ISLAND THROUGH ORAL HISTORY AND ETHNOGRAPHYChen, Bing
. INTERVAL-CENSORED DATA WITH INACCURATE TIME BOUNDS AND TIME-DEPENDENT COVARIATESChille, Erin Elizabeth
. CONTRIBUTION OF MATERNAL mRNA PROVISIONING TO EMBRYONIC STRESS RESPONSE IN A REEF-BUILDING CORALChu, Tyler
. EFFECTS OF LONG-TERM DEEP-SEA IMMERSION ON THE IMPLOSION AND EXPLOSION OF HOLLOW COMPOSITE CYLINDERSConetta, Dennis A.
. PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN ACROPORA PULCHRA UNDER VARIED ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSCote, Mikayla
. ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS OF PHYTOPLANKTON GROWTH AND GRAZING MORTALITYCox, Jackson
. INDIGENIZING ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT IN RHODE ISLANDCrowley, Patrick
. REVISITING SAYLESVILLE: A DEEPER EXPLORATION OF THE SAYLESVILLE MASSACRE OF 1934Decker, Carolyn
. POST-EMERGENCE MOVEMENTS AND HABITAT USE BY HATCHLING DIAMONDBACK TERRAPINS (MALACLEMYS TERRAPIN)DeVos, Tyler B.
. HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN A NATIVE LIZARD (ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS) AND A CRYPTIC INVADER (A. PORCATUS) ACROSS AN URBAN LANDSCAPEDiPaolo, Emma
. THE EFFECT OF MORPHOLOGY, SUBSTRATE AND WIND ON THE CLINGING ABILITY OF ANOLIS LIZARDS DURING HURRICANE-FORCE WINDSDoyle, Ian M.
. INVESTIGATION OF A MULTIMODE TRANSDUCER USING PIEZOELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTALSFarnsworth, Lauren Elizabeth
. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: UNDERSTANDING BOATERS’ ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RHODE ISLAND NO DISCHARGE ZONE AND MARINE PUMP-OUT FACILITIESFellers, Justin C.
. ALGORITHM SELECTION FOR THE CAPACITATED VEHICLE ROUTING PROBLEM USING MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIERSFinnegan, Olivia
. EXAMINING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MUSCULAR FATIGUE INDEX AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN MIDDLE-AGED WOMENFox, Chelsea
. DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED METAL ALLOYSGarcia, Vincent Marcus
. SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF USAGE PATTERNS IN A PUBLIC BIKE SHARING SYSTEM DURING A PANDEMICGhumman, Moez
. DUAL-DRUG NANOPARTICLE FORMULATION FOR INHALED DELIVERY IN IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS TREATMENTGray, Kyle E.
. COGNITIVE AND PERCEPTUAL BARRIERS TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: LOCAL DECISION-MAKING IN RHODE ISLANDGrill, Garrett
. THE DIETARY INTAKE OF MALE AND FEMALE BODYBUILDERS DURING COMPETITION PREPARATIONHallisey, Noah
. DEVELOPMENT OF A ROAD MORTALITY HOTSPOT MODEL FOR AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES IN RHODE ISLANDHammett, Caroline A.
. REVISITING TEAM COHESION: A SYSTEMATIC MIXED METHODS APPROACHHeinichen, Margaret A.
. INCORPORATING TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT FISH BIOENERGETICS INTO A NARRAGANSETT BAY FOOD WEB MODELHeinichen, Margaret A.
. INCORPORATING TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT FISH BIOENERGETICS INTO A NARRAGANSETT BAY FOOD WEB MODELHenrikson, Kathryn
. TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATION OF SOX5 AND WWOX BY FANCD2Hou, Joyce
. HEPATOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF TREPROSTINIL DURING RENAL ISCHEMIA-REPERFUSION INJURYHoward, Thomas J. III
. USING A DIGITAL APPLICATION TO REFRESH KNOWLEDGE OF ABUSE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESJohnson, Kyle P.
. TRANSIENT ANALYSIS OF THE NUSCALE POWER HELICAL-COIL STEAM GENERATOR TUBE RUPTURE USING RELAP5-3DKalaidjian, Ellis
. INSTITUTIONALIZING RESILIENCE: INSIGHTS FROM ASSESSMENT INITIATIVES AT SEAPORTSKatz, Samuel D.
. CHARACTERIZATION OF A NEW SEDIMENT POREWATER PASSIVE SAMPLER FOR HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANTSKeenan, Mark
. DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED 17-4PH1100 SS TO SHOCK LOADING GENERATED BY PLATE IMPACT EXPERIMENTSKelter, Nora-Kristin
. PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF 3D PRINTED AUXETIC CEMENTITIOUS CELLULAR COMPOSITESKieser, Jonas
. OPTIMIZING A HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM WITH A FOCUS ON OFFSHORE WIND IN THE US NORTHEASTKinzinger, Janis
. DESIGN OF A PLATFORM FOR INTERACTION WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES USING VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGYKlempt, Felix N.
. SIMULATION METHODS FOR WOVEN FABRIC MATERIALS SUBJECTED TO BIAXIAL LOADINGKlepacki, Jeremy
. INVESTIGATING THE BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE STRING BASS EDUCATION IN RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLSLaChapelle, Lindsay Jordan
. SUPPORTING PUBLIC SPEAKERS ONLINE: A VIRTUAL SPEAKING CENTER INTERVENTIONLangan, Joseph A.
. A BAYESIAN STATE-SPACE APPROACH TO IMPROVE BIOMASS PROJECTIONS FOR MANAGING NEW ENGLAND GROUNDFISHLavigueur, Beatrix Anne
. THE ROLE OF MATERNAL EDUCATION AND CHILD GENDER ON CHILDREN’S FINE MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENTLeger, Rosemary
. THE INITIAL RESPONSE OF THE UNITED STATES’ TEXTILE RECYCLING INDUSTRY TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMICLindner, Luisa
. MODELLING AND ASSESSMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF A LONG-RANGE FUEL CELL POWERED AIRCRAFTLittle, Matthew
. A NONLINEAR MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROLLER FOR A WALL-ROLLING FULLY ACTUATED UAVMachado, Lauren
. THE SUSTAINABLE JEWELRY CONTEXT IN BRAZILManz, Maria H.
. WHO’S MINDING THE MAKOS? APPLICATIONS OF MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND HABITAT UTILIZATION FOR MANAGEMENT OF SHORTFIN MAKO SHARK AND INTERSECTION WITH OFFSHORE ENERGY EXPLORATIONMaragkopoulou, Kassandra
. DIGITAL MEDIA AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN KINDERGARTENMasseloux, Juliana
. FOREST STRUCTURE SHAPES TROPICAL TERRESTRIAL AND ARBOREAL MESOMAMMAL COMMUNITIES UNDER MODERATE DISTURBANCEMcCooey, Christopher
. PROCEDURAL GENERATION OF GAME-WORLDSMcCool-Guglielmo, Emma C.
. IMPACT OF FACILITIES LAYOUT METHODS ON IN-PERSON ELECTIONS: A THEORETICAL EXPLORATIONMcManus, Kelly
. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN US17 IN 30S RIBOSOMAL SUBUNIT ASSEMBLYMilley, Courtney
. THE EFFECTS OF MESSAGE FRAMING ON RESPONSE TO PLASTIC REDUCTION POLICIESMonahan, Kathleen
. TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL FOR EXERCISE: MEASURE REDEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSING THE ROLE OF BARRIERS IN A DIVERSE POPULATIONMorales-McDevitt, Maya Erin
. THE AIR THAT WE BREATHE: NEUTRAL PFAS IN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AIRMullens, Ryleigh
. TRANSFORMING CAMPUS FOOD SYSTEMS THROUGH AGROECOLOGY: PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCEMurphy, Corey
. SMALL DUAL-CHANNEL WATERJET PROPULSION MODULE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTMusella, Katharine E.
. THE ROLE OF PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT AS A MEDIATOR IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND SOCIAL ANXIETYNash, Melanie
. SOCIO-CULTURAL CHANGES IN NEW ENGLAND LOBSTER FISHERIES: POLICY, PERSPECTIVE, AND COMMUNITY IN MIDCOAST MAINEPascuzzi, Emma
. ADOLESCENT AND ADULT PERSONALITY AND RELATIONSHIP FACTORS AS PREDICTORS OF ADULT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP QUALITYPerera, Rupasinghe Thivanka
. A PHD FILTER BASED RELATIVE LOCALIZATION FILTER FOR ROBOTIC SWARMSPotvin, Jacquelyn
. FORMATIVE EVALUATION OF A STEAM AND NUTRITION EDUCATION SUMMER PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME YOUTHProffitt, Lisa
. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH DEFICITS AND ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE OLDER ADULT POPULATIONQuiroz Santos, Esther
. SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION, AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT: AN EXAMINATION OF HEALTH DISPARITIES