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Open Access Master's Theses

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

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Theses/Dissertations from 2026 2026

Allison, Evelyn. IODP CORES REVEAL PLEISTOCENE MAGMATIC WINDOWS INTO THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII’S VOCLANOES

Alves Pereira, Francisco Xavier. CALLIOPEION AND THE ARIADNE WEB APP: HUMAN-AI TOOLS FOR ANCIENT TEXT RECONSTRUCTION OF GREEK POETIC SCANSION

Asan, Jamie. MAGMATIC INVESTIGATION OF VOLATILE SIGNATURES OF PLUME-RIDGE-CONTINENT INTERACTION IN THE GULF OF ADEN

Berthiaume, Nicholas. VORTEX-VORTEX INTERACTION CAVITATION INCEPTION USING STATISTICAL AND MULTI-PHASE MODELS

Blanco, Julian. DESIGN OF A COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MESOPELAGIC VERTICAL PROFILING ROBOT

Cetera, Anna. DECODING UPPER LIMB NEUROMOTOR ACTIVITY FOR BRAIN-MACHINE INTERFACE APPLICATIONS

Chomal, Shubham. DESIGN OF SMALL-SCALE FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM PIPELINE TO MAKE E-TEXTILES CUSTOMIZABLE

Codey, Keira Ilene. AN “OUTBURST OF IRISH FEELING”: FASCISM IN THE IRISH FREE STATE

Crowley, Mackensie duPont. COVERING THE COAST: LOCAL NEWS FRAMES AND JOURNALIST PERSPECTIVES ON SEA LEVEL RISE IN RHODE ISLAND

Cunningham, Teagan Julia. MODELING THE TRANSPORT OF NITROGEN INPUT FROM SALMON FARMS IN EASTERN BAY, ME, USA

Daniele, Patrick. ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL AMPLIFICATION CAUSES AT COASTAL STRONG MOTION STATIONS WITH ELEVATED GROUND MOTION RESIDUALS FROM THE 2024 TEWKSBURY, NEW JERSEY EARTHQUAKE

Downer, Jane. POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS IN COASTAL AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES

Egan, Casey. INVESTIGATION OF AUTOMATED 3D SCANNING STRATEGIES FOR LARGE-SCALE POLISHING APPLICATIONS

Fields, Florence. THE ROLE OF PRIMING TOWARDS THE TOLERANCE OF REEF BUILDING CORALS IN RESPONSE TO HEAT STRESS

Fishbein, Joshua A.. DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPARATUS FOR ADVANCED SELECTIVE LASER MELTING AND POLISHING RESEARCH

Franzen, Lasse. ASSESSING MODULAR AND CONVENTIONAL CONSTRUCTION FOR SUSTAINABLE STUDENT HOUSING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND: A LIFE CYCLE APPROACH

Fruhwirth, Ainsley. DATA IMPROVED MODELS APPLIED TO ESSENTIAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES IN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS

Galati, Giavanna. USING A NOVEL APPROACH TO MEASURE PHONOLOGICAL WORKING MEMORY IN PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM: A NONWORD REPETITION STUDY

Galipeau, Matthew. MODELING ACTIVE OUTER HAIR CELL FUNCTION TO INVESTIGATE THE GENERATION OF DISTORTION PRODUCT OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS

Gibson, Shelby Elin Nicole. EVALUATING SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE AND RESIDENCE TIMES IN WINNAPAUG POND: DRIVERS AND DYNAMICS OF A SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL LAGOON

Gilmore, Amanda. BETWEEN A ROCKPILE AND A HARD PLACE: MAPPING THE FOLK-HYDRONYMY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND

Grauer, Ina. ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF SIMPLE MUDLINE FORCE DETERMINATION TECHNIQUES FOR MONOPILE OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES

Grivers, Christopher Ryan. THE EFFECT OF ALUMINUM SUBSTRATE SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY AND SURFACE ENERGY ON THE PEEL STRENGTH OF POLYURETHANE COATINGS

Hall, Emily. INVESTIGATING NETARTS BAY, OREGON COASTAL LANDSCAPE CHANGE FROM TECTONIC SUBSIDENCE THROUGH ISOTOPIC, STRATIGRAPHIC RECORDS AND QUANTIFYING DUNE INFLUENCE ON SALT MARSH MORPHODYNAMICS

Harishjitu Saseendran, Fnu. GPU-ACCELERATED BIASED RANDOM-KEY GENETIC ALGORITHMS: FRAMEWORK OPTIMIZATION AND LLM-DRIVEN CONFIGURATION

Heeragowlikar, Manjeet Kumar. INTERPRETABLE MACHINE LEARNING TO EVALUATE THE AUXETIC RESPONSE OF DOUBLE-ARROWHEAD METAMATERIALS

Hensel, Megan. EXPLORING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE: INSIGHTS FROM GROWERS IN RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS

Hill, Maximillian. PEEL STRENGTH OF POLYURETHANE COATED MARINE METALS IN AIR AND IN UNDERWATER ENVIRONMENTS

Hyde, Mason E.. ENSEMBLE DEPENDENCE OF MECHANICAL RELAXATION IN MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION

Koch, Kieran Rae. WHAT’S THE USE? OBJECT INTERACTION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS

Levitan, Zachary Justin. EVOLUTION OF A MANAGED FLOOD-TIDE DELTA AND BARRIER-BEACH SYSTEM, CHARLESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND

López, Adamari. THE ROLE OF PARENTING IN MITIGATING EPIGENETIC CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK IN PREDOMINANTLY LATINO PRESCHOOLERS

Massa, Eleonora. INTERPRETABLE MACHINE LEARNING FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY FORECASTING

McCarthy, Abigail. KINEMATIC AND MUSCLE ACTIVITY DIFFERENCES DURING DUAL TASK CUTTING IN NCAA SOCCER PLAYERS

McGee, Richard. “FOR RESCUING HIS HORSE”: AN ANTHROZOOLOGICAL APPROACH TO DISSENT IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY NEW ENGLAND

Miller, Jocelyn. THE ROLE OF ADAPTIVE CAPACITY IN A CHANGING FISHERY: A CASE STUDY ON THE RHODE ISLAND COMMERCIAL LOBSTER INDUSTRY

Milman, Jacob. AN INVESTIGATION OF QUIET BUNKS FOR IMPROVED REST ON MARINE VESSELS

Moss, Lindsey. EFFECT OF KELVIN SEAMOUNT ON ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION

Motta, Sophia. EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN A NATURAL AND RESTORED SALT MARSH

Murray, Abigail B.. CRUISE INDUSTRY CONSIDERATIONS OF COASTAL HAZARDS RESILIENCE FOR CRUISE PORTS: A BASELINE SURVEY

Najel, Ruth Nangeh. CONTENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR AFRICAN CULTURAL FASHION BRANDS ON INSTAGRAM

Odubayo, Waheed. ENHANCING BAY SCALLOP MONITORING USING MACHINE LEARNING AND SEMANTIC SEGMENTATION WITH BENTHIC VISUAL IMAGERY

Ofori, Francisca A.. ASSESSING CAUSAL EFFECTS OF HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PACKAGE INTERVENTIONS UNDER DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF SPILLOVER

Overstrum, Katherine. HERBIVORE CUES AND PLANT DAMAGE-ASSOCIATED-COMPOUNDS JOINTLY ALTER SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING HERBIVORY

Oyewole, Emmanuel O.. GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS AND THE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY OF SMALL-SCALE FISHERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICO

Passaretti-Fina, Savannah. CHARACTERIZING AND OPTIMIZING ACOUSTIC RECEIVING ON A BUOYANCY FLOAT PLATFORM

Pauly, Raquel. A SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF HISTORICAL TEMPERATURE TRENDS IN THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. AND THEIR ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC DRIVERS

Paz, Alberto. MACHINE LEARNING AS A TOOL FOR UNCOVERING TRANSCRIPTIONAL SIGNATURES OF BIVALVE TRANSMISSIBLE NEOPLASIA IN MERCENARIA MERCENARIA

Piccone, Sofia. AMINO ACID ISOTOPE DYNAMICS AND ASSOCIATED ECOLOGICAL METRICS ACROSS ACCRETIONARY TISSUES OF MARINE FISHES

Pumo, Eva. FRAMING THE SEASCAPE: COASTAL VISITOR NARRATIVES ON OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT IN NEW ENGLAND

Rosa, Jacqueline. IMPACT OF WATER QUALITY AND GEAR TYPE ON EASTERN OYSTER (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA) GROWTH IN NARRAGANSETT BAY, RI

Rumbiak, Helmawaty E.. WOMEN SHELLFISHERS’ ROLE IN MANAGING ‘WOMEN’S FOREST’ AND CONSERVATION CHALLENGES IN YOUTEFA BAY, INDONESIA

Santiago, Eirette M.. HERBIVORE-SPECIFIC PLANT DEFENSE RESPONSES TO A PRE-ATTACK RISK CUE

StCyr, Hadley Ann. INVESTIGATING DIFFERENCES IN ENERGY AVAILABILITY BASED ON PRESCRIBED TRAINING DAY INTENSITY IN FEMALE ATHLETES

Stetson, Madison J.. COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENTS OF METHANE FLUX MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES IN SERPENTINITE-INFLUENCED GROUNDWATER WELLS

Sturniolo, Fenwick. THE MISSING MONEY: WHY THE FASHION INDUSTRY CAN'T AFFORD TO IGNORE “OTHER BODIES”

Subedi, Aashish. INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT OF EVAPORATION REDUCTION AND ENERGY GENERATION FROM FLOATING PHOTOVOLTAICS ON HYDROPOWER RESERVOIRS: CASE STUDY IN LAKE POWELL

Tola, Sam. DESIGN OF TEAM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SCENARIO UNDER STRESS AND FAILURES

Truong, Frances. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACTIVE HEAVE COMPENSATION SYSTEM ON A COST EFFECTIVE MICROCONTROLLER FOR A FIBER OPTIC TETHER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Turley, Nell. GUARDING THE GARDEN HOSES: INDUSTRY RESPONSES TO THE SECURITIZATION OF SUBMARINE CABLES

Varela, Bryan. PASSIVE COMMUNICATION ACROSS DIVERSE SWARM FORMATIONS AND SCALES UTILIZING WAKE SIGNATURES FOR MESSAGING AND OBJECT INFERENCE

Wu, Jian Bin. CLASSIFYING DUAL MECHANISMS COGNITIVE CONTROL MODES FROM EEG USING MACHINE LEARNING

Yari, Sepehr. DYNAMICS OF SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES IN STRUCTURED COMPLEX FLUIDS

Yasmin, Nasima. SEISMIC MONITORING OF RIVER DISCHARGE USING LOW-COST SEISMIC SENSOR

Yates, Sophia V.. INCREASING EDDY ACTIVITY IN AN ANTARCTIC CIRCUMPOLAR CURRENT HOTSPOT: THREE DECADES OF CHANGE AT THE SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE

Yusuf, Hafizan. TARGET TRIAL EMULATION FOR COMPARATIVE SAFETY OF GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST USE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS AND MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST USE IN REAL-WORLD CLINICAL PRACTICE

Zoeller, Johanna. A LEXICOGRAPHIC MULTI-OBJECTIVE WAREHOUSE LOCATION PROBLEM CONSIDERING SERVICE LEVELS AND CARBON EMISSIONS

Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

Addae, Kenneth. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN VITAMIN D STATUS AND CORTISOL CONCENTRATION AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN

Addo, Fred Baffour. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DIETARY SODIUM AND POTASSIUM INTAKES, URINARY SODIUM AND POTASSIUM EXCRETION AND BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG ADULT FEMALES IN OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIA

Aldenberg, Paige. PREDICTING EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, QUICK FLOW, AND RECHARGE IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES THROUGH 2100

Austin, Ansel R.. OPTICAL-LINK-AWARE ONLINE WAYPOINT PLANNER FOR ASV-AUV SYSTEMS

Ayi-bonte, David. ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-MEDIATED EFFECTS OF RESVERATROL ON MUSCLE FUNCTION

Bales, Gregory. THE CORAL CAROUSEL: A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IN-SITU PROPAGATION OF DEEP-SEA CORALS

Bevilacqua, Joe. DEVELOP A CROSS-PLATFORM TOOLSET FOR IN SITU DEEP-SEA CORAL PROPAGATION

Biswas, Supti. RISK FACTORS FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A STATISTICAL AND MACHINE LEARNING PERSPECTIVE

Bozza, Lia. INVESTIGATION OF CSLD AND PME GENES IN CELL DIVISION AND EXPANSION IN PHYSCOMITRIUM PATENS

Burgess, Margit. FROM LAWNS TO LIFE: LANDSCAPING FOR BIODIVERSITY ON MASON’S ISLAND

Campbell, Morgan. LITTLE PROBLEMS: PHOTOSYNTHETIC TEXTILE TREATMENTS AS A SOURCE OF OXYGEN

Cannon, Liam. THE BODHI APP: A POST-TRAUMA SELF-REGULATION APP FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

Cardoza, Erin. QUEER COASTS: BEACH SPACE, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE AMERICAN QUEER COMMUNITY

Carroll, Atticus. THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON PERCEPTIONS OF WARMTH AND COMPETENCE IN LEADERS

Cerveira-Bianchi, Julia. A METHODOLOGICAL STUDY: USING EYE TRACKING & COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS WITH L1 AND L2 SPANISH READERS

Cheney, Georgia. A MIXED METHODS APPROACH TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF MARINE PLASTIC DEBRIS IN RHODE ISLAND

Coclin, Constantine. FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING FOR SURFACE WAVE INVERSION IN TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTS

Colaneri, Timothy. DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF A COMPILER ARCHITECTURE FOR FIRST-CLASS PATTERN MATCHING

Collins, Meagan. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF FNCI-1 IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION OF THE C. ELEGANS NERVOUS SYSTEM

Considine, Cassidy. COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS BETWEEN THE EMBRACEPLUS AND THE SHIMMER3 GSR+

Corcoran, Liam. FROM NEST TO HOME RANGE: EXPLORING THE NESTING BEHAVIOR, CHICK DEVELOPMENT, AND SPATIAL ECOLOGY OF EASTERN WHIP-POOR-WILLS BREEDING IN RHODE ISLAND, USA

Costa, Kyle B.. EVALUATING MONOPILE FOUNDATION STIFFNESS AT COASTAL VIRGINIA OFFSHORE WIND FARM

Costick, Nicholas Ryan. DYNAMIC BEAMFORMING AND ARRAY SHAPE ESTIMATION

Cuorvo, Raffaele. STRATEGIC TRAILING EDGE REINFORCEMENT OF WIND TURBINE BLADES USING HONEYCOMB POLYMER INSERTS

Danso, Frank Atobrah. HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EFFICIENT FREQUENCY COMB GENERATOR FOR MICROWAVE KINETIC INDUCTANCE DETECTORS

Degner, Fynn. EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABILITY OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES – A CASE STUDY IN THE METAL-PROCESSING INDUSTRY

Dies, Gavin. MODELING THE NOISE ATTENUATION EFFECTS OF BUBBLE CURTAINS AT COASTAL VIRGINIA OFFSHORE WIND INSTALLATION

Dunbar, Brian. HEART RATE AND ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFORMANCE IN HIGH FATIGUE ENVIRONMENTS

Dunn, Brendan. OPTIMAL SUBSPACE ESTIMATION FOR LINEAR NESTED ARRAYS: APPLICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE METRICS

Elliott, Hugh. DESIGN AND CONTROL OF A STROKE THERAPY DEVICE

Ellis, Carrie. ELECTROCHEMICAL REGENERATION OF MANGANESE OXIDE (MnOx)- COATED MEDIA

Espinoza Barraza, Felipe. NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF WAVE ATTENUATION BY COASTAL VEGETATION USING A FULLY-NONLINEAR BOUSSINESQ MODEL

Esposito, Elena. THROUGH THEIR EYES: INVESTIGATING THE BROAD AUTISM PHENOTYPE IN PARENTS AN EXPLORATION IN EYE TRACKING DURING A PHONEMIC RESTORATION PARADIGM IN CONJUNCTION WITH SOCIAL COMMUNICATION MEASURES