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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Alves Pereira, Francisco Xavier
. CALLIOPEION AND THE ARIADNE WEB APP: HUMAN-AI TOOLS FOR ANCIENT TEXT RECONSTRUCTION OF GREEK POETIC SCANSIONDowner, Jane
. POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS IN COASTAL AREAS OF THE UNITED STATESGibson, Shelby Elin Nicole
. EVALUATING SUBMARINE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGE AND RESIDENCE TIMES IN WINNAPAUG POND: DRIVERS AND DYNAMICS OF A SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND COASTAL LAGOONKoch, Kieran Rae
. WHAT’S THE USE? OBJECT INTERACTION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONSLópez, Adamari
. THE ROLE OF PARENTING IN MITIGATING EPIGENETIC CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK IN PREDOMINANTLY LATINO PRESCHOOLERSMiller, Jocelyn
. THE ROLE OF ADAPTIVE CAPACITY IN A CHANGING FISHERY: A CASE STUDY ON THE RHODE ISLAND COMMERCIAL LOBSTER INDUSTRYMurray, Abigail B.
. CRUISE INDUSTRY CONSIDERATIONS OF COASTAL HAZARDS RESILIENCE FOR CRUISE PORTS: A BASELINE SURVEYNajel, Ruth Nangeh
. CONTENT ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR AFRICAN CULTURAL FASHION BRANDS ON INSTAGRAMOfori, Francisca A.
. ASSESSING CAUSAL EFFECTS OF HIV PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PACKAGE INTERVENTIONS UNDER DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF SPILLOVEROyewole, Emmanuel O.
. GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS AND THE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY OF SMALL-SCALE FISHERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR, MEXICOPaz, Alberto
. MACHINE LEARNING AS A TOOL FOR UNCOVERING TRANSCRIPTIONAL SIGNATURES OF BIVALVE TRANSMISSIBLE NEOPLASIA IN MERCENARIA MERCENARIASantiago, Eirette M.
. HERBIVORE-SPECIFIC PLANT DEFENSE RESPONSES TO A PRE-ATTACK RISK CUEStCyr, Hadley Ann
. INVESTIGATING DIFFERENCES IN ENERGY AVAILABILITY BASED ON PRESCRIBED TRAINING DAY INTENSITY IN FEMALE ATHLETESSturniolo, Fenwick
. THE MISSING MONEY: WHY THE FASHION INDUSTRY CAN'T AFFORD TO IGNORE “OTHER BODIES”Turley, Nell
. GUARDING THE GARDEN HOSES: INDUSTRY RESPONSES TO THE SECURITIZATION OF SUBMARINE CABLESYasmin, Nasima
. SEISMIC MONITORING OF RIVER DISCHARGE USING LOW-COST SEISMIC SENSORYusuf, 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 PRACTICETheses/Dissertations from 2025
Addae, Kenneth
. ASSOCIATION BETWEEN VITAMIN D STATUS AND CORTISOL CONCENTRATION AMONG PREGNANT WOMENAddo, Fred Baffour
. ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DIETARY SODIUM AND POTASSIUM INTAKES, URINARY SODIUM AND POTASSIUM EXCRETION AND BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG ADULT FEMALES IN OROMIA REGION, ETHIOPIAAldenberg, Paige
. PREDICTING EVAPOTRANSPIRATION, QUICK FLOW, AND RECHARGE IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES THROUGH 2100Austin, Ansel R.
. OPTICAL-LINK-AWARE ONLINE WAYPOINT PLANNER FOR ASV-AUV SYSTEMSAyi-bonte, David
. ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-MEDIATED EFFECTS OF RESVERATROL ON MUSCLE FUNCTIONBales, Gregory
. THE CORAL CAROUSEL: A DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IN-SITU PROPAGATION OF DEEP-SEA CORALSBevilacqua, Joe
. DEVELOP A CROSS-PLATFORM TOOLSET FOR IN SITU DEEP-SEA CORAL PROPAGATIONBiswas, Supti
. RISK FACTORS FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A STATISTICAL AND MACHINE LEARNING PERSPECTIVEBozza, Lia
. INVESTIGATION OF CSLD AND PME GENES IN CELL DIVISION AND EXPANSION IN PHYSCOMITRIUM PATENSBurgess, Margit
. FROM LAWNS TO LIFE: LANDSCAPING FOR BIODIVERSITY ON MASON’S ISLANDCampbell, Morgan
. LITTLE PROBLEMS: PHOTOSYNTHETIC TEXTILE TREATMENTS AS A SOURCE OF OXYGENCannon, Liam
. THE BODHI APP: A POST-TRAUMA SELF-REGULATION APP FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIESCardoza, Erin
. QUEER COASTS: BEACH SPACE, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND THE AMERICAN QUEER COMMUNITYCarroll, Atticus
. THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER ON PERCEPTIONS OF WARMTH AND COMPETENCE IN LEADERSCerveira-Bianchi, Julia
. A METHODOLOGICAL STUDY: USING EYE TRACKING & COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS WITH L1 AND L2 SPANISH READERSCheney, Georgia
. A MIXED METHODS APPROACH TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF MARINE PLASTIC DEBRIS IN RHODE ISLANDCoclin, Constantine
. FIBER OPTIC DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING FOR SURFACE WAVE INVERSION IN TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENTSColaneri, Timothy
. DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF A COMPILER ARCHITECTURE FOR FIRST-CLASS PATTERN MATCHINGCollins, Meagan
. INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF FNCI-1 IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION OF THE C. ELEGANS NERVOUS SYSTEMConsidine, 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, USACosta, Kyle B.
. EVALUATING MONOPILE FOUNDATION STIFFNESS AT COASTAL VIRGINIA OFFSHORE WIND FARMCostick, Nicholas Ryan
. DYNAMIC BEAMFORMING AND ARRAY SHAPE ESTIMATIONCuorvo, Raffaele
. STRATEGIC TRAILING EDGE REINFORCEMENT OF WIND TURBINE BLADES USING HONEYCOMB POLYMER INSERTSDanso, Frank Atobrah
. HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN EFFICIENT FREQUENCY COMB GENERATOR FOR MICROWAVE KINETIC INDUCTANCE DETECTORSDegner, Fynn
. EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABILITY OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES – A CASE STUDY IN THE METAL-PROCESSING INDUSTRYDies, Gavin
. MODELING THE NOISE ATTENUATION EFFECTS OF BUBBLE CURTAINS AT COASTAL VIRGINIA OFFSHORE WIND INSTALLATIONDunbar, Brian
. HEART RATE AND ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH PERFORMANCE IN HIGH FATIGUE ENVIRONMENTSDunn, Brendan
. OPTIMAL SUBSPACE ESTIMATION FOR LINEAR NESTED ARRAYS: APPLICATIONS AND PERFORMANCE METRICSElliott, Hugh
. DESIGN AND CONTROL OF A STROKE THERAPY DEVICEEllis, Carrie
. ELECTROCHEMICAL REGENERATION OF MANGANESE OXIDE (MnOx)- COATED MEDIAEspinoza Barraza, Felipe
. NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF WAVE ATTENUATION BY COASTAL VEGETATION USING A FULLY-NONLINEAR BOUSSINESQ MODELEsposito, 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 MEASURESFry, Malinda P.
. THE STATE OF ACCESSIBLE VOTING EQUIPMENT: A REVIEW FROM 2000 TO 2024Gardner, David
. FINANCIAL FACTORS AND RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW USING THE TCCM FRAMEWORKGiordano, Brendan J.
. FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF OFFSHORE WIND MONOPILE IMPACT PILE DRIVING IN COMSOL MULTIPHYSICSGray, Megan
. CONTRASTING SUPPORT FOR AN UMBRELLA SPECIES: BREEDING ECOLOGY OF EASTERN TOWHEE AND PRAIRIE WARBLER IN HABITAT MANAGED FOR AMERICAN WOODCOCK IN RHODE ISLAND, USAGreen, Haley H.
. IMPACTS OF A MULTI-LAYERED ACOUSTO-ELASTIC BOTTOM ON SOUND PROPAGATION IN A SEAMOUNT ENVIRONMENTHahn, Cameron
. DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTONOMOUS LAB-ON-PAPER DEVICE FOR ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY ASSAYS- PROOF OF CONCEPTHampton, Maxwell
. SUPERFICIAL NEUROMASTS IN THE MECHANOSENSORY LATERAL LINE SYSTEM IN NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES OF THE FAMILIES ACESTRORHAMPHIDAE AND CHARACIDAE (ORDER: CHARACIFORMES)Hartley, Kylie
. DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF POLYMER-ANODE MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS FROM WASTEWATER BACTERIA FOR ECO-FRIENDLY ENERGY GENERATION AND APPLICATIONS IN LOW CURRENT SYSTEMSHausmann, Giselle
. NAVIGATING ONLINE PERCEPTIONS OF OFFSHORE WIND ON SOCIAL MEDIA: FACEBOOK DISCUSSIONS ON RECENT WHALE STRANDINGSHayden, Samuel
. IMPLOSION OF ALUMINUM CYLINDRICAL SHELLS WITHIN VARYING CONFINEMENT STRUCTURESHenkenius, Noah
. EVALUATING UAS & ALS LIDAR’S ABILITY TO DETECT UNDERSTORY SHRUBS IN RHODE ISLAND FORESTSHerchen, Michael
. ADVANCED DRY PROCESSING OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ELECTRODESHerchen, Stephen
. UNDERWATER IMPLOSION OF 3D PRINTED ABS DOUBLE HULL CORRUGATED CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURESHub, Erin
. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS OF GRAVITY-CAPILLARY WAVE - CURRENT INTERACTION IN A LABIacoi, Sydney
. THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND ALCOHOL USE IN RHODE ISLAND HIGH SCHOOLERS FROM MARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDSIzzio, Kevin
. ANALYSIS OF THE UTILIZATION OF VEGFINHIBITORS IN RHODE ISLAND AND IN MEDICARE PART B NATIONALLYJenkins, Christopher
. INTEGRATING GRAZING PURPLE SEA URCHINS (ARBACIA PUNCTULATA) WITH EASTERN OYSTERS (CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA) CAN REDUCE BIOFOULINGJouaneh, Gina M.
. JOINT MODELING OF EVENT TIMES AND VISIT PATTERNS IN INTERVAL-CENSORED DATA WITH INFORMATIVE CENSORINGKaht, Allison
. IDENTIFICATION OF THE UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF ROCK FROM A PRESSUREMETER TESTKamau, Lucy N.
. THE IMPACT OF URBANIZATION ON WATER SCARCITY AND WATERBORNE DISEASES IN EASTERN AFRICA: A CASE STUDY OF NAIROBIKarma, Andreas
. DEVELOPMENT OF FLOOD MODELS FOR ACAI RIVER, JAYAPURA, PAPUA, USING HEC-RAS 1-D MODELKhadka, Kushas
. ESL AND NON-ESL READERS ACROSS COGNITIVE STYLES READ AI-SUMMARIZED VOTER PAMPHLETS SLOWERKoch, Felix B.
. MINIMALISTIC COMMUNICATION-BASED SWARM SLAMKowalski, Lauren
. INVESTIGATING VENTILATION IN THE AMUNDSEN SEA, ANTARCTICA USING AN EDDY-PERMITTING REGIONAL OCEAN MODELLamothe, Lauren
. MICRO- AND NANO-PLASTICS PREPARATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON COBETIA MARINALariviere, Niklas
. FACILITY-LEVEL HYDROGEN EMISSIONS MEASUREMENTS FROM HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FACILITIESLockwood, Dominique Jae
. BIG CELLS, BIG IMPACT: UNRAVELLING SEASONAL PATTERNS OF NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN NARRAGANSETT BAYLongo, Annie
. FIRE DISTRICT IMPACTS ON COASTAL ACCESS IN RHODE ISLANDLopardo, Sophia
. BEST METHODS FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF POLLINATOR PLANTINGS IN HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAYLora, Richeila
. IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND HOSTILE ATTRIBUTION ON ADULT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICSManning, Emma
. DISGUISED: UNMASKING EARLY MASS MARKET HALLOWEEN COSTUMES IN TWO RHODE ISLAND COLLECTIONSMarasco, Daniel A.
. A SYSTEM TO TEST SELECTIVE DIRECTIONAL LASER MELTING OF 3D PRINTED METAL SURFACESMarx, Shane
. EVALUATION OF POLYMER COATED FABRICS SUBJECTED TO VARIOUS MULTIAXIAL STRESS STATESMather, Ricky
. THE ANATOMY OF EFFICIENCY: CHANGES IN BRITISH MILITARY MEDICINE ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1914-1918Michael, Lauren
. ON ISLAND TIME: A HALF CENTURY OF CHANGES IN AUTUMN MIGRATORY SONGBIRD ABUNDANCE AND PHENOLOGY ON BLOCK ISLAND, AN OFFSHORE STOPOVER SITE IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLANDMillspaugh, Ian
. NEAR-FIELD INTERACTIONS OF A BUBBLE SCREEN AND UNDERWATER EXPLOSION (UNDEX)Mineau, Ashlee
. THE ROLE OF SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS ON CHILD BEHAVIOR AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES DURING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMonroy Lopez, Rodrigo
. NANOTUBE SPECTRAL FINGERPRINTING AND MACHINE LEARNING FOR OPTIMIZED BIOIMAGING/SENSING AND DISEASE DETECTION APPLICATIONS IN ALSNeber, Anneke
. NUMERIC SIMULATION OF A REALISTIC HYDROKINETIC TURBINE IN EXPOSED OCEAN ENVIRONMENTSNields, Anne C.
. A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF EMOTION REGULATION IN PREDICTING BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION SYMPTOMS AMONG SCHOOL-AGED YOUTHNunes, Sara R.
. SPATIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LONG-TERM STORAGE OF VOTER-VERIFIED PAPER BALLOTSO'Donnell, Matthew
. PREDICTING THE STATE OF HEALTH OF SAMSUNG 25R LITHIUM ION BATTERIESOzuna, Ivy
. ANALYZING MANUAL CAREFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE DISASSEMBLY USING DECISION TREES FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS BATTERY CELLSPederson, Calla
. EVALUATING YIELD AND QUALITY OF HEAT-TOLERANT BROCCOLI VARIETIES FOR RHODE ISLAND FARMERSPellegrini, Brooke
. HERBIVORE KAIROMONES AFFECT GERMINATION SPEED, SEEDLING GROWTH, AND HERBIVORYPensky, Emma M.
. ANALYSIS OF CHARGING STATION DISTRIBUTION THROUGH SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS: A CHICAGO CASE STUDYPeters, Michael
. DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM THAT CHARACTERIZES HIGHINTENSITY GAMMA FIELDS FROM RINSC NUCLEAR FUELPollard, Jonathan
. EXPLORING AREA AND PERFORMANCE BENEFITS OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC INTEGRATED CPU COREProvvisiero, Gianluca
. ADVANCING WIND TURBINE BLADE LONGEVITY THROUGH INNOVATIVE TRAILING EDGE REINFORCEMENT USING AUXETIC TPU STRUCTURESRobbins, Callum
. EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION OF MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL FOR ROLL ATTENUATION OF SCALE MODEL BARGE IN BEAM SEA CONDITIONS