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Dissertations from 2016
CALLAR Y REVELAR DOS NOVELAS EXTREMAS DE LA TRANSICIÓN CHILENA: ENTRE LA CENSURA Y LA RECONQUISTA DE LA PALABRA, Robert Silveri, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Cross-Cultural Organizational Justice: When Are Fairness Perceptions Universal or Culturally Dependent?, Kirk D. Silvernail, Management
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: An Ethnographic Analysis of the Development, Implementation, and Sustainability of a Safe Infant Sleep Education Campaign in Springfield, MA, Julie Skogsbergh, Anthropology
Dynamic Processor Reconfiguration for Power, Performance and Reliability Management, Sudarshan Srinivasan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Processing Messages for Reconciliation: What Produces Changes in Attitudes Instead of Resistance?, Rachel R. Steele, Psychology
Design Load Analysis of Two Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Concepts, Gordon M. Stewart, Mechanical Engineering
Regional Recruitment Dynamics and Seasonal Ecology of Juvenile Bluefish (Pomatomus Saltatrix), David G. Stormer, Environmental Conservation
Effect of the Banking Time Intervention on Student-Teacher Relationships and Problem Behaviors in Early Childhood, Tara M. Strand Balunis, Education
A Soulful Egg Can Break a Rock: A Case Study of a South Korean Social Movement Leader's Rhetoric, Eunsook Sul, Communication
Infants' reasoning about agents' identity: the case of sociomoral kinds, Hernando Taborda, Psychology
Cell Modulation Using Functionalized Nanoparticles, Rui Tang, Chemistry
Women, Convergent Film Criticism, and the Cinephilia of Feminist Interruptions, Rachel L. Thibault, Communication
Thermodynamic and Dynamic Models for Directed Assembly of Small Ensembles of Colloidal Particles, Raghuram Thyagarajan, Chemical Engineering
Chemically Mediated Interactions Between Hosts, Parasitic Plants and Insect Herbivores, Muvari C. Tjiurutue, Plant Biology
How far can they go?: Non-native speakers of Spanish and wh- questions, Maria Turrero Garcia, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Deconstruction of the Sacred, Ontologies of Monstrosity: Apophatic Approaches in Late Modernist Cinema, scott d. vangel, Comparative Literature
The Role of the Formin Protein Family in Membrane Dynamics, Petrus Adrianus Cornelis van Gisbergen, Plant Biology
Effects of adolescent alcohol binge drinking on prefrontal myelin, Wanette M. Vargas-Rodriguez, Neuroscience and Behavior
Endogenous Capacity, Multiple Equilibria and Thirlwall's Law: Theory and an Empirical Application to Mexico: 1950 - 2012., Juan Alberto Vázquez Muñoz, Economics
Intrinsically Motivated Exploration in Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning, Christopher M. Vigorito, Computer Science
On Physical Disorder Based Hardware Security Primitives, Arunkumar Vijayakumar, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Spherical Tropicalization, Anastasios Vogiannou, Mathematics
Three Essays on the Macroeconomic Impacts of Rent Seeking, Kurt von Seekamm, Economics
Development of a Portable CMOS Time-Domain Fluorescence Lifetime Imager, Hongtao Wang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Solution, Interfacial, and Interlayer Studies of Electronically Active Polymers, Hsin-Wei Wang, Polymer Science and Engineering
Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Nano-assemblies Based on Amphiphilic Macromolecules, Hui Wang, Chemistry
Randomized Computations for Efficient and Robust Finite Element Domain Decomposition Methods in Electromagnetics, Wei Wang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Detecting Candidate Preknowledge of Items Using A Predictive Checking Method, xi wang, Education
Development of Bacteriophage Based Detection Technique for Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Ziyuan Wang, Food Science
Metamorphic and structural control of magnetism within the lower continental crust, northern Saskatchewan, Canada, Jeffrey R. Webber, Geosciences
Lost-and-found Photos: Practices and Perceptions, Todd J. Wemmer, Communication
A Vulnerability Framework for Assessing the Risks to Water Supply Systems Under Climate Uncertainty in the Urban Northeastern United States, Sarah Whateley, Civil Engineering
Children in Frank Beyer's Holocaust Films, Delene M. White, Germanic Languages & Literatures
DNA-Based Epigenetic Changes in Recurrent and Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer, Kristin E. Williams, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Topology of the Affine Springer Fiber in Type A, Tobias Wilson, Mathematics
Enzyme Stabilization in Hierarchical Biocatalytic Food Packaging and Processing Materials, Dana Erin Wong, Food Science
Alternative Methods for the Treatment of Chemo-Resistant Cancers, Kaitlyn Wong, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Chemopreventive Effects of Polymethoxyflavones, Xian Wu, Food Science
Stochastic Network Design: Models and Scalable Algorithms, Xiaojian Wu, Computer Science
Studies on Lattice Systems Motivated by PT-Symmetry and Granular Crystals, Haitao Xu, Mathematics
Intrinsic Functions for Securing CMOS Computation: Variability, Modeling and Noise Sensitivity, Xiaolin Xu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Managing the Agricultural Biotechnology Revolution: Responses to Transgenic Seeds in Developing Countries, Alper Yagci, Political Science
Three Essays on Hedge Fund Investments and Investment Banks, xiaohui yang, Management
Evaporation induced self-assembly and characterization of nanoparticulate films: a new route to bulk heterojunctions, Yipeng Yang, Physics
X-Ray Characterization of Mesophases and Phase Transitions of DNA Analogues in Solutions, Mustafa SELCUK Yasar, Physics
Changing Sediment Transport Processes in Response to Anthropocene Forcing, Brian C. Yellen, Geosciences
Accelerating Iterative Computations for Large-Scale Data Processing, Jiangtao Yin, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Role of Adoptive Identity in Career Development of College and Non-College Individuals, Yesel Yoon, Psychology
The Fate of Haloacetonitriles in Drinking Waters, Yun Yu, Civil Engineering
Transit Preferential Treatments at Signalized Intersections: Person-based Evaluation and Real-Time Signal Control, Yashar Zeiynali Farid, Civil Engineering
Evaluating resistance surfaces for modeling wildlife movement and connectivity, Katherine Zeller, Environmental Conservation
Essays on Hedge Funds Performance: Dynamic Risk Exposures, Anomalies, and Unreported Actions, Chi Zhang, Management
Characterizing Colorectal Cancer Cells and Their Interactions with Polymethoxyflavones by Raman Microscopy, Hua Zhang, Food Science
Leveraging Backscatter for Ultra-low Power Wireless Sensing Systems, PENGYU ZHANG, Computer Science
Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Anion Exchange Membranes, WENXU ZHANG, Polymer Science and Engineering
Shape Design and Optimization for 3D Printing, Yahan Zhou, Computer Science
Stimuli Responsive Polymer Self-Assembly and Disassembly, Jiaming Zhuang, Chemistry
Acculturation Stress, Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment, and Development of American Adolescents: A Qualitative Study of Newton High School Exchange Students in China, BinBin Zhu, Education
Inhibition of DNA Methylation in Acquired Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer: Cell Line Model and Clinical Implications, Stephanie Zimmers, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Dissertations from 2015
Uncovering New Roles for the Cell Surface Protease ADAM13 in Neural Crest Migration, Genevieve Abbruzzese, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Emerging Climate Change Publics: Cultivating Sustainability and Justice in the Pioneer Valley, Vanessa Adel, Sociology
Obstacles to Girls' Education and Girls' Lived School Experience in Benin: School as an Institution of Cultural Transmission, Simeon Afouda, Education
Reconstructing Geometric Structures from Combinatorial and Metric Information, Md Ashraful Alam, Computer Science
Impact of Fabrication Parameters on the Internal Structure of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Nanoparticles, Dana Desiree Algaier, Chemistry
Guidelines for Scheduling in Primary Care: An Empirically Driven Mathematical Programming Approach, Hyun Jung Alvarez Oh, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
The Influence of Expectancy Persuasion Techniques on Socially Anxious Analogue Patients' Treatment Beliefs and Therapeutic Actions, Rebecca M. Ametrano, Psychology
Uncovering and Recovering Cleared Galloway: The Lowland Clearances and Improvement in Scotland, Christine B. Anderson, Anthropology
An Analysis of Student Learning Strategies in High Enrollment Computer-Based College Courses, gordon c. anderson, Computer Science
Developing Fluorescent Sensors for the Bioimaging of Chelatable Iron(III) Ions, Ziya Aydin, Chemistry
Emergent Structure of Multi-Dislocation Ground States in Frustrated Assemblies, Amir Azadi, Physics
An Investigation into the Effect of Consumer Experience Tourism on Brand Loyalty and Purchasing Behavior, Robin M. Back, Management
Assembly and Deformation of Amphiphilic Copolymers and Networks at Fluid Interfaces, Jinhye Bae, Polymer Science and Engineering
Biophysical Characterization of Katanin’s Regulation of Microtubules, Megan E. Bailey, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Democratic Potential For a Multiplicity of Public Spaces: A Content Analysis of Media-Hosted Discussion Boards, Bryan M. Baldwin, Communication
Promoting Positive Teacher-Child Interactions Through Implementation of a Social Emotional Learning Curriculum with Performance Feedback, Elizabeth S. Barker, School Psychology
Analysis of the Impact of Technological Change on the Cost of Achieving Climate Change Mitigation Targets, Robert W. Barron, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Using Social Network Analysis to Investigate the Relationship between School-Based Team Communication Networks and Implementation of Positive Behavior Support Systems, Shannon K. Barry, School Psychology
Fundamental Limits of Covert Communication, Boulat A. Bash, Computer Science
The Investigation of Rhodiola Crenulata Root Extract Effects on Obesity Associated Inflammation and the Antineoplastic Mechanism in Breast Cancer Cells, Lotfi M. Bassa, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Layer-by-Layer Antimicrobial N-Halamine Polymer Coatings for Food Contact Materials, Luis J. Bastarrachea Gutierrez, Food Science
Microscopic Modeling of Driver Behavior Based on Modifying Field Theory for Work Zone Application, Andrew L. Berthaume, Civil Engineering
Automated Style Feedback for Advanced Beginner Java Programmers, Hannah Blau, Computer Science
Tailoring nanoparticles and polymers for cooperative interfacial and surface interactions, Irem Bolukbasi, Polymer Science and Engineering
Illegal Hunting on the Masoala Peninsula of Madagascar: Its Extent, Causes, and Impact on Lemurs and Humans, Cortni Borgerson, Anthropology
Skeleton Structures and Origami Design, John C. Bowers, Computer Science
Sediment Records from Coastal Ponds: Temporal Archives of Storm Inundation and Environmental Change, Christine M. Brandon, Geosciences
Catch the Bus: Investigating the Correlations between Teacher Collaborative Action-Taking and Self-Efficacy, Tara B. Brandt, Education
Time to Leave Uchronia: Queer Eco-Temporalities for a Livable World, Claire S. Brault, Political Science
Geometry and Thermodynamics of Filament Bundles, Isaac Bruss, Polymer Science and Engineering
Plantar Pressure, Cutaneous Sensation and Stochastic Resonance: An Examination of Factors Influencing the Control and Perception of Posture, Michael A. Busa, Kinesiology
Elasticity and Geometry in Curved-Filament Assemblies, Luis Cajamarca Ospina, Physics
Imaging Her Selves: Black Women Artists, Resistance, Image and Representation, 1938-1956, Heather Zahra Caldwell, Afro-American Studies
"The Imagination and Construction of the Black Criminal in American Literature, 1741-1910", Emahunn Campbell, Afro-American Studies
A Semisynthetic Strategy Leads to Alteration of the Backbone Amidate Ligand in the NiSOD Active Site, Julius Omayao Campeciño, Chemistry
Exploiting Concepts In Videos For Video Event Detection, Ethem Can, Computer Science
Consumers' Cooperation in the Early Twentieth Century: An Analysis of Race, Class and Consumption, Joshua L. Carreiro, Sociology
“As Child in Time”: Childhood, Temporality, and 19th Century U.S. Literary Imaginings of Democracy, Marissa Carrere, English
Creating the Ideal Mexican: 20th and 21st Century Racial and National Identity Discourses in Oaxaca, Savannah N. Carroll, Afro-American Studies
Soil-Structure Modeling and Design Considerations for Offshore Wind Turbine Monopile Foundations, Wystan Carswell, Civil Engineering
Learning Parameterized Skills, Bruno Castro da Silva, Computer Science
The (Dis)Ability of Color; or, That Middle World: Toward A New Understanding of 19th and 20th Century Passing Narratives, Julia S. Charles, Afro-American Studies
Conflicting Voices and Strategic Choices: Capital Structure Heterogeneity and Strategic Actions, Chetan Chawla, Management
Fabrication, Characterization and Biological Fate of Phytochemical Delivery System, Jingjing Chen, Food Science
Aggregation and Interfacial Behavior of Charged Surfactants in Ionic Liquids, Lang Chen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Design and Implementation of an Economy Plane for the Internet, Xinming Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Effect of Processing History and Material Properties on the Growth of Wrinkle Amplitude, Yu-Cheng Chen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Robust Mobile Data Transport: Modeling, Measurements, and Implementation, Yung-Chih Chen, Computer Science
Tunable Photonic Multilayers from Stimulus-Responsive, Photo-Crosslinkable Polymers, Maria C. Chiappelli, Polymer Science and Engineering
Modeling the Self-Assembly of Ordered Nanoporous Materials, Szu-Chia Chien, Chemical Engineering
Model-Based Guidance for Human-Intensive Processes, Stefan Christov, Computer Science
Principals’ Perceived Influence over New Teacher Retention, Meredith Coates, Education
The Microfoundations of Middle Manager Strategic Influence: Three Essays, David G. Cohen, Management
Assessing Kiln-Produced Hardwood Biochar for Improving Soil Health in a Temperate Climate Agricultural Soil, Emily J. Cole, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Inkjet Printing for Biosensing and Security Applications, Brian Creran, Chemistry
The Emergent Strategic Human Capital Resource: A Multilevel Model Incorporating Social Capital and Absorptive Capacity, Alia Crocker, Management
Documenting the (Un)Documented: Diasporic Ecuadorian Narratives in Southern/Mediterranean Europe, Esther A. Cuesta, Comparative Literature
Aspects of Physical Aging and Solid State Processing of Polymeric Glasses, Angel Cugini, Polymer Science and Engineering
Pro- and Antioxidant Effects of Phospholipids on Lipid Oxidation in Bulk Oil, Leqi Cui, Food Science
Essays on Growth Complementarity Between Agriculture and Industry in Developing Countries, Joao Paulo de Souza, Economics
Structural Transformation, Culture, and Women’s Labor Force Participation in Turkey, yasemin dildar, Economics
Injection Drug Users’ Perceptions of Received Nursing Care: A Case Study, Kimberly Dion, Nursing
Mediations of Multiple Identities in a Private University: International Students’ Experiences in the United States, Beata Z. Dolina, Education
Gestational Diabetes, Infant Feeding Practices, and Early Indicators of Obesity Risk in a Sample of Mother-Infant Dyads in the U.S., Kimberly N. Doughty, Public Health
Combinatorics of Equivariant Cohomology: Flags and Regular Nilpotent Hessenberg Varieties, Elizabeth J. Drellich, Mathematics
The Effects of Using Security Frames on Global Agenda Setting and Policy Making, Sirin Duygulu Elcim, Political Science
Virtual Antennas Using Metamaterials, CAGLAR D. EMIROGLU, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Exact Solutions in Gravity: A journey through spacetime with the Kerr-Schild ansatz, Benjamin Ett, Physics
Complex Effects of Ungulate Browsers on Tree Recruitment and Herbaceous Layers in New England Temperate Forests, Edward K. Faison, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Cavitation and Puncture for Mechanical Measurement of Soft Solids, sami Fakhouri, Polymer Science and Engineering
Utilizing in Silico and/or Native ESI Approaches to Provide New Insights on Haptoglobin/Globin and Haptoglobin/Receptor Interactions, Ololade Fatunmbi, Chemistry
Morphology Evolution Mechanisms of Low Band Gap Polymer-Based Photovoltaics, Sunzida Ferdous, Polymer Science and Engineering
Estrogen-Sensitive Learning is not Affected by Combination Ethinyl Estradiol and Levonorgestrel Oral Contraceptive Use, Darlene F. Ficco, Psychology
A National Style: A Critical Historiography of the Irish Short Story, Andrew Fox, English
Essays on Information, Income, and the Sharing Economy, Anders F. Fremstad, Economics
A Novel Population of Natural Killer Cells Plays a Critical Role in the Depletion of Splenic B2 B Cells During Experimental African Trypanosomiasis, Deborah Frenkel, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Young Germans in the World: Race, Gender, and Imperialism in Wilhelmine Young Adult Literature, Maureen O. Gallagher, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Process-Structure-Property Relationship in Ultra High Molecular Weight Polytetrafluoroethylene and Double Network Epoxies, Ranadip Ganguly, Polymer Science and Engineering
Flexibility and Capacity Allocation under Uncertain Prescheduled (Non-urgent) Demand and Same-day (Urgent) Demand in Primary Care Practices, Xiaoling Gao, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
From Molecular Scale to Mesoscale: Establishing Structural Control Organic Photovoltaics Using Organic Nanoparticles, Timothy S. Gehan, Chemistry
Cup Feeding In the Neonatal ICU: The Influence of Country, Belief, Preference, and Past Behavior, Sameh Ghareeb, Nursing
Design and Synthesis of Polybetaines for Nonfouling Applications, Katherine A. Gibney, Polymer Science and Engineering
Essays on Inequality, Credit Constraints, and Growth in Contemporary Mexico, Leopoldo Gómez-Ramírez, Economics
Evaluation of Ferrate Preoxidation for Drinking Water Treatment, Joseph E. Goodwill, Civil Engineering
Using Systemic Functional Linguistics to Inform a Language Pedagogy in a Middle School English Classroom a Case Study, Holly I. Graham, Education
Ts'msyen Revolution: The Poetics and Politics of Reclaiming, Robin R. R. Gray, Anthropology
Recognition and Comprehension of Speech in Noise in School-Aged Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss, Amanda M. Griffin, Communication Disorders
The Effect of Creative Culture on Aggressive Financial Reporting, Ryan Guggenmos, Management
The Physical Uplift of the Race: The Emergence of the African American Physical Culture Movement, 1900-1930, J. Anthony Guillory, Afro-American Studies
Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Assembly, Disassembly and Implications, JING GUO, Chemistry
The Effects of Speaker Race on Whites' Affective and Cognitive Reactions to Statements about Racial Inequalities, Manisha Gupta, Psychology
Interactions between the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis, Oxytocin System, and Behavior in Differently Reared Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta), Amanda F. Hamel, Neuroscience and Behavior
Economics of Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs Approved in the United States, Jing Hao, Public Health
The effects of menopausal vasomotor symptoms and changes in anthropometry on breast cancer etiology, Victoria Hart, Public Health
The Formation of Youth-Led Participatory Networks in Urban Bangladesh: A Case Study of the BGreen Project, Fadia Hasan, Communication
Experiencing in Japanese: The Experiencer Restriction across Clausal Types, Masashi Hashimoto, Linguistics
Obstruction criteria for modular deformation problems, Jeffrey Hatley Jr, Mathematics
Social Justice Teacher Educators of Color: Their Work, Perspectives, and Insights, Nini V. Hayes, Education
Postive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Out of School Time: Providing Professional Development via Consultation and Performance Feedback, Sheera Hefter, School Psychology
Reading Queerly in the High School Classroom: Exploring a Gay and Lesbian Literature Course, Kirsten Helmer, Education
General Program Synthesis from Examples Using Genetic Programming with Parent Selection Based on Random Lexicographic Orderings of Test Cases, Thomas Helmuth, Computer Science
Race Patriots: Black Poets, Transnational Identity, and Diasporic Versification in the United States Before the New Negro, Jason T. Hendrickson, Afro-American Studies
Homosexuality is a Poem: How Gay Poets Remodeled the Lyric, Community and the Ideology of Sex to Theorize a Gay Poetic, Christopher M. Hennessy, English
Agricultural Waste Remediation and H2 Production by Hyperthermophilic Heterotrophs: Bioinformatics, Taxonomy, and Physiology, Sarah A. Hensley, Microbiology
Mimicking the Arterial Microenvironment with PEG-PC to Investigate the Roles of Physicochemical Stimuli in SMC Phenotype and Behavior, William G. Herrick, Chemical Engineering
The Promise of Mourning, Samantha Rose Hill, Political Science
Privacy-preserving Payments for Transportation Systems, Gesine Hinterwalder, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics: Instrumentation, Detector Characterization, and a Search for Gravitational Signals from Gamma-ray Bursts, Daniel Hoak, Physics
Bringing the Household Back in: Family Wage Gaps and the Intersection of Gender, Race, and Class in the Household Context., Melissa J. Hodges, Sociology
Securing Network Processors with Hardware Monitors, Kekai Hu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chemical Biology-Based Probes For The Labeling Of Targets On Live Cells, Amanda M. Hussey, Chemistry
Resource and Supply Allocation and Relief Center Location for Humanitarian Logistics, Guven Ince, Management
Cover Crop and Nitrogen Fertilizer Management for Potato Production in the Northeast, Emad Jahanzad, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Network Characteristics and Dynamics: Reciprocity, Competition and Information Dissemination, Bo Jiang, Computer Science
Empirical Investigation Of The Stakeholders’ Understanding Of Information Contained In Score Reports For Large-Scale Testing, Stephen J. Jirka, Education
How to Build a Spinal Cord: Exploring Radial Glial Proliferation and their Contribution to Embryonic Neurogenesis, Kimberly A. Johnson, Molecular and Cellular Biology
An Examination of the Relationship Between Leadership Practices of School Principals and Effectiveness of School Counselor Practice, Yolanda D. Johnson, Education
The Political Ecology of Early Childhood Lead Exposure at the New York African Burial Ground, Joseph Jones, Anthropology
An Ethnography of African Diasporic Affiliation and Disaffiliation in Carriacou: How Anglo-Caribbean Preadolescent Girls Express Attachments to Africa, Valerie Joseph, Anthropology
Investigating the Relationship Between a District’s Tier 2 Attendance Intervention Program and Student Attendance Outcomes, Brendan T. Keenan Jr., Education
Conditions Supporting the Development of Scientific Argumentation in High School Chemistry Classrooms: The Role of Question Prompts and an Interactive Simulation, Tugba Keser, Education
Microteaching in Pakistan: Perspectives of Novice Higher Education Faculty about the Contribution of Microteaching to their Learning and Practice, Salma N. Khan, Education
Physically Equivalent Intelligent Systems for Reasoning Under Uncertainty at Nanoscale, Santosh Khasanvis, Electrical and Computer Engineering
On Applications of Relational Data, Samamon Khemmarat, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) on Skeletal Muscle Metabolism, YOO KIM, Food Science
Application of Techniques for MAP Estimation to Distributed Constraint Optimization Problem, Yoonheui Kim, Computer Science
Fabric and Soft Materials Composites for Bio-Inspired Adhesives and Prosthetics, Daniel R. King, Polymer Science and Engineering
Tacit Web: Entrepreneurial Discovery, Institutional Complexity and Internet Diffusion, Meelis Kitsing, Political Science
Cell Adhesion Biophysics on Dynamic Polymer Constructs, Andreas Kourouklis, Chemical Engineering
“Nantucket Women”: Public Authority and Education in the Eighteenth Century Nantucket Quaker Women’s Meeting and the Foundation for Female Activism, Jeffrey D. Kovach, History
Effectiveness of Cloud Services for Scientific and VoD Applications, Dilip Kumar Krishnappa, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Threat Analysis, Countermeaures and Design Strategies for Secure Computation in Nanometer CMOS Regime, Raghavan Kumar, Electrical and Computer Engineering
An integrative, cost-benefit analysis on animal perturbations: autotomy and life-history related weight gain, Chi-Yun Kuo, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Time-and Polarization-Resolved Photoluminescence Studies of Directional Coupling in Isolated Semiconductor Nanostructures, Joelle A. Labastide, Chemistry
Affecting Manhood: Masculinity, Effeminacy, and the Fop Figure in Early Modern English Drama, Jessica Landis, English
The Semiosis of Civil Society: Theorizing the Media in Postcolonial Polities, Srinivas R. Lankala, Communication
Expanding Democracy in Classrooms: History Teacher Candidates' Perceptions of Student Feedback as a Democratic Teaching Practice, Irene S. LaRoche, Education
Functional Nanostructures from Nanoparticle Building Blocks, Jimmy Lawrence, Polymer Science and Engineering
Exploiting Social Media Sources for Search, Fusion and Evaluation, Chia-Jung Lee, Computer Science
Place, Nature, and Political Economy: The Submerged Politics of Alternative Agri-Food Movements, Matthew Aaron Lepori, Political Science
Wind Power Capacity Value Metrics and Variability: A Study in New England, Frederick W. Letson, Mechanical Engineering
Implementing Universal Social And Emotional Learning Programs: The Development, Validation, And Inferential Findings From The Schoolwide SEL Capacity Assessment, Cheyne A. LeVesseur, Education
A Platform for Scalable Low-Latency Analytics using MapReduce, Boduo Li, Computer Science
Quality Competition in Supply Chain Networks with Applications to Information Asymmetry, Product Differentiation, Outsourcing, and Supplier Selection, Dong Li, Management
Responsive Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Amphiphilic Polymers and Hybrid Materials, Longyu Li, Chemistry
New Wenzhou: Migration, Metropolitan Spatial Development and Modernity in a Third-tier Chinese Model City, sainan lin, Geosciences
Ultra-Thin Polymer Films and Hierarchical Composites: Processing and Mechanical Properties, Yujie Liu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Evaluating the Impact of Construct Shift on Item Parameter Invariance, Test Equating and Proficiency Estimates, Xueming Li, Education
The Effects of Children, Job Changes, and Employment Interruptions on Women’s Wages, Jessica Looze, Sociology
Physicochemical And Toxicological Assessment Of Antimicrobial ε-Polylysine-Pectin Complexes, Cynthia L. Lopez Pena, Food Science
Oceanographic Controls on the Expression of Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Events in the Western Interior Sea, Christopher M. Lowery, Geosciences
Translanguaging and Identity in a Kindergarten Classroom: Validating Student's Home Culture and Language in an English-Only Era, Maria Eugenia Lozano Lenis, Education
Community-based Memory Screening Intervention and Memory Knowledge in Older Adults, Tessa S. Lundquist, Psychology
On thermal sensor calibration and software techniques for many-core thermal management, Shiting Lu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
An empirical approach to understanding of star formation in dark matter halos, Zhankui Lu, Astronomy
Biotransformation of Polymethoxyflavones by Gut Microbiome and Molecular Characterization of Polymethoxyflavones by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Changchu Ma, Food Science
Prediction of Emulsion Drop Size Distributions with Population Balance Equation Models to Enable Emulsified Product Design, Shashank Maindarkar, Chemical Engineering
Who Do You Think You Are?: Recovering the Self in the Working Class Escape Narrative, Christine M. Maksimowicz, English
Behavioral, Neurobiological, and Genetic Analysis of the Circadian Mutant Duper, Emily Nicole Corbett Manoogian, Neuroscience and Behavior
Predicting Social Skills and Adaptability in Preschoolers with Behavior Problems, Nastassja Marshall, Psychology
Energy-Efficient Content Delivery Networks, Vimal Mathew, Computer Science
Photochemical Tools for Fluorescent Labeling of Endogenous Proteins, Stephen T. McCarron, Chemistry
Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Impulsive Choice, Jesse McClure, Neuroscience and Behavior
Performing Critical Consciousness in Teaching: Entanglements of Knowing, Feeling and Relating, Kathleen A. McDonough, Education
The impact of terrestrial noise on the detectability and reconstruction of gravitational wave signals from core-collapse supernovae, Jessica McIver, Physics
Linguistic Cognition and Bimodalism: A Study of Motion and Location in the Confluence of Spanish and Spain’s Sign Language, Francisco Meizoso, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Quantum Calculations of Aldol Condensation in Acidic Zeolites, Angela N. Migues, Chemistry
Energy Optimizations for Smart Buildings and Smart Grids, Aditya K. Mishra, Computer Science
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Muscle Response to Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Chronic Cigarette Smokers, Nina Moore, Kinesiology
Structure-Property Relationships at the Nano-Bio Interface: Engineering the Nanoparticle Surface for Immunomodulation, Daniel Fernando Moyano Marino, Chemistry
An Analysis of Partial-Depth, Floating, Impermeable Guidance Structures for Downstream Fish Passage at Hydroelectric Facilities, Kevin Mulligan, Civil Engineering
Factors Affecting the Quality of Services Provided to Female Survivors of Sexual Violence in Nairobi, Kenya: Perspectives from Health Practitioners, Leso Munala, Public Health
Learning with Joint Inference and Latent Linguistic Structure in Graphical Models, Jason Narad, Computer Science
Association of Dietary Factors with Menstrual Cycle Characteristics, Radhika Natarajan, Public Health
Evaluation of Spring Frost Control Methods and an Assessment of Cold Hardiness in Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarporn Ait.), Faith Ndlovu, Plant Biology
Transferrin-Based Therapeutics and Analytical Methods to Characterize Them, Son N. Nguyen, Chemistry
Impact of Exercise During Pregnancy on Maternal Outcomes Among a High-Risk Population, Carrie Nobles, Public Health
Impact of a Preschool Workplace Intervention on Classroom Teachers’ Physical Activity Levels and Quality of Life, Ogechi O. Nwaokelemeh, Kinesiology
Variations on Some Rossian Themes, Kristian Olsen, Philosophy
Evaluation of Leafy Green Species Popular Among Ethnic Groups for Production and Markets in the Northeastern USA, Ricardo A. Orellana, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Undying Protests: On Collective Action and Practices of Resistance against Feminicide in Ciudad Juárez, Elva F. Orozco Mendoza, Political Science
X-band Dual Polarization Phased-Array Radar for Meteorological Applications, Krzysztof Orzel, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rightward Movement: A Study in Locality, Jason Overfelt, Linguistics
Polymer and Fullerene Zwitterions: From Synthesis to Solar Cells, Zachariah A. Page, Polymer Science and Engineering
Engineering Novel Detection and Treatment Strategies for Bacterial Therapy of Cancer, Jan T. Panteli, Chemical Engineering
AUTORÍA FEMENINA Y TRADICIÓN GINOCRIMINAL EN EL CINE NEO-NOIR ESPAÑOL, Eva Paris-Huesca, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Three Essays on Macroeconomic Implications of Contemporary Financial Intermediation, Hyun Woong Park, Economics
Special Education Leadership Practices that Support Postsecondary Transition Service Delivery for Students with Severe Disabilities, Laurel A. Peltier, Education
Materiality and Location: A Geographic Study of Log Home Manufacturing, James S. Peters, Forest Resources
Mechanics of Helical and Fabric-Like Mesostructures from Polymer-Nanoparticle Hybrids, Jonathan T. Pham, Polymer Science and Engineering
Investigating Properties of Phonotactic Knowledge Through Web-Based Experimentation, Presley Pizzo, Linguistics
Design, Syntheses and Study of BODIPY-based Materials for Use as Electron Transporters in Organic Electronics, Ambata Poe, Chemistry
Investigating the Predictive Validity of Three Measures of Number Sense, Bethany Politylo, School Psychology
A Grounded Theory Study of Social Process that Influence a Child being Overweight in Thailand, Jumpee Prasitchai, Nursing
Metabolizing Capital: Writing, Information, and the Biophysical World, Christian J. Pulver, English
The Labor Share Question in China, Hao Qi, Economics
Synthesis and Biological Applications of Heavy-Metal-Free Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Ying Qi, Chemical Engineering
Skybridge: A New Nanoscale 3-D Computing Framework for Future Integrated Circuits, Mostafizur Rahman, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Design, Synthesis, and Bio Relevant Applications of Zwitterionic Amphiphilic Macromolecular Assemblies, Rajasekhar Reddy Rami Reddy, Chemistry
Physical Activity Classification with Conditional Random Fields, Evan L. Ray, Mathematics
Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Properties of Crystalline Organic Semiconductors, Marcos A. Reyes-Martinez, Polymer Science and Engineering
Characterization of the Role of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors During Murine Endoderm Development, Siyeon Rhee, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
The Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Mediating Muscle Soreness, Karen L. Riska, Kinesiology
Slavery on Their Minds: Representing the Institution in Children's Picture Books, Raphael E. Rogers, Education
Audible Voice in Context, Airlie S. Rose, English
Estimation Problems in Complex Field Studies with Deep Interactions: Time-to-Event and Local Regression Models for Environmental Effects on Vital Rates, Krzysztof M. Sakrejda, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Improving Sea-Surface Remote Sensing of Ocean Wind Vectors by Scatterometers, Joseph W. Sapp, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Integrating Cultures within Formal Schooling: Exploring Opportunities for Cultural Relevancy in Peri-Urban Senegal, Karla A. Sarr, Education
"'We Began the Contest for Liberty Ill Provided': Military Leadership in the Continental Army, 1775-1783", Seanegan P. Sculley, History
Protein Charge Anisotropy Mediated Self-Association And Phase Separation, Daniel P. Seeman, Chemistry
Parents’ Television Viewing and the Cultivation of Materialism Among Families With Young Adult Offspring, Laras Sekarasih, Communication
Contact Angles and Contact Lines Around Particles at Isotropic and Anisotropic Liquid Interfaces, Nesrin Senbil, Physics
Long Range Motion Estimation and Applications, Laura Sevilla-Lara, Computer Science
Vortex-Induced Vibration of Structures with Broken Symmetry, Banafsheh Seyedaghazadeh, Mechanical Engineering
Content Placement as a Key to a Content-Dominated, Highly mobile Internet, Abhigyan Sharma, Computer Science
From Green Economies to Community Economies: Economic Possibility in Massachusetts, Boone W. Shear, Anthropology
ON THE ORDERING, MICROSTRUCTURE AND HOLE TRANSPORT CORRELATIONS IN SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE), Xiaobo Shen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Black Americans’ Experiences of Incivility in the Workplace: An Extension and Reconceptualization of the Workplace Incivility Scale, Kimberly E. Sherman, Management
The Ambiguous Construction of Collective "Family" in the Age of Post-collectivism China: Through the Lens of CCTV'S Spring Festival Gala, Lin Shi, Communication
An Investigation of Subtest Score Equating Methods under Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory Frameworks, MinJeong Shin, Education
The Effectiveness and Applicability of Amphibians as Indicator Species for Long-Term Monitoring of Ecological Changes in New England Forests, AHMED SIDDIG, Environmental Conservation
Variation in Human-Intensive Systems: a Conceptual Framework for Characterizing, Modeling, and Analyzing Families of Systems, Borislava I. Simidchieva, Computer Science
Phonologically Conditioned Allomorphy and UR Constraints, Brian W. Smith, Linguistics
The Shifting Structure of Chicago's Organized Crime Network and the Women It Left Behind, Christina Smith, Sociology
Mechanisms for Extracellular Electron Exchange by Geobacter Species, Jessica A. Smith, Microbiology
Phallacies: Constructing a Critical Space and Pedagogy for College Men to Engage Across Non-Hegemonic Masculinities, Taj Smith, Education
“OF ALL, I MOST HATE BULGARIANS”: SITUATING OPLAKVANE IN BULGARIAN DISCOURSE AS A CULTURAL TERM FOR COMMUNICATIVE PRACTICE, Nadezhda M. Sotirova, Communication
The Role of Online Reading and Writing in the Literacy Practices of First-Year Writing Students, Casey Burton Soto, English
On Belonging, Difference and Whiteness: Italy's Problem with Immigration, Flavia Stanley, Anthropology
Energetic Limitations Of Thermophilic Methanogens And Thiosulfate Reducers In The Subsurface Biosphere At Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents, Lucy C. Stewart, Microbiology
Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Factors Impacting the Decision to Study Abroad Among Students Who Have Expressed Intent, April H. Stroud, Education
MANAGING AND LEVERAGING VARIATIONS AND NOISE IN NANOMETER CMOS, Vikram B. Suresh, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Inhibition and Cofactor Targeting of Hypoxia-Sensing Proteins, Cornelius Y. Taabazuing, Chemistry
NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE ROLE OF THE UDP-GLUCOSE: GLYCOPROTEIN GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE 1 IN THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM QUALITY CONTROL, Abla Tannous, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Informed Search for Learning Causal Structure, Brian J. Taylor, Computer Science
Transport Limitations in Zeolites and Biomass Pyrolysis, Andrew Robert Teixeira, Chemical Engineering
Magnetic transport properties of oriented soft, hard and exchange-coupled magnetic thin films and Au25(SC6H13)18 spherical nanocluster, Rukshan M. Thantirige, Physics
Safe Reinforcement Learning, Philip S. Thomas, Computer Science
A Longitudinal Study of Fathers' and Children's Depressive Symptoms, Marianne H. Tichovolsky, Psychology
Design and Application of Organic Electronic Materials: Pendant Tuning in Polymeric and Molecular Systems, Jonathan S. Tinkham, Chemistry
Effects of Overexpression of SAP12 and SAP13 in Providing Tolerance to Multiple Abiotic Stresses in Plants, Parul R. Tomar, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Conjugated Polymers in Thermoelectric Composites and Small Molecules for High Light Absorptivity, Murat Tonga, Chemistry
Three Essays on Bank Liquidity Creation and Funding Liquidity Risk, FENG TU, Management
Search for Contact Interactions and Large Extra Dimensions in Dimuon Events from pp Collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS Detector, TÜLİN VAROL, Physics
Design and Synthesis of Polymeric Nanoparticles for Drug and Protein Delivery, Judy A. Ventura, Chemistry
Investigation of Hydration Induced Structural Rearrangements of Poly(lactic Acid), Omkar Vidyadhar Vyavahare, Polymer Science and Engineering
Bicontinuous Materials from Telechelic Macromonomers Using Thiol-ene Chemistry, Catherine Nancy Walker, Polymer Science and Engineering
Variable selection in single index varying coefficient models with LASSO, Peng Wang, Mathematics
Population Annealing Monte Carlo Studies of Ising Spin Glasses, wenlong wang, Physics
Synthesis, Characterization and Surface Modification of Polydimethylsiloxane and Its Composites, Yan Wang, Polymer Science and Engineering
The effect of thermoregulation and roads on the movements and habitat selection of moose in Massachusetts, David W. Wattles, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Epistemological Databases for Probabilistic Knowledge Base Construction, Michael Louis Wick, Computer Science
Multi-scale characterization and engineering of Taxus suspension cultures, Sarah A. Wilson, Chemical Engineering
The Economy Effect, Jeremy N. Wolf, Political Science
Structural Design Approaches for Creation of Reduced Fat Products, Bicheng Wu, Food Science
An Opportunistic Service Oriented Approach for Robot Search, Dan Xie, Computer Science
Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Contralateral Repeated Bout Effect (CRBE) in Human Skeletal Muscle, Ling Xin, Kinesiology
THE CHEMOPREVENTIVE EFFECT OF POLYMETHOXYFLAVONES: TARGETING THE COLORECTAL CANCER STEM CELLS, Fei Xu, Food Science
Forensic and Management Challenges in Wireless and Mobile Network Environment, sookhyun yang, Computer Science
EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING STUDIES ON THE FORMULATION OF STABLE LIPID NANOPARTICLE DISPERSIONS, Yihui Yang, Chemical Engineering
RATIONALIZING NANOEMULSION FORMATION FOR ENCAPSULATION, PROTECTION AND DELIVERY OF BIOACTIVE FOOD COMPONENTS, Ying Yang, Food Science
Universal Schema for Knowledge Representation from Text and Structured Data, Limin Yao, Computer Science
ROLE OF LIPID-BASED DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN THE BIOLOGICAL FATE OF LIPOPHILIC NUTRACEUTICALS AND INORGANIC NANO-PARTICLES IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, Mingfei Yao, Food Science
A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY ON EXTENSION OF NON-CONTACT MODULATION CALORIMETRY, Xiao Ye, Mechanical Engineering
Sweat the Technique: Visible-izing Praxis Through Mimicry in Phillis Wheatley's "On Being Brought from Africa to America", Karla V. Zelaya, Afro-American Studies
Three Essays on Hedge Funds, Youhui Zhang, Management
Three essays on economic inequality and environmental degradation, Klara Zwickl, Economics
Dissertations from 2014
Susceptibility of Escherichia Coli O157:h7, Salmonella Enterica Sp., and Listeria Monocytogenes to Antimicrobial Mixed Micelle Delivery Systems, Chanelle N. Adams, Food Science
Associations Between Vitamin D Status, Adiposity, And Inflammatory Biomarkers In Young Women (18 – 30 Years), Adolphina Addo-Lartey, Public Health
THE ESTRADIOL-INDUCED TRANSCRIPTOME OF THE FEMALE MOUSE ANTEROVENTRAL PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS: MORE THAN JUST A KISS, Leah K. Aggison, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Parallel Multi-core Verilog HDL Simulation, Tariq B. Ahmad, Electrical and Computer Engineering
GALOIS THEORY OF ITERATED MORPHISMS ON REDUCIBLE ELLIPTIC CURVES AND ABELIAN SURFACES WITH REAL MULTIPLICATION, Domenico Aiello, Mathematics
Integrating Non-Topical Aspects Into Information Retrieval, Elif Aktolga, Computer Science
Dusty Star Formation in Extreme Environments: Galaxies and Galaxy Clusters in the Distant Universe, Stacey Alberts, Astronomy
Cabo Verde: O Doce E O Amargo Da Água O Culto Das Águas- Do Mar E Da Chuva- Na Literatura Caboverdiana Do Período Claridoso Ao Período Pós-Colonial, Carlos A Almeida, Lusophone Literatures and Cultures
Subtyping with Generics: A Unified Approach, John G. Altidor, Computer Science
PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND HANDLING PRACTICES TO EXPORT MCINTOSH APPLES TO CENTRAL AMERICAN MARKETS, Mildred L. Alvarado Herrera, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
LIGAND-RECEPTOR INTERACTIONS FOR SUPRAMOLECULAR DISASSEMBLY WITH APPLICATIONS IN SCREENING AND DRUG DELIVERY, Diego Amado Torres, Chemistry
Reactive Probes for Manipulating Polyketide Synthases, and Photoreactive Probes for Strained Alkyne Click Chemistry, Jon William Amoroso, Chemistry
Engineering Victory: The Ingenuity, Proficiency, and Versatility of Union Citizen Soldiers in Determining the Outcome of the Civil War, Thomas F. Army Jr, History
Landscape predictors of current and future distribution of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, Dennis Babaasa, Environmental Conservation
OPTICAL AND SCANNING PROBE STUDIES OF ISOLATED POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE) NANOFIBERS, Mina Baghgarbostanabad, Physics
Effects of Aging on Sleep-Dependent Consolidation of Declarative Memory, Bengi Baran, Psychology
Understanding Lipid Oxidation in Low-Moisture Food, Leann M. Barden, Food Science
COMPUTER INTEGRATION IN PALESTINIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS: THEORY AND PRACTICE, Kefah A. Barham, Education
Model-Driven Analytics of Energy Meter Data in Smart Homes, Sean K. Barker, Computer Science
Testimonios from the Border-Shattering the Notion that Women of Color Don't Do Theory, Gloria G. Barragan, Education
Stochastic Dynamic Optimization Models for Societal Resource Allocation, Armagan Bayram, Management
Intentional and Unintentional Side-Channels in Embedded Systems, Georg Tobias Becker, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Taking It to The Streets: A Multimethod Investigation of Street Credibility and Consumer Affinity Toward Street Credible Endorsers, Delancy Howard Sterling Bennett, Management
Anaerobic Microbes and Communities In the Context of Soil and the Equine Digestive Tract, Amy Biddle, Microbiology
NAVIGATING PAID WORK AND PARENTHOOD: NEW PARENTS’ LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES, Irene Boeckmann, Sociology
Common Pool Resources and Rural Livelihoods in Stung Treng Province of Cambodia, Pitchaya Boonsrirat, Economics
INFLUENCE OF LIPOTEICHOIC ACID ON LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES BIOFILM FORMATION AND CELLULAR STRESS, Imelda T. Brooks, Food Science
Honesty and Carotenoids in a Pigmented Female Fish, Alexandria Christine Brown, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
NUTRITIONAL, HORMONAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS FOR BREAST CANCER, Susan Nicole Boyer Brown, Public Health
The Cable Network in an Era of Digital Media: Bravo and the Constraints of Consumer Citizenship, Alison D. Brzenchek, Communication
Taste Disagreements and Predicates of Personal Taste, Heidi Teres Buetow, Philosophy
The Roles of Myosin XI and ROP in Moss Tip Growth, Graham M. Burkart, Plant Biology
THREE ESSAYS ON ESTIMATION OF APPLIED ECONOMIC MODELS IN FISHERIES, Christopher Burns, Resource Economics
Project Space(s) in the Design Professions: An Intersectional Feminist Study of the Women's School of Planning and Architecture (1974-1981), Elizabeth Cahn, Regional Planning
On the Crumpling of Thin Sheets, Anne Dominique Cambou, Physics
Asymptotic Analysis of Random Wireless Networks: Broadcasting, Secrecy, and Hybrid Networks, Cagatay Capar, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Developing Spatial Reasoning Skills in General Chemistry Students, Deborah L. Carlisle, Education
Welcome to Guyland: Experiences of Trans* Men in College, D Chase J. Catalano, Education
On the Assembly of Functionalized CdSe Nanorods, Sirinya Chantarak, Polymer Science and Engineering
Cultivating Communities of Practice to Develop Local Preparedness for Climate Change, Konda Reddy Chavva, Education
Creasing Instability of Hydrogels and Elastomers, Dayong Chen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Isoperimetric inequality and area growth of surfaces with bounded mean curvature, Dechang Chen, Mathematics
THE IMPACT OF MEMBRANE TENSION ON PHASE SEPARATION AND SOLID DOMAIN PROPERTIES IN MODEL MULTICOMPONENT VESICLES, Dong Chen, Physics
CHARACTERIZATION OF Ca2+ INFLUX PATHWAY(S) DURING MOUSE OOCYTE MATURATION, Banyoon Cheon, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Longitudinal Trajectories and Predictors of Functional Impairment in Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Vascular Dementia, Lauren Z. Chisholm, Psychology
Production of renewable chemicals and energy from waste biomass, Sheng Chu, Chemical Engineering
Roosting, Site Fidelity, and Food Sources of Urban Gulls In Massachusetts: Implications For Protecting Public Water Supplies, Daniel E. Clark, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Empirical Studies On The Effectiveness Of Soda Taxes To Curb Obesity, Francesca Colantuoni, Resource Economics
Effect of Automatic Item Generation on Ability Estimates in a Multistage Test, Kimberly F. Colvin, Education
The Centrality of Disagreement, Brian T. Connor, Sociology
Contrastive Topic: Meanings and Realizations, Noah Constant, Linguistics
Biophysical Studies of Axonal Transport, Leslie Cyle Conway, Molecular and Cellular Biology
En honor a Elegguá: Máscaras y trampas trazando los caminos de Juan Francisco Manzano, Carmen L. Cosme Puntiel, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Contours of Workplace Resistance: Organization, Collaboration, and Recognition, Jillian M Crocker, Sociology
Streaming Algorithms Via Reductions, Michael S. Crouch, Computer Science
ADAPTIVE STEP-SIZES FOR REINFORCEMENT LEARNING, William C. Dabney, Computer Science
Entity-based Enrichment for Information Extraction and Retrieval, Jeffrey Dalton, Computer Science
A Proportionality-based Approach to Search Result Diversification, Van Bac Dang, Computer Science
RESURRECTION: REPRESENTATIONS OF THE BLACK CHURCH IN CONTEMPORARY POPULAR CULTURE, Rachel J. Daniel, English
DISCOVERING BRAZIL IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY FRANCE, 1930-1964: FRANCO-BRAZILIAN CULTURAL POLITICS IN THE ERA OF DECOLONIZATION, Andrew R. Dausch, History
VISUALIZING AND CONTROLLING CHARGE TRANSPORT IN CONJUGATED POLYMER NETWORKS AND FILMS, Andrew Davis, Polymer Science and Engineering
The financialization of the nonfinancial corporation in the post-1970 U.S. economy, Leila Emami Davis, Economics
UNDERSTANDING HEALTH ISSUES AMONG ADOLESCENT FEMALES IN A NORTHEAST PROVINCE OF AFGHANISTAN, Amina Davlatshoeva, Education
CYCLE OF RENEWAL: YOGA’S INFLUENCE ON THE PROFESSIONAL LIVES OF NOVICE TEACHERS, Danette V. Day, Education
Individual Differences in Psychotherapy Change Among Ethnic Minority Patients, Joan Lenore DeGeorge, Psychology
On Being and Becoming: An Exploration of Young People’s Experiences with Status and Power, Keri L. DeJong, Education
Design and Syntheses of Donor-Acceptor Dyads and Triads for Improved Light Harvesting in Organic Photovoltaics, Andrea Della Pelle, Chemistry
TURNING UP THE HEAT ON THE LITTLE THINGS THAT RUN THE WORLD: EVALUATING THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON ANT BIODIVERSITY IN THE TEMPERATE FOREST COMMUNITIES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, Israel Del Toro, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Transgressing Space And Subverting Hierarchies: A Comparative Analysis Of Street Theatre Groups In Sri Lanka, India, And The United States, Kanchuka N. Dharmasiri, Comparative Literature
The Colonial Legacies of “Fiesta Island”: A Critical Study of Live-Music Events Production in Puerto Rico, Anilyn Diaz, Communication
Investing in Grindr: An Exploration of How Gay College Men Utilize Gay-Oriented Social Networking Sites, Michael T. Dodge, Education
“Give Light and People Will Find a Way”: Black Women College Student Leadership Experiences with Oppression at Predominantly White Institutions, Andrea D. Domingue, Education
Mass Spectrometric Methods for Studying Protein-Metal Binding, Jia Dong, Chemistry
NON-CANONICAL NOTCH SIGNALING REGULATES ACTIVATION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF PERIPHERAL CD4+ T CELLS, Anushka Dongre, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Seeing Blindness: The Visual and the Great War in Literary Modernism, Rachael Dworsky, English
Investigating the Role of Hydromechanical Coupling in Shallow, Fractured Rock Aquifers, Evan J Earnest, Geosciences
A FRAMEWORK AND ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT) FEE SYSTEMS, Elizabeth V. Ebacher, Civil Engineering
Tacit Knowledge Transfer and Firm Growth: An Experience-Based Approach, Rory Eckardt, Management
Sustainability-Based Product Design in a Decision Support Semantic Framework, Douglas Eddy, Mechanical Engineering
The Financial Underpinnings of the EU Crisis: Financial Deregulation, Privatization, and Asymmetric State Power, Nina Q. Eichacker, Economics
A Critical Examination of Policy and Practice in the Transition Experience for Students with Math Learning Disabilities in Mumbai, India, Melinda S. Eichhorn, Education
FUNCTIONAL AND COMPARATIVE MORPHOLOGY OF THE NASAL CAVITY IN PHYLLOSTOMID BATS, Thomas P. Eiting, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Paleoceanography and paleoenvironmental changes of the Cenomanian-Turonian boundary interval (94-93 Ma): The record of Oceanic Anoxic Event 2 in the central and eastern parts of the Western Interior Sea, Khalifa Elderbak, Geosciences
Dried whole plant Artemisia annua as a novel antimalarial therapy, Mostafa A. Elfawal, Entomology
HERE, THERE, AND IN BETWEEN: TRAVEL AS METAPHOR IN MIXED RACE NARRATIVES OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE, Colin Enriquez, English
Heat Dissipation Bounds for Nanocomputing: Methodology and Applications, Ilke Ercan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
AFRICAN AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS: BLACK INTELLECTUAL PERSPECTIVES 1850-1965, Vanessa Fabien, Afro-American Studies
Structural, Electronic and Catalytic Properties of Graphene-supported Platinum Nanoclusters, Ioanna Fampiou, Mechanical Engineering
Runway Operations Management: Models, Enhancements, and Decomposition Techniques, Farbod Farhadi, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Improving Text Recognition in Images of Natural Scenes, Jacqueline Feild, Computer Science
SIGNS OF WILDNESS: CODES OF THE “PRIMITIVE” IN MASCULINE COMMODITY CULTURE, Matthew P. Ferrari, Communication
Outreach practices of a small college counseling center: A comprehensive model to serve the college community, Jessica R. Ferriero, Education
The Traditional Vocal Repertoire of Nova Scotia: A Classification of Pitch Space, Peter George Fielding, Music
A Novel Approach to Using Personal Response Systems and Diagrams to Foster Student Engagement in Large Lecture: Case Study of Instruction for Model-Based Reasoning in Biology, Johanna M. Fitzgerald, Education
Palm Trees y Nopales: The Commodification and Hybridization of the South Texas Borderlands, Andriana M. Foiles Sifuentes, Anthropology
The Application of Information Integration Theory to Standard Setting: Setting Cut Scores Using Cognitive Theory, Christopher C. Foster, Education
The Lived Experience of Adoption: Do Current Conceptualizations Reflect Changing Realities?, Quade Y. S. French, Psychology
TEACHERS’ EXPERIENCES OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN (POST)CRISIS KATANGA PROVINCE, SOUTHEASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: A CASE STUDY OF TEACHER LEARNING CIRCLES, Paul St J Frisoli, Education
Interactive Audience and the Internet, John R. Gallagher, English
Perceptions of Leadership through the Lens of Special Education Administrators and Principals, Adam C. Garand, Education
THE FINANCIAL SECTOR AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA: ESSAYS ON ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN SOUTH SUDAN AND KENYA, James A. Garang, Economics
Prime Decomposition in Iterated Towers and Discriminant Formulae, Thomas Alden Gassert, Mathematics
Corporate Sustainability and the Role of the Consumer: Three Essays, Jeffrey Gauthier, Management
"Survival Kits on Wax": The Politics, Poetics, and Productions of Gil Scott-Heron, 1970-1978, Donald Geesling, Afro-American Studies
School Counselor Advocacy with LGBT Students: A Qualitative Study of High School Counselor Experiences, Maria E. Gonzalez, Education
OPERATIONAL PLANNING IN COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SYSTEMS, Hariharan Gopalakrishnan, Mechanical Engineering
Emotion in Adoption Narratives: Links to Close Relationships in Emerging Adulthood, Holly A. Grant-Marsney, Psychology
Liberal Smarts: Using Constructivist Career Development to Restore Power to the Liberal Arts, Kelly A. Gray, Education
Production of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass-Dervied Furan Compounds, Sara K. Green, Chemical Engineering
Creating a Framework for Participatory Practice, Alina T. Gross, Regional Planning
Exploiting Energy Harvesting for Passive Embedded Computing Systems, Jeremy Joel Gummeson, Electrical and Computer Engineering
SFL in L2 Writing Teacher Education: A Case Study of an EFL Pre-service Teacher in Conceptualizing Grammar, Wawan Gunawan, Education
A Preliminary Model of Dignity Management in Hospice, Qiaohong Guo, Nursing
Data Analysis And Study Design In The Presence Of Error-prone Diagnostic Tests, Xiangdong Gu, Public Health
Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers by Solvent Vapor Annealing, Mechanism and Lithographic Applications, Xiaodan Gu, Polymer Science and Engineering
ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF POLYMER-BASED SOLAR CELLS TO ACHIEVE HIGHER DEVICE PERFORMANCE, Yu Gu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Making Networks Robust to Component Failures, Daniel Gyllstrom, Computer Science
"For a future tomorrow": The figured worlds of schoolgirls in Kono, Sierra Leone, Jordene Hale, Education
Improving anti-racist education for Multiracial students, Eric Hamako, Education
Understanding the transcriptional regulation of secondary cell wall biosynthesis in the model grass Brachypodium distachyon, Pubudu Handakumbura, Plant Biology
Impacts of the Game-Centered Approach on Cognitive Learning of Game Play and Game Performance during 5-week of Spring Season with Intercollegiate Female Soccer Players, Kanae Haneishi, Education
Factor Inhibiting HIF's (FIH) Structure Controls O2 Activation and Reactivity, John A. Hangasky III, Chemistry
Multiple Group Relations: Maintaining Balance through Indirect Contact Effects, Diala R. Hawi, Psychology
Development of capillary-driven microfludic biosensors for food safety and quality assurance, Fei He, Food Science
ANTIGONE CLAIMED, "I AM A STRANGER": DEMOCRACY, MEMBERSHIP AND UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRATION, ANDRES FABIAN HENAO CASTRO, Political Science
Flying with the Storks: Communication, Culture, and Dialoguing Knowledge(s) in Prenatal Care, Liliana Herakova, Communication
INVESTIGATING FAULT SYSTEM DEFORMATION WITH NUMERICAL MODELS AND ANALOG EXPERIMENTS, Justin W. Herbert, Geosciences
OUTPUT FLUCTUATIONS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICA IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE GREAT RECESSION, Gonzalo Hernandez Jimenez, Economics
Synthetic Reductionism in Moral Philosophy, Scott Hill, Philosophy
Aggressive Signaling in New World Warblers, David Hof, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Engineering Strategies for the Design and Synthesis of New Organic Photovoltaic Materials, Paul J. Homnick, Chemistry
Beyond the Pearly Gates: White, Low-Income Student Experiences at Elite Colleges, Larissa Hopkins, Education
Down from the Mountain and into the Mill: Literacy Sponsorship and Southern Appalachian Women in the New South, Emma M. Howes, English
Indexing Proximity-based Dependencies for Information Retrieval, Samuel Huston, Computer Science
Optimizing Consumer-Centric Assortment Planning under Cross-Selling Effects, Ameera Ibrahim, Management
NEEDS OF PATIENT’S FAMILIES IN THE HOSPITAL TELE-INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, Mary L. Jahrsdoerfer, Nursing
Interpreting Sensor Information in Large-Scale Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems, Nauman Javed, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Genealogy of Dislocated Memory: Yugoslav Cinema after the Break, Dijana Jelaca, Communication
Nanoparticle Building Blocks for Functional Structures, Youngdo Jeong, Chemistry
Engineering Probes to Detect Cholesterol Accessibility on Membranes Using Perfringolysin O, Benjamin B. Johnson, Molecular and Cellular Biology
DEFINING, EVALUATING, AND IMPROVING THE PROCESS OF VERIFYING PATIENT IDENTIFIERS, Junghee Jo, Computer Science
Incorporating Boltzmann Machine Priors for Semantic Labeling in Images and Videos, Andrew Kae, Computer Science
CD4 Silencing in Thymocytes is Opposed by the Enforced Association of P300 HAT, HDAC1 or SUV39H1 with Runx Transcription Factors, Christyne Ayne Kane, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Exploring Cooperation among the BRICS: Organizational Implications of Growing Brazil-China Business Relations, Jeffrey A. Kappen, Management
Fostering Transformative Points of Connection: An Examination of the Role of Personal Storytelling in Two Undergraduate Social Diversity Courses, Molly Keehn, Education
Searching for a Praxis of Possibility: Civic Engagement and the Corporatized University, Deborah Keisch, Anthropology
Interpreting, Stephanie Jo Kent, Communication
Genres of Dialogic Discussion in High School English: A Cross-Case Study of Two Courses, Wendy Keyser, Education
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS INEQUALITY IN SOUTH KOREA, Hyeon-Kyeong Kim, Economics
Still Dirty After All These Years: Political Leadership, Knowledge, and Socialization and Regional Environmental Cooperation in Northeast Asia, Inkyoung Kim, Political Science
SEARCHING BASED ON QUERY DOCUMENTS, Youngho Kim, Computer Science
Curious Monuments of the Simplest Kind: Shell Midden Archaeology in Massachusetts, Katharine Vickers Kirakosian, Anthropology
A Probabilistic Model of Hierarchical Music Analysis, Phillip Benjamin Kirlin, Computer Science
Southie versus Roxbury: Crime, Welfare, and the Racialized Gubernatorial Politics of Massachusetts in the Post-Civil Rights Era, Daniel T. Kirsch, Political Science
MASS SPECTROMETRY BASED EXPERIMENTAL STRATEGIES TO CHARACTERIZE NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE DISULFIDE BONDS IN CYSTEINE-RICH PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS, Adriana Z. Kita, Molecular and Cellular Biology
IMPACT OF SURFACE ACTIVE MINOR COMPONENTS ON PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ASSOCIATION COLLOIDS AND LIPID OXIDATION IN BULK OIL, Ketinun Kittipongpittaya, Food Science
Coacervation of Oppositely Charged Macromolecules, Micelles and Proteins: Disproportionation and Hierarchical Structures, Ebru Kizilay, Chemistry
SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF NON-COVALENT METAL ION-LIGAND INTERACTIONS, Abdulkadir Kocak, Chemistry
STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY OF HUMAN CATHEPSIN A AND NEURAMINIDASE 1, Nilima Kolli, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Elucidating Cellular Signaling Pathways that Contribute to the Immunopathogenesis of Aplastic Anemia, Christina M. Kuksin, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
The role of napping on memory consolidation in preschool children, Laura Kurdziel, Neuroscience and Behavior
Transnational Gestures: Rethinking Trauma in U.S. War Fiction, Ruth A.H. Lahti, English
COGNITIVE MALLEABILITY: DOES DISGUST ACT AS A "STOP" SIGNAL ON CURRENTLY ACCESSIBLE COGNITIVE PROCESSING STYLES IN PERCEPTUAL AND CONCEPTUAL TASKS?, Elicia C. Lair, Psychology
Relational Coordination: The Perception and Experiences of Student Nurses and Nursing Faculty in a Hospital Setting, Clare Lamontagne, Nursing
Imperial Janus: Patterns of Governance in the Western Borderlands of the Tsarist Empire, Nicklaus Laverty, Political Science
The Impact of Television Program Diet on Children's Achievement, Heather J. Lavigne, Psychology
Modeling Dyadic Attunement: Physiological Concordance in Newly Married Couples and Alliance Similarity in Patient-Therapist Dyads, Holly Laws, Psychology
Motion of Particles as a Probe: Dynamics and Assembly in Gel Networks/Aqueous Media, Cheol Hee Lee, Polymer Science and Engineering
Enhancing online consumers' anticipatory behavior: An application of transportation theory, Seon Jeong Lee, Hospitality & Tourism Management
Mind, Brain, and Education: A Case Study of Student Perceptions of an Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Martha C. Lees, Education
Discrete Parity-Time Symmetric Nonlinear Schrodinger Lattices, Kai Li, Mathematics
The Grammar of Individuation and Counting, Suzi Lima, Linguistics
THE DISCOVERY AND STUDY OF FLUVIRUCIN B1 POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE, Tsung-Yi Lin, Chemistry
MICROBE-MINERAL RELATIONSHIPS AND BIOGENIC MINERAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN ACTIVELY VENTING DEEP-SEA HYDROTHERMAL SULFIDE CHIMNEYS, TZIHSUAN J. LIN, Microbiology