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Dissertations from 2014
Guanidinium-Rich ROMP Polymers Drive Phase, Charge, and Curvature-Specific Interactions with Phospholipid Membranes, Michael T W Lis, Polymer Science and Engineering
Impact of water heating on disinfection byproducts concentration, Boning Liu, Civil Engineering
Morphology Characterization of Low Band Gap Polymer-based Organic Photovoltaics, Feng Liu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Reliable and Efficient Multithreading, Tongping Liu, Computer Science
ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES FOR DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF BACTERIA AND BIOFILMS, Xiaoning Li, Chemistry
Measures of Star Formation Rates within Galaxies: the Impact of Diffuse Stellar Populations, Yiming Li, Astronomy
FLEXIBLE TETHERS IN MULTI-CHROMOPHORIC SYSTEMS: LINKING PHOTOPHYSICS WITH ASSEMBLY, Jeffrey M. Lucas, Chemistry
TEACHERS TALK: A CASE STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING ACROSS CULTURES WITH IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, Anne Lundberg, Education
Privacy-preserving Sanitization in Data Sharing, Wentian Lu, Computer Science
Identification and Epidemiological Features of Important Fungal Species Causing Sooty Blotch on Apples in the Northeastern United States, Angela Marie Madeiras, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Causal Discovery for Relational Domains: Representation, Reasoning, and Learning, Marc Maier, Computer Science
Comprehending Each Other: Weak Reciprocity and Processing, Helen Majewski, Linguistics
MOVEMENTS AND CONSERVATION OF THE MIGRATORY WHITE-EARED KOB (KOBUS KOB LEUCOTIS) IN SOUTH SUDAN, Malik D. Marjan, Environmental Conservation
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY: AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF TWO CASE STUDIES HIGHLIGHTING COMMUNITY-RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS IN SPRINGFIELD, MA, Vanessa Martinez, Anthropology
Three Essays in Macroeconomic History, Joshua W. Mason, Economics
Unsupervised Joint Alignment, Clustering and Feature Learning, Mohamed Marwan Mattar, Computer Science
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND THE AGRO-PASTORALIST LIVELIHOOD IN THE ANDES OF PERU, Meagan M. Mazzarino, Environmental Conservation
The Massachusetts Educator Evaluation Framework and Transformational Leadership Alignment: An Investigation, Martin J. McEvoy Jr, Education
Increasing Nutrient Density of Food Crops through Soil Fertility Management and Cultivar Selection, Md. J. Meagy, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
NOVEL STRATEGIES TO MODULATE SYNAPTIC COMMUNICATION AND INVESTIGATE THE ROLE OF HDAC6 IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, Kathryne A. Medeiros, Molecular and Cellular Biology
BEAM STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LOW-COST PHASED ARRAY WEATHER RADARS: DESIGN AND CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES, Rafael H. Medina-Sanchez, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Program Evaluation of the Strong Start Curriculum as a Selected Intervention for Early Elementary Students, Katherine A. Meyer, Education
FUNCTIONAL NANOPARTICLES AT INTERFACES: EMULSION STABILIZATION AND TRIGGERED INVERSION, Caroline Laure Marie Miesch, Polymer Science and Engineering
SINGLE MOLECULE STUDIES OF A SHORT RNA, PEKER MILAS, Physics
ALL-AMERICAN VACATIONLAND: AFRICAN AMERICAN, PUERTO RICAN, AND ITALIAN RESORTS IN THE CATSKILL MOUNTAINS, 1920-1980, Laura A. Miller, History
Protein Behavior Directed by Heparin Charge and Chain Length, Burcu Baykal Minsky, Chemistry
Receiver Design and Security for Low Power Wireless Communications Systems, Kyle A. Morrison, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Vocal Performance in Songbirds: Territorial Defense and the Development of Male Song and Female Mating Preferences, Dana L. Moseley, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Individuation as an Adolescent Developmental Task: Associations with Adoptee Adjustment, Danila Musante, Psychology
INTEGRATED MODELING OF LAND USE AND CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON MULTISCALE ECOSYSTEMS OF CENTRAL AFRICAN WATERSHEDS, Simon Nampindo, Environmental Conservation
Probabilistic Models for Motion Segmentation in Image Sequences, Manjunath Narayana, Computer Science
Cultural Discourse Analysis of Russian Alcohol Consumption, Elena V. Nuciforo, Communication
Cancer Chemoprevention by Dietary Compounds Targeting Angiogenesis, Wasamon Nutakul, Food Science
The Inflammatory Response to Acute Muscle Injury, Kevin O'Fallon, Kinesiology
PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS OF GEOBACTER SULFURREDUCENS AND DESULFOBACTER POSTGATEI TO UNDERSTAND URANIUM REMEDIATION IN SUBSURFACE SYSTEMS, Roberto Orellana, Microbiology
ARTHUR’S HEIRS: SITUATING MEDIEVAL WELSH, SPANISH, AND SCANDINAVIAN TEXTS IN THEIR LITERARY AND HISTORICAL CONTEXTS, Nahir I. Otaño Gracia, Comparative Literature
Direct Measurement of the pp Solar Neutrino Interaction Rate in Borexino, Keith Otis, Physics
Essays on the Evolution of Inequality, Cem Oyvat, Economics
Stochastic Models for Capacity Planning in Healthcare Delivery: Case Studies in an Outpatient, Inpatient and Surgical Setting, Asli Ozen, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
FUNCTIONAL PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE POLYMERS: PRODRUGS AND BIOMATERIALS, Samantha B.M. Page, Polymer Science and Engineering
Using Formal Methods to Verify Transactional Abstract Concurrency Control, Trek S. Palmer, Computer Science
Designing Efficient and Accurate Behavior-Aware Mobile Systems, Abhinav Parate, Computer Science
Retrieval Models based on Linguistic Features of Verbose Queries, Jae Hyun Park, Computer Science
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REACTIONS OF CELLULOSE MELT PYROLYSIS, Alex D. Paulsen, Chemical Engineering
The Ability of Early Reading Measures Administered in First Grade to Predict Fourth Grade Reading Comprehension for Puerto Rican Students in English Immersion, Sarah Peller, School Psychology
PATTERNING AND MECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF FIBER-BASED MATERIALS, Samuel A. Pendergraph, Polymer Science and Engineering
Theory and Simulations of Polyelectrolyte Complexes, Bo Peng, Physics
Signal Processing in Wireless Communications: Device Fingerprinting and Wide-Band Interference Rejection, Adam C. Polak, Electrical and Computer Engineering
FINANCIALIZATION OF THE COMMODITIES FUTURES MARKETS AND ITS EFFECTS ON PRICES, Manisha Pradhananga, Economics
Three Essays on Hedge Funds, Liping Qiu, Management
Boundary Divisors in the Moduli Space of Stable Quintic Surfaces, Julie Rana, Mathematics
The Stress Problem: Exploring the intersections of student stress, involvement, and problem-solving self-efficacy, Dawn L. Rendell, Education
Loss of Cell Surface aGal during Catarrhine Evolution: Possible Implications for the Evolution of Resistance to Viral Infections and for Oligocene Lineage Divergence, Idalia Aracely Rodriguez, Anthropology
FORMACIÓN DE INTÉRPRETES Y POLÍTICAS LINGÜÍSTICAS EN LA PROVINCIA JESUÍTICA DEL PARAGUAY (S. XVII - XVIII), Ana P. Rona, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Productive Stagnation and Unproductive Accumulation in the United States, 1947-2011., Tomas N. Rotta, Economics
ASSESSING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR IMPROVING SWITCHGRASS ESTABLISHMENT AND PRODUCTION, Amir Sadeghpour, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
STRUCTURE OF NEARLY IDEAL AND MULTI-COMPONENT POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS, Erika Saffer, Chemical Engineering
UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS AT THE NANO-BIO INTERFACE FOR DELIVERY APPLICATIONS, Krishnendu Saha, Chemistry
THE EFFECTS OF AN AUDITOR’S COMMUNICATION MODE AND PROFESSIONAL TONE ON CLIENT RESPONSES TO AUDIT INQUIRIES, Aaron Saiewitz, Management
HOW MUCH DO IN-VEHICLE TASKS WITH SWAPPING, SWITCHING AND SPILLOVER EFFECTS INTERFERE WITH DRIVERS’ ABILITY TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO THREATS ON THE FORWARD ROADWAY?, Siby Samuel, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Development and Validation of Accelerometer-Based Activity Classification Algorithms for Older Adults: A Machine Learning Approach, Jeffer Eidi Sasaki, Kinesiology
School Principal Leadership and Special Education Knowledge, Rob Schulze, Education
Efficient Routing and Scheduling in Wireless Networks, Anand Seetharam, Computer Science
Coarse-Grained Modeling of the Phase Behavior of Thermodynamically Small Particle Assemblies, Ray Mohan Sehgal, Chemical Engineering
Advertising and the Creation of Exchange Value, Zoe Sherman, Economics
Psychosocial Factors Affecting Pregnant Hispanic Women, Marushka L. Silveira, Public Health
Methods of Engine Degradation Assessment in the Time-Scale Domain, Jeffrey Charles Simmons, Mechanical Engineering
Scaling MCMC Inference and Belief Propagation to Large, Dense Graphical Models, Sameer Singh, Computer Science
Novels of Decolonization in Modernity: Malambo, Um Defeito De Cor, and Fe En Disfraz, Maria Leda Souza Hogan, Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics
FAN RESPONSE TO LEAGUE PLAYOFF STRUCTURE AND CONSECUTIVE SEASON COMPETITIVE BALANCE IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS, Ryan L. Spalding, Management
Computational Modeling of Learning Biases in Stress Typology, Robert D. Staubs, Linguistics
Essays on the Quantification and Propagation of Uncertainty in Climate Change Impact Assessments for Water Resource Systems, Scott Steinschneider, Civil Engineering
Understanding Income Inequality in the United States, Mark J. Stelzner, Economics
Photocleavable Junctions in Complex Polymer Architectures and Photoetchable Thermoplastics, Elizabeth Surles Sterner, Polymer Science and Engineering
Mechanical and Transport Properties of 3- Dimensional Alginate Hydrogels For Cell Encapsulation, Whitney L Stoppel, Chemical Engineering
"A More Natural Mother": Concepts of Maternity and Queenship in Early Modern England, Anne-Marie Kathleen Strohman, English
"Io Scrittore": Authorial Construction in the Italian Medieval Renaissance Novella and Its Translation into English, Anna Strowe, Comparative Literature
CARE TIME IN THE U.S.: MEASURES, DETERMINANTS, AND IMPLICATIONS, Joo Yeoun Suh, Economics
THE IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A GROUP OF ER TPR-CONTAINING ADAPTER PROTEINS, johan C. Sunryd, Molecular and Cellular Biology
WHAT MESSAGES TO POST? EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON MARKET AND OFFERING CHARACTERISTICS, Kunal Swani, Management
DESIGN OF A TARGETED BACTERIAL DRUG DELIVERY VECTOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND METASTASES, Charles Alexander Swofford, Chemical Engineering
Stress and Depression during Pregnancy among Hispanic Women: Risk for Adverse Birth Outcomes and the Role of Physical Activity, Kathleen Szegda, Public Health
A Journal Club: A Scholarly Community for Preservice and Inservice Science Teachers, Karen Tallman, Education
A Veteran Welfare State: Veterans' Benefits, Coalition Politics, and Social Policy Change, 1943-1973, Melinda R. Tarsi, Political Science
The Oirad of the Early 17th Century: Statehood and Political Ideology, Richard P. Taupier, History
Effects of Auditory and Visual Temporally Selective Attention on Electrophysiological Indices of Early Perceptual Processing, P. Taylor, Neuroscience and Behavior
STUDIES ON THE WRINKLING OF THIN POLYMER FILMS FLOATING ON LIQUID, Kamil B. Toga, Polymer Science and Engineering
Lightweight, High-Temperature Radiator for In-Space Nuclear-Electric Power and Propulsion, Briana N. Tomboulian, Mechanical Engineering
Ionic Copolymers for Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (AAEMFCs), Tsung-Han Tsai, Polymer Science and Engineering
A Defense of Russellian Descriptivism, Brandt H. van der Gaast, Philosophy
‘SAFE SPACE FOR HARD CONVERSATIONS’: COLLEGE MEN’S EXPERIENCE IN DIVERSITY EDUCATION, Rachel L. Wagner, Education
INFERENCE-BASED FORENSICS FOR EXTRACTING INFORMATION FROM DIVERSE SOURCES, Robert J. Walls, Computer Science
Amphiphilic Supramolecular Assemblies and Their Applications in Materials and Biology, Feng Wang, Chemistry
STUDIES IN THE ATOMIC SPECTROMETRIC DETERMINATION AND SPECIATION OF ARSENIC IN ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES, Nan Wang, Chemistry
FUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITES FROM SELF-ASSEMBLY OF BLOCK COPOLYMERS WITH NANOPARTICLES, Xinyu Wang, Polymer Science and Engineering
Polymer Modification with Multifunctional Additives and Unique Processing Methods, Polina R. Ware, Polymer Science and Engineering
Speaking Back to Structure: Critical Multimodal Media Literacy & The Politics of School Reform, Kate Way, Education
Fragments and Clausal Ellipsis, Andrew Weir, Linguistics
Measurement of the Parity Violating Asymmetry in Elastic Electron Scattering off 208Pb, Jonathan W. Wexler, Physics
Strategies for Improving Oxygen Transport and Mechanical Strength in Alginate-Based Hydrogels, Joseph C. White, Chemical Engineering
ON THE FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF EARLY-TYPE GALAXIES, Christina Williams, Astronomy
Production of Sustainable Aromatics from Biorenewable Furans, Christopher Luke Williams, Chemical Engineering
Interrogating the Divide: A Case Study of Student Technology Use in a One-to-One Laptop School, Nicholas Wilson, Education
Conservation Status of Large Mammals on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, Grace Wong, Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation
Functional Analysis of Moss Class VIII Myosin and Its Role in Plant Cell Division, Shu-Zon Wu, Plant Biology
COMPUTATIONAL COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE: EXPLORING LINGUISTIC MANIFESTATION AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS IN ONLINE COMMUNICATION, Xiaoxi Xu, Computer Science
Efficient Representation and Matching of Texts and Images in Scanned Book Collections, Ismet Zeki Yalniz, Computer Science
Mass Spectrometric Characterization and Imaging of Nanoparticles in Biological Samples, Bo Yan, Chemistry
Dark-bright solitons and vortices in Bose-Einstein condensates, Dong Yan, Mathematics
EVALUATING EFFECTS OF MOLECULAR HETEROGENEITY ON THE NON-LINEAR MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF EPOXY NETWORKS, Zhan Hang Yang, Polymer Science and Engineering
Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers for the Fabrication of Functional Nanomaterials, Li Yao, Polymer Science and Engineering
ENGINEERING SURFACE FUNCTIONALITY OF NANOPARTICLES FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, Yi-Cheun Yeh, Chemistry
Allosteric Regulation of Dengue Virus Type 2 Protease, Muslum Yildiz, Chemistry
DEVELOPING MULTIMODAL DIGITAL LITERACY: THE APPLICATION OF DIGITAL STORYTELLING AS A NEW AVENUE FOR EFFECTIVE ENGLISH LEARNING WITH EFL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KOREA, Tecnam Yoon, Education
SOCIOTECHNICAL CONSUMPTION: A DIGITAL STORY OF EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL CONSUMER EXPERIENCES, Mujde Yuksel, Management
EVALUATING PREDICTORS OF AN INDIVIDUAL’S DIETARY INTAKE LATENT VALUE UNDER DIFFERENT MIXED MODELS, Shuli Yu, Public Health
Introducing the Newton-Poisson-Brillouin Model in the Quest for Plasmons in Metallic Carbon Nanotubes, Richard P. Zannoni, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Structural Analysis of Proteins by Covalent Labeling and Mass Spectrometric Detection, Yuping Zhou, Chemistry
Essays on the minimum wage, Ben Zipperer, Economics
SIMULATION AND MODELING OF THE DECAY OF ANISOTROPIC TURBULENCE, Christopher J. Zusi, Mechanical Engineering
Dissertations from 2013
Evaluation of a Split-Root Nutrition System to Optimize Nutrition of Basil, Ganisher Djurakulovich Abbasov, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Effect of Total Awake Time on Drivers' Performance and Evaluation of Training Intervention to Mitigate Effects of Total Awake Time on Drivers' Performance, Abd Malek Abdul Hamid, Mechanical Engineering
Uncovering the Covered Word and Image: Framing a Black Woman's Diasporan Stage-Space, Allia Abdullah Matta, Afro-American Studies
The Making of Ras Beirut: A Landscape of Memory for Narratives of Exceptionalism, Maria B. Abunnasr, History
Climate Change Adaptation: A Green Infrastructure Planning Framework for Resilient Urban Regions, Yaser F. Abunnasr, Regional Planning
Molecular Crystal Assembly of Organic Radicals and Biradicals, Handan Akpinar, Chemistry
Understanding the Links Between Human Health and Climate Change: Agricultural Productivity and Allergenic Pollen Production of Timothy Grass(Phleum pratense L.) Under Future Predicted Levels of Carbon Dioxide and Ozone, Jennifer M. Albertine, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Increasing Middle School Teachers' Use of Specific Praise In the Classroom Through Consultation and Performance Feedback, Rebecca M Allen-Oleet, School Psychology
Mesostructural Characterization and Probabilistic Modeling of the Design Limit States of Parallel Strand Lumber, Alireza Amini, Civil Engineering
Lactic Acid Bacteria Mediated Phenolic Bioactive Modulation From Fruit Systems For Health Benefits, Chandrakant Ankolekar, Food Science
Impact Resistant Glassy Polymers: Pre-Stress And Mode Ii Fracture, Jared Steven Archer, Polymer Science and Engineering
Effect of Colloidal Interactions on Formation of Glasses, Gels, Stable Clusters and Structured Films, Anand Kumar Atmuri, Chemical Engineering
Trauma and Secure Base Behaviors in Dating Relationships, Susan Faye Balaban, Psychology
Surface Modification of Food Contact Materials for Processing and Packaging Applications, Jeffrey Alan Barish, Food Science
Scaling Reversible Adhesion in Synthetic and Biological Systems, Michael David Bartlett, Polymer Science and Engineering
Applications of Planar and Patterned Metal Oxide Nanocomposites and Reactive Polymer Blends as Gas Permeation Membranes, Michael Ruosteoja Beaulieu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Letters to a Dictionary: Competing Views of Language in the Reception of Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Anne Pence Bello, English
Particle-Collector Interactions In Nanoscale Heterogeneous Systems, Marina Bendersky, Chemical Engineering
Credit Chains, Credit Bubles, and Financial Fragility: Explaining The U.S. Financial Crisis of 2007-09, Thomas L Bernardin, Economics
Tooth Cusp Radius of Curvature as a Dietary Correlate in Primates, Michael Anthony Berthaume, Mechanical Engineering
The Politics of Education Inequity Toward Students With Limited English Proficiency in the Age of High Stakes Testing Accountability: A Descriptive Ethnographic Study of Haitian Youth in Boston Public Schools, Jean G Blaise, Education Policy, Research and Administration; Educational Policy and Leadership
Quality by Association Across North-South Divides: United States Accreditation of Mexican Institutions of Higher Education, Gerardo Blanco Ramírez, Education (also CAGS)
Solution Assembly of Conjugated Polymers, Felicia Bokel, Polymer Science and Engineering
Birdsong variation as a source of information for migrating common yellowthroats, Rachel Theresa Bolus, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
New Tools For Probing Polyketide Biosynthesis, Sheringham Lawrence Borketey, Chemistry
Development of Miniature Full Flow and Model Pipeline Probes for Testing of Box Core Samples of Surficial Seabed Sediments, Adriane G. Boscardin, Civil Engineering
Evaluation of Motor Speech and Intervention Planning for Children with Autism, Marcil J. Boucher, Communication Disorders
Staging the Depression: The Federal Theatre Project's Dramas of Poverty, 1935-1939, Amy Brady, English
A Knife Hidden in Roses: Development and Gender Violence in the Dominican Republic, Cruz Caridad Bueno, Economics
Our Story Has Not Been Told in any Moment: Radical Black Feminist Theatre From The Old Left to Black Power, Julie M Burrell, English
Framed: Native American Represtations in Contempoary Visual Mediums, Marta Carlson, Anthropology
Composing the African Atlantic: Sun Ra, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, and the Poetics of African Diasporic Composition, James Gregory Carroll, Afro-American Studies
Query-Time Optimization Techniques for Structured Queries in Information Retrieval, Marc-Allen Cartright, Computer Science
Design and Development of Nanogels for Small Molecule and siRNA Delivery, Reuben T Chacko, Chemistry
Inhibition of Lung Carcinogenesis by Polymethoxyflavones, Noppawat Charoensinphon, Food Science
Social vulnerability, green infrastructure, urbanization and climate change-induced flooding: A risk assessment for the Charles River watershed, Massachusetts, USA, Chingwen Cheng, Regional Planning
Tradition and Modernity: The Discursive Construction of National Identity in Chinese Textbooks, Qingliang Chen, Education; Language, Literacy and Culture
Computational All-Electron Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory in Real Space and Real-Time: Applications to Molecules and Nanostructures, Zuojing Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering
How to Understand Credit Spreads In Credit Default Swaps, Xuan Che, Isenberg School of Management
Validation Of A Novel Vaccine Delivery System for Chlamydia Trachomatis Using Recombinant Gas Vesicles Derived From Halobacterium Salinarium, Tawanna Sabrina Childs, Microbiology
Photo-Reaction of Copolymers with Pendent Benzophenone, Scott Kenneth Christensen, Polymer Science and Engineering
The Security and Privacy Implications of Energy-Proportional Computing, Shane S. Clark, Computer Science
Examination of the Application of Item Response Theory to the Angoff Standard Setting Procedure, Jerome Cody Clauser, Education (also CAGS)
Marginality and Emerging Visibility of The Altern Subject: America's Shifting Social and Cultural Landscape 1940-1990, Debra Collins, English - American Studies
Media Cues and Gender Connections: The Relations Between Young Children's Media Use, Character Familiarity, and Gender Knowledge, Barbara J Colombo-Adams, Education; Children and Family Studies
Search for Tev-Scale Gravity Signatures in Final States with Leptons and Jets with the Atlas Detector at √(S) = 8 Tev, German Colon, Physics
Analysis of the Spatiotemporal Localization of Mitochondrial DNA Polymerases of Trypanosoma brucei, Jeniffer Concepcón-Acevedo, Microbiology
Gravitational Wave Production through Decay of the Inflaton into Intermediary Fields During Slow Roll Inflation, Jessica Lauren Cook, Physics
Application of Item Response Theory Models to the Algorithmic Detection of Shift Errors on Paper and Pencil Tests, Robert Joseph Cook, Education (also CAGS)
Evaluating the Validity of Mcas Scores as an Indicator of Teacher Effectiveness, Jenna M. Copella, Education (also CAGS)
Evaluating the Validity of Accommodations for English Learners through Evidence Based on Response Processes, Katrina Crotts, Education (also CAGS)
Resilient Polymer Networks Via Thiol-Norbornene Chemistry: Mechanical and Adhesive Properties, Jun Cui, Polymer Science and Engineering
Effects of a Classroom-Based Pre-Literacy Intervention for Preschoolers with Communication Disorders, Alyssa Rose Currier, Communication Disorders
Investigation Of The Orientation Dependence On Chiroptical Properties Of Single Molecules, Austin Joseph Cyphersmith, Chemistry
Experimental Studies of Superhydrophobic Surfaces in Flow, Robert J Daniello, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Democratizing the Criminal: Jury Nullification as Exercise of Sovereign Discretion over the Friend-Enemy Distinction, Timothy A. Delaune, Political Science
Ecology and Conservation of the Montane Forest Avian Community in Northeastern North America, William V. DeLuca, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Conductivity Of Gold Nanoparticle Thin Films and Magnetoresistance Of Metallic Thin Films Embedded with Periodic Arrays Of Colbalt Nanoparticles, Stefan Dickert, Physics
External-To-Vehicle Distractions: Dangerous Because Deceiving, Gautam Divekar, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
The Impact of Integrated Coaching and Collaboration Within an Inquiry Learning Environment, Toby Dragon, Computer Science
Bending, Wrinkling, and Folding of Thin Polymer Film/Elastomer Interfaces, Yuri Ebata, Polymer Science and Engineering
Two Distribution Tactics For Retail Demand Fulfillment, Milad Ebtehaj, Isenberg School of Management
Ecohydrologic Impacts of Climate and Land Use Changes on Watershed Systems: A Multi-Scale Assessment for Policy, Paul A. Ekness, Environmental Conservation
A Non-Asymptotic Approach to the Analysis of Communication Networks: From Error Correcting Codes to Network Properties, Ali Eslami, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Regulation and Action of Skp2 and Rhoa in Cell and Tumor Models: Investigation into the Molecular Mechanisms Responsible for the Aggressive Phenotype of Triplenegative Breast Cancer, Katrina D. Fagan-Solis, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Gapping in Farsi: A Crosslinguistic Investigation, Annahita Farudi, Linguistics
Exploring Privacy and Personalization in Information Retrieval Applications, Henry A. Feild, Computer Science
Investigations of Surface-Tension Effects Due to Small-Scale Complex Boundaries, Jiansheng Feng, Physics
The Unavoidable Threat of Aggregation: Implications for Folding and Function of a β-Rich Protein, Mylene Hazelle Anne Ferrolino, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Writing for Social Action: Affect, Activism, and the Composition Classroom, Sarah Finn, English
The Effects of Metric Strength on the Allocation of Attention Across Time, Ahren B Fitzroy, Neuroscience and Behavior
Perceptions of Contemporary Effects of Colonialism Among Educational Professionals in Ghana, Kingsley Atterh Fletcher, Education (also CAGS)
Evolving Expert Knowledge Bases: Applications of Crowdsourcing and Serious Gaming to Advance Knowledge Development for Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Mark Floryan, Computer Science
Aesthetic Experience in the Culture of Professionalism, 1890-1925, Eric Fortier, American Studies
Recovery From Muscle Fatigue in Young and Older Adults: Implications for Physical Function, Stephen A. Foulis, Kinesiology
Accurate and Robust Mechanical Modeling of Proteins, Naomi Fox, Computer Science
The Role of YKL-40 in the Progression of Glioblastoma, Ralph Anthony Francescone, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Surviving Domestic Tensions: Existential Uncertainty in New World African Diasporic Women's Literature, Denia M Fraser, English
Twisted Weyl Group Multiple Dirichlet Series Over the Rational Function Field, Holley Ann Friedlander, Mathematics
The Structure of Consciousness, Lowell Keith Friesen, Philosophy
Concept-Based Teaching and Spanish Modality in Heritage Language Learners: A Vygotskyan Approach, Elena Guillermina Garcia Frazier, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Data Combination from Multiple Sources Under Measurement Error, Hugo Gasca-Aragon, Mathematics
Use of Flame Cultivation as a Nonchemical Weed Control In Cranberry Cultivation, Katherine M. Ghantous, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Structural Investigations Of Early Intremediates And Nickel Inhibitions Complexes Of Human DNA and Histone Demethylases, Nitai Charan Giri, Chemistry
A Framework for High Level Synthesis Using Taylor Decomosition System, Daniel F Gomez-Prado, Electrical and Computer Engineering
A Program Evaluation of a Policy Intervention to Increase Racial Diversity in the Sciences and Engineering, Ricardo Leon Gomez Yepes, Education (also CAGS)
Discriminatory Bio-Adhesion Over Nano-Patterned Polymer Brushes, Saugata Gon, Chemical Engineering
Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Nanostructures for Protein Sensing and Delivery, Daniella Cristina Gonzalez-Toro, Chemistry
The Fusion of Migration and Science Fiction in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the United States, Matthew David Goodwin, Comparative Literature
Enhanced Detection Strategies Accomplished Through Metal Binding and Miniature Mass Spectrometry, Adam Graichen, Chemistry
From Feathers to Fur: Theatrical Representations of Skin in the Medieval English Cycle Plays, Valerie Anne Gramling, English
The Parsing and Interpretation of Comparatives: More than Meets the Eye, Margaret Ann Grant, Linguistics
Determining Structure and Function In Nanomaterial Biocomposites, David M Griffin, Chemical Engineering
An Exploratory Study of Students and Teachers Attitudes Toward Three Types of Bullying: Physical, Verbal and Social Exclusion, Laurice Ann Guillory, Education (also CAGS)
Intellectual Constellations in the Postsocialist Era: Four Essays, Li Gu, Communication
Manipulating Block Copolymer Self-Assemblies in Bulk and Thin Films by Thermal and Solvent Annealing, Weiyin Gu, Polymer Science and Engineering
An Investigation of the Efficacy of Direct and Indirect AAC Service Provision via Telepractice, Nerissa Hall, Communication Disorders
Synthesis and Solution- Driven Assembly of Functional Polythiophene Derivatives, Brenton A. G Hammer, Polymer Science and Engineering
Dynamic Modeling of Synthetic Microbial Consortia to Optimize the Co-fermentation of Glucose and Xylose, Timothy Joseph Hanly, Chemical Engineering
In Transition: The Politics of Place-based, Prefigurative Social Movements, Emily Hardt, Political Science
Mind The Gap: Materiality of Gendered Landscapes in Deerfield, Massachusetts, ca. 1870 - ca. 1920, Elizabeth Ann Harlow, Anthropology
Clustering, Reorientation Dynamics, and Proton Transfer In Glassy Oligomeric Solids, Jacob Allen Harvey, Chemistry
Exploring Educational Needs Arising From the Influence of Cultural Difference in US Public Schools: The Case of African Refugee High School Students in Western Massachusetts, Ahmed Abdi Hassan, Education; Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies
Performance and Signaling in the Green Anole Lizard, Justin P. Henningsen, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Parent Training for Families of Hyperactive Preschool-Aged Children, Sharonne D. Herbert, Psychology
Open Books on Contact Three Orbifolds, Daniel Herr, Mathematics
Puppets and Proselytizing: Politics and Nation-Building in Post-Revolutionary Mexico's Didactic Theater, Robert S Herr, Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics
Treatment of Foundational Reading Skills through Telepractice and Face-to-Face Environments: Single Subject Design, Mary Beth Hetherton, Communication Disorders
Importance Of Trust For Developmental Mathematics Instructors In Massachusetts Community Colleges: A Study Of Its Connections To Math Anxiety And Motivation, Gail Young Hilyard, Mathematics, Science and Learning Technologies
Plant Mechanisma Associated with Variations in Freezing Tolerance of Cool- Season Grasses, Lindsey Hoffman, Plant and Soil Sciences
WC1 Functions as a Co-Receptor and A Pattern Recognition Receptor In Bovine Gamma delta T Cells, Hao-Ting Hsu, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Applications of Elastic Network Model and Finite Element Analysis to Dynamics of Macromolecules, Ming-Wen Hu, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
The Effect of Vesicle Shape, Line Tension, and Lateral Tension on Membrane-Binding Proteins, Jaime Bosart Hutchison, Physics
Critical Rhetoric in the Age of Neuroscience, Brett Ingram, Communication
Characterizing Distant Galaxies: Spectral Energy Distribution Analysis of X-ray Selected Star Forming Galaxies, Seth Pohatan Johnson, Astronomy
Measurement of the Hydraulic Conductivity of Gravels Using a Laboratory Permeameter and Silty Sands Using Field Testing with Observation Wells, Aaron Judge, Civil Engineering
Muslim Tatar Women's Piety Stories: A Quest for Personal and Social Transformation In Tatarstan (Russia), Liliya V. Karimova, Communication
Continuity in the Face of Change: Mashantucket Pequot Plant Use From 1675-1800 A.D., Kimberly Carol Kasper, Anthropology
Degenerations Of Godeaux Surfaces And Exceptional Vector Bundles, Anna Kazanova, Mathematics and Statistics
Fabrication, Characterization and Analysis of Patterned Nano-Sized Material With Large Magnetic Permeability At High Frequency, Huajie Ke, Physics
Sustaining Rural Livelihoods in Upper Svaneti, Republic of Georgia, Robin J Kemkes, Economics
Pattern Formation in Floating Sheets, Hunter King, Physics
Feronia: A Malectin-Like Domain-Containing Receptor Kinase in Arabidopsis Thalina, Daniel W Kita, Molecular and Cellular Biology
The Plausibility of Moral Error Theories, Casey Alton Knight, Philosophy
"Finding the Proper Sequence": Form and Narrative in the Collage Music of John Zorn, Adam John Kolek, Music
Properties of Singular Schubert Varieties, Jennifer Koonz, Mathematics
"Miss, Miss, I've Got a Story!": Exploring Identity Through a Micro-Ethnographic Analysis of Lunchtime Interactions with Four Somali Third Grade Students, Jean Marie Kosha, Education (also CAGS)
Differences Between Bacterial Chemotaxis Receptor Signaling States Revealed By a Novel Hydrogen Exchange Mass Spectrometry Approach, Seena Smitha Koshy, Chemistry
Exploiting Domain Structure in Multiagent Decision-Theoretic Planning and Reasoning, Akshat Kumar, Computer Science
Mission Driven Educational Leadership--Does It Matter? Examining The Correlations Between District Mission and Student Achievement, Brett Michael Kustigian, Education (also CAGS)
Determining Detailed Reaction Kinetics for Nitrogen-and Oxygen-Containing Fuels, Nicole Jeanne Labbe, Chemical Engineering
Systems of Accountability as a Technology of Governmentality: Policy, Preparation, and Inclusive Practice, Denise LaVoie LaFrance, Education (also CAGS)
What Kind of Alumni Do Low-Income Students Become? An Investigation of the Relationship Between Income-Status and Future Alumni Involvement, Jerold S Laguilles, Educational Policy and Leadership
Theory of Mind and the Ability to Make Emotional Inferences Among Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders, Abigail Leibovitch, Psychology
Droplet-Interface Bilayer Technologies for Membrane Protein Analysis and Molecular Trafficking Measurements, Max J Lein, Chemistry
The Reflexive Scaffold: Metatheatricality, Genre, and Cultural Performance in English Renaissance Drama, Nathaniel C. Leonard, English
Multiscale Modeling of Human Addiction: a Computational Hypothesis for Allostasis and Healing, Yariv Z. Levy, Computer Science
An Archaeology Of Improvement In Rural New England: Capitalism, Landscape Change, and Rural Life In The Early 19th Century, Quentin Lewis, Anthropology
Optimizing Linear Queries Under Differential Privacy, Chao Li, Computer Science
Determination of Arsenic in Water by Potentially Portable Methodology, Chengbei Li, Chemistry
Beholders of the Truth, Pre-Destined to be Saved: The Communication of Chinese Indonesian Reformed Evangelical Christian (CIREC) Identity, Sunny Lie, Communication
Geochemistry and Inorganic Carbon Transport of a Glacial Till Drumlin at a Road Salt Facility, Houbao Li, Civil Engineering
Conditional Gaussian Fluctuations and Refined Asymptotics of the Spin In the Phase-Coexistence Region, Jingran Li, Mathematics
The Rise of Finance and Growing Inequality, Ken-Hou Lin, Sociology
Stability Of Thin Liquid Films Flowing Over Heterogeneous Surfaces And Gas-Solid Flow Of Decomposing Particles With Applications To Biomass Pyrolysis, Yenhan Lin, Chemical Engineering
Contract as Contested Terrain: An Economic History of Law and the Rise of American Capitalism, Daniel P MacDonald, Economics
The Effects of Tools of the Mind on Math and Reading Scores In Kindergarten, Patricia Estrela Mackay, Education (also CAGS)
Characterization of Self-Assembled Functional Polymeric Nanostructures: I. Magnetic Nanostructures from Metallopolymers II. Zwitterionic Polymer Vesicles in Ionic Liquid, Raghavendra Raj Maddikeri, Polymer Science and Engineering
Computer simulation of viral-assembly and translocation, Jyoti Prakash Mahalik, Polymer Science and Engineering
A Novel Approach For Stable, Cell-Type Restricted Knockdown of Gene Expression in C.ELEGANS, Kathryn N Maher, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Designing Novel Emulsion Performance by Controlled Hetero-Aggregation of Mixed Biopolymer Systems, Yingyi Mao, Food Science
Contested Subjects: Biopolitics & the Moral Stakes of Social Cohesion in Post-Welfare Italy, Milena Marchesi, Anthropology
Sweating Femininity: Women Athletes, Masculine Culture, and American Inequality from 1930 to the Present, Michella Mary Marino, History
Measuring Proton Spin Polarizabilities with Polarized Compton Scattering, Philippe Paul Martel, Physics
Supply Chain Management of Perishable Products with Applications to Healthcare, Amirhossein Masoumi, Isenberg School of Management
Reca Dynamics & the SOS Response in Escherichia Coli: Cellular Limitation of Inducing Filaments, Shawn Christopher Massoni, Microbiology
Knuckle-Walking Signal in the Manual Phalanges and Metacarpals of the Great Apes (Pan and Gorilla), Stacey Ann Matarazzo, Anthropology
Conservation and Ecology of Four Sympatric Felid Species In Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia, Jennifer Lynn McCarthy, Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation
Particle Behavior on Anisotropically Curved Interfaces, Kathleen McEnnis, Polymer Science and Engineering
Promising Prevention: Greening the Breast Cancer Movement in the United States, Kristen Abatsis McHenry, Political Science
Visiting or Here to Stay? How framing multiculturalism in different ways changes attitudes and inclusion of ethnic minorities in the United States, Melissa Ann McManus Scircle, Psychology
A Measurement of the W/Z Cross Section Ratio as a Function of Hadronic Activity with the ATLAS Detector, Andrew Robert Meade, Physics
Novice Drivers: Development And Evaluation Of Training Program For Hazard Anticipation, Hazard Mitigation And Attention Maintenance Skills In Complex Driving Scenarios, Hasmik Mehranian, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
Attention Functioning in Chronic Pain as Compared to Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Correlates of Impaired Attention in Chronic Pain, Dmitry M Meyerson, Psychology; Clinical Psychology
Toward a Psychological Understanding of the Effects of Changes in Group Status on Intergroup Relations, Katya Alex Migacheva, Psychology
Macromolecular Assemblies: Human Gamma-Crystallin Protein, Glutamic Acid Bottle Brushes, And Hyaluronic Acid Gels, Benjamin Georg Robert Mohr, Polymer Science and Engineering
Martingale Central Limit Theorem and Nonuniformly Hyperbolic Systems, Luke Mohr, Mathematics
Privacy-Aware Collaboration Among Untrusted Resource Constrained Devices, Andres David Molina-Markham, Computer Science
Forward and Reverse Genetic Approaches to Studying Locomotor Behavior: atp2a1 and Gaba a Receptors in the Zebrafish Embryo, Bryan D Monesson-Olson, Neuroscience and Behavior
A hazard-based risk analysis approach to understanding climate change impacts to water resource systems: application to the Upper Great Lakes, Paul Markert Moody, Civil Engineering
Techno-Economic Feasibility Study of Ammonia Plants Powered by Offshore Wind, Eric R. Morgan, Mechanical Engineering
Indentification of Metabolic Constraints in Clostridium Phytofermentans Using Experimental Evolution and Metabolic Flux Analysis, Supratim Mukherjee, Microbiology
Arctic Lake Sediments As Records Of Climate Change Using Rock Magnetic Properties and Paleomagnetic Data, Kathryn J Murdock, Geosciences
Identifying Hazard Mitigation Behaviors That Lead To Differences in the Crash Risk Between Experienced and Novice Drivers, Jeffrey W Muttart, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Nasics: A `Fabric-Centric' Approach Towards Integrated Nanosystems, Pritish Narayanan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks: Interplay of Geometry, Communications, and Traffic, Mohammad Nekoui, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rebranding Gay: New Configurations of Digital Media and Commercial Culture, Eve C Ng, Communication
Development and Characterization of Caspase Activatable GFP and a Family of Fluorescent Reporters, Samantha Elizabeth Bernard Nicholls, Chemistry
Semantically Grounded Learning from Unstructured Demonstrations, Scott D. Niekum, Computer Science
Multiphase Flows with Digital and Traditional Microfluidics, Michael Andrew Nilsson, Mechanical Engineering
Essays on the Rising Demand for Convenience in Meal Provisioning in the United States, Tamara Ohler, Economics
Social Emulation, the Evolution of Gender Norms, and Intergenerational Transfers: Three Essays on the Economics of Social Interactions, Seung-Yun Oh, Economics
Techniques to Increase Computational Efficiency in Some Deterministic and Random Electromagnetic Propagation Problems, Selman Ozbayat, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bringing the Ballot Box to the People: Election Administration and the Origins of Inclusive Voting Practices, Kevin Pallister, Political Science
The World Inscribed: Literary Form, Travel, and the Book in England, 1580-1660, Philip S Palmer, English
Evaluating Translation As An Explicit Instruction Tool To Improve L2 Written Skills: An Empirical Study, Beatriz Pariente-Beltran, Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics
The Moralization Of Social Groups: Consequences for Intergroup Relations and Social Identity, Michael T Parker, Psychology
Characterization and Network Consequences Of Low Spreading Loss in Underwater Acoustic Networks, James W Partan, Computer Science
Evidence of an Infectious Asthma Phenotype: Chlamydia Driven Allergy and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Pediatric Asthma, Katir Kirit Patel, Microbiology
Molecular and Population Level Approaches to Understand Taxus Metabolism in Cell Suspension Cultures, Rohan Anil Patil, Chemical Engineering
Molecular Characterization of the Pathophysiology of the Digital Laminae in Acute Carbohydrate-Induced Equine Laminitis, Erica Ann Pawlak, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
O2 Activation and Allosteric Zn(Ii) Binding on Hif-Prolyl Hydroxylase-2 (Phd2), Serap Pektas, Chemistry
Decollectivization and Rural Poverty in Post-Mao China: A Critique of the Conventional Wisdom, Zhaochang Peng, Economics
Modeling the Influence of Childhood Trauma on Rate of Symptom Change Among Psychiatric Inpatients, Alessandro T. Piselli, Psychology
The Development of Spanish Aspect in the Second Language Classroom: Concept-Based Pedagogy and Dynamic Assessment, Marie-Christine Polizzi, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics
Transition Network: Exploring Intersections Between Culture, the Climate Crisis, and a Digital Network in a Community - Driven Global Social Movement, Emily Polk, Communication
Enigmatic Realism: Doing Justice through Photography and Figuration in Sebald, Marias, and Hemon, Daniel Pope, Comparative Literature
Bodipy-Based Panchromatic (pi) Conjugated Polymers For Organic Photovoltaics, Bhooshan Chandrakant Popere, Chemistry
Reactive Heterocycles for Examining Polyketide Biosynthesis, Gitanjeli Prasad, Chemistry
Teaching Strategies for Using Projected Images to Develop Conceptual Understanding: Exploring Discussion Practices in Computer Simulation and Static Image-Based Lessons, Norman Tinkham Price, Education (also CAGS)
Food-Grade Nanodispersions For Encapsulation, Protection and Delivery Of Bioactive Food Component, Cheng Qian, Food Science
Structural Changes That Drive Timed Promoter Release In Transcription Reciprocally Lead To Abortive Instability, Luis Enrique Ramirez-Tapia, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Effective Biosensor Arrays Using Gold Nanoparticle-Protein Conjugates, Subinoy Rana, Chemistry
Transiently Powered Computers, Benjamin Ransford, Computer Science
Rationalizing Lipid Nanoemulsion Formation for Utilization In the Food and Beverage Industry, Jiajia Rao, Food Science
Toughening Semicrystalline Poly(Lactic Acid) By Morphology Alteration, Sahas R Rathi, Polymer Science and Engineering
Process Development for Scalable Templated Synthesis of Compund Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Ryan D Reeves, Chemical Engineering
Capitalist Crisis and Capitalist Reaction: The Profit Squeeze, the Business Roundtable, and the Capitalist Class Mobilization of the 1970s, Alejandro Reuss, Economics
Structural And Biochemical Studies Of The Human Lysosomal Enzymes: N-Acetylgalactosamine-6-Sulfatase, N-Sulfoglucosamine Sulfohydrolase And Beta-Galactosidase, Yadilette Rivera Colon, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Navigating Indigenous Identity, Dwanna Lynn Robertson, Sociology
Shakespearean Signifiers, Marie H Roche, English
New Insights into Corruption: Paradoxical Effects of Approach-Orientation for Powerholders, Mindi Sara Rock, Psychology
Online Management of Resilient and Power Efficient Multicore Processors, Rance Rodrigues, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Effects of Phytochemicals from Rhodiola crenulata on Highly Invasive Breast Cancer Cell Lines and Embryonic Models of Migration, Adaris Rodriguez-Cortes, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Why Do Consumers Consume Prosocially? The Equity Exchange Theory Of Marketing, Spencer Mitchel Ross, Isenberg School of Management
Coaching the Self: Identity Work(Ing) and the Self-Employed Professional, Sinéad Grace Ruane, Management
Investigation of the Structure/Function Relationship in Nickel Containing Superoxide Dismutase, Kelly C Ryan, Chemistry
Software Techniques to Reduce the Energy Consumption of Low-Power Devices at the Limits of Digital Abstractions, Mastooreh Salajegheh, Computer Science
Hybrid Push: A Mechanistic Model For Initial Transcription Common to All RNA Polymerases, Satamita Samanta, Chemistry
Technology and Modernity at the Boundaries of Global Delhi, Sreela Sarkar, Communication
The Economics of Same-Sex Couple Households: Essays on Work, Wages, and Poverty, Alyssa Schneebaum, Economics
Supporting the Persuasive Writing Practices of English Language Learners Through Culturally Responsive Systemic Functional Pedagogy, Joshua Mark Schulze, Education (also CAGS)
Circles and Lines: Complexities of Learning in Community, Sara Lynne Schupack, Education (also CAGS)
The Political Economy of Cultural Production: Essays on Music and Class, Ian J. Seda Irizarry, Economics
Bridging The Gap Between Autonomous Skill Learning And Task-Specific Planning, Shiraj Sen, Computer Science
Elastic Resource Management in Cloud Computing Platforms, Upendra Sharma, Computer Science
Using a Mixture IRT Model to Understand English Learner Performance on Large-Scale Assessments, Christine A Shea, Psychometric Methods, Education Statistics and Research Methods
Effects of Chronic Administration of THC on MDMA-Induced Physiological, Behavioral, and Neurochemical Alterations, Erica Yibei Shen, Neuroscience and Behavior
Conservation Governance and Management of Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Buffer Zone, and Buffer Zone Community Forest User Groups in Pharak, Nepal, Mingma Norbu Sherpa, Geosciences
Neuroadaptations and Behavioral Profiles Associated with Cocaine Self-Administration in Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca Mulatta), Nina M Shinday, Neuroscience and Behavior
New Media and ICT for Social Change and Development in China, Song Shi, Communication
Resource Management for Enterprise Data Center Applications, Rahul Singh, Computer Science
The Role of Capabilities in Innovation Adoption Decisions, Kevin Snyder, Management
Toward A Secure and Scalable Internet and Economic Incentives for Evolvable Internet Architecture, Yang Song, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Interactions between floral mutualists and antagonists, and consequences for plant reproduction, Nicole Leland Soper Gorden, Plant Biology
Measurement-Driven Characterization of the Mobile Environment, Hamed Soroush, Computer Science
Measuring Teacher Effectiveness Using Students' Test Scores, Amanda Corby Soto, Education
A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Second Graders with Dyslexia Using the Motor Markers in the Cerebellar Deficit Hypothesis, Sandra Kathleen Stark, Communication Disorders
Remember Where We Came From: Globalization And Environmental Discourse In The Araucania Region Of Chile, Niall Stephens, Communication
Resilient Environmental Governance: Protecting Changing Ecosystems Through Multilevel Governance, Casey Stevens, Political Science
The Politics Of Identity in Contemporary Denmark, Nicole Stokes-DuPass, Sociology
Engineering Functional Nanostructures for Materials and Biological Applications, Chandramouleeswaran Subramani, Chemistry
The Role Of Notch In Th17 Differentiation, Reem Suleiman, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Translating Trickster, Performing Identity: Representations Of The Monkey King (Sun Wukong) In Chinese And Asian American Rewritings, Hongmei Sun, Comparative Literature
Conjugated Molecules and Materials for Single Molecule Chiroptical Studies, Sensing of Toxic Nerve Agent Mimics and Solar Thermal Fuels, Sravan K Surampudi, Chemistry
Building a Third Space: How Academic Language Knowledge Helps Pre-Service Teachers Develop Content Literacy Practices, Erik J. Sussbauer, Education (also CAGS)
Approaches to Black Power: African American Grassroots Political Struggle in Cleveland, Ohio, 1960-1966, David M. Swiderski, Afro-American Studies
Interactions between a Gall Making Fly, Dasineura Oxycoccana (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), And Its Host Plant, Cultivated Cranberry (Vaccinium Macrocarpon), Sunil Tewari, Entomology
Protein Transduction Domain Mimics by ROMP and Their Bioactive Cargo Delivery, Arife Ozgul Tezgel, Polymer Science and Engineering
Synthetic Mimics Of Antimicrobial Peptides From Aryl Scaffolds, Hitesh Thaker, Polymer Science and Engineering
Sharevision Collaboration Between High School Counselors and Athletic Educators to Stop LGBTQ Bullying, Lisa Dawn Thompson, Education (also CAGS)
Essays Of Human Capital Formation, Owen Thompson, Economics
Controlling Lipid Oxidation of Food By Non-Migratory Metal-Chelating Active Packaging Films, Fang Tian, Food Science
Travelers' Route Choice Behavior in Risky Networks, Hengliang Tian, Civil Engineering
The Ecology and Conservation of the Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii) in the Province Lands of Cape Cod National Seashore, U.S.A., Brad Timm, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Regulation of Eg5 and TPX2 During Mammalian Mitosis, Janel Titus, Molecular and Cellular Biology
The Race-Time Continuum: Race Projrction in DEFA Genre Cinema, Evan Torner, German and Scandinavian Studies
Data Quality Assessment and rainfall Estimation Using Dense Radar Networks, Jorge M Trabal-Del Valle, Electrical and Computer Engineering
High-Performance Processing of Continuous Uncertain Data, Thanh Thi Lac Tran, Computer Science
Adventures in Fictionality: Sites along the Border between Fiction and Reality, Rhona Trauvitch, Comparative Literature
Uncertainty in Climatic Change Impacts on Multiscale Watershed Systems, Olga V. Tsvetkova, Environmental Conservation
Evolution of Hybrid Incompatibilities in Gene Regulatory Networks, Alexander Y. Tulchinsky, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Fan Communities and Subgroups: Exploring Individuals' Supporter Group Experiences, Bruce David Tyler, Sport Management
From Diagnosis to Intervention: Charting the Path with Families of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Scott M Tyner, Education
Microbial Community Composition and the Effects of Trace Elements on Methanogenesis Associated with Deep Subsurface Coal, Burcu Unal, Microbiology
Reconfigurable Technologies for Next Generation Internet and Cluster Computing, Deepak C. Unnikrishnan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Transformation In Action: Approaches to Incorporating Race and Racism into Clinical Social Work Practice & Curriculum, Rani Varghese, Education (also CAGS)
Spaced-Antenna Wind Estimation Using an X-Band Phased-Array Weather Radar, Vijay Venkatesh, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Race, Gender, Class, And Land Property Rights In Colombia A Historical Ethnography Of The Afrocolombians’ Struggles Over Land, 1851-2011, Aurora Vergara Figueroa, Sociology
Charge Transport Studies of Proton and Ion Conducting Materials, Craig William Versek, Physics
Population and Spatial Ecology of Tigers and Leopards Relative to Prey Availability and Human Activity in Thung Yai Naresuan (East) Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand, Supagit Vinitpornsawan, Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation
The Process of Organizational Capacity Development in Action in Post-Conflict Setting of the Literacy Department of Afghanistan, Habibullah Wajdi, Educational Planning, Research, and Administration
Generating Simulators From Multi-Level Coordinated Specifications, Edward K. Walters II, Computer Science
Tools for Probing Protein Higher-Order Structure: Monitoring Aggregation with Native ESI-MS and Conformational Dynamics with Top-Down H/D Exchange MS, Guanbo Wang, Chemistry
Investigation of microalgae cultivation and anaerobic codigestion of algae and sewage sludge for wastewater treatment facilities, Meng Wang, Civil Engineering
Development of Mass Spectrometry-Based Methods for Quantitation and Characterization of Protein Drugs: Transferrin as a Model Drug Delivery Vehicle, Shunhai Wang, Chemistry
Computer Simulations of Polyelectrolyte Stretching and Translocation, Yanbo Wang, Physics
Molecular Designs for Charge and Ion Transporting Materials, Sompit Wanwong, Chemistry
Seeds of a New Economy? A Qualitative Investigation of Diverse Economic Practices Within Community Supported Agriculture and Community Supported Enterprise, Ted White, Geosciences
Racialized Spaces In Teacher Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Place-Based Identities In Roche Bois, Mauritius, Elsa Marie Wiehe, Education (also CAGS)
A Multidirectional Memory Approach to Representations of Colonization, Racism, and Genocide in Literature, Pamela Lagergren Williams, English
Dynamic Secrets in Communication Security, Sheng Xiao, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Preparing Visually-Impaired People in the Philippines for Mainstrem Employment: Perceptions of the Impact of ICT Accessibility, Angela Kathryn Yang-Handy, Educational Policy and Leadership; International Education
Experimental and Computational Studies of Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Biorenewable Aromatic Chemicals, Jin Yang, Chemical Engineering
Parent's Socioeconomic Class Position and Children's Time Use Patterns, Ayse Yetis Bayraktar, Sociology
Bayesian Anatomy of Galaxy Structure, Ilsang Yoon, Astronomy
Replica Exchange Monte Carlo Simulations of the Ising Spin Glass: Static and Dynamic Properties, Burcu Yucesoy, Physics
Assembly Of Surface Engineered Nanoparticles For Functional Materials, Xi Yu, Chemistry
Hybrid Radio Frequency and Video Framework for Identity-Aware Augmented Perception in Disaster Management and Assistive Technologies, Xunyi Yu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Everyday Feast: Recreational Consumption and Social Status in Early Modern English Drama, Timothy W Zajac, English
R&D Portfolio Analysis of Low Carbon Technologies to Reduce Climate Change Mitigation Costs, Rose M Zdybel, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering; Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
The Local Production Of Welfare Humanitarianism In Neoliberal Turkey, F. Gizem Zencirci, Political Science
Helical Ordering in Chiral Block Copolymers, Wei Zhao, Polymer Science and Engineering
Inhabiting Spaces, Making Places: Creating a Spatial and Material Biography of David Ruggles, Linda M Ziegenbein, Anthropology
Dynamic Factor Analysis For Panel Data: A Generalized Model, Nikolaos Zirogiannis, Resource Economics
Sensory Processing and the Self Care Task of Eating in Children with Autism, Jeanne Zobel-Lachiusa, Education (also CAGS)
Dissertations from 2012
Modeling Material Transformations in Biorefinement, Vishal Agarwal, Chemical Engineering
Accuracy of Biomass and Structure Estimates from Radar and Lidar, Razi Uddin Ahmed, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Teachers' Development Of Global Awareness and Its Influence On Their Teaching Practice in The 21st Century Classroom, Therese M Ajtum-Roberts, Education; Teacher Education & School Improvement
Sleep Disturbances in Alzheimer's Disease and Caregiver Mood: A Diary Study, Anna Maria Katarina Akerstedt, Psychology
A Study on Small Scale Intermittency Using Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulence, Saba Almalkie, Mechanical Engineering
Understanding Maternal Health–Care Seeking Behavior In Low-Income Communities In Accra, Ghana, Patricia Anafi, Public Health
Organizing Markets: The Structuring of Neoliberalism in the U.S. Airline Industry, Dustin Robert Avent-Holt, Sociology
Topics in High Energy Physics Beyond the Standard Model, Ufuk Aydemir, Physics
Goals, Principles, and Practices for Community-Based Adult Education Through the Lens of A Hatcher-Assagioli Synthesis, Andrea Shepard Ayvazian, Education (also CAGS)
The Guerilla Tongue": The Politics of Resistance in Puerto Rican Poetry, Natasha Azank, English
The Role Of The Upper Body In Human Locomotion, Jennifer L Baird, Kinesiology
Proton Transfer in Organic Scaffolds, Dipankar Basak, Chemistry
Knowledge, Gender, and Production Relations in India's Informal Economy, Amit Basole, Economics
The Rise Up and Leadership in Community Service Classes and Their Impact on the Relationships, School Retention and Persistence of Marginalized Students at One Level Four School, Heather A. Batchelor, Education (also CAGS)
Woodrow Wilson's Conversion Experience: The President and the Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment, Beth Behn, History
Journey From Islamism To Conservative Democracy: The Politics Of Religious Party Moderation In Turkey, Guliz Dinc Belcher, Political Science
Information Retrieval with Query Hypergraphs, Michael Bendersky, Computer Science
Determination and Speciation of Arsenic in Environmental and Biological Samples, Tiffany Berg, Chemistry
Quantum Corrections to the Gravitational Interaction of Massless Particles, Thomas J. Blackburn Jr., Physics
On the Effect of Elasticity on Drag Reduction Due to Polymer Additives Using a Hybrid D.N.S. and Langevin Dynamics Approach, Arnout Boelens, Chemical Engineering
An Investigation of the Efficacy of Speech and Language Interventions with Students with ASD Using Telepractice, Michelle Kathleen Boisvert, Communication Disorders
Rebranding Diversity: Colorblind Racism Inside The U.S. Advertising Industry, Christopher Boulton, Communication
The Importance of Relationship Quality in Informal HIV Caregiving: A Dyadic Process, Allison Casta Mercado Branch, Psychology
Controlling Morphology in Swelling-Induced Wrinkled Surfaces, Derek Breid, Polymer Science and Engineering
Calcareous Nannofossil Records Of Miocene Sea Level At The Marion Plateau (Northeastern Australia); And Pliocenepleistocene Formation Of Cold Water Carbonate Mounds (North Eastern Atlantic Continental Margin), Emily Browning, Geosciences
Gradients and Ranges of Visually Selective Attention Based on Location, Objects, Color, and Size: Gradients are Universal, but Range is Uniquely Spatial, William S. Bush, Neuroscience and Behavior
Diatoms as Recorders of Sea Ice in the Bering and Chukchi Seas: Proxy Development and Application, Beth A. Caisse, Geosciences
A Comprehensive Model of Human Neuromuscular Function During Repeated Isometric Contractions: Predicting the Effect of Age on Fatigue, Damien Mark Callahan, Kinesiology
Decision-Theoretic Meta-reasoning in Partially Observable and Decentralized Settings, Alan Scott Carlin, Computer Science
Security Issues in Networked Embedded Devices, Danai Chasaki Sr, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Minor Components and Their Roles on Lipid Oxidation in Bulk Oil That Contains Association Colloids, Bingcan Chen, Food Science
Characterization of Bovine ɣδ T Cell WC1 Coreceptors: Sequence, Expression, and Function, Chuang Chen, Animal Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences
Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Furan Over Zsm-5 Catalysts: A Model Biomass Conversion Reaction, Yu-Ting Cheng, Chemical Engineering
Functional Polymers for Anhydrous Proton Transport, Nagamani Chikkannagari, Chemistry
Investigation Of Excess Sludge Reduction By An Anaerobic Side-Stream Reactor (ASSR): The Role Of EPS And Enzymes In Sludge Floc, Dong-Hyun Chon, Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Poems of Lady Hester Pulter (1605?-1678): An Annotated Edition, Stefan Graham Christian, English
Synthesis and Photophysical Characterization of Conjugated Molecules for Potential Solar Cell Uses, John Matthew Chudomel, Chemistry
Risk Quantification of Maple Trees Subjected to Wind Loading, Cihan Ciftci, Civil Engineering
Structure, Function, and Pharmacological Chaperones for Human α-N-Acetylgalactosaminidase, Nathaniel E Clark, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Determinants of Informal Employment: The Case of Clothing Traders in Johannesburg, South Africa, Jennifer E Cohen, Economics
Norbornene Based Polybetaines: Synthesis And Biological Applications, Semra Colak, Polymer Science and Engineering
In the Heart of the Beast: Masculinity and Fatherhood on the Inside, Anna M Curtis, Sociology
Self-Knowledge in a Natural World, Jeremy Cushing, Philosophy
A comprehensive fifty-one jurisdiction review of statutes mandating and encouraging the teaching of history in K-12 schools., A. Edward Cutting, Education
Malleable Racial Identity In Multiracial Individuals: A New Paradigm For Integrating Race And Identity In The United States, Mamta Banu Dadlani, Clinical Psychology
Understanding Hard Interaction in QCD and the Search for the Gluon Spin Contribution to the Spin of the Proton, Amaresh Datta, Physics
Surface Instabilities for Adhesion Control, Chelsea Simone Davis, Polymer Science and Engineering
Hacia un Reencantamiento Posthumanista: Poesía, Ciencia y Nuevas Tecnologías, Marta del Pozo Ortea, Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics
Towards a posthumanist reenchantment: Poetry, science and new technologies, Marta del Pozo Ortea, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
In Pursuit of a Balanced System of Educational Assessment: An Evaluation of the Pre-Kindergarten Through 8th Grade Math Assessment System in One Massachusetts Regional School District, Rita Joyce Detweiler, Education (also CAGS)
The Relationship Between Mass Incarceration and Crime in the Neoliberal Period in the United States, Geert Leo Dhondt, Economics
Swelling and Folding as Mechanisms of 3D Shape Formation in Thin Elastic Sheets, Marcelo A. Dias, Physics
Technologies of Racial Formation: Asian-American Online Identities, Linh Dich, English
Molecular Interactions of the Tick Salivary Protein Salp15, Cassidy Dobson, Molecular and Cellular Biology
The Intersectionality of Race, Adoption and Parenting: How White Adoptive Parents of Asian Born Children Talk About Race Within the Family, Jen H. Dolan, Education (also CAGS)
Biocultural Perspectives on Gender, Transitions, Stress, and Immune Function, Leo Zachary DuBois, Anthropology
Essays on Variance Risk, Jump Risk and Options Information, Jian Du, Isenberg School of Management
Modeling the Relaxation Dynamics of Fluids in Nanoporous Materials, John R. Edison, Chemical Engineering
Syntax-Prosody Interactions in Irish, Emily Elfner, Linguistics
Theory of Interacting Polyelectrolytes Under Confinement, Alexander Eliseev, Physics
Fair Trade, Agrarian Cooperatives, and Rural Livelihoods in Peru, Noah Enelow, Economics
Identification and Functional Characterization of the Zebrafish Gene Quetschkommode (que), Timo Friedrich, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Making Something Of It: The Untold Stories Of Promising Black Males At A Predominately White Institution Of Higher Education, Michael Sean Funk, Social Justice Education
The Theory of Compromised Eating Behavior, Ellen Frances Furman, Nursing
Local Torsion on Abelian Surfaces, Adam Gamzon, Mathematics
Verbalizing in the Second Language Classroom: The Development of the Grammatical Concept of Aspect, Prospero N. Garcia, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
How Should I Act?: Shakespeare and the Theatrical Code of Conduct, Ann E. Garner, English
Breaking the Barriers of All-Polymer Solar Cells: Solving Electron Transporter And Morphology Problems, Nagarjuna Gavvalapalli, Chemistry
Maternal and Fetal Factors Associated with Labor and Delivery Complications, Prasad L. Gawade, Public Health
In Search Of The Fraternal: Salvific Manhood And Male Intimacy In The Novels Of James Baldwin, Ernest L. Gibson III, Afro-American Studies
Individual Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Congeners Interact to Disrupt Thyroid Hormone Action During Development, Stefanie Giera, Molecular and Cellular Biology
The Viroporin Activity of VP2, VP3 and VP4 Contribute to the SV40 Viral Life Cycle, Kristina M Giorda, Molecular and Cellular Biology
A Social History of Power and Struggle in Turkey: State, Memory, Movements, and Identity of Outsiderness in Dersim, Ozlem Goner, Sociology
Management of Switchgrass for the Production Of Biofuel, Leryn Elise Gorlitsky, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Irony & Ideology: Oppositional Politics And Cultural Engagement In Post-September 11th America, Viveca S Greene, Communication
Leveraging Marketing Resources to Strengthen Stakeholder Company Identification, Mark David Groza, Management
Mechanics and Energetics of Footfall Patterns in Running, Allison H. Gruber, Kinesiology
The Assembly of Galaxies Over Cosmic Time, Yicheng Guo, Astronomy
Production of Third Spaces for Immigrant English Language Learners: (Re)Negotiating Identity and Discourse in the Secondary Classroom, Andrew W. Habana Hafner, Education (also CAGS)
Studies in Consumer Procrastination, Shabnam Haj Azim Zanjani, Isenberg School of Management
Supporting Public High School Teachers in a Context of Multiple Mandates: A Social Justice Approach to Professional Learning Communities, Philip J. Harak, Education (also CAGS)
Processing Perspectives, Jesse Aron Harris, Linguistics
Studies in the Atomic Spectrometric Determination of Selenium, Mercury, and Rare Earth Elements, Lindsay Rhae Harris, Chemistry
Enabling Easy Consumer Access to Services and Products, Baris Hasdemir, Isenberg School of Management