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Dissertations from 2012
Fundamental Studies on Elastin-Like Oligo- and Polypeptides, Adam P Hathorne, Polymer Science and Engineering
Molecular mechanisms regulating Complement Receptor 3-mediated phagocytosis of Borrelia burgdorferi, Kelly Lynn Hawley, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Exhaustivity In Questions & Clefts; And The Quantifier Connection: A Study In German And English, Tanja Heizmann, Linguistics
Tuning the Properties of Metal-Ligand Complexes to Modify the Properties of Supramolecular Materials, Ian Henderson, Polymer Science and Engineering
Porous Metal Oxide Materials Through Novel Fabrication Procedures, Nicholas Hendricks, Polymer Science and Engineering
Virtual Black Spaces: An Anthropological Exploration of African American Online Communities' Racial and Political Agency Amidst Virtual Universalism, Kamela S Heyward, Anthropology
Metal Selectivity In The E. coli Ni(II)- And Co(II)-Responsive Transcriptional Regulator, RcnR, Khadine Athena Higgins, Chemistry
Target Recognition and Competitive Synaptogenesis in the Drosophila Giant Fiber System, Jason Joseph Hill, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Phase Transitions in Polyelectrolyte Systems, Jing Hua, Physics
Weakly Supervised Learning for Unconstrained Face Processing, Gary B. Huang, Computer Science
Real-Time Information and Correlations for Optimal Routing in Stochastic Networks, He Huang, Civil Engineering
Regulation of Caspase-9 by Natural and Synthetic Inhibitors, Kristen L. Huber, Chemistry
Getting Beyond What Educators See As Wrong: How Understanding the Strengths of Low-Income Puerto Rican Families Can Help Urban Schools Improve, Paul Hyry-Dermith, Education (also CAGS)
Os Grão-Capitães Como Sequência De Contos: Paratextualidade, Imagética E Os Contornos De Um Género Literário, António M.A. Igrejas, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Expository and Narrative Discourse in Adolescents with Reading and Language Impairments: Assessment and Intervention, Beverly Iuliano, Communication Disorders
Runx1 Regulates c-Myc Expression And The Expansion Of Hematopoietic Precursors In A C-terminally Dependent Manner, Paejonette Jacobs, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Production of Green Aromatics and Olefins from Lignocellulosic Biomass by Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis: Chemistry, Catalysis, and Process Development, Jungho Jae, Chemical Engineering
Towards Large-Scale Validation of Protein Flexibility Using Rigidity Analysis, Filip Jagodzinski, Computer Science
Distributions of Large Mammal Assemblages in Thailand with a Focus on Dhole (Cuon alpinus) Conservation, Kate Elizabeth Jenks, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Modeling the Self-Assembly of Ordered Nanoporous Materials, Lin Jin, Chemical Engineering
Determination of Metallic Constituents in Environmental and Biological Materials, Monique Erica Johnson, Chemistry
Performance Monitoring and Analysis of Integral Abutment Bridges, Emre Kalayci, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Resource-Bounded Information Acquisition and Learning, Pallika H. Kanani, Computer Science
Studies on Marketing Channel Performance, Channel Appropriability, and Intangible Firm Value, Jun Kang, Isenberg School of Management
An Isotopic Perspective On Climatic Change In Tropical South America From The Modern Through The Last Glacial Period, Lisa C Kanner, Geosciences
The Role of Human NKG2D Receptor-Ligand Function in Tumor Immunity and Immune Escape, Mobin A Karimi, Animal Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences
The influence of free-living activity and inactivity on health outcomes and responsiveness to exercise training, Sarah Kozey Keadle, Kinesiology
Design And Construction Of Novel DNA Nanostructures For Therapeutic Applications, Jung Won Keum, Chemical Engineering
Phonological And Phonetic Biases In Speech Perception, Michael Parrish Key, Linguistics
Acceleration of CFD and Data Analysis Using Graphics Processors, Ali Khajeh Saeed, Mechanical Engineering
The Role of Education in an Historically Challenging and Politically Complex Environment: The Response of Public Universities to the September 11 Attacks, Nigar J. Khan, Education (also CAGS)
Engineering Surface Functionality of Gold Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Applications, Chaekyu Kim, Chemistry
Multes : Multi-Level Temporal-Parallel Event-Driven Simulation, Dusung Kim, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Macroscopic Patterning via Dynamic Self-assembly and Wrinkling Instability, Hyun Suk Kim, Polymer Science and Engineering
Retrieval and Evaluation Techniquesfor Personal Information, Jinyoung Kim, Computer Science
Why Sacrifice Sovereignty? A Non-Instrumental Explanation of State Support for Supranational Cooperation in EU Common Foreign and Security Policy, Osman Sabri Kiratli, Political Science
Increasing Instructional Time Through Performance Feedback In Consultation, Suzanne A Klein, School Psychology
The Silent Majority: An Examination Of Nonresponse In College Student Surveys, Ethan A. Kolek, Education (also CAGS)
Mammalian Species Origin and Geographical Dispersal Patterns Correlate With Changes in Chromosome Structure, Exemplified in Lemurs (Madagascar) and Bats (Worldwide), Robin Lee Kolnicki, Geosciences
Organic Farming and Rural Transformations in the European Union: A Political Economy approach, Charalampos Konstantinidis, Economics
Counterpossibles, Barak Krakauer, Philosophy
Phosphorylcholine Substituted Polyolefins: New Syntheses, Solution Assemblies, and Polymer Vesicles, Katrina A Kratz, Polymer Science and Engineering
Effect of Building Morphology on Energy and Structural Performance of High-Rise Office Buildings, Mohamed Krem, Civil Engineering
Chemistry at Silicone - Inorganic Oxide Interfaces, Joseph W. Krumpfer, Polymer Science and Engineering
Variable Risk Policy Search for Dynamic Robot Control, Scott Robert Kuindersma, Computer Science
Universidade De Sao Paulo Centro De Energia Nuclear Na Agricultura: Soil Microbiota Related To Carbon, Nitrogen And Greenhouse Gas Cycles Across Different Land Uses In Southwestern Amazonia, Daniel Renato Lammel, Microbiology
An Empirical Examination of the Impact of Item Parameters on IRT Information Functions in Mixed Format Tests, Wai Yan Wendy Lam, Education (also CAGS)
Linear And Crosslinked Polymers For Applications In Molecular Delivery And Separation, Michael Lartey, Chemistry
A New Approach to Using Photographs and Classroom Response Systems in Middle School Astronomy Classes, Hyun Ju Lee, Education (also CAGS)
Place and the Politics of Knowledge in Rural Bolivia: A Postcoloniality of Development, Ecology, and Well-Being, Karen Marie Lennon, Education (also CAGS)
Governing Piety: Islam, Empire and Moderation in Late Modernity, Dunya D Lepori, Political Science
The Sources of Financial Profit: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of the Transformation of Banking in the US, Iren G. Levina, Economics
Kinetically Trapping Co-continuous Morphologies in Polymer Blends and Composites, Le Li, Polymer Science and Engineering
Cryptographic Circuit Design In Nanometer CMOS Technologies, Lang Lin, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Latent Variable Modeling For Biomarker Analysis, Yan Liu, Public Health
Refinement, Validation and Application of a Machine Learning Method For Estimating Physical Activity And Sedentary Behavior in Free-Living People, Kate Lyden, Kinesiology
Mitigating Negative Externalities Affecting Access and Equity of Education in Low-Resource Countries: A Study Exploring Social Marketing as a Potential Strategy for Planning School Food Programs in Malawi, Martha Magreta-Nyongani, Education (also CAGS)
Lateralization of Central Circadian Pacemaker Output, Carrie E Mahoney, Neuroscience & Behavior
Citizenship in Times of Exception: The Turn to Security and the Politics of Human Rights in Valle del Cauca, Colombia, Erika Marquez Montano, Sociology
The Oriented-Eddy Collision Model, Michael Bernard Martell Jr., Mechanical Engineering
Fabrication, Characterization and Utilization of Filled Hydrogel Particles as Food Grade Delivery Systems, Alison M. Matalanis, Food Science
Fisher Population Ecology on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation, Northwestern California, Sean Michael Matthews, Environmental Conservation
The Obscure Features Hypothesis For Innovation: One Key To Improving Performance In Insight Problems, Anthony J McCaffrey, Psychology
The Role of Contextual Restriction in Reference-Tracking, Andrew Robert McKenzie, Linguistics
Pen Stroking the Soul of a People: Spiritual Foundations of Black Diasporan Literature, McKinley Eric Melton, Afro-American Studies
Comparison Of Kernel Equating And Item Response Theory Equating Methods, Yu Meng, Education; Research and Evaluation Methods
Probing Novel Properties of Nucleons and Nuclei via Parity Violating Electron Scattering, Luis Rafael Mercado, Physics
The Relation Between Academic and Cognitive Skills and Externalizing Behavior Problems in Children, Lindsay A Metcalfe, Clinical Psychology
More than Just the Smartest Guys in the Room: Intellectual Capital Assets in Knowledge-Intensive Firms, Christopher Meyer, Management
Topic Regression, David Mimno, Computer Science
Interactions and Morphology of Triblock Copolymer - Ionic Liquid Mixtures and Applications for Gel Polymer Electrolytes, Daniel F. Miranda, Polymer Science and Engineering
Dynamics and Kinetics of Model Biological Systems, Stephen William Mirigian, Polymer Science and Engineering
Exploring Differences Between Student And Teacher Reports Of Relational Aggression, Hadley Moore, Education
A 'Living Art': Working-Class, Transcultural, and Feminist Aesthetics in the United States, Mexico, and Algeria, 1930s, Tabitha Adams Morgan, English
Functional Characterization Of Members Of Plasma Membrane Interinsic Proteins Subfamily And Their Involvement In Metalloids Transport In Plants, Kareem A Mosa, Plant and Soil Sciences
Morphology and Development of Droplet Deformation Under Flow Within Microfluidic Devices, Molly Katlin Mulligan, Mechanical Engineering
Security Issues in Network Virtualization for the Future Internet, Sriram Natarajan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
"How can you be a witch? You are not old": Women, society and spectacle in the Spanish Golden Age theater, Glenda Yael Nieto Cuebas, Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics
Can Free Primary Education Achieve Universal Primary Education? A Study Of The Intersections Of Social Exclusion, Gender And Education In Kenya, Judith A Obiero, Education; Educational Policy and Leadership
Beyond the Stereotype of Black Homophobia: Exploring the Potential of Black Allies for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Students, Kyle Oldham, Education (also CAGS)
Evaluating the Role of Principals in Teacher Teams: A Longitudinal Analysis of Principal Involvement and Impact in a District-Wide Initiative to Increase Teacher Collaboration, Craig Michael Outhouse, Education (also CAGS)
The Partially Digital: Internet, Citizenship, Social Inequalities, And Digital Citizenship In South Africa, Tokunbo (Toks) D. Oyedemi, Communication
Regulation of the Hypothalamic Precursor Cells by HH/GLI Signaling in Post-Embryonic Zebrafish, Ayse Tuba Ozacar, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Postures for Precision: An Ecological Approach to Marksmanship and the Issue of Warfighter Load., Christopher Jay Palmer, Kinesiology
Modeling Of Growth And Prediction Of Properties Of Electronic Nanomaterials: Silicon Thin Films And Compound Semiconductor Quantum Dots, Sumeet C Pandey, Chemical Engineering
Adsorption column studies to predict the flow of nutrients through heterogenous porous media under equilibrium and isothermal conditions, Vijai B. Pandey, Food Science
“The Labor We Delight In”: Amateur Dramatists In The London Professional Theaters, 1590-1642, Matteo A Pangallo, English
Strategies to Improve the Performance of Antioxidants in Oil-in-Water Emulsions, Atikorn Panya, Food Science
Robust and Scalable Domain Decomposition Methods for Electromagnetic Computations, Georgios Paraschos, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chemically Directed Assembly Of Nanoparticles For Material And Biological Applications, Myoung-Hwan Park, Chemistry
A Professional Development Program for the Mother Tongue-Based Teacher: Addressing Teacher Perceptions and Attitudes Towards MTBMLE, Rebecca J. Paulson Stone, Education (also CAGS)
SAC Attack: Assessing the Role of Recollection in the Mirror Effect, Angela M. Pazzaglia, Psychology
Unpacking Voice and Silence: A Phenomenological Study of Black Women and Latinas in College Classroom, Shelly A. Perdomo, Education (also CAGS)
A Minskian Approach to Financial Crises with a Behavioural Twist: A Reappraisal of the 2000-2001 Financial Crisis in Turkey, Mathieu Perron-Dufour, Economics
Elizabeth’s Fruitless Crown: Ovidian Poetry, The End Of Tudor Genealogy, And The Incomplete Past, Kevin Petersen, English
Design of Hybrid Conjugated Polymer Materials: 1) Novel Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Semiconductors and 2) Surface Modification Via Grafting Approaches, Joseph J. Peterson, Polymer Science and Engineering
Evaluating Alternative Transportation Financing Approaches: A Conceptual Framework and Analytical Methods, Michael Plotnikov, Civil Engineering
Stress in Harmonic Serialism, Kathryn Ringler Pruitt, Linguistics
Essays on Urban Sprawl, Race, and Ethnicity, Jared M. Ragusett, Economics
Agriculture and Class: Contradictions of Midwestern Family Farms Across the Twentieth Century, Elizabeth Ann Ramey, Economics
Women In Conflict, Peacebuilding And Reconstruction: Insights From The Aftermath Of Nepal's Maoist Insurgency, Smita Ramnarain, Economics
Power Efficient Continuous-Time Delta-Sigma Modulator Architectures for Wideband Analog to Digital Conversion, Mohammad Ranjbar, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Engaging Identities: Globality And Communicative Practices In Education For Democratic Citizenship, Sangeeta V Rao, Communication
Leveraging Relational Representations for Causal Discovery, Matthew John Hale Rattigan, Computer Science
Searches For Gravitational Waves From Binary Black Hole Coalescences With Ground-based Laser Interferometers Across a Wide Parameter Space, Satyanarayan Ray Pitambar Mohapatra, Physics
Money, Reality, and Value: Non-Commodity Money in Marxian Political Economy, Joseph Thomas Rebello, Economics
Adaptations to Stride Patterns and Head Movements During Walking in Persons With and Without Multiple Sclerosis, Jebb Grigory Remelius, Kinesiology
Three essays on oil scarcity, global warming and energy prices, Matthew Riddle, Economics
Research as Praxis in ESL Teacher Education, Elizabeth Anne Robinson, Education (also CAGS)
No Círculo do Uroboro: Articulações Identitárias na Narrativa de Milton Hatoum, Cecilia Paiva Rodrigues, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Enhanced Mechanical Performance of Low Dielectric Constant Thin Films Synthesized in Supercritical Co2, and Sans Studies of Microemulsions Induced or Destabilized by Compressed Co2, Alvin Horatio Romang, Chemical Engineering
Structural Studies of Membrane-Assembled PopD and PopB, the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type 3 Secretion Translocators, Fabian B Romano Chernac, Molecular and Cellular Biology
On the Analysis and Management of Cache Networks, Elisha Rosensweig, Computer Science
1. Microbial Characterization At A Site Exposed To Highway Runoff And Deicing Agents 2. Chloride Dispersion Across Silt Deposits In A Glaciated Bedrock Valley, Camelia Rotaru, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Roots of Modality, Aynat Rubinstein, Linguistics
Movements of Diverse Inquiries as Critical Teaching Practices Among Charros, Tlacuaches and Mapaches, Stephen T. Sadlier, Education (also CAGS)
Dietary Patterns and their Relationship to Sociodemographics, Health Behaviors, and the Risk of Hypentension Among Adults in Pakistan, Nilofer Fatimi Safdar, Public Health
The Feasibility of Low-Cost, Dual-Polarized, Phase-Tilt Antenna Arrays for Dense Radar Networks, Jorge L Salazar Cerreno, Electrical and Computer Engineering
A Study On Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions Of Teaching As Full-Time Residential Interns In Urban Public Secondary School Classrooms, Tammie Demetri Jenkins Samuels, Teacher Education
From Tank Trails to Technology Parks: the Impact of Base Redevelopment for New England, Bernd F. Schliemann, Regional Planning
Moments Of Determination: Detecting Learning Within Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Jason A Schweid, Education, Educational Policy Research, and Administration Research
Systematic Synthesis of Organic Semiconductors with Variable Band Gaps, Christopher Thomas Scilla, Polymer Science and Engineering
The Aerodynamics and Near Wake of an Offshore Floating Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, Thomas Sebastian, Mechanical Engineering
Organic Radicals For Electronic Materials, Gonca Seber, Chemistry
On Data-Path Customization In Next-Generation Networks, Shashank Shanbhag, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sitting-There: Embodied Perception, Kinesthetic Empathy, and Reading Pain in Dance Spectatorship, Brandon W Shaw, Comparative Literature
On Models of Short Pulse Type in Continuous Media, Yannan Shen, Mathematics and Statistics
Modeling the Lifespan of Red Blood Cells, Rajiv Prakash Shrestha, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Effects Of Strong Start Curriculum On Internalizing, Externalizing Behaviors, And Emotion Knowledge Among Kindergarten And First Grade Students, Jasmine L Sicotte, School Psychology
Personal History and Present Practice: A Cross Cultural Study of the Influences on Arts Integration in the United States and Japan, Jana L. Silver, Education (also CAGS)
The Valuation Impact of Sec Enforcement Actions on Non-Target Foreign Firms, Roger Nelson Silvers, Management
Demand- Side Financing In Education: A Critical Examination of a Girls' Scholarship Program in Malawi- (Case Study), Abraham Sineta, Education (also CAGS)
Aspects of Alternative Network Structure Evolution, Naveen Kumar Singh, Polymer Science and Engineering
They Chose to Major in Engineering: A Study of Why Women Enter and Persist in Undergraduate Engineering Programs, Adrienne Yvette Smith, Education (also CAGS)
Beaver Dams Maintain Native Fish Biodiversity Via Altered Habitat Heterogeneity in a Coastal Stream Network: Evaluating Gear, Quantifying Fish Assemblages, and Testing Ecological Hypotheses, Joseph Michael Smith, Marine Sciences and Technology
Influence of Phosphate on the Adsorption/Desorption of Bovine Serum Albumin on Nano and Bulk Oxide Particles, Lei Song, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Biological Control of the Ambermarked Birch Leafminer (Profenusa thomsoni) in Alaska, Anna L. Soper, Entomology
Student Recognition of Visual Affordances: Supporting Use of Physics Simulations in Whole Class and Small Group Settings, A. Lynn Stephens, Education (also CAGS)
Engineering a Bacterial Toxin Delivery System for the Targeted Treatment of Solid Tumors, Adam Thomas St. Jean, Chemical Engineering
Issues in Option-Based Risk Management, Edward Szado, Isenberg School of Management
A Formative Program Evaluation of Treatment Integrity Practices, Assessments and Attitudes Within a Specialized School Setting, Lin Tang, Psychology
New Bilinear Estimates for Quadratic-Derivative Nonlinear Wave Equations in 2+1 Dimensions, Allison J. Tanguay, Mathematics
The Evolutionary Genetics of Seed Shattering and Flowering Time, Two Weed Adaptive Traits in US Weedy Rice, Carrie S. Thurber, Plant Biology
Design and Fabrication of Functional Lipid Nanoparticles Based on Control of Interfacial Properties Using Biopolymers, Tanushree Tokle, Food Science
Microtechnologies for Mimicking Tumor-Imposed Transport Limitations and Developing Targeted Cancer Therapies, Bhushan Jayant Toley, Chemical Engineering
Farm-to-Fork: Understanding Locally-Oriented Farm-to-Vendor Food Systems: Access, Boundaries, and Power-Relations, Shawn Alan Trivette, Sociology
Examining Perceptions of Practices and the Roles of Special Education Leaders through the Distributed Leadership Lens, Patrick Ryan Tudryn, Education (also CAGS)
Enrique Anderson Imbert – Escritor De Cuentos Fantasticos, Maria Twardy, Hispanic Literatures and Linguistics
Afro-Peruvian Perspectives and Critiques of Intercultural Education Policy, Luis Martin Valdiviezo, Education (also CAGS)
Parity Violation in Neutron Deuteron Scattering in Pionless Effective Field Theory, Jared James Vanasse, Physics
“Beyond Words”: Exploring The Cultural Limits Of The Communicable, Brion van Over, Communication
Allosteric Regulation of Caspase-6 Proteolytic Activity, Elih M. Velazquez-Delgado, Chemistry
Modeling the Free Energy Functional at the Fluid-Solid Transition in Classical Many-Particle Systems, Anurag Verma, Chemical Engineering
Goals, Big and Small, Martin Walkow, Linguistics
Characterization of The Roles of YY1 during Early Embryonic Development In The Mouse, Mary Catherine Wallingford, Animal Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences
Mechanisms Of Pathology In Equine Laminitis: Versican Depletion From Basal Epithelial Cells And Suppressed Canonical Wnt Signaling, Le Wang, Animal Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences
Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Dopamine Signaling in C. elegans, Khursheed Ahmad Wani, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Ethel Payne: The First Lady of the Black Press: Black Journalism and its Advocacy Role from 1954 - 1991, Jamal E Watson, Afro-American Studies
Using Click Chemistry To Modify Block Copolymers And Their Morphologies, Xinyu Wei, Polymer Science and Engineering
Compound-Specific Hydrogen Isotopes of Lipid Biomarkers in Lake El’gygytgyn, Ne Russia, Kenna M. K. Wilkie, Geosciences
Understanding Internalized Oppression: A Theoretical Conceptualization of Internalized Subordination, Teeomm K. Williams, Education (also CAGS)
Modeling And Planning Distributed Energy Systems Online, Kai Wu, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Modeling Reformulation as Query Distributions, Xiaobing Xue, Computer Science
Selective Interactions of Proteins With Polyelectrolytes and Nanoparticles: Binding, Adsorption, Coacervation, and Inhibition of Aggregation, Yisheng Xu, Chemistry
The Political Economy of Agrarian Change in the People's Republic of China, Zhun Xu, Economics
Designing Novel Mobile Systems By Exploiting Sensing, User Context, and Crowdsourcing, Tingxin Yan, Computer Science
Design And Synthesis Of Stimuli-Sensitive Dendritic Supramolecular Assemblies, Volkan Yesilyurt, Chemistry
The Devil's in the Details: Abstract vs. Concrete Construals of Multiculturalism Have Differential Effects on Attitudes and Behavioral Intentions Toward Ethnic Minority Groups, Kumar Yogeeswaran, Psychology
Establishing Brachypodium distachyon As A New Model System For Understanding Iron Homeostasis In Grasses, Burcu (Kokturk) Yordem, Plant Biology
Fabrication Of Nanostructured Metal Oxide Films With Supercritical CO2: Processing And Applications, Eunyoung You, Chemical Engineering
Analysis, Design, and Management of Supply Chain Networks with Applications to Time-Sensitive Products, Min Yu, Management
Controlling Salmonella Accumulation Inside Solid Tumors via Bacterial Chemotaxis Engineering and Combined Treatment with Lipid A, Miaomin Zhang, Chemical Engineering
Characterization of the Function and Regulation of Type-1 Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor in Mouse Oocytes and Eggs, Nan Zhang, Animal Biotechnology and Biomedical Sciences
On-Chip Monitoring Infrastructures And Strategies For Multi-Core And Many-Core Systems, Jia Zhao, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Improved Computational Methods for Bayesian Tree Models, Yue Zhao, Mathematics and Statistics
Metal-Containing Functional Polmers: (I) Room Temperature magnetic Materials and (II) Anion Exchange Membranes, Yongping Zha, Polymer Science and Engineering
Preparation, Characterization, Surface Modification and Applications of Siloxane Polymers, Peiwen Zheng, Polymer Science and Engineering
Analysis Of Morgue, A Novel Ubiquitination Protein That Functions In Programmed Cell Death, Ying Zhou, Neuroscience and Behavior
Inversion And Analysis Of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter In Estuarine And Coastal Regions Using Hyperspectral Remote Sensing, Weining Zhu, Geosciences
Mass Spectrometric Analysis Of Monolayer Protected Nanoparticles, Zhengjiang Zhu, Chemistry
Organic Materials as Templates for the Formation of Mesoporous Inorganic Materials and Ordered Inorganic Nanocomposites, Christopher Ryan Ziegler, Polymer Science and Engineering
Newlywed Couples' Marital Satisfaction and Patterns of Cortisol Reactivity and Recovery as a Response to Differential Marital Power, Mattitiyahu Scott Zimbler, Psychology
Locating the Source of Approach/Avoidance Effects on Natural Language Category Decisions, Matthew Zivot, Psychology
Remaking the Political in Fortress Europe: Political Practice and Cultural Citizenship in Italian Social Centers, Angelina Ione Zontine, Anthropology
Dissertations from 2011
The Teaching And Learning Of Arabic Post 9/11: Late Modernity And Possibilities For Change In Language Classrooms, Sawsan Omar Abbadi, Education
Exploring Teachers’ Beliefs Regarding The Concepts Of Culture And Intercultural Communicative Competence In EFL Palestinian University Context: A Case Study, Abdrabu Abu Alyan, Education
Tailoring Nanoparticle Surface Monolayers For Biomolecular Recognition And Delivery Applications, Sarit S Agasti, Chemistry
Mothering In Jail: Pleasure, Pain, And Punishment, Brittnie Leigh Aiello, Sociology
State Hegemony and Sustainable Development: A Political Economy Analysis of Two Local Experiences in Turkey, Bengi Akbulut, Economics
Nationalism & The Politics Of Historical Memory: Charlemagne Peratle’s Rebellion Against U.S. Occupation Of Haiti, 1915-1986, Yveline Alexis, History
Automated Negotiation for Complex Multi-Agent Resource Allocation, Bo An, Computer Science
Quantification, misc., Jan Anderssen, Linguistics
The Role Of Actin Depolymerizing Factor And Its Regulatory Mechanisms In Moss Tip Growth, Robert Charles Augustine, Plant Biology
Design, Syntheses And Protein Responsive Assembly/Disassembly Of Amphiphilic Dendrimers, Malar Azhagan Azagarasamy, Chemistry
Beyond Promise: Politics, Institutions And Neoliberal Economic Reforms In Four African Countries, Yakubu M Azindow, Political Science
The Role of Bacteriocins in Mediating Interactions of Bacterial Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Patients, Emine Suphan Bakkal, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Lacustrine Records of Holocene Climate and Environmental Change from the Lofoten Islands, Norway, Nicholas L. Balascio, Geosciences
Architecting Protocols to Enable Mobile Applications in Diverse Wireless Networks, Aruna Balasubramanian, Computer Science
Query-Dependent Selection of Retrieval Alternatives, Niranjan Balasubramanian, Computer Science
Nurse Clinician Self-Disclosure: A Qualitative Study, Kathryn Rising Baldor, Nursing
An Ethnographic Case Study Of A College ESL Chinese Student’s Identities And Power Relations Through Online And Offline Social Practices, Huihong Bao, Education
"The Lover’s Instructor": Courtship Advice In Anglo-America, 1640-1830, Carolyn May Barske, History
Intellect, Liberty, Life: Women’S Activism And The Politics Of Black Education In Antebellum America, Kabria Baumgartner, Afro-American Studies
Social Meanings of Mortality: The Language of Death and Disease in 19th Century Massachusetts, Jeffrey Keith Beemer, Sociology
Expanding The Third Person Effect: Parents’ Perceptions Of Positive And Negative Media Effects On Their Own Children Compared To Other Children, Andrea M Bergstrom, Communication
Attentional Cues During Speech Perception, Lori Astheimer Best, Neuroscience and Behavior
Pyrrhonian and Naturalistic Themes in the Final Writings of Wittgenstein, Indrani Bhattacharjee, Philosophy
Effect of Side Chains on Organic Donor (D) and Acceptor (A) Complexes and Photophysical Properties of D-A Dyads, Amarnath Bheemaraju, Chemistry
Anchoring Pragmatics In Syntax And Semantics, Maria Biezma, Linguistics
Reading Landscape: Mid-Century Modernism and the Landscape Idea, Jeffrey David Blankenship, Geosciences
Fifth-Grade Students' Tactical Understanding, Decision-Making and Transfer of Knowledge in a Tactical Games Model Net/Wall Sampling Unit, Heidi Renee Bohler, Education (also CAGS)
The Role of Prompts as Focus on Form on Uptake, Brian Bates Boisvert, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
A Question of Comfort: Race, Whiteness, and the Creation of Diverse, Inclusive, and Engaged Learning Environments, H. Elizabeth Braun, Anthropology
Armillaria in Massachusetts Forests: Ecology, Species Distribution, and Population Structure, with an Emphasis on Mixed Oak Forests, Nicholas Justin Brazee, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
A Critical Analysis Of Jamaica’s Emerging Educational Policy Discourses In The Age Of Globalization, Nigel Olivia Michael Brissett, Educational Policy, Research, and Administration
Reclaiming America for Christian Reconstruction: The Rhetorical Constitution of a "People", Joanna L. Brook, Communication
Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase IB: Functional Characterization of a Putative Drug Target for African Sleeping Sickness, David F. Bruhn, Molecular and Cellular Biology
The Effect Of A Skills-Based Fluency Intervention On The Writing Of Third-Grade Students Identified As Less Fluent Writers, Eric A Bruinooge, Education; Student Development
Adaptive Balancing of Exploitation with Exploration to Improve Protein Structure Prediction, TJ Brunette, Computer Science
It's Nothing Personal: Competing Discourses for Girls and Women in Mathematics, Shannon Dawn Bryant, Education (also CAGS)
Community Colleges and the Pursuit of Larger Grants: Strategies for Success, Steven George Budd, Education (also CAGS)
The Persistence Of Military Honor In A Culture Without Victory, Daniel Alton Burland, Sociology
Three Essays Exploring Hedge Fund Dynamics, Li Cai, Isenberg School of Management
What Is Instructional Leadership And What Does It Look Like In Practice? A Multi-Case Case Study Of Elementary School Principals Who Have Led Schools From Being Identified As Under Performing To Performing., Linda L Carrier, Education
Revision Of The Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe), Janessa O Carvalho, Clinical Psychology
Phase Behavior of Block Copolymers in Compressed CO2 and as Single Domain-Layer, Nanolithographic Etch Resists For Sub-10 nm Pattern Transfer, Curran Matthew Chandler, Polymer Science and Engineering
Avian Ecology and Conservation in Tropical Agricultural Landscapes with Emphasis on Vermivora Chrysoptera, Richard Brooks Chandler, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Movin' & Groovin' Salamanders: Conservation Implications of Large Scales and Quirky Sex, Noah D. Charney, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Improving Processes Using Static Analysis Techniques, Bin Chen, Computer Science
Organic Photovoltaics Based on P3HT/PCBM: Correlating Efficiency and Morphology, Dian Chen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Micronutrient Intake and Premenstrual Syndrome, Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya, Public Health
“Transformed Oft, And Chaunged Diuerslie”: Shapeshifting And Bodily Change In Spenser, Milton, Donne, And Seventeenth-Century Drama, Youngjin Chung, English
Electrostatic Effects in Aggregation of Crystallin Proteins, Deniz Elizabeth Civay, Polymer Science and Engineering
The Decolonization Of Higher Education: An Analysis Of Venezuela‘S 2009 Ley Organica De Educacion, Lauren Elizabeth Clarke, Education
Investigation of a Sulfur-Utilizing Perchlorate-Reducing Bacterial Consortium, Teresa Anne Conneely, Microbiology
Clustering Independence Of Ligand Affinity And Kinase Activity Of Reconstituted Bacterial Chemoreceptors: Insight Into Signaling Mechanisms, Fe C Consolacion, Chemistry
Computational Affect Detection for Education and Health, David G. Cooper, Computer Science
The Phylogeography of Marstonia Lustrica: Understanding the Relationship Between Glaciation and the Evolution and Distribution of a Rare Snail, Thomas W. Coote, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Subjects of Scale / Spaces of Possibility: Producing Co-operative Space in Theory and Enterprise, Janelle Terese Cornwell, Geosciences
Identity and the Limits of Possibility, Sam Cowling, Philosophy
Role of Strongly Interacting Additives in Tuning the Structure and Properties of Polymer Systems, Vikram Kumar Daga, Chemical Engineering
Thermal Effects And Sensor Design In Nanometer CMOS, Basab Datta, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Constraining Interpretation: Sentence Final Particles in Japanese, Christopher M. Davis, Linguistics
"Whether Writers Themselves Have Been Changed": A Test of the Values Driving Writing Center Work, Michelle Deal, English
Factors Associated With Genital Tract Trauma At Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery, Susan A DeJoy, Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Attention to television in preschoolers who exhibit ADHD symptoms: an ERP investigation, Lindsay B. Demers, Psychology
Evaluating IRT- and CTT-based Methods of Estimating Classification Consistency and Accuracy Indices from Single Administrations, Nina Deng, Education (also CAGS)
Aspects of Network Formation and Property Evolution in Glassy Polymer Networks, Andrew Thomas Detwiler, Polymer Science and Engineering
Reading First/Bay State Reading Initiative: Public vs. Private Implementation-Which Produces the Best Results?, Marlene A. Di Leo, Education (also CAGS)
Studies Of Light Scattering And Morphologies Of Phase-Separated Polymer/Nanoparticle Mixtures, Xuan Ding, Physics
Functional Characterization Of Stress Associated Proteins (SAPs) From Arabidopsis, Anirudha R Dixit, Plant Biology
Infrared and X-ray Studies of the Galactic Center, Hui Dong, Astronomy
Financial Literacy and Women: Overcoming the Barriers, Melissa A. Donohue, Education (also CAGS)
Generalized Expectation Criteria for Lightly Supervised Learning, Gregory Druck, Computer Science
Binary ROCs and Their Implications for the Measurement of Memory, Chad Dube, Psychology
Following Eshu-Eleggua’s Codes: A Comparative Approach To The Literatures Of The African Diaspora, Jacob A Dyer-Spiegel, English
Tree-Based Methods and a Mixed Ridge Estimator for Analyzing Longitudinal Data With Correlated Predictors, Melissa Nicole Eliot, Biology
Writing the Local-Global: An Ethnography of Friction and Negotiation in an English-Using Indonesian Ph.D. Program, Amber Engelson, English
High Resolution Imprinting For Microelectronics And Photovoltaics, Burcin Erenturk, Polymer Science and Engineering
Measurements of Gravity Driven Granular Channel Flows, Kevin Facto, Physics
Unintended Consequences of Lowering Disclosure Thresholds: Proposed Changes to SFAS No. 5, Kirsten Fanning, Management
Developing an Efficient Cover Cropping System for Maximum Nitrogen Recovery in Massachusetts, Ali Farsad, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
"Journey Toward A Black Aesthetic": Hoyt Fuller, The Black Arts Movement & The Black Intellectual Community, Jonathan Bryan Fenderson, Afro-American Studies
Three Essays on Hedge Fund Fee Structure, Return Smoothing and Gross Performance, Shuang Feng, Management
Selective Inhibition and Mechanistic Studies of the Human O2 Sensor, Prolyl Hydroxylase Domain 2 (PHD2), Shannon Coates Flagg, Chemistry
Utopian Gender: Counter Discourses in a Feminist Community, Jolane Flanigan, Communication
The Impact of Online Influence Strategies on Consumer Response and Privacy Expectations, Jason Aaron Gabisch, Management
On Co-Optimization Of Constrained Satisfiability Problems For Hardware Software Applications, Kunal Ganeshpure, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mojarra Aesthetics in Piolin Por La Ma?ana: A Time and Space for the Dislocated, J. Luis Loya Garcia, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Flow Cytometry of Cultured Plant Cells for Characterization of Culture Heterogeneity and Cell Sorting Applications, Vishal Gaurav, Chemical Engineering
Transnational Networks and the Promotion of Conservationist Norms in Developing Countries, Kemi D. George, Political Science
Spectral Methods For Higher Genus Constant Mean Curvature Surfaces, Aaron Gerding, Mathematics and Statistics
Puerto Rican Teens' Perceptions of Teen Pregnancy and Births in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Nancy J. Gilbert, Nursing
Multitrophic Effects Of Bumblebee Parasites On Plant Reproduction, Sandra D Gillespie, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Entomology
A Mathematical Growth Model of the Viral Population in Early HIV-1 Infections, Elena Edi Giorgi, Mathematics
Justifying the Margins: Marginal Culture, Hybridity and the Polish Challenge in Fontane's Effi Briest, Zorana Gluscevic, Germanic Languages & Literatures
The Role of the SUPRMAM1 Locus in Responses to Ionizing Radiation and Susceptibility to Mammary Tumors, Nicholas B. Griner, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Discovery Of Cryptic Species Diversity In North American Pine- Feeding Chionaspis Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), Rodger A Gwiazdowski, Entomology
Education in a Hip-Hop Nation: Our Identity, Politics & Pedagogy, Marcella Runell Hall, Education (also CAGS)
Neil Postman's Missing Critique: A Media Ecology Analysis of Early Radio 1920-1935, Donna Lee Halper, Communication
Improving Network Performance Through Pacing, Y. Sinan Hanay, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Transparent Mask: American Women's Satire 1900-1933, Julia Boissoneau Hans, English
Finding Blame for Environmental Outcomes: A Cognitive Style Approach to Understanding Stakeholder Attributions, Attitudes, and Values, Christopher Thomas Hawkins, Environmental Conservation
Organizational Decision Making and Goal Setting in Out-Of-School-Time Programs, Jenny Rebecca Hemmingson, Education (also CAGS)
Why China Grew: Understanding the Financial Structure of Late Development, Adam S. Hersh, Economics
The Cost of Caring: An Investigation in the Effects of Teaching Traumatized Children in Urban Elementary Settings, Anthony C. Hill, Education (also CAGS)
Low-profile, Modular, Ultra-Wideband Phased Arrays, Steven S. Holland, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Solving the "Coffee Paradox": Understanding Ethiopia's Coffee Cooperatives Through Elinor Ostrom's Theory of the Commons, Susan Ruth Holmberg, Economics
Constraining Stellar Feedback: Ionized Gas Structures In Local Starburst Galaxies, Sungryong Hong, Astronomy
Informativeness and the Computational Metrology of Collaborative Adaptive Sensor Systems, Anthony P. Hopf, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Functionalized Bionanoparticles: Grafting Chemistry And Self-Assembly, Yunxia Hu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Spatial Evolutionary Game Theory: Deterministic Approximations, Decompositions, and Hierarchical Multi-scale Models, Sung-Ha Hwang, Mathematics
Cellular and Molecular Changes Following Skeletal Muscle Damage: A Role for NF-kB and Muscle Resident Pericytes, Robert H. Hyldahl, Kinesiology
Novel Progestin Signaling Molecules in the Brain: Distribution, Regulation and Molecular Mechanism of Action, Karlie A. Intlekofer, Neuroscience and Behavior
Innate immune responses to B. burgdorferi mediated by JNK1 and the cochaperone, methylation controlled DNAJ (MCJ), Hooman Izadi, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Clock Generation and Distribution for Enhancing Immunity to Power Supply Noise, Jinwook Jang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Students' Valuation Of Visual Arts Education: An Exploration Of Inspiring And Inhibiting Factors, Bozena Jaworowski, Education
Language And Learning In A Post-Colonial Context: The Case Of Haiti, Marky Jean-Pierre, Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies; Language, Literacy, & Culture
Cumulative Constraint Interaction In Phonological Acquisition And Typology, Karen Christine Jesney, Linguistics
Reasons for Local Smart Growth Efforts: An Evaluation of the Commonwealth Capital Program and its Outcomes in Massachusetts, Jia Jia, Regional Planning
Bacterial Toxicity of Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Effects on Bacterial Surface Biomolecules, Wei Jiang, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Design and Synthesis of a New Class of Self-Cross-Linked Polymer Nanogels, Siriporn Jiwpanich, Chemistry
Molecular Designs for Organic Semiconductors: Design, Synthesis and Charge Transport Properties, Tejaswini Sharad Kale, Chemistry
Effects of Molecular Architecture on Crystallization Behavior of Pol(lactic Acid) and Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate, Jeffrey Paul Kalish, Polymer Science and Engineering
Annual To Seasonal Resolution Analysis Of Late Pleistocene And Holocene Sediment In Saanich Inlet, British Columbia, Canada, Kinuyo Kanamaru, Geosciences
Resisting Schools, Reproducing Families: Gender and the Politics of Homeschooling, Brian Paul Kapitulik, Sociology
Interactive Perception of Articulated Objects for Autonomous Manipulation, Dov Katz, Computer Science
Multi-Scale Modeling Of Biophysical Phenomena: Ionic Transport, Biomineralization, And Force Spectroscopy, Mark A Kelly, Polymer Science and Engineering
Band Structure Calculations of Strained Semiconductors Using Empirical Pseudopotential Theory, Jiseok Kim, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanically Unstable Hydrogel Sheets: Formation Of Stimuli-Responsive Surfaces And Structures, Jungwook Kim, Polymer Science and Engineering
Competing Triggers: Transparency And Opacity In Vowel Harmony, Wendell A Kimper, Linguistics
Development of Plant Cell Culture Processes to Produce Natural Product Pharmaceuticals: Characterization, Analysis, and Modeling of Plant Cell Aggregation, Martin Kolewe, Chemical Engineering
Autonomous Robot Skill Acquisition, George D. Konidaris, Computer Science
Coping With Adaptation After Mass Trauma: Developing A Culturally Sensitive, School-Based, Curriculum For Somali Children, Sorie Koroma, Education
The Interaction Between Endogenous Cortisol and Salivary Alpha-Amylase Predicts Implicit Cognitive Bias in Young Women, Donna Ann Kreher, Psychology
Discrete Steps In The Entry Pathway And Disassembly Of SV40, Dmitry Kuksin, Microbiology
Modeling and Simulation of Nanoparticle Formation in Microemulsion Droplets, Sreekumar R. Kuriyedath, Chemical Engineering
Phylogenics and Patterns of Molecular Evolution in Amoebozoa, Daniel J.G. Lahr, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Effects Of High-Intensity Interval Training On Muscle Oxidative Metabolism In Young Men, Ryan Godsk Larsen, Kinesiology
The New Asian Female Ghost Films: Modernity, Gender Politics, And Transnational Transformation, Hunju Lee, Communication
Managing Employee Ideas And Creativity In Thailand: Challenges And Key Factors For Success, Ronrapee Leelawong, Isenberg School of Management; Operations Management
The Conservation Value of Residential Landscapes for Native Bird Communities: Patterns, Processes, and Management Implications, Susannah Beth Lerman, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Preserving Urban Landscapes as Public History --- A Qualitative Study of Kensington Market, Toronto, Na Li, Regional Planning
Exploring The Scaling Laws Of Star Formation, Guilin Liu, Astronomy
Living With a Depressed Partner, Bridget Logan, Nursing
Classification And Risk Factors Of Sporadic Anovulation In A Longitudinal Evaluation Of Menstrual Cycle Hormone Patterns, Kristine E Lynch, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Borderline Personality Disorder And Object Relations: Predicting Self-Injurious And Suicidal Behaviors, Gregory MacEwan, Psychology
Metformin and/or Exercise Training Affect Metabolic Health in Men and Women with Prediabetes, Steven K. Malin, Kinesiology
Understanding The Effect Of Higher And Lower Order Cognitive Functions On Daily Living: The Relationship Between Processing Speed, Executive Function, And Functional Ability, Melissa J Mathews, Clinical Psychology
Fulfilling Their Dreams: Latina/o College Student Narratives on the Impact of Parental Involvement on Their Academic Engagement, Jennifer MD Matos, Education (also CAGS)
Beyond School Inputs and Resources: An Assessment of the Effects of Program Intervention on Learning Achievement in Rebep Schools in Sierra Leone, Aiah AS Mbayo, Education (also CAGS)
The Parameter Signature Isolation Method and Applications, James Richard McCusker, Mechanical Engineering
Knot Contact Homology and Open Strings, Jason Frederick McGibbon, Mathematics
Sometimes Sisters: An Exploration of the Culture of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Its Impact on the Campus Climate for Lesbian and Bisexual Female Students, Donique R. McIntosh, Education (also CAGS)
Pricing and Preserving Unique Ecosystems: The Case of the Galapagos Islands, Ceasar Viteri Mejia, Resource Economics
Enabling Peer-to-Peer Swarming for Multi-Commodity Dissemination, Daniel Sadoc Menasche, Computer Science
A Numerical Study of Droplet Formation and Behavior using Interface Tracking Methods, Sandeep Menon, Mechanical Engineering
Optimal Control of Human Running, Ross Herbert Miller, Kinesiology
Engineering Nanoparticles Surface for Biosensing: "Chemical Noses" to Detect and Identify Proteins, Bacteria and Cancerous Cells, Oscar Ramon Miranda-Sanchez, Chemistry
Listening Faithfully With Friends: An Ethnography Of Quaker Communication Practices, Elizabeth Molina-Markham, Communication
Politics by Other Means: Rhizomes of Power in Argentina's Social Movements, Graciela G. Monteagudo, Anthropology
Structural Applications of Metal Foams Considering Material and Geometrical Uncertainty, Mohammadreza Moradi, Civil Engineering
Effect of Color Overlays on Reading Efficiency, Rhonda Morrison, School Psychology
Perceptions Of Principal Attributes In The Era Of Accountability, Jahmal I Mosley, Education; Education Policy, Research, and Administration
Exploiting Structure in Coordinating Multiple Decision Makers, Hala Mostafa, Computer Science
French Postcolonial Nationalism and Afro-French Subjectivities, Yasser A. Munif, Sociology
Computational Analysis of Structural Transformations in Carbon Nanostructures Induced by Hydrogenation, Andre R. Muniz, Chemical Engineering
What do we do now? The Role of Absorptive Capacity and Consulting Service Firms in the Internalization of New Knowledge Within Organizations, Sudhir Nair, Management
Modeling of Flash Boiling Flows in Injectors with Gasoline-Ethanol Fuel Blends, Kshitij Deepak Neroorkar, Mechanical Engineering
Xenopus ADAM13 and ADAM19 are Important for Proper Convergence and Extension of the Notochord, Russell David Neuner, Molecular and Cellular Biology
The State And Development Of Continuous Improvement Practices In An Emerging Economy: The Case Of Vietnam, Phuong Anh Nguyen, Isenberg School of Management
Hardening Software Against Memory Errors and Attacks, Albert Eugene Novark, Computer Science
Catalytic Hydrogenation Reactions For The Production Of Renewable Fuels From Biomass, Hakan Onder Olcay, Chemical Engineering
Variations on Stigmergic Communication to Improve Artificial Intelligence and Biological Modeling, Megan Marie Olsen, Computer Science
Population Dynamics Of The Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae), Annie F Paradis, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Entomology
Colloidal Microcapsules: Surface Engineering of Nanoparticles for Interfacial Assembly, Debabrata Patra, Chemistry
Identification And Characterization Of Arsenic Responsive Genes In Plants, Bibin Paulose, Plant and Soil Sciences
The Relative Effectiveness Of Simultaneous Versus Sequential Negotiation Strategies In Auditor-Client Negotiations, Stephen Joseph Perreault, Isenberg School of Management
Translation in Vietnam and Vietnam in Translation: Language, Culture, and Identity, Loc Quoc Pham, Comparative Literature
Migration, Remittances And Intra-Household Allocation In Northern Ghana: Does Gender Matter?, Lynda Joyce Pickbourn, Economics
Becoming a Young Professional: The Social Organization of Career, Emily T. Porschitz, Management
Youth and Economic Development: A Case Study of Out-of-School Time Programs for Low-Income Youth in New York State, Kristen Maeve Powlick, Economics
Characteristics Of Patients On Telehealth That Influence Their Heart Failure Outcomes In The Home-Care Setting, Kavita Radhakrishnan, Nursing
Latin American Decolonial Aesthetics: Antipoetry, Nueva Cancion, And Third Cinema As Counterculture (1960-1975), Juan Ramos, Comparative Literature
The Real Exchange Rate And Economic Development, Martin Rapetti, Economics
The Human Factor In Mouse Lemur (Microcebus Griseorufus) Conservation: Local Resource Utilization And Habitat Disturbance At Beza Mahafaly, SW Madagascar, Emilienne Rasoazanabary, Anthropology
Fiber Formation from the Melting of Free-standing Polystyrene, Ultra-thin Films: A Technique for the Investication of Thin Film Dynamics, Confinement Effects and Fiber-based Sensing, Jeremy M. Rathfon, Polymer Science and Engineering
Exploring Managerial Conceptions of Control in India and the US: A Sociocognitive Approach, Sarbjeet Singh Rayat, Management
Experiments On Solid Helium-4, Michael William Ray, Physics
Statistical Methods for Nonlinear Dynamic Models with Measurement Error Using the Ricker Model, David Joseph Resendes, Mathematics
Mutational Analysis of Geopilin Function in Geobacter Sulfurreducens, Lubna V. Richter, Chemistry
An Investigation into Managers' Language Use in Earnings Press Releases, Tracey Jean Riley, Management
The Roles of Notch1 and PKC-Θ in Immune Mediated Bone Marrow Failure, Justine E. Roderick, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Teaching People’s Othered Children: Internationally Adopted Students Learning English, Karen S.B Rodis, Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies
Consequence of Functioning at the End Range of Joint Motion: Implications on Anterior Knee Pain, Pedro A. Rodrigues, Kinesiology
Using Polymeric Reverse Micelles Along With Maldi-Ms To Improve The Analysis Of Complex Peptide And Protein Mixtures, Nadnudda Rodthongkum, Chemistry
Teaching Culture Through Language And Literature: The Intersection Of Language Ideology And Aesthetic Judgment, Luisa Maria Rojas-Rimachi, Education; Language, Literacy and Culture
Essays on International Reserve Accumulation and Cooperation in Latin America, Luis Daniel Rosero, Economics
Lateral Wedges And The Biomechanical Risk For Knee Osteoarthritis, Elizabeth M Russell, Kinesiology
Controlled Oxygen Activation in Human Oxygen Sensor FIH, Evren Saban, Chemistry
Low Cost Electronically Steered Phase Arrays for Weather Applications, Mauricio Sanchez-Barbetty, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ion Mobility Studies of Functional Polymeric Materials for Fuel Cells and Lithium Ion Batteries, Shilpi Sanghi, Polymer Science and Engineering
Students as Customers: The Influence of Neoliberal Ideology and Free-Market Logic on Entering First-Year College Students, Daniel Brian Saunders, Education (also CAGS)
Three Essays on Racial Disparities in Infant Health and Air Pollution Exposure, Helen Scharber, Economics
Probing The Regulation Of Vasculogenic Mimicry In Glioblastoma: Implications For Treatment In Patients, Stephen J. Scully Jr., Molecular and Cellular Biology
Search Using Social Media Structures, Jangwon Seo, Computer Science
Regulation Of The Saccharomyces Cerevisiae INO1 Gene: Novel Insights Into A Hallmark Of Eukaryotic Transcription Regulation, Ameet S Shetty, Microbiology
Biologically Inspired Vision Systems, Piyanuch Silapachote, Computer Science
Practicas Escriturales Femeninas: Espacialidad e Identidad en Epistolas en la Colonia (Rio de la Plata, Siglos XVI-XVII), Yamile Silva, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Atomic-scale Modeling of Transition-metal Doping of Semiconductor Nanocrystals, Tejinder Singh, Chemical Engineering
The Forgotten Voices Behind Designated Diversity Initiatives: Perspectives from Students of Color Living in a Multicultural Residential Community, Kathy Sisneros, Education (also CAGS)
Ecology and Conservation of Sumatran Elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) in Sumatra, Indonesia, Arnold Feliciano Sitompul, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Components of a Protein Machine: Allosteric Domain Assembly and a Disordered C-terminus Enable the Chaperone Functions of Hsp70, Robert G. Smock, Molecular and Cellular Biology
A Multi-Level Investigation of Teacher Instructional Practices and the Use of Responsive Classroom, Benjamin George Solomon, Psychology
High-resolution Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Gas in Galaxy Halos and Large-scale Structures, Limin Song, Astronomy
Managing Lithographic Variations in Design, Reliability, and Test Using Statistical Techniques, Aswin Sreedhar, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Writer and The Sentence: A Critical Grammar Pedagogy Valuing the Micro, Sarah Elizabeth Stanley, English
Flagship Species, Tourism, and Support for Rubondo Island National Park, Tanzania, Sadie S. Stevens, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Mastering One's Destiny: Mastery Goals Promote Feeling Challenged in Identity Threatening Achievement Contexts, Jane Gage Stout, Psychology
The Effects of Multiple External Mandates on Curriculum, Pedagogy and Child Activity in the Preschool Classroom, Kathleen A. Strub-Richards, Education (also CAGS)
Better, Faster, Stronger: Evolving Geobacter Species For Enhanced Capabilities, Zarath M Summers, Microbiology
New Genomic Approaches Reveal the Process of Genome Reduction in Prochlorococcus, Zhiyi Sun, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
A Teleological Approach to Robot Programming by Demonstration, John Douglas Sweeney, Computer Science
The Role of Dawn Song in Tree Swallows and its Place in the Diversity of Oscine Song Learning, Benjamin Nichols Taft, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Regulation Of Mammary Stem/Progenitor Cells By P53 And Parity, Luwei Tao, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Separation of Carboxylic Acids From Aqueous Fraction of Fast Pyrolysis Bio-Oils Using Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes, Achyuta Vara Prasada Rao Teella, Chemical Engineering
Adaptations to Running While Footwear Cushioning and Surface are Manipulated, Trampas M. TenBroek, Kinesiology
Search for Contact Interactions with Dimuons at the Atlas Detector, Emily Thompson, Physics
From Racial Socialization To Racial Ideologies: The Role Of Family, High School U.S. History, And College Coursework In The Lives Of Black Young Adults, Theodore Eugene Thornhill, Sociology
The Potential Supply of Cellulosic Biomass Energy Crops in Western Massachusetts, David Selkirk Timmons, Resource Economics
Engineering Modeling, Analysis and Optimal Design of Custom Foot Orthotic, Lieselle Enid Trinidad, Mechanical Engineering
Understanding Combat Related Psychological Difficulties in Veterans: The Role of Context-Based Morality, Ramila Shadina Ali Usoof, Psychology
Functional Tests Of Structural Models For Abortive Cycling In T7 RNA Polymerase, Ankit V Vahia, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Structure And Function Of Caspase-6, Sravanti Vaidya, Chemistry
Mathematical Modeling Of Circadian Rhythm Generation And Synchronization In Mammalian Cells, Christina Vasalou, Chemical Engineering
"You Know What It's Like, Miss!" - Beyond College Access: A Tale Of Multiple "Selves", Carmen N Veloria, Language, Literacy, & Culture
Organic Nanoparticles For Photovoltaic And Sensing Applications, B. Harihara Venkatraman, Chemistry
Growth Kinetics and Constraints Related to Metabolic Diversity and Abundances of Hyperthermophiles in Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents, Helene Chavanne Ver Eecke, Microbiology
Pyrolysis Oils: Characterization, Stability Analysis, and Catalytic Upgrading to Fuels and Chemicals, Tushar Vispute, Chemical Engineering
Molecular Modeling Of Proton Transfer Mechanisms, Energetics And Rates In Zeolites And Proton Exchange Membranes, U Viswanathan, Chemistry
Novel Systems for the Functional Characterization of Genes Related to Paclitaxel Metabolism in Taxus Cell Cultures, Khamkeo Vongpaseuth, Plant Biology
Double-Well Potentials In Bose-Einstein Condensates, Chenyu Wang, Mathematics and Statistics
Experiments and Simulations on Granular Gases, Hongqiang Wang, Physics
Effects of Free Fatty Acids, Mono- and Diacylglycerols on Oxidative Stability of Soybean Oil-In-Water Emulsions, Thaddao Waraho, Food Science
Defining Legal Parenthood: The Intersection of Gender and Sexual Identity in U.S. Child Custody Decisions, 2003-2009, Kristina A. Watkins, Sociology
Milton's Visionary Obedience, Timothy Irish Watt, English
Diversity of Eukaryotes and Their Genomes, Laura Ellen Wegener Parfrey, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Con-Scripting the Masses: False Documents and Historical Revisionism in the Americas, Frans Weiser, Comparative Literature
Expressiveness and Succinctness of First-Order Logic on Finite Words, Philipp P. Weis, Computer Science
Fostering High School Physics Students’ Construction Of Explanatory Mental Models For Electricity: Identifying And Describing Whole-Class Discussion-Based Teaching Strategies, E. Grant Williams, Education
A Process of Becoming: U.S. Born African American and Black Women in the Process of Liberation From Internalized Racism, Tanya Ovea Williams, Education (also CAGS)
Caspase-7 Loop Conformations as a Means of Allosteric Control, Witold Andrej Witkowski, Chemistry
Improving Data Center Resource Management, Deployment, and Availability with Virtualization, Timothy Wood, Computer Science
What's So Different About Making a Difference?! Transforming the Discourse of Worklife and Career, Burton Israel Woolf, Education (also CAGS)
Mechanical Evaluation Methods for Polymer and Composite Systems, Donna Theresa Wrublewski, Polymer Science and Engineering
Healing Experiences Of Chinese Americans With Cancer Illness In The United States, Jui-Wen Wu, Nursing
Dynamic Resource Management For High-Performance Many-Core Packet Processing Systems, Qiang Wu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Directed Self-Assembly Of Block Copolymers In Thin Films On Surfaces Patterned By Electro-Oxidation Nanolithography, Ji Xu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Queue Length Based Pacing of Internet Traffic, Cai Yan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Manipulation Of Magnetization States Of Ferromagnetic Nanorings, Tianyu Yang, Physics
Discovering and Using Implicit Data for Information Retrieval, Xing Yi, Computer Science
Evaluating Several Multidimensional Adaptive Testing Procedures For Diagnostic Assessment, Hanwook Yoo, Research and Evaluating Methods
In Situ Reinforced Polymers Using Low Molecular Weight Compounds, Onur Sinan Yordem, Polymer Science and Engineering
Capillary Interactions Among Microparticles and Nanoparticles at Fluid Interfaces, Chuan Zeng, Physics
Scaling Multi-Agent Learning in Complex Environments, Chongjie Zhang, Computer Science
First-Principle Electronic Structure Calculations Within Real-Space Mesh Framework: Applications To Atoms, Molecules And Nanostructures, Deyin Zhang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Three Essays on Hedge Fund Fee Contracts, Managerial Incentives and Risk Taking Behaviors, Gong Zhan, Management
Is Working Together Worth It? Examining the Relationship Between the Quality of Teacher Collaboration, Instruction, and Student Achievement, Mark Francis Zito, Education (also CAGS)
Dissertations from 2010
Population Dynamics And Biological Control Of Elongate Hemlock Scale, Fiorinia Externa, Kristopher J Abell, Entomology
Africanizing the Territory: The History, Memory and Contemporary Imagination of Black Frontier Settlements in the Oklahoma Territory, Catherine Lynn Adams, Afro-American Studies
Relationship Of Self-Efficacy Beliefs Of Urban Public School Students To Performance On A High-Stakes Mathematics Test, Kolajo Akinbiyi Afolabi, Education (also CAGS)
The Economic Effects Of Minor League Baseball: A Comprehensive Assessment Using Econometric Analysis And A Hedonic Pricing Model, Nola C Agha, Sport Management
On Epistemic Agency, Kristoffer Hans Ahlstrom, Philosophy
Evaluating Alternative Public-private Partnership Strategies for Existing Toll Roads: Toward the Development of a Decision Support System, Christopher John Ahmadjian, Civil Engineering
Integrating Music, Drama, and the Visual Arts in the Early Childhood Curriculum: A Study of Early Childhood Teachers in a Metropolitan Area of Puerto Rico, Mayra Almodovar, Education (also CAGS)
Vibrational Spectroscopy of Intermediates of C-H Bond Activation by Transition Metal Oxide Cations, Gokhan Altinay, Chemistry
Increasing Scalability in Algorithms for Centralized and Decentralized Partially Observable Markov Decision Processes: Efficient Decision-Making and Coordination in Uncertain Environments, Christopher Amato, Computer Science
Frontiers in Theoretical High Energy Physics: From Physics Beyond the Standard Model to Cosmology, Mohamed M. Anber, Physics
Ideological Endzones: NFL Films and The Countersubversive Tradition in American Politics, Nicholas R. Archer, Political Science
Structure-property Evolution During Polymer Crystallization, Deepak Arora, Polymer Science and Engineering
The Lived Experience of College Sudents Who have Been Medicated with Antidepressants, Pamela Joan Aselton, Nursing
Relationships Between Contextual Characteristics, Parent Implementation, And Child Outcome Within An Academic Preventive Intervention For Preschoolers, Courtney N Baker, Clinical Psychology
Transition to Fatherhood: A Puerto Rican Perspective, Suzanne Barenski, Nursing
Role of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in the Attenuation of Acid Mine Drainage through Sulfate and Iron Reduction, Caryl Ann Becerra, Microbiology
An Examination of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Reactivity as a Partial Mediator of the Relation Between Trauma and Self-injurious Behavior, Eileen Katherine Bent, Psychology
Characterization Of The Zebrafish Umleitung (uml) Mutant: Essential Roles For The Transmembrane Protein Brother Of Cdo (Boc) In Regulating Hedgehog (Hh) Mediated Cell Differentiation And Neural Patterning, Sadie A Bergeron, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Capitalism in Post-Colonial India: Primative Accumulation Under Dirigiste and Laissez Faire Regimes, Rajesh Bhattacharya, Economics
Diffusion and Structure in Complex Fluids: I. Axial Diffusion in Membranes II. Proteins in Ionic Liquids, Malvika Bihari, Polymer Science and Engineering
Using Social Capital To Promote And Improve Community Preparedness For Wildfires, Menka Bihari, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
Bounds on Service Quality for Networks Subject to Augmentation and Attack, George Dean Bissias, Computer Science
Seeking Shakers: Two Centuries of Visitors to Shaker Villages, Brian L. Bixby, History
Reproductive Biology of Mouse and Dwarf Lemurs of Eastern Madagascar, With an Emphasis on Brown Mouse Lemurs (Microcebus rufus) at Ranomafana National Park, A Southeastern Rainforest, Marina Beatriz Blanco, Anthropology
A Comparison Study On The Effects Of The Standardized And A Teacher Modified Dialogic Reading Programs On Early Literacy Outcomes Of Preschool Children From Low Income Communities, Rachel J Boit, Education; Child and Family Studies
Geometry of Satake and Toroidal Compactifications, Patrick Michael Boland, Mathematics
Gothic Journeys: Imperialist Discourse, the Gothic Novel, and the European Other, Charles Michael Bondhus, English
Multiwavelength Study Of The Distribution Of Neutral Gas In And Around Galaxies And Groups Of Galaxies, Sanchayeeta Borthakur, Astronomy
“You Look Very Authentic:” Transgender Representation And The Politics Of The “Real” In Contemporary United States Culture, Michel J Boucher, English
Constituting Representation: The Concept Of Representation In American Political Development, Patrick F Campbell, Political Science
Catalytic Fast Pyrolysis of Biomass for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals, Torren Ryan Carlson, Chemical Engineering
The Tactical Games Model Sport Experience: An Examination of Student Motivation and Game Performance during an Ultimate Frisbee Unit, Eric John Carpenter, Education (also CAGS)
After The Fog Of Reform: Democratic Consolidation In Mexico And Turkey, Evren Celik Wiltse, Political Science
Plantar Fasciitis: Biomechanics, Atrophy and Muscle Energetics, Ryan Chang, Kinesiology
Characterization Of Listeria Monocytogenes Biofilm Formation: A Molecular Approach By Target Gene Knockout And Mariner-Based Transposon Mutagenesis, Yuhua Chang, Food Science
A Comprehensive Study Of The Extensional Rheology Of Complex Fluids, Manojkumar Chellamuthu, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Correcting Misconceptions In Wettability Theory And Utilizing Fluid Surface Tension To Create Complex Hierarchical Polymer Structures, Dalton Frederick Cheng, Polymer Science and Engineering
Strong Wave Interactions, Exact Solutions And Singularity Formations For The Compressible Euler Equations, Geng Chen, Mathematics and Statistics
Photocontrol Over The Ordering Transitions In Block Copolymer Thin Films, Wei Chen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Self-Assembly Of Novel Amphiphilic Homopolymer Based Materials, Yangbin Chen, Chemistry
The Complexities of the Work Experiences of Urban Middle School Teachers on Interdisciplinary Teams: An In-Depth Phenomenological Interview Study, Barbara Anne Choiniere, Education (also CAGS)
Gold Nanoparticles With Tailored Monolayers For Delivery Applications, Apiwat Chompoosor, Chemistry
Influence Of Hydrophobic Modification In Alginate-Based Hydrogels For Biomedical Applications, Soumitra Choudhary, Chemical Engineering
Analyses of Arabidopsis Yellow Stripe-Like (YSL) Family of Metal Transporters, Heng-Hsuan Chu, Plant Biology
Muscle Weakness in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis, Linda Haiwon Chung, Kinesiology
An Analysis Of School Wide Supports And Barriers To Collaborative Problem Solving Teams, Brie I Ciampaglia, Education; School Psychology
Fire Regime Dynamics Following the Mid-Holocene Hemlock Decline in Eastern North America, Kennedy Helm Clark, Forest Resources
Intersecting Contexts: An Examination of Social Class, Gender, Race, and Depressive Symptoms, Amy Claxton, Psychology
Accessing Organizational Resources and Pursuing Value Through International Promotional Alliances, Joe Bryon Cobbs, Sport Management
Reproduction in the Wild: The Effect of Individual Life History Strategies on Population Dynamics and Persistence, Jason Asa Coombs, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Pegylated And Zwitterionic Aliphatic Polyesters: Novel Polymers And Pro-Drugs, Beth M Cooper, Polymer Science and Engineering
Factors Influencing Transition and Persistence in the First Year for Community College Students with Disabilities, Lori A. Corcoran, Education (also CAGS)