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Dissertations from 2011
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
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
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
Hardening Software Against Memory Errors and Attacks, Albert Eugene Novark, Computer Science
Variations on Stigmergic Communication to Improve Artificial Intelligence and Biological Modeling, Megan Marie Olsen, Computer Science
Colloidal Microcapsules: Surface Engineering of Nanoparticles for Interfacial Assembly, Debabrata Patra, Chemistry
Translation in Vietnam and Vietnam in Translation: Language, Culture, and Identity, Loc Quoc Pham, Comparative Literature
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
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
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
Consequence of Functioning at the End Range of Joint Motion: Implications on Anterior Knee Pain, Pedro A. Rodrigues, Kinesiology
Essays on International Reserve Accumulation and Cooperation in Latin America, Luis Daniel Rosero, Economics
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
Search Using Social Media Structures, Jangwon Seo, 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)
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
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
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
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
Novel Systems for the Functional Characterization of Genes Related to Paclitaxel Metabolism in Taxus Cell Cultures, Khamkeo Vongpaseuth, Plant Biology
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
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
Queue Length Based Pacing of Internet Traffic, Cai Yan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Discovering and Using Implicit Data for Information Retrieval, Xing Yi, Computer Science
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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