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Dissertations from 2011
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