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Dissertations from 2020
Exploring Signatures of Host-Microbial Coevolution Between Colonic Bifidobacterium Species and Host Dietary Carbohydrates, Korin Albert, Molecular and Cellular Biology
THE SUICIDAL SELF IN CYBERSPACE: CO-CREATING MEANING AND COMMUNITY THROUGH ONLINE DISCOURSE, Mike Alvarez, Communication
Quantifying the Mechanical Properties of Ultra-Thin Glassy Polymer Films, R. Konane Bay, Polymer Science and Engineering
Noise-Aware Inference for Differential Privacy, Garrett Bernstein, Computer Science
QOE-AWARE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE BITRATE VIDEO STREAMING, Divyashri Bhat, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Motion Segmentation - Segmentation of Independently Moving Objects in Video, Pia Katalin Bideau, Computer Science
METHODOLOGIES FOR RESERVOIR SYSTEMS ANALYSIS: APPLICATION OF OPTIMIZATION AND DEEP LEARNING, Soheyl Borjian, Civil Engineering
TPR-CONTAINING PROTEINS CONTROL PROTEIN ORGANIZATION AND HOMEOSTASIS FOR THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM, Jill Bradley-Graham, Molecular and Cellular Biology
The effect of pruning treatments on the vibration properties and wind-induced bending moments of Senegal mahogany (Khaya senegalensis) and rain tree (Samanea saman) in Singapore, Daniel Burcham, Environmental Conservation
INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF WINTER DRAWDOWNS ON THE ECOLOGICAL CHARACTER OF LITTORAL ZONES IN MASSACHUSETTS LAKES, Jason R. Carmignani, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
BANDWIDTH BOUNDS OF INFINITE PLANAR ARRAY ELEMENTS, Hsieh-Chi Chang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
MOLECULAR DESIGN OF ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS FOR INTERFACIAL AND EMISSIVE MATERIAL APPLICATIONS, Marcus David Cole, Polymer Science and Engineering
Engineered Nanoparticles for Site-Specific Bioorthogonal Catalysis: Imaging and Therapy, Riddha Das, Chemistry
ROUGH AIRFOIL SIMULATION FOR WIND TURBINE APPLICATIONS, Nathaniel B. deVelder, Mechanical Engineering
EFFICIENT HARDWARE PRIMITIVES FOR SECURING LIGHTWEIGHT SYSTEMS, Siva Nishok Dhanuskodi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Powering Advances in Next-Generation Photovoltaics through Materials Synthesis and Characterization, Christie L.C. Ellis, Chemistry
An Empirical Assessment of the Effectiveness of Deception for Cyber Defense, Kimberly J. Ferguson-Walter, Computer Science
BIOENERGETIC MECHANISMS OF AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN MUSCLE FATIGUE, Liam F. Fitzgerald, Kinesiology
PLACE ATTACHMENT AND HOUSING DISPLACEMENT AS MOTIVATIONS FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: THE CASE OF ZEIS IN FORTALEZA, BRAZIL, Lara Sucupira Furtado, Regional Planning
MODULATING NANOPARTICLE-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS THROUGH COVALENT OR NONCOVALENT APPROACH FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS, Jingjing Gao, Chemistry
Developing alternative forage production strategies for enhanced environmental and economic resilience on New England dairy farms, Samantha Glaze-Corcoran, Plant Biology
PROMOTION OF COLON HEALTH BY STRAWBERRY AND CRANBERRY, Yanhui Han, Food Science
THE COYOLXAUHQUI PROCESS OF A SCHOLAR UNBECOMING AN ENEMY OF YOUTH: A PERFORMATIVE, EMBODIED, SELF-DECOLONIZING STORY OF TRANSFORMATION AND HOPE, Carmen G. Hernández Ojeda, Communication
ANGELS WHO STEPPED OUTSIDE THEIR HOUSES: “AMERICAN TRUE WOMANHOOD” AND NINETEENTH-CENTURY (TRANS)NATIONALISMS, Gayathri M. Hewagama, English
Testing the convergent retrieval learning theory of testing effects, William J. Hopper, Psychology
EXPLOITING UNLABELED DATA AND QUERY STRATEGY OPTIMIZATION WITH ADVERSARIAL ATTACKS IN ACTIVE LEARNING, Weilong Hu, Mathematics
Optimization and Training of Generational Garbage Collectors, Nicholas Jacek, Computer Science
Non-cationic Polymeric Materials for Therapeutic Delivery Applications, Ziwen Jiang, Chemistry
Improving Face Clustering in Videos, SouYoung Jin, Computer Science
Modeling the Pleistocene History of the Greenland Ice Sheet, Benjamin Andrew Keisling, Geosciences
Design of Hardware with Quantifiable Security against Reverse Engineering, Shahrzad Keshavarz, Electrical and Computer Engineering
COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF LAMINATED VENEER BAMBOO (LVB) DOWEL JOINTS, Niloufar Khoshbakht, Environmental Conservation
Are Some Horizons Broader than Others? Study Abroad, Inequality, and the Influence on Careers and Education., Suzan Kommers, Education (also CAGS)
TRACKING A LONG DISTANCE IRON DEFICIENCY SIGNAL, Rakesh Krishna Kumar, Plant Biology
Optimal Linearization: Prosodic displacement in Khoekhoegowab and Beyond, Leland Kusmer, Linguistics
Learning Latent Characteristics of Data and Models using Item Response Theory, John P. Lalor, Computer Science
NEOGENE HISTORY OF THE KUROSHIO CURRENT EXTENSION AND PLANKTIC FORAMINIFERA EVOLUTIONARY IMPLICATIONS, Adriane Lam, Geosciences
DEVELOPMENT OF NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL INHIBITORY CONTROL DURING ADOLESCENCE: THE INTEGRATIVE EFFECTS OF FAMILY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND PARENTING BEHAVIORS, Mengjiao Li, Psychology
Higher-Order Representations for Visual Recognition, Tsung-Yu Lin, Computer Science
Molecular Designs of Novel Responsive Assemblies for Therapeutic Delivery Applications, Bin Liu, Chemistry
Covalent Labeling-Mass Spectrometry for Characterizing Protein-Ligand Complexes, TIANYING LIU, Chemistry
TOOLS FOR FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISTIC STUDIES: RESOLVING PROTEIN DYNAMICS BY NANOPORE TWEEZER AND QUANTITATING MOLECULAR TRAFFICKING BY DROPLET-INTERFACE BILAYER TECHNOLOGIES, XIN LI, Chemistry
LOST IN TRANSLATION? GEORGIAN PRINCIPALS’ PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF INTENSE POLICY BORROWING, Tamar Lomiashvili, Education (also CAGS)
NANOINDENTATION CHARACTERIZATION OF ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF SHALES AND SWELLING CLAY MINERALS, Shengmin Luo, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Search for Displaced Hadronic Vertices in the ATLAS Inner Detector and Muon Spectrometer in p-p Collisions at √s = 13 TeV at the LHC, Margaret S. Lutz, Physics
Exploring Multiracial Consciousness: Voices of Multiracial Students at a Predominantly White Institution, Victoria K. Malaney Brown, Education (also CAGS)
Anti-Jam GPS Controlled Reception Pattern Antennas for Man-Portable Applications, Jeffrey A. Maloney, Electrical and Computer Engineering
REGULATION OF NOTCH LIGAND EXPRESSION ON CD4 T CELLS, Ankita Mitra, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
NONLINEAR MODELS FOR SYNTHETIC MOORING LINES UNDER EXTREME OCEAN CONDITIONS: AN AQUACULTURE CASE STUDY, Nhu Nguyen, Mechanical Engineering
Associations Between Emotion Regulation Flexibility, Executive Functioning, and Borderline Personality Disorder Features, Marykate Oakley, Psychology
What's in a Label? Unpacking the Meaning of Achievement Labels from Tests, Francis O'Donnell, Education (also CAGS)
Y así les nació la conciencia. Las emociones políticas en Balún Canán de Rosario Castellanos y Abeng de Michelle Cliff, Pilar Osorio, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
CONSTRUCTING MULTISTAGE ADAPTIVE TESTS USING RESPONSE TIMES, Yooyoung Park, Education (also CAGS)
BAYESIAN METHODS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF REPORTING ERRORS FOR DATA-SPARSE POPULATION-PERIODS WITH APPLICATIONS TO ESTIMATING MORTALITY, Emily Peterson, Public Health
METABOLIC MODELING OF MULTISPECIES MICROBIAL BIOFILMS, Poonam Phalak, Chemical Engineering
CHARACTERIZING ADAPTIVE NON-CODING CHANGES IN THE REGULATION OF HUMAN GENE EXPRESSION, Jason Pizzollo, Molecular and Cellular Biology
TRUSTWORTHY SYSTEMS AND PROTOCOLS FOR THE INTERNET OF THINGS, Arman Pouraghily, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dynamic Composition of Functions for Modular Learning, Clemens GB Rosenbaum, Computer Science
The Production and Perception of Subject Focus Prosody in L2 Spanish, Covadonga Sanchez, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
THE EFFECT OF MNE HEADQUARTER ATTENTION ON OPERATIONS IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY: EVIDENCE FROM MARKET SEEKING MNEs IN INDIA, Mayank Sewak, Management
Towards Optimized Traffic Provisioning and Adaptive Cache Management for Content Delivery, Aditya Sundarrajan, Computer Science
Surface Driven Flows : Liquid Bridges, Drops and Marangoni Propulsion, Samrat Sur, Mechanical Engineering
ANALYSIS AND VERIFICATION OF ARITHMETIC CIRCUITS USING COMPUTER ALGEBRA APPROACH, TIANKAI SU, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Probabilistic Inference with Generating Functions for Population Dynamics of Unmarked Individuals, Kevin Winner, Computer Science
COMPACTIFICATIONS OF CLUSTER VARIETIES ASSOCIATED TO ROOT SYSTEMS, FEIFEI XIE, Mathematics
Investigate the Interactions between Silver Nanoparticles and Leafy Vegetables Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Mapping Technique, Zhiyun Zhang, Food Science
CHARACTERIZATION OF BIODISTRIBUTION OF TRANSFERRIN AND RECEPTOR BINDING MECHANISM BY MASS SPECTROMETRY, Hanwei Zhao, Chemistry
THE EFFECT OF OXYGEN ON PROPERTIES OF ZIRCONIUM METAL, Jie ZHAO, Mechanical Engineering
DE-CODING THE IMPACT OF EVOLVED CHANGES IN GENE EXPRESSION AND CELLULAR PHENOTYPE ON PRIMATE EVOLUTION, Trisha Zintel, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Dissertations from 2019
Dropping the Invisibility Cloak: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Sense of Belonging and Place Identity Among Rural, First Generation, Low Income College Students from Appalachian Kentucky, Brenda Abbott, Education (also CAGS)
Learning Linguistics, Teaching for Change: Preparing Secondary Educators to More Equitably Teach Disciplinary Literacies, Kathryn Accurso, Education (also CAGS)
Thermodynamics of Polyelectrolyte Solutions and Polymer Crystallization, Sabin Adhikari, Physics
DO NARCISSISTIC CEOS REALLY CARE ABOUT CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? THE MODERATING ROLE OF OUTSIDE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Jin Sun Ahn, Hospitality & Tourism Management
Neural Generative Models and Representation Learning for Information Retrieval, Qingyao Ai, Computer Science
‘BLACK INTIFADA’: BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT, PALESTINIAN POETRY OF RESISTANCE AND THE ROOTS OF BLACK AND PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY, Nadia Alahmed, Afro-American Studies
Partisan Policymaking: Research and Advocacy in an Era of Polarization, Zachary Albert, Political Science
FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATION OF BONDED AND MECHANICALLY ANCHORED SHEAR INTERFACES OF EXTERNALLY APPLIED FRP SHEETS TO CONCRETE AND WOOD-CONCRETE COMPOSITES, Alaa Al-Sammari, Civil Engineering
TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS AND KNOWLEDGE TOWARD INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN SAUDI ARABIAN SCHOOLS, Tassan Mohammed Alsulami, Education (also CAGS)
ECOLOGY OF THE ELUSIVE: GENOME-INFORMED INVESTIGATION OF SOIL MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, Lauren Alteio, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
WALKING FOR OBJECT TRANSPORT: AN EXAMINATION OF THE COORDINATIVE ADAPTATIONS TO LOCOMOTOR, PERCEPTUAL, AND MANUAL TASK CONSTRAINTS, Avelino Amado, Kinesiology
"No One is Gonna Tell Us We Can't Do This": The Development of Agency in Student-Initiated Community Engagement, Shuli A. Archer, Education (also CAGS)
Interfaith Education and the Quest for Peacebuilding in Northern Nigeria, Ezekiel Abdullahi Babagario, Education (also CAGS)
IMPROVING THE SHEAR BEHAVIOR OF CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER (CLT) PANELS BY OPTIMIZATION OF LAMINATES PLY-ORIENTATION USING EASTERN HEMLOCK, Alireza Bahmanzad, Environmental Conservation
Citizenship in transit: perils and promises of crossing Mexico, Martha Balaguera Cuervo, Political Science
Mechanisms that Limit Oxidative Phosphorylation during High-Intensity Muscle Contractions In Vivo, Miles F. Bartlett, Kinesiology
Production and Power at Idalion, Cyprus in the First Millennium BCE, Rebecca Bartusewich, Anthropology
Bruhat-Tits Buildings and a Characteristic p Unimodular Symbol Algorithm, Matthew Bates, Mathematics
POPULATION VIABILITY AND CONNECTIVITY OF THE FEDERALLY THREATENED EASTERN INDIGO SNAKE IN CENTRAL PENINSULAR FLORIDA, Javan Bauder, Environmental Conservation
MULTI-LEVEL BARRIERS TO ART ADHERENCE AMONG HIV-INFECTED WOMEN IN RURAL ESWATINI: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH, Nozipho Becker, Public Health
(Social) class is in session: Examining the experiences of working-class students through social class identity, class-based allyship, and sense of belonging, Genia M. Bettencourt, Education (also CAGS)
Computing Agreement in a Mixed System, Sakshi Bhatia, Linguistics
SLEEP-DEPENDENT CONSOLIDATION OF LOCOMOTOR SEQUENCE LEARNING AND LOCOMOTOR ADAPTATION, Gabriela Borin Castillo, Kinesiology
Transgender Young Adults, Sibling Relationships, and Mental Health, Jordon Bosse, Nursing
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Pollinators as Vectors of Mummy Berry Disease in Highbush Blueberry, Matthew Boyer, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Narratives of Queerness: Queer Worldmaking (in) the Classroom with Undergraduate Students, Rachel Briggs, Communication
ENGINEERING SYNTHETIC BIOMATERIALS FOR CANCER DRUG SCREENING, Elizabeth Brooks, Chemical Engineering
Binding and Coreference in Vietnamese, Thuy Bui, Linguistics
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Efficacy of an Academically-Integrated Physical Activity Program on Classroom Behavior in Preschoolers, Sarah Burkart, Kinesiology
The Bivariate Luminosity-HI Distribution Function of Galaxies, Zhon Butcher, Astronomy
ENGAGED, MULTICULTURAL INDIVIDUALISM IN THE MILLENNIAL WORKS OF MARYSE CONDÉ AND ZADIE SMITH, Nicole Calandra, Comparative Literature