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Dissertations from 2018
Integrated Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Approaches to Identify Genes and Gene Networks Involved in Lipid Biosynthesis in Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz Seeds, Hesham Abdullah, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
ITINERÂNCIA(S) POÉTICA(S): JORGE DE SENA E CECÍLIA MEIRELES, Susana L. M. Antunes, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF GAS-PHASE METAL CATION COMPLEXES WITH ALKANES AND AMMONIA, Muhammad Affawn Ashraf, Chemistry
LIGHT-HARVESTING AND LIGHT-RESPONSIVE MATERIALS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, youngju bae, Chemistry
MECHANISM OF REGULATION OF KINESINS EG5 AND KIF15 BY TPX2, Sai Keshavan Balchand, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Role of Manganese Oxide in the Formation of Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water Treatment, Arianne A. Bazilio, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Search for long-lived, massive particles decaying into dimuon vertices in pp collisions at 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector at the LHC, Nathan Bernard, Physics
Pronoun Variation in Cavite Chabacano: Creole/Non-Lexifier Contact Situation, Sheryl Lynn Bernardo-Hinesley, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Sex and Difference in the Jewish American Family: Incest Narratives in 1990s Literary and Pop Culture, Eli W. Bromberg, English
Playing the Field: A Case of Restructuring at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Jacqueline Brousseau-Pereira, Education (also CAGS)
Preparing Asian ESOL Teachers to Respond to Student Writing: A Systemic Functional Linguistic Perspective in Action, I-An Chen, Education (also CAGS)
Effects of Aerobic Physical Activity on Student Engagement: Can 20 Minutes of Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity Affect On-task Classroom Behavior Immediately Following?, Brooke DeWitt, School Psychology
Driven Morphological Evolution of Crystal Surfaces, Epitaxial Thin Films, and Two-Dimensional Materials: Morphological Stability and Pattern Formation, Lin Du, Chemical Engineering
Rhetorical Investments: Writing, Technology, and the Emerging Logics of the Public Sphere, Dan Ehrenfeld, English
A Study of High Performance Multiple Precision Arithmetic on Graphics Processing Units, Niall Emmart, Computer Science
Quantification and Paradox, Edward Ferrier, Philosophy
Meaning and Modality, Jesse Fitts, Philosophy
THE HEAT SHOCK COGNATE 70 PROTEIN (HSC70) IS A NOVEL TARGET FOR NOBILETIN IN COLON CANCER CELLS, Zili Gao, Food Science
"AL GAUCHO QUE LLEVO EN MÍ, SACRAMENTE, COMO LA CUSTODIA LLEVA LA HOSTIA”: IDEOLOGÍA POLÍTICA Y LITERATURA GAUCHESCA EN EL CONTEXTO CINEMATOGRÁFICO DE LA REVOLUCIÓN ARGENTINA, Ramiro Garcia-Olano, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
DESIGN AND SYNTHESIS OF STIMULI-RESPONSIVE POLYMERIC NANOGELS TOWARDS THERAPEUTIC TRANSLATION, Mallory R. Gordon, Chemistry
SUPPORTING ENGINEERING DESIGN OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED MEDICAL DEVICES WITH KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT THROUGH ONTOLOGIES, Thomas Hagedorn, Mechanical Engineering
Assembly and Functional Architecture of Bacterial Chemoreceptor Nanoarrays, Elizabeth R. Haglin, Chemistry
Get in Where You Fit in: The Career Paths for White and Black Superintendents, Terrell Melvin Hill, Education (also CAGS)
Formulation and Characterization of Lipogels as a Tunable Delivery Scaffold, Celia Homyak, Chemistry
The Role of the Metallochaperone HypA in the Acid Survival and Activities of Nickel Enzymes in Helicobacter pylori, Heidi Hu, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Materials Engineering, Switching Mechanism and Novel Applications of Memristive Devices, Hao Jiang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Structure-Property Relationships of Polymer Films and Hydrogels to Control Bacterial Adhesion, Kristopher W. Kolewe, Chemical Engineering
Framed sheaves on a quadric surface, Nguyen Thuc Huy Le, Mathematics
AEROELASTIC SIMULATION OF WIND TURBINES USING FREE VORTEX METHODS AND STRATEGIES FOR ACCELERATING THE COMPUTATION, Shujian Liu, Mechanical Engineering
Observing the Molecular Basis of Thin Filament Activation with a Three Bead Laser Trap Assay, Thomas Longyear, Kinesiology
An Experimental Investigation of the Influence of Sampling on the Behavior of Intermediate Soils, William Lukas, Civil and Environmental Engineering
CIVIC DOMESTICITY: RHETORIC, WOMEN, AND SPACE AT HULL HOUSE, 1889-1910, Liane Malinowski, English
Assessing the long-term sequelae of mild traumatic brain injury, Janna Mantua, Neuroscience and Behavior
Cadherin-11 Ectodomain Signaling in Cranial Neural Crest Migration, Ketan Mathavan, Molecular and Cellular Biology
IMPACTS OF GENOME AND NUCLEAR ARCHITECTURE ON MOLECULAR EVOLUTION IN EUKARYOTES, Xyrus Maurer-Alcalá, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Who Ate the Subfossil Lemurs? A Taphonomic and Community Study of Raptor, Crocodylian and Carnivoran Predation of the Extinct Quaternary Lemurs of Madagascar., Lindsay Meador, Anthropology
MODELING DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR AND STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF SAND-SILT MIXTURES: A MICROMECHANICAL APPROACH, Mehrashk Meidani and Mehrashk Meidani, Civil and Environmental Engineering
ROLE OF RIGIDITY AND FLEXIBILITY OF FUNCTIONAL GROUPS WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS, Oyuntuya Munkhbat, Chemistry
Using Latent Variable Models to Improve Causal Estimation, Huseyin Oktay, Computer Science
EFFECTS OF FLORAL PHYTOCHEMICALS ON GROWTH AND EVOLUTION OF A PARASITE OF BUMBLE BEES, Evan Palmer-Young, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Supporting Scientific Analytics under Data Uncertainty and Query Uncertainty, Liping Peng, Computer Science
MEMRISTIVE NANODEVICES AND ARRAYS: SCALING AND NOVEL APPLICATIONS, Shuang Pi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conceptualizing television viewing in the digital age: Patterns of exposure and the cultivation process, Lisa Prince, Communication
Documental autoetnográfico de posmemoria. Una aproximación al pasado franquista desde la perspectiva de género, Maribel Rams, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
STUDY OF SELF-ASSEMBLY AND STIMULI RESPONSIVE BEHAVIOR IN POLYMERIC AND DENDRITIC AMPHIPHILES, Poornima Rangadurai, Chemistry
MOTIVATION AND GENDER DYNAMICS IN HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE: THE EFFECT OF GENDER COMPOSITION ON MOTIVATION IN SMALL GROUP INQUIRY AND ENGINEERING TASKS, Julie Robinson, Education (also CAGS)
The Philosophical Value of Reflective Endorsement, Rachel Robison, Philosophy
Eccentricity Modulation of Precessional Variation in the Earth’s Climate Response to Astronomical Forcing: A Solution to the 41-kyr Mystery, Rajarshi Roychowdhury, Geosciences
The Molecular Basis of Caspase-9 Inactivation by PKA and c-Abl Kinases, Banyuhay Paningbatan Serrano, Chemistry
A LIVING MODEL FOR OBESITY AND AGING RESEARCH: CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS, PEIYI SHEN, Food Science
Synthesis of Novel Zwitterionic Polymers: From Functional Surfactants to Therapeutics, Matthew Skinner, Polymer Science and Engineering
TRACKING MIGRATORY BIRD MOVEMENTS IN THE GULF OF MAINE WITH AUTOMATED RADIO TELEMETRY AND STABLE HYDROGEN ISOTOPE MARKERS, Jennifer Smetzer, Environmental Conservation
Sleep, and its Relation to Non-Motor Deficits in Patients with Cerebellar Ataxia, Akshata Sonni, Neuroscience and Behavior
Investigating the Parent Functions: African-American Families and Schools Collaborating to Improve Secondary Mathematics Achievement, Frank E. Staples Jr., Education (also CAGS)
HABITAT SELECTION, CONNECTIVITY, AND POPULATION GENETICS OF A TIMBER RATTLESNAKE (CROTALUS HORRIDUS) METAPOPULATION IN SOUTHWESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW ENGLAND, Anne Stengle, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
I Look to the Ground Beneath My Feet: An Insurgent Performance (Auto)ethnography, Timothy M. L. Sutton, Communication
RETHINKING THE CREATIVE ECONOMY: THE DIVERSE ECONOMIES OF ARTISTS AND ARTISANS IN RURAL MASSACHUSETTS, Abby Irene Templer Rodrigues, Sociology
CLPXP FUNCTIONS IN CAULOBACTER AS A UNIVERSAL AND SPECIES-SPECIFIC PROTEASE, Robert Vass, Molecular and Cellular Biology
MULTIPLE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL THEOREM OF CALCULUS AS ENACTED IN THE CURRICULUM, SENSE-MAKING AND GENDER, Ileana Vasu, Education (also CAGS)
Vibrated Squares as Equilibrium and Active Matter, Lee Askew Walsh, Physics
On the Performance of Adaptive Bitrate Streaming and Parallel Cloud Applications, Cong Wang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
ORIGINS AND SEASONAL VARIATION OF DISINFECTION BYPRODUCT PRECURSORS, Ran Zhao, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dissertations from 2017
Solution-Based Assembly of Conjugated Polymers into Nanofibers for Organic Electronics, Daniel E. Acevedo Cartagena, Polymer Science and Engineering
Reactions to ingroup critics under threat: Social psychological factors that magnify versus mitigate negative reactions, Levi Adelman, Psychology
Affective Responses to Technology Use: Examining the Dark Side, Exploring the Bright Side, David Agogo, Management
Can Long Bone Structural Variability Detect Among-Population Relationships?, Gina Agostini, Anthropology
Capacity Development and Workplace Learning: An Analysis of Factors Influencing Workplace Learning at Afghan Ministry of Education, Department of Planning, Mohammad Javad Ahmadi, Education (also CAGS)
Sustainability in the Apparel Industry: A Study of Self-Regulatory Institutions and Logic Hybridization Processes, Yoojung Ahn, Management
Relational-Cultural Perspectives of African American Women with Diabetes and Maintaining Multiple Roles, Ayesha Ali, Nursing
Tablet-based Self-management Intervention for Diabetes Mellitus Type II Patients: Usability and Efficacy of The ASSISTwell Tool, Mohammad Alkawaldeh, Nursing
The Effect of Management Practices on Bacterial, Fungal, and Nematode Communities on Cool Season Turfgrass, Elisha Allan-Perkins, Plant Biology
Peppermint Kings: A Rural American History, Dan Allosso, History
Seismic behavior of concrete frames with jacketed columns, Jose Alvarez, Civil Engineering
Method for Enabling Causal Inference in Relational Domains, David Arbour, Computer Science
Problems in Graph-Structured Modeling and Learning, James Atwood, Computer Science
Special Education and Massachusetts Charter Schools: Examining Issues and Practices Associated with Enrollment, Placement and Compliance, Jennifer C. Baribeau, Education (also CAGS)
Spreadsheet Tools for Data Analysts, Daniel W. Barowy, Computer Science
The Role of Foster Parents in Improving Educational Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care, Gwen Bass, Education (also CAGS)
Ultraviolet to Infrared Star Formation Rate Tracers: Characterizing Dust Attenuation and Emission, Andrew Battisti, Astronomy
Inference from network data in hard-to-reach populations, Isabelle Beaudry, Mathematics
Deep Energy-Based Models for Structured Prediction, David Belanger, Computer Science
Non-Euclidean Shells: A Study of Growth-Induced Fabrication and Mechanical Multi-Stability, Nakul Bende, Polymer Science and Engineering
Testing a Skills Training Course for Use in a Peer-Delivered Mental Health Intervention, Samantha L. Bernecker, Psychology
A Papered Freedom: Self-Purchase and Compensated Manumission in the Antebellum United States, Julia Bernier, Afro-American Studies
The Role of Social Class and Construal Level in Social Justice and Fairness Beliefs, Prerana Bharadwaj, Psychology
Synthesis of Biopolymer Materials Tailored for Biological Applications, Nathan P. Birch, Chemical Engineering
Interfacing Continuous Measurement of Glucose and Physical Activity to Predict Glycemic Control in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes, Jennifer Blankenship, Kinesiology
Demystifying Distributed Leadership: How Understanding Principles of Practice and Perceptions Regarding Ambiguity Can Enhance the Leadership Capacity of Department Chairs, Diana Bonneville, Education (also CAGS)
Roughly Speaking: A Performance Autoethnography of Occupation, Aesthetics, and Epistemology, Tyler Boudreau, Communication
Patient-Centered Medical Home Model of Care for Non-Elderly Adults with Mental Illness: Preventive Care, Healthcare Quality, Services Utilization, and Cost Analyses, Jennifer Bowdoin, Public Health
Examining the Relation Between Family Functioning and Child Hyperactivity: Simultaneously Testing Four Proposed Mechanisms, Rosanna P. Breaux, Psychology
Social-Emotional Development Assessment: Scale Development for Kindergarten through Second Grade Youth Universal Screening, James F.M. Brenchley, School Psychology
Moving from Trauma to Healing: Black Queer Cultural Workers’ Experiences and Discourses of Love, Durryle N. Brooks, Education (also CAGS)
Rethinking Person-Organization Fit: Operationalization and Measurement of Perceived Organizational Fit, Ben Bulmash, Management
Environmentally Driven Galaxy Evolution and Quenching: Insights from the Low-redshift Circumgalactic Medium, Joseph Burchett, Astronomy
Perceptions and Perspectives of Core Subject High School Teachers on the Phenomenon of Creative Learning, Ralph Caouette, Education (also CAGS)
GOLDEN PALIMPSESTS: AMERICA, CERVANTES, AND THE INVENTION OF MODERNITY/COLONIALITY, Antonia Carcelen-Estrada, Comparative Literature
Graph Construction for Manifold Discovery, CJ Carey, Computer Science
A Virtuous Cycle: Interdependence and the Ontogenesis of Social Justice, Nathan Carnes, Psychology
Relationship Between Structure and Function in Nickel Proteins and Enzymes, Carolyn Carr, Chemistry