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Dissertations from 2019
DO NARCISSISTIC CEOS REALLY CARE ABOUT CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY? THE MODERATING ROLE OF OUTSIDE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Jin Sun Ahn, Hospitality & Tourism Management
"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)
POPULATION VIABILITY AND CONNECTIVITY OF THE FEDERALLY THREATENED EASTERN INDIGO SNAKE IN CENTRAL PENINSULAR FLORIDA, Javan Bauder, Environmental Conservation
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Pollinators as Vectors of Mummy Berry Disease in Highbush Blueberry, Matthew Boyer, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
ENGAGED, MULTICULTURAL INDIVIDUALISM IN THE MILLENNIAL WORKS OF MARYSE CONDÉ AND ZADIE SMITH, Nicole Calandra, Comparative Literature
Probing Quantized Excitations and Many-body Correlations in Transition Metal Dichalcogenides with Optical Spectroscopy, Shao-Yu Chen, Physics
SMALL FRUIT PHENOLICS: PHENOLIC VARIATIONS AND RELATED HEALTH RELEVANCE, Susan Cheplick, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
ENHANCING NANOPORE BASED BIOSENSENING TECHNOLOGY USING PORE FORMING PROTEINS, Christina M. Chisholm, Molecular and Cellular Biology
PRECIPITATION AND COACERVATION IN POLYELECTROLYTE-COLLOID SYSTEMS, Fatih Comert, Chemistry
PREDICTION AND CONTROL OF VITAMIN C LOSS IN SPACEFLIGHT FOODS, William Dixon, Food Science
DIRECT PATTERNING OF NATURE-INSPIRED SURFACES FOR BIOINTERFACIAL APPLICATIONS, Feyza Dundar, Polymer Science and Engineering
PRO-SOCIAL CONSUMER AND FIRM BEHAVIOR IN IMPERFECTLY COMPETITIVE REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETS, Jill Fitzsimmons, Resource Economics
A Multiline Anchor Concept for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines, Casey Fontana, Civil Engineering
AGING-IN-COMMUNITY: THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ON ACCESSORY-DWELLING UNIT ACCESS AND UTILIZATION AMONG OLDER AMERICANS, Travis M. Gagen, Public Health
Applications of Machine Learning Methods in Macroscopic Crash Analysis for Transportation Safety Management, Somaye Garmroudi Dovirani, Civil and Environmental Engineering
The effects of social and physical interactions on lizard morphology, behavior, and ecology, Casey Gilman, Biology
Modeling the Local Political Economy of Adulis: 1000 BCE-700 ACE, Daniel Habtemichael, Anthropology
Active Site Design and Exploitation of Allosteric Sites in Proteases, Maureen Hill, Chemistry
Scalable Data-driven Modeling and Analytics for Smart Buildings, Srinivasan Iyengar, Computer Science
Cultural and Family Challenges in Type Two Diabetes Self-care for Puerto Rican Identified Hispanic Adults, Jalil Johnson, Nursing
CHARACTERIZATION AND MANIPULATION OF THE MAGNETIZATION OF NANO-SCALE MAGNETIC STRUCTURES, Wenming Ju, Physics
CHEMORECEPTOR DYNAMICS AND SIGNALING: NMR MEASUREMENTS WITHIN FUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES, Maryam Kashefi, Biochemistry
AMPHIPHILIC ASSEMBLIES WITH RESPONSIVE CHARACTERISTICS AT SURFACES AND INTERFACES, Piyachai Khomein, Chemistry
HYBRIDIZED POLYMERIC NANO-ASSEMBLIES: KEY INSIGHTS INTO ADDRESSING MDR INFECTIONS, Ryan Landis, Chemistry
NEGOTIATING CRITICAL BILITERACIES: LANGUAGE AND LITERACY LEARNING IN A BILINGUAL ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM, Jing-Ji Marsha Liaw, Education (also CAGS)
Every Pawn is a Potential Queen: How Female Early-Career Faculty Play the Game of Tenure, Bethany Lisi, Education (also CAGS)
REVISITING THE EAST ASIAN MIRACLE: LABOR REGIMES, PROFITABILITY AND ACCUMULATION, Zhongjin Li, Economics
CHEMICAL STABILITY AND PERFORMANCE INFLUENCE OF CHOICE SUBSTITUENTS AND CORE CONJUGATION OF ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS, Jack Ly, Polymer Science and Engineering
Young Adult Early Childhood Home Visitors’ Perceptions of FAN (Facilitating Attuned Interactions) and Its Potential Protection to Burnout, Lee MacKinnon, Education (also CAGS)
Probing Apoptotic Caspase Allostery and Exosite Interactions for Alternative Regulation, Derek J. MacPherson, Chemistry
A CRITICAL LENS OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN PUERTO RICO, Robin Marion, Education (also CAGS)
WILDFIRES IN THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES: EVALUATING FIRE OCCURRENCE AND RISK IN THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, Daniel R. Miller, Geosciences
Sequence Design via Semidefinite Programming Relaxation and Randomized Projection, Dian Mo, Electrical and Computer Engineering
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ACCUMULATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: Resource Extraction, Financialization, and Capital Flight as Barriers to Investment and Employment Growth, Seeraj Mohamed, Economics
THERMODYNAMIC AND ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL HYBRID MULTIGENERATION CYCLES AND WASTE HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEMS DRIVEN BY CONCENTRATED SOLAR TOWER, Kasra Mohammadi, Mechanical Engineering
Implicit Learning As A Means Of Tonal Jazz Pitch-Listening Skills Acquisition, David Mosher, Music
DIRECT PRINTING OF CONDUCTIVE INKS FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND WEARABLE MICROFLUIDICS, Aditi Naik, Polymer Science and Engineering
MACHINE LEARNING METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED HEALTH MONITORING USING WEARABLE SENSORS, Annamalai Natarajan, Computer Science
Changes in muscle control and coordination in novel task learning, Sangsoo Park, Kinesiology
The Non-linear Dynamics of Barred Galaxy Evolution in LCDM, Michael Petersen, Astronomy
Bringing Learning Back In: Examining Three Psychometric Models for Evaluating Learning Progression Theories, Duy Pham, Education (also CAGS)
Efficient Probabilistic Reasoning Using Partial State-Space Exploration, Luis Pineda, Computer Science
Interweaving Personal and Community Transformation in a Capability Approach: An Education for Development Case Study in Colombia, Stephanie M. Pirroni, Education (also CAGS)
Bio-inspired Polymers that Bind and Deliver Protein Cargo, Nicholas D. Posey, Polymer Science and Engineering
THE INVESTIGATION OF SURFACE BARRIER DURING MOLECULAR TRANSPORT IN HIERARCHICAL ZEOLITES, Xiaoduo Qi, Chemical Engineering
NASCENT DNA PROTEOMICS ANALYSIS UNCOVERS DNA REPLICATION DYNAMICS IN THE HUMAN PATHOGEN TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI, Maria Rocha Granados, Microbiology
APPLICATION OF GROUND PENETRATING RADAR FOR USE IN THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY SITE INVESTIGATIONS, Aaron J. Rubin, Civil Engineering
Protein Degradation Regulates Phospholipid Biosynthetic Gene Expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bryan Salas-Santiago, Microbiology
THE IMPACT OF PTSD AND HISTORY OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ON MEDICATION TREATMENT SUCCESS IN OPIOID USE DISORDER, Kirk Sanger, Nursing
Use of a Checklist to Facilitate the Recognition of a Transfusion Associated Adverse Event, susan scott, Nursing
Enhanced Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Peptides and Proteins Using Polymeric Reverse Micelles, Mahalia Adelina Corazon Paningbatan Serrano, Chemistry
FUNDAMENTAL LIMITS OF COVERT COMMUNICATION IN PACKET CHANNELS, Ramin Soltani, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Design and Self-Assembly of Responsive Scaffolds for Food and Sensing Applications, Uma Sridhar, Chemistry
Globalizing Nature on the Shakespearean Stage, William Steffen, English
Learning with Aggregate Data, TAO SUN, Computer Science
EXAMINING STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AMONG STATE SPECIAL EDUCATION AGENCIES IN THE RESULTS DRIVEN ACCOUNTABILITY PROCESS, Anne Louise Thompson Granfield, Education (also CAGS)
Modeling Temporal Structures in Time-varying Networks, Kun Tu, Computer Science
Embodied, Rationed, Precarious: Conceptualizations of Sovereignty in Urban Food Regimes, Candan Turkkan, Political Science
Synthesis and Molecular Transport Studies in Zeolites and Nanoporous Membranes, Vivek Vattipalli, Chemical Engineering
STRATEGIES TO INCREASE LIPID OXIDATIVE STABILITY OF A LOW MOISTURE CRACKER SYSTEM, Thanh Vu, Food Science
DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL BIOMATERIALS USING PROTEIN BUILDING BLOCKS, Li-Sheng Wang, Chemistry
Improving and understanding data quality in large-scale data systems, Xiaolan Wang, Computer Science
Building the Outer Membrane Protein G (OmpG) Nanopore Library: From the Discrimination of Biotin-Binding Proteins in Serum to Resolving Human Carbonic Anhydrase From Human Red Blood Cells, Bib Yang, Chemistry
Modeling and Optimizing Routing Decisions for Travelers and On-demand Service Providers, Xinlian Yu, Civil Engineering
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE MOTION OF CELLULOSE SYNTHASE PROTEIN COMPLEXES IN THE PLANT CELL MEMBRANE, Nina Zehfroosh, Physics
TARGETED DESIGN OF CO-CONTINUOUS NANOSTRUCTURES IN COPOLYMERS, Di Zeng, Polymer Science and Engineering
Direct Printing/Patterning of Key Components for Biosensor Devices, Yiliang Zhou, Polymer Science and Engineering
QUANTITATIVE PROBING OF VACANCIES AND IONS DYNAMICS IN ELECTROACTIVE OXIDE MATERIALS, Jiaxin Zhu, Mechanical Engineering
Managing Information Security Investments Under Uncertainty: Optimal Policies for Technology Investment and Information Sharing, Yueran Zhuo, Management
Dissertations from 2018
IPMTC- AN EMERGING NURSING THEORY ON TRANSITIONING INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY FROM LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES TO THE COMMUNITY UNDER MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMS, Sylvia Abbeyquaye, Nursing
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
Machine Learning Methods for Activity Detection in Wearable Sensor Data Streams, Roy Adams, Computer Science
TARGETED LOCALIZATION OF MICROTUBULE-SEVERING ENZYMES TO CREATE NEW LOCAL TOOLS TO STUDY CELL DIVISION, Siddheshwari Advani, Molecular and Cellular Biology
TEACHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT IN BANGLADESH: EXPLORING POLICY AND PRACTICE THROUGH A VERTICAL CASE STUDY, Sumera Ahsan, Education (also CAGS)
USING STABLE ISOTOPES TO EXAMINE CARRY-OVER EFFECTS DURING THE FULL ANNUAL CYCLE OF A MIGRATORY BIRD, THE PRAIRIE WARBLER, Michael E. Akresh, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Equilibrium Partitioning of Binary Polymer Mixtures into Biological Nanopores, Mehmet Alphan Aksoyoglu, Physics
THE LINKAGES AMONG MARKET STRUCTURE, MARKET CONDUCT, AND SERVICE QUALITY: ANALYSIS OF THE U.S. DOMESTIC AIRLINE INDUSTRY, Amirhossein Alamdar Yazdi, Management
CHARACTERISTICS FOR TEACHING GIFTED STUDENTS: THE SAUDI TEACHERS' PERSPECTIVE, Majed s. Al dalham, Education (also CAGS)
GEOMETRY, GROWTH AND PATTERN FORMATION IN THIN ELASTIC STRUCTURES, Salem Al-Mosleh, Physics
Exploring the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Social Emotional Learning Program on Kindergarteners’ Risk for Social, Academic, and Emotional Problems, Molly Alvin, School Psychology
FOKI VITAMIN D RECEPTOR GENE POLYMORPHISMS AND METABOLIC HEALTH IN PREGNANT SAUDI WOMEN, Maysa Alzaim, Public Health
AN ARCHITECTURE EVALUATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SOFT GPGPU FOR FPGAs, Kevin Andryc, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Identification of the mesoderm/endoderm interactions involved in murine liver and pancreas development, Jesse Angelo, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
ITINERÂNCIA(S) POÉTICA(S): JORGE DE SENA E CECÍLIA MEIRELES, Susana L. M. Antunes, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Rhotic variation in the Spanish spoken by Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico and Western Massachusetts, Alba Arias Alvarez, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
THE PRIVILEGE OF BLACKNESS: BLACK EMPOWERMENT AND THE FIGHT FOR LIBERATION IN ATTALA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI 1865-1915, Evan Ashford, Afro-American Studies
SPECTROSCOPIC STUDIES OF GAS-PHASE METAL CATION COMPLEXES WITH ALKANES AND AMMONIA, Muhammad Affawn Ashraf, Chemistry
ANALOG SIGNAL PROCESSING SOLUTIONS AND DESIGN OF MEMRISTOR-CMOS ANALOG CO-PROCESSOR FOR ACCELERATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING APPLICATIONS, Nihar Athreyas, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Polymeric Peptide Mimics for Protein Delivery, Coralie Backlund, Polymer Science and Engineering
LIGHT-HARVESTING AND LIGHT-RESPONSIVE MATERIALS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, youngju bae, Chemistry
Surface Functionalization of Fabrics and Threads for Smart Textiles, Morgan Baima, Chemistry
MECHANISM OF REGULATION OF KINESINS EG5 AND KIF15 BY TPX2, Sai Keshavan Balchand, Molecular and Cellular Biology
EXAMINING sHSP-SUBSTRATE CAPTURE AND CHAPERONE NETWORK COORDINATION THROUGH CROSS-LINKING, Keith Ballard, Molecular and Cellular Biology
The Interplay Between Polarity Regulators, Calcium, and the Actin Cytoskeleton During Tip Growth, Carlisle Bascom Jr, Plant Biology
Role of Manganese Oxide in the Formation of Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water Treatment, Arianne A. Bazilio, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Three Essays on Governments and Financial Crises in Developing Economies, 1870-1913, Peter H. Bent, Economics
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
STEM PIPELINE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO INTENTIONS TO MAJOR IN STEM, Joshua Bittinger, Education (also CAGS)
"The Whole Nation Will Move": Grassroots Organizing in Harlem and the Advent of the Long, Hot Summers, Peter Blackmer, Afro-American Studies