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Dissertations from 2005
Kinetics and morphology of electric field-induced patterning in thin polymer films., Kathryn Amanda Leach, Polymer Science and Engineering
Phase diagrams of stoichiometric polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes., Michael J. Leonard, Polymer Science and Engineering
Evaluation of organic turfgrass management and its environmental impact by dissolved organic matter., Kun Li, Plant and Soil Sciences
Directed self-assembly of nanoparticles at interfaces., Yao, Lin, Polymer Science and Engineering
Well-being and actual desires., Mark E. Lukas, Philosophy
Competing narratives : the interplay between racial and ethno-religious identity among Ashkenazi Jewish undergraduate anti-racist peer educators., Christopher MacDonald-Dennis, Education
A comparison of boys and girls diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder in a public school counseling program., Sara R. Marsh, Education
Meiji maiden : Umeko Tsuda and the founding of higher education for women in Japan., Theresa G. McCue, Education
Monte Carlo, small angle light scattering, and dynamic light scattering studies of dilute polymer solutions., Joseph E. McNamara, Polymer Science and Engineering
"To lawless rapine bred" : a study of early Northeastern execution literature featuring people of African descent/, Tanya M. Mears, Afro-American Studies
Disrupting dissemblance : transgressive black women as politics of counter-representation in African American women's fiction/, Trimiko C. Melancon, Afro-American Studies
Academic capitalism and doctoral student socialization : a case study., María del Pilar Mendoza, Education
Validation and diagnostic accuracy of early numeracy skill indicators., Scott A. Methe, Education
Teachers who are mothers : perceptions of concurrent career and parenthood roles., Melva J. Michaelian, Education
Children's friendships and after-school program participation : does participation in an after-school program affect the development and quality of children's friendships?, Sarah G. Mitchell, Education
Service-learning and social justice : making connections, making commitments., Tania D. Mitchell, Education
Cultivating participatory democracy at the grassroots : a case study in middle belt Nigeria., Laura, Mullen-Dobson, Political Science
Investigating the break in the Cepheid period-luminosity relation and its implications., Chow-Choong, Ngeow, Astronomy
Decentralization by an efficient information system : enabling efficient decisions for basic education in Malawi., Maxwell Suluma Nkhokwe, Education
The dynamics of informed problem-solving : an exploratory study of student attention and cognition in clinical athletic training., Holly A. Noun, Education
A single molecule visualization of DNA diffusion and partitioning in model porous materials., Dmytro, Nykypanchuk, Polymer Science and Engineering
Writing and transformation in college composition., Michelle Lynne Paranto, Education
Mechanical behavior, modeling, and color change of electrospun fiber mats., Angelo, Pedicini, Polymer Science and Engineering
Brains and barns : the role of context in epistemic attribution., Julie M. Petty, Philosophy
Sense of control and psychological well-being during the transition to parenthood., Courtney P. Pierce, Psychology
Dynamics of plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) : immigration into apple orchards., Jaime Cesar Piñero, Entomology
Sharing the spotlight : the non-adopted siblings of transracial adoptees., John W. Raible, Education
The state, the noncitizen, and the challenge of bilateral legitimacy in the United States, Canada and Australia., Alicia Marie Rampulla, Political Science
The contradictory imperatives of New Deal banking reforms., Ellen D. Russell, Economics
"You don't have to have college knowledge to know it all" : meaning-making in a participatory adult education project., Sherry L. Russell, Education
Juggling the contradictions : an exploration of white college students' understanding of meritocracy and racial inequality., Sheri Lyn Schmidt, Education
Here I am now! : community service-learning with immigrant and refugee undergraduate students and youth : the use of critical pedagogy, situated-learning and funds of knowledge., Janna, Shadduck-Hernández, Education
Adult activity and host plant utilization in cranberry fruitworm, Acrobasis vaccinii Riley (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)., Nagendra R. Sharma, Entomology
Narratives of Chinese female immigrant professionals : factors that affect their career development and strategies used for career adjustment., Yuting Shih, Education
Barriers to treatment in an ethnically diverse sample of women with serious mental illness., Stacy L. Simon, Psychology
Functionalized quantum dots for dispersion in polymers and cross-linking at interfaces., Habib, Skaff, Polymer Science and Engineering
Prepared for complexity : multicultural women teaching English as a second language., Lise M. Sparrow, Education
Contested grounds : the transformation of the American Upper Ohio Valley and the South African Eastern Cape, 1770-1850/, Christoph, Strobel, History
The beginning of intervention : a study of the working relationship between the state Department of Education and underperforming schools during the implementation of new school accountability policy., Susan Bowles Therriault, Education
Education in post-apartheid South Africa : towards liberation or equity?, Tsoaledi Daniel Thobejane, Education
The development of teaching philosophies in the absence of formal pre-service teacher education., B. Curtis Turner, Education
Breaking the silence : Cambodian students speak out about school, success, and shifting identities., Roberta Wallitt, Education
Characterization of humic substances and non-ideal phenanthrene sorption as affected by clay-humic interactions., Kaijun Wang, Plant and Soil Sciences
Investigations into mating disruption, delayed mating, and multiple mating in oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis (Waterhouse) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)., Erik J. Wenninger, Entomology
Effects of picture rehearsal on the behavior of public school children with autism spectrum disorders., Lisa J. Wholey, Education
Towards functional materials from polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes., Waiken K. Wong, Polymer Science and Engineering
Dissertations from 2004
"We know our rights and have the courage to defend them:" : the spirit of agitation in the age of accommodation, 1883-1909/, Shawn Leigh Alexander, Afro-American Studies
The role of education and support in the vocational development and recovery of young adults with psychiatric disabilities., Kimberly S. Bisset, Education
Reading class : disrupting power in children's literature., Maria José Botelho, Education
The BNS : a notation system for developing better ideas about children's strategies., Jane Tingle Broderick, Education
Phytoextraction of zinc from soils., Gretchen M. Bryson, Plant and Soil Sciences
Perceptions of new public school leaders : their evolution to the superintendency., Joseph E. Buckley, Education
Computer science undergraduates' perceptions of e-mail peer mentoring., Suzanne M. Castriotta, Education
Content validity of independently constructed curriculum-based examinations., Elias Watson Jani Chakwera, Education
The effects of topic familiarity and language difficulty on situation-model construction by readers of Chinese as a foreign language., Cecilia Chang-Chow, Education
Culture and healthcare toward Vietnamese adults and elderly of Greater Springfield, Massachusetts., Duong Van Chu, Education
Ring-opening metathesis polymerization of organic-inorganic thermosets and processable shape memory polymers., Gregory S. Constable, Polymer Science and Engineering
"Coming into my own as a teacher" : English teachers' experiences in their first year of teaching., Jennifer Susan Cook, Education
Athletic training professional preparation : a study of the employed graduates perspective of the clinical education experience., Kathleen K. Culpo, Education
Identification of ethylene responsive genes that control flowering of Guzmania Lingulata 'Anita'., Danijela Dukovski, Plant and Soil Sciences
Family, community-based social capital and educational attainment during the doi moi process in Viet Nam., Van Thanh Duong, Education
"Superleadership" : the impacts and implications for public education., Flavia L. Eldemire, Education
Fire-resistant polymers containing bisphenol C and deoxybenzoin deriatives., Kenneth A. Ellzey, Polymer Science and Engineering
Excellence is the highest form of resistance : African American reformers in the pre-Civil War north., Germaine, Etienne, History
Early math interest and the development of math skills : an understudied relationship., Paige H. Fisher, Psychology
Solid phase synthesis of graft copolymers of poly(thiophene)s and peptides containing 3-thienylalanine., David W. Flanagan, Polymer Science and Engineering
Interaction in a two-way video environment : a case study at the University of Massachusetts., Hugh J. Friel, Education
Solid and melt state processing of polymers and their composites in supercritical carbon dioxide., Manuel A. Garcia-Leiner, Polymer Science and Engineering
Nonformal education in francophone West Africa : a case study of the Senegalese experience of community-based schools., Mbarou, Gassama-Mbaye, Education
An analysis of outcomes associated with student participation in living-learning communities at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst., Michael A. Gilbert, Education
Customizing education to the student : the Educational Transitions Program at Greenfield Community College., Melinda Gougeon, Education
Perceptions of new teacher candidates in history/social studies at one public university and the critical choices they face., Andrew D. Hamilton, Education
Fifth grade students' perspectives of learning through a constructivist approach., Frederick Jibran Harling, Education
Revolutionary Tabasco in the time of Tomás Garrido Canabal, 1922-1935 : a Mexican house divided., Kristin A. Harper, History
The lives and careers of veteran urban physical education teachers., Mary Henninger, Education
Impulsivity as a predictor of athletic success and negative consequences in NFL football players., Sara A. Hickmann, Psychology
Teachers' professional development across the lifespan : shifting realities and roles., Frances L. Hitchens, Education
College teachers' orientation to teaching : a comparative case study., Christine L. Holmes, Education
Design and modeling of quartz crystal microbalance-based ion sensors and aging of cryotropically gelled poly (vinyl alcohol)., Douglas W. Howie, Polymer Science and Engineering
Globalization of English teaching practices : when Confucianism meets Vygotskian practices : an ethnography of teaching and learning EFL in a Korean university., Sun Joo Huh, Education
Elementary teachers' perceptions regarding the usefulness of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) for improving student learning., Gregory R. Hungerford, Education
Refusing to be silent : tracing the role of the black woman protector on the American stage/, Brandon LA Hutchinson, Afro-American Studies
The response of atomic and molecular gas to a disk-disk collision., Daisuke, Iono, Astronomy
Measurements of student understanding on complex scientific reasoning problems., Alisa Sau-Lin Izumi, Education
Collaborating with refugee and immigrant communities : reflections of an outsider., Dale M. Jones, Education
Learning milieu for primary school teachers in Malawi : perspectives, practices, & policies., Fritz. Kadyoma, Education
Olefin polymerization from single site catalysts confined within porous media., Rajeswarmi M. Kasi, Polymer Science and Engineering
Critical multicultural analysis of reconstructed folk tales : Rumpelstiltskin is my name, power is my game., Jane Elizabeth Kelley, Education
An evaluation of automated scoring programs designed to score essays., Shameem Nyla Khaliq, Education
Using performance level descriptors to ensure consistency and comparability in standard setting., Dafter January Khembo, Education
The birth of parenting : maternal representations, the place of the infant, and the development of sensitive caring., R. H. Killough, Education
A comparative study on the efficacy of High Schools That Work in vocational high schools in Massachusetts., John A. Kozikowski, Education
Untra-thin films of polyvinyl alcohol on hydrophobic surfaces : preparation, properties, chemistry, and applications., Mikhail, Kozlov, Polymer Science and Engineering
(De)mystifying literacy practices in a foreign language classroom : a critical discourse analysis., Yuri Kumagai, Education
Listening to the voices of inner city, low-income, 12th grade, black males : a phenomenological study of their educational experiences., Christopher A. Lester, Education
Changes in soil quality under different agricultural management in Chinese mollisols., Xiaobing Liu, Plant and Soil Sciences
Impact of the living history online project on students' computer use, skills, attitudes towards computer technology and history learning in four Western Massachusetts public schools., Weijia Li, Education
Analysis of a complex policy domain : access to secondary education in Malawi., Samson L. W., MacJessie-Mbewe, Education
Famine and ideology : the precipitating factors and educational implications in the case of Somalia., Yasin I. Magan, Education
An investigation of alternative approaches to scoring multiple response items on a certification exam., Xiaoying Ma, Education