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Dissertations from 2017
Collective Action as Relationship in Late Modernity: Animal Advocacy in a Repressive Political Climate, Catherine M. Wilson, Sociology
Mediators and Moderators of Childhood Family Adversity and Adult Cortisol Response: The Role of Marital Conflict Behavior, Jeffrey P. Winer, Psychology
ASSEMBLY OF PARTICLES ONTO RIGID CYLINDERS AND FLEXIBLE MEMBRANES: PROBING EFFECTS OF SURFACE CURVATURE AND DEFORMATION, Derek Wood, Physics
INTERNATIONALIZATION AND HOTEL PERFORMANCE: MODERATING EFFECTS OF AGGLOMERATION, Linda Woo, Hospitality & Tourism Management
The help / hurt duality at work in MakeupAlley.com product reviews, Lisa Wortman Raring, Communication
EFFECTS OF PERMETHRIN, A PYRETHROID INSECTICIDE, ON GLUCOSE AND LIPID METABOLISM, XIAO XIAO, Food Science
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR HIGH DIMENSIONAL DATA ARISING FROM LARGE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES, Hui Xu, Public Health
Analytical Methods to Support Design and Optimization of Protein Drug Conjugate: Focusing on Haptoglobin-hemoglobin Complex as a Drug Carrier, Shengsheng Xu, Chemistry
ADAFT: A RESOURCE-EFFICIENT FRAMEWORK FOR ADAPTIVE FAULT-TOLERANCE IN CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS, Ye Xu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dissecting Molecular Pathways that ensure Proper Chromosome Segregation and Cell Division, Anna Ye, Molecular and Cellular Biology
NANOPARTICLE AS SUPRAMOLECULAR PLATFORM FOR DELIVERY AND BIOORTHOGONAL CATALYSIS, Gulen Yesilbag Tonga, Chemistry
SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS OF POLYMERIC MEMBRANES FOR SMALL MOLECULE TRANSPORT, Haomiao Yuan, Polymer Science and Engineering
Formal Analysis of Arithmetic Circuits using Computer Algebra - Verification, Abstraction and Reverse Engineering, CUNXI YU, Electrical and Computer Engineering
HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPLEX EVENT PROCESSING FOR DECISION ANALYTICS, Haopeng Zhang, Computer Science
STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS OF HIERARCHICAL POLYMER MATERIALS, Minchao Zhang, Polymer Science and Engineering
New Mass Spectrometric Methods for Studying Proteins in Solution and in the Gas Phase, Zhe Zhang, Chemistry
statistical methods on risk management of extreme events, Zijing Zhang, Mathematics
Characterization of Highly Heterogeneous Heparin-Protein Complexes Using Novel Mass Spectrometry-Based Approaches, Yunlong Zhao, Chemistry
Aliovalent Dopants in ZnO Nanocrystals: Synthesis to Electronic Structure, Dongming Zhou, Chemistry
Dissertations from 2016
Study of Charge Transport Mechanism in Microbial Nanowires, Ramesh Adhikari, Physics
Bacteriophage: Bioengineered Bacterial Detection and Applications, Samuel D. Alcaine, Food Science
A Mixed Methods Analysis of the Intersections of Gender, Race, and Migration in the High-Tech Workforce, Sharla N. Alegria, Sociology
Motivations and Barriers for Saudi Nurses to Pursue a Doctoral Degree, Abdualrahman Alshehry, Nursing
Sperm Capacitation associated increase in Tyrosine Phosphorylation: kinetic of the increase and novel members involved in the process., Antonio Alvau, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Conversion of Cellulose to Ethanol by the Biofuels Microbe Clostridium Phytofermentans: Quantification of Growth and Role of an Rnf-Complex in Energy Conservation, Jesús G. Alvelo-Maurosa, Microbiology
Modeling Choice Problems with Heterogeneous User Preferences in the Transportation Network, Mahyar Amirgholy, Civil Engineering
Customer Engagement: Perceived Benefits and Effect of Individual and Brand Personality on Engagement Behaviors, Yana Andonova, Management
Post-Wrinkling Behaviors in Layered Elastic Polymers, Anesia D. Auguste, Polymer Science and Engineering
The Role of NOTCH3 Signaling in T Helper Cell Differentiation and Induction of EAE, Furkan Ayaz, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Colonial and Post-Colonial Origins of Agrarian Development: The Case of Two Punjabs, Shahram Azhar, Economics
Eulerian CFD Modeling of Multiphase Internal Injector Flow and External Sprays, Eli T. Baldwin, Mechanical Engineering
Multimodal Assessment in Action: What We Really Value in New Media Texts, Kathleen M. Baldwin, English
Distributing Condoms and "Hope": Race, Sex, and Science in Youth Sexual Health Promotion, Chris A. Barcelos, Public Health
Three Essays on the Social Determinants of Early Childhood Health and Development, Andrew Barenberg, Economics
Extracellular Matrix Control of Breast Cancer Metastasis and Dormancy, Lauren Barney, Chemical Engineering
The Professionalization of Male Circumcision in Turkey, Oyman Basaran, Sociology
A Conflict of Interest? Negotiating Agendas, Ethics, and Consequences Regarding the Heritage Value of Human Remains, Heidi J. Bauer-Clapp, Anthropology
Distribution and Population Dynamics of Ungulates in the Mongolian Gobi, Buuveibaatar Bayarbaatar, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Microaggressions in a Women's College. Understanding Language, Race, Class and Gender in Teaching Spanish: A Testimonio, Thelma Belmonte-Alcantara, Education
Citation Networks, Linguistics-Based Cues, and Logic-Based Approaches to Understanding What Persuades a Judge to Forsake Bias, James ben-Aaron, Political Science
Simulating the Hydrodynamics of Offshore Floating Wind Turbine Platforms in a Finite Volume Framework, Maija Benitz, Mechanical Engineering
THE SUBJECTS OF FATİH AKIN'S MELODRAMAS: A GENEALOGICAL READING THROUGH THE FILMS OF R.W. FASSBINDER, YILMAZ GÜNEY AND ATIF YILMAZ, Emir O. Benli, Comparative Literature
O Creativity, Where Art Thou? What Increases Creativity Perception, and When Does Creativity Matter?, Ilgim Dara Benoit, Management
Confessions in the Courtroom: An Audience Research on Court Shows, Silvina Beatriz Berti, Communication
Physical Geometry, James P. Binkoski, Philosophy
Building Meaning in Navajo, Elizabeth A. Bogal-Allbritten, Linguistics
The Application of Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange and Covalent Labeling Coupled with Mass Spectrometry to Examine Protein Structure, Nicholas B. Borotto, Chemistry
Improving Conservation Efforts Through a Better Understanding of Forest Elephant Ecology, the Impacts of Threats on Elephants and Freshwater Fisheries in Northern Congo, Roger Patrick Boundja, Environmental Conservation
Understanding STEM Learning Outcomes Using A Phenomenographic Approach, Cheryl L. Brooks, Education
Controlling the Assembly of Nanoparticles in Polymer Blends, Kyle C. Bryson, Polymer Science and Engineering
Transnationalizing Social Justice Education: InterAmerican Frameworks for Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century, Mirangela G. Buggs, Education
Algebraicity of rational Hodge isometries of K3 surfaces, Nikolay Buskin, Mathematics
Chemopreventive Effects of Cranberry in Association with the Alteration of Gut Microbiota, xiaokun cai, Food Science
Disproportionate Suspension Rates: Understanding Policy and Practice in One State, Kristine A. Camacho, Education
Studies of Kinetochore Mechanobiology in Drosophila, Stuart Cane, Molecular and Cellular Biology
ELITE CAPTURE, FREE RIDING, AND PROJECT DESIGN: A CASE STUDY OF A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN CEARÁ, BRAZIL, Jessica Carrick-Hagenbarth, Economics
Alterations to Maternal Behavior and Brain by Exogenous Estrogen Exposure, Mary Catanese, Neuroscience and Behavior
Of Wolves, Hunters, and Words: A Comparative Study of Cultural Discourses in the Western Great Lakes Region, Tovar Cerulli, Communication
Rational Development of Solid Lewis Acid Catalysts for Biomass Conversion, Chun-Chih Chang, Chemical Engineering
Reduced order fluid-structure interaction models for thin shells with non-zero Gaussian curvatures to understand the response of aneurysms to flow, Gary Han Chang, Mechanical Engineering
Nixon's War on Terrorism: The FBI, Leftist Guerrillas, and the Origins of Watergate, Daniel S. Chard, History
Service Improvement and Cost Reduction for Airlines: Optimal Policies for Managing Arrival and Departure Operations under Uncertainty, Heng Chen, Management
Bacteriophage-Based Colorimetric Detection of Escherichia Coli in Drinking Water, Juhong Chen, Food Science
Three Essays on Sustainable Development in China: Social, Economic and Environmental Aspects, Ying Chen, Economics
The Gaps between Values and Practices of Global Citizenship Education: A Critical Analysis of Global Citizenship Education in South Korea, Hye Seung Cho, Education
Rumi, the Poet of Universal Love: The Politics of Rumi's Appropriation in the West, FATMA B. CIHAN-ARTUN, Comparative Literature
Investigating the Relationship between Implicit Theories about Intelligence and Teacher-Student Relationship Quality, Woodbury B. Clift, Education
Model Systems for Characterizing the Intrinsic Properties of Polymer Semiconductors: Oligomers and Single Crystals, Nicholas S. Colella, Polymer Science and Engineering
Addictive Reading: Nineteenth-Century Drug Literature's Possible Worlds, Adam Colman, English
Bootstrap Boricuas: A Family Performing and Exploring Cultural Assimilation, Ellen Correa, Communication
Educational Implications: Homeless Children's Perception of Resilience, Maria M. Costa, Education
The Consequences of Speed: Studies of Cavitation During the Mantis Shrimp Strike and the Control of Rapid Deceleration During Toad Landing, Suzanne M. Cox, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Knowledge Development in Undergraduate Clinical Nursing Education, Nancy A. Craig-Williams, Nursing
Reading Power: Female Sexuality, Bullying, and Power Relations in Young Adult Literature, Cara C. Crandall, Education
Engineering Advanced Morphologies for Structurally Reinforced Polyolefins, Brian M. Cromer, Polymer Science and Engineering
Nanoscience at Interfaces and Surfaces: From Jamming to Electrode Texturing, Mengmeng Cui, Polymer Science and Engineering
Writing Resistance and the Question of Gender: Charlotte Delbo, Noor Inayat Khan, and Germaine Tillion, Lara R. Curtis, Comparative Literature
Effective Performance Analysis and Debugging, Charles M. Curtsinger, Computer Science
The Cosmic Web, and the Role of Environment in Galaxy Evolution, Ryan Cybulski, Astronomy
Learning from Pairwise Proximity Data, Hamid Dadkhahi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Functionalized Electrospun Nanofibers for Food Science Applications, Minhui Dai, Food Science
Characterizing the urban human environment system in Boston, Massachusetts, Rachel S. Danford, Environmental Conservation
Analysis of External-Field-Driven Surface Stabilization and Patterning, Dwaipayan Dasgupta, Chemical Engineering
"Daring propaganda for the beauty of the Human Mind:" Critical Consciousness-Raising in the Poetry and Drama of the Black Power Era, 1965-1976, Markeysha D. Davis, Afro-American Studies
Do Bad Boys Finish First? An Investigation of a Lay Theory of Heterosexual Women's Mate Preferences, Casey J. DeBuse, Psychology
“If There Are Men Who Are Afraid to Die, There Are Women Who Are Not”: African American Women's Civil Rights Leadership in Boston, 1920-1975., Julie de Chantal, History
A Paleobathymetric Model and Evolution of the Brazilian Marginal Basins during the Late Maastrichtian to Eocene based on Benthic Foraminiferal Biofacies, Renata Moura de Mello, Geosciences
Uptake and Accumulation of Engineered Nanomaterials by Agricultural Crops and Associated Risks in the Environment and Food Safety, Yingqing Deng, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
El estudio contrastivo y comparativo de la perífrasis de gerundio en el español y en el portugués hablado en Massachusetts y Rhode Island, Judy de Oliveira, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Design of ROMP-based Protein Mimics for siRNA Delivery, Brittany M. deRonde, Polymer Science and Engineering
Correspondence Between Change in Adult Attachment Patterns and Change in Depression Symptoms in Early Marriage, Cassandra C. DeVito, Psychology
When Mom Goes to School: Maternal Education and Intergenerational Mobility, Maura E. Devlin, Education
"The Book Can't Teach You That": A Case Study of Place, Writing, and Tutors' Constructions of Writing Center Work, Christopher Joseph DiBiase, English
Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility: The Roles of Organizational Identity and Social Creativity, Pamala J. Dillon, Management
Adaptive Route Choice in Stochastic Time-Dependent Networks: Routing Algorithms and Choice Modeling, Jing Ding-Mastera, Civil Engineering
Fallibility and Normativity, Joshua DiPaolo, Philosophy
An Integrated Computational and Experimental Approach to Study and Scale-Up Vacuum Drying of Pharmaceutical Products, Aditya G. Dodda, Chemical Engineering
Pessimism in Progress: Hermann Sudermann and the Liberal German Bourgeoisie, Jason Doerre, Germanic Languages & Literatures
The Aurality of Rhetoric: A Critical Hermeneutic of Cape Breton’s Rhetorical Music Community, Gregory J. Dorchak, Communication
Rational Development of Carbon-Based Materials for Adsorption-Enhanced Conversion of Cellulose to Value-Added Chemicals, Paul J. Dornath, Chemical Engineering
Modeling, Analysis and Numerical Simulations in Mathematical Biology of Traveling Waves, Turing Instability and Tumor Dynamics, Mei Duanmu, Mathematics
Supramolecular Strategies for the Generation of Nanoparticle Assemblies and Biomolecular Thin Films, Bradley P. Duncan, Chemistry
Three Essays on Women's Land Rights in Rural Peru, Rosa L. Duran, Economics
Do we have a climate for change? Insights about adaptation planning actions in coastal New England, Ana M. Emlinger, Regional Planning
Investigation of Effluent Nitrogen Derived from Conventional Activated Sludge (CAS) and Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) Systems and Its Impact on Algal Growth in Receiving Waters, Heonseop Eom, Civil Engineering
Polymer and Small Molecule Designs for Anion Conducting Membranes: Connected Ion-Channel Morphologies and Highly Alkaline Stable Ammonium Cations, SEDEF P. ERTEM, Polymer Science and Engineering
Engineering Polymers through Impact Modification and Superheated Liquid Processing, Gregory Connor Evans, Polymer Science and Engineering
Subscore Reliability and Classification Consistency: A Comparison of Five Methods, Fen Fan, Education
Urban metabolism and land use modeling for urban designers and planners: A land use model for the Integrated Urban Metabolism Analysis Tool, Mohamad Farzinmoghadam, Regional Planning
Who is like Whom? Reclassification and Performance Patterns for Different Groupings of English Learners, Molly M. Faulkner-Bond, Education
Nanomaterials at Liquid/Liquid Interfaces: Assembly and Rheology, Tao Feng, Polymer Science and Engineering
A Period Examination Through Contemporary Energy Analysis of Kevin Roche’s Fine Arts Center at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, L Carl Fiocchi Jr, Environmental Conservation
Retail Analytics and Optimization for Store-Wide Shelf-Space Management, Tulay Flamand, Management
Middle Management Strategic Roles: Strategic Role Conflict and its Antecedents, Hector R. Flores, Management
Ocean Gateways and Glaciation: Planktic Foraminiferal Records from the Southern Ocean, Equatorial Pacific, and Caribbean, Andrew J. Fraass, Geosciences
Detecting Anomalously Similar Entities in Unlabeled Data, Lisa D. Friedland, Computer Science
Three Essays on Economic Stages and Transition, Ricardo R. Fuentes-Ramírez, Economics
The Impact of Customer Contact Personnel on Innovation in Service Firms, Alexandra L. Galli-Debicella, Management
Photolysis of Triazenylbenzoic Acids for Click Chemistry, Adam Gann, Chemistry
Rights in Property and Property in Rights: Privacy, Contract and Ownership of the Body in Anglo-American Political and Constitutional Thought, Gary L. Garrison, History
A Tale of “Ku” (Bitter) V.S. “Tian” (Sweet): Understanding China's “Yiku Sitian” Movement in the 1960s and 1970s from the Perspective of Cultural Discourse Analysis, Xinmei Ge, Communication
The Influence of Musculoskeletal Geometry on the Metabolic Cost of Pedaling, Lex Gidley, Kinesiology
Structuring Thought: Concepts, Computational Syntax, and Cognitive Explanation, Matthew B. Gifford, Philosophy
Song perception in communication networks, Sarah Goodwin, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Feasibility of a combined physical activity and sleep education intervention for girls living in a low socioeconomic status urban community, Cory J. Greever, Kinesiology
Protest Lyrics at Work: Labor Resistance Poetry of Depression-Era Autoworkers, Rebecca S. Griffin, English
Chasing New Physics: From Electroweak Baryogenesis to Dark Matter, Huaike Guo, Physics
Elastic Resource Management in Distributed Clouds, Tian Guo, Computer Science
Contemplative Practices and Learning: A Holistic Approach to Education in Bhutan, Yang Gyeltshen, Education
Expansion of and reclassification within the family Lachnospiraceae, Kelly N. Haas, Microbiology
The Effect of Unique Labels on Face Perception in Infancy, Hillary R. Hadley, Psychology
Predictive modeling of riverine constituent concentrations and loads using historic and imposed hydrologic conditions, Mark Hagemann, Civil Engineering
Theoretical Studies of Atomic Transport in Ternary Semiconductor Quantum Dots and Charge Transport in Organic Photovoltaic Active Layers, Xu Han, Chemical Engineering
Wind Farm Wake Modeling and Analysis of Wake Impacts in a Wind Farm, Yujia Hao, Mechanical Engineering
Gestational Weight Gain and Maternal Health Among Hispanic Women, Megan W. Harvey, Public Health
From What Remains: The Politics of Aesthetic Mourning and the Poetics of Loss in Contemporary African American Culture, Kajsa K. Henry, English
Three Essays on U.S. Household Debt and the Sources of Systemic Financial Fragility, Thomas Herndon, Economics
Application-Aware Resource Management for Cloud Platforms, Xin He, Computer Science
Transcription Regulation of PHO5 Gene by the Ino2p and Ino4p bHLH Proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Ying He, Microbiology
Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of a User Training Program for Integrating Health Information Technology into Clinical Processes, Ze He, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Investigating the impact of small molecule ligands and the proteostasis network on protein folding inside the cell, Karan Hingorani, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Fluorinated Conjugated Polymers for Organic Photovoltaics: Synthesis by Direct Arylation and Structure-Property Relationships, Patrick D. Homyak, Polymer Science and Engineering
Reclaiming Voices and Identities: An Examination of African American Educators’ Experiences Before and After Brown v. Board of Education, Leta Hooper, Education
Morphological and Material Effects in Van Der Waals Interactions, Jaime C. Hopkins, Physics
Macronutrients and the risk of premenstrual syndrome, Serena C. Houghton, Public Health
Geochemical Attributes of Hydraulically Active Fractures and Their Influence on Groundwater Quality, Amy L. Hudson, Geosciences
Evolvability of the Skull: A Study of Genetic Basis and Integration in the Teleost Craniofacial Skeleton, Yinan Hu, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Rethinking the Creative Economy: Participatory Action Research with Artists and Artisans in the Greater Franklin County, Leo L. Hwang, Geosciences
The Cellular Context of Estradiol Regulation in the Zebra Finch Auditory Forebrain, Maaya Ikeda, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Voltage Driven Translocation of Polyelectrolytes through Nanopores, Byoung-jin Jeon, Polymer Science and Engineering
Proactive Assessment of Climate Change and Contaminant Spill Impacts on Source Water Quality, Lillian C. Jeznach, Civil Engineering
Modeling Interactions Between Human Factors and Traffic Flow Characteristics, Chaoqun Jia, Civil Engineering
Can Everyone Be a Leader? A Multi-Contextual Study of Leadership, Xueting Jiang, Management
The Stability of Ferrate(VI) in Water and Its Impacts on Disinfection Byproduct Precursors, Yanjun Jiang, Civil Engineering
Engineering the Nano-Bio Interface of Gold Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications, Ying Jiang, Chemistry
Mesa para dos. La Gastronomía en la Poesía y el Cine Españoles, Dolores Juan Moreno, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Multi-Classifier Fusion Strategy for Activity and Intent Recognition of Torso Movements, Abhijit Kadrolkar, Mechanical Engineering
Change of Sight, Sites of Creativity: The Visual Arts in Albania after Socialism, Sofia Kalo, Anthropology
Ownership in the Development Discourse: A Case Study in Education in Tanzania, Satomi Kamei, Education
Kinetics and dynamics of electrophoretic translocation of polyelectrolytes through nanopores, Harshwardhan Katkar, Chemical Engineering
Probes and their Horizons, Stefan Keine, Linguistics
Study of the Self-Assembly Process of Microporous Materials Using Molecular Modeling, Mohammad Navaid Khan, Chemical Engineering
"How Many Generations Will be Spoiled at the Cost of Such Compromises?" The Resolution Strategies of High School Principals in Value-Conflict Situations Between School Law and Moral Values in Azad Kashmir, Muhammad N. Khawaja, Education
Assembling Creative Cities in Seoul and Yokohama: Rebranding East Asian Urbanism, Changwook Kim, Communication
Dynamic Wetting and Drag Reduction on Superhydrophobic and Liquid-Infused Surfaces, Jeong-Hyun Kim, Mechanical Engineering
The Effect of a Growing Black Hole on the Infrared Emission of Dusty Galaxies in the Distant Universe, Allison Kirkpatrick, Astronomy
Structure and Dynamics of Charged Colloidal Disks in Colloid-Polymer Mixtures, Suhasini Kishore, Chemical Engineering
Optimization of the fabrication, stability, and performance of food grade nanoemulsions with low and high energy methods, Jennifer Komaiko, Food Science
Extending Faceted Search to the Open-Domain Web, Weize Kong, Computer Science
Critical Literacy and Identities in World Language Education: Telling Reflective Stories of Digital Storytelling, Keiko Konoeda, Education
Advanced Materials for Rapid Diagnostics in Food, Agriculture and Healthcare, Charmaine K.W. Koo, Food Science
Mega Versus Local Sport Sponsorships, Jakeun Koo, Management
Synergy Between Digital and Traditional Literacy Practices: A Framework for Building a Reading Culture in a Secondary School, Nina Kositsky, Education
(I) Polymer Nanocomposites: Rheology and Processing for Mesoporous Materials and (II) Nanopatterning of Metal Oxides Using Soft Lithography, Rohit Kothari, Polymer Science and Engineering
The Social Corporation: Firms, Networks, and Politics, Michael Kowal, Political Science
Efficient Inference, Search and Evaluation for Latent Variable Models of Text with Applications to Information Retrieval and Machine Translation, Kriste Krstovski, Computer Science
Follow the Crowd: How Viral Social Information and Social Identity Increase Investors’ Suboptimal Investing Decisions, Stephen Kuselias, Management
Essays on Household Health Expenditures, National Health Insurance and Universal Access to Health Care in Ghana, EVELYN KWAKYE, Economics
Anaphora, Inversion, and Focus, Nicholas J. LaCara, Linguistics
Automatic Development and Adaptation of Concise Nonlinear Models for System Identification, William G. La Cava, Mechanical Engineering
Novel Advancements for Improving Sprout Safety, Kyle S. Landry, Food Science
A Lower Limb Prosthesis with Active Alignment for Reduced Limb Loading, Andrew LaPre, Mechanical Engineering
Shared Focus/Collective Responsibility: The Lived Experience of Educators as Members of a Data Team in a Connecticut Public High School, Abbie-Jean M. Lareau, Education
Clay Pot Cookery: Dairy, Diet and Class during the South Levantine Iron Age II Period, Mary K. Larkum, Anthropology
Control of Proteolysis during the Caulobacter Cell Cycle, Joanne Lau, Microbiology
Turning around the Culture of Teaching and Learning: A Turnaround School Success Story, Rachael B. Lawrence, Education
Mammalian Egg Activation: The Roles of TRPV3 Channels and PLCZ1, Hoi Chang Lee, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Differential Prediction and Validity of Advanced Placement (AP®) for Student Subgroups, Minji K. Lee, Education
Uncovering the Genetic Basis for Biofuel-Related Traits in Brachypodium Distachyon, Scott J. Lee, Plant Biology
Electromagnetic Scattering Models for InSAR Correlation Measurements of Vegetation and Snow, Yang Lei, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Functional Hydrophilic Polymers for Solution Assembly and Non-Viral Gene Therapy, Rachel A. Letteri, Polymer Science and Engineering
Refractive Index Engineering and Optical Properties Enhancement by Polymer Nanocomposites, Cheng Li, Polymer Science and Engineering
Combining Static and Dynamic Analysis for Bug Detection and Program Understanding, Kaituo Li, Computer Science
Examining the Civil-Military Divide Through New (Institutional) Lenses: The Influence of the Supreme Court, Allen Linken, Political Science
Algorithms for First-order Sparse Reinforcement Learning, Bo Liu, Computer Science
Fabrication of Ultrafine Structures and Functional Surfaces Over Large Areas, Yinyong Li, Polymer Science and Engineering
Low Cross-Polarization Vivaldi Arrays, John Logan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Spider Brain Morphology & Behavior, Skye M. Long, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Evaluating Digital VHF Technology to Monitor Shorebird and Seabird Use of Offshore Wind Energy Areas in the Western North Atlantic, Pamela H. Loring, Environmental Conservation
The Neural Correlates of Emotion Reactivity and Regulation in Young Children with ADHD, Claudia I. Lugo-Candelas, Psychology
Characterization of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Cells in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex of Rats, Yi-Ling Lu, Neuroscience and Behavior
Infants' & Toddlers' Social Evaluations of Trustworthy and Untrustworthy Faces, Ashley Lyons, Psychology
Evaluating the Role of Glutathione in Detoxification of Metal-Based Nanoparticles in Plants, Chuanxin Ma, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
American Authoritarianism in Black and White, Matthew C. MacWilliams, Political Science
Prospects for Infrared Quantum Gravity: From Cosmology to Black Holes, Basem K. Mahmoud El-Menoufi, Physics
Microfinance, Household Indebtedness and Gender Inequality, Theresa Mannah-Blankson, Economics
Young Children Positioned as Storytellers in the Classroom: An examination of teacher-child interactions and the storytelling event, Peggy L. Martalock, Education
Kinetic and Dynamic Insights into the Substrate Interactions and Catalysis of Factor Inhibiting HIF-1 (FIH-1), Cristina B. Martin, Chemistry
Aggregation and Coagulation of C60 Fullerene as Affected by Natural Organic Matter and Ionic Strength, Hamid Mashayekhi, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Mashup Archeology: A Case Study in the Role of Digital Technology in Cultural Production, Zachary McDowell, Communication
Teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Mand Within the Inclusive Classroom, Jennifer L. McIntire, Education
Ideological Conflict Embedded in Anthropology and the Road to Restructuring the Discipline, Donna L. Moody, Anthropology
A Computational Study of Non-Newtonian Droplet Dynamics, Kyle G. Mooney, Mechanical Engineering
The Representation of Probabilistic Phonological Patterns: Neurological, Behavioral, and Computational Evidence from the English Stress System, Claire Moore-Cantwell, Linguistics
Integrated Urban Metabolism Analysis Tool (IUMAT), Nariman Mostafavi, Environmental Conservation
The Path To Supersubstantivalism, Joshua D. Moulton, Philosophy
Novel Analytical Methods Combining Non-Denaturing Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry to Study Biopolymer Structure and Interactions, Khaja Muneeruddin, Chemistry
Applications of Sampling and Estimation on Networks, Fabricio Murai Ferreira, Computer Science
Terahertz Radiation from Electrically Driven Graphene, Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes, and Platinum Nanostructures, Martin M. Muthee, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Extending Hidden Structure Learning: Features, Opacity, and Exceptions, Aleksei I. Nazarov, Linguistics
Talking the Walk: Incorporating Intergroup Dialogue Processes into a Critical Service-Learning Program, David Neely, Education
First and Second Language Acquisition of Recursive Operations: Two Studies, Jon S. Nelson, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Bioengineered Platforms to Study Carcinoma Cell Response to Drug Treatment, Thuy V. Nguyen, Chemical Engineering
The Effect of Interruptions on Primary Task Performance in Safety-Critical Environments, Cheryl Ann Nicholas, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
C-Ku-Band Dual-Polarized Array Element for Shared-Aperture Frequency-Scanning Array, Amin Nikravan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Minor Subjects in America: Everyday Childhoods of the Long Nineteenth Century, Gina M. Ocasion, English
Three Essays on Labor Market Friction and the Business Cycle, Jong-seok Oh, Economics
Assessment of Gambling and Co-occurring Mental and Behavioral Health Disorders: Implications for Public Health, Nene C. Okunna, Public Health
Role of Low Carbon Energy Technologies in Near Term Energy Policy, Olaitan P. Olaleye, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Agency and Reasons in Epistemology, Luis R.G. Oliveira, Philosophy
Equivariant Intersection Cohomology of BXB Orbit Closures in the Wonderful Compactification of a Group, Stephen Oloo, Mathematics
Enduring Affective Rhetorics: Transnational Feminist Action in Digital Spaces, Jessica Ouellette, English
Translocations of Ring and Linear Polymers & Polyelectrolyte Brush in Salty Solution, Ning Ouyang, Physics
Search for long-lived, weakly interacting particles that decay to displaced hadronic jets in proton-proton collisions at √s = 8 TeV with the ATLAS detector, Preema R. Pais, Physics
Applications in Low-Power Phased Array Weather Radars, Robert A. Palumbo Jr, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Label-free and Aptamer-based Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Detection of Food Contaminants, Shintaro Pang, Food Science
Three Essays on Sustainability, Mark V. Paul, Economics
Acute Pain Symptom Assessment and Management in Nonverbal Puerto Rican Patients in the Early Postoperative Period, Sherily Pereira, Nursing
Theatre Women and Cultural Diplomacy in the Transatlantic Anglophone World (1752-1807), Sandra Perot, History
An Incremental Approach to Identifying Causes of System Failures using Fault Tree Analysis, Huong T. Phan, Computer Science
Three Essays on Auditor Liability, Jeffrey Scott Pickerd, Management
The Role of Training in the Development of Amerindian Communities in Guyana: A Qualitative Case Study, Laureen Adele Pierre, Education
The Effect of Enhancing Learner Input via Computer Assisted Language Learning Tools: On the Acquisition of Clitics by Spanish Second Language Learners, Bridget C. Pinsonneault, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Magnetic doping of semiconductor molecular models and colloidal nanocrystals, Swamy Pittala, Chemistry
Exploring the Impact of the E. coli Proteostasis Network on the Folding Fate of Proteins with Different Intrinsic Biophysical Properties, Kristine Faye R. Pobre, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Theoretical Modeling, Experimental Observation, and Reliability Analysis of Flow-induced Oscillations in Offshore Wind Turbine Blades, Pariya Pourazarm, Mechanical Engineering
The School Desk and the Writing Body, Marni M. Presnall, English
Sustainable Public Intellectualism: The Rhetorics of Student Scientist-Activists, Jesse Priest, English
Three Essays on Corporate Control, NING PU, Management
Detailed Study of Integral Abutment Bridges and Performance of Bridge Joints in Traditional Bridges, Brooke H. Quinn, Civil Engineering
Self-Assembly and Stimuli Responsive Disassembly of Dendritic and Oligomeric Amphiphiles, Krishna Reddy Raghupathi, Chemistry
Diffusion of Polymers in Polyelectrolyte Gels, Anand Rahalkar, Polymer Science and Engineering
A Quantitative Measurement of Structural changes of RNA kissing complexes using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, Sheema Rahmanseresht, Physics
Understanding and Its Role in Inquiry, Benjamin T. Rancourt, Philosophy
Neoarchean Arc Magmatism, Subsequent Collisional Orogenesis, and Paleoproterozoic Disruption within the Western Churchill Province: Implications for the Growth and Modification of Lower Continental Crust, Sean P. Regan, Geosciences
Biopolymer Electrospun Nanofiber Mats to Inactivate and Remove Bacteria, Katrina Ann Rieger, Chemical Engineering
Identifying Examinees Who Possess Distinct and Reliable Subscores When Added Value is Lacking for the Total Sample, Joseph A. Rios, Education
Prosthetizing the Soul: Reading, Seeing, and Feeling in Seventeenth-Century Devotion, Katey E. Roden, English
Bidirectional Relationships between Maternal Parenting Behaviors and Conduct Disorder Symptoms in Preschool Children, Benjamin Rolon Arroyo, Psychology
Synthesis and Applications of Non-migratory Metal Chelating Active Packaging, Maxine J. Roman, Food Science
The Political Economy of Smallholder Incorporation and Land Acquisition, Alfredo R. Rosete, Economics
The Development and Validation of the Emotion Knowledge and Awareness Test, Catherine A. Rossi, Education
Are People Motivated to Experience Emotions for their Cognitive Impacts? The Motivational Implications of Cognitive Appraisal Theories of Emotion, Daniel R. Rovenpor, Psychology
Network Game Theory Models of Services and Quality Competition with Applications to Future Internet Architectures and Supply Chains, Sara Saberi, Management
Transformative Learning Facilitated Dialogue: as a Tool for Social Change An Autoethnography, Leslie A. Saulsberry, Education
Employment and Family Leave Mandates: Three Essays on Labor Supply and Demand, Nontraditional Families, and Family Policy, Samantha Schenck, Economics
The Meat-Farming Ants: Predatory Mutualism Between Melissotarsus Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Armored Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), Scott A. Schneider, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Hadron Physics in Tests of Fundamental Symmetries, Chien Yeah Seng, Physics
Point of Care Diagnostics and Health Monitoring Devices, Akshaya Shanmugam, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Everlasting Secrecy by Exploiting Eavesdropper's Receiver Non-Idealities, azadeh sheikholeslami, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Skein Theory and Algebraic Geometry for the Two-Variable Kauffman Invariant of Links, Thomas Shelly, Mathematics
Belief in a Just World: An Investigation of Underdog Brand Effects, Jungyoung (Tiffany) Shin, Hospitality & Tourism Management
Specification and Analysis of Resource Utilization Policies for Human-Intensive Systems, Seung Yeob Shin, Computer Science
“Race talk” in Organizational Discourse: A Comparative Study of Two Texas Chambers of Commerce, Natasha Shrikant, Communication
CALLAR Y REVELAR DOS NOVELAS EXTREMAS DE LA TRANSICIÓN CHILENA: ENTRE LA CENSURA Y LA RECONQUISTA DE LA PALABRA, Robert Silveri, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Cross-Cultural Organizational Justice: When Are Fairness Perceptions Universal or Culturally Dependent?, Kirk D. Silvernail, Management
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: An Ethnographic Analysis of the Development, Implementation, and Sustainability of a Safe Infant Sleep Education Campaign in Springfield, MA, Julie Skogsbergh, Anthropology
Dynamic Processor Reconfiguration for Power, Performance and Reliability Management, Sudarshan Srinivasan, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Processing Messages for Reconciliation: What Produces Changes in Attitudes Instead of Resistance?, Rachel R. Steele, Psychology
Design Load Analysis of Two Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Concepts, Gordon M. Stewart, Mechanical Engineering
Regional Recruitment Dynamics and Seasonal Ecology of Juvenile Bluefish (Pomatomus Saltatrix), David G. Stormer, Environmental Conservation
Effect of the Banking Time Intervention on Student-Teacher Relationships and Problem Behaviors in Early Childhood, Tara M. Strand Balunis, Education
A Soulful Egg Can Break a Rock: A Case Study of a South Korean Social Movement Leader's Rhetoric, Eunsook Sul, Communication
Infants' reasoning about agents' identity: the case of sociomoral kinds, Hernando Taborda, Psychology
Cell Modulation Using Functionalized Nanoparticles, Rui Tang, Chemistry
Women, Convergent Film Criticism, and the Cinephilia of Feminist Interruptions, Rachel L. Thibault, Communication
Thermodynamic and Dynamic Models for Directed Assembly of Small Ensembles of Colloidal Particles, Raghuram Thyagarajan, Chemical Engineering
Chemically Mediated Interactions Between Hosts, Parasitic Plants and Insect Herbivores, Muvari C. Tjiurutue, Plant Biology
How far can they go?: Non-native speakers of Spanish and wh- questions, Maria Turrero Garcia, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Deconstruction of the Sacred, Ontologies of Monstrosity: Apophatic Approaches in Late Modernist Cinema, scott d. vangel, Comparative Literature
The Role of the Formin Protein Family in Membrane Dynamics, Petrus Adrianus Cornelis van Gisbergen, Plant Biology
Effects of adolescent alcohol binge drinking on prefrontal myelin, Wanette M. Vargas-Rodriguez, Neuroscience and Behavior
Endogenous Capacity, Multiple Equilibria and Thirlwall's Law: Theory and an Empirical Application to Mexico: 1950 - 2012., Juan Alberto Vázquez Muñoz, Economics
Intrinsically Motivated Exploration in Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning, Christopher M. Vigorito, Computer Science
On Physical Disorder Based Hardware Security Primitives, Arunkumar Vijayakumar, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Spherical Tropicalization, Anastasios Vogiannou, Mathematics
Three Essays on the Macroeconomic Impacts of Rent Seeking, Kurt von Seekamm, Economics
Development of a Portable CMOS Time-Domain Fluorescence Lifetime Imager, Hongtao Wang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Solution, Interfacial, and Interlayer Studies of Electronically Active Polymers, Hsin-Wei Wang, Polymer Science and Engineering
Design, Synthesis, and Applications of Nano-assemblies Based on Amphiphilic Macromolecules, Hui Wang, Chemistry
Randomized Computations for Efficient and Robust Finite Element Domain Decomposition Methods in Electromagnetics, Wei Wang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Detecting Candidate Preknowledge of Items Using A Predictive Checking Method, xi wang, Education
Development of Bacteriophage Based Detection Technique for Food Safety and Environment Monitoring, Ziyuan Wang, Food Science
Metamorphic and structural control of magnetism within the lower continental crust, northern Saskatchewan, Canada, Jeffrey R. Webber, Geosciences
Lost-and-found Photos: Practices and Perceptions, Todd J. Wemmer, Communication
A Vulnerability Framework for Assessing the Risks to Water Supply Systems Under Climate Uncertainty in the Urban Northeastern United States, Sarah Whateley, Civil Engineering
Children in Frank Beyer's Holocaust Films, Delene M. White, Germanic Languages & Literatures
DNA-Based Epigenetic Changes in Recurrent and Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer, Kristin E. Williams, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Topology of the Affine Springer Fiber in Type A, Tobias Wilson, Mathematics
Enzyme Stabilization in Hierarchical Biocatalytic Food Packaging and Processing Materials, Dana Erin Wong, Food Science
Alternative Methods for the Treatment of Chemo-Resistant Cancers, Kaitlyn Wong, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Chemopreventive Effects of Polymethoxyflavones, Xian Wu, Food Science
Stochastic Network Design: Models and Scalable Algorithms, Xiaojian Wu, Computer Science
Studies on Lattice Systems Motivated by PT-Symmetry and Granular Crystals, Haitao Xu, Mathematics
Intrinsic Functions for Securing CMOS Computation: Variability, Modeling and Noise Sensitivity, Xiaolin Xu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Managing the Agricultural Biotechnology Revolution: Responses to Transgenic Seeds in Developing Countries, Alper Yagci, Political Science
Three Essays on Hedge Fund Investments and Investment Banks, xiaohui yang, Management
Evaporation induced self-assembly and characterization of nanoparticulate films: a new route to bulk heterojunctions, Yipeng Yang, Physics
X-Ray Characterization of Mesophases and Phase Transitions of DNA Analogues in Solutions, Mustafa SELCUK Yasar, Physics
Changing Sediment Transport Processes in Response to Anthropocene Forcing, Brian C. Yellen, Geosciences
Accelerating Iterative Computations for Large-Scale Data Processing, Jiangtao Yin, Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Role of Adoptive Identity in Career Development of College and Non-College Individuals, Yesel Yoon, Psychology
The Fate of Haloacetonitriles in Drinking Waters, Yun Yu, Civil Engineering
Transit Preferential Treatments at Signalized Intersections: Person-based Evaluation and Real-Time Signal Control, Yashar Zeiynali Farid, Civil Engineering
Evaluating resistance surfaces for modeling wildlife movement and connectivity, Katherine Zeller, Environmental Conservation
Essays on Hedge Funds Performance: Dynamic Risk Exposures, Anomalies, and Unreported Actions, Chi Zhang, Management
Characterizing Colorectal Cancer Cells and Their Interactions with Polymethoxyflavones by Raman Microscopy, Hua Zhang, Food Science
Leveraging Backscatter for Ultra-low Power Wireless Sensing Systems, PENGYU ZHANG, Computer Science
Synthesis and Characterization of Polymeric Anion Exchange Membranes, WENXU ZHANG, Polymer Science and Engineering
Shape Design and Optimization for 3D Printing, Yahan Zhou, Computer Science
Stimuli Responsive Polymer Self-Assembly and Disassembly, Jiaming Zhuang, Chemistry
Acculturation Stress, Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment, and Development of American Adolescents: A Qualitative Study of Newton High School Exchange Students in China, BinBin Zhu, Education
Inhibition of DNA Methylation in Acquired Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancer: Cell Line Model and Clinical Implications, Stephanie Zimmers, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Dissertations from 2015
Uncovering New Roles for the Cell Surface Protease ADAM13 in Neural Crest Migration, Genevieve Abbruzzese, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Emerging Climate Change Publics: Cultivating Sustainability and Justice in the Pioneer Valley, Vanessa Adel, Sociology
Obstacles to Girls' Education and Girls' Lived School Experience in Benin: School as an Institution of Cultural Transmission, Simeon Afouda, Education
Reconstructing Geometric Structures from Combinatorial and Metric Information, Md Ashraful Alam, Computer Science
Impact of Fabrication Parameters on the Internal Structure of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Nanoparticles, Dana Desiree Algaier, Chemistry
Guidelines for Scheduling in Primary Care: An Empirically Driven Mathematical Programming Approach, Hyun Jung Alvarez Oh, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
The Influence of Expectancy Persuasion Techniques on Socially Anxious Analogue Patients' Treatment Beliefs and Therapeutic Actions, Rebecca M. Ametrano, Psychology
Uncovering and Recovering Cleared Galloway: The Lowland Clearances and Improvement in Scotland, Christine B. Anderson, Anthropology
An Analysis of Student Learning Strategies in High Enrollment Computer-Based College Courses, gordon c. anderson, Computer Science
Developing Fluorescent Sensors for the Bioimaging of Chelatable Iron(III) Ions, Ziya Aydin, Chemistry
Emergent Structure of Multi-Dislocation Ground States in Frustrated Assemblies, Amir Azadi, Physics
An Investigation into the Effect of Consumer Experience Tourism on Brand Loyalty and Purchasing Behavior, Robin M. Back, Management
Assembly and Deformation of Amphiphilic Copolymers and Networks at Fluid Interfaces, Jinhye Bae, Polymer Science and Engineering
Biophysical Characterization of Katanin’s Regulation of Microtubules, Megan E. Bailey, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Democratic Potential For a Multiplicity of Public Spaces: A Content Analysis of Media-Hosted Discussion Boards, Bryan M. Baldwin, Communication
Promoting Positive Teacher-Child Interactions Through Implementation of a Social Emotional Learning Curriculum with Performance Feedback, Elizabeth S. Barker, School Psychology
Analysis of the Impact of Technological Change on the Cost of Achieving Climate Change Mitigation Targets, Robert W. Barron, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Using Social Network Analysis to Investigate the Relationship between School-Based Team Communication Networks and Implementation of Positive Behavior Support Systems, Shannon K. Barry, School Psychology
Fundamental Limits of Covert Communication, Boulat A. Bash, Computer Science
The Investigation of Rhodiola Crenulata Root Extract Effects on Obesity Associated Inflammation and the Antineoplastic Mechanism in Breast Cancer Cells, Lotfi M. Bassa, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Layer-by-Layer Antimicrobial N-Halamine Polymer Coatings for Food Contact Materials, Luis J. Bastarrachea Gutierrez, Food Science
Microscopic Modeling of Driver Behavior Based on Modifying Field Theory for Work Zone Application, Andrew L. Berthaume, Civil Engineering
Automated Style Feedback for Advanced Beginner Java Programmers, Hannah Blau, Computer Science
Tailoring nanoparticles and polymers for cooperative interfacial and surface interactions, Irem Bolukbasi, Polymer Science and Engineering
Illegal Hunting on the Masoala Peninsula of Madagascar: Its Extent, Causes, and Impact on Lemurs and Humans, Cortni Borgerson, Anthropology
Skeleton Structures and Origami Design, John C. Bowers, Computer Science
Sediment Records from Coastal Ponds: Temporal Archives of Storm Inundation and Environmental Change, Christine M. Brandon, Geosciences
Catch the Bus: Investigating the Correlations between Teacher Collaborative Action-Taking and Self-Efficacy, Tara B. Brandt, Education
Time to Leave Uchronia: Queer Eco-Temporalities for a Livable World, Claire S. Brault, Political Science
Geometry and Thermodynamics of Filament Bundles, Isaac Bruss, Polymer Science and Engineering
Plantar Pressure, Cutaneous Sensation and Stochastic Resonance: An Examination of Factors Influencing the Control and Perception of Posture, Michael A. Busa, Kinesiology
Elasticity and Geometry in Curved-Filament Assemblies, Luis Cajamarca Ospina, Physics
Imaging Her Selves: Black Women Artists, Resistance, Image and Representation, 1938-1956, Heather Zahra Caldwell, Afro-American Studies
"The Imagination and Construction of the Black Criminal in American Literature, 1741-1910", Emahunn Campbell, Afro-American Studies
A Semisynthetic Strategy Leads to Alteration of the Backbone Amidate Ligand in the NiSOD Active Site, Julius Omayao Campeciño, Chemistry
Exploiting Concepts In Videos For Video Event Detection, Ethem Can, Computer Science
Consumers' Cooperation in the Early Twentieth Century: An Analysis of Race, Class and Consumption, Joshua L. Carreiro, Sociology
“As Child in Time”: Childhood, Temporality, and 19th Century U.S. Literary Imaginings of Democracy, Marissa Carrere, English
Creating the Ideal Mexican: 20th and 21st Century Racial and National Identity Discourses in Oaxaca, Savannah N. Carroll, Afro-American Studies
Soil-Structure Modeling and Design Considerations for Offshore Wind Turbine Monopile Foundations, Wystan Carswell, Civil Engineering
Learning Parameterized Skills, Bruno Castro da Silva, Computer Science
The (Dis)Ability of Color; or, That Middle World: Toward A New Understanding of 19th and 20th Century Passing Narratives, Julia S. Charles, Afro-American Studies
Conflicting Voices and Strategic Choices: Capital Structure Heterogeneity and Strategic Actions, Chetan Chawla, Management
Fabrication, Characterization and Biological Fate of Phytochemical Delivery System, Jingjing Chen, Food Science
Aggregation and Interfacial Behavior of Charged Surfactants in Ionic Liquids, Lang Chen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Design and Implementation of an Economy Plane for the Internet, Xinming Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Effect of Processing History and Material Properties on the Growth of Wrinkle Amplitude, Yu-Cheng Chen, Polymer Science and Engineering
Robust Mobile Data Transport: Modeling, Measurements, and Implementation, Yung-Chih Chen, Computer Science
Tunable Photonic Multilayers from Stimulus-Responsive, Photo-Crosslinkable Polymers, Maria C. Chiappelli, Polymer Science and Engineering
Modeling the Self-Assembly of Ordered Nanoporous Materials, Szu-Chia Chien, Chemical Engineering
Model-Based Guidance for Human-Intensive Processes, Stefan Christov, Computer Science
Principals’ Perceived Influence over New Teacher Retention, Meredith Coates, Education
The Microfoundations of Middle Manager Strategic Influence: Three Essays, David G. Cohen, Management
Assessing Kiln-Produced Hardwood Biochar for Improving Soil Health in a Temperate Climate Agricultural Soil, Emily J. Cole, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Inkjet Printing for Biosensing and Security Applications, Brian Creran, Chemistry
The Emergent Strategic Human Capital Resource: A Multilevel Model Incorporating Social Capital and Absorptive Capacity, Alia Crocker, Management
Documenting the (Un)Documented: Diasporic Ecuadorian Narratives in Southern/Mediterranean Europe, Esther A. Cuesta, Comparative Literature
Aspects of Physical Aging and Solid State Processing of Polymeric Glasses, Angel Cugini, Polymer Science and Engineering
Pro- and Antioxidant Effects of Phospholipids on Lipid Oxidation in Bulk Oil, Leqi Cui, Food Science
Essays on Growth Complementarity Between Agriculture and Industry in Developing Countries, Joao Paulo de Souza, Economics
Structural Transformation, Culture, and Women’s Labor Force Participation in Turkey, yasemin dildar, Economics
Injection Drug Users’ Perceptions of Received Nursing Care: A Case Study, Kimberly Dion, Nursing
Mediations of Multiple Identities in a Private University: International Students’ Experiences in the United States, Beata Z. Dolina, Education
Gestational Diabetes, Infant Feeding Practices, and Early Indicators of Obesity Risk in a Sample of Mother-Infant Dyads in the U.S., Kimberly N. Doughty, Public Health
Combinatorics of Equivariant Cohomology: Flags and Regular Nilpotent Hessenberg Varieties, Elizabeth J. Drellich, Mathematics
The Effects of Using Security Frames on Global Agenda Setting and Policy Making, Sirin Duygulu Elcim, Political Science
Virtual Antennas Using Metamaterials, CAGLAR D. EMIROGLU, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Exact Solutions in Gravity: A journey through spacetime with the Kerr-Schild ansatz, Benjamin Ett, Physics
Complex Effects of Ungulate Browsers on Tree Recruitment and Herbaceous Layers in New England Temperate Forests, Edward K. Faison, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Cavitation and Puncture for Mechanical Measurement of Soft Solids, sami Fakhouri, Polymer Science and Engineering
Utilizing in Silico and/or Native ESI Approaches to Provide New Insights on Haptoglobin/Globin and Haptoglobin/Receptor Interactions, Ololade Fatunmbi, Chemistry
Morphology Evolution Mechanisms of Low Band Gap Polymer-Based Photovoltaics, Sunzida Ferdous, Polymer Science and Engineering
Estrogen-Sensitive Learning is not Affected by Combination Ethinyl Estradiol and Levonorgestrel Oral Contraceptive Use, Darlene F. Ficco, Psychology
A National Style: A Critical Historiography of the Irish Short Story, Andrew Fox, English
Essays on Information, Income, and the Sharing Economy, Anders F. Fremstad, Economics
A Novel Population of Natural Killer Cells Plays a Critical Role in the Depletion of Splenic B2 B Cells During Experimental African Trypanosomiasis, Deborah Frenkel, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Young Germans in the World: Race, Gender, and Imperialism in Wilhelmine Young Adult Literature, Maureen O. Gallagher, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Process-Structure-Property Relationship in Ultra High Molecular Weight Polytetrafluoroethylene and Double Network Epoxies, Ranadip Ganguly, Polymer Science and Engineering
Flexibility and Capacity Allocation under Uncertain Prescheduled (Non-urgent) Demand and Same-day (Urgent) Demand in Primary Care Practices, Xiaoling Gao, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
From Molecular Scale to Mesoscale: Establishing Structural Control Organic Photovoltaics Using Organic Nanoparticles, Timothy S. Gehan, Chemistry
Cup Feeding In the Neonatal ICU: The Influence of Country, Belief, Preference, and Past Behavior, Sameh Ghareeb, Nursing
Design and Synthesis of Polybetaines for Nonfouling Applications, Katherine A. Gibney, Polymer Science and Engineering
Essays on Inequality, Credit Constraints, and Growth in Contemporary Mexico, Leopoldo Gómez-Ramírez, Economics
Evaluation of Ferrate Preoxidation for Drinking Water Treatment, Joseph E. Goodwill, Civil Engineering
Using Systemic Functional Linguistics to Inform a Language Pedagogy in a Middle School English Classroom a Case Study, Holly I. Graham, Education
Ts'msyen Revolution: The Poetics and Politics of Reclaiming, Robin R. R. Gray, Anthropology
Recognition and Comprehension of Speech in Noise in School-Aged Children with Unilateral Hearing Loss, Amanda M. Griffin, Communication Disorders
The Effect of Creative Culture on Aggressive Financial Reporting, Ryan Guggenmos, Management
The Physical Uplift of the Race: The Emergence of the African American Physical Culture Movement, 1900-1930, J. Anthony Guillory, Afro-American Studies
Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Assembly, Disassembly and Implications, JING GUO, Chemistry
The Effects of Speaker Race on Whites' Affective and Cognitive Reactions to Statements about Racial Inequalities, Manisha Gupta, Psychology
Interactions between the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis, Oxytocin System, and Behavior in Differently Reared Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta), Amanda F. Hamel, Neuroscience and Behavior
Economics of Fixed-Dose Combination Drugs Approved in the United States, Jing Hao, Public Health
The effects of menopausal vasomotor symptoms and changes in anthropometry on breast cancer etiology, Victoria Hart, Public Health
The Formation of Youth-Led Participatory Networks in Urban Bangladesh: A Case Study of the BGreen Project, Fadia Hasan, Communication
Experiencing in Japanese: The Experiencer Restriction across Clausal Types, Masashi Hashimoto, Linguistics
Obstruction criteria for modular deformation problems, Jeffrey Hatley Jr, Mathematics
Social Justice Teacher Educators of Color: Their Work, Perspectives, and Insights, Nini V. Hayes, Education
Postive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in Out of School Time: Providing Professional Development via Consultation and Performance Feedback, Sheera Hefter, School Psychology
Reading Queerly in the High School Classroom: Exploring a Gay and Lesbian Literature Course, Kirsten Helmer, Education
General Program Synthesis from Examples Using Genetic Programming with Parent Selection Based on Random Lexicographic Orderings of Test Cases, Thomas Helmuth, Computer Science
Race Patriots: Black Poets, Transnational Identity, and Diasporic Versification in the United States Before the New Negro, Jason T. Hendrickson, Afro-American Studies
Homosexuality is a Poem: How Gay Poets Remodeled the Lyric, Community and the Ideology of Sex to Theorize a Gay Poetic, Christopher M. Hennessy, English
Agricultural Waste Remediation and H2 Production by Hyperthermophilic Heterotrophs: Bioinformatics, Taxonomy, and Physiology, Sarah A. Hensley, Microbiology
Mimicking the Arterial Microenvironment with PEG-PC to Investigate the Roles of Physicochemical Stimuli in SMC Phenotype and Behavior, William G. Herrick, Chemical Engineering
The Promise of Mourning, Samantha Rose Hill, Political Science
Privacy-preserving Payments for Transportation Systems, Gesine Hinterwalder, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics: Instrumentation, Detector Characterization, and a Search for Gravitational Signals from Gamma-ray Bursts, Daniel Hoak, Physics
Bringing the Household Back in: Family Wage Gaps and the Intersection of Gender, Race, and Class in the Household Context., Melissa J. Hodges, Sociology
Securing Network Processors with Hardware Monitors, Kekai Hu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chemical Biology-Based Probes For The Labeling Of Targets On Live Cells, Amanda M. Hussey, Chemistry
Resource and Supply Allocation and Relief Center Location for Humanitarian Logistics, Guven Ince, Management
Cover Crop and Nitrogen Fertilizer Management for Potato Production in the Northeast, Emad Jahanzad, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Network Characteristics and Dynamics: Reciprocity, Competition and Information Dissemination, Bo Jiang, Computer Science
Empirical Investigation Of The Stakeholders’ Understanding Of Information Contained In Score Reports For Large-Scale Testing, Stephen J. Jirka, Education
How to Build a Spinal Cord: Exploring Radial Glial Proliferation and their Contribution to Embryonic Neurogenesis, Kimberly A. Johnson, Molecular and Cellular Biology
An Examination of the Relationship Between Leadership Practices of School Principals and Effectiveness of School Counselor Practice, Yolanda D. Johnson, Education
The Political Ecology of Early Childhood Lead Exposure at the New York African Burial Ground, Joseph Jones, Anthropology
An Ethnography of African Diasporic Affiliation and Disaffiliation in Carriacou: How Anglo-Caribbean Preadolescent Girls Express Attachments to Africa, Valerie Joseph, Anthropology
Investigating the Relationship Between a District’s Tier 2 Attendance Intervention Program and Student Attendance Outcomes, Brendan T. Keenan Jr., Education
Conditions Supporting the Development of Scientific Argumentation in High School Chemistry Classrooms: The Role of Question Prompts and an Interactive Simulation, Tugba Keser, Education
Microteaching in Pakistan: Perspectives of Novice Higher Education Faculty about the Contribution of Microteaching to their Learning and Practice, Salma N. Khan, Education
Physically Equivalent Intelligent Systems for Reasoning Under Uncertainty at Nanoscale, Santosh Khasanvis, Electrical and Computer Engineering
On Applications of Relational Data, Samamon Khemmarat, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) on Skeletal Muscle Metabolism, YOO KIM, Food Science
Application of Techniques for MAP Estimation to Distributed Constraint Optimization Problem, Yoonheui Kim, Computer Science
Fabric and Soft Materials Composites for Bio-Inspired Adhesives and Prosthetics, Daniel R. King, Polymer Science and Engineering
Tacit Web: Entrepreneurial Discovery, Institutional Complexity and Internet Diffusion, Meelis Kitsing, Political Science
Cell Adhesion Biophysics on Dynamic Polymer Constructs, Andreas Kourouklis, Chemical Engineering
“Nantucket Women”: Public Authority and Education in the Eighteenth Century Nantucket Quaker Women’s Meeting and the Foundation for Female Activism, Jeffrey D. Kovach, History
Effectiveness of Cloud Services for Scientific and VoD Applications, Dilip Kumar Krishnappa, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Threat Analysis, Countermeaures and Design Strategies for Secure Computation in Nanometer CMOS Regime, Raghavan Kumar, Electrical and Computer Engineering
An integrative, cost-benefit analysis on animal perturbations: autotomy and life-history related weight gain, Chi-Yun Kuo, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Time-and Polarization-Resolved Photoluminescence Studies of Directional Coupling in Isolated Semiconductor Nanostructures, Joelle A. Labastide, Chemistry
Affecting Manhood: Masculinity, Effeminacy, and the Fop Figure in Early Modern English Drama, Jessica Landis, English
The Semiosis of Civil Society: Theorizing the Media in Postcolonial Polities, Srinivas R. Lankala, Communication
Expanding Democracy in Classrooms: History Teacher Candidates' Perceptions of Student Feedback as a Democratic Teaching Practice, Irene S. LaRoche, Education
Functional Nanostructures from Nanoparticle Building Blocks, Jimmy Lawrence, Polymer Science and Engineering
Exploiting Social Media Sources for Search, Fusion and Evaluation, Chia-Jung Lee, Computer Science
Place, Nature, and Political Economy: The Submerged Politics of Alternative Agri-Food Movements, Matthew Aaron Lepori, Political Science
Wind Power Capacity Value Metrics and Variability: A Study in New England, Frederick W. Letson, Mechanical Engineering
Implementing Universal Social And Emotional Learning Programs: The Development, Validation, And Inferential Findings From The Schoolwide SEL Capacity Assessment, Cheyne A. LeVesseur, Education
A Platform for Scalable Low-Latency Analytics using MapReduce, Boduo Li, Computer Science
Quality Competition in Supply Chain Networks with Applications to Information Asymmetry, Product Differentiation, Outsourcing, and Supplier Selection, Dong Li, Management
Responsive Supramolecular Assemblies Based on Amphiphilic Polymers and Hybrid Materials, Longyu Li, Chemistry
New Wenzhou: Migration, Metropolitan Spatial Development and Modernity in a Third-tier Chinese Model City, sainan lin, Geosciences
Ultra-Thin Polymer Films and Hierarchical Composites: Processing and Mechanical Properties, Yujie Liu, Polymer Science and Engineering
Evaluating the Impact of Construct Shift on Item Parameter Invariance, Test Equating and Proficiency Estimates, Xueming Li, Education
The Effects of Children, Job Changes, and Employment Interruptions on Women’s Wages, Jessica Looze, Sociology
Physicochemical And Toxicological Assessment Of Antimicrobial ε-Polylysine-Pectin Complexes, Cynthia L. Lopez Pena, Food Science
Oceanographic Controls on the Expression of Cretaceous Oceanic Anoxic Events in the Western Interior Sea, Christopher M. Lowery, Geosciences
Translanguaging and Identity in a Kindergarten Classroom: Validating Student's Home Culture and Language in an English-Only Era, Maria Eugenia Lozano Lenis, Education
Community-based Memory Screening Intervention and Memory Knowledge in Older Adults, Tessa S. Lundquist, Psychology
On thermal sensor calibration and software techniques for many-core thermal management, Shiting Lu, Electrical and Computer Engineering
An empirical approach to understanding of star formation in dark matter halos, Zhankui Lu, Astronomy
Biotransformation of Polymethoxyflavones by Gut Microbiome and Molecular Characterization of Polymethoxyflavones by Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Changchu Ma, Food Science
Prediction of Emulsion Drop Size Distributions with Population Balance Equation Models to Enable Emulsified Product Design, Shashank Maindarkar, Chemical Engineering
Who Do You Think You Are?: Recovering the Self in the Working Class Escape Narrative, Christine M. Maksimowicz, English
Behavioral, Neurobiological, and Genetic Analysis of the Circadian Mutant Duper, Emily Nicole Corbett Manoogian, Neuroscience and Behavior
Predicting Social Skills and Adaptability in Preschoolers with Behavior Problems, Nastassja Marshall, Psychology
Energy-Efficient Content Delivery Networks, Vimal Mathew, Computer Science
Photochemical Tools for Fluorescent Labeling of Endogenous Proteins, Stephen T. McCarron, Chemistry
Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Impulsive Choice, Jesse McClure, Neuroscience and Behavior
Performing Critical Consciousness in Teaching: Entanglements of Knowing, Feeling and Relating, Kathleen A. McDonough, Education
The impact of terrestrial noise on the detectability and reconstruction of gravitational wave signals from core-collapse supernovae, Jessica McIver, Physics
Linguistic Cognition and Bimodalism: A Study of Motion and Location in the Confluence of Spanish and Spain’s Sign Language, Francisco Meizoso, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Quantum Calculations of Aldol Condensation in Acidic Zeolites, Angela N. Migues, Chemistry