Dissertations from 2021
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF LIPID-MEMBRANE BASED STRUCTURE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF A RESPONSIVE SYSTEM, Rui Cao, Physics
Policing and Health: Police Encounters as a Fundamental Cause Of Racial Health Disparities, Richard S. Carbonaro, Sociology
Measurement Invariance Across Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Populations on PISA Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Scales, Maritza Casas, Education
Computational approaches for the multimodal imaging of nanomaterials and their biochemical effects, Laura J. Castellanos, Chemistry
Clítico de Acusativo como Introductor de Construcciones Aplicadas en Español, Esther Castro, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
MODELING STRUCTURES AND DYNAMICS OF POLYELECTROLYTES, Sadhana Chalise, Polymer Science and Engineering
Therapist-Level Moderation of Within- and Between-Therapist Process-Outcome Associations, Alice E. Coyne, Psychology
Why do Policy Frames Change? Rhetorical Construction and Contestation of Gay Rights in a Contested Regime, Shih-chan Dai, Political Science
On the universal ordinary deformation ring for ordinary modular deformation problems, Victoria L. Day, Mathematics
DENSITY STATE AND SHEAR BEHAVIOR OF GRANULAR SOILS WITH INFLUENCE OF PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION, Yibing Deng, Civil and Environmental Engineering
MONITORING MAMMALS AT MULTIPLE SCALES: CASE STUDIES FROM CARNIVORE COMMUNITIES, Kadambari Devarajan, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
ON SPATIOTEMPORAL CONNECTIVITY DYNAMICS: PERSPECTIVES FROM A NATURALLY FRAGMENTED METAPOPULATION, Joseph Drake, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Elucidating the Molecular Mechanism of the Proteasome-Associated Deubiquitinase UCH37/UCHL5, Jiale Du, Chemistry
The Political Economy of the Cost of Foreign Exchange Intervention, Devika Dutt, Economics
RADICAL POLYMERIZATION: CHEMISTRIES, APPLICATIONS, DEVELOPMENTS, AND PERSPECTIVES, Yifeng Du, Polymer Science and Engineering
Analytics-Based Optimization for the Integration of Drones into Last-Mile Logistics, Amro M. El-Adle, Management
Rethinking Collective Action from the Standpoint of the Marginalized: Changing Repertoires of Revolutionary Activism in Urban Turkey, Ilgin Erdem, Sociology
Data access, distribution models, and stable isotopes: Merging approaches to improve bear distribution estimates and bear carnivory for conservation, Nereyda Falconi, Environmental Conservation
Enhancing Usability and Explainability of Data Systems, Anna Fariha, Computer Science
Behavioral Modulation of Supramolecular Assemblies via Covalent and Non-Covalent Interfacial Transformations, Ann Fernandez, Chemistry
Mental Health and Adiposity: The Effects of Racial Discrimination and Social Relationships, Nicole D. Fields, Public Health
Algorithms to Exploit Data Sparsity, Larkin H. Flodin, Computer Science
Colonialism by Another Name: Regionalization and the Origins of the Flint Water Crisis, Aaron C. Foote, Sociology
Sleep, Reproduction, and Pregnancy, Joshua R. Freeman, Public Health
3D Shape Understanding and Generation, Matheus Gadelha, Computer Science
Robust Algorithms for Clustering with Applications to Data Integration, Sainyam Galhotra, Computer Science
INFLUENCE OF MOLECULAR EXCHANGE PROCESSES ON THE FATE OF EMULSIFIED LIPID NANOPARTICLES IN OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS, Songran Gao, Food Science
CARE WORK IN CHILE’S SEGREGATED CITIES, Manuel Garcia, Economics
BETWEEN THE VISUAL AND THE VERBAL: AN AESTHETIC OF OPEN WOUNDS IN POST-TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE OF THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR (1980-1988), Maryam Ghodrati, Comparative Literature
APPLIED INFECTIOUS DISEASE FORECASTING FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, Graham Gibson, Public Health
Worlds without End: A Platonist Theory of Fiction, Patrick Grafton-Cardwell, Philosophy
Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing of Foodborne Bacteria Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Joshua Gukowsky, Food Science
Natural Language Processing for Lexical Corpus Analysis, Abram Kaufman Handler, Computer Science
THREE ESSAYS ON THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GLOBAL INACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, Tyler A. Hansen, Economics
Equivariant Surgeries and Irreducible Embeddings of Surfaces in Dimension Four, Andrew J. Havens, Mathematics
SPECTROSCOPIC INVESTIGATIONS OF ZEOLITE-CATALYZED CARBENIUM ION CHEMISTRY, Eric David Hernandez, Chemical Engineering
STARS, BARS, AND STRIPES: A HISTORY OF INCARCERATED VETERANS SINCE THE VIETNAM WAR, Jason A. Higgins, History
CREATING THE EMOTIONALLY COMPETENT CHILD: THE EDUCATION OF FEELINGS IN AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Kathleen E. Hulton, Sociology
Thinking with Black Lives Matter: Towards a Critical Theory of Racial Capitalism, Siddhant Issar, Political Science
Echoing + Resistant Imagining: Filipino Student Writing Under American Colonial Rule, Florianne Jimenez, English
Simulating the Effects of Floating Platforms, Tilted Rotors, and Breaking Waves for Offshore Wind Turbines, Hannah Johlas, Mechanical Engineering
Synthesis of Two Dimensional Materials, Black Phosphorus and Graphene: Characerization of Their Electrical and Mechanical Properties and Applications, Yooyeon Jo, Chemical Engineering
MODELING PORTFOLIOS OF LOW CARBON ENERGY GENERATION UNDER DEEP UNCERTAINTY, Franklyn Kanyako, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Social Measurement and Causal Inference with Text, Katherine A. Keith, Computer Science
Asian American Women on YouTube: Race, Gender, and Beauty on a Transnational Digital Platform, Dasol Kim, Communication
Essays on Franchising in the Service Industry, Jung Hwan Koh, Resource Economics
Towards higher power factor in semiconductor thermoelectrics: bandstructure engineering and potential barriers, Adithya Kommini, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanistic Insights into Diverse Protease Adaptor Functions, NATHAN J. KUHLMANN, Molecular and Cellular Biology
EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES IN OXYGENIC PHOTOGRANULES: INVESTIGATION OF THEIR ROLE IN PHOTOGRANULATION IN A HYDROSTATIC ENVIRONMENT, Wenye Camilla Kuo-Dahab, Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Role of Reward and Dopamine Signaling in Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) Peer Relationships, Nicole S. Lee, Neuroscience and Behavior
TEACHER COLLABORATIVE ACTION-TAKING AND INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES SUPPORTIVE OF SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY, Ann M. Leonard, Education
Mathematical model for osteosarcoma progression and treatments, Trang M. Le, Mathematics
POLYMER-BASED STRATEGIES FOR THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY TO BACTERIAL BIOFILMS, Cheng-Hsuan Li, Chemistry
Latino Race Cards: Negative Racial Appeals in Contemporary Campaigns and the Bounds of Racial Priming Theory, Rebecca Lisi, Political Science
New Chemical Tools for the Design of Stimuli-Responsive Supramolecular Assemblies and Functional Polymers, Hongxu Liu, Chemistry
China's Urbanization Model and Its Practice in Western China: A Case Study of Urbanization in Xining, Qinghai, Xin Li, Geosciences
Microbiota-mediated metabolism of curcumin in the gastrointestinal tract and its implications in anti-colitis, Zhengze Li, Food Science
When Your Words Are Someone Else's Money: Rhetorical Circulation, Affect, and Late Capitalism, Kelin E. Loe, English
Indigenous Impositions in Contemporary Culture: Knotting Ontologies, Beading Aesthetics, and Braiding Temporalities, Darren Lone Fight, English
DESIGN OF RESPOSIVE OLIGOMERIC AND POLYMERIC INTERFACES FOR SENSING AND CONTROLLED RELEASE APPLICATIONS, . Manisha, Chemistry
METASURFACE DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION WITH ADJOINT METHOD, Mahdad Mansouree, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Neural Precursors of Apathy and Depressive Symptoms in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Molly A. Mather, Psychology
Prediction of the Formation, Speciation, and Health Risks of Unregulated Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water using a Kinetic Binomial Model, Xian Ma, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Shifting to critical empathy: Exploring the ideological becoming of secondary teachers during critical, dialogic professional development, Maria McSorley, Education
Mycobacterial Morphology and Cell Envelope: Construction and Maintenance, Emily Sarah Melzer, Microbiology
PRIMARY KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECT FOR SUBSTRATE HYDROXYLATION AND IRON BINDING REGULATION IN FACTOR INHIBITING HIF-1, Michael A. Mingroni, Chemistry
NUMERICAL MODELING OF ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS, Peetak P. Mitra, Mechanical Engineering
PATTERN FORMATION AND PHASE TRANSITION OF CONNECTIVITY IN TWO DIMENSIONS, Arman Mohseni Kabir, Physics
INVESTIGATIONS OF THE FORM AND FUNCTION OF FEEDING BY MODERN NEOSELACHIANS, Joshua Kent Moyer, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
The Voices and Lived Academic Experiences of International Doctoral Student Mothers, Mishka Murad, Education
Three Essays on Structural Change and Labor Market Adjustment in Developing Countries, Karmen Naidoo, Economics
A NOVEL INTERVENTION TO PREVENT POST-TRAUMATIC OSTEOARTHRITIS FOLLOWING KNEE JOINT INJURY, Gerardo E. Narez, Biomedical Engineering
HYPERBOLICITY AND CERTAIN STATISTICAL PROPERTIES OF CHAOTIC BILLIARD SYSTEMS, Kien T. Nguyen, Mathematics
Targeting Drones: Framing, Vetting, and Power in Transnational Advocacy Issue Networks, Alexandria J. Nylen, Political Science
"Whatever concerns them, as a race, concerns me": The Life and Activism of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Johanna Maria Ortner, Afro-American Studies
GRAMMARS OF IDENTITY: POLITICAL LANGUAGES OF ACTIVISM IN ARGENTINA AND THE UNITED STATES, Ana M. Ospina Pedraza, Political Science
Resource Allocation in Distributed Service Networks, Nitish Kumar Panigrahy, Computer Science
On Improving Robustness of Hardware Security Primitives and Resistance to Reverse Engineering Attacks, Vinay C. Patil, Electrical and Computer Engineering
MULTISCALE INVESTIGATION OF THIXOTROPY IN SOFT CLAYS, Jing Peng, Civil Engineering
LANGUAGE IDEOLOGIES AND BILINGUAL EDUCATION POLICIES IN A DUAL LANGUAGE CLASSROOM, Eirini Pitidou, Education
History Modeling for Conversational Information Retrieval, Chen Qu, Computer Science
Above the Oxbow: The Construction of Place on Mount Holyoke, Danielle R. Raad, Anthropology
Design and Implementation of Algorithms for Traffic Classification, Fatemeh Rezaei, Computer Science
SCALING DOWN THE ENERGY COST OF CONNECTING EVERYDAY OBJECTS TO THE INTERNET, Mohammad Rostami, Computer Science
Never-lasting Effects: John Williams, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bruno Jasieński, and Non-redemptive Failure, Krzysztof W. Rowinski, Comparative Literature
INVESTIGATING THE DEVELOPMENTAL IMPACTS OF 3,3’-DICHLOROBIPHENYL (PCB-11) IN ZEBRAFISH (DANIO RERIO), Monika A. Roy, Public Health
High-dimensional Feature Selection and Multi-level Causal Mediation Analysis with Applications to Human Aging and Cluster-based Intervention Studies, Hachem Saddiki, Public Health
Attitudes and interactions of indigenous and non-indigenous people with wildlife in the northern Talamanca mountains of Costa Rica, Carolina Saenz-Bolaños, Environmental Conservation
Negotiating Space: Spatial Violation on the Early Modern Stage, 1587-1638, Gregory W. Sargent, English
FUNCTIONAL COPOLYMERS FOR MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND INTERFACES: POLYAMIDES AND POLYZWITTERIONS, Ashlin Sathyan, Polymer Science and Engineering
THE IMPACT OF ACTIVIST APPOINTED DIRECTORS ON FIRM STRATEGIC CHANGE, Eugene See, Management
Fate and Application of Copper-based Nanoparticles in Agriculture, Heping Shang, Environmental Conservation
MECHANISM OF DNA DAMAGE ASSOSCIATED WITH ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA – INTERPLAY OF NON-CANONICAL DNA SECONDARY STRUCTURES, AMAN SHARMA, Animal Biotechnology & Biomedical Sciences
Deep Learning Models for Irregularly Sampled and Incomplete Time Series, Satya Narayan Shukla, Computer Science
Equivariant smoothings of cusp singularities, ANGELICA SIMONETTI, Mathematics
Design and Formulation of Antibody-Conjugated Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Drugs and Biologics, Khushboo Singh, Chemistry
Platforms and Power: Transnational Guatemala, Eric Sippert, Political Science
United States Household Carbon Footprints: Quantifying the relationship between household-level income inequality and greenhouse gas emissions (1996-2015), Jared Starr, Environmental Conservation
American Understandings of U.S. Economic Inequality: Redistribution and Resistance, Jacklyn Stein, Sociology
THREE ESSAYS ON EMPLOYMENT IMPACTS OF LABOR MARKET POLICIES, Simon Dominik Sturn, Economics