Dissertations from 2020
Engineering Nanomaterials for Immune Modulation of Macrophages and Cancer Therapy, Yuanchang Liu, Chemistry
No More War: A Public Health Approach to Identifying Successful Steps to Promote Peace in the Horn of Africa, John Erus Lopeyok, Public Health
Up in Smoke? Towards a Theory of Community Identity Work, Matthew Lyle, Management
Covering All Their Bases: An Investigation Into Identity Covering in the Sport Workplace, Jeffrey MacCharles, Sport Management
ESSAYS ON WOMEN AND WORK IN INDIA AND ON OTHER-REGARDING PREFERENCES, Sai Madhurika Mamunuru, Economics
A Genealogy of Victimhood: Empathy and Memory in Recent German Fiction, Catherine e. McNally, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Teachers Co-Constructing Multilingual and Multimodal Digital Literacy Practices: Examining Critical Transnational Professional Development, Rosa A. Medina Riveros, Education
Robust and Sustainable Energy Pathways to Reach Mexico’s Climate Goals, Rodrigo Mercado Fernandez, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
A Rational Design Approach to Developing Second Generation Fabry Disease Treatments, Matthew Metcalf, Molecular and Cellular Biology
LIVESTOCK PREDATION AND SNOW LEOPARD-HUMAN CONFLICT IN THE WAKHAN VALLEY OF WAKHAN NATIONAL PARK, NORTHEASTERN AFGHANISTAN, Zalmai Moheb, Environmental Conservation
CRITICAL CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING ARABIC AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE (TAFL): A CRITICAL ETHNOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF A US COLLEGE-LEVEL COURSE, Shaimaa Moustafa, Education
Making Meaning in the Anthropocene: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Investigation of College Student Response to Planetary Ecological Crises, Kristen Nelson, Education
NOVEL MASS SPECTROMETRY BASED STRATEGIES TO STUDY HEPARIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS, Chendi Niu, Chemistry
Daring Depictions: An Analysis of Risks and Their Mediation in Representations of Black Suffering, Russell Nurick, English
Improving Understanding of Forest Communities and Biodiversity with Multi-Dimensional Landscape Gradients, Ben J. Padilla, Environmental Conservation
ANALYSIS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN FOODS USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES, Janamkumar Pandya, Food Science
Implications and Significance of Partial Melting on the Tectonic History of the Eastern Adirondack Mountains, Claire Rose Pless, Geosciences
TOO BLACK FOR THE BLUES…TOO BLUE FOR THE BLACKS: AN EXPLORATION OF BLACK POLICE OFFICERS IN THE ERA OF BLACK LIVES MATTER, Kayla Preito-Hodge, Sociology
CREATION OF A TUMOR SPECIFIC, SALMONELLA BASED, INTRACELLULAR CANCER THERAPY, Vishnu Raman, Chemical Engineering
Uncovering the Neural and Behavioral Factors That Underlie Changes in Processing Visual Orientation, Patrick Sadil, Psychology
Monitored Reproduction: Surveillance, Labor, and Care in Pro-Natalist Turkey, Seda Saluk, Anthropology
Shared Neural Substrates of Perception and Memory: Testing the Assumptions and Predictions of the Representational-Hierarchical Account, D. Merika W. Sanders, Psychology
Workplace Inequality in Rent Systems: The Causal Chain of Inequality Between and Within Organizations, Safi Shams, Sociology
MICRO-PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS TO MIMIC MUCOSAL BARRIER COMPLEXITY OF THE HUMAN INTESTINE IN VITRO, Abhinav Sharma, Chemical Engineering
Transitions Between Radial and Bipolar Liquid Crystal Drops in the Presence of Novel Surfactants, Jake Shechter, Physics
Liver Kinase B1 isoform expression as a regulator of T cell phenotypic stability, Heather Sherman, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Investigating the Accumulation, Sub-Organ Distribution, And Biochemical Effects of Nanomaterials Using Mass Spectrometry, Kristen Nicole Sikora, Chemistry
Engineering mesothelin-binding proteins as targeted cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, Allison Rita Sirois, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Neoliberal Capitalism and the Evolution of the U.S. Healthcare System, Samantha Sterba, Economics
ALGORITHMS FOR MASSIVE, EXPENSIVE, OR OTHERWISE INCONVENIENT GRAPHS, David Tench, Computer Science
MAKING MEANING IN THE MARGINS: IDENTITIES, BELONGING, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITMENTS IN A CROSS-RACE INTERGROUP DIALOGUE FOR QUEER AND TRANS COLLEGE STUDENTS, Nina M. Tissi-Gassoway, Education
System Design for Digital Experimentation and Explanation Generation, Emma Tosch, Computer Science
THREE ESSAYS ON THE PAST AND FUTURE OF SOCIALISM, Mihnea Tudoreanu, Economics
Performance Evaluation of Classical and Quantum Communication Systems, Gayane Vardoyan, Computer Science
THREE ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE “SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE”, Anastasia C. Wilson, Economics
Endogenous Money, Corporate Liquidity Preferences and the Transformation of the U.S. Financial System, Yeo Hyub Yoon, Economics
Forms of the Future: Indigeneity, Blackness, and the Visioning Work of Aesthetics in U.S. Poetry, 1822-1863, Magdalena Zapędowska, English
System Design and Implementation for Hybrid Network Function Virtualization, Xuzhi Zhang, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Controlled membrane remodeling by Nanospheres and Nanorods: Experiments targeting the design principles for membrane-based materials, Sarah Zuraw-Weston, Physics
Dissertations from 2019
Thermodynamics of Polyelectrolyte Solutions and Polymer Crystallization, Sabin Adhikari, Physics
Neural Generative Models and Representation Learning for Information Retrieval, Qingyao Ai, Computer Science
‘BLACK INTIFADA’: BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT, PALESTINIAN POETRY OF RESISTANCE AND THE ROOTS OF BLACK AND PALESTINIAN SOLIDARITY, Nadia Alahmed, Afro-American Studies
TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS AND KNOWLEDGE TOWARD INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN SAUDI ARABIAN SCHOOLS, Tassan Mohammed Alsulami, Education
ECOLOGY OF THE ELUSIVE: GENOME-INFORMED INVESTIGATION OF SOIL MICROBIAL DIVERSITY, Lauren Alteio, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
IMPROVING THE SHEAR BEHAVIOR OF CROSS LAMINATED TIMBER (CLT) PANELS BY OPTIMIZATION OF LAMINATES PLY-ORIENTATION USING EASTERN HEMLOCK, Alireza Bahmanzad, Environmental Conservation
Citizenship in transit: perils and promises of crossing Mexico, Martha Balaguera Cuervo, Political Science
Mechanisms that Limit Oxidative Phosphorylation during High-Intensity Muscle Contractions In Vivo, Miles F. Bartlett, Kinesiology
Bruhat-Tits Buildings and a Characteristic p Unimodular Symbol Algorithm, Matthew Bates, Mathematics
MULTI-LEVEL BARRIERS TO ART ADHERENCE AMONG HIV-INFECTED WOMEN IN RURAL ESWATINI: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH, Nozipho Becker, Public Health
Computing Agreement in a Mixed System, Sakshi Bhatia, Linguistics
Narratives of Queerness: Queer Worldmaking (in) the Classroom with Undergraduate Students, Rachel Briggs, Communication
Binding and Coreference in Vietnamese, Thuy Bui, Linguistics
The Bivariate Luminosity-HI Distribution Function of Galaxies, Zhon Butcher, Astronomy
The Historical and Legal Creation of a Fissured Workplace: The Case of Franchising, Brian Callaci, Economics
ENGINEERING OF AN ANTIBODY-CONJUGATED NANOGEL PLATFORM FOR TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY TO T LYMPHOCYTES, Mine Canakci, Molecular and Cellular Biology
A Flexible Comparison Process as a Critical Mechanism for Context Effects, Andrea M. Cataldo, Psychology
Essays on the Minimum Wage, Immigration, and Privatization, Doruk Cengiz, Economics
The Matrix of Imperial Rome in Modernist and Postcolonial Literature, Sara Ceroni, Comparative Literature
CAPILLARY WRINKLING AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES: SINGLE LAYERS, BILAYERS, AND COMPOSITES, Jooyoung Chang, Polymer Science and Engineering
Sec23 Gene Members Differentially Contribute to Polarized Growth in Physcomitrella patens, Mingqin Chang, Plant Biology
BACTERIAL BIOTRANSFORMATION OF LIGNIN IN ANOXIC ENVIRONMENTS, Gina M. Chaput, Microbiology
IMPROVING CHINESE MOTHERS’ HEALTH LITERACY: A WECHAT INTERVENTION, Qiong Chen, Public Health
ESSAYS ON AMERICAN OPTIONS PRICING UNDER LEVY MODELS WITH STOCHASTIC VOLATILITY AND JUMPS, Ye Chen, Management
Impact of Firm-Level Characteristics on External Employer Branding Activities, Muntakim Choudhury, Management
COMPREHENSIVE NAVIGATION FRAMEWORK FOR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: FROM VIRTUAL REALITY PRE-TRAVEL TRAINING TO REAL-TIME WAYFINDING IN PHYSICAL SPACES, Hao Dong, Electrical and Computer Engineering
TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL MANAGEMENT TOOLS FOR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS: CASE STUDIES FROM NORTHERN BRAZIL AND NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, Beatriz dos Santos Dias, Environmental Conservation
“The Worlding Game”: Queer Ecological Perspectives in Modern Fiction, Sarah D'Stair, English
Comparison of Three Dimensional Selfdual Representations by Faltings-Serre Method, Lian Duan, Mathematics
Designing Ion-Containing Polymers with Controlled Structure and Dynamics, Joshua Enokida, Polymer Science and Engineering
MODEL-FORM UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION FOR PREDICTIVE PROBABILISTIC GRAPHICAL MODELS, Jinchao Feng, Mathematics
Cross-Cutting Narratives of Opioid Use Disorder Among Pregnant Women and Mothers: Implications for Humanistic Care, Alice Fiddian-Green, Public Health
FISHERIES SCIENCE TO SUPPORT THE CONSERVATION OF BONEFISH (ALBULA GLOSSODONTA) THROUGH TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY BASED MANAGEMENT OF AN ARTISANAL CORAL REEF FISHERY AT ANAA ATOLL, FRENCH POLYNESIA, Alex Filous, Environmental Conservation
The Impact of Protostellar Feedback on Astrochemistry, Brandt Gaches, Astronomy
A SYNTHETIC HUMAN BRAIN ECM HYDROGEL FOR TIGHT CONTROL OF ASTROCYTE ACTIVATION, Sualyneth Galarza, Chemical Engineering
FUNCTION AND DISSIPATION IN FINITE STATE AUTOMATA - FROM COMPUTING TO INTELLIGENCE AND BACK, Natesh Ganesh, Electrical and Computer Engineering
DEVELOPMENT OF FILTER-BASED SERS MAPPING METHODS FOR RAPID IDENTIFICATION AND DETECTION OF BACTERIA, Siyue Gao, Food Science
EFFECTS OF FERTILIZATION AND DRYING CONDITIONS ON THE QUALITY OF SELECTED CHINESE MEDICINAL PLANTS, Zoe Gardner, Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences
Stealthy parametric hardware Trojans in VLSI Circuits, Samaneh Ghandali, Electrical and Computer Engineering
RNA-SEQ AND MECHANISTIC ENZYMOLOGY CONFIRM RNA SELF-TEMPLATED EXTENSION BY T7 RNA POLYMERASE AND SUGGEST NOVEL APPROACHES TOWARDS IMPROVED IN VITRO RNA SYNTHESIS, Yasaman Gholamalipour, Chemistry
A Defense of Hume's Dictum, Cameron Gibbs, Philosophy
ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF IMMATURE SEA TURTLES ACROSS MULTIPLE SCALES, Lucas Griffin, Environmental Conservation
Social Signals for Change: Examining the Role of Interpersonal Communication for Positive Ecological Progress, Meaghan Guckian, Environmental Conservation
ENGINEERING NANOMATERIALS FOR IMAGING AND THERAPY OF BACTERIA AND BIOFILM-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS, Akash Gupta, Chemistry
Energy-Aware Algorithms for Greening Internet-Scale Distributed Systems Using Renewables, Vani Gupta, Computer Science
THE BODY (RE)PUBLIC: WOMEN ON/AS THE LANDSCAPE OF MODERNITY, FROM ZOLA’S AU BONHEUR DES DAMES TO VARDA’S CLÉO DE 5 À 7, Christine Gutman, Comparative Literature
Middle to Late Pleistocene Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions from Lake El'gygytgyn, Arctic Russia, Mary Helen Habicht, Geosciences
Trajectories of Depressive Symptoms Among Low-Income Perinatal Women: The Role of Father Involvement, Hillary Halpern, Psychology
SOCIO-POLITICAL AND NATURAL-ECOLOGICAL FACTORS INFLUENCING URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT IN MASSACHUSETTS, Rick W. Harper, Environmental Conservation
NUMERICAL MODELING OF DEFORMATION WITHIN RESTRAINING BENDS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SEISMIC HAZARD OF THE SAN GORGONIO PASS REGION, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Jennifer Hatch, Geosciences
Effects of Phonological Contrast on Within-Category Phonetic Variation, Ivy Hauser, Linguistics
The Role of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in Alcohol Preference, Seeking and Consumption, John Hernandez, Neuroscience and Behavior
Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Imaging of Bacteria within Fresh Produce In Situ, Michael Hickey, Food Science
THREE ESSAYS ON HEDGE FUNDS GOVERNANCE, OPERATIONAL RISK AND EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES, Zheyuan Hu, Management
ABOLITION AND ACADEME: STRUGGLES FOR FREEDOM AND EQUALITY AT BRITISH AND AMERICAN COLLEGES, 1742-1855, Michael E. Jirik, History
The Roles of Morphology and Posture on Gait Mechanics, Russell T. Johnson, Kinesiology
NUMERICAL CLIMATE MODEL SIMULATIONS INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF ARCTIC SEA ICE EXPORT EVENTS IN MODULATING DEGLACIAL CLIMATE, Anthony J. Joyce, Geosciences
Game-Assisted Rehabilitation for Post-Stroke Survivors, Hee-Tae Jung, Computer Science
Bangladesh's Energy Policy: Economic, Environmental, and Climate Change Impacts, Rohini Kamal, Economics
COMBINING HUMAN FACTORS AND DATA SCIENCE METHODS TO EVALUATE THE USE OF FREE TEXT COMMUNICATION ORDERS IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS, Swaminathan Kandaswamy, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Framing the Crisis in the Merrimack Valley: The Opioid Epidemic, White Despair and Authoritarian Populism on the New England Borderlands, Gyuri Kepes, Communication