Dissertations from 2023
River restoration through dam removal: Examining ecological responses to small dam removals across Massachusetts, Katherine M. Abbott, Environmental Conservation
Contextual Effects on Pollination Processes: An Assessment of How Herbivory and Diversity Shape Plant-Pollinator Interactions, Luis A. Aguirre, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES TOWARD STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITY OF FACULTY MEMBERS IN A SAUDI UNIVERSITY, Muqrin Almutairi, Education
THE MEANINGS OF DAILY ACTIVITIES AND ATTITUDES OF OLDER BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS: A CASE STUDY RESEARCH, Wadha Alquraini, Nursing
Mineral and Metabolic Constraints on Carbon Cycling Within and Export From Mountainous Floodplain Soils, Cam Anderson, Environmental Conservation
NONPARAMETRIC DERIVATIVE ESTIMATION USING PENALIZED SPLINES: THEORY AND APPLICATION, Bright Antwi Boasiako, Mathematics
Establishing Personalized Medicine in Fabry Disease Through Functional Analysis of Disease Mutants, Efecan Aral, Molecular and Cellular Biology
PREPARE* Project: Examining Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal Health and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices. *PREPARE: Perinatal Remote Education for Pandemic Resilience, Ruthfirst E. A. Ayande, Public Health
In Search of Middle Paths: Buddhism, Fiction, and the Secular in Twentieth-Century South Asia, Crystal Baines, English
Analysis of antioxidant synergism and its mechanisms in different food systems, Ipek Bayram, Food Science
A Grounded Theory of Patient Flow Management within the Emergency Department, Ellen Benjamin, Nursing
Probing the Physical Mechanisms Responsible for Brown Dwarf and Giant Planet Formation, Sarah Betti, Astronomy
Expanding the Repertoire of Conjugated Monomers Amenable to Reactive Vapor Deposition, David Bilger, Chemistry
The Past Is A Foreign Country: The Politics Of Reterritorialization In India, Post-1945, Swati Birla, Sociology
Experiments with Monopoles, Rings and Knots in Spinor Bose-Einstein Condensates, Alina A. Blinova, Physics
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE VORTEX-INDUCED VIBRATION RESPONSE OF A FLEXIBLY-MOUNTED RIGID CYLINDER IN THE SHEAR-THINNING AND INERTIAL-VISCOELASTIC FLOW REGIMES, Pieter Boersma, Mechanical Engineering
Freedom’s Bonds: Black Women’s Intimate Relationships in the Reconstruction South, Heather R. Brinn, History
The Fear-Avoidance Model and Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms in University Students, Michael Broggi, Psychology
POSITIVE FACTORIZATIONS VIA PLANAR MAPPING CLASSES AND BRAIDS, Richard E. Buckman, Mathematics
THERMODYNAMIC LAWS OF BILLIARDS-LIKE MICROSCOPIC HEAT CONDUCTION MODELS, Ling-Chen Bu, Mathematics
PROTEIN TRAFFICKING IN THE ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM MEDIATED BY A TPR-CONTAINING ADAPTER PROTEIN, Nathan P. Canniff, Molecular and Cellular Biology
Impact of Child/Parent Characteristics on Ultra-Processed Food Intake in Preschool-Aged Children, a Latent Class Analysis of Obesity-Related Factors and Obesity Risk, and the Qualitative Impact of 9-11 Year Old's Perception of Unhealthy Food Marketing, Jennifer E. Carroll, Public Health
The puzzle of debutant INGO participation in Guatemala’s National Reading Program Leamos Juntos: A comparative and multi-sited case study, Jacob A. Carter, Education
MULTIFACETED APPROACHES FOR ADDRESSING THE CHANGING SEASCAPE OF SHARK CONSERVATION, Grace A. Casselberry, Marine Sciences and Technology
ESSAYS ON SALESPERSON’S MOTIVATION AND JOB SATISFACTION-PERFORMANCE, Claire H. Cha, Management
Foundations of Node Representation Learning, Sudhanshu Chanpuriya, Computer Science
Learning to See with Minimal Human Supervision, Zezhou Cheng, Computer Science
INVESTIGATING RHIZOBIA AND MOLECULAR DETERMINANTS OF SUCCESSFUL SYMBIOTIC NITROGEN FIXATION IN LEGUMES, Jedaidah Yombwe Chilufya, Plant Biology
The Collateral Consequences of Criminal Stigma in Higher Education: Investigating Barriers to Institutional Access and Social Inclusion, Hannah K. Chimowitz, Psychology
Search for exotic Higgs boson decay to multiple b-quarks with the ATLAS detector at LHC using machine learning methods, Yuan-Tang Chou, Physics
Care With Honor And Dignity In A Long-Term Care Facility For Veterans, Sabine Clasen, Nursing
EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SEXISM, PHYSICAL BEHAVIORS, AND PSYCHOSOCIAL CORRELATES OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN YOUNG WOMEN, Melanna Cox, Kinesiology
I’ve (Urn)ed This: An Application and Criterion-based Evaluation of the Urnings Algorithm, Ted Daisher, Education
Alternative Power: The Politics of Denmark's Renewable Energy Transition, Robert Darrow, Political Science
INVESTIGATION ON EVIDENCE FOR REPRESENTATIONAL VIEW OF THE BRAIN’S ORGANIZATION: SHARED NEURAL RESOURCES FOR LONG-TERM MEMORY AND PERCEPTION IN VISION, Natasha Mercedes de la Rosa-Rivera, Neuroscience and Behavior
A Biochemical Approach to Characterize a Divergent Trypanosoma brucei Mitochondrial DNA Polymerase, POLIB, Stephanie B. Delzell, Microbiology
Discrimination and Cognition in Midlife Black Women: The Protective Roles of Social Support and Religiosity/Spirituality, Jasmine Dixon, Psychology
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF AMYGDALAR CIRCUITS IN THE PRODUCTION OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, Joseph FD Dwyer, Neuroscience and Behavior
UNCOVERING NEW ELEMENTS OF IRON HOMEOSTASIS IN MAIZE, Stavroula N. Fili, Plant Biology
A Feasibility Study Investigating the Implementation of Social-Emotional Learning Programming in a Clinical Day Treatment Program, Laura M. Findlay, School Psychology
MICRO AND NANO R2R EMBOSSING OF EXTRUDED POLYMERS, Raymond S. Frenkel, Mechanical Engineering
FACETS OF THE UNION-CLOSED POLYTOPE, Daniel Gallagher, Mathematics
THE PROMOTION OF COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLES ON THE GROWTH AND QUALITY OF VEGETABLES, shang gao, Environmental Conservation
Maintaining the Same Test Administration Time Across Translated Forms – Fairness and Validity Considerations, Alejandra Amador Garcia, Education
ESSAYS ON MARKET INEFFICIENCIES ARISING FROM INFORMATION ASYMMETRY AND MARKET POWER, Ming Ge, Resource Economics
DECOLONIZING CITIES: BLACK MOVEMENTS AND TERRITORIES OF LINFE IN BRAZIL, Juliana M. Góes, Sociology
Long(er) Object Movement in Turkish, Duygu Göksu, Linguistics
ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS OF INTRINSICALLY DISORDERED PROTEIN FOLDING AND DYNAMICS, Xiping Gong, Chemistry
Three Essays on the Financial Returns to Residential Solar PV Adoption, Emma Grazier, Resource Economics
The City is Ours: Black Political Power and the Struggle Against Police Brutality in Postwar Newark, Andrew Grim, History
ESSAYS ON SALES FORCE TURNOVER AND JOB SATISFACTION, Hossein Hashemi Bahramani, Management
SEMI-INFINITE FLAGS AND ZASTAVA SPACES, Andreas Hayash, Mathematics
Intersections of Migration, Memory, and Gender in Contemporary Jewish Writing in Germany, Karolina A. Hicke, Germanic Languages & Literatures
'You' Will Always Have 'Me': A Compositional Theory of Person, Kaden T. Holladay, Linguistics
FABRIC-INTEGRATED SENSORS AND BIOELECTRODES FOR WEARABLE HEALTH MONITORING: DESGIN, DEVELOPMENT, & APPLICATION, S. Zohreh Homayounfar, Chemistry
Essays on International Trade and Economic Growth, Mateo Hoyos, Economics
THE ROLE OF EUBACTERIUM LIMOSUM IN THE METABOLISM AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF METHYLATED DIETARY COMPONENTS, Jingyuan Huang, Food Science
Polymer-Based Bioorthogonal Nanocatalysts for Bacterial Biofilm Treatment, Rui Huang, Chemistry
Investigating Brainstem Mechanisms Underlying Prepulse Inhibition Of Startle Impaired In Schizophrenia, Wanyun Huang, Neuroscience and Behavior
Associative Plurals, Sherry Hucklebridge, Linguistics
Operations Management Applications in Emerging Technologies: The Cases of Electric-Powered Vehicles and Blockchain Technology, Zhangchen Hu, Management
The Professionalization of Collegiate Recreation and the Educational Pathways of its Practitioners: An Exploratory Study, Jason R. Incorvati, Education
Counterdirectionality in the Grammar: Reversals and Restitutions, Jyoti Iyer, Linguistics
Politics is Conspiracy: Everyday Political Conversations in Afghanistan, Mohsen Jalali, Political Science
Human-Centered Technologies for Inclusive Collection and Analysis of Public-Generated Data, Mahmood Jasim, Computer Science
Intracellular Delivery of siRNA Therapeutics through Polymer Nanoassemblies, Taewon Jeon, Molecular and Cellular Biology
CHEMICAL MODIFICATION AND EVALUATION OF CELLS TOWARDS USE AS DELIVERY TOOLS, Bishnu Prasad Joshi, Chemistry
UNDERSTANDING AND DEVELOPING SAFER SANITATION AGENTS AND STRATEGIES IN FOOD PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTS, Pragathi Kamarasu, Food Science
Racial Biases in Parent-Teacher Ratings of Childhood ADHD Symptoms: An Examination of Prejudice and Stereotypes, Sungha Kang, Psychology
Steel deck diaphragms: Characterizing the hysteretic behavior of light gage steel, screw-fastened, support and sidelap connections and the influence of support connections on the stability behavior of panels, Divyansh Kapoor, Civil Engineering
Towards Robust Long-form Text Generation Systems, Kalpesh Krishna, Computer Science
REACTIVE CHEMISTRIES FOR PROTEIN LABELING, DEGRADATION, AND STIMULI RESPONSIVE DELIVERY, Myrat Kurbanov, Chemistry
Revenge of the Nerds: Tech Masculinity and Digital Hegemony, Benjamin M. Latini, English
ENGINEERING THE PROBIOTIC BACTERIUM ESCHERICHIA COLI NISSLE 1917 TO RECORD AND RESPOND TO BIOCHEMICAL SIGNALS USING GENETICALLY-ENCODED LOGIC, Matthew Lebovich, Chemical Engineering
Performing Transnational Erotic Activism: Survival, Thriving, and Solidarity in Asian and Migrant Massage/Sex Workers, Eunbi Lee, Communication
When to Hold and When to Fold: Studies on the topology of origami and linkages, Mary Elizabeth Lee, Physics
Intersection Cohomology of Rank One Local Systems for Arrangement Schubert Varieties, Shuo Lin, Mathematics
INFLUENCES OF HIGH-FAT DIET AND ANTRODIA CAMPHORATA IN EARLY LIFE ON INTESTINAL TUMORIGENSIS LATER IN LIFE, Ting-Chun Lin, Public Health
POLYMER-BASED NANOTHERAPEUTICS TO COMBAT DIFFICULT-TO-TREAT BACTERIAL INFECTIONS, Jessa Marie V. Makabenta, Chemistry
ANITA BRENNER’S VISION: A TRANSNATIONAL SEARCH FOR MEXICAN JEWISH IDENTITY, Gina Malagold, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
THE FATE OF THE CROSSBRIDGE AFTER PHOSPHATE REBINDING: IMPLICATIONS FOR FATIGUE, Christopher P. Marang, Kinesiology
Rethinking Resistance: Overt, Covert, and Emergent Politics of Evaluation in International Development, Elisa Martínez, Sociology
The Diasporic Mindset and Narrative Intersections of British Identity in Transnational Fiction, Joseph A. Mason, English
PUBLIC HEALTH, INDUSTRIALIZATION AND TUBERCULOSIS OUTCOMES AMONGST WOMEN IN 19th-20th CENTURY CLEVELAND, Sarah Mathena, Anthropology
The Online Processing of Even's Likelihood Presupposition, Erika Mayer, Linguistics
Connecting Studio Arts Labor: Performing Production and Resisting Separation, Brendan McCauley, Communication
HYDROGEOLOGIC CONTROLS ON GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTIONS & INUNDATION DYNAMICS IN ARID BASINS, Sarah McKnight, Geosciences
Investigating Signaling Mechanisms of Neuronal Maturation and Synapse Function Using Human Induced Neuronal Cells, Danny B. McSweeney, Molecular and Cellular Biology
TOLERANCE AND INEQUALITY: HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ANTI-BULLYING ERA, Sarah A. Miller, Sociology
Additive Manufacturing of Multicomponent Metal Alloys, Shahryar Mooraj, Mechanical Engineering
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL HUMILITY IN RELATION TO BETWEEN-THERAPIST DIFFERENCES IN EFFECTIVENESS, Heather Muir, Psychology
The Dialectical Virtue of Ideological Reduction, Keehyuk Nahm, Philosophy
TOWARDS RELIABLE CIRCUMVENTION OF INTERNET CENSORSHIP, Milad nasresfahani, Computer Science
Understanding Protein Structure-Function Relationships Using Simulations and Machine Learning, Erik B. Nordquist, Chemistry
Osmoregulation and appetite regulation in a basal vertebrate, the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), Jessica Norstog, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
Designer Functional Hybrid Materials: From Zwitterists to Freeze-Burn Method, James Nicolas Pagaduan, Polymer Science and Engineering
AN EVALUATION OF FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER IN A MEDICATION TREATMENT PROGRAM: WITH A FOCUS ON PREGNANT WOMEN, kristy pereira, Nursing
Memories and Trauma of an Absent Past- Women Filmmakers in Argentina, Nicholas P. Pezzote, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Progress Towards HeRALD and Ricochet: Detectors at the Interface of Particle and Condensed Matter Physics, H Douglas Pinckney, Physics
COLLECTIVE AUTONOMY RESTRICTION: A THEORETICAL MODEL AND EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS, Adrian Rivera-Rodriguez, Psychology