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Theses from 2023
Enhanced Killing of Mycobacterium abscessus by Nanosponge Delivery of Antimycobacterials, Casey Albano, Microbiology
Initial Paleoenvironmental Evidence from the Outer Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, Hunter T. Allen, Geosciences
Music As a Tool For Ecstatic Space Design, Pranav Amin, Architecture
Transgender in Neverland: Dysphoria in a Supernatural Anime, Arya Arsenault, Japanese
Modeling the Effects of Forest Management Practices on Ecohydrologic Processes in the Antalya River Watershed of Turkey, Hilal Arslan, Environmental Conservation
HYDRO-SOCIAL TERRITORIES AND OIL PALM PLANTATIONS: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, AGRIBUSINESS, AND SAFE WATER ACCESS UNDER POWER RELATIONS IN KAIS, WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA, Briantama Asmara, Environmental Conservation
Memories of Hope and Loss: “kerhi maa ne bhagat singh jameya”, Sheher Bano, History
Father Involvement in Low-Income Families: The Role of Workplace Characteristics and Gender Roles, Diego Barcala, Psychology
Elucidating the Priming Mechanism of ClpXP Protease by Single-Domain Response Regulator CpdR in Caulobacter crescentus, Kimberly E. Barker, Molecular & Cellular Biology
ANTIFASCIST AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL WRITING BY THREE SOUTHERN EUROPEAN WOMEN WRITERS: NATÁLIA CORREIA, CONCHA ZARDOYA, AND LUDOVICA RIPA DI MEANA, Jessica R. Beasley, Comparative Literature
Early Childhood Emotion Regulation Strategy Articulation, its Neurophysiological Correlates, and Association with Psychopathology, Zachary Bivins, Psychology
The Current State of Practice of Building Information Modeling, Kevin P. Brooks, Civil Engineering
Creating Dormitories with a Sense of Home, Johnathon A. Brousseau, Architecture
Differential toxicity of PM2.5 components and modified health effects modeling: A case study in Nepal, Jeremy Brownholtz, Public Health
Fingerprinting for Chiplet Architectures Using Power Distribution Network Transients, Matthew G. Burke, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Tectonic Evaluation And Design Implementation of 3D Printing Technology in Architecture, Robert Buttrick, Architecture
Designing for the Unhoused: Finding Innovative and Transformative Solutions to Housing, Hannah C. Campbell, Architecture
Design and Fabrication of a Trapped Ion Quantum Computing Testbed, Christopher A. Caron, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cumulative Impact of Repeated Wildfire Displacement Events on Migration in the Western United States, Bo G. Carpen, Regional Planning
The Effects Of Visual Perturbations And Anxiety On Cortical Activity During Gait, Charlotte Casselton, Kinesiology
Sucrose Concentration and Fermentation Temperature Impact the Sensory Characteristics and Liking of Kombucha, Gil Cohen, Food Science
Evaluation of Acoustic Telemetry Array Performance and Fine- Scale and Broad-Scale Spatial Movement Patterns for Coral Reef Species in Culebra, Puerto Rico, Roxann Cormier, Environmental Conservation
Not All Numbers Were Created Equal: Evidence the Number One is Unique, Jenna L. Croteau, Psychology
Investigating Design-Functional Dimension Of Affordable Housing With Prefabrication On Dense Suburbs Of Chelsea, MA, Siddharth Jagadishbhai Dabhia, Architecture
Association of Birth Weight and Preterm Birth with Subsequent Risk for Hypertension in Women from the Women’s Health Initiative, Christian P. Daniele, Public Health
Loads Analysis of Fixed-Bottom and Floating Offshore Wind Structures, Michael G. Davis, Civil Engineering
Insights into Chinese Second Language Acquisition: The Relationship between Glossing and Vocabulary Recall in Reading, Steven S. DeVellis, Chinese
Architecture of Extraction: Imagining New Modes of Inhabitation and Reclamation in the Mining Lifecyle, Erica DeWitt, Architecture
Analog Cancellation of a Known Remote Interference: Hardware Realization and Analysis, James M. Doty, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Quṭb al‐Dīn al‐Shīrāzī and His Political, Religious, and Intellectual Networks, Carina Dreyer, History
When Looking Up Leads to Feeling Down: Situational Moderators of the Effects of Social Comparisons on Social Media, Madison L. Eamiello, Psychology
Effect of Metabolic Rate on Mitochondrial Efficiency during Exercise in Human Skeletal Muscle in vivo, Muhammet Enes Erol, Kinesiology
Machine Learning Modeling of Polymer Coating Formulations: Benchmark of Feature Representation Schemes, Nelson I. Evbarunegbe, Chemical Engineering
Utopian Thought and Architectural Design, Anthony L. Faith, Architecture
A New Language: Apophatic Discourse in John Donne's "Devotions", Jessica M. Farris, English
Improving Energy Efficiency of School Buildings with Solar-Assisted Cooling for the Maldives, Ahmed Fathhee, Environmental Conservation
Acquisition of Chinese Measure Words by Chinese as Second Language Learners: A Corpus-based Study of Lexical, Semantic, and Syntactic Characteristics, Yutong Feng, Chinese
Sexual Orientation Differences in the Association Between Cancer Diagnosis and Mental Health Outcomes, Pablo Fernandez, Public Health
The Discovery of a Novel Bacteria from a Large Co-assembly of Metagenomes, Matthew Finkelberg, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Device Design for Inducing Aneurysm-Susceptible Flow Conditions Onto Endothelial Cells, hans f. foelsche, Mechanical Engineering
Nutrient Density, Added Sugar, and Fiber Contents of Commercially Available Fruit Snacks in the United States from 2017 to 2022, Hao Fu, Food Science
IMPACT OF FERMENTED AND NON-FERMENTED PLANT-BASED FOODS SUPPLEMENTATION ON GUT MICROBIOTA AND METABOLITES IN C57BL/6J MICE, Priya Darshan Gandhi, Food Science
"Kore saa (コレサア)": Visual Representations of Dialogue in Edo Popular Fiction, Lauren Gatewood, Japanese
Imagining the “Day of Reckoning”: American Jewish Performance Activism during the Holocaust, Maya C. Gonzalez, History
Pine Barrens Wildlife Management: Exploring the Impact of a Stressor and Active Management on Two Taxa at Camp Edwards, Andrew B. Gordon Jr, Environmental Conservation
Prioritizing Climate Equity: A Qualitative Analysis of the Massachusetts MVP Program, Noah H. Gordon, Regional Planning
Prevention of What? Competing Biological Citizenship Claims and the Biopolitics of Autism Prevention, Helene D. Grogan, Sociology
EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL OF OZONE MICROBUBBLES FOR INACTIVATION OF TULANE VIRUS, A HUMAN NOROVIRUS SURROGATE, bozhong guan, Food Science
The Impact of Cannabidiol on Intestinal Tumorigenesis: A Pilot Study on Caco-2 Cell, Yingxue Guan, Nutrition
Moving Beyond the Gender Binary: A Critical Analysis and Review of Contemporary Scholarship on Nonbinary Gender Identities, Rie Harding, Sociology
Genetic Associations of Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment, Scott Hebert, Public Health
Diagnostic Feature Detection and Sequential Eyewitness Lineups, Jerome D. Hoover, Psychology
Collaborative Storytelling in The Parable Task: The Dramaturg as Game Designer in Pervasive Performance, Percival Hornak, Theater
Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies to Xenopus Proteins, Brett A. Horr, Animal Science
Factors Affecting the Distribution of Malayan Sun Bear in Htamanthi Wildlife Sanctuary, Northern Myanmar, Min Hein Htike, Environmental Conservation
Investigating Diterpene Biosynthesis in Medicago Truncatula, Sungwoo Hwang, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Between Verb and Preposition: Diachronic Stages of Coverbs in Mandarin Chinese, Glynis Jones, Chinese
Building Hygge In-Roads into Incremental Living, Tanisha Kalra, Architecture
Optimizing Channel Formation in PEG Maleimide Hydrogels, Bakthavachalam Kannadasan, Chemical Engineering
The Near-Synonymous Classifiers in Mandarin Chinese: Etymology, Modern Usage, And Possible Problems in L2 Classroom, Irina Kavokina, Chinese
NATURE INSPIRED ARCHITECTURE, Salabat Khan, Architecture
Understanding Mignon: Androgyny in Schubert’s and Schumann’s Song Cycles based on Goethe’s Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre, Kathleen S. Kilcommons, Music
Electrothermal Properties of 2D Materials in Device Applications, Samantha L. Klein, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Multi-Regional Assessment of Eastern Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus) Occupancy in Managed and Unmanaged Forests Using Autonomous Recording Units, Jeffery T. Larkin, Environmental Conservation
Sustainable Architecture in Athletics: Using Mass Timber in an Old-Fashioned Field, Zach C. Lefever, Architecture
"Should they be Allowed to Stay?": The Consequences of Essentializing the "American = white" Stereotype in white and Latino Americans, Jordan Legaspi, Psychology
Ablation Study on Deeplabv3+ for Semantic Segmentation, Bowen Lei, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Off-grid Living for the Normative Society: Shifting Perception and Perspectives by Design, Patsun Lillie, Architecture
The Evolution of Chinese Supermarkets in North America: An Alternative Approach to Chinese Supermarket Design, Ruoxin Lin, Architecture
A Composability-Based Transformer Pruning Framework, Yuping Lin, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Refreshing Refinery: An Analysis of Victorian Architecture and How to Translate its Elements for Contemporary Architecture, Richard J. Marcil, Architecture
Cut Out of Place: The Geography and Legacy of Otto Ege's Broken Books, Melanie R. Meadors, History
Climate Change Attitudes of United States Family Forest Owners and their Influence on Forest Management Practices, Logan Miller, Environmental Conservation
Tea Ceremony and Girls' Education from Edo to Meiji, Yuko Mizutani, Japanese
Mining High Impact Combinations of Conditions from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Arjun Mohan, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Voices Against an Era: Alternative Voices, Cultural Heroics, and the Impact of He Yong and Zhang Chu on Chinese Rock Music, Peter J. Moncur, Chinese
Thermal Conductivity and Mechanical Properties of Interlayer-Bonded Graphene Bilayers, Afnan Mostafa, Mechanical Engineering
Languages of Exile in the Poetry of Aria Aber and Solmaz Sharif, Malavika Mujumdar, Comparative Literature
The Relative Effects of Functional Diversity and Structural Complexity on Carbon Dynamics in Late-Successional, Northeastern Mixed Hardwood Forests, Samantha Myers, Environmental Conservation
After Iconoclasm: Reassessing Monumental Practices and Redesigning Public Memorials in Twenty-First-Century Massachusetts, Lincoln T. Nemetz-Carlson, Architecture
Association Among Neurophysiology, Cognition And Mobility In Older Adults, Nikou Nikoumanesh, Kinesiology
Feeling Uneasy on Easy Street: Decoloniality, Mental Health, and Social Culture Within a University Department of Music, Ucee-Uchenna L. Nwachukwu, Music
A Model Extraction Attack on Deep Neural Networks Running on GPUs, Jonah G. O'Brien Weiss, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Factors influencing the occurrence and spread of aquatic invasive species in watershed systems, Hazel M. Ortiz, Environmental Conservation
Earthen Materials In Organic Forms: An Ecological Solution to the Urban Biosphere?, Rutuja Patil, Architecture
"Voices in My Head:" Representations of Mental Illness in Contemporary American Musical Theater, McKay Perry, Music
Adaptive (Re)purpose of Industrial Heritage Buildings in Massachusetts A Modular Strategy for Building a Community, Riya D. Premani, Architecture
The Diaries of Käthe Kollwitz: 1916-1917, Carolyn Provine, Comparative Literature
Sexual Orientation Differences in the Association between Physical Activity and Allostatic Load: Results from the National Health And Nutrition Examination Study, Natalia I. Putnam, Public Health
No One is Alone: Directing Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods, Alexandro R. Ramirez, Theater
An Abrupt Temperautre and Hydroclimate Transition in Southeast Africa During Glacial Termination V: The Organic Geochemical Record from Lake Malawi, Briana Ramirez, Geosciences
Microplastics in Local Communities’ Tap Water, Zachary T. Rattell, Plant & Soil Sciences
PARTICIPATORY WETLAND GOVERNANCE IN RAMSAR – ASSESSING LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN INDIA, Seema Ravandale, Environmental Conservation
Evaluation of Semiochemicals for Improved Monitoring and Management of Plum Curculio (Conotrachelus nenuphar) (Coleopter: Curculionidae), Prabina Regmi, Plant & Soil Sciences
Spaces Between Exploring Ma as a Literary Theory, Codi C. Reynolds, Japanese
Molecular Phylogenetics and Geometric Morphometrics Reveal Possible Cryptic Species Within the Solitary Bees Melissodes agilis and M. trinodis (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Justin C. Roch, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Community Design: A Health Center Serving the Greater Boston Population, Brandon E. Rosario, Architecture
Wind-Wave Misalignment Effects on Multiline Anchor Systems for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines, Doron T. Rose, Mechanical Engineering
Comparison Of Scaling Performance Between Sidewalks Placed Using Hot and Cold Weather Concreting Procedures, Likhitha Rudraraju, Civil Engineering
Combining Simulation and the MspA Nanopore to Study p53 Dynamics and Interactions, Samantha A. Schultz, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Caulobacter ClpXP Adaptor PopA’s Domain Interactions in the Adaptor Hierarchy of CtrA Degradation, Thomas P. Scudder, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Forecasting COVID-19 with Temporal Hierarchies and Ensemble Methods, Li Shandross, Public Health
CORRELATION BETWEEN LABORATORY TESTING RESULTS AND IN-SITU SIDEWALK SCALING, Brian R. Shea, Civil Engineering
A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE LINKED DECISIONS IN THE CONFISCATION OF ILLEGALLY TRADED TURTLES, Desiree Smith, Environmental Conservation
Nanoscale Sulfur as a Novel Fertilizer for Promoting Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Growth and Yield, Jordan J. Smith, Plant & Soil Sciences
Age-related Differences in Substrate Oxidation but not Exercise Oxygen Transients During 24 Hours in a Whole-room Calorimeter, Zoe H. Smith, Kinesiology
Impact of Animal Protein and Plant Protein on the Gut Microbiota and Metabolites of C57BL/6J Mice, Levina Soetyono, Food Science
(K)ein Ausweg für Hedda? Eine Analyse von Henrik Ibsens Hedda Gabler (1890) aus der feministischen Perspektive von Helene Stöcker und Rosa Mayreder, Nikoletta Strasser, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Zal and Simorgh from Shahnameh (Book of Kings) a Design and Fabrication Film Project in Stop Motion Puppetry, Maryam Taghizadeh Hemayati, Theater
Fat Lowering Effects of Piperine in Caenorhabditis elegans, Zhoutai Teng, Food Science
Molecular Biodiversity of Foraminifera, Rabindra Thakur, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Heat Flow in the Southern Margin of Salar de Atacama: Deep Groundwater Temperature Distributions and the Implications for Subsurface Flow and Land Surface Energy Budgets, Graham Thomas, Geosciences
Effect of Alliaria petiolata management on post-eradication seed bank dynamics, Chloe Thompson, Environmental Conservation
The Food Hub as a Social Infrastructure Framework: Restitching Communities in Boston After the Pandemic, Connor J. Tiches, Architecture
Tracing Microplastics in Municipal Potable Water Across Residential Buildings, Jimmy Tran, Plant & Soil Sciences
The Effects of Hurricane Wind Field Characteristics on Wind Blade Loads, Michael S. Tsai, Civil Engineering
Climate Change, Giant Viruses and Their Putative Hosts, Sarah K. Tucker, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Modeling Spatial Distributions of Tidal Marsh Blue Carbon using Morphometric Parameters from Lidar, Bonnie Turek, Geography
A Latent Profile Analysis of Four Characteristics of Intimate Partner Violence and Associations with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Ana Uribe, Psychology
Post-Fire Damage Inspection of Concrete Tunnel Structures, James Viglas, Civil Engineering
Bog Turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) Population Dynamics and Response to Habitat Management in Massachusetts, Julia Vineyard, Environmental Conservation
Optimization of Optical Properties of Plant-Based Foods, Donpon Wannasin, Food Science
A Speleothem Record of Hydroclimate Variability in Northwestern Madagascar during the Mid-Late Holocene, Raspberry Williams, Geosciences
Stretch Activation During Fatigue Improves Relative Force Production in Fast-Contracting Mouse Skeletal Muscle Fibers, Philip C. Woods, Kinesiology
The Use of Biological Soil Health Indicators to Quantify the Benefits of Cover Crops, Alexander Wu, Plant & Soil Sciences
Heterogeneous IoT Network Architecture Design for Age of Information Minimization, Xiaohao Xia, Electrical & Computer Engineering
GREENHOUSE GASES AND HYDROCLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE CARIBBEAN: A NEW SPELEOTHEM RECORD SHEDDING LIGHT ON MILLENNIAL AND ORBITAL-SCALE CHANGES, Meilun Zhang, Geosciences
Translating Gender and Sexuality in The Awakening by Kate Chopin, Xiaobo Zhang, Comparative Literature
Theses from 2022
Three Dimensional Spatio-Temporal Cluster Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Infections, Keith W. Allison, Public Health
Emotional Effect on Culture Difference in Economic Decision Making, Lan Ba, Neuroscience & Behavior
Foaming Properties of Dilute Pea Protein Solutions, Jiani Bao, Food Science
Analysis of Plant and Animal Proteins Using Raman Spectroscopy, Noopur Bapardekar, Food Science
What Drives the Fracking Boom Crime Relationship? A Fixed-Effects Analysis of Crime during the Pennsylvania Fracking Boom, Webster Batista-Lin, Resource Economics
Developmental Patterns of EEG and ECG Physiological Similarity Between Mother and Child, Christina Bertrand, Psychology
A Simplified Fluid Dynamics Model of Ultrafiltration, Christopher Cardimino, Mechanical Engineering
Changing Criteria: What Decision Processes Reveal about Confidence in Memory, Johanny N. Castillo, Psychology
Introverse Arrangements: Rediscovering the Typewritings of Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt, Savannah M. Champion, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Manganese Bioavailability Drives Organic Matter Transformations Across Oxic-Anoxic Interfaces via Biotic and Abiotic Pathways, Nathan A. Chin, Plant & Soil Sciences
Cultural Influences on the Pathway from Adult Disconnection to Alcohol Use: A Moderated Mediation Study of Suicide Attempts in Adolescents, Grace Y. Cho, Psychology
Local Nanomechanical Variations of Cold-sprayed Tantalum Coatings, Dhrubajyoti Chowdhury, Mechanical Engineering
Equitable Housing Generation Through Cellular Automata, Molly R. Clark, Architecture
Theory and Analysis of Backprojection Processing for Interferometric SAR, Marc Closa Tarres, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Changes in Gene Expression From Long-Term Warming Revealed Using Metatranscriptome Mapping to FAC-Sorted Bacteria, Christopher A. Colvin, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Tableaux for the Future, Sally Curcio, Art
THE MOUSE MAMMARY GLAND: A TOOL TO EVALUATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE, AND APPROACHES TO IMPROVE REGULATORY TESTING, Jessica Daum, Public Health
Borderline Personality Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Unique Patterns of Emotion Reactivity and Regulation, Clara DeFontes, Psychology
Why Does Equality Matter Anyway? How Indifference to Inequality Relates to U.S.-Born White, Latino, and Black Americans' Attitudes Toward Immigration Policy, Trisha A. Dehrone, Psychology
Assessment of the Economic and Ecosystem Service Contributions of USDA Forest Service Landowner Assistance Programs in the Conterminous United States, Jacqueline S. Dias, Environmental Conservation
Mixed Messages, Hannah Duggan, Art
Determining CaMKII Variant Activities and Their Roles in Human Disease, Matthew J. Dunn, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Exploring Urban Forestry Non-Governmental Organizations in the Temperate Forest Region of the United States, Alexander J. Elton, Environmental Conservation
Ecological Controls on Coastal Blue Carbon: A Meta-Analysis of Microbial Health in Salt Marsh Soils, Hailey Erb, Plant Biology
Controlled Codelivery of miR-26a and antagomiR-133a with Osteoconductive Scaffolds to Promote Healing of Large Bone Defects, Cole J. Ferreira, Biomedical Engineering
Youth-Perceived Variability in Harsh Parenting from 8-14 Years as a Predictor of Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms at 15 Years, Ann E. Folker, Psychology
Developmental Exposures to PFAS Mixtures Impair Elongation of the Exocrine Pancreas in Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Emily M. Formato, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Beneficial Invasive: A Rhizomatic Approach to Utilizing Local Bamboo for COVID Responsive Educational Spaces, Megan Futscher, Architecture
Patient–Therapist Expectancy Convergence and Outcome in Naturalistic Psychotherapy, Averi N. Gaines, Psychology
Screening for Binding Partners and Protein-Protein Interactions of a Fungal Transcription Factor- XDR1, Nishadi Punsara Gallala Gamage, Plant Biology
Barriers to Place-Related Actions in a Post-Communist Town. A Case Study of Targoviste, Romania, Anamaria Georgescu, Regional Planning
Evaluation of Semiochemicals for Attractiveness to Multiple Tortricid (Lepidoptera) Pests in Apple Orchards, Ajay P. Giri, Plant & Soil Sciences
The Relationship Between PM2.5 and Chronic Respiratory Disease in Senegal, Bailey Glenn, Public Health
Perspectives of International Music Teachers in the United States, Pedro Gomes Lobato, Music
Explicit Norms Promotes Costly Fairness in Children, Gorana Gonzalez, Psychology
Architectural Activism Through Hip-Hop, Micaela Goodrich, Architecture
Unpaired Skeleton-to-Photo Translation for Sketch-to-Photo Synthesis, Yuanzhe Gu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Gustav Mahler's Symphonies and the Search for Identity, Brian Hailes, Music
Integration of Digital Signal Processing Block in SymbiFlow FPGA Toolchain for Artix-7 Devices, Andrew T. Hartnett, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Superstar Firms and the State: Amazon in the U.S. and France during the Covid-19 Pandemic, Priscilla Hernandez, Sociology
Preterm Birth and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Among Postmenopausal Women in the Women’s Health Initiative, Aaron Holman-Vittone, Public Health
Detection of Benzoyl Peroxide in Flour Using Raman Spectroscopy, Yu Ho, Food Science
Behavior or Diagnosis? Effects of Irritable Patient Behavior and Diagnostic Labels on Mental Illness Stigma, Nathan R. Huff, Psychology
Systematic Review of Driver Distraction in the Context of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) & Automated Driving Systems (ADS), Apoorva Pramod Hungund, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Addressing Trauma Through Architecture: Cultivating Well-being For Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma, Megan Itzkowitz, Architecture
The Eudaimonic Tree Pilot: A Study of Public Engagement in Participatory Art at Three Sites, Olivia A. James, Landscape Architecture
A Space In-Between, Cima M. Khademi, Art
Heavy Metal in Medieval Europe, Sean M. Klimmek, History
Measuring Accessibility to Food Services to Improve Public Health, Efthymia Kostopoulou, Civil Engineering
Planar Ultra-Wideband Modular Antenna (PUMA) Arrays for High-Volume Manufacturing on Organic Laminates and BGA Interfaces, James R. LaCroix, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Manufacturing Land to Grab It: Land Reclamation, Dispossession, and Resistance in Bali, Indonesia, Kirk Lange, Geography
Pre-agricultural Soil Erosion Rates in the Midwestern U.S., Caroline Lauth Quarrier, Geosciences
Disparities in Adverse Childhood Experiences, Coping, and Campus Climate as Predictors of Mental Health Among Young Adults, Minji Lee, Psychology
Analysis of Inorganic Arsenic In Food Using X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectroscopy, Helen Lin, Food Science
A Metatranscriptomic Analysis of the Long-Term Effects of Warming on the Harvard Forest Soil Microbiome, Brooke A. Linnehan, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Predicting Reappraisal Success with Innate Neural Connectivity Across the Adult Lifespan, Parker Longwell, Psychology
Coping with Climate Change, Andrea YJ Mah, Psychology
Buildings Integrated into Landscape & Making People Care for Them: Exploring Integrated Land-Building Ecosystems and the Lifestyles Needed to Support It, Sara Mallio, Architecture
The Efficacy of a Telepractice Service Delivery Model for Providing Speech and Language Services to Children with ASD, Myranda L. Marotta, Communication Disorders
Assessing Warm-Season Annual Grasses to Increase Forage Inventory, Andrea Marroquin, Plant Biology
Planar Transmission-Line Metamaterials on an Irregular Grid, Tina E. Maurer, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Songbird-mediated Insect Pest Control in Low Intensity New England Agriculture, Samuel J. Mayne, Environmental Conservation
Impact Of Oxybenzone On Innate Immune Signaling, Brenda S. Medeiros, Public Health
La Circassienne: A Study of the Female Circus Artist in French Literature, Crystal Menninga, French & Francophone Studies
Engineering and Evaluation of Reconstituted HDL Nanoparticles to Target Tumor-Associated Macrophages., Aishwarya Menon, Chemical Engineering
LGBTQ+ Divergent Paths in Utah: Identity and Space-making Practices in Queer and Religious Spaces, Taliah C. Mortensen, Communication
Formally Verifiable Synthesis Flow In FPGAs, Anurag V. Muttur, Electrical & Computer Engineering
TALKING TO AI TUTORS: SPEAKING PRACTICE USING A JAPANESE LANGUAGE LEARNING APP TO IMPROVE L2 LEARNERS’ FLUENCY, Ryo Nakayama, Japanese
Perception and Value Assessment of Ecosystem Services in Rural and Urban Regions in Ecuador, Roberto S. Navarrete Arias, Environmental Conservation
An Economy of Care: George Eliot's Middlemarch and Feminist Care Ethics, Madison V. Newman, English
Characterization of the Poly (ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Family in the Fusarium oxysporum Species Complex, Daniel Norment, Molecular & Cellular Biology
The Role of Autobiographical Memory Recall in Reappraisal Efficacy and Effort Across Age, Irina Orlovsky, Psychology
The Effects of Footwear Longitudinal Bending Stiffness on the Energetics and Biomechanics of Uphill Running, Justin Angelo Ortega, Kinesiology
Reimagining Black Architecture, Esosa Osayamen, Architecture
Prefabricated Homes: Delivery At Your Doorsteps, Obed K. Otabil, Architecture
Identifying New Invasives In The Face Of Climate Change: A Focus On Sleeper Populations, Ayodelé C. O'Uhuru, Environmental Conservation
Half in Dream: The Tangle in the Grid, Abbey L. Paccia, Art
Second Language Competence and Translation Ability: An Investigation of English-native Speakers Learning Chinese as a Second Language, Chensimeng Pan, Chinese
Analysis of TBP-Associated Factor (Taf5, 12, And 13) Early Lethal Phenotypes in the Mouse, Shelby Phillips, Animal Science
Assessing the validity of the zero-velocity update method for sprinting speeds, Gerard Pla, Kinesiology
Development of a Predictive Model for Frailty Utilizing Electronic Health Records, Kye Poronsky, Public Health
Aerodynamically Augmented Air-Hockey Pucks, Madhukar Prasad, Mechanical Engineering
Memory and Resistance, Cami Quinteros, Architecture
Analysis of Low-Induction Rotors for Increased Power Production, Jack E. Rees, Mechanical Engineering
Mycelium: The Building Blocks of Nature and the Nature of Architecture, Carly Regalado, Architecture
Incorporating Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption into Accelerometer Energy Expenditure Estimation Algorithms, Nicholas Remillard, Kinesiology
A New Way to Get Groceries? Ride-Hail Services and Navigating Outside of Food Deserts, Kathryn Reynolds, Sociology
Application of the New IEC International Design Standard for Offshore Wind Turbines to a Reference Site in the Massachusetts Offshore Wind Energy Area, Samuel C. Roach, Mechanical Engineering
Applications of Thermal Energy Storage with Electrified Heating and Cooling, Erich Ryan, Mechanical Engineering
Investigating Bilingual AAC Practices in Bilingual Communities, Johanna R. Salisbury, Communication Disorders
The Name is a Guest of the Substance, Jessica Scott, Art
Translating Calvino’s Dialectical Style, Ken W. Scriboni Jr, Comparative Literature
Diterpene Synthases of the Rice Blast Fungus: Phylogenetic Analysis and Biochemical Characterization, Ayousha Shahi, Plant Biology
A Tipping Point in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest: Current and Future Land-Use and Climate Change Trends, Alula Shields, Environmental Conservation
Euplectella Aspergillum’s Natural Lattice Structure for Structural Design & Stability Landscape of Thin Cylindrical Shells with Dimple Imperfections, Zoe Y. Sloane, Civil Engineering
Historic Houses and the Food Movement: Casey Farm and Coastal Growers' Market, Allison L. Smith, History
The New Normal - Exploring Theater Design Pedagogy Through Production Work In The Post-Covid Era, Benjamin J. Stanton, Theater
IN-BETWEEN SPACES: ATMOSPHERES, MOVEMENT AND NEW NARRATIVES FOR THE CITY, Paul Alexander Stoicheff, Architecture
Feasibility, Acceptability and Process Evaluation of a Physical Activity Intervention in Toddler aged Children: The TAP-A-LONG Study, Luke M. Sudarsky, Kinesiology
The Influence of Cover Crop Termination Strategies and Supplemental Nitrogen on Sweet Corn Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Sachina Sunuwar, Plant & Soil Sciences
Marked at Sea: Race, Class, and Tattoo Culture in Melville's Early Sea Fiction, Connell D. Swenson, English
Quantifying the Effects of a TAML Catalyst and Two Positive Controls on the Male Mouse Mammary Gland After Exposure During Development or in Adulthood, Gillian K. Szabo, Public Health
Songs of Limitless Love: A Translation and Critical Exploration of Suzukake Shin’s Ai wo utae, Venezio K. Terranova, Japanese
Chromatographic Dynamic Chemisorption, Shreya Thakkar, Chemical Engineering
Dynamics of Water Supply and Demand in the Bandama River Watershed of Cote d'Ivoire, Sarah Alima Traore, Environmental Conservation
Borderline Personality Disorder and Learning: The Influences of Emotional State and Social versus Nonsocial Feedback, Elinor E. Waite, Psychology
A Relational Investigation of Political Polarization on Twitter, Tyler Walton, Sociology
The Effects of Spoken Self-Disclosure Scripts on Nonaphasic Listeners' Perceptions of People with Aphasia, Colleen B. Ward, Communication Disorders
Chemosensory Receptors in Berghia stephanieae: Bioinformatics and Localization, Kelsi L. Watkins, Neuroscience & Behavior
Utilizing Climate Change Refugia For Climate Change Adaptation And Management In The Northeast, Sara A. Wisner, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Slavery, Colonialism, and Other Ghosts: Presence and Absence in the Rise of American Sociology, 1895-1905, Aaron Yates, Sociology
The Different Waves of "Chineseness": Analysis of Culture References and Lyrics in Zhongguofeng Music, Austin S. Ye, Chinese
Counting Sequences Are Processed Across Multiple Levels Of Cortical Hierarchy, Eli Zaleznik, Psychology
An Investigation into American University Students’ Motivation for Chinese Learning: A Case Study, Qingqing Zhang, Chinese
Comparison of the Humoral Immune Response following Both Bacterial Challenge and RNAi of Major Factors on Proliferation of Bartonella quintana in the Human Louse, Jake Zina, Animal Science
Theses from 2021
Effects of Interracial Contact on University Students' Perceptions of Inclusion, Cierra Abellera, Psychology
Antioxidant Combination of High Phosphatidylserine (PS) Lecithin with Mixed Tocopherol in Soybean Oil-in-Water Emulsion: Effect of pH and Salt, Princy Agnihotri, Food Science
Imagining the Trans Symphony: Integrating Transgender Composer Identity in Music Analysis, Penrose M. Allphin, Music
The Acquisition of Advanced Level Chinese Heritage Language (CHL) Learners：A Comparative Analysis Concerning The Aspect Marker “LE了”, Jingjing Ao, Chinese
Structure-Function Studies of the Trypanosome Mitochondrial Replication Protein POLIB, Raveen Armstrong, Microbiology
Antioxidant Synergism Between α-Tocopherol And a High Phosphatidylserine Modified Lecithin, Harshika Arora, Food Science
Hydrologic Controls on Phosphorus Speciation and Mobilization in a Subalpine Watershed (East River, Colorado), Lucia Isobel Arthen-Long, Plant & Soil Sciences
Creating New Cultural Hubs in American Cities: The Syrian Diaspora of Worcester, Massachusetts, Aleesa Asfoura, Architecture
Benjamin Smith Lyman: Geologist at the Intersection of Hokkaido, Japan, and the United States, Benjamin Ashby, Japanese
Effects of a circadian mutation on adult neurogenesis, Michael Bahiru, Neuroscience & Behavior
Firesafe: Designing for Fire-Resilient Communities in the American West, Brenden Baitch, Architecture
The Impact of Social Distancing and Loneliness on Adolescents' Mental Health During Covid-19, Marielena Barbieri, Psychology
Defining the Role of RBBP4 in Oocyte Maturation and Preimplantation Development Using Trim-Away, Holly L. Barletta, Animal Science
Virtual Mediums of Storytelling in Lighting Design: An Exploration of Plamondon and Cocciante’s Notre-Dame de Paris, Sydney L. Becker, Theater
Responsiveness, Representation, and Democracy: A Critical Conceptual Analysis and its Implications for Political Science, Joshua Beck, Political Science
DISSONANT FORMS: LANDSCAPE, NATURE-LOVE, and ART, Taylor F. Benoit, Art
Applying Ecological Theory to Amphibian Populations to Determine if Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) are Ideal and Free when Selecting Breeding Habitat, Taylor M. Braunagel, Environmental Conservation
UNDERSTANDING COMPLEX COACERVATION OF LOW CHARGE DENSITY COPOLYMERS AND LATEXES, Nicholas Bryant, Chemical Engineering
Studies on High-Throughput Single-Neuron RNA Sequencing and Circadian Rhythms in the Nudibranch, Berghia stephanieae, Thi Bui, Neuroscience & Behavior
The Effects of Predictability and Stimulus Quality on Lexical Processing: Evidence from the Coregistration of Eye Movements and EEG, Jon Burnsky, Psychology
Narrative Communication: How Sending and Receiving Impact Statements on Past Ingroup Suffering Influences Conflict Attitudes, Brooke Burrows, Psychology
Assessing the Impacts to Society Associated with the Use of Alternative Ammunition for Hunting on National Wildlife Refuges, Christopher Cahill, Environmental Conservation
Self-representation in Selected Poems of Gu Taiqing (1799-1877), Li-Ting Chang, Chinese
On Shattered Ruins: The Cultural Practices and Production of the Great Tanghsna Earthquake in Post-Mao Literature and Film, Jinhui Chen, Chinese
Graph-Algorithm Based Verification on Network Configuration Robustness, Zibin Chen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Influence of Victim Gender and Emotional Expression in Victim Impact Statements on Legal Judgments and Punishment Decisions, Hannah Chimowitz, Psychology
ancestral hauntings and utopian conjurings: a fool’s journey into COVEN-19, or Magicks for Unprecedented Times, Maegan Clearwood, Theater
The Voice of the Other: The Influence of Capitalism on The Representation of Gender and Race in Western Classical Music, Marie Comuzzo, Music
Accumulations of (Not) Doing, Richenda Cope, Art
Factors Affecting Sensory Acceptance of Thickened Liquids Used in Dysphagia Management, Allison N. Cox, Food Science
The Beige Conundrum, Alma Crawford-Mendoza, Architecture
A Cloud Infrastructure for Large Scale Health Monitoring in Older Adult Care Facilities, Uchechukwu Gabriel David, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Design and Testing of a Foundation Raised Oscillating Surge Wave Energy Converter, Jacob R. Davis, Mechanical Engineering
Cultivating Food Justice: Exploring Public Interest Design Process through a Food Security & Sustainability Hub, Madison J. DeHaven, Architecture
River Tapi Rejuvenation: Elevating the Ecological Corridor of Surat City, Kinjal Desai, Landscape Architecture
Evaluation of Environmental Factors Influencing American Marten Distribution and Density in New Hampshire, Donovan Drummey, Environmental Conservation
Statistical Improvements for Ecological Learning about Spatial Processes, Gaetan L. Dupont, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Accelerometer-Determined Physical Behavior Metrics and their Associations with Sarcopenia among Oldest-Old Adults, Eric M. Eberl, Kinesiology
The Passing Show, Kathryn Fanelli, Art
Wind Turbine Power Production Estimation for Better Financial Agreements, Shanon Fan, Mechanical Engineering
Can Volunteers Learn to Prune Trees?, Ryan W. Fawcett, Environmental Conservation
Physical to Virtual: A Model for Future Virtual Classroom Environments, Stephen J. Fink, Architecture
Development of a New Behavioral Assay for Juvenile Berghia stephanieae, Kelly E. Fischer, Neuroscience & Behavior
Detroit: Revitalizing Urban Communities, David N. Fite, Architecture
Your New Best Friends: An Exploration of Furby, Siri, and Other Sociable Electronics, Avery Forbes, Art
FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION OF NOVEL COPOLYMER; ETHYLENE-CO-DIETHYL METHYLENE MALONATE COPOLYMERS, Sydney Foster, Chemical Engineering
Comparing and Improving the Design of Physical Activity Data Visualizations, Peter M. Frackleton, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Post-Conflict Recovery or Conflict Recurrence: A Comparative Analysis of Economics, Colonial Histories, and Natural Resource Mining in Burkina Faso and Togo, Izabela Frechette, Political Science
Robustness of Supply Chain Synchronization Strategies, Andrew Frere, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Unsettled Minds, Unsettled Landscapes: Migration and Mental Health, Juliet Galecki, Geography
Bioactive Extracts of the Brown Seaweed Laminaria Japonica to Improve Gut Health, Yifan Gao, Food Science
Dog Walking Effects on Mental Health and Seasonal Changes in Physical Activity, Caroline Garvey, Kinesiology
Getting the Message Across: Flexitarians as Messengers for Meat's Climate Change Impacts, Joel Ginn, Psychology
Visionary Futures: Science Fiction Theatre for Social Justice Movements, Joshua Glenn-Kayden, Theater
Adapting the Hellmouth in the Office of the Dead from the Hours of Catherine of Cleves: An Experiment in Using a Dramaturgical Approach to Medieval Studies, Tatiana A. Godfrey, Theater
Exploring Knockdown Phenotypes and Interactions between ATAD3 Proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana, Eli S. Gordon, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Sensory Representation of Social Stimuli in Aromatase Expressing Neurons in the Medial Amygdala, Charles J. Gualtieri, Neuroscience & Behavior
Internet Infrastructures for Large Scale Emulation with Efficient HW/SW Co-design, Aiden K. Gula, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mtemp: An Ambient Temperature Estimation Method Using Acoustic Signal on Mobile Devices, Hao Guo, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Trait Variation and Long-term Population Dynamics of the Invasive Alliaria Petiolata (Garlic Mustard) Across Three Microhabitats in its Invaded Range, Laura Hancock, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
Mobile Technology Use and School Readiness in Low-Income Preschoolers, Trina M. Harmon, Psychology
The Efficacy of Habitat Conservation Assistance Programs for Family Forest Owners in Vermont, Margaret E. Harrington, Environmental Conservation
Link Between Muscle and Whole-body Energetic Responses to Exercise, Christopher M.T. Hayden, Kinesiology
TBLT in Virtual L2 Classroom: Challenges, Actions and Insights, Jianan He, Chinese
A Pilot Study of Neural Markers of Emotion Reactivity: Developmental Differences and Associated Risk for Psychopathology, Christina M. Hogan, Psychology
Homophily, Gender-Typed Behavior, and Cultural Contexts in Adolescent Friendship Segregation, Chen-Shuo Hong, Sociology
Differential Harsh Parenting and Sibling Differences in Conduct Problems: The Role of Effortful Control, Yelim Hong, Psychology
Viewing Heinrich Schenker through the Lens of Disability, Charles Hsueh, Music
Visual, Lexical, and Syntactic Effects on Failure to Notice Word Transpositions: Evidence from Behavioral and Eye Movement Data, Kuan-Jung Huang, Psychology
Surface Functionalized Electrospun Cellulose Nanofilters for High-Efficiency Particulate Matter Removal, Shaohsiang Hung, Chemical Engineering
Children's Understanding of Compositionality of Complex Numerals, Jihyun Hwang, Psychology
Testing the Impact of a Freshwater Wetland Restoration on Water Table Elevation and Soil Moisture using a Parametric Groundwater Modeling Approach, Erika T. Ito, Geosciences
The Role of Vegetative Cover in Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change and Improving Public Health, Anastasia D. Ivanova, Environmental Conservation
Synthesis of Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Microparticles, Shreyas Joshi, Chemical Engineering
The Homestead Helper Handbook, Courtney A. Jurzynski, Architecture
Metabolic Modeling of Bacterial Co-cultures for CO-to-Butyrate Conversion in Bubble Column Bioreactors, Naresh Kandlapalli, Chemical Engineering
Loneliness and Cardiovascular Disease Risk in the United States and Japan: The Moderating Effects of Nationality and Collectivism, Eleni A. Kapoulea, Psychology
“A Constant Surveillance”: The New York State Police and the Student Peace Movement, 1965-1973, Seth Kershner, History
Factors Influencing Primate Hair Microbiome Diversity, Catherine Kitrinos, Anthropology
BENCHMARKING SMALL-DATASET STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY-RELATIONSHIP MODELS FOR PREDICTION OF WNT SIGNALING INHIBITION, Mahtab Kokabi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Ultrasound-Responsive Crosslinking with Temporal Control and Rheological Tunability, Yinghong Liu, Chemical Engineering
Finite Element Analysis of Impact and Cohesion of Cold Sprayed Particles onto Non-Planar Surfaces, Zhongkui Liu, Mechanical Engineering
Long Day's Journey into Realistic Scenic World: a Reflection on the Scenic Design for Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night, Xinyuan Li, Theater
Slow Wave Sleep in Naps Supports Episodic Memories in Early Childhood, Sanna Lokhandwala, Psychology
An Architecture of a New Story, Nathan Y. Lumen, Architecture
Development of a Site-Specific Labeling Assay to Study the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Secretion Translocon in Native Membranes, Kyle A. Mahan, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Liposomal Nanoparticles Target TLR7/8-SHP2 to Repolarize Macrophages to Aid in Cancer Immunotherapy, Vaishali Malik, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Real Fake Fighting: the Aesthetic of Qualified Realism in Japanese Professional Wrestling, Clara Marino, Japanese
The Time Course and Neuroanatomy of Rhinophore Regeneration in the Nudibranch Berghia stephanieae, Ani Maroyan, Neuroscience & Behavior
Reproducibility of Alkaline Inorganic Phosphate Quantification using 31P-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy at 3T, Alexs A. Matias, Kinesiology
Sedimentary Processes Influencing Divergent Wetland Evolution in the Hudson River Estuary, Kelly McKeon, Geosciences
Post-Fire Assessment of Concrete Tunnel Structures, Nicholas C. Menz, Civil Engineering
Designing New Costumes and Scenery For The Musical Notre-Dame De Paris In 2020, Calypso N. Michelet, Theater
Birthweight and risk of Autoimmune and Thyroid Conditions Within the Women’s Health Initiative, Brian c. Monahan, Public Health
Subnational Analysis of Birth Weight in Ghana using Bayesian Spatial Regression Models, Barbara E. Mottey, Public Health
ACTION : Adaptive Cache Block Migration in Distributed Cache Architectures, Chandra Sekhar Mummidi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Visuomotor Adaptation During Asymmetric Walking, Charles Napoli, Kinesiology
This Is Not a Thesis, Nima Nikakhlagh, Art
Investigating Structural Proteins by Light Scattering, Uma Nudurupati, Chemistry
Investigating Gallium Inclusion in Aluminum and Iron Oxyhydroxides, Corey A. Palmer, Geosciences
Border Town: Preserving a 'Living' Cultural Landscape in Harlingen, Texas, Shelby Parrish, Architecture
Housing for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Creating an Integrated Living Community in Salem, MA, Tara Pearce, Architecture
Utilizing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for the Estimation of Beam Corrosion of Steel Bridge Girders, Gabrielle Pryor, Civil Engineering
Effect of Phase Composition of Tungsten Carbide on its Catalytic Activity for Toluene Hydrogenation, Aditya Rane, Chemical Engineering
The Cunning Little Vixen: A Folktale Illustrated On Stage, Mikayla Reid, Theater
Teacher's Discipline Practices and Race: The Effect of "Fair" and "Unfair" Discipline on Black and White Student's Perceptions and Behaviors, Adrian Rivera-Rodriguez, Psychology
Mechanical Design and Analysis: High-Precision Microcontact Printhead for Roll-to-Roll Printing of Flexible Electronics, Mehdi Riza, Mechanical Engineering
Fat Lowering Effects of Fisetin in Caenorhabditis elegans, Nikolas J. Rodriguez, Food Science
Examining the Co-Infection Effects of Helminths and Malaria in an Indonesian Community, Andrea Rodríguez-Sánchez, Public Health
Parental Conflict in the Context of Multiethnoracial Relationships, Christina A. Rowley, Psychology
Coastal Groundwater Catchments of the Gulf of Alaska, Aeon Russo, Geosciences
Hsp70 Phosphorylation: A Case Study of Serine Residues 385 and 400, Sashrika Saini, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Memory Vague: A History of City Pop, Jeffrey Salazar, Japanese
A Religião e o Papel da Mulher na Desestabilização e Humanização do Discurso Judaico-Cristão em duas Obras de José Saramago: O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo e Caim, Camila C. Santiago, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
From Sanctuary to Home in the Post-Interstate City, Morgan B. Sawyer, Architecture
An Assessment of Four Selected Communities Along the Appalachian Trail in Relation to Emile Benton Mackaye's Original Vision of Regional Planning, Jessica Ann Schottanes, Geography
The Role of Low-Molecular Weight Fungal Metabolites in Eutypa Dieback Grapevine Trunk Disease, Dana Sebestyen, Microbiology
Activation of Nrf2 at Critical Windows of Development Alters Protein S-Glutathionylation in the Zebrafish Embryo (Danio rerio), Emily G. Severance, Molecular & Cellular Biology
The Slow Violence of Business As Usual Planning: Racial Injustice in Public Health Crises, Monika Sharma, Regional Planning
Utilizing Fluorescence Microscopy to Characterize the Subcellular Distribution of the Novel Protein Acheron, Varun Sheel, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Petco Park: Evaluating Economic Health of the Dining Establishment Industry in the Vicinity of a Downtown Major League Baseball Stadium, Georgy Shukaylo, Regional Planning
Exploring the Use of Grid-Scale Compressed Air Energy Storage in the Urban Landscape, Connor S. Slover, Architecture
Incorporating Epoxy and Amine into Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) for a Crosslinkable Waterborne Coating, Jichao Song, Chemical Engineering
Bridging the Gaps in Public Conversation by Fostering Spaces of Activism, Karitikeya Sonker, Architecture
Spatiotemporal Metabolic Modeling of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Expansion, Robert Sourk, Chemical Engineering
Jet Breakup Dynamics of Inkjet Printing Fluids, Kashyap Sundara Rajan, Mechanical Engineering
Cryptic Materials And Coacervates, Yimin Sun, Chemical Engineering
Assessing the Structure and Function of Utility Forests in Massachusetts, Ryan Suttle, Environmental Conservation
The Dual Process Model of National Identification: Harmonious and Dangerous Worldviews as Antecedents of National Attachment and Glorification, Stylianos Syropoulos, Psychology
Parametric Study of Integral Abutment Bridge Using Finite Element Model, Asako Takeuchi, Civil Engineering
Re-envisioning the American Dream, Elain Tang, Architecture
Factors Influencing Stopover and Movement of Migratory Songbirds within the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Jessica Tatten, Environmental Conservation
Synthesis of Functionalized Acrylic Nanoparticles as a Precursor to Bifunctional Colloids, Guinevere E. Tillinghast, Chemical Engineering
Modeling and Characterization of Optical Metasurfaces, Mahsa Torfeh, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Patterns and mechanisms of intraspecific trait variation across thermal gradients in a marine gastropod, Andrew R. Villeneuve, Environmental Conservation
Metabolic Modeling of Cystic Fibrosis Airway Microbiota from Patient Samples, Arsh Vyas, Chemical Engineering
Ground Source Heat Pumps: Considerations for Large Facilities in Massachusetts, Eric Wagner, Mechanical Engineering
TickNet: A Lightweight Deep Classifier for Tick Recognition, Li Wang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Women in a Fallen City: The Rape of Nanking and The Flowers of War, Tianle Wang, Chinese
Lecture Video Transformation through An Intelligent Analysis and Post-processing System, Xi Wang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Algorithm Performance on the Estimation of CDOM and DOC in the North Slopes of Alaska, Monica Weisenbach, Geography
Tall Timber in Denver: An Exploration of New Forms in Large Scale Timber Architecture, Andrew P. Weuling, Architecture
Correcting For Terrain Interference, Attenuation, and System Bias for a Dual Polarimetric, X-Band Radar, Casey Wolsieffer, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Evaluating Public Masking Mandates on COVID-19 Growth Rates in U.S. States, Angus K. Wong, Public Health
Mending What’s Invisible, Chaehee Yoon, Art
Beautiful "Looks" Created by Women: New Aesthetics on Makeup for Overturning the Traditional Japanese Beauty, Yurina Yoshikawa, Japanese
Theses from 2020
Seeing Like a State Cultural Agency: Creative Place-Making Transcripts of Local and State Actors, Jennifer Abrams, Sociology
Modeling of Electrical Grid Systems to Evaluate Sustainable Electricity Generation in Pakistan, Muhammad Mustafa Amjad, Mechanical Engineering
Analysis of Protein Phosphatase 1 Regulatory Subunit 35 (Ppp1r35) Knockout Mouse Embryos, Danielle Archambault, Animal Science
Composing the Performance of Ōto Shōgo’s The Water Station, Vishnupad Barve, Theater
The Role of Translation Style in Fostering Cultural Connections through World Literature, Bridget Baudinet, French & Francophone Studies
Urban Inter-Space: Convergence of Human Interaction and Form, Clayton Beaudoin, Architecture
The Hues of Hadley Massachusetts: Pioneering Places for Preservation and Growth, Elisha M. Bettencourt, Architecture
Letting the Body Lead, Amanda Boggs, Art
Understanding Agrihoods: An Exploration into the Growing Trend of Farm-to-Table Communities Across the United States, Benjamin Breger, Regional Planning
Processes, Patterns, and Predictions of Soil Moisture Variation in Upland and Peatland Cranberry Farms in Massachusetts, Rebecca Brennan, Plant Biology
Habitat Associations of Priority Bird Species and Conservation Value on Small, Diversified Farms in New England, Isabel Brofsky, Environmental Conservation
Associations between Cumulative Concussion and Academic Success in University Students, Michael Broggi, Psychology
Stop Making Sense: Hegel’s Critique of Common Understanding, Daniel A. Burnfin, Germanic Languages & Literatures
Designing Surveys on Youth Immigration Reform: Lessons from the 2016 CCES Anomaly, Saige Calkins, Political Science
LITERARY PORTRAYALS OF RELIGIOUS AWAKENING THROUGH SUFFERING AND LOSS - BUDDHIST, DAOIST, AND CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES, Robert Canning, Chinese
Reinvigorating Englewood, Chicago Through New Public Spaces and Mixed-Income Housing, Givan Carrero, Architecture
Cadence as an Indicator of the Walk-to-Run Transition, Colleen Chase, Kinesiology
INVESTIGATION OF THE CONSONANT ENDINGS OF THE CHAOSHAN DIALECT: A RESULT OF LANGUAGE CONTACT AND HORIZONTAL TRANSMISSION, Jin Chen, Chinese
Frying Oil and Frying Oil-Derived Polar Compounds Exaggerate Colitis in Mice, Xijing Chen, Food Science
Food-Based Businesses and the Creative Class in New England's Post-Industrial Cities, Francesca Cigliano, Regional Planning
Autonomous Recording Units as an Alternative Method for Monitoring Songbirds, Lindsay Clough, Environmental Conservation
Reproductive Factors and Postmenopausal FSH Levels, Rebecca Costa, Public Health
Our Souls are Already Cared For: Indigenous Reactions to Religious Colonialism in Seventeenth-Century New England, New France, and New Mexico, Gail Coughlin, History
Impact of Predators on Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (Hemiptera: Adelgidae) in the Eastern and Western United States, Ryan Crandall, Environmental Conservation
Before the Flood Washes it Away: The Road Connecting Urban & Regional Planning and Emergency Management Planning, Ian Cyr, Regional Planning
The Reception of Liszt’s Faust Symphony in the United States, Chloe Danitz, Music
New England’s Underutilized Seafood Species: Defining And Exploring Marketplace Potential In A Changing Climate, Amanda Davis, Environmental Conservation
The Art of Not Seeing: The Immigration and Naturalization Service’s Failed Search for Nazi Collaborators in the United States, 1945-1979, Jeffrey Davis, History
LE CONTE AFRICAIN DANS L’ENSEIGNEMENT DU FRANCAIS : ASPECTS SOCIO-EDUCATIFS ET EXEMPLES PRATIQUES, Maguette Diame, French & Francophone Studies
A Study on Latent Thermal Energy Storage (LTES) using Phase Change Materials (PCMs) 2020, Ritvij Dixit, Mechanical Engineering
Predictors of Cognitive Decline in a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Midlife Women: A Longitudinal Study, Jasmine Dixon, Psychology
Numerical Simulation of Thermoelectric Transport in Bulk and Nanostructured SiSn Alloys, Venkatakrishna Dusetty, Electrical & Computer Engineering
DEVELOPMENT OF HEADSPACE ANALYSIS OF LIVING AND POSTHARVEST FRESH PRODUCE USING SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS), Xinyi Du, Food Science
Sexual Experiences and Association with Depression and Anxiety Among Sexual Minority Women, Brie Engelbrecht, Public Health
An Imitation of Life: The Strength and Struggle of Women in Murakami Ryū, Joseph Erobha, Japanese
School Bus Routing To Allow Later School Start Times, Rana Eslamifard, Civil Engineering
Becoming Quasi-Colonial Political Subjects: Garveyism and Labor Organizing in the Tennessee Valley (1921-1945), Ashley Everson, Political Science
SunDown: Model-driven Per-Panel Solar Anomaly Detection for Residential Arrays, Menghong Feng, Mechanical Engineering
Enforcing Higher Standards for Flood Hazard Mitigation in Vermont, Tamsin Flanders, Regional Planning
Nozzle Clogging Prevention and Analysis in Cold Spray, Alden Foelsche, Mechanical Engineering
Early Neural and Environmental Predictors of Later Emotion Dysregulation in Children with and without ADHD Symptoms, Shannon Gair, Psychology
A Textbook-Based Study on Cultural Knowledge Acquisition in Learners of Chinese as a Foreign Language, Feng Gao, Chinese
Magnetite Mineralization of the Hammondville Pluton: Poly-Phase Kiruna Type IOCG Magnetite-Apatite Deposits in the Lyon Mountain Granite, Phillip Geer, Geosciences
Architectural Agency Through Real Estate Development, Hitali Gondaliya, Architecture
Validity Parameters for Step Counting Wearable Technologies During Treadmill Walking in Young People 6-20 Years of Age, Zachary Gould, Kinesiology
Deep Reinforcement Learning For Distributed Fog Network Probing, Xiaoding Guan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Shopping for Vibrators with my Abuela… #Space #Representation and #Latinidad in @JanetheVirgin, Maria Guarino, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Recursion in Language and Number: Is There a Relationship?, Diego Guerrero, Psychology
An Experimental Investigation of How Peer Criticism and Praise Affect Urges for Self-Injury, Lauren Haliczer, Psychology
COMPRESSIVE PARAMETER ESTIMATION VIA APPROXIMATE MESSAGE PASSING, Shermin Hamzehei, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Exodus, a Museum of Between: Directing an Original Staging of Object Journalism, Oral Testimony and Early Italian Opera, Gabriel Harrell, Theater
Crustal Evolution of the New England Appalachians: The Rise and Fall of a Long-Lived Orogenic Plateau, Ian Hillenbrand, Geosciences
Multimodal Transit and a New Civic Architecture, Samuel Bruce Hill, Architecture
Kofifi/Covfefe: How the Costumes of "Sophiatown" Bring 1950s South Africa to Western Massachusetts in 2020, Emma Hollows, Theater
The Association Between Sperm DNA Methylation and Sperm Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number, Emily Houle, Molecular & Cellular Biology
UTILIZATION OF EMULSION CHEMISTRIES FOR DELIVERY AND ANTIVIRAL APPLICATION OF CARVACROL, Hao-yuan Hsu, Food Science
The Welfare States: Examining U.S. State-Level Benefits For Families With Children, 1987-2015, Anthony Huaqui, Sociology
Threshold Processes and Stream Temperature Distribution in a Small New England Headwater Stream Catchment., Mitchell Isaacson, Geosciences
The Benefits of Anime Background in Comprehension with Manga in Japanese, Tomoaki Ito, Japanese
Yamamba's Amorphous Self and the Marginal Space in Ohba Minako's Stories, Katsuya Izumi, Japanese
Rethinking The Suburban Center, Andrew Jones, Architecture
QUANTIFICATION OF THERMAL BRIDGING EFFECTS IN COLD-FORMED STEEL WALL ASSEMBLIES, Divyansh Kapoor, Civil Engineering
Seas of Sorrow, Lakes of Heaven: Community and Ishimure Michiko, Brett Kaufman, Japanese
A Translation of Dominik Nagl’s Grenzfälle with an Introductory Analysis of the Translation Process, Joseph Keady, Comparative Literature
Inclusion and Exclusion of Gender, Social Class, Race and Ability in Elementary German Textbooks, Emmalie Keenan, Germanic Languages & Literatures
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT: TRANSLATING SHORT STORIES FROM OMEDETŌ BY KAWAKAMI HIROMI, Elena Kirillova, Japanese
Metric Learning via Linear Embeddings for Human Motion Recognition, ByoungDoo Kong, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Compound Effects of Clock and Voltage Based Power Side-Channel Countermeasures, Jacqueline Lagasse, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Footing The Bill: an Empirical Look at the Correlation Between Campaign Contributions and Councilor Votes on Split Tax Rates in Massachusetts, Tristan LaLiberte, Political Science
DEVELOPMENT OF MOLECULAR DETECTION SYSTEM FOR SDHI FUNGICIDE RESISTANCE AND FIELD ASSESSMENT OF SDHI FUNGICIDES ON SCLEROTINIA HOMOEOCARPA POPULATION INOCULATED WITH SDHI-RESISTANT ISOLATES, Jaemin Lee, Plant & Soil Sciences
From the Antiworld to the "Other World:" A Translation and Critical Analysis of Kurahashi Yumiko's "The Passage of Dreams", Emily F. Levine, Japanese
Effect of Jackfruit-Derived Extract Consumption on Colitis-Associated Colon Tumorigenesis in Mice, Jingwen Lin, Food Science
Asymmetric Large Area Model Biomembranes, Paige Liu, Chemical Engineering
A Stylometric Analysis of Climate Change Fiction, Nina Lorenz, English
The Comparison of Functional and Physical Properties of Commercial Pulse Proteins to Soy Protein, Kai Kai Ma, Food Science
Improving Growth and Survival of Cultured Yellow Lampmussel (Lampsilis cariosa) for Restoring Populations, Virginia Martell, Environmental Conservation
Resilient Urbanism: Bridging Natural Elements & Sustainable Structures in a Post-Industrial Urban Environment, Nicholas McGee, Architecture
Treating the Revolution: Health Care and Solidarity in El Salvador and Nicaragua in the 1980s, Brittany McWilliams, History
War of the Moon, Bibiana Medkova, Art
Adaptive Airport Architecture, Yash Mehta, Architecture
The SHAPE of U: Mapping Out Protective Elements in mRNA Escapees, Jacob Miles, Microbiology
Seeing through the Ottawan Overprint, Adirondack Mtns., NY: Integrating Microstructural Analysis, Geothermobarometry, and in-situ Monazite Petrochronology, Justin Mistikawy, Geosciences
The Association between Dengue Virus Infection and Liver and Kidney Function among Cambodian Children, Ashley Moineau, Public Health
Rethinking School Design to Promote Safety and Positivity, Emily Moreau, Architecture
Does Invasion Science Encompass the Invaded Range? A Comparison of the Geographies of Invasion Science Versus Management in the U.S., Lara Munro, Geosciences
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain: Hindsight in 2020, Kenneth Murphy, Art
Preferences in Learning "Hiragana": A Comparative Study Between Mobile Apps and Paper Worksheets, Michiko Nakada, Japanese
From Intentional Awareness to Environmental Action: The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Pro-Environmental Behaviors, Nischal Neupane, Environmental Conservation
Exploring the impact of a Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) program in an urban Middle School in Western Massachusetts, Maria O'Donnell, Nutrition
The Effect of Gap Spacing Between Solar Panel Clusters on Crop Biomass Yields, Nutrients, and the Microenvironment in a Dual-Use Agrivoltaic System, Kristen Oleskewicz, Plant & Soil Sciences
The Built Environment and Well-Being: Designing for Well-Being in Post-Industrial Communities During the Age of Urbanization, Tyler O'Neil, Architecture
LmeA, a Conserved Cell-Envelope Protein in Mycobacteria, is Important for Antibiotic Resistance and Cell Envelope Permeability, Sarah Hassan Osman, Microbiology
Hierarchical Ensemble Representations: Forming Ensemble Representations across Multiple Spatial Scales, Sandarsh Pandey, Psychology
Assessing Stress Tolerance of Organelle Small Heat Shock Protein Mutants in Arabidopsis Thaliana, Parth Patel, Biochemistry
Cumulative Grief, Xuan Pham, Art
Mitigation of Teratogenic Agents: Is There Promise in Ion Modulating Drugs?, Aastha Pokharel, Public Health
Gene Expression Regulation in the Mouse Liver by Mechanistic Target Of Rapamycin Complexes I and II, Anthony Poluyanoff, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Network Virtualization and Emulation using Docker, OpenvSwitch and Mininet-based Link Emulation, Narendra Prabhu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Effects of Berberine on Development in Caenorhabditis elegans, Zhuojia Qian, Food Science
Urbanlization and Internet Literature: Zhang Jiajia and His Healing Story, Shayue Qi, Chinese
Thermal Transport Modeling Of Semiconductor Materials From First Principles, Aliya Qureshi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
CROSSTALK BASED SIDE CHANNEL ATTACKS IN FPGAs, Chethan Ramesh, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Accelerating RSA Public Key Cryptography via Hardware Acceleration, Pavithra Ramesh, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Effect of Nutrition Labelling on Fast-Food Nutritional Content, Joshua Reed, Resource Economics
How Can Employers Contribute to Reducing Commuter-Generated Carbon Emissions? Evaluating Employer-Provided Commuter Benefits in Cambridge, MA, Mary Richards, Geography
The Ecological Value of Spruce Plantations in Massachusetts, Calvin Ritter, Environmental Conservation
Sperm Mitochondrial DNA Biomarkers as a Measure of Male Fecundity and Overall Sperm Quality, Allyson Rosati, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Reproductive Journeys: Indo-Caribbean Women Challenging Gendered Norms, Tannuja Rozario, Sociology
Dietary Oligosaccharides Modulate Bifidobacterial Production of the Neurotransmitter Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Michelle Rozycki, Food Science
In-vitro Propagation and Fish Assessments to Inform Restoration of Dwarf Wedgemussel (Alasmidonta Heterodon), Jennifer Ryan, Environmental Conservation
Cinema "Turns": Catalan Creative Documentary, Celia Sainz Delgado, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics