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Theses from 2008
Invertebrate Phenology and Prey Selection of Three Sympatric Species of Salmonids; Implications for Individual Fish Growth, Jeffrey V. Ojala, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Eyes on Krishna, Ashwati Parameshwar, English
Examining Moral Conflict as a Form of Prejudice, Michael T. Parker, Psychology
Foregivenness, Seth Parker, English
Developing a Municipal Fair Housing and Land Use Curriculum, Ethan Parsons, Regional Planning
Development of a Solid-State Doppler Marine Radar, Gita P. Pathak, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Distribution Patterns of Migratory Striped Bass in Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts, Sarah M. Pautzke, Marine Sciences and Technology
Concepts of the Unseen, Ian T. Pawluk, Art
Reconstructing Molly Welsh: Race, Memory and the Story of Benjamin Banneker's Grandmother, Sandra W. Perot, History
Food Cultures, Total Diet Studies and Risk Management: Implications for Global Food Policy and Public Health, Laura A. Pillsbury, Public Policy & Administration
An Exploratory Study Into the Construction of 'Self' in College-Aged Female Athletes, Lindsey Pilver, Sports Management
Authentic Input in Early Second Language Learning, Bridget C. Pinsonneault, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
My Father's Daughter, Eboni G. Rafus, English
Among These Things, Megan J. Randlett, Art
The Wild Sky Wilderness Proposal: Politics, Process, and Participation in Wilderness Designation, Kassia C. Randzio, Geography
The Bird Sisters, Rebecca A. Rasmussen, English
Two Approaches to the Study of the Mechanism of the Transition Process from Initiation to Elongation in T7 Rna Polymerase, Shiv K. Redhu, Chemistry
A Neural Network based Background Supression Technique applied to Vhe Gamma Ray Data coming from the Crab Pulsar, Christian A. Reuschle, Physics
Fabricating Divine, James w. Rhea, Art
Looks, Patrick F. Robbins, English
Appearances: Towards A Synthesis of Experience and Expression in Painting, Jonathan E. Ruegg, Art
Rural Character in the Hilltowns: Understanding Attitudes About Planning in the Context of Attachment to Place, Anna J. Sadler, Landscape Architecture
The Effects of Sea Level Change on the Molecular and Isotopic Composition of Sediments in the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway: Oceanic Anoxic Event 3, Mesa Verde, Co, Usa, Jeff Salacup, Geography
Bring Me Men: Intertextual Identity Formation at the Us Air Force Academy, Katherine L. Schifani, English
Impacts Of Asymmetric Decision Policies And Consumer Behavior On Supply Chain Coordination Under Consumer Returns, Harald Schmid, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
On Becoming in Translation: Articulating Feminisms in the Translation of Marie Vieux-Chauvet's Les Rapaces, Carolyn P T Shread, Comparative Literature
A Mathematical Model of Acute Response of Parathyroid Hormone to Changes in Plasma Ionized Calcium in Normal Humans, Rajiv P. Shrestha, Mechanical Engineering
Legendary Patriot or Corrupt Egotist? An Analysis of Tōyama Mitsuru Through an Interpretation of Dai Saigō Ikun, Peter T. Siuda, Japanese
Patient Interpersonal Factors and the Therapeutic Alliance in Two Treatments for Bulimia Nervosa, Lotte Smith-hansen, Psychology
The Problem of Excess Female Mortality: Tuberculosis in Western Massachusetts, 1850-1910, Nicole L. Smith, Anthropology
Beauty of the Midnight Crush, Richard B. Sonnenmoser, English
Automatic Techniques for Modeling Impact of Sub-wavelength Lithography on Transistors and Interconnects and Strategies for Testing Lithography Induced Defects, Aswin Sreedhar, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Effect of Sanding and Pruning on Yield and Canopy Microclimate in 'Stevens' Cranberry, Brett Suhayda, Plant & Soil Sciences
Food Colloids As Carrier Systems For Antimicrobials, Sarisa Suriyarak, Food Science
Parenting Style Discrepancies: A Comparison of Inter-ethnic and Intra-ethnic Couples, Dhara Thakar, Psychology
Engineering Analysis Of Custom Foot Orthotics, Lieselle E. Trinidad, Mechanical Engineering
Paralemmin Splice Variants and mRNA and Protein Expression in Breast Cancer, Casey M. Turk, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Assessment of 21st Century Climate Change Projections in Tropical South America and the Tropical Andes, Rocio B. Urrutia, Geography
The impact of automatic and deliberative processing on ingroup-outgroup biases in moral judgments., Ramila Usoof, Psychology
Design and Deployment of a Location Aware Social Network Service, Vivek Varadarajan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Franz Liszt's Settings Of “was Liebe Sei?”: A Schenkerian Perspective, Michael Vitalino, Music
Applying Biological and Physical Templates to Perform Instream Habitat Mapping in the Northeast, Diana L. Walden, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Petrology and Provenance of the Triassic Sugarloaf Arkose, Deerfield Basin, Massachusetts, Matthew P. Walsh, Geography
A study of the standardization of Chinese writing/, Ying Wang, Chinese
Adam's Little Dizzy, Jaclyn Wasneski, English
Testing the New Suburbanism: Exploring Attitudes of Local Residents in Metropolitan Boston toward Residential Neighborhoods and Sustainable Development, Nicole A. West, Landscape Architecture
In With the Old, Ryan M. Wilson, English
Measurement and Computational Modeling of the Mechanical Properties of Parallel Strand Lumber, Russell S. Winans, Civil Engineering
Silicon Germanium (SiGe) Bipolor Dicke Radiometer Front End Receiver Chip, Randy L. Wolf, Electrical & Computer Engineering
An Evaluation of Simulation Models To Assess Travel Delay In Work Zones, Fan Wu, Civil Engineering
On-chip Thermal Sensor Placement, Yun Xiang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Stability of the frog motor nerve terminal: roles of perisynaptic Schwann cells and muscle fibers, Ling Xin, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Dynamic Recofiguration Techniques for Wireless Sensor Networks, Cheng-tai Yeh, Mechanical Engineering
Effects of Maternal Job Quality on Children's Reading Achievement, Ayse Yetis Bayraktar, Sociology
Bankruptcy Risk and the Performance of Market-based Pollution Control Policies, Wei Zhang, Resource Economics
Theses from 2007
Antioxidant Response Mechanism in Apples during Post-Harvest Storage and Implications for Human Health Benefits, Ishan Adyanthaya, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Attrition from a parent training prevention program for conduct problems., Courtney N. Baker, Psychology
Late adolescent couples' rejection sensitivity and patterns of cortisol reactivity and recovery in relationship conflict., Susan F. Balaban, Psychology
Progress Towards A Model Flavoenzyme System, Kevin M. Bardon, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Do sociotropy and autonomy predict romantic relationship quality and stability?, Eileen K. Bent, Psychology
Laboratory Evaluation of Modified Traveling Screens for Protecting Fish at Cooling Water Intakes, Jonathan L. Black, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
I Knew I'd Find You Here, Danielle Blackman, English
There are Waters Off the Satan Head, Joshua V. Bolton, English
Trophy Children Don’t Smile: Fashion Advertisements For Designer Children’s Clothing In Cookie Magazine, Chris Boulton, Communication
Everett and the Cosmos, Thomas S. Burke, English
The Impacts of Tourism and Development in Nicaragua: A Grassroots Approach to Sustainable Development, Jennifer Atwood Burney, Regional Planning
Biosynthesis of Arsenic by E. coli, Marissa K. Callahan, Chemistry
Art in Heaven, Joseph R. Cardinale, English
Colloidal Particles as Antimicrobial Carrier Systems, Dustin W. Carnahan, Food Science
American Fiction, Sean Casey, English
The Water is Thin, Jeremy Church, English
A Century of Enthusiasm, Carson H. Cistulli, English
On-chip Thermal Sensing In Deep Sub-micron Cmos, Basab Datta, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Soldados de Salamina: Terapias Para Después de una Guerra, Marta Del Pozo Ortea, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Small Fretful Passengers, Amy C. Dickinson, English
The effect of Rhodiola crenulata on a highly metastatic murine mammary carcinoma, Jessica L. Doerner, Molecular & Cellular Biology
The Role of Organicism in the Original and Revised Versions of Brahms's Piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8, Mvt. I: A Comparison by Means of Grundgestalt Analysis, Jessica L. Embry, Music
Diversity And Movement Patterns Of Passerine Birds Near An Urban Center On Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands, Ana M. Gabela, Organismic & Evolutionary Biology
On The Development Of Self-adapting (rans/les) Turbulence Models For Fluid Simulation At Any Mesh Resolution, Jason A. Gadebusch, Mechanical Engineering
An Analysis Of The Saftey Effects Of Crosswalks With In-pavement Warning Lights, George Gadiel, Civil Engineering
Whip-poor-will Prey Availability and Foraging Habitat: Implications for Management in Pitch Pine / Scrub Oak Barrens Habitats, Ross M. Garlapow, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Paleobiology of the Climactichnites Trackmaker: An Enigmatic Late Cambrian Animal Known Only from Trace Fossils, Patrick R. Getty, Geography
Adaptive Algorithms for Fault Tolerant Re-Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks, Michael S. Gregoire, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Invisibilities and Other Prayers, Ryan M. Habermeyer, English
"Somebody understood us" :: Nancy Macdonald and the Spanish Refugee Aid/, Marta H. Healey, History
The Development of a Dynamic-Interactive-Vehicle Model for Modeling Traffic Beyond the Microscopic Level, Dwayne A. Henclewood, Civil Engineering
Randomness in Integrated Circuits with Applications in Device Identification and Random Number Generation, Daniel Holcomb, Electrical & Computer Engineering
The Effect Of Post-exercise Meal Composition On Insulin Action, Kaila A. Holtz, Kinesiology
Glutamic Acid Decarboxylases (gad): Transcriptional Regulation by Estradiol and 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, Edward Hudgens, Neuroscience & Behavior
Abandoning nature :: European philosophy and the triumph of equal temperament/, Noel David Hudson, History
The Future of Memory: A Collection, Amanda L. Huhmann, English
American workers, American empire :: Morrison I. Swift, Boston, Massachusetts and the making of working-class imperial citizenship, 1890-1920/, Justin Frederick Jackson, History
Ontologies and Methods for Interoperability of Engineering Analysis Models (eams) in an E-Design Environment, Neelima Kanuri, Mechanical Engineering
Negative Remembering, Aycan Kapucu, Psychology
Transfer Function and Impulse Response Synthesis using Classical Techniques, Sonal S. Khilari, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Price Bundling in Online Travel Markets: An Exploratory Study, Jinhoo Kim, Hotel & Tourism Management
The Turtle Woman’s Voices: Multilingual Strategies Of Resistance And Assimilation In Taiwan Under Japanese Colonial Rule, Huang-wen Lai, Japanese
Immigrant Perceptions of Advertising amid Acculturation Levels, Stress and Motivation, Qiao Lan, Communication
Reinventing the wheel or creating a tale's genealogy? :: a comparison of twelve versions of the tale of Mulan/, Julie Anne Lohr, Chinese
Agent Based Modeling of Electronic Markets To Analyze the Sustainability of Mutual Cooperation , Ravindra R. Lote, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research
Integration Of Organic Electronic Materials With Semiconductor Nanoparticles, Tongxiang Lu, Chemistry
All Night Vigil, Natalie D. Lyalin, English
Performance Analysis of Offloading Application-Layer Tasks to Network Processors, Soumya Mahadevan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Seeing and Knowing Ability of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta), Christine A. Major, Neuroscience & Behavior
Queering Translation Studies, Cristiano A. Mazzei, Comparative Literature
Analysis of Markets in the United States for Brazilian Fresh Produce Grown in Massachusetts, Raquel U. Mendonca, Plant & Soil Sciences
Power Amplifier Linearization Implementation Using A Field Programmable Gate Array, Abilash Menon, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Comparative Evaluation of Crash Data Quality Identification Methods, Arianna M. Mickee, Civil Engineering
Impacts of Mowing on Bird Abundance, Distribution, and Hazards to Aircraft at Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts, Andrew G. Milroy, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
A Molecular Phylogenetic Assessment of Pseudendoclonium, Richard F. Mullins, Plant Biology
Measuring Handedness in Infancy: Hand Preference and Hand Performance in 11-Month-Olds, Eliza L. Nelson, Neuroscience & Behavior
Si Based Mis Devices with Ferroelectric Polymer Films for Non-Volatile Memory Applications, Sai S. Nerella, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Influence of Preparation and Processing on Cranberry Gel Properties, Maureen A. Pease, Food Science
Logic Simulation Using Graphics Processors, Atchuthan S. Perinkulam, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Towards Tower 37: A Director's Journey, Chris Perry, Art
Petrology, Structural Geology, and Significance of Mn-Andalusite from the Lower Ortega Quartzite, Tusas MTS., NM, USA, Nancy A. Price, Geosciences
Comprehensive Analysis of Leakage Current in Ultra Deep Sub-micron (udsm) Cmos Circuits, Ashesh Rastogi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Survey of Tree Wardens to Assess Urban and Community Forestry Performance in Massachusetts (u.S.A.), David M. Rines, Forest resources
I Can't Shut My Eyes, Mark A. Rosenberg, English
Stealing Time and Being There: Fathers, Class and Time, Carla N. Russell, Sociology
Investigation of Contact Pressure Distribution on Sheet Metal Stamping Tooling Interfaces: Surface Modeling, Simulations, and Experriments, Sripati Sah, Mechanical Engineering
In the Absence Of, Jennifer Gray Sawyer, Art
Men of the meanest sort :: military leadership and war in the New England colonies, 1690-1775/, Seanegan P. Sculley, History
Building Online Communities in Forestry: the Cases of Timberia.org and the Urban Ecology Collaborative, Andrey V. Semenov, Forest resources
Design and Implementation of Parallel Anomaly Detection, Shashank Shanbhag, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Moral Motivations: The Relationship between Self-Regulation and Morality, Sana Sheikh, Psychology
Design and Development of Timmi - An Interferometric Radar, Karthik Srinivasan Venkatasubramanian, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Physio-Chemical Evaluation and Functional Assessment of Native Wetland Soils and Organic Amendments for Freshwater Mitigation Wetlands, Emily K.D. Stockman, Plant & Soil Sciences
The variegated blossoms :: studies on the children characters in the literary productions of Chi Zijian/, Xuebo Sun, Chinese
The Effects of Dietary Calcium and Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Bone Health, Michael Terk, Food Science
Spatial And Temporal Dynamics Of Land Use Impacts On Water Quality In Watershed Systems, Olga Tsvetkova, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Use Of Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles To Efficiently Extract And Concentrate Peptides For Maldi-tof-ms Detection, Benjamin P. K. N. Y Vanderpuije, Chemistry
Applications Of Ldpc Codes For Hybrid Wireless Optical And Magnetic Recording Systems, Sarma V. Vangala, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Are we the same person in our L1 as we are in our L2?, Eric Alton Wirth, Hispanic Literatures & Linguistics
Maximizing Masculinity: A Textual Analysis of Maxim Magazine, Kirsten Wisneski, Communication
Current-sensed Interconnects: Static Power Reducation and Sensitivity to Temperature, Sheng Xu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Translation, Culture, And Censorship In Saudi Arabia (1988-2006) And Iraq (1979-2005), Huda A. Yehia, Comparative Literature
Synthesis and Adsorption Studies of the MIcro-Mesoporous Material Sba-15, Eunyoung You, Chemical Engineering
Are “remember” And “know” The Same Process?—a Perspective From Reaction Time Data, Min Zeng, Psychology
Christmas Future, Steven Zultanski, English
Theses from 2006
Distance effects on the resolution of inconsistent anaphors in discourse processing., Kathryn Harriet Chace, Psychology
Education in belief system coherency and ideological constraint in Massachusetts., David Ciuk, Political Science
Playing together and staying together : an analysis of leisure activities and marital quality across the transition to parenthood., Amy Claxton, Psychology
Physiological and behavioral factors affecting feeding and satiation in Tabanus nigrovittatus and Phormia regina., Kelley E. Downer, Entomology
Leaders like me : exposure to counterstereotypic women and its effect on the malleability of self-stereotyping., Nicole Gilbert Cote, Psychology
INTERPRETING IN A DIFFERENT LEGAL CULTURE: A STUDY OF CHINESE INTERPRETERS AT ANGEL ISLAND STATION (1910-1940), Ting Guo, Comparative Literature
Sex, wealth, and power : audience and the real Orange County., Elizabeth K. Krieg, Political Science
Micro and macro justice in the context of truth and reconciliation commissions., Christine Lillie, Psychology
Parental warmth and social skills in six to seven year old children., Jade Nichole Logan, Psychology
The joint effects of persuasion and implementation intentions : an investigation using the theory of planned behavior., Mark Manning, Psychology
Shake your rattle down to the ground : infants' exploration of objects relative to surface., James D. Morgante, Psychology
A comparison of the Guodian and Mawangdui Laozi texts/, Dan Murphy, Chinese
Pathology and transmission of Hz-2V infecting the reproductive tissues of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea., Christopher P. Rallis, Entomology
Animal hoarding : developing a theoretical model., Christopher M. Spofford, Psychology
Effects of a word's status as a predictable phrasal head on lexical decision and eye movements., Adrian. Staub, Psychology
Adult attachment style, passionate love, and the frustration of intimacy goals., Michael L. Vernon, Psychology
Culture and solitude : meaning and significance of being alone., Yao Wang, Psychology
Are suicide bombings courageous actions?, Stephen N. Woodside, Philosophy
Theses from 2005
From Fantasy Dates To Elimination Ceremonies: A Content Analysis Of Gender, Sex And Romance On Reality Television, Andrea Mary Bergstrom, Communication
GESAKU IN EDO FICTION AND AN ANNOTATED TRANSLATION OF "NENASHIGUSA YUME MONOGATARI" BY SHIKITEI SANBA, Fumiko U. Brown, Japanese
The effect of object boundaries on the flow of attention., Simon J. Büchner, Psychology
The images of Jiangnan in Zhao Mengfu's (1254-1322) poetry/, Li E, Chinese
Psychoanalysts' understanding of therapeutic success : interviews with 5 experienced psychoanalysts., Candice Fischer, Psychology
Two thoughts diverged in a funny joke : the connection between divergent thinking and humor appreciation., Jason J. Glass, Psychology
Always look on the bright side of life : the relationship between coping humor, negative life events, and life satisfaction in American and Israeli college students., Yariv Hofstein, Psychology
Identity processes and concerns about aging in middle and later adulthood., Kelly M. Jones, Psychology
"This place is not meant for recreation. It is meant for inspiration" :: the legacies of Clara Endicott Sears/, Megan M. Kennedy, History
Expert-novice differences : visual and verbal responses in a two-group comparison task., Khalimahtul Akasah Idereena Khalil, Psychology
Integrated Control of Potato Leafhopper on Apple: Implications for Fireblight Management, Kathleen P. Leahy, Plant & Soil Sciences
Perception of Kanizsa subjective contour requires attention., Xingshan Li, Psychology
Uniting the ancestors :: Cheng Minzheng (1445-1499) and the creation of the Comprehensive Genealogy of the Xin'an Cheng (Xin'an Chengshi Tongzong Shipu)/, Neil E. Mcgee, Chinese
Early problem behavior and the development of depressive symptoms in school age children., Susan M. Meagher, Psychology
Predictors of father involvement across the transition to parenthood., Karen B. Meteyer, Psychology
The social and cultural context of parenting : a study of African American, Puerto Rican, and European American parenting in the Northeast., Liliana Rodriguez, Psychology
Downstream effects of word frequency., Timothy J. Slattery, Psychology
Effects of web-based tutoring software on math test performance : a look at gender, math-fact retrieval ability, spatial ability and type of help., Rena L. Walles, Psychology
College intimacy as a predictor of divorce in middle life : a 34-year longitudinal study., Mark Ian Weinberger, Psychology
Social rejection as a mediating variable in the link between stereotype threat and math performance., Darren A.J. Yopyk, Psychology
Theses from 2004
The life history and management of Phyllotreta cruciferae and Phyllotreta striolata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), pests of brassicas in the northeastern United States., Caryn L. Andersen, Entomology
Woodrow Wilson's conversion experience :: the President, the woman suffrage movement, and the extent of executive influence, Beth A. Behn, History
An annotated translation of "Accounts of supernatural retribution"/, Elliot Meier Billings, Chinese
The influence of race/ethnicity on women's help-seeking behavior for intimate partner violence., Heather Bourne, Psychology
Parenting predictors of overt and relational aggression among school-age children., Sharice Angel Brown, Psychology
Investigating change blindness in three-dimensional dynamic stimuli., Ibrahim H. Dahlstrom-hakki, Psychology
Therapist accounts of how cases become long-term in a training clinic., Jennifer Davidtz, Psychology
Determining if two-year-olds prefer comprehensible television : an analysis of language and visual sequencing., Anne E. Frankenfield, Psychology
Proximal versus distal romantic relationships : an analysis of construal differences., Bilal M. Ghandour, Psychology
Behavioral control of apple maggot fly (Rhagoletis pomonella) in Massachusetts commercial apple orchards., Sara R. Hoffmann, Entomology
Transposed-letter effects in reading., Rebecca Linn Johnson, Psychology
The impact of background television on parent-child interaction., Heather L. Kirkorian, Psychology
Hardball diplomacy and ping-pong politics: Cuban baseball, Chinese table tennis, and the diplomatic use of sport during the Cold War, Matthew J. Noyes, History
The experience of stress in adults with mental retardation., Sean B. Robins, Psychology
Happy marriage, happy baby? : marital quality and perceptions of infant temperament., Elizabeth Kristine Turner, Psychology
Theses from 2003
Phonological structure in spoken and written language : evidence for a shared representation., Jane Ashby, Psychology
The role of labeling in the stigmatization of mental illness., Lindsey A. Berkelman, Psychology
Factors contributing to life satisfaction in early and middle adulthood : a 34-year follow-up., Joshua R. Bringle, Psychology
The effect of priming intelligence malleability on stereotype threat and performance., Kathleen C. Burns, Psychology
Biological control and cold-hardiness of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Homoptera: Adelgidae)., Elizabeth E. Butin, Entomology
Infant number knowledge : a test of three theories., Erin N. Cannon, Psychology
Parental discipline, nurturance, and the parent-child attachment relationship : associations with preschool children's types of disruptive behavior problems., Lauren Hillary Goldstein, Psychology
Schema-based segregation in the cocktail party situation and its effects upon two differing types of auditory masking., Shawn M. Johnson, Psychology
Age-of-acquisition and word frequency effects during eye fixations in reading., Barbara J. Juhasz, Psychology
Testosterone, conflict style, and depression in late adolescent couples : a dyadic predictive model., Heidemarie Kaiser, Psychology
Infrared aperture synthesis imaging of close binary stars with the Iota., Stefan Kraus, Astronomy
A study on the midgut hormone and its intermediate target hormones in the queen blow fly Phormia Regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae)., Heping Lin, Entomology
Toponyms of the Nanzhao periphery/, John C. Lloyd, Chinese
An Assessment of the Trapping Web for the Density Estimation of Small Mammals, Thomas J. Maier, Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
Sandwich or soap? : object substitution during pretend play by very young children., Dawn K. Melzer, Psychology
Molecular systematics of a sexual and parthenogenetic species complex : Aspidiotus nerii Bouchè (Insecta: Hemipthera: Diaspididae)., Lisa M. Provencher, Entomology
Understanding the attachment system : which attachment figures are associated with felt security under stress?, Luis M. Rivera, Psychology
The impact of national identity in Scotland on devolution., Jörg-Nicolas Rödger, Political Science
Two temperaments, one relationship : the interpersonal context of traits as a predictor of self-silencing., Elizabeth M. Seeley, Psychology
Cognitive style as a mediator of the relation between depression and parenting., Brian J. Stoessel, Psychology
Self-evaluation maintenance and impression management : behavior as a self-enhancement strategy to bolster self-esteem., James M. Tyler, Psychology
A lie goes a long way : deception as an impression management strategy to influence interviewers' perceptions., Brent Weiss, Psychology
Is source memory continuous or discrete? : an Roc analysis., Mungchen Wong, Psychology
Theses from 2002
Management practices to minimize volatile and dislodgeable foliar residues of turfgrass pesticides., Scott A. Carrier, Entomology
The kinematics of intent : a new approach to measuring intention in infants., Laura J. Claxton, Psychology
Attention in the preschool classroom : the relationships among child gender, child misbehavior, and teacher attention., Jennifer E. Dobbs, Psychology
Chinese color word evolution/, Mary E. Franck, Chinese
The relation between parent-child interactions and comorbid problems among attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder children., Julie L. Friedman, Psychology
We undergo, we experience and we write :: an analysis of contemporary Chinese women writers and their writings/, Yujie Ge, Chinese
Warning, media attachments may yield diminishing returns : an exploratory analysis of attachment style, media consumption and eating disorders., Dara N. Greenwood, Psychology
Rural adolescents' emotional experience of parent-adolescent interactions as a predictor of psychopathology., Meredith L. Gunlicks, Psychology
An exploration of race, body image, and competitiveness., Tonya D. Lockard, Psychology
Bilingual memory : a second look at emotionality in free-recall., Arelis Mairim Martinez, Psychology
Consistency effects : the role of friends and enemies in reading., Brett Miller, Psychology
Couples' conflict resolution strategies and marital quality across the transition to parenthood., Courtney P. Pierce, Psychology
Investigation of two standard setting methods for a licensure examination., Mary J. Pitoniak, Psychology
Biased recall in anxiety : competing forces of emotional avoidance and information processing biases., Stacy L. Simon, Psychology
The role of intention and attitudes in predicting aggressive behavior., James D. Slavet, Psychology
A comparative study of the democratization process in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia during the 1990s., Tilo E. Stolz, Political Science
Russian transformative state capacity : a comparative study of corporate law reform., Walter P. Thörner, Political Science
The politics of being a citizen : women and citizenship in Rio de Janeiro., Joanna S. Wheeler, Political Science
Theses from 2001
Relationships among differential acculturation, family environment, and delinquency in first and second generation immigrant youths., Sharlene Tanica Beckford, Psychology
Evaluating externalizing behavior in preschoolers : the predictive utility of parent report, teacher report, and observation., Greta L. Doctoroff, Psychology
Biological control of annual bluegrass (Poa annua) in putting greens /, G. Michael Elston, Plant & Soil Sciences
Two-year-olds' object retrieval based on television., Marie K. Evans, Psychology
Preschool children's cognitions about behavior and their actual behavior., Paige H. Fisher, Psychology
The division of labor and women's well-being across the transition to parenthood., Abbie Elizabeth Goldberg, Psychology
Performance evaluations of women and men in stereotypically gender-congruent and gender-incongruent occupations : a consideration of both situational and individual difference variables., Marlo C. Henderson, Psychology
The role of vision in infants' precision reaching., Renee L. Johnson, Psychology
Adult activity patterns and oviposition behavior of the cranberry weevil (Anthonomus musculus Say)., Benjamin Bruce Long, Entomology
The processing of derived and inflected words during reading., Elizabeth Niswander, Psychology
The German influence on the life and thought of W.E.B. DuBois., Michaela C. Orizu, Political Science
Infant arithmetic : a multiple variable approach., Christopher R. Poirier, Psychology
Borderline personality disorder features in a non-clinical sample., Ellen M. Prairie, Psychology
Sorption of napththalene in soil, soil organic matter and polymers /, Shilpa Pujari, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effects of nitrogen on the chemical composition of yarrow (Achillea millefolium L. complex) /, Fiona E. Russell, Plant & Soil Sciences
Effect of cultivation on soil organic matter and aggregate stability :: a soil quality study /, Christopher Andrew Williams, Plant & Soil Sciences
Attachment theory and sexual behavior., Frieda Wong, Psychology
Enhancement of abamectin metabolism by dexamethasone (DEX), 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MC), or phenobarbital (PB) induction in Colorado potato beetle (CPB), Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say : a model for oxidative metabolic resistance., Kyong S. Yoon, Entomology
Parent involvement : predictors and relation to children's behavior and emergent academic performance., Alexandra L. Zeljo, Psychology
Theses from 2000
The land application of cranberry presscake /, Thomas J. Akin, Plant & Soil Sciences
Phragmites reed beds :: constructed wetlands for municipal wastewater treatment /, Jonathan S. Begg, Plant & Soil Sciences
Effects of parasitism of two Cotesia spp. parasitoids released for biological control of an invasive pest butterfly (Pieris rapae) on two native pierid butterflies (Pieris napi oleracea and Pieris virginiensis) in Massachusetts., Jessica L. Benson, Entomology
Strengthening the normative component of the theory of planned behavior through normative judgments., Franklin Carvajal, Psychology
Role models in the contemporary Chinese essay :: Ba Jin and the post-cultural revolution memorial essays in Suixiang lu/, Larissa Castriotta, Chinese
Understanding client descriptions of presenting problems :: formulating a taxonomy., Amy S. Cheng, Psychology
Optimal site release strategies and impact of biological control agents on spotted knapweed, Centaurea maculosa., Sheryl Clark, Entomology
The 1977-1978 archaeological excavations of the Lu cemeteries at Qufu, Shandong/, James Patrick Draine, Chinese
Detection of mutations in Colorado potato beetle : acetylcholinesterase gene responsible for resistance to carbofuran., Jessica Bridget Dunn, Entomology
Stereotype threat and achievement motivation :: a mediational analysis., David R. Fellner, Psychology
Toxicological evaluation of p, p'-DDT and its analogs on the calcium channel of the ciliate organism Paramecium tetraurelia., Kosea S. Frederick, Entomology
Relationship between turfgrass performance and low-temperature tolerance in perennial ryegrass /, Roger A. Gagne, Plant & Soil Sciences
Somatic presentations and psychological distress of primary care patients., Joseph A. Greer, Psychology
An investigation of the microorganisms naturally occurring on the bark of American Chestnut, Castanea dentata, and their in vitro antagonism to Cryphonectria parasitica /, Patricia C. Groome, Plant Pathology
You're sorry, but do you really care? :: apologies, power and interpersonal relationships., Alexandra Gubin, Psychology
Assessment of aromatic, ornamental, and medicinal plants for metal tolerance and phytoremediation of polluted soils /, Ekaterina A. Jeliazkova, Plant & Soil Sciences
The role of phonology in error recovery., Jessica A. Keir, Psychology
Identity politics and nationalism in the post-Cold War era : a critical approach to understanding mutual hostilities., Michael R. Kisielewski, Political Science
John F. Kennedy, the development of counterinsurgency doctrine and American intervention in Laos, 1961-1963, Daniel C. Koprowski, History
An encapsulated golf green system to eliminate groundwater pollution and increase water and nitrogen use efficiency /, Kun Li, Plant & Soil Sciences
The validity and reliability of the Reasons For Exercise Scale., Linda Lin, Psychology
A comparison of positive and negative episodes of solitude., Christopher R. Long, Psychology
Symbolic thinking :: extending the dual representation issue beyond the model/room paradigm., Amy Jean Macconnell, Psychology
The exploration of treatment fearfulness in African Americans., Aprile C. Maxie, Psychology
Tomato growth as influenced by nutrient solution concentration and soilless media components /, Gretchen E. Mills, Plant & Soil Sciences
Evaluating models of sentence ambiguity resolution., Mohamed Taha Mohamed, Psychology
The ripple effect of a sexual orientation hate crime :: the psychological impact of the murder of Matthew Shepard on non-heterosexual people., Monique Noelle, Psychology
Rationality and illusions of health., Paul Norris, Psychology
Production of calabaza, Cucurbita moschata Duchesne, for direct market sale in Massachusetts using transplants, plastic mulch, and row cover /, Matthew T. Rulevich, Plant & Soil Sciences
Identity change and self-esteem throughout the life-span : does gender matter?, Karyn M. Skultety, Psychology
Investigations of the potential for chilling injury during storage of chile peppers (Capsicum annuum L. and C. frutescens L.) /, Kathleen Marie Sullivan, Plant & Soil Sciences
Characterization of the action of pyrethroids on the ciliary calcium channel of Paramecium tetraurelia., Steven B. Symington, Entomology
Purity, modernity, and pessimism :: translation of Mu Shiying's fiction/, Rui Tao, Chinese
Observations of the turfgrass ant, Lasius neoniger Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in a managed turfgrass setting., Sean F. Werle, Entomology
Young children's reasoning about the inverse relation between the number and sizes of parts : early fraction understanding and the role of material type., Rachel E. Wing, Psychology
Why do we sit at different lunch tables? : goal framing and intergroup relations., Sarah E. Zemore, Psychology
Theses from 1999
The problem of intervention., David M. Barnes, Philosophy
Stereotype conformity in gay people and the homosexual identity development process., John H. Bickford, Psychology
Effects of salience and context on conceptual combination., Jeannine S. Bock, Psychology
Rejection sensitivity, loneliness, social anxiety, and social withdrawal in children., Cheryl Bonica, Psychology
Changes in freezing tolerance, abscisic acid concentraion, and gene expression during cold acclimation of Acer rubrum fine roots /, Melissa L. Borden, Plant & Soil Sciences
Li Zhi (1527-1602) and his literary thought/, Qingliang Chen, Chinese
Postemergence activity of isoxaflutole on cool-season turfgrass and weed species in turfgrass environments /, James Andrew Drohen, Plant & Soil Sciences
Aspect induced differences in vegetation and soil on north- and south-facing slopes in western Massachusetts /, Dirk Enters, Plant & Soil Sciences
A dual process model of detecting deception., James A. Forrest, Psychology
Tracing the development of the inverse base-rate effect in category learning., Ferne Joi Friedman-berg, Psychology
Little Death, Tamara Grogan, English
Structural knowledge in simple recurrent network?, Frank Shihong Hong, Psychology
Context effects on processing lexically ambiguous words., Gretchen A. Kambe, Psychology
Differences in perfectionism across cultures :: a study of Asian-American and Caucasian college students., Kathleen Y. Kawamura, Psychology
Politics and the popular culture : an examination of the relationship between politics and film and music., Patrick J. Knightly, Political Science
Attitudes toward Asian Americans: developing a prejudice scale., Monica H. Lin, Psychology
Temperament, gender role consonance, and problem behaviors in adolescence., Eliza T. Mcardle, Psychology
Absolutism, utilitarianism, and moral military decision making., Kristine V. Nakutis, Philosophy
Assessing the role of attentional processes in the planning and execution of a reach., Laura P. O'Sullivan, Psychology
Social norms and student attitudes about casual sex., Christopher E. Overtree, Psychology
The fate and management of pesticides applied to cranberry bogs., Raymond A. Putnam, Entomology
Characterologically difficult clients in a graduate training clinic :: an exploratory investigation., Paul N. Reid, Psychology
Immunocytochemical localization of dromyosuppressin (DMS) in Phormia regina (Meigen) and effect of DMS and benzethonium chloride on crop muscle contractions., Sarah E. Richer, Entomology
Antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants endemic to North America /, Saida A. Safiyeva, Plant & Soil Sciences
Problem framing :: a remedy for indecisiveness in decision-making?, Mary Seburn, Psychology
The effect of stereotypes on attributional processes., James Edward Sexton, Psychology
The United Nations' success in resolving disputes in the post Cold War era., Kavita Shukla, Political Science
The reliability and validity of the identity and experiences scale., Joel R. Sneed, Psychology
Reducing boys' aggression :: a basic human needs and skill training approach., Darren A. Spielman, Psychology
The role of experience in infants' representations of unseen, sounding objects., Monica R. Sylvia, Psychology
Sorption/desorption of organic compounds by soil organic matter /, Guoshu Yuan, Plant & Soil Sciences
Theses from 1998
Children's and adults' ability to generalize properties to novel objects :: implications for theories of categorization., Kristen N. Asplin, Psychology
Self-promotion :: investigating gender differences., Andrea Berger, Psychology
Opening the Lancang (Mekong) River in Yunnan :: problems and prospects for Xishuangbanna/, Merrick Lex Berman, Chinese
Neuropsychological functioning in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia., Patricia A. Boyle, Psychology
The effects of repeated viewing on preschool children's attention to television., Alisha M. Crawley-davis, Psychology
The single-child policy and its impact on Chinese kinship terms among kindergarten children in Shanghai/, Xiaoxue Dai, Chinese
The environmental fate of fungicides used to manage Magnaporthe poae, the causal agent of summer patch /, Jeffery J. Doherty, Plant Pathology
Clinical trainees' development of an understanding of their clients., Gay Germani, Psychology
Contagion of aggression in the preschool classroom as a function of peer and teacher responses., Naomi E. Goldstein, Psychology
Evaluation of Trichoderma atroviride as a potential biological control agent of Cryphonectria parasitica /, Emily Y. Ferguson Gonzalez, Plant Pathology
Leaf shape description using wavelets /, Eva Hiripi, Plant & Soil Sciences
The effects of motivation on the interpretation of nonverbal behaviors., Daniel Hrubes, Psychology
Relative susceptibility of endophytic and non-endophytic turfgrasses to parasitic nematodes /, Norman R. Lafaille, Plant & Soil Sciences
Eadric Streona :: a critical biography/, Terry Lee Locy, History
Weed suppression and nitrogen availability using different green manure crops /, Robin F. Luberoff, Plant & Soil Sciences
Children's use of key word strategies in arithmetic word problem solving., Laura L. Mitchell, Psychology
A psychometric study of a domain-specific sentence verification technique test., Urip Purwono, Psychology
An intervention program for college students diagnosed with dyslexia based on theoretical principles., Kenneth A. Rath, Psychology
Assessing working models of attachment using object relations concepts., Douglas Richard Rau, Psychology
Components of an integrated management program to control dodder, (Cuscuta gronovii Willd.) on Massachusetts cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon Ait.) bogs /, Laura K. Romaneo, Plant & Soil Sciences
Properties of an instrument for analyzing the potential function of physical aggression in the institutionalized elderly., Jeffrey J. Skowron, Psychology
Coping strategies in late-life schizophrenia., Nancy H. Solano, Psychology
Theses from 1997
The adolescent development of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people :: conceptual and methodological issues., Cynthia L. Battle, Psychology
Finding value in the mundane :: can intrinsic motivation undermine extrinsic motivation?, Michael B. Berg, Psychology
Limiting one's policy choices through a currency board : a rewarding shock therapy approach for Estonia?, Ralf W. Boepple, Political Science
Globalization or regionalization : financial flows and business practices in Central Europe and Latin America., Daniel Arthur Carter, Political Science
Estimating Brand Level Price Elasticities for the Margarine Industry: A Two-Stage Budget Approach, Matthew S. Gershoff, Resource Economics
The relationship between the stress, appraisal and coping process and eating disorders., Alexandra Sascha Griffing, Psychology
Wittgenstein, normativity, and Kripke's 'sceptical paradox'., Alexander Kovriga, Philosophy
Sectionalism and national consciousness in the early Republic :: the case of New England Federalists, 1800-1815/, Denis A. Kozlov, History
Recall-based inhibition in recognition., Hye-won Lee, Psychology
Mycorrhizal interactions of selected species of endangered New England flora /, Jeffrey M. Lerner, Plant & Soil Sciences
Cultivar, pH and inoculum density effects on root rot of strawberry associated with Rhizoctonia spp. and Phytophthora cactorum /, Hui Li, Plant Pathology
Nutrient accumulation and release in soil under cover crop systems /, Yinliang Liu, Plant & Soil Sciences
Adolescent identity development from a multicultural perspective., Katherine C. Mague, Psychology
Racial integration policy : finding solutions., Mario M. S. Martins, Political Science
The role of multiple antecedents in the time course of anaphor resolution., Robert A. Mason, Psychology
The acceptance of international regimes by Third World countries : China's and Taiwan's compliance with the intellectual property rights regime., Yueh-Ching Ma, Political Science
The right-wing agenda : how the communications staff impacted the successes and failures of the Reagan administration., Scott F. Merzbach, Political Science
Carbon uptake by lettuce in different atmospheres for an advanced life support system /, Jonathan Alan Miller, Plant & Soil Sciences
Postemergence control of quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) with rimsulfuron /, Sowmya Mitra, Plant & Soil Sciences
Relationships between teacher behaviors and student academic engagement in an inner city preschool., Camilo Ortiz, Psychology
The culture of bee forage crops /, Zhiliang Pan, Plant & Soil Sciences
Improvements in the design and usage of red sticky spheres to control the apple maggot fly (R. pomonella)., Alan H. Reynolds, Entomology
The relationship between aggression and self injurious behavior in Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)., Alyssa Rulf Fountain, Psychology
Beyond chess :: the effects of anger on person perception., Daniel Shapiro, Psychology
Emergent academic skills :: gender differences in the relations with externalizing behavior problems and peer relationships in high-risk preschoolers., Rebecca M. Stowe, Psychology
Mental arithmetic skill and its relation to complex mathematical problem solving ability., Loel N. Tronsky, Psychology
Development of an immunoassay for the quantification of capsaicinoids in different matrices., Yong Wang, Entomology
Theses from 1996
Reorganization of the executive branch of the government of Puerto Rico : theoretical foundations and legitimacy of the administrative state., Mario Acosta-Velez, Political Science
Biology and oviposition behavior of Cybocephalus nr. nipponicus Endrody-Younga (Coleoptera: Cybocephalidae), a natural enemy of euonymus scale Unaspis euonymi (Comstock) (Homoptera: Diaspididae)., Juan Manuel Alvarez, Entomology
Contemporary civil-military relations in Brazil and Argentina : bargaining for political reality., Carlos P. Baía, Political Science
Investigations of the role of phonological processing in visual word recognition using the fast priming technique., Alexander B. Bilsky, Psychology
War on-land versus war on-line : how technologies of war affect gender in the military., Kelly K. Boyce, Political Science
Social evaluations of assertion in others., Justin Campbell Curry, Psychology
Age-grading adult female Aedes aegypti (L.) using cuticular hydrocarbon analysis., Michael L. Desena, Entomology
A pharmacological and endocrinological study of female insemination in the blow fly, Phormia regina., Brian P. Evans, Entomology
Two routes to perspective-taking :: testing a new model., Cynthia Mcpherson Frantz, Psychology
Africa or America : race, culture, and politics in Afrocentric thought., Brett V. Gadsden, Political Science
Influence of ozone on two white clover (Trifolium repens) clones :: a phenotypic investigation /, Michael S. Johnson, Plant Pathology
The influence of polyploidy on the morphology, physiology, and breeding behavior of Hatiora x graeseri (Cactaceae) /, Renate Karle, Plant & Soil Sciences
Screening of extracts from medicinal plants of Cameroon for antimicrobial activity /, Victor T. Kwo, Plant & Soil Sciences
A stabilizing influence :: the "war of the dictionaries," 1848-1861/, James F. Leach, History
Effect of light level on the growth and essential oil production of two herbs :: sage (Salvia officinalis) and thyme (Thymus vulgaris) /, Yan-li Li, Plant & Soil Sciences
Translation of Yuan Qiongqiong's Fever, with introduction/, Julie Felice Marcus, Chinese
Object representation and means/ends coordination in 8-month-old infants' search for hidden objects., Daniel D. Mccall, Psychology
Risk factors for depression in Puerto Rican caregivers., Maria T. Munoz-ruiz, Psychology
Reading personal legal narrative : deconstruction, jurisprudence, & textual politics., Elizabeth A. Myrick, Political Science
Larval distribution and adult activity of the cranberry root grub, Lichnanthe vulpina (Hentz) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)., James E. O'Donnell, Entomology
The power of the powerless :: strategic self-presentation can undermine expectancy confirmation., Don Operario, Psychology
Factors related to precautionary sex behaviors among Haitian college students., Danae Perez, Psychology
The role of the corpus allatum in the control of life processes in Phormia regina (Meigen)., Wenhong Qin, Entomology
The influence of prior knowledge on children's eyewitness memory, identifications, and suggestibility., Christine M. Ricci, Psychology
I ain't got no home in this world anymore: sharecroppers, tenant farmers, and the Southern Tenant Farmer's Union, James D. Ross, History
Object permanence and knowledge of number in 5.5- and 10-month-old infants., Jeanne L. Shinskey, Psychology
Item response latencies of different item formats for ethnic groups matched on ability., Sharon C. Slater, Psychology
Discrimination, coping strategies, and empowerment :: a qualitative study of the experiences of African-American and Puerto Rican women., Silaine Lopes Souza, Psychology
Studies on the seedborne nature and control of Fusarium wilt of basil /, Shanon Lee Trueman, Plant Pathology
Mosquito vectors of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus in Massachusetts., Rajeev Vaidyanathan, Entomology
The other nationalists : Marcus Garvey and Pedro Albizu Campos., Charles R. Venator Santiago, Political Science
Spaces of Signification, Representation and Opposition- New Feminism(S) and Women in the Indie Rock Scene, Margaret R. Wallace, Communication
Spiders (Araneae) in the commercial apple orchards in Massachusetts., Joanna Wisniewska, Entomology
Changes in sap pressure of tomato plants in varied root environments /, Fude Yao, Plant & Soil Sciences
Manipulation of yield through source-sink changes in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) /, Shu-Huan Zhang, Plant & Soil Sciences
Theses from 1995
The prevalence of eating disorders and eating disordered behaviors in sororities., Laurel A. Alexander, Psychology
Predation behavior of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in Massachusetts cranberry bog ecosystems., Carolyn J. Bardwell, Entomology
Ruined Entrances, David C. Berman, English
Interpersonal dynamics within the institutional environment., Erin Lynne Cassidy, Psychology
India : a secular democracy on the decline?, Aradhana Das, Political Science
Hydrosequences and vegetation of selected landforms in Monson, Massachusetts /, Kenneth A. Deshais, Plant & Soil Sciences
Light intensity relations and the growth the ostrich fern /, Matthew J. Donelan, Plant & Soil Sciences
Internal determinants of foreign policy domestic politics and foreign policy in the Soviet Union and the United States, 1945-1948., Kornel B. Dura, Political Science
Complexity of relationship representations in working models :: effects of attachment style and gender., Julia Fishtein, Psychology
Physiological changes associated with leaf senescence in Easter lilies (Lilium longiflorum Thunb.) /, Rosanne E. Franco, Plant & Soil Sciences
Self-esteem, exercise, and cognitive group counseling., Richard D. Ginsburg, Psychology
Object and event representation in 6-1/2-month-old infants., Nathalie Goubet, Psychology
Marching through hell :: the British soldier in the First World War's East African campaign/, Taylor Harper, History
Misperception of body image in males and its relationship to self-concept and romantic relationships., Robert O. Knauz, Psychology
Ambiguity resolution of the dative Np in Korean., Sungryong Koh, Psychology
Evaluation of municipal solid waste composts for growing greenhouse crops /, Fei-Wen Lin, Plant & Soil Sciences
Individual patterns of mental health service utilization :: a qualitative analysis of retrospective interviews., Patricia A. Mckenna, Psychology
Evaluation of composts for production of sod and groundcover crops /, Tara A. O'Brien, Plant & Soil Sciences
The moderating effects of direct and indirect experience on the attitude-behavior relation in the reasoned and automatic processing modes., Sara Pollak, Psychology
The Japanese beetle and neem : efficacy of commercial formulations on laboratory and field populations., Susan J. Roy, Entomology
Infants' visual attention to form and content features of television., Kelly L. Schmitt, Psychology
Empirical investigation of projective identification styles in college students., Aryeh L. Shestopal, Psychology
The long-term effects of childhood abuse :: an attachment theory perspective., Thomas H. Styron, Psychology
Freedom of expression in the U.S. and Japan : a comparative study of the regulation of obscene materials., Yuko Watanabe, Political Science
The daughters of rural Massachusetts :: women and autonomy, 1800-1860/, Glendyne R. Wergland, History
The effects of Phanerochaete crysosporium on the degradation of toluene in freshly contaminated sites /, Steven M. Wilkins, Plant & Soil Sciences
Theses from 1994
The effects of knowledge and experience on college students' attitudes toward the elderly., Loren M. Angiullo, Psychology
Heavy metal distribution in Massachusetts soils /, Judith A. Bartos, Plant & Soil Sciences
Law and public life in thirteenth century Montpellier/, Charles E. Bashaw, History
Civil disobedience and punishment : in defense of rejecting the penalty., Tristram C. Carpenter, Philosophy
Ceriodaphnia bioassay on three types of field applied sewage sludge fertilizers /, Ya-Juin Chou, Plant & Soil Sciences
A Two-Level Games Analysis of the Agricultural Trade Negotiations Between the United States and the European Community in the Uruguay Round, Byung-hwa Chung, Political Science
Nonverbal correlates of social status., Erik J. Coats, Psychology
Foreign lobbying in Washington, D.C., Gerd Foehrenbach, Political Science
Hydromorphic characteristics of soils formed in the Lawrence Swamp-Hop Brook basin of Amherst, Massachusetts /, David Scott Gorden, Plant & Soil Sciences
Biochemical factors of resistance and management of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)., Christiane N. Gouamene Lamine, Entomology
Emotional creativity :: exploration via creativity tasks, mood manipulation and self-report., Jennifer Gutbezahl, Psychology
Neither deathsquads nor democrats : explaining the behavior of the Salvadoran military., Stett D. Holbrook, Political Science
Effects of attitudes, onset controllability, and controllability of behavior on stigmatization of gays and lesbians., Michelle Carley Jacobo, Psychology
Institutional structure and sustainable development : the influence of non-governmental organizations on the environmental policy of UNEP and the World Bank., Ortrud Elisabeth Kamps, Political Science
The experiences of therapists-in-training with the observation of individual psychotherapy., Julie S. Kurcias, Psychology
Factors affecting shoot regeneration and genetic transformation of a self-compatible accession of Lycopersicon peruvianum /, Wenqing Liang, Plant & Soil Sciences
Obstacle avoidance in a model of human reaching behavior., Loukia D. Loukopoulos, Psychology
Field ecology of Hunterellus hookeri (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), and population dynamics of its host, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in southeastern Massachusetts., Suzanne M. Lyon, Entomology
Rural adolescents' perceptions of success., Deborah A. Marshall, Psychology
Effects of mental control deprivation, cognitive busyness and anxiety on person perception., Beth A. Morling, Psychology
Rural adolescent risk behaviors :: towards an understanding of their nature and associated family factors., Kristen E. Pollack-dorta, Psychology
The effects of a focus group discussion on elderly worriers., Charles B. Powers, Psychology
Genetic and molecular investigation of self-incompatibility in species of tomato (Lycopersicon) /, Bruce Allyn Rivers, Plant & Soil Sciences
The diurnal host-seeking and carbohydrate feeding pattern of Tabanus nigrovittatus (Macquart) and Tabanus conterminus (Walker)., Gabrielle Elizabeth Sakolsky, Entomology
Exploring the role of components in object recognition., Nayantara Santhi, Psychology
Predictors discriminating morality from legality :: moral responsibility's bottom line., Kathleen M. Shanahan, Psychology
Into the hornet's nest :: how shall they hear without a preacher/, Jean Sherlock, History
Environmental degradative products of the herbicide alachlor : quantitative assessment of mutagenic potential., Daniel M. Tessier, Entomology
Acquaintance influences memory for consistent versus inconsistent interpersonal information., Scott F. Van Manen, Psychology
Muscle development, energy source utilization and metabolism hormone activity in Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say) flight., Bin Yang, Entomology
Investigations of the organization of the genome of chestnut /, Jiansu Zhang, Plant & Soil Sciences
Theses from 1993
Investigations of a calcium efficiency trait in cauliflower cultivars /, Timothy J. Byrne, Plant & Soil Sciences
Is there a developmental progression to phonological awareness?: a look at bilingual and monolingual beginning readers., Cheryl A. Cisero, Psychology
Biases in the decoding of others' facial expressions., Sean Donovan, Psychology
Effect of plant age on the form and amount of nitrogen uptake by greenhouse plants /, Touria El Jaoual, Plant & Soil Sciences
Mineralization of toluene and m-xylene in subsoil /, Jalal Ghaemghami, Plant & Soil Sciences
Impression formation in asymmetrical power relationships :: does power corrupt absolutely?, Stephanie A. Goodwin, Psychology
Long-term effects of parental divorce on adult love relationships :: divorce as a disruption of attachment., Gina M. Hayashi, Psychology
The committees of correspondence, inspection and safety in old Hampshire County, Massachusetts, during the American Revolution/, Carolyn D. Hertz, History
A comprehensive analysis of worry in the elderly., Julia B. Hunt, Psychology
Determinants of parafoveal preview benefit implications for models of eye movement control during reading., Shelia Marie Kennison, Psychology
Genetic variation in Acremonium coenophialum (Morgan-Jones and Gams) /, Hongchuan Liu, Plant & Soil Sciences
New features of Confucianism as seen in Lu Jia's Xinyu/, Shaodan Luo, Chinese
Assessing the performance and environmental impact of pelletized sewage sludge as a turfgrass fertilizer /, Scott A. Mackintosh, Plant & Soil Sciences
Becoming a psychotherapist :: influences on career choice and implications for practice., Robert A. Murphy, Psychology
Parent-adolescent relationship variables and associations with adolescent depressive symptomotology [sic] :: a longitudinal study., Jean Yun Pao, Psychology
Microfabric Analysis of the Northern Part of the Pelham Dome, Central Massachusetts, Robert M. Reed, Geology
Determining the loci of homophonic repetition effects., Erik D. Reichle, Psychology
Attachment and styles of conflict resolution in close relationships., Lucy B. Rinehart, Psychology
The role of vision in early reaching :: anticipating the trajectory of a moving object in the dark., Daniel J. Robin, Psychology
Self-devaluation processes among gay-identified men., Richard G. Rodriguez, Psychology
Repeated attitude expression and the attitude-intention relationship :: the mediating effects of attitude accessibility and stability., Lori H. Rosenthal, Psychology
Evaluation of anti-fungal organisms, soil solarization, cover crop rotation, and compost amendments as alternatives to soil fumigation in commercial strawberry production /, Sonia G. Schloemann, Plant & Soil Sciences
Memory performance following bilingual translation: lexical and conceptual determinants of cross-language transfer., Alexandra Sholl, Psychology
Memory for events during early childhood two to four years later., Cindy J. Speaker, Psychology
Fostering democracy in eastern Europe., Andreas Staab, Political Science
The impression formation processes of asymmetrically dependent individuals., Laura E. Stevens, Psychology
Predictors of self-injury in child and adolescent psychiatric inpatients., Jeanine M. Vivona, Psychology
Representations of others and perceptions of relationships., Mary Elizabeth Wade, Psychology
A formative evaluation of the Methods in psychology course at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst., Jean Marie Watt, Psychology
Intimate relationships: adult attachment style and attachment to God., Kim F. Weiner, Psychology
Partial characterization of the antinematodal and antifungal determinants in a novel Streptomyces sp. /, Dawei Yang, Plant Pathology
The effects of generating inferences about a solution principle on analogical transfer in children and adults., Karen L. Yanowitz, Psychology
Theses from 1992
Development and validation of the Pathogenic Beliefs Questionnaire., Mark D. Caron, Psychology
Complementarity of personality traits in romantic relationships :: opposites do attract., Mary Kim Christy, Psychology
Risk-sensitive foraging in the blue jay (Cyanocitta crystata)., Kevin C. Clements, Psychology
The education of a field marshal :: Wellington in India and Iberia/, David G. Cotter, History
Impression formation in an intergroup setting :: the effects of outgroup power and homogeneity., Eric F. Depret, Psychology
"Webs of significance" :: Italian textile labor and the fabric of society, 1750-1850/, Dorothy M. Dumont, History
Promoting reciprocal interactions between children with developmental delays and their typical siblings through instruction in incidental teaching., Todd A. Harris, Psychology