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Theses from 2002
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