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Dissertations from 2019
Therapists' Experiences Discussing Sexuality in College Counseling Centers: Implications for Professional Development, Bonnie K. Andrews
Finding Personal Meaning and Self-Efficacy as Moderators of Behavioral Action in Social Anxiety, Carol S. Lee
The Double-Edged Sword of Diagnosis: Medical Neoliberalism in Rape Crisis Center Counseling, Shannon M. Peters
Dissertations from 2018
Latino Immigrant Youth Development in Anti-Immigrant Contexts: Exploring Adaptive Cultures as Resources Promoting Competencies and Wellness, Darcy Alcantara
Toward Data Privacy Related To The Internet of Things, Thamer Altuwaiyan
Transformations in Conservation Governance and Implications for Human Security: The Case of Kenya’s Northern Rangelands, Jeremiah O. Asaka
Dopaminechrome Tautomerase: A New Enzyme in the Eumelanin Biosynthetic Pathway, Hanine S. Barek
From Motor Control to Scene Perception: Using Machine Learning to Model Human Behavior and Cognition, Akram Bayat
Endocrine Disruption in Marine Mussels: Reproductive Effects and Transcriptomic Applications for Assessing Pollution in Coastal Waters, Bonnie J. Blalock
Identifying Barriers to Inclusive Education for Children Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired in the Federated States Of Micronesia, Callie M. Brusegaard
The Institutional Landscape of International Forest Protection: Understanding Institutional Complexity in International Forest Governance, Gabriela Bueno Gibbs
Surveying Identities in Context: Race, Gender & Sexual Orientation ‘at Work’, Justine A. Bulgar-Medina
Treatment Engagement and Client Competence in CBT for Social Anxiety Disorder, Amber L. Calloway
So I Told My Story Too: HIV Self Disclosures in Online Communities by Young Black Men who have Sex with Men, Kathryn Cantrell
“It’s not that Systematic, but it’s Happening:” A Cybernetic Systems Analysis of Accountability and Assessment in Three Public Universities, Fernando E. Colina de Vivero
Reimagining the Discourse: Media Representation of Women in Boston Public Schools' Superintendency, 1991 - 2016, Lisa M. Cullington
Parental Uncertainty and Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Cancer, Ijeoma Julie Eche
“Surviving and Thriving During Stress”: Bridging the Gap with Technology, a Web-Based Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy Program for University Students, Elizabeth Hemenway Eustis
Causal Reasoning and Machine Learning Models for Cellular Regulatory Mechanisms, Carl Tony Fakhry
Families Spending Time Together (FASTT) Exercising: A Family-Based Study to Examine the Intensity, Enjoyment, and Acceptability of Physical Activities, Patrick M. Filanowski
On Recommenders, Permutations and Rankings, Paul Fomenky
Harmony, Dissonance, or Harm? The Psychological and Spiritual Promises and Perils of Gay Christian Celibacy, Darren Jay Freeman-Coppadge
Diagnostic Stability of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children with Diverse Backgrounds, Ivy Giserman Kiss
Examining the Moderating Role of Internalized Racism on the Relation Between Racism-Related Stress and Mental Health in Asian Americans, Danielle Godon-Decoteau
Queering Women, Peace and Security, Jamie J. Hagen
Investigation and Tailoring of Porous Materials for Advanced Energy Storage Applications, Joshua B. Harris
The Effects of Global Change Drivers on Water Quality in an Urban Northeastern Coastal Ecoregion, Nicole D. Henderson
Carbon Pricing in a Complex Adaptive System, Merritt Randall Hughes
Beyond the Tower of Babel: Finding a Better Path to Reconciling and Uniting Namibians, A Case Study of Windhoek Surburbs/Townships, Ndumba J. Kamwanyah
The Emergence of Private Governance in a Nonwestern Context: The Case of South Korea, Jinyoung Kang
Managing Social Business Hybrids in Global Contexts: The Case of Impact Sourcing Service Providers, Chacko George Kannothra
Revealing the Molecular Details of Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Surface Hydroxyl Chemistry and Reactivity Using In Situ DRIFTS, Maria Dimitra Kipreos
Mental Health Literacy and Stigma among Recently Returning Veterans: Cultural Correlates, Mutability, and Relations with Healthcare Utilization, Sarah Krill Williston
The Effect of Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Disparities in Access to Care and Health Status, Hyunjung Lee
Development of Small Molecules as New Bromodomain Inhibitors for Cancer and Other Diseases, Shuai Liu
Examining the Effects of Professional Non-Nursing Staffing on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes, Ian H. Livingstone
Sex Differences in the Brain are Not Binary: Evidence from the Sexual Differentiation of Complex Behavior and the Influence of Serotonin on the Developing Hypothalamus, Amanda M.K. Madden
Pesticide Resistance in a Nontarget Amphipod, Hyalella Azteca: Prevalence, Geographic Extent, and Prediction of Impacted Populations, Kaley M. Major
Correlates of Breast Cancer Screening in Arab Muslim Women Living in the United States: A Health Policy Study, Fatma Zohra Mataoui
Encouraging Toddlers with ASD to Request: An Exploration of Expectant Pausing and Engagement Strategies, Melissa P. Maye
Investigations of Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction using Manganese(I) Homogeneous Molecular Electrocatalysts, Meaghan Elizabeth Jackson McKinnon
Models that Matter: Using Novel Participatory Modeling Methods to Integrate Mental Models into an Adaptive Co-Management Process, Alexander E. Metzger
Molecular Dynamics and Stochastic Kinetics of Hydrogen Combustion, Lucas B. Newcomb
Metal-Ligand Cooperativity for Photovoltaic and Electrocatalytic Applications, Ken Tue Ngo
Effects of Exergaming on Cognition and Dual-Task Function in Older Adults at Risk of Falling, Elisa F. Ogawa
Exploring the Impact of Insurgencies on Gender-Based Violence and the Nigerian Armed Forces: The Boko Haram Case, Modupe Oshikoya
Unescorted Guests: Yale’s First Women Undergraduates and the Quest for Equity, 1969-1973, Anne G. Perkins
A Comparative Case Study of a Student Involvement Co-Curricular Portfolio and Transcript, Bruce R. Perry
Evaluating Gold Nanoparticles for Enchancement of Radiation and Photodynamic Therapy Efficacy Using 3D Tumor Models, Ljubica Petrovic
Mainstreaming Climate Change in Development: The Evolution of Discourse, Yuliya Rashchupkina
Driving and Expectation to Age in Place for Older Adults along the Urbanicity Continuum, Lorilei Michaud Richardson
Black Americans and Activism: Exploring the Impact on Psychological Well-Being, Tangela S. Roberts
Does Mindfulness Support Empathy?, L. G. Rollins
Assessing the Role of Climate Change and Land Cover Change in Eco-Hydrologic Modeling (Snowmelt Timing and Dissolved Organic Carbon Fluxes), Shabnam Rouhani
Navigating Young Adulthood with a Serious Mental Health Condition: Influential Factors on School, Training, and Work Activities, Kathryn Sabella
Factors Associated with Alcohol Consumption among Thai Students, Somporn Sitthisongkram
The Early Development of Visual Attentional Mechanisms in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Hayley Smith
Understanding the Permian-Triassic Extinction and Recovery through the Sulfur Cycle: A Multiproxy Approach Using Pyrite and Carbonate-Associated Sulfate, Alan Gates Stebbins
Conscientious Objection by Massachusetts Nurses, Lori Stevens
Native Daughter: A Lived Experience of Desegregation, Kandice A. Sumner
The Role of Social Support and Demographic Characteristics in Academic and Clinical Burnout of Mental Health Professionals in Training, Tinatin Surguladze
Social Relationships and Obesity in Later Life, Jane L. Tavares
Through Their Voices: A Phenomenological Study of Undergraduate Women’s Experiences with Patriarchy in Higher Education, Kelly M. Treseler-Golden
Late-Life Depression and Cognitive Decline: A Latent Growth Curve Modeling Analysis, Elena Tsoy
Tobacco Advertisements and Compliance at the Point of Sale: The Case of Massachusetts, Omobukola Usidame
Application of Graphical Models in Protein-Protein Interactions and Dynamics, Amir Vajdi Hoojghan
Exploring Perceived External Control as a Transdiagnostic Cognitive Process in Anxiety Disorders and the Investigation of a Brief Acceptance Intervention, Lauren P. Wadsworth
Remote Sensing of Phytoplankton Pigments in the Global Oceans, Guoqing Wang
Grandchild Care and Marital Quality in Later Life, Shuangshuang Wang
Quantifying Racial Microaggressions in College Classrooms and Their Effect: A Factor Analysis and Multilevel Study, Tammy Vargas Warner
Mentoring as a Protective Factor for Youth with a History of Interpersonal Trauma Exposure, Elyssa Briann Weber
Identifying Regulators of Zebrafish Germ Cell Development and Gonadal Sex Differentiation, Kaitlyn A. Webster
Evolutionary Effects of Urbanization on the Tropical Lizard Genus Anolis, Kristin M. Winchell
An Exploration of Mentoring Functions in the Context of Parental Relationships, Laura A. Yoviene Sykes
Dissertations from 2017
Cognition and Driving Status: Identifying Risk of Cessation in Older Adults, Kristen E. Anderson
The Effect of Abiotic Conditions on Microbial Community Structure and the Genes Responsible for Several Geochemical Processes in Salt Marsh Sediments, John H. Angell III
Conservation and Variation of DNA Methylation in Lactuca sativa and Lactuca serriola, Trudi A. Baker
Managerialism, Mission, & Values: Micromechanisms of Nonprofit Institutionalization, Erynn Elizabeth Beaton
Photophysical & Photoacoustic Properties of Electron Rich & π-Extended Quadrupolar Curcuminoid Dyes, Stephanie Erin Bellinger
The Challenge of Social Mobility: Habitus among Low-Income and Working-Class Students in Higher Education, J. Anna Bell
Understanding Romani Deprivation in Serbia: From Symbolic Inclusion Prescriptions to Meaningful Pathways to Economic Integration, Marija Bingulac
Teacher Beliefs and Practices Regarding Students' Mathematics Learning in a High-Performing U.S. Urban Public Elementary School, Tamara L. Blake-Canty
Transition to the Academy: The Influence of Working-Class Culture for First-Generation Students, LaDonna L. Bridges
Geographic Mobility and Place Attachment in Later Life, Abigail A. Butt
Absent Identities, Actual Identities, Identity Prominence, and Psychological Distress, Gerard Byron
Identifying as Multiethnic: Meaning Making, Experiences, and Relationships, Melanie Cadet
A Case Study of an Exemplary Chinese Principal, Baifeng Sun Cadieux
Borderlands and Bridges: Mexican Youth Education and Identity, Patricia Chouinard
Influences on University Staff Members Responsible for Implementation of Alcohol-Control Policies, Glenn A. Cochran
Pediatric Nurses’ Knowledge, Values, and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice and Use of Two Patient Safety Goals, Linda Connor
A Non-Linear Spatio-Temporal Modeling Framework for Heavy Precipitation and Crop Yield Prediction, Yahui Di