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Dissertations from 2022

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Understanding Nurse Practitioners' Contributions in Shaping Healthcare, Barbara Ann Cuccovia

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Machine Learning Based Algorithms to Investigate Protein Structure, Ramin Dehghanpoor

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“Everything Is Gonna Be Alright:” An Examination of the Influence of Mentoring on Social Class Mobility for Black and Latino Males in Boston, Massachusetts, Samuel DePina

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Re-Envisioning Self and Community: The Experiences of Pilipina American Students With Colonial Mentality and Decolonization, Kristine Angelica Din

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Edge Assignment and Data Valuation in Federated Learning, Thuy T. Do

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A Fruit Story: From Biogeographical Differences in Seed Dispersal to Changes in Fruiting Phenology Over Time, Phillip J. Dugger

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Discovery of Antibody-Based Immunotherapy and Applications for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Monir Ejemel

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The Relationship Between Cancer Beliefs and Attitudes With Breast and Cervical Cancers Screening Among Minority Women in the U.S. (2014-2019), Ahdab F. Eskandar

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Implementing the Caregiver Advise, Record and Enable (Care) Act Law: A Case Study in Massachusetts, Louise E. Ford

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Body Image Experiences Among Black American Sexual Minority Women, Alison E. A. Goldblatt

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Substantially Silent: Exploring the Variability of “Voice” at the Intersection of Race and Dis/Ability in a Restrictive Special Education Placement, Christopher N. Hall

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Perceived Discrimination and Health Outcomes in Older Adults, Meghan Hendricksen

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Professional Identity Development of Asian American & Pacific Islander AANAPISI Staff, Sara Boxell Hoang

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The Once and Future Shoreline: The Evolution of the Urban Waterfront in Boston, Courtney Humphries

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The Impact of ADHD Diagnosis on the Experiences of People Involved in the Justice System, Sarah Kuck Jalbert

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Teacher Mindfulness Competencies in the K-12 School Setting, Jessica Frances Janze

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Evaluation of Photodynamic Therapy for Targeting Tumor Stroma and Enhancement of Nanoparticle Drug Delivery in 3D Models of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC), Vida Karimnia

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Implementation of the Massachusetts Policy on Youth Sport-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries: Perceptions of Key Personnel at Massachusetts Public and Charter Schools, Gretchen Anderson Kilbourne

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The Forgotten Minority: The Influence of Family and Acculturation on Sexual Behavior Among Asian American Emerging Adults, BoRam Kim

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Cervical Cancer Screening Behavior Among Women in Malawi: With a Specific Focus on the HPV Screening Test, Deogwoon Kim

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Opening the Halls of Power: Implementing a Community Organizing Approach to Parent Engagement in New York City’s Community Schools, Andrew R. King

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Indian Women Construction Workers' Social Construction of Human Security, Chantal Ann Krcmar

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The Role of Skeletal Muscle Drp1-Mediated Mitochondrial Fission in Obesity-Induced Insulin Resistance, Benjamin A. Kugler

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Three Essays on Classification Shifting, Sunil Kumar

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The Effects of Physical Activity Participation on Late-Life Mortality and Morbidity Levels Among the Chinese Oldest-Old Population, Ngai Kwan

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A Hybrid Transformer-Knowledge Graph-Based Recommender System, Benjamin Adetor Kwapong

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Host-Pathogen Interactions in a Changing World: Microbes, Mucosal Defenses, and Multiple Hosts, Brandon C. LaBumbard

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Exploring Differential Exposure to Adverse Social Determinants of Health for Children with Developmental Disabilities and their Related Health Outcomes and Resiliency, Emily Lauer

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The Influence of Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices on African American Student’s Sense of Belongingness in Urban Classrooms, Tamara Katherine Lawson

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Tuberculosis Transmission Prevention Behaviors Among Women Living With HIV and TB in Malawi: A Hygiene-Geo-Temporal Approach, Sang A Lee

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The Role of Mother-Father Relationship: Pathways to Parenting and Children’S Social-Emotional Adjustment, Yujin Lee

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Dismantling Power and Patriarchy: Reconceptualizing Entrepreneurship through Feminist Research Methods, Heatherjean MacNeil

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Resilience of Saudi Critical Care Nurses: The Impact of Job Stress, Peer/Coworker Support, and Organizational Support, Salwa Mohammad Maghrabi

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Essays on Race, Class, Hospital Cultural Competence and COVID-19 Disparities, Rumel Mahmood

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Distress, Dilemma, and Decisions- Household Aspirations and Migration Decisionmaking in Rural India, Kundan Mishra

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The Migration-Security Nexus in South-South Population Flows: Securitization of Haitian Migration in the Dominican Republic, Jean-Pierre D. Murray

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Essays on Shareholder Litigation, Prianka M. Musa

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From Theory to Practice: The Lived Mobility Experiences of Children With Disabilities in Informal Settlements Accessing and Participating In Primary School Education, Esther Muthoni Nganga

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Neighborhood and Environmental Predictors of At-Risk and Problem Gambling in Massachusetts, Kendra E. Pugh

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Navigating Change: Three Case Studies of Corporate Decision Making, Honggang Qiu

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Understanding Environmental Justice Instruction in Higher Education: Activist Epistemic Orientations and a Continuum of Community Engaged Curricular and Pedagogical Practice, Christopher James Rabe

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Spectroscopic Detection and Characterization of Gas-Phase Molecules Implicated in Dust Formation in Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Atmospheres, Sederra Ross

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Beyond the Single Story: Integrating Human and Natural Systems to Understand Environmental Change, Michael Steven Roy

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Associations Between Concepts of the Family Management Style Framework, and Measures of Child Adherence to Treatment for Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Heather Harker Ryan

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The Historical and Contemporary Importance of All-Women’s Colleges and Universities Around the World: An Analysis Through Context and Narrative With a Case Study of the Asian University for Women in Chittagong/Chattogram, Bangladesh, Denise S. Sharif

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Opportunities and Challenges for Meeting the Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability in the Sugar Kelp Farming Sector, Brianna Kathleen Shaughnessy

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Race, Gender, and Conflict: How Women’s NGOs Build Peace and Enhance Gender Justice in Colombia, Safiya Kemba St. Clair

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Design Framework of UAV-Based Environment Sensing, Localization, and Imaging System, Yue Sun

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Relationship Between Black High School Students’ Algebra Test Scores and Their Intent oo Pursue a College STEM Major, Thierno Tall

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Factors Associated With College Men’s Sexual Behaviors, Sarin Tapalyan

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21st Century Identity Politics and Social Protest: How the Dynamics of Race and Gender Influence Black Women's Decision to Run for Congress, An Exploratory Study, Susan J. Telingator

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“A Really Beautiful Personal Journey” A Narrative Study Examining How Formal and Informal LGBTQ+ Resources, Services, and Experiences Shape College Students’ Sexual Identity Development, Meghan Lindsley Todd

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Dismantling Power Imbalances in Mental Health Care: Anti-Racist Organizational Change in the Field of Mental Health, Rebecca L. Troeger

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Quantifying Life History Energetics of an Oviparous Elasmobranch Subject to Future Warming Water, Carolyn R. Wheeler

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Evaluating the Efficacy of an Expressive Writing Intervention in Reducing Distress Following an Experience of Transphobia, Lindsey White

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The Role of Physical Activity and Gender as Moderators for the Relationship Between Insomnia and Depression, Claire E. Wickersham

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Quantum Dynamics of One-Dimensional Particles With Different Masses, Dmitry Yampolsky

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Examining Culturally Adapted, Values Based, Mental Health Stigma Reduction and Help-Seeking Messages for Asian Americans, Anna M. Ying

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Three Essays on Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Social Responsibility, Hong Zhou

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Investment and Management Decisions and Strategies in Volatile Environments, Xiaochen Zhu

Dissertations from 2021

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The Influence of Social Interactions on Behavior and Decision-Making in Supply Chains and E-Commerce, Mohsen Ahmadian

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Effects of Real-World Data Challenges on Generalization in Applied Machine Learning and Time Series Modeling, Matthew Almeida

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Measuring the Effects of Urbanization and Hurricane Maria on the Tropical Lizard Anolis Cristatellus: Morphometrics, Ecology, and Population Genomics, Kevin J. Aviles-Rodriguez

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Self-Compassion Among Roommates: An Investigation of Interpersonal Effects, Bryan Balvaneda

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Sustainable Investing in U.S. Private Sector Workplace Retirement Plans: A New Institutionalist Perspective, Bridget Bearden

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Navigating Whiteness: A Critical Discourse Analysis of White Community College Faculty, White Identity, and the Discursive Positioning of Students of Color, Christian M. Bednar

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Application Placement in Edge Computing – Optimization, Game, and Deep Reinforcement Learning, Zhi Cao

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Non-Governmental Organizations and Rural Development in Andhra: Challenging or Reinforcing Social Hierarchies?, Anusha Chaitanya

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Gendering Bare Life Through Sex Work Governance in India: Rethinking Sexual Labor Precarity and Resistance from the Postcolony, Sudeshna Chatterjee

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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effects of After-School Programs on Academic, Social, Behavioral, Mental Health, and Identity Outcomes Among Youth with Marginalized Identities, Kirsten M. Christensen

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Urinary RNA Biomarkers Prognostic for Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis, Justin F. Cotellessa

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Measurement, Quantum Noise, and Classical Error Correction, Benjamin B. Cruikshank

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The Effects of Gonadal Steroids During Puberty on Brain, Behavior, and Metabolism in the B6D2F1 Hybrid Male Mouse, Caroline D. David

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Exploring Changes in Children’s Nature Play Practices and Caregiver Perceptions in the Context of COVID-19, Becky L. DelVecchio

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Education Inequity by Design: A Case Study of the Duval County Public School System, 1954–1964, Carolyn B. Edwards

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Modeling and Monitoring Higher Latitude Albedo Change with Higher Resolution Landsat and Sentinel-2 Products, Angela M. Erb

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Machine Learning Models for Deciphering Regulatory Mechanisms and Morphological Variations in Cancer, Saman Farahmand

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The Power of Friendships: Associations Between Friendship Quality, Satisfaction, and Well-Being for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Melanie S. Feldman

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Health Related Quality of Life Among People Experiencing Homelessness: The Impact of Substance Use, Access to Care and Trauma Informed Care, Kimberlee Flike

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Evaluating the Cultural Validity of Social Cognition in a Latinx Sample, Mayte Forte

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The Development of Visual Temporal Processing, Julie Freschl

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Daring to See: White Supremacy and Gatekeeping in Music Education, Brian A. Gellerstein

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Nurses’ Documentation Burden and its Role in Clinician Burnout Syndrome, Emily Jean Gesner

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Critical Transformations Through Community Service-Learning Programs for Students of Color at Predominantly White Institutions, Varsha Ghosh

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Fabrication and Characterization of Nanomaterials for Biomaterial Applications and Cancer Therapies, Sumeyra Gokalp

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Beyond Borders in Chronic Schizophrenia: NEO-FFM Personality Traits, Neurocognition, and Symptoms, Lauren M. Grabowski

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Essays on the Cost of Bank Loans, Corporate Voluntary Disclosure, CEO Compensation and Financial Market Frictions, Mengyi Gu

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A Longitudinal Investigation of First-Generation College Students' Mentoring Relationships during their Transition to Higher Education, Matthew A. Hagler

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Study the Role of Retinoblastoma Protein in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Progression and Treatment, Wanting Han

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Examining the Implementation of Concussion Management Practices in Massachusetts: A Disproportionality Lens, Courtney W. Hess

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Don’t Ignore My Voice: A Call to Action by and for Gender-Expansive Youth, Sam Hoyo

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Investigating Surface Oxidation Reactions of Methanol and Toluene Over CeO¬2 and Ag/CeO2 via a Novel In Situ Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Method, Paul Kalevi Huttunen

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Response of Socio-Ecological Systems to Climate Change in the Alpine Ecosystems of the Himalaya, Tenzing Ingty

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Posttraumatic Stress and Resilience Among Iraqi and Syrian Refugees, Bediha Ipekci

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Realizing Universal Health Coverage in Kenya: Lessons from Makueni County, Esther N. Kamau

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The Activity of Abstraction in Physical Chemistry Problem Solving and Instruction, Jessica M. Karch

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Inclusion Toward Transformation: Psychosocial Disability Advocacy and Global Mental Health, Justin M. Karter

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Deconstructing Productive Struggle Within the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory Activity System, Clarissa A. Keen

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Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation of a Physical Activity Processes of Change Questionnaire for Adolescents, Hadise Khaniyan

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Return Predictability and Market Sentiment: Evidence from Deep Learning, Usama A. Khan