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Dissertations from 2023

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Three Essays on Board-Level Sustainability Committees, Fadimbe O. Baro

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Hypertension and Heart Disease in Later Life: The Role of Depression, Subjective Age, and Preventative Health Behaviors, Celeste C. Beaulieu

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Molecular Mechanisms Governing Symbiosis and Cell Cycle Progression: Analysis of DIVL/CCKA Suppressor Alleles in Sinorhizobium Meliloti, Hayden A. Bender

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The Role and Regulation of EHMT-Family Proteins in Prostate Cancer Progression, Anna Besschetnova

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"I'm Triggered": How Complexly Traumatized Adolescent Girls Construct the Experience Within a Residential Program, Sara M. Bonilla

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Teaching Social Determinants of Health: The Effect of Simulation Based-Education, Semiha Asli Bozkurt

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Developing Specialized Master's Programs in Business Schools: The Convergence of Mission and Markets, Elizabeth Johansson Bristol

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Security, Gender, and Power: NATO’s Advising Program in Afghanistan, Polly A. Cegielski

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Decomposing Relational Mechanisms of Parent Engagement in Early Intervention: An Examination of Working Alliance and Family-Centered Practices, Alison E. Chavez

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Acculturation and Health Services Utilization Among Older Asian Americans: The Roles of Social Support and Psychological Distress, Mei Chen

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Public Transit Funding Through Real Estate: Opportunities for Agency Reform, George Chichirau

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Sexual Racism and Mental Health Among Asian/Asian American Sexual Minority Men, Christopher Chiu

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Challenging Perceptions of Voice, Agency, and Empowerment Through the Lens of Current and Former High School Students, Dana Marie Brown Cincis

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Governing Global and National Migration Nexuses: The Case of the Niger 'Transit' Region, Balkissa Daouda Diallo

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Unapologetic! Leading In White Spaces: A Critical Race Grounded Theory Study About the Experiences of Black Women College Presidents at Four-Year Predominantly White Institutions and Gendered Racisms’s Influence on Their Leadership Approach, Damita A. Davis

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Examining the Interplay of Online Health Information-Seeking Behaviors, Health Literacy, Self-Efficacy and Health Behaviors Among Marginalized Women, Grace Derboghossian

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Maternal Immune Activation Alters Placental Histone-3 Lysine-9 Tri-Methylation, Offspring Sensorimotor Processing, and Hypothalamic Transposable Element Expression in a Sex-Specific Manner, Holly DeRosa

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E-Quality: An Analysis of Digital Equity Discourse and Co-Production in the Era of COVID-19, Kelsey E. Edmond

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Qualitative Analysis of International Division I Rower Acculturative Experiences, Allison Elber-White

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Sexual Development in the Blue Mussel, Mytilus Edulis: An Emphasis on Feminization and Other Disruptions, Kenneth Garrett Samuels Evensen

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The Practice of Climate Change Adaptation Governance in Arctic Cities: Understanding Local Policymaking Interactions in Norway and Russia, Nadezhda N. Filimonova

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A Novel Approach: Engaging People Experiencing Homelessness in Climate Vulnerability and Coastal Resilience in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Johnna L. Flahive

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Looking at the STEM Environment through an Intersectional Lens: Experiences of Queer and Trans, Black, Indigenous, Students of Color, Abigail M. Francis

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Racial Justice Inc.: Deconstructing the Enactment of Racial Justice in DEI/Social Justice-Focused Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) Graduate Programs, Lorena Fuentes López

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Defective Replication Stress Suppression in Fallopian Tube Epithelial Cells is an Early Driver for High Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma (HGSOC), Pamoda Mahishi Galhenage

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Toward Modular Enzyme Systems for Modifying DNA and Peptides: First Structures of Phage DNA Hypermodification Enzymes and Computational Analysis of NRPS Heterocyclization Domains, Andrew D. Gnann II

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Investigating the Sexual Consent Process for Plurisexual Individuals, Kaitlyn R. Gorman

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Building Bridges, Crossing Borders: Counterstories of Multilingual Asian Immigrant Students' Transition to First Year of College, Juan David Gutiérrez Hincapié

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The Resolution of Proactive Interference in Young Children, Mollie Dalton Hamilton

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Lost in Translation: Training Experiences and Burnout Among Bilingual Trainees in Doctoral Psychology Programs, Ingrid Hastedt

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Wicked Surface Complexation Modeling (SCMs) of Rare Earth Elements (REYs) Benthic Flux in the Equatorial Pacific Basin using Kinetic Batch Adsorption Experiments: A Theoretical and Experimental Approach, Jaxon Dii Horne

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Hearing, Seeing, and Reading is Believing: A Study of Undergraduate Women and Messages About Careers, Sarah Elizabeth Isham

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Genetic Regulation of Meiosis and Germ Cell Maintenance in Zebrafish, Kazi Nazrul Islam

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Implementation of Tuning in to Kids Social-Emotional Learning Program in the Kyrgyz Republic, Anasatsiia Iun

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Town-Level Risk Factors Associated with 65+ Lung Cancer in New England, Taylor Jansen

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Application of Business Analytics Approaches to Address Climate-Change-Related Challenges, Donald J. Jenkins

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Consciousness and Context for Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP): A Case Study of White Faculty Working to Learn About and Implement CRP in Their Teaching Practice, Isabelle A. Jenkins

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Advancing Resiliency Planning in Boston's Environmental Justice Communities: Introducing the Lived Experience of Dorchester's Caribbean Elders, Sajani Kandel

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The Black Box of Enrollment Management: The Influence of Academic Capitalism and Values of the Public Good, Kamala C. Kiem

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Understanding Longitudinal Associations of Social Participation, Physical Activity, and Pain Among Community Dwelling Older Adults, Yael Koren

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The Impact of Campus Culture on Undergraduate Civic Engagement Outcomes, Kevin M. Kraft

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Reprogramming of Androgen Receptor Signaling in Prostate Cancer Progression, Maryam Labaf

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(Re)Engaging Higher Education: The future of International Partnerships in a One-Third/Two-Thirds World, Ravi Lakshmikanthan

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A History of the Boston Teachers Union, Michael James Lally

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Clifford Group and Beyond: Theory and Applications in Quantum Information, Lorenzo Leone

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Targeting Novel Oncogenic Activities of LSD1 in Prostate Cancer, Muqing Li

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Part-Time Students/Full Time Lives: Underserving Part-Time Community College Students, Cathleen A. McCarron

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Simulation Modeling for Robust and Just Public Policy Decision-Making, Jack Mitcham

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Contemporary Empirical Asset Pricing: Alternative Big Data and Machine Learning Models, Faraz Moghimi

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With Some Responsibility Comes Great Power: Exploring the Decision-Making Process of Higher Education Administrators Through The Implementation of Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy, Jesus D. Montoya Jr.

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Exploring the Roles of Parent Emotional Styles and Children’s Coping Skills in the Emotional and Behavioral Sequelae of Community Violence Exposure, Juliana M. Neuspiel

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Exploring the Asian American Autism Family Relationship Processes Among Non-Autistic Adult Siblings from Immigrant and Confucian-Ethnic Family Background, Thanh Phuong Nguyen

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Diagnosing Psychosis Among Black Americans: The Impact of White Clinicians' Colorblind Racial Attitudes and Multicultural Responsiveness, Keira E. O'Donovan

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Information Theoretic Approach to Quantum Chaos, Salvatore F. E. Oliviero

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For Us by Us About Us: Constructing Latinx-Centered Higher Education Institutions, Cynthia K. Orellana

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Examining Pilipina/x/o American Liminality: A Case Study of Asian American Panethnicity, Aaron James Parayno

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What Did Your Mama Think About That?: An Asset-Focused Approach to the Socialization Experiences of Black Doctoral Students, Imari K. Paris Jeffries

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Breathe In, Write Out: Examining the Impact of a Virtually Delivered Mindful Breathing Intervention on Elementary-Aged Students' Written Expression and Academic Engagement, Brittany A. Pereira

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Quantum Complexity Annealing: Protocols for Disentangling and Stabilizing, Stefano Piemontese

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The Role of Public Preschool Services in Addressing and Mitigating the Trauma Among Young Children of Syrian Refugees in Turkey, Ozden Hatice Pinar Irmak

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Mental Health and Nature: An Urban Perspective of Mental Health Ecosystem Services, Konstantina Ploumi

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The Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Positional Plasticity During Axolotl Limb Regeneration, Michael James Raymond Jr.

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Understanding the Relationship Between Teacher Depression and Children's Challenging Behavior Scores Among Female Hispanic Head Start Teachers, Arazeliz Reyes Mateo

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Analytical Approaches for Identification of Transcriptional Regulatory Programs Driving Toxoplasma Gondii Cell Division and Virulence, Yasaman Rezvani

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Implications of Environmental Stress on Drug Vulnerability in Adolescent Male Rats and New Fathers, Brooke Alexi Rich-Plotkin

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The Relationship Between Religiosity and Nursing Home Service Utilization, Corina R. Ronneberg

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Floating Forests: A Citizen-Science Approach to Giant Kelp Research and Education, Isaac Spencer Rosenthal

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Educational Language Policy for Multilingual Learners: Leveraging Policy’s Multiple Dimensions and Discourses, Jesse W. Rubio

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The Impact of Historical Trauma, Self-Compassion, and Resistance Against Racism among African Americans, Darrick Scott

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Effect of Plant Genotype on Plant-Microbe Interactions and Multi-Generation Ecosystem Selection of Microbial Communities Associated with Plant Biomass in Arabidopsis Thaliana, Nachiket Shankar

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The Impact of Older Adult Health Status on Loneliness and Social Engagement: What Role Does Physical Activity Play?, Natalie Victoria Shellito

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Complexity at the Science-Policy Interface in Ethiopia’s Policy Spaces, Wondemagegnehu W. Sintayehu

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A Transdisciplinary Approach to the Wicked Problem of Urban Mobility System Design, Tristan J. D. Stull

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Three Essays on Corporate Bond Offerings, Hurong Sun

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An Actionable Step: Evaluating the Impact of a Text-Based Vocabulary Intervention to Support Middle School Emergent Bilinguals’ Vocabulary Growth, Annisha R. H. Susilo

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Influence of Cognitive Performance on Pain Management Among Older Adults with Chronic Pain, Pornthip Suyasith

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Negotiating Acculturation: A Qualitative Study of Muslim American Women, Noor N. Tahirkheli

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“You’re On Your Own”: Examining the Wellbeing of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Who Have Transitioned into Adulthood in the United States, Hannah E. Taverna

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Resolution of Diagnosis Among Parents of Children Diagnosed with Autism, Deanna C. Toner

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Enhancing Security and Privacy for Voice Assistant Systems, Bang Quanghai Tran

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Impacts of Attribution Style on Academics, Personal Relationships, and Extracurricular Activities: A Mixed Methods Study of Learned Helplessness in Secondary Students, Joslyn Vendola

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Addressing Health Crises through Courts? Climate Litigation in Latin America, the Right to Health and Vulnerable Populations, Thalia Viveros Uehara

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Experiences of Mothers Forming Relationships with Their Infants and Toddlers While Living in Shelter: A Qualitative Exploration, Katherine T. Volk

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LSD1-Mediated Epigenetic Reprogramming Driving Prostate Cancer Progression, Zifeng Wang

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Investigating Gender and Racial Bias of a Universal Social-Emotional and Behavioral Screening Tool, Anna M. Whitehouse

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Monitoring New England Ecosystems Over Mixed Forests, Submerged Vegetation, and the Coastal Ocean Region with Remote Sensing Data, Shuai Zhang

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Developing an Effective Network Congestion Control Solution for Large-Scale Disaggregated Storage Systems, Xiaoqian Zhang

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Control of Cell Fate Decisions and Tissue Growth by the Hippo Pathway, Heya Zhao

Dissertations from 2022

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Caged Animals: The Reproduction of Social and Educational Inequalities in Indian Secondary Schools, Vishakha Agarwal

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Reinforcement Learning-Based Semantic Search for Recommendation, Richard Anarfi

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Therapeutic Alliance in Suicide Risk Assessments, Lucia Andrade

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A Study of Several Critical Machine Learning Topics and Their Applications in Health Informatics, Olga Andreeva

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Peace through Sport Post-1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, Katherine A. Aronson-Ensign

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Analytical Framework for Entropy Regularized Reinforcement Learning Using Probabilistic Inference, Argenis A. Arriojas Maldonado

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Schooling With Racial Equity at the Center: A Case Study Exploration of One Elementary School-Based Leadership Team, Michael L. Baulier

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Assessing Without Proficiency: The Impact of Standardized Testing on English Learners in Massachusetts, Michael Berardino

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Structure-Activity Relationships for Manganese (I) Bipyridine Based Carbon Dioxide Reduction Electrocatalysts, Vanna Blasczak

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Stochastic Paths of Dynamically Functioning Materials, Rebecca A. Bone

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Reframing the Silent Burden of Perinatal Mental Health in South Africa: Applying a Governance and Human Rights Perspective, Shelley M. Brown

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Evaluating Perceptions of Participatory Mapping for Public Decision-Making Using Seasketch, Charla M. Burnett