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Dissertations from 2019
A Process for Change: A Grounded Theory Investigation of Participatory Action Research as a Means for Countering Mental Illness Stigma Experienced by Transition-Aged Black Youth, Jacqueline G. Hargrove
Dismantling an Intervention Aimed at Increasing White People's Knowledge and Understanding of Racial Justice Issues, Alissa L. Hochman
Ocean Acidification Impacts on Teleostean Otolith Development, Robert J. Holmberg
Influence of Global Change Drivers on a Tropical Lake and Watershed, Étang Saumâtre, Haiti, Helenmary M. Hotz
Do Race and Ethnicity Influence Turnover Intention in Newly Licensed Registered Nurses?, Mary Susan L. Howlett
Clusterability, Model Selection and Evaluation, Kaixun Hua
Real-Time Eye Movement Analysis for Biometrics and Driving Safety, Shaohua Jia
High Performance Computing Techniques to Better Understand Protein Conformational Space, Arpita Joshi
The Governance of Transnational Security Threats in Fragile States: The Case of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) 2007 – 2017, Abigail Kabandula
Towards a Critical Theory of Rehabilitation Counseling: A Labor History of Vocational Rehabilitation in the United States, Andjela H. Kaur
“I Can’t Separate Me Being Gay and Me Being an Athlete”: A Phenomenological Study of LGBQ+ Women Student-Athletes, Erin A. Kelley
The Study of Visual Attention: From Raw Data to an Interdisciplinary Environment, Do Hyong Koh
Pediatric Critical Care Nurses' Use of an Evidence-based Pressure Injury Prevention Clinical Practice Guideline, Lindyce Ann Kulik
Environmental Disruption of the Developmental System During Early Life, Hannah E. Lapp
Finding Personal Meaning and Self-Efficacy as Moderators of Behavioral Action in Social Anxiety, Carol S. Lee
Three Essays on Corporate Information Environment, Corporate Social Performance, and Corporate Financial Outcomes, Rongbing Liu
Five Year Follow-Up of a Cohort of Women with Precancerous Lesions of the Cervix in Cameroon, Simon M. Manga
Investigating the Role of CXCL12 and CXCR4 in Addiction: Age, Sex, and Environment Matters, Briana Marie Mason
Effects of Visual Impairment on the Preparation, Response, and Recovery from the 2017 Hurricane Season in Puerto Rico, Kevin D. McCormack
Global Governance and the Post-Colonial State: Women, Gender, and Public Opinion in Public Policymaking in Trinidad & Tobago 1956-2005, Deborah N. McFee
Exit, Voice, and Entrepreneurship: The Impact of Identity Concerns on Underrepresented Minorities, Georgianna D. Melendez
Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Living with HIV/AIDs in Malawi: A Cross-sectional Study, Jasintha Mtengezo
Multicomponent Reactions and Post Condensation Modifications for the Synthesis of Molecules with Biological Interests, Alex M. Muthengi
A Differentially-Private and Efficient Framework for Collecting and Processing Network Flow Data, Oana-Georgiana Niculaescu
Developing Age-Friendly Communities: Evidence from Multiple Case Studies, Patricia A. Oh
Organizational Culture in Community Colleges: Making Connections to Diverse Student Success, Darcy A. Orellana
The Effects of Maternal Education and Healthcare Utilization on Childhood Undernutrition in Post-Conflict Liberia, Jonathan Padua
The Double-Edged Sword of Diagnosis: Medical Neoliberalism in Rape Crisis Center Counseling, Shannon M. Peters
Digital Vanguards: Tween Girls' Online Performances and the Construction of Modern American Girlhoods, Katherine A. Phelps
The Role of Narrative Coherence and Parental Scaffolding in Buffering the Effects of Domestic Violence Exposure, Shirley Poyau
Defining Worthy Victims: State-Level Legislative Decisions to Prevent the Criminalization of Commercially Sexually Exploited Children in the United States, Kathleen A. Price
Understanding Gender and Access to Healthcare for Resettled Women in Post-War Northern Sri Lanka through Intersectionality, Bharathi Radhakrishnan
Challenges and Solutions of Ocean Color Remote Sensing: In Situ Radiometric Measurements and Shallow Water Inversion, Zhehai Shang
Multilevel Examination of Elementary Students’ Conduct and Negative Affect: An Impetus for School-Based Behavioral Health Prevention, A. Victoria Sheppard
From Victim to Volunteer: A Life Course Perspective and the Transition to Adulthood for Individuals Who Have Sold Sex, Julianne M. Siegfriedt
Combinatorial Algorithms in Data Mining, Roman A. Sizov
Server Assignment with Time-Varying Workloads in Mobile Edge Computing, Quynh Vo
Measuring Nurses’ Health Policy Participation: WSPPIR Theory and Instrument Development, Ashley W. G. Waddell
Building Efficient and Secure Big Data Processing Platforms, Teng Wang
Constructing and Contesting Urban Risk Regimes in Climate Adaptation: The Role of Climate Forecasts, Finance, and Equity, Nichole K. Wissman-Weber
Policy Determination at the District Level: A Comparative Analysis of Community Schools in Boston and Baltimore City, Emily J. Woods
Novice Therapist Responsiveness: Description and Development, Max B. Wu
Three Essays on Corporate Finance, Bo Xu
Green Synthesis of Heterocyclic Systems by 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition-Initiated Transformations, Xiaofeng Zhang
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
Stochastic Kinetics and Molecular Dynamics 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