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Dissertations from 2018
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
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
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
The Histidine Kinase MorA is a Regulator of Motility and Cell Cycle in Sinorhizobium meliloti, Jamie L. Dombach
Regional P20 Councils: Addressing the Education Pipeline through Regional Learning and Cross-Sector Collaboration, Elaine K. Donnelly
Environment, States, and International Organizations: The Role of Global Environmental Conventions in Protecting the Environment, Natalia Escobar Pemberthy
Machine Learning Applications in Genomics, Protein Folding and Protein-Protein Interactions, Roshanak Farhoodi
Exploring Toddlers' Use of Language to Update Mental Representations: Evidence from Children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder, Allison Fitch
Assessing Anthropogenic Influences on the Environment: From Atmospheric to Lacustrine Systems, Katherine L. Flanders
School Nurses' Awareness and Attitudes Towards Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Mixed Methods Study, Hannah E. Fraley
Understanding How State Legislators Define Problems: The Case of High and Rising Healthcare Costs in Massachusetts, Monica C. Garlick
The Role of Glucocorticoid Receptors on the Expression of Transposable Elements in the Rat Hippocampus, Brian B. Griffiths
Attentional Influences on Visual Working Memory in Development, Sylvia B. Guillory
Trajectories of Retirement in Later Life: A Group-Based Modeling Approach, Bruce R. Haimowitz
Risk, Resilience, Recovery: In Search of the Protective Factors of Mental Health, Victoria Choate Hasler
Cognitive Aspects of Children's Experience of Economic Disadvantage, Amy E. Heberle
Microbial Communities inside Permeable Reactive Barriers Designed to Stop Eutrophication and their Effects on Nitrous Oxide and Methylmercury Production, Kenly A. Hiller
Human-Centric National Security in Strong States: South Korea’s Security Relations with North Korea, Jay Jinseop Jang
An Evolution of Models and Best Practices of Service-Learning at Miami Dade College: A Historical Case Study from 1992-2012, Cathy A. Kaluzny
Mothering Values of Black Student Mothers: A Grounded Theory Analysis, Sara A. Kaplan-Levy
I Want To Know More about the HPV Vaccine': Stories by Korean American College Women, MinJin Kim
Using Brief Experimental Analysis to Evaluate the Impact of Combining Skill and Performance Components in a Mathematics Treatment Package, Whitney L. Kleinert
MODIS and VIIRS Continuity Products in Synergy with Landsat Data to Monitor Vegetation Phenology, Yan Liu
The Educational Life Histories of Three 8th Grade African American Males at an Urban Alternative School, Stephanie Marson Lee
Civilized Inequality: Honors Programming and Educational Inequality at Public Universities, Steven D. Neville
An Investigation of Chemical Identity Thinking, Courtney L. Ngai
Young Children's Emotion Vocabulary and the Potential Influence on Emotion Regulation Ability, Marisa Murphy O'Boyle
Ocean Invader Tactics Revealed: The Role of Copper Pollution in the Persistence and Invasiveness of Colonial Ascidians, Kristin Lee Osborne
New to America: Immigrant Girls and Bullying, Vittoria Pacifco
Academic Capitalism and the Public Good in Public and Private U.S. Higher Education: A Grounded Theory Study of Internationalization, Asabe W. Poloma
Multiple Roles in Later Life: Role Enhancement and Conflict and Their Effects on Psychological Well-Being, Emma D. Quach
The Temporal and Functional Factors Underlying Short-Term Monocular Deprivation Effects in the Adult Human Visual System, Mahalakshmi Ramamurthy