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Dissertations from 2018
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
Evolutionary Game Theoretic Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms and Their Applications, Yi Ren Cheng
Assessing Structure and Condition of Temperate and Tropical Forests: Fusion of Terrestrial Lidar and Airborne Multi-Angle and Lidar Remote Sensing, Edward J. Saenz
Civil Society Organization Practices to End Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities in Mexico, Ana María Sánchez Rodríguez
Understanding University Graduates’ (Un) Employability in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Cameroon, Alvine Murielle Tchuathi Sangang
Exploring the Effect of Intervention Choice on Academic Performance and Student Acceptability, Meghan R. Silva
A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Common Core State Standards: Investigating a Possibly Neoliberal Ideological Field, Erik Lars Smith
Determined Wellness: The Influence of Mental Illness Models Upon Treatment Outcome Expectancies and Treatment Engagement, Francisco I. Surace
Walking the Tightrope: The Tension in Math Teachers' Walk through Identity and Agency amidst Race to the Top in Cumberland County Schools, Cindy Smith Taylor
Building Efficient Large-Scale Big Data Processing Platforms, Jiayin Wang
Semantic Representation and Interpretation of Short Texts with Deep Learning, Tong Wang
Performance Management and Decision-Making in State Agencies: The Case of Massachusetts, Ryan M. Whalen
I Said, They Said: The Role of Diagnosis in the Help-Seeking Pathways of College Students, Emily E. Wheeler
Intergenerational Financial Exchange and Cognitive Well-Being among Older Adults in China, Ping Xu
The Impacts of Life Events on Depression in Later Life among Older Among Immigrants, Mai See Yang
Query-Centric Storage Partitioning for Distributed Systems, Ting Zhang
Dissertations from 2016
Top-Down and Bottom-Up Biases in Visual Attention, Farahnaz Ahmed Wick
Enhancing Cognitive Load Measurement and User Performance in Human-Computer Interaction, Nada Attar
Curriculum Reform as a Means for Creating Transformational Change at an Historically Black University, Robert J. Awkward
Retold Narratives: Black Male Artists and the Meanings of School, Beth Balliro
The Impact of Social Network and Neighborhood Characteristics on the Driving Status of Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Gender, Kelli N. Barton
'Whose Goals Am I Meeting?' Policy and Practice Dilemmas in Adult Basic Education (ABE) in the Era of Accountability, Alma Hallulli Biba
The Influence of the TRIO Student Support Services Program on First-Generation Students: An Exploratory Study, Nate Bryant
Self-Reported Sexuality among Women with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Hillary Hurst Bush
The Role of the Media in Framing the American Indian Victim, Lena M. Campagna
Impact of Dog Visitation on a Hospitalized Child's Mood, Aimee Carew-Lyons
The Effects of Career Construction Training on Career Adaptability, Vocational Identity Achievement, and Subjective Well-Being among First Year College Students, Selda Celen-Demirtas
Letting Go: The Influence of Clinicians and Proxy Decision-Makers on Preferences for Life-Sustaining Treatments, Elizabeth C. Chen