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Dissertations from 2016
When Carbon Becomes a Commodity: Ecological, Economic and Social Impacts of Community Forestry in the Age of Climate Change, Sujata Shrestha
To Go Where Neither Parent Has Gone Before: Investigating the Identity Formation of First-Generation College Students in Multiple Doctoral Programs, Diann F. Simmons
The Relationship to Internal Experiences Scale (RIES): The Development and Validation of a Self-Report Measure of Cognitive Fusion and Decentering, Shannon M. Sorenson
The Formation of Scholars: Critical Narratives of Asian American and Pacific Islander Doctoral Students in Higher Education, Liza A. Talusan
Transmigration Experiences of Newcomers in the Context of an English-Only Education: Sense-Making by Former Newcomer ELLs, Elizabeth Paulsen Tonogbanua
Data Mining Methods for Analyzing and Modeling Spatiotemporal Data, Dawei Wang
Black Male Success in Mathematics: The Development of a Positive Mathematics Identity in Urban Schools, Naia L. Wilson-Akubude
Evaluating the ‘Reading the Mind in the Eyes’ Test: Cultural Variations in Emotional Perception, Ashley-Ann Woodhull
Spatio-Temporal Ensemble Modeling for Big Data, Chung-Hsien Yu
Dissertations from 2015
Examining the Toxicity, Exposure, and Regulatory Approach to Potential Human Health Risks of the Algal Toxin Domoic Acid, Thomas H. Angus
Environmentally Benign Syntheses and Biomedical Applications of Novel Heterocyclic Compounds, Hyejin Cho
Fluxes of Dissolved Organic Carbon During Storm Events in the Neponset River Watershed, Keith Thomas Cialino
Research for the Advancement of Green Chemistry Practice: Studies in Atmospheric and Educational Chemistry, Steven Gene Cullipher
The College Young Christian Students in the United States, a Historical Case Study of a Faith-based Social Movement and its National Office, John F. Denning
Impact Of Parental Stress On Asthma Management Behaviors And Health Outcomes: A Longitudinal Analysis Of Inner City School-Aged Children, Amanda Constance Green
The Development of the Global Ready Leadership Scale, Shelby J. Harris
Frontline Youth Workers: Meaning-Making and Street-Level Policy, Sarah Hogue
Patterns of Interaction within Parent-Child Dyads Affected by OCD and Anxiety, Catherine Kraper
Problematizing Mainstream Graduate Management Education: Intersectional Critical Discourse Analysis of Harvard Business Publishing / Harvard Business School Cases, Michelle A. Kweder
Art and Design Students' Social Norms Regarding Mental Illness, Creativity, and Help-Seeking Behaviors, Danielle Licitra
First Career Decisions of African American and Hispanic Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, Deborah L. Liverman
Cultural Adaptation of In-Home, Community-Based Mental Health Services for Ethnic Minority Children and Families: Exploring Clinician and Family Perspectives on Effective Care, Esroruleh Tamim Mohammad
Mind the Gap: The Integration of Physical and Mental Healthcare in Federally Qualified Health Centers, Karen R. Monaghan
What Academic Grades Mean to Seventh Grade Students, Margo Joan Moore
Identifying Regional Shifts in Complex Species Interactions in the Gulf of Maine Mid-Intertidal, Scott L. Morello
The Intersectionality of Racism and Sexism for Asian American Women, Shruti Mukkamala
Large-scale Data Analysis via Online Optimization and Distance Learning, Yang Mu
The Politics of Official English: Exploring the Intentions and the Outcomes behind English-Only Policies in the United States, David Gonzalez Nieto
Marital History and Retirement Security: An Empirical Analysis of the Work, Family, and Gender Relationship, Lauren A. Martin Palmer
R2 Indicator based Evolutionary Multiobjective Optimization Algorithms and Applications, Dung Huy Phan
Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Aging with HIV/AIDS, Kristen E. Porter
School Nurse Pain Assessment Practices for Students with Mild to Profound Special Needs, Brenna L. Quinn
Factors Associated with Medical Home Quality and Parent Perceptions of Health Related Quality of Life (Hrqol) in School-Age Children with Congenital Heart Defects (CHD), Kristine M. Ruggiero
The Role and Regulation of the Response Regulator CtrA in Sinorhizobium Meliloti Cell Cycle Regulation, Karla B. Schallies
Relationship between Maternal Self-Reported Subjective Experience and Observed Maternal Gaze and Affect at 16, 24, and 43 Weeks Postpartum: The Case for Multiple Measurements, Semira Semino-Asaro
Identifying Sensory Symptoms as a Diagnostic Indicator of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Timothy W. Soto
Individual and Dyadic Analysis of Cardiac Profiles in Response to Stress in a Longitudinal Sample of Infant-Mother Dyads, Akhila Venkatachalam Sravish
Fostering the Spiritual Development of Undergraduates through Service-Learning, Michelle C. Sterk Barrett
Pain Qualities and their Persistence in the Elder Population, Manu Thakral
Utilizing Ultrametric Properties, Projections and Entropy in Data Mining, Rosanne Vetro
Critical Forces that Structure Subtidal Ecological Communities in the Gulf of Maine, and the Integration of Invasive Species into these Communities, Martine C. Wagstaff
Dissertations from 2014
Weighing the Benefits and Risks Associated with Proprietary School Attendance for Low-Income Single Mother Students, Carolyn L. Arcand
Evaluating the Structure of a Bayesian Network from Data, Saaid Baraty
Multicultural Education and Teachers' Perceptions of and Intended Responses to Students' Behavior, Malcolm J. Bryant
The Relationship between Mental Health and Young Children's Academic Development: What We Can Learn From a National Sample of At-Risk Chilean Children, Katia M. Canenguez
Complex Networks: Structure and Dynamics, Shilpa Chakravartula
To Speak or Not to Speak: Factors that Influence Pre-Tenure Faculty's Sense of Voice, Yi Shiuan Chin
Tuning Carbon Microstructure for Advancing Electrochemical Energy Storage, John P. Collins
The Effects of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Hypertension in Later Life: Including Risk, Diagnosis and Management of the Chronic Condition, Caitlin E. Coyle
Mechanisms of Translational Repression of the Sperm Mitochondria Associated-Cysteine Rich Protein (Smcp) mRNA in Round Spermatids, Danielle L. Cullinane
Prime Time in the Academy: Factors Critical to Sustaining Mid-career Faculty Vitality, Anne M. DeFelippo
Protein Docking Refinement Using Evolutionary Information and Artificial Intelligence, Ayse Bahar Delibas
A Novel Kinesin, Arabidopsis Thaliana Centromere Associated Protein E2, is Necessary for the Progression of Mitosis and Meiosis, Kristophe J. Diaz
Constructing the American Dream: How Beliefs Influence Decisions about Homeownership, Rachel Bogardus Drew
"We are a Democracy": Progressive-era Democratic Teaching in High School English Classrooms, 1912-1941, Nicholas J. Fitzgerald
Transformational Leadership and Student Achievement: A Case Study of Catholic Elementary Schools in the Archdiocese of Boston, Chris Flieger
Understanding the Impact of Violence on Early Language, Danielle Forbes
Institutional Conditions to Improve the Educational Outcomes of Part-time Community College Students, Rhonda M. Gabovitch
Improving Main-Memory Database (MMDB) Distributed Transactional Concurrency, Weiwei Gong
Patterns of Dissaving Among U.S. Elders, Deborah Gray
A Comparative Analysis of Transfer Students' and Native Students' Perceptions of their Higher Education Environment at Two Public Four-Year Institutions, Janet M. Gumbris
Roles of Arabidopsis Dioxygenases during the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH)-Induced Stress Response, Juan C. Hernandez-Vega
Economic Development in the Massachusetts Life Sciences Cluster: Shared Prosperity or a Big Tradeoff?, Brandynn Holgate
Green Techniques to Improve Grignard Reactions and Synthesize Heterocyclic Molecules, Asha Kadam
Pa'lante! Toward The Presidency: Understanding Factors that Facilitate Latino Leadership in Higher Education, Gloria Lopez
The Impact of Childhood SES on Decline in Cognition among Older Adults, Jiyoung Lyu
Deciphering the Drivers of Coastal Evolution Over Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales, Massachusetts, USA, Christopher V. Maio
The Influence of No Child Left Behind (2001) on the Leadership of Elementary School Principals in Massachusetts: Highlighted Responses from Asian American Principals, Wesley P. S. Manaday
"True, She Has the Culture You Need": A White Teacher in an Urban School Critically Reflects on the Hidden, Social, and Academic Curriculum, Mathew Arlen McLean
Beliefs and Attitudes Held By Assistant Principals in Massachusetts Public High Schools toward Student Suspensions, Samantha J. Meier
The Role of Identity Development in Multiethnic Latino Students' Sense of Belonging in College, Wanda I. Montañez
An Examination of School Committee Municipal Representation in the City of Worcester, Massachusetts, Kerry E. Mulcahy
Black Students' and Black Teachers' Self Identifications and Perceptions of One Another, Stacey Jones Mulligan
An Analysis of the Influence of the Supervisory Agency in Determining Community Reinvestment Act Performance Evaluation Grades, Howard Payton
Working to Sustain Change: An Examination of Teacher Leadership and its Role in Promoting Organizational Learning in Urban Turnaround Schools, Katherine E. Petta
The Psychological and Social Processes through which Internalized Heterosexism Influences Psychological Distress in Sexual Minorities, Julia A. Puckett
A Fresh Perspective: Public Choice Theory and the Massachusetts Legislator, John F. Quinn
Individual, Disease, and Work-Related Factors Associated with Work Patterns, Presenteeism and Sick Pay Policy of the Colorectal Cancer Survivor after Treatment, Kristin A. Roper
Does Increased Family Income Reduce Fade Out of Preschool Gains?, Colin C. Rose
Transfer Programs at Hispanic Serving Institutions: A Study of Inter-organizational Collaboration, Milton Santiago
Chasing Interconnections: Mountains, Mushrooms and People, Uttam Baba Shrestha
Engaging Youth: Linking Design and Implementation Choices of Out-Of-School Time Programs in Boston to the Development of Political Engagement Attitudes in Youth Age 14 to 18, Felicia M. Sullivan
Toward Professional Learning: The Convergence of Planning, Experience, and Literature in an Urban High School, Kimberly A. Talbot