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Dissertations from 2014
Student Organizations as a Venue for Cross-Racial Interaction, Tamara A. Von George
Black Beauty, White Standards: Impacts on Black Women and Resources for Resistance and Resilience, Speshal T. Walker
Exploring the Link between Otolith Growth and Function along the Biological Continuum in the Context of Ocean Acidification, Eric D. Wilcox Freeburg
Black Shales of the Neo-Tethys: The Geochemical Record of the End-Permian Crisis, Jeremy Christopher Williams
Gender, Race, and Ethnic Differences in the Effects of Education on Depression in Later Life: The Mediating Roles of Mastery and Stress, Cathy Mae Wong
State Directors of Adult Education: Leadership in a Changing Policy Environment, Cynthia Keeshan Zafft
Dissertations from 2013
Biochemistry of 1, 2-Dehydro-N-Acetyldopamine Derivatives, Adal T. Abebe
Impacts of U.S. Biofuels Mandates on Environmental and Energy Security, Mohammad Alshawaf
Regulation of Toll Signaling and Inflammation by Beta Arrestin and the Sumo Protease Ulp1, Saima G. Anjum
Thymine and Coumarin Containing Photopolymeric Materials Inspired by Green Chemistry, Jason R. Bianchini
Knowledge, Identity, & Professionalism: A Grounded Theory Analysis of How Urban Career Teachers Navigate Their Professional Lives, Lori Jean Brodeur
Understanding the Full-time, Non-tenure-track Faculty Appointment, Pandora Grewe Carlucci
Power from the Margins: The Professional Identities of Three English as a Second Language Teachers in Low Incidence Districts, Tina H. Chien
Experiences of Latina First Generation College Students: Exploring Resources Supporting the Balancing of Academic Pursuits and Family Life, Hercilia B. Corona-Ordoñez
From Legislation to Implementation: Distributing Leadership in Response to the Massachusetts Anti-Bullying Law of 2010, Alan H. Cron
Producing Space: Block-By-Block Change in a Gentrifying Neighborhood, Jen Douglas
Geochemical Record of Global Change in a Closed Basin Lake: Étang Saumâtre, Haiti, Alex Migeul Eisen-Cuadra
College Athletic Participation and Academic Success: How Student-Athletes Compete for Graduation, Heather B. Gilmour
Linking Universal Developmental/Behavioral Health Screening and On-Site Mental Health Consultation: Examining Gaps in Service Delivery, Leandra Godoy
Racism and Anxiety in a Black American Sample: The Role of Mediators and a Brief Mindfulness Manipulation, Jessica Rose Graham
The Role of Caregiver Insight in Young Children's Violence Exposure: Testing a Relational Model of Risk and Resilience, Sarah A. O. Gray
Evolutionary Dynamics on Complex Networks, Swami Iyer
Volunteering Among Surviving Spouses: The Impact of Volunteer Activity on the Health of the Recently Widowed, Kimberly J. Johnson
Understanding Ethnic-Racial Socialization and Cognition among Multiracial Youth: A Mixed Methods Study, Susan A. Lambe Sarinana
Disability Status and Living Arrangements among Asian Older Adults in the United States, Seungah Hannah Lee
Targeted Prevention of Childhood Anxiety: Engaging Parents in an Underserved Community, Nicholas D. Mian
Culturally Relevant Pedagogical Practice Among White College Faculty: A Narrative Study, Susan F. Miller
The Regulation of Prospore Membrane Shape in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Emily M. Parodi
Efficient Mining Algorithms in Engineering, Dan Alexandru Pletea
Racial Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life Following Lung Cancer Surgery, Hermine Poghosyan
Journeys to Transformation: South Sudanese Refugees, Andres Ray F. Reyes
Maternal Self-Efficacy and Perceived Stigma Among Mothers of Children with ASD, ADHD, and Typically Developing Children, Sara D. Rosenblum-Fishman
Youth Initiated Mentoring: Investigating a New Approach to Working with Vulnerable Adolescents, Sarah E. O. Schwartz
The GCKIII Kinase Sps1 and the 14-3-3 Isoforms, Bmh1 and Bmh2, Cooperate to Ensure Proper Sporulation in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae, Christian John Slubowski
College Student Retention: A Self-Determination Perspective, Jules Tetreault
Reconceptualizing Cultural Competence: White Placeling De-/reterritorialization within Teacher Education, Melissa Winchell
Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Analysis for Pharmaceutical Applications, Lan Yang
Microfinance: A Tool for Financial Access, Poverty Alleviation or Gender Empowerment ? - Empirical Findings from Pakistan, Ghazal Mir Zulfiqar
Dissertations from 2012
The Economic Relationships Between Institutions of Higher Education and Municipalities, Dale H. Allen
College Consortia: Engaging in and Sustaining Community Collaboration Efforts, Wildolfo Arvelo
Latino Immigrants' Responses to Immigration Policy and Enforcement: Strengths and Resources Promoting Empowerment and Wellness in an Urban Setting, Celeste Atallah-Gutiérrez
The Relation Among Essential Habitat, Ocean Acidification, and Calcification on the Nantucket Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians), Bryanna Joy Broadaway
Nontraditional Approaches with Nontraditional Students: Experiences of Learning, Service and Identity Development, Suzanne Marie Buglione
Faculty Sensemaking and Transformative Learning: Working to Advance Community College Student Learning Through the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Kimberly A. Burns
Measuring Exposure in Natural Disaster: A Meta-Analysis, an Integrative Data Analysis, and a Multi-Wave Longitudinal Study of Hurricane Katrina Survivors, Christian S. Chan
Comparative Genomic Analysis of the Asteraceae: The Evolution of Intron Gain, Loss and Size Change and Correlations with Genome Size and Ploidy Level, Jian-Cheng Chang
Nurse Manager Leadership in Unionized Acute Care Hospitals in Massachusetts, Staff Nurse Empowerment and Retention, Joe-Ann Maria Fergus
Influences of Health Insurance and Primary Care on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Black Women in Boston, Gail Barlow Gall
Spirituality as a Viable Resource in Responding to Racial Microaggressions: An Exploratory Study of Black Males Who Attended a Community College, Lloyd Sheldon Johnson
The Role of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation in the Relationship between Experiences of Trauma, Kathleen Sullivan Kalill
Sediment Metal Concentrations as a Function of Land Use in the Charles River, Eastern Massachusetts, Darryl L. Luce
Objectification Theory and Sexual Health among Women, Kara Lustig
Diffusion of the EGFR Assay: The Underutilization and the Urban/Rural Divide, Julie Ann Lynch
Socially-Aware Data Replication, Khanh h. Nguyen
Bereavement among Urban University Students: The Role of Meaning Making in Adjustment to Loss, Rebecca L. Norris-Bell
The Associations of the Level of School Wellness Policy Implementation and School Nurse Activities to Weight Status of School Children in Massachusetts, Mary Jane F. O'Brien
Noncredit and Credit Divisions in Community Colleges: The Dilemma of Multiple Organizational Identities, Dianne Palter Gill
A Critical Study of the National Institute for School Leadership in the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, John Michael Perella
Enabling Techniques for Surveillance Sensor Networks, Cuong H. Pham
Nurses' Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators Affecting the Shaken Baby Syndrome Education Initiative: An Exploratory Study of a Massachusetts Public Policy, Leslie Carol Rideout
Exploring How White and Asian American Students Experience Cross-Racial Interactions: A Phenomenological Study, Thomas E. Robinson
The Role of Self-Efficacy and the Effects of Situated Online Professional Development on the Competence of School-based Occupational Therapists, Yonnette Evelyn Semple-Dormer
A Model to Relate Environmental Variation to NPDES Permit Violations at Thermoelectric Facilities on the Taunton River, Seth Delevan Sheldon
The Community College Department Chair and Curriculum Leadership: Managing Learning and Learning to Manage, Kathleen Jennings Sweeney
The Role of Research Centers in Fulfilling the Community Engagement Mission of Public Research Universities, Robin A. Toof
The Impact of Mindfulness on Exposure and Extinction Processes in Social Anxiety, Michael Treanor
Health Reform Challenges: Understanding Low-Income Massachusetts Residents Who Remain Uninsured, Michael Tutty
Computational Modeling of Eye Movements - From Reading to Scene Viewing, Hsueh-Cheng Wang
The Development of Fluorescence Probes for Cancer Cell Lines and Research on Catalytic Reactions, Zijuan Zhang
The Role of Men's Friendships in Psychological Distress, Fear of Emotions, and Adherence to Masculine Role Norms, Liza Zwiebach
Dissertations from 2011
Plant Invasion: An Experimental and Mathematical Look at Plant-Soil Feedbacks, Anna Gray Aguilera
Interpersonal Conflicts in Hospitals: Their Fingerprints, Consequences and Resolution, Talia Berman-Kishony
Synthesis and Biological Applications of Heterocyclic and Organofluorine Compounds, Dmitry A. Borkin
Evolutionary Patterns in Deep-Sea Mollusks, Elizabeth Ellen Boyle
Leveraging Biologically-inspired Self-Adaptive Architecture in Network Systems, Paskorn Champrasert
Transboundary Conservation in Kangchenjunga Landscape in the Eastern Himalayas, Pashupati Chaudhary
Knots of Knowledge: How Community-Based Organizations Advance Social Change, Jennifer Cohen
Archaeal Diversity and Potential Function in Soil Ecosystems, Emelia Anne DeForce
Beyond Resiliency: Using Youth Participatory Action Research to Examine Alternative Education and Identity in a High Poverty Town, Susan M. Espinosa
Massachusetts NCATE and NAEYC Accredited Bachelor Degree Programs: Responding to Teacher Preparation Needs in the Filed of Early Education and Care, Winifred M. Hagan
The Role of Data in Decision Making about Online Distance Education: A Case Study of Three Community Colleges, William Allan Heineman
The Relationship between Distance to Care and Readmission for Reintervention Following Lower Extremity Arterial Bypass: An Exploratory Study, Kathleen P. Hickson
The Social Negotiation of Ambiguous In-Between Stigmatized Identities: Investigating Identity Processes in Multiracial and Bisexual People, Vali Dagmar Kahn