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Dissertations from 2015
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
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