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Theses from 2023

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Sartorial Practices and Daily Life: Examining Black Womanhood in Nineteenth-Century Boston, Erica A. Lang

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FEM Simulations of Plasmon Field Enhancement in Gold Nanoparticle Dimers and Gold Nanoparticle-Nanorod Dimers, Edward J. Lipchus

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Radical Routes: The Formation of the Boston School Bus Drivers Union Local 8751, Maci Mark

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Part-Time Students/Full-Time Lives: Underserving Part-Time Community College Students, Cathleen McCarron

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Crisper Locus Combination Affects the Ecology of Enterococcus Faecalis, Kevin Barry Mulkerrins

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How Does China View the Modern Asian Regional System?, Thi Mai Anh Nguyen

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Brutality Behind Bars: A Look at Prison Violence in Ecuador, Zulema Alejandra Palacios Jaramillo

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Shellfish Utilization by the Pequots during the Early Seventeenth Century: An Analysis of Seven Shell Middens at the Calluna Hill Site (59-73) in Mystic, Connecticut, Matthew Picarelli-Kombert

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Synthesis of Novel Fused-Heterocyclic Scaffold Via Disasteroselective Decarboxylative [3+2] Cycloadditions and Aza-Wittig Reactions, Lee Price

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Synthesis of Novel Fused-Heterocyclic Scaffold Via Diastereoselective Decarboxylative [3+2] Cycloadditions and Aza-Wittig Reactions, Lee A. Price

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Planting the "Yankee" Identity: An Analysis of the Macrobotanical Assemblage at the ca. 1638 Waterman House Site in Marshfield, Massachusetts, Katharine Rieder Reinhart

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Meta-Method Analysis on Therapists’ Experiences: An Inquiry into Qualitative Psychotherapy Research Methodology, Javier L. Rizo

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We Resist, We Heal, We Transform: Exploring Youth of Color Journeys Towards Healing Justice in a Grassroots Organization in Urban Boston, Rhyann Leslie Robinson

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Limitations & Liberation: Republican Motherhood and Female Advancement in Nineteenth Century America, Hannah Russell

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Synthesis and Characterization of Earth Abundant Metal Catalysts for Photothermochemical Dry Reforming of Methane, Catherine Marie Schrader

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“Provisioned, Produced, Procured,” and Purchased?: A Macrobotanical Study of Enslaved Individuals’ Economic Engagement in the Shenandoah Valley, Linda A. Seminario

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Material Consumption of an 18th-Century Middling Urban Craftsman in Boston, Massachusetts, Lauryn E. Sharp

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Working Class Vampires and Other Stories, Matthew Shiels

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Two-Dimensional Smooth Function Restoration From Its Noisy Integrals, Juan Pablo Varela

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The Armenian Genocide as Presented by the American Press, Grace A. Wargovich

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The Plastic Cycle: Atmospheric Deposition on Nantucket Island and an Analysis of Children’s Art in Plastic Education, Nicholas Vency Warner

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A Re-Examination of the Role of Cognitive Reappraisal in Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder, Jenny Liang Wu

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No Injustice So Peace: The Interaction Between Race-Related Stress, Colorblind Racial Attitudes, and Resistance and Empowerment Against Racism, Kaela A. Yamini

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Pro-Choice, Pro-Life, Pro-Conflict: Understanding the Relationships Between Experiences and Conflict Escalation as it Relates to the Abortion Debate, Hadley Anne Zibel

Theses from 2022

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The Role of Emotion Regulation in Long-Term Weight Loss Maintenance: A Cross-Sectional Study, Karyn M. Aiello

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Exploring the Association Between Mentoring Focus and Change in Mentee Depression Symptoms in Youth, Selen Amado

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Changing to Stay the Same: Spatial Analyses of Tobacco Pipes from 18th- and 19th-Century Eastern Pequot Households, Stephen P. Anderson

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Exploring the Role of Predation on Color and Splotch Patterning of Sphingid Caterpillars Using Artificial Prey, Julia M. Barrone

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Identification of Novel Regulators of the Hippo Tumor Suppressor Pathway in the Drosophila Eyeidentification of Novel Regulators of the Hippo Tumor Suppressor Pathway in the Drosophila Eye, Mhamed Bashir

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Eat The Poor, Cardinal Belgrave Jr.

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A Brief Approximation, Scott Borbas

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Rebounding Seal and Shark Populations on Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Management Preferences of Three Stakeholder Groups, Rachel M. Bratton

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Big Death: Stories, Dylan Calmes

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The Function of a Nail: An Archaeological Examination of Three 18th- and 19th-Century Eastern Pequot Reservation Homes in Southeastern Connecticut, Salvatore A. Ciccone

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Northeastern Pennsylvania's Forgotten Labor Massacre: Analysis pf the English Language Record of the Lattimer Massacre, Jamie C. Costello

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Shadow of the Vietnam War on the Senate Persian Gulf Debate of 1991, Austin DiBari

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Popular Memory, Silence, and Trust: A Mother and Son’s Relationship to School in the Shadow of the Prince Edward County Closures, Rory S. Dunn

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The Role of Cultural Values in Coastal Community Priorities, Lily M. Green

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“The Circle Of Your Acquaintance”: Early 19th Century Ceramic Symbolism and Constructions of Black Womanhood at the Boston-Higginbotham House, Nantucket, MA, Lissa J. Herzing

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Plastic Pollution on Nantucket Island: Occurrence of Microplastics in Marine Seawater, Intertidal Sediments, and in Ecologically Important Organisms, Bay Scallops (Argopecten Irradians) and Gray Seals (Halichoerus Grypus), Shannon Marie Hogan

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Exploring Urban Effects on Red-Winged Blackbirds (Agelaius Phoeniceus), Mickayla M. Johnston

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Associations Between the Content and Level of Parent Concerns Pre-Diagnosis and Timeliness of Autism Screening and Diagnostic Evaluation Among a Diverse Sample of Children in Part C Early Intervention, Kohrissa Joseph

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Disintegration, Alexa Koch

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Go West: Stories, Andréa Kossyrev

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Opening Barrel 13: Reconstructing Provenience of a 19th-Century Excavation on Pimu Catalina Island, California, Through a Shell and Glass Bead Analysis, Melanie S. Lerman

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With Ghosts, Sabina Lindsey

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Loop In, Push Out: Stories, Jonathan Lipshin

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Quantifying Morphological Change of the Nauset Barrier System, Cape Cod, MA, Michael P. Low

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Using System Dynamics to Understand Couples Human and Natural Systems: Harmful Algal Blooms in the Lower Charles River, Jennifer S. Lyon-Mackie

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Centers of Community: A Spatial Analysis of the Mid-19th Century Populaton Residing on Beacon Hill, Boston, MA, Justin Malcolm

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"Until Society Evolves:" Access to Gender-Affirming Care in Historic Assessment Criteria and Current Models of Care, Elliot Marrow

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Fool Me Once: Characterizing the Response of Notophthalmus Viridescens to Multiple Exposures of Batrachochytrium Salamandrivorans, Julia A. McCartney

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Shallow Water Object Detection, Characterization, and Localization Through Reflectivity Backscatter from Phase-Measuring Sidescan Sonar, Bryan P. McCormack

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Non-Traditional Methods for the Green Synthesis of Fine Chemicals, Tara Renée Mooney

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Mechanisms of Pathogen Resistance: Understanding Host Associated Defenses of Lithobates Pipiens Against the Amphibian Chytrid Fungi, Aura Yamila Muñiz Torres

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Participatory Science in Boston Harbor: Bridging Research and Outreach, Anne E. O'Connell

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Rapid Adjustments to Autonomic Control of Cardiac Rhythm at the Onset of Isometric Exercise in Healthy Young Adults, Tyler E. Oliver

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The Arrows, The Shield: Mapping, Identity, and Tradition in Colonial Cempoala, Mexico, Savvas Papadopoulos

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To Want Too Much: Poems, Jacob Phillips

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Responders and Nonresponders Undergoing Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy (CBGT) for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD): Trajectories of Symptom Change Across Treatment Stages as Potential Predictors of Outcome, Sriramya Potluri

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A Bacterial Reporter to Detect the Presence of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus in Oyster Hemolymph, Sara W. Quinn

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The Effects of Aging on Wound Healing and Limb Regeneration in the Axolotl, Hande Sahin

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Regional Conflict Management of Ethnic Wars: The African Union’s Effectiveness in Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis, Nanga Bicherine Salome

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More Light, Noor Shahzad

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Changing Tides, The Boston’s North End 1830-1930, Megan E. Sheehan

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Environmentally Benign K-10 Montmorillonite-Catalyzed Processes: Synthesis Development and Exploration of Changes in the State of Catalyst During Reactions, Yizhou Shi

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Polymorphism & Parasites: Structure, Diversity and Selection of the MHCII Genes in a Weakly Electric Fish, Brachyhypopomus Occidentalis, Bruna L. Silva

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Modelling Juxtacrine Mediated Tumor-Fibroblast Interactions in Three-Dimensional Co-Cultures of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma, Eric Struth

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The Unsung Influence of the National Day of Mourning: A Study of Indigenous Activism, Race, and Memory, Erika T. Tauer

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The Role of the Catholic Church’s Teachings on Slavery and Secession Affecting Allegiances During the American Civil War, David J. Thompson

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Beakers, Berkemeiers, and Roemers: Glass Drinking Vessels from the 17th-Century Dutch Settlement of Fort Orange, New Netherland, Kristina Staats Traudt

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Lithic Debitage and Geospatial Analysis of Hemish Obsidian Procurement and Reduction Strategies in Colonial New Mexico, Adam Vitale

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Small-Scale Salt Marsh Sedimentation in Determined by Interactions Between Cordgrass Morphology and Local Abiotic Factors, Wendi K. White

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DRIFTS Analysis of Methanol Oxidation on CeO2 and Ag/CeO2, Victoria Yen

Theses from 2021

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Acknowledgment of Culture and Stereotypes: Black Participants’ Perceptions of Specific Therapist Behaviors, Tsotso T. Ablorh

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Bioaccumulation Potential of Chlorpyrifos in Hyalella Azteca: Implications for the San Francisco Bay Delta Watershed, Nabilah Nadhirah Ahmad Johanif

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Constructing Spaces, Deconstructing Meaning: An Examination of Architecture and Labor at a 17th-Century New Mexican Ranch, Katherine A. Albert

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Skyline, a Novel (Part I), Lisa Allen

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Religious Coping After Natural Disaster: Predicting Long-Term Mental and Physical Health in Survivors of Hurricane Katrina, Monica Arkin

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Archaeology of Disease and Medicinal Practices in 18th-Century Boston, Massachusetts, Kaitlyn N. Ball

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Meaning-Making Dynamics of Job Interview Performances, Jacquelyn K. Bertman

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Stigma and Prodromal Psychosis: Self-Disclosure of Symptoms and Diagnoses in At-Risk Youth, Caitlin Bryant

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Afflictionary: Defining Disability and Chronic Illness Through Poetic Dictionary Entries, Jaime Chernoch

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Migration and Identity in Host-Communities: Global North and South Influence on Ecuadorian Identity, Jefferson F. Cruz Ruales

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Building Trust Through Dialogue in Divided Societies Role of Encounter Programs in Georgian-Abkhazian Peacebuilding Processes, Mariam Davlashelidze

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A Comparison of Phagocytosis in Three Caribbean Sea Urchins: Investigating the Role of Compromised Immunity in a Marine Invertebrate Mass Mortality, John P. DeFilippo

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Don't Be a Stranger, Scott M. Delisle

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Spaces of Time: An Archaeological Perspective on the Deborah Newman Homesite, Gary L. Ellis

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Fundamental Concepts of the Nematic-Isotropic Phase Transition of Uniaxial Calamitic Thermotropic Mesogens, Julian A. Fekety

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Viability and Other Stories, Jim Flanagan

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Study of Nonlinear Optical Properties of Gold Nanoparticles Dispersed in Nematic Liquid Crystals, Changshuo Fu

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Excess Stress and Natural Mentors in the Lives of Sexual Minority Youth, Cherrelle Gipson

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Image Registration With and Without Labeled Mask, Neha Goyal

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In Vivo Analysis of Drosophila Cell Signaling Using Bimolecular Fluorescence Complementation (BiFC), Claire S. Jackan

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More Than Just a School: Medicinal Practices at the Abiel Smith School, Dania D. Jordan

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America Haunts the Heart: Stories, Nicole-Anne Bales Keyton

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Visualization and Quantification of the Laser-Induced Art of TiO2 by Photoexcitation of Adsorbed Dyes, Daniela (Labadini) Graf Stillfried Barreto

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Exploring Student Engagement with a Nanotechnology Module for Middle School Developed Using the Model of Educational Reconstruction, Martyna Laszcz

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Celebrating Chinese American Veterans: Commemoration and America's Collective Memory Of War, Kevin Lee

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Study of Disentangle Latent Representation from The Geometry Perspective, Donghao Li