Dissertations from 2021
GAINING INSIGHTS INTO TOURMALINE-BEARING LOCALITIES WITH MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS, Jason Ryan Williams
A DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDY ON THE ETHANOL OXIDATION REACTION OVER IRIDIUM-BASED CATALYSTS, Ruitao Wu
PHOTOPHYSICS OF CHROMOPHORE ASSEMBLIES IN POROUS FRAMEWORKS, Jierui Yu
The Necessity and Possibility of Decolonizing the Understanding of Chinese-ness, Tao Zhang
TMEM97/SIGMA 2 RECEPTOR INCREASES ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ΑLPHA ACTIVITY TO PROMOTE BREAST CANCER PROLIFERATION, Yuanqin Zhang
WORK MEANINGFULNESS: EXAMINING S-ABC NEEDS-SUPPLIES FIT AND WORK AS JOBS, CAREERS AND CALLINGS, Wenqian Zhou
The Impact of Developmental Regulation on Aging and Cancer, Yun Zhu
Dissertations from 2020
Chemical Tools for Potential Therapeutic Applications of CRISPR Systems, Eman ageely
NOVICE ENGLISH LANGUAGE SAUDI TEACHERS BUILDING PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY, Khulod Aljehani
Graduate Saudi ESL Students’ Perceptions of Writing Pedagogies in EFL Versus ESL Contexts: An Approach Toward Understanding Students’ Writing Difficulties, Khaled Almohawis
ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STEM STUDENTS THROUGH HOLISTIC THINKING IN AN HONORS PROGRAM, NOOR ALRAJHI
EXPERIMENTAL AND MATHEMATICAL INVESTIGATION OF ENHANCING MULTIPHASE FLOW IN THE PIPELINE SYSTEMS, Sajda S. Al-saedi
JOB SCHEDULING FOR STREAMING APPLICATIONS IN HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING SYSTEMS, Ali Al-Sinayyid
DESIGN OF EFFICIENT MULTICAST ROUTING PROTOCOLS FOR COMPUTER NETWORKS, ashraf alyanbaawi
BRAIN-INSPIRED MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFICATION MODELS, Rajesh Amerineni
A QUALITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF GENDER-RESPONSIVE YOUTH PROGRAMMING WITHIN THE GIRLS ROCK CAMP ALLIANCE, Seyi Amosu
EXPLORATION OF NOVEL MAGNETOCALORIC MATERIALS FOR APPLICATIONS IN MAGNETIC COOLING TECHNOLOGY, Anil Aryal
PARABOLICALLY INDUCED BANACH SPACE REPRESENTATION OF P-ADIC GROUPS, Chathurika Umayangani Athapattu
CUSTOMERS CAN LOVE FIRMS AGAIN AFTER SPREADING NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES ON SOCIAL MEDIA: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL IMPACT THEORY ON ECONOMIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPENSATION, Ramin Bagherzadeh
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCULAR OBSERVING RESPONSES AND RELATIONAL TRAINING PROCEDURES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, Becky F. Barron
The Nights’ Dreams: Shahrazad and Her Stories in Modern Human Rights Textual and Visual Narratives (1994-2014), Rana Khalid Basfar
SCENE AND UNSEEN: ABJECTION AND THE FEMALE BODY IN FILMS AND DRAMA OF THE NORTHERN IRISH TROUBLES, 1969-1998, Kelly Batchelder
YOUNG LIVES MATTER: AN EXAMINATION OF RACIAL SOCIALIZATION PRACTICES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN PARENTS, Morgan Bobo
DISSEMINATION OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS TO FAMILIES IMPACTED BY AUTISM IN RURAL AND REMOTE AREAS VIA A TELEHEALTH-BASED PARENT TRAINING PROGRAM, Paige Solana Boydston
A Case Study on the Impact That the Meet & Teach Program Has on Youth Through Experiential Learning, Evan Brown
FRAMES OF ERROR: THREE BEHAVIORAL APPROACHES TO REDUCING STIGMA TOWARDS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, Rocco Giovanni Catrone
THE CRAFT BREWER EXPERIENCE WITH THE ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO TAX AND TRADE BUREAU’S (TTB) CERTIFICATE OF LABELING APPROVAL AND FORMULA SUBMISSION PROCESSES, Charlotte Ann Cervantes
DISORDERED EATING AMONG NONBINARY INDIVIDUALS, Marilyn Chung
EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF EDUCATION POLICIES ON STUDENT OUTCOMES AND HEALTH BEHAVIOR, Ibrahima Coulibaly
Redefining resistance: Exploring how multiracial women promote justice during clinical supervision, Emma Diaz
ADAPTING TO OBSTACLES: INHIBITION AND CREATIVE POTENTIAL IN A SAMPLE OF SUCCESSFULLY AGING OLDER ADULTS, Cassandra Dinius
A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SURVIVORS' EXPERIENCES WITH SEX TRAFFICKING, Catarina Durante Bergue Alves
The role of economic diversification in controlling macroeconomic volatility and stimulating total factor productivity growth, Abdella Eldarassi
MODE LOCKED RESONANCE VIA INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL REFLECTIONS, Eman Elrifaei
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE WITH MULTIPLE FAMILIES OF PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS (PCM), Omer Elsanusi
MICROFINANCING AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESS OF FEMALES IN BANGLADESH: A ROLE CONGRUITY THEORY PERSPECTIVE, Riaheen Farzana
COMPARING INQUIRY-BASED TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING AND IMPLEMENTING COMPUTER SIMULATION-BASED INSTRUCTION OF SCIENCE CONCEPTS, Rasheta Fateen
GETTING AHEAD OF THE GAME: A PREVENTATIVE ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, Kristiana Marie Feeser
A HISTORIOGRAPHY OF LITERACY POLICY: ANALYZING IDEOLOGICAL POSITIONINGS IN RACE TO THE TOP FUND AND EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT, Susan Foster
SENSORY ANALYSIS OF EQUINE FEED PRODUCTS, Jesse Francis
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN EDGE COMPUTING FOR INTERNET OF THINGS APPLICATIONS, Ioannis Galanis
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION AND “GATE OPENING” OF ZEOLITIC IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORK-8 UPON GAS SORPTION: THERMODYNAMIC AND KINETIC EVIDENCE, Gallaba Mudiyanselage Dinuka Harshana Gallaba
U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF “GOOD” AND “BAD” IMMIGRANTS: FOREIGN-BORN FACULTY’S TALES OF SEXISM, RACISM, AND XENOPHOBIA AT WORK, Debaleena Ghosh
EMERGING MEMORY-BASED DESIGNS AND RESILIENCY TO RADIATION EFFECTS IN ICS, Krishna Prasad Gnawali
LOCALLY PRIMITIVELY UNIVERSAL FORMS AND THE PRIMITIVE COUNTERPART TO THE FIFTEEN THEOREM, Beruwalage Lakshika Kumari Gunawardana
Utopian Regionalism: The Speculative Radicalism of Local Color in the Long Gilded Age, Andy Harper
CHARACTERIZATION OF KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES AT THE RECLAIMED SANDHILL WETLAND: IMPLICATIONS FOR ACHIEVING WETLAND RECLAMATION SUCCESS IN THE ATHABASCA OIL SANDS REGION, Jeremy Allen Hartsock
HFTS AND NON-HFTS ALONG THE LIMIT ORDER BOOK, ZHENG HE
ENZYME ACTIVE SITE DYNAMICS AND SUBSTRATE ORIENTATION PROBED VIA STRONG ANHARMONIC COUPLING IN AN ARYL-AZIDE VIBRATIONAL LABEL USING 2D IR SPECTROSCOPY, Tayler DeLanie Hill
Effect of constitutively activated luteinizing hormone receptor on male sexual function, Deepak Somashekar Hiremath
THE APPLICATION OF CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS TO CLASSIFY PAINT DEFECTS, Sherri F. Houmadi
WHAT ROLE DOES MEDIA LITERACY PLAY IN A CONTENT AREA CLASSROOM?, Samaneh Jafari
Spin Network Evaluation and the Asymptotic Behavior, Dinush Lanka Panditharathna Jayasooriya Arachchilage
THE EFFECTS OF A SIMULATION WITH WORKED EXAMPLES ON EPISODIC MEMORIES AND TROUBLESHOOTING IN MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN STUDENTS, Karen Jo Johnson
Intolerance of Uncertainty and Curiosity: A Natural Pairing?, Jeremy MacLaren Kelly
THE IMPACT OF INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE ON MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA AMONG PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, Abby Jane Spalding Kelty
The Appraisal of Challenge-Hindrance Stressors: Considering the Role of Personal Resources, Allysha Kochenour
The relationship between efficacy and teacher turnover intent, Bradley J. Kolwyck
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF TRANSMISSION STRATEGIES FOR TRAINING-BASED MASSIVE MIMO SYSTEMS, Dhanushka Priyankara Kudathanthirige
THE IMPACT OF BODY-WORN CAMERAS ON USE OF FORCE AND CITIZEN COMPLAINTS: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY AT THE NEWPORT NEWS POLICE DEPARTMENT, Michael Jon Kyle
MENYUAM LAIB: ENTRY, PERSISTENCE, AND EXIT AMONG HMONG GANG MEMBERS, Sou Lee
ITEM RESPONSE MODELS AND CONVEX OPTIMIZATION., Naama Lewis
MATTERING PERCEPTIONS AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Tingting Liu
LEARNING FROM THE PAST SO THAT THE PEOPLE MAY LIVE: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY ON FEDERAL POLICIES AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG NATIVE AMERICANS, Brione Lockett
Mathematical literacy: A case study of pre-service teachers, Maria Gabriela Lopez Jaramillo
Preliminary Examination of Methods for Identifying the Function of Stealing, Brandon Ellis McCord
Evaluating Assessment and Effectiveness Data to Program Characteristics in Accredited Medical Dosimetry Programs in the United States, Richard C. McKinnies
IMPACT OF PRIVACY ISSUES OF STUDENTS ON THEIR PARTICIPATION WITHIN BLOGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND BLENDED/ONLINE COURSES, Craig L. McPherson
"The Very Insides of Nationality": Reproduction, Reform, and Birth Control as Population Control in 20th Century Puerto Rico, Carlos Medina
FACTORS AFFECTING COMPREHENSIBILITY OF THE GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF CHEMICALS IN THE UNITED STATES, Susan Miller
Narcissistic Group Orientation, Water-like Group Orientation, and Their Relations To In-group Identification, Richard Montoya
STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL STUDIES OF ARCHAEAL SMALL GUIDE RNAS AND THE ROLES OF HUMAN PSEUDOURIDINE SYNTHASES FOR Ψ55 FORMATION IN tRNAS, shaoni mukhopadhyay
“From Behind The Plow”: Agrarianism And Racial Uplift In African American Literature, 1881-1917, James O'Donoghue
RESERVOIR SCALE IMPLICATION OF MICROBIAL COAL-TO-METHANE CONVERSION, Rohit Pandey
AFRICAN AMERICAN DENOMINATIONAL MOBILITY: THE IMPACT OF STATUS, FAMILIAL FACTORS, AND GENDER, Kristie Yvonne Perry
NEW TECHNIQUES ON VLSI CIRCUIT TESTING & EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATIONS OF ARITHMETIC OPERATIONS, Konstantinos Poulos
Using Infrared Spectroscopy to Uncover Structure in Biomolecular Assemblies Related to Disease: Applications to Nucleic Acid and Peptide Oligomers and Aggregates, David Andrew Price
CONTENT VARIATION IN JURY INSTRUCTIONS FOR FATAL POLICE USE OF FORCE TRIALS DO NOT MODERATE THE EFFECT OF ATTITUDES TOWARD POLICE ON VERDICTS, Chasity Lynn Ratliff
Collective Protesting as Existential Communication: A Phenomenology of Risk, Responsibility, and Ethical Attendance, L. Shelley Rawlins
CHILDREN’S SCHOOL EXPERIENCES DURING THE 2018 NICARAGUAN UPRISING, MILDRED GUISELLA REYES MUNGUIA
Cell-Based Models and RNA Biology for a Genetic Form of Lou Gehrig's Disease, Kushal Rohilla
EFFECTS OF BUPROPION DURING SMOKING ABSTINENCE ON LORETA-ASSESSED FRONTAL LOBE ACTIVITY, Matthew Allen Ruehle
You Only Live Once: Bollywood, Neoliberal Subjectivity and the Hindutva State, Namrata Sathe
GEOMECHANICAL STATE OF ROCKS WITH DEPLETION IN UNCONVENTIONAL COALBED METHANE RESERVOIRS, Suman Saurabh
Evaluating the Effects of Relational Training Procedures on Memory, Dementia Symptomology and Derived Relational Responding in Older Adults, Ayla M. Schmick
EXAMINING RELATIONS AMONG POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE METRICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY AND POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE OUTCOMES OF EXPOSURE TO TRAUMA, Dustin A. Seidler
TISSUE-SPECIFIC ABLATION OF INSULIN RECEPTOR SIGNALING RESULTS IN INFERTILITY IN FEMALE MICE, Nikola Sekulovski
Testing and Security Considerations in Presence of Process Variations, Basim Shanyour
EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF ONLINE INSTRUCTION AND ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT TRAINING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF REGISTERED BEHAVIOR TECHNICIANS™, Ashley Shayter
FAMILY, NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXTS, AND THE MIXED EFFECTS ON KOREAN JUVENILES’ VIOLENCE, Songyon Shin