As of August 11, 2020, the submission process has changed. Please refer to the Dissertation Information page for information, instructions and links.
Dissertations can be accessed from the Library digital repository (CTDA).
Submissions From 2020
Influence of Physical Characteristics and Chronic Statin Therapy on Thermoregulation and Cardiovascular Responses in Runners, Rachel K. Katch
Topology Optimization of Architected Latticeswith Geometric Primitives, Hesaneh Kazemi
The Intersection of Secular Individual Therapy and Religious Beliefs: What is the Impact on the Therapeutic Alliance?, Denise L. Jaillet Keane
Influenza-induced Muscle Degradation: Mechanisms of Flu-induced Disability with Aging, Spencer Ryan Keilich
Between Nationalism and Neoliberal Globalization: The Practices of Indian Classical Dance, Koyel Khan
Deciphering Type 2 Diabetes-associated SNP Effects on Islet Chromatin Accessibility and Beta Cell Expression Levels Using Functional Genomics, Shubham Khetan
Frege's Conception of Truth as an Object, Junyeol Kim
Bias Estimation and Coordinate Conversion in 3-D Sensor Measurements, Michael Kowalski
Recognizing Patient Deterioration: A Quantitative Study on Patient Outcomes in the Adult Acute Care Setting, Zachary Krom
Three Essays on Welfare and Experimental Economics, Thomas Krumel
Mesoscale Studies of Nanostructured Multi-Functional Materials, Lukasz Kuna
From Patient to Pathways: An SH2-based Workflow for Studying Signaling in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Using Biochemical and Computational Methods, Adam Lafontaine
Repairing the Teacher Pipeline for People of Color: Three Essays on Minority Teacher Scholarships, Jeremy Landa
Identifying Discourses About Gifted English Learners for Equitable Identification, Susan Langley
Teachers' Self-efficacy When Managing Disruptive Student Behaviors and its Influence on Teacher Burnout, Gail Lanza
Living in the Impasse: British Writers and Non-Normative Identities, 1880-1940, Nicole Lawrence
Narrating Complexity in Latin America: Jorge Volpi, Roberto Bolaño, Valeria Luiselli, and Daniel Alarcón, Charles R. LeBel
Existence of Localized Pulse Solutions to Skew-Gradient Systems, Jieun Lee
Shadow Detection and Classification in High-resolution Aerial Imagery, Qian Lei
The Effects of Literacy Coaching on Teacher Instructional Behaviors and Fidelity to Tier 1 Reading Instruction, Kaitlin Leonard
Pinching Politics: An Ontology and Pedagogy of Genocide Film, Shawna M. Lesseur
Essays on Emerging Risk-Reduction Mechanisms in Online Marketplaces for Professional Services, Hongfei Li
Integrative Multivariate Learning via Composite Low-Rank Decompositions, Xiaokang Liu
Adaptive Control with Unknown High Frequency Gain and Unmatched Uncertainties, Yuqian Liu
Complex Genome Analysis with High-throughput Sequencing Data: Methods and Applications, Xin Li
High Electric Field Conduction and Polarization in Polymer Dielectrics, Zongze Li
Mobility, Indigeneity, and the Creolizing Classroom, Josué R. López
Effects of Emailed Prompts on Teachers’ Verbal Prompt Delivery, Hao-Jan Luh
Genetic Improvement and Functional Genomics of Aronia, Jonathan Mahoney
Three Essays on Executive Compensation, Corporate Policies, and Firm Value, Luchun Ma
Ayahuasca Therapies: The Making and Remaking of Traditional Healing in Peru, Olivia Marcus
The Experience of Gender Role Conflict in School Shooters: A Qualitative Study, Polly Marston
On the Semantics of Evidentials in Southern Aymara, Gabriel A. Martinez Vera
Gaming for a Grade: How Goal Achievement and Causality Orientations Impact the Efficacy of Games for Classroom Engagement, Academic Achievement, and Learner Satisfaction, Kara Theresa McGillicuddy
Self-Monitoring with Goal-Setting: Decreasing Disruptive Behavior in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Kara McKenna
Shape Coexistence in 28Mg: Structure of a Transitional Nucleus, Daniel G. McNeel
Vilém Flusser’s Rhizomatic Autobiography, Britta K. Meredith
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Investigation of Conditioned Auditory Percepts, Timothy Michaels
On the Positivity of the Discrete Green's Function for Unstructured Finite Elements Discretizations in Three Dimensions, Andrew Miller
Democracy and Place in Practice: Exploring a Community Food Network, Adelina Mkami
Quantum Information on Graphs and Fractals, Gamal Mograby
College and Career Readiness and Teacher Expectations of Students with and Without Disabilities, Jessica Monahan
Design of Materials and Processing Methods for High Temperature Composites, Chris Monteleone
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Talker-specific Influences on Distributional Learning for Speech, Nicholas Monto
Fine-scale Climates and Evolution Alter Species Responses to Climate Change, Christopher Nadeau
Replicative Bypass of a DNA-peptide Cross-link and Oxidative Single and Tandem DNA lesions in Human cells, Spandana Naldiga
Rectifiability of Pointwise Doubling Measures in Hilbert Space, Lisa Naples
Novel Complexes for the Electrochemical and Photochemical Reduction of CO2, John Nganga
The Relationship between Campus Climate, Sexual Assault Victimization, and Reporting Sexual Assault to Campus Officials for LGBTQ College Students, Sarah Nightingale
Fin-de-Siècle Decadent Writing and the Queerness of Childhood, Katie Nunnery
Single and Multi-photon Induced Ionization in Atoms and Molecules, Razib Obaid
The Minor Spliceosome Regulates Alternative Splicing of Minor Introns in Neuronal Development and Disease, Anouk M. Olthof
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Attitudinal Treatment Engagement Among Adolescents and Young Adults, Linda A. Oshin
Targeted De Novo Centromere Formation in Drosophila Reveals Plasticity and Maintenance Potential of CENP-A Chromatin, Jason Palladino
The Effects of an Acute Exposure to Weight Stigma on Cardiovascular Reactivity among Women with Obesity and High or Normal Blood Pressure, Gregory A. Panza
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Self-Efficacy Changes in Advance Care Planning with a High-Fidelity Simulation: Conversations Had at Trying Times (CHATT), Amisha Parekh de Campos
Novel Algorithms and Applications for Data Mining and Machine Learning, Sudipta Pathak
Ignoring Language Barriers: Romanian-Serbian Code-Switching, Vanessa Petroj
Cosmological Fluctuations in Standard and Conformal Gravity, Matthew Phelps
Fighting Obesity through Communication: A Longitudinal Study Examining the Association between Communication, Relationships, Stress, and Weight-loss, Ambyre LP Ponivas
Stirred not Shaken: Functional, Biological, Two-Dimensional Materials, Megan Puglia
Institutions, Self-transformations, and the Making of the Chinese Middle Class, Sylvia Shi Pu
Modular Functions and Asymptotic Geometry on Punctured Riemann Spheres, Junqing Qian
“This is a Place of Business:” The Market Schema and Graduate Employee Unionization in the Corporate University, Kathleen Ragon
Synthesis of Mesoporous Metal oxides and Nanocomposites as Multifunctional Heterogeneous Catalysts, Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Dinithi Rathnayake
Stress Appraisals and Coping Strategies in Response to Palatable Food Cues among Women with a Spectrum of Internalized Weight Stigma, Mora A. Reinka
Englishing Rome: Translation, Adaptation, and Gender in Early Modern Drama, Elizabeth Reinwald
Predictors of Foster Parents’ Home-based Academic Involvement with their Foster Youth, Jonelle Alicia Reynolds
Development of a School Climate Walkthrough Assessment, Jesslynn Rocha Neves
STEM Identity Authoring: Intergenerational Collaborative Learning in Informal STEM Programs, Laura Rodriguez
Development and Application of Incompatible Graded Finite Elements for Analysis of Nonhomogeneous Materials, Asmita Rokaya
Democracy is Awkward: Progressive Grassroots Politics and Racial Inequality, Michael L. Rosino
Autism and Avatars: An Investigation into the Unique Effects of Avatar Anthropomorphism on Instructor Satisfaction for People on the Autism Spectrum, Brenda Lynn Rourke
Microcracks and Metabolism within Articular Cartilage During Mechanical Load, Stephany Santos
Adaptive Trust Negotiation for Time-Critical Access to Sensitive Data, Eugene Sanzi
Thermal Macrophysiology of the Estuarine Copepod Acartia tonsa: Adaptation Across Spatial and Temporal Temperature Gradients, Matthew Sasaki
Exploring the Neurocognitive Bases of Statistical Learning, Oliver M. Sawi
The Practical Application of Heat Acclimatization Induction and Intermittent Exercise-Heat Exposures in Endurance Athletes, Yasuki Sekiguchi
A Mechanistic Understanding of Binder-jet Based 3D Printing Process, Koyel Sen
Three Essays on Industry Organization: Improving Industry-level Efficiency while Reducing Undesirable Outputs, Shilpa Sethia
Temporal Modeling Frameworks for Coastal Wave Heights, Ellis Shaffer
End-to-End Structure-Aware Convolutional Networks on Graphs, Chao Shang
Signaling Networks Regulate Spermatheca Development and Function, Wei Shen
Multi-Scale Modeling of Nanoparticle-Mediated Drug Delivery, Zhiqiang Shen
Homomesy for Foatic Actions on the Symmetric Group, Elizabeth Sheridan-Rossi
New Approaches To The Design And Analysis Of Non-Inferiority Clinical Trials, Yulia Sidi