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Dissertations from 2023

Associating Driver Behavior to Surrounding Environments and Cyclist Presence, Mousa Ahmad Abushattal

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Synthesis of Glucomannan-Xylan Composite Biofilms: Characterization and Applications for Food Packaging, Kholoud Al-Ajlouni

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Exploring the Use of Cultural Values in the Evaluation of Programs with Native American Tribes, Karen Lynn Alexander

State of the Art in The Knowledge of Engineers’ Job Satisfaction in Saudi Arabia, Muidh Awadh Algahtani

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Design, Simulation, Modeling, and Implementation of Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG) Sensors for Automotive Applications, Sam Ali

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Towards Reliable Hepatocytic Anatomy Segmentation in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using U-Net with Auto-Encoder, Koloud Najem Alkhamaiseh

Racial Identity, Student-Professor Interactions, and Social Support: Predictors of Graduate Experiences for Black Women in Graduate Programs, Darrielle Allen

Early Carbonate Diagenesis of the Miocene Dam Formation in Southwestern Qatar, Mohammed Al-Musawi

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Wideband Parameter Estimation of Overhead Transmission Lines from Terminal Measurements, Fahad J. Alqahtani

Three Essays on International Migration and Remittances, Mir Tanzim Nur Angkur

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Statistical Clustering of Networks with Additional Information, Paul Atandoh

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Assessing and Characterizing Marijuana Use Disorders (DSM-5) — National Survey on Drug Use and Health, United States, 2020, Alejandro Azofeifa-Ujueta

National Emergency Department Sample in Geriatric Subsequent Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Visits and Associations with Sex, Falls, Payor, and Discharge Outcomes, Carrie Ann Barrett

Development and Validation of Simulation Protocols for Assessing Stresses in a Network Tied Arch with a Posttensioned Tie Girder, Kanchani Lakamalika Kumari Basnayake Mudiyanselage

Examination of a Measure to Assess Clients’ Perceptions of the Client-Provider Relationship in Home Visiting Services, Bethelhem Belachew

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Zonality in Graphs, Andrew Bowling

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AV Operation and Energy Efficiency Improved Through The Evaluation and Demonstration of AV Sensor Technology, Nicholas Brown

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Community College Students’ Awareness of Their Reading and Writing Proficiency, Martha Paulina Campusano Rojas

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School Accountability Within the Dominican Republic: A Qualitative Study of School Principals’ Beliefs and Knowledge, Massiel Cohen Camacho

The Impact of Historical Narratives on Students' NOS Understanding and Science Motivation, Peng Dai

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Use of Reddit for Social Science Research: A Review of Current Use, Exploration of Potential Sampling Error, and Practical Demonstration Using Reddit to Study Post-Pandemic Teacher Resignation, Caryn Davidson

A Two-Session ACT Intervention with Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Tabitha Anne DiBacco

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You Don't Need Eyes to See: The Lived-Experience of College Graduates Who Are Black Men, Born into Poverty, and Living with a Visual Impairment, Ronald Dillard

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Exploring the Dimensions of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Affirmative Clinical Supervision, Lindsey N. Dollar

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Origin of the Mega-Streamlined Morphology in NE Africa and Arabia: Remote Sensing and Field-Based Investigations, Mohamed Samy Mohamed Elhebery

The Difficult Night Window, Christopher Emery

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On Phishing: Proposing a Host-Based Multi-Layer Passive/Active Anti-Phishing Approach Combating Counterfeit Websites, Wesam Harbi Fadheel

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Improving Autonomous Vehicles Operational Performance Using Resilience Engineering, Johan Fanas Rojas

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Moral Discourses of Atheist Organizations: Moral Contrasts, Symbolic Boundaries, and Collective Identities, Alexander Fether

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Investigating the Critical Literacy Practices of Adult Learners: A Case Study of Four Leveled Reading Courses at a Community College, Anna Fontaine

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Evaluation of a Classroom Management Video Training Package, Avner Fraidlin

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The Effects of Mindfulness and Exercise on Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review, Collin Tyler Garner

Examining Attitudes Toward and Utilization of Mental Health App(lication)s for Mental Health Service Delivery Among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), Kalani A. Gates

Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment: Examining the Perspectives of Survivors and Speech-Language Pathologists, Patricia Lynn Geels

Investigation of Public Trust in Science in Connection with Views about Tentative Nature of Science and Epistemological Beliefs, Asghar Pervaiz Gill

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Measuring Multicultural Competence in Counseling, Martha Mae Golubski

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Strategies to Increase Engagement in K-12 Stem Programs Among BIPOC Students Grades 3rd – 8th, Denisha C. Griffey

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Visual Circuitry in Adaptive Behavior: Extraction of Complex Visual Image Information by Arrays of Non-Image Forming Eyes, Thomas Kipp Halladay Groves

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Learning Finite Mixture of Ising Graphical Models, Chong Gu

Essays on the Impact of Shocks on Trade, Migration, and Agriculture in Mozambique, Ana Lidia Gungulo

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Experiences of Female Muslim International Graduate Students with Children in the U.S.: Strategies to Cope with Academics and Family Life, Nizoramo M. Haitova

A Mixed Methods Investigation of Pediatric Medication Administration Dosing Errors in Emergency Medical Services, Bryan M. Harmer

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Simulating Strongly Coupled Many-Body Systems with Quantum Algorithms, Manqoba Qedindaba Hlatshwayo

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A Narrative Inquiry Study of Adult Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Their Journey into Individual Counseling, Alex Houseknecht

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Investigation of the Philosophical Foundations and Use of Culturally Responsive Evaluation, Ouen Hunter

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The Skin I’m in: A Critical Content Analysis of Picture Books Written by Black Authors, Angela LaTrece Justice

Reactive Oxygen Species and Weak Magnetic Fields: Unraveling the Mechanisms of Planarian Regeneration and Tissue Growth, Luke James Kinsey

Analysis of U.S. Housing Markets Using Advanced Econometric Models and Machine Learning Algorithms, Cody Kirby

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Evaluating the Performance of Estimators in SEM and IRT With Ordinal Variables, Bo Klauth

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Using Visual Imagery to Develop Multiplication Fact Strategies, Gina Kling

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Felicidad Aplataná: How Dominican Migrants Living in the Nordic Countries Make Sense of their Happiness, Ivanna Lajara

A Framework for Flourishing: Belonging, Confidence, and Connectedness in Academic Libraries, Kathleen Anne Langan

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A Critical Analysis of Discrepancies in Behavioral Health Program Ratings by Evidence-Based Practice Registers for Behavioral Health, Miranda Jade Lee-Easton

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Adaptive Instruction Through Reflection: How Preservice Teachers Create and Implement individualized Literacy Lessons in a University Reading Center, Jennifer Marie Lennon

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The Impact of Gendered Racial and Bisexual Microaggressions on the Access to Decent Work for Black Bisexual Women: An Examination of the Moderation and Mediation Effects of Work Volition and Proactive Personality, Angela Chloe Lewis

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Functional Generalized Linear Mixed Models, Harmony Luce

Three Essays on Work and Marital Satisfaction in China, Peng Luo

A Critical Comparison of Answering Behavior Threshold Determination Methods as an Indicator of Engagement on the 2015 PISA Science Items, Lauri Elizabeth Mackelburg-Davis

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A Multi-Objective Stochastic Programming Model for Resilient and Sustainable Supply Chains under Uncertainty, Mohammad H. Majdfaghihi

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Evaluation of a Brief ACT Intervention for Reducing Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Sexual and Gender Minority Adults, Allie Mann

Essays on Agglomeration Economies and Industrial Clusters, Ahmad Aswin Masudi

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Irregular Domination in Graphs, Caryn Mays

Using Explicit Instruction and Frequency Building to a Performance Criterion to Teach Writing to College Students with Disabilities, Alyssa R. McElroy

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High-Dimensional Variable Selection Via Knockoffs Using Gradient Boosting, Amr Essam Mohamed

Oncolytic Tanapoxvirus recombinants expressing mIL-2, Flagellin-C, and mCCL2 regress human cancer xenografts in immune deficient nude mice and immune cell reconstituted BALB/c nude mice., Michael Leonard Monaco

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Enabling Energy Efficiency in Connected and Automated Vehicles through Predictive Control Techniques, Farhang Motallebiaraghi

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Risk and Resilience Factors for Black Individuals Who Face Racial Discrimination, Tabitha M. Mpamira

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An Engineering Approach for Evaluating the Lifetime Experience of Sex Trafficking Victimization, Kimberly Starr Nagulpelli

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Development of Modeling Tools to Determine the Effects of Customer Diversification on Customer Lifetime Value Volatility in Higher Education, Oscar Neal

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Research Training and Certification Protocol for Medical Students, Michelle Arisleida Padley

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Opportunity That Transforms Lives: Exploring the Lived Experience of Graduates from a New Community College in the Dominican Republic, Sally Joslyn Peña Martinez

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Analysis of Trauma Screening as a Potential Predictor of Congregate Care Placement as a Key Factor in Caseworker Decision Making, Amy Louise Perricone

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Reflections of Elementary Principals Leading Through Disruption and Crisis: An Exploration of Pandemic Leadership, Nicole Renee Peterson

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The Effects of Adolescent Trauma, Mental Health Treatment, and Demographic Variables on Educational Outcome, Christopher Postema

A Bayesian Causal Mediation Analysis for Multilevel Genome-Wide Epigenetic Data with High-Dimensional Mediators, Xi Qiao

The Effect of a Specialized Training Program on the Knowledge and Attitudes of First Responders About People with Communication Disabilities, Mariesa Rang

Exposure to Videos of Police Brutality Against Black Americans and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among U.S. Adults, Ingrid Rauk

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Telehealth Functional Behavior Assessment in Practice: A Demonstration of the Clinical Utility of Dynamic Probability Analyses and Estimates of Contingency Strength, Lilith Michaele Reuter-Yuill

Design and Implementation of an Efficient Priority Queue Data Structure, James A. Rhodes

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Leadership Identity Development Among Aspiring Women Leaders in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Study of Formal Mentoring, Malia E. Roberts

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Teaching and Assessing Cornhole as a Leisure Activity for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities, Katarina Rotta

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Socially Aware Natural Language Processing with Commonsense Reasoning and Fairness in Intelligent Systems, Sirwe Saeedi

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Effects of a Self-Forgiveness Intervention on Recovery from Substance Use Disorders, Michael Saltzman

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An Analogue Study of Expected Working Alliance and Hope with Victims of Military Sexual Trauma Among Civilian and Military-Oriented Therapists, Alishia D. Salyer

Exploring Biotic and Abiotic Constraints on Competition for Signal Space Within Birdsong Communities, Joanna M. Sblendorio

Sustainable Diamond-Like Carbon Fabricated Gravure Cylinders for Printing Fine Lines of Electrodes and Graphic Structures, Chandramohan Seetharamiah Srinivasaraju

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Promoting Equal Interactions in Early Childhood Settings, Daphne Snyder

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A Phenomenological Investigation of the Meaning Making Experiences of Christian Women Who had an Abortion, Anne E. Stocker

The Correlational and Predictive Ability of Pre-season Risk Screenings on Hip and Groin Problems in Competitive Male Ice Hockey Players, William Suits

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Using the Lens of Flourishing to Understand the Professional Well-being of K-12 Teachers Who Have Worked in Urban Schools for Over a Decade, Candis M. Thomas

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Side-Stepping God: How the Nonreligious Find Success in Alcoholics Anonymous, Caitlin Trombley

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Influence of a Multicultural Counseling and Psychology Course on Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education Master’s Students Color-Blind Ideologies and Ethnic Identity, Rebecca Tuinstra

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Teaching without a Roadmap: A Mixed Methods Study of New Teachers' Experience with a Missing Curriculum, Christopher Reid Williams

The Variation, Salience, and Meaning of National Identity: Understanding National Identity of Indonesian Students in American Higher Education, Tri Windari

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Prospective Mathematics Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Pieces, Nicholas Eric Witt

Student Experience and Learning in a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience, Allison Witucki

Implementation of Team-Based Learning in the Pre-Clerkship Medical Curriculum: Investigating Essential Elements, Jade Woodcock

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Anti-Woman Invective on the Early Modern Stage: Abuse, Degradation, and Resistance, Savannah Xaver

Advanced Materials for High Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Jian Yang

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Nonparametric Tests for Replicated Latin Squares, Joseph Yang