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Dissertations from 2025
Dissertations from 2024
Localized Hermite Method of Approximate Particular Solutions, Kwesi Acheampong
Understanding The Tick Cellular Immunity To Pathogen Infection, Abdulsalam Adegoke
Advertising on Snapchat: Exploring The Influence Of Celebrities Among Young Women In Saudi Arabia, Hessah Alqahtani
A Case Study of the Role of Public Relations in Contradicting Stereotypes of Saudi Women in the United States' Media, rasha alsaidalani
In the Ruins of Hegemony: Mobile Journalism to Rid Arabs From State Power Control Over Political Expression, Shlash Alzyoud
Reading Comprehension Interventions for Students with Autism, Mary Andrews
Exploring Risk and Protective Factors of Burnout Among Psychologists Providing Trauma Treatment at APA-Accredited Training Sites, Abigail Armstrong
Enhancing Cybersecurity in Wireless Sensor Networks: Machine Learning, Blockchain and Future Perspectives, Ilemona solomon Atawodi
Einstein's Dream by Cindy McTee: An Analysis and Transcription for Wind Ensemble, Kyle Aufderhar
Elucidation of Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) Release from Mast cells, Tolulope Eunice Ayo
An Open Conversation: Deliberating Perceptions of Power Through New Media, Abigail Barnes
Perceived Parental Abilities of Traditional vs. Non-traditional Couples Seeking to Adopt, Kaitlyn Boykin
Water, Power and Politics: A Quantitative Content Analysis of Local and National Media Coverage of the Jackson Water Crisis, Jewell Davis
Exploring the Efficacy of Using an Online Survey to Measure Functional Literacy Among College Students, Emily Jane Dever
Emergent Properties of Dynamically Bonded Polymers, Isaiah T. Dishner
A Comparison Study of Vocational Factors Influencing Academic Satisfaction for Marginalized and Majority Students, Sara Driver
Scalable Solution of Time-Dependent PDEs Through Component-Wise Exponential Integrator, Chelsea Drum
Collective Memory and Place Attachment Expressed as Communicative Constitution of Community, Amy Jo Ellefson
Understanding the Relations Between Parental Psychological Distress and Child Emotional and Behavioral Problems: A Path Analysis, Lauren S. Erp
Camp à la Campagne: Francis Poulenc’s Les Animaux modèles, C.J. Everett
Beware A Woman In A Black Dress, Hannah Feustle
Hunger Winter, Katherine Gaffney
Enabling High-Rate Thermoplastic Composite Manufacturing Through Structure-Processing-Property Relationships of Polyphenylene Sulfide, Lina Ghanbari
Glitch, Michigan, David Greenspan
Dynamic Imine-Benzoxazine Networks For Recyclable Composite Matrices, Levi Hamernik
Factors Impacting Treatment Decisions in Caregivers of Autistic Children, Tiffany Harris
The Lived Experiences of K-12 Instructional Technology Leaders During Covid-19, Robin Jackson
Poly(thioether) Thermosets with Gated Photodegradation, Surabhi Jha
Emailed Prompt Package to Increase Alternative School Educators’ Use of Behavior Specific Praise, Chelsea Johnson
Onboarding to Retention: First Year Experiences of Faculty and Staff of Color at a Predominantly White Institution, Paige Jones
Variability in Semidiurnal Surface and Internal Tides in Global Ocean Model Simulations, Harpreet Kaur
Uncovering Novel Small Regulatory RNA in Protostome, Sweta Khanal
Wilczinski Street: A Novel-in-Stories, Ashura Lewis
Community Outreach: A Piano Concert Designed For Children, Hsin Shih Liu
Investigating Nature-Based Mindfulness in Nurse Anesthesia Students: A Pilot Study, Douglas Lovern
Understanding Chain Dynamics and Conformation of Conjugated Polymers in Films and Solutions, Guorong Ma
"Mudlark" and Other Stories, Mary McCaulay
Ecologies of Invasion and Welsh Resistance in Late Medieval Arthuriana, Marisa Mills
Examining the Career Path of Certified Public Accountants in Audit and Tax Services: Perceptions of Accounting Graduates' Competencies, Steven Mulhollen
Roadkill Reverend, David Nikityn
Delta-shaped Approximation Based Homotopy Analysis Method for Nonlinear Poisson-Type Partial Differential Equations, Cyril Ocloo
The Effects of Ambient Light Intensity on Affordance Perception, Tyler Overstreet
The Pedagogical Impact of Injury Through The Experiences of Three Professional Trombonists, Caleb Owenby
Design, Synthesis, and Optimization of Allosteric Inhibitors of HIV-1 Integrase, Krunal H. Patel
From the Hispaniolan Dry Forests to Interstate Truck Stops: Investigations into the Ecology of Endangered Rock Iguanas in the Dominican Republic and the Origins of Invasive House Geckos in the Southern United States, Christopher Pellecchia
Night Shift Acute Care Nurse Narratives: Exploring Collaborative Solutions to Reduce Burnout, Increase Morale and Engagement, and Improve Retention, Melissa Queen-Lomas
The Effectiveness of Curriculum Assessment Literacy Training For Head Start Teachers on Teacher Fidelity Scores and CLASS Assessment Scores, Netice Rankin and Netice Danyell Rankin
Second Victim Syndrome: Nurses Suffering in Silence, Matthew Riehm
Elevating Commodity Polymers to Advanced Applications in Polymer Photonics and Polymer-Derived Porous Materials, Mark Robertson
Chain Extension of Blocked Isocyanates for the Creation of Covalent Adaptable Networks, Catherine Sarantes
The Effects of Free Volume and Processing on the Development of Gas Separation Membranes, Jacob Schekman
The Role of an Environmental Club on Community College Students' Connectedness to Nature, Robert Skipper
The Saudi Government's Response To COVID-19: A Social Media Analysis, Raghad Sonbul
Beyond Grades: Disrupting dominant narratives of success in undergraduate science through community engagement, Caroline Sorey
Enhancing Light Upconversion by Singlet-Sink-Type Triplet-Triplet Annihilation in Polymer Glasses, Sonia Stanciu
Examining Self-Stigma Mechanisms Using Serial Mediation in Relation to Help-Seeking Attitudes and Intentions Among Adult Substance Users, Stephanie Strong
Eliciting a Syncopated Response from an Ensemble, Thomas Trautman
Resource Wealth and Micro-Insurgency Duration, Michael Trevett
Peer Victimization in College Student Mental Health and Well-Being: Moderating Effects of Perceived Social Support, Erica Van Overloop
Essays on Foreign Direct Investment, Free Trade Agreements, and the Digital Economy, Constance Vigilance
Evaluating The Treatment Utility Of Universal Screening For Social-Emotional And Behavioral Risk, Rebecca Wagner Lovelace
Development and Structural Origin of Stretchable Semiconducting Polymers and Composites, Yunfei Wang
Impact of Thermal-hydric Stress of Physiological Performance and Mating Behavior of Fiddler Crabs, Talene G. Yeghissian
Development of Polymeric-based Materials for Enhanced Mass and Heat Transport, Moustafa M. Zagho
Dissertations from 2023
DESIGN OF BIOINSPIRED PEPTIDES AND GLYCOPOLYMERS FOR CONTROLLED DRUG LOADING AND RELEASE, Hannah Abernathy
A Computational Kinetics Model To Quantify Radiation Induced Chemical Products Of Atmospheric Gas Mixtures, Patrick Ables
WATERBORNE POLYURETHANE DISPERSION COMPOSITES: CONNECTING NEAT FILM MORPHOLOGY TO FILLER LOCALIZATION BEHAVIOR, Garrett Abrahamsen
PERUVIAN MUSICAL ELEMENTS IN SELECTED PERUVIAN PIANO COMPOSITIONS BY DUNCKER LAVALLE, AYARZA DE MORALES, AND E. VALCÁRCEL ARZE, gonzalo aguilar
CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF SAUDI STUDENTS AT ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Haytham Aloufi
NAVAJO FOLK ELEMENTS IN SANDPAINTINGS FOR PIANO BY CONNOR CHEE, le bai
Chaos is Not Rational: Nursing Leadership and Intuition in Disaster Preparedness and Response, Sarah Banks
A STUDY ON VIVIAN FINE’S CHAMBER CONCERTO FOR CELLO AND SIX INSTRUMENTS, Andrea Beltran Landers
Harbingers: Stories, Jamie Benner
SENSING THE RHIZOSPHERE: MICROBIAL TRANSCRIPTOME RESPONSES TO ROOT EXUDATES AND REDOX-ACTIVE METABOLITES, Ankita Bhattacharyya
RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN THE STRONG BLACK WOMAN SCHEMA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO HEALTH BEHAVIORS AND PERSEVERANCE, Raegan Bishop
Meta-Analysis of Effective Instruction Delivery, Halley Blanchard
HARAMED AND DANGEROUS: A THEMATIC EXAMINATION OF MUSLIM WOMEN’S REPRESENTATION IN WE ARE LADY PARTS, Reham Bohamad
HUMAN CAPITAL FLIGHT: DETERMINANTS OF OUT-MIGRATION DECISIONS AMONG MISSISSIPPI’S COLLEGE GRADUATES, Felicia M. Bowens
TEACHER EVALUATIONS, PBIS IMPLEMENTATION, AND STUDENT OUTCOMES, Kasey Catherine Keith Boyd
Soft Goodbyes Through Broken Veils, Clayton Bradshaw
An Analysis of the Factors that Affect Self-employment, Stefani Broome
Toughest Men in the South, Greatest Athletes in the World: Gender, Race, and Modernity in Southern Wrestling, Sean Buckelew
EXPLORING EMPLOYEES’ PERCEIVED FAIRNESS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PROCESS AND THE INFLUENCE ON EMPLOYEE RETENTION, Cherica Buckner
The Influence of Childhood Familial Dysfunction on Emotional Well-Being and Substance Use Behaviors in Young Adults, Margaret Bullerjahn