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Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Thesis: EFFECTS OF TOMMY JOHN SURGERY, DRAFT ORDER, AND MONETARY FACTORS ON THE VALUE OF PITCHERS IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, Jonathan P. Wong

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Thesis: CPF1-BASED CRISPR GENOME EDITING IN THE CYANOBACTERIUM N. PUNCTIFORME, Soohan Woo

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Dissertation: CULTURAL AND GENDER SHIFTS: TRENDS AND FACTORS HMONG MALE STUDENTS FACE IN PURSUIT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, Sai Yang Xiong

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Dissertation: GAS-PHASE ACID-BASE PROPERTIES AND CONFORMATIONS OF OLIGOPEPTIDES THROUGH MASS SPECTROMETRY AND COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES, Yuntao Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Thesis: The Effects of Adding Motivational Interviewing to a Behavioral Coaching Intervention to Increase Physical Activity, Ryley Acrea

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Thesis: A TIERED RECOMMENDER SYSTEM FOR COST-EFFECTIVE CLOUD INSTANCE SELECTION, Xusheng Ai

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Thesis: DETERMINING OPTIMAL RESISTANCE LOADS DURING EXERCISE IN MALE AND FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS, Alexia Amo

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Thesis: Memory Strategy Instruction With Goal-Setting And Positive Feedback: Impact On Memory, Strategy Use, and Task Commitment, Mercedes E. Ball

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Thesis: Feasibility and Effectiveness of Self-Administered Mood Vectoring Playlists in the Treatment of Anxiety Symptoms, Katie A. Bautch

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Dissertation: The Effect of Therapeutic Music Playlists on Symptoms of Anxiety: A Clinical Trial, Katie A. Bautch

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Dissertation: WHERE AM I?: THE ABSENCE OF THE BLACK MALE FROM THE E-SUITE, Brian Bedford

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Thesis: A REVIEW OF THE USE OF ADVANCE NOTICE AS AN INTERVENTION FOR TRANSITION RELATED PROBLEM BEHAVIOR: IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE AND FUTURE RESEARCH, Matthew Boliard

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AN IN VITRO EVALUATION OF THE WIRELE-X ELECTRONIC APEX LOCATOR, Lucas M. Brand DDS, Craig A. Dunlap DDS, Ray Scott DDS MSD, and Ove A. Peters DMD MS PhD

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Thesis: SPEAK UP: AN EVALUATION OF TEACHING ENGAGEMENT TO CHILDREN IN AN ACADEMIC SETTING, Delaney R. Callan

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Thesis: HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE DEI CLIMATE: EXPLORING AND UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, SELF ESTEEM, AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INITIATIVES ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS, Christian T. Cardona

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Dissertation: AN EXPLORATION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS’ SELF-EFFICACY AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN LEARNING CHINESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, Cheng Chen

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Thesis: Music Therapists, Personal Value Preferences, and Burnout, Yung-Jung (Kerstin) Cheng

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1 Long Term Impact of Microimplant Assisted Rapid Palatal Expansion on Soft Tissue Nasal Morphology, Laura Chew, Heeyeon Suh, Joorok Park, and Heesoo Oh

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Dissertation: Including ALL Students: Supporting Adolescents With Intellectual Disabilities Who Are Gender Nonconforming, Jennifer Clare

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Thesis: CROSSFIT, INSTAGRAM, AND THE MEDIATING EFFECTS OF SOCIAL COMPARISON ON SELF-ESTEEM, Michael A. Contreras

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Dissertation: EXPLORING THE IDENTIFICATION OF AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISODER THROUGH THE STORY OF A PARENT, Christopher Cooper

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Thesis: The Feasibility of Assessing Infants’ Social Evaluations Using Within-Subject Repeated Measures in a Virtual Format, Samantha Crooks

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Dissertation: BEATS, RHYMES AND LIFE: COUNTERING THE ENACTMENT OF SYSTEMIC WHITENESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION - HIP-HOP TOOLS AND PRACTICES, Adam Freas

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Dissertation: ¡CON GANAS TODO SE PUEDE! JOURNEYS OF FIRST-GENERATION LATINA NONTRADITIONAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT-MOTHERS / ¡CON GANAS TODO SE PUEDE! VIAJES DE MADRES LATINAS NO TRADICIONAL QUE SON ESTUDIANTES PRIMERA-GENERACION EN COLEGIO COMUNITARIO, Myra Gardea-Hernández

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Accuracy and reliability of a fully automated landmark identification system on Cone Beam Computed Tomography, Ali Ghowsi, David Hatcher, Heeyeon Suh, Joorok Park, and Heesoo Oh

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Removable Appliance Therapy for Interceptive Orthodontic Treatment, Vikas Gupta and James Chen

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Dissertation: Translationally-transformed coupled-cluster theory for periodic systems, Boris Daniel Gutierrez-Cortes

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Dissertation: INTEGRATED THREAT THEORY: IMMIGRATION PERSPECTIVES AND TEACHERS’ ATTITUDES, Doe Adelfa Suzanne Hain-Jamall

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Utilization of a new web-based application for case difficulty assessment as a predictor for procedural errors in nonsurgical root canal treatment, Watraat Unmona Hasanat

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Dissertation: STRESS RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT LEADERS AT FAITH-BASED UNIVERSITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY, David Heitman

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Thesis: BAYESIAN-DERIVED VANCOMYCIN AUC24H THRESHOLD FOR NEPHROTOXICITY IN SPECIAL POPULATIONS, Dan Ho

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Thesis: Investigating the Specificity of Coiled-Coil Recognition, Melina Huey

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Dissertation: TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF THE ROLE OF SOCIAL ROBOTS AS TEACHING ASSISTANTS IN THE ONLINE TEACHING OF STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, Richard Hutley

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Dissertation: EFFECTS OF RACIAL IDENTITY ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF BIRACIAL STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC SELF CONCEPT AS A MEDIATOR, Kamio Ayisha Jones

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Thesis: Molecular Responses to Catastrophic Molting in a Wild Marine Mammal, Anna Keith

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Thesis: Teaching Study Skills to College Students Using Checklist Training, Sarah T. Kong

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Dissertation: IMPROVING THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF TRAUMA-IMPACTED STUDENTS: IDENTIFYING EMERGING BEST PRACTICES FOR TEACHING LOW-SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS URBAN STUDENTS, Regina Lane

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Dissertation: THE EFFECT OF DEPRESSION ON ADOLESCENT DEVIANT BEHAVIOR AND THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF AUTONOMY, Theresa Lee

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Dissertation: HARNESSING TRANSTHYRETIN TO ENHANCE THE IN VIVO HALF-LIFE OF HUMAN INTERLEUKIN-2 (IL-2), Fang Liu

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Thesis: A Comparison of Traditional Aggregated Data to a Comprehensive Second-by-Second Data Depiction in Functional Analysis Graphs, Erin MacKelvie

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Dissertation: TEACHER CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND THE EFFECT ON SLAVIC STUDENT PERFORMANCE, Erin Marston

Thesis: “The Other Side of the Pacific”——Social construction of reality of Chinese students in the United States, Su Y. McGowan

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Dissertation: Self-advocacy for postsecondary students who use mobility aids, Erin Moore

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VARIANTS OF FACIAL SHAPE GENES IN PATIENTS WITH CLASS II OR CLASS I MALOCCLUSION, Mahsa Mortazavi; Marie M. Tolarová MD, PhD, DrSc; and Mirek Tolar

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Thesis: Teaching College Athletes Social Media Appropriateness, Christina Murray

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Variants of PAX Gene Family in Patients with Class II or Class I Malocclusion, Mana Naeim; Marie M. Tolarová MD, PhD, DrSc; and Mirek Tolar

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Thesis: Development of Linked-Domain Protein Inhibitors of the E2-Conjugating Enzyme Ube2D, Anneroos E. Nederstigt

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Thesis: Changes in the Vertical Stratification of Neotropical Nymphalidae at Forest Edges in Relation to Light and Temperature Conditions, Brian Koji Oye

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The influence of CBCT-derived 3D-printed models on endodontic microsurgical treatment planning and confidence of the operator, Shreyas Oza and Johnah C. Galicia

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Complications Reported in Maxillary Skeletal Expansion, Jacqueline Payne, Audrey Yoon, Heeyeon Suh, Joorok Park, and Heesoo Oh

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Dissertation: IMPACT OF 17-BETA ESTRADIOL AND MODERATE-INTENSITY EXERCISE ON MESENTERIC ARTERIAL FUNCTION OF UC DAVIS TYPE-2 DIABETES MELLITUS RATS, Md Rahatullah Razan

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Thesis: EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR BEAUTY ACCOUNTS ON INSTAGRAM, Gitaine Reis

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Dissertation: MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ABOUT THE EFFECTIVNESS OF POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS IN A DIVERSE DISTRICT: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY, Laureen Riddick

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Thesis: Television Viewing and Latino Stereotypes, Gustavo Rivera

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Dissertation: SYNTHESIS AND CONFORMATIONAL STUDY OF TRIAZOLYLCYCLOHEXANOLS AND TRANS-2-(AZAARYLSULFANYL)-CYCLOHEXANOLS, Mulinde R. Ruyonga

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Thesis: SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT OF BILINGUAL DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN, Joanne J. Ryu

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Thesis: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GRIT, WORK ENGAGEMENT, AND CAREER SUCCESS AMONG U.S. PHARMACISTS, Nareeta A. Sharma

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Dissertation: The Effects of Touchscreen Technology Usage on the Social Emotional Development of Preschool-Aged Children, Amanda Marie Sharpe

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Dissertation: A Qualitative Study of the Lao American College Experience, Jerry Sithiphone

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Dissertation: EVALUATION OF A DIVISION I MID-MAJOR UNIVERSITY’S STUDENT-ATHLETE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, Heather M. Swanson

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Dissertation: Community Gardens: Giving Hope to Southeast Asian Refugees, Yua Thao

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Dissertation: Supporting instructors to promote at-promise students’ success: How faculty coordinators facilitate TSLC’s ecological validation, Jonathan Toccoli

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Thesis: CLARIFYING PATTERNS IN HOST PLANT USE BY ADELPHA BUTTERFLIES (NYMPHALIDAE: LIMENITIDINAE), Karina Torres

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Dissertation: IN VITRO COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE BINDING AFFINITY AND TARGETED-DRUG DELIVERY EFFICIENCY OF EGFR-TARGETING PEPTIDES, Jingda Wang

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Dissertation: Investigating the Lived Experiences of Community College Students Who Have Practiced Meditation, Robert S. Withrow-Clark

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Dissertation: Human Capital Formation and Return Migration within Mong Communities in Rural/Semi-Rural Northern California, Chong Yang

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Dissertation: POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION AND DEGRADATION MECHANISMS OF THE ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR, Yujie Yang

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Thesis: DEVELOPMENT OF MIRIPLATIN-LOADED NANOPARTICLES AGAINST NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER, Zhongyue Yuan

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Comparison of Maxillary Expansion Between Clear Aligners and Removable Expansion Appliance in the Mixed Dentition, Micaela Zaverdinos, Paul Kasrovi, James Chen, and Heesoo Oh

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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OROPHARYNGEAL AIRWAY CHANGES FOLLOWING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT OF ANTERIOR OPEN BITE IN GROWING VS NON-GROWING PATIENTS, Mona Awadi, Heeyeon Suh, Joorok Park, and Heesoo Oh

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Thesis: THE ROLE OF FOOD AND CULINARY CUSTOMS IN THE HOMING PROCESS FOR SYRIAN MIGRANTS IN CALIFORNIA, Sally Baho

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Dissertation: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF A COREQUISITE MODEL ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PRECALCULUS: WHO BENEFITS WHEN?, Savita Bhagi

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Dissertation: Factors Influencing Alumni Giving of First-Generation Hispanic Women, R. Scott Biedermann

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Dissertation: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTORING AND INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS: GENDER DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SCHOOL SITE LEADERS, Kristina Britton

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Dissertation: Workplace Dynamics: Exploring Views, Impressions, and Preferences of Colleagues with Diverse Backgrounds and Attributes, Emily Harris Broadhurst

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Thesis: Evaluation of Behavioral Skills Training (BST) to Teach College Students to Pour a Standard Serving of Alcohol: Skill Acquisition and Generality Across Cups and Time, Margaret Brock

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Dissertation: Chicanas Completing the Doctorate in Education: Providing consejos de la mesa de poder, Sandra J. Castañón-Ramirez

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Thesis: Prevalence of Dirofilaria Immitis in Southern California’s Invasive Aedes Species and Native Culiseta Incidens, Zaina Chaban

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Dissertation: HIGHER EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, QUALITY ASSURANCE PRACTICE, AND TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ARTS DISCIPLINES, David M. Chase

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Thesis: Minority Representations in Crime Drama: An Examination of Roles, Identity, and Power, Megan E. Chatelain

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Dissertation: REGULATION OF INTRACELLULAR ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR PROTEIN LEVELS, Jinyun Chen

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Thesis: Effects of Chronic Energy Drink Consumption on Cardiometabolic Endpoints, May Chen

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Dissertation: The Evaluation of Positive Intervention Strategies on Chronic Absenteeism at the High School Level, Marla Clayton Johnson

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Dissertation: Caregiving for a Child with Multiple Disabilities: A Mother's Story, Shana Cole

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Dissertation: The Effects of the Work Environment on California Community College Counselors' Professional Self-care, Tina Dang

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Thesis: An Exploration of Contributing Factors of Student Fitness Employee Job Satisfaction in Campus Recreation, John Davenport

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Dissertation: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL INQUIRY INTO THE TEACHING OF CLIMATE CHANGE, Daniel Diego

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Thesis: Listener responses can influence the presentation of restricted interest topics to individuals with ASD, Sadaf Fakharzadeh

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Dissertation: Innovation Within Regulations: Gaining Insight On Cultivating Employee-Led Innovation In California Public-Sector Organizations, Rebecca N. Franklin

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Dissertation: The Evaluation of Schools to College and Career (S2C) Readiness Program for Middle School Student, Sima D. Gandhi

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Dissertation: A journey of determination and hope: Returning to high school after dropping out, Ernest Garcia

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Association of Type and Severity of Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefts with Combined Genotypes of RFC1 80 GA, MTHFR 677 CT, IRF6 (rs642961) and IRF6 (rs2235371) Gene Polymorphisms in an Indian Population, Chantal Hakim DDS, MSD; Marie M. Tolarová MD, PhD, DrSc; and Miroslav Tolar MD, PhD

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Thesis: Personality characteristics of dental students in Kuwait University associated with preferred teaching methods, Dalal Hasan

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Dissertation: Picture the Magic: Exploring Black girl identity using photovoice, Leha Anaya Hawkins

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Dissertation: RISING ABOVE THE ADOBE CEILING: A HERMENEUTIC PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF MENTORING AND SOCIAL CAPITAL INFLUENCES AMONG CALIFORNIA LATINA NONPROFIT LEADERS, Belinda Hernandez

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Thesis: Insurance Status and Obesity as Predictors of Cost in Trauma Care, Emily Homer

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PREVALENCE OF SHORT ROOT ANOMALY IN PATIENTS SEEKING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT, Tim Howarth, James Chen, and Heesoo Oh

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Thesis: midazole-based pH-sensitive Convertible Liposomes for Anticancer Drug Delivery, Ruiqi Huang

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Dissertation: Impact of a Student-Athlete Career Preparation Program on Athlete Alumni Affinity, Heather L. Hunter

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Thesis: A PROBABILISTIC MACHINE LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR CLOUD RESOURCE SELECTION ON THE CLOUD, Syeduzzaman Khan