Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Dissertation: What's Next? Improving an Out-of-School-Time Program for Social-Emotional Learning in an Elementary School, Karen Marie Sarafian
Thesis: The effect of Music Attention Control Training (MACT) for pre-adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Vienna Sa
Dissertation: STUDIES ON THE SIZE AND NON-PLANARITY OF AROMATIC STACKING MOIETY ON CONFORMATION SELECTIVITY AND THERMAL STABILIZATION OF G-QUADRUPLEXES, Mandeep Singh
Dissertation: Connections: Social media and parents raising children with profound multiple disabilities, Amy Ann Terra
Thesis: PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF FETAL RAT NEURAL STEM CELLS AFTER TREATMENT WITH Hericium erinaceus, Bright Adam Test
Dissertation: Relationships Between Religious Involvement, Stress, Depression, and Academic Performance of Graduate Students in Education, Jai Thao
Dissertation: FIRST YEAR FEMALE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS AT THE SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL: TRANSITIONS, PERSPECTIVES, ASPIRATIONS, Jennifer Tilton
Dissertation: EXPLORATION OF CIS-1,2-DIAMINOCYCLOHEXANE-BASED CONFORMATIONALLY LOCKED CHIRAL LIGANDS IN ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS, Carim van Beek
Dissertation: Understanding the Experiences of Underemployed First-Generation Hmong Graduates, Mong Vang
Thesis: Conflict in communication: Evaluating potential predictors for pro-social communication outcomes, Paul Javier Villa
Thesis: TEACHING COLLEGE STUDENTS HOW TO ANSWER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS: CONTENT, FLUENCY, AND SOCIAL VALIDITY, Jennifer Wahonick
INVISALIGN FIRST: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE PERCEIVED BENEFITS AND DRAWBACKS OF INVISALIGN FIRST AS A TREATMENT MODALITY FOR MIXED DENTITION PATIENTS, Erin Walker and James Chen
Dissertation: Designing leadership: Using design thinking to create, practices, and implement a formal leadership development program, Jon Samuel Wedding
Dissertation: ELEPHANT AND ANCHORS ‒ PHOTOELECTRON PHOTOION COINCIDENCE SPECTROSCOPY OF SMALL OXYGENATED MOLECULES, aPeter Weidner
Dissertation: MOVING QUICKLY: ONE STUDENT’S REFLECTIONS ON THE VALUE OF SECONDARY ACCELERATED LEARNING PROGRAMS, Rachel Marie West
Thesis: A Proteomic Analysis of Corydoras Sterbai Secretions and Tissues, Erik Powell Wictor
Thesis: Development of Lipid-based Nano Formulations of Miriplatin Against Lung Cancer, Zizhao Xu
SOFT TISSUE EFFECTS FROM MAXILLOMANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT WITH COUNTERCLOCKWISE ROTATION, Timothy Yu, Audrey Yoon, Stanley Yung Chuan Liu, Heeyeon Suh, Joorok Park, and Heesoo Oh
Thesis: Role of Polymer Physicochemical Properties on in vitro Mucoadhesion, Qing Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Dissertation: Sexual Dimorphism in Aortic Function of UC Davis Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Rat Model: Estrogen Specific Responses, Farjana Akther
Thesis: Saudi Arabian Students in Postgraduate Dental Programs: Investigating Factors Associated with Burnout, Asiri Amal
Dissertation: We (She, Me, Her) Are Not In Communication: An Autoethnography of a Black College Administrator, Tanya Anderson
Thesis: Poison Ivy's green screen debut: A rhetorical criticism on erasing identity on screen, Jennifer Baney
Thesis: Synthesis and Conformational Studies of Various Amides, Marcos Beltran-Sanchez
Thesis: Evaluating feedback during the Step It Up! game to increase physical activity exhibited by elementary school students during recess, Carla Burji
Dissertation: Rural Teachers' Perceptions of Collaboration and Professional Growth in Mathematics, Katherine M. Burns
Dissertation: Visual arts: Teaching creativity from within, Del Camara
Dissertation: The role of sex hormones on monocarboxylate transporter expression in tissues related to drug disposition, Jieyun Cao
Thesis: The Impact of Social and Cognitive Variables on Communication Competence, Griffin Cheek
Dissertation: Educational success of low-income and first generation college students in private colleges of China, Yinghui Chen
Dissertation: Exploring the Molecular Origin of Jet Fuel Thermal Oxidative Deposition Through Statistical Analysis of Mass Spectral Data and Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry of Deposits, Krege Matthew Christison
Dissertation: How a Small Business Negotiates Digital Inclusion of People with Disabilities: A Case Study, Belo Miguel Cipriani
Dissertation: Student perceptions of the Clip Chart Management System, Karin D. Compise
Thesis: Visual Feedback In Voice Therapy for Individuals with Parkinson's Disease, Rachel Brooke Convey
Dissertation: Roaming Transition States and Highly Accurate Thermochemistry: A PEPICO Study of Two Small Combustion Systems, Kyle John Covert
Dissertation: PRESCHOOL TEACHERS IN SHANGHAI, CHINA: PRE-SERVICE PIANO SKILL DEVELOPMENT, PERCEPTION OF ADEQUACY, AND CURRENT INSTRUCTIONAL USAGE, Chenyan Dai
Dissertation: Development and Characterization of LDV Peptide Targeted Nanocarriers for Paclitaxel Delivery: A Comparative Study of Micelles, Liposomes and Solid Lipid Nanoparticles, Poonam Dattani
Thesis: Blubber transcriptome and proteome responses to repeated adrenocorticotropic hormone administration in a marine mammal, Jared Deyarmin
Dissertation: Approaches to the Search of Platinum Anticancer Agents: Derivatizing Current Drugs and Incorporating HDAC Inhibition, Chao Feng
Dissertation: Developing X-ray Spectromicroscopic Techniques to Quantitatively Determine Population Statistics and Individual Particle Composition of Complex Mixed Aerosols, Matthew Fraund
Thesis: Cultivating out of class communication through Facebook, Daniel M. Galloway
Dissertation: The Chief Executive Officer of Charter Management Organizations and their Perspective on Instructional Leadership to Improve Student Achievement, Bryce Alan Geigle
Dissertation: DISRUPTING THE PRISON-TO-PRISON PIPELINE: DOING RESTORATIVE IDENTITY WORK WITH OFFENDER-LABELED YOUTH, Jahmon Londre Gibbs
Thesis: A trio of sigma factors control hormogonium development in Nostoc punctiforme, Alfonso Gonzalez Jr.
Thesis: Kinder and Less Just: A Critical Analysis of Modern Gleaning Organizations and Their Place in Food Recovery Discourse, Anna Clare Gorman
Thesis: Characterization of the blood-feeding patterns of Culex quinquefasciatus in San Bernadino County, California, Aelish Ann Guinn
Thesis: Strong Side, Weak Side: Goal Generating Tactics in NCAA Men's Water Polo, Joey Gullikson
Dissertation: The Associations Between the Perception of Helpfulness of Teacher Induction Programs, Teacher Self-Efficacy, and Anticipated First-Year Teacher Retention in Shanghai Public Primary Schools, Xiaotian Han
Dissertation: Oral Health Care: An Autoethnography Reflecting on Dentistry's Collective Neglect and Changes in Professional Education Resulting in the Dental Hygienist Being the Prevention-focused Primary Oral Health Care Provider, Maureen Patricia McWeeney Harrington
Dissertation: EFFECTS OF EYE TRACKING DURING INFANCY ON SOCIAL AMBIGUITY AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, Gabriela Hernandez
Thesis: Characterization of the roles of PPP1R15A (GADD34) and PPP1R15B (CReP) in ER stress-induced apoptosis in vivo, Danielle Hicks
Dissertation: THE INFLUENCES OF EARLY MOTHER-CHILD ATTACHMENT ND TEACHER-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS ON CHILDREN’S EMOTION REGULATION IN THIRD GRADE, Haijuan Huang
Thesis: Intrapulmonary Inoculation of Multicellular Tumor Spheroids to Construct an Orthotopic Lung Cancer Xenograft Model that Mimics Four Clinical Stages of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Yingbo Huang
Thesis: City limits: Heat tolerance is influenced by body size and hydration state in an urban ant community, Dustin Jerald Johnson
Thesis: Transcriptome analysis for novel peptide in breeding gland of Hymenochirus boettgeri, Minjin Ko
Thesis: Effects of extended intervention conditions on levels of physical activity exhibited by young children, Ingunn Kristjansdottir Oveny
Thesis: The Effect of Energy Drinks on Cardiovascular Variables: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Cynthia Lee
Thesis: Expression, purification, and characterization of recombinant basic fibroblast growth factor in pichia pastoris, Henry Hieu Minh Le
Thesis: THE EFFECTS OF LISTENING TO MOTIVATIONAL MUSIC ON PERFORMANCE OF KNEE EXTENSION AND FLEXION IN HEALTHY ADULTS, Alexander Lesser
Thesis: Evaluating Methods of Obtaining Male Pheromone from Hymenochirus Sp. Using Analytical Chemistry, Vincent Wing-Kun Leung
Thesis: The potency of AG10 in stabilizing transthyretin is driven by interactions mimicking the disease-suppressing T119M variant, Dengpan Liang
Dissertation: A COST CONTROL MODEL FOR INPATIENT MEDICATIONS AMONG ADULTS WITH MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DISORDERS, Huanan Li
Thesis: Investigating the Effect of Rutaecarpine on the Benzo[a]pyrene-Induced DNA Damage in vitro, You Li
Dissertation: The relationship between the CEFI, as a measure for executive function, and the BASC-3, as a measure of externalizing behavior, on school problems for children receiving special education services, David Looney
Dissertation: Fliposomes with a pH-sensitive conformational switch for anticancer drug delivery against triple negative breast cancer, Yifan Lu
Dissertation: The effects of attachment and alliances within the family on student/teacher relationships and disruptive behavior, Monika J. Mabe
Dissertation: An autoethnographic study: An identity lost and a passage discovered, Simone Shonte Martinez
Thesis: Predictors of Morbidity and Mortality Among Thoracic Trauma Patients, Jeremy Patrick McConnell
Thesis: Effects of a group-deposit prize draw on the step counts of adults, Alex J. McCurdy
Dissertation: NEAR MISS REPORTING: PERSPECTIVES ON WORKER CONVERSANCE OF INCIDENT EVENTS ACROSS TWO INDUSTRIES, Julia McGee
Thesis: The Effects of Mindfulness Practice with Music Listening on Working Memory, Emily Irene Messick
Dissertation: Developing collective teacher efficacy in one urban low-income elementary school: A case study, Lori Ann Morgan
Dissertation: Faculty adaptation to emerging instructional technologies in higher education, Marilyn Murrillo
Thesis: Characterization and Analysis of Proteins Secreted by the Mutant Pichia pastoris Strain, bgs13, Christopher Alan Naranjo
Dissertation: Improving Teacher Retention by Addressing Teachers' Compassion Fatigue, Jacquelyn Ollison
Thesis: The evolution of Sunset Magazine's cooking department: The accommodation of men's and women's cooking in the 1930s, Jennifer Hoolhorst Pagano
Dissertation: Development of a new class of ligand-targeted chemotherapeutics with enhanced safety and efficacy profile, Arindom Pal
Thesis: The Influence of Fatiguing Exercise on Power Output, Lena Kate Perry
Dissertation: Early Childhood Teacher Educators Perception of Their Own Critical Reflection on Race, Ethnicity, and Culture, Nicole Denise Porter
Thesis: Development of a biomarker panel for identifying stressed marine mammals, Laura Pujade
Dissertation: Knob-socket Investigation of Stability and Specificity in Alpha-helical Secondary and Quaternary Packing Structure, Taylor Renee Rabara
Thesis: Goal Orientations and Beliefs About Success in Age Group Swimmers, Nathan Alexander Rhea
Thesis: Student engagement in Pacific Recreation's programs, services, and facilities as a predictor of participation in sports clubs, Dustin Rich
Thesis: Free Operant Comparison of Interventions for Problematic Speech Using Reinforcement With and Without Preferred Topics, Ingrid Marcela Saavedra
Dissertation: Exploring the Attitudes and Beliefs of Audiology Students About People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Nancy Grosz Sager
Thesis: Structural Characterization of Black Widow Spider Dragline Silk Proteins CRP1 and CRP4, Mikayla Shanafelt
Facial Tissue Changes with Microimplant Assisted Rapid Palatal Expanders, Kevin Shimizu
Dissertation: KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON AND USAGE OF PICTURE BOOKS IN EFL CLASSROOMS IN SHANGHAI, Yuan Shi
Thesis: An Evaluation of Individual and Group Behavioral Skills Training to Teach Members of Greek Letter Organizations to Free-pour Standards of Alcohol, Meagan Anne Strickland
Dissertation: Factors underlying high school mathematics teachers' perceptions of challenging math tasks, Mariya Anne Sullivan
Dissertation: The effects of design thinking on students' career self-efficacy in career guidance courses, Zhongmiao Sun
Thesis: Phylogenomic analyses clarify butterfly species within the genus Speyeria despite evidence of a recent adaptive radiation, Erin Thompson
Dissertation: I3: Isomerization of Isomer Ions, Krisztián Gabor Torma
Dissertation: Early Care and Education Testimonios at the Borderlands, Jennifer Torres Siders
Dissertation: Developing a Rational Peptide Ligand Design Method Using CD13 as a Prototype Target Receptor, Md Zahir Uddin
Dissertation: Lipid-coated Magnesium Phosphate Nanoparticles for Intrapulmonary Protein Delivery in Mice, Mallika Vadlamudi
Thesis: Small scale sport events and sustainability: A case study in Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile, Jennifer Valarde-Menary
Thesis: Exercise and patient populations: A community-based exercise intervention on cancer and Type 2 diabetes, Cynthia Villalobos
Dissertation: Dialogue During Team Problem Solving Using Visual Representation Boundary Objects: A Case Study, Julie Marie Webb
Dissertation: The Effects of the Flipped Classroom Model on Students' Learning in a College English Class in Shanghai, China, Xiaoying Wei