Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Thesis: The Effects of Behavioral Skills Training for Goal Setting on Skill Acquisition, Michelle Beaulieu
Dissertation: The Decline of Science in the Early Years: A Diagnosis and a Plan of Action, Jennifer Bentley
Thesis: Choral Students’ Perception of Kinesthetic Pedagogy in the High School Choral Classroom, Molly Bolewski
Thesis: Analyzing Sex Differences in Human Performance Through 3D Isotonic Resistance, Jacob M. Cunha
Dissertation: Engagement Between African American Male Students and the Community College, Parrish Geary
Thesis: Exploring the Relative Contribution of Humans on Genetic Differentiation Among Speyeria callippe Populations in the California Coast Ranges, Laura K. Heller
Dissertation: Transforming Land And Home Ownership: Emergent Strategy And Community Cultural Wealth In Developing Community Land Trusts, Ahmed Naguib
Dissertation: Exploring the Pre- and Post-Pandemic Connection Between the PLUS School Climate Survey and Student Outcomes: A Comparative Analysis and Predictive Study, Sarah V. Neely
Thesis: Roles of PPP1R15A (GADD34) and PPP1R15B (CReP) in ER Stress-Induced Apoptosis in Zebrafish Caudal Fin Epidermal Cells, Ayano Ohata
Dissertation: Unmasking Challenges Of African American Women At Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) Unveiling Phenomenological Realities And Prioritizing Well-Being, Alicia C. Perry
Dissertation: The Impact of Course Format on Performance in Intermediate Algebra: Exploring Potential Moderating Effects of Student Background Characteristics, Andrew Pitcher
Thesis: Quantitative Shotgun Proteomic Analysis of Bacteria After Overexpression of Recombinant Spider Miniature Spidrion, MaSp1, Kathryn P. Randene
Dissertation: Role Play or Real Play: A Quasi-Experiment in the Counseling Classroom, Elke Schmeling
Dissertation: Synthesis of Hydroxycinnamate Derivatives and Characterization of Bioactivity as Radical Scavengers and α-Glucosidase Inhibitors, Cate Simmermaker
Dissertation: Nutrition Counseling Practices Among Psychologists, Wibecke Stromsnes
Thesis: Evaluating the Effects of Self-Monitoring on Physical Activity Within a Health Coaching Package, Morgan E. Valois
Dissertation: Examining Differences in Self-Concept and Language Between Monolingual and Bilingual Undergraduate Students, Marilyn Vega-Wagner
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Thesis: Singing in the Key of Life, Georgia Braun McBride Agerton
Dissertation: THE EFFECTS OF GONOODLE ENGAGEMENT ON MATHEMATICS SKILLS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS WITH AUTISM, Cheryl D. Barrett
Thesis: REMOTE AMBIENT AEROSOLS FOUND IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS AND EASTERN NORTH ATLANTIC: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF OPTICAL BEHAVIOR AND AEROSOL-CLOUD INTERACTION, Daniel J. Bonanno
Thesis: Caregiver Acceptability of Differential Reinforcement Procedures for Honest Reports of Transgressions, Stephanie C. Bowar
Thesis: An Evaluation of Prompting to Teach Children to Ask for Help in a Virtual Classroom, Katherine Griffith Brock
Dissertation: A QUALITATIVE STUDY EXAMINING THE LITERACY EXPERIENCES OF MALE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL, Ari Raymond Colondres
Dissertation: Utilization-Focused Evaluation on the Impact of a Sports-Based Youth Development on Unaccompanied Youth Students, Eric Cortez
Thesis: Evaluating the Effects of Feedback on College Students' Self-Reports of Alcohol Consumption and Standard Drink Free-Pours, Alondra Del Real
Thesis: THE EFFECT OF A MUSIC THERAPY VIDEO IN-SERVICE ON STAFFS' BELIEFS ABOUT MUSIC THERAPY IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, Jesus Javier Garcia
Thesis: We're Listening: A Study of Music Preference in Modern Society, Michael B. Glover
Dissertation: All Along the Ivory Tower: Black American Identity as Voiced by Poetic Youths, Jeremy D. Greene
Dissertation: Development of Multivalent DNA-Peptide Nucleosome Mimetics and Multi-Domain Protein Inhibitors That Directly or Indirectly Target the E3 Ligase UHRF1, Li Gu
Dissertation: Representation Counts: Intern Teachers of Color and Their Perspectives of Teaching in a California County, Girlie M. Hale
CEPHALOMETRIC AND DENTAL CHANGES OBSERVED IN DEEP OVERBITE CORRECTION USING CLEAR ALIGNERS, Valerie Hernandez-Blouin
Dissertation: How Instructional Strategies Impact Mathematics Self-Efficacy and Learning: Middle School Student Perceptions, Roni R. Herndon
Dissertation: The Space in Between: An Exploration of the Transition From Military Service to Life as a Homeless Female Veteran, Dana M. Howard
Thesis: Analyzing Media Representations of Rape Investigations and Interrogating the Representation of Victim Blaming and Rape Myths: A Feminist Rhetorical Critique on the Netflix Limited Series Unbelievable, Kelly N. Hutchison
Dissertation: The Facade of Instructional Leadership – The Patterns and Priorities of Principals in Guiding and Driving Effective Classroom Instructional Practices, Jerad Hyden
Thesis: Fall Risk Among Older Adults: Major Risk Factors, Primary Assessment Tools, and the Influence of Medications, Marie Roseann Jensen
3-D AUTOMATED LANDMARK IDENTIFICATION ON CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY USING IN VIVO: ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY, Young-Eun Stephanie Jung
Direito, Saneamento e Sustentabilidade: Uma Análise Comparativa entre Municípios do Estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil, e da Província de Ontário, Canadá à Luz dos Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável 6 e 11, Claudio Antonio Klaus Junior
Thesis: A New Era of Policing: Uncovering Ways Officers Believe Community Relations can be Restored, Bradi Kai Kooyman
CLINICIANS’ JUDGMENT TO RECOMMEND PHASE I MIXED DENTITION TREATMENT, Yidi Liu
Thesis: The Cyclotron an Animated Motion Picture, Oliver A. Livoni
SKELETAL AND DENTAL TREATMENT EFFECTS IN CLASS II SUBDIVISION MALOCCLUSIONS: A CBCT STUDY, Jaime Kika Masunaga
Thesis: Exercise Behavior and Recreational Sports Participation Predicts Academic Success in University Students, Natalie Matian
Dissertation: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE FINANCIAL EDUCATION OF YOUNG BLACK MEN, Sue M. May
Thesis: A DnaK Chaperone System Connects Type IV Pilus Activity to Polysaccharide Secretion in the Cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme, Heather J. McDonald
Thesis: Four Fundamental Factors in the Instability of the American Home, Harold Joseph Miller
Dissertation: Resilience of the Black Woman: Thriving Through Storytelling, Kimberly R. Miller
Dissertation: Lifting as We Climb: Effective Mentoring Methods for Black Women Who Aspire to Senior Leadership Roles in Higher Education, Janine Mixon
CLASS II MALOCCLUSION CORRECTION WITH INVISALIGN: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY, Stacey Moon
ASSESSING TREATMENT EFFECTS OF INVISALIGN FIRST COMPARED TO MAXILLARY EXPANDERS AND FIXED APPLIANCES IN MIXED DENTITION PATIENTS, Parisa Moravedje Torbaty
Thesis: MOLECULAR AND ENZYMATIC RESISTANCE OF CULEX TARSALIS TO PYRETHROID AND ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDES, William Mortola
Thesis: Making Sense of Big (Kinematic) Data: A Comprehensive Analysis of Movement Parameters in a Diverse Population, Naomi Wilma Nunis
Dissertation: Continuation Teachers' Perceptions of Grading Practices, Tobi W. Page
Dissertation: Enhancing the half-life of Interleukin 2 by conjugation to the Transthyretin Ligand, TLHE And Enhancing the efficacy of peptides that inhibit COVID 19 viral entry, Arjun D. Patel
Dissertation: Social Media: Are You Addicted? Examining the Role of Social Media Platforms on Life Satisfaction, Personality and Generation, Alexzander Ponce
Dissertation: ROLE OF CYSTEINE REDOX STATE IN ALTERING THE EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION IN LUNG CANCER, Md Anisur Rahman
Dissertation: THE DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL POTENT 5-SUBSTITUTED 3, 3’, 4’, 7-TETRAMETHOXYFLAVONOID DNA TRIPLEX SPECIFIC BINDING LIGANDS, Vanessa Marie Rangel
Dissertation: Reaching and Teaching the Whole Person: Investigating the Relationships Between Empathy, Attitude Towards Trauma Informed Care, and Level of Teacher Self-Efficacy Related to Classroom Management, Amanda Ray
Dissertation: Relationships Between K-12 In-Service Teachers’ Personal Environmental Education Teacher Efficacy, Environmental Identity, and Concern for Implementation of California’s Environmental Principles and Concepts, Dean Matthew Reese
Dissertation: “I’m Listening, Auntie” A Study on the Experiences of Black Women Earning a Doctorate Degree in Education at a California State University, Parker Rugeley-Valle
Dissertation: Evaluation of Human Stem Cell-Derived Neurons in 2D and 3D Cultures for Neurodevelopmental Studies, Epilepsy Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery, Hamed Salmanzadeh-Dozdabi
Dissertation: African American Males, the Achievement Gap and the Impact of Social Skills and Classroom Climate on Educational Aspirations, Latoya Seawood
Thesis: HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN FOR STRATEGIC ORGANIZATIONAL SHIFTS IN COMPLEX TIMES, Kristen Laviano Snow
CHARACTERISTICS OF GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID FLOW DURING ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT WITH INVISALIGN, Nina Stevens
NASOALVEOLAR MOLDING IN UNILATERAL CLEFT LIP AND PALATE: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS, Yoon Weon Christina Suh
Dissertation: Targeting ribonucleotide reductase for breast cancer treatment, Nahid Sultana
Dissertation/Thesis: MEDIATING EFFECTS OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE ON PARENTAL WARMTH, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION WITH 8-YEAR-OLD FEMALES WITH HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM, Angela M. Swenson
Thesis: Chemically Mediated Algal-Bacterial Interactions: Promotion & Inhibition, Kara Talbott
Dissertation: Examining Attention to Leadership When Hiring School Administrators in a High Poverty, Ethnically Diverse School District: A Case Study, Veronica A. Tigert
Thesis: Investigating bZip Recognition of DNA Sequences Through a Knob-Socket Perspective, Aaron Tran
Dissertation: Exploring Academic Capital Formation of Hmong American Undergraduate College Students, Lou Vang
Dissertation: Inclusive Practices in Catholic Education: A Restorative Realignment, Carla Vellutini
Dissertation: Influence of Female Sex Hormones on GHB Toxicokinetics and Regulation of MCTs and SMCTs, Hao Wei
Dissertation: WRITING AS TRANSFORMATION: AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY ON TRAUMA-INFORMED CURRICULUM, Nena L. Weinsteiger Guzman
Dissertation: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF UNDERSTANDING FEMALE NAVY VETERANS’ EXPERIENCES WITH REPRESENTATION AND INCLUSION IN THE U.S. MILITARY, Antwanisha K. Williamson
Dissertation: Identifying Success Strategies for Hmong American Students in Higher Education, Jason Xiong
Dissertation: The Degradation Mechanisms of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Human Lung Epithelial Carcinoma A549 Cells, Rui Xiong
Dissertation: An Annotated Translation of the WU LIANG I CHING (The Sutra of the Immeasurable meaning), Charles H. Yick and Frederick H. Hong
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Postgraduate Endodontic Programs in the United States, Bianca Aboubakare, James Chen, and Johnah C. Galicia
Thesis: CONSTRUCTING A VALIDITY ARGUMENT FOR ASSESSMENTS OF CLINICAL COMPETENCE IN PREDOCTORAL DENTAL EDUCATION: A RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION, Fatema Alkazemi
Dissertation: INCORPORATING GLUTAMIC ACID-VALINE-CITRULLINE LINKER IN TRIFUNCTIONAL MOLECULES TARGETING PSMA ENSURES ENHANCED STABILITY, SAFETY, AND EFFICACY IN MOUSE MODEL OF PROSTATE CANCER, Toufiq Ul Amin
Dissertation: THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY LEADERS’ PERSPECTIVES OF HIGHER EDUCATION SAFETY CULTURE, Zenebe Asfir
Thesis: BEYOND CORTISOL: INDICATORS OF STRESS AND NEGATIVE FEEDBACK IN PLASMA AND BLUBBER OF MARINE MAMMALS, Jessica Avalos
Dissertation: Hostile Takeover: The Effects of Work Stress, Monica D. Barletta
Thesis: DEVELOPMENTAL PLASTICITY OF STRESS TOLERANCE AND LIFE-HISTORY STRATEGY TO ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT, Alyssa M. Bonfoey
Dissertation: Implementation and Sustainability of Trauma-Informed Care Via Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), Aisha Larie Elloie Brice
Dissertation: POPULARITY AND INTERNALIZING SYMPTOMS: THE POSSIBLE MEDIATIONAL ROLE OF FRIENDSHIP QUALITY, Jocelyn Camargo
Thesis: True-Ed Select: A Machine Learning Based University Selection Framework, Jerry C. Cearley
Dissertation: SELF-AUTHORSHIP AND THE EFFECTS OF REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK IN POST-STUDY ABROAD U.S. COLLEGE STUDENTS: STRANGERS IN THEIR OWN LAND, Tarianne G. Cotton
EFFICACY OF CARIES DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION USING NEAR-INFRARED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY IN THE ITERO ELEMENT 5D INTRAORAL SCANNER IN COMPARISON TO CLINICAL-REFERENCE STANDARD BITEWING RADIOGRAPHS IN A PEDIATRIC POPULATION, Kyle Cuenin and James Chen
Thesis: The Vagabond Flourine Atom Revisited: Dissociative Photoionization of Tri- and Pentafluoropropene, Jessica K. De La Cruz
Thesis: Evaluating a Nondirective Health Coaching Package and a Directive Coaching Package for Increasing Physical Activity, Hailey E. Donohue
Thesis: MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS: BIOFILM INHIBITION & ALGAE ASSOCIATED COMMUNITY STRUCTURE, Michelle V. Fong
Dissertation: Student Loan Debt and First-Generation Community College Students, Sandra A. Fuentes
Dissertation: THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON PEER INFLUENCE AND BELONGINGNESS ON ADOLESCENT EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS, Thavy Van Garst
Dissertation: Spouses of First Responders: A Narrative Inquiry of Survival, Recovery and Healing, Jennifer D. Geiger
Thesis: EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF CLIENT-SET VERSUS COACH-SET GOALS IN THE CONTEXT OF A HEALTH-COACHING INTERVENTION FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, J. Logan Gibson
Thesis: REGULATION OF PPP1R15A (GADD34) AND PPP1R15B (CREP) MRNA EXPRESSION AND LOCALIZATION IN THE UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE, Krithika Giresh
Thesis: Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus biofilm by Variovorax paradoxus, Esther Gomez
Thesis: THE ROLE OF RAD51 IN TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS, Dominique Hall