Theses/Dissertations from 2014
A Narrative Study of Novice Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Science Instruction, Roberta Harrell
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome and Neuropsychological Dysfunction: Understanding the Impact of Obesity, Chelsea A. Hilsendager
Dust and Pleistocene Ice Ages: Eolian Sediments and Climate Change at Ziegler Reservoir, Snowmass Village, Colorado, Jeffrey S. Honke
The Impact of Internet GIS on Access to Water Quality Information, Joseph H. Hoover
A Divine Round Trip: The Literary and Christological Function of the Descent/Ascent Leitmotif in the Gospel of John, Susan Elizabeth Humble
Framing the Fight: Women's Use of Rhetorical Coercion to Gain Political Empowerment from Revolutionary Participation—the Cases of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Eritrea, Kyleanne M. Hunter
Sovereignty and Intervention in the Middle East: From the Fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Arab Spring, Raslan Ibrahim
Race, Gender, and the Negotiation of Power for White Women Sexual Violence Victim Advocates, Lisa Jane Ingarfield
Real-Time Bio Sensing Using Micro-Channel Encapsulated MEMS Resonators, Ayesha Iqbal
Design of the High-Speed Stereo Radiography System, John C. Ivester IV
Governing Confidence: Rhetoric, Affect, and Post-Crisis Financial Education, Samuel M. Jay
Puritanism and American Exceptionalism: A Genealogy of Their Impact on Native Americans 1620–1864, Jeremiah Jones
Behind the Doors of White Supremacy, Catlyn Kenna Keenan
Transmission: Premium Television Characters Outside of the Gender Binary, Daniel L. Ketchum
Setting the Captors Free: Soteriology in the Thought and Praxis of Martin Luther King, Jr., Jacob W. Kines Jr.
The Manual Alphabet, Samuel Clare Knights
Valuing, Christopher Kondrich
Stress Corrosion Cracking in Polymer Matrix Glass Fiber Composites, Jonathan Kosak
Longitudinal Perspective of Participation in a Double Blind Placebo Surgery Trial, Jessica Kuhne
The Climate Emergency and the Need for Global Climate Stabilization: The Role of Energy Efficiency in Climate Policy, Amy G. Laughlin
On-Orbit Cryogenic Propellant Storage Optimization, James T. Lee
Development and Testing of a Rapid Multiplex Assay for the Identification of Biological Stains, Kevin M. Legg
We Can Lie About How We Met: MSM Identity on Geo-Social Networking Applications, Levi Lindsey
Fabrication and Characterization of Small Scale Photo-Electro-Chemical Solar Cells, Xin Li
A Comparison of Two Method for DG Optimizing in Power System, Yu Li
Comparison of Reading Development Across Socioeconomic Status in the United States, Beatriz Michelle MacDonald Wer
How Does Your Garden Grow: How Planting Seeds of Hope Inspire a Community of Gifted African-American Learners to Flourish in an Early Childhood Setting, Danielle Elaine MacNeal-Harris
Validation of the Item-Attribute Matrix in TIMSS-Mathematics Using Multiple Regression and the LSDM, Lin Ma
An Analysis of the Appreciation of the Chinese Currency and Influences on China's Economy, Lina Ma
Thermal and Structural Modeling of Electrochromics on Glass, Mahesh B. Manandhar
Nanoscale Thermoelectrics: A Study of the Absolute Seebeck Coefficient of Thin Films, Sarah J. Mason
Welcome Home Ranch Rockshelter: Examinations of Prehistoric Cultural Transitions in the Palmer Divide, Colorado, Katherine V. Mayo
Design and Evaluation of a Propulsion System for Small, Compact, Low-Speed Maneuvering Underwater Vehicles, Florence M. Mbithi
Language and Museums: Supporting Alaska Native Languages Through Collaborative Networking, Heather J. McClain
Social Support and Affectionate Communication in Animal-Assisted Interventions: Toward a Typology and Rating Scheme of Handler/Dog Messages, Amy McCullough
The Role of Ugandan Women in Rural Agriculture and Food Security, Karen Ann McKenna
Not in Any Textbook: Contextualizing Learning for Elementary Students Using Experiential Simulations, Alicia Jane McKinney
Applications of EPR with an Emphasis on Tau Fibril Structure, Virginia Meyer
Aging of a Polymer Core Composite Conductor Under Combined Ozone and Temperature Conditions, James M. Middleton
A Validation Study of the Colorado Department of Education Response to Intervention Implementation Rubrics, Adena Sarnat Miller
Japanese American Cultural Identity: The Role of WWII, Internment, and the 3/11 Disaster in Japan, Carrie L. Miller
Nationalism, Identity, and Rhetoric in Bosnia-Herzegovina: A Rhetorical Analysis of Presidential Speeches, 2004–2012, Mary Miller
The Rise of the Dark Side: Dark Pool Trading and the Two-Tiered Implication, Katerina Ruth Mills
Bitches Unleashed: Women in Rio's Funk Movement, Performances of Heterosexual Femininity, and Possibilities of Resistance, Raquel Moreira
Understanding the Leadership Capacity and Practice of Assistant Principals, Thomas Lee Morgan
Predictors of the Risk for Aberrant Drug-Related Behavior in Chronic Pain Patients: A Mixed Methods Design, Courtney Renee Morris
The Negative Impact of TRIPS on Gender Rights in Access to Health and Food in India: A Study of the Dynamics of Knowledge Economy and Neo-Medieval Governance, Kausiki Mukhopadhyay
The Transportation Industry: Investigating Women as an Underutilized Workforce in a Traditionally Male Industry, Rachel Anne Mulholland
Fabrication and Application of a Polymer Neuromorphic Circuitry Based on Polymer Memristive Devices and Polymer Transistors, Robert A. Nawrocki
Resource Sovereignty: The Indigenous Value of Mount Rainier Within Activities of Traditional Resource Harvesting, Samantha Joan Nemecek
Activity-Regulated MicroRNAs: Modulators of Synaptic Growth at the Drosophila Neuromuscular Junction, Katherine Ruth Nesler
Covered in Dust: Coming of Age in a Gazebo Factory, Jason A. Ney
Norm Articulation in International Organizations: Democracy, Governance, and Participation at the UNDP and the World Bank, Roni Kay Marie O'Dell
Parenting Influences on Depression: A Moderated Mediated Model, Caroline W. Oppenheimer
Celebration, Resistance, and Change: Queer Gender Performers of Color as Public Pedagogues, Krishna Pattisapu
Frequency of Communication on Facebook as a Factor in Four Dimensions of Perceived Social Support, Granger E. Petersen
Winning Well: Civil Resistance Mechanisms of Success, Democracy, and Civil Peace, Jonathan C. Pinckney
Investigating Town Design and Social Organization at Port Tobacco, Maryland, Through the Use of Archaeology and Geophysics, Peter Craig Quantock
Off The Beaten Track: The Experiences of Jamaican Student Athletes in US Higher Education, Michelle Antoinette Rankine
Children with ADHD: Parental Perceptions of Homework Completion Behavior and the Role of Sports Programming Participation, Jessica Shea Reinhardt
Men and Mustangs: From Communicative Messages Within the Wild Horse Inmate Program to a Communicative Theory of Learning How to Teach, Kristine Larissa Reyes
Secure Map Generation for Multiplayer, Turn-Based Strategy Games, Stephen L. Rice
Carl Jung and Yehuda Halevi: Imagination, Symbols and the Loss of the Sacred, Jeff Robinson
Probing Structure for Photophysical Properties Through Synthesis of Novel Nucleosides, Brittney Jean Rodgers
Rethinking Levanna Ceramics: A Tenth Century Short Term Occupation Site in Central New York, Christina T. Rogers
Representing Race Responsibly: A Case Study of the Social Responsibility Paradigm in Colorado Museums, Angela Rueda
Beyond Donors and Dollars: An Ethnographic Case Study of International Aid and Its Agents in Mozambique, Carly Amanda Santoro
Scripture and Self in Origen of Alexandria's Exegetical Practice, Micah David Saxton
Toward a More Hospitable Conception of Race & the Political: The Play of Difference & Economy in a Politic of Disruption, Zachary Thomas Settle
Hohokam Population Dynamics: Settlement Organization and Migration at the Sabino Canyon Ruin Site, Arizona, Daniel Shereff
School of Rock: The Curricular Dimensions of an All-Ages Venue, Lesley Nora Siegel
Bankruptcy Stigma: A Socio-Legal Study, Michael D. Sousa
Long-Term Changes in Four Plant Communities Along an Elevational Gradient in the Front Range of Colorado, Gregory J. Sproull
Substance Use and Drug Distribution at the Individual Level: A Grounded Theory Approach, Evan Thomas Stanforth
Rho GTPases in Neuronal Apoptosis and Neurodegeneration, Trisha Stankiewicz
Waldorf Kindergarten and Reggio-Inspired Kindergarten: Documenting Value and Effectiveness of Two Arts-Based Approaches, Daria Stowell
Race Matters: An Examination of the Study Abroad Experiences of African American Undergraduates, Karyn L. Sweeney
Post-Transcriptional Shaping of Neurons: The Role of miRNAs and FMRP-Interacting P-Body Components in Regulating Neuronal Structure, Breanna Symmes
`Israel is an Apartheid State': An Examination of Israeli Policies in Comparison with South Africa and International Law, Geoffrey Tennent
Topological Ramsey Spaces, Associated Ultrafilters, and Their Applications to the Tukey Theory of Ultrafilters and Dedekind Cuts of Nonstandard Arithmetic, Timothy Onofre Trujillo
The Role of Mindful Disposition in Exploring Teacher Effectiveness in an Arts Integrated School: An Embedded Mixed Method Design, Amy Therese Turino
An Empirical Comparison of Reuse in Embedded and Nonembedded Systems, Julia F. Varnell-Sarjeant
Clasp, Danielle Vogel
Assessing the Perceptions of Giftedness in Parents of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, Amber Waheed
Development of a Brief Screening Measure for Depression and Problem Drinking, Chris Wera
Newcomers: Portraits of Immigrants Raising Academically Achieving Gifted Children, Kipling E. Wiles
The Definition of Insanity: Dialectically Communicating Student Athlete Identity and Structure in Collegiate Sport Culture, Marissa Metala Yandall
The Reliability of Chinese Economic Statistics, Lili Yu
Wireless Sensor Localization: Error Modeling and Analysis for Evaluation and Precision, Omar Ali Zargelin
Quantifying Human Impacts on River Bar Morphology Using Digital Photogrammetry, Aaron Zettler-Mann
Building Temperature Control with Intelligent Methods, Feng Zhang
Short-Term Load Forecasting Using Neural Network for Future Smart Grid Application, Jixuan Zheng
Forecast of Chinese Investment in US Shale Gas, Zhizhou Zhu
RalA and Rab8 Regulate Drosophila Embryogenesis, Zhongyuan Zuo
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Computational Biomechanical Modeling of the Human Knee During Kneeling, Tariq R. Abo-Alhol
Trauma and Poetry: A Look at Two Poems by Carolyn Forché, Amber M. Adams
High Data Rate Coherent Optical OFDM System for Long-Haul Transmission, Khaled Alatawi
eStudy of BER Performance in Passive Optical Networks with Different Modulation Techniques, Ayoob Alateeq