Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Examining Relationships Among Creativity Skills Training, Domain-Specific Creativity, and Creative Self-Efficacy: A Mixed Methods Study, Kayla R. Steffens
Local-Global Results on Discrete Structures, Alexander Lewis Stevens
Exploring Gaps in Understanding and Responding to Ageism: A Conceptual Model, Psychosocial Health, and Racialized Ageism, Andrew T. Steward
Paving Pathways for Success: The Role of Transition Models and Disability Services in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities, Jillian Talley
Twice-Exceptional Identification and Identity Formation: A Mixed Methods Study, Robin Goldin Tobin
Evaluating the Impact of Individual and Couple Relationship Education on Postpartum Depression, Maggie O’Reilly Treter
Could Alexa Increase Your Social Worth?, Peter Tripp
Restorative Justice & a Dean of Students: An Auto-Criticism of the Role of Care in School Discipline in a Poverty Impacted Public High School, Alicia D. Vasquez
Managing Family Secrets in Genealogical and Family History Research: A Triangulated Qualitative Study, Dana Rae Zione Vaughn
Identity and Resistance: Queer Puerto Rican Subjects, Pentecostalism, and the Shadow of U.S. Imperialism, Jared Vázquez
Mobility of Older Adults in Mexico City: A Mixed Methods Approach, Jessica Villena Sanchez
Multi-Agent Pathfinding in Mixed Discrete-Continuous Time and Space, Thayne T. Walker
Well-Being Development: Parents’ Perceptions of Gifted Adolescents, Barbara Moncure Washington
Dynamics and Turnover of Lipid and Protein Domains in Cells and Supported Bilayers, Alan Weisgerber
Metaphors as Tools of Translation in the Early Medieval English Pedagogical Tradition, Abigayil M. Wernsman
Policymaker Discourse in Colorado Public Higher Education Appropriations, Nathan Willers
Multicultural Perceptions of Creativity, Abby Noel Winterbrook
Effects of Dissociation and Hyperarousal on Item and Association Memory, Naomi M. Wright
Learning Approach for Fast Approximate Matrix Factorizations, Haiyan Yu
Development and Initial Validation of an Acculturation Measure for Arab Expatriates in Qatar Using Mixed Methods, Sara Ali Ahmed Zikri
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Database of Picture-Based Cognitive Reappraisal Experiments: Analyses of Trial-Level Factors, Damon Abraham
Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Through the Aesthetic Lens of CRISPA, Paula Adamo
Characterization, Analysis, and Application of WBG Power Devices for Future Power Conversion Systems, Ali Mahmoud Salman Al-Bayati
Change Request Prediction and Effort Estimation in an Evolving Software System, Lamees Abdullah Alhazzaa
Deep Learning Methods for Fingerprint-Based Indoor and Outdoor Positioning, Fahad Alhomayani
On Healing HeARTs: A Saudi Woman Perspective on the Experience of Baby Loss, Art, and Compassion, Alaa Saeed Alkhalaf
Engagement and Development of Professional Skills Among Low-Income, High-Achieving Students: A Structural Equation Model, Nasser Alresaini
The Ghost Town: An Autoethnographic Study on the Effects of Loss and Trauma on a Saudi Arabian International Student’s Well-Being, Salman J. Alzowibi
Compressible Hydrodynamics of Few Body Optical Vortices, Jasmine M. Andersen
Math Achievement of Low-Socioeconomic Status Students: A Comparative Study of Public-School Settings, Alexander Ohene Ansah
The Social Determinants of Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease in South Asian American Immigrants, Mishal Ayaz
U.S. International Trade and National Security in the Trump Era: Mercantilism, Liberalism, or Economic Nationalism?, Brett D. Barkey
Twentieth Century Pandemic Narratives and Mental Health Discourse, Kristy R. Barraza
Ruptured Lives: Narrative Accounts of US American Adult Converts to Evangelical Christianity over the Life Course, Nichole Baumer
Policies Affecting Post-Traditional Students and Students Facing Economic Instability at the Community College, Joshua Patrick Bowens
Validation of a Deployable Proteomic Assay for the Serological Screening of Sexual Assault Samples, Catherine O'Sullivan Brown
Culturally Responsive School Leadership Agility: A Journey Through Critical Self-Reflection, Deborah McKelvey Brown
Optimized Microbial Recombinant Production of HIV-1 Anti-Envelope Antibody Fragments with Applications to Single Particle Tracking of Virus Assembly, Merissa Michelle Bruns
Resentenced and Released: Re-Entry Needs Following Release from Juvenile Life Without Parole, Daphne M. Brydon
The Institutional Design of Arms Control: To What Extent Does Institutional Design Increase the Longevity of Arms Control Agreements?, Jessica Budlong
Evaluating Foundational Components of Research Consultations in an Academic Library Research Center, Ryan F. Buller
Regrounding School Accountability in Shared Responsibility: A Case Study of Culturally Responsive District Leadership, Ericka Burns
The Essence of Reincarnation and Consciousness as a Gateway into Teaching and Learning, C. Capucine Chapman
Recycling of Fiber Polymer Matrix Composites in Cementitious Materials, Edward Patton Clark
War of Words: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Military's Sexual Assault Prevention Posters, Nancy Thurman Clemens
Examining Experience, Role, and LGBTQ Identity in Department Chairs, Ashton B. Clouse
Trainee Attitudes Toward Social Class as Predictors of Clinical Decision Making: Exploring the Effects of Classism in Psychotherapy, Jeremy J. Coleman
Animals in Motion, Ashley Colley
The Productivity Wage Gap, Monopsony, and Labor Share Decline: An Analysis of Wage Suppression Perpetuated by Power, Alexandra Coulter
Spiritual Care of Gay Men in Committed Relationships: An Evidenced-Based Intercultural Approach, Marc J. Coulter
Decolonizing Interfaith Interaction: Common Humanity and Colonial Legacies, Teresa A. Crist
New Teachers Are Your Friends: A Multiple Case Study Examining School Psychologists’ Experiences Consulting with Beginning Teachers, Sayani Das Chaudhuri
Monumental Change: Recontextualization and Inclusion Through the Lens of Denver’s Civil War Monument and the Sand Creek Massacre, Sarah Davidson
Stories of Return: A Collection of Repatriation Narratives, Lydia Degn-Sutton
Exponential Random Graphs and a Generalization of Parking Functions, Ryan DeMuse
Moving Past ‘One Size Fits All’: Developing a Trajectory Deviance Index for Dynamic Measurement Modeling, Yixiao Dong
Rape: A Settler-Colonial and Anti-Black Project, Cristy A. Dougherty
Evaluation of the Effect of the Clinical-Decision-Support Systems on Diabetes Management: A Multivariate Meta-Analysis Comparison with Univariate Meta-Analysis, Abdelfattah Elbarsha
“It Sucks, But I’m Grateful”: Understanding the Experience of Autistic Students Living in the Residence Halls, Mary F. Elliott
Understanding Libyan Teachers’ Intentions and Classroom Practices in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Khaled El Mezughi
Exploring the Impact of Leadership Values and Practices to Support Equity and Social Justice in an Urban School, Susan-Marie Farmen
Intellectual Property Rights in the Seed Industry: Barriers to Sustainable Agriculture, Elena A. Filatova
Uncovering an Alternative Social Structure to Social Dominance: A Blend of Ethnography and Community Based Participatory Research, Andrew A. Fox
Because I Said So: The (Re)production of White, Ableist Narratives Through Legal Discourse in Endrew F. v. Douglas County RE-1, Stephen F. Fusco
The Role of Dehumanization in the Nazi Era in Activating the Death Drive Resulting in Genocide, Stewart Gabel
Parental Self-Efficacy, Parenting Stress, and Mental Health Among Latina Mothers of Young Children, Thania Galvan
We All Want to Change the World: How Behavioral Insights Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions, Thomas C. Gifford
Nucleic Acids Promote Oligomerization of Immunoglobulin G, Alexa Gomez
Lebanese Colonial Hang-ups: Anti-Blackness and the Kafala System in Lebanon, Sarah Gonzalez Noveiri
Zn Orbifolds of Vertex Operator Algebras, Daniel Graybill
Community Unclaimed: Plurality and the Problem of Sovereignty in Bataille, Nancy, and Blanchot, Gregory J. Grobmeier
Notch Regulates Vascular Collagen IV Basement Membrane Through Modulation of Lysyl Hydroxylase 3 Trafficking, Stephen J.B. Gross
A Biophysical Investigation of HIV-1 Envelope Cytoplasmic-Tail Mediated Retention in the Gag Lattice, Nicholas Scott Groves
Moderate Effects of Anxiety and Physical Activities on the Relationship Between Body Image and COVID-19 Fear, Yutong Guo
A. B.A.L.A.N.C.E.: A Well-Being Research Study, Reggie Gwinn
Understanding Patterns and Functional Impacts of an Invasive Tree and Its Biological Control in a Riparian System, Annie L. Henry
The Hotelling Valuation Principle: Does User Cost and Reserve Differentials Improve Validity?, Brian K. Hicks
Characterization of the Whale Shark (Rhincodon Typus) Melanocortin-2 Receptor, Brianne Hoglin
Photoassisted Synthesis of Complex Polyheterocycles via Rational Design of Tailored Photoprecursors, Tina Alanna Holt
Employee Ownership and Moral Hazard: How Broad-Based Equity Sharing Can Lower Agency Costs and Reduce Inequality, Colin Clinton Hudson
Modeling Disorder in Proteins Yields Insights into the Evolution of Stability and Function, Jonathan Huihui
The Great Consensus After the Great Recession: The Case of Jamaica, Anthony N. Iacovelli
An Examination of Racial and Ethnic Differences in Internalized Mental Health Stigma and Perceived Mental Health Barriers Due to Stigma Among Women Veterans, Christe’An D. Iglesias
Level Of Acceptance (LOA) for Scan-to-BIM Creation, William Fulton Ikerd II
Out of Time: Temporal Performativity and Resistance in Popular American Film, Television, and Theater, Meghan Johnston Aelabouni
Evaluating Nuclear Energy as a Component of U.S. Energy Innovation Systems, Bryce Jones
From Reform to Resignation: Explaining Why Some Protest Movements Escalate Demands, Sooyeon Kang
Accurate Measurement of Healthy Joint Kinematics to Inform Diagnosis and Treatment, Vasiliki Kefala
Math Class / No Measure, Kelly Krumrie
Essays – The Definition and Meaning of Blockchain, David A. Lacek
Testing a Sociocultural Model of Body Image in Women Athletes with Disabilities, Brooke R. Lamphere
The Martyr’s Desire: Levinas, Girard, and Infinite Responsibility, Joshua Alan Lawrence
Development of Triangular and Tetrahedral Finite Elements for Solutions to Thermoelastic Instabilities Using Hotspotter, Cortney Samuel LeNeave
“I Shan't Ever Play Down These Influences”: Poulenc’s Neoclassicism as Musical Legacy, Juliet E. Levy
Distributed Control, Optimization, and State Estimation for Renewable Power System, Qiao Li
Excerpts from Silence – Radical Critical Feminism and Adolescent Girls’ Social Emotional Development: A Case Study of Red River Middle School, Jessamyn Lockhart