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Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Frequency Analysis of Trabecular Bone Structure, Daniel Parada San Martin

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Digital Searching: A Grounded Theory Study on the Modern Search Experience, Nicolas Armando Parés

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Equity Battles: Multicultural Leadership for English Language Learner Students, Alfredo Pargas

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Making the Invisible Visible: Redefining Giftedness to Include ELL Students’ Community Cultural Wealth and Funds of Knowledge, Molly I. Pargas

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Understanding and Supporting Asian American Youth’s Mental Health Within Cultural and Family Contexts, In Young Park

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Educators’ Perspectives on the Practices and Implementation of Social Emotional Learning Programs, Monica Parra Ballon

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Socioeconomic Factors and Mass Shootings, 1982-2016, Taylor Petkovich

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Extracellular vesicles and lipid flippase regulators in C. elegans, Lauren Pitts

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Structural and Hemodynamic Analysis of Transcatheter Aortic Valves, Dong Qiu

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Where Virtual Well-Being Becomes Reality, Colleen M. Reilly

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Exploring the Lives of Parents of Traditionally Marginalized Gifted Students, Lora Romero

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Exploring the Relational Impact of Breast Cancer on Younger Women Partnered with Women, Kaitlin V. Ross

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Exploring the Relationship Between Historical Redlining and Place-Based Reproductive Health Inequities: A Qualitative GIS Approach, Kristi L. Roybal

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Measurements of Atmospheric Radicals, Heather L. Runberg

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Repetition Repeated: Reconstructing a Lacanian Subjectivity Through Kierkegaardian Repetition, Thomas R. Ryan

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Memorable Messages Received by Bereaved Parents: Using Attribution Theory to Understand Hurt and Compassion, April Samaras

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The Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Alzheimer's Disease; Investigating Therapeutic Interventions for Disease Onset, Alexandra A. Sandberg

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A Water-Surface Self-Leveling Landing Platform for Small-Scale UAVs, Mbidi Santos

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Regardless, ‘I’ and ‘You’: Lessons from Black Feminist Literature, Jasmine Veronica Sauceda

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Care Infrastructure Accessibility and the Gender Wage Gap – A Way to Improve Women’s Ability to Equitably Engage in the Paid Labor Market?, Julia Schinnenburg

Spectral Evidence, Gretchen D. Schrafft

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Pulmonary Valve Replacement, Mina Shafiei

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The Field: A Contraepic, Sara Sheiner

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Interrogating Whiteness in Graduate Education Culture: A Phenomenological Exploration of Southeast Asian American Graduate Student Experiences, Lesley Nina Sisaket

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Application of an Organizational Evaluation Capacity Assessment in a Multinational NGO: A Case Study to Support Applied Practice, Ryan James Smyth

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Directly Polymerizable CO Releasing Molecules, Jackson Snow

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Examining Relationships Among Creativity Skills Training, Domain-Specific Creativity, and Creative Self-Efficacy: A Mixed Methods Study, Kayla R. Steffens

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Local-Global Results on Discrete Structures, Alexander Lewis Stevens

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Exploring Gaps in Understanding and Responding to Ageism: A Conceptual Model, Psychosocial Health, and Racialized Ageism, Andrew T. Steward

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Paving Pathways for Success: The Role of Transition Models and Disability Services in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities, Jillian Talley

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Twice-Exceptional Identification and Identity Formation: A Mixed Methods Study, Robin Goldin Tobin

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Evaluating the Impact of Individual and Couple Relationship Education on Postpartum Depression, Maggie O’Reilly Treter

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Dismantling the Education-Survival Complex: A Qualitative Case Study of How High School Youth Resist Whitestream School Policies and Foster School Change Through a Youth-Development Organization, Tracie Trinidad

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Could Alexa Increase Your Social Worth?, Peter Tripp

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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

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Identity and Resistance: Queer Puerto Rican Subjects, Pentecostalism, and the Shadow of U.S. Imperialism, Jared Vázquez

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Mobility of Older Adults in Mexico City: A Mixed Methods Approach, Jessica Villena Sanchez

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Multi-Agent Pathfinding in Mixed Discrete-Continuous Time and Space, Thayne T. Walker

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Well-Being Development: Parents’ Perceptions of Gifted Adolescents, Barbara Moncure Washington

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Dynamics and Turnover of Lipid and Protein Domains in Cells and Supported Bilayers, Alan Weisgerber

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Metaphors as Tools of Translation in the Early Medieval English Pedagogical Tradition, Abigayil M. Wernsman

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Policymaker Discourse in Colorado Public Higher Education Appropriations, Nathan Willers

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Multicultural Perceptions of Creativity, Abby Noel Winterbrook

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Effects of Dissociation and Hyperarousal on Item and Association Memory, Naomi M. Wright

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Learning Approach for Fast Approximate Matrix Factorizations, Haiyan Yu

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Development and Initial Validation of an Acculturation Measure for Arab Expatriates in Qatar Using Mixed Methods, Sara Ali Ahmed Zikri

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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Database of Picture-Based Cognitive Reappraisal Experiments: Analyses of Trial-Level Factors, Damon Abraham

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Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Through the Aesthetic Lens of CRISPA, Paula Adamo

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Characterization, Analysis, and Application of WBG Power Devices for Future Power Conversion Systems, Ali Mahmoud Salman Al-Bayati

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Change Request Prediction and Effort Estimation in an Evolving Software System, Lamees Abdullah Alhazzaa

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Deep Learning Methods for Fingerprint-Based Indoor and Outdoor Positioning, Fahad Alhomayani

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The Experiences and Mental Health Impact of Islamophobia on Muslim Americans Following the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Hadeel Ali

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On Healing HeARTs: A Saudi Woman Perspective on the Experience of Baby Loss, Art, and Compassion, Alaa Saeed Alkhalaf

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Engagement and Development of Professional Skills Among Low-Income, High-Achieving Students: A Structural Equation Model, Nasser Alresaini

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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

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Compressible Hydrodynamics of Few Body Optical Vortices, Jasmine M. Andersen

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Math Achievement of Low-Socioeconomic Status Students: A Comparative Study of Public-School Settings, Alexander Ohene Ansah

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The Social Determinants of Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease in South Asian American Immigrants, Mishal Ayaz

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U.S. International Trade and National Security in the Trump Era: Mercantilism, Liberalism, or Economic Nationalism?, Brett D. Barkey

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Twentieth Century Pandemic Narratives and Mental Health Discourse, Kristy R. Barraza

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Ruptured Lives: Narrative Accounts of US American Adult Converts to Evangelical Christianity over the Life Course, Nichole Baumer

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Policies Affecting Post-Traditional Students and Students Facing Economic Instability at the Community College, Joshua Patrick Bowens

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Validation of a Deployable Proteomic Assay for the Serological Screening of Sexual Assault Samples, Catherine O'Sullivan Brown

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Culturally Responsive School Leadership Agility: A Journey Through Critical Self-Reflection, Deborah McKelvey Brown

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Optimized Microbial Recombinant Production of HIV-1 Anti-Envelope Antibody Fragments with Applications to Single Particle Tracking of Virus Assembly, Merissa Michelle Bruns

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Resentenced and Released: Re-Entry Needs Following Release from Juvenile Life Without Parole, Daphne M. Brydon

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The Institutional Design of Arms Control: To What Extent Does Institutional Design Increase the Longevity of Arms Control Agreements?, Jessica Budlong

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Evaluating Foundational Components of Research Consultations in an Academic Library Research Center, Ryan F. Buller

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Regrounding School Accountability in Shared Responsibility: A Case Study of Culturally Responsive District Leadership, Ericka Burns

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The Essence of Reincarnation and Consciousness as a Gateway into Teaching and Learning, C. Capucine Chapman

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Recycling of Fiber Polymer Matrix Composites in Cementitious Materials, Edward Patton Clark

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War of Words: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Military's Sexual Assault Prevention Posters, Nancy Thurman Clemens

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Examining Experience, Role, and LGBTQ Identity in Department Chairs, Ashton B. Clouse

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Trainee Attitudes Toward Social Class as Predictors of Clinical Decision Making: Exploring the Effects of Classism in Psychotherapy, Jeremy J. Coleman

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Animals in Motion, Ashley Colley

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The Productivity Wage Gap, Monopsony, and Labor Share Decline: An Analysis of Wage Suppression Perpetuated by Power, Alexandra Coulter

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Spiritual Care of Gay Men in Committed Relationships: An Evidenced-Based Intercultural Approach, Marc J. Coulter

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Decolonizing Interfaith Interaction: Common Humanity and Colonial Legacies, Teresa A. Crist

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New Teachers Are Your Friends: A Multiple Case Study Examining School Psychologists’ Experiences Consulting with Beginning Teachers, Sayani Das Chaudhuri

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Monumental Change: Recontextualization and Inclusion Through the Lens of Denver’s Civil War Monument and the Sand Creek Massacre, Sarah Davidson

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Stories of Return: A Collection of Repatriation Narratives, Lydia Degn-Sutton

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Exponential Random Graphs and a Generalization of Parking Functions, Ryan DeMuse

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An Accuracy and Precision Analysis of the VELYS™ Robotic Assisted Solution for Total Knee Arthroplasty, Gary Doan

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Moving Past ‘One Size Fits All’: Developing a Trajectory Deviance Index for Dynamic Measurement Modeling, Yixiao Dong

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Rape: A Settler-Colonial and Anti-Black Project, Cristy A. Dougherty

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Evaluation of the Effect of the Clinical-Decision-Support Systems on Diabetes Management: A Multivariate Meta-Analysis Comparison with Univariate Meta-Analysis, Abdelfattah Elbarsha

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“It Sucks, But I’m Grateful”: Understanding the Experience of Autistic Students Living in the Residence Halls, Mary F. Elliott

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Understanding Libyan Teachers’ Intentions and Classroom Practices in Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Khaled El Mezughi

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Maternal HPA Axis Function During Parenting is Associated with Reduced Brain Activation to Infant Cry and More Intrusive Parenting Behavior, Andrew Erhart

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Exploring the Impact of Leadership Values and Practices to Support Equity and Social Justice in an Urban School, Susan-Marie Farmen

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Intellectual Property Rights in the Seed Industry: Barriers to Sustainable Agriculture, Elena A. Filatova

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Uncovering an Alternative Social Structure to Social Dominance: A Blend of Ethnography and Community Based Participatory Research, Andrew A. Fox

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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

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The Role of Dehumanization in the Nazi Era in Activating the Death Drive Resulting in Genocide, Stewart Gabel

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Parental Self-Efficacy, Parenting Stress, and Mental Health Among Latina Mothers of Young Children, Thania Galvan

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We All Want to Change the World: How Behavioral Insights Can Help Reduce Carbon Emissions, Thomas C. Gifford

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Nucleic Acids Promote Oligomerization of Immunoglobulin G, Alexa Gomez

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Lebanese Colonial Hang-ups: Anti-Blackness and the Kafala System in Lebanon, Sarah Gonzalez Noveiri

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Zn Orbifolds of Vertex Operator Algebras, Daniel Graybill