Theses/Dissertations from 2025
'We Owe, You Know, the World Our Perfection': How the Neurodiversity Paradigm Informs Autistic Women's Self-Perceptions, Katybeth Adamo
Kealaikahiki by Michael-Thomas Foumai: A Transcription for Wind Orchestra with Accompanying Historical Context, Cultural Significance, and a Discussion of the Transcription Process, Ocean Kupono Akaka
The Role of Two Group I WRKY Transcription Factors and Their Interaction Protein in Plant Development and Responses to Environmental Cues, Victoria Amato
RNA’s Symphony: Harmonizing Splice Junctions and Exon Counts for a Novel Approach to Differential Splicing Analysis, Jelard Aquino
Forecasting Hotel Demand Using Stacked Generalization, Mana Azizsoltani
Perceived Personalization of Luxury Hotel Brands: An Empirical Examination Using Structural Equation Modeling and Machine Learning, Dennis Baloglu
Effects of Body Armor on Respiratory Muscle Fatigue and Muscle Blood Flow During Progressive Treadmill Marching, Kathryn Bell
Personal Genomic Services for Companion Animals: Pet Owner Experiences and Veterinary Perspectives, Nikki E. Bennett
New Teachers’ Mentoring Expectations and Experiences: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study, Preston Maurice Blakely
Individual Differences Matter: Examining the Relationship Between Transfer Students’ Identity and Social Presence in Online Learning, Le Quanda L. Boldin-Cole
Latinx Aspiring Teachers at Hispanic Serving Institutions: A Latcrit Narrative Inquiry, Esmeralda I. Carretero Rodriguez
The Roles of OprF in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms, Erin K. Cassin
Developments on Abbreviations Towards Machine Reading Comprehension, Sing Choi
Musical Language and Communication: Students Connect Music Streams to Literacy, Mathematics, Science, And Movement, Kelly Collier
The Speech-To-Song Illusion Across Development and the Effects of High-Level Expectations, Rodica R. Constantine
Screening of Psychoactive Compounds Using an Integrative Assessment of Behavioral and Electroencephalographic Signatures, April Contreras
The Miseducation of Taylor Cummings: An Autoethnographic Analysis of Belonging in The United States Education System and A Vision Towards Healing and Consciousness, Taylor N. Cummings
In Their Voices: An Exploration of the Experiences of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islander Students in Special Education, June Priscillia Dennis
The Mindful Officer: Enhancing Officer Mental, Physical, and Social Wellness Through Resilience Training, Tanya Dudinskaya
Confining Curiosity: An Ethnographic Study Analyzing the Operation of Science Education in a Disciplinary Alternative School, Maizie Vaughn Dyess
Advanced Literacies in the 21st Century: Examining A Narrative-Based Video Game as A Stealth Assessment for Comprehension, Joseph Paul Fiorentini
Animal-Assisted Ministry and Multispecies Sociality in a Christian Therapy Dog Organization, Heather Renee Frigiola
Surviving Graduate School: A Three-Paper Exploration of Latinx Graduate Students’ Basic Needs, Ariana Lucia Garcia
Empowering Science with the World's First High Accuracy and High Throughput Functional Assay, Christopher Giacoletto
Enhancing Therapeutic Use of Self: The Value of Unfolding Case Studies in Occupational Therapy Education, Janel Marie Gozum
An Examination of The Purity Culture Beliefs Scale and The Interaction of Religiosity, Purity Culture Beliefs, And Pornography Use in A Census-Matched United States Sample, Kaelyn R. Griffin
A Novel Game-Based Assessment of Risk-Taking Propensity: Development and Psychometric Evidence, Danielle L. Head
Functional Biopolymers Applied to Sustainable Technologies in the Environment and Healthcare, Fengjie He
Becoming a Researcher: A Critical Multiphase Mixed Methods Study of Identity and Efficacy Among Graduate Students of Color, Monica J. Hernández-Johnson
Climate Change and Hydropower Development Impacts in the Lower Mekong Basin, Nudthawud Homtong
The Cycle Paradox: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Excess Credit Accumulation in Public Higher Education, Megan Hullinger
Stronger Together: A Mixed-Methods Examination of Identity, Efficacy, And Emotions in Young Adults’ Collective Action, Kindy Insouvanh
Discovering the Shared Beliefs, Values, and Perceptions of Nursing Faculty Related to the Integration of Social Determinants of Health in the Nursing Curriculum: A Focused Ethnographic Study, Lourdes Margarita Jamison
Patient Engagement and Treatment Adherence in End-Stage Renal Disease Hemodialysis Patients, Shannon L. Johnson
Housewerk: How Drag Performers Engage in Emotional Labor While Navigating Community Care, Steph O. Landeros
Hospital Patient and Family Advisory Councils: A Mixed-Methods Study, Barbara Lewis
Vegas Reborn: An Ethnographic Exploration of Female Fans of The National Hockey League’s Vegas Golden Knights, Dawn Lighthiser
The Role of Chronobiology in Sleep, Physical Activity, and Stress Responses: Implications for Health and Performance, Elias Malek
Foster Children’s Repeated Disruptions: A Qualitative Analysis of Stakeholder Insights on Failed Permanency in Foster Care., Teresa Marie
Reaching Out, Growing Within: An Explanatory Approach to Understanding Science Teachers’ Support-Seeking Behaviors and Self-Determination, Mayra A. Marquez-Mendez
Echocardiographic Evaluation of Cardiac Structure, Function and Ventricular-Arterial Coupling of Adults with Down Syndrome, Alice Matthews
Realizing And Practicing Teaching as A Calling: Narratives from Black Women Teachers in Urban K-12 Public Schools, De'ana Renee Mauldin
Ecological Momentaty Assessmet of Mood, Affect, and Perceived Criticism: Investigation of Daily Patterns and Family Impact, Kayla Mcginty
Exploring the Processing of Objects, Settings, and Global Properties in Natural Auditory Scenes, Margaret A. Mcmullin
Biomechanical Accommodation: Learning to Move in The Lower Body Positive Pressure Treadmill, Miles A. Mercer
Bio-Inspired Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Sensors for Surface and Canal Flow Sensing in Dynamic Environments, Nazanin Minaian
The Inclusion of Multiracial Participants in Alzheimer’s Disease Research, Stacey Moeller Juthapan
The Role of Prediction Error in Episodic Memory, Kevin D. Mohawk
Identifying Appropriate Clinical Cutoffs for Traumatic Dissociation in Maltreated Youth, Amanda L. Mraz
Enhancing Revenue Streams in Hospitality: The Role of AI Chatbots in Cross-Selling Services and Amenities, Whitney Mulaj
Investigating Information Extraction and Language Models in Medical Domain Text Processing, Pouyan Nahed
Analysis of Incident Duration and Real-Time Incident Delay Estimation Using Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning Techniques, Zhubin Najafi
Tractors on the Mall: Unraveling the New Deal, Political Shifts, and the 1980s Farm Crisis, Tracy M. Neblina
Assessing the Effects of Streptozotocin-Induced Hyperglycemia on Amyloid Beta Accumulation and Cognitive Behavior in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Pathology, Andrew Adonay Ortiz
Anonymous Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing on Blockchain, Chol Hyun Park
PYLRO: A Python Calculator for Analyzing Long-Range Structural Order, Kevin Parrish
Desert Slavery: How the Old Spanish Trail Sustained Captivity and Coerced Labor in the North American West, Kristen Lynn Phipps
Qualitative Analysis of the Influence of Military Culture on the Resocialization of Combat Veterans, Kyle N. Rodgers
Detection And Quantification of Total Airborne Fungi and Coccidioides Species in Environmental Samples, Theresa T. Roehr
Enhancing Reliability of Internet of Things Systems Through Machine Learning-Based and Data Fusion Techniques, Saugat Sharma
Teacher Perceptions of Their Role in Aspiration Development with Diverse Students with Disabilities, Joseph Edward Simmons Jr.
Elevating Education: Leveling Up Individual Learning Plans, Maximum Mgrdich-Ararat Sirabian
Associations Of the Medicaid Expansion Policy with Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening and Treatment, James Howard Smith Ii
On Efficient Position Dependent Computation of Radiation Near Accretion Disks, Kara Jeanette Smith
School Absenteeism in Children with Disabilities: An Analysis of School Climate and Academic Mindset, Karolyne Bastos Stucki
Endurance in Education: A Mixed Methods Study of Teacher Retention, Sheetal Ramesh Survase
Capturing the Intersection of Black-American, Muslim Males and Education: Exploring Their Attitudes, Perceptions, and Lived Experiences Within an Islamic Consciousness, Kirk A. Talib-Deen
Factors Associated with Discrimination-Related Distress Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals: A Predictive Analysis, Emylia Terry
School Leadership’s Impact on Teacher Turnover Post Covid-19, Andrea C. Womack
Looking Back, Looking Forward: Contextualizing Historical Bioarchaeological Accounts with Contemporary Social Issues, Katharine Chiyono Woollen
Gambling-Related User-Generated Content: An In-Depth Analysis of Slot Machine Vlogs on YouTube, Tiange Xu
Balanced Artistry: Integrating The Methods of Michael Chekhov and Body Mapping for the Versatile Singing Actor, Olivia Yokers
Machine Learning Methods and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for the Understanding and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease, Richard James Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Internationally Trained Teachers: Filipinos Working with Children with Disabilities in the U.S.: A Multiple Case Study, Joseph C. Abueg
A Low Dose of Electro-Psychedelic Treatment Increases Neuronal Dendritic Arborization and Filopodic Spine Density, Elaine Aquino Vasquez
Phosphorous Heteroatom Bond Formation Strategies and the Development of Green Synthetic Methods, Jeffrey Ash II
Resource Allocation for Vehicular Communication Systems, Rojin Aslani
Development of Methylammonium Lead Tribromide for Detectors of Ionizing Radiation, Kaleab Ayalew
Factors Shaping Charter School Leaders’ Student Recruitment Practices in Southern Nevada, John E. Aydogdu
An Examination of the Teaching and Learning of Resonance in General Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Using Variation Theory, Sabrina Barakat
Analyzing SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance Data for Public Health Impact in Southern Nevada, Casey A. Barber
Utilizing the Multi-Theory Model to Explain the Fruits and Vegetables Consumption of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander College Student, Noehealani Cierra Bareng-Antolin
Exploring The Interactive Effects of Officer, Subject, And Encounter Factors on Police Use of Force Outcomes, Jeremy David Barnum
Racial Microaggressions Research: Intersectionality, Coping Strategies, and Groups Impacted, Aldo M. Barrita
Oxygen Transport During Exercise in Individuals With Down Syndrome: The Role of Oxygen Uptake, Delivery and Utilization, Victor Duan Yi Beck
Heat Transfer Enhancement in Heat Exchangers Using Compound Enhancement, Mouhsine Benmbarek
Addressing Inference Time of Machine Learning Models in Embedded Systems, Samuel Black
Implicit Bias: Principal Leadership and Social Justice, Tamra Lynn Brooks
Trauma-Related Cognitions and Discrimination as Predictors of Maladaptive Coping Among Marginalized Maltreated Youth, Shadie Burke
A Case for the Caldecott: Librarians Tell the Story, Nicole Bylina-Streets