Theses/Dissertations from 2025
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
Ultrafast Dynamics of Two-Dimensional Electron Systems, Randy Michael Sterbentz
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
A Comparison of Airborne Tree Pollen in The Las Vegas Valley From 2017 – 2021, Asma Tahir
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
Deaf College Students’ Lived Experiences in Pk-16 Education: A Deaf Crit-Informed Qualitative Study, Bridget Catherine Taylor
Factors Associated with Discrimination-Related Distress Among Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals: A Predictive Analysis, Emylia Terry
Modeling the Mojave: A Multiphase, Mixed Methods Phenomenological Investigation of Novice Understanding of a Complex Ecological System, Nicole Juliana Thomas
Las Voices: The Impact on Black Young Males in a Critical Mentorship Program in the Las Vegas Valley, Sean C. Tory
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
Interpretable Weakly Supervised Learning with Incomplete Data, Avinash Yaganapu
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
Early Childhood Teacher Knowledge: Distinguishing Between Developmentally Appropriate Behavior and Maladaptive Behavior, Michela Carattini
Exploring Intention Mapping and Action in Pursuit of Emotional Storytelling for Musicians, Douglas Carpenter
Development and Usage of Analytic Tools and Recommendations for Validation and Reliability Studies Using Consumer-Grade Wearable Technology, Bryson Carrier
Institutional Design of Intergovernmental Organizations: Cooperation, Vitality, and Evolution, Darrell James Carter
Global Structure and Asymptotic Profiles of the Endemic Equilibria of a Diffusive Epidemic Model with Mass-Action, Keoni Castellano
Uranium(VI) & Thorium(IV) Speciation In Organic Media Containing Organophosphorus & Diglycolamide Extractants, Joel Castillo
Understanding Stress and Coping Among Adults in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Jocy-Anna Chevalier
This is My Place: The Academic Library as a Retention Resource, Ted Chodock
Using Student Voices to Inform Educational Reform: Exploring High School Educational Desires to Improve Curricular Decisions, Anna Colquitt
Impact of Placement Disruption on School Outcomes in Maltreated Youth, Mallory Constantine
From Resistance to Host Response: An Integrative Study of C. difficile Infections, Amber Consul
Rewriting the American Work Narrative: Modernist Literature and the Paradox of Patriotic Labor, Jesse Cook
“Sex is Fun”: A Study of Hook Up Behaviors and Experiences of Post-College and Middle-Aged Adults, Joshua Corum
Characterizing GSK3β Interaction and Kinetics via Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, W A Bhagya De Silva
Cultured Coils: A Multiple Case Study Exploring Black Mothers’ Hair Choices and the Impacts on Their Black Daughters, Acacia R. Dorsey
Harnessing NLP and Large Language Models for Pattern Discovery and Information Extraction in Electric Health Reports, Mina Esmail Zadeh Nojoo Kambar
Let’s Get in (Racial) Formation: A Three-Paper Exploration of Dual- and Multiple-Designated Minority-Serving Institutions, Kristine Jan Cruz Espinoza
Relationships Between Psychopathology, Impulsivity, and Disordered Eating, Repairer Etuk
Understanding Levels of Perceived Racism and Discrimination When Utilizing Perinatal Care, Alexandria S. Evans
Female Adolescent Cyberbullying: Exploring Students' Intentions to Pursue a Postsecondary Education, Ryan Evans
Causal Attribution Tendencies of Early Childhood Practitioners and the Efficacy of Attribution Retraining, Alex J. Faucheux
From Extraction to Attraction: Case Studies in Historic Preservation, Heritage Tourism and Interpretation, 1945-2010, Paige Figanbaum
Gender Stereotyping in an Agricultural Sample, Andrea Fink-Armold
An Analysis of Truancy Causes and Prevention Programming in Clark County, Nevada, Jennifer Ashley Fletcher
Effect of Epistemic Cognition and Self-Regulation on the Evaluation of Online Information, Devin T. Foschi
Contextualizing High Fragmented Remains as Complex Mortuary Practices in the American Southwest (AD 700-1700), Julia Cristina Freiberger
Haloacetonitriles (HANs): Factors Affecting Their Formation and Mitigation, Amit Gajurel
Predicting the Response of an Underactuated, 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand, Lucas Gallup
Predicting High School Students' Stem Career Choice Through Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms and Chi-Square Analysis, Zekeriya Gogebakan
Performance Effects of Dissociated Hydrogen in Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engines, Richard Adam Gorrell
Cellular Mechanisms of Embryonic Eye Regrowth in Xenopus Laevis, Randolph L. Grell
Regulation of Embryonic Eye Regrowth in Xenopus Laevis, Dylan Guerin
Promoting Situational Interest in Computer Science Classroom: A Utility Intervention Approach, Mustafa Gunozu
Social Network Analysis: How Social Media Groups Can Influence Policies Among Hispanic Families, Valeria Gurr
The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Binge Eating in a Demographically Diverse US Community Sample, Jessica H. Habashy
Roadblocks to Momentum: An Analysis of College Major GPA Restrictions and Stranded Students, Michael J. Hack
Development of Non-Proprietary Ultra-High-Performance Concrete and Railway Tie Application, Ariful Hasnat
Leveling the Playing Field: An Ethnographic Study of Latinx Youth Soccer Leagues in Las Vegas, Jeannette Hernández
Dónde Está Mi Gente? Latinx/a/os in Rural Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Juana K. Hinojosa
An Empirical Investigation into the Transitional Friction of Block-Based Programming Languages, Alex Hoffman
Algorithms for Certain Computational Mathematics Problems, Shen Chan Huang
Uptake of Contaminants of Emerging Concerns (CECs) by Plants Irrigated With Recycled Waters, Abid Hussain
Development of Uranium Fluoride Microstructures, Harry Jang
A Culturally Responsive Approach to Mindfulness and Mental Health Informal Education, Anastasia Jerbic-Gonzalez
Non-Contact Acoustic Emission Detection of Rail Defects Using Air-Coupled Sensors, Lei Jia
Persisting Inequity: School Administrators’ Social Dominance Orientation and Disciplinary Practices, Abigail Johnson
An Analysis of The Propagation of Gravitational Radiation Under a Graviton of Nonzero Mass and its Implications for Cosmological Measurements, Margaret Johnston
Becoming a Bicultural High School Teacher in the United States: An Autoethnography of a Latina Educator, Silvina Jover
Corporate-Led Financialization on the Farmland, Land Crisis, and Farmers’ Experience in the Sugar Industry in Dwangwa, Malawi, Foster C. Kamanga
Exploring the Everyday Inner Experience of Grapheme-Color Synesthetes, Cody Michio Kaneshiro
Liminal Embodiment and the Changing Parental Body, Torisha Khonach
Reframing Addiction as a Coping Response: A Needed Shift in Modern Public Health Paradigms, Anthony King
Evaluation of Electrochemical Corrosion, Electrodeposition, and Other Electroanalytical Methods as Investigative Forensic Techniques for Advancing Metal Substrate Analysis, Crystal C. Kitanovski
Physiology and Genomics at the Bottom of the World: Genome to Phenome, Amy Christine Klink
Interpretable and Evidential Deep Learning for Medical Image Analysis, Sai Chandra Kosaraju