Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Identification of Factors Contributing to Traffic Crashes by Analysis of Text Narratives, Cristian D. Arteaga-Sanchez
Utilizing Nonparametric Statistical Methods to Inform Equitable and Inclusive MTSS Models of School Attendance/Problems, Victoria Bacon
What Can General Chemistry Students Learn from External Representations of Acid- Base Titrations?, Nicole Baldwin
The Model Minority Myth and The Mental Well-Being of Academically Struggling Asian Americans, Jan Michael Roa Ballesteros
Stability of Neurocognitive Abilities in Heterogeneous Subgroups of Schizophrenia, Megan L. Becker Wright
Commercial Sexual Exploitation: A Survey of the Knowledge, Concerns, and Training of Transit Personnel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Elena A. Bejinariu
Examining the Role of Prosocial Tendencies and Social Anxiety in Hazardous Drinking Practices Among College Students, Helena M. Berlin
A Development of a Game-Theoretic Artificially Intelligent Neural Network Revenue Management Forecasting Model, Fatemeh Binesh
Application of Experimentally Calibrated Numerical Models for Prediction of Composite Masonry Prism Strength, James Bristow
Classroom Management Practices Appropriate to Children of Military Families: A Case Study, Felicia Bucher
Beyond the Numbers: A Deeper Dive into the Dearth of Girls and Women in STEM, Jennifer John Buck
Measuring Social Studies Teacher Self-Efficacy: Development of a Valid, Reliable, and Fair Social Studies Self-Efficacy Scale, Leona Calkins
The Experiences of Pell Grant Students Who Lose Aid: A Mixed Methods Study, Jaime Carbajal, Jr.
Exploring Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices on Mathematical Discourse for Diverse Students in Inclusive Classrooms, Gloria A. Carcoba Falomir
Terrestrial Planet Formation in M-dwarf and Binary Star Systems, Anna C. Childs
Examining the Attitudes of Preservice Teachers toward English Learners, Annie Chou
Jiapi: A Type Checker Generator for Statically Typed Languages, Benjamin Cisneros Merino
Built Environment, Land Use, and Crime: A Las Vegas Study, Stacey Lynn Clouse
The Parkinson’s Prison and the Hero’s Journey to Escape: Improvisation and Storytelling in Parkinson’s Disease, Robert David Cochrane
Predicting Student Success in a K-12 Online School, Andrea Connolly
Markers of Neuroinflammatory and Degenerative Processes in Professional Athletes with Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome, Brooke Conway Kleven
Some Graph Laplacians and Variational Methods Applied to Partial Differential Equations on Graphs, Daniel Anthony Corral
Teaching Beliefs and Teaching Practices: A Sequential Mixed Methods Study of Post-Secondary Mathematics Faculty, Katlyn K. Cox
Cost of Attendance and Competitive Balance in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Michelle Calica Coyner
Crime Attractors in Sin City? A Pre/Post Test of Crime Patterns and Police Enforcement Around Recreational Marijuana Facilities, Joshua Donnelly
Evaluating Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Reduce Opioid Cravings in Opioid Use Disorder, Cameron Duncan
Exploring the Role of Epistemic Cognition and Self-Efficacy in the Career Decision-Making Processes of College Students: An Explanatory Sequential Study, Raelynn Frazier
The Effects of Winds on Accretion Disks and Spectra Of X-Ray Binaries and Active Galactic Nuclei, Shalini Ganguly
Evaluating the SCL-90-R for Use in Collegiate Athletes, Elena Gavrilova
Effects of Particle Size and Replacement Proportion of Post-Consumer Glass in Concrete, Negasi Gebremichael
Payment Profiles: Using Payment Transaction Data to Identify and Characterize Gamblers, Kasra Ghaharian
Enhancements to Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Rockets, Kimberly Gonzalez
The Effects of Executive Function between Anxiety and Math Achievement in Adolescents, Mckenzie Hall
A Mechanically Intelligent Hosing-Drone, Blake Hament
Voice-Enabled AI in Hospitality: Examining Guests’ Expectations and Experience of Hospitality, Saeed Hasanzadeh Vayghan
The Dissolution and Recovery of Critical Materials (Li2CO3 and UF6) from Ionic Liquid, Cassara Higgins
Redox Change Across the Late Cambrian Steptoean Carbon Isotope Excursion (SPICE) in the Southern Great Basin, USA, Chin Chai Huan
Diffusion Return: A Case Study of New Orleans, Neiufi Iongi
Positive Solutions to Semilinear Elliptic Equations with Logistic-Type Nonlinearities and Harvesting in Exterior Domains, Eric Jameson
Raising the Bar of Leadership Awareness for Understanding Student Trauma, Roxanne L. James
Miocene Ichnofaunas and Mammalian Communities in the Great Basin Region, Nevada and California, AnnMarie R. Jones
A Cautionary Tale from Nevada's Desert-People Before Company: A Case Study on Economic Development Approaches in Nevada, Ryann P.S. Juden
Application of Lanthanides in Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse, George William Kajjumba
Measuring Perceptions of Safety among Staff and Women Clients in a Prison Substance Abuse Program, Jaclyn Parker Keen
Influence of Physical Activity After ACL Reconstruction on Gait: Implications for the Development of Knee Osteoarthritis, Devin Kathleen Kelly
Investigating Conserved Mechanisms for Embryonic Eye Regrowth in Xenopus laevis, Cindy Kha
Mediating Religion in Las Vegas: An Ethnographic Exploration of Technology, Celebrity Culture, and Place Attachment in a Multisited Megachurch, Josiah Kidwell
Negative Customer Reviews and the Online Decision-Making Process: The Role of Construal Fit, Minji Kim
Composition Operators on Holomorphic Function Spaces, Eric Koch
Bidirectional Testing for Repairable Systems Reliability: Power Asymmetries, Panel of Control Charts, and Reliability Graphics, Sung Keun Koo
Quality of Care: A Business Case for US Hospitals, Iwimbong Kum Ghabowen
Salesperson-Customer Dyads in the Casino Gaming Industry: How Sales Competencies and Relationship Lifecycles Influence Customer Satisfaction and Account Profitability, Alicia Lechtenberger
The Influence of Technostress on Hotel Guests, Samuel Lee
Transformative Tourism Experience: Openness to Thriving, Solbi Lee
Impact of Mentoring on Epistemic Cognition of Higher Education Administrators: A Modified Explanatory Mixed Methods Study, Robert Levrant
Characterization of the Isothermal Titration Calorimetry Single Injection Method Using T4 Polynucleotide Kinase as a Model System for Kinases, Rebecca Chaehee Lim
A Multiple Case Study: Exploration of the Writing Instruction Practices of Veteran High School English Teachers, Victoria Lindemann
Revisiting the Chemistry of Uranium and Rhenium Fluorides: Implication to Fuel Cycle and Nuclear Forensics Science, James Amos-Aimé Louis-Jean
Dissolution and Electrochemical Recovery of UO2, UO3, and U3O8 in Ionic Liquids, Katherine Iolani Thornock Luebke
Transient Sources and How to Study Them: Selected Topics in Multi-Messenger Astronomy, Jiawei Luo
Cognitive Testing for Sport Concussion: The Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT), Julia E. Maietta
Exploring Gen Z Nursing Students’ Experience and Emotional Processing in Simulation: A Grounded Theory Study, Wendy Matthew
Behavior of Axially-Restrained Reinforced Concrete Beams under High Sustained Loads, Ghazaleh Mehdikhan Laleh
The Impact of Collaboration Outcomes in Rape Crisis Centers, Robin J. Mendoza
Pre-Service Teacher Perceptions of Persistently Challenging Behaviors, SWPBIS, CICO and Student-Teacher Relationships, Elizabeth Lynn Messina
Embracing Diversity: The Campus Life Challenges, Needs, and Experiences of Muslim Female Students on U.S. Campuses: A Case Study of Iranian Graduate Students, Maryam Mohieddin Rad
To Report or Not to Report: Student Reporting Behaviors of Violent Crimes in Schools, Heather Monaghan
Saving the Bad Kids, Caging Los Chicos Malos: Racialized Juvenile Justice and Latinx Youth in the U.S-Mexico Borderlands, 1900-1970, Doris S. Morgan Rueda
A Quasi-Experimental Design: Impacts of Shared-Book-Reading on Young Black Children’s Identity Formation, Pricella Morris
Mobile 3D Printing of Rail Track Surface for Rapid Repai, Ershad Mortazavian
Hyperspectral Image Analysis of Food for Nutritional Intake, Shirin Nasr Esfahani
COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Behavior among Hispanics/Latinxs in Nevada: A Theory-Based Analysis, Tara Marie Naoe Tacderan Wong Nerida
Mechanoelectrical Behavior in Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Based Soft Polymer Gel Smart Sensors for Soft Robotic Applications, Justin Neubauer
The Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Motor Learning in Complex Motor Tasks, Milan Pantovic
Hunter-Gatherers in Context: Hadzabe People and Early Nutrition Transition, Trevor Pollom
Experimental Study of a Polycarbonate Urethane Knee Implant Using Custom-Designed Knee Simulator, Maria De Lourdes Ramos Gonzalez
Chimaera: A Collection, Robert Ren
Metabolic Syndrome and Associated Factors Among Hispanic Americans, Shannon L. Richard
Predicting and Mitigating Reactance Impact on Attitude and Behavioral Intention, Matthew Ryan
Automated Approach for the Enhancement of Scaffolding Structure Monitoring with Strain Sensor Data, Sayan Sakhakarmi
Effects of Patellofemoral Pain on Central Activation and Function of the Gluteus Medius Muscle in Physically Active Females, Michelle Samuel
An Integrative Variable and Person-Centered Approach to Representing Teachers' Self-Efficacy: A Cross-Cultural Perspective, Ana Paula Santos Loures Elias
Exploring the Role of Video Self-Reflection in the Preparation of Special Education Teachers for Classroom Discourse, Suheyla Sarisahin
New Mathematical Models for Acoustic Insertion Loss of Fiberglass Lining in HVAC Duct, Michael Anthony Schwob
Consumers of Sex, Romance and the Spectacle: An Ethnographic Study of Female Tourists in Bangkok’s Adult Entertainment Zones, Jason H. Scott
Bayesian Nonparametric Regression Models for Insurance Claims Frequency and Severity, Mostafa Shams Esfand Abadi