Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Integrated UAV Platform for Multi-Spectral, Thermal, and EOS Imaging in Wildfire Monitoring and Modeling, Md Shariful Islam
The Dual Impact of Moral Injury: Links to PTSD Symptoms and Disinhibited Externalizing in U.S. Combat Veterans, Bianca S. Islas
The Investigation into The Relationship Between Strength and Running Economy, Dora Ivanov
Performance Optimization-Focused Family Behavior Therapy to Address Verbal and Physical Aggression in an Adolescent Diagnosed with Bipolar I Disorder: A Case Report, Sierra Ann Ramirez Jarvis
Improved Electric Load Modeling of Residential Air Conditioning, Julius Johnson
Planting Seeds, Changing Minds: A Narrative Analysis of Environmental Children’s Books, Julianna Jovillar
The “Asian”-Ness of Women Influencing the Romance Plot in Contemporary YA Literature, Janetsa Jane Keovorabouth
Undergraduate Student Experiences of Flow in Culturally Relevant and Contextual Digital Math Games, Kaylie Kurland
Gotta Be Fresh: Comedy Central’s Workaholics, Masculinity, and Paratextual Decay, Adamandrew Lenox
Computational Study of Cavitation in an Inducer Pump, Jaylen Leonard
Gaming: An Untapped Resource for Women in Computer Science Careers?, Claudia Quynh Luu
Quantifying Biocrust Evaporation in Arid Lands by Combining Thermal Imaging and Lysimeter Measurements, Rebekah C. Magness
An Analysis of The Influence of Human Disease Pathogens on Core Behaviors of The Black-Legged Tick, Emily F. Marinko
Sleep and Dormancy: Strategies of Ectothermic Arthropods to Optimize Energy Usage in Dynamic Environments, Jack Marshall
Mechanisms Of Gold Enrichment in Seafloor Massive Sulfide Deposits: A Study on the HIGASHI-AOGASHIMA Hydrothermal Field, Claudia Martinez
Cross-Correlation Studies of the Cosmological 21 cm Signal And High-Redshift Galaxy Distributions, Simon Matin
El, A Navigational Assistant Based Upon Echolocation, Arthur Mazer
Mimbres Social Organization at The Micro-Scale: Households at The ELK Ridge Site, Southwestern New Mexico, Jared Keith Miles
Exploring the Application of Complexity Theory and Interdisciplinary Study in Clinical Psychology, Iman Motlagh Arani
Characterization of the Electronic Structure of Metal–Organic Framework MIL-125 and Its Derivatives Using Soft X-ray Spectroscopies, Jennifer Alexia Napoles
Design and Development of Biomimetic Hydrogel Interfaces for Enhanced Bioelectrical Signal Acquisition, Daniela Nikoloska
Integrating Post-Quantum Cryptography Into a CDN-Style PKI: TLS And QUIC Performance Across PQC Suites, Katrina Mary Parsom
AnkiMedBench: Evaluating Hierarchical Medical Knowledge in Language Model Embeddings, Neel Patel
Error Processing in Psychopathy: An Analysis of Event Related Brain Potentials and Post-Error Task Behavior, Ananda Liz Peixoto Couto
“Do You Even Lift, Bro?”: Correlates of Muscle Dysmorphia Symptomatology in Filipino Male University Students, Pamela Paula C. Pioquinto
The Dropbot: Design and Development of a Custom Drone for Precision Water Drop Penetration Time (WDPT) Testing, Mugundan Prakash
Hypervigilance in Emerging Adulthood: The Impact of Trauma, Milestone Achievement, and Minority Identity, Alexis Rice
“I Can Gossip with Anybody, I Can’t Chisme with Everybody”: Chisme, Gossip, and Identity in Latina-Americans, Alexa B. Romero
There Is an Imposter Among Us: An Affective Constitutive Rhetorical Study on RPGS, Erica Jane Sadorra
Internalized Weight Stigma as a Mediator Between Past Weight Stigma and Current Healthcare Avoidance/Comfort in Seeking Medical Care, Shannon Joyel Sagert
On the Special Cases of Carmichael’s Totient Conjecture, Christopher Saito
Nevada HPV Vaccine Completion Time and Adherence Among 9-14-Year-Olds From 2017-2023, Emily Sandoval
Qualitative Analysis of Clinical and Community Perinatal Providers’ Perceived Barriers to Equitable Care for Food Insecurity in Underserved Communities in Southern Nevada, Kaelia Lynn Keapomekuʻualoha Saniatan
First-Principles Insights Into Binary Oxide Systems Under Extreme Pressure, Daniel Schacher
Investigating The Influence of Environmental Stressors to Exopolysaccharide Production in Soil Cyanobacteria: Genomic and Physiological Perspectives, Benjy Sedano-Herrera
Within and Between-Person Variability in Glycemic and Lipidemic Responses to High-Fat and High-Carbohydrate Meals, Donya Shahamati
The Compositional and Dynamical Properties of Exoplanets, Cody James Shakespeare
Clustering of Internet Behaviors and Associated Mental Health Outcomes Among U.S. Adolescents, Aakansha Singh
Torque Efficacy of Cadmus Bracket Design using Clear Aligners, Joseph Soderberg
Routine Activity Theory and the Severity of Terrorist Act, Yiwei Song
Quantum Sensing of Magnetic and Thermal Fields Using Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers on Spoof Surface Plasmon Waveguides, Maxwell Stonham
The Relationship Between Positive and Negative Experiences with Sport Culture and Psychiatric Symptoms in Collegiate Athletes, Angelos Tsalafos
Enviromental DNA (eDNA) Tools for Invasive Mosquitofish (Gambusia Affinis) Surveillance at the Shoshone Pupfish (Cyprinidon Nevadensis Shoshone) Refugium, Yusuf Olamilekan Umar
An Edge Computing Device Optimized and Transfer Learning Enhanced Deep Learning Model for Detecting Wildfire Flame and Smoke, Giovanny Vazquez
Specters of Change: A Rhetorical and Qualitative Analysis of Environmental Ghost Stories from Las Vegas Locals, Rachel J. Wuester
Development of an Access Charge Framework for High-Speed Rail Incorporating Rail Replacement Costs and Dynamic Train Characteristics, Nitesh Kumar Yadav
Understanding The Role of Drug Offenses and The Death Penalty in Iran, Cyrus ZarGanj
Effects of Media Captured Vaporized E-Liquid on Oral Epithelial Cells, Megan Makena Zimbelman
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Integrated Transcriptomics and Proteomics Study of Starvation Selected Drosophila Melanogaster, Aavash Adhikari
Canine Parasites in Southern Nevada Urban Dog Parks: Paravec Study, Miklo Azrael A. Alcala
Electrical Contact to MoS2 for Sensitive Capacitance Measurements, Justin Michael Alvarez
Formation Potential of Disinfection Byproducts from Quaternary Ammonium Surfactants During Ozonation with Subsequent Chlor(am)ination, Gabson Baguma
Real-Time Predictive Analytics for Healthcare Monitoring and Terrain Classification Using Data Streaming and Online Learning, Ayemon Baraka
Uncorking the Wine Industry's Secret: Barriers for Women in the Wine Industry, Scarlett Baughman
Differential Expression of MicroRNA MiR-145 and MiR-155 Downstream Targets in Oral Cancers Exhibiting Limited Chemotherapy Resistance, Conner Belnap
“But…. They Don’t Look Like Me.” An Examination of Mentoring Relationships with Hispanic and Latinx Students, Diana Ruby Beltran
Assessing the Potential for Magmatic Sulfides within Southwestern Laurentia Large Igneous Province, Thomas J. Boes
The Influence of Dual Sources Cerebellar Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Muscle Fatigue, Janriek Asuncion Bognot
The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Device-Associated Healthcare-Associated Infections in Nevada, Gabriela Bran
Seasonal Climate and Environmental Conditions Associated with Physiological Variations of Southwestern United States Pines, Taylor Brewer
Postmodern Paranoia: Conspiracy Theories as Network Anxieties in Don DeLillo’s White Noise and Underworld, Madison Browne
Analyzing Fe/Mg-Silicate Chemical Gardens as Analogs to Silicate-Rich Hydrothermal Chimneys on Early Earth and Mars, Nancy Alejandra Carman
How Culture Impacts Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors in College-Aged Chinese Americans, Hui Ching Chan
The Influence of Bihemispheric Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Muscle Fatigue, Ananya Singh Chauhan
Characterizing the Molecular and Cellular Changes of Senescent Cells Induced by Diverse Stressors in 2D and 3D Microenvironments, Apoorva Chauhan
Effects of Common H1-Antihistamines on IL-6 and RANKL Expression in Osteoblasts, Kriztine Mae Chun
The Influence of Bilateral Dual Source Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Progression of Muscle Fatigue, Eliza Clinton
The Effect of Dual Source Premotor Cortex Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Muscle Fatigue in Hand Muscles, Valentino Contini
Investigating Controls on Temporal and Spatial Variation of Dissolved Uranium at Springs in Horn Creek Drainage, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA, Collin Davidson
Experiment Development and Validation of a Granular Jamming Robotic Gripper, Jacob R. Dowd
Biological Reduction of Mixed Oxyanions in Wastewater Brine, Katherine J. Earp
Understanding Failure Mechanisms for Two Colorectal Anastomosis Techniques, Youssef Sherif Sadek Fahmy
Inbreds & Cannibals & Savages, Oh My!: A Genre Analysis of Appalachian Atrocities, Kerri Farley
New Insights into the Diverse Intraplate Volcanism Present within the Howland and Baker Island United States Exclusive Economic Zone, Nicholas Foresta
Barriers to a Real Second Chance: Seeking Redemption While Set Up for Failure, Kara Forrai
Remote Detection of Leaks in High Level Waste Storage Tanks, Hunter Frey
Redirection of Current in a Dense Plasma Focus, Rocky Gonzalez
The Phenomenon of Creative Seeing as Discovered by Descriptive Experience Sampling: A Case Study, Amber Goto
Effect of Slot Dimensions on Aligner Retention, Kory Grahl
Monstrous Women: Adaptation as Humanization, Amie Greene
Peer Led Learning Curriculum on Sexual Education, Hannah Harris
Investigating Productivity of Modular Buildings, Sibgat Mehedi Hasan
Removal of Permethrin and Bifenthrin Insecticides from Runoff Water by Activated Carbon Adsorption, Ernesto Hernandez
Screening of Orthodontic Patients and Age-Matched Non- Orthodontic Samples for High-Risk Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Strains, Hunter Hinton
Standard and Non-Standard Log-Linear Models For 2 × 2 Contingency Tables, G M Toufiqul Hoque
Image Processing Techniques for Water Droplet Penetration Time and Contact Angle Estimation, Sai Balaji Jai Kumar
Osteoarthritis in the Temporomandibular Joint and Knee Joint: A Macroscopic Study of Cadaver Specimens, Jeremy James
Scoring Single-Sample Pathway Expression Level Using Graph Autoencoder, Eunyoung Jang
Investigative Research on Design Parameters and Criticality Models for Microreactors, Cameron Jensen
α-QUARTZ Plastic Strength Investigation Via Diffraction Experiments on Novaculite Using a D-Dia and Elastic Plastic Self-Consistent Interpretation, Denali Jivanjee Medina
Music and Narrative Memory, Maxwell Kayser
Analyses of Thermal and Spectral Characteristics of Artificial Turf and Natural Grass in Las Vegas Valley, Tarannum Kalam Khandoker
Characterization of Fibronectin Adhesion Isolated Dental Pulp Progenitor Cell Populations, Heoijin Kim