Theses/Dissertations from 2023
“And I’m Going to Destroy You.”: Persona and Gender Performativity in Ernest Hemingway’s The Garden of Eden, Nicole Minton
The Influence of Prediction Error Strength on Reconsolidation, Kevin D. Mohawk
Simulating Radial Ring Structure with an Ambipolar Elsasser (Am) Bump in Non-Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics of Protoplanetary Disks, Aleksey S. Mohov
Cellular Heat Responses of Desert Mammals Promote Survival in Extreme Conditions, Janessa Montenegro
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response on Food Safety Violations Observed in Southern Nevada Food Establishments, Samantha Morales
Identifying Trauma Related Predictors of Dissociation in Maltreated Youth, Amanda L. Mraz
Does Maternal Mental Health (Anxiety and Depression) Negatively Impact Exclusive and Continued Breastfeeding Practices?, Smriti Neupane
Physiological Effects of a Traditional Active Warm-Up Versus a Passive Warm-Up During Submaximal Endurance Exercise, Vernice Ollano
The Effect of Sleep and Emotion on Pattern Separation, Alanna N. Osmanski
Examining the Spatial Periodicity of Force Chains and Strain Localization in Polycrystal Models, Richard D. Panduro-Allanson
Properties of Ultra–High Performance Concrete Using Plaster Sand, Andrew Pappas
Optimized Indoor Temperature in Office Buildings Through Personalized Thermal Comfort Modeling, Raviteja Patchava
Comparing Comics and Illustrated Texts in Multimedia Learning, Jackson S. Pelzner
Characterization of Hematite Coated Bedrock Fault Scarps in the Northern Colorado River Extensional Corridor Near Lake Mead, Nevada, Molly E. Pickerel
Implementation of ADAS and Autonomy on UNLV Campus, Zillur Rahman
Identifying Clinical Profiles in a Community Sample of Youth with Selective Mutism, Melanie Rede
Morphologic Comparisons of Recrystallized and Neocrystallized Fibrous Amphibole Asbestos: Implications for Corresponding Health Risk Potential, Natalie G. Renkes
A One-Dimensional Analysis of a Microbial Fuel Cell for Efficient Acetate Removal and Power Density Output, David Rouhani
Development of an Automated GPIB System for Characterization of SiGe Avalanche Photodiodes, David A. Santiago
New Observations on the Age and Origin of the Geologist Seamounts, South Hawaiian Seamount Province, Brandon Chester Scott
Actinide Behavior in Soft Ligand Environments and Higher Oxidation States of Neptunium in Aqueous Media with Solid-State Synthesis of Np(VII) Compounds, Kelly Floyd Seeley
Sight Words: Poems, Benjamin Harrison Socolofsky
Public Transportation, Benjamin Stallings
Experiences of Violence and Captivity: Labor Divisions at La Plata (AD 600-1250), Kathleen D. Stansbury
Supervision in the Digital Age: Online Sexual Solicitation of Children and Youth, Kaitlyn Taylor Swanberg
High Clearance Collision-Free Paths, Barun Thapa
Examining Health Literacy and Patient-Centered Communication: A Secondary Analysis of U.S. Adults with a History of Cancer, Kimberly Ann Dy Tomas
On the Synthesis of Heavy Rare Earth Solid Solutions and Their Hydrides, Joshua R. Van Cleave
Exploring the Influence of Technology-Supported Immersive Experiences: The Case of Golf Simulators as a Way of Relieving Stress in the Workplace, Luka Van Der Merwe
A Dynamic Scoring Methodology for Morphing Airfoil Designs with Application to a Stalling Scenario, Stone Wachs
The Floating World Around and Between; Print Culture, Racial Blurring, and Japanese Views of Black People from the 15th to the 19th Century, Angel J. Wakiihuri
Perceptions and Acceptance of Guestroom Technology: A Cross-Cultural Study, Jueer Wang
Mob Family Proteins and Tricornered Kinase Are Required to Form Dorsal Appendages of the Drosophila Eggshell, Keala H. D. Watson
Decision Making Under Uncertainty – Percieved House Edge or Game Outcome, Haocheng Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Polar Alignment of Massive Retrograde Circumbinary Discs, Charles Abod
Self-Reported Covid-19 Diagnosis and Severity and Its Association with Utilization of And Delays in Needed Medical Care, Mohammad Hesam Alavi
A Control Integrated Circuit for a Hysteretic Flyback Power Converter, Armani Alvarez
Association Between Arthritis and Yoga Among Veterans, Anupreet Arora
Screwball, Nicholas Barnette
Dust-Gas Dynamics Driven By the Streaming Instability with Various Pressure Gradients, Stanley Antedio Baronett
Zooarchaeological Analysis of Subsistence Practices at the Lake Roberts Vista Site (LA71877) Gila National Forest, New Mexico, Laura A. Benedict
The Limits of Critical Rhetoric: Towards a Postcritical Orientation, James Bezotte
Leaving Babylon: A Memoir of Repatriation, Soni Brinsko
Exodus Arena: Cashman Field and the (Re)Development of Sports and Recreation in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, Ryan Browar
A Feminist Rhetorical Analysis of Queer Appropriation in Digital Spaces, Derek Bryant
Horse Loose: Essays on Fear and Attachment, Alyse Burnside
Age and Genesis of W-Mo-Cu Mineralization, Gold Hill, Utah, Nathan J. Carey
Political Discussion and Disagreement: Seeking Validation Through News Media, Michael Carmona
Towards Highly Sensitive Capacitance Measurements of a Quantum Anomalous Hall Phase in Van Der Waal Heterostructures, Kayla Cerminara
Design and Fabrication of an Apparatus for Tao High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy, Timothy Chung
The Stability of the Speech-to-Song Illusion and Individual Differences, Rodica R. Constantine
Sight Deprivation and Metabolic Effects During the YMCA Bench Press Test, Kyle Cruz
Revisiting the Smartphone and Learning Inventory (SALI): Perspectives of Preservice Teachers, Bridget K. Daleiden
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Induced Apoptosis of Human Osteoblasts, Kimberly Doucette
Antler Foreland Basin Evolution Recorded in Detrital Zircon U-Pb Geochronology, James Duncan
That Hidden Country: The Travels of Jacob Singleton, A Novel, James Earp
Family Functioning in Youth with Bipolar Disorder, Kayla Fobian
Queens of Discourse: An Observation of Black Insta-Comediennes, Naoka Foreman
Towards the Electronic Response of Carbon-Based Van Der Waals Heterostructures in a Diamond Anvil Cell, George Thomas Foskaris
Who Are You? The Effects of Racial Code-Switching on Identity Threat, Shame, and Psychological Well-Being, Jaimi Garlington
Women’s Use of the Gym Space: How Physical Activity Spaces Communicate Inclusion and Exclusion to Women, Rachel Glaze
Changes in Cognitive Networks as a Result of Sport-Related Concussion, Grace J. Goodwin
Psychometric Properties of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire: Factor Analysis and Measurement Invariance by the Intersection of Race and Gender, Jessica H. Habashy
COVID-19 Isolation Compliance among Students and Employees of a Large Public University, Nicolette Harmon
Adaptive Theatre Techniques for Use in Autism Behavioral Intervention, Tyler Hastings
Repeating Patterns: Does Emotional Child Abuse Lead to Intimate Partner Abuse?, Kathryn R. Henry
“Who Says Lowriders Are Only For Men?”: Lowriders In Las Vegas, Nevada, Alejandra Herrera
Estimation of the Parameters in a Mixture of Two Normal Distributions and the Generalized Pivotal Quantity Method, Md Faruk Hossain
Comparative Expression of Exosome-Derived Dental Pulp Stem Cell (DPSC) MicroRNA, Matthew Hunsaker
A Survey of the Br´Ezis-Nirenberg Problem and Related Theorems, Edward Huynh
A Name No One Should Know, Mohammed Jahama
How Medical Students Use Social Support to Cope with Burnout: A Grounded Theory Approah, Michelle Nicole I. Janeo
Calcite Spherulite Formations and Their Controls in Halophilic Bacterial Cultures, Zakaria Jibrin
First-Day Expositional Interviews, Iterative Training, and Participant Skill in Descriptive Experience Sampling, Cody Michio Kaneshiro
Factors Affecting Hotel Recommendation: Before the COVID-19 Pandemic and After the Reopening, Boran Kim
Policing Sin City: The Creation and Impact of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 1973-1985, Richard Kim
Developing a Hands-On Class Exercise for Modular Construction, 3D Design, and 4D Schedule, Kyle A. Kithas
Assessment of Oral Human Papillomavirus in Pediatric and Adult Patients within a Multi-Ethnic Clinic Population, Melissa Kornhaber
Use of Healthcare Utilization Records for Analyzing Trends in Clinical Toxoplasmosis: A Comparison of Nevada and the United States, Elijah Kreutzer
Effects of Distributed Energy Resources on the Bulk Electric System, Stryder Loveday
Carbon Fiber Coil Spring Characterization and Manufacturing, Cooper Madrazo
A Wearable Electronic Monitoring Device for Low Pressure Garment Applications and Temperature Analysis for Prevention of Ulceration and Infection, Francisco Mata Carlos
Dimensionality of Natural Auditory Scene Perception: A Factor Analysis Study, Margaret A. McMullin
Fuel Injector Design of a Hypersonic Jet Engine Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, Melissa Rose Mercado
Researcher-Participant Privilege: Confidentiality and Qualitative Criminology, Eric Michael
What Connects Us: A User Experience Frame Analysis Comparison of Secular and Religious Online Dating Sites, Alexa L. Miller