Theses/Dissertations from 2022
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
Viability of Energy and Fuel Sources for Interstellar Travel; Design and Feasibility of the Construction of Manned Interstellar Space Shuttles, Lukas Mittelman
Meta-Analysis of the Association between Interleukin-1 Genetic Polymorphisms and Fracture Risk, Heejin Mun
Taxonomic and Physiological Insights into Novel Bacterial Class Fervidibacteria, Nancy Nou
Neo Development Of The Workplace Environment In Response To Evolutionary Social Changes, Dafne Odette
Source and Parental Melts of Poikilitic Shergottites: Implications for Martian Magmatism, Evan W. O'neal
Dynamic Surface Tension of Surfactants Through Separation of Diffusion and Dilation Effects, Brandon Ortiz
The Metabolic Change of Lipid Species in STAM Mice with Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Devin J. Peart
Differential Expression of Cellular and Exosomal MicroRNA Isolated from Oral Cancer Cells and Their Resistance to Chemotherapy, Brady Petersen
Quantifying Road Bicycle Wheel Vibration, Kyle Petersen
Student-Athletes’ Career Adaptability, Academic Motivation and Athletic Motivation, Alexandria N. Petrolia
Along Strike Tectonic Evolution of the Neogene Bermejo Foreland Basin and Eastern Precordillera Thrust Front, Argentina (30-32ºs), Zoey Catherine Plonka
Disentangling Instrumental and Reactive Aggression in the Competitive Reaction Time Task and Their Associations with Factors of Meanness in Psychopathy, Ashley Michelle Poston
Trauma on Top of Trauma: How Child Welfare Failures Affect Trafficked Children, Christie J.w. Ra
Awareness and Knowledge on Aging and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder: Service User and Provider Perspectives in Southern Nevada, Brandon C. Ranuschio
In the Image of… Towards a Trans Talmud, Laurence Myers Reese
Regional Health Benefits of the Nevada Renewable Energy Initiative, Alireza Rezaee
Locating a Marketplace at the Ancient Maya City of Lakamha’, Mexico Using the Configurational Approach, Jonathan Roldan
What You See You Perceive: Public Opinions of Potential Negative Consequences and Support for Officer Body-Worn Cameras, Jordyn Marian Sanders
The World of the Living, Bronwyn Scott-Mccharen
Day ‘N’ Nite: Habitability of Tidally Locked Planets with Sporadic Rotation, Cody James Shakespeare
Predictor of Hospital Closure in the United States, Haniyeh Shariatmadari
Development and Application of a Safety Index for Transit Stops: A Case Study from Las Vegas, Nevada, Rithesh Shivuni
Tenrec ecaudatus: Hypoxic and Hypercapnic Effects on Aerobic Metabolism, Claudia Silva Rubio
Our Mountains, Jordon Christena Smith
Measuring Impacts and Vibrations on a Volumetric Modular House During Transportation, Seung Ho Song
Comparing Forgetting Rates Between Pattern Separation and Item Recognition, Rhiannon N. Soriano Smith
Real–Time Semantic Segmentation for Railway Anomalies Analysis, Paul Stanik III
An Empirical Investigation into the Impact of Automated Grading, Alex James St. Aubin
The Association between Neighborhood Social Media Use and Social Cohesion, Sense of Community and Perceived Safety among Adults in Clark County, Nevada, Emily Strickler
Understanding the Role of Identity Salience in the Relationship between Experience of Ethnic/Racial Discrimination and Mental Health Symptomatology, Michelle Strong
What Happens in Vegas: The Influence of Las Vegas on High-Risk Attitudes and Behaviors, Marissa Tiemann
Food Insecurity and Dietary Intake in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes in Southern Nevada, Elizabeth Torres
Display Applications for Grating Angle Magnification Accelerated Angular Scanners, Daniel Jesus Valdes
Global Transcriptional Profile of the Tubby Mouse Retina, Richard Van
Reachability and Turn Constraint Paths, Sabrina Wallace
Promoting Paradise: The Recruitment of Volga German Immigrants to the American Midwest, 1870-1900, Kassidy N. Whetstone
Student Choice During Silent Solitude: An Examination of Reading Motivation in an Urban Elementary School, Elizabeth A. White
Communicating Pain Unseen: Addressing Health Outcomes in Sexual Activity for Women with Endometriosis, Madison Wiese
The Effects of Protonated Nicotine on Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth (Shed), Mark Wittchow
Scientific Collaboration and the Cold War: 1945-1970, Autumn Wyland
Development of a Model for Affordable Senior Living Community, Nyx Wenlin Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Castles We Built, Therin Aloïs Alrik
Plasma Aerodynamics: Experimental Quantification of the Lift Force Generated on an Airfoil Using Plasma Actuation to Estimate Power Requirements in Small UAV Applications, Getachew Ashenafi
Biotransformation of Trace Organic Compounds via Microbial Ammonia Oxidation in Biofiltration Systems for Water Reuse, Nicholas Babcock
Understanding the Motivations of Esports Fans: The Relationship Between Esports Spectator Motivations and Esports Fandom Engagement, Joshua Barney
Investigation of Algorithms to Assess Validity of Wearable Technology During Field Testing, Brenna Barrios
Presumed Illegal Microaggressive Experience (Prime): A Microaggression Targeting Latinx Individuals, Aldo M. Barrita
Treatment and Perceptions of LGBTQIA+ Persons, Emily Bolshazy
From Ex-Offenders to Hopefuls: Exploring Changing Narratives and Personal Stories of Desistance, Darby Buckley
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Diagnosis of Maltreated Youth, Shadie Burke
The Use of Narratives and Social Media in Arts & Culture Nonprofit Crisis Communication During COVID-19, Jordan Buuck
Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Several Heart Rate Monitors in Wearable Technology While Mountain Biking, Bryson Carrier
Mapping Nevada's Dental Workforce, Kelvin Chen
Examining Technology’s Impact on Hotel Operations: A Systematic Review of Hospitality Research Literature, Xinru Chen
Physiological and Mechanical Comparisons between Clipless and Flat Pedals, Katelyn Conroy
Identifying Risk Factors for PTSD Symptom Clusters in Maltreated, Multiracial Youth Using Nonparametric Modeling, Mallory Constantine
Relationship of Shoe Wetness to Mechanical Performance, Sara Lyn Crawford
Analysis of Microscopic Objects Using Computer Vision Methods, Yuan Dao
A 155-year tree-ring based record of warm and dry snow droughts for the Cascade Range, USA, Laura A. Dye
The Frontier of the Labor Movement: Latinas and the Longest Strike in Twentieth-Century Las Vegas, Maribel Estrada Calderón
Infants' Facial Emotion Recognition, Umme Fatema
Hyperpolarizability Dispersion Measured for Carbon Disulfide Vapor, Rodrigo N. Fernandez
Understanding the Role of ANO1 in Oral Cancer, Mallary Forrest
The Experience of Self-Coherence: Self-Coherence as the Hub of All Needs, April Ursula Fox
Monumentalizing a Political Candidacy: Robert Lowell and Eugene McCarthy’s History, Jeremy Freeman
Comparing a New Algorithm for the Traveling Salesman Problem to Previous Deterministic and Stochastic Algorithms, Edward Friesema
The Old Brag of My Heart: Essays, Cody James Gambino
An Introduction to Federated Learning and Its Analysis, Manjari Ganapathy
American Samoa Politics: Performing SĀMOA, Dayonara S. Gaoteote
Examining Predictors of Student Perceptions of University Responses to Sexual Misconduct, Megan Giovannini
Neonicotinoids and Measures of Adiposity Among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2015-2016, Amruta Godbole
Autism Spectrum Disorder and Remote Learning: Parents’ Perspectives on Their Child’s Learning at Home, Stephanie Hernandez
Rotten with Prediction, Serena Raquel Hicks
Extreme Event Reconstructions for the Upper Fraser River Basin, British Columbia, Canada, Inga K. Homfeld
The Investigation of the Influence of Long-Distance Running on Foot Volume in Healthy Female Collegiate Distance Athletes, Mufaro M. Hungwe
How Can We Reduce Racism? A Mixed Method Study of Factors That Influence Attitudes Towards Social Change, Kindy Insouvanh
Effect of Boundary Approximation on Visibility, Samridhi Jha
Depression and Quality of Life Among Adults with Asthma Presence in Nevada, Elizabeth D. Kahane
Environmental Rhetoric and an Ecology of Transcendence: A Rhetorical Criticism of Awake, A Dream From Standing Rock, Alyssa Kahn
Geometric Quality Assessment of a Modular House using BIM and Photogrammetric Point Clouds, Preetam Kapsikar