As of August 11, 2020, the submission process has changed. Please refer to the Dissertation Information page for information, instructions and links.
Dissertations can be accessed from the Library digital repository (CTDA).
Submissions From 2018
Discovery of a Novel Subset of Lung Resident Macrophages that Exhibit Distinct Localization and Polarization, Basak Burcu Ural
Advancing the Learning of Algebra for ALL: Case Studies of Teachers’ Efforts Toward Equitable Math Teaching, Ruth Urbina-Lilback
Clean Air and Good Jobs: U.S. Labor and the Struggle for Climate Justice, Todd Vachon
Investigating High Energy Mixing in Cement-based Materials, Aileen Vandenberg
The Effects of Video Self-Analysis on Pre-Service Teachers' Use of Behavior Specific Praise, Janet VanLone
Precision Synthesis of Complex Macromolecular Architectures of Gaseous Monomers and their Property Studies, Vignesh Vasu
Actin Assembly and Cell-to-Cell Transmission by Enterohemorrhagic and Enteropathogenic E. coli, Katrina Velle
The Copacabana Indigenous Elite: Formation Identity and Negotiations (Lima, 1590-1767), Teresa Vergara
In Situ Investigation of Thermally Activated Processes Using MEMS-Based Devices: Practical Challenges & Applications, Sriram Vijayan
Seeds of Complexity: An Archaeobotanical Study of Incipient Social Complexity at Late Chalcolithic Çadır Höyük, Turkey, Madelynn von Baeyer
The Televised Social Daydreamer: Mediated Imagined Interaction Hypothesis and Identity Disclosure, Erin B. Waggoner
Stable Isotopic and Molecular Signatures of Organic Biomarkers and Their Alteration During Thermal Maturation, Chaoran Wang
Strain Engineering of Two-Dimensional (2D) Materials at the Atomic Scales, Jin Wang
Investigating the Role of PDGF-BB/PDGFR-β in Periosteum-Mediated Bone Regeneration, Xi Wang
Three Essays: Cross-National Comparisons of Labor Market Dynamics, Xiupeng Wang
HYBRID JUSTICE IN AFGHANISTAN: Challenges of State-building and Post-Conflict Rule of Law, Ahmad Wardak
Resettlement as Everyday Life: Navigating the Bureaucracy of Forced Migration, Kamryn D. Warren
Cuteness and Appeals: Unleashing Prosocial Emotions, Katherine (Kivy) Weeks
Straightening Crip/Queer Desires: Sexualities and Disabilities in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Theatrical Culture, Jarred Wiehe
Stimulation of Growth Factor Signaling Mediates Pro-Regenerative Responses in a Murine Digit Amputation Model, Lane Wilson
Toward a Configural Theory of Team Composition: An Exploration of Dynamic Crew Configurations on Team Processes, Mikhail A. Wolfson
Prizing Difference: PEN Awards and Multiculturalist Politics in American Fiction, Laura Wright
A Comparison of Two Tai Chi Interventions Tailored for Different Health Outcomes, Yin Wu
Quantile Optimization in Stochastic Financial Planning Model, JIATIAN XU
The Interplay between Pain/Stress, Inflammation and Microbiota in Human Health, Wanli Xu
Using Computational Methods and Experimentation to Understand the Persuasiveness of Vaccine Messages, Zhan Xu
Methods of Storm Wind-Speed Prediction Applied to the Northeast United States, Jaemo Yang
Reliable Physical Unclonable Function Design and Algorithm for Authentication and Key Generation, Wei Yan
Fault Detection, Diagnosis and Prognosis in HVAC Air Handling Systems, Ying Yan
Thermal, Electrical, and Electrochemical Characterizations of Advanced Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion and Storage Applications, Sajad Yazdani
Mobility in Syntax: On Contextuality in Labeling and Phases, Yong Suk Yoo
Advanced Control Design for Power Capture Enhancement and Load Mitigation of Wind Turbines, Yuan Yuan
Using the Immediate Blood Pressure Benefits of Exercise to Improve Exercise Adherence: A Pilot Study, Amanda Zaleski
Bio-inspired Stimuli Responsive Smart Soft Materials, Songshan Zeng
Sequential Experimental Designs for Statistical Inference on Big Data Problems, Chen Zhang
Statistical Models and Methods for Longitudinal and Survival Data with Treatment Switches, Fan Zhang
Functional Study of Long Noncoding RNA H19 in Muscle and Liver, Na Zhang
Computing Local Fractal Dimension Using Geographical Weighting Scheme, Shuowei Zhang
A Markov Chain Random Field Cosimulation-Based Approach for Land Cover Post-classification and Urban Growth Detection, Weixing Zhang
Study of Supercontinuum and High Repetition Rate Short Pulse Generation, Xiang Zhang
Numerical Weather Model based Adjustment of Satellite Precipitation Products and Hydrologic Evaluations, Xinxuan Zhang
Electronic Orders in Superoxygenated Cuprates and Nickelates, Zhiwei Zhang
Option Markets, Return Predictability and Term Structure, Yanhui Zhao
Multiplexed High-throughput Screenings for Immune Modulators of Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte, Ziyan Zhao
Advances in the Analysis of Incomplete Data Using Multiple Imputations, Ruochen Zha
Statistical Information, Inference, and Sampling Strategies, Yan Zhuang
Life-Cycle Fatigue Performance of Coastal Slender Bridges Subject to Multi-Hazards, Jin Zhu
Understanding the Social and Job Performance Consequences of Leader Advice-Taking: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Test, Xiaoyuan (Susan) Zhu
Development and Application of Ribose Oxidation Sequencing (RibOxi-seq), Yinzhou Zhu
Examining the Effects of the Revision of an Academic Probation Protocol, Dana Ziter
Submissions From 2017
Optimization and Bayesian Inference in Model-based Decision Making, Ali Abdollahi
SK Channels: an AFM and Immunofluorescence Study, Krithika Abiraman
Lithography, Spectroscopy, and Super Resolution Terahertz Imaging for Quality Assurance and Authentication, Kiarash Ahi
Learning to Self-Regulate: Crafting Co-Regulation Experiences in an Online Learning Environment, Rasis A. Alanazi
Formal Modeling and Mining of Big Data, Aljoharah A. Algwaiz
Justice-Involved Women and Redemptive Narratives: The Role of Personal Resources and Environmental Factors on the Desistance Process, Elizabeth K. Allen
Probabilistic Controlled Airspace Infringement Tool and Conflict Resolution, Yousra Almathami
The Effects of Moringa Leaves on Hepatic Lipid Accumulation and Inflammation in a Guinea Pig Model of Hepatic Steatosis, Manal Almatrafi
Methods for Improving the Reconstruction of Diffuse Optical Tomography for Breast Cancer Detection, Murad Mohsen Althobaiti
X-Ray Analysis of Multi-Layers and Superlattice Structures Containing Dislocations, Fahad A. Althowibi
The Relationship Between School Mobility and Gifted Identification in Connecticut Public Schools, Christina M. Amspaugh
Existence of Diffusions on 4N Carpets, Ulysses A. Andrews IV
Influences on Nonword Repetition in Young Children, Dana Arthur
Ecophysiology and Taxonomy of Saccharina latissima forma angustissima (Laminariales, Phaeophyceae) From the Gulf of Maine, USA, Simona Augyte
Diffusion on Silver Nanorod Surfaces: Mechanisms of Fast Diffusion at Low Temperature, Lou Bachenheimer
Coastal Ecosystem Processing of Nitrogen Rich High Explosives, Mark L. Ballentine
Multistage Sampling Strategies and Inference in Health Studies Under Appropriate Linex Loss Functions, Sudeep R. Bapat
Development of the Tagger Microscope and Analysis of Spin Density Matrix Elements in (Photon, Proton) to (Phi, Proton) for the GlueX Experiment, Alexander E. Barnes
Phosphodiesterase-8 (PDE8) and the PDE8A-Raf-1 Kinase Signaling Complex Regulate CD4+ T Cell Motility and Autoimmune Inflammation In Vivo, Chaitali Purushottam Basole
Artificial Antennas: Thermodynamics of Protein-DNA, Protein-Solid, and Protein-Dye Interactions for Light Harvesting Applications, Clive Baveghems
Global Transcriptional Analysis of the Chicken Tracheal Response to Virulent and Attenuated Vaccine Strains of Mycoplasma gallisepticum, Jessica Beaudet
Analytic Methods for Geometric Modeling, Morad Behandish
Alginate Hydrogels for Bone Tissue Regeneration, Stephanie T. Bendtsen
Genomic and Transcriptomic Characterization of the Hindgut Symbiosis associated with the Eastern Subterranean Termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, Jacquelynn Benjamino
AMPKα2 Promotes Breast Cancer Cell Survival by Modulating Metabolic Stress Responses, Katie Beski
Surface-Imprinted Nanoparticles for Protein Recognition and Separation, Snehasis Bhakta
Investigating the Potential of Essential Minerals for Controlling Vibrio cholerae, Varunkumar Bhattaram
Application of Gaussian Process Priors on Bayesian Regression, Abhishek Bishoyi
Photochemistry of Effluent and Natural Organic Matter and Photochemical Degradation of Micropollutants, Laleen Chanaka Bodhipaksha
The Cultivation and Development of Political Trust in Estonia: Identity and the Perceived Intention of the Law, Brian A. Boecherer
Advancing our Understanding of Performance during Sleep Deprivation, Jeffrey Blake Bolkhovsky
Modeling Iron Oxide Reactivity in the Environment, Nefeli Maria Bompoti
Believing About Individuals, Mayank Bora
Development of Immunologic Tolerance in a Murine Model of House Dust Mite-Induced Asthma, Sonali J. Bracken
A Marriage and its Music: The Work of Elsa Olivieri Sangiacomo Respighi in Fascist Italy, Penny R. S. Brandt
Conquering Visual Challenges While Hunting Across the Air-Water Interface; a Study of Foraging Day Herons, Holly Brown
Spectral Properties of the Hata Tree, Antoni Brzoska
Finding their Voices: A Longitudinal Study of Student Writers from Basic Writing to Writing in the Disciplines, Melissa Bugdal