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Theses - July 2025
Empress Wu of the Tang dynasty: Becoming the only female emperor in China
Rhee, Jong Min, University of Southern California, 2008, M.A.
Subject: Asian history
Achieving Zero Waste in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Klemky, Daniel B., Royal Roads University (Canada), 2016, M.A.
Subject: Sustainability
Static and dynamic inventory models under inflation, time value of money and permissible delay in payment
Khorrami, Babak, West Virginia University, 2001, M.S.I.E.
Subject: Industrial engineering
The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem
Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
Personality Traits, Psychological Trauma, and Selective Exposure to Gun Violence in the Media
Parris, Juliet J., State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Mass communication
Prejudice and understanding: Gadamer's ontological hermeneutics
Barthold, Lauren Swayne, Simon Fraser University (Canada), 1996, M.A.
Subject: Philosophy
Young Children's Use of Mobile Technology: Impacts on Self-Regulation and Aggression
Tran, Amy W. Y., University of Windsor (Canada), 2018, M.A.
Subject: Developmental psychology
The Effects of Global Climate Change and Habitat Modification on the Incidence of Lyme Disease
Robart, Jason S., Jr., Boston University, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Parasitology
Leading Multigenerational Project Teams
Sather, Melissa, The College of St. Scholastica, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Management
Microstructural characterization and heat treatment of A-286 turbine buckets
Bradley, Christopher Michael, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2009, M.S.
Subject: Engineering, Materials science
Evaluation of Ecolabelling Criteria Using Life Cycle Assessment
Bernardo, Melissa, Arizona State University, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Environmental engineering
The relationship, responses, and reforms pertaining to gun violence and mental illness in the United States
Saadeh, Stephanie Isabel, Boston University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Mental health
The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986: A policy analysis
Sandoval, Laura, California State University, Long Beach, 2013, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work
The relationship between remote work and job satisfaction: the mediating roles of perceived autonomy, work-family conflict, and telecommuting intensity
Schall, Marie Antoinette, San Jose State University, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Psychology
A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence: Evaluating Strategies to Improve Intervention and Public Awareness
Spinrad, Michael, Boston University, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Public health
Paternal absence: The effects on adult daughters and their intimate relationships: A qualitative study
Moore, Tara A., California State University, Long Beach, 2016, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work
Identifying and correcting misconceptions about the solar system through a constructivist teaching approach
Acker, Sharron Flynt, Texas Woman's University, 1996, M.Sc.
Subject: Science education
Cyber-Terrorism: Finding a Common Starting Point
Biller, Jeffrey Thomas, The George Washington University, 2012, LL.M.
Subject: Law
Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology
Paul Delaroche's The Execution of Lady Jane Grey: Re-Staging History
Titus, Ann-Catrin, University of California, Davis, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Acupuncture therapy as adjunctive treatment in adult patients with mild to moderate persistent asthma
Ansari, Zenas, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Health sciences
Application of Investigative Psychology to Psychodynamic and Human Development Theories: Examining Traits and Typologies of Serial Killers
Smith, Jordyn, California Baptist University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Behavioral psychology
Evolution of Garamond: An Interactive Timeline Demonstrating the Evolution of Garamond
Son, Yeseul, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2018, M.F.A.
Subject: Design
Journaling, emotional intelligence, and health benefits
Hunsaker, Ryan, University of South Dakota, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology
An exporation and analysis of the sociological content in the art of Frida Kahlo: Mexican ethnic and cultural identity, feminism, the struggle of the disable and her political ideology
Fernandez, Lorena Beatriz, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2001, M.A.
Subject: Art history
Water Hyacinth - The Green Potential
Keawmanee, Ratchanon, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2015, M.F.A.
Subject: Design
Secondary school victimization and association with health behaviors of college students: Psychosocial development consequences for public health
Dickerson, Justin Brandt, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 2013, M.S.P.H.
Subject: Public health
Positive psychology interventions and foster care youth: The impact on subjective well-being through the lens of psychosocial ego development theory and object relations theory
Feige, Katelyn Marie, Southern Connecticut State University, 2016, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work
Phonological disorders: An efficacy study of the Hodson cycles approach to remediation
Blanchard, Joelle Virginia, California State University, Fresno, 2006, M.A.
Subject: Speech therapy
Red Albion: Genocide and English colonialism, 1622--1646
Kruer, Matthew, University of Oregon, 2009, M.A.
Subject: American history
A critical review of in-store and online impulse purchase behavior
Sirhindi, Amna, Oklahoma State University, 2010, M.S.
Subject: Marketing
Memory Retention and the Effects of Background Color in Non-Traditional Students in Online Education Settings
Thompson, Anella Kay, Kaplan University, 2012, M.S.Psy.
Subject: Cognitive psychology
A phenomenological analysis of the sense of belonging within a specific teenage culture from the perspective of economically disadvantaged teenagers
Beck, Timothy J., Saybrook University, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
Investigating the occupational identity and perception of burden of family caregivers: A qualitative study
Pooler, Patricia Ann Frances, D'Youville College, 2011, M.S.
Subject: Physical therapy
The relationship between leadership styles, organizational commitment, and organizational outcome in Oklahoma's volunteer fire departments
Shin, Youngshix, Oklahoma State University, 2013, M.S.
Subject: Organizational behavior
Where women ruled men: The power and plight of women in ancient Sparta
Germain, Justin M., Southern Methodist University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Classical studies
Traditional infrastructure, modern flows: Cultural politics of modernization in the Kathmandu Valley
Molden, Olivia Conniff, University of Oregon, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Geography
Comparing Welch ANOVA, a Kruskal-Wallis test, and traditional ANOVA in case of heterogeneity of variance
Liu, Hangcheng, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Biostatistics
Making room for play: Preschool center choices
Morelos, Hailey Sue, Rowan University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Developmental psychology
Role of the Internet in the Sexual Exploitation of Children
Deep, Danielle, Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Sociology
Trial by Fire: Comparing DNA Degradation in Blood versus Semen After Fire Exposure
Snyder, Monica, University of California, Davis, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Biology
A study of customer loyalty and the image of the fine dining restaurant
Eliwa, Rasha Ali, Oklahoma State University, 2006, M.S.
Subject: Marketing
Students' Perceptions about the Effectiveness of School Resource Officers
Donnell, Dashia K., Tennessee State University, 2016, M.C.J.
Subject: Criminology
Does Machismo Culture Influence Latina/o Attitudes on Mental Health?
Mercado, Amanda R., The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Hispanic American studies
Groundings: A critical analysis of Walter Rodney's revolutionary-political ideology in 1960s Jamaica
DaCosta, Jadaiman, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Caribbean studies
Violence and Satanism in heavy metal: Real threat or media construct?
Stark, Danielle Marie, Southeastern Louisiana University, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Sociology
The effect of color on emotions in animated films
Kennedy, Andrew J., Purdue University, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Cinematography
Characterization of Thin Film (K,Na)NbO3 for Piezoelectric MEMS Actuators with Applications to Auto-Focus Systems of Hand-Held Devices
Madani, Ali, University of Toronto (Canada), 2015, M.A.S.
Subject: Mechanical engineering
The admissibility and evaluation of scientific evidence in court
Faurie, Annari, University of South Africa (South Africa), 2000, LL.M.
Subject: Law
Fear of Crime Through the Ears of a Murderino: The Effect of True Crime Podcasts on Fear of Crime
Bailey, Elizabeth June, Eastern Kentucky University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Criminology
A Study on Programming for Children with Autism within Public Libraries Of the Greater Philadelphia Area
Matoushek, Alex, The University of the Arts, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Museum studies
The Heart of the Madder: An Important Prehistoric Pigment and Its Botanical and Cultural Roots
LaBerge, Michelle L., The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Archaeology
The God of War: Napoleonic Appropriation of Greco-Roman Art, Architecture, and Iconography
Murphy, Thomas F., San Diego State University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Romance literature
Weaponization of Artifical Intelligence
Pozzi, Joseph A., Utica College, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Artificial intelligence
A psychological profile of serial murderers involved in trophy collection
Singh, Cynthia Ann, California State University, Fresno, 1993, M.S.
Subject: Criminology
"One misstep could trigger a great war": Operation RYAN, Able Archer 83, and the 1983 war scare
Jones, Nathan Bennett, The George Washington University, 2009, M.A.
Subject: American history
The impact of Hurricane Katrina on Gulf Coast libraries and their disaster planning
Frank, Jeffrey M., San Jose State University, 2011, M.L.I.S.
Subject: Library science
When bodies become battlegrounds of the state: Indigenous women's fight for bodily autonomy
Loft, Jennifer, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Gender studies
Correlations between body mass index and psychological distress in adolescents
Keller, Zoe A., California State University, Long Beach, 2014, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work
Improving thermal comfort in residential spaces in the wet tropical climate zones of India using passive cooling techniques: A study using computational design methods
Padmanabhan Nayar, Priyanka, University of Southern California, 2012, M.B.S.
Subject: Architecture
Relationships between spirituality, religiosity, mindfulness, personality, and resilience
Chavers, David J., University of South Alabama, 2013, M.S.
Subject: Personality psychology
The effects of social media on national security within the United States
Lumpp, Taylor G., Utica College, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Web studies
The application of Aztec ritual and performance dance: Mesoamerican identities in motion
Boites-Zaragoza, Salvadore, California State University, Long Beach, 2014, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
Kumeyaay across borders: An evaluation of formal and informal approaches to tribal transportation issues
Morris, Olea Elizabeth Beverly, San Diego State University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
Early Education and Care Program Quality and Children's Well-being: a Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
Brunsek, Ashley Helena, University of Toronto (Canada), 2015, M.A.
Subject: Early childhood education