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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

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Achieving Zero Waste in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings

Klemky, Daniel B., Royal Roads University (Canada), 2016, M.A.
Subject: Sustainability

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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

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The Influence of Social Media on Teens' Self-Esteem

Gallagher, Shannon M., Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology

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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

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Prejudice and understanding: Gadamer's ontological hermeneutics

Barthold, Lauren Swayne, Simon Fraser University (Canada), 1996, M.A.
Subject: Philosophy

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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

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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

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Leading Multigenerational Project Teams

Sather, Melissa, The College of St. Scholastica, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Management

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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

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Evaluation of Ecolabelling Criteria Using Life Cycle Assessment

Bernardo, Melissa, Arizona State University, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Environmental engineering

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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

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The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986: A policy analysis

Sandoval, Laura, California State University, Long Beach, 2013, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Cyber-Terrorism: Finding a Common Starting Point

Biller, Jeffrey Thomas, The George Washington University, 2012, LL.M.
Subject: Law

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Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale

Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology

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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

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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

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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

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Evolution of Garamond: An Interactive Timeline Demonstrating the Evolution of Garamond

Son, Yeseul, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2018, M.F.A.
Subject: Design

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Journaling, emotional intelligence, and health benefits

Hunsaker, Ryan, University of South Dakota, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology

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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

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Water Hyacinth - The Green Potential

Keawmanee, Ratchanon, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2015, M.F.A.
Subject: Design

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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

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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

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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

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Red Albion: Genocide and English colonialism, 1622--1646

Kruer, Matthew, University of Oregon, 2009, M.A.
Subject: American history

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A critical review of in-store and online impulse purchase behavior

Sirhindi, Amna, Oklahoma State University, 2010, M.S.
Subject: Marketing

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Traditional infrastructure, modern flows: Cultural politics of modernization in the Kathmandu Valley

Molden, Olivia Conniff, University of Oregon, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Geography

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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

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Making room for play: Preschool center choices

Morelos, Hailey Sue, Rowan University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Developmental psychology

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Role of the Internet in the Sexual Exploitation of Children

Deep, Danielle, Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Sociology

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Trial by Fire: Comparing DNA Degradation in Blood versus Semen After Fire Exposure

Snyder, Monica, University of California, Davis, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Biology

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A study of customer loyalty and the image of the fine dining restaurant

Eliwa, Rasha Ali, Oklahoma State University, 2006, M.S.
Subject: Marketing

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Students' Perceptions about the Effectiveness of School Resource Officers

Donnell, Dashia K., Tennessee State University, 2016, M.C.J.
Subject: Criminology

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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

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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

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Violence and Satanism in heavy metal: Real threat or media construct?

Stark, Danielle Marie, Southeastern Louisiana University, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Sociology

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The effect of color on emotions in animated films

Kennedy, Andrew J., Purdue University, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Cinematography

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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

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The admissibility and evaluation of scientific evidence in court

Faurie, Annari, University of South Africa (South Africa), 2000, LL.M.
Subject: Law

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Weaponization of Artifical Intelligence

Pozzi, Joseph A., Utica College, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Artificial intelligence

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A psychological profile of serial murderers involved in trophy collection

Singh, Cynthia Ann, California State University, Fresno, 1993, M.S.
Subject: Criminology

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"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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Relationships between spirituality, religiosity, mindfulness, personality, and resilience

Chavers, David J., University of South Alabama, 2013, M.S.
Subject: Personality psychology

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The effects of social media on national security within the United States

Lumpp, Taylor G., Utica College, 2014, M.S.
Subject: Web studies

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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

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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

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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

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