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Dissertations Theses
Theses - July 2026
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
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
Work Comes First: The Drivers of Presenteeism in a British Columbian Healthcare Setting
Chami, Beata, Adler University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Health care management
"Hold that hemline!" Christian Dior's New Look in America
Biggs, Caroline Cameron, Sarah Lawrence College, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Women's studies
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
Achieving Zero Waste in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Klemky, Daniel B., Royal Roads University (Canada), 2016, M.A.
Subject: Sustainability
Collections care and management at the Howard Steamboat Museum Inc.
Wanke, Katherine LeClerq, University of Louisville, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Museum studies
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 Murphy, Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
Critical Digital Asset Identification and Attack Graph State Estimation for Nuclear Research Reactors
West, Jonathan Codi, The University of Tulsa, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Computer science
Exploring the effects of scarcity, impulse buying, and product returning behavior in the fast fashion environment among female fashion conscious consumers
Chatvijit, Sasikarn, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Marketing
Female spies and soldiers of the Civil War: Being a woman had its advantages
Konkel, Heidi, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2005, M.A.
Subject: American history
Investigating the efficacy of cybersecurity awareness training programs
Proctor, Wesley R., Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Information technology
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
Longitudinal Awareness: A Study of Vulnerability to Flooding in Polk County, Iowa
Dickey, Kerri A., University of South Florida, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Geography
Teen pregnancy: A content analysis of existing literature
Barraza, Luisana, California State University, Long Beach, 2011, M.S.W.
Subject: Social work
Aplicacion de conceptos de gestion de proyectos y gestion de riesgo en el desarrollo de productos nuevos en el campo de tecnologia de informacion
Aguilar Ramos, Catherine, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (Puerto Rico), 2006, M.E.
Subject: Industrial engineering
Developing the LGBT minority stress measure
Outland, Pearl L., Colorado State University, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Counseling Psychology
On magic and divination: Reviving the forsaken philosophy and praxis of the Western astrological tradition
Shiflett, Richard, California Institute of Integral Studies, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Philosophy
Catching the Cloud and Pinning It Down: The Social and Environmental Impacts of Data Centers
Ipsen, Heather A., Syracuse University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Geography
Stepping out of Trujillo's Shadow: Representations of Dominican Identity in Rita Indiana Hernandez's Papi and Nombres y animales
Abbott, Allison, California State University, Bakersfield, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Caribbean studies
Social Networks and Internet-Facilitated Child Exploitation: A Review of Existing Material and Call for Research
Ramdass, Tejwantie, Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Computer science
Causation and Impact of Ransomware Infection in Large Organizations
Karaffa, Casey, Utica College, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Computer science
Iron-sulfur Protein Maturation in Staphylococcus aureus : The Protein YlaN Has a Role in Iron Homeostasis
Foley, Mary Elizabeth, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey, School of Graduate Studies, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Microbiology
Evaluation of Ecolabelling Criteria Using Life Cycle Assessment
Bernardo, Melissa, Arizona State University, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Environmental engineering
Cyber-Terrorism: Finding a Common Starting Point
Biller, Jeffrey Thomas, The George Washington University, 2012, LL.M.
Subject: Law
A retrospective cohort study to determine the association of MMR vaccination coverage and incidence of measles in the United States between 1996 and 2012
Skelton, Emily Anne, Boston University, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Medicine
Healthcare compliance programs: A roadmap for adoption
Napier-Burton, Misti, Utica College, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Health care management
Cinema sisters: Laura Mulvey, Cindy Sherman, and the destruction of the male gaze
Helt, Crystal, Azusa Pacific University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
Teacher-Implemented Presession Pairing to Improve Classroom Behaviors in Public Schools
Sofarelli, Rachel M., University of South Florida, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Behavioral sciences
The Reverend Jim Jones and religious, political, and racial radicalism in Peoples Temple
Abbott, Catherine, The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, 2015, M.A.
Subject: American history
A survey of business educational simulations and their adoption by business educators
Ghosh, Himadri P., University of Windsor (Canada), 2004, M.B.A.
Subject: Business education
Gender, race, and marriage in immigration: The spousal sponsorship appeal process in Canada
Forsyth, Lacey Jane, Simon Fraser University (Canada), 2010, M.A.
Subject: Gender studies
Umberto Boccioni's Unique Forms of Continuity in Space : How Materiality Obfuscates Originality, Intent, and Ethics
Colbert, Eric Anthony, University of California, Irvine, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Art history
The effect of a vertical line template and a slant board on printing of children with handwriting difficulties
Ranade, Dipti, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2007, M.S.
Subject: Public health
Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology
Beyond Bikini Kill: A history of riot grrl, from grrls to ladies
D'Angelica, Christa, Sarah Lawrence College, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Modern history
To MMR or Not MMR: Medical Discourses Surrounding Parental Decision-Making for Pediatric Immunization
Shao, Jen-Yin, University of Toronto (Canada), 2011, M.Sc.
Subject: Public health
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
"Knowing myself to lead well": How might business leaders be encouraged to value self-awareness as a means to enhance their personal effectiveness, positively influence employee productivity, and increase profitability?
Cox, John Christopher, Royal Roads University (Canada), 2001, M.A.
Subject: Developmental psychology
The Art of Unruffled Feathers: An Analytical Approach to Stage Management for Dance
Parov, Ashley Ivory, Saint Mary's College of California, 2016, M.F.A.
Subject: Dance
The Quality of Life and the Financial Burden of Living On Campus versus Living Off Campus at The University of West Alabama: A Cost versus Benefit Analysis of Renovating Selden Hall
Sheffield, Jeremy T., The University of West Alabama, 2016, M.B.A.
Subject: Higher education
Examining Relationships among Freshman Stress Overload, Coping Strategies, and Academic Performance
Bowers, Graham K., California State University, Long Beach, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Psychology
The dagger behind the smile: Propaganda in the short animated films of World War II
Wilson, Susan Leila, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1995, M.A.
Subject: Modern history
What really is the difference between occupational therapy and physical therapy in a skilled nursing facility
Morell, Lauryn, University of New Hampshire, 2006, M.S.
Subject: Physical therapy
An evaluation of risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders in medical sonographers
Burnett, David Roger, University of Louisville, 2007, M.S.
Subject: Industrial engineering
Professional networking sites: An effective means for identifying individual knowledge and expertise?
Young, Laura Bishop, Purdue University, 2010, M.S.
Subject: Management
The societal allure of fear: Horror films as representations of current day cultural fears
Cooley, Jennifer Nikita, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
Canada, the Perpetrator: The Legacy of Systematic Violence and the Contemporary Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Ancil, Gabriel Sy, Indiana University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Women's studies
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms as a mediator of the relation between social perception and social skills and adaptability in preschoolers
Ellis, Brandi Michelle, The University of Southern Mississippi, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Clinical psychology
Cost-Effectiveness of Donor Milk versus Preterm Formula for Neurodevelopment and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Trang, Susan, University of Toronto (Canada), 2016, M.Sc.
Subject: Nutrition
Deep ecology and western astrology: The Kuiper belt and cosmological mystery
Hildreth, Sally, University of West Georgia, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Psychology
Impact of Manufacturing Imperfections and Extreme Thermal and Physical Stress on the Performance of Electromechanical Energy Converters
Jayasankar, Seethal, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2017, M.S.E.E.
Subject: Electrical engineering
Cool Moms & Cool Media: Returning to Poltergeist through Stranger Things
Wallace, Morgan R., University of South Florida, 2018, M.L.A.
Subject: Film studies