Theses/Dissertations from 2026
PREVENTION OF INFLAMMATION-ASSOCIATED NEURODEGENERATION: ASSESSING THE EFFICACY OF N,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE (DMA) IN LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE (LPS)-INDUCED NEUROINFLAMMATION USING C57BL/6 MICE, Teeshavi Devi Acosta
‘SIGNATURE GESTURES’: ANCHORING THE BLACK DIASPORIC FEMINIST PRAXIS IN ENGLISH STUDIES, Sonia Adams
MEDIA EXPOSURE TO COLLECTIVE TRAUMA AND RESILIENCE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE ROLE OF COPING STRATEGIES, Tourika Alam
TOWARDS IMPROVED TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT: DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF INHALABLE LINEZOLID AND NISIN SPRAY-DRIED PARTICLES FOR COMBINATION THERAPY, Peter Steve Astriab
PRESCRIPTIVE BEHAVIORS: TRACKING THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF FILM PORTRAYALS OF BLACK MEN, Garfield Ronald Benjamin
DON’T HIT MOMMY! ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN HARSH PARENTING AND AGGRESSION IN TODDLERHOOD: THE MODERATING ROLE OF TEMPERAMENT, Serah Betancourt
PANOBINOSTAT AND ABEMACICLIB COMBINATION IS EFFECTIVE AND INDUCES METABOLIC ALTERATIONS AND IMPAIRS AUTOPHAGY IN PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA, Shraddha Padmakar Bhutkar
UMBRALISIB ANTAGONIZES MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE IN ABCB1- OVEREXPRESSING CANCER CELLS, Letao Bo
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FIXED MINDSETS, IRRATIONAL BELIEFS, AND ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE IN HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETES, Gianna Bolusi
AN REBT INTERVENTION TO REDUCE STRESS AND ENHANCE PUTTING PERFORMANCE AMONG STUDENT-ATHLETE GOLFERS, Jasmine Bryant
EMBRACING PLURALISM IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: ADMINISTRATIVE AND FACULTY PERSPECTIVES ON MULTICULTURALISM IN EDUCATION, Gerard J. Buckley
THE INTERPLAY OF NARCISSISM AND POWER DYNAMICS IN CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS, Joana Calderon
EVOLUTIONARY AND ECOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF COLORATION IN POISON FROGS, WITH NOTES ON MOLECULAR EVOLUTION IN ECTOTHERMIC VERTEBRATES, Juan David Carvajal Castro
MENTORING MATTERS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF HOW PRINCIPALS SUPPORT NEW TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND RETENTION IN INNER-CITY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS, Helena Castilla-Byrne
EXPLORING ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS SELF-PERCEIVED TEACHING ATTITUDES AND PRACTICAL CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING (CRT) STRATEGIES IN LIBRARY INSTRUCTION, Jocelyn Castillo
A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR COMPREHENSION OF AMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE AMONG ADOLESCENT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, Gonzalo Grant Castro
FIRST, BUT NOT ALONE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF SIBLING DYNAMICS IN FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT SUCCESS, Alison Celaya
EMOTIONAL VALENCE IN SUSTAINABLE FASHION ADVERTISING AND THE COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE DRIVERS OF CONSUMER RESPONSE AS DETERMINANTS OF DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT BEHAVIOR, Cassidy Jane Cisz
THE IMPACT OF THIRD-GRADE LITERACY RETENTION POLICIES ON LOW-INCOME STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY APPROACH, Kaycee Cody
PEEKING BEHIND THE VEIL OF THE DISTRICT-LEVEL LITERACY LEADER: DOES RESEARCH MATCH REALITY?, Kristel R. Collins
REFRAMING DISCIPLINE THROUGH A JUSTICE LENS: EDUCATOR PERCEPTIONS OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS, Jenny V. Cook
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, Rowena Costa
CONTENT-AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE ADOLESCENT LITERACY CRISIS, Shari Curry
A CASE STUDY ON IMPLEMENTING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SUSTAINING EDUCATION: TESOL TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON SUPPORTING CARIBBEAN IMMIGRANT ELL STUDENTS, Barbara DeLaleu
UNDERSTANDING SELF AND OTHERS: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MALADAPTIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND THEORY OF MIND, Christian Dellavella
PROGRAM EVALUATION: A STUDY TO EVALUATE A TRADITIONAL SUSPENSION PROGRAM VERSUS AN ALTERNATE SUSPENSION PROGRAM, Ruth Desronvil
A SURVEY ON SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS’ KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES, AND ATTITUDES FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORTS FOR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, Kaitlyn Edwards
THE RELATION BETWEEN REFERRAL SOURCE AND COMPLETION OF TRAUMA-SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT AND THERAPY IN A COMMUNITY-BASED TRAINING CLINIC, Olivia Fiallo
INVESTIGATING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF STUDENTS IN THE ONLINE COMMUNITY COLLEGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, Kevin Allen Fleming
HOMEWORK AND WELL-BEING: A CASE STUDY OF EDUCATOR, ADMINISTRATOR, AND PARENT PERSPECTIVES IN A LONG ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Marie Frances Fonzo
MULTI-TIER SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT: A K–12 CASE STUDY, Christopher Foster
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CARE IN THE CLASSROOM, Laura Thérèse Freeze
THE IMPACT OF MUSIC EDUCATION ON LANGUAGE ACQUISITION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS, Andrew David Frey-Gould
ROOTED IN EDUCATION: DEFINING AND EXPLORING CHARACTERISTICS OF SCHOOL LEARNING GARDENS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON STUDENT DEVELOPMENT IN URBAN SETTINGS, Jason Samuel Fuller
PULMONARY DELIVERY OF TRAMETINIB-ENCAPSULATED NANOSTRUCTERED LIPID CARRIERS FOR NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER TREATMENT, Shruti Gajul
IN THE WAKE OF THE ANTHROPOCENE: THE ECOPOETICS OF SHAKESPEAREAN FILM ADAPTATIONS, Ioannis Garganourakis
UTILIZING A GENETICALLY DIVERSE SPECIES TO INVESTIGATE GENE-DRUG INTERACTIONS AND DRUG EFFICACY, Jerry Nawongbay Gbarlea
EXAMINING FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND FINANCIAL EXPERIENCES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19) PANDEMIC, Anika Dorsey Good
NUESTRO TESTIMONIO: THE EXPERIENCES AND TESTIMONIOS OF EARLY-CAREER WORLD LANGUAGE EDUCATORS IN AN URBAN HIGH SCHOOL, Bonny Guadalupe
CLIMATE, ENERGY, ECONOMY: INTERCONNECTED PERSPECTIVES FROM POLITICS, BUSINESS, AND THE PUBLIC, Isabella Harper Heinzen
FINDING, FOUNDING, AND FORGING: QUEER FORMULATIONS OF FAMILY IN NINETEETH-CENTURY BRITISH NOVELS, Brian Hicks
PARENTAL EMOTION REGULATION: ASSOCIATIONS WITH CHILD AFFECT AND EMOTION SOCIALIZATION BEHAVIORS, Jordan Holmén
EQUITY IN THE DIVERSITY OF REPRESENTATION IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE - TARGET AGE SIX YEARS OLD TO TEN YEARS OLD - PROBABILITIES OF CHANGE AND GROWTH, Kathrine Leigh Hurt
THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENT, Shonna L. Jones-Washington
TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR PERSPECTIVES ON PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON COLLECTIVE TEACHER EFFICACY: A MULTI CASE STUDY, Maria Kambourakis
INVESTIGATING THE PRACTICALITY OF PARENT-IMPLEMENTED INTERVENTION IN LITERACY FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM RESIDING IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES, Chasidy P. Kennedy
A HERO’S HORIZON OF MIRRORS: DOVETTE, DEVE, DOVRÀ, William James Kerrane
EXPLORING ELEMENTARY STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS: EFFECT ON ACADEMIC MOTIVATION, Tolisa Khelawan
SM PROVIDERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON TREATING SELECTIVE MUTISM IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, Brooke M. Koeppel
THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: THE PERCEPTIONS OF ADMINISTRATORS AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS, Caitlin Krauszer
PERCEPTION OF ADOPTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN BEGINNING TEACHERS’ LITERACY PRACTICES, Logan Krisl
EVALUATION OF PULMONARY TOXICITY TO INHALED ERBIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN GOLDEN SYRIAN HAMSTERS, Randy Liang
ANTICANCER EFFICACY OF METHYL-CANTHARIDIMIDE (MCA) IN LIVER CANCER, Yidong Li
VULNERABLE NARCISSISM IN BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: IMPACT ON EMOTION DYSREGULATION, IDENTITY DISTURBANCE, AND REJECTION SENSITIVITY IN PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENTS, Lauren Baker Lloveras
BELIEFS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS FOR INTERNALIZING VS. EXTERNALIZING DISORDERS: A THEMATIC ANALYSIS, Kyle Macdonald
ADVISING WITH HEART: HOW INSTITUTIONAL SELECTIVITY AND SIZE SHAPE EMOTIONAL LABOR IN HIGHER EDUCATION ACADEMIC ADVISING, Dallas W. Maddox
IDENTIFYING AT-RISK READERS: THE ROLE OF ADVANCED NONSENSE WORD FLUENCY PROBES IN EARLY LITERACY SCREENING, Lindsay K. McDermott
HAVE GUN, WILL TRAVEL: THE DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE IMPLICATIONS OF TRAVEL-TO-TARGET DISTANCES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENT EXTREMIST ATTACKS, Kyle W. McDonnell
EXPLORING THE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF LGBTQ+ SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL MODEL OF THE CLOSET, Andrew McIntosh
DESIGN OF CONFORMATIONALLY MODULATED SACCHARIDES AND APPLICATIONS IN THE SYNTHESIS OF OPTIMIZED ANTIGENS, Dhwani Ashish Mehta
THE LATENT LENS: EXPLORING HETEREOGENEITY IN THE USE OF PHYSICAL RESTRAINTS VIA LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS AND THE LENS MODEL, Andrew Miele
BIOGOTHIC: NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HAUNTED SPACES OF NINETEENTH CENTURY GOTHIC FICTION, Jessica Mintzes
EXAMINING POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY COMPONENTS IN CBT FOR ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION: A MANUAL-LEVEL CONTENT ANALYSIS, Isabel Bingham Mixter
DEVELOPMENT OF INHALED DUAL-DRUG FORMULATION FOR MALIGNANT PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA, Meghana Mokashi
THE HERETICAL CHURCH: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS AND THE GOSPEL OF JOHN, Isabella R. Moore
USING AUTHENTIC MATERIAL TO MOTIVATE ADULT LOW LITERACY LEARNERS, Toni M. Morales
A PROFILE APPROACH TO CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY AND POSITIVE EXPERIENCES: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY IN RESILIENCE AND COPING, Ariellis Moreta
FROM BURNOUT TO BALANCE: THE INFLUENCE OF SEL ON EDUCATOR WELL-BEING AND RETENTION, Megan Murphy
DECONSTRUCTING SHIFTING NARRATIVES: CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF TERMINOLOGY TRENDS IN UNFPA’S STATE OF WORLD POPULATION REPORTS (1978-2024), Naqib A. Noory
MIDDLE GRADES ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHERS’EXPERIENCES OF CARE: A NARRATIVE CASE STUDY, Kathleen Rose O’Farrell
EXAMINING COMMUNITY SCHOOL HUBS IN CREATING SUSTAINABLE AND TRANSFORMATIVE SPACES FOR ENGLISH LEARNERS AND FAMILIES: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Elizabeth Ortiz-Wright
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INJECTABLE IN SITU FORMING IMPLANT FOR CO-DELIVERING PROTACS FOR NSCLC TREATMENT, Akanksha Patel
MODERATORS OF CHANGE IN PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIP QUALITY IN TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, Emilie Paul
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON THE OCCURRENCE AND PREVALENCE OF STRESS AND ANXIETY ON COLLEGE STUDENTS, Pushpita Paul
HOW DOES A WELLNESS PROGRAM SUPPORT STUDENTS’ PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE?, Zully M. Petrucci
AN EXPLORATION OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF BLACK WOMEN LEADING INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORTS PROGRAMS, Leslie Zeelika Pieters-Klatsky
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INHALED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY FOR NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER, Mural Quadros
READING COMPREHENSION FOR THE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNER: ORAL OR SILENT READING WHICH METHOD OF INSTRUCTION IS MORE EFFECTIVE?, Rosanne Ravo-Vernon
RETENTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION PARAPROFESSIONALS: A DISTRICT-LEVEL CASE STUDY OF LEADERSHIP, COLLABORATION, AND SYSTEMIC SUPPORT, David L. Renahan
POLICE SUPERVISOR SELECTION PROCESS AND THE NEED FOR UNIFORMITY IN PRACTICES TO IMPROVE POLICE LEADERSHIP IN THE USA, Catrina M. Rhatigan
COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF ELECTRONIC WARFARE THREATS TO GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM RECEIVERS, Matthew P. Robinson
SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS: GRADUATION RATE AND REGENTS PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH, Saida Rodriguez-Tabone
THE BURDEN OF (HAND)WRITING: THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF SECONDARY STUDENTS WITH DYSGRAPHIA, Eleesha S. Romasko
VIOLENCE, ALCOHOLISM, AND MARRIAGE IN NINETEENTH CENTURY NEW YORK, Gina Rossetti
THE CYCLICAL PATTERN OF DESPAIR AND HOPE: T.S. ELIOT’S COMEDIA, Danielle Russo
READING BETWEEN THE LINES: EXPLORING HOW TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS NAVIGATE RACE AND NEURODIVERSITY THROUGH LITERACY PRACTICES, Genesis A. Ryant
APPLYING GROUPTHINK TO DIGITAL SPACES: THE RISE OF ONLINE CONSPIRACY THEORY NETWORKS, Lily Karen Schow
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S ENGAGEMENT IN THE BLACK LIBERATION STRUGGLE AT HOME AND ABROAD 1910-1977, Ryhaan Ameena Shakoor
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN K–12 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS’ ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS AND SELF-EFFICACY FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT, Meg Anne Sheehan
USING HIGH SPEED KINEMATICS TO INVESTIGATE KINEMATIC VARIATION ACROSS POPULATIONS OF ASTYANAX MEXICANUS, Agniva Sinha
HUMAN BEING AND BEING HUMAN IN FRANKENSTEIN THROUGH THE LENS OF CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING, Faria S. Sookdeo
THE EFFECTS OF YOUTH EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT ON THE HOME ENVIRONMENT OF MILLENNIAL AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES, Joyce Merius Speed
EXPLORATORY RESEARCH INTO U.S.-BASED COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY POPULATION PERCEPTIONS AND SECURITY RESPONSES TO ON-CAMPUS ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS, Donald E. Stanton