Theses/Dissertations from 2025
ALIGNING EXONS, INTRONS, AND FLANKING REGIONS OF CYC AND CUC GENES IN LONICERA (CAPRIFOLIACEAE), Mark Mordukhay
AN EXAMINATION OF ASSESSMENT PRACTICES FOR EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE IN SCHOOLS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, Christie Mulligan
PREDICTORS OF TREATMENT COMPLETION IN ALTERNATIVES FOR FAMILIES: A COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, Katharine Murphy
EXPRESSION AND FUNCTION OF FLORAL SYMMETRY GENES IN THE REGULATION OF FLOWER SHAPE IN FEDIA GRACILIFLORA, Theresa A. Mustacchio
EVOLUTION OF CHITINASES IN AMPHIBIANS: A MULTI-FACETED GROUP OF ENZYMES WITH DUAL FUNCTION IN DIGESTION AND AT THE FOREFRONT AGAINST FUNGAL INFECTIONS, Devashri Narayan
SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NOVEL COUMARIN DERIVATIVES, Jeanmeil M. Nestor
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOTHERAPIST SELF-DISCLOSURE AND OCCUPATIONAL AND EMOTIONAL VARIABLES, Kay Nikiforova
SHAPING THE FUTURE: EXPLORING MOTIVATIONS AND CHALLENGES IN ASIAN AMERICAN TEACHERS’ CAREER CHOICES, Jea Lizz Noonan
TEACHER INSTRUCTIONAL AUTONOMY AND IMPLEMENTATION FIDELITY IN CLASSROOM-BASED INTERVENTIONS, Siobhán Christina Noonan
GASTRONOMY AT THE HEART OF COMMUNICATION: A LOCUS OF HUMAN CONVIVIALITY, Victoria M. O’Keefe
INVESTIGATION OF THE BINDING MECHANISMS BETWEEN NAPHTHENIC ACIDS AND HUMIC ACID USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELING, Jaelyn N. Palmer
EXPLORING THE INTELLECTUAL LEADERSHIP OF WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH OBITUARIES, Nathaniel John Palmer
DIGITAL TOOLS: HOW SPECIFIC DIGITAL TOOLS SUPPORT SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHING PRACTICES, Denise C. Pascullo
ESTABLISHMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF VINCRISTINE-RESISTANT S1 COLON CANCER CELLS, Harsh Patel
FORMULATION STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE BIOAVAILABILITY AND ORAL ABSORPTION OF SOTORASIB (AMG 510), Henis J. Patel
THE ROLE OF COLLEGES OF PHARMACY IN STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, Diana J. Patino
EXPLORING STUDENTS’ FEEDBACK LITERACY THROUGH ASYNCHRONOUS WRITING CENTER TUTORING SESSIONS: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY, Bobby Pelphrey
DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS: THE ROLE OF PARENTING STYLES AND CULTURAL DISSONANCE, Sachi Penha
IS DEMANDINGNESS THE CORE IRRATIONAL BELIEF LEADING TO ANGER? A TEST OF ELLIS' THEORY, Yareli Perez Ibarra
A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META ANALYSIS OF HOME-SCHOOL INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, Devora Perlow
A CASE STUDY EXPLORING ELEMENTARY TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION: WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS?, Nancy E. Pickford
THE EFFECTS OF SINGLE-GENDER PRIVATE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL EDUCATION ON PERFORMANCE IN STEM COURSEWORK, Adam Jacob Rappoport
PREDICTING DYSFUNCTIONAL ANGER THROUGH IRRATIONAL BELIEFS AND MALADAPTIVE SCHEMAS: A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS, Katharine Downing Romero
DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF RESPIRABLE POWDER CONTAINING GEFITINIB AND STAT3I TO TREAT GEF- RESISTANT NSCLC, Druvasarika Rongala
INTERPRETING TECHNOLOGY PROFICIENCY IN STEM EDUCATION: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF TEACHERS IN THE NEW YORK REGION, Zachary Rosch
TEXTUALISM, JUDICIAL DISCRETION, AND THE PHILOSOPHICAL LEGACY OF JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA, Alanna Josephine Scalza
PREDICTING PRICE MOVEMENTS OF THE S&P 500 USING CONVENTIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE MARKET INDICATORS, Patrick M. Scarborough
LATENT TRANSITION ANALYSIS OF PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PHYSICAL AGGRESSION IN TODDLERHOOD, Annette Schieffelin
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS VIA NETWORK MODELS OF HUMAN DYNAMIN-1 THROUGHOUT GTP HYDROLYSIS, Kevin Brian Schulman
DISORDERED EATING TENDENCIES: INVESTIGATING THE LINK WITH ATTACHMENT STYLES, EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION & PERSONALITY DYSFUNCTION, Ndeye Marie-Charlotte Seck
PERSPECTIVES FROM MENTEES AND MENTORS: A STUDY OF HOW MENTOR PROGRAMS INFLUENCE TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY, Patricia Sihksnel
HOW TECHNOLOGY OVERUSE IS AFFECTING YOUTH’S PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TIME, Amiya Prema Sikidar
THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE AND PERSONALITY ON INTERPERSONAL FUNCTIONING AND SOCIAL MOTIVATION, Kimberly Sookra
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF CLINICIANS’ TRADITIONAL BELIEFS ONEND-OF-LIFE CARE COMMUNICATION, Alexandra Spinelli
THE EXPERIENCES OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EDUCATORS WHO CHOOSE TO WORK IN AND REMAIN WORKING IN SCHOOLS THAT SERVE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, Maxine Steele Cameron
SUSTAINED EFFECTS OF NEUROFEEDBACK ON CHILDREN & ADOLESCENTS WITH ADHD: A META-ANALYSIS, Dannielle A. Stephen
IDENTIFICATION OF PHARMACOPHORE MODIFICATIONS THAT ENHANCE BMP-RECEPTOR AGONISM, AN INVESTIGATION TO UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS, Maleka T. Stewart
A PILOT INVESTIGATION OF GRADUATE TRAINEES’ PERCEPTIONS OF CLINICAL COMPETENCY; DO EXPERIENCES DURING PRACTICUM MATTER?, Rebecca S. Stock
PANOPTICON FARMING: THE USE OF SATELLITE IMAGERY FOR SUPERVISION IN BULGARIAN AGRICULTURAL SUBSIDY MANAGEMENT, Desislava Stoycheva Stoeva
EXTENDING THE CLASSROOM BOUNDARIES: AN EVALUATION OF ASYNCHRONOUS GRADUATE STUDENT DISCUSSION BOARDS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND CRITICAL THINKING, Robyn Menna Strausser
BRAIN-TARGETING POLYMERIC MICELLES FOR INTRANASAL DELIVERY OF RAPAMYCIN IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE TREATMENT, Vrashabh V. Sugandhi
INCREASED DISSOLUTION RATE AND DECREASED PROCESSING TEMPERATURE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FDM 3D PRINTED TABLET OF WEAKLY ACIDIC DRUGS BY ACID-BASE SUPERSOLUBILIZATION, Mohammed Irfan Syed
TESTING MEDIATION MODELS OF ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN THE CONTEXT OF PARENTAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT, David Alfonso Tio
A CASE STUDY OF ITALIAN TEACHERS’ CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY WHEN TEACHING U.S. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD IN ROME, ITALY, Massimiliano Tomassini
NEURAL CONGRUENCY CONTRASTIVE LEARNING FRAMEWORK VALIDATION USING ARTIFICIALLY CREATED EEG DATA FOR DYSLEXIA RESEARCH, Jacqueline M. Torres
ASSESSING SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS’ ACCURACY, JUDGMENT, AND DECISION-MAKING IN SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITY IDENTIFICATION: A RE-EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF EXCLUSIONARY FACTORS, Josette Elizabeth Tugander
HISTORICAL LOSS, NEGATIVE EMOTIONS, AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE AMONG AN URBAN SAMPLE OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES, Milena Valentina Tutiven Alarcón
ROLE OF SELF-FORGIVENESS, SELF-COMPASSION, AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND ADJUSTMENT IN DIVORCED PEOPLE, Augustine Ifeanyi Umeatuegbu
HISPANIC PARADOX IN COVID-19: PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF ETHNIC DENSITY, Gregory Alan Urena
MODERATION OF COLLECTIVISTIC AMBIVALENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS BY SPIRITUAL WELL BEING AMONG ASIAN INDIAN AMERICANS, Monson Kuriakose Varghese
EXPLORING SCHOOL CHARACTERISTICS AND PHYSICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AS PREDICTORS OF SELF-EFFICACY AMONG TEACHERS IN VIETNAM, Giavanna Varuzzi
ENHANCING EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE ACTIVE SHOOTER WITH NIMS, Edwin A. Vazquez
PROTEIN-METAL INTERACTIONS OF a-SYNUCLEIN AND BIOACTIVE TRANSITION METALS VIA MOLECULAR DYNAMICS, Gonzalo R. Vazquez
PROPELLING WHOLE-CELL BIOSENSOR CREATION BY LEVERAGING GENE FUSION TO ASSEMBLE SYNTHETIC FUNCTIONAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS FOR THE DETECTION OF BIOMARKERS, Samuel J. Verzino
KNOCKING DOWN FLORAL SYMMETRY GENES IN Fedia graciloflora (Caprifoliaceae), Jacob Vinson
PERSISTENCE INSISTENCE: THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENT OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS OF COLOR, Arati Jambotkar Watson
FROM SCARS INTO STARS: TRANSFORMING THE PAIN OF TRAUMA INTO PURPOSE IN ACADEMIC WRITING, Joseph B. Weisler
THE MODERATING EFFECT OF AGE GROUP ON PATTERNS OF CHANGE IN PTSD SYMPTOM CLUSTERS DURING TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVEBEHAVIORAL THERAPY, Alyssa Nicole Williamson
TEACHER ROLE, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, AND SELF-EFFICACY TOWARD THE INCLUSION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, Marian Zedalis
EMOTIONAL FLOODING: EXAMINING ASSOCIATIONS WITH FAMILY OF ORIGIN VIOLENCE AND THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ATTENTIONAL BIAS TO THREAT, Rachel Zukerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
A UBIQUITIN-BASED PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF HF-STZ DIABETIC RAT LIVERS, Ehab M. Abo-Ali
CALCIUM PERMEABILITY OF RAT TRPV1 IN A CLOSE STATE WHEN EXPRESSED IN XENOPUS LAEVIS OOCYTES, Zinnia Adhikary
TOWARDS A THEORY OF SOBRIETY BARRIERS: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL MEASURE OF ALCOHOL SOBRIETY BARRIERS, Lindsay L. Arader
MEASURING CONSUMER SATISFACTION AND EFFICACY OF A PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, Kyara Archie
FIRST GRADE TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY DURING TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGES IN LITERACY INSTRUCTION, Amy M. Arnold
THE INTERSECTION OF FAMILY ENVIRONMENT, PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT, AND LIFE SATISFACTION, Ché Malik Ashé
PRACTICE PATTERNS AND MEDICAL PROVIDER PERCEPTIONS OF KETAMINE IN THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS: A NATIONWIDE SURVEY, Amna M. Aslam
COMMUNITY VIOLENCE EXPOSURE AND EXTERNALIZING, Destiny Avila
HJP 272, AN ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST, AND ITS ROLE IN CANCER CELL MIGRATION AND INVASION, Nabeela Fatima Baig
ANGER IN RESPONSE TO RACIAL AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE: A PILOT STUDY IDENTIFYING ANGER SUBTYPES WITHIN THE ASIAN POPULATION, Ira Miguelle Ocampo Bangawan
EXPLORING THE DUAL ROLE OF VEGF165 IN BLEOMYCIN INDUCED LUNG INJURY AND RECOVERY IN A AAV MICE MODEL, Igor Ban
EFFECTS OF POLICE HIRING & TRAINING ON CIVILIAN COMPLAINTS: A CASE STUDY OF THE NASSAU COUNTY, NY POLICE DEPARTMENT, Shevach Berkovits
IS PROXIMITY ENOUGH? A CASE STUDY EXAMINING A COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM ON THE GROUNDS OF PUBLIC HOUSING ON THE WEST COAST, Nicole S. Berry
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS’ TRAINING, ENGAGEMENT, AND LEGISLATIVE INVOLVEMENT IN RETURN TO LEARN PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS WITH A mTBI, Jessie Marie Beshara
DETERMINATION OF GENETIC VARIATION IN OPIOID-RESISTANT HOSPICE PATIENTS USING A PHARMACOGENOMICS APPROACH, Daniel Bianculli
THE IMPACT OF TEACHER DEVELOPMENT, STUDENT SELF-EFFICACY, AND STUDENT ACCESS AND EFFORT ON FOURTH-GRADE MATH ACHIEVEMENT, Steven Borst
THE EFFECT OF THE GOCOMM EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION ON PHYSICIAN DISTRESS SURROUNDING GOC CONVERSATIONS USING THE PHYSICIAN DISTRESS INVENTORY (PDI), Thomas Anthony Bozzo
A COMPARISON OF LOW-INTENSITY CBT PROGRAMS: EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF DESIGN ON REBT INTERVENTIONS, Alexey Dantes Breuss
THE RESILIENCE OF TRIO UPWARD BOUND STUDENTS, Kemoy Briscoe-Morris
SYNTHESIS OF LEISHMANIA SPP ANTIGENS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VACCINE CANDIDATES, Dipesh Budhathoki
EXAMINATION OF READING MOTIVATION LEVELS AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING ADOLESCENTS, Sarah Carlton
THE PERSONAL JOURNEY OF INDIVIDUALS SELF-DISCLOSING THEIR DISABILITY STATUS WITHIN AN URBAN POSTSECONDARY ENVIRONMENT, Nelson Carrillo
ENHANCING BIOMEDICAL SEMANTIC CONTENT AUTHORING THROUGH KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION, Sebastian Chalarca
THE IMPACT OF ACCULTURATIVE STRESS ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING AMONG SOUTH ASIAN ADOLESCENTS AND THE MODERATING EFFECT OF GENDER, Rafia Zahid Chaudhry
EXPOSURE TO DITHIOCARBAMATE FUNGICIDE ZIRAM RESULTS IN HEPATIC AND RENAL TOXICITY IN LONG-EVAN RATS, Jeffrey Chen
CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF EPIGENETIC REGULATOR MENIN IN PEDIATRIC NEUROBLASTOMA GROWTH USING PRE-CLINICAL MODELS, Rameswari Chilamakuri
A LONGITUDINAL EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION, Aldona Chorzepa
CHANGE IN RAPE MYTH ACCEPTANCE AS A FUNCTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT EXPERIENCES: A PROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS, Danielle Suzanne Citera
DO RELATIONSHIPS MATTER? AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS ON PERFORMANCE AND PROGRESS IN AN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL, Kellie Cook McLaurin
PREKINDERGARTEN TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR ROLE IN LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN PLAY, Lena N. Cosme