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Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION LITERACY IN SCHOOLS: AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS THROUGH A QUALITATIVE MULTI CASE STUDY AND PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH, Joanne Pisani

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

DO SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY OR DEPRESSION ASSESSED BY MOTHERS OR BY CHILDREN RESPOND MORE QUICKLY TO COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, Tamara J. Ross

TEXTUALISM, JUDICIAL DISCRETION, AND THE PHILOSOPHICAL LEGACY OF JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA, Alanna Josephine Scalza

DISORDERED EATING TENDENCIES: INVESTIGATING THE LINK WITH ATTACHMENT STYLES, EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION & PERSONALITY DYSFUNCTION, Ndeye Marie-Charlotte Seck

EXAMINING HOW TASK FORCES UTILIZE INTELLIGENCE METHODS DURING ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING OPERATIONS: MITIGATING THE THREAT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AMONG NATIVE AMERICAN WOMEN AND GIRLS, Jessica Shockness

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

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

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

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

COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF PSILOCYBIN-ASSISTED THERAPY VERSUS STANDARD OF CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION, Yosr Ziadi

EMOTIONAL FLOODING: EXAMINING ASSOCIATIONS WITH FAMILY OF ORIGIN VIOLENCE AND THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ATTENTIONAL BIAS TO THREAT, Rachel Zukerman

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 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

THE POTENTIAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN UTILIZING QUARTERLY ASSESSMENTS FOR ASSESSING ADOLESCENTS’ ENGLISH SKILLS AS A PREDICTIVE INDICATOR OF STUDENTS ENGLISH LANUGAGE ARTS REGENTS SCORES, Tyler John Aracena

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

GIRL POWER: HOW CAN SCHOOL COUNSELORS EMPOWER FEMALE STUDENTS TO STUDY STEM-RELATED MAJORS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND?, Carly Bank

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

DOES DBT-INFORMED TREATMENT ADDRESS COMORBID SYMPTOMS OF SOCIAL ANXIETY FOR ADOLESCENT EATING DISORDER PATIENTS IN A DAY PROGRAM? EXPLORING EMOTION REGULATION AS A MECHANISM FOR CHANGE, Megan Bisanzo

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

DUAL ENROLLMENT RE-IMAGINED: A NARRATIVE STUDY EXAMINING HOW BLACK STUDENTS PERCEIVE THE EXPERIENCE OF PARTICIPATING IN A DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM AT A PREDOMINATELY BLACK INSTITUTION IN A CENTRAL BROOKLYN COMMUNITY, Jamell S. Brady

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

TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVE ON SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING THROUGH THE RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM APPROACH FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS DURING A TRAUMATIC EVENT, Sheena Burke

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

LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD: COVID-19’S IMPACT ON INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION IN NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS: AN EX POST FACTO ANALYSIS OF DISTRICT DEMOGRAPHICS AND SPORT, Justin T. Cobis

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

A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF PARENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE UPON THEIR ADULT CHILDRENS' PURSUIT OF A SCIENCE DEGREE FROM A SUBURBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN NEW YORK, Kevin Costa

EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANGER AT THE SELF AND ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD) SYMPTOMS, Dina M. Cottone

THE INFLUENCE OF COMPUTATIONAL THINKING ON NEW YORK STATE GEOMETRY REGENTS PROFICIENCY RATES, Joseph Crifo

EQUITY LENS: TEACHERS’ BELIEFS OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING, READING INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES, AND RTI TIER 1 PRACTICES IN A HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Catherine Cueva

PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION WITH RISK MANAGEMENT THROUGH DIVIDEND-PAYING STOCKS, Timothy Cunningham

CHANGE IN BLAME ATTRIBUTIONS AS A MEDIATOR OF SYMPTOM REDUCTION IN TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, Michelle Cusumano

CONNECTICUT TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE SCIENCE OF READING, Barbara Daly-Byrnes

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TIKTOK USAGE, PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING, SLEEP QUALITY, AND SLEEP HYGIENE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, Dana Lee DeFilippo

DEFINING SCRIBBLES: HOW DO EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS PERCEIVE SCRIBBLES AS A PART OF EMERGENT LITERACY?, Sandy Dellalonga

AN EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN READING HABITS AND READING ACHIEVEMENT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, Donna M. Deodato

MODELING THE BURDEN OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND ITS EFFECTS ON ANGER COPING: A LATENT PROFILE ANALYSIS, Brandon Dial

DEVELOPMENTAL DIFFERENCES IN DISABILITY EVALUATIONS WITH ENGLISH LEARNERS: ARE PSYCHOLOGISTS CONSIDERING THEM?, Erick Bienvenido Díaz

DOES FOCUSED COMMITMENT CONSULTATION (FACC) INCREASE TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES?, Darla Jean DiLorenzo

MOBOCERTINIB ANTAGONIZES MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE IN ABCB1- AND ABCG2-OVEREXPRESSING CANCER CELLS, Xingduo Dong

AN ANALYSIS OF TRADITIONAL SPORTS STADIUM SECURITY AND FACIAL RECOGNITION BIOMETRICS TOWARDS THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND VIOLENCE IN SPORTS ARENAS, Darnell R. Downes

COMBINED CYTOTOXICITY OF THE HERBICIDE GLYPHOSATE AND THE FUNGICIDE MANCOZEB IN MOUSE NEUROBLASTOMA CELLS, Heidi Ebid

WHAT MOTIVATES AUTHORS TO INCLUDE RELIGIOUS IDENTITY IN CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS?, Kenneth J. Eiker

SUPPORTING UNDERPREPARED WRITERS IN AN ACADEMIC SUCCESS PROGRAM, Alison Ersheid

FORGING A DIASPORA: JAMAICAN IMMIGRATION TO NEW YORK, 1965 – 2003, Damion Ricardo Evans

FROM SINS OF THE CITIES OF THE PLAIN TO LETTERS FROM LAURA AND EVELINE: BOULTON, PARK, AND PORNOGRAPHY’S REACTION TO TRANSMISOGYNY, Daniel Falco

GLOBALIZING LOCAL HISTORY: GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI IN NEW YORK AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY, 1884-1932, Daniel Falcone

PERCEPTIONS OF SUBURBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL CONTENT TEACHERS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY IN THEIR CLASSROOM: AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY, Sarah Larson Fennelly

EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEXTS ON BLACK MALE COLLEGE STUDENTS’ LITERACY PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY, Beverly A. Fields

JOB EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL PREPARATION FACTORS IN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF HALL DIRECTORS, Eric M. Finkelstein

PRODUCTION OF VP3-ONLY AAV2 VLP IN E. COLI, Chengyu Fu

DECODABLE DELIBERATIONS IN EARLY READING INSTRUCTION: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY OF FIRST-GRADE TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS, SELECTION, AND USE OF DECODABLE TEXTS, Patricia Gallery

STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETES INCREASES KIDNEY TOXICITY IN RATS EXPOSED TO OCHRATOXIN A, Belkys Gonzalez