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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Voices From the Desks: Reconceptualizing the Mentoring of Beginning Teachers, Matthew R. Albert
Analyzing Equity Within the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Physical Therapy Program Admissions Process, Rebecca Altman, Savanna Cathey, and Michelle DeDmon
The Effects of Exercise Training on Gait in Adults with Down Syndrome, Anna Lois Aquino, Sandra Daugherty, and Alex Palko
Dea2uth: A Decentralized Authentication and Authorization Scheme for Secure Private Data Transfer, Phillipe Austria
The Feasibility of a Large-Amplitude Aquatic-Based Exercise Occupational Therapy Program for Individuals with Early Parkinson’s Disease, Brigitte Baker
Non-Destructive Means of Predicting Masonry Prism Strength Using Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity (UPV), Connor J. Barlow
The Transaction Costs of Federal Environmental Policy Changes: The Effects of the Temporary COVID-19 CWA Rollback on Local Water Systems, Jesse Lee Barnes
Finish This Over Drinks? A Study of Sexual Harassment Perceptions, Hannah E. Barti
The Role of a WRKY Transcription Factor in Mediating Hormone Response During Rice Seed Germination, Santiago Bataller
Driving and Community Mobility: An Online Educational Program for Generalist Occupational Therapy Practitioners, Gerard Blanco
Relationships Between Healthcare Technology Experience, Acceptance, Attitudes, Self-Efficacy and Readiness in Pre-Licensure Nursing Students, Emily Lynne Boyce
The Impact of Local Broadband Access on High School Graduation Rates, Eugen Brazdil
Ga(y)zing Backward: Queer Desire in Ovid, Shakespeare, and Scaimma, Falynn Blayre Brickler
Four Junes, Sara Brown
Promoting Early Detection in Primary Care: Program Evaluation of The Dementia Care Aware Program in Orange County, Ennah Cabading
Health Literacy and the Feasibility of Using Video-Based Education in the Emergency Department, Jenifer Carvell
An Immersive Virtual Reality Treatment Learning Module for UNLV Occupational Therapy Students, Paolo Castro
Developing a Growth Mindset Among Undergraduate College Students, Monica Ceja Rodriguez
Trajectory Analysis for Driving Safety Quantification, Michael I. Chang
Illness Under the Microscope: Disease in Colonial Discourse, a Disruptive Study, Sujata Chattopadhyay
Acquired Brain Injury: A Vision Screening Protocol for Occupational Therapists, Sebastian Cheung
Studies of Forward Projection Algorithms and Implementation on PC and FPGA, Minsung Cho
Lumbopelvic Biomechanics and Muscle Performance in Individuals with Unilateral Transfemoral Amputation: Implications for Lower Back Pain, Jason Ciccotelli
Occupational Therapy Fieldwork in an Emerging Justice-Based Setting: HOPE for Prisoners, Noah Claypool
Oxygen Consumption in Highly Skilled Baseball Pitchers, Jesse Clingman
The Lived Experience of the DNP-to-PhD Nursing Graduate: Examining the Journey, Bonni S. Cohen
The Response of Atomic-to-Molecular Hydrogen Transition Points in Photodissociation Regions Due to a Hard X-Ray Spectrum, Gregory Joseph Colarch
Where Will I Sleep Tonight? A Qualitative Case Study of Homeless and Displaced College Students, Andria Lynn Coleman
Stepping On - Virtual Fall Prevention for Older Adults, Sean Conners, Tyler Greener, and Kaitlyn Johnson
Addressing Vision Impairments Following Neurological Injuries: A Vision Protocol for Occupational Therapists, Dyrin Cordero
Biochemical Characterization of Fsa1572 from Fervidibacter Sacchari, the First Hyperthermophilic GH50 with Β-1, 4-Glucanase Activity, Jonathan Covington
Long-Range Regulation by the Shigella Virulence Gene Regulator, VirB, Cody Cris
The Efficacy of an Educational Toolkit to Enhance Knowledge of Pediatric Reflux Management among Occupational Therapists, Kelly Cullerton
Negotiating a World in Upheaval: Resiliency of Indigenous Systems of Warfare among Yuman Groups, Joseph B. Curran
On Outflows Due to Radiation, Randall Cody Dannen
Outside, Looking In: A Dissertation on Mindful Walking and How Green Exercise Affects State Mindfulness and Connectedness to Nature, Dustin Wyatt Davis
MENA Terrorism and the West: Explaining Why Terrorist Groups from the Middle East and North Africa Target Western Democracies, Michael A. Defeo
The Influence of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation on Fatigue Resistance, Kayla De Guzman
Ergonomic Education for Entry-Level Administrative Staff, Mitzi De La Cruz-Garcia
The Impact of Childhood Experiences on Involvement and Confidence in Social Institutions, Jordan Sydney Donohue
Feasibility of the Every Moment Counts Initiative at a Southern Nevada Elementary School, Amber Lee Eddy
Evaluating Risk-Appropriate Perinatal Care in Nevada, Janice Enriquez
Information-Theoretic Model Diagnostics (InfoMoD), Armin Esmaeilzadeh
The Impact of Attachment and Optimism on Delinquency, Kaylee Dawn Faria
Developmental Differences in School Climate Predictors of Chronic School Absenteeism, Michael Fensken
An Educational Sleep Hygiene Module for UNLV Students to Promote Occupational Performance, Therese Fernandez
Promoting the Benefits of An Occupational Therapy Health and Wellness Coaching Program for Adults Living with Chronic Illnesses and Their Self-Management, Natasha Findley
Black Girl Magic: History, Identity, and Spirituality in Contemporary Fantasy and Science-Fiction, Taylore Fox
Desert Spring Prokaryotes and Benthic Macroinvertebrates: Geological and Ecological Controls, Ariel D. Friel
Utilizing an Interdisciplinary Approach: Education of Early Progressive Mobility Protocol in the ICU/Acute Setting, Mary Ashley Galan-Gornal
Effects of Postural Load Perturbations on the Stroke-impaired Spinal Circuitry, Jose Galvez, Linh Thi My Nguyen, and Brandon Yee
High-Yield Bioinspired Atmospheric Water Capture Through Hydrogels, Yiwei Gao
Trust in Southern Nevada Health District by the Southern Nevada Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Edom Gelaw
Increasing Self-Perceived Competence in Performing Independent Living Skills among Unhoused Youth and Young Adults, Stacie M. Gomez
Inequities in the Student Conduct Process: An Analysis of a State System of Higher Education, Lucas J. Graff
Exploration of H2O Ice at Extreme Conditions, Zachary M. Grande
An Examination of the Association of Religiosity, Purity Culture, and Religious Trauma with Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety, Kaelyn R. Griffin
Development of a Multifactorial Virtual Fall Prevention Tool for Community Dwelling Older Women, Eduardo Gutierrez, Jacob James Nogra, Carol Sparks, and Bradley Voels
Investigating Haloacetonitrile (Han) Formation Potential from Nitrogenous Antibiotics and Agrochemicals, Kazi Shafayet Haider
Nonpharmacological Pain Management of Adult Patients in the Burn Unit: An Interdisciplinary Toolkit Through the Occupational Therapy Lens, Taylor Harrison-Merrill
Effects of Cations and Dipicolinic Acid on B. anthracis Spore Physiology and Cytotoxicity, Chandler P. Hassan
Maternal Health in the Context of Social, Political, and Economic Change Among Hadzabe Foragers of Tanzania, Kristen Herlosky
The Closing of One Black Box, The Opening of Another: A Self-Study of How an Instructional Coach Makes Decisions, Andromeda L. Hightower
Genre and Gender: A Rhetoric of Irony in Nineteenth-Century American Women's Writing, Nanette Rasband Hilton
Response of the Isothermal Mode Grüneisen Tensor Across Phase Boundaries, Jasmine K. Hinton
Increasing Foster Parent Awareness of An Occupation-Based Approach to Child Well-Being, Taylar Hirte
Perceived Usefulness, Ease of Use, and Satisfaction of a Swaddle Bathing Educational Guide Among Parents/Guardians of NICU Premature Infants, Makenzie Leigh Hogbin
Coercive Sexuality: The Effect of Early Victimization on One’s Views and Attitudes Toward Sex, Kevin Elias Hoover
Cell-Specific Mechanisms of Microrna Modulation of Anoctamin-1 (ANO1) in Oral Cancer, Daniel Hou
Spectroscopic Studies On Silicon and Chalcopyrite Materials for Solar Energy Applications, Amandee Hua
Flying the Unfriendly Skies: How Flight Crew Members Perceived and Communicatively Constructed the Emotional Labor of their Positions throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, William B.l. Ingelson
Metastability and Degradation in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 Thin-Film Solar Cells, Mohsen Jahandardoost
Individual Differences in Police Officers’ Decision Styles in Order Maintenance Policing, Damarrah Elisheba Jameson
Solving Boundary Value and Initial Boundary Value Problems of Partial Differential Equations Using Meshless Methods, Adam Johnson
How Animals Affect Us: Examining the Relationship between Human-Animal Interactions and Human Well-Being, Elizabeth A. Johnson
Joint Constraints on Kepler-36 from Kepler and New KECK-HIRES Data, Nicholas Juliano
Effectiveness of a Workshop for Improving Awareness and Identification of Racial Microaggressions Among Occupational Therapy Faculty and Students, Hannah Kalegzabher
Time-Dependent Wetting Behavior of Hydrogels, Amir Kashani
A Qualitative Descriptive Case Study of Teaching Multicultural Education in A High School Civics and Economics Class, Averill Duane Kelley
Feminine Aesthetics of Embodied Cognition: Virginia Woolf, Djuna Barnes, and Audre Lorde, Jenessa L.w. Kenway
Assistance Dog Considerations: A Lecture for Occupational Therapy Students, Kayla Kinney
Anatomy Academy Service-Learning Project: Attacking the Epidemic of Childhood Obesity, Kelsey Kjer, Rosedaveia Howell, Brennan Kitchen, and Francesca Schutte
A Cultural History of Anti-Feminism in Marvel's Scarlet Witch, Madison M. Kooba
Effects of a 12-week Remote Exercise Program on Balance in Adults with Down Syndrome, Kayla Kotake, Sherwin Cadiao, Nicole Kaes, and Jayston Prudencio
The Psychometric Properties of The Modified Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Questionnaire in Parkinson’s Disease and Older Adults, Billy La, Arturo Aldaco, and Ashley Haller
The Development of a Pilot Program Related to the Application of High-Intensity in Occupational Therapy, Philip Lamoreaux
An Exploration of Popular Tenor Audition Arias and a Guide to Selecting Opera Audition Repertoire, Tung Kei Lam
Creating a Web Resource on Sense of Belonging for Underrepresented Occupational Therapy Students in Graduate Programs, Owen Uyiosa Lawani
Study of Trace Elements in Southern Nevada Spring Waters and Lakes, Hyejeong Lee
A Slow Act of Vision, Alice Letowt
Dental Pulp Stem Cell Differentiation Potential of BMP-2 and BMP-4, David Li
Investigating Students’ Lived Experience with Prebriefing Structure and Elements in Nursing Simulation Education, Meghan Liebzeit