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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Interaction of Technetium (IV) with Dibutyl Phosphate in n-Dodecane, Jonathan George
Principals’ Perceptions of School Sponsored Field Trips, Melissa Suzanne Giannantonio
Increasing Self-Perceived Competence in Performing Independent Living Skills among Unhoused Youth and Young Adults, Stacie M. Gomez
Abiotic and Bio-Enhanced Reduction of Perchlorate and Co-Contaminants with Zero-Valent Iron (ZVI), John Michael Gonzales
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
Investigating a Passive Treatment System for the Removal of Nutrients from Urban Runoff, Jasminn Gray
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
OCR Post-processing Using Large Language Models, Mahdi Hajiali
Investigating van der Waals Josephson Junctions with 2H-NbSe2 and 1T’-Wte2, Kristine Lorraine Haley
The Room Temperature Electrolysis of F-Elements in Aqueous and Ionic Liquid Media: Synthesis, Dissolution, and Reduction, Phillip George Hammer
Babywearing's Influence on Parent and Infant Heart Rates, Joo-Hee Han
Nonpharmacological Pain Management of Adult Patients in the Burn Unit: An Interdisciplinary Toolkit Through the Occupational Therapy Lens, Taylor Harrison-Merrill
Synergy and Antagonism in Log-Linear Models, Md Nahid Hasan
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
Instructional Practices that Foster Argumentative Discourse in Secondary Science Classrooms, Alicia N. Herrera
The Closing of One Black Box, The Opening of Another: A Self-Study of How an Instructional Coach Makes Decisions, Andromeda L. Hightower
Virus Removal and Characterization During Secondary Treatment at a Full-Scale Plant, Tyler Hill
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
Examining the Factor Structures of the ERQ-CA, RCADS, and RSCA to Identify Unique Predictors of PTSD Symptom Clusters in Maltreated Youth, Amanda N. Howard
Spectroscopic Studies On Silicon and Chalcopyrite Materials for Solar Energy Applications, Amandee Hua
Evaluation of Corrosion Resistance of Reinforcing Bar Types for Pavements and Bridges, Brandon T. Huynh
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
Depression, Anxiety, and Estimated Cardiorespiratory Fitness in College Students, Christian Ison
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
Emergency Remote Teaching and Transition to Nursing Practice During the Covid-19 Pandemic: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Carrie Watkins Jeffrey
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
Toolstone Use and Procurement Along Holocene Ivanpah Dry Lake, CA, Kara Jones
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
Beyond Corporate Greenwashing: Discourse of a 'Just' Electric Energy Transition Materialized at the Thacker Pass Lithium Mine, Laekyn Kelley
Feminine Aesthetics of Embodied Cognition: Virginia Woolf, Djuna Barnes, and Audre Lorde, Jenessa L.w. Kenway
Improving Multi-Crane Planning on Construction Sites, Ali Khodabandelu
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
Comparison of Male and Female Ultramarathon Runners, Kelsey Klug
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
Clinical Utility of the Substance Use Items of the Sport Interference Checklist in Collegiate Athletes, Igor Kowal
Measurement Invariance of Impact in Bilingual and Monolingual High School Athletes, Hana Cecilia Kuwabara
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
Development of Pre-Magnetized Magnetorheological Elastomer for Bidirectionally Variable Stiffness Applications, Choonghan Lee
Study of Trace Elements in Southern Nevada Spring Waters and Lakes, Hyejeong Lee
Beyond the Surface: A Novel In-Game Behavioral Observation Matrix to Assess Video Game Expertise, Sam A. Leif
Examining Athletic Training Educators’ Perceptions of the Entry-Level Master’s Degree, Elizabeth León Zaragoza
Development of Cultural Familiarity Influences Musical Tempo, Jared W. Leslie
A Slow Act of Vision, Alice Letowt
The Force That Sets the Stage: The Professional Performances and Emotional Labor of Black Academic Faculty at Predominantly White Institutions, Christian Joy Lewis
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
Creating a University-Based Performing Arts Clinic: Challenges and Lessons, Carissa Limtiaco and Alan Savanapridi
Development of a Post-Op Transgender Care Program for Acute Occupational Therapy Practice, Marieliz Llanos
An Avalanche Transistor-Based Pulse Generator Design For Infrared Laser Applications, Abraham Lopez
Initial Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Mental Health Optimization Checklist (MHOC), Raymond E. López
Evolution and Natural Selection of Olfactory Receptor Genes in Hawaiian Drosophila, Ngoc H. Ly
A Pilot Program to Inform High School Students About Allied Healthcare Professions, Nhu Mac
Profiles of Cross-Domain Motivational Beliefs: Relations With Engagement and Gender, Alireza Maghsoudlou
Utilization and Perception of Peer-Support After Lower Limb Loss in the United States: Potential Benefits on Mobility Outcomes, Moriah Maluotoga and Roopkiran Thind
The COVID-19 Pandemic and On-Time Vaccine Completion in the Childhood Population: A Strategic Plan, Chris Elaine Mariano
Application of Biochar for Antibiotic-Free Nutrient Recovery from Source-Separated Human Urine, Sayeda Ummeh Masrura
Examining Reflexive Communication Following a Break in Alcohol Abstinence, Lynda Kay Maxfield
Critical Metals: From Granitic Pegmatites to the Anthropogenic Cycle, Dalton McCaffrey
Evolving Expressions of Trauma in James Joyce, Jean Rhys, and Caryl Phillips, Sean M. McCray
Robert Starer and His Music, with a Focus on Solo Works for Trumpet, Allison McSwain
Longitudinal Relations among Expectancy-Value Beliefs, Achievement, and Intentions to Leave for Health Science Students, Kyle C. Mefferd
The Effects of the Diversion Program on Student Resilience, Mandi L. Merrill
“And I’m Going to Destroy You.”: Persona and Gender Performativity in Ernest Hemingway’s The Garden of Eden, Nicole Minton
The Influence of Prediction Error Strength on Reconsolidation, Kevin D. Mohawk
Simulating Radial Ring Structure with an Ambipolar Elsasser (Am) Bump in Non-Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics of Protoplanetary Disks, Aleksey S. Mohov
Cellular Heat Responses of Desert Mammals Promote Survival in Extreme Conditions, Janessa Montenegro
Getting Hitched and Unhitched: The History of Marriage and Divorce in Las Vegas, 1931-1965, Angela Christine Moor
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response on Food Safety Violations Observed in Southern Nevada Food Establishments, Samantha Morales
Identifying Trauma Related Predictors of Dissociation in Maltreated Youth, Amanda L. Mraz