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About the Collection
This collection contains UNLV graduate student theses, dissertations, professional papers, and capstone projects from 2009-present. Records are organized by Year, Author, and Title.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Healthcare, Dwaipayan Mukhopadhyay
Reproducible Research Data Pipelines – Case Study of Bubble Collapse in Subcooled Nucleate Pool Boiling, Blake Naccarato
How Couples Navigate Interethnic Differences in Asian American Population: A Grounded Theory Approach, Michelle Nakaula
Investigation Ionic Polymer Metal Composite Capacitors through Fabrication, Experimentation, and Modeling, Liya S. Napollion
Psychological Pitfalls of the Modern Percussionist: A Survey of Coping Mechanisms for Downward Spirals in Mental Health, Andrew Naughton
Needs Assessment for Implementation of a Dedicated Admission and Discharge Nurse Position, Connie Ngo
Impact of Housing on Mentally Ill Unhoused Veterans’ Readmissions to Veterans Affairs (VA) Inpatient Psychiatric Services, Maryse-Noelle Nguyen
Parsing the Plains: Placing Emporia, Kansas in the Great Plains Midwest, Joseph Noce
Translating Casino Servicescapes to Improve Architectural Responses Addressing Health and Wellness, Glenn Nowak
Notes of a Nostalgic Nigerian, Ucheoma Onwutuebe
Adapting Traditional Flamenco Music for The Modern Marimba Artist, Gabriela Ordoñez Villalobos
The Operatic Innovation and Musical Language of Rodion Shchedrin's Choral Opera Boyarina Morozova, Valeria Ore
“Everyone’s Favorite Dead Girl”: Historical Crime Fiction and Postwar Policing in James Ellroy’s The Black Dahlia, Mauricio Ortiz Zaragoza
Investigations into the Relationship Between Menopause and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology in a Mouse Model with Ovarian Follicle Depletion, Amanda M. Leisgang Osse
Tilt Instability of Retrograde Disk Around One Component of a Binary, Madeline Overton
Computational Study for Tissue-Specific Dosimetric Quantities of Secondary Radiation for Mars Exploration, Sungmin Pak
Increasing Swim Instructors' Perceived Knowledge of Sensory-Based Strategies When Coaching Children Who May Have Sensory Differences, Gabrielle Palmer
Tracking Joint Movement Using Optical Flow, Isabella Paperno
Mechanically Cost-Effective Approach For Bipedal Walking In Robots Using Instantaneous Collision Angle, Smit R. Patel
Boron-Doped Diamond as a Resilient Electrode Material in Molten Salts, Hannah Katherine Patenaude
Implementing Radformation at Personalized Radiation Oncology: Enhancing Efficiency and Precision, Devin J. Peart
The Effects of a Healthcare Simulation Escape Room on Clinical Judgment: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Jennifer Peltier
The Association Between Food Insecurity and Transportation Insecurity for Older Adults in Clark County, Nevada, Alyx Phillips
Case Trial Evaluations of an Optimization Approach to Mental Health and Sport Performance for Adolescent Athletes, Dereck Davy Phrathep
A Multiple Case Study on Student-Centered Teaching and Educational Equity for Diverse Learners, Lei Ping
Development of a Passive Drag Reduction Modification for the 25° Ahmed Body using Large Eddy Simulation, Skylar Polek
Africanities in Selected Art Songs for Voice and Piano by Babi de Oliveira, Ana Elisa Portes Lima
Mining Gambling Data for Modeling Gambling Behavior Patterns, Piyush Aniruddha Puranik
Dynamical Studies of Misaligned Circumbinary Disks, Ian C. Rabago
Examining the Risks and Resilience of Older Adults Living with HIV/AIDS: Qualitative Community-Based Participatory Research Studies in Southern Nevada, Brandon Ranuschio
Tummy Time Toolkit: Incorporating Social-Emotional Strategies to Increase Caregiver Home Programming Compliance, Marsha Rattler
Students’ Learning about Occupation in an Occupational Therapy Program, Erik Regalado
Under the Neon Lights: Examining the Memories of Las Vegas' Route 91 Harvest Music Festival, William B. Ridgway
Development of a Cue-Based Feeding Education Program to Enhance the Self-Efficacy of NICU Caregivers, Jazmin Rivera
“A Contradiction to Being a Teenage Girl”: Identity Gaps as Conceptualization Turning Points for Girl Activists, Madalena Robertson
Sourcing Clays and Styles: Interaction Networks at the Elk Ridge Site, Southwestern New Mexico, Danielle M. Romero
The Dogs / The Ghosts, Michael David Rudolph
Dynamic Model of an Overhead Crane, Leonard Ruesga
Plant-Plant Interaction in Early- Vs. Late-Successional Varieties of the Hawaiian Landscape-Dominant Tree, Metrosideros polymorpha, Tomoko Sakishima
Symptom Network Comparisons Between Pre- and Post-Concussion, Christine Salva
Lake Mead: A Living Museum, Marley Salveter
The Role of Cognitive Dysfunction in Late-Life Depression, Matthew Schurr
Developing a Remote Gamma Spectra Collection System for Radiation Sciences at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Haven Searcy
Exercising Metabolism in Female Athletes with Low Energy Availability, Marissa Reshma Shahani
A Heuristic Approach to Operations and Control of BTM-DERS for Bill Management and Grid Services, Md Arshad Rashid Shaon
Identifying Disease-Related Gene-Environment Interactions Based on Method of Moments, Linchuan Shen
Cultural Crisis, Performance and Ritual: A Bioarchaoelogy of Violence in Early Precontact North Alabama (8,000-3,000 BP), Diana Sherman Simpson
UVC and Planetary Habitability: Insights from Desert Lichens and Cyanobacteria, Tejinder Singh
Control of X-Delta Arm and Self-Leveling Robot Systems for UAV Applications, Prathibha Sobha
Improving Occupational Therapy Student Utilization Through A Community Engagement Program For Individuals With Dementia, Andrew Stevenson
Understanding the Role of Discrimination in the Experience of Traumatic Stress in Latine, Michelle Strong
Internationalization Strategies of Asian Hotel Companies – A Knowledge-Integration Perspective, Wai Chat Sunny Sun
The Effects of a Low-Intensity Aerobic Exercise Program to Enhance Occupational Performance and Quality of Life in Diabetic Patients, Asia Suriyachottakul
Quaternary Ammonium Compound Resistance of Klebsiella Pneumoniae and Klebsiella Quasipneumoniae Strains Isolated from the International Space Station, Natasha Svetlana Sushenko
Excavating the Archives: A Re-analysis of Artifacts Recovered from Catclaw Cave, Emily C. Swett
Adverse Childhood Experiences: Why Trafficking Victims End Up Running Away, Getting in Trouble, and Being Homeless, Makaylen Tadeo
Video Monitoring For Fall Prevention, Atongane Taku
The Impact of Educating Interprofessional Healthcare Workers on the Role of Occupational Therapy in the Cardiac Acute Care Setting, Jennifer L. Taosuvanna
Effectiveness of an Occupational Therapy-Focused Stroke Transitional Care Program in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Danniel Tapat
Simulation and Design of Ion Traps using the Method of Fundamental Solutions, Trevor Taylor
The Impact of Self-Service User Interaction Experience (SSUIE) On Subjective Wellbeing, Sherrie Tennessee
The Effects of First Responder Stress & Trauma on Spouses and Romantic Partners, Eden Thiess
Removal Capabilities of Zeolite and Zero Valent Iron With High-Level Waste Tank Radionuclides and Metals: Cesium, Strontium and Chromium, Colette R. Towles
Cultivating Nursing Student Competency Through Serious Gaming Simulation-Enhanced Prebriefing, Shopha M. Tserotas
Preservice Teachers' PK-12 Educational Field Trip Experiences: Teaching Beyond the Classroom, Cecilia A. Turman
Fast Neutron & Gamma-Ray Scintillation and Broadband Photoluminescence from Gallium Nitride & Gallium Oxide: Developing Radiation-Hard Diagnostic Platforms, Daniel Jesus Valdes
Effects of Climate Change on (Semi)-Arid Ecosystems in the Southwestern United States, Charlotte Van Der Nagel
Automated Measurement of the Water Drop Penetration Time for the Analysis of Soil Water Repellency, Danxu Wang
Online Learning for Acid-Fast Bacilli Detection in Histopathological Images, Shizhao Wang
Examining the Impacts of UNLV's Tobacco-Free Policy Pre and Post Implementation, Kacie Washburn
Addressing Low Molecular Weight Chemical Peaking Events During Direct Potable Reuse by Granular and Biological Activated Carbon, Ceonie Washington
Enhancing the Relationships Between Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and Their Teachers, Jack Watts
LMS Acceptance by Higher Education Faculty Post-ERT Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Victoria L. Weaver
Density-Driven Investigations of Ruthenium Binary Compounds RuX2 (X = O, S, N), Melanie White
The Effects of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation on Excitability of the Primary Motor Cortices and Complex Motor Task Learning, Erik Woodruff Wilkins
Methodologies For Studying NIH Funded Laboratory Output: A Mixed Methods Approach, Hannah Williams
An Educational Toolkit for Addressing Women’s Sexual Health and Activity: Preparation for Occupational Therapists, Brittan Wright
Alteration of Peripheral Cytokines in Alzheimer’s Disease, Zhengshi Yang
Integrating Deep Traffic Prediction and Environmental Impact Assessment Using Noisy Real-World Data in Las Vegas, Tarek Bin Zahid
Understanding Disk Substructures with 3D Self-Consistent Thermodynamics, Shangjia Zhang
Delineating Genetic Influences on Neurodegenerative Disorders and Infectious Diseases Through Advanced Computational Methods, Xiaowei Zhuang
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Unraveling Water Quality Issues in the Colorado River Basin: Utilizing Remote Sensing Satellite Images, Statistical, and Machine Learning for Improved Monitoring, Godson Ebenezer Adjovu
Voices From the Desks: Reconceptualizing the Mentoring of Beginning Teachers, Matthew R. Albert
Development, Voice, and Vulnerability: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Policy-Making Discourse Regarding the Paris Agreement as an Organizational Response to Climate Change, David Almanza-Canas
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