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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Plant-Plant Interaction in Early- Vs. Late-Successional Varieties of the Hawaiian Landscape-Dominant Tree, Metrosideros polymorpha, Tomoko Sakishima
Lake Mead: A Living Museum, Marley Salveter
The Role of Cognitive Dysfunction in Late-Life Depression, Matthew Schurr
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
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
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
Preservice Teachers' PK-12 Educational Field Trip Experiences: Teaching Beyond the Classroom, Cecilia A. Turman
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
Enhancing the Relationships Between Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and Their Teachers, Jack Watts
The Effects of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation on Excitability of the Primary Motor Cortices and Complex Motor Task Learning, Erik Woodruff Wilkins
An Educational Toolkit for Addressing Women’s Sexual Health and Activity: Preparation for Occupational Therapists, Brittan Wright
Understanding Disk Substructures with 3D Self-Consistent Thermodynamics, Shangjia Zhang
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
Dea2uth: A Decentralized Authentication and Authorization Scheme for Secure Private Data Transfer, Phillipe Austria
Assessing Social Attention in Social Interactions: A Second-Person Approach to Eye-Tracking Research and Interventions, Catherine A. Bacos
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
Sequestered Sequences: A Bioinformatic Approach to the Forgotten Genome, Dylan Barth
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
Get a Grip: An Anatomical Survey of Four-Mallet Grips for Solo Marimba, Kyle Steven Bissantz
Driving and Community Mobility: An Online Educational Program for Generalist Occupational Therapy Practitioners, Gerard Blanco
Investigation of the Chemical and Electronic Structure of a 2H Phase MoS2 Single Crystal, Mary Blankenship
Survey of How Irregularities in the Electrical System of the Human Heart Link to Different Heart Arrhythmias, Jazmine Boloor
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
Assessing the Risk of West Nile Virus in the Southwestern United States, Bradon Bucher
Promoting Early Detection in Primary Care: Program Evaluation of The Dementia Care Aware Program in Orange County, Ennah Cabading
The Genetic Relationship Between Peripheral Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease, Davis Cammann
Toward Data Science for Research in Novel Online Learning Environments: A Mixed Method, Complex Systems Approach, Mark Carroll
Health Literacy and the Feasibility of Using Video-Based Education in the Emergency Department, Jenifer Carvell
Factors Associated with Caregiver Responsive and Non-Responsive Feeding Styles in Clark County, Nevada, Amanda Castelo Saragosa
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
Addressing Challenges Faced by Public Organizations: The Central Role of Agility at the Federal Level During the Covid-19 Crisis, Shuktika Chatterjee
Illness Under the Microscope: Disease in Colonial Discourse, a Disruptive Study, Sujata Chattopadhyay
Cultural Mechanism of Mothers' Perceptions of Youth Psychopathology, Yen-Ling Chen
Acquired Brain Injury: A Vision Screening Protocol for Occupational Therapists, Sebastian Cheung
Big Brother is Watching You: The Impact of Service Robot’s Functions on Employees' Privacy Concerns, Yuang-Sheng Chiu
Studies of Forward Projection Algorithms and Implementation on PC and FPGA, Minsung Cho
Effects of Loading Age and Transverse Reinforcement Ratio on Collapse Resistance of RC Frame Beams under High Sustained Loads, Taiga Cibulka
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
Teachers’ Relationship Ratings of Adolescents with and without the “Emotional Disturbance” Label, Ashley Colson
Stepping On - Virtual Fall Prevention for Older Adults, Sean Conners, Tyler Greener, and Kaitlyn Johnson
Travel Time Theory For Traffic Conservation Laws With Applications, Sergio Contreras
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
Resilience on the Iron Road: A Collaborative Bioarchaeology of Overseas Chinese Laborer Exploitation and Exclusion (1850-1920), John Joseph Crandall
Long-Range Regulation by the Shigella Virulence Gene Regulator, VirB, Cody Cris
Examining the Social Equity Pillar of Sustainability: The Effects of Public Participation and State Actions on Local Social Services Initiatives, Jennifer Mary Crownhart
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
Culturally Responsive Music Education: History and Applications in Instrumental Music Education, Brandilyn L. Davidson
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
Effects of Circadian Rhythm Disruption and Social Jetlag on the Cardiometabolic Adaptations to Exercise, Michael Bevan Dial
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
Transnational Actions, Domestic Outcomes: How Diasporas Effect Change in Their Countries of Origin, Nadia Eldemerdash
Examining Emotion Regulation Strategies as Predictors of Posttraumatic and Depressive Symptomatology in Maltreated Youth, Kinsey Ellis
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
Examining COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among The Nevada African American Population Using the Social-Ecological Model, Katelyn Faulk