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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Perceived Value of Acute Care Physical Therapy, Juliana Amenta, Andrew Falcinelli, Erin Heenan, and Hannah Kendall
Increasing Utilization of Otago Fall Prevention Program by Nevada Physical Therapists: A Service-Learning Project, Jared Apostol, Erica Mooy Brown, and Danielle Uptain
The Effects of a Telehealth Exercise Intervention on Balance in Adults with Down Syndrome, Mark Barton, Kristina Guerrero, Andrew Martinez, and Alexandria Umagat
Efficacy and Benefits of Providing a Screening Clinic for Performing Arts Students, Shaun Bean, Joanna Centeno, and Elizabeth Williams
Direction of Attentional Focus in Prosthetic Training: Current Practice and Potential for Improving Motor Learning in Individuals with Lower Limb Loss, Alexander Bonczyk, Maria Katrina Tillada Dimapilis, Sarah Partridge, and Samantha Ruiz
Essential Tools For Sustainability of a Student-led, Pro-Bono Back School, Cory Brown, Rosalie Gutierrez, Jennifer Montes, and Rondale Scruggs
Factors Predicting Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior in Parkinsonisms, Kameron Eckard, Franjo Vukojevic, and Ryan Hammar
Walking With Poles Improves Step Length of Simulated Prosthetic Gait, Marissa Elquist, Daniel Perez, Jonathan Garcia, and Brady Owens
The Occupational Therapy Approach to Pain Treatment: A Pain Curriculum, Rosalee Howell
Effects of a 12-Week Telehealth Exercise Intervention on Gait Speed and Gait Deviations in Adults with Down Syndrome, Robert Lum, Taylor Souza, Christopher Roys, and Daniel Stopka
Brain and Spinal Cord Adaptations Associated with Patellofemoral Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Kara Meske, Savanna Budge Huerta, Austin Madriaga, and Derrick Nguyenton
Utilizing Emotional Intelligence to Cultivate Occupational Therapy Students' Leadership Skills, Talina Minasian
Effects of a Remote Exercise Intervention on Aerobic Endurance in Individuals with Down Syndrome, Andrew Murata, Elena Wolf, Jonathan Crimm, and Benjamin Lee
Physical Therapy Alumni Rural Employment Assessment, Karen Aleyda Santos and Nikkita Jacob Crozier
Diagnostic Ultrasound as a Reliable Tool to Measure Multifidus Thickness, Katherine Shigemoto, Valeria Garcia Arteaga, Jessie Peterson, and Nathan Gentry
The Road Ahead: An Occupational Therapy Manual to Infant Development for Parents in the NICU, Nicole Suzuki-Uyeno
Development of Online Modules to Introduce Prospective Students to the Profession of Occupational Therapy, Hosia Towery
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Acute Care Nurse Practitioners’ Role in the ICU: A Retrospective Analysis of Central Line Access Delays for Patients in Septic Shock, Violeta Aguirre
Investigating Acculturation, Health-Promoting Lifestyle, and Health Status among Nigerian Immigrants in the United States, Frank Uche Akpati
Axon Initial Segment Morphology Across Typical Cortical Development and in Mouse Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders with a High Incidence of Epilepsy, Rachel Ali Rodriguez
The Castles We Built, Therin Aloïs Alrik
Description, Reliability and Validation of a Novel Ground-Reaction-Force-Triggered Protocol for Simulation of Tripping Perturbations During Gait, James Anderson, Samuel Hadley, Denise Ng, and Catrina Fabian
Standardized Test and the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Phenomenological Multi-Site Case Study of Singapore and Southern Nevada within a Culturally Responsive Evaluation Framework, Rosnidar B. Arshad
Plasma Aerodynamics: Experimental Quantification of the Lift Force Generated on an Airfoil Using Plasma Actuation to Estimate Power Requirements in Small UAV Applications, Getachew Ashenafi
Effects of an Online Learning Module for Pediatricians Regarding Early Intervention Services, Nicole L. Atwell
The Influence of Sports-Related Concussion on Lower Extremity Injury Risk in Adolescent and Collegiate Athletes, Jason M. Avedesian
Biotransformation of Trace Organic Compounds via Microbial Ammonia Oxidation in Biofiltration Systems for Water Reuse, Nicholas Babcock
Investigating Ancient Maya Late Postclassic Period Households and the Associated Function of the Buildings at Santa Rita Corozal, Belize, Melissa Badillo
The Silence She Broke: Black Women Escaping Abuse Narratives, Regaining Personal Agency, and Healing, Tajanae LaBria Barnes
Understanding the Motivations of Esports Fans: The Relationship Between Esports Spectator Motivations and Esports Fandom Engagement, Joshua Barney
Investigation of Algorithms to Assess Validity of Wearable Technology During Field Testing, Brenna Barrios
Presumed Illegal Microaggressive Experience (Prime): A Microaggression Targeting Latinx Individuals, Aldo M. Barrita
Quality Assurance of Service Learning Back School, Eric Bashaw, Vu Pham, Tyler Parvin, and Ryan Pauly
Relationships between Mindfulness, Nonacademic Factors, Stress, and Test Performance: A Cross-Sectional Study, Rebecca A. Baumeister
Rail Fixed Guideway Systems in Western U.S. Regions, Kelly A. Beavers
Exploring the Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Among Gendered Racial/Ethnic Groups of Justice-Involved Youth, Linsey A. Belisle
Dynamic Analysis of a Microgrid Powered With an Inverter and Machine-Based Distributed Resources, Brandon William Blackstone
Essential Competencies for Occupational Therapy in End-of-Life Care, Karmella Bognot
Treatment and Perceptions of LGBTQIA+ Persons, Emily Bolshazy
Healthy Aging and Locomotion: How Running Affects the Aging Process, Brianne Borgia
An Orchestral Percussionist's Guide to Instruments of the Caribbean, Lucas Brust
From Ex-Offenders to Hopefuls: Exploring Changing Narratives and Personal Stories of Desistance, Darby Buckley
Elucidating the Role of Tubby in Retinal Degeneration and Obesity, Adrienne Marrie S. Bugayong
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Diagnosis of Maltreated Youth, Shadie Burke
The Use of Narratives and Social Media in Arts & Culture Nonprofit Crisis Communication During COVID-19, Jordan Buuck
Assessing the Validity and Reliability of Several Heart Rate Monitors in Wearable Technology While Mountain Biking, Bryson Carrier
Recruitment and Advocacy for Clinician Involvement in Pro Bono Physical Therapy Service-Learning Program, Gilberto Carrillo, Gavin Brady, Felicia Doblado, and Alyssa Woo Hatch
Building Customer Loyalty with Millennials in the Gaming Entertainment Industry, Daysha Catchings
Material Handling with Embodied Loco-Manipulation, Jean Chagas Vaz
Job Burnout: An Examination of Outpatient Clinics, Aysa M. Chavarria
Orbital Dynamics and Stability of Circumbinary Planetary Systems and Small Bodies in The Solar System, Cheng Chen
Mapping Nevada's Dental Workforce, Kelvin Chen
Examining Technology’s Impact on Hotel Operations: A Systematic Review of Hospitality Research Literature, Xinru Chen
Yellow River Piano Concerto, Yaxin Chen
The Implementation of Tribal Provisions from the VAWA 2013 Reauthorization, DeeJay E. Chino
The Influence of Resistance Training on Post Surgical Outcomes in Individuals with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Kevin H. Choe
The Role of Nutrition and Hormone Signaling in Extended Larval Development and Obesity in Starvation-Selected Drosophila melanogaster, Jennifer M. Clark
Physiological and Mechanical Comparisons between Clipless and Flat Pedals, Katelyn Conroy
Identifying Risk Factors for PTSD Symptom Clusters in Maltreated, Multiracial Youth Using Nonparametric Modeling, Mallory Constantine
Use of Conductor Directives in Rehearsals by Conductors of Professional Music Ensembles, David Coyner
Relationship of Shoe Wetness to Mechanical Performance, Sara Lyn Crawford
From Language Comprehension Towards General AI, Binay Dahal
Analysis of Microscopic Objects Using Computer Vision Methods, Yuan Dao
Petrogenesis of Hawaiian Lavas: Investigations Using Radiogenic and Non-Traditional Stable Isotopes, Christopher Defelice
Cognitive Autonomy Supportive Teaching Behaviors: Perceptions of Four Groups of Educators, Fatmana Kara Deniz
Factors Influencing US Residents' Willingness to Engage in Domestic Medical Tourism, Hananeh Derakhshan
How do Beliefs Come into Play? An Examination of the Influence of Core Conceptions on Science Teachers’ Inquiry Lesson Plan Designs, Mehmet Fatih Dulger
Is Decreased Trunk Flexion Angle a Contributing Factor to Patellofemoral Joint Loading in Runners with Patellofemoral Pain?, Christine DuVall, Zachary Clark, Tavin Fox, and Caitlin Howden
A 155-year tree-ring based record of warm and dry snow droughts for the Cascade Range, USA, Laura A. Dye
The Frontier of the Labor Movement: Latinas and the Longest Strike in Twentieth-Century Las Vegas, Maribel Estrada Calderón
Infants' Facial Emotion Recognition, Umme Fatema
Hyperpolarizability Dispersion Measured for Carbon Disulfide Vapor, Rodrigo N. Fernandez
It’s Not You, It’s Me: Measuring Erotic Self–Focus, Evan Fertel
Student Perceptions of Formative Feedback in Mathematics, Derek E. Fialkiewicz
Mobile Sports Betting Marketing Plan, Scott Flinn
Defining Problematic School Absenteeism: Identifying Youth at Risk, Mirae J. Fornander
Understanding the Role of ANO1 in Oral Cancer, Mallary Forrest
The Experience of Self-Coherence: Self-Coherence as the Hub of All Needs, April Ursula Fox
Polyvinyl chloride gels: Theoretical modeling of their actuation mechanism and characterization of their properties, Zachary Frank
Monumentalizing a Political Candidacy: Robert Lowell and Eugene McCarthy’s History, Jeremy Freeman
Comparing a New Algorithm for the Traveling Salesman Problem to Previous Deterministic and Stochastic Algorithms, Edward Friesema
Stepping On Fall Prevention Project, James P. Gaddi, Jordan T. Bowers, and Lea M. K. Fung
The Old Brag of My Heart: Essays, Cody James Gambino
An Introduction to Federated Learning and Its Analysis, Manjari Ganapathy
Effects of Bimodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Modulation of Spinal Circuitry in People with Chronic Post-Stroke Hemiparesis, John Patrick Gan, Rafael Cabrera, Lana Laudermilch, and Benjamin Wolkenhauer
American Samoa Politics: Performing SĀMOA, Dayonara S. Gaoteote
Attention Bias in Irritability: A Social Information Processing Perspective, Breanna Garcia
Examining Predictors of Student Perceptions of University Responses to Sexual Misconduct, Megan Giovannini
Factors Associated with Medication Decision Making in African American Families of Children with ADHD: A Mixed Methods Study, Amy Glasofer
Turning Up The Sound! Senior-Level Sonographers' Perspectives On The Workforce Readiness/Competency Of Entry-Level Sonographers In The Workplace, Janice L. Glasper
Neonicotinoids and Measures of Adiposity Among U.S. Adults: NHANES 2015-2016, Amruta Godbole