Salvatore Jude Affinito, Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Michael Christian, Dissertation: Am I Myself at Work? Engagement, Identity, and Role Transitions

Salvatore Jude Affinito, Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Michael Christian, Dissertation: Am I Myself at Work? Engagement, Identity, and Role Transitions

Megan Agajanian, Pharmacology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Michael Major, Dissertation: Kinase Regulation of Wnt Signaling

Megan Agajanian, Pharmacology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Michael Major, Dissertation: Kinase Regulation of Wnt Signaling

Karar Zunaid Ahsan, Maternal and Child Health, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Gustavo Angeles, Dissertation: Equity in maternal health services use in Bangladesh:  an analysis of social gradients, demographic and structural determinants, and major policy changes

Karar Zunaid Ahsan, Maternal and Child Health, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Gustavo Angeles, Dissertation: Equity in maternal health services use in Bangladesh: an analysis of social gradients, demographic and structural determinants, and major policy changes

Liz Ajazi, Biostatistics, Doctor of Public Health, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Todd Schwartz, Dissertation: Application of Inverse Probability Weighting to Clinical Trials of Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder

Liz Ajazi, Biostatistics, Doctor of Public Health, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Todd Schwartz, Dissertation: Application of Inverse Probability Weighting to Clinical Trials of Treatments for Opioid Use Disorder

Dayuma Alban, Anthropology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Florence Babb, Dissertation: The Gender of Oil: Gender Dynamics and Oil Extraction in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Dayuma Alban, Anthropology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Florence Babb, Dissertation: The Gender of Oil: Gender Dynamics and Oil Extraction in the Ecuadorian Amazon

Katherine Isabelle Albanese, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Marcey Waters, Dissertation: Measuring Noncovalent Interactions Involved in the Recognition of Histone Post-Translational Modifications and Engineering Reader Protein Scaffolds Into Improved Tools for Epigenetics Research

Katherine Isabelle Albanese, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Marcey Waters, Dissertation: Measuring Noncovalent Interactions Involved in the Recognition of Histone Post-Translational Modifications and Engineering Reader Protein Scaffolds Into Improved Tools for Epigenetics Research

Jill Williamson Alty, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Frank Leibfarth and Erik Alexanian, Dissertation: Amidyl Radical-Mediated Polyolefin C–H Functionalization

Jill Williamson Alty, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Frank Leibfarth and Erik Alexanian, Dissertation: Amidyl Radical-Mediated Polyolefin C–H Functionalization

Yao An, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sean Washburn, Dissertation: In Situ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigation of Molecular Adsorption and Kinetics: Metal-Organic Frameworks, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Surfaces, and Shales

Yao An, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sean Washburn, Dissertation: In Situ Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Investigation of Molecular Adsorption and Kinetics: Metal-Organic Frameworks, Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Surfaces, and Shales

Lucas Argentieri Mariani, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Anusha Chari, Dissertation: Essays on Banking

Lucas Argentieri Mariani, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Anusha Chari, Dissertation: Essays on Banking

David Attewell, Political Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Gary Marks, Dissertation: Redistribution Attitudes and Socio-structural Conflict in Postindustrial Europe

David Attewell, Political Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Gary Marks, Dissertation: Redistribution Attitudes and Socio-structural Conflict in Postindustrial Europe

Nora Katherine Augustine, English and Comparative Literature, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jordynn Jack, Dissertation: Extra/Ordinary Minds: Mad Genius Rhetoric and Women's Memoirs of Mental Illness

Nora Katherine Augustine, English and Comparative Literature, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jordynn Jack, Dissertation: Extra/Ordinary Minds: Mad Genius Rhetoric and Women's Memoirs of Mental Illness

Aya Avishai, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Paschal Sheeran, Dissertation: Realizing the tobacco endgame: Understanding and mobilizing support for banning cigarettes in the United States

Aya Avishai, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Paschal Sheeran, Dissertation: Realizing the tobacco endgame: Understanding and mobilizing support for banning cigarettes in the United States

Santosh Balakrishnan, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Amy Oldenburg, Dissertation: Endoscopic Optical Coherence Tomography imaging of the airway

Santosh Balakrishnan, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Amy Oldenburg, Dissertation: Endoscopic Optical Coherence Tomography imaging of the airway

Aliosha Barranco Lopez, Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Ram Neta and Alex Worsnip, Dissertation: Hinge-Commitments as Arational Beliefs

Aliosha Barranco Lopez, Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Ram Neta and Alex Worsnip, Dissertation: Hinge-Commitments as Arational Beliefs

Yasmin Viviana Barrios, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Joanna Maselko, Dissertation: Maternal Psychosocial Adversity and Pregnancy and Delivery Complications Associated With Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: A Cumulative Index Approach

Yasmin Viviana Barrios, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Joanna Maselko, Dissertation: Maternal Psychosocial Adversity and Pregnancy and Delivery Complications Associated With Perinatal Depression and Anxiety: A Cumulative Index Approach

Hana Van Name Baskin, Curriculum and Instruction, Doctor of Education, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Janice Anderson and Katherine Baker, Dissertation: Investigating the Impacts of a Mathematics Word Problem Intervention on Student Perseverance, Solving Accuracy, and Self-Efficacy

Hana Van Name Baskin, Curriculum and Instruction, Doctor of Education, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Janice Anderson and Katherine Baker, Dissertation: Investigating the Impacts of a Mathematics Word Problem Intervention on Student Perseverance, Solving Accuracy, and Self-Efficacy

Sofia Isobel Benson-Goldberg, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Karen Erickson, Dissertation: Quantifying Emergent Literacy Learning Opportunities Extended to Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs in Special Education

Sofia Isobel Benson-Goldberg, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Karen Erickson, Dissertation: Quantifying Emergent Literacy Learning Opportunities Extended to Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs in Special Education

Stephanie Berger, Anthropology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Dale Hutchinson, Dissertation: Exploring Pre-Columbian Health and Lifeways in the Greater Coclé Region, Panama

Stephanie Berger, Anthropology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Dale Hutchinson, Dissertation: Exploring Pre-Columbian Health and Lifeways in the Greater Coclé Region, Panama

Marc J Besson, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jiuzu Hong, Dissertation: Twisted Affine Schubert Varieties and Twisted Affine Demazure Modules

Marc J Besson, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jiuzu Hong, Dissertation: Twisted Affine Schubert Varieties and Twisted Affine Demazure Modules

Siddhartha Biswas, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Donna Gilleskie, Dissertation: Federal Student Loans, College Choice, and Student Welfare

Siddhartha Biswas, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Donna Gilleskie, Dissertation: Federal Student Loans, College Choice, and Student Welfare

Christopher Blake-Turner, Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Ram Neta, Dissertation: Basing is Committing: Essays on Reasoning, Rationality, and Logic

Christopher Blake-Turner, Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Ram Neta, Dissertation: Basing is Committing: Essays on Reasoning, Rationality, and Logic

Hunter Nicole Bomba, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shawn Hingtgen, Dissertation: A Biomaterials Approach to Increasing the Persistence of Induced Neural Stem Cells in the Glioblastoma Tumor Resection Cavity

Hunter Nicole Bomba, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shawn Hingtgen, Dissertation: A Biomaterials Approach to Increasing the Persistence of Induced Neural Stem Cells in the Glioblastoma Tumor Resection Cavity

Alyssa Ann Bowen, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Miguel La Serna and Klaus Larres, Dissertation: Chile in Our Hearts: The Chile Solidarity Movement of Spain and the Rise of (Neo)Liberal Democracy, 1973-1998

Alyssa Ann Bowen, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Miguel La Serna and Klaus Larres, Dissertation: Chile in Our Hearts: The Chile Solidarity Movement of Spain and the Rise of (Neo)Liberal Democracy, 1973-1998

Francesco Bratos, Romance Languages and Literatures, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Serenella Iovino, Dissertation: Italian Crime Fiction and the Global Penal State

Francesco Bratos, Romance Languages and Literatures, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Serenella Iovino, Dissertation: Italian Crime Fiction and the Global Penal State

Wyatt Haynes Bridgman, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sorin Mitran, Dissertation: Nonlinear Model Reduction of Stochastic Microdynamics

Wyatt Haynes Bridgman, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sorin Mitran, Dissertation: Nonlinear Model Reduction of Stochastic Microdynamics

Brendan Brown, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sayan Banerjee, Dissertation: Convergence questions for reflected diffusions arising from interacting particles

Brendan Brown, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sayan Banerjee, Dissertation: Convergence questions for reflected diffusions arising from interacting particles

Quinton James Bruch, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Alexander Miller, Dissertation: Investigations of Dinitrogen Fixation via an N2 Cleavage Pathway

Quinton James Bruch, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Alexander Miller, Dissertation: Investigations of Dinitrogen Fixation via an N2 Cleavage Pathway

Maury Katherine Young Bruhn, Romance Languages and Literatures, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jessica Tanner, Dissertation: Seeing Impossible Things: Proust and the Reader’s Visual Imagination

Maury Katherine Young Bruhn, Romance Languages and Literatures, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jessica Tanner, Dissertation: Seeing Impossible Things: Proust and the Reader’s Visual Imagination

Zachary Leslie Buchin, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Neil Mulligan, Dissertation: Retrieval-Based Learning and Element Interactivity: The Role of Prior Knowledge

Zachary Leslie Buchin, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Neil Mulligan, Dissertation: Retrieval-Based Learning and Element Interactivity: The Role of Prior Knowledge

Robin Margaret Buller, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Karen Auerbach and Donald Reid, Dissertation: Ottoman Jews in Paris: Sephardi Immigrant Community, Culture, and Identity, 1918-1939

Robin Margaret Buller, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Karen Auerbach and Donald Reid, Dissertation: Ottoman Jews in Paris: Sephardi Immigrant Community, Culture, and Identity, 1918-1939

Tyler Sinclair Bunzey, English and Comparative Literature, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor GerShun Avilez, Dissertation: Writing in the Break: On the Textuality of Hip-Hop

Tyler Sinclair Bunzey, English and Comparative Literature, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor GerShun Avilez, Dissertation: Writing in the Break: On the Textuality of Hip-Hop

Kimberly L. Burnett, English and Comparative Literature, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Danielle Christmas, Dissertation: Up Above My Head: Gospel Music and the Sonic Fictions of Black Womanhood in Twentieth-Century African American Literature

Kimberly L. Burnett, English and Comparative Literature, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Danielle Christmas, Dissertation: Up Above My Head: Gospel Music and the Sonic Fictions of Black Womanhood in Twentieth-Century African American Literature

Todd Burroughs, Public Policy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Patricia Sullivan, Dissertation: Bargaining Over Boots on the Ground: Civil-Military Decision-Making on Force Allocation

Todd Burroughs, Public Policy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Patricia Sullivan, Dissertation: Bargaining Over Boots on the Ground: Civil-Military Decision-Making on Force Allocation

John Shields Caldwell, Musicology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Michael Figueroa, Dissertation: Songs from the Other Side: Listening to Pakistani Voices in India

John Shields Caldwell, Musicology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Michael Figueroa, Dissertation: Songs from the Other Side: Listening to Pakistani Voices in India

Kevin Scott Cannon, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Amy Gladfelter, Dissertation: Assembly of Septins on Curved Membranes: From Single Molecules to Higher-Order Structures

Kevin Scott Cannon, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Amy Gladfelter, Dissertation: Assembly of Septins on Curved Membranes: From Single Molecules to Higher-Order Structures

Juan Carvajal Garcia, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Dale Ramsden and Jeff Sekelsky, Dissertation: Mechanism and Genetics of Polymerase Theta-Mediated End Joining

Juan Carvajal Garcia, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Dale Ramsden and Jeff Sekelsky, Dissertation: Mechanism and Genetics of Polymerase Theta-Mediated End Joining

Praneeth Chakravarthula, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Henry Fuchs, Dissertation: Towards Everyday-Use Augmented Reality Eyeglasses

Praneeth Chakravarthula, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Henry Fuchs, Dissertation: Towards Everyday-Use Augmented Reality Eyeglasses

Youthika Chauhan, Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Hugh O'Neill, Dissertation: Essays on Social Entrepreneurship in Low- / Low-Middle-Income Countries

Youthika Chauhan, Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Hugh O'Neill, Dissertation: Essays on Social Entrepreneurship in Low- / Low-Middle-Income Countries

Yuzhi Chen, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jason Surratt, Dissertation: Characterizing the Effects of Aerosol Sulfate, Phase State and Aging on Atmospheric Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Isoprene Epoxydiols

Yuzhi Chen, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jason Surratt, Dissertation: Characterizing the Effects of Aerosol Sulfate, Phase State and Aging on Atmospheric Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Isoprene Epoxydiols

Danielle Chun, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jennifer Lund, Dissertation: Methodological Approaches for Conducting Claims-Based Studies in Patients Diagnosed With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Danielle Chun, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jennifer Lund, Dissertation: Methodological Approaches for Conducting Claims-Based Studies in Patients Diagnosed With Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

Nicholas Robert Colaianni, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Jeffery Dangl and Corbin Jones, Dissertation: How do Plants Accommodate Immune Surveillance and Commensal Community Formation?

Nicholas Robert Colaianni, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Jeffery Dangl and Corbin Jones, Dissertation: How do Plants Accommodate Immune Surveillance and Commensal Community Formation?

Michel Anthony Companion, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Todd Thiele, Dissertation: Assessment of Lateral Habenula-Projecting Central Amygdala Circuits and Their Role in Binge-Like Ethanol Consumption

Michel Anthony Companion, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Todd Thiele, Dissertation: Assessment of Lateral Habenula-Projecting Central Amygdala Circuits and Their Role in Binge-Like Ethanol Consumption

Yidan Cong, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Sergei Sheiko and Wei You, Dissertation: Machine Learning Assisted Strategic Synthesis of Tissue Mimetic Elastomers

Yidan Cong, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Sergei Sheiko and Wei You, Dissertation: Machine Learning Assisted Strategic Synthesis of Tissue Mimetic Elastomers

Michael Evan Conroy, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Amarjit Budhiraja and Mariana Olvera-Cravioto, Dissertation: Rare Event Analysis for Branching Processes and Interacting Particle Systems

Michael Evan Conroy, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Amarjit Budhiraja and Mariana Olvera-Cravioto, Dissertation: Rare Event Analysis for Branching Processes and Interacting Particle Systems

Annie L De La Grana, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Julee Waldrop, Dissertation: Web-Based Intervention to Address Vaccine Hesitancy

Annie L De La Grana, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Julee Waldrop, Dissertation: Web-Based Intervention to Address Vaccine Hesitancy

Premela G Deck, Social Work, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Kim Strom, Dissertation: The Development and Psychometric Testing of the Parents Divorcing Conflict Measurement Tool

Premela G Deck, Social Work, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Kim Strom, Dissertation: The Development and Psychometric Testing of the Parents Divorcing Conflict Measurement Tool

Miheer Dewaskar, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Andrew Nobel and Shankar Bhamidi, Dissertation: High-Dimensional Problems in Statistics and Probability: Correlation Mining and Distributed Load Balancing

Miheer Dewaskar, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Andrew Nobel and Shankar Bhamidi, Dissertation: High-Dimensional Problems in Statistics and Probability: Correlation Mining and Distributed Load Balancing

John Diehl, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Channing Der, Dissertation: Investigation of the Kinome in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

John Diehl, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Channing Der, Dissertation: Investigation of the Kinome in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

Ina Dixon, American Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Seth Kotch, Dissertation: Building the White Right of Textile Work: Dan River Mills and the Development of Schoolfield Village, 1882-1931

Ina Dixon, American Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Seth Kotch, Dissertation: Building the White Right of Textile Work: Dan River Mills and the Development of Schoolfield Village, 1882-1931

Matthew Dixon, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jennifer Lafata, Dissertation: Effect of Colorectal Cancer on Antidepressant Medication Utilization and the Factors Associated With Discontinuation Among Medicare Patients

Matthew Dixon, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jennifer Lafata, Dissertation: Effect of Colorectal Cancer on Antidepressant Medication Utilization and the Factors Associated With Discontinuation Among Medicare Patients

Kathy Do, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Eva Telzer, Dissertation: Neurodevelopmental Changes in Parent and Peer Influence  on Risky Decision Making across Adolescence

Kathy Do, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Eva Telzer, Dissertation: Neurodevelopmental Changes in Parent and Peer Influence on Risky Decision Making across Adolescence

Thomas Dombrowski, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Daphne Klotsa, Dissertation: From Single to Collective: Model Swimmers at Intermediate Reynolds Numbers

Thomas Dombrowski, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Daphne Klotsa, Dissertation: From Single to Collective: Model Swimmers at Intermediate Reynolds Numbers

Kathryn Dorney, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Karen Erickson, Dissertation: Receptive Language in IEPs Of Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities And Complex Communication Needs

Kathryn Dorney, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Karen Erickson, Dissertation: Receptive Language in IEPs Of Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities And Complex Communication Needs

Olawale Durosinmi-Etti, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Public Health, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Bruce Fried, Dissertation: Funding of HIV Treatment Services in Nigeria: How Can Sustainability Be Improved?

Olawale Durosinmi-Etti, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Public Health, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Bruce Fried, Dissertation: Funding of HIV Treatment Services in Nigeria: How Can Sustainability Be Improved?

Elc Estrera, Public Policy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Steven Hemelt, Dissertation: Three Essays on Education Policy

Elc Estrera, Public Policy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Steven Hemelt, Dissertation: Three Essays on Education Policy

Allan Faircloth, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Grace Hubbard and Carrie Palmer, Dissertation: Implementing Contingency Management Within Medication-assisted Treatment

Allan Faircloth, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Grace Hubbard and Carrie Palmer, Dissertation: Implementing Contingency Management Within Medication-assisted Treatment

Brian Kenneth Fennessy, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Harry Watson, Dissertation: Reconstructed Rebels: Ex-Confederates in the Republican Party

Brian Kenneth Fennessy, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Harry Watson, Dissertation: Reconstructed Rebels: Ex-Confederates in the Republican Party

Elyas D Fermand, Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Camelia Kuhnen and Jacob Sagi, Dissertation: Investment with Social Impact: Evidence from Commercial Real Estate Investment by Public Pension Funds

Elyas D Fermand, Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Camelia Kuhnen and Jacob Sagi, Dissertation: Investment with Social Impact: Evidence from Commercial Real Estate Investment by Public Pension Funds

Petrus Hendrik Ferreira, Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Wayne Landsman, Dissertation: The Liquidity, Precision, and Comparability Effects of ASC 606: Revenue From Contracts With Customers

Petrus Hendrik Ferreira, Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Wayne Landsman, Dissertation: The Liquidity, Precision, and Comparability Effects of ASC 606: Revenue From Contracts With Customers

Dayne Lewis Filer, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Kirk Wilhelmsen, Dissertation: Tools and statistical approaches for integrating DNA sequencing into clinical care

Dayne Lewis Filer, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Kirk Wilhelmsen, Dissertation: Tools and statistical approaches for integrating DNA sequencing into clinical care

Lindsey Marie Filiatreau, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Audrey Pettifor, Dissertation: A Closer Look at Psychosocial Stressors and HIV Treatment and Care Outcomes Among Youth with HIV in Rural South Africa in the Era of Universal Test and Treat

Lindsey Marie Filiatreau, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Audrey Pettifor, Dissertation: A Closer Look at Psychosocial Stressors and HIV Treatment and Care Outcomes Among Youth with HIV in Rural South Africa in the Era of Universal Test and Treat

William Oscar Fleming, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Public Health, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Byron Powell, Dissertation: Organizing The Workforce to Improve Child Well-Being: A Scoping Review and Qualitative Study of Implementation Support Teams

William Oscar Fleming, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Public Health, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Byron Powell, Dissertation: Organizing The Workforce to Improve Child Well-Being: A Scoping Review and Qualitative Study of Implementation Support Teams

Candice Shields Fleming Powell, Education, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sherick Hughes, Dissertation: Black (Counter-) Storytelling at an HWCU: Students and Personnel Coping with Racial Tension in 2020

Candice Shields Fleming Powell, Education, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sherick Hughes, Dissertation: Black (Counter-) Storytelling at an HWCU: Students and Personnel Coping with Racial Tension in 2020

Megan Magee Ford, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Leslie Hicks, Dissertation: Phosphorylation and Beyond: Exploration of TOR-Mediated PTM Signaling in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii

Megan Magee Ford, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Leslie Hicks, Dissertation: Phosphorylation and Beyond: Exploration of TOR-Mediated PTM Signaling in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii

Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen, Maternal and Child Health, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sandra Martin, Dissertation: Minor Sex Trafficking and Violence Victimization: Experiences of Interpersonal Violence among Minors Who Have Experienced Sex Trafficking in the United States

Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen, Maternal and Child Health, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sandra Martin, Dissertation: Minor Sex Trafficking and Violence Victimization: Experiences of Interpersonal Violence among Minors Who Have Experienced Sex Trafficking in the United States

Therese Meghan Gerbich, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Amy Gladfelter, Dissertation: Phosphorylation Provides Functional Specificity to Polyq-dependent Assembies in a Common Cytoplasm

Therese Meghan Gerbich, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Amy Gladfelter, Dissertation: Phosphorylation Provides Functional Specificity to Polyq-dependent Assembies in a Common Cytoplasm

Claire Chipman Gilliland, Sociology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Lisa Pearce, Dissertation: Clergy Voices:  How Conflicts over Racism and Sexuality in America are Framed from the Pulpit

Claire Chipman Gilliland, Sociology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Lisa Pearce, Dissertation: Clergy Voices: How Conflicts over Racism and Sexuality in America are Framed from the Pulpit

Matthew Glasscott, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jeffrey Dick, Dissertation: Nanodroplet-Mediated Electrodeposition: Fundamental Principles and Applications to Nanomaterial Synthesis

Matthew Glasscott, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jeffrey Dick, Dissertation: Nanodroplet-Mediated Electrodeposition: Fundamental Principles and Applications to Nanomaterial Synthesis

Jenna Goldman, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Victoria Soltis-Jarrett, Dissertation: Human Sex Trafficking: The Role of Healthcare Professionals in Screening Patients at Risk

Jenna Goldman, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Victoria Soltis-Jarrett, Dissertation: Human Sex Trafficking: The Role of Healthcare Professionals in Screening Patients at Risk

Dmitro Golovanich, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jeremy Marzuola, Dissertation: Potential Perturbations of the 3D Nonlinear Schr\”odinger Equation

Dmitro Golovanich, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jeremy Marzuola, Dissertation: Potential Perturbations of the 3D Nonlinear Schr\”odinger Equation

Lea Helena Greenberg, German Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Ruth von Bernuth, Dissertation: Curious Daughters: Language, Literacy, and Jewish Female Desire in German and Yiddish Literature from 1793 to 1916

Lea Helena Greenberg, German Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Ruth von Bernuth, Dissertation: Curious Daughters: Language, Literacy, and Jewish Female Desire in German and Yiddish Literature from 1793 to 1916

Ida Jane Griesemer, Health Behavior, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Alexandra Lightfoot, Dissertation: A Mixed Methods Study of an Organizational Change Intervention to Increase Racial Equity in Cancer Care

Ida Jane Griesemer, Health Behavior, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Alexandra Lightfoot, Dissertation: A Mixed Methods Study of an Organizational Change Intervention to Increase Racial Equity in Cancer Care

Ashley Clara Griffin, Health Informatics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Arlene Chung, Dissertation: Conversational Agents and Connected Devices to Support Chronic Disease Self-Management

Ashley Clara Griffin, Health Informatics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Arlene Chung, Dissertation: Conversational Agents and Connected Devices to Support Chronic Disease Self-Management

Melissa Rachel Grimes, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Cathi Propper, Dissertation: Sleep in Infancy: A Comprehensive Examination of its Measurement, Predictors, and Associations With Child Development

Melissa Rachel Grimes, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Cathi Propper, Dissertation: Sleep in Infancy: A Comprehensive Examination of its Measurement, Predictors, and Associations With Child Development

C. Tilden Hagan IV, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shelton Earp, Dissertation: Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy Through Micro and Nano-Scale Engineered Devices

C. Tilden Hagan IV, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shelton Earp, Dissertation: Drug Delivery and Cancer Therapy Through Micro and Nano-Scale Engineered Devices

Amber Dawn Haley, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Byron Powell and Christopher Shea, Dissertation: Promoting Equity in Implementation Science: Researcher Readiness for Stakeholder Engagement, Patient-Centered Implementation, and Tracking Strategy Modification

Amber Dawn Haley, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Byron Powell and Christopher Shea, Dissertation: Promoting Equity in Implementation Science: Researcher Readiness for Stakeholder Engagement, Patient-Centered Implementation, and Tracking Strategy Modification

Wesley Hamilton, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jeremy Marzuola, Dissertation: Graph Nodal Domains and Data

Wesley Hamilton, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jeremy Marzuola, Dissertation: Graph Nodal Domains and Data

Julie Hasken, Nutrition, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Philip May, Dissertation: Maternal Weight and Diet as Protective Factors Against the Adverse Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

Julie Hasken, Nutrition, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Philip May, Dissertation: Maternal Weight and Diet as Protective Factors Against the Adverse Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

Patrick Havlik, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Aravind Asokan, Dissertation: Enhancing Aav Human Hepatotropism and Antibody Evasion

Patrick Havlik, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Aravind Asokan, Dissertation: Enhancing Aav Human Hepatotropism and Antibody Evasion

Matt Hernandez, Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Susan Wolf, Dissertation: Perceiving Through the Racial Veil: The Inner Moral Life of Racism

Matt Hernandez, Philosophy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Susan Wolf, Dissertation: Perceiving Through the Racial Veil: The Inner Moral Life of Racism

Kimberly Anne Lancaster Hirsh, Information and Library Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Dissertation: Where’d You Get Those Nightcrawler Hands? The Information Literacy Practices of Cosplayers

Kimberly Anne Lancaster Hirsh, Information and Library Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Dissertation: Where’d You Get Those Nightcrawler Hands? The Information Literacy Practices of Cosplayers

Chad Michael Hobson, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Richard Superfine and Michael Falvo, Dissertation: On the Biomechanics of Cell Nuclei: Insights from Combined Force and Light Microscopy

Chad Michael Hobson, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Richard Superfine and Michael Falvo, Dissertation: On the Biomechanics of Cell Nuclei: Insights from Combined Force and Light Microscopy

Natalie Holmberg-Douglas, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor David Nicewicz, Dissertation: Arene and Aza-heterocycle Functionalization Via Organic Photoredox Catalysis

Natalie Holmberg-Douglas, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor David Nicewicz, Dissertation: Arene and Aza-heterocycle Functionalization Via Organic Photoredox Catalysis

Robin Holmes, Art History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Daniel Sherman, Dissertation: Colonial Subjects: French representations of North African men under colonization

Robin Holmes, Art History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Daniel Sherman, Dissertation: Colonial Subjects: French representations of North African men under colonization

Donald Holmes II, English and Comparative Literature, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Jordynn Jack and Candace Epps-Robertson, Dissertation: Black Diplomatic Rhetoric: Literacy, Personhood, and Citizenship in Eighteenth-Century Black America

Donald Holmes II, English and Comparative Literature, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Jordynn Jack and Candace Epps-Robertson, Dissertation: Black Diplomatic Rhetoric: Literacy, Personhood, and Citizenship in Eighteenth-Century Black America

Herbie Baiyang Huang, Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jayashankar Swaminathan, Dissertation: Climate Disclosures, Supplier Governance, and Market Solutions on Environmental Sustainability

Herbie Baiyang Huang, Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jayashankar Swaminathan, Dissertation: Climate Disclosures, Supplier Governance, and Market Solutions on Environmental Sustainability

Justin Taylor Huckaby, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Samuel Lai and David Zaharoff, Dissertation: Engineering Bispecific Antibodies for Modular and Highly Efficient Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery Applications

Justin Taylor Huckaby, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Samuel Lai and David Zaharoff, Dissertation: Engineering Bispecific Antibodies for Modular and Highly Efficient Targeted Drug and Gene Delivery Applications

Bashima Islam, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shahriar Nirjon, Dissertation: Scheduling Tasks on Intermittently-Powered Real-Time Systems

Bashima Islam, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shahriar Nirjon, Dissertation: Scheduling Tasks on Intermittently-Powered Real-Time Systems

Md Tamzeed Islam, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shahriar Nirjon, Dissertation: Robust Audio and WiFi Sensing via Domain Adaptation and Knowledge Sharing From External Domains

Md Tamzeed Islam, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shahriar Nirjon, Dissertation: Robust Audio and WiFi Sensing via Domain Adaptation and Knowledge Sharing From External Domains

Hailey James, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Alyssa Mansfield Damon and George Pink, Dissertation: What Happens When Hospitals no Longer Have a Volume Incentive? Examining the Maryland Global Budget Revenue Program.

Hailey James, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Alyssa Mansfield Damon and George Pink, Dissertation: What Happens When Hospitals no Longer Have a Volume Incentive? Examining the Maryland Global Budget Revenue Program.

Samuel Jacob Jeralds, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shrawan Kumar, Dissertation: Root Components and the Tensor Decomposition Problem for Affine Lie Algebras

Samuel Jacob Jeralds, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shrawan Kumar, Dissertation: Root Components and the Tensor Decomposition Problem for Affine Lie Algebras

Jing Jiang, Communication Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sarah Dempsey, Dissertation: Bounded Imagination: Revisiting Work Identity, Spatial-Temporal Materiality, and Development Discourses in Chinese Apparel Manufacturing

Jing Jiang, Communication Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sarah Dempsey, Dissertation: Bounded Imagination: Revisiting Work Identity, Spatial-Temporal Materiality, and Development Discourses in Chinese Apparel Manufacturing

Megan Nicole Justice, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jill Dowen, Dissertation: Determinants of Cohesin Localization and Function in Genome Organization and Gene Expression

Megan Nicole Justice, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jill Dowen, Dissertation: Determinants of Cohesin Localization and Function in Genome Organization and Gene Expression

Ryan Kandrack, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Mark Holmes, Dissertation: Promise and Performance of Primary Care Vertical Integration: Effects on Spending, Utilization, and Quality of Care for Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries

Ryan Kandrack, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Mark Holmes, Dissertation: Promise and Performance of Primary Care Vertical Integration: Effects on Spending, Utilization, and Quality of Care for Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries

Lauren Katz, Dentistry (Oral and Craniofacial Biomedicine), Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors James White and Eric Everett, Dissertation: Molecular Mechanisms of Craniofacial Skeletal Muscle Regeneration

Lauren Katz, Dentistry (Oral and Craniofacial Biomedicine), Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors James White and Eric Everett, Dissertation: Molecular Mechanisms of Craniofacial Skeletal Muscle Regeneration

Blake James Keeler, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Yaiza Canzani, Dissertation: The Two-Point Weyl Law on Manifolds without Conjugate Points

Blake James Keeler, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Yaiza Canzani, Dissertation: The Two-Point Weyl Law on Manifolds without Conjugate Points

Lucas Patrick Kelley, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Harry Watson, Dissertation: It Is Right to Mark Our Boundaries on the Map: Native Sovereignty and American Empire in the Tennessee and Cumberland Valleys, 1770–1820

Lucas Patrick Kelley, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Harry Watson, Dissertation: It Is Right to Mark Our Boundaries on the Map: Native Sovereignty and American Empire in the Tennessee and Cumberland Valleys, 1770–1820

Pranav Chandrakant Khandelwal, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Tyson Hedrick, Dissertation: How do Animals Glide in Their Natural Habitat? A Holistic Approach Using the Flying Lizard Draco Dussumieri

Pranav Chandrakant Khandelwal, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Tyson Hedrick, Dissertation: How do Animals Glide in Their Natural Habitat? A Holistic Approach Using the Flying Lizard Draco Dussumieri

L.B. Klein, Social Work, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Rebecca Macy, Dissertation: Campus Sexual and Relationship Violence and LGBTQ+ Students: Implications for Prevention

L.B. Klein, Social Work, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Rebecca Macy, Dissertation: Campus Sexual and Relationship Violence and LGBTQ+ Students: Implications for Prevention

Edana Ann Kleinhans-Junghahn, German Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Ruth von Bernuth, Dissertation: Love, Power, and the Sovereign in Female Courtly Biographies of the Habsburg Empire. Venus and her Scepter: Tu Felix Austria

Edana Ann Kleinhans-Junghahn, German Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Ruth von Bernuth, Dissertation: Love, Power, and the Sovereign in Female Courtly Biographies of the Habsburg Empire. Venus and her Scepter: Tu Felix Austria

Korkeat Korkeathikhun, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jiuzu Hong, Dissertation: Nilpotent Varieties in Symmetric Spaces and Twisted Affine Schubert Varieties

Korkeat Korkeathikhun, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jiuzu Hong, Dissertation: Nilpotent Varieties in Symmetric Spaces and Twisted Affine Schubert Varieties

Oleh Krupa, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jason Stein, Dissertation: Imaging Genetic Influences on Brain Structure at Cellular Resolution

Oleh Krupa, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jason Stein, Dissertation: Imaging Genetic Influences on Brain Structure at Cellular Resolution

Manish Kumar, Health Informatics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Javed Mostafa, Dissertation: Development of National and Sub-National Electronic Health Records to Enable Health Data Exchange for Improved Maternal Health Service Delivery and Program: The Case of a Tertiary Care State Government Hospital in India

Manish Kumar, Health Informatics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Javed Mostafa, Dissertation: Development of National and Sub-National Electronic Health Records to Enable Health Data Exchange for Improved Maternal Health Service Delivery and Program: The Case of a Tertiary Care State Government Hospital in India

Cody Ayler LaBelle, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shawn Gomez, Dissertation: Automated Microraft Array Platform for Immune Cell Assays and Cell Sorting

Cody Ayler LaBelle, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shawn Gomez, Dissertation: Automated Microraft Array Platform for Immune Cell Assays and Cell Sorting

Taylor Marie Lagler, Biostatistics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Yun Li, Dissertation: Characterizing Chromatin Interactions

Taylor Marie Lagler, Biostatistics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Yun Li, Dissertation: Characterizing Chromatin Interactions

Valerie Johanne Langlois, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jennifer Arnold, Dissertation: Investigating the role of distribution in syntactic comprehension

Valerie Johanne Langlois, Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jennifer Arnold, Dissertation: Investigating the role of distribution in syntactic comprehension

Francisco J. Laso, Geography, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Stephen Walsh, Dissertation: Agriculture, Wildlife, and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands

Francisco J. Laso, Geography, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Stephen Walsh, Dissertation: Agriculture, Wildlife, and Conservation in the Galapagos Islands

Max Lazar, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Konrad Jarausch and Karen Auerbach, Dissertation: Jerusalem on the Main: Jewish Integration in Frankfurt, 1914-1938

Max Lazar, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Konrad Jarausch and Karen Auerbach, Dissertation: Jerusalem on the Main: Jewish Integration in Frankfurt, 1914-1938

Seulki Lee, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shahriar Nirjon, Dissertation: Enabling Deep Intelligence on Embedded Systems

Seulki Lee, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Shahriar Nirjon, Dissertation: Enabling Deep Intelligence on Embedded Systems

Jee Yun Lee, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Christopher Willett, Dissertation: Unexpected Paternal Mitochondrial Inheritance in Inter-Population Hybrids, and Salinity Tolerance in Genetically Divergent Populations of the Marine Copepod Tigriopus Californicus

Jee Yun Lee, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Christopher Willett, Dissertation: Unexpected Paternal Mitochondrial Inheritance in Inter-Population Hybrids, and Salinity Tolerance in Genetically Divergent Populations of the Marine Copepod Tigriopus Californicus

Sequoia Iris Leuba, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Daniel Westreich, Dissertation: Predictors and the Effects on Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Plasmodium Falciparum Infection in the First Trimester Among Nulliparous Women From the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Zambia

Sequoia Iris Leuba, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Daniel Westreich, Dissertation: Predictors and the Effects on Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Plasmodium Falciparum Infection in the First Trimester Among Nulliparous Women From the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and Zambia

Sally Elizabeth Lewis, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Frank Leibfarth and Andrey Dobrynin, Dissertation: Perfluoroalkylation of commodity plastics and kinetic resolution polymerization of cyclic monomers

Sally Elizabeth Lewis, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Frank Leibfarth and Andrey Dobrynin, Dissertation: Perfluoroalkylation of commodity plastics and kinetic resolution polymerization of cyclic monomers

Gang Li, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Jan Hannig and Yun Li, Dissertation: Coupling Machine Learning With Fiducial Inference, Genetics and Epigenetics

Gang Li, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Jan Hannig and Yun Li, Dissertation: Coupling Machine Learning With Fiducial Inference, Genetics and Epigenetics

Jie Li, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Greg Wang, Dissertation: Understanding the role of H3K36 methylation during development and pathogenesis

Jie Li, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Greg Wang, Dissertation: Understanding the role of H3K36 methylation during development and pathogenesis

Dan Liang, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jason Stein, Dissertation: Genetic and Parent-of-origin Effects on Cell-type Specific Chromatin Accessibility during Human Neuronal Differentiation

Dan Liang, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jason Stein, Dissertation: Genetic and Parent-of-origin Effects on Cell-type Specific Chromatin Accessibility during Human Neuronal Differentiation

Katelyn Linker, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Anna Beeber, Dissertation: Certified Nursing Assistants’ Implementation of Nonpharmacologic Pain Interventions in a Nursing Home

Katelyn Linker, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Anna Beeber, Dissertation: Certified Nursing Assistants’ Implementation of Nonpharmacologic Pain Interventions in a Nursing Home

Sheng Liu, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Michael Reiter, Dissertation: Efficient and Safe Migration of Network Functions Using Software-Defined Networking

Sheng Liu, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Michael Reiter, Dissertation: Efficient and Safe Migration of Network Functions Using Software-Defined Networking

Eli LoCicero, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jonathan Williams, Dissertation: Raising Rivals’ Costs Through Product Characteristics: Evidence From Remanufactured Goods

Eli LoCicero, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jonathan Williams, Dissertation: Raising Rivals’ Costs Through Product Characteristics: Evidence From Remanufactured Goods

Ma RuiBin, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Stephen Pizer and Jan-Michael Frahm, Dissertation: Computer-aided Visualization of Colonoscopy

Ma RuiBin, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Stephen Pizer and Jan-Michael Frahm, Dissertation: Computer-aided Visualization of Colonoscopy

Camille Defeche Mackler, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jessica Williams, Dissertation: Gender Affirming Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Care: A Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement Project at a Community-Based Rape Crisis Center

Camille Defeche Mackler, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jessica Williams, Dissertation: Gender Affirming Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Care: A Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement Project at a Community-Based Rape Crisis Center

Emily A. Madden, Microbiology and Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Mark Heise, Dissertation: Using SHAPE-MaP to Identify Functional RNA Secondary Structures in RNA Viruses

Emily A. Madden, Microbiology and Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Mark Heise, Dissertation: Using SHAPE-MaP to Identify Functional RNA Secondary Structures in RNA Viruses

Sarah Ann Marks, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Dorothy Erie, Dissertation: Mechanistic Studies of Human RNase H2

Sarah Ann Marks, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Dorothy Erie, Dissertation: Mechanistic Studies of Human RNase H2

Ashley A. Mattheis, Communication Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Kumarini Silva, Dissertation: Fierce Mamas: New Maternalism, Social Surveillance, and the Politics of Solidarity

Ashley A. Mattheis, Communication Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Kumarini Silva, Dissertation: Fierce Mamas: New Maternalism, Social Surveillance, and the Politics of Solidarity

Molly Madison Mcgirt, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Carrie Palmer, Dissertation: Medication-Assisted Treatment Equity for Opioid Use Disorders: A Program Evaluation

Molly Madison McGirt, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Carrie Palmer, Dissertation: Medication-Assisted Treatment Equity for Opioid Use Disorders: A Program Evaluation

Charles Midthun, Education, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Eric Houck, Dissertation: The Diffusion of State Teacher Pension Privatization in the United States

Charles Midthun, Education, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Eric Houck, Dissertation: The Diffusion of State Teacher Pension Privatization in the United States

Kristie Fitzwater Mikus, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Public Health, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sandra Greene, Dissertation: Ending AIDS in Children: Facilitators and Barriers of Effective HIV Case-Finding Strategies of Children Ages 6 Weeks – 14 Years Old in Zambia

Kristie Fitzwater Mikus, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Public Health, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Sandra Greene, Dissertation: Ending AIDS in Children: Facilitators and Barriers of Effective HIV Case-Finding Strategies of Children Ages 6 Weeks – 14 Years Old in Zambia

Andrey Minaev, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Fei Li and Brian McManus, Dissertation: Steering of Consumer Search by Information Intermediaries: The Value of Consumers' Personal Data.

Andrey Minaev, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Fei Li and Brian McManus, Dissertation: Steering of Consumer Search by Information Intermediaries: The Value of Consumers' Personal Data.

Weibin Mo, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Yufeng Liu, Dissertation: Efficiency and Robustness in Individualized Decision Making

Weibin Mo, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Yufeng Liu, Dissertation: Efficiency and Robustness in Individualized Decision Making

Hyunjoo Mo, Anthropology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Donald Nonini and Lawrence Grossberg, Dissertation: Narrative Mirror: Online Ingyeo Youths in the Hopeless South Korea

Hyunjoo Mo, Anthropology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Donald Nonini and Lawrence Grossberg, Dissertation: Narrative Mirror: Online Ingyeo Youths in the Hopeless South Korea

Megan Elizabeth Moore, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Joel Kingsolver, Dissertation: Climate change and high temperature stress alter the outcome of an ecologically important host-parasitoid interaction

Megan Elizabeth Moore, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Joel Kingsolver, Dissertation: Climate change and high temperature stress alter the outcome of an ecologically important host-parasitoid interaction

Martha Maria Moreno Linares, Romance Languages and Literatures, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jessica Tanner, Dissertation: Drawing Community: Embodying the Collective in Francophone Graphic Memoirs

Martha Maria Moreno Linares, Romance Languages and Literatures, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jessica Tanner, Dissertation: Drawing Community: Embodying the Collective in Francophone Graphic Memoirs

Kimberly L. Morrison, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Julee Waldrop, Dissertation: Improving the Identification of Newborns at Risk for Hyperbilirubinemia

Kimberly L. Morrison, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Julee Waldrop, Dissertation: Improving the Identification of Newborns at Risk for Hyperbilirubinemia

Adele Marie Musicant, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Antonio Amelio, Dissertation: Mechanisms, Models, and Therapeutic Vulnerabilities of CRTC1/MAML2-Positive Salivary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

Adele Marie Musicant, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Antonio Amelio, Dissertation: Mechanisms, Models, and Therapeutic Vulnerabilities of CRTC1/MAML2-Positive Salivary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

Joehl Nguyen, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Alan Kinlaw and Carolyn Thorpe, Dissertation: Treatment Patterns and Comparative Outcomes in Postoperative Crohn’s Disease: A U.S. Claims-Based Cohort Study

Joehl Nguyen, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Alan Kinlaw and Carolyn Thorpe, Dissertation: Treatment Patterns and Comparative Outcomes in Postoperative Crohn’s Disease: A U.S. Claims-Based Cohort Study

Nicholas Paul Ralph Onuska, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors David Nicewicz and Jeffery Aubé, Dissertation: Selective C-H and Alkene Functionalization Via Organic Photoredox Catalysis

Nicholas Paul Ralph Onuska, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors David Nicewicz and Jeffery Aubé, Dissertation: Selective C-H and Alkene Functionalization Via Organic Photoredox Catalysis

Esteban Oyarzabal, Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Yen-Yu Ian Shih and Fulton Crews, Dissertation: Detecting Brain-Wide Intrisic Connectivity Networks Using fMRI In Mice

Esteban Oyarzabal, Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Yen-Yu Ian Shih and Fulton Crews, Dissertation: Detecting Brain-Wide Intrisic Connectivity Networks Using fMRI In Mice

Anandita Pal, Nutrition, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Saame Shaikh, Dissertation: Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ethyl Esters Prevent Obesity Associated Metabolic Impairments in Male and Female Mice

Anandita Pal, Nutrition, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Saame Shaikh, Dissertation: Eicosapentaenoic Acid Ethyl Esters Prevent Obesity Associated Metabolic Impairments in Male and Female Mice

Anna Byrd Parisi, Social Work, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Amy Blank Wilson, Dissertation: Using an Integrative Approach to Promote Equitable Outcomes for Justice-Involved Women

Anna Byrd Parisi, Social Work, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Amy Blank Wilson, Dissertation: Using an Integrative Approach to Promote Equitable Outcomes for Justice-Involved Women

Ramakanth Reddy Pasunuru, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Mohit Bansal, Dissertation: Multi-Objective Learning for Multi-Modal Natural Language Generation

Ramakanth Reddy Pasunuru, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Mohit Bansal, Dissertation: Multi-Objective Learning for Multi-Modal Natural Language Generation

Jacob T Pawlik, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Scott Warren, Dissertation: Electron-Anion Exchange as a New Mechanism for Non-Redox Fluoride-Ion Battery Electrodes

Jacob T Pawlik, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Scott Warren, Dissertation: Electron-Anion Exchange as a New Mechanism for Non-Redox Fluoride-Ion Battery Electrodes

Amanda Faulk-Peay, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Ashley Kellish, Dissertation: Implementing and Evaluating a Program to Increase Organ Donation Among African Americans

Amanda Faulk-Peay, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Ashley Kellish, Dissertation: Implementing and Evaluating a Program to Increase Organ Donation Among African Americans

Lini Ge Polin, Curriculum and Instruction, Doctor of Education, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Xue Rong, Dissertation: Self-efficacy and Professional Development Activities and Needs of Chinese Language Teachers in Secondary Schools in North Carolina: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study

Lini Ge Polin, Curriculum and Instruction, Doctor of Education, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Xue Rong, Dissertation: Self-efficacy and Professional Development Activities and Needs of Chinese Language Teachers in Secondary Schools in North Carolina: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Study

Kevin Wood Pyon, English and Comparative Literature, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor GerShun Avilez, Dissertation: Grammars of Violence: Critical and Literary Reckonings with Slavery, Race, and the Human

Kevin Wood Pyon, English and Comparative Literature, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor GerShun Avilez, Dissertation: Grammars of Violence: Critical and Literary Reckonings with Slavery, Race, and the Human

Arbor Quist, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Lawrence Engel, Dissertation: Hurricane Flooding, Industrial Hog Operations, and Acute Gastrointestinal Illness in North Carolina

Arbor Quist, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Lawrence Engel, Dissertation: Hurricane Flooding, Industrial Hog Operations, and Acute Gastrointestinal Illness in North Carolina

Stefany Yolanda Ramos, Public Policy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Rebecca Kreitzer, Dissertation: Three Essays on Risk Assessment Instrument Policies Across State Criminal Justice Systems

Stefany Yolanda Ramos, Public Policy, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Rebecca Kreitzer, Dissertation: Three Essays on Risk Assessment Instrument Policies Across State Criminal Justice Systems

Laura May Rank, Microbiology and Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Miriam Braunstein and Peggy Cotter, Dissertation: Characterization of Mycobacterial Mce4 Transporters

Laura May Rank, Microbiology and Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Miriam Braunstein and Peggy Cotter, Dissertation: Characterization of Mycobacterial Mce4 Transporters

Bryan Scott Reatini, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Todd Vision, Dissertation: The Influence of Hybridization on Range Dynamics

Bryan Scott Reatini, Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Todd Vision, Dissertation: The Influence of Hybridization on Range Dynamics

Mark Lee Reeves, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Susan Pennybacker, Dissertation: Lost Horizons: Anticolonial Internationalism, 1930-1945

Mark Lee Reeves, History, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Susan Pennybacker, Dissertation: Lost Horizons: Anticolonial Internationalism, 1930-1945

Ian Robert Blau Reeves, Geological Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Laura Moore, Dissertation: Controls on Sediment Exchange and Connectivity in Coastal Barrier Systems and Implications for Long-Term Evolution

Ian Robert Blau Reeves, Geological Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Laura Moore, Dissertation: Controls on Sediment Exchange and Connectivity in Coastal Barrier Systems and Implications for Long-Term Evolution

Elizabeth Rose Reynolds, Education, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Kathryn Leech, Dissertation: Mothers’ and Fathers’ Language Engagement: Associations to Children’s Preschool-Aged Language and First Grade Literacy

Elizabeth Rose Reynolds, Education, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Kathryn Leech, Dissertation: Mothers’ and Fathers’ Language Engagement: Associations to Children’s Preschool-Aged Language and First Grade Literacy

Benjamin Saia Roberts, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Saskia Neher and Wolfgang Bergmeier, Dissertation: The Molecular Regulation of Lipoprotein Lipase Trafficking

Benjamin Saia Roberts, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Saskia Neher and Wolfgang Bergmeier, Dissertation: The Molecular Regulation of Lipoprotein Lipase Trafficking

Jacob Andrew Rohde, Mass Communication, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Seth Noar, Dissertation: Text4IBD: Development, feasibility, and acceptability of an eHealth intervention to reduce distress among people with inflammatory bowel disease

Jacob Andrew Rohde, Mass Communication, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Seth Noar, Dissertation: Text4IBD: Development, feasibility, and acceptability of an eHealth intervention to reduce distress among people with inflammatory bowel disease

James Richard Sadler, Education, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Lora Cohen-Vogel, Dissertation: No-Excuses in Restorative Justice Clothing: The Effects of Adopting Restorative Justice in a No-Excuses Setting

James Richard Sadler, Education, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Lora Cohen-Vogel, Dissertation: No-Excuses in Restorative Justice Clothing: The Effects of Adopting Restorative Justice in a No-Excuses Setting

Isai Salas Gonzalez, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Jeffery Dangl and Corbin Jones, Dissertation: Integrative Genomics to Study the Plant Microbiome

Isai Salas Gonzalez, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Jeffery Dangl and Corbin Jones, Dissertation: Integrative Genomics to Study the Plant Microbiome

Jose Mauricio Salazar Saenz, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Luca Flabbi, Dissertation: Essays on Household Economics and Gender Differentials in the Labor Market

Jose Mauricio Salazar Saenz, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Luca Flabbi, Dissertation: Essays on Household Economics and Gender Differentials in the Labor Market

Busola Sanusi, Biostatistics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Michael Hudgens and Jianwen Cai, Dissertation: Statistical Methods for Marked Survival Data in the Presence of Dependent Censoring

Busola Sanusi, Biostatistics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Michael Hudgens and Jianwen Cai, Dissertation: Statistical Methods for Marked Survival Data in the Presence of Dependent Censoring

Veeral Saraiya, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Andrew Olshan, Dissertation: The Consideration of Diet Quality in Head and Neck Cancer Incidence and Survival

Veeral Saraiya, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Andrew Olshan, Dissertation: The Consideration of Diet Quality in Head and Neck Cancer Incidence and Survival

Samantha Rose Schilsky, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Wayne Rosamond, Dissertation: The Association of Step-Based Metrics With Adiposity and Blood Pressure in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Samantha Rose Schilsky, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Wayne Rosamond, Dissertation: The Association of Step-Based Metrics With Adiposity and Blood Pressure in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

Erin Marie Burgunder Scholz, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Angela Kashuba, Dissertation: Identifying Factors Influencing Drug Distribution and HIV Persistence in the Lymph Node

Erin Marie Burgunder Scholz, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Angela Kashuba, Dissertation: Identifying Factors Influencing Drug Distribution and HIV Persistence in the Lymph Node

Lisa Marie Selker, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor G. Mark Holmes, Dissertation: Unpacking the Black Box: Do Patient and Prescriber Characteristics Predict Variation in Post-Boxed Warning Prescribing?

Lisa Marie Selker, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor G. Mark Holmes, Dissertation: Unpacking the Black Box: Do Patient and Prescriber Characteristics Predict Variation in Post-Boxed Warning Prescribing?

Michael Senter, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Laura Miller, Dissertation: Immersed boundary simulations and tools for studying insect flight and other applications

Michael Senter, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Laura Miller, Dissertation: Immersed boundary simulations and tools for studying insect flight and other applications

Jenni Shafer, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Katarina Haley, Dissertation: Timing Matters: Information Preference of Care Partners for People With Aphasia After Stroke

Jenni Shafer, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Katarina Haley, Dissertation: Timing Matters: Information Preference of Care Partners for People With Aphasia After Stroke

Yiyan Shou, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Richard Rimanyi, Dissertation: Bow Varieties---Geometry, Combinatorics, Characteristic Classes

Yiyan Shou, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Richard Rimanyi, Dissertation: Bow Varieties---Geometry, Combinatorics, Characteristic Classes

Chelsea Nichole Simmons, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Julee Waldrop, Dissertation: Screening for Mental Health Symptoms in Patients with Burns

Chelsea Nichole Simmons, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Julee Waldrop, Dissertation: Screening for Mental Health Symptoms in Patients with Burns

Ayushi Singh, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Toan Phan, Dissertation: Household Consumption in a Developing Country and its Response to External Shocks

Ayushi Singh, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Toan Phan, Dissertation: Household Consumption in a Developing Country and its Response to External Shocks

Natalie R Smith, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Leah Frerichs, Dissertation: Cost-effectiveness for public health policymaking: the case of sugar-sweetened beverages

Natalie R Smith, Health Policy and Management, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Leah Frerichs, Dissertation: Cost-effectiveness for public health policymaking: the case of sugar-sweetened beverages

Nathan Israel Smolin, Classics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor James Rives, Dissertation: Christ the Emperor: Roman Emperor and Christian Theology in the 4th Century AD

Nathan Israel Smolin, Classics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor James Rives, Dissertation: Christ the Emperor: Roman Emperor and Christian Theology in the 4th Century AD

Jessica Marie Soldavini, Nutrition, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Alice Ammerman, Dissertation: Evaluation of Cooking Matters for Kids: An Experiential Nutrition and Cooking Education Program for Children

Jessica Marie Soldavini, Nutrition, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Alice Ammerman, Dissertation: Evaluation of Cooking Matters for Kids: An Experiential Nutrition and Cooking Education Program for Children

Barbara Sostaita, Religious Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Todd Ramón Ochoa, Dissertation: Sanctuary Everywhere: Fugitive Care on the Migrant Trail

Barbara Sostaita, Religious Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Todd Ramón Ochoa, Dissertation: Sanctuary Everywhere: Fugitive Care on the Migrant Trail

Lauren Alexandra Speare, Marine Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Alecia Septer, Dissertation: Ecology of Type Vi Secretion Competition in the Beneficial Bacterial Symbiont Vibrio Fischeri

Lauren Alexandra Speare, Marine Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Alecia Septer, Dissertation: Ecology of Type Vi Secretion Competition in the Beneficial Bacterial Symbiont Vibrio Fischeri

Carolin Marie Sudkamp, Communication Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Steven May, Dissertation: Personal Sacrifice for the Public Good: Precarious Work at the Museum

Carolin Marie Sudkamp, Communication Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Steven May, Dissertation: Personal Sacrifice for the Public Good: Precarious Work at the Museum

Kelsey Marie Sumner, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Brian Pence, Dissertation: Implications of Asymptomatic Plasmodium Falciparum Infections for Future Symptomatic Malaria Infection and Onward Transmission in Western Kenya

Kelsey Marie Sumner, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Brian Pence, Dissertation: Implications of Asymptomatic Plasmodium Falciparum Infections for Future Symptomatic Malaria Infection and Onward Transmission in Western Kenya

Kathie Yan Sun, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor William Valdar, Dissertation: Statistical Modeling Of Parent-of-origin Effects And Allelic Imbalance In Genetically-diverse, Reciprocal Mouse Crosses

Kathie Yan Sun, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor William Valdar, Dissertation: Statistical Modeling Of Parent-of-origin Effects And Allelic Imbalance In Genetically-diverse, Reciprocal Mouse Crosses

Anne Marie Talkington, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors M. Forest and Samuel Lai, Dissertation: A Physiologically-Based, Pharmacokinetic Model for the Clearance of PEGylated Nanomedicines

Anne Marie Talkington, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors M. Forest and Samuel Lai, Dissertation: A Physiologically-Based, Pharmacokinetic Model for the Clearance of PEGylated Nanomedicines

Kelly Rebecca Tan, Nursing, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Deborah Mayer, Dissertation: A Multi-method Longitudinal Study of Caregivers of Adults Receiving an Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant

Kelly Rebecca Tan, Nursing, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Deborah Mayer, Dissertation: A Multi-method Longitudinal Study of Caregivers of Adults Receiving an Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant

Zoey Tang, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Yanguang Cao and Robert Dupuis, Dissertation: Contextualizing the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Therapeutic Antibodies Through Molecular Imaging and Mathematical Modeling

Zoey Tang, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Yanguang Cao and Robert Dupuis, Dissertation: Contextualizing the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Therapeutic Antibodies Through Molecular Imaging and Mathematical Modeling

Amanda L Tapia, Biostatistics, Doctor of Public Health, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Yun Li, Dissertation: Transcriptome-Wide Association Studies: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions

Amanda L Tapia, Biostatistics, Doctor of Public Health, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Yun Li, Dissertation: Transcriptome-Wide Association Studies: Challenges, Solutions, and Future Directions

Taylor Samantha Teitsworth, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor James Cahoon, Dissertation: Design and Realization of a Silicon Nanowire Particulate Photocatalyst for Solar Water Splitting

Taylor Samantha Teitsworth, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor James Cahoon, Dissertation: Design and Realization of a Silicon Nanowire Particulate Photocatalyst for Solar Water Splitting

Hillary Mariko Topazian, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Audrey Pettifor, Dissertation: Measuring Geospatial and Longitudinal Trends in Malaria Using National Health Surveillance Data in Malawi

Hillary Mariko Topazian, Epidemiology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Audrey Pettifor, Dissertation: Measuring Geospatial and Longitudinal Trends in Malaria Using National Health Surveillance Data in Malawi

Simon Nemer Topp, Geological Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Tamlin Pavelsky, Dissertation: Multidecadal Remote Sensing of Inland Water Dynamics

Simon Nemer Topp, Geological Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Tamlin Pavelsky, Dissertation: Multidecadal Remote Sensing of Inland Water Dynamics

Gabriela Torres Garate, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Caterina Gallippi, Dissertation: Noninvasive ARFI Ultrasound for Differentiating Carotid Plaque with High Stroke Risk

Gabriela Torres Garate, Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Caterina Gallippi, Dissertation: Noninvasive ARFI Ultrasound for Differentiating Carotid Plaque with High Stroke Risk

Maria Luisa Ines Mercedes Torruella Suarez, Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Zoe McElligott, Dissertation: The role of central amygdala neurotensin neurons and their projection to the parabrachial nucleus in the consumption of alcohol and palatable fluids

Maria Luisa Ines Mercedes Torruella Suarez, Neuroscience, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Zoe McElligott, Dissertation: The role of central amygdala neurotensin neurons and their projection to the parabrachial nucleus in the consumption of alcohol and palatable fluids

Dominika Trzilova, Microbiology and Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Rita Tamayo, Dissertation: Mechanisms of phase variation of flagella and toxins in Clostridioides difficile

Dominika Trzilova, Microbiology and Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Rita Tamayo, Dissertation: Mechanisms of phase variation of flagella and toxins in Clostridioides difficile

Michael Davis Turlington, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Gerald Meyer, Dissertation: Photo-Initiated Halide Release and Oxidation

Michael Davis Turlington, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Gerald Meyer, Dissertation: Photo-Initiated Halide Release and Oxidation

Christopher Mitsuo Uyehara, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Daniel McKay, Dissertation: Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression ny Ecdysone Hormone Signaling

Christopher Mitsuo Uyehara, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Daniel McKay, Dissertation: Epigenetic Regulation of Gene Expression ny Ecdysone Hormone Signaling

Brianna Morgan Vickerman, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor David Lawrence, Dissertation: Development of Phototechnologies to Control the Enzymatic Activity and Delivery of Proteins

Brianna Morgan Vickerman, Chemistry, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor David Lawrence, Dissertation: Development of Phototechnologies to Control the Enzymatic Activity and Delivery of Proteins

Caleb David Vogt, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jeffrey Aubé, Dissertation: Steroidal Inhibitors of Androgen Biosynthesis and Signaling

Caleb David Vogt, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jeffrey Aubé, Dissertation: Steroidal Inhibitors of Androgen Biosynthesis and Signaling

Chad William Wagoner, Exercise and Sport Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Claudio Battaglini, Dissertation: A Comprehensive Analysis of Cancer-Related Fatigue in Early Breast Cancer Survivors: A Community-Based Exercise Perspective

Chad William Wagoner, Exercise and Sport Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Claudio Battaglini, Dissertation: A Comprehensive Analysis of Cancer-Related Fatigue in Early Breast Cancer Survivors: A Community-Based Exercise Perspective

Benjamin Luke Walker, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Katherine Newhall, Dissertation: Emergent Structure and Dynamics from Stochastic Pairwise Crosslinking in Chromosomal Polymer Models

Benjamin Luke Walker, Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Katherine Newhall, Dissertation: Emergent Structure and Dynamics from Stochastic Pairwise Crosslinking in Chromosomal Polymer Models

Lufei Wang, Dentistry (Oral and Craniofacial Biomedicine), Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Ching-Chang Ko, Dissertation: Osteoclast Activity Modified by a Polydopamine-Laced Biomimetic Material

Lufei Wang, Dentistry (Oral and Craniofacial Biomedicine), Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Ching-Chang Ko, Dissertation: Osteoclast Activity Modified by a Polydopamine-Laced Biomimetic Material

Xinxin Wang, Education, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Xue Lan Rong, Dissertation: A Critical Analysis of University Climate, Culture, and Support for the Psychosocial Well-being of Chinese International Students with an Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Design

Xinxin Wang, Education, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Xue Lan Rong, Dissertation: A Critical Analysis of University Climate, Culture, and Support for the Psychosocial Well-being of Chinese International Students with an Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Design

Emma N. Warhover, Classics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor James Rives, Dissertation: Humor in the Historical Works of Tacitus

Emma N. Warhover, Classics, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor James Rives, Dissertation: Humor in the Historical Works of Tacitus

Adam Waterbury, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Amarjit Budhiraja and Nicolas Fraiman, Dissertation: Asymptotics and Approximation of Quasi-Stationary Distributions

Adam Waterbury, Statistics and Operations Research, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professors Amarjit Budhiraja and Nicolas Fraiman, Dissertation: Asymptotics and Approximation of Quasi-Stationary Distributions

Brook Wilensky-Lanford, Religious Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Todd Ochoa, Dissertation: Keep The Pearly Gates Ajar for Me: The Racial Politics of Heavenly Accessibility, 1868-1909

Brook Wilensky-Lanford, Religious Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Todd Ochoa, Dissertation: Keep The Pearly Gates Ajar for Me: The Racial Politics of Heavenly Accessibility, 1868-1909

Elizabeth Ann Bocan Wilhelm, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Leslie Sharpe, Dissertation: Assess and Address: Screening and Management for Depression in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Elizabeth Ann Bocan Wilhelm, Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Leslie Sharpe, Dissertation: Assess and Address: Screening and Management for Depression in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Xun Xiao, Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jinsong Huang, Dissertation: Physical Properties of Perovskite Materials: Understanding and Managing Carrier Behavior for Efficient Solar Cells

Xun Xiao, Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Jinsong Huang, Dissertation: Physical Properties of Perovskite Materials: Understanding and Managing Carrier Behavior for Efficient Solar Cells

Sarah May Yannarell, Microbiology and Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Elizabeth Shank, Dissertation: Investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of Bacillus subtilis community biofilms

Sarah May Yannarell, Microbiology and Immunology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Elizabeth Shank, Dissertation: Investigating the spatiotemporal dynamics of Bacillus subtilis community biofilms

Amy H. Yarnall, Ecology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Joel Fodrie, Dissertation: Community structure and dynamics in estuarine seagrass systems across habitat configurations, environmental gradients, and spatial scales

Amy H. Yarnall, Ecology, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Joel Fodrie, Dissertation: Community structure and dynamics in estuarine seagrass systems across habitat configurations, environmental gradients, and spatial scales

Jane Junlan Zhao, City and Regional Planning, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Dale Whittington, Dissertation: The Consequences of Delayed Water Infrastructure Investments in Developing Countries

Jane Junlan Zhao, City and Regional Planning, Doctor of Philosophy, May 2021, Advisors: Professor Dale Whittington, Dissertation: The Consequences of Delayed Water Infrastructure Investments in Developing Countries