Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Technology Affordances and Curriculum Flexibility in Higher Education Blended Learning, Clement Chimezie Aladi
Exploring Foreign Direct Investment, Democracy, and Consumption: Insights From Middle East and North Africa Nations and Oil-Exporting Countries, Afra Ali Alnuaimi
The Impact of U.S. Public Opinion on U.S. Engagement With the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Ibrahim Alsuhaibani
An Investigation Into the Factors Determining Digital Transformation’s Success in Government Sectors, Nemer Alsulami
The Identity Harmony Model of Inclusion: Development and Test of a New Theory, Anne Brafford
Mathematical Modeling of Microscale Biology in Polyelectrolyte Brushes, William J. Ceely
Economic Uncertainty as a Source of Self-Uncertainty and a Threat to Confidence in Elections, Kaiyuan Chen
The Tradition of Microtonal Guitar on the American West Coast, Kenneth M. Cotich
Originalism & Judicially-Enacted Religious Exemptions: Revisiting Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith, Eric Russell Coykendall
Examining Factors Related to Access to Rigorous High School Physics for Black Males: Evidence From the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, Jennifer DaCosta
Building a Cybersecurity Compliance Index of Capabilities to Explore Strategies and Trends That Enhance Decision Making in Organizations, Juanita Dawson
Essays in Local Governance: Studies of Policy Choices, Resource Management, and Community Impacts, Ben Feingold
Culture and Community: The Importance of Black Spaces in Community Colleges, La Quirshia Fennell
From Classroom to Community: Cultivating Critical Consciousness in K-12 Ethnic Studies for Civic and Community Engagement, Edward Flores
A Checklist to Design and Evaluate Systems-Informed Wellbeing Initiatives: A Mixed Methods Validation Study, Jaclyn Gaffaney
Exploring the Interpretation and Implementation of Migrant Programs: A Migrant Director’s Perspective, Lavanya Jawaharlal
Applications of Methods in Causal Inference, Muhammad Salman Khalid
Macro-Financial Linkages and Perspectives in Economic Development, Nasser Khalil
“How Can They Say No?”: Understanding the Perspectives of Power in PhD Advisor-Advisee Relationships, Shine Kim
Actors & Allies: Foreign Policy & the Strategic Value of Satisfaction— Examining Military Arms Transfers as a Measure of Trust, Tonya Klempp
Esther and the Maccabees: The Creation of a Hellenist Jewish Heroine, Nolan Lebovitz
Examining Course Achievement in an Undergraduate Psychology Statistics Course Through the Lens of Machine Learning Techniques, Sunny Nguyet Le
Examining the Impact of Electric Vehicle Adoption on Health, Socioeconomic Disparities, and Policy, Arham Limoochi
Reshaping Black Brilliance: Towards the Development of a Pan-Afrikan Pedagogy, Amiri Mahnzili
The Feeling Economy: The Power of Emotions in U.S. Political Media, Shawn G. Matiossian
Vascular Floristic Study of the Piute Mountains, Kern County, California, Courtney Matzke
Exploring Pupil-Perceptions of Computer-Mediated Standardized Assessments, Cleon M. McLean
Applying Machine Learning and Neurophysiology to Improve Accuracy of Predicting Human Behavior, Sean Hyrum Merritt
The Narrative Journeys of Women of Color High-level Educational Leaders, Alyda R. Mir
Richard Wright, Native Son, and the Rhetorical Framing of the Black American Experience, Malcolm Oliver II
Mentoring Latinas on Doctoral Journeys: Testimonios of Cultural and Gender Identity, Jacqueline Rangel
Lincoln's Shakespearean Education, Ted Jones Richards
Where’s My Teacher? Factors Influencing Teacher Retention/Attrition in a Post-COVID Landscape, Kyle Robinson
Steklov Eigenvalue Problems on Nearly Spherical and Annular Domains, Nathan Philip Schroeder
Do Women Have an Advantage When Leading Across Groups? An Examination of Gender, Self-Construals, and Intergroup Leadership, Jackie Shaib
Effects of Identity, Uncertainty, and Language Contact on Intergroup Relations, Heather Tamzyn Stopp
The High Maintenance Black Girl: Black Female College Students’ Experiences with Intraracial Stereotypes, Alexis Thrower
Development of Culturally Tailored Needs Assessments for Sustainable LYTE Foundation Initiatives Leveraging the Support of Public Health Interns, Amalia Liana Vega
Conservation Genetics of Narrowly Distributed Annual, Erythranthe discolor (Phrymaceae), in the Southern Sierra Nevada, Selena Vengco
Answering the “Now What?”: The Development of a Transdisciplinary Breast Cancer Survivorship Nonprofit Organization, Vir-Iaesta Maniquiz Vergel de Dios
Exploring the Relationship Between Psychological Capital and Social Justice Evaluator Performance, Jennifer Pacheco Villalobos
The Relationship Changes Between Asian Countries and Advanced Economies Before and After 2008, Jingyu Wang
A Proposed Framework for a Community College Cybersecurity Program, Patrick Ward
Character of Coaching: The Work of Instructional Coaches in K-12 School Districts, Lorra Wells
Navigating Progress: The Role of State Capacity in Shaping China’s Internal Migration Dynamic, Yuzhu Zeng
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Marginalization of Fezzan Region in Libya, Amad Abukhzaam
Opportunity Cost of Student Loan Debt Forgiveness: Testing the Impact of Four Policy Options on United States’ Economy, Emelia Akhlaghi
Essays on Marijuana Legalizations, Fawaz Alotaibi
Optimal Portfolio Construction for Oil-Based Sovereign Wealth Funds, Mohammed Saeed Alshowaikhat
Immigrant Muslim women’s belief and practice of the veil in Southern California, Fatimah Alsuhaibani
Essays on the Labor Market, Hard Drug Use, and Traffic Fatalities, Abdullah Alswelh
Natural Law Theory Under the Sun How Iranian Political Thought Viewed Tyranny as Opposed to The West, Shahram Arshadnejad
The Role of Mediators in the Relationship Between Export Diversification and Economic Development, Hajer Abdulla Basodan
Female Pleasure and Theories of Desire in Narrative Structure: Evolution, Futurity, and Species Survival in the Post-Human and Science Fiction Imaginary, Laura L. S. Bauer
The Future of Community Health Center Executive Leadership A Mixed-Method Formative Evaluation, Lizbeth Bayardo Cardenas
The Value of Mentoring in Living Out Your Calling, Megan Benzing
True Connections: High-Quality Connections in a Post-COVID-19 Landscape, Alyssa Birnbaum
Women's Legislative Representation: Attitudes and Institutions, Laura Bouamrane
Undergraduates’ Preparedness for College-Level Work in STEM: The Importance of Reading and Understanding Scientific Theories, Arguments, and Data, Ewa M. Burchard
As Below So Above: Reconstructing the Neo-Babylonian Worldview, Heather Marie Burrow
What is a “Helpmate”? Using Comparative Semitic Linguistics to Propose New Translations for Ezer Kenegdo, Rebekah Call
Dismantling Education’s “Wicked” Problems, Amanda M. Castillo
Exploring College Knowledge: Diálogo Between College Counselors and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Latinx Public High School Students, Maritza Azucena Salazar Cha
Communal Appropriation: Considerations of Heritage and Cultural Preservation, Nikia Chaney
Territorial and Maritime Disputes in South China Sea: The United States' Strategic Plan of Response, Jung Lin Chang
Staying Engaged During the Remote Work Revolution: An Integrated Job Crafting Perspective, Christopher Legion Chen
Certain That I Belong in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM): Women's Authentic Belonging and Men's Inclusion Actions Through Job Crafting, Cecelia Lee (Dotzler) Corson
Signaling Dynamic Authenticity as a Leader, Laura Dannhäuser
Influenced: Performing Gender and Femininity in Mormon and Evangelical Online Spaces, Kathryn Ann Davis
Institutional Researchers and Equitable Outcomes: An Examination of Factors Driving Their Success, Qiana Nichole Davis
Commodifying the Conifer: The Rise of the Christmas Tree Industry in the United States, Kerri Dean
Under Threat: An Empirical Test of the Social Identity Theory of Psychological Safety, Jessica Brull Barrett Diaz
Playing with Power: An Autoethnographic Study of "The Last of Us" as a Black Gamer, Adrienne Domasin
The Effect of Bureaucracy on the Inflow of Foreign Direct Investment: A Comparative Study of Libya and the United Arab Emirates, Abdurraouf Abdussalam Elakder
Stairway to Fairness: The Impact of Explanations on Applicant Reactions to Automated Video Interviews, Benjamin E. Falls
Three Essays in Behavioral Economics, Zhou Fang
Lattice Extensions and Zeros of Multilinear Polynomials, Maxwell Forst
Saftey of Covid-19 Vaccines in Real World Studies, Khawla Amar Mohamed Gammudi
A Jotería Identity and Belonging: Pláticas of Co-Creation with Queer and Trans Latinx Graduate Students in Higher Education, Sergio A. Gonzalez
The Effect of Age, Syntax Complexity, and Cognitive Ability on the Rate of Semantic Illusions, Sara Anne Goring
A Systems-Based Patient Aid Design Artifact for Active Medication Management in Type 2 Diabetes, Ibrahim A. Hamzah
Advancing Internet Viewpoint Diversity: A Novel Algorithm and a Corpus Creation Tool, Jeffrey Harwell
Judgments of Learning and Retrospective Confidence Judgments: A Qualitative Exploration of Difference in Processes, David Hengerer
Assessment of Founders in Venture Capital Investment Decisions, Gregory Gerald Hennessy
Social Capital and the Transition to College for Asian Americans, Chia S. Her
Prospects for Professional Art and STEM Collaborations to Create STEAM Programs and Projects, Darius K. Hines
The Green Revolution in California: The Real Costs and Benefits of Changing Electricity Production, Joseph James Hoffman
Disruption, Dissent, and Dialogue: YPAR as a Pedagogical and Institutional Tool, Charlene E. Holkenbrink-Monk
Summary of Essays on the Constitutional Application of the 1996 CDA Section 230 and Separation of Powers, Gia Luisa Honnen-Weisdorn
Capital Controls and Banking Crises in Emerging Markets, Xizhen Huang
College Aspirations, Preparation, and Enrollment of First-Generation College Students: The Role of College Counseling Support, Jamilla Helena Jamison
Optimization and Machine Learning Applied to Inverse Problems in Partial Differential Equations, Zhixuan Jia
