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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
After the Aid Boom: Government Responses to the Global Health Agenda and Political Commitment in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Sana Abdelkarim
Dysregulation of Alternative Splicing Is a Transcriptomic Feature of CAG Repeat Expansion Spinocerebellar Ataxias, Asmar Aliyeva
Characteristics and Health Risks Associated with Fine Particulate Matter and Its Components in Two Major Cities of Saudi Arabia: A Study of Makkah and Madinah, Yousef Alsufayan
Neural Network Transceiver for LTV MIMO Channels, Iresha Amarasekara
Student Codes of Conduct, Institutional Isomorphism, and Restorative Justice: Practice and Implementation in the State University of New York (SUNY) System, Alexandra Athens
Hepatitis C among Persons Who Inject Drugs in New York State: Progress towards Elimination, Meredith A. Barranco
WHAT TO DO, AND WHAT WE’RE DOING: ASSESSING THE USE OF ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS EMERGENCY ALERTS, Lauren B. Cain
Population Genomics and Evolution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Samara T. Choudhury
Emotional Factors Influencing Adaptive Memory: An Examination of the Role of Valence in the Survival Processing Effect, Dailyn Q. Clark
School-Based Interventions with Youth Engaging in Bullying Behaviors: Effective Strategies from the Perspective of School Social Workers, Elizabeth A. Crowe
A multi-omic approach for understanding the individual roles of ATF4 and ATF3 upon induction of different branches of the Integrated Stress Response, Elianna T. Cruz González
Understanding the Syphilis Resurgence Among Females of Childbearing Age: Informing Prevention Efforts in New York State, Salvatore Currenti
The Maxima Method for Identification of Principal Periodic Components in Time Series Analysis, Megan Di Maio
The Effects of Vitamin K on Neuronal Ferroptosis, Chelsey P. Eighmey
Time Series Decomposition and Forecasting of Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality Using a Kolmogorov-Zurbenko Filter, Jack D. Farrell
Applications of Machine Learning for Evaluating Downward-Coupled Stratosphere-Troposphere Interactions and Subseasonal Forecasts of Opportunity, Elena M. Fernandez
In-State Retention of Non-U.S. International Medical Graduates in New York State: An Analysis of Facilitators and Barriers, Theekshana Fernando
K-3 Literacy Teachers’ Sensemaking of Early Literacy Policies in New York State: A Survey Study, Abigail Ferris
A Cross-Species Meta-Analysis of Environmental Enrichment Effects on Cognition, Greg S. Fitzgerald
Negotiating Quality: A Critical Discourse Analysis of American Higher Education Policy, John A. Foisy
The Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy on the Relationship Between Social Determinants of Health and Alcohol Use in a Diverse Adult Sample, Cara L. Fresquez
Models of Emulation: Representations of Foreign, Indigenous, and Accented Speech in Early American Literature, Elaina A. Frulla
School-Based Antecedent Interventions Derived from Structural Analyses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Georgia M. Gaertner
Weighing The Costs: Understanding How Eating Disorder History and Motivation For Use Impacts Experience on a Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist and Interest in Future Use, Kimberly M. Gauert
Fluorescently Quenched Silver Nanoclusters for Detection of Food-Borne Pathogens, Reggie E. Gold
Paying the Price: How Financial and Health Stress can Impact Incidental Memory in the Survival Processing Paradigm, Bailey C. Hall
The Instruments of Chinese Economic Statecraft, Wilson Han
ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE CARE, MORTALITY, AND COST OF INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATION IN INFANTS WITH OMPHALOCELE AND GASTROSCHISIS IN THE UNITED STATES, Treeva A. Jaff
Family Routines and Cognitive Emotion Regulation: The Role of Harsh Parenting and Family Activities, Vidhi Jain
Light and Fire: Kerosene and the Rise and Fall of Standard Oil, 1859-1911, Minseok Jang
The Relationship between Interoceptive Awareness and Eating Disorder Symptomatology, Madelyn G. Johnson
Relational Efficacy Beliefs in Supervision of Master’s Level Counseling Trainees as Predictors of Counseling Interests and Goals, Taylor Karnilaw
Perceived Autonomy to Exercise Rights: Race and Ethnicity and Citizenship in Consent Searches, Srishti Katuri
Nanostructured Cathode Catalysts for AEM Electrolysis: From Catalyst Design to Degradation and Hydrogen Dynamics, Yamini Kumaran
Viral Diversification and Host-Specific Fitness of Powassan, Heartland, and Bourbon Viruses in New York State, Rachel E. Lange
Dismantling Distinction: Elite Realignments and Educational Equalization in South Korea, 1945–1974, Ji-won Lee
Cognitive Development Following Prenatal Stress: The Role of Maternal Sensitivity, Paige Little
Mass Homicides and Mass Shootings: Comparisons, Trends, and Unpacking Further, Stefana E. LoTempio
Providers' Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Non-Pharmacological Treatment for Adults with Chronic Pain: A Meta-Synthesis, Mikhaela McFarlin
Disability and Self-Identity: Examining Their Relationship and Impact on First-Year Students’ College Transition, Caroline A. McPartlin
Genetic Diversity of Cryptosporidium species in New York State, Kimberly A. Mergen
Improving Clinical Decision-Making: Reducing the Affect Heuristic in Substance Use Treatment, Corey M. Monley
The Evolving Landscape of Cybercrime: The Impact of the Data Economy and State-Sponsored Threats, Andrea N. Morales Arauz
New Game Start: Playing With Power, Community and Change in Video Gaming Culture, Jonathan D. Muller
Structural Inequities, Environmental Toxicants, and Cardiometabolic Pathways in Cardiovascular Disease: Evidence from a Nationally Representative U.S. Population, Ese F. Oghaghare
Tourism and Hujoom: Rethinking a Settler Colonial Space, Subhajit Pal
Bio-Orthogonal Chemistry-Based Strategy to Turn-On and Turn-Off CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing in Solution and in Live Cells, Bhoomika Pandit
Stem Cell-Derived Developmental Models for Translational Evaluation of Disease and Therapy, Maria B. Paredes-Espinosa
Long Non-Coding RNA LINC01038 is Over Expressed in Myotonic Dystrophy (DM1) Patients, Sydney Robertson
EFFECT OF WORKLOAD, BURNOUT, AND FLEXIBLE WORK PRACTICES ON THE WELL-BEING OF UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STAFF, Caroline O. Rogers
Investigating a Mindfulness Curriculum and Prompting for Generalization on Overall Engagement Time, Caitlyn Ruggiero
Punishment, Fast and Slow: Five Experiments on Behavioral Economics in the Mass Incarceration Context, Nathaniel M. Schutten
Disentangling Exercise Motivation from Eating Disorder Symptom Severity: A Dominance Analysis of Compulsive Exercise Predictors, Sarah E. Siegel
Analysis of the Thermodynamic Variables Associated with Hawaiian Extreme Precipitation Using the Fraction of Attributable Risk (FAR), Matthew J. Sinnenberg
Audiovisual Motion Onset Asynchrony as Expectation Violation: Effects on Memory and Liking in Media Contexts, Sijia Song
Design of AI-Based Scaffolding in Writing: Effects on Critical Thinking, Qi Sun
Associations Between Neighborhood Physical and Social Stressors During Sensitive Developmental Periods and Substance Use in Early Adulthood, Abigail M. Ulofoshio
Staying a Notch Ahead of Stem Cell Aging: An in vivo Investigation of Notch Regulation in Stem Cell and Niche Aging, Michelle A. Urman
Bayesian Modelling on Periodically and Multiple Periodically Correlated Time Series Data, Jie Yao
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
The Emotional Side of Migration: Peruvian Women Migrant's Experiences in the U.S., Arinka A. Abad
From Images to Insights: Machine Learning Enhanced Spectral Imaging for Dissecting Microbiome Spatial Structure, Emmanuel Edem Adade
The Rights of Nature Meaning-Making Experiments in Ecuador: A Pragmatist Inquiry, Lourdes Aguas Gonzalez
Demonstration and Assessment of Dark Field and Phase X-ray Computed Tomography, Wadiah Hamed Allahyani
Poética Transatlántica Vanguardista de Winétt de Rokha, Magda Portal, Norah Lange y Ernestina de Champourcín, Mirna L. Alvarez
Analysis of Cytokine Data in a Case-Control Study of ME/CFS, Navya Amaratunga
Assessing Antiretroviral Therapy Prescribing Practices in New York State for Pregnant People Living with HIV, Beverly Amofah
Food Rescue, Food Waste, and Policy in New York: A Mixed-Methods Study of Food System Impacts, Mariana Torres Arroyo
An Unlikely Burden, Kendall J. Aufmuth
Brief Drama: A Novel, Sam Axelrod
Issues and Challenges in Silicon Based Quantum Computing, Rafia Ayub
Virtual Oscillator Controlled Grid-Forming Inverters, Sima Azizi Aghdam
Association of Non-communicable Diseases with Severe COVID-19 among People Living with and without Diagnosed HIV/AIDS in New York State, Ravi Kumar Balu
A Theoretical and Empirical Adaptation of Signaling Theory for Digital Communication: Examining Organizational Brand Identity and Credibility, Victoria Barbeisch
A Dynamically Adapting Forecast Cone Based on Ensemble Spread, Michael N. Barletta
Stress and Resilience in Higher Education Administrators: Exploring the Role of Mindfulness, Michael Baumgardner
Determining Essential Regulatory Factors in Extravillous-Trophoblast Differentiation and Splice Variants Associated with the Development of Preeclampsia, Brandt Hugh Beck
Development of DNA Nanoswitches with Aptamer Based Detection for Thrombin, Camryn A. Beckles
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Examining the Impact of the First Step to Success/First Step Next Intervention: A PBIS Tier 2 Intervention for Pre-K - 3rd Grade Students, Shawna L. Belanger
I Get It from My Momma: Exploring the Process of Transgenerational Resiliency among Two Generations of Single Black Mothers, Destiny A. Bender
Anti-racism as the Resistance to Racial Trauma: A Three-Paper Qualitative Study on Therapeutic Approaches That Promote Healing among BIPOC Individuals, Melody Benedict
Adaptive Evolution Shapes the Transmissibility of West Nile Virus in New York State, Sean M. Bialosuknia
Postnatal Programming of Infant Temperament at 12-Months: A Test of Lactation Programming Theory, Lydia Bierce
"Big House," from Conjoined States, Key K. Bird
Backgrounds and Efficiencies for Low-Energy Searches, and Improved Calibration Techniques in the LUX-ZEPLIN Dark Matter Experiment, Gregory M. Blockinger
"Assessment of the Likelihood to Stay below 2 Degree Celsius Warming: Combining Modeling and Scenario Uncertainty.", Peter M. Booker
The Impact of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and STI Treatment during Pregnancy on Birth Defects in New York State, Elizabeth M. Boos
Synthesis of Small Molecules as Therapeutic Candidates, Savia Boyer
Wide Band Gap Halide Perovskite, Miranda Bristol
A Structurationally Informed View of Emergency Medical Services Professionals’ Work-Related Communication and Behaviors While off Duty, Susan J. Burnett
Household Archaeology of an Eighteenth Century Settlement in Vermont, USA, Stephen D. Butz