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Author:: Parent, Mary Elizabeth
Title:: From Bacterial Adhesion to Biofilm Formation: Impact of Humic Acid and Quorum Sensing
Graduate Program:: Chemical Engineering
Keywords:: autoinduction
cell signaling
diffusion modeling
luminescence
population dependence
File:: Download ThesisMaster.pdf
Committee Members:: Darrell Velegol, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Costas D Maranas, Committee Member
Michael Pishko, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Andrew Zydney, Committee Member

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Author:: Patrick, Megan Elizabeth
Title:: A Motivational Perspective on Alcohol Use and Sexual Behavior Among College Students
Graduate Program:: Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:: alcohol use
sexual behavior
college students
expectancies
motivations
File:: Download Megan_Patrick_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
J Douglas Coatsworth, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member

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Author:: Pontecorvo, Michael Eugene
Title:: CELLULAR STRUCTURES WITH INTERNAL FEATURES FOR ENHANCED STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE
Graduate Program:: Aerospace Engineering
Keywords:: cellular structure
elastic arch
bistable
hexagonal cell
internal features
cell modulus
File:: Download Michael_E_Pontecorvo_-_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Farhan Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Farhan S Gandhi, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Rhodes, Matthew E
Title:: The Diversity and Coping Mechanisms of Life Inhabiting the Hypersaline Dead Sea
Graduate Program:: Geosciences
Keywords:: Lateral Gene Transfer
Haloarchaea
Halophile
Dead Sea
Metagenomics
File:: Download Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Christopher Howard House, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Howard House, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member

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Author:: Ricciardi, Michelle Elizabeth
Title:: Seasonal and Synoptic Patterns of CO2 Distribution in the North American Continental Boundary Layer
Graduate Program:: Meteorology
Keywords:: Regional CO2 Distribution; North America CO2; Boun
File:: Download Ricciardi_FINAL_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:: Ken Davis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kenneth James Davis, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

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Author:: Reinert, Michael Earle
Title:: STUDYING THE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTIONS OF A NEW COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED INFORMATION SYSTEM USING THE STIN STRATEGY
Graduate Program:: Information Sciences and Technology
Keywords:: social informatics
Information system design
landscape contracting
STIN
File:: Download Reinert_Dissertation_Final_Submission.pdf
Committee Members:: David J Hall, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David J Hall, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr Steven B Sawyer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrea H Tapia, Committee Member
Dan Thomas Stearns, Committee Member

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Author:: Scott, Mindy E
Title:: The Effects of Nonresident Father Involvement on Offspring Well-being during the Transition to Adulthood
Graduate Program:: Sociology
Keywords:: father involvement
transition to adulthood
social capital
lifecourse
File:: Download Scott_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:: Alan Booth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Valarie Elizabeth King, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David R Johnson, Committee Member
David Eggebeen, Committee Member

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Author:: Stamm, Mark Edward
Title:: Exploring Two Drug and Alcohol Policies: Where are the Best Interests of the Student?
Graduate Program:: Educational Leadership
Keywords:: policy
best interests of the student
student drug policy
File:: Download Mark_Stamm_-_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Jacqueline A Stefkovich, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Member
Roger C Shouse, Committee Member
Miryam Espinosa Dulanto, Committee Member

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Author:: Torregano, Michelle Early
Title:: Clean Slate: Making Sense of Public Education in the "NEW" New Orleans
Graduate Program:: Curriculum and Instruction
Keywords:: social equity
school reform
public education
race
Rebuilding and Transforming
privatization
politics
Bring New Orleans Back Education committee
charter schools
critical policy analysis
discourse
educational equity
greenfield
history of public education in New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina
interviewing
National Coalition for Quality Education in New Or
natural disaster
neoliberalism
teacher unions
United Teachers of New Orleans
File:: Download METDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:: Patrick Willard Shannon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Patrick Willard Shannon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jacqueline Edmondson, Committee Member
Scott Mc Donald, Committee Member
Emilie Smith, Committee Member

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Author:: Baril, Megan E
Title:: Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescence: The Importance of the Family Ecology
Graduate Program:: Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:: family relationships
well-being
adolescence
File:: Download Final_dissertation_to_PSU_10.10.08.pdf
Committee Members:: Ann Caverly Crouter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Member
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Christy Buchanan, Committee Member

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