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Author:

Ohm, Johanna Ruth

Title:

Mosquito feeding and fitness: An exploration of mosquito diets and feeding behaviors that impact mosquito fitness, with applications for mosquito mass rearing and control

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

mosquito
malaria
artificial diet
Aedes aegypti
Aedes albopictus
Anopheles stephensi
Aedes
Anopheles
parasite manipulation
blood feeding
Galleria mellonella
wax moth
sickness behavior
fitness
insecticides
mosquito control
insect

File:

Download J_R_Ohm_Biology_PhD_July_24_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Andrew Fraser Read, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Harold Marden, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Brian Thomas, Committee Member
Thomas Charles Baker, Committee Member
Gregory Ray Ziegler, Outside Member

Author:

Pendola, Andrew Michael

Title:

The Dynamics of Principal Turnover

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

Principal
Labor Market
Salary
Demographics

File:

Download Pendola_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward J Fuller, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Maryellen Schaub, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David P Baker, Committee Member
Edward J Fuller, Committee Member
Jennifer Lynne Van Hook, Outside Member

Author:

Hoffman, Michael Edward

Title:

Mapping the Implicit Component of Competitiveness: A Conditional Reasoning Theory Approach

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Competitiveness
Implicit Personality
Conditional Reasoning
Explicit Personality
Achievement Motivation
Motive to Compete

File:

Download Hoffman_-_Final_Dissertation_Formatted.pdf

Committee Members:

James Marshall Lebreton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Marshall Lebreton, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rick R Jacobs, Committee Member
Susan Mohammed, Committee Member
Lance Ferris, Outside Member

Author:

Petracca, Giuseppe

Title:

Regulating Programs’ Access To Privacy-Sensitive Sensors

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

User Privacy
Privacy-Sensitive Sensors
Privacy Violations
Privacy Protection Mechanisms
System Sensors Abuse
Graphical User Interface Attacks
User-Initiated Operations
Confused Deputy Attacks
Mobile Systems Security

File:

Download Petracca_Dissertation_Document.pdf

Committee Members:

Trent Ray Jaeger, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Trent Ray Jaeger, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Patrick Drew Mcdaniel, Committee Member
Thomas Laporta, Committee Member
Peng Liu, Outside Member

Author:

Lee, Gunhaeng

Title:

Essays on Communication and Information Disclosure

Graduate Program:

Economics

Keywords:

information disclosure
cheap talk
communication game
verifiable information

File:

Download GunhaengLee-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Kalyan Chatterjee, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kalyan Chatterjee, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
James Jordan, Committee Member
Ron Siegel, Committee Member
Steven J Huddart, Outside Member

Author:

O'Neill, Tara Anne

Title:

Perspectives of Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy on the Supports, Challenges, and Realities of Integrating AAC into Everyday Life

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

In order to ensure long-term adoption and use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies
they must be designed to support children to participate within everyday activities and routines that are prioritized by families. Nine parents of children with cerebral palsy who used AAC technologies participated in semi-structured interviews to provide their perspectives of how AAC technologies were integrated into the functional contexts of everyday life. Five major themes emerged from the discussions: (a) integrating AAC into life
(b) AAC technologies
(c) child needs and skills
(d) parent responsibilities and priorities
and (e) AAC process and decision-making. Children were able to use AAC technologies within a variety of everyday contexts with various partners; however
challenges included access to AAC within physical and outdoor activities and partners who lacked knowledge regarding operational competencies and effective interaction strategies. In order to integrate AAC technologies into life
parents prioritized technology features including ease of programming
improved physical design (e.g.
lighter
wearable
easy to mount
durable)
features to enhance efficiency and ease of access (e.g.
brain-computer interface
sentence prediction)
and availably of multiple functions and features (e.g.
facial recognition software
augmented reality
projection capabilities
capability to control wheelchair). AAC manufacturers and mainstream technology developers should work to ensure that technologies are responsive to the supports
limitations
and ideal features identified by parents. Future research should seek input from a larger group of stakeholders and use longitudinal methods to examine perceptions of AAC technologies over time. Keywords: technology design
augmentative and alternative communication
parents
cerebral palsy
service delivery
technology design
family

File:

Download ONeill_final_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Krista M Wilkinson, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Krista M Wilkinson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Janice Catherine Light, Committee Member
Carol Anne Miller, Committee Member
Rick Owen Gilmore, Outside Member

Author:

Mukherjee, Debangshu

Title:

Metrology of Ferroelectric Domain Walls with Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering

Keywords:

scanning transmission electron microscopy
domain walls
complex oxide
metrology
ferroelectrics

File:

Download DM_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Nasim Alem, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nasim Alem, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Venkatraman Gopalan, Committee Member
Roman Engel-Herbert, Committee Member
Vincent Henry Crespi, Outside Member
James Rondinelli, Special Member

Author:

Ohdera, Aki H

Title:

Microbes in life history transitions: Lessons from the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

Cassiopea
Symbiodinium
Symbiosis
Metamorphosis

File:

Download Ohdera_PhD_Thesis.3.pdf

Committee Members:

Monica Medina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Todd C Lajeunesse, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy J Jegla, Committee Member
Paul Medvedev, Committee Member
Paul Medvedev, Outside Member

Author:

Mickolajczyk, Keith Joseph

Title:

MECHANOCHEMICAL BASIS OF FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY IN THE KINESIN SUPERFAMILY

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering

Keywords:

Kinesin
iSCAT

File:

Download Thesis_KJM_Final_post_corrected.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. William O. Hancock, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. William O. Hancock, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Justin Brown, Committee Member
Dr. Patrick Drew, Committee Member
Dr. Timothy Jegla, Outside Member

Author:

Traore, Abou

Title:

Evaluating Agronomic and Social Dimensions of Rice Production: Increasing the Productivity of Smallholders in the NERICA /Rice Value Chain in Guinea

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology

Keywords:

Yield Gap
Seed
Innovation Platform
Technology
Market Access
Gender
Sustainability

File:

Download TRAORE_DISSERTATION.pdf.pdf

Committee Members:

Leland Luther Glenna, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Leland Luther Glenna, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl Stephen Zimmerer, Committee Member
Carolyn Sachs, Committee Member
Guangqing Chi, Outside Member