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Author:

Castro Baldivieso, Stephanie

Title:

ELECTROCHEMICAL RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN MOLTEN SALT SYSTEMS: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRODE MATERIALS

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

electrochemical recovery
electromotive force measurements
Gd-Bi alloys
oxide reduction
recovery efficiency of rare earth elements
Gd-Bi kinetic properties

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John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Feifei Shi, Outside Unit & Field Member
Zi-Kui Liu, Major Field Member
Hojong Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Susan Sinnott, Major Field Member

Author:

Dashner, Zachary

Title:

Novel Biotechnological Approaches to Understand And Reduce Cadmium in the Iron Uptake Pathway of Theobroma Cacao

Graduate Program:

Horticulture (PHD)

Keywords:

Cadmium
Heavy metal accumulation
cacao
chocolate
Theobroma cacao
transporters
Hairy roots transformation
Fe (Iron) transport
ZIP/IRT1-like
R. rhizogenes
Altered selectivity of transporters

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Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Cristina Rosa, Outside Unit & Field Member
Siela Maximova, Major Field Member
Erin Connolly, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ruairidh Sawers, Major Field Member

Author:

Chen, Cen

Title:

Mining Social Media to Unveil Emotional Contagion and Perceptions of Personal Fitness Information (PFI) Among mHealth App Users Over the Past Decades

Graduate Program:

Informatics (MS)

Keywords:

Mobile Health
Social Informatics
Personal Fitness Information
Emotional Contagion

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Committee Members:

Jack Carroll, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dongwon Lee, Committee Member
Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Aiping Xiong, Committee Member
Nicole Kreisberg, Committee Member

Author:

Herrera, Alex

Title:

Female Prostitution in Guatemala City and the Transnational Surveillance of Venereal Diseases, 1880s-1950s

Graduate Program:

History (PHD)

Keywords:

Guatemala
Latin American History
Women's Studies
History of Medicine
History of Public Health
Guatemala City

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Committee Members:

Amy Greenberg, Program Head/Chair
Alicia Decker, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Cathleen Cahill, Outside Field Member
Christopher Heaney, Major Field Member
Martha Few, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Judith Sierra-Rivera, Outside Unit & Minor Member

Author:

Leibelsperger, Kelsey

Title:

Sentencing outcomes for drug offenders in Pennsylvania: examining gender disparities, gender moderation, and county effects

Graduate Program:

Criminology (PHD)

Keywords:

sentencing outcomes
gender
drug offenses
alternative sentencing outcomes
gender moderation

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Committee Members:

Pamela Wilcox, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Abenaa Jones, Outside Unit & Field Member
Pamela Wilcox, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Megan Kurlychek, Major Field Member
David Ramey, Major Field Member

Author:

Lin, Dan

Title:

The effect of pre-diagnosis physical activity on breast cancer outcomes

Graduate Program:

Epidemiology (PhD)

Keywords:

breast cancer
physical activity
recurrence
window of susceptibility
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
pathological complete response
white blood cell

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Committee Members:

Duanping Liao, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Joshua Muscat, Major Field Member
Shouhao Zhou, Outside Field Member
Kathleen Sturgeon, Special Member
Cheryl Thompson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrea Hobkirk, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Nassif, Majda

Title:

Exploring Social Capital and Volunteering Across Contexts

Graduate Program:

Public Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

Social Capital
Volunteering
Scoping review
College Volunteering
COVID-19 Pandemic

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Glenn McGuigan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Goktug Morcol, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Bing Ran, Major Field Member
Michele Tantardini, Major Field Member
Dan Mallinson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Davis, Samantha

Title:

Social Fibers: Race, Gender, and Fabrics of Identity in Colonial Yucatán

Graduate Program:

History (PHD)

Keywords:

Yucatán
Mexico
gender
race

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Amy Greenberg, Program Head/Chair
Jyoti Balachandran, Outside Field Member
Cathleen Cahill, Major Field Member
Amara Solari, Outside Unit & Minor Member
Matthew Restall, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Martha Few, Major Field Member

Author:

Schwendler, Teresa

Title:

A mixed methods research study to understand infant feeding practices and inform strategies to improve maternal, infant, and child nutrition in Guinea – a biocultural perspective

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

infant and young child
nutrition
Guinea
responsive feeding
dietary diversity
direct observation
biocultural
feeding behavior
policy
pregnant women

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Kristina Petersen, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Leif Jensen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Kodish, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kathleen Keller, Major Field Member
Muzi Na, Major Field Member

Author:

Sanei, Sanam

Title:

Essays in HIV: Mapping the distribution of marginalized groups and analysis of ART treatment effectiveness across patient groups

Graduate Program:

Statistics (PHD)

Keywords:

HIV/AIDS Epidemiology
Key Population
Size Estimation
Generalized Linear Mixed-Effect Models (GLMM)
Bayesian Modeling
Mapping HIV Prevalence
Case-Control Sampling
Hidden Markov Models (HMM)

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Bing Li, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Le Bao, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Runze Li, Major Field Member
Lingzhou Xue, Major Field Member
Qiushi Chen, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Bhuyan, Sandeepa

Title:

Optimizing Emerging Game Streaming Applications for Mobile Platforms

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Game Streaming
Cloud Gaming
Video Game Processing
Mobile platforms
Performance
Energy-efficiency

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Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Chitaranjan Das, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
Mahmut Kandemir, Dissertation Co-Advisor
C Lee Giles, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mahanth Gowda, Major Field Member

Author:

Melkumyan, Mariam

Title:

The role of central amygdala neuroinflammation in alcohol use and alcohol withdrawal-induced anxiety

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience (PHD)

Keywords:

Central Amygdala
Alcohol
Astrocyte
Microglia
Glutamatergic transmission
Neurotransmission
Binge Drinking
Calcium Transients
Alcohol Withdrawal-Induced Anxiety
Cannabinoids
Cannabidiol (CBD)
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
Neuroimmune Activity
Neuroinflammation

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Nicholas Graziane, Major Field Member
Salvatore Stella, Major Field Member
Yuval Silberman, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alistair Barber, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Nyland, Major Field Member
Aron Lukacher, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Massenburg, Lynnicia

Title:

Putting the Pieces Together: Structural Exploration of Plant Cellulose Synthase Oligomerization and Function

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (PHD)

Keywords:

Physcomitrium patens
structural biology
cryo-electron microscopy
protein oligomerization
CesA
cellulose synthesis
CSC
rosette
protein flexibility

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Claire Thomas, Major Field Member
Manish Kumar, Special Member
B Nixon, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Deb Kelly, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jean-Paul Armache, Major Field Member
Ying Gu, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Hu, Jeremy

Title:

Selective hydrogenation on anatase TiO2-supported single atom catalysts

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

heterogeneous catalysis
density functional theory
hydrogenation
single atom catalysts
metal oxides
titania

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Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Robert Rioux, Major Field Member
Kristen Fichthorn, Minor Field Member
Lasse Jensen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Konstantinos Alexopoulos, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michael Janik, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Hyatt, Lance

Title:

Intelligence in Soft Mechanical Material Systems

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Intelligent Materials
Mechanical Metamaterials
Mechanical Computing
Soft Mechanical Materials

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Committee Members:

Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Zoubeida Ounaies, Major Field Member
Daniel Cortes Correales, Major Field Member
Yun Jing, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jared Butler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Conrath, Brandin

Title:

Sensemaking with Digital Models & Data: A Multi-Study Investigation of Learning Across the Geosciences

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

science education
geoscience
digital tools
models

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Committee Members:

Scott Mcdonald, Program Head/Chair
Jason Griffith, Major Field Member
Scott Mcdonald, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Zimmerman, Outside Unit & Field Member
Amy Farris, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Pulido, Gabriel

Title:

Queer and Trans Drag Artists of Color on College Campus(es): A Black feminist Woven Ethnography

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

Drag Artists
Queer and Trans Collegians
Queer and Trans Communities of Color
Black Feminist Thought
Ethnography
Higher Education

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Committee Members:

Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Tiffany Nyachae, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sam Tenorio, Minor Field Member
Royel Johnson, Special Member
Wilson Okello, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
LaWanda Ward, Major Field Member

Author:

Field, Cassandra

Title:

Evaluation of Coronavirus Re-infection and the Transmissibility of Emerging Influenza Viruses

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

virology
influenza virus
coronavirus
pandemic
respiratory virus
viral transmission
ferret
hamster
emerging viruses

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Committee Members:

Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Anthony Schmitt, Major Field Member
Moriah Szpara, Outside Unit & Field Member
Girish Kirimanjeswara, Major Field Member
Troy Sutton, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Luo, Junyu

Title:

Advancing Predictive Models in Healthcare: From Single to Multi-Modality

Graduate Program:

Informatics (PHD)

Keywords:

Healthcare Data
Predictive Model
Deep Learning

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Dongwon Lee, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Sharon Huang, Major Field Member
Fenglong Ma, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Rui Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Lu Lin, Major Field Member

Author:

Asson, Sarah

Title:

Rezoning educational opportunities: A mixed methods study of school attendance zone boundaries, racial segregation, and educational inequality in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership (PHD)

Keywords:

school attendance zones
rezoning
racial segregation
access to educational opportunity
metropolitan segregation

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Committee Members:

Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Matthew Kelly, Major Field Member
Erica Frankenberg, Chair, Minor Member & Dissertation Advisor
Christopher Fowler, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Kai Schafft, Major Field Member

Author:

Flanagan, Caitlin

Title:

Moving without a Care in the World: A Care Approach to Migration Studies

Graduate Program:

Geography (PHD)

Keywords:

Migration
Care
Skilled Migrants
Gender
Iran
Feminist Demography

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Committee Members:

Brian King, Program Head/Chair
Bronwen Powell, Major Field Member
Lorraine Dowler, Major Field Member
Stephen Matthews, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Christopher Fowler, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Lacopo, Francesco

Title:

The Papal States in the Mediterranean World: Conversion to Catholicism in Rome and Ancona

Graduate Program:

History (PHD)

Keywords:

Papal States
conversion
missions
Jesuits
Mediterranean World
Rome
Ancona
Adriatic
Jewish History
Religious History
Social History
Cultural History
Urban History
Papacy
Catholic Church

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Faisal Husain, Major Field Member
Matthew Restall, Major Field Member
Ronnie Hsia, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robin Thomas, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kathryn Merkel-Hess Mcdonald, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Amanda Scott, Major Field Member

Author:

Reger, David

Title:

On the Use of Large Eddy Simulation and Direct Numerical Simulation to Improve Near-Wall Modeling in Porous Media Models of Pebble Bed Reactors

Graduate Program:

Nuclear Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Pebble Bed Reactor
Wall Chanelling
Porous Media
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Large Eddy Simulation
Direct Numerical Simulation
Correlation Devleopment
Pressure Drop
Interphase Heat Transfer

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Committee Members:

Jon Schwantes, Program Head/Chair
Elia Merzari, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Paolo Balestra, Special Member
Saya Lee, Major Field Member
Bladimir Ramos Alvarado, Outside Unit & Field Member
William Walters, Special Member
Xing Wang, Major Field Member

Author:

Ying, Ziyu

Title:

Improving Performance and Energy Efficiency for Visual Computing on Resource-Constrained Devices

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Visual Computing
Resource-Constrained Device
Optimization
Energy-Efficiency

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Committee Members:

Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Chitaranjan Das, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sharon Huang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mahmut Kandemir, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mahanth Gowda, Major Field Member

Author:

Yan, Yue

Title:

Personalized Intravesical Immunotherapy for Bladder Cancer

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering (PHD)

Keywords:

cancer
bladder cancer
immunotherapy
cancer immunotherapy
personalized medicine

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Committee Members:

Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair
David Degraff, Outside Unit & Field Member
Pak Kin Wong, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Yong Wang, Major Field Member
Justin Pritchard, Major Field Member
Yuguo Lei, Major Field Member

Author:

Matu, Jeffrey

Title:

An exploratory comparative case study on the effectiveness of multi-level governance frameworks in promoting inclusive and equitable practices in technical and vocational education and training

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

sustainability education
cultural diversity
lived experience
identity
culturally relevant pedagogy
thematic analysis
community college
African Philosophies
CBET
TVET
Leadership
Teacher Preparedness
Sustainable Development Goals
Kenya
Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Voluntary Local Reviews
Voluntary National Reviews
Governance Frameworks
Comparative Analysis
Community College
Competency-based Education and Training (CBET)
Cultural Diversity
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP)
Identity
Lived Experience
Sustainability Education
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
Thematic Analysis
United States

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William Rothwell, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Brennan, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Cynthia Pellock, Major Field Member
Heather Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Mark Threeton, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joey Fleck, Major Field Member

Author:

Isaacson, Aaron

Title:

Microstructural Evolution Under Loss of Lubriction Conditions in Aerospace Gear Steels

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Aerospace Gear Steel Failure
Friction
Surface Oxidation
Hot Hardness
Loss of Lubrication Gear Failure
Microstructural Evolution
Scuffing

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John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Tarasankar Debroy, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Major Field Member
Todd Palmer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Voigt, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Hua, Weiyun

Title:

Development of a precision heating strategy for smart frost management in apple orchards

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Frost management
Heating
Numerical simulation
Path planning
Cyber-physical systems

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Committee Members:

Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Minghui Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Long He, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Paul Heinemann, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Armen Kemanian, Major & Minor Field Member

Author:

Eckert, Scott

Title:

Studying risk factors for antibiotic resistance from population-scale microbiome data and machine learning

Graduate Program:

Bioinformatics and Genomics (PhD)

Keywords:

Microbiome
bioinformatics
antibiotic resistance
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
statistical genetics
machine learning

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Dajiang Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
James Broach, Major Field Member & Dissertation Advisor
Leslie Parent, Outside Unit & Field Member
Emily Davenport, Major Field Member
David Koslicki, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Li, Xinyi

Title:

Application of sSNOM and Multidimensional Characterization to Reveal Nanoscale Properties of 2D Materials and Their van der Waals Heterostructures

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

sSNOM
multidimensional imaging
2D materials
van der Waals Heterostructures
polaritons

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Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Michael Lanagan, Major Field Member
Slava Rotkin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Saptarshi Das, Major Field Member
Tetyana Ignatova, Special Member
Joan Redwing, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Sahraei Joubani, Ali

Title:

Development of a new fatigue performance test using the Hamburg Wheel Tracking Device

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Asphalt Mixture
Fatigue Performance
Hamburg Wheel Tracking Test

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Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair
Reuben Kraft, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Mansour Solaimanian, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shihui Shen, Major Field Member
Aleksandra Radli¿ska, Major Field Member
Behnam Jahangiri Koohbanani, Special Member

Author:

Cirilo, Joseph

Title:

The Role of Class III Myosins in Actin Protrusion Length Regulation

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

myosin
actin
actin cytoskeleton
actin protrusion
filopodia
stereocilia
molecular motor
MYO3A
cell biology

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Thomas Spratt, Major Field Member
Christopher Yengo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Maria Bewley, Outside Unit Member
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Nikolay Dokholyan, Outside Field Member

Author:

Vajjiravelu Baskaran, Saambhavi

Title:

Distributed execution model for near-data accelerators

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

near-data accelerator
execution model
accelerator abstraction
accelerator interfaces

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Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Chitaranjan Das, Major Field Member
Linhai Song, Outside Unit & Field Member
Mahmut Kandemir, Major Field Member
John Sampson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Mc Clymonds, Austin

Title:

Facilitating the Information Exchange Between A BIM and Construction Robot

Graduate Program:

Architectural Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Robots
Information Exchange
Parametric Modeling
Computational Modeling
Masonry
Construction
Robotic Construction
System Architecture
Photogrammetry
Reality Capture

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James Freihaut, Program Head/Chair
Jose Pinto Duarte, Outside Unit & Field Member
Rob Leicht, Major Field Member
Somayeh Asadi, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Messner, Major Field Member

Author:

Lowrey, Kendal

Title:

Intergenerational Poverty, Public Assistance Use, and Earnings Among Second Generation Immigrants

Graduate Program:

Sociology (PHD)

Keywords:

socioeconomic status
poverty
public assistance
earnings
second generation
immigrants
intergenerational mobility

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Michelle Frisco, Program Head/Chair
John Iceland, Major Field Member
Leif Jensen, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jennifer Van Hook, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michelle Frisco, Major Field Member

Author:

Petty, Raya

Title:

"I said what I said": Black women narratives on identity, communication, and refusal at historically white institutions

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

Black women
Black girlhood
Higher education
Refusal

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Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Tiffany Nyachae, Outside Field Member
Janice Byrd, Outside Unit Member
Wilson Okello, Major Field Member
LaWanda Ward, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Li, Zheyu

Title:

Accelerating Data-intensive Bioinformatic Workloads

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Bioinformatic
Genome sequencing
FPGA
In-memory computing
Whole Silde Imaging
Max Cut
Nanopore Sequencing
Sorting

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Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Abhronil Sengupta, Major Field Member
John Sampson, Major Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Lynch, Danielle Monique

Title:

THE EXPLORATION OF BLACK MALE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES AND THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCES IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS 2013-2023

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (DED)

Keywords:

critical race theory
public pedagogy
intersectionality
Black male professional athletes
social justice
activism
narrative
storytelling
qualitative
adult education
lifelong learning

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Karin Sprow Forte, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mary Zaborskis, Outside Field Member
Charles Kupfer, General Studies & Outside Unit Member
Elizabeth Tisdell, Committee Member
Karin Sprow Forte, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Nayak, Saachi

Title:

Phonetic and Acoustic Analyses of Sound-Symbolic Associations of a Large Pseudoword Set Across Multiple Domains of Meaning

Graduate Program:

Anatomy (MS)

Keywords:

neuroscience
linguistics
sound symbolism
phonetics
spectro-temporal
vocal

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Dr. Krish Sathian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Simon Lacey, Committee Member
Patricia Mclaughlin, Program Head/Chair
Patricia Mclaughlin, Committee Member
Patricia S Grigson Kennedy, Committee Member

Author:

Nsengiyumva, Gloriose

Title:

Nitrogen Fluxes and Yield Production from Corn – Ryelage Systems Amended with Digestate or Manure

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Environmental Plant Science (MS)

Keywords:

Digestate
Nitrogen Balance
Corn silage
Winter Rye
Raw manure

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Armen R. Kemanian, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charlie White, Committee Member
Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Jennifer Lizabeth Weld, Committee Member

Author:

Darweesh, Raheeq

Title:

INNOVATIVE FENTANYL DETECTION: THE INTEGRATION OF DEEP LEARNING WITH MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER SENSORS

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Fentanyl
Breathalyzer
MIP
LSTM
RNNs

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Nashwa Nabil Elaraby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Seth Wolpert, Committee Member
Rafic Bachnak, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Aldo W Morales, Committee Member

Author:

Jaswal, Anshul

Title:

Conventional and Non-Conventional Control Systems Embedded in Programmable Logic Controllers

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

PID
MPC
PLC
Stepper motor
Industrial automation
Position control

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Ma'Moun Abdel Abu-Ayyad, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amit Banerjee, Committee Member
Rick Ciocci, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anilchandra Attaluri, Committee Member

Author:

Findlay, Tristin

Title:

Experimental Equipment for Cement Plug Leakage and Proppant Transport

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Experimental Equipment
Construction
Petroleum Engineering
Proppant Transport
Oil Well Cement
Cement Leakage
Low Carbon Cement Evaluation
Deviated Gravel Pack
Slot Flow Apparatus
Cement Sulfate Resistance

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Arash Dahi Taleghani, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Wang, Committee Member
Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Rohi Gal, Mostafa

Title:

Application of Unbleached and bleached modified low molecular weight kraft lignin as a biorenewable polymer for improving mechanical properties of 3D printing resin

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Biological Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

3D printing
Mechanical strength
Kraft lignin
Chemical modification

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Stephen C Chmely, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Amir Sheikhi, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Ali Demirci, Committee Member

Author:

Chisale, Virginia Kapachika

Title:

Common bean (phaseolus vulgaris l.) Root traits as a tool for developing bean genotypes with superior adaptCOMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.) ROOT PHENOTYPES AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING BEAN GENOTYPES WITH SUPERIOR ADAPTATION TO LOW PHOSPHORUS AVAILABILITY AND DROUGHT

Graduate Program:

Horticulture (MS)

Keywords:

Phosphorus
Drought
common bean
Root phenotypes

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Jonathan Paul Lynch, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathleen Marie Brown, Committee Member
Surinder Chopra, Program Head/Chair
David Robert Huff, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Mingyao

Title:

Roles of Pramex1 and Pramel1 during spermatogenesis

Graduate Program:

Animal Science (PHD)

Keywords:

Transgenic mouse
Single/double Knockout
Spermatogenesis
Prame gene family
Synergistic genetic enhancement
Sertoli cell-only phenotype
Retinoic acid signaling

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Committee Members:

Adele Turzillo, Program Head/Chair
Joy Pate, Major Field Member
Francisco Diaz, Major Field Member
Jon Oatley, Special Member
Wansheng Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Margherita Cantorna, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Chung, Taejung

Title:

Comparative Genomic and Phenotypic Analyses of Bacillus cereus sensu stricto biovar Thuringiensis and Non-Thuringiensis

Graduate Program:

Food Science (PHD)

Keywords:

Food Microbiology
Food Safety
Bacillus cereus
Bacillus thuringiensis
Food borne pathogen

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Jasna Kovac, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Istvan Albert, Outside Unit & Field Member
Edward Dudley, Major Field Member
Josephine Wee, Major Field Member
Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Daily, Richard

Title:

Locked In: Intimacy, Incarceration, and HIV/AIDS in the Black Gay Arts Movement During the Long 1980’s

Graduate Program:

History (PHD)

Keywords:

Black Studies
Carceral Studies
Queer Studies
Queer of Color Critique
Affect Theory
U.S. History
HIV/AIDS
incarceration
Black Gay Men
Black Gay Artist
Joseph Beam

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Lori Ginzberg, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hil Malatino, Outside Unit & Field Member
Cathleen Cahill, Major Field Member
Ellen Stroud, Major Field Member
Michael West, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amy Greenberg, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wang, Zhilong

Title:

Deep Learning for Security-oriented Program Analysis

Graduate Program:

Informatics (PHD)

Keywords:

Deep Learning
Software Security
Program Analysis
Binary Analysis

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Jeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/Chair
Peng Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Suhang Wang, Major Field Member
Sencun Zhu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Amulya Yadav, Major Field Member

Author:

Liang, Di

Title:

Reconceptualizing the "world" in World Language Education: Mediating student teacher's learning to teach World Languages through the lens of social justice.

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction (PHD)

Keywords:

World Languages
Social Justice
Sociocultural Theory
Teacher Education

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Mari Haneda, Major Field Member
Karen Johnson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Matthew Poehner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Fran Arbaugh, Major Field Member

Author:

Kotikot, Susan

Title:

Investigating Climate and Human Induced Landscape Change for Improving Social-ecological System Resilience

Graduate Program:

Geography (PHD)

Keywords:

Land use
land cover
land policy
land use pattern
ecosystem services
Land use
Landscape pattern
Climate change
Rainfall variability
Climatic vulnerability
Climate change perceptions
Climate adaptation
Land policy

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David Hughes, Outside Unit & Field Member
Erica Smithwick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Helen Greatrex, Major Field Member
Karl Zimmerer, Major Field Member
Sarah Gergel, Special Member
Brian King, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Alioglu, Mecit Altan

Title:

Utilization of embedded printing for fabrication of 3D complex-shaped microfluidic devices in hydrogels and silicone composites

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

3D Printing
Bioprinting
Cancer-on-a-chip
Embedded Printing
Microfluidics
Silicone composite
Photocrosslinkable silicone
Organ Model Printing

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Jing Du, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ibrahim Ozbolat, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Todd Palmer, Major Field Member
Larry Cheng, Major Field Member
Francesco Costanzo, Major Field Member
Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Wenhui

Title:

Studying the Performance and Security Trade-offs in Modern Linux Systems

Graduate Program:

Information Sciences and Technology (PHD)

Keywords:

Linux
Container
Security

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Trent Jaeger, Outside Unit & Field Member
Peng Liu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Aiping Xiong, Major Field Member
Prasenjit Mitra, Major Field Member
Jeffrey Bardzell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Crouch, Uma

Title:

Hidden in the Weeds: Verticillium dahliae Kleb. molecular detection in the symptomatic and asymptomatic hosts of potato agroecosystems

Graduate Program:

Plant Pathology (MS)

Keywords:

Verticillium dahliae
Potato
Weeds
Endophyte
Clonal Lineages
VCGs

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Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Program Head/Chair
Sharifa G Crandall, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Carolyn Lowry, Committee Member
Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Committee Member
Paul David Esker, Committee Member

Author:

Sizer, Jackson

Title:

RoachRunner: A Design Methodology For A Novel Insect-Scale Instrumented Treadmill

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

force treadmill
hexapod
cockroach
adaptive control
terrestrial locomotion
mechatronics
Insect Gait
Force Treadmill
Hexapod
Cockroach
Adaptive Control
Terrestrial Locomotion
Robotics
Mechatronics

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Jean-Michel Mongeau, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anne Elizabeth Martin, Committee Member
Robert Francis Kunz, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Gobel, Trenton

Title:

An Explicit Construction of Optimized Interpolation Points on the 4-Simplex

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Interpolation
space-time
four dimensions
finite element methods
Lebesgue constant
symmetry
Interpolation
Spacetime
four dimensions
finite element methods
Lebesgue Constant
Symmetry

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Mary Frecker, Program Head/Chair
David M Williams, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Grauer, Committee Member

Author:

Russ, Chelsea

Title:

Barriers and Opportunities in Implementing Natural and Nature-based Features for Adaptive Coastal Resilience

Graduate Program:

Landscape Architecture (MS)

Keywords:

Natural and Nature-Based Features
Nature-Based Solutions
Coastal Resilience
Adaptation
Climate Change
Mitigation

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Peter Stempel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andy Cole, Committee Member
Roxi Thoren, Program Head/Chair
Stephen Paul Mainzer, Committee Member
Trevor Birkenholtz, Committee Member

Author:

Crognale, Michael

Title:

Formation and Transport of Large Oil-Mineral Aggregates

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

oil-mineral aggregate
particle-laden flow
aggregation

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Margaret Louise Byron, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Samuel Grauer, Committee Member
Robert Kunz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Vogel, Elisa

Title:

'Hears' the thing: A meta-analytic systematic review of the effects perceived listening

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

listening
meta-analysis
attitude change
organizational behavior

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John W Gastil, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James Dillard, Committee Member
Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Shannon Cruz, Committee Member

Author:

Brundage, Amanda

Title:

The Effects of Incubation, Presented Examples, and Working Memory Capacity on Design Fixation

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Engineering Design
Fixation
Fixation Stimuli
Working Memory Capacity
Incubation

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Jessica Dolores Menold, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kathryn Jablokow, Committee Member
Ling Rothrock, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Park, Mingean

Title:

POLICY AND POPULATION: INSTITUTIONS AND FERTILITY BEHAVIOR

Graduate Program:

Public Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

Population Policy
Family Policy
Fertility Behavior
Birth Rate
Pregnancy
Abortion Bans
Policy Bundles
Polycentricity
Causal Inference
Spatiotemporal Models

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Goktug Morcol, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Shugo Shinohara, Special Member
Lilliard Richardson, Outside Unit Member
Sungwoog Choi, Outside Field Member
Younhee Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Dan Mallinson, Major Field Member

Author:

Parasrampuria, Harshita

Title:

Developing a Scheduling System for a Shared Resource for a Synchronous Line using Discrete Event Simulation

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Synchronous Lines
Discrete Event Simulation
Resource Scheduling
Downtime
Crane
Scheduling System
Statistical Analysis
Simio
Failures

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Russell Richard Barton, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Catherine Harmonosky, Committee Member
Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rademacher, Emily

Title:

Enhancing Pellet Quality and Return on Investment for Small Hop Enterprises in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Biorenewable Systems (MS)

Keywords:

hops
pellet
techno-economic analysis
TEA
pelleting

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Juliana Vasco-Correa, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Daniel Edward Ciolkosz, Committee Member
Suat Irmak, Program Head/Chair
Ryan John Elias, Committee Member

Author:

Sankhe, Chinmay

Title:

Regulation of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition via Matrix Stiffness and Histone Methyltransferases

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Hyaluronic acid
atomic force microscopy
cytoskeleton
integrin-linked kinase
apoptosis
hydrogels
Hyaluronic Acid
Atomic Force Microscopy
Cytoskeleton
Apoptosis
Hydrogels
epigenetics
H3K9Me2
chromatin
Hippo Signaling
nuclear localization
biosensor

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Andrew Zydney, Major Field Member
Esther Gomez, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Amir Sheikhi, Major Field Member
Sergei Grigoryev, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Jiang, Panwei

Title:

Multi-scale computational modeling of the effects of defects and microstructural anomalies on mechanical response of parts resulting from additive manufacturing

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Crystal plasticity model
Fatigue Indicator Parameter
DAMASK
Microstructure-sensitive
Lattice strutcture
Gibson-Ashby model
Texture
Grain morphology

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John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Saurabh Basu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Todd Palmer, Major Field Member
Darren Pagan, Major Field Member
Amrita Basak, Outside Unit Member
Ed De Meter, Outside Field Member

Author:

Kumar, Pavan

Title:

SEMI-ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR SINGLE-PHASE THERMAL CONDUCTION AND STRESS PROBLEMS OF FINITE-DOMAIN SLAB AND CYLINDER WITH A GROWING OR RECEDING BOUNDARY

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

Moving Boundary Problem
Thermal Conduction
Semi-Analytical Solution
Finite Element Analysis
Laplace Transform
Inverse Problems
Additive Manufacturing

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Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Corina Drapaca, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Christopher Kube, Major Field Member
Albert Segall, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Alok Sinha, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Andersen Tuttle, Karlin

Title:

Your Trusted Friend: Untold Histories of Five Christian Women's Magazines, 1974-2023

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications (PHD)

Keywords:

Christian women's magazines
women's magazines
Brio Magazine
Daughters of Sarah
Just Between Us
Christian Womanhood

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Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
James Risley, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Matt Tierney, Outside Field Member
Cathleen Cahill, Outside Unit Member
Matt McAllister, Co-Chair, Major Member & Dissertation Advisor
Sara Liao, Major Field Member

Author:

Alnasser, Shehab

Title:

MAKING SENSE OF OPEN GOVERNMENT: A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF ITS DEFINITIONS, INTELLECTUAL ROOTS, AND CONTINGENCY FACTORS

Graduate Program:

Public Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

Open Governments
E-government
National Culture
Conceptualization
Intellectual Roots
Contingencies

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L. Marvin Overby, Program Head/Chair
Bing Ran, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Michele Tantardini, Major Field Member
Glenn McGuigan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Dan Mallinson, Major Field Member

Author:

Acevedo, Tarik

Title:

Post-Reclamation Management of Mined Land Soils and their Impacts on Microbial Activity

Graduate Program:

Ecology (PHD)

Keywords:

Mined Land Restoration
Microbial Activity
MicroResp
Tea Bag Index
Restoration Ecology

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Sharifa Crandall, Outside Unit Member
Charlie White, Outside Field Member
Patrick Drohan, Major Field Member
Mary Ann Bruns, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jason Kaye, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Pfaff, Sarah

Title:

Unraveling Plant Cell Wall Assembly: From Cellulose Synthesis and Xylan Patterning to Lignification

Graduate Program:

Plant Biology (PHD)

Keywords:

plant cell wall
cellulose
xylan
lignin
microscopy
cryoEM
X-ray scattering
NMR
CBM
cellulose synthase
xylem vessels
primary cell wall
secondary cell wall
cryoET
microtubules
actin
golgi
protoplasts
FIB milling
tomography

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Ying Gu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Daniel Cosgrove, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Gabriele Monshausen, Major Field Member
Teh-Hui Kao, Program Head/Chair
B Nixon, Major Field Member

Author:

King, Carli

Title:

Investigating the Role of TCF7L1 in Colorectal Cancer

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

colorectal cancer
TCF7L1

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Gregory Yochum, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Zhonghua Gao, Major Field Member
Kristin Eckert, Major Field Member
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Vladimir Spiegelman, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

De Jeronimo Diaz, Cesar

Title:

The Cardiac Inflammatory Response in Sterile and Viral Inflammation

Graduate Program:

Integrative and Biomedical Physiology (PHD)

Keywords:

Left Ventricle
Hypertension
Flow Cytometry
NLRP3
SARS-CoV-2
Inflammation
Inflammasome
Salt Sensitivity
Macrophage

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Vishal Singh, Outside Unit & Field Member
Connie Rogers, Major Field Member
Matam Kumar, Special Member
Donna Korzick, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kumble Prabhu, Major Field Member
Gregory Shearer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shih, Justin

Title:

Precise Genome Editing in Oryza Sativa and Magnaporthe Oryzae

Graduate Program:

Plant Pathology (PHD)

Keywords:

genome editing
CRISPR
plant genetics
crop improvement
rice
HDR
base editing
prime editing
rice blast

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Cristina Rosa, Major Field Member
Timothy Mcnellis, Major Field Member
Claude Depamphilis, Outside Unit & Field Member
Yinong Yang, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Maria Del Mar Jimenez Gasco, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Wang, Rui

Title:

Coupled processes in wellbore stimulation

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Wellbore stimulation
Coupled processes
Flowback rate
Pump-in/flowback test
Fracture closure
Sandstone acidizing
Post-flush period
Breakdown pressure
High-porosity channels

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Jeremy Gernand, Program Head/Chair
Corina Drapaca, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gregory King, Major Field Member
Derek Elsworth, Major Field Member
Arash Dahi Taleghani, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Hyde, Andrew

Title:

Chemical energy sources for Enceladus and early Earth

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

prebiotic chemistry
Enceladus
thioamide
thioformamide

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Donald Fisher, Program Head/Chair
Christopher House, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kate Freeman, Major Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Outside Unit Member
Mark Patzkowsky, Outside Field Member

Author:

Albawardi, Abdulaziz

Title:

EXPLORING LEARNERS’ MOTIVATION IN NEIGHBORHOOD LEARNING PROGRAMS IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: A MIXED METHODS STUDY

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (PHD)

Keywords:

Adult learner
literacy
motivating factors
participation
persistence
success

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Esther Prins, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ty Hollett, Outside Field Member
Clemente Abrokwaa, Outside Unit Member
Jose Cossa, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Heather Toomey Zimmerman, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Behoora, Ishan

Title:

Line of sight sensors: Applications and related 1.5D terrain guarding problem variants

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

machine learning
algorithms
computational geometry
approximation
hardness
line of sight sensors

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Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Martin Fürer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Antonio Blanca, Major Field Member
Kamesh Madduri, Major Field Member
Reuben Kraft, Outside Unit & Field Member
Piotr Berman, Special Member

Author:

Linscott, Maryknoll

Title:

Evolution in mammary cancer: Using Mouse models to investigate the selective pressures driving the progression of distinct mutant clones

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

cancer evolution
breast cancer
premalignancy
oncogenic signaling level
PIK3CA
Ras
Myc

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Edward Gunther, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Vonn Walter, Major Field Member
Lisa Shantz, Major Field Member
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Yongsoo Kim, Outside Unit & Field Member
Katherine Aird, Special Member

Author:

Jayachandran, Darsith

Title:

Optoelectronic Applications using Two-Dimensional (2D) Semiconductors

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics (PHD)

Keywords:

Two-dimensional materials
Optoelectronics
semiconductors
sensors

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Albert Segall, Program Head/Chair
Mark Horn, Major Field Member
Saptarshi Das, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Larry Cheng, Major Field Member
Joan Redwing, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

James, Nigel

Title:

Essays on Social Protection and Health Insurance

Graduate Program:

Health Policy and Administration (PHD)

Keywords:

non-contributory pension
mental health
depression
geriatric
regression discontinuity
difference-in-differences
social pension schemes
health insurance
ANC
quality of care
spatial analysis
UHC
subsidy
diarrhea
fever
acute respiratory infection
child health
health insurance

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Chris Hollenbeak, Program Head/Chair
Jeannette Rogowski, Major Field Member
Stephen Matthews, Outside Field Member
Yubraj Acharya, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Brian Thiede, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Zhuang, Jingyuan

Title:

Promoting second language development of English modality through online concept-based language instruction: A mixed methods study

Graduate Program:

Applied Linguistics (PHD)

Keywords:

concept-based language instruction
English modality
mixed-methods research

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Ning Yu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Robert Schrauf, Major Field Member
Kevin McManus, Major Field Member
Celeste Kinginger, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Celeste Kinginger, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Kronman, Fae

Title:

A Developmental Mouse Brain Common Coordinate Framework for Cell Census Atlasing

Graduate Program:

Neuroscience (PHD)

Keywords:

reference atlas
common coordinate framework
CCF
brain development
anatomical segmentation
GABA neurons
multimodal registration
brain mapping
developmental atlas
mouse brain
neurodevelopment
digital atlas
image registration

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Alistair Barber, Program Head/Chair
Xuemei Huang, Major Field Member
Anirban Paul, Major Field Member
Yongsoo Kim, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joan Richtsmeier, Outside Field Member
Nanyin Zhang, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Koons, Caroline

Title:

Sounding Out the Nation: The Rhetoric of American Music and National Identity

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

rhetoric
american history
music
sound
national identity

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Michele Kennerly, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kirt Wilson, Major Field Member
Debbie Hawhee, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephen Browne, Major Field Member
Andrew High, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Liu, Zhihan

Title:

Novel machine learning methods for interpreting human genetic variants

Graduate Program:

Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

machine learning
copy number variation
de novo mutation
pathogenicity prediction
penetrance estimation

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Melissa Rolls, Program Head/Chair
Qunhua Li, Outside Unit & Minor Member
Mingfu Shao, Outside Field Member
Dajiang Liu, Outside Unit Member
Shaun Mahony, Major Field Member
Santhosh Girirajan, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Sun, Hui

Title:

Computational materials design by thermodynamic modeling

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

CALPHAD
FGM
Thermodynamic modeling
Cr-Fe-Mo-Nb-Ni
Materials Design

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John Mauro, Program Head/Chair
Zi-Kui Liu, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jingjing Li, Outside Unit & Field Member
Hojong Kim, Major Field Member
Allison Beese, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Mc Govern, Ashlee

Title:

Control of Microscopic Movement Using Synthetic and Biological Active Matter

Graduate Program:

Chemistry (PHD)

Keywords:

Micromotor
Active Matter
Cell Dynamics
3D Printing
Nanofabrication
Self-Propelled particles

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Christine Keating, Major Field Member
Igor Aronson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
James Adair, Outside Unit & Field Member
Philip Bevilacqua, Program Head/Chair
Ayusman Sen, Major Field Member

Author:

Patel, Ruchi

Title:

Tourism, development, and social-environmental change on El Salvador's Balsamo Coast

Graduate Program:

Geography (PHD)

Keywords:

tourism
uneven development
crypto-colonialism
coastal change
El Salvador

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Brian King, Program Head/Chair
Larry Gorenflo, Outside Unit & Field Member
Douglas Miller, Major Field Member
Karl Zimmerer, Major Field Member
Brian King, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Zhang, Xu

Title:

the relationship between overexcitability and learning experiences among Chinese adult learners

Graduate Program:

Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (PHD)

Keywords:

overexcitability
the learning experience
OEQII
LEI

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Nicole Webster, Outside Unit & Minor Member
Craig Campbell, Major Field Member
John Holst, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Susan Land, Program Head/Chair
Roy Clariana, Outside Field Member

Author:

Morse, Nathan

Title:

American Politics in Perspective: The Limitations of Static Constitutions and Static Content

Graduate Program:

Political Science (PHD)

Keywords:

constitutions
data visualization
economic inequality
democracy
american politics
comparative politics
political science

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Michael Nelson, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Christopher Zorn, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ray Block, Major Field Member
Chris Witko, Outside Unit & Field Member
Suzanna Linn, Major Field Member

Author:

Huang, Lexiang

Title:

Optimizing Cloud Efficiency: A Performance and Cost Perspective

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Cloud Computing
Performance Debugging
Cost Optimization
System Failures

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Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair
Linhai Song, Outside Unit & Field Member
Timothy Zhu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Anand Sivasubramaniam, Major Field Member
Bhuvan Urgaonkar, Major Field Member

Author:

Huang, Siyi

Title:

Analytics and Modeling for Substance Use: Transition Patterns, Policy Effects, and Patient Engagement Optimization

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Substance use
Latent transition analysis
Causal inference
Dynamic prgramming
Optimization
Capacity management

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Yue Zhang, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ling Rothrock, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Uday Shanbhag, Major Field Member
Paul Griffin, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Qiushi Chen, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Liu, Ruijia

Title:

Micro and Nano Engineering Enabled GaAs Photoconductive Semiconductive Switches and KTN Crystal based EO Devices

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

electro-optics
photoconductive semiconductor switches
nanotechnology
opto-electronics
solid-state

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Madhavan Swaminathan, Program Head/Chair
Osama Awadelkarim, Outside Unit & Field Member
Julio Urbina, Major Field Member
Victor Pasko, Major Field Member
Shizhuo Yin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Moon, Allante

Title:

Refusing Invisibility: Black Caribbean Women's Wisdom Navigating Graduate Studies at Historically white Universities

Graduate Program:

Higher Education (PHD)

Keywords:

Black Caribbean Women
Graduate Students
SUNY Institution
Anti-Blackness
Racialization
Black Feminist Thought

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Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Tiffany Nyachae, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kevin Kinser, Dissertation Co-Advisor
LaWanda Ward, Major Field Member
Karly Ford, Chair & Co-Dissertation Advisr
Kamaria Porter, Major Field Member

Author:

Anari, Zahra

Title:

Pressure-driven Membrane Nutrient Recovery from Wastewater

Graduate Program:

Chemical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Nanofiltration
Reverse Osmosis
Nutrient Recovery
Wastewater Treatment
Struvite

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Andrew Zydney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Rachel Brennan, Outside Unit & Field Member
Stephanie Velegol, Major Field Member
Christopher Arges, Major Field Member
Robert Rioux, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Maksi, Sara

Title:

Exploring Livestreams: The Influence of Digital Food Marketing on Adolescent Behavior and Attitudes

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences (PHD)

Keywords:

Food marketing
Digital media
Adolescents
Eating behavior
Social media
Livestreaming

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Committee Members:

Kristina Petersen, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Frank Dardis, Outside Field Member
Kathleen Keller, Major Field Member
Travis Masterson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jason Freeman, Special Member
Martina Vecchi, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Wang, Yuxiang

Title:

COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERACTION OF MULTI-FUNCTIONALIZED POROUS AROMATIC FRAMEWORKS WITH PURE SO2 AND GAS MIXTURES

Graduate Program:

Materials Science and Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Functionalized Porous Aromatic Frameworks
Acid Gas Adsorption
Grand Canonical Monte Carlo Simmulations

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Committee Members:

Susan Sinnott, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ismaila Dabo, Major Field Member
Lauren Zarzar, Outside Field Member
Adri van Duin, Outside Unit & Field Member
John Mauro, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Li, Yanan

Title:

Application of Convergence-Confinement Method in the Design and Construction of Large-Diameter Tunnels in Soft Ground

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Convergence-Confinement Method

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Committee Members:

Pinlei Chen, Major Field Member
Shimin Liu, Outside Unit & Field Member
Tong Qiu, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hai Huang, Major Field Member
Farshad Rajabipour, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Andrzejewski, Elizabeth Mae

Title:

Wachsmann, Bollinger, and Mendoza's Location Orientation Manipulator: Revisited, Reconstructed and Re-Imagined

Graduate Program:

Architecture (PHD)

Keywords:

Automation in Buidling Construction
Konrad Wachsman
Location Orientation Manipulator
Open Source Architecture

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Committee Members:

DK Osseo-Asare, Special Member
Marcus Shaffer, Dissertation Co-Advisor
Pep Aviles, Major Field Member
Ali Memari, Outside Unit & Field Member
Esther Obonyo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ute Poerschke, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Babbs Hollett, Karen

Title:

Racial Disparities in ECE Stability during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership (PHD)

Keywords:

early care and education
early childhood education
Covid-19 pandemic
racial disparities
stability

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Committee Members:

Erica Frankenberg, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Ashley Patterson, Outside Unit Member
David Gamson, Outside Field Member
Kai Schafft, Major Field Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Garg, Sonal

Title:

Structural characterization of HBV capsid – envelope interaction through cryo-EM

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences (MS)

Keywords:

Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
HBV capsid
HBV envelope protein
Cryo-EM

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Committee Members:

Joseph Wang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jianming Hu, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lisa Shantz, Program Head/Chair
Matthew T Swulius, Committee Member