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Author:

Ochoa Lleras, Nicolas

Title:

Control Systems and Human Factors for the Prevention of Tractor Overturn

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

Control systems
Tractor
Rollover
ADAS
Human Factors
Simulated environments

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Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Sean N Brennan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Henry Joseph Sommer, III, Committee Member
Dennis Murphy, Committee Member
Yiqi Zhang, Outside Member
Daniel Connell Haworth, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ren, Jerry

Title:

MOUSE BREAST CANCER MODELING: CELL CYCLE ARREST, RADIATION MUTAGENESIS, AND TRANSPOSON-BASED CANCER GENE DISCOVERY

Graduate Program:

Biomedical Sciences

Keywords:

Transposon
Mutagenesis
Breast Cancer
c-Myc
Radiation Mutagensis
CDK4/6 inhibitor
Ras
Mammary gland development
Cell cycle inhibition
PI3K
AKT
Oncogene
Oncogene Cooperation
Mutagenesis Screen

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Committee Members:

Edward Joseph Gunther, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward Joseph Gunther, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David James Degraff, Committee Member
George Lucian Moldovan, Committee Member
Aron Eliot Lukacher, Outside Member
Hong-Gang Wang, Committee Member
Ralph Lauren Keil, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ancic, Ivana

Title:

At The Limits of the Human Rights Regime: Perpetrator Perspectives in Contemporary Literatures and Visual Cultures

Graduate Program:

Comparative Literature (PHD)

Keywords:

World Literature
Human Rights
Global South
Perpetrator
Race
Global Capitalism

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Committee Members:

Rosemary Jolly, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Magali Armillas-Tiseyra, Major Field Member
Sarah Townsend, Outside Unit & Field Member
Emmanuel Jean-Francois, Major Field Member
Charlotte Eubanks, Major Field Member
Charlotte Eubanks, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Nolte, Hannah

Title:

Cognitive stress and engineering design: Investigating the effect of state mindfulness-based interventions on the experience of introductory engineering students

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Engineering design
mental stress
mindfulness
mental workload
creativity
Engineering Design
mental stress
mindfulness
mental workload
creativity

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Committee Members:

Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Steven Landry, Major Field Member
Chris McComb, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Catherine Berdanier, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jessica Menold, Major Field Member

Author:

Khandare, Sujata

Title:

Mechanical response of tendons to common therapies and the effects of tendon injury progression

Graduate Program:

Bioengineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Dry needling
Focused ultrasound
Tendon
Mechanical properties
Mechanical testing
Rotator cuff
Computational model
Glenohumeral joint
Muscle activation
Force couple
Tear severity
Rotator cuff tear

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Committee Members:

Stephen Piazza, Outside Unit & Field Member
Spencer Szczesny, Major Field Member
Meghan Vidt, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Julianna Simon, Major Field Member
Daniel Hayes, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rife, Jared Sorensen

Title:

The Faith That Matters Most: LDS Youth Folklore and Culture in the 21ST Century

Graduate Program:

American Studies (PHD)

Keywords:

Mormon
LDS
Folklore
Youth
Digital

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Committee Members:

John Haddad, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Anthony Buccitelli, Major Field Member
Simon Bronner, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Haddad, Major Field Member
Chris Hollenbeak, Outside Unit & Field Member

Author:

Yocum, Rebeka

Title:

Socialization of Safety: An Investigation into the Impact Socioeconomic Factors Have on Crash Frequency, Severity, Risk, and Cost in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Civil Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

transportation safety
crash frequency
crash severity
crash risk
crash cost
statistical analysis
socioeconomics

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Committee Members:

Eric Donnell, Major Field Member
S. Ilgin Guler, Major Field Member
John Hughes, Outside Unit & Field Member
Vikash Gayah, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Patrick Fox, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Rathbun, Molly

Title:

Herpes simplex virus 1 ecology and evolution in natural infections

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology (PHD)

Keywords:

Herpes simplex virus type 1
genital herpes
virus genomics
transmission
host20 pathogen evolution
oligonucleotide enrichment
within-host diversity
virus transmission
host-pathogen evolution
neurovirulence
comparative transcriptomics
virus evolution

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Committee Members:

Moriah Szpara, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Shaun Mahony, Major Field Member
Kateryna Makova, Outside Field Member
Francesca Chiaromonte, Outside Unit Member
Wendy Hanna-Rose, Program Head/Chair
Timothy Miyashiro, Major Field Member

Author:

Abrams, Alyssa

Title:

Comparing Heavy Episodic Drinking and High-Intensity Drinking: Effects on Academic Achievement Across Adolescence

Graduate Program:

School Psychology (PHD)

Keywords:

alcohol
adolescence
heavy episodic drinking
high-intensity drinking
time varying effect model
academic achievement
time-varying effect model

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Committee Members:

Cristin Hall, Major Field Member
Jennifer Frank, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Robert Turrisi, Outside Unit Member
Elizabeth Hughes, Outside Field Member
Ashley Linden-Carmichael, Outside Field Member
James Diperna, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Alharbi, Omar

Title:

INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF OCEANIC WAVES ON LASER PROPAGATION

Graduate Program:

Electrical Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Optical Propagation
FSO
Ocean Waves
Underwater Wireless Optical Communication
IoT
IoUT
Air-Water-Interface

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Committee Members:

Tim Kane, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Noel Giebink, Major Field Member
John Doherty, Major Field Member
Diane Henderson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kultegin Aydin, Program Head/Chair