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Author:

Zafarnejad, Rey

Title:

Simulation Modeling to Inform Public Health Policy and Prevention

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

Public Health
Healthcare Engineering
Agent-based Modeling
Compartmental Modeling
Big Data Analysis
Cost-effectiveness Analysis
Simulation Optimization
COVID-19
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

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Committee Members:

Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Paul Griffin, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Vanness, Outside Unit & Field Member
Steven Landry, Major Field Member
Qiushi Chen, Major Field Member

Author:

Mbogo, Nyduta

Title:

Monitoring of Escherichia coli and SARS-CoV-2 in Municipal Wastewater of Rural Communities

Graduate Program:

Food Science (MS)

Keywords:

Escherichia coli
E. coli
Wastewater epidemiology
SARS-CoV-2
RT-qPCR
ST131
COVID-19

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Committee Members:

Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair
Edward G Dudley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erika Ganda, Committee Member
Jasna Kovac, Committee Member

Author:

Al Shawan, Fahad

Title:

Organization Development Experts' Perspectives On Leading Organizations In Saudi Arabia During a Global Pandemic and Transitions Due to Saudi Vision 2030

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development (PHD)

Keywords:

Organization Development
Saudi 2030 Vision
COVID-19
Organizational Change
Organization Development Practices
Organization Development Phases

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Committee Members:

Wesley Donahue, Major Field Member
William Rothwell, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
William Brendel, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
John Ewing, Outside Unit & Field Member
Susan Land, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhou, Jiayan

Title:

Towards precision public health: Building novel methods for utilizing formal and informal data

Graduate Program:

Pathobiology (PHD)

Keywords:

precision public health
GWAS
EDGE
phenome-wide gene-gene interactions
epistasis
EWAS
environment-environment interactions
knowledge-based filtering
social media
COVID-19
vaccine acceptance index
complex traits
common diseases

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Committee Members:

Kumble Prabhu, Program Head/Chair
Qunhua Li, Outside Field Member
Yifei Huang, Outside Unit Member
Shefali Setia Verma, Special Member
Molly Hall, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kumble Prabhu, Major Field Member

Author:

Li, Shaochun

Title:

relational turbulence and couples’ convergence and divergence in weekly highs and lows across three months of the COVID-19 pandemic

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences (MA)

Keywords:

COVID-19
marital relationship
relational turbulence theory
interpersonal emotion dynamics
longitudinal dyadic diary study

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Committee Members:

Kirt Wilson, Program Head/Chair
Denise Haunani Solomon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew High, Committee Member
Brian Manata, Committee Member
Kellie St.Cyr Brisini, Special Signatory

Author:

Duke, Rachel

Title:

An Examination of Social Inclusion Understanding and Application Among Museum Professionals

Graduate Program:

Education, Development, and Community Engagement (MS)

Keywords:

social inclusion
museums
belonging
informal education
accessibility
education
COVID-19

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Committee Members:

Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lucy R. Mc Clain, Committee Member
Mark A Brennan, Program Head/Chair
Patreese Donette Ingram, Committee Member

Author:

Maselli, Annie

Title:

Democratic Crises and the Political Weaponization of Public Education: Rural Educational Leadership Sensemaking during Times of Social Upheaval

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership (PHD)

Keywords:

rural education
politics of education
education policy
educational leadership
superintendent
school boards
spatial polarization
democracy
COVID-19

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Committee Members:

Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair
Matthew Kelly, Major Field Member
Karen Eppley, Outside Field Member
Ashley Patterson, Outside Unit Member
Kai Schafft, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Pranesh, Raj

Title:

S_COVID: A FRUGAL YET EFFECTIVE ENGINE TO EXPLORE COVID-19 SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

COVID-19
Unsupervised learning
Question-answering
Search engine
Natural Language Processing
Information retrieval
COVID-19
Unsupervised learning
Question-answering
Search engine
Natural Language Processing
Information retrieval

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Committee Members:

Rui Zhang, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Abhinav Verma, Committee Member
Chitaranjan Das, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Banerjee, Rhea

Title:

Attitudes Towards Seeking Mental Health Services Among International Migrants and U.S. Citizens: The Role Of Stigma

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education (PHD)

Keywords:

mental health
stigma
help-seeking
COVID-19
psychological distress
acculturation
international migrants
U.S. citizens

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Committee Members:

Amber O'Shea, Major Field Member
Carlos Zalaquett, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jose Soto, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jolynn Carney, Major Field Member
P Murphy, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Reed, Bridget

Title:

The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Wine Consumer Behavior in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. Region

Graduate Program:

Food Science (MS)

Keywords:

wine
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania wine
COVID-19
pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic
consumer ethnocentrism

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Committee Members:

John Hayes, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Helene Hopfer, Committee Member
Robert Roberts, Program Head/Chair
Sarah Kirkmeyer, Committee Member