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2025

DAOIST CULTURE IN WUDANG SHAN: ENCHANTED HERITAGE, NEO-TRADITIONALISM, AND SECULAR SPIRITUALITY, John Abercrombie

THE FORMATION AND CONTROL OF WRINKLING TOPOGRAPHIES ON 4D PRINTED SUBSTRATES, Johnson Nana Agyapong

Computational imaging and the shifting ground of digital journalism ethics, Wasim Ahmad

MUSLIM STUDENTS IN K-12 EXPERIENCING THEIR FAITH IN THE US SCHOOLS, Abdulilah M. Al-Dubai

The Importance of National Government Participation in Local Smart Cities Planning, Majid AlShehry

A PRISM OF BLACKNESS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK INSTITUTIONS: EXPERIENCES OF HBCU STUDENTS WITH MARGINALIZED RACIAL, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY IDENTITIES, Gaelle Amazan

Advancing Sustainability and Pandemic Resilience at Airports: A Framework for Technology Adoption in the Post-COVID-19 Era, Michael Ammoury

Development of New Oxidative Methods and Synthesis of Small Molecules for Modulation of Biological Systems, Robert Eric Anderson

Becoming a Counselor: Applying Critical Phenomenology to Uncover Narratives from Black Women Counselors about Wounds and Healing, Linzy Sunshine Andre

LIVES AND DREAMS: A STUDY OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEYS OF BOSNIAN IMMIGRANTS IN THE STARTUP WORLD, Elvis Avdic

Satisfying Singlehood: The Role of Need Fulfillment in Shaping Singlehood Satisfaction and Well-Being, Emily Beauparlant

Parent Engagement and Preschooler Development in Suriname: Unveiling Patterns, Predictors, and Outcomes through Latent Class Analysis, Corinne Blake

Positioning the Unthought: Charting Octavia E. Butler's Cognitive Self, Chelsea Bouldin

Evaluating Subduction Zone Processes in Early Paleozoic Rocks of the Northern Appalachian Orogen, John Mark Brigham

An Examination of the Opt Out Movement In New York State, Selene M. Cammer-Bechtold

American Cosmopolitans: Tourism, Empire, and Blockbuster Film, Dylan Cannada Caskie

Linking the Mathematics Identities of Learners, Teachers, and Educators, Stephen Caviness

DISTRIBUTED SOVEREIGNTY: LAW, COMMUNITY, AND AUTHORITY IN THE POLITICAL THEORIES OF AL-MĀWARDĪ, AL-JUWAYNĪ, AND AL-FĀRĀBĪ, Ahmet Çelik

Landowners and Class Struggle: Life, Law and the Social Rent Relation in North Dakota, Chad Chambers

Black Filmmaking as Archival Practice, Caroline Charles

Enhancing security and healthcare through continuous monitoring on wearable devices, Sicong Chen

DEVELOPMENT, VALIDATION, AND APPLICABILITY OF A RACE-SPECIFIC INSULIN SENSITIVITY ESTIMATOR (RISE) IN YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, Wonhee Cho

Mannose: The Hands of Fate – Overexpressing a Pinus taeda hemicellulose biosynthesis gene in Populus tremula × alba leads to increased height and a modified cell wall sugar profile, Joseph Baxter Colbert

Evidence of the Evolution of Interdisciplinarity: A Study of Boundary Objects In Information Science, Susan Berrigan Corieri

Hospitals of Industry: New York’s Progressive Era Labor Colonies, Nicholas Croce

Disputing narratives and promoting visibility: The communicative actions of Northeastern Afro-Brazilian women organizations on Instagram, Raiana de Carvalho

Geometry and Mechanical Response of Twisted Thin Tubes, Pan Dong

Curating Climate Change: Information Flows Across and Within Social Media Platforms, Yiran Duan

PLACE, POLICY, POWER: New and Continuous Destinations and the Influence of State-Level Policy on Immigrant Outcomes, Cassie Dutton

Elucidating Climate Dynamics from Holocene Reconstructions in Alaska, Greenland, and the North Atlantic, Briana Edgerton

The Impacts of Social Context for Women in Cybersecurity Degree Programs, James Joseph Enwright

TOO MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH. THE PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES OF SINGLE MOTHERS OF COLOR AND SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT, Moshiena Faircloth

Personalized Learning and Transformative Literacy Learning and Teaching: A Case Study of Students' 20time/Passion Projects in English 8, Kim Fontana

A customizable ligand-conjugate system for investigation and detection of ghrelin O-acyltransferase, Amber Ford

CURRICULAR RECONCILIATION: EQUITABLE, INCLUSIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE APPROACHES TO PROFESSIONAL WRITING THROUGH COALITION-LED TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION, Lerie M. Gabriel

SUBCLINICAL CARDIOMETABOLIC DISEASE RISK IN ADULTS WITH AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DYSFUNCTION, Alaina Glasgow

A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF PARTICIPANT ADHERENCE TO WRITING SELF-MONITORING INTERVENTIONS, Alec Ryan Goldstein

BLACK GIRLS GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL: ADVANCED COURSES, CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION, AND EXTRA CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES, Tara Michelle Gourdine-Jennings

Essays on Multinational Behavior, Brian Adam Green

Navigating Transparency in the Digital Age: An In-Depth Study of Disclosure Practices in Influencer Marketing on Social Media., Devan Klarisa Grey

Advancing the Sensitivity and Precision of Overhauser Dynamic Nuclear Polarization with a Foundation in the First Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Physics, Alexandria Guinness

MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK IN INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT POPULATIONS, Andrew Rodriguez Heckel

Betti Numbers for Modules Over Artinian Local Rings, Kaiyue He

DISPARATE PATTERNS IN U.S. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND DATA MISSINGNESS AS A SOCIO-TECHNICAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH, Mary Elizabeth Helander

Three Essays on Improving Access to Healthcare in Ethiopia, Abdela Alite Hilo

Essays on Corporate Governance and Behavioral Strategy, Yi Huang

Pluricomplex Green Functions and Transform Methods for the Laplacian, Jesse Joel Hulse

Chemical Reversal of Beta-lactam Resistance and Induction of Hyper-susceptibility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Limiting Horizontal Gene Transfer under Beta-lactam Stress, Aimee Iradukunda

Maximal Simple Regular Matroids, Elana Joy Israel

Why Money Matters: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Differences Between U.S. Public And Commercial Media Journalists And Their Work, Stan Jastrzebski

Asian/Asian American College Students’ Help-Seeking Attitudes for ADHD, Nandini Jhawar

Sparse Recovery Using Scale and Signed Permutation Invariant Functions, Jianqing Jia

Exploring the longitudinal impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on later psychological outcomes, Linghua Jiang

TOWARDS THE NEXT GENERATION OF STORAGE STACK FOR NAND FLASH MEMORY-BASED SYSTEMS, Ziyang Jiao

PREDICTing crisis: Using computational methods to forecast crisis conditions, Michelle Marie Johnson

Structural Design using Parametric Modeling and Optimization Algorithms, Subodh Kalia

EXPLORING THE INTERPLAY OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES IN SHAPING STUDENT OUTCOMES, Harneet Kaur

Mobility at the Margins: Insights into gender, class and climate change in Islamabad's transit spaces, Shanel Khaliq

SCROLLING THROUGH CHAOS: EXAMINING TIKTOK FOR SENSEMAKING AND RESILIENCY INFORMATION BEHAVIORS DURING LEBANESE CRISES, Christy Khoury

ENCIRCLING CHAINS AROUND 4- AND 6-CLUSTERS IN FULLERENES, Hannah Melissa Kimbrell

Genealogies of Religion & Humanity in the Divine Institutes of Lactantius, Daniel J. Kimmel

The Many Futures of Work and Skill: Gender and Occupational Influences on Online Freelancers' Skilling Experiences in Platform Work, Pyeonghwa Kim

“RAISING VOICES TO BUILD BRIDGES”: EXPLORATION OF MUSLIM AMERICAN EARLY ADOLESCENTS' LITERACY PRACTICES IN AN OUT OF SCHOOL BOOK CLUB PROGRAM, Fatima Seyma Kizil

EXPLORING DIGITAL READING THROUGH PISA DATA: GLOBAL TRENDS AND RACIAL DISPARITIES, Ibrahim Kizil

Race, Space, Taste in the Postwar U.S.: Three Independent Studies on Urban Restaurants in Syracuse, New York, Huseyin Zeyd Koytak

On the embeddability of small cubic graphs into the torus, Marie Kramer

Risks of Data Science Project Failure: Articulation, Legitimization, and Power Struggles, Sucheta Lahiri

Perceptions of Pain and Benzodiazepine Use Interrelations: A Qualitative Study, Emma Carnes Lape

Quasiparticle poisoning and mitigation strategies in superconducting qubits, Clayton Larson

In Belief, They Thrive: Comparative Studies Examining the Moderating Role of Machine Heuristic in the Perceived Authenticity and Credibility of Virtual and Human Influencers in Product Advertising and Charitable Campaigns, Heejae Lee

WIDOWHOOD, HEALTH, AND DEPRESSION: INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG KOREAN OLDER ADULTS, Yooumi Lee

The Association between Dyadic Stress and Relationship Quality among Couples in Vietnam: The Mediating Role of Compassion, Khoi Nguyen Anh Le

Investigating the Topic, Impact, and Resource Gap Between Academia and Industry in the Field of Artificial Intelligence, Lizhen Liang

Holographic Scaling and Cosmological Correlators, He Li

Development of Lead-free Perovskite Passivated Core/Shell Perovskite Nanocrystals with Enhanced Optoelectronic Properties and Environmental Stability, Hanjie Lin

Numerical Study on the Influence of Unbonded Reinforcement on Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beams, Riliang Li

Behavioral Self-regulation in Context: Timing, Types, and Changes of Material Hardship Across Childhood, Qingyang Liu

A HIERATICAL CONTROL FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING EV’S IMPACT ON RESIDENTIAL ENERGY FLEXIBILITY, Yuewei Li

Technological Revolutions and Advertising: Historical Innovation Cycles, AI, and the Future of Platform Power, Christopher J. LoRusso

Dynamic Resource Allocation for Wireless Networks and Radar Systems via Deep Reinforcement Learning, Ziyang Lu

CULTIVATING POST-SOVIET GARDENS: SEED SAVING AND THE HOUSEHOLD PLOT IN RURAL TAJIKISTAN, Katherine MacDonald

Co-catalyst Modified Mn-Doped Semiconductor Hybrid Nanostructures for Enhanced Photocatalysis, Walker John MacSwain

UNWANTED LEVIATHAN: THE MODERN IRANIAN STATE AND ITS TRANSFORMATIONS, Pedram Maghsoud-Nia

CORRELATES OF SCHOOL ABSENTEEISM: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DON’T, Samantha C. Maguire

Characterization of the Molecular Mechanisms of Noise Stress on Developmental Plasticity in Gryllus bimaculatus & Co-teaching and Peer-Led Team Learning in Undergraduate Introductory Biology Courses Toward Expanding Participation in STEM for All, Takunda Maisva

Beyond the Head and the Hand: A Rhetorical Analysis of Material Ethos in The Craftsman (1901-1905) and Make: (2005-2010) Magazines., Jason Markins

Hacking ADHD: Activating Adaptations Through Technological Affordances, Victoria Masi

Black Mothers' ADHD Experiences, Attitudes, and Support-Seeking Decisions, Catherine L. Montgomery

BETTER WRITERS: OUR RELATIONSHIP TO GRADUATE STUDENT WRITERS IN RHETORIC, COMPOSITION, AND WRITING STUDIES, Zakery R. Muñoz

Gamma Ray Detection In Liquid Argon Time Projection Chambers, Thomas Murphy

FERTILE, SOCIAL, DANGEROUS, SACRED, GIFT, AND SYSTEM: RELIGION, SALT CITY HARVEST FARM, AND THE FUTURE OF HUMAN SHIT, Sarah Elizabeth Nahar

In Defense of Metaphysics: A Defense of the Value and Methodological Soundness of Metaphysics Understood as Structural Modeling, Sean Nalty

An Examination of Student Adherence and Intervention Complexity within a Class-Wide Cover-Copy-Compare Intervention, Kaytlin Ann Nelson

UNDERSTANDING THE KNOWLEDGE USED IN PLANNING PROBLEM-SOLVING LESSONS: ADDRESSING SUBOPTIMAL MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE IN A MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL SERVING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN KENYA, Brian Odiwuor

Molecular mechanisms governing left right axis formation during vertebrate development., Favour Chukwudumebi Ononiwu

QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF OCCUPANT BEHAVIOR ON BUILDING RETROFITS TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO TARGET UNDER FUTURE CLIMATES, Pratik Raj Pandey

DECISIONS FROM EXPERIENCE: BEYOND THE GAP, Nicholas Ryan Pappas

Indoor Airborne Pathogen Transmission and Control: A Role of Environmental Factors and Material Properties, Eloise Eyo Parry-Nweye

THE GOOD LIFE & GROUP AGENTS, Adam Patterson

Biodegradable and Bioactive Polyurethane Foams to Improve Traumatic Wound Healing, Natalie Petryk