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Theses/Dissertations from 2022
"those Philly Muslims": Race, Islam, And The Search For Muslim Philadelphia, Jane Lief Abell
Dissenting Flesh: Racial Feeling In An Age Of Colorblindness, Melanie Abeygunawardana
Constructing Authenticity: Images Of Japan In Photograph Albums, 1862-1901, Naoko Adachi
The Mhcii-Restricted Presentation Of Hiv-1 Antigens By Cd4+ T Cells, Mary Margaret Addison
Dismantling The System: Unpacking Racism's Impact On Inequities In Behavioral Health, Healthcare Utilization, And Access To Care, Nana Akosua Adjeiwaa-Manu
Role Of Pre-Mrna Alternative Splicing In Protein Diversity And Epigenetics, Laura M. Agosto Rosa
Optimizing The Design And Implementation Of Peer Support Interventions For Adolescents Living With Hiv In Sub-Saharan Africa, Charisse Victoria Ahmed
Improving Molecular Diagnosis Of Suspected Mendelian Disorders With Rna Splicing Analysis, Joseph Krittameth Aicher
Patterns Of Accumulation: Capital, Form, And The Spatial Composition Of The Mexican Novel (1962-2017), Pavel Andrade
Leveraging Macrophage Immune Checkpoint Blockade To Link Innate And Adaptive Immunity Against Solid Tumors, Jason Christopher Andrechak
The Ebb And Flow Of Revolution: A History Of Emotions In Early Nineteenth-Century Colombia, Juan Pablo Ardila Falla
Of Mice, Ferrets, And Men: From Original Antigenic Sin To A New Universal Influenza Virus Vaccine Candidate, Claudia Arevalo
Machine Learning And Quantitative Neuroimaging In Epilepsy And Low Field Mri, Thomas Campbell Arnold
Greek Epic Parody And The Classical Life Of Heroic Epic Poetry, Adrienne Atkins
Food Literacy Beyond The Plate: Exploring Creativity, Criticality, And Citizenship With Youth Of Color Working In Urban Agriculture, Oreoluwa Badaki
Machine Learning Under Endogeneity, Edvard Bakhitov
Job Flexibility And Household Labor Supply: Understanding Gender Gaps And The Child Wage Penalty, Minji Bang
Concomitant Suppression Of Both Cox-1 And Cox-2 Is Not Sufficient To Cause Gastroenteropathy Associated With Chronic Nsaid Use, Kayla J. Barekat
Investigations Of Pincer Iridium Complexes For Glycerol Deoxygenation And For Alkane Dehydrogenation, Byongjoo Bark
Washington, D.c., A Black Aesthetic, & The Politics Of Renewal, Leah Barlow
The Quantification Of Neural And Behavioral Chromatic Sensitivities, Michael Barnett
The Role Of Long Noncoding Rnas In Innate Antiviral Immunity, Megha Basavappa
Evaluating Brain Derived Extracellular Vesicles As Diagnostic Biomarkers Of Traumatic Brain Injury, Kryshawna A. Beard
What Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger: The Effects Of An Overcoming Adversity Identity On Performance And Burnout, Arianna Maria Beetz
Essay On Sustainable Finance, Aymeric Bellon
Study Of Nash Equilibria In Blockchain Voting Systems, Alon Benhaim
Machine Learning As Tool And Theory For Computational Neuroscience, Ari S. Benjamin
Single-Component Optogenetic Tools Fo Cytoskeletal Rearrangements, Erin Berlew
Engineering Controllable And Efficient Base Editors By Targeted Manipulation Of Dna Deaminases, Kiara Nicole Berrios Adorno
Caucasus In Motion: Dynamic Wordhood And Morpheme Positioning In Armenian And Beyond, Nikita Bezrukov
Infrared Spectroscopic Signature And Unimolecular Dissociation Dynamics Of A Hydroperoxyalkyl Radical (•qooh), Trisha Bhagde
The Geometry Of Capillary And Constant Mean Curvature Surfaces, Artur Bicalho Saturnino
Towards Precision Measurements Of The Optical Depth To Reionization Using 21 Cm Data And Machine Learning, Tashalee S. Billings
Narratives Of Islamic Self-Making: Black Muslim Youth In A Philadelphia Public School, Irteza Binte-Farid
Characterizing Viral Antigenic Drift And Using Immunoglobulin G3 To Increase Antibody Breadth, Marcus Bolton
Copper A Novel Regulator Of Perk, Sarah Elizabeth Bond
Eastern Resentment: Explaining Political Dissatisfaction In Eastern Germany, Evelyne Brie
Culturing Evolution: A History And Anthropology Of A Cognitive Science Of Culture In Illiberal Hungary, Cameron Marcus Brinitzer
Synthesis And Reactivity Of Flexible Dicopper Bis(pyridyldiimine) Macrocyclic Complexes, Sam Brooks
Noise, Sound, And Urban Coexistence: Interrogating Practices Of Sonic Management In Mexico City, Elizabeth Leanora Bynum
Network, Network Regression, And Equity Holding Network, Junhui Cai
Explorations In Novel Photochemical Modes Of Radical-Alkene Reactivity: My Piece Of The Pi, Mark Wesley Campbell
The New Girls’ Clubs: Candidate Training Programs And The Women Changing The Face Of U.s. Politics, Sarah Ann Carson
Bringing Down The House: Gambling, Speculation And The Making Of The Small Investor In Colonial India, 1867-1943, Baishakh Chakrabarti
"receiving, Sorting And Disposing Of Children": Institutions, Education, And Feeblemindedness In Progressive America, Chelsea Chamberlain
The Black Worker And The Knowledge Economy In Philadelphia: University-Led Displacement Vs. Homeowner Democracy, Meghna Chandra
Writing Atlantic–african Slavery: The Middle Passage In Continental Terms, Astride Véronique Charles
Essays On The Role Of Information In Health Economics, Benjamin Chartock
The Role Of Neuropilin2a/b And Sema3fa In The Protoglomerular Targeting Of Zebrafish Olfactory Sensory Neurons, Ryan Pei-Yen Cheng
The Role Of Information Disclosure In Corporate Bankruptcy, Kevin D. Chen
Creating Dynamical Robots Of Different Morphologies And Sizes Through Automatic Origami Design, Wei-Hsi Chen
Sublinear Algorithm And Lower Bound For Combinatorial Problems, Yu Chen
Computational Mechanisms Underlying Perception Of Visual Motion, Benjamin Ming Chin
Optical Imaging Of Tissue Physiology With Exogenous Contrast Agents, Sang Hoon Chong
Nanofabrication Engineering For Molecule Sensing Beyond Single Solid-State Nanopore Measurements, Yung-Chien Chou
Intrinsically And Extrinsically Modulated Polymer Mechanical Behaviors For Engineered Advantages In Adhesion, Topological Mechanics And Energy Storage, Jason Christopher Jolly
Advancements In Modeling And Simulating Nonadiabatic Dynamics In Electrochemical Systems, Alec Coffman
Enhanced Co-Stimulatory Signaling Improves Car T Cell Effector Responses In Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Mckensie Alexis Collins
Saharan Fallout: French Explosions In Algeria And The Politics Of Nuclear Risk During African Decolonization (1960–66), Austin Rory Cooper
On Remembering, Ceasing To Be: For String Quartet & Chamber Ensemble, Nathan Daniel Courtright
The Early Bird Conveys The Culture: The Effects Of Preboarding Practices On Newcomer Socialization And Performance, Constantinos George Vassiliou Coutifaris
Shared Songs, Sonic Memory: Groundwater For Voice, Chamber Ensemble, And Electronics And Essays On 13th-Century Song, Flannery Cunningham
Modeling Of Earth Abundant Oxide Nanoparticles To Guide Materials Design For Energy Applications, Anthony Curto
First-Principles Investigations On Raman Spectroscopy And Bulk Photovoltaic Effect, Zhenbang Dai
Rapid, Scalable, Amplified Rna Detection In Situ With Clampfish 2.0, Ian Dardani
Emergence Of A Deterritorialized Nation: How Tibetan Political Practices Confront The Precarity Of Statelessness, Ishani Dasgupta
No Such Thing As A Free Lunch? A Three Part Analysis Of Free School Meal Programs Under The Community Eligibility Provision, Rebecca A. Davis
The Role Of Clot Structure And Mechanics On Hemodynamics And Pharmacology, Michael Decortin
Methods For Text Summarization Evaluation, Daniel Deutsch
The Role Of The T Cell Repertoire In Response To Cancer Immunotherapy, Erica Dhuey
Graphene Biosensors For The Detection Of Disease Biomarkers, Olivia O. Dickens
Hans Scharoun, Neues Bauen, And The Chinese Werkbund: The Search For Post-Perspectival Space, Liyang Ding
"an Empire Of Liberty?" Irish Immigrants, Native Americans, And American Imperialism In The Trans-Mississippi West Between 1840 And 1940, Conor Joseph Donnan
The Genetic Basis Of Natural Variation In The Timing Of Vegetative Phase Change In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Erin E. Doody
The Strongly Coupled E8xe8 Heterotic String: Geometry & Phenomenology, Sebastian Florin Dumitru
Brain Metabolic Responses To Alzheimer Pathologies With Molecular Imaging And Machine Learning, Michael Tran Duong
Brain Metabolic Responses To Alzheimer Pathologies With Molecular Imaging And Machine Learning, Michael Tran Duong
Bidirectional Relationship Between Opioids And Disrupted Sleep, Darrell Millikan Eacret
Essays In Finance And Inequality, Mehran Ebrahimian
Defining The Landscape Of Rare Inherited And De Novo Germline Structural Variation In Neuroblastoma, Laura E. Egolf
Peripheral Neuronal Encoding Of Pleasurable Social Touch, Leah J. Elias
Strategic Response In Regional Comprehensive Universities: The Influence Of The Environment In Higher Education, Irina Eremenko
Bureaucracies Of Removal: The Labor And Logics Of Us Immigration Courts, Dylan Farrell-Bryan
Abyssinia To Ethiopia: Slavery, Race, And The Transition From Empire To Nation, 1855-1957, Lacy Noel Feigh
Gsk3 Inhibition Rescues Growth And Telomere Dysfunction In Dyskeratosis Congenita Ipsc-Derived Type Ii Alveolar Epithelial Cells, Rafael Jesus Fernandez
Barriers To Entry For Black Pre-Service Teachers, Tina L. Fletcher
Essays In Environmental Economics, Felipe Flores-Golfin
Structural Studies Of Trpv5 Modulation, Edwin Carl Fluck
Ex Situ And In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Analysis Of Bimetallic Nanocatalysts, Alexandre Foucher
Walking On The World: Landscape And Geographic Microcosms In Roman Floor Mosaics, Emily R. French
A Materials Study Of Topological Insulators And Two-Dimensional Ferromagnets, Sarah Friedensen
Essays In Housing And Urban Economics, Ellen Fu
Relationships Between Structure, Dynamics, And Flow In Sheared Amorphous Materials, Kevin L. Galloway
Anisotropic Carbon Nanomaterials And Liquid Crystals: Interactions, Assembly, And Ordering, Yuchong Gao