Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) is high among minority populations. In the United States, approximately 1 in 10 Hispanic individuals face this burden. A subgroup of [...]

As support mounts for the use of pre-kindergarten (pre-k) to promote academic achievement, there is increased need to understand the nature of pre-k’s effects and the key[...]

ABSTRACTMATTHEW MORRILL. Incentivizing farmland investments: expanding on an evaluation of portfolio performance when incorporating agricultural investments. (Under the d[...]

The central objects of the thesis are the Anderson parabolic problem and the Moser's type optimal stopping problem:(1) In the lattice parabolic Anderson problem, we study[...]

The spectral space of the adjacency matrix contains important structural information of a given network (graph), where such information can be leveraged in developing a v[...]

The perplexities of the interwar era in Germany—the Weimar Republic—continue to spark scholarly intrigue. A tumultuous political atmosphere and an unstable economy couple[...]

From the year 2000 to the year 2010, the total population in the United States increased by 12.1%. About ~80% of the total population resides in the urban areas. The grow[...]

Professional school counselors play an integral role in the academic, personal/social and career development of children. Each day, they are charged with addressing stud[...]

Despite an apparent sea change in public attitudes regarding sexual orientation, contemporary qualitative research demonstrates stereotypes persist towards gay men, in tu[...]

Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, current retention trends indicate a Black teacher shortage. Research shows that Black teachers' retention rates are often l[...]