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Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Investigation of Temperature and Deformation Path Effects on Induced Martensite Transformation of SS304L during Double-Sided Incremental Forming, Matthew Dana Adams

Relationship among Police Officers’ Alcohol Use, Child Sexual Abuse Material Exposure and Department Practices and Policies, Mahmuda Akter

Using Education to Improve Nurse Perceptions on Rounding to Increase Patient Safety and Efficiency of Care on a Behavioral Health Unit: A Quality Improvement Project, Shannon Alty

The potential of Tropical Montane Cloud Forest epiphytes to acclimate to a drier microclimate., Emily Anders

Improving Patient Safety Associated with Intramuscular Injections by Educating Nurses on Recommended Practice: A Quality Improvement Project, Alex Annutto

Improving Nursing Intake and Output Documentation Utilizing Chart Audits and Staff Education: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Cayla Marie Barretto

Support Their Sleep: Enhancing Nurses' Knowledge and Implementation of Non-Pharmacological Sleep Protocols to Improve Patient Rest, Recovery, and Reduce Cognitive Impairment., David C. Barry

Laboratory techniques for measurements of a dynamic water surface, Vivek Anand Bheeroo

Sub-Canopy Path Planning for Snow Depth Remote Sensing Using Autonomous Multi-UAVs, Debarpan Bhowmick

Gli3 Is Required for M2 Macrophage Polarization and M2-Mediated Waldenström Macroglobulinemia Growth and Survival, Ava J. Boutilier

Dynamic Analysis of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Under Extreme Operational Conditions, Ailish Bozzo

Rapid Retreat of a Marine-Terminating Margin of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in the Seacoast Region of New Hampshire, USA, Julia E. Brazo

Using Imagery Collected by an Unmanned Aerial System to Monitor Cyanobacteria in New Hampshire, USA, Lakes, Christine Bunyon

Controls of Benthic Microbial Communities in Headwater Streams across a Land Use Gradient in Northeastern USA, Joshua Michael Buonpane

TRACKING GREEN CRABS: QUANTIFYING METER-SCALE MOVEMENTS OF AN INVASIVE SPECIES WITH ACOUSTIC TELEMETRY IN A GULF OF MAINE ESTUARY, Emily Alana Burke

VAGUE LANGUAGE USAGE IN ADULTS WITH SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, Julia Kerr Bushell

Giving Effective and Timely Hospice Education to Lessen Participant Stress (GET HELPS), Caroline Rose Carter

Streamlining the Postpartum Educational Process for Safe and Equitable Patient Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Shea N. Cook

Unions as Gendered Institutions: The Effects of Union Membership and Occupational Gender Composition on Parental Leave Access, Meghan Cormier-O'Leary

TRASH MAMMAL, Sebs Corrigan

Cultural Control Tactics for Managing Spotted Wing Drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, in New Hampshire Highbush Blueberry, Catherine Doheny Coverdale

Using Large Language Models to Modify Robot Behavior in Response to Natural Language Prompts, Garrick Michael Craft

Enhancing Education to Mitigate Workplace Violence to Increase Staff Safety In a High Acuity Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Michelle Crowley

Access to Nature in New Hampshire: Equity and Quality of Life, Cody G. Crytzer

ACCESS TO NATURE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: EQUITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE, Cody Garrott Crytzer

Towards Automation of Volunteered and Authoritative Bathymetric Data Comparisons, Patrick Debroisse

The Intersection of Gentrification, Race, and Historical Sociology: Utilizing the Construction of a Racial Gentrification Index to Measure Racialized Versus Economic Changes Across Massachusetts from 2000 to 2020, Paige Elizabeth DePasquale

Employing Chronic and Rare Disease Printed Drug Information Related to Health Literacy to Improve Patients Perceived Knowledge in an Outpatient Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Mikaela Dowd

Climate Change Resiliency in Coastal New Hampshire Roads with the Application of Natural and Nature-Based Features, Lauren Emma Dwyre

HABITAT SUITABILITY MODELING LONG-TERM GROWTH AND HEALTHY COVER TRENDS OF STAGHORN CORAL (ACROPORA CERVICORNIS) OUTPLANTS IN THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS, Glenna Dyson

Assessing and Improving Pediatric Nurses' Documentation of Childhood Immunization Status Using the Electronic Health Record, Katherine Engalichev

An Analysis of River Channel Change Over Time in New England Rivers, Trevor Fenoff

Population Viability Analysis of a Remnant New England Cottontail Population in Southern New Hampshire, Brett Ferry

INVESTIGATION OF COMMON MILKWEED AS A NOVEL FOOD CROP FOR NEW ENGLAND, Colter Allen Flynn

Registered Nurse Competencies and the Implementation of Self-Care Interventions Among Surgical Patients with Type Two Diabetes: A Quality Improvement Project, Elizabeth Fossum

Placing the Peices of Silence, Lena Neris Gemmer

Stand Structural Diversity, Not Functional Traits, Drives Variation in Maximum Stand Density in Old-Growth Kauri (Agathis australis) Dominated Forests, Heidi Isabelle Giguere

Rare Earth Element Distributions in Forest Soils Across Bedrock Gradients in New Hampshire and Vermont, Ashley Grengs

ASSOCIATIONS OF DIETARY PATTERNS WITH BRAIN VOLUME IN THE BOSTON PUERTO RICAN HEALTH STUDY, Chris Guarino

EFFECTS OF PERENNIAL FORAGE COMPOSITION AND HARVEST INTENSITY ON THE WEED SEEDBANK COMMUNITY, Lilly E. Hartman

The Under-appreciated Roles of Spatial Scale, Individual Variation, and Nonlinearity in Spatial Ecology, David Heit

Improving Initial Pain Assessments Upon Arrival to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit by Implementing the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool, Molly Jacques MS, RN

PHOTOCATALYTIC CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION USING COBALT CATALYSTS ON SURFACES, Tianqi Jin

Reshaping Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Hourly Rounding to Increase Patient Safety and Instill Values-based Care: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Jacqueline Juhn

INVESTIGATION INTO ITADORI KNOTWEED AS A CONTROL OF BANK EROSION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE RIVERS, Lauren Kaehler

AUTOMATIC BANKFULL WIDTH EXTRACTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT RIVERS, Desmond Kager

Right Neural Substrates of Language and Music Processing Left Out: Activation Likelihood Estimation (ALE) and Meta-Analytic Connectivity Modelling (MACM), Lauren C. Keith

Multi-Level Barriers And Opportunities For Nutrition Access In New Hampshire Hispanic Communities, Brooke Kelleher

Promoting Safety of Medication Administration and Reducing Medication Errors Using Photographic Patient Identification in An Inpatient Psychiatric Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Kyla Kelly

Shallow Geothermal Energy Systems in the Northeastern United States: System Distancing and Policy Considerations, Aeowyn Kendall

A 10x Visium Approach: A Spatial RNA-Seq Analysis of Renal Tissue in Peromyscus eremicus, Molly Kephart

Evaluation of a Wave Powered Water Pump Performance by Ocean Field Testing and WEC-Sim Modeling, Chelsea Kimball

REPLACING GROUND CORN WITH LIQUID MOLASSES IN DIETS OF JERSEY COWS FED RED CLOVER BALEAGE: EFFECTS ON MILK PRODUCTION, NITROGEN EFFICIENCY, ENERGY UTILIZATION, AND ENTERIC METHANE EMISSIONS, Adam Lee Konopka

PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL RESPONSES TO SALT AND CADMIUM STRESS AND IT’S AMELIORATION BY EXOGENOUS APPLICATION OF POLYAMINES IN HYBRID POPLAR (Populus nigra x maximowiczii, CLONE NM6), Sanchari Kundu

Quantifying and Modeling the Effects of Internal Waves on Synthetic Aperture Sonar, Nicholas Anthony La Manna

Using Education to Promote Waste Segregation and Waste Reduction in the Operating Room: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Sarah E. Landgraf

Changing Long-Term Spatial Climate Patterns of the Northeastern U.S., Emily Landry

Using Education to Improve Timeliness and Efficiency of Medication Administration in an Inpatient Hospital Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Kevin Christopher Lane

Reducing CLABSI Rates Through Education on Maintaining CVC Dressing Integrity: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Hanna I. Lentine

UNDERSTANDING RIVERINE PLASTIC ACCUMULATION ALONG AN URBANIZATION AND SPATIAL GRADIENT: A PLASTICS STUDY IN THE IPSWICH RIVER WATERSHED, Emily Kathryn Lever

Incorporating Non-Pharmacological Labor Coping Methods to Improve Nursing Care and Reduce Primary Cesarean Section Rates: A Quality Improvement Project, Cait Maccabe

MESOSCALE EXPERIMENTAL PROTOCOL FOR OIL MOVEMENT UNDER SEA ICE, Jessica Manning

Moment-to-Moment Fluctuations in Sustained Attention in Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury, Kelly Claire Marinick

Reducing Instances of Staff Exposure to Ionizing Radiation in the PACU, Christina McAuliffe

Improving Nurse Awareness and Knowledge of Utilizing Effective Alternative Communication Methods with Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Christine McGee

LABORATORY ASSESSMENT OF RAPID-SETTING CONCRETE USED FOR FIELD PLACED CONNECTIONS IN ACCELERATED BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, Spencer William McKinnon

Reducing Violence in the Workplace: A Quality Improvement Project, Molly McQueeney

Homesteading in Maine: Motivations and Current Trends, Alexandrea Merchant

Implementing Education for Maternity Nurses to Improve Nurses’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Postpartum Depression: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Haley Merrill

Multidisciplinary Workflow Implementation for ctDNA Kit Collection to Decrease Inefficiencies for Patients and Staff: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Ryan Montano

Mass Loading Model of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to New Hampshire's Great Bay with a Focus on Surface Waters, Gage Moran

Improving Accuracy of I&O Documentation for Patients on a Medical-Surgical Telemetry Unit, Corinna Moskal

IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CHANNELED WHELK (BUSYCOTYPUS CANALICULATUS) FISHERY: AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALTERNATIVE BAITS, FEEDING BEHAVIOR, AND CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS, Mary Munley

Heparin vs. Saline: Evaluating Evidence-Based Best Practice for Maintaining Patency of Implanted Ports, Shannon D. Murdock

Evaluating the Equivalency and Ecological Validity of TPITOS and ITERS-3 Ratings of Quality in New Hampshire’s Quality Recognition and Improvement System, Eileen Elizabeth Murphy

Implementing Change: The use of Minocycline-Rifampin Impregnated Central Venous Catheters in Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection Prevention in Critically Ill Patients, Shawn B. Murray

Reducing Blood Culture Contamination Rates Through Staff Education: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Kirsten M. Mutuberria

Parental Bonds and Mental Health Treatment In Adolescence: An Analysis of Disparities by Race and Sex, Jonni Norman

Variable Light Penetration and Chlorophyll Concentrations from a Vertical Profiler in the Gulf of Maine, with Implications for Remote Sensing and Ecosystem Modeling, Terence W. O'Brien

Changing Winters and the Vernal Window in Northwestern Wyoming, Julia Olson

Effects of Tag Type and Environment on Migratory Success of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Smolts Through a Counting Fence, Tyler Parent

Movement patterns, habitat use, and survival of anadromous rainbow smelt in Great Bay Estuary, NH, Chloe Pearson

THE EFFECTS OF HATCHERY STRESSORS ON GROWTH, AGGRESSION, AND CANNIBALISM OF JUVENILE LUMPFISH, Shelby Perry

Improving Communication between the Emergency Department and Prehospital Emergency Medical Services Through the use of a Secure Messaging Application: A Quality Improvement Project, Jacob G. Petlon

Legacy effects of land cover and land use on painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) populations over a 20-year period in southeastern New Hampshire, Benjamin Phillips

Spatially Revealing the Liver’s Genetics in the Dehydration Resistant Cactus Mouse, Sean Pierre-Louis

Impacts of Human Development on Mammalian Wildlife in an Exurban and Rural Landscape, Mairi Poisson

EFFECTS OF FLAXSEED-BASED FEED SUPPLEMENT ON PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE, ENERGY UTILIZATION, MILK FATTY ACID PROFILE, AND ENTERIC METHANE EMISSIONS IN JERSEY COWS GRAZING MIXED GRASS-LEGUME PASTURE, Md Atikur Rahman

The Blueberry Gall Midge Complex and its Specialist Parasitoids, Monique Michele Raymond

The Estimation of Forest Inventory Biometrics Using UAS-Lidar, Sarah Ashley Reny

Handsome, Johnathan J. Riley

Evaluating growth patterns of beech bark disease fungal agents Neonectria faginata and Neonectria ditissima under different in vitro conditions, Santiago Rivera Reyes

Establishing a Protocol to Address Workplace Violence and Increase the Perceptions of Safety Among Emergency Department Nurses: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Devan M. Robidoux

CULTIVATING COMMITMENT: HOW CULTURAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AFFECT VISITOR LOYALTY IN PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS, Thomas James Robinson

Hard Feelings: Essays On Being Close to People, Claire Sasko

Sextually Active Youth: A Nationally Representative Study of Youth Sexting and Peer Influence in the United States, Tori Sciara

Machine Vision Based Speed Control and its application in Autonomous UAV Snow Depth Remote Sensing, Jacob Matthew Shaker

Utilization of the Broset Violence Checklist for Early Identification of Aggressive and Violent Behavior to Improve Unit Safety: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Emily Sharretts

“AN ALARMING STATE OF EVIL AMONG OUR JUVENILES” A Case Study of Public Education in Manchester, New Hampshire from 1845-1915, Amy Cummings Sherr

Exploring forest structural complexity: scale effects and metric relationships in New England hardwood forests, Alex Jed Siebert