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Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Validation and Reliability of A Questionnaire that Measures Food Waste Knowledge, Attitudes, and Motivations of Adolescents, Joanna Fung

No Kidding: The Moderating Role of Childcare Responsibility on the Relationship Between Perceived Work-Life Balance Policy Culture and Job Outcomes, Ziwei Gao

Crawling the Dark Web: Structural Attributes of Child Sexual Abuse Websites on the Dark Web, Enrique Guerra

Automatic Presentation Slide Generation Using LLMs, Tanya Gupta

Deep Learning in AI Medical Imaging for Stroke Diagnosis, James Mario Guzman

Western Snowy Plover Dispersal in Response to Repeated Nest Loss in Monterey Bay, California, Esther A. Haile

Examining the Plasticity of the Dive Response in Relation to Dive Behavior of Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga Angustirostris), Shawn M. Hannah

Emotions Recognition Using Multimodal Spontaneous Emotion Database and Deep Learning Technology, Shruthi Hassan Sathish

An Analysis of Fire-Induced Conditions During Large Wildfires and Within Steep Canyons, Justin Mirabilis Haw

Evaluating the Effect of Resveratrol on SIRT1 with Different Peptide Substrates, Yujin Hur

Procedural Parity in U.S. Lithium Mining Developments, Padmaja K. Iyer

Where and Why Do Ecosystem-Based Adaption Projects Take Place in California?, Daniel K. Jacobson

Melt Inclusion Record of Submarine Caldera Formation on Axial Seamount, Juan de Fuca Ridge, Destiny Kapule

Effect of Spatial Uniformity of Platelet Aggregates on the Stress-Strain Behavior of Blood Clots, Tamara Kawa

Exploring the Design Space of Simulated Robotic Arms with Tactile Stimuli for Object Manipulation Using Reinforcement Learning Methods, Alavi Ahmed Khan

Bubble Detection under Microgravity in a Closed-Loop Microchannel Perfusion System, Max S. Kim

Linking Social Dynamics to Private Land Management: A Study of Prescribed Burn Associations in Northern California, Spencer R. Klinefelter

Factors Impacting Indirect Potable Reuse Implementation in Orange County and Santa Clara County, Sarah E. Knott

The Relationship between Perceived Overqualification and Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Affective Organizational Commitment: The Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support, Mariem Laaraj

Combining Camera Trap and Fitness App Data Demonstrates that Mammals Change Behavior Near High-Use Bike Trails on Mount Tamalpais, Ca, Erin Rose Lacour

Tree Removal from an Encroached Coastal Grassland Restores Soil Bacterial Communities Before Fungal Communities, Ka Ki Law

The Negative Impact of Extent of Telecommuting on Work-Family Conflict, Work-Life Balance, and Burnout as Moderated by Boundary Management Strategies, Shaina Law

Phosphate and Silicate Analysis in Seawater using Programmable Flow Injection: Optimization and Applications of Benchtop and In Situ Methodologies, Marine A. Lebrec

Combatting Antibiotic Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Using Small Molecules, Frank W. Lee

Quantum Mechanics and Dynamical Models for Finite Unlabeled Simple Graphs, Nathan M. Lewis

The Moderating Effect of the Desire for Permanent Employment on the Relationship between Workload and Burnout Among Temporary Workers, Helay Liang

Detecting the Onion Routing Traffic in Real-Time by using Reinforcement Learning, Dazhou Liu

Characterization and Evaluation of Catalytic Activity of Small Molecule Copper Complexes for Metallopolymer Design, Brenda Lu

Listen, If You Have a Minute, AJ MacKillop

Sundowners and Mountain Wave Activity: Selected Observations from the Sundowner Winds Experiment (SWEX), Kiera L. Malarkey

Partnering With International Peers to Promote Young Children’s Social and Emotional Learning: Students’ Experiences During an International Service Learning Program, Danica D. Mavroudis

Trophic Ecology and Mercury Concentrations of Canary Rockfish (Sebastes Pinniger) in the California Current System, Michaela M. Melanson

Quantifying Bromocarbon Emissions from Seaweed Aquaculture in California, Jessica C. Metter

Optimizing Soluble Recombinant Expression of the Aedes Aegypti Early Trypsin Protease, Neomi Millan

Single Chain Nanoparticles as Synthetic Enzyme Mimics, Tony Mo

Cirrus Microphysical Properties and the Controlling Factors Using A Machine Learning Approach, Derek D. Ngo

Adaptive Windowed Sinc Filter for Image Interpolation, Dang Nguyen

Intrinsic Motivation by the Principles of Non-Linear Dynamical Systems, Phu C. Nguyen

Elucidating the Function of Motif A—An Intrinsically Disorderd Region within Sirt1, Ryan Nhan

Investigating the Misinformation Effect and Physical Activity in an Online Study, Victoria C. Paoloni

Intersections of Cultural Influences, Fitness, and Health for Latinas in the American Southwest, Monica Peña

Interdependence of Salt Concentration and Filler Particles on Crystallinity and Mechanical Behavior of PEO-LiTFSI Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries, Valeria Perez

Bosons in Anti De Sitter Spacetime, Thi Khanh Linh Pham

Relationships Between Medical Cannabis Narratives and Beliefs, Attitudes, and Intentions About Recreational Cannabis, Sol Sanchez Pulido

Wandering Upwards, David C. Puma

Accident Prediction on E-Bikes Using Computer Vision, Rohith Puvvala Subramanyam

Educational Attainment and Employment Status of Medical Cannabis Users in the Bay Area of California, Kristi M. Sadler

Blockchain for Online Video Game Integrity, Philip Salire

An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Female Olympic Athletes’ Experiences with Social Media, Mercedez M. Sanchez

A Study of Mexican Journalists’ Professional Practices and Fact-Checking Habits During Misinformation and Anti-Press Times, Merlina San Nicolás Leyva

Towards Tandem Catalysis Using Iridium and Ruthenium for Alkane Metathesis, Tyeshia M. Sapp

Controllability-Constrained Deep Neural Network Models for Enhanced Control of Dynamical Systems, Suruchi Sharma

Behavorial Response of Diving Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris) When Exposed to Predator Calls, Daphne M. Shen

The Relationship Between Perceived Person-Job Fit and Affective Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment, Mei Shimizu

Micro-Scale Laser-Induced Fluorescence Thermometry for Multiphase Flow in Porous Media, Samuel J. Simmons

You’re Dying Up There, Ryan H. Smith

Effects of Hypoxia on Anti-Predator Behavior of English Sole (Parophrys vetulus) and Speckled Sanddabs (Citharichthys stigmaeus), Alexandra Beatrix Stella

The Statue That Started It All: The Aphrodite of Knidos, Amereece Sterba

Advertisement Blindness in Social Media Apps, Nora Szladovics

Daily Synoptic-Scale Influences on Weather-Dependent Renewable Energy Supply and Demand in Hypothetical Fully Electrified North American Interconnections, Howard Tang

Distribution and Habitat Use by Western Burrowing Owls (Athene Cunicularia Hypugaea) in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Joaquin Counties, California, Jacqueline Taylor

How Should I Fall Apart For You? A Critical Autoethnography Exploring Embodied Trauma, Julie R. Terebkov

Barn Owls (Tyto alba) and Biodiversity Near Hemp Farms and Grasslands in Oregon, USA, Lacey Brianne Thun

The Mediating Role of Perceived Organizational Support on the Relationship between Wellness Programs and Job Satisfaction, Andy Tran

Foujita Tsuguharu: The Obscured Responsibility of War Paintings, Hiromi Ushimaru

Cloud Phase Distribution at a Global-Scale and the Governing Factors Using Satellite and In-Situ Airborne Observations, Dao Wang

An Exploration of the Low Prevalence Effect During Phising Detection, Sherry J. Wei

Manifestations of Communicative Resilience in Experiences of Serial Arguments Among Adult Children of Harmful Parental Alcohol Use, Brooklyn Willis

Reconstructing Auditory Evoked Cortical Response with Fewer Trials, Zoey Y. Zhang

Adaptive Fuzzy PID Path Planning For a Teleoperated Robotic System, Yirong Zhao

Theses/Dissertations from 2022 2022

Use of a Utility-Scale Solar Energy Facility by Avian Populations in Central California, Quratulain Ahmed

The Shallow Benthic Invertebrate Recovery from the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction across the Gulf Coastal Plain, Ronan B. Beltracchi

The Effects of Disability Status and Employment Level in Shaping Employee Perceptions: A Vignette Study of Employees Who are Blind, Raymond Bennett

Deformation History of the Pasayten Fault Zone, North Cascades, Washington and British Columbia, Natasha Budimirovic

Autonomous Network Defence Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning and Self-Play, Roberto G. Campbell

Unmasking Medical Fake News Using Machine Learning Techniques, Garima Chaphekar

An Initial Study of Properties of Monolithic Silicon Dioxide Parts Produced by the Ceramic on-Demand Extrusion Process, Sam Sujit Choppala

Pongal and Other Stories, Mario J. Chris

Research Handling Effects on Stress Hormones, Blood Parameters, and Heart Rate in Juvenile Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris), Lauren A. Cooley

The Effects of Chronic Sleep Restriction on Psychomotor Vigilance and Multiple Object Tracking, Gregory Costedoat

Experiences of Transgender People Who Navigate the Criminal Justice System, Allyson Cruz Galan

The Role of Ions in Irradiated Astrophysical O₂ Ice, Kristen J. Darnell

River Dreams, Felipe Bruno De La Rosa

Industry and Malady: Entanglements of Power, Culture, and Disease Afflicting Breast Cancer Patients in the Bay Area, Brieann N. DeOrnellas

Optimization of CMOS at Deep Cryogenic Temperatures, Prabjot K. Dhillon

The Effect of Submarine Volcanism on Foraminifera at Axial Seamount of Juan De Fuca Ridge, Gabriela Marie Diaz Santana

AAC and Multilingualism in Children with Complex Communication Needs: Perspectives of Filipino Parents and Teaching Professionals, Anne Aubrey V. Dulay

The Relationship Between Goal Types and Job Performance: Exploring the Moderating Effect of Self-Efficacy, Stefani Ewell

Historic Ohlone Resource Distribution within the Alameda Creek Watershed, Naseem Fazeli

Fragmentation Drives Dominant Plant Encroachment on a Horizontal Wastewater Treatment Levee, Joia S. Fishman

Attitudes Toward Social Activism by Professional Athletes, Aaron M. Flores

Exploring Shared Book Reading Among Mexican and Dominican Parent-Child Dyads, Maria Flores Lopez

The Influence of Happiness on the Perception of Ingroup and Outgroup Stereotypes, Diego R. Gómez

Amplifying Testimonios of Latino Male Student Success, Jilian Gómez

Towards the Synthesis and Evaluation of Cu-Containing Metallopolymers as Functional Enzyme Mimics, Lily Y. Gordon

Videoconferencing and Social Anxiety, Kayla M. Gray

Environmental Influences on Large Daily Wildfire Growth in California, Holt S. Hanley

Origins and relationships of the units in and adjacent to the Ross Lake fault zone, North Cascades, Washington, Leonard Hogan

Characterizing Metabolic Changes in Cancer Cells After Treatment with an Extract Created from Walnuts, Codey Y. Huang

Doppler Lidar Observations of the Wildfire Environment: Applications for Monitoring Downslope Wind Events and Prescribed Fires, Alan C. Huston