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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Sea Otter Behavior and Prey Composition Across Alternative Reef States in Monterey, CA: Applying Ecological Theory to Kelp Restoration, Carter Hawkins
It Shucks to Be Inbred: Effects of Small Population Sizes on Genomic Diversity of Hatchery Reared Olympia Oysters (Ostrea Lurida), Anna S. Heasley
The Impact of Early Life Experiences on Math Confidence, Nhu X. Hin
The Effect of Parasocial Relationships and Media User Gender on Purchase Intentions, Gurleen Hundal
How Effective Are Engineered And Non-engineered Riparian Forest Restoration Projects In Providing Salmonid-quality Habitat In The San Francisco Bay Area?, Alexander Ivanov
Generalizability of Existing AI Models for Automatic Disfluency Detection in Children's Speech, Caryn W. C. Iwakiri
Natural Language Question Answering on Tabular Data Using Large Language Models, Yashasvi Kanchugantla
Latent Action Trajectory Optimization, Rahul Milind Kandekar
Understanding and Evaluating Genomic Language Models, Aadit Kapoor
Quantization on Graph Neural Networks for Image Classification, Rithik Reddy Katpally
Abalone and Seaweed Co-culture: Growth and Shell Biomineralization of an Iconic California Gastropod, Noah R. Kolander
Bias and Fairness in Federated Learning for Healthcare, Pratikkumar Dalsukhbhai Korat
Enhancing Medical Reasoning in Small Language Models Through Feedback-Guided Refinement, Monish Sai Lakamraju
scans, Carlos D. Leon
The Relationship Between The Dark Triad And Perceived Career Mobility: The Moderating Role Of Perceived Organizational Support, Julia W. R. Leong
Replicating Vignoles Et Al. Results on Multidimensional Self-construal: Comparing the United States, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, Jon Lorenz A. Lim
Radiation Hardness Study of FinFET and Gate-All-Around FET SRAM, Albert Lu
Effects of Zeolites on the Thermal Degradation of Polyethylene in Catalytic Pyrolysis, Christina Lum
Climatology of Northeast Winds in Northern and Central California: A New Characterization of the Diablo Wind, Alana R. Macken
Post-Fire Succession in an Old-growth Coast Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens) Forest in the Santa Cruz Mountain Bioregion, Mojgan Mahdizadeh
Learning Structure with Multivariate Information Bottleneck and Exploration of New Methods in Sequential Decision Making, Volodymyr Makarenko
Parameter-Efficient Multimodal Adaptation: OCR-Integrated Lora for TextVQA and Captioning, Karthik Ganesh Malini
Exploring the ANT: How Well Do Three Attention Networks Predict Road Hazard Perception, Xander Philip Martinez
Temperature Effects on Growth, Community Composition, and Domoic Acid Production in Pseudo-Nitzschia SPP, Hannah McGrath
“What Are We and What’s Coming Next?”: Queer People’s Experiences During Sociopolitical Unrest in the US, Ariana Cristal Morales
Factors of Belonging of Male Speech Language Pathologists From Underrepresented Racial and/or Ethnic Minorities, Kaylina A. Moreno
Cropscape Transformations Exacerbate Groundwater Loss: Informing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in the San Joaquin Watershed, Gayatri Mujumdar
Image Denoising Using Deep Learning Models, Kartik Mukkavilli
Stream Behavior Characterization of Marin County Coastal Watersheds and Their Influence on Salmonid Habitat, Ellie L. Murdoch
Caring for Others and Self Care: Examining “Good” Care Among the Older Vietnamese Community in San José, California, Chloe Nguyen
Visions of Kleinian Groups, Genevieve Nguyen
Modeling Lensed Quasars with Neural Posterior Estimation: Complex Mass Models, Logan C. O’Brien
The initial user experience of a gamified mental health app, Angill Lynae Oliva
Gender Differences in Stress, Coping Strategies, and Reasons For Not Seeking Mental Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Elizabeth C. Ortega
Dissolution of Polypeptoids Photoresists Based on Critical Ionization Theory, Aung Paing
Using Facial Recognition for Selective Pose Detection, William J. Parker
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Black Female Swimmers' Experiences of Belonging, Felicity E. Passon
Automatic Guitar Transcription of Polyphonic Music, Ritwik Patil
Quantum Algorithm Emulation Using FPGAs, Samuel Petruescu
Greenwashing as Disinformation: News Media Sentiments to Deceptive Environmental Marketing Claims, Alyssa N. Phillips
Developing a Vietnamese Text Summarization Large Language Model on Limited Hardware, Tin Pho
Correlations of Intersectional Identity Cohesion and Growth in Queer and Transgender Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, Zoha T. Qader
A Closer Look at the Relationship Between Cultural Intelligence and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors, Lesli B. Quiroz
Mobile Markets and Farmers’ Markets: Evaluating Food Accessibility for Underserved Communities in the Bay Area, Rajeshwari Rajesh
Riparian Restoration Increases Soil Microbial Biomass in Marin County Rangelands, but Soil Carbon Stock is Less Responsive, Sherilyn Kathryn Reinhart
From Protein Aggregation to Ideal Gases: Dual Applications of Lennard-Jones Simulations in Research and Education, Bailee R. Rusconi
Workplace Incivility and Well-Being: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Loneliness and Supervisor Support, Marie Rylance
Bicultural Identity, Work-Life Balance and Mental Health Outcomes in SWANA Students, Julie M. Salama
California Utility-scale Solar Energy Land Use Impacts on Species and Ecosystems, Ingrid Salazar
Superconducting Quantum Chip Design and Simulation, James F. Saslow
Retrieval Augmented Framework for Deepfake Audio Detection, Avinash Saxena
Effects of Simulated Microgravity on the Dynamic Response of a Closed-Loop Perfusion System, Alexander Y. Schweizer
Sirilla: Predicting Traffic Flow via Stacked Decentralized Federated Learning, Andrew Selvia
Super-Resolving Hi-C: Benchmarking Hicplus and A Film-Conditioned Resnet on Bulk and Single-Cell Data, Arielle Shnayder
Alameda Song Sparrow Habitat Use of Salt Pond Restoration Sites in South San Francisco Bay, Bradley A. Speno
Investigating The Complexity Of Language Acquisition For Linguistically Diverse Children, Krittin Srisajjakul
Application of Virtual Reality to Lower Sugar Intake by Altering Sweetness Perception, Serena E. Starr
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Social: Investigating the Relationship Between Loneliness, Parasocial Relationships, and Potential Moderators, Hannah I. Suozzi
Attention in the Age of Tiktok: Examining the Cognitive Impact of Short-form Video Consumption, Samantha Shannon Sutrisno
Assessing the Effectiveness of Data Privacy Rights in America by Measuring Consumer Awareness and Confidence, Sam Montasar Swaiss
Applying Page-Hinkley Tests to Neural Network Early Stopping: An Empirical Investigation, Minett Tran
Exploring the Moderating Effect of Boundary Management Strategy in a Remote Work Environment, Brandon M. Vasquez
A Methodology to Reconstruct the Extent and Dynamics of Historic Wildfires (1850-1950) in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, David Vásquez Ospina
Building a Data-Driven Security AI Framework Using Machine Learning Models, Christopher Chan Vi
Exploring Math Word Problem Generation With LLMs, Trung Hieu Vuong
The Effects of Educational Materials on Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Psilocybin, Lindsey Elise Wade
Stream Response to a Dam Removal: Mill Creek, Davenport, Ca, Jessica J. Williamson
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
"We'll Handle Our Business": How Immigrant Perceptions of Police and Police Legitmacy Influence Legal Cynicism and the Mobilization of Law, Patricia Espiritu Advincula
Swim Bladder Morphology Influences the Responses of Nearshore Rockfishes to Barotrauma, Molly K. Alvino
Sport and Environmental Issues: NCAA Division I Student-Athletes’ Personal Experiences, Ivanna M. Anderson-Villela
Meteorology Associated with Fire Eruption during the California Canyon Fire Experiment, Maritza Arreola Amaya
The Effect of Surface-Bound FXIII-A Crosslinking on Fibrin Deposition, Structure and Mechanics, Myra S. Awan
EFFECT OF COMPRESSIVE STRAIN ON BULK RESISTANCE AND IONIC CONDUCTIVITY OF PEO-LITFSI SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTES, Jericko Jay Baltazar
The Role of Nature As a Protective Factor in Father-Child Relationships, Sarah J. Barker
A Qualitative Evaluation of Speech Sound Disorder Treatment Apps for Children, Rachel G. Barnett
Beyond ‘Manning Up’: The Impact Of Hegemonic Masculinity & Gender Norms On Mental Health Help-Seeking Among College Men, Joslyn Barragan
Synthetic Data and Deep Learning for Process Monitoring in Manufacturing, Sahib S. Bhatia
Single-Caregiver Families: Using Lived Experiences to Build Effective Resilience and Protect Future Children Against Negative Outcomes, Andrew Chakalian
CONSTRU(CT)ING THE SELF, Anne T. Cheilek
An Exploration of Dimensionality Reduction of Dynamics on Lie Groups via Structure-Aware Canonical Correlation Analysis, Wooyoung Chung
The Moderating Role of Job Insecurity on the Relationship Between Psychological Contract Breach and Employee Turnover Intention, Madeline R. Clark
Analysis of Solid Phase Mineralogy to Explore Past Biogeochemical Conditions of the Deep Biosphere in the Guaymas Basin, Rachel W. Clifford
Mammal Response to Wildfire in Redwood Forests in Northern California, Kristine Doerr
Assessing Sediment Migration and Salmonid Habitat Recovery Following a Small Dam Removal and a Flood, Mill Creek, California, Usa, Madeline C. Doyle
Analyzing Live and Dead Fuel Moisture in California: Insights for Wildfire Management Decisions, Jack R. Drucker
Assessing the Role of Steam Explosivity in Shallow and Deep Marine Environments, Frederick Ede
“It Makes Me Wonder, How I Keep from Goin’ Under:” Deconstructing Cultural Strengths in the Stories of Black College and University Students, Sikeza C. Fowlks
Remote Sensing with Airborne Infrared Thermography for Assessment of Landscape Scale Wildfire Spread and Intensity, Christopher C. Giesige
Observations of Currents, Waves, and Turbulence Within a Giant Kelp Forest in Stillwater Cove, Carmel, California, Logan A. Grady
On the Colorability of the Sphere Complex, Bennett Haffner
