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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 Euroption 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
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
Mammal Response to Wildfire in Redwood Forests in Northern California, Kristine Doerr
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
Coordination, Studies of Novel Homoleptic Platinum-Group Metal-Dipyridyl Verdazyl Complexes and Their Bistable Structures, Alejandro G. Herrera
Optimizing Field-Linked Simulations of Dry Season Uptake and Monsoon Infiltration within an Aspen-Mixed Conifer Forest, Raymond J. Hess
Seasonal Dynamics of the Introduced Sponge Hymeniacidon Perlevis in the Elkhorn Slough, California, USA, Jackson Hoeke
Synthesis of Well-Defined Poly(4-Iodostyrene) and its Post-Polymer Modification Potential via Suzuki Cross-Coupling Reaction, Minh Hoang Huynh
Flora and Fauna Lexical Indicators of Prehistoric Movement of Yuman Peoples, Adam Ingwerson
The Relationship Among Meditation Frequency, Mindfulness, Emotional Regulation, and Happiness, Emily Inlow
Language Dominance and Connected Speech in Multilingual Spanish-English Adults, Alyson Jimenez
“Lovely is the Hillside” An Ecocritical Analysis of the Narrative Function of Setting Elements in Njal’s Saga, Michelle Fae Jones
An Exploration of Learning Hybrid Dynamical Models from Observations, Ezgi Kaya
Online Trolling, Harassment, Misinformation: The Psychological Predictors of Dark Participation, Randy Kim
Reinforcement Learning Based Planning and Control for Robotic Source Seeking Inspired by Fruit Flies, Gauravkumar Koradiya
A Novel Reinforcement Learning Method for Efficient Cross-Training Between Real and Simulated Robots, Zhonglin Liang
Synthetic Data Generation for Accurate, Fair, and Private Recommender Systems, Derek B. Lilienthal
Extraction, Preparation, and Characterization of Alginate Biopolymer Films from Natural Seaweed, David Ly
The Impacts of Recreational Infrastructure on Mammal Use of Riparian Zones in Northern California Regional Parks, Emily A. Matthews
Construction, Emplacement, and Structure of Cretaceous Plutons in the Ebbetts Pass Region, North-Central Sierra Nevada Batholith, California, Hollianne C. McClure
Into the Deep: Effects of Natural and Artificial Substrates in the Deep Sea, Sydney E. McDermott
The Effects of Full-Body Photo-Editing on Female Body Image, Claire E. McElhern
An Exploration of Information Processing In Diffusion Models, Paul Mello
Remote Work and the Desire for Meaningful Work: The Unexpected Moderating Effects of Age and Childrearing, Adriana Rae Meredith
Comparing Shade and Impervious Surface Area with Extreme Heat and Environmental Equity: An Analysis of the Urban Heat Island Effect in Santa Clara County, California, Jamsheed R. Mistry
Deep-Learning Approaches to Predict Remaining Useful Life of Hard Disks, Rohan Mohapatra
Electron-Induced Chemical Transformations in Polymer Films: Understanding the Role of Electrons in EUV Lithography, Maximillian Mueller
Decentralized Traffic Congestion Control Using Intrinsically Motivated AI Agents, Himaja Papala
Quantification of Platelet-Fibrin Interactions and Expansion Microscopy of Platelet Receptor Distribution, Maya Papez
Information About a Racial Demographic Shift May Influence Tolerance for Outgroup Contact, Yvonne N. Phan
No Change in Functional Ecology or Body Size in Response to a Global Climate Event in the Late Maastrichtian Owl Creek Formation, William T. Rizza
Controllable Physics-Informed Latent Space for Acoustic Wave Manipulation, Tristan Shah
Black Author Representation in Environmental Curricula at Three California State Universities, Mya R. Shiloh
Overnight Rice Fermentation: An Analysis of the Physicochemical Changes in White, Brown, and Enriched Rice Varieties, Kavin Sivakumar
Domain Specific Aspect Extraction For Product Design, Divyam Sobti
A Good Day to Sell Out, Ryan C. Steel
Effect of Specimen Size on the Tensile Properties of Selective Laser Melted Ti-6AI-4V, Timothy L. Tan
Creatine and Depression in Rodents: A Meta-Analysis, Ruchika S. Tirupachur
Self-Efficacy’s Mediating Role on the Relationship Between Personality and Depression in the Unemployed, Christina Tran
Relationship between Depression, Rumination, and Emotionally Valenced Working Memory Performance, Dewey Tran
Using Moss as an Inexpensive Air Pollution Bioindicator for Environmental Equity in Santa Clara Country, California, Tam Dan Tran
Enhancing Cross-Cultural Communication in Low-Resource Language Conversational Agents, Hardi V. Trivedi
The Effects of Stress on Attentional Networks, Alice Tsvinev
Structure of the South-Central Skagit Gneiss Complex: Implications for Rheological Response to Magmatic Flare-Ups, Jeffery Wegener
Kinetic Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ArnA, Keely N. White
Win-Win Ecology: Can Mosses Promote Dudleya Germination to Restore California Quarries?, Kate L. Worrell
Active Tectonics, Erosion Rates, and Topographic Metrics in the Hayword-Calaveras Fault Zone, Simone I. Yeager
An Assessment of Anthropogenic Injuries on White Sharks (Carcharodon Carcharias) in Central California, Kaitlyn Yee
A Simulation Framework to Understand the Error Generation and Propagation of Quantum Algorithms, Anika Zaman
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Common Pattern Generation for the Detection of LOLBin Attacks, Alaa AbuShqeir
Impact of Family Assistance on Latinx College Students' School Engagement, Alma N. Acosta Sanchez
The Debate on NIL: Progress for Female Collegiate Sports?, Stephanie Andrada
Sustainable Roots: The Environmental Genealogies of Chicanas and Latinas, Marlene Andrade
Qualifying Quantifiers: A Usage-Based, Diachronic Analysis of Quantifier Constructions, Danielle Miles Angier
Homelessness and Taphonomy: A Multidisciplinary Study, Chloë Angst
Group-Invariant Reinforcement Learning, Fnu Ankur
Structure, Construction, and Emplacement of the Northern Margin of the Late Cretaceous Sonora Pass Intrusive Suite: North-Central Sierra Nevada Batholith, California, Victoria A. Arnold
Prediction of Thrombin Inhibitor Peptides from Various Habitats Using Machine Learning, Nivedha Balakrishnan
Impacts of Synoptic-Scale Dynamics on Cloud Properties and Radiation in High Southern Latitudes, Tyler R. Barone
Examining the Role of MPA Signage in Helping Provide Protection for Marine Environments of Monterey Bay MPAs, Gwendolyn A. Barry
The Moderating Effects of Sleep Quantity and Quality on the Relationship between Job Stressors and Job Satisfaction, Olga A. Baryshnikova
Analysis of Fire-Induced Circulations During the Fireflux2 Experimental Burn and Operational Rate of Spread Models, Jeremy Tyler Benik
Electronic and Optical Properties of 2d Materials and Their Van Der Waals Heterostructures Using Density Functional Theory, Paridhi Bisht
The Inverse Association between Prebiotic Consumption and Depression Status in American Adult Females, but not the Greater Population or in Males: NHANES 2015-2018, Cassandra L. Boyd
Habitat Value of Stormwater Retention Basins for Avian Species in the South San Francisco Bay, Maya D. Briones
Queering Fitness: Experiences of Transgender/Non-binary Personal Trainers Implementing Inclusive Training Practices, Kendra R. Campbell
Aerial View of the Labyrinth, Alexandra L. Carrillo
Numerical Modeling of Firebrand Transport, Antonio Q. Cervantes
Decentralizing the Electric Grid: Giving Power Back to the People, Nicole Chen
Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Biogeochemical Responses in a Tidally Restricted Moro Cojo Slough, Ryan Chiu
A New Fire Initialization Method for Operational Coupled Fire-Atmosphere Models: Assimilation of Infrared Perimeters and Satellite Detections, Kathleen Nicole Clough
Thinking Styles, Conspiracist Belief, and the Mediating Role of the Dunning-Kruger Effect in Modeling Belief Change, Lucas C. Cusano
The U.S. Invasion of the Dominican Republic: From Cooperation to Conquest, Andrew DeFabio
All the Cars I Drove Off Cliffs, Tyler Brett Eveland
Examining the Role of Echo-Chambers within Online Incel Communities Using Sentiment Analysis and Group Based Trajectory Modeling, Francesca Florine Fanucchi
Motivated Reasoning in Technology Workers, Kory Feath
Predicting Lower Millennial Turnover Intentions: Examining Work Benefits Factors and Organizational Environment Factors as Sets, Lyric W. Fortson
