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Iron Availability Impacts Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Biofilm Stability in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Glover, Keiwana

The emergence of antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae necessitates improved understanding of physiological factors that influence antimicrobial responsiveness beyond genetic resistance mechanisms. Iron acquisition is essential for gonococcal metabolism, virulence, and biofilm development. However, the impact o...

Teaching Hope: A Case Study of a Teacher in a War Zone

Ahmed, Ahmed

During the 2023-2025 war in Gaza, around 97% of the schools sustained some level of damage, with almost 92% of them in need of full reconstruction or major restoration to be functional again (Education Cluster, 2025). More than 650,00 students lost two years of formal education and became reliant on initiatives from or...

ACEs and Motives for Drinking among College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model

Xue, Fang

Problematic alcohol use is a prevalent issue among college students in the United States, leading to negative consequences such as lower academic performance, unintentional injuries, and depression (Porter & Pryor, 2007; Patrick et al., 2020). According to an integrative motivational model, an individual’s broader cont...

Essays on Education Policy and Childhood Food Security

Lawson, Cade

This dissertation applies the tools of applied microeconomics to study how public policies affect the wellbeing of students and teachers. By examining a suite of federal, state, and school district-level policies, I show that even marginal changes in our approach to education and food policy can yield important benefit...

Integrating Terrestrial and Aquatic Carbon Export in a Headwater Catchment

Joseph, Robert

Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) transport dynamics have been extensively studied in headwater catchments, but uncertainty persists around export at the event scale, particularly regarding source depletion. Currently missing from the literature is a study that considers both DOC export from soil to stream and mineralizat...

Nonlinear Transport in Two-dimensional Quantum Materials

Quaresima, Gary

Condensed matter physics is a rich field with a wide variety of phenomena. In condensed matter, we consider systems composed of many electrons and nuclei, with the only fundamental interaction being electromagnetism. Nuclei of a given charge and mass are considered as point particles. The relevant fundamental physics t...

Why States Cooperate in Cybersecurity: Issue Alignment and International Agreements

Jacob, Sachal

This dissertation examines how acute information assymetry shapes state behavior and cooperation in cyberspace. As cyber threats continue to rise, the domain has become a central arena of political competition, influencing not only military outcomes but also broader political and economic interactions. Its dual-use nat...

From Protest to Policy: An AI-Assisted Meta-Analytic Journey Through LGBTQ+ Change

Cornett, Kelsi

This dissertation examines how activism, public opinion, and legal change interact in the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights. A human-in-the-loop, AI-assisted meta-analytic workflow employed ASReview LAB, Elicit AI, and GPT to support screening, data extraction, and validation. The final synthesis included 28 effects represe...

PROSOSYALLİK HAYATI ANLAMLANDIRMA VE DİNDARLIK

Ulu, Mustafa

SOSYAL MEDYADA GELİŞMELERİ KAÇIRMA KORKUSU YAŞAYAN BİREYLERDE GÖSTERİŞ TÜKETİMİ VE MANEVİ-İNSANİ DEĞERLER İLİŞKİSİ

Ulu, Mustafa