Theses and Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
E is for Ephemera, E Rady
ICE in NYC, Student Interfaith Walkout, and Bronx Night Market bid Farwell: Reporting for Newmark’s “Audio Files”, Rebecca Raghunath
Improving the Assessment of Functional Ability in Older Adults, Aneela Rahman
The Tales of Maruni, Sikuma Rai
Nonlinear Diffusion, Hydrodynamic Cascades and Jamming in Kinetically Constrained Systems: Insights from Lattice Gas Models, Abhishek Raj
Mad at the System: The Mental Health Act UK: Power and Control of Racialized Women, Maithreyi Rajeshkumar
Potential Role of a Ruthenium-Based Compound Ru-IM in the Treatment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Rachele Rameau
Investigating the Behavior of Dwarf-Hosting Cosmic Filaments in Regions of Average Density Within the Universe, Manuel E. Ramirez Hernandez
Crafting Sovereignty: Race, Ancestral Memory, and Contemporary Art in Peru, 1970–1990, Horacio Ramos Cerna
A Wall of Smoke: Understanding the Drivers of the June 2023 Canadian Wildfire Smoke Event for New York City, Gregory S. Randazzo
A Loose Index of Dead Ends, Noa Raviv
Proximity in Pixels: The Moderating Roles of Structural and Psychological Distance on Behavioral Leadership Effectiveness, Ethan J. Ray
Starspot Inference Using Light Curve Inversion Techniques, Mohammad Refat
Optical Signatures of Bioavailable and Terrigenous Dissolved Organic Matter Across Long Island Sound and Hudson River Estuaries, Charlotte Rhoads
It is not her fault she didn’t know Mary had a lamb, Samer Ridikkuluz
Predictors of Mental Health Clinic Staff Self-Efficacy in Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk, Hannah Ritz
The Role of Water in Peptide Behavior and Peptide-Based Water-Responsive Crystals, Janel Jannette Rivera Cancel
Moving the Needle: The Policy of Change on Syringe Access, New York City and State, 1988–2023, Joyce Rivera
Medicare Advantage Dominance in Puerto Rico’s Healthcare System: Exploring its Financial Landscape, Marketing Strategies and Quality Measures using the Commercial Determinants of Health Framework, Sergio Andrés Rivera-Rodríguez
Non-Linear Heart Rate Variability: Investigating Cardiac Complexity of Psychopathic Traits, Khaya A. Roach
Molecular-Level Understanding of Electrochemical Reaction Mechanisms and Electrode Interphases in Metal-CFx Batteries, Loleth E. Robinson
More NYC Households to Qualify for Energy Efficiency Upgrades Under Tweaked State Program, Elise Robley
Investigating Relationships Between Education Professionals' Trauma Histories and Causal Attributions for Students' Disruptive Behaviors, Christina D. Rodefeld
Wielding the Border: A Genealogy of U.S.-Mexico Bordering Practices and the Purposes They Serve, Nicholas J. Rodrigo
Collaborative Memory and Metamemory: The Impact of Normative and Informational Motivations on Conformity, Karen Rodriguez
Belonging Against the Odds: Exploring Restorative Justice Practices as Pathways to Foster Belonging in New York City Transfer Schools, Miguel Rodriguez
Burn, Deborah Rolf
The Spirit of Things Sometimes or Shrew Gazing, Mariel Rolwing Montes
“Comenzando de nuevo”: Los niños migrantes enfrentan inestabilidad en las escuelas de NYC, Adelina Romero
Gowanus Faces A Hidden Threat Beneath Its Neighborhood Boom, Emma J. Rosenberg
Cueing Motions in a String Quartet, An Exploratory Study of Motion Trajectories, Maren Rothfritz
Inhibition of Return and Attentional Blink: Aspects of a Singular Attentional Process?, Kathleen Rowe
Characterization of the Attentional Profile in Women and Girls with a Fragile X Premutation Allele, Shira Russell-Giller
Explorations of DNA-Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Interactions to Develop Multiplexed Molecularly Specific Biosensors for Inflammation, Amelia K. Ryan
Examining the Impact of Expert Testimony and/or Mindfulness Training on Jurors’ Appraisals of False Confessions, Izabela Rzaca
Renewable Energy Integration in NYC Subway: Solar Panels (Under Railroads and at the Subway's Edge) & Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) Near Tracks, Pengdwinde Olivier Saba
Will Technology Help Us Understand Animals?, Frances I. Sacks
The Debate over the Lebanese Diaspora’s Vote: As Lebanon tries to reform itself, the diaspora wants a say at the ballot box, Sandra Sadek
K-Pop Goes Global: Fame, Identity, and the Cost of Crossover, Sima Sadykhov
Despite successful lawsuits and investigations, Kensington grocery stores still deny workers legal wages, Tareq Saghie
Assessing the effect of Covid-19 on air quality for five Texas metro areas using daily Air Quality Index values, Rahul Sahajpal
Writing Architecture: Space and Structure in Edith Wharton, Yael Hameiri Sainsaux
Decades of Division: Analyzing Hate Crimes in the USA (1991–2022), Sangeeth Sajan Baby
Losing Reefs, Cherry Mae Salazar
The "Self" in Crisis: A Study of Audre Lorde's The Cancer Journals, Golnaz Salehkarimi
Final Report: An Overview of the Communications Intern Position at WSQ (Women’s Studies Quarterly), Hannah P. Salzer
Toward a Generalizable Perceptual Hashing Framework for Image Manipulation Detection, Priyanka Samanta
Receptions of Mental Health Emergency Services in New York City, Daniel R. Samost
Non-Destructive Dry Vacuum Recovery of DNA from Fabric, Emily Sam-Zee-Moi
The Economic Drivers of Preferential Access, Kristie-Marie Sanchez
Development and Applications of a Health Equity Summary Score Using the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, Ronald R. Sanchez
A Farewell to the Big A, Elaine Sanders
Refining Orbits and Revealing Origins: A Study of Giant Exoplanets Around Low-Mass Stars, Angeli Sandoval
Studies about the World, and the Magical Principles of Our Destructive Dynamics, Vanessa Georjana Sandoval Cuadrado
Cognitive Map Generation for Vision and Language Navigation, Alexander Sandoval Mesa
Digital Odyssey: Navigating Culture, Structure, and Agency in the Transformation of a Public University, Lisa Santa-Coloma
Essays in Public Economics, Zachary Santamaria
Unpacking the Orders, Leonard J. Santos
The Evolution of the Electrical Market: A Texas Journey, David A. Sastre Perez
Revelations: Spirituality as Privileged Perspectivism in Magical Realist Distortions, Isabella Scala-Kazanecki
All You Can Eat, Kelly Schiesswohl
Reproductive Nation: Cold War Fantasies and German Unification, Yanara Schmacks
Inhibitory Control in Asian Elephants, Gillian Schmitt
City Council Bill to Decrypt Police Radio Has a Surprising Winner — Citizen App, Mikella Schuetter, Kennedy Sessions, and Marina Samuel
The Salience of Function Words in Implicit Statistical Linguistic Learning: An ERP Investigation, Daniel M. Schwartz
Asian-American Literature and the Family Saga: Cyclical Histories of Racial Melancholia and Racial Dissociation, Molly Schwarz
Characterization of Epigenetic Changes in Adult OPCs Identifies TET2 as a Key Regulator of Their Epitranscriptome, Ipek Selcen
Developing A Global, Multi-decadal (1983-2017) Convection Tracking Database Utilizing ISCCP HXG Data, Yuliya Selevich
Realistik Heaven, Alexa H. Senan
Freedom Pedagogy: Black Educators in the Urban North During the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries, Milagros Seraus-Roache
HALT Under Threat Why Legislators Must Demand Compliance Before Change A Playbook for Action, VANDA SEWARD
Counterinsurgency and Endogenous Statebuilding in Northwestern Pakistan, Sehar Sarah Sikander Shah
Overturning of Roe v. Wade as a Mega-Threat: Effects on Women’s Identity Fusion and Disidentification in the Workplace, Shivani Shah
For 600,000 New Yorkers, Toxins are In Their Tap Water: A New York Focus analysis of state inspection data shows key toxins are in public water systems from Long Island to the Adirondacks, posing risks for cancers and other diseases. Millions are being spent to fix problems, but even well-planned efforts have faced delays. Poorer towns wonder if they can afford to fix the problem., Shuchi Shah, Hayden Betts, Aurora Martinez, and Rebecca McCray
From Sequence to Allostery: How Amino Acid Differences Rewire Coupled Conformational Heterogeneity in the PTP Enzyme Family, Shivani Sharma
Text-Based Propaganda Detection, Vivek Sharma
Speculative Networks: From Political Protest to the Neoliberal Market in Feminist Video Art in the US, 1970-85, Helena Shaskevich
False Virtues and Fragile Honor: The Weight of Reputation in Shakespeare’s Works, Amanda Sheps
Diversity Initiatives in Higher Education: Understanding the Experiences of Black Males in CUNY’s NYC Men Teach, Fatima Sherif
House Meeting - A Play With Music, Levi J. Shrader
Drone Strikes In Pakistan, muhammad shumail
THE PATIENT AND PROVIDER EXPERIENCE OF THE PELVIC EXAM: EXPLORING COMMUNICATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE, Saskia Z. Shuman
Narrating Mother, Narrating Twenty-First Century America: On Choice, Refusal, and Relation, Destry Sibley
Audiologic Management of Individuals with Advanced Cochlear Otosclerosis: A Systematic Review, Sophie Silvermintz
NYC FALLS BEHIND IN CLIMATE RESOURCES FOR PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM MOMS, Jada Simon
How Eye See, Now I See, Michael Anthony Simon
Flooding, Not Just a Rain Problem, Annisha Singh
Love Amid the Rage: Feminist Affect in Women's Life-Writing, Genesis Siverio
The Neurobehavioral Consequences of Prenatal Opioid Exposure on the Play Behavior of Juvenile Rats, Rebecca S. Smart
The Logic of Car Accidents and Other Digestive Processes, Rosalie G.L. Smith
"The Flesh of the Facts": Toward a Feminist Holocaust Consciousness, Carli Snyder
The Effect of TBI on Working Memory and Anxiety in Rats, Mariola Sobolewska
