As of 2014, all Graduate Center dissertations, theses, and capstone projects are posted to Academic Works. Some are immediately available to read and download, and some become available after an embargo period set by the author. All pre-2014 dissertations and doctoral capstone projects are available to the CUNY community via our Retrospective Dissertations, 1965-2013 database (CUNY Login required).
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Dissertations, theses, and capstone projects are listed by year below. To browse by program, go to the Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects by Program page.
Dissertations/Theses/Capstones from 2022
Electron Transport in Quantum Systems with Interaction, Sara Abedi
The Neighborhood Stories Indexing Project, Elena Abou Mrad
Neurocardiovascular Instability (NCVI) Risk as a Predictor of Cognitive Function in the Long Life Family Study, Rebecca Abraham
Decolonizing Genderqueer: An Inquiry into the Gender Binary, Resistance, and Imperialistic Social Categories, Lauren E. Abruzzo
Monolingual Versus Bilingual Use of Context to Facilitate Speech Recognition in Background Noise: A Systematic Review, Rachel Abucasis
Exile Garden of The Uprooted: A Zine About Migration and The Right to Move, Sazia Afrin
The Relationship Between Turks and Armenians Leading Up To and During the Great War, Kutay Agardici
Debt-Driven Settlerism: Small Farmers and Bankers in the Trans-Appalachian South, 1800–1820, Phil Agee
The Effects of Syrian Refugees on Jordanians’ Political Attitudes, Suna Buse Agkoc
Essays on Empirical Asset Pricing Models, Somayeh Ahmadi
Investigating Young Adult Cancer Survivors' Perspectives on their Future and Interpersonal Relationships, Zeba N. Ahmad
Once There Was and Once There Wasn’t: The Poetics of Flicker, Sara Akant
A Girl Is a Thing: Dramaturgies of Objects and Nature in Contemporary Choreography, Fidan Akinci
Genomic Insights into Mechanisms of Microbial Evolution and Evolution-inspired Strategies to Combat Pathogen Diversity, Saymon Akther
El Ritmo del Westside: Exploring the Musical Landscape of San Antonio’s Historic Westside, Valeria Alderete
Intelligence Testing in the New (Langu)age: Effects of Item-Type and Assessment Medium Features on Fluid Intelligence Test Linguistic Group Score Differences, Paige R. Alenick
Role of Metals in Human Immune System: Study of Metal-Dependent Structural Changes of S100A12 Protein, Aleksey Aleshintsev
La voz de Los Sures: Etnografía glotopolítica del activismo comunitario, Lara Maria Alonso Pinero
Close-Quarters Antagonism: The New Left Within and Against the War on Poverty, Andrew S. Anastasi
A Diagnostic Pocket Guide For Audiologists: Outer, Middle, and Inner Ear Disorders and Chronic Diseases, Ashley Andino
Macroeconomic Adjustments of Global Convergence: Real Exchange Rate Response of Asia-Pacific Growth, Kumarappan Annamalai
Determining the Roles of the Oligomerization and C-terminal Domains in Mutant p53 Gain-of-Function Activities, George K. Annor
The Problem of Blackness in America: Becoming When the Being Never Comes to Be, Nkiru Anyaegbunam
Past Actions and Expertise: How States Infer Enemy Intentions, Yu Aoki
The Rise of a New Machine: Dominican Political Mobilization and Incorporation in New York City from 1991 to the Present, Fernando Aquino
A Comparison of Machine Learning Techniques for Validating Students’ Proficiency in Mathematics, Alexander Avdeev
Serial Position Effect Profiles and Their Neuroanatomical Correlates: Predictors of Conversion to Alzheimer's Disease, Isabelle K. Avildsen
La voz obrera en Chile (1879-1937): lenguaje y escritura de la clase trabajadora chilena en el proceso de construcción nacional, Tania A. Aviles Vergara
Representation Learning for Chemical Activity Predictions, Mohamed S. Ayed
Exploring Social and Emotional Functioning in Emerging Adult Survivors of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Sara Babad
Desire Informing Philosophy in Plato: The Lover, the Tyrant, and the Citizen, Christian P. Bagrow
The Social Construction of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), Raya Balabanova
Neither Invisible, nor Silenced: The India-Maghreb Connections in Female-Authored Cinema, Chandra Balkaran
North of the Grid: The Black Experience of 17th -19th Century Rural New York City, Stephanie E. Barnes
Public Policy and the Business Life Cycle, Hugo Barreca
Essays on Machine Learning Methods in Economics, Mani Bayani
Committed to the Fragment: Feminist Literature and the Promise of Wellness, Lynne Beckenstein
Brave New Wombs: Hysterectomy, Gender, and Stratified Reproduction, Andréa Becker
Usability of Health-related Websites by Filipino-American Adults and Nursing Informatics Experts, Kathleen Begonia
Play: A Normative Theory of Agency and Culture, Maxaie Belmont
A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting the Onset of Type II Diabetes in a Sample of Pima Indian Women, Meriem Benarbia
Histone Post-translational Modification Dysregulation Contributes to Toxicity in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Proteinopathy Models, Seth A. Bennett
American Intervention in the "New World Order", Julie N. Benson
Exploring the Effectiveness of Multiple-Exemplar Training for Visual Analysis of AB-Design Graphs, Verena S. Bethke
NMR Characterization of Novel Materials for Battery Electrolyte Applications, Sahana Bhattacharyya
Understanding the Proton Transport in Non-Aqueous Histidine-Based Nanostructures, Jiang Bian
Visible Light Photocatalysis of Organic Reactions in H2O, Sankarsan Biswas
Legislating Against Liberties: Congress and the Constitution in the Aftermath of War, Harry Blain
The Spirit of Progress: Islamic Education, Development, and Modernity in Zanzibar, Caitlyn Bolton
Thickened Surfaces, Checkerboard Surfaces, and Quantum Link Invariants, Joseph W. Boninger
Faith Community Nurse Self-Care: A Qualitative Study, Linda Bradley
Recovering Authenticity: Care, Conversation and Value, Shannon M. Brick
Fostering College Students’ Fact-Checking Skills: Three Studies Assessing Lateral Reading Instruction in a General Education Course, Jessica E. Brodsky
Control of Nonlinear Properties of van der Waals Materials, Rezlind Bushati
Strategies Anti-Racist Supervisors Use to Disrupt Racism in Social Work Practice, Sarah Ross Bussey
Epistemic Priors, Social Justice, and the Ethics of Humor, Paul Butterfield
Falling Forward: The Governance of School Reform, Race, and the Contest for a Dignified Future in Newark, N.J., Claire Cahen
Drift Net: The Social and Political Agency of the Migratory Text, Chris Campanioni
The Impossible Situation? Impasse as Psychotherapeutic Paralysis, Possibility, and Progress, Leo Cancelmo
Pop/Art: The Birth of Underground Music and the British Art School, 1960–1980, Andrew Cappetta
The Effects of Near-Threshold Color Manipulation on Perceptual Decision-Making and Confidence Report, Trevor Caruso
Strength and Vulnerability in Maurice Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello and Osvaldo Golijov’s Mariel for Cello and Marimba: An Analysis through Performance and Composition, Andrea Casarrubios
Diet and Nutrition of Lemurs in the Lean Season, Santiago Cassalett
Free Improvisation Pedagogy: An Arts Based Research Approach to Promoting Student Agency And Embracing Difference, Nicholas Catino
Molecular Mechanism of Rapamycin Resistance in Cancer Cells, Sohag Chakraborty
Novel Strategies For Glutamate Clearance in the Glia-Deprived Synaptic Hub of C. elegans, Joyce Chan
Just Between You and Me: Private Financial Transactions Signal Communal Traits and Enhance Others’ Willingness to Cooperate, Lennay Chapman
Structural and Biochemical Investigations of the Initiation of DNA Replication in Bacteriophage Lambda and Escherichia coli, Jillian D. Chase
Émigrés as Aneks: Polish Intellectuals Between East and West, 1968–1989, Lukasz Chelminski
Disrepair, Displacement and Distress: Finding Housing Stories Through Data Visualizations, Jennifer Cheng
Essays in Macroeconomic Policy, Meng-Ting Chen
Blockchain: Key Principles, Nadezda Chikurova
Sunbelt Schooling: Publics and Politics of Education Advocacy in Phoenix, Arizona, Matthew Chrisler
Conformation of the U12-U6atac snRNA Complex of the Minor Spliceosome and Binding by NTC-related Protein RBM22, Joanna Ciavarella
Audiologists' Perspectives on Noise Induced Hearing Loss, Rachael L. Cleary
Virility and Defeat: Masculinities in Italy between Fascism and the Sexual Revolution, Davide Giuseppe Colasanto
Music and Madness: Three Critical Case Studies, Beth A. Cooper
Literaturas en exhibición: Autores-show y posturas precarias en el siglo XXI hispanoamericano neoliberal, Sara Cordon Hornillos
Consciousness, Culture, and Comradeship: Narratives of South African Exile and Anti-Apartheid Activism in West Berlin, Claudia R. Crowie
Teaching Revolution: Women Primary School Teachers, Race, and Social Reproduction in Cuba, Angela M. Crumdy
Property in Pieces: Land, Oil and Uncertainty in a Mexican Ejido, Margaret Cruz
Data for Power: A Visual Tool for Organizing Unions, Shay Culpepper
Tell Me A Story: The Normative Power of Storytelling, Zoe Cunliffe
Homage to Eleanora: A Musical Journey through the Billie Holiday Songbook, Keith A. Dames
Learning Beyond Measure: Critical Numeracy and Resistance to Racial Capitalism, Atasi Das
Essays on Impacts of Women Empowerment on the Health Outcomes of Children, Sagnik Das
Happiness From a Different Perspective, Suparna Das
Investigating Steady State Visually Evoked Potentials as a Novel Biosignature for Anxiety-Related Attention Bias, Elizabeth R. Davis
Charge Transport and Spin Dynamics of Color Centers in Diamond, Damon Daw
A Case for Comprehensive Work-Based Learning and Career Education for New York City’s Public High School Students, Jacqueline De La Cruz
Carceral Calisthenics: Physical Culture in The Hood, Albert L. de la Tierra
Brujas of Yesterday, their Legacy Today, Maggi Delgado
Collective Behavior of Dissipatively-Coupled Photonic Oscillator Networks, Jiajie Ding