Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
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).
Some pre-2014 works have been added to this collection at the author's request. If you graduated before 2014 and would like to add your own GC dissertation, or for information about changing your embargo settings, please email deposit@gc.cuny.edu.
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 2012
Reducibility, Degree Spectra, and Lowness in Algebraic Structures, Rebecca M. Steiner
The Museum of Modern Art's "What Is Modern?" Series, 1938-1969, Jennifer Tobias
Effects of Video-Based Peer Modeling on the Question Asking, Reading Motivation and Text Comprehension of Struggling Adolescent Readers, Kallen E. Tsikalas
The Creeks, Beaches, and Bay of the Jamaica Bay Estuary: The Importance of Place in Cultivating Relationships to Nature, Kristen L. Van Hooreweghe
Facebook: Shifting Privacy, Identity, and Power Online, Rachel Verni
Recollecting Turbulence: Catastrophe and Sacrifice in the "History of My Life" by Henry Darger, Carl Watson
Yayoi Kusama: Biography and Cultural Confrontation, 1945–1969, Midori Yamamura
Dissertations/Theses/Capstones from 2011
The Vocal Behaviors of North American River Otters (Lontra Canadensis) Individual Differences and Shared Repertoires, Carla Almonte
The Role of Mdm2 in Estrogen-Mediated Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation, Angelika Brekman
Hořava Gravity: Symmetries and Generalized Particle Dynamics, Dario Capasso
"... Rivalry, Hostility, and Romanita." An Ethnographic Study of AS Roma's Ultras, Mark Wayne Dyal
In Favor of Teleosemantics: A Millikanian Treatment of the Intentional Content of Mental Representation, Pierre Faye
A R&D Based Real Business Cycle Model, Ka Wai Terence Fung
Getting into Character: Cultivating Identities in a Teen-theatre Peer-education Program, Valerie A. Futch
Call of Duty: A Question of Police Integrity, Albert O. Gamarra
When Women Migrate: Children and Caring Labor in Puebla, Mexico, Denise Geraci
MyTH4 and FERM Have Overlapping and Distinct Roles in the Function of Myo1, a Class XIV Myosin in Tetrahymena thermophila, Michael Gotesman
Tiebout Sorting and Jurisdictional Homogeneity: Empirical Validity and Ethical Implications, Lee Hachadoorian
Faunal Analysis of the Early Modern Bishop's Farm at Skalholt, Arnessysla Iceland, George Hambrecht
Franz Joseph Rosinack (1748-1823): A Bohemian Oboist and Music Arranger at the Fürstenberg Hofkapelle, Jan Oliver Homann
Re-locating Recycling: A Contextual Analysis of Recycling Behavior in the USA and Germany, Tsai-Shiou Hsieh
The Relationship of Race and Social Integration on the Health Status of Older Adults in An Urban City, Thomas T. Jordan
The Impact of Trial Consultants on Perceptions of Procedural Justice and Juror Verdicts: An Empirical Investigation, Jennifer Burke Katz
Personal Narratives of Women's Leadership and Community Activism in Cherkasy Oblast, Martha Kichorowska Kebalo
The Art Songs of Tom Cipullo, Elizabeth Bell Kling
Intergroup Dialogue: An Evaluation of a Pedagogical Model for Teaching Cultural Competence Within a Framework of Social Justice in Social Work Programs, Mayra Lopez-Humphreys
American Manpower: Work and Masculinity in the 1970s, Victoria Ludas
The Interpersonal Foundations of Anti-Atheist Prejudice, Michael W. Magee
Mother Country: Reproductive Tourism in the Age of Globalization, Lauren Jade Martin
Influenza A and Flavivirus Manipulation of Cell Death, Jeffrey E. McLean
Smoking, Drinking, and Binge Drinking: An Empirical Study of the Role of Price on Consumption by High School Seniors, Jorge L. Medina
Phenolic Constituents from Garcinia intermedia and Related Species, Ulyana Muñoz Acuña
Becoming Normal: The Social Construction of Buprenorphine and New Attempts to Medicalize Addiction, Julie C. Netherland
Genetic, Morphological and Ecological Relationships Among Populations of the Clam Shrimp, Caenestheriella gynecia, Jonelle Orridge
Governance and Merger Activity in Banking, Thomas J. Piskula
Phytosociology, History and Diversity in Farmer-Managed Landscapes on the Tonle Sap Floodplain, Cambodia, Andrew S. Roberts
Demand for Cigarettes by Teenagers and Young Adults and Their Smoking Transitions, Ce Shang
Moral Mental States: Four Methods in Metaethics, Christopher Alen Sula
Essays on Foreign Direct Investment, Trade and Development, Jing Sun
Education Policy and the Mathematics Curriculum in New York City Middle Schools, 1958 to 2002, Joseph Valley
Education Policy and the Mathematics Curriculum in New York City Middle Schools, 1958 to 2002, Joseph Valley
Identity and Behavior: Exploring an Understanding of “Being” and “Doing” for Catholic Priests Accused of the Sexual Abuse of Minors in the United States, Brenda K. Vollman
Phosphorus Transport in the Bronx River: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis, Jingyu Wang
Holomorphic Motions and Extremal Annuli, Zhe Wang
Stem Cell Replacement Therapy for the Mammalian Inner Ear: A Systematic Literature Review, Robin Warwick
Dissertations/Theses/Capstones from 2010
A Critical and Cultural Poetics of the End: Self, Space, and Volatility in Los Angeles, Pamela Albanese
Modern Time: Photography and Temporality, Kris Belden-Adams
Discrimination of Tone Contrasts in Mandarin Disyllables by Naïve American English Listeners, Shari Salzhauer Berkowitz
Children's Tolerance of Word-Form Variation, Paul Reeves Breuning
Mensura Incognita: Queer Kinship, Camp Aesthetics, and Juvenal's Ninth Satire, Michael Broder
Teaching Style: An Investigation of New York City Public High School Teacher Dress Practices, Anne J. Brownstein
Qualitative and Quantitative X-Ray Diffraction Analysis for Forensic Examination of Duct Tapes, Rebecca E. Bucht
Synesthetic Landscapes in Harold Pinter’s Theatre: A Symbolist Legacy, Graça Corrêa
Skin and Redemption: Theology in Silent Films, 1902 to 1927, Susan Craig
Essays on Economic Policy: Income Inequality and Health Insurance, Eric Doviak
Automatic Readability Assessment, Lijun Feng
Forget Burial: Illness, Narrative, and the Reclamation of Disease, Marty Melissa Fink
The Impact of Mood Disorders on Cognitive Function in Post-menopausal Women Undergoing Treatment for Early-stage Breast Cancer, Margery E. Frosch
The Effect of Teaching Attending to a Face on Joint Attention Skills in Children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, Tina Rovito Gomez
The Piano Works of Páll Ísólfsson (1893–1974): A Diverse Collection, Nina Margret Grimsdottir
Madness, Sexuality, and Gender in Early Twentieth Century Music Theater Works: Four Interpretive Essays, Megan B. Jenkins
Colombian Artists in Paris, 1865-1905, Maya Jiménez
Railroads and Economies of Scale and Scope in U.S. Manufacturing Industries: 1850-1880. Chandler Revisited, Michael Kalson
Mátyás Seiber’s Twelve-Tone Technique, Bettina Lee
Doing Good by Doing Well? The Political Economy of the Medical Biotechnology Industry in the United States, Volker Lehmann
Three Essays on the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Haitao Liang
Experiences with Infant Mortality as Reported by Middle Class Black Women in Their Own Words, Lisa Paisley-Cleveland
Semi-Supervised Learning for Connectionist Networks, Rebecca Robare
The Influence of Cross-Linguistic Input and L2 Proficiency on L2 Reading Comprehension Among Spanish-Speaking Adults Learning English as a Second Language, Astrid Sussette Rodríguez
Design and Performance Analysis of Genetic Algorithms for Topology Control Problems, Cem Safak Sahin
"If You See Something, Say Something": The Power of the 'War on Terrorism' to Name What We See, Polly Sylvia
Default Risk, Zeynep Topaloglu
Estandarizacion linguistica y construccion nacional: La norma espanola y la norma americana (1823-1857), Laura Villa
Essays in Corporate Finance, Milos Vulanovic
Stability and Change in New York State Regents Mathematics Examinations, 1866-2009: A Socio-Historical Analysis, Robert Stephen Watson
“We Went to the Hills": Four Afghan Life Stories, James M. Weir
Music and National Identity: A Study of Cello Works by Taiwanese Composers, Yu-Ting Wu
Dissertations/Theses/Capstones from 2009
Making up the Difference: Ecuadorian Women Engaged in Direct Selling, Erynn Masi Casanova
Structural Studies of Biopolymers Using Computer Simulations, Optical and Magnetic Spectroscopy, Subhasish Chatterjee
Anger Et Cetera: Understanding the Emotions in Ethics, Damien DuPont
Eduardo Chibás: The Incorrigible Man of Cuban Politics, Ilan Ehrlich
The Church and Convento of Santo Domingo Yanhuitlan, Oaxaca: Art, Politics, and Religion in a Mixtec Village, Sixteenth Through Eighteenth Centuries, Alessia Frassani
The Gatekeeping Behind Meritocracy: Voices of NYC High School Students, Arlene Melody Garcia
Breach of Trust: Customary/Commercial Documents and Practices of Private Law in an Egyptian Port, Christine Hegel
Biodegradation of Fuel Oxygenates in Northeastern United States Aquifers with an Analysis of Underground Storage Tank Leaks, Gordon Hinshalwood
Beyond Observation: Literature and Science in Kafka, Rilke, Mann and Musil, Katya Ilina
Navigating the Gaze: Young People's Intimate Knowledge with Surveilled Spaces at School, Patricia Krueger
Raising Children the American Way: Court-Mandated Parenting Education in Alameda, California, Nicole D. Laborde
Memorial Laws: Social and Media Construction of Personalized Legislation, 1994-2005, Faith H. Leibman
Resisting Regulation: LGBTQ Teens and Discourses of Sexuality and Gender in High Schools, Darla Linville
"A Kind of Construction in Light and Shade": An Analytical Dialogue with Recording Studio Aesthetics in Two Songs by Led Zeppelin, Aaron Liu-Rosenbaum