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Theses from 2023

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Analysis of Polymer-Coated Bullets Using Spectroscopic Methods, Liana R. Albano

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The Effect of Resource Quality and Species Interactions on Dermestes maculatus, Sarah Aliahmad

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Linguistic Predictors of Engagement on Anti-Incel Forums, Daniel Beutler

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Investigating the Relationship Between Foster Care and Sex Trafficking: What Factors Are Maintaining the Cycle of Abuse, Shannon M. Budgell

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Attorneys’ questions about time in criminal cases of alleged child sexual abuse, McKenna N. Cameron

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The Effect of Henna and Bleach Treatments on Cocaine Hair External Contamination, Alexandra Dombroski

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DNA Shedding Propensity and Individual Characteristics, Genesis Echavarria

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Hair and Drugs: The Impact of Dry Shampoo and Gel on Cocaine-Contaminated Hair, Marialejandra Faure Betancourt

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An Application of the Coercive Control Framework to Cults, Sarah E. Feliciano

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Comparison of Hydrolysis Efficiency and Performance of Four Recombinant β- glucuronidase Enzymes for the Detection of Opioids in Urine Samples by LC-MS/MS, Christina Fernandez

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Experienced and Anticipated Stigma among People with Mental Illness when Interacting with Healthcare Workers, Shaindel Feuer

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Method Development and Validation of Controlled Substances on a Gas Chromatography - Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer, Regina E. Filus

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Publishing Inequality in LGBTQIA+ Research in Psychology: A Content Analysis, Mackenzie L. Fingerhut

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Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabidiol Effect on Dopamine Transporter Expression and Function, Delia M. Guzman

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Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals and Intimate Partner Violence Resources in LGBTQ+ Organizations, Claire Herr

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Public Perceptions and Punishment of Sex Offenders, Emily R. Ives

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An Archival Exploration of Lineup Fairness in Eyewitness Research, Phoebe Kane

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Predatory Helpfulness: A Replication (And Expansion) Study Examining Grooming and Recruitment Tactics in Sex Trafficking, Tatum E. Kenney

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Witnessing Academic Dishonesty and Student’s Satisfaction with Learning, Motivation for Studying and Evaluation of Faculty, Dawoon Lee

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Racialized Experiences of COVID-19: Help-Seeking Patterns in Response to Racial Discrimination among Asian American College Students, Jeeyun Lee

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Identification of Different Hair Dyes in Dyed Hair using Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR FT-IR), Surface Enhancing Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) Techniques, Nicholas Lovera

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Mental Illness and Ethnic Identity and Their Relationship with Internalized Stigma Among Individuals Identifying as Latinx and Diagnosed with a Mental Illness, Melissa V. Martinez

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The Method Development and Validation of Designer Benzodiazepines in Oral Fluid using Solid Phase Extraction and LC-MS/MS, Jenna L. Monsell

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Investigation into the utility of the submaxillary gland androgen-regulated protein 3B (SMR3B) as a normalizing factor in oral fluid, ALEJANDRO OCAMPO

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Impact of Blood Preservatives and Anticoagulants on Cannabinoid Quantitative Analysis, Bridget O'Leary

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Detection of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabidiol In Utero Exposure by Umbilical Cord Analysis, Emily Pagano

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Linguistic Impact on the Use of the Reliable Digit Span for Performance Validity in a Sample of English-Spanish Bilingual Adults, Amy Polinsky

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Incels, Violence, and Masculinity: How Masculinity and Membership to Online Communities Shape Perceptions of Violence, Meghan Scarlott

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Metaperceptions of Interactions Between Asian and African American Adults, Ariana Schlegel

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The Association between Mental Health Diagnoses and Trial Competency Assessments in Defendants: A meta-analysis, Danielle C. Severe

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Laypeople’s Perceptions of Secondary Trauma in Criminal Justice System Workers, Mariah Simone

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The Association between Rape Myths and Continued Contact with the Perpetrator Following Sexual Abuse, Jainee Smith

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The Antagonistic Anatomy of Anti-shippers: A Thematic Analysis, Adrian A. Stone

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Extraction of Challenging Forensic Samples Using the MicroGEM DNA Extraction Kit, Falyn R. Vega

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Juror's Perceptions of Evidence-Based Suspicion, Nicholas Welter

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Open Fire: The Expansion of 9mm Hollow Point Bullets in Relation to Tissue Thickness, Abigail Wilson

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The relationship between sexting behaviors and Image-Based Sexual Abuse (IBSA): Does sexting predict IBSA?, Seunghye Yang

Theses from 2022

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Perception of Police and the Mediation of Memory Distortion via Trauma: Body Worn Camera Footage of an Emotional Police-Citizen Encounter, Arlyn Abreu

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The Coercion of the Trial Penalty, Kristen C. Akin

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Pondering Possible Psychological Pandemonium: COVID-19’s Impact on Undergraduate Students’ Distress Levels, Laura Alarcon

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What Role Does Prior Religious Beliefs Play in Cult Susceptibility: A Descriptive Study, Yasmin Ali

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How Prospective Bias Shapes Children’s Responses to Temporal Location Questions, Tige M. Anderson

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The Economic Impact of Cyberattacks in the United States, Habibullah Asadi

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Increasing Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detection Sensitivity for Carfentanyl Detection: An Examination of Procaine at Different Concentrations and Split Ratios, Sonalia T. Balli

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Crime Scene Behaviors of Sexual Murderers With and Without a Criminal History of Sexual Assault, Tirza Z. Ben Ari

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Deficiencies Within Guatemalan Criminal Justice Institutions When Detecting and Prosecuting Sextortion Crimes, Julia A. Bolotovsky

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Intellectual Disability, Risk, and Recidivism in an American Sample of Incarcerated Sexual Offenders, Perry A. Callahan

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Method Optimization for the Determination of Cannabinoids in Blood by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), Kevin D. Carrera

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Biological Factors Affecting DNA Shedding Propensity, Ines G. Cedillo-Cruz

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ELISA Validation Method for the Detection of Ketamine in Hair, Daria A. Centonza

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Children’s ability to understand and respond to wh- questions about the mechanics of abuse, Kaileigh P. Conti

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Foul Play: How Racism in the NCAA Contributes to the Mental Health and Academic Performance of College Athletes of Color, Kellie Courtney

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The Effect on Mood of Social Media Posting Among People with Mental Illnesses, Andrew Croiter

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Comparing Crime Scene Trajectories: Sexual Versus Nonsexual Serial Homicides, Jonathan T. Dixon

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Thematic consistency between criminal history and crime scene behaviors: Comparing sexual homicide offenders with and without criminal histories of sexual offenses, Shannon E. Ettinger

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LC-MS/MS Method for the Detection and Quantification of Pharmaceuticals and Drugs of Abuse in New York City Waterways, Natalie M. Fernandez

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Sex Trafficking and Mental Health Treatments, Maria A. Georgescu

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The Influence of Parole Case Characteristics and Construal Level on Parole Decisions and Perceived Humanness, Yi Sin Goh

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The Cultic Lifecycle: A Thematic Analysis of Fulfillment and Fear in Cult Membership, Shaelen Grant

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The Detection of Clozapine in Oral Fluid via a Kinetic Interaction of Microparticles in Solution (KIMS) Assay, Elizabeth Gunning

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Using Direct PCR for Disaster Victim Identification Reference Samples, Mary Habib

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Seasonal Effects on the Arrival and Colonization of Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on Carrion in New Jersey, Amanda A. Hernandez

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Pretrial Consequences: The Impact of New York State Bail Reforms on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pretrial Outcomes, Esther Laaninen

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The Impact of Pharmacogenetics on Oral Fluid Steady State Drug Testing Results, Aliya D. Lewis

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Red-Collar Crime: The Field Re-Examined, Kortni MacDonald

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Driving Under the Influence of Drugs: Status in New York City and Development of New Analytical Tools, Kayla Marschke

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Identification of Sexual Grooming Behaviors in Male and Female Perpetrators, Stephanie Mignogna

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Effects of External Decontamination of Methamphetamine in Juvenile Hair, Rebecca Mitrani

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The Paradox of Salvation: Police-perpetrated sexual violence against Sex Workers in the United States, Aydan Murphy-Stanley

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Food Insecurity During COVID-19 in NYC: Inefficiencies of Governmental Responses, Jannet Musleh

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The Interrelatedness of Adversity, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity on Violent Juvenile Offending, Oona Newman

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The Intersection of Religion and Mental Health Help-Seeking: Themes Within Youth Experiencing Early Psychosis, Breanna Nichols

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Employment Experiences of Nigerian Immigrant women in the United States and Canada, Maryam A. Oguntola

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Exploring Criminal Thinking Patterns and Cognitions in High Risk Sexually and Non-Sexually Violent Offenders, Ruby L. Orth

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Investigating the mechanisms driving mercury reduction and emissions in soil, Hamil Patel

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Chiral Analysis of Methamphetamine in Hair Samples, Kristen Payes

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Traumatized defendants, troubled attorneys: The impact of vicarious trauma on the defense attorney-client relationship, Charise Peters

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A Comparison of Methods used for the Elimination of Organics from Soil prior to analysis by FTIR-ATR and SEM-EDS, Argeliz Pomales

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Examining the effectiveness of misinformation warnings to alter stereotypes for public figures and memories for public events, Madalyn P. Prince

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Stigma related to criminal justice history: The role of offense type, mental health treatment, mental illness, and race from formerly incarcerated persons’ perspective, Lindsey Ryan-Jones

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Individuals Who Have Been Convicted of A Sex Offense: Attitudes on Legislation and Policy, Brenna L. Scott

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Signature Peptide Identification for Body Fluids in Sexual Assault Cases by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), Kelci Somers

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Individual Factors Influencing Mental Illness Stigma in the New York City Metropolitan Area, Rachel M. Terrill

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An Updated Look at Mental Health Services in American Public and Private Prisons, Lieren E. Tyira

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Examining the Relationship Between Criminal Careers and Criminal Expertise in Serial and Single Homicide Offenders, Emily Woisin

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Stigma Towards Offenders Diagnosed with Mental Illness, Christina N. Yocca

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Quantification of Phosphatidylethanol in Whole Blood and Dried Blood Spots by LC-MS/MS, Elizabeth Yulianto

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Prevalence of Non-self DNA on Three Different Sebaceous Skin Locations, Jan Kirstine Zamora

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Inducing Empathy in Jurors in a Capital Penalty Phase Trial: An Examination of how to Reduce Jurors' Death Sentence Decisions, Klaudia Zuraw

Theses from 2021

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Cocaine, Cocaethylene and Ethanol in Postmortem Blood Submitted to the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Jada T. Alexis

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Effects of Improper Ammunition Storage, Victoria S. Andre

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Parental Plea Bargain Recommendations to Their Child in a Juvenile Court Setting, Aliya J. Birnbaum

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The Influence of Demographic Information on Public Attitudes Towards Individuals Who Commit Sexual Offenses, Emily Bogdan

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Evaluating a Test for Shedding Propensity Using Tape Lifts from Different Skin Locations, Xiao M. Chen

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Bullet Ricochet of Polymer Coated Bullets, Stephen Daly

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Development and Validation of a Method for the Determination of Designer Benzodiazepines in Hair by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), Laura C. DeFreitas

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Detecting GSR Indicative Particles on Decayed Bones using a Novel Field Kit, Sven Engling

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Variants of Social Disorganization: A Comparison of Community Characteristic Measures on Crime Between Urban and Rural Counties in the United States, Shun Q. Feng

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Support for Militant U.S. Foreign Policy: The Role of Authoritarianism and International Xenophobia, Brandon M. Garcia

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White Racial Identity and its Impact on Punitive Attitudes Towards Juvenile Offenders, Rossol Gharib