College of Arts & Sciences ETDs

College of Arts & Sciences ETDs

 
Electronic versions of theses and dissertations from graduates of the College of Arts & Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2011

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An examination of secondary metabolites and inorganic acids as chemical defenses against predation and fouling in Antarctic and sub-tropical ascidians, Gil Koplovitz

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Biological, Ecological, and Conservational Implications of Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination in Sea Turtle Populations, Jennifer Estes Layton

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Sexual Orientation And Risk: Patterns Of Association Across Outcomes, Penny S. Loosier

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Identification of Putative Gene Targets of PGC-1alpha in the Brain: Insights into Inhibitory Neuron Maturation, Physiology, and Behavior, Elizabeth Lucas

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An Investigation of the Effects of Ocean Acidification on Larval Development, Juvenile Settlement and Mortality, Growth, Onset of Egg Production, Shell Integrity and Feeding Activity in the Common Barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite, Michelle R. McDonald

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Contracts, Consent, And Fate: Framing The Chinese Civil Service Examinations As Mechanisms Of Social Conditioning And Political Domination, Forrest Cale McSweeney

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I'm Still Here--But Can You Hear Me?, Jared Everett Meals

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The Cut, Robert Ben Henry Moffatt

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Study of the cold adaptive mechanisms in Antarctic bacteria and investigation of the chemotherapeutic and antimicrobial potential of their pigments, Nazia Mojib

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Developmental Factors for Different Strains of Medically Important Mosquitoes, Joel Abraham Morris

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Legal Challenges to Public Education Finance: Equity v. Adequacy, James Michael Munger

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Development And Characterization Of Thermal Diffusion Doped Fe2+:Znse/Zns Polycrystalline Gain Media For Room Temperature Mid-Ir Lasing, Nosoung Myoung

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Syntheses of Marine Natural Products and their analogs as potential anticancer agents, Dwayaja H. Nadkarni

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A Topological Approach to Shape Analysis and Alignment, Benjamin David O'Gwynn

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Reactivation of estrogen receptor-α (ERα) by bioactive dietary compounds through epigenetic mechanisms in ERα-negative breast cancer cells, Shweta Naran Patel

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The effects of apolipoprotein mimetic peptides on inflammation and oxidative stress, Toral Rohit Patel

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Impulsivity As A Predictor Of Smoking Cessation Outcomes In Bupropion Treatment Of Community Corrections Smokers, Adam Clay Perkins

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The Graphic Novel: A Frontier Literary Form Edges Towards the English Classroom, Malgorzata Pflueger-Pieczynska

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The Pickle Eaters, Laura Emily Pitts

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Examination of Ideal Physical Parameter Choices for Efficacious Hyperthermic Treatment of Cancer, Lauren Rast

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Proper Orthogonal Decomposition for Parameter Estimation in Oscillating Biological Networks, Amanda Marie Rehm

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Black Hollow, Candice Cottingham Reyes

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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy of Ices Under Conditions Relevant to Interstellar and Planetary Environments, Christina Rae Richey

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Rituals of Resistance in Contemporary Latino Fiction: Queering Masculinity, Matrimony, and Motherhood in the Works of Junot Díaz and Nicholasa Mohr, Ana Maria Santiago

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The Impact Of Endopytic Algae On Growth And Survival Of Antarctic Macroalgae (Rhodophyta), Kathryn M. Schoenrock

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Metallacrown Ethers as Hydroformylation Catalyst, Justin Thomas Sheff

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Homelessness in Birmingham, AL: An Analysis Using the Local Homeless Management Information System and Surveys from Local Supportive Housing Programs, Adrian Kendall Smith

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Which Components of Joint Attention are Critical for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders to Learn New Words?, Dana Smith

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Model Transformation By Demonstration: A User-Centric Approach to Support Model Evolution, Yu Sun

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Gossom Switch and The Zearn Master, Donna Gossom Thomas

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Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: Characterization of Gunshot Residue and Bullet Wipe, Kristina Jenee' Truitt

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A Series Of Methods For The Systematic Reduction Of Phishing, Bradley Wardman

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The Effect Of Optimism On The Relationship Between Religiosity And Spirituality Among Elderly Christians, Matthew West

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Assessment of nearshore distribution and abundance of echinoderms in the vicinity of Anvers Island on the central western Antarctic Peninsula, Brittny Alysha White

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The Impact of Stressful Neighborhoods on the Mental Health of Emerging Adolescents, Vicki P. Winstead

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Daoist Elements in Cai Guo-Qiang's Inopportune and Head On, Kelley Wockenfuss

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Nobody Knows How It Got This Good, Amos Jasper Wright

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Mining Canonical Views from Internet Image Collections, Lin Yang

Theses/Dissertations from 2010

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On Inverse Problem for Left-definite Discrete Sturm-Liouville Equations, Rami Al Ahmad

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FraSPA: A Framework for Synthesizing Parallel Applications, Ritu Arora

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Chemically mediated macroalgal-mesograzer interactions along the Western Antarctic Peninsula, Craig Farrar Aumack

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Teaching Literature Online in the 21st Century, Virginia Beale

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A Multiresolution Approach to the Detection of Image Discrepancies for Improved Quality Control of Oligonucleotide Microarray Images, Vetria L. Byrd

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Project-Induced Displacement, Secondary Stressors, and Health, Yue Cao

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A Highly Reliable GPU-Based RAID System, Matthew L. Curry

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An Investigation of the Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Generation of Breast Cancer, Joseph Tyson De Angelis

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Study of the Role of the Amygdala in the Effects of Stress on Sensory Processing of the Urinary Bladder, Jennifer De Berry

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Parental Well-being and Child Outcomes Among School-Aged, Prematurely-Born Children., Desiree Maria De Jong

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The Impact Of Social Support And Social Context On Incidence Of Suicidal Behavior In Low-Income African American Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study, Colin Farrell

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Computerized Cognitive Testing Among Older Adults: Exploring The Effect Of Computer Experience, Anxiety, And Attitudes On Performance, Pariya L. Fazeli