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Theses from 2023
Exploring the Plausibility of Human Ecosystem Disruption Being the Cause for Increased Viral Prevalence, Andrew Ventura
Struggling to Thrive: NYC Publishing Salaries in the Age of Inflation & Implications for Diversifying the Publishing Workforce, Em Villaverde
Response of Perineuronal Nets and Parvalbumin in Rat Prefrontal Cortex and Amygdala to Inescapable and Escapable Stress, Brittani Wallsten
Pandemic Collaborative Governance Facilitation: A First Look at COVID-19's Impact on Collaborative Governance, Amelia Webb
Trends in Young Adult Literature: A Quantitative Approach to Characterizing the New York Times Young Adult Bestsellers of 2020, 2021, and 2022, Anna Wehmeier Giol
Reflections from a Graduate Student: Adapting Trauma-Sensitive Pedagogy in the time of a Pandemic, Dianne T. Wellington
Defining Dementia-Friendly Communities From the Perspective of Those Affected, Iris Alexandra Wernher
The Contested Exempla of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Victoria Theresa White
From the Water, Ambra Wilson
The Benefits of Outdoor Education for Students with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Annabelle Winking
Not on the Menu: Customer Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry, Fernanda Wolburg Martinez
Masthead, Tyler Wolfe
Message From the Editor, Tyler Wolfe
Stakeholder Engagement in Urban Public Transportation Agencies in the United States, Tyler Joseph Wolfe
Design and Analysis of High Performance Magnetic Gears for Magnetomechanical Thrusters, Ho Yin Wong
Resistance to DNA Interstrand Crosslinks in Escherichia coli Arises through Prevention Rather than Repair, Travis Kim Worley
Leading for Success: Leader-Member Exchange Relationships and Employee Creative Self-Efficacy, Mary Joy Wytsma
Modeling of Signals and Spectra: 5G and Beyond, Xianzhen Yang
Does SPH Curricula Promote ‘Health Equity’, Reproduce Injustice, or both?, Jesse Yarnold
Paid Sick Leave, Chronic Disease, and Systemic Racism: A Systematic Review, Lauren Yee
Machiavelli's The Prince: Utopia and Dystopia, Lea Yonago
EPL Card Reader Capstone: The Strengths of Partner Programming from a Team Leader's Perspective, Zach Yost
Policy Monitoring and Governance: The Cost-Effectiveness of Community-Based Sanitation Programs in Indonesia, Devi Yulianti and Intan Fitri Meutia