Beginning in 2009 (for degrees awarded in August, 2009) all theses and dissertations completed at Washington University were required to be submitted in electronic form. Print submissions are no longer accepted. Dissertations are submitted directly in electronic form to UMI / Proquest Dissertation Services. Master’s theses are locally submitted in electronic form directly into the Washington University Open Scholarship Repository. Please contact your academic department document for information on the preparation and formatting requirements of the thesis itself.
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Mirages, Amber Payne
Acoustic radiation force and its application for cell manipulation and ion channels activation, Xiangjun Peng
The Greats, Celeste Pepitone-Nahas
Synthetic Gene Circuits for Self-Regulating and Temporal Delivery of Anti-Inflammatory Biologic Drugs in Engineered Tissues, Lara Pferdehirt
Keeping the Romance Alive (and Well): Sense of Purpose as a Predictor of Relationship Quality and Dissolution, Gabrielle N. Pfund
A Secondary Data Analysis of the Prevalence of Reported Dementia and Subjective Cognitive Decline Across U.S. National Surveys, Matthew C. Picchiello
The Potential of Mental Health Policy Implementation: Methods and Applications, Meagan Renee Pilar
Metabolic Control and Immune Barriers of Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Hannah Pizzato
Regulation of Host-Microbe Interactions in Autoimmunity and Antiviral Immunity by Cytosolic Nucleic Acid Sensing and Interferon Signaling, Derek Jerome Platt
Cuerpos Humanos, Cuerpos Urbanos: Representaciones Contemporáneas de Violencia en Literatura y Cinematografía de Chile, Colombia, México y Guatemala, Angela Maria Plefka
On the challenges and rewards of analyzing molecular dynamics at the terabyte and millisecond scale, Justin Roy Porter
Publishing Empire: Colonial Authorship and British Literary Production, 1900-1940, Anna Preus
RNA Polymerase Binding Protein A (RbpA) Regulation of Mycobacteria Transcription and Sensitivity to Fidaxomicin, Jerome Prusa
Event Perception, Emily Prychitko
Light-Directed Growth of Semiconductor Nanomaterials by Photoelectrodeposition, Chu Qin
Data-Driven Approaches to Solve Inverse Problems, Peijie Qiu
An Injectable Thermosensitive Hydrogel Potentially Used for Wound Dressing with Self-adhesive Properties, Yunxiu Qiu
Genetic Variations in the Regulation and Biosynthesis of Polycyclic Tetramate Macrolactams, Yunci Qi
The Role of Mature Secretory Cells in Gastrointestinal Regeneration, Megan Deanna Radyk
Functional Optical Imaging of the Developing Mouse Cortex in Health and Disease, Rachel Marlene Rahn
Comprehensive Characterization of the Genetic and Neoantigen Landscapes of Follicular Lymphoma Patients Supports the Feasibility of Personalized Cancer Vaccine Treatments, Cody Alexander Ramirez
Targeting the PHGDH-mTOR Metabolic Axis in Osteosarcoma, Richa Rathore
Exploring the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that regulate breast cancer cell dormancy, Qihao Ren
The Origins & Functional Effects of Postzygotic Mutations Throughout the Human Lifespan, Nicole Briana Rockweiler
Discovery of Sex Differences in Response to p53 Loss and Gain-of-Function in Glioblastoma, Nathan Cuyle Rockwell
Neural Coding and Organization Principles in the Drosophila Olfactory System, Haoyang Rong
Role of Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor in Urinary Tract Infection, Anne Rosen
Influence of Focal Activity on Macroscale Brain Dynamics in Health and Disease, Zachary Pollack Rosenthal
Three Papers on Interpersonal Political Communication, Erin Rossiter
Essays in Empirical Asset Pricing, Landon James Ross
Inwiefern sind Lehrwerke eine adäquate Bereicherung für den modernen Sprachunterricht? Sprachunterricht ohne Lehrwerk, Daniela Rudeau
Investigating the Role of Bladder Epithelial Stem Cells in Bladder Mucosal Remodeling and Defense Against Infection, Seongmi Kim Russell
Regulation of Gut Commensal-Specific T Cell Differentiation by Dendritic Cell Subsets, Emilie Russler-Germain
A Collaborative Knowledge-Based Security Risk Assessments Solution using Blockchains, Tara Thaer Salman
Dynamic Investment Problems: Health, Human Capital and Entrepreneurship, Siddhartha Sanghi
Interaction of aqueous U(VI) with goethite, montmorillonite, and UO2(s), Anshuman Satpathy
How to Read a Medieval Book: Recomposing MS Bodley 851, Thomas C. Sawyer
Measuring and Manipulating Tension-Dependent Behavior of Mechanosensitive Ion Channels, Angela M. Schlegel
Quantifying Components of Protein Translation and Metabolite Heterogeneity in Isogenic Microbial Populations, Alexander Schmitz
The World Is Not Enough: Transmedia World-Building as a Diachronic and Dialogical Process, Thomas Peter Scholz
Structural Variants Are a Major Source of Gene Expression Differences in Humans and Often Affect Multiple Nearby Genes, Alexandra Jane Scott
Precision Diffusion Imaging to Analyze Individual-Specific Plasticity, Nicole Andrea Seider
Exploring contextual differences in environment and policy strategies to promote physical activity in disadvantaged communities, Natalicio Hector Serrano
Storage Phosphor Proton Therapy Dosimetry, Jufri Setianegara
Exploring the Mechanisms that Underlie the Benefits of Retrieval Practice in Younger and Older Adults, Ruth A. Shaffer
NeVR: Learning Continuous Neural Video Representation with Local Feature Codes for Video Interpolation, Wentao Shangguan
Positron Emission Tomography from 1930 to 1990: The Epistemology and Process of Scientific Instrumentation, Rick Shang
Positron Emission Tomography from 1930 to 1990: The Epistemology and Process of Scientific Instrumentation, Rick Shang