Theses and Dissertations
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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Lead Doped Carbon Nanofibers in Li-ion Batteries, Omar Torres
Teaching and Living in La Frontera: Teacher Perceptions of Mexican Immigrant Students' Lived Experiences with Border Violence, Edith Trevino
Forcespinning of Metal Oxides and Metal Sulfides and Their Applications as Alternative Anode Materials for Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Batteries, Alejandra Valdez
Children's Physical Fitness and Academic Performance: A Challenge for Leaders in Title I Schools in the Rio Grande Valley, Maricela Valdez
Healing and Resistance through Humor: A Literary and Cultural Analysis of Chicana and Latina Cultural Production, Victoria E. Valdez
Boron Nitride Thin-Film Deposited by RF Magnetron Sputtering, Jesus A. Valladares Gonzalez
Co-infection of Zika and Dengue virus in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes, Felicia Vazquez
Three Essays on Economic and Financial Development in Latin America: Evidence from the 2000s Commodity Boom, Andre Coelho Vianna
Studying Mechanical and Structural Properties of β-LG and β-CN Fibrils Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Hugo A. Villar
The Use of Mixed Organic/Ionic Liquid Electrolytes with Forcespun Metal Oxides/Carbon Microfiber Electrodes in Lithium Ion Batteries, Jahaziel Villarreal
Survey Assessment of Community Knowledge and Prevention of Chagas Disease and Its Vector in Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, Adam Dennis Wiejaczka
Flow: Fluid Meditations: The Study of Creating Fluid Art as a Form of Meditation, Eva Marie Williamson
Outcomes Teacher Mentoring Has on Professional Learning and Delivery of Instruction, Susana A. Zapata-Burguete
The Taming of the Bull, Mark Zavala
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Characterization of Lift and Drag on Two Dimensional Airfoils with and without Sinusoidal Leading Edges, Gregorio I. Acosta
A study of perceived leadership styles as it affects the decision-making process employed by eleven Catholic school principals in South Texas, Mary Olivia Agbakoba
To grow or not to grow: Socio-cognitive determinants of small and medium firm growth and threshold mentality, David A. Alvarado
Elementary Teachers' and Principals' Concerns in the Implementation of Inclusion in a South Texas School District, Lauren Y. Arce
Social Scrutiny: How Viewers' Comments Affect Female TV Journalists' Appearance, Heather Reena Arevalo-Flores
Coding the Discourse and Translingual Strategies of Collaborative Writing of Secondary Education Students, Zane Lee Arredondo
Nature, Essence and Spirit: An Artistic Process of Space, Lines and Color from the Level of Cells to the Large Oceanic Water World, Odra O. Arriaga
Predictors of Attitudes Towards Law Enforcement Among Hispanics Living in the U.S.-Mexico Border Region, Ivan Avila
In His Wake: Applying Life's Truths in Fiction, Joseph M. Balderas
Variables Relevant to Self-Efficacy: Mexican-American High School Students with Specific Learning Disabilities, Matilde Barrera Alaniz
A Testimonio Reclaiming Acceptance of My ESL Experience: Trauma, Tex-Mex and Third Space, Cinthia E. Bernal
Secondary to post-secondary education: Understanding first-generation students' perceptions of transition, Kimberly P. Brumfield
Aristotle, Redemption, and the Conquest of the Americas, Luis Angel Buentello
Narrative Art and the Portrayal of Faith and Social Injustice, Raul Cabrera
The Hispanic Female Scholars: Experiences of an Underrepresented Minority. A Study of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Cecile Caddel
Effect of Processing Parameters on the Electrochemical Performance of Forcespun Metal Oxide/Carbon Composite Fibers for Li-Ion Batteries, Howard A. Campos
Exploring Bilingual Teachers' Beliefs about Academic Language Development in Mathematics Teaching: Implications for Bilingual Teachers' Professional Development, Viola Canales-Vela
Remediation of Lead and Copper Ions from Water Solutions Using Transition Metal Sulfides, Jesus M. Cantu Jr.
Remediation of Trivalent and Hexavalent Chromium Ions from Aqueous Solutions Using Titanium Dioxide Polymorphs, Yvette Cantu
Empowering the Self, the Researcher, and the Leader: A Testimonio of a Latina in Higher Education, Daria Lisa Cardoza
Building a History: A Case Study of Manufactured History in Texas, Gregg L. Carter
Growth and Characterization of Gallium Oxide Thin Films and Devices, Jorge Castillo
The Evolution of la Mexicana in Corridos Popular in the South Texas Borderlands (1930-2016), Gabriela Cavazos
Fractals, Randomization, Optimal Constructions, and Replication in Algorithmic Self-Assembly, Cameron Chalk
Strategic Sensemaking and Software Asset Management: Linkages Between Interpretation and Organizational Action, Juan A. Chavarria
The effect of CEO background characteristics on corporate philanthropy and firm diversification profile, Wonsuk Cha
Study of Latent Heat Thermal Energy Storage Systems for Concentrated Solar Power Plants, Hermes Chirino
Essays on Corporate Governance, Wonseok Choi
An Exploratory Study of "The Right Days Game:" A Decision-Making Communication Game for Couples, David R. Cohen
Investigating the Mathematical Dispositions and Self-Efficacy for Teaching Mathematics of Preservice Teachers, Jasmine M. Cruz
Biocidal Defeat Agents Produced by Silver-Iodine Nanoenergetic Gas Generators, Ivan Davila
A Study on the Effects of Mutation on Populations Using Strategies while Playing Iterative Prisoner's Dilemma, Ramses Romulus De Guzman Reyes
Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Woody Plants Expansion in Humid, Tropical Grassland of Venezuela, Soraya A. Delgado
DES and TDES Performance Evaluation for Non-pipelined and Pipelined Implementations in VHDL Using the Cyclone II FPGA Technology, Edni Del Rosal
The Vocal Babbling Behavior and Its Sibling Effects in a Wild Parrot, Tatiana Dolgushina
Increasing Marine Debris Awareness through Public Education and Analyzing Fish for Microplastic and Pollutant Contamination, Stephanie R. Dubois
Symbiotic relationships among innovations and sustainable practices: A supply chain management perspective, Muratcan Erkul
Investigating the Application of Multibeam Sonar and Remotely Operated Vehicles in Fish Population Monitoring on Artificial Reefs, Robert Figueroa-Downing
Phylogeography of an Estuarian Calanoid Copepod; Acartia tonsa in the Texas Gulf of Mexico, Nicole J. Figueroa
Design of Metal Oxides/Metal Sulfides for the Improvement of Sodium Ion Batteries, David E. Flores
The Smuggler Journals: Transgressing and Policing the Border in the Rio Grande Valley, Lupe Alberto Flores
A critical reflection of the self: An autoethnography of a Mexican American educational leader, Adriana Flores-Villarreal
Elevating My Chicana Feminist Consciousness through the United States' First Female Show Mariachi, Monica A. Fogelquist
Genetic Diversity of Kemp's Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Sea Turtles on South Padre Island, Texas, Hilary R. Frandsen
Genetic Variation in Two Economically Important Arthropod Vectors of Citrus Diseases, Alejandra Fuentes
Coupled Telegraph and SIR Model of Information and Diseases, Jose de Jesus Galarza
Cenzontle/Mockingbird: Empowerment through Mimicry, Daniel Garcia
Brava & Gloria: A Mexican Counterstory Screenplay, Jose David Garcia Gilling
El Desarrollo de la Escritura en Dos Idiomas en Niños de Kindergarten, Gloria S. Garcia
Oxidative Insults Disrupt Mitochondrial Dynamics, Iraselia A. Garcia
Algan/Gan Hemt By Magnetron Sputtering System, Roman Garcia Perez
Examining Culture and Gender Roles in Latina Undergraduate Participation in STEM at UTRGV, Stephanie Garza
Utilizing Accelerometer Telemetry Tags to Compare Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) Behavior on Artificial and Natural Reefs, Ethan T. Getz
Teacher Retention in Rural Schools Nested in Large Districts: An Ethnographic Qualitative Study, Sandra Gomez Cerda
Development of Lower Rio Grande River Water Quality Transportation Numerical Model for Bi-National River Management, Jose O. Gonzalez
Applications of Side Scan and Parametric Echosounders for Mapping Shallow Seagrass Habitats and Their Associated Organic Carbon, Austin L. Greene
Multi-Functional System for Biomedical Application Using AC Electrokinetics, Rakesh Guduru
Security Evaluation of Virtualized Computing Platforms, Ganesh Reddy Gunnam
Central Precocious Puberty Alters the Mammary Gland Epithelial Landscape in Female Rats, Alina M. Hamilton
Parameterization of AR231453: A Potent Agonist of the GPR119 Receptor, a Target for Diabetes Treatment, John E. Hamilton
Development of an Innovative Observational Astronomy Class for High School Students in Collaboration with the University of Texas/Rio Grande Valley, Alan W. Hendrick
Reclaiming the Dark: Defining Darkness as Feminist Agency within The Garden of Eden, "Never Marry a Mexican," and Selected Social Media Platforms, Teresa Hernandez
Value cocreation as a double-edged sword in customers' quality of life and service outcomes, Arash Hosseinzadeh
A New Approach to Ramanujan's Partition Congruences, Mayra C. Huerta
Using Pedagogical Tools to Help Hispanics be Successful in Computer Science, Rodger Irish
Solitude and Our Projected Dreams, David E. Jamison
Effect of Land Use Change on South Texas Bats, Katharine Leigh Jones
Revolution, Mario J. Jorge
A High Density Micro-Electrocorticography Device for a Rodent Model, Mukhesh Kumar Koripalli
The Development of Theory of Mind and Inhibitory Processing Among 7-11 Year Old Mexican and Mexican American Children, Daniela Kuri
Hablando De Negocios: Three Rio Grande Valley Businesses during the Great Depression, 1929-1939, Karla A. Lira
Three essays on likability factors, crowdfunding, and entrepreneurial performance, Yuanqing Li
Formation of LiFePO4-Pan Submicron Fibers Via Forcespinning ® for Battery Cathode Applications, Ashlee L. Lopez
A Simple Multi-Core Functional Cache Design Simulator, Rano Mal
Decomposition of Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans ) Leaf Litter: Calibrating Estuarine Indicators of Functional Recovery, Leticia Martinez Contreras
Foxo3 Regulation of Stem Cell Markers OCT4 and SOX2 in PTEN-null Glioblastomas, Eduardo Martinez
Investigating the Relationships of Attitude Clarity and Correctness with Political Identification Strength and Evaluations of an Ideological Group, Gustavo Martinez
Disease Modeling Using Fractional Differential Equations and Estimation, Daniel P. Medina
Removal of Lead and Arsenic from Aqueous Solution by Biochar Produced from Locally-Sourced Biomass, Sergio I. Mireles
Multi-Type Branching Processes Model of Nosocomial Epidemic, Zeinab Nageh Mohamed
Safe Passage, John Molina