Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Dissertation examining preconceptional/prenatal/pregnancy factors with the potential to influence maternal inflammation during pregnancy and offspring neurobehavioral dev [...]

This dissertation evaluates how the decision-making regarding blood transfusion is done in trauma care and what variables are used. Then the variables discovered in the f [...]

This work explores the structure and function of an important copper monooxygenase: peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase. The canonical reaction mechanism of thi [...]

The objective of this program of research was to uncover potential mechanisms underpinning epidemiological evidence that groups in lower versus higher socioeconomic posit [...]

This study was a mixed methods analysis of policies governing the mental healthcare systems that law enforcement agencies implement for their officers. Mental health well [...]

This project piloted a telehealth-delivered cognitive rehabilitation intervention, Motivationally Enhanced Compensatory Cognitive Training for Addictions (ME-CCT-A), to s [...]

Dissertation research explored collaboration between state and local governmental public health agencies and community-based organizations to implement foundational publi [...]

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer with poor outcomes, partly due to dysfunctional vascularization and complex tumor-stromal interactions. Th [...]

This dissertation investigates the functional significance and therapeutic implications of novel extracellular domain (ECD) alterations in PDGFRA found in glioma. Specifi [...]

Zoonoses— infectious diseases transmitted between animals and humans—inflict a heavy toll on the economy, health, and livelihood worldwide. One Health serves as a framewo [...]