Theses, dissertations, and other culminating projects produced by the students of Loma Linda University are placed in the institutional repository to document an enduring and continuing record of the scholarship of the Loma Linda University community.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Testing the Effectiveness of the iRelate Program on Marines: An Enhanced Program Evaluation, Griselda M. Lloyd
Water Maze Strategies used by Mice Exposed to Radiation and Pomegranate Juice, Pamela V. Lorenzo
The Role of Temporal Distraction on Short-Term Memory and Delayed Recognition, Susanna Luu
Factors Associated with Orthodontically Induced Apical Root Resorption of Maxillary Incisors, Brandon Malan
The Effect of Discrimination on Mental Health after Adverse Childhood Experiences, Maleia Mathis
Unique Preservation of Fossil Ghost Fish in the Green River Formation, Amanda L. Meacham
The Lived Experience of Retention and Progression of Black/African American Nursing Students, India Mylon Medley
AM Happy Scale: Reliability and Validity of a Single-Item Measure of Happiness, Christina P. Moldovan
An Examination of the Moderating Effect of Proactive Coping in NICU Nurses, Britan M. Moore
A Comparative Microbial Composition Assessment of Stormwater, Urban Runoff and Wastewater, Rose Syomiti Mutiso
Bonding and Psychosocial Adjustment of Youth in Foster Care, Alicia Marie Nicoleau
Stress, Depression, Social Support, and Help-Seeking in College Student-Athletes, Clint H. Norseth
Conduction Plus Convection Heat Flow Modeling for the Linga Complex, Peruvian Coastal Batholith, Luciano Uriel González Olivares
The Relationship between Physical Activity, Depressive Symptoms, and Cognitive Functioning, Imari-Ashley F. Palma
Comparison of Tooth Length Measurements Made on CBCT and 3T MR Images, Danielle A. Piano
Marriage and Family Therapy and the Law: Discovering Systemic Common Ground, Jason C. Richards
Targeting LEDGF/p75 to Sensitize Chemoresistant Prostate Cancer Cells to Taxanes, Leslimar Rios-Colón
Demographic Differences in Resting State EEG in Healthy Controls and Patients with Schizophrenia, Keshia M. Sanders
Parental Distress and Child Behavior Problems: Parenting Behaviors as Mediators, Catherine M. Sanner
Clinicians’ Perspectives on Adopting a Lung Cancer Palliative Care Intervention, Shaunna Siler
Endothelin-1 and Hypoxic Vascular Remodeling in Ovine Fetal Cerebral Arteries, Jinjutha Silpanisong
The Effects of Seizure Modeling and Polyphenols on Behavior in Bang-Sensitive Drosophila, Alphonso A. Smith
An Examination of Foster Youth Socialization to Dating and Sexual Behaviors, Rhoda L. Smith
Insights in Depression Screening at a Latino-Serving, Integrated FQHC Clinic, Jacquelyn Stephenson
The Influence of Health Framing on Weight Stigma and Health Knowledge, Serena D. Stevens
Geospatial Determinants of Increased Screening Mammography in U.S. Black Women, Laura Stiel
Role of Cultural and Psychological Factors Influencing Diabetes Treatment Adherence, Sonika Kravann Ung
Relationships, Health, and Spirituality among College Students: Factors of College Success, Solomon S. Wang
Veterans, PTSD Severity, and Health Conditions Over Time, Macey Mendez-Vigo Wolfe
A Retrospective Lateral Cephalometric Growth Study of Sagittal Airway Changes, Grace H. Woo
Parental Stress, Emotion Regulation, Meta-Emotion, and Changes Following an MBSR Intervention, Yangmu Xu
Organizational, Nurse, and Patient Empowerment at a Magnet and Non-Magnet Hospital, Mai Yaseen
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Comparison of Retention between Milled and Conventional Denture Bases: A Clinical Study, Abdulaziz Abdullah AlHelal
Effects of Adjustments to Wheelchair Seat to Back Support Angle on Head, Neck, and Shoulder Postures, Afnan M. Alkhateeb
Effect of Jet Lag on Postural Stability, Faisal M. Al Mubarak
Compositional Diversity in Arcs: A Record of Magmatic Processes in the Peru Coastal Batholith, Ica, Ana Maria Martinez Ardila
The Effects of Mild Concussions and Pomegranates on Behavior, Nikita M. Bajwa
Oral Health Education Intervention to Assess Oral Health Knowledge and Behavioral Change, Ryan Bakhshi Baker
Accuracy of Implants Placed with Surgical Guides: Thermoplastic vs. 3-D Printed, Caitlyn K. Bell
Neuropsychological Effects of Pomegranate Supplementation Following Ischemic Stroke, John A. Bellone
Taphonomy of Sediments: Bioturbation in the Triassic Moenkopi Formation in Southwestern Utah, James Vernon Bird Jr.
Effect of Heavy Lifting with a Head Strap on the Pelvic Floor across the Menstrual Cycle, Yvonne Biswokarma
The Adolescent Smoking Prevention Project: A Web-Based Smoking Prevention for Adolescents, Whitney N. Brown
The Role of Collagen Interacting Proteins in the Pathogenesis of Filifactor alocis, Ozioma Salomey Chioma
The Growth and Ecology of Upper Cambrian Microbialite Biostromes from the Notch Peak Formation in Utah, Ken P. Coulson
Lung Cancer Stigma: Associated Variables and Coping Strategies, Kevin R. Criswell
Chitosan Decontamination with Non-Thermal Nitrogen Plasma to Enable Internal Use, Andrew R. Crofton
The Influence of Parental Mental Health on Child Outcomes: The Role of the Parenting Process, Meredith L. Dennis
Neuroprotective Molecules and Strategies in a Rat Model of Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy, Brandon Joseph Dixon
Hypertension in Older African Americans: Testing Psychosocial Mediators, Taylor L. Draper
Multi-level Model of Parent-Child Attachment, Depression & Self-Concept in Pediatric Chronic Illness, Natacha Donoghue Emerson
Anti-tumor Mechanisms of HPV16 E6*, Whitney S. Evans
Effect of Progressive Gaze Stability Exercises on Holistic Aspects of Chronic Motion Sensitivity, Shilpa B. Gaikwad
Effects of Neonatal Dexamethasone on the Maturation and Endowment of Cardiomyocytes, Maresha Gay
The Effect of Orthodontic Treatment on Sagittal Root Position of the Maxillary Central Incisor, Jeremy Haines
Phenotyping Double Transgenic Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s that Express Human APP and ApoE3 or ApoE4, Shina Halavi
The Effects of Appearance Schemas and Commentary on Body Image and Eating Disorder Psychopathology, Alyson C. Hermé
Developmental Pedagogy in Marriage and Family Therapy Education, Christopher Russell Hoff
Use of Outcome-Present State Test Model of Clinical Reasoning with Filipino Nursing Students, Susy Agustino Jael
Ricketts Analysis Using Conventional and DolphinTM Generated CBCT Lateral Cephs, Yeganeh Parhizkar Jewell
Literature Review of Drug Education Programs, Brianna E. Johnson
Relationship between Crime, Psychological Diagnosis and Cognitive Functioning, Kayla M. Kinworthy
Mechanisms of Post-hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus after Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage, Damon William Klebe
Experiences of Nurses and Midwives during the Ebola Outbreak in Liberia, West Africa, Erhuvwukorotu S. Kollie
Interleukin-6, Depression, and Religious Coping in Older Seventh-day Adventists, Palak Dipak Kothari
Synthesis of HuaCat® Analogues as Novel Organocatalysts for the Formation of Asymmetric C-C Bonds, Kenneth Laboy
Clinical Assessment of Pragmatics (CAPs): A Validation Study, Adriana Lavi
Heart-focused Anxiety and Cardiac Treatment Adherence, Angelyna M. Lowe
Exploring Factors in the Relationship Balance Assessment, Thomas B. Luttrell
The Frontal-Temporal Signature of TBI-Induced Acute Cerebral Metabolic Crisis, Christina Mannino
Emotional Memory: Examining Differences in Retrieval Methods, Audrey Martinez
Mechanism of Chimeric Vaccine Mediated Immune Suppression of Human Dendritic Cells, Jacques Christian Mbongue
Taphonomy of a Lance Formation(Maastrichtian, WY) Dinosaur Bonebed with a Focus on Tooth Traces, Matthew A. McLain
Comparative Studies of TSLP and IL-7 in Normal Early Human Neonatal and Adult B Cell Development, Terry-Ann Milford
Appearance-Related Commentary and Body Image in Women, Christina P. Moldovan
Accuracy of Volumetric Analysis Software Packages in Assessment of Tooth Volume Using CBCT, Saylee Nimbalkar
Histomorphometric Analysis of Maxillary Sinus Grafts: A Randomized Controlled Study, Mina Nishimoto
General Fatalism and Diabetes Fatalism as Predictors of Diabetes Treatment Adherence, Esmeralda Ibette Nuñez
Sedimentology of Kingston Peak Formation KP1 Beds in Beck Canyon Region, Kingston Range, California, Dominic Joel Ombati
Effects of Microwave Irradiation on the Dimensional Stability of Complete Denture Bases, Miguel Pappaterra
NICU Parental Mental Health and Infant Outcomes: Effects of Psychological Well-Being and Psychopathology, Kathleen H. Parker
A CBCT Study of Pharyngeal Airway Changes Due to Fixed Functional Appliances, Scott T. Peterson
Interpreting Southern California Arc Geochemistry by Multivariate and Spatial Methods, Lance R. Pompe
Influence of Low Temperature Degradation on Microstructural Integrity of Zirconia Dental Implants, Mona Monzavi Rahimi
Effects of Stress, Sex Differences, and Cognitive Reserve on Cognitive Decline in Healthy Elderly Subjects, Courtney Ray
Reconnecting the Mind and Body: Using Bodywork to Help Improve Mental Health, Floribeth Rivera
Intimate Partner Violence in a Conservative Christian Denomination: Prevalence and Risk Factors, Carolyn Sallion-Love
Relational Engagement and Empowerment: Establishing a Foundation to Address Gender and Power, Sarah K. Samman
Role of Slit2 in Reducing Complications after Surgical Brain Injury, Prativa Sherchan
Interacting Beliefs and Processes in Mothers of Children Diagnosed with Autism, Lara L. South
An Examination of Social Media and the Tripartite Influence Model of Body Image Disturbance, Amanda F. Suplee
Correlation of Tooth Length Measurements made on CBCT and 3T MR Images, Andrew Scott Taylor
Survive or Thrive: Focusing on the Forest (Global) or the Trees (Local) Impacts Meaning Making, Seda Terzyan
Role of Protein Kinase G in Regulating Vascular Tone in Hypoxic Ovine Cerebral Arteries, Richard Burdette Thorpe
Predictors of Adolescent E-cigarette Use, Denise Dao Tran
Proteomic Profiling of Serum Derived Exosomes from Prostate Cancer Patients, David Turay
An Evaluation of Root Length Change Measurements using Intraoral Scan and Panoramic Radiographs, Elijah C. Wang
Cyclically-Forced Hyperpycnites of the Ancient Colorado River Proximal Prodelta, Sandra R. Waresak
Depositional Model of a Late Cretaceous Dinosaur Fossil Concentration, Lance Formation, Summer Rose Weeks
Factors Promoting Human Papillomavirus Mediated Cervical Carcinogenesis, Yan Chen Wongworawat