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Warm Glow from Voting vs. Direct Costs: Evidence from the 2020 Election, Black Lives Matter Protests, and Mail-in Balloting
(2021-06-17)The 2020 General Election was idiosyncratic in many ways: COVID-19 was spreading across the nation, racial justice protests were a top issue, and mail-in balloting access was considerably expanded. Theory suggests that ... -
Wars and Rumors of War: Archaeology, Violence, and the End of Roman Spain
(2023-06-01)The fall of the Western Roman Empire has been a perennial historical problem. This dissertation seeks to add to our knowledge of this process in one region of the Western Empire: the diocese of the Spains, roughly modern ... -
Wartime Atrocities and the Politics of Treason in the Ruins of the Japanese Empire, 1937-1953
(2012-10-23)This dissertation explores the relationship between violence and betrayal in retribution against military and police collaborators who helped maintain Japan’s wartime occupations up until its defeat in 1945. Looking at the ... -
Water and Phase Transitions in Rocky Planetary Interiors
(2023-05-12)This dissertation explores two fundamental aspects of rocky planetary interiors: water and phase transitions. The first two chapters investigate the deep water cycles in Earth and Mars. The research provides an estimate ... -
Water Splitting-Biosynthetic System Inspired by Photosynthesis
(2016-12-14)Harnessing sources of renewable electricity to efficiently reduce CO2 and N2 into valueadded chemicals has long been sought after as a method for clean synthesis and energy storage. In practice, these processes are limited ... -
Water transport, embolism recovery and water storage in trees
(2014-02-25)The ability to maintain hydraulic continuity in the xylem is essential to supply leaves with the water that must be exchanged for carbon dioxide. The metastable nature of xylem sap causes this system to be inherently ... -
Waters of Liberation: An Environmental History of Nineteenth-Century Jamaica
(2023-05-11)The structural conditions that gave rise to present-day climate refugees of the Caribbean harken back to the history of endemic water and food scarcity in the largest, most profitable, and deadliest slave society of the ... -
Waves of Qualities
(2017-05-15)The world can be defined by territories and perceptions. Gender, roots and religion are related strongly with borders – or perceived borders – that frame the dynamics contained within and the conflicts at its edges. Wherever ... -
Wayfinding on Shifting Ground: Turkish Roma(n) Routes to Recognition
(2023-06-01)Over the last 30 years, there has been a rapid mobilization of Romani rights movements that have coalesced into robust international networks of activism and new forms of official recognition. The international movement ... -
Ways of Love: Self-making and Repertoire Formation through the Musical Legacy of Shah Abdul Latif in Sindh, Pakistan
(2021-11-16)This dissertation explores the ways in which love and knowledge intersect for a community of Muslim devotees as they produce and remake their devotional repertoires, and in the process, form and reform themselves. Rāgī ... -
The Ways of Zainab: Visitations and Valuations Between Iran and Syria via Turkey
(2016-09-16)The Ways of Zainab: Visitations and Valuations between Iran and Syria via Turkey follows the pathways of a ziyarat (visitation) route, also known as Hajj-e Fuqara’ (pilgrimage of the poor) from bus stations in Tabriz, Iran ... -
“We Believe in Free Expression...” Reverse-Engineering Twitter’s Content Removal Policies for the Alt-Right
(2018-06-29)Twitter defines its values: “We believe in free expression and think every voice has the power to impact the world.” This values statement is not without caveats; with the proliferation of abusive speech and hate groups ... -
“We don’t farm because it’s trendy:” An Environmental Justice Approach to Exploring the Connection between Urban Agriculture and Health
(2022-06-06)My research is transdisciplinary and uses mixed methods to investigate the associations between urban agriculture, mental health, spirituality, and collective agency within Black communities. I designed and am the PI of a ... -
We See You: How Recognition of Low-Income, First-Generation Students is Institutionalized in Two Universities
(2022-05-12)American colleges and universities make great promises of economic and social mobility but consistently fail to deliver on them, leaving thousands of low-income, first-generation (LIFG) students in debt and without a degree. ... -
We Speak Violence: How Narrative Denies the Everyday
My interdisciplinary dissertation seeks to reevaluate the ethics that are implicit in the way that we narrate, or rather fail to narrate, experiences of mass or systemic violence, and the effect that such a failure wields ... -
Wealth, Welfare, and Well-being: Essays on Indebtedness and Normative Analysis
(2013-02-11)Broad swaths of humanity have become richer, healthier, and better educated. More of the world’s poorest have access to affordable credit, enabling them to invest in a better future. But what are the consequences? Does ... -
Wearable Device to Assist Elderly in Ascending Stairs and Inclines
(2015-06-26)Mobility greatly decreases with age making it difficult for older adults to remain independent and involved in the community. Isolation from the com- munity has been shown to adversely affect one’s overall quality of life, ... -
Wearable Exosuit Device to Actively Assist Upstairs Walking for FSH Muscular Dystrophy Patients
(2015-06-26)Facioscapulohumeral (FSH) Muscular Dystrophy is a neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy in many muscles, including the pelvic girdle muscles. Many patients with these symptoms ... -
A Wearable Gait Analysis System for Overstriding in Runners
(2015-04-08)As interest in running continues growing, runners are constantly seeking ways to prevent common aches and injuries. Gait retraining to improve the biomechanics of running can affect the forces experienced by the body, and ...