This thesis consists of creative fiction by the author.

The author studied the effects of bacterial invasion on biofilm structure of another bacterium. Myxococcus xanthus and Bacillus subtilis were grown on 1.5% CYE agar. The cultures were incubated at 31° C for 3-4 days to give the colonies time to grow . . .

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) provides an opportunity for innovative approaches of assessing groundwater models and water budgets. Advanced models calibrated with groundwater elevation alone may not accurately reflect residence tim . . .

White terrorism is a phenomenon that is underexamined within the scholarship. This study is designed to add to the limited body of research on white terrorism by using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine two white men who have authored massac . . .

The author's research began with these questions: How far away from social norms did the hippies go regarding gender roles? Were women ever freed from these expectations? What did family life on the communes look like? This research argues that counte . . .

This thesis consists of a collection of creative writing pieces by the author.

There have been many scholarly works written about Mexico’s Movimiento de Acción Revolucionaria (MAR) or revolutionary action movement; however, there has never been a scholarly work written about its founder Professor Gómez Souza. Ninety percent of . . .

This ethnographical research is geared towards understanding the lived experiences of South Asian LGB persons, residing in the United States. The thesis proposes that a strong LGBT cultural competency framework is needed to overcome challenges faced b . . .

This thesis consists of four short stories by the author.

This thesis consists of a collection of poetry and two works of nonfiction by the author.