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All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)

This collection compiles theses and dissertations from all schools and departments at Washington University in St. Louis. Public access policies vary by school.

Theses/Dissertations from 2026 2026

Optimization of Refolding, Purification, and Analytical Characterization of Proinsulin(F25D) Soluble Antigen Array Immunotherapy, Abigail Richardson

From Imperial Spectacle to Commercial Luxury: France, Egypt, and the Material Culture of Orientalism, 1869–1922, Eve Rosekind

Improving Semantic Precision in Text-to-Image Diffusion Models via Latent-Space Optimization and Semantically-Parsed Evaluation, Mohammad Rouie Miab

Queering the Stettheimer Circles, Lauren Ann Johnson Rus

Understanding the Effects of Antibiotics and Disease to the Human Gut Microbiome During Development and Aging, Jian Ryou

Ideals Defining Components of Two-row Springer Fibers, Maria Cristina Sabando Alvarez

CpsA-dependent remodeling of host lysosomal trafficking in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Jully Jitendra Sadadiwala

Unintended Welfare Implications of Mandatory ESG Disclosure and Ethical Certification, Ibrahima Sall

Epigenetic Mechanisms of Response and Resistance to Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Reilly Sample

Racism-Related Exposure and Racial Socialization Competency Among Black Parents of Young Children: The Moderating Role of Coping Self-Efficacy, Emani Maria Sargent

Programming of the Pre-B Cell Checkpoint and Maintenance of B Cell Development by DNA Damage Responses, Haley Schmidt

Entangled Landscapes and Political Projects: Germans and Americans in Networks of Ecology, Economy, and Ideology in the Long Eighteenth Century, Josiah William Schmidt

Recognizing Shame: Autosocial Ambivalence in Contemporary Life Writing, Christian Schuetz

Development of a Quantitative Top-Down Proteomics Platform for Arginylated Proteoform Analysis, Richard Myer Searfoss

Roles of Nuclear-Cytoskeletal Connection and Osmolarity in Collective Cell Migration, Akash Thonnuril Shaji

Nucleation and Crystallization in Metallic Eutectic and Glass-Forming Alloys: A Combined Study using Molecular Dynamics, Ground Based Electrostatic Levitation, and Electromagnetic Levitation under Microgravity on the ISS, Yelin Sheng

Panorama, Qian Shen

Advancing Geophysically Informed Data-Driven Estimation of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter with Uncertainty Quantification, Siyuan Shen

Multiplex Functional Assessment of Variant Effect in the Retinal Transcription Factor CRX, James Lewis Shepherdson

Mental Health in Rural School-Age Youth: Examining Trends in Adverse Childhood Experiences, Positive Childhood Experiences, and Family Resilience from 2018-2023, Mary Katherine Shires

Elucidating the Distinct Roles of EZH2 Gain-of-Function Events in Germinal Center B cells, Sofia R. Smith

MTHFD2 is a selective metabolic vulnerability in AML, Judith Obiageli Sokei

Personalized Neoantigen Vaccine-Based Therapies for B-Cell Lymphoma: A Proof-of-Concept Study in Syngeneic Mouse Models of A20 Lymphoma, Yuang Song

On Paper, Dallas Spears

Threads of the Frightening: The Uncanny, Alienation, and Horror in Otsuichi's Fiction, Kathryn Lawhon Stephens

BAP1 Loss Links MYC Activation, Stress Response Vulnerability, and Disease Progression in Kidney Cancer, Ilya Strunilin

BPTF-Dependent Regulation of Vaccine-Induced B Cell Responses, Alexandria Sturtz

Beyond Autophagic Dysregulation: VMA21 Deficiency Reveals Altered Vesicle Trafficking and Broadens the Pathogenic Framework of X-Linked Myopathy with Excessive Autophagy, Christian Suarez

PERfect Timing: Metabolic Regulation by Hepatocyte Circadian Gene Period 1, Jiameng Sun

Optimization and Mechanistic Understanding for Value-added Products Production through Anaerobic Digestion, Jiasi Sun

Side-to-Side Differences in Three-Dimensional Femoral Head Coverage Associated with Initial Symptom Development in Patients with Bilateral Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, Jiayi Sun

Update Mechanisms in Event Models: Boundary Effects and Dimensional Influences, Xing Su

How Species Evolve Through Space and Time: Designing and Disseminating Phylogenetic Methods for Historical Biogeography, Sarah Kathryn Swiston

Scalable and Accurate Computational Frameworks for Complex Genetic Variants: From Repeat Expansion Discovery to Somatic Mosaicism Benchmarking, Zitian Tang

Negotiating the Steppe: The Interplay of Hunting and Pastoralism through Central Asian Prehistory (ca. 12000-1000 BCE), Zhuldyz Tashmanbetova

Latino Fathers and Their Experience with Child Protective Services, Yadira Tejeda

Beyond Attachment: Endolysosomal Determinants of New World Arenavirus Entry and Fusion, Cassandra E. Thompson

Genetic Tool Development and Pathway Elucidation in Non-model Bacteria for Biological Upcycling of Plastic Waste, Yuxin Tian

Mineral Fictions: Archives, Bodies of Extraction, Soundscapes, and Possible Futurities in Contemporary Mexican Literature, Francisco Tijerina

Bacterial Colonization of Medical Devices in the Urogenital Tract, Morgan Rose Wilt Timm

Sympathetic Depictions: Eastern European Jews during the Interwar Period in Works by German Jewish Authors, Juana Maria Torralbo Higuera

Non-Gaussian Thermostatting and Heavy-Tailed Velocity Statistics in Supercooled Lennard–Jones Liquids, Giorgi Tsereteli

Musically Rendering (Dis)ability in Hollywood Cinema: Experiencing the Sonically Disabled Film Body, Andrew Tubbs

A Multi-Method Investigation of Social Media Use in Adolescent Girls: Examining Emotion, Emotion Regulation, and Effects by Depression, Alison Tuck

Essays in Household and International Finance, Tatiana Vdovina

Grounding in Place and Space, Levi Anthony Walker

Genetic and Observational Insights into Metabolic Alterations in Alzheimer’s Disease, Ciyang Wang

Unraveling Metabolic Determinants of Isoniazid Susceptibility in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Erin Rilu Wang

Engineering Modular RNA Detection Systems in Living Cells: From Dual-Aptamer Reporters Toward a Programmable Sensor for Diverse Genetic Information, Geng Wang

Interaction-Aware Safe Planning for Human-Robot and Multi-Robot Systems, Haoyi Wang