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COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Chloe Gaines TITLE: IMPROVING HOT DEBRIEF COMPLETION RATES AFTER RAPID RESPONSE TEAM EVENTS THROUGH QR CODE ACCESS AND DIGITAL REMINDERS: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ABSTRACT: Background: Childhood obesity is a significant public health concern associated with metabolic, cardiovascular, and psychosocial complications. Despite evidence-based recommendations, adherence to pediatric obesity management guidelines remains inconsistent [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Temilola Salami TITLE: PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND COMPLEX TRAUMA AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL FACTORS ABSTRACT: Exposure to repeated traumatic events, specifically interpersonal in nature, can increase both the need for interpersonal relationships and the challenges that arise within these relationships. Individuals who have experienced complex trauma can develop a [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Temilola Salami TITLE: FAITH IN THE STRUGGLE: RELIGIOUS COPING AS A MODERATOR BETWEEN RACE-RELATED STRESS AND WELL-BEING IN BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS ABSTRACT: The current study explored the relationship between race-related stress and psychological well-being among Black college students moderated by religious coping. By examining these processes within a Historically Black College [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Cajetan Akujuobi TITLE: DESIGN AND HARDWARE VALIDATION OF A 5G NR OFDM TRANSMITTER ON THE INTEL DE10-NANO FPGA ABSTRACT: Fifth generation (5G) wireless networks have made Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) the backbone of modern physical-layer communication, enabling high spectral efficiency, resilience to multipath fading, and support for everything from smartphones to [...]

COMMITTEE CHAIR: Dr. Lin Gong TITLE: DISTRIBUTED COORDINATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF UTILITY-SCALE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS VIA MULTI-AGENT REINFORCEMENT LEARNING ABSTRACT: The increasing integration of renewable energies into modern power systems has created significant operational challenges, including transmission congestion, renewable energy curtailment, and increased real-time supply-demand variability, which makes effective coordination and optimization of multiple [...]