• Commanding Military Adaptation: Explaining Operational-Tactical Change in Combined Arms Warfare 

  Fay, Matthew H. (2022)

  Militaries are frequently required to adapt if they are to fight effectively. Many militaries fail to meet this requirement. This dissertation proposes a theory to explain this variation in military adaptation. Command ...
• Linking Trust in Government with Federal Disaster Relief Aid: A Case Study of Hurricane-Prone Gulf Coast Residents 

  Dunlap, Katrina Hubbard (2022)

  Political trust has declined drastically over decades; however, it is critical to disaster management efforts by the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and its partners. Previous studies examined the impact ...
• The Enemy of My Enemy: Rebel Group Strategies at the Onset of Civil Conflicts 

  Kayser, Courtney (2022)

  This dissertation seeks to explain the why some rebel groups target the state while others target fellow armed groups. Much of the literature focuses on features of the state to explain intrastate violence, but I propose ...
• Belief or Belonging? Untangling Evangelical Religiosity and Its Impact on Affective Polarization 

  Bledsoe, Scott (2022)

  While previous research has shown that evangelicals are seemingly more polarized than other religious groups and secular Republicans, less is known about why this might be the case, and what impact, if any, distinct aspects ...
• Absorptive Capacity and Economic Growth: How Does Absorptive Capacity Affect Economic Growth in Low- And Middle-Income Countries? 

  Khan, Muhammad Salar (2022)

  This dissertation analyzes the economic growth dynamics of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) eligible for the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) support. LMICs are prime candidates for development ...
• Essays on Tax Behavior, Public Goods Provisions, and Income Poverty 

  Siddique, Abu Bakkar (2022)

  This dissertation consists of three essays on civic tax behavior, public goods provisions, and poverty. First essay identifies indirect effects of corruption on individual tax morale which imply that corruption breaks the ...
• Bang for the Buck: Understanding Disparities in Conventional Strategic Signaling Capacity Acquisition Among Arms-Importing States 

  Roberts, Lee Habib (2022)

  This dissertation investigates variations in capability-based strategic signaling capacity acquisition between states who primarily import major conventional weaponry rather than indigenously producing it. The dissertation ...
• Personalization of Immunosuppressive Medication for Kidney Transplant Recipients 

  Nayebpour, Mohammad Mehdi (2022)

  This thesis presents three independent essays for the fulfillment of doctoral dissertation in Public Policy. The common theme in these essays is the practice of personalized medicine for kidney transplant recipients. The ...
• Operationalizing Sea Power: The Evolution of Navy Doctrine, 1946-2016 

  Petrucelli, Joseph (2022)

  This thesis studies the evolution of US Navy doctrine throughout the post-World War II period, a period of relative superiority by the US Navy. Examining doctrinal change through these historical cases improves the ...
• Insurance as a Private Sector Regulator and Promoter of Security and Safety: Case Studies in Governing Emerging Technological Risk From Commercial Nuclear Power to Health Care Sector Cybersecurity 

  Gudgel, John E (2022)

  Insurance has been described as “a technology of governance beyond the state” (Ericson et al. p. 33). This dissertation will explore how both public and private insurance mechanisms can govern emerging technological risks ...
• Nationalism, Violence, and Legitimacy: Response to Mob Violence and the Enforcement of the Law 

  Bernbaum, Adam (2022)

  Why do states tolerate mob violence? This dissertation theorizes that the interaction among variety of nationalism, returns to violence, and salience of legitimacy influence response to mob violence. Through case studies ...
• Multi-state Markov Models for the Analysis of EMRs Diffusion in Healthcare 

  Li, Meng-Hao (2022)

  Prior studies on diffusion of innovations typically research the same units of analysis, top-down diffusion, bottom-up diffusion, spatial proximity or network analysis, paying little or no attention to the effect of bottom-up ...
• Modeling of Mass Casualty Management During a Radiological or Nuclear Event 

  Sproull, Mary T (2022)

  Since the events of 9/11, a concerted interagency effort has been undertaken to create comprehensive emergency planning and preparedness strategies for management of a radiological or nuclear event in the U.S. These planning ...
• Talking Like a Populist? Exploring Populism in Six Western Democracies 

  Stuvland, Aaron Matthew (2021)

  This dissertation focuses on when and why political parties ‘talk like populists’—or use populist ideas, concepts, and frames to appeal to voters. By analyzing the campaign speeches and party manifestos of all parties ...
• The Network Architecture of Rural Development Interventions: Exploring the Relational Dynamics of Aid-Impact in the Fragile and Conflict-Affected States of Pakistan and Afghanistan 

  Elsa Khwaja (2021)

  This dissertation analyzes development assistance from a relational lens to reveal power dynamics of externally-initiated interventions within Pakistan and Afghanistan. Integrating a conceptual and methodological framework ...
• Certainly Biased: Truth and Confidence in the Digiatal Age 

  Andrew Armstrong (2021)

  National politics has come to resemble the far side of Alice’s looking glass; contemporary debate has been turned on its head, marked by undertones of epistemological anxiety. From fake news to alternative facts, the very ...
• The Campaigns Characteristics Make: Television Advertising and Changes in Presidential Campaign Perceptions 

  Austin Hofeman (2021)

  Though other methods are growing in prominence, television advertising continues to be a significant portion of presidential campaign spending. The effects of these commercials, however, remain unclear. This dissertation ...
• Party Time? A Temporal and Partisan Mixed Methods Exploration of Changes in American Lawmaking 

  Michelle Buehlmann (2021)

  In this dissertation, I argue that a nuanced examination of a random selection of public laws based on how power is used to enact the laws may enable scholars to identify durable shifts in governing authority in Congress, ...
• Impact of Humanitarian Aid on Facilitating Corruption: A Look at Nations in Central America and the Caribbean 

  Simisola Fasehun (2021)

  Humanitarian assistance can be a lifeline in places where governments are either unwilling or unable to provide basic support for their citizens. As the number of global disasters continues to rise, so too does the need ...
• War Planning and Effective Military Organizations 

  Jim Cahill (2021)

  Military organizations devote substantial attention to pre-war planning. This is not surprising given the uncertainties associated with preparing for the next war, as well as the enduring influence of President Eisenhower’s ...

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