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You can find a full overview of all BIT theses here: https://essay.utwente.nl/view/programme/60025.html. Theses are scored based on the criteria in the assessment form for the Final Project . Below a few examples of theses that scored well. 

• Naik, Nilay Prashant (2023)  Application Portfolio Management Maturity : A Grounded Theory investigation on the processes and expected benefits.
• Man, T. (2022)  Modelling Security Architectures of Collaborative Networks.
• Versloot, C.W.A. (2019)  Amplifying the Analyst: Machine Learning Approaches for Buried Utility Characterization.
• Plant, O.H. (2019)  DevOps under control : development of a framework for achieving internal control and effectively managing risks in a DevOps environment.  
• Aggelen, J.M. van (2017)  Using virtual reality to support substance use disorder treatment in people with an intellectual disability.
• Franck, T. (2016)  Towards an Integrated Model of Smart Manufacturing Enterprises.
• Teerenstra, G.H.G. (2016)  The start of IT Governance in a Dutch Academic Medical Centre.  
• Brand, A. (2013). Improving interoperability between electric mobility and the electricity system - Towards a reference architecture for charging electric vehicles.
• Paagman, A.J.G.M. (2012). Only for the money?: Motives for introducing shared services in government organizations.
• Iankoulova, I.D. (2012). Business Intelligence for horizontal cooperation: Measuring the performance of a transformation network sharing cooperation between logistics companies.
• Groot, R.E.J. de (2012). IT-Based risks in advergame campaigns: A focus on fairness and privacy.
• Oude Maatman, R.B. (2011). Design and evaluate a deployment process for the ES benefits management method.
• Boot, M.N.S. (2011). Electronic retail payments at public events: An exploratory study into the feasibility of various electronic payment systems at public events.
• Wesselink, M.G. (2011). Requirements engineering in market-facing projects: A case study.
• Veen, E.R.G. van der (2011). Precedent for doing things differently: case studies of agile development of large, distributed outsourcing projects.
• Hoorn, R. van der (2011). Ensuring the pigs don’t chicken out: Improving the use of good practices in agile software development.
• Maranny, E.A. (2011). Stage Maturity Model of m-Government (SMM M-Gov): Improving e-Government performance by utilizing m-Government features.
• De Jong, F. (2009). The Right Governance Framework for Managing an Offshore IT Outsourcing Relationship.: The Shell Case.
• Koster, S.R. (2009 ). An evaluation method for Business Process Management products.
• Steen, B. (2009). Generation of optimal business processes from business rules.
• Brandhorst, C.J. (2008). Intelligente Elektronische Ondersteuning voor Huisartsen.
• Draaijer, R. (2008). Why Share? An empirical investigation of knowledge contribution within electronic networks of practice.  
• Linders, S. (2008). Opportunities and limitations of using SOA concepts and technologies for building BI applications: a Delphi Study.
• Oostrum, A.R. (2008). A service register as an information intermediary : towards a structured design approach for service registers.
• Elling, E. (2007). Tools for fun and fruitful meetings: don’t let meetings make you go bananas!

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Submissions from 2024 2024.

The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus in the Qur'an and Islamic Scholarship: The "Swoon Theory" and the Medical Perspective , Emmanuel K. Asante

The Modern-day Widow: Wrongly Shamed and Shunned in Evangelical Communities , Nancy Beise

A Contemporary Pauline Apologetic Toolkit , Jayne Bertovich

Media Dependency in Gen Z Christians , Emma Jolie Best

Naturalism, Christian Molinism, and the Problem of Evil , Caleb Blackman

Somali Students in the American Elementary General Music Classroom , Alice L. Charland

Training Considerations for the Identification and Investigation of Human Trafficking Cases in Law Enforcement: A Case Study , Emilie O. Coleman

The Insufficiency of the Causal Mechanisms of Scientific Naturalism , Aaron R. Crosby

Diaphragmatic Breathing Influences Recovery Metrics after Aerobic Exercise , Trace L. Cruz

TikTok’s Influence on Generation Z Female’s Comparative Behavior , Brookelynn Dinkler

Analyzing the Cynical Perspective of Death in The Book Thief , Dorothy Elizabeth Hollar

Noticing the Brush Strokes: Literary Markers in Hebrew Narratives , Shelbey Hunt

We Don’t Talk About Influence: An Analysis of Disney’s Encanto & Its Influence on Viewers’ Perceptions of Colombian Culture , Olivia Grace Keyser

The Need for Standardized Training for Volunteer Healthcare Chaplains , Dominic Anthony Korzecki

Pretty Girls Don't Eat Pizza: How an Eating Disorder Taught Me I Am Enough , Hannah Kuhn

The Nature of Beauty and Its Objective Manifestation Serve as Evidence of the God Described in the Bible , Michael S. Libby

The Weight of Gratitude and the Burden of Truth , Joshua Macer

Geopolitical Actions of the German Empire Prior to the First World War – A Modified DIME Analysis – , Gregory A. Mauck

The City Clerk and the Body in the Basement , Celeste J. McFall

Unmasking the Resistance: A Comprehensive Study of Anti-Ku Klux Klan Endeavors in Upcountry South Carolina during the Reconstruction Era , Jacob Spencer Moule

Popular Music and Sociocultural Empathy in the Elementary Classroom , Kelsey M. Packman

Important Relationships and Realistic Dialogue in Fiction , Timothy Paddock

Rhapsody , Hannah Pennington

Addressing Chaplain Care and Resiliency as Protective Factors to Burnout in Community Chaplaincy , Robin Jonell Ratcliff

My Journey with Faith , Jocelyn Rodriguez

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Creating an Outline for Your Master’s Thesis

1. introduction.

Your master’s thesis serves to explain the research that you have done during your time as a masters student. For many students, the master’s thesis is the longest document that they’ve ever written, and the length of the document can feel intimidating. The purpose of this CommKit is to cover a key element of writing your thesis: the outline.

2. Criteria for Success

The most important criterion for success is that you’ve shown an outline with your chapter breakdown to your advisor. Your advisor is the one that formally signs off on your thesis as completed, so their feedback is the most important. 

Every master’s thesis will have the following elements.

• Introduction  –  Familiarize the reader with the topic and what gap exists in the field. 
• Literature Review – Provide a detailed analysis of similar work in the field and how your work is unique. Master’s thesis literature reviews typically have at least 60 citations throughout the entire document 
• Methods – Explain how you produced your results
• Results –  Show your results and comment on their significance and implications. 
• Conclusion – Summarize the methodology you used to generate results,  your key findings, and any future areas of work.

Having an outline for your master’s thesis will help you explain the motivation behind your work, and also connect the different experiments or results that you completed. Furthermore, an outline for your master’s thesis can help break down the larger task of writing the entire thesis into smaller, more manageable chapter-sized subtasks.

4. Analyze Your Audience

The most important audience member for your master’s thesis is your advisor, as they are ultimately the person that signs off on whether or not your thesis is sufficient enough to graduate. The needs of any other audience members are secondary. 

Ideally, a good master’s thesis is accessible to people that work in your field. In some cases, master’s theses are passed on to newer students so that that research can continue. In these cases, the thesis is used as a guide to introduce newer students to the research area. If you intend for your thesis to be used as a guide for new students, you may spend more time explaining the state of the field in your introduction and literature review. Additionally, your thesis will be posted publicly on DSpace , MIT’s digital repository for all theses. 

5. Best Practices

5.1. identify your claims.

A key element to figuring out the unique structure to your master’s thesis is identifying the claims of your work. A claim is an answer to a research question or gap. Your thesis can have both a higher level claim and also lower level claims that motivate the research projects that you worked on. Identifying your claims will help you spot the key objectives which you want to highlight in the thesis. This will keep your writing on topic. 

Some examples are shown below:

Gap/Question : There are no field-portable microplastic sensing technologies to measure their distribution in the environment.

→ Claim : Impedance spectroscopy can be used in a microfluidic device to rapidly distinguish organic matter from polymers.

Gap/Question: How effective are convolutional neural networks for pose estimation during in-space assembly? 

→ Claim : Convolutional neural networks can be used to estimate the pose of satellites, but struggle with oversaturated images and images with multiple satellites.

5.2. Support Your Claims

Once you have identified your claim, the next step is to identify evidence that will support it. The structure of your paper will be very dependent on the claim that you make.  Figure 1 and 2 demonstrate two different structures to support a claim. In one outline, the claim is best supported by a linear structure that describes the building, testing, and validation of a model. In another outline, the claim is best supported by a trifold structure, where three independent methods are discussed. Depending on the extent of the evidence, you could break this trifold structure into 3 separate chapters, or they could all be discussed in a singular chapter. The value of identifying claims and evidence is that it helps you organize your paper coherently at a high level. The number of chapters that are output as a result of your claim identification is up to you and what you think would be sufficient discussion for a chapter within your thesis. 

5.3. Connect the Evidence to Your Claims with Reasoning

One common mistake that students make when writing their thesis is treating each chapter as an isolated piece of writing. While it is helpful to break down the actual task of thesis writing into chapter-size pieces, these chapters should have some connection to one another. For your outline, it is ideal to identify what these connections were. Perhaps what made you start on one project was that you realized the weaknesses in your prior work and you wanted to make improvements. For readers who were not doing the research with you, describing the connections between your work in different chapters can help them understand the motivation and value of why you pursued each component. 

5.4. Combine Your Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning to Produce Your Outline

Once you have identified your claims, the evidence you have surrounding each claim, and the reasoning that connects each piece of your work, you can now create your full outline, putting the pieces together like a jigsaw puzzle. An example outline is provided as an annotated example.

There are no requirements for minimum or maximum number of chapters that your master’s thesis can have. Therefore, when translating your outline to a literal chapter breakdown, you should feel free to use as many chapters as needed. If your methods section for a claim is extremely long, it may make more sense to have it be a standalone chapter, as shown in the attached annotated pdf. 

6. Additional Resources

Every IAP, the Comm Lab hosts a workshop on how to write your master’s thesis. This workshop provides tips for writing each of these sections, and steps you through the process of creating an outline. 

Resources and Annotated Examples

Example 1. structure diagram and table of contents, example 2. table of contents.

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This collection contains open access and campus access Masters theses, made possible through Graduate Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The full content of open access theses is available to all, although some files may have embargoes placed on them and will be made available as soon as possible. The full content of campus access theses is only available to those either on the UMass Boston campus or with a UMass Boston campus username and password. Click on the "Off-Campus UMass Boston Users" link on the record page to download Campus Access publications. Those not on campus and those without a UMass Boston campus username and password may gain access to this thesis through resources like Proquest Dissertations & Theses Global or through Interlibrary Loan.

Theses from 2023 2023

Taking Back the "Permission to Narrate": Examining a Grassroots Organization's Process of Supporting BIPOC Youth in Developing Counternarratives and Counterspaces as Decolonial Resistance , Michelle Gabriela Del Rio

Exploring Predictors of Healing from an Expressive Writing Intervention About Heterosexism and Why LGBTQ+ Clients Might Withhold from their Therapists , Ally B. Hand

Meta-Method Analysis on Therapists’ Experiences: An Inquiry into Qualitative Psychotherapy Research Methodology , Javier L. Rizo

We Resist, We Heal, We Transform: Exploring Youth of Color Journeys Towards Healing Justice in a Grassroots Organization in Urban Boston , Rhyann Leslie Robinson

A Re-Examination of the Role of Cognitive Reappraisal in Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder , Jenny Liang Wu

No Injustice So Peace: The Interaction Between Race-Related Stress, Colorblind Racial Attitudes, and Resistance and Empowerment Against Racism , Kaela A. Yamini

Theses from 2022 2022

Exploring the Association Between Mentoring Focus and Change in Mentee Depression Symptoms in Youth , Selen Amado

Associations Between the Content and Level of Parent Concerns Pre-Diagnosis and Timeliness of Autism Screening and Diagnostic Evaluation Among a Diverse Sample of Children in Part C Early Intervention , Kohrissa Joseph

"Until Society Evolves:" Access to Gender-Affirming Care in Historic Assessment Criteria and Current Models of Care , Elliot Marrow

Responders and Nonresponders Undergoing Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy (CBGT) for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD): Trajectories of Symptom Change Across Treatment Stages as Potential Predictors of Outcome , Sriramya Potluri

Theses from 2021 2021

Acknowledgment of Culture and Stereotypes: Black Participants’ Perceptions of Specific Therapist Behaviors , Tsotso T. Ablorh

Religious Coping After Natural Disaster: Predicting Long-Term Mental and Physical Health in Survivors of Hurricane Katrina , Monica Arkin

Stigma and Prodromal Psychosis: Self-Disclosure of Symptoms and Diagnoses in At-Risk Youth , Caitlin Bryant

Excess Stress and Natural Mentors in the Lives of Sexual Minority Youth , Cherrelle Gipson

Addressing the White Problem Critically: An Exploratory Latent Profile Analysis of Racial Attitudes , Ryan Parigoris

Sex Differences in Symbolic Play of Toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) , Looknoo Patcharapon Thammathorn

Developmental Profiles of 57,966 Children in Early Intervention: A Confirmatory Latent Profile Analysis , Mary E. Troxel

Theses from 2020 2020

Parent-Teacher Relationship Quality as a Predictor of Changes in Externalizing Behaviors at School for Children with ASD , Lana Andoni

Unique Syndemic-Related Clusters in a Sample of Sexual Minority Men , Christopher Chiu

Bilingual Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Language Abilities and Social Communication , Ingrid Hastedt

Examining the Interrelations Among Trajectories of Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Valued Actions in Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder , Stephanie Marando-Blanck

The Association Between Anger in Response to Racism and Depression Among Black Americans: Exploring Potential Moderating Effects of Active Coping and Collective Self-Esteem , Darrick Scott

Theses from 2019 2019

Appraisals of Trust Development within the Therapist-Client Relationship: Impacts on Client Retention in a Hypothetical First Session of Therapy , Lorraine U. Alire

Parent Negative and Positive Impacts: Reciprocal Associations Between Child Behaviors and Parenting Experiences in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder , Alison E. Chavez

A Heavy Burden: Associations Between Sexual Minority Status, Mental Health, and BMI in Women , Alison E. A. Goldblatt

Working Memory and Mindfulness in an RCT of ABBT and AR , Anna M. Hall

Racial Microaggression Distress and Depression among Black Americans: Examining the Roles of Racial Identity Importance, Social Support, and Gender , Shannon M. Hughley

“It’s More Complicated Than That!”: The Influence of Multiple Presenting Problems on Youth Outcomes in Formal Mentoring Programs , Yui Sum Poon

Theses from 2018 2018

Healing from Heterosexism Through Expressive Writing , Kathleen M. Collins

Clients’ Critical Experiences in Psychotherapy: Initial Measure Development , Lauren M. Grabowski

Neuropsychology and Neurogenetics of Mental Health: Risk, Resilience & Wellbeing , Keira E. O'Donovan

Reciprocal Associations between Language Ability and Social Functioning Development over a Two-Year Period in Young Pre-Verbal Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder , Devon R. Oosting

Effects of Racism-Related Stress on Resistance against Racism in Black Americans , Noor N. Tahirkheli

Identifying Child Correlates of Parent-Reported Executive Functioning Impairments in Preschool-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Examination of both Early and Concurrent Child Characteristics , Deanna Toner

Theses from 2017 2017

Attentional and Emotional Consequences of Emotional Acceptance and Suppression in an Elevated Anxiety Sample , Natalie Arbid

The Interpersonal Effects of Mindfulness and Social Anxiety in Romantic Relationships , Bryan Balvaneda

It’s Not You, it’s My Schedule: An Exploratory Study of Early Termination in School-Based Mentoring Programs , Samantha Burton

The Role of Athletic Coach Mentors in Promoting Youth Academic Success: Evidence from a National Longitudinal Study , Kirsten M. Christensen

Ethnic Differences in Race-Related Stress Among Blacks in the US: Racial Colorblindness as a Potential Moderator , Samantha Duterville

Social Skills as a Predictor of Peer Relationship Quality for School-Age Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder , Melanie S. Feldman

Examining Attentional Control and Processing Speed Deficits as Underlying Mechanisms of Neuropsychological Impairment in Schizophrenia , Mayte Forte

Drinking Motives, Drinking Problems, and Mental Health Symptoms in Sexual Minority Men , Hamish A. Gunn

Psychosocial Profiles of Youth who Acquire a Natural Mentor During a School Year , Matthew A. Hagler

Whether or not 'It Gets Better'…Coping with Parental Heterosexist Rejection , Cara Herbitter

Language Subdomains among Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Associations with Social Skills , Sarah A. Levinson

Relations between Family Demographic Characteristics and Early Intervention Service Receipt after Children's Initial ASD Diagnosis , Thanh Phuong Thi Nguyen

Theses from 2016 2016

The Importance of Action: Understanding Characteristics of Social Action Campaigns and Their Impact on Youth's Motivation and Engagement , Jacqueline G. Hargrove

Patterns of Parent-Teacher Disagreement on Behavior Problems of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder , Juliana Neuspiel

Theses from 2015 2015

The Trajectory of the Co-Occurrence of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Treatments for Generalized Anxiety Disorder , Amber L. Calloway

Developing Autism Screening Criteria for the Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) , Ivy Giserman Kiss

Being and Becoming an Ally: The Lived Experience of Social Justice Action from Privileged Spaces , Alissa L. Gross

Social Cost Bias, Probability Bias, and Self-Efficacy to Achieve a Specific Goal or Outcome as Mechanisms of Behavioral Action in Social Anxiety , Carol S. Lee

Coping With Racism: Emotional Acceptance and Systemic Attribution of Racism as Buffers against Social Anxiety among People of Color , Jennifer H. Martinez

Theses from 2014 2014

A Model of Social Functioning in Schizophrenia: Symptomatology, Personality, and Brain Region Volumes , Victoria Choate

Reductions in Experiential Avoidance as a Mediator of Change in Symptom Outcome and Quality of Life in Acceptance-Based Behavior Therapy and Applied Relaxation for Generalized Anxiety Disorder , Elizabeth Hemenway Eustis

Promoting Maternal Well-Being and Child Behavioral Health: The Role of Positive Beliefs , Sara Kaplan-Levy

Validation of the Post-traumatic Growth Inventory: Relationships between Perceived Post-Traumatic Growth and Measured Pre- to Post-Disaster Changes in Analogous Constructs in a Sample of Low-Income Mothers who Survived Hurricane Katrina , Emily E. Manove

Reciprocal Influences amongst Early Childhood Externalizing Behavior, Maternal Distress, and Parenting Style: A Longitudinal Analysis , Shirley Marie Immacula Poyau

Psychopathy and Disadvantageous, Risky Decision-Making in a Sample of Ex-Offenders , Ashley-Ann C. Shirai

The Relation between Cultural Values and Unprotected Sex among Latino Gay Men , Francisco I. Surace

Cognitive Processes and Moderators of Willingness in Individuals with Social Anxiety Disorder and Non-Anxious Controls in Response to a Social Performance Task , Lauren P. Wadsworth

Predictors of Change in Body Mass Index in Young Mothers after Hurricane Katrina , Elyssa Briann Weber

Mentor Motivation as a Predictor of Relationship Approach , Max B. Wu

Adults Who "Get": Adolescents' Perceptions of Relational Engagement with Key Adults , Laura A. Yoviene

Theses from 2013 2013

Latino Youth Experiences of Immigrant Policy, Enforcement, and Exclusion: Exploring Risk and Resilience , Darcy Alcantara

A Person-Oriented Approach to Identifying Parenting Styles in Mothers of Early School Age Children , Amy E. Heberle

The Effects of Racism Related Stress on Asian Americans; Anxiety and Depression among Different Generational Statuses , Charles M. Liu

Predictors of Psychotropic Medication Use in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders , Melissa P. Maye

The Effects of Nesting Environment on Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury , Laura Grace Rollins

Pathways to Well-Being in the Lives of Recently Returning Veterans , Sarah Krill Williston

Theses from 2012 2012

Implications of Self-Other Overlap in Unsuccessful Romantic Relationships , Josephine A. Bell

Exposure to Potentially Traumatic Events, Emotional Adjustment, and Social Competence in Preschoolers Facing Economic Risk , Hillary Hurst

Adolescent Males in Formal Youth Mentoring Programs: The Influence of Same Versus Cross-Gender Matching , Stella S. Kanchewa

Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Responsiveness to Infant Distress: Contingency Analyses of Home Mother-Infant Interactions at 3 Months , Fernanda Lucchese

Parental Well-Being within the Marital Subsytem: A Study of Mother-Father Dyads Raising Young Children with Autism , Frances de Lourdes Martinez-Pedraza

The Relation of Racism-Related Stress to Racial Identity, Ethnic Identity and Racism-Related Empowerment in Asian Americans , Fanny Ng

Young Children's Perspectives on Parent-Child Relationship Quality as Measured by the Berkeley Puppet Interview: Associations with Behavioral Adjustment , Marisa Murphy O'Boyle

The Neuropsychological Functioning of Older Adults Pre- and Post-Cognitive Training with a Brain Plasticity-Based Computerized Training Program , Shannon M. Sorenson

Examining the Relation between Sensory Sensitivity and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Autism Spectrum Disorders as Moderated by Language Acquisition , Timothy W. Soto

Theses from 2011 2011

Children and Spirituality: Understanding the Meaning of Spirituality of Former Street Children in Bolivia , Katia Margarita Canenguez

A Lonely Road: Loneliness, Death Anxiety, Childhood Punishment, and Attributions of Hostility in a University Population , Melody Joy Blass Fisher

The Effects of Trauma Exposure on Cognitive Functioning in Toddlers , Danielle Forbes

The Impact of Exposure to Family and Community Violence on Children's Adaptive Coping and Mental Health Symptoms among Ethnic Minority Families Living in Poverty , Esroruleh Tamim Mohammad

The Practice Effect: The Relationships among the Frequency of Early Formal Mindfulness Practice, Mindfulness Skills, Worry, and Quality of Life in an Acceptance-Based Behavior Therapy for Generalized Anxiety Disorder , Lucas Paul Kawika Morgan

Dyadic Flexibility during the Face-To-Face Still-Face Paradigm: Analysis of Infant-Caregiver Interactions within a Dynamic Systems Framework Using the State Space Grid Analytic Technique , Akhila Venkatachalam Sravish

Black Women's Mental Health in Response to Unwanted Sexual Experiences and Spirituality as a Protective Factor , Speshal T. Walker

Theses from 2010 2010

Latino Immigrant Mothers' Experiences and Adapations to Promote Personal and Family Wellness in Response to Increased Anti-Immigrant Climate , Hercilia B. Corona-Ordoñez

The Relationship between Racist Experiences and Anxiety in a Black Sample: Moderating Effects of Church-Based Social Support , Jessica Rose Graham

Caregiver, Family System, and Environmental Predictors of Child Maltreatment: An Ecological Transactional Approach , Kelly Brooke Graling

Trajectories of Early Externalizing Behaviors: Their Relation to Second Grade Reading , Sarah Gray

What Do You See in this Picture?: Bias and Reflexivity in Physician Narratives of Disparities , Michelle Levine

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Common Pattern Generation for the Detection of LOLBin Attacks , Alaa AbuShqeir

Impact of Family Assistance on Latinx College Students' School Engagement , Alma N. Acosta Sanchez

The Debate on NIL: Progress for Female Collegiate Sports? , Stephanie Andrada

Sustainable Roots: The Environmental Genealogies of Chicanas and Latinas , Marlene Andrade

Qualifying Quantifiers: A Usage-Based, Diachronic Analysis of Quantifier Constructions , Danielle Miles Angier

Homelessness and Taphonomy: A Multidisciplinary Study , Chloë Angst

Group-Invariant Reinforcement Learning , Fnu Ankur

Structure, Construction, and Emplacement of the Northern Margin of the Late Cretaceous Sonora Pass Intrusive Suite: North-Central Sierra Nevada Batholith, California , Victoria A. Arnold

Prediction of Thrombin Inhibitor Peptides from Various Habitats Using Machine Learning , Nivedha Balakrishnan

Impacts of Synoptic-Scale Dynamics on Cloud Properties and Radiation in High Southern Latitudes , Tyler R. Barone

Examining the Role of MPA Signage in Helping Provide Protection for Marine Environments of Monterey Bay MPAs , Gwendolyn A. Barry

The Moderating Effects of Sleep Quantity and Quality on the Relationship between Job Stressors and Job Satisfaction , Olga A. Baryshnikova

Analysis of Fire-Induced Circulations During the Fireflux2 Experimental Burn and Operational Rate of Spread Models , Jeremy Tyler Benik

Influence of Prescribed Burning on Coast Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens) Forest Wildfire Resistance, Resilience, and Risk of Repeated Fire , Sky B. Biblin

Electronic and Optical Properties of 2d Materials and Their Van Der Waals Heterostructures Using Density Functional Theory , Paridhi Bisht

The Inverse Association between Prebiotic Consumption and Depression Status in American Adult Females, but not the Greater Population or in Males: NHANES 2015-2018 , Cassandra L. Boyd

Habitat Value of Stormwater Retention Basins for Avian Species in the South San Francisco Bay , Maya D. Briones

Queering Fitness: Experiences of Transgender/Non-binary Personal Trainers Implementing Inclusive Training Practices , Kendra R. Campbell

Aerial View of the Labyrinth , Alexandra L. Carrillo

Numerical Modeling of Firebrand Transport , Antonio Q. Cervantes

Decentralizing the Electric Grid: Giving Power Back to the People , Nicole Chen

Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Biogeochemical Responses in a Tidally Restricted Moro Cojo Slough , Ryan Chiu

Probing the Phase Space of Reactive Trajectories Using Interpretable Machine Learning and AB Intitio Molecular Dynamics , Hee Kun Cho

A New Fire Initialization Method for Operational Coupled Fire-Atmosphere Models: Assimilation of Infrared Perimeters and Satellite Detections , Kathleen Nicole Clough

Thinking Styles, Conspiracist Belief, and the Mediating Role of the Dunning-Kruger Effect in Modeling Belief Change , Lucas C. Cusano

The U.S. Invasion of the Dominican Republic: From Cooperation to Conquest , Andrew DeFabio

All the Cars I Drove Off Cliffs , Tyler Brett Eveland

Examining the Role of Echo-Chambers within Online Incel Communities Using Sentiment Analysis and Group Based Trajectory Modeling , Francesca Florine Fanucchi

Motivated Reasoning in Technology Workers , Kory Feath

Predicting Lower Millennial Turnover Intentions: Examining Work Benefits Factors and Organizational Environment Factors as Sets , Lyric W. Fortson

Validation and Reliability of A Questionnaire that Measures Food Waste Knowledge, Attitudes, and Motivations of Adolescents , Joanna Fung

No Kidding: The Moderating Role of Childcare Responsibility on the Relationship Between Perceived Work-Life Balance Policy Culture and Job Outcomes , Ziwei Gao

Crawling the Dark Web: Structural Attributes of Child Sexual Abuse Websites on the Dark Web , Enrique Guerra

Automatic Presentation Slide Generation Using LLMs , Tanya Gupta

Deep Learning in AI Medical Imaging for Stroke Diagnosis , James Mario Guzman

Western Snowy Plover Dispersal in Response to Repeated Nest Loss in Monterey Bay, California , Esther A. Haile

Examining the Plasticity of the Dive Response in Relation to Dive Behavior of Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga Angustirostris) , Shawn M. Hannah

Emotions Recognition Using Multimodal Spontaneous Emotion Database and Deep Learning Technology , Shruthi Hassan Sathish

An Analysis of Fire-Induced Conditions During Large Wildfires and Within Steep Canyons , Justin Mirabilis Haw

Evaluating the Effect of Resveratrol on SIRT1 with Different Peptide Substrates , Yujin Hur

Procedural Parity in U.S. Lithium Mining Developments , Padmaja K. Iyer

Where and Why Do Ecosystem-Based Adaption Projects Take Place in California? , Daniel K. Jacobson

Melt Inclusion Record of Submarine Caldera Formation on Axial Seamount, Juan de Fuca Ridge , Destiny Kapule

Effect of Spatial Uniformity of Platelet Aggregates on the Stress-Strain Behavior of Blood Clots , Tamara Kawa

Exploring the Design Space of Simulated Robotic Arms with Tactile Stimuli for Object Manipulation Using Reinforcement Learning Methods , Alavi Ahmed Khan

Bubble Detection under Microgravity in a Closed-Loop Microchannel Perfusion System , Max S. Kim

Linking Social Dynamics to Private Land Management: A Study of Prescribed Burn Associations in Northern California , Spencer R. Klinefelter

Factors Impacting Indirect Potable Reuse Implementation in Orange County and Santa Clara County , Sarah E. Knott

The Relationship between Perceived Overqualification and Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Affective Organizational Commitment: The Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support , Mariem Laaraj

Combining Camera Trap and Fitness App Data Demonstrates that Mammals Change Behavior Near High-Use Bike Trails on Mount Tamalpais, Ca , Erin Rose Lacour

Tree Removal from an Encroached Coastal Grassland Restores Soil Bacterial Communities Before Fungal Communities , Ka Ki Law

The Negative Impact of Extent of Telecommuting on Work-Family Conflict, Work-Life Balance, and Burnout as Moderated by Boundary Management Strategies , Shaina Law

Phosphate and Silicate Analysis in Seawater using Programmable Flow Injection: Optimization and Applications of Benchtop and In Situ Methodologies , Marine A. Lebrec

Combatting Antibiotic Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Using Small Molecules , Frank W. Lee

Quantum Mechanics and Dynamical Models for Finite Unlabeled Simple Graphs , Nathan M. Lewis

The Moderating Effect of the Desire for Permanent Employment on the Relationship between Workload and Burnout Among Temporary Workers , Helay Liang

Detecting the Onion Routing Traffic in Real-Time by using Reinforcement Learning , Dazhou Liu

Characterization and Evaluation of Catalytic Activity of Small Molecule Copper Complexes for Metallopolymer Design , Brenda Lu

Listen, If You Have a Minute , AJ MacKillop

Sundowners and Mountain Wave Activity: Selected Observations from the Sundowner Winds Experiment (SWEX) , Kiera L. Malarkey

Partnering With International Peers to Promote Young Children’s Social and Emotional Learning: Students’ Experiences During an International Service Learning Program , Danica D. Mavroudis

Trophic Ecology and Mercury Concentrations of Canary Rockfish (Sebastes Pinniger) in the California Current System , Michaela M. Melanson

Quantifying Bromocarbon Emissions from Seaweed Aquaculture in California , Jessica C. Metter

Optimizing Soluble Recombinant Expression of the Aedes Aegypti Early Trypsin Protease , Neomi Millan

Single Chain Nanoparticles as Synthetic Enzyme Mimics , Tony Mo

Cirrus Microphysical Properties and the Controlling Factors Using A Machine Learning Approach , Derek D. Ngo

Adaptive Windowed Sinc Filter for Image Interpolation , Dang Nguyen

Intrinsic Motivation by the Principles of Non-Linear Dynamical Systems , Phu C. Nguyen

Elucidating the Function of Motif A—An Intrinsically Disorderd Region within Sirt1 , Ryan Nhan

Investigating the Misinformation Effect and Physical Activity in an Online Study , Victoria C. Paoloni

Intersections of Cultural Influences, Fitness, and Health for Latinas in the American Southwest , Monica Peña

Interdependence of Salt Concentration and Filler Particles on Crystallinity and Mechanical Behavior of PEO-LiTFSI Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries , Valeria Perez

Bosons in Anti De Sitter Spacetime , Thi Khanh Linh Pham

Relationships Between Medical Cannabis Narratives and Beliefs, Attitudes, and Intentions About Recreational Cannabis , Sol Sanchez Pulido

Wandering Upwards , David C. Puma

Accident Prediction on E-Bikes Using Computer Vision , Rohith Puvvala Subramanyam

Educational Attainment and Employment Status of Medical Cannabis Users in the Bay Area of California , Kristi M. Sadler

Blockchain for Online Video Game Integrity , Philip Salire

An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Female Olympic Athletes’ Experiences with Social Media , Mercedez M. Sanchez

A Study of Mexican Journalists’ Professional Practices and Fact-Checking Habits During Misinformation and Anti-Press Times , Merlina San Nicolás Leyva

Towards Tandem Catalysis Using Iridium and Ruthenium for Alkane Metathesis , Tyeshia M. Sapp

Controllability-Constrained Deep Neural Network Models for Enhanced Control of Dynamical Systems , Suruchi Sharma

Behavorial Response of Diving Northern Elephant Seals (Mirounga angustirostris) When Exposed to Predator Calls , Daphne M. Shen

The Relationship Between Perceived Person-Job Fit and Affective Commitment and Organizational Citizenship Behavior: The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment , Mei Shimizu

Micro-Scale Laser-Induced Fluorescence Thermometry for Multiphase Flow in Porous Media , Samuel J. Simmons

You’re Dying Up There , Ryan H. Smith

Effects of Hypoxia on Anti-Predator Behavior of English Sole (Parophrys vetulus) and Speckled Sanddabs (Citharichthys stigmaeus) , Alexandra Beatrix Stella

The Statue That Started It All: The Aphrodite of Knidos , Amereece Sterba

Advertisement Blindness in Social Media Apps , Nora Szladovics

Daily Synoptic-Scale Influences on Weather-Dependent Renewable Energy Supply and Demand in Hypothetical Fully Electrified North American Interconnections , Howard Tang

Distribution and Habitat Use by Western Burrowing Owls (Athene Cunicularia Hypugaea) in Alameda, Contra Costa and San Joaquin Counties, California , Jacqueline Taylor

How Should I Fall Apart For You? A Critical Autoethnography Exploring Embodied Trauma , Julie R. Terebkov

Barn Owls (Tyto alba) and Biodiversity Near Hemp Farms and Grasslands in Oregon, USA , Lacey Brianne Thun

The Mediating Role of Perceived Organizational Support on the Relationship between Wellness Programs and Job Satisfaction , Andy Tran

Foujita Tsuguharu: The Obscured Responsibility of War Paintings , Hiromi Ushimaru

Cloud Phase Distribution at a Global-Scale and the Governing Factors Using Satellite and In-Situ Airborne Observations , Dao Wang

An Exploration of the Low Prevalence Effect During Phising Detection , Sherry J. Wei

Manifestations of Communicative Resilience in Experiences of Serial Arguments Among Adult Children of Harmful Parental Alcohol Use , Brooklyn Willis

Reconstructing Auditory Evoked Cortical Response with Fewer Trials , Zoey Y. Zhang

Adaptive Fuzzy PID Path Planning For a Teleoperated Robotic System , Yirong Zhao

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Theses from 2023 2023.

Music As a Tool For Ecstatic Space Design , Pranav Amin, Architecture

Creating Dormitories with a Sense of Home , Johnathon A. Brousseau, Architecture

The Tectonic Evaluation And Design Implementation of 3D Printing Technology in Architecture , Robert Buttrick, Architecture

Designing for the Unhoused: Finding Innovative and Transformative Solutions to Housing , Hannah C. Campbell, Architecture

Investigating Design-Functional Dimension Of Affordable Housing With Prefabrication On Dense Suburbs Of Chelsea, MA , Siddharth Jagadishbhai Dabhia, Architecture

Architecture of Extraction: Imagining New Modes of Inhabitation and Reclamation in the Mining Lifecyle , Erica DeWitt, Architecture

Utopian Thought and Architectural Design , Anthony L. Faith, Architecture

Building Hygge In-Roads into Incremental Living , Tanisha Kalra, Architecture

NATURE INSPIRED ARCHITECTURE , Salabat Khan, Architecture

Sustainable Architecture in Athletics: Using Mass Timber in an Old-Fashioned Field , Zach C. Lefever, Architecture

Off-grid Living for the Normative Society: Shifting Perception and Perspectives by Design , Patsun Lillie, Architecture

The Evolution of Chinese Supermarkets in North America: An Alternative Approach to Chinese Supermarket Design , Ruoxin Lin, Architecture

Refreshing Refinery: An Analysis of Victorian Architecture and How to Translate its Elements for Contemporary Architecture , Richard J. Marcil, Architecture

After Iconoclasm: Reassessing Monumental Practices and Redesigning Public Memorials in Twenty-First-Century Massachusetts , Lincoln T. Nemetz-Carlson, Architecture

Earthen Materials In Organic Forms: An Ecological Solution to the Urban Biosphere? , Rutuja Patil, Architecture

Adaptive (Re)purpose of Industrial Heritage Buildings in Massachusetts A Modular Strategy for Building a Community , Riya D. Premani, Architecture

Community Design: A Health Center Serving the Greater Boston Population , Brandon E. Rosario, Architecture

The Food Hub as a Social Infrastructure Framework: Restitching Communities in Boston After the Pandemic , Connor J. Tiches, Architecture

Theses from 2022 2022

Equitable Housing Generation Through Cellular Automata , Molly R. Clark, Architecture

Beneficial Invasive: A Rhizomatic Approach to Utilizing Local Bamboo for COVID Responsive Educational Spaces , Megan Futscher, Architecture

Architectural Activism Through Hip-Hop , Micaela Goodrich, Architecture

Addressing Trauma Through Architecture: Cultivating Well-being For Youth Who Have Experienced Trauma , Megan Itzkowitz, Architecture

Buildings Integrated into Landscape & Making People Care for Them: Exploring Integrated Land-Building Ecosystems and the Lifestyles Needed to Support It , Sara Mallio, Architecture

Reimagining Black Architecture , Esosa Osayamen, Architecture

Prefabricated Homes: Delivery At Your Doorsteps , Obed K. Otabil, Architecture

Memory and Resistance , Cami Quinteros, Architecture

Mycelium: The Building Blocks of Nature and the Nature of Architecture , Carly Regalado, Architecture

IN-BETWEEN SPACES: ATMOSPHERES, MOVEMENT AND NEW NARRATIVES FOR THE CITY , Paul Alexander Stoicheff, Architecture

Theses from 2021 2021

Creating New Cultural Hubs in American Cities: The Syrian Diaspora of Worcester, Massachusetts , Aleesa Asfoura, Architecture

Firesafe: Designing for Fire-Resilient Communities in the American West , Brenden Baitch, Architecture

The Beige Conundrum , Alma Crawford-Mendoza, Architecture

Cultivating Food Justice: Exploring Public Interest Design Process through a Food Security & Sustainability Hub , Madison J. DeHaven, Architecture

Physical to Virtual: A Model for Future Virtual Classroom Environments , Stephen J. Fink, Architecture

Detroit: Revitalizing Urban Communities , David N. Fite, Architecture

The Homestead Helper Handbook , Courtney A. Jurzynski, Architecture

An Architecture of a New Story , Nathan Y. Lumen, Architecture

Border Town: Preserving a 'Living' Cultural Landscape in Harlingen, Texas , Shelby Parrish, Architecture

Housing for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Creating an Integrated Living Community in Salem, MA , Tara Pearce, Architecture

From Sanctuary to Home in the Post-Interstate City , Morgan B. Sawyer, Architecture

Exploring the Use of Grid-Scale Compressed Air Energy Storage in the Urban Landscape , Connor S. Slover, Architecture

Bridging the Gaps in Public Conversation by Fostering Spaces of Activism , Karitikeya Sonker, Architecture

Re-envisioning the American Dream , Elain Tang, Architecture

Tall Timber in Denver: An Exploration of New Forms in Large Scale Timber Architecture , Andrew P. Weuling, Architecture

Theses from 2020 2020

Urban Inter-Space: Convergence of Human Interaction and Form , Clayton Beaudoin, Architecture

The Hues of Hadley Massachusetts: Pioneering Places for Preservation and Growth , Elisha M. Bettencourt, Architecture

Reinvigorating Englewood, Chicago Through New Public Spaces and Mixed-Income Housing , Givan Carrero, Architecture

Architectural Agency Through Real Estate Development , Hitali Gondaliya, Architecture

Multimodal Transit and a New Civic Architecture , Samuel Bruce Hill, Architecture

Rethinking The Suburban Center , Andrew Jones, Architecture

Resilient Urbanism: Bridging Natural Elements & Sustainable Structures in a Post-Industrial Urban Environment , Nicholas McGee, Architecture

Adaptive Airport Architecture , Yash Mehta, Architecture

Rethinking School Design to Promote Safety and Positivity , Emily Moreau, Architecture

The Built Environment and Well-Being: Designing for Well-Being in Post-Industrial Communities During the Age of Urbanization , Tyler O'Neil, Architecture

Brutalism and the Public University: Integrating Conservation into Comprehensive Campus Planning , Shelby Schrank, Architecture

Spatial Design for Behavioral Education , Madeline Szczypinski, Architecture

Theses from 2019 2019

THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY: FOR REFUGEES , Raghad Alrashidi, Architecture

From Archaic To contemporary : Energy Efficient Adaptive Reuse of Historic Building , Nisha Borgohain, Architecture

(RE)Developing Place: The Power of Narrative , Kinsey Diomedi, Architecture

Rethinking Ambulatory Care Delivery , Senada Dushaj, Architecture

Photosynthesizing the Workplace: A Study in Healthy and Holistic Production Spaces , Kaeli Howard, Architecture

Museum Design As A Tool For A City , Cunbei Jiang, Architecture

Architecture and Wilderness: An Exchange of Order , Ashley Lepre, Architecture

Cross-Species Architecture: Developing an Architecture for Rehabilitative Learning Through the Human-Canine Relationship , Jake Porter, Architecture

Intermodal Transit Terminal: Integrating the Future of Transit into the Urban Fabric , Guy Vigneau, Architecture

Theses from 2018 2018

Bangladeshi Cultural Center: for the Bangladeshi Population Living in New York City , Sabrina Afrin, Architecture

THE ENHANCEMENT OF LEARNING THROUGH THE DESIGN PROCCESS: RENOVATING THE FORT RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN AMHERST, MA , Reyhaneh Bassamtabar, Architecture

LEARNING SPACES: DISCOVERING THE SPACES FOR THE FUTURE OF LEARNING , Michael Choudhary, Architecture

ARCHITECTURAL SYNERGY: A FACILITY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING IN ACADEMIA AND PRACTICE , Ryan Rendano, Architecture

Resilient Architecture: Adaptive Community Living in Coastal Locations , Erica Shannon, Architecture

Theses from 2017 2017

New York City 2050: Climate Change and Future of New York | Design for Resilience , Abhinav Bhargava, Architecture

The Performance of Light: Exploring the Impact of Natural Lighting in the New UMass School of Performance , Dylan Brown, Architecture

Regional Expression In The Renovation Of Remote Historic Villages , Jie chen, Architecture

An Incremental Intervention In Jakarta: An Empowering Infrastructural Approach For Upgrading Informal Settlements , Christopher H. Counihan, Architecture

UMASS Dining Hall. A Path to Resiliency , Lukasz Czarniecki, Architecture

LIVING CORE OF THE FUTURE: PROPOSING NEW APPROACH FOR THE FUTURE OF RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX IN METROPOLITAN AREAS , Mahsa G. Zadeh, Architecture

HUMANITY IN A CHILDREN’S CANCER HOSPITAL , Sara Jandaghi Jafari, Architecture

Designing Symbiosis for the New Church Community , Evan Janes, Architecture

A Visible History: A Synthesis of Past, Present and Future Through the Evocation of Memory Within Historic Contexts , Nicholas Jeffway, Architecture

Creating A Community A New Ecological, Economical, and Social Path to Uniting a Community , Andrew Stadnicki, Architecture

Z-Cube: Mobile Living for Feminist Nomads , Zi Ye, Architecture

Theses from 2016 2016

Music and Architecture: An Interpresence , Rachel J. Beesen, Architecture

Intervening in the Lives of Internally Displaced People in Colombia , Amy L. Carbone, Architecture

Designing Waste Creating Space: A Critical Examination Into Waste Reduction Through Building Techniques, Architectural Design, and Systems , Courtney M. Carrier, Architecture

Umass September 11 Intervention , Mohamad Farzinmoghadam, Architecture

Merging Social Science and Neuroscience in Architecture: Creating a Framework to Functionally Re-integrate Ex-Convicts , Kylie A. Landrey, Architecture

From Shelters to Long Living Communities , Yakun Liang, Architecture

Building Hope: A Community + Water Initiative, La Villa de San Francisco, Honduras , Christopher D. Mansfield, Architecture

THE SPATIALITY IN STORYTELLING , Xiang Yu, Architecture

Innovation of the Residential Buildings and Community in the Emerging City Rongcheng , Xing Yu, Architecture

Art and Life - Make invisible visible in Cao changdi village, Beijing, China , peng zhang, Architecture

Theses from 2015 2015

The Dialogue of Craft and Architecture , Thomas J. Forker, Architecture

MOSQUE IN THE VALLEY: A SPACE FOR SPIRITUAL GATHERING & CULTURAL LEARNING , Nabila Iqbal, Architecture

EXPLORATION OF CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN URBAN PLAZA AND MIXED USE BUILDINGS , Youngduk Kim, Architecture

Design Of A Housing For Urban Artisan-Living Work , Fahim Mahmud, Architecture

Membranes and Matrices: Architecture as an Interface , Nayef Mudawar, Architecture

Building for the Future: Revitalization through Architecture , Rebecca N. Perry, Architecture

Developing Maker Economies in Post-Industrial Cities: Applying Commons Based Peer Production to Mycelium Biomaterials , Grant R. Rocco, Architecture

Design of Children's Event and Cutural Center in Osu, Accra, Ghana , Rudi Somuah, Architecture

Sustainable Design of Student Centers Retrofitting and Adaptive Reuse of UMass Student Union , Tianye Song, Architecture

Design/Build in Architectural Education: studying community-focused curriculum , Matthew K. Sutter, Architecture

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When creating references for dissertations, theses, and projects, you will need to determine the correct reference type to follow. Dissertations, theses, and projects are generally divided into two separate groups; those that are published and those that are unpublished.

In most cases, unpublished projects are those that are in print and available only from the degree-granting institution. On the other hand, published projects are those that are available in a database, a university archive, or a personal website. 

Variations - URLs?

Some URLs may be long and complicated. APA 7th edition allows the use of shorter URLs. Shortened URLs can be created using any URL shortener service; however, if you choose to shorten the URL, you must double-check that the URL is functioning and brings the reader to the correct website. 

Common URL Shortner websites include:

More Information

For more information about URLs, see Section 9.36 on page 300 of APA Manual, 7th edition. 

NOTE:  Check your instructor's preference about using short URLs. Some instructors may want the full URL. 

Variations - DOIs?

Some DOIs may be long and complicated. APA 7th edition allows the use of shorter DOI numbers. Shortened DOIs can be located at the International DOI Foundations, shortDOI Service . 

More Information:

For more information about DOIs, see Section 9.36 on page 300 of APA Manual, 7th edition. 

NOTE: Check your instructor's preference for using short DOIs. Some instructors may want the full DOI. 

Variations - Live Hyperlinks?

Should my urls be live.

It depends. When adding URLs to a paper or other work, first, be sure to include the full hyperlink. This includes the http:// or the https://. Additionally, consider where and how the paper or work will be published or read. If the work will only be read in print or as a Word doc or Google Doc, then the URLs should not be live (i.e., they are not blue or underlined). However, if the work will be published or read online, then APA advises to include live URLs. This would allow the reader to click on a link and go to the source.   

For more information, see Section 9.35 on pages 299-300 of the APA Manual, 7th edition. 

NOTE: Check your instructor's preference about using live URLs. Some instructors may not want you to use live URLs. 

Print Master's Thesis, Dissertation, or Project

When creating references for dissertations, theses, and projects, you will need to determine the correct reference type to follow. Dissertations, theses, and projects are generally divided into two separate groups; those that are published and those that are unpublished. In most cases, unpublished projects are those that are in print and available only from the degree-granting institution. 

Panasuk, K. N. (2008). What variables appear to work in stress management programs in the workplace and how effective are

these  programs  [Unpublished master’s final project]? The College of St. Scholastica.

Author: Panasuk, K. N.

Begin the reference with the author's last name first. then, add the initials for the first and middle names (if the middle name or middle initial is provided). add a period after each initial, and if there is a middle initial, add a space between the initials., year of publication: (2008)..

Next, in parentheses, list the year of publication, which appears on the title page or the title verso page (back side of title page). Follow the parentheses with a period.   

Title & Subtitle of the Book: What variables appear to work in stress management programs in the workplace and how effective are these programs [Unpublished master's final project]?

Next, add the title and subtitle of the master's thesis, dissertation, final applied project, or capstone. The title and subtitle are separated by a colon. Capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle and all proper nouns.  Italicize the title and subtitle. Do not add a period immediately after the title. Instead, add brackets with the type of project (Master's project, doctoral dissertation, etc.) you are referencing. Before the type of project add "Unpublished". When choosing wording to describe the project, use the language the degree-granting institution uses to describe the project (e.g., Master's thesis, Doctoral dissertation, Final Applied Project, Capstone Project, Clinical Project, etc.). Add a period after the brackets. If the title has a question mark or exclamation mark, replace the period after the brackets with the proper punctuation mark used in the title.   

Source Information: The College of St. Scholastica.

Complete the reference with the source information, which is the full name of the college or university awarding the degree. add a period after the institution's name.  more information:.

For more information about master's theses, dissertations, or capstone projects, Section 10.6 on pages 333-334 in the APA Manual, 7th edition.

Parenthetical Citation Example:

 (Panasuk, 2008)

Narrative Citation Example:

Panasuk (2008) identified ...

For more information about author format within parenthetical and narrative citations, see Section 8.17 and Table 8.1 on page 266 of the APA Manual, 7th edition. 

Master's Thesis Published in a Commercial Database (like ProQuest Dissertations & Theses)

When creating references for dissertations, theses, and projects, you will need to determine the correct reference type to follow. Dissertations, theses, and projects are generally divided into two separate groups; those that are published and those that are unpublished. In most cases, published projects are those that are available in a database, a university archive, or a personal website. 

Skallet, S. (2016). Environmental approval duration estimating model for improved linear energy construction project schedules  (Publication No.

10125148)  [Master's capstone project, The College of St. Scholastica]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. 

Author: Skallet, S.

Begin the reference with the author's last name first. then, add the initials for the author's first and middle names (if a middle name or middle initial is provided). add a period after each initial, and if there is a middle initial, add a space between the initials.     year of publication: (2016)..

Next, in parentheses, add the year of publication, which appears on the title page or the title page verso (back side of title page). Follow the parentheses with a period.   

Title & Subtitle of the Book:  Environmental approval duration estimating model for improved linear energy construction project schedules  (Publication No. 10125148) [Master's capstone project, The College of St. Scholastica].

Next, add the title and subtitle (if there is a subtitle) of the capstone, final applied project, thesis, or dissertation. Separate the title and subtitle with a colon. Capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle and all proper nouns. Italicize the title. Do NOT add a period after the title.

After the title, in parentheses, add the publication number (normally found in the record of the project within ProQuest). Before the publication number put "Publication No." Do NOT add a period after the parentheses. 

After the publication number, add brackets with the type of project (Master's thesis, Master's capstone project, doctoral dissertation, etc.) you are referencing. Use the language described by the degree-granting institution to describe the project. Then, add a comma and the name of the institution. Add a period after the brackets.      

Source Information: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. 

Complete the reference with the commercial database where you found the masters thesis/project. end with a period.    more information:  .

For more information on Master's Theses/Projects, see Section 10.6 on pages 333-334 in the APA Manual, 7th edition.

 (Skallet, 2016)

Skallet (2016) argued ...

Dissertation Published Online

Adame, A. (2019). Fully immersed, fully present: Examining the user experience through the multimodal presence scale and virtual reality gaming

variables [Master's thesis, California State University San Bernardino]. CSUSB ScholarWorks Electronic Theses, Projects, &

Dissertations.  https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/918/

Author: Adame, A. 

Begin the reference with the author's last name first. Then, add the initials of the author's first and middle names (if a middle name or middle initial is provided). Add a period after each initial, and if there is a middle initial, add a space between the initials. 

Year of Publication: (2019). 

Next, in parentheses, add the year of publication, which appears on the title page or the title verso page (back side of the title page). Follow the parentheses with a period. 

Title & Subtitle of the Book: Fully immersed, fully present: Examining the user experience through the multimodal presence scale and virtual reality gaming variables [Master's thesis, California State University San Bernardino]. 

Next, add the title and subtitle (if there a subtitle present) of the thesis or project. Separate the title and subtitle with a colon. Capitalize only the first word of the title and subtitle as well as proper nouns. Italicize the title and subtitle. Do NOT add a period after the title. Instead, after the title, add brackets with the type of project (Master's thesis, doctoral dissertation, etc.) you are referencing. Use the language described by the degree-granting institution to describe the project. Then, add a comma and the name of the institution. Add a period after the brackets.   

Source Information: CSUSB ScholarWorks Electronic Theses, Projects, & Dissertations.  https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/918/

Complete the reference with the name of the website or archive where you found the project. After the name of the website or archive, add a period. Then, add the URL to the project. 

For more information about Master's Theses or Projects, see Section 10.6 on page 333 and example 66 on page 334 in the APA Manual, 7th edition. 

(Adame, 2019)

Adame (2019) distinguished between ...

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