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Archival Collections

Search constraints, search results, columbia university doctoral dissertations, 1872-2020, harriman institute theses and dissertations, 1947-2018.

This collection contains theses and dissertations submitted to Columbia University's Harriman Institute.

Series I: Harriman Institute Theses and Dissertations

Columbia university library office files, 1890-1998, dissertations box ii.9.

• Series II. Library Office Files, 1890-1998
• Subseries II.1. Administrative Files, 1890-1975
• Correspondence Miscellaneous, 1900-1930

Dissertations Box ii.50

• Subseries II.2. Subject Files, 1920s-1973
• Subject Files, Up to, 1942

Dissertations Box ii.348

• Subseries II.4. Additions, 1970-1998
• Library Services Group, 1970-1980

Benjamin Nelson papers, 1925-1977

Professional and personal correspondence, manuscripts and notes for his many publications in the social sciences and Renaissance studies, drafts and notes for his THE IDEA OF USURY and writings about Max Weber, other papers collected during his teaching career, and materials for the many professional conferences which he attended and for the academic associations and societies in which he was active.

Dissertations Box 77

• Series II: General Alphabetical Files
• New School for Social Research

Harriet Zuckerman papers, 1887-2014, bulk 1963-1992

Correspondence, manuscripts, research files, drafts, memoranda, etc.

Dissertations Box 2

• Series III. Professional Career, 1942-2014
• Subseries III.2 Affiliations, 1954-2014
• The Andrew Mellon Foundation
• The Emergence of a Scientific Specialty: A Sociological Study of the Sociology of Science--draft, 1975

Department Dissertations in Progress, 1991 Box 2

• Subseries III.1 Sociology Department, 1942-1993
• Department Matters

Reprint Series: Unpublished Dissertations, 1974-1977 Box 33

• Series V. Writings, 1887-2005
• Subseries V.2 Books--Edited Volumes and Chapters, 1930-1989
• Unpublished Dissertation Series--Correspondence, 1977-1980

Ernest Victor Hollis Jr. Manuscripts, 1955-1957

Two typescript copies of a Ph.D. dissertation by Hollis which he wrote as a candidate for a Ph.D. in political science at Columbia University. The early version (1955, 596 p.) is incomplete, including most of the first eight chapters of a projected eleven-chapter work. The later version (1957, 695 p.), which comprises an edited text of the original thesis and the final three chapters, appears to be Hollis' final draft. The collection also contains a microfilm of the second version.

Dissertations Box 1

• Manuscripts

Raisa Berg Papers, 1898-2006

Dissertations.

• Series II: Works and Writings by R.Berg; Research Data and Notes, 1937-2006

Subseries II.1: Scientific Writings and Works on the History of Science, 1937-2002

Typescripts, manuscripts, and reprints of writings on Drosophila research, genetics and the history of genetics, general biology and the history of biology. Materials are arranged in several groups: articles and talks, lectures, dissertations, monographs and projects (organized alphabetically within each group); collection of works; reviews, forewords, abstracts, grant proposals, expeditions logbooks, experiments and research logbooks and data (organized chronologically within each group); tables, data, and notes related to various unidentified research and works, slides, photographs, and microfilms with research data and reference materials don't have formal organization.

Enno Franzius papers, 1938-1976

Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, clippings, and printed material related to his historical research, to his publications, and to his teaching. There are complete files documenting the research, writing, search for publishers, and publication of his works which deal with modern European history, chiefly 19th and 20th century French and German history, Byzantine history, and Islamic history. In addition there are files for manuscripts on Konrad Adenauer, Aristide Briand, Joseph Caillaux, Francisco Franco, and Gustave Stresemann. Some of these have been published by the Hoover Institution in their MANUSCRIPTS IN MICROFILM SERIES. The majority of the lecture notes in this collection are for the Columbia College course Contemporary Civilization. There is also a small file of personal correspondence.

Dissertations, 1973 Box 10

• Series II: Alphabetical Files
• Bibliography

Marvin I. Herzog papers, 1942-2008

The Marvin Herzog collection contains correspondence relating to Herzog's academic and personal life, including printouts from an email list devoted to Yiddish Studies. Also included is teaching and research materials, as well as materials relating to Herzog's work on the Language and Culture Atlas of Ashkenazic Jewry (LCAAJ), and various materials relating to Zionist summer camps.

Dissertations, 1999 Box 4, Folder 8

typescript of Holger Nath's dissertation

• Series II: Teaching, 1953-1996

Nath, Holger: Dissertation proposal, 1990-1991 Box 5, Folder 3

dissertation proposal with comments by Rakhmiel Peltz and Mikhl Herzog; correspondence

Nath, Holger, 1996 Box 5, Folder 4

letter and dissertation draft from Holger Nath

William S. Vickrey papers, 1939-1996

The collection is comprised of correspondence, manuscripts, teaching materials, conference materials, subject files, and printed items from William S. Vickrey's career as an economist. It contains published and unpublished papers illustrating his thoughts on various aspects of economic theory and their practical application. Topics discussed in these manuscripts involve macroeconomics, marginal cost pricing, microeconomics, political economy and welfare, public finance, social choice, taxation, transportation, urban economics, and related matters. The collection also has records from his tenure at Columbia University, including correspondence with his academic colleagues and participation in professional activities.

Dissertations, 1947-1987 Box 35, Folder 628

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The M.S. Thesis Track

The MS Thesis track is for students who want to concentrate on research in some sub-field of Computer Science.  You are required to arrange for a Computer Science Faculty member who agrees to advise the thesis and the rest of your course selection prior to selecting the track.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS

• Complete a total of  30 points  (Courses must be at the 4000 level or above)
• Maintain at least a  2.7  overall GPA. (No more than 1 D is permitted).
• Complete the  Columbia Engineering Professional Development & Leadership (PDL)  requirement
• Satisfy  breadth requirements
• Take at least  6 points  of technical courses at the 6000 level
• At most, up to 3 points of your degree can be Non-CS/Non-track If they are deemed relevant to your track and sufficiently technical in nature. Please submit the course syllabus to your CS Faculty Advisor for review, and then forward the approval confirmation email to [email protected]

1. BREADTH REQUIREMENT

Visit the breadth requirement page for more information.

2. REQUIRED TRACK COURSES (9 credits)

Students must take 9 credits of COMS E6902 Thesis. The points are typically spread over multiple semesters, e.g., 3 points each for 3 semesters or 4.5 points each for 2 semesters. No more than 9 points of E6902 may be taken. Sign up for the section number of E6902 associated with your thesis advisor.

3. ELECTIVE TRACK COURSES

Students are required to complete 9 elective credits of graduate courses (4000-level or above) selected from Computer Science and/or related areas together with your faculty thesis advisor. These would normally be strongly related to your thesis topic.

Up to 3 of these points may be in COMS E6901 Projects in Computer Science.

Please note:

The  degree progress checklist should be used to keep track of your requirements. if you have questions for your track advisor or cs advising, you should have an updated checklist prepared, due to a significant overlap in course material, ms students not in the machine learning track can only take 1 of the following courses – coms 4771, coms 4721, elen 4903, ieor 4525, stat 4240, stat 4400/4241/5241 – as part of their degree requirements, the elective track courses cannot be imported from another institution., 4. general electives.

Students must complete the remaining credits of General Elective Courses at the 4000 level or above. At least three of these points must be chosen from either the Track Electives listed above or from the CS department at the 4000 level or higher.

Students may also request to use at most 3 points of Non-CS/Non-Track coursework if approved by the process listed below.

5. THESIS DEFENSE

A thesis proposal is presented to your thesis committee at least three months before your defense. Your thesis committee should have three members. Two of them must be internal, but one can be an outsider. Please bring the thesis defense form to your defense. Once completed, please submit the form to CS Advising via email: [email protected].

The thesis cannot be imported from another institution.

A publication-quality thesis document is also published as a CS department technical report. Once completed, please upload your thesis into MICE.

PROGRAM PLANNING

Please visit  the Directory of Classes  to get the updated course listings. Please also note that not all courses are offered every semester or even every year. A few courses are offered only once every two or three years or even less frequently.

Updated: 09/04/2024

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Dissertations & theses (south & southeast asia including australia, new zealand): home, dissertations, theses & preprints.

• Electronic thesis and dissertations of Indian Institute of Science This repository has been developed to capture, disseminate and preserve research theses of Indian Institute of Science. It complements ePrints@IISc , the research publications repository of IISc.
• Etheses--A Saurashtra University Library Service Online archive of PhD theses of Saurasthra University
• Knowledge Repository Open Network (KNoor) University of Kashmir digital repository. Includes multilingual Ph.D. theses .
• NTLTD Global ETD search. Search the 4,044,454 [as of 8-26-15] electronic theses and dissertations contained in the NDLTD archive. Service provided by Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
• Pakistan research repository . This link opens in a new window Pakistan Research Repository is an ongoing project of the Higher Education Commission to promote the international visibility of research originating out of institutes of higher education in Pakistan. The aim of this service is to maintain a digital archive of all PhD and M Phil theses. more... less... Pakistan research repository .
• Researching World Christianity: Doctoral Dissertations on Mission since 1894 International Bulletin of Missionary Research with Yale Divinity School Library. includes English-language doctoral dissertations without regard to country of origin. Second, rather than focusing narrowly on missions, it also includes dissertations dealing with Christianity outside the West. Excluded are dissertations about Christianity in Europe, Australasia, and North America, with the exception of aboriginal missions in those areas. Third, it expands the chronological scope to include dissertations presented since 1894. Over 6,250 titles as of May 2014.
• Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses. Digital repository of Indian electronic theses and dissertations. 43039 theses uploaded as of 8-26-2015
• ShodhGangotri : Repository of Indian Research in Progress details (Synopses/Research Proposals for PhD programme) Under the initiative, research scholars / research supervisors in universities are requested to deposit electronic version of approved synopsis submitted by research scholars to the universities for registering themselves for the Ph.D programme. The repository on one hand, would reveal the trends and directions of research being conducted in Indian universities, on the other hand it would avoid duplication of research. Synopsis in “ShodhGangotri” would later be mapped to full-text theses in " ShodhGanga ".
• Theses Canada portal = Portail de theses Canada. This link opens in a new window This website provides a central access point for Canadian theses. It allows to search AMICUS, Canada's national online catalogue, for bibliographic records of all theses in the National Library of Canada theses collection, which was established in 1965, and access for free the full text electronic versions of Canadian theses and dissertations. more... less... Theses Canada portal = Portail de theses Canada.
• Trove theses (National Library of Australia) The National Library of Australia's Trove service is a free repository of Australian material, including almost a million Australian theses. For instructions and advice on locating theses from Australian and New Zealand universities, see Finding Australian theses at the CAUL site.

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Senior Thesis in Comparative Literature and Society

Senior Thesis in Medical Humanities

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General Information

The Senior Thesis in Comparative Literature and Society and the Senior Thesis in Medical Humanities give students the opportunity to deepen and refine their interest in a particular subject, establish a sustained intellectual relationship with a Columbia or Barnard Faculty member, and be considered for ICLS Departmental Honors.

Students are advised to start thinking about their thesis, including possible topics and faculty members who might serve as Thesis Supervisors, in the Spring Semester of their junior year.

CLS and Medical Humanities majors are encouraged to consult with the DUS early in the process. The DUS can offer early advice on topic and Supervisor selection.

Note: Medical Humanities majors are also encouraged to consult with Professor Rishi Goyal ( [email protected] ), Director of Medical Humanities, for advice on the early steps of thesis construction. If you plan to use the Health Sciences Library, please see the slide show from this Fall 2022 orientation.

Students who decide to write a thesis will enroll in a year-long course (CPLS3995) starting in the Fall of their Senior Year. This year-long, 3-credit course (1.5 credits in Fall, 1.5 credits in Spring) will allow students to receive academic credits for their thesis, and to count the thesis towards completion of their major requirement when necessary (Requirement #10 of the CLS Course Chart).

The Thesis: What Is It?

The Senior Thesis is a piece of scholarly research, the model for which is an academic journal article. A translation or a piece of creative work, such as a piece of creative writing, can be submitted with the prior approval of the DUS, and must be accompanied by an explanatory introduction or foreword of no less than 5000 words in length.

The Senior Thesis must be between 11,000 and 15,000 words, in 12-point font, and double-spaced. The total page count includes the preface or introduction, the main body of the thesis, references and/or a bibliography, and appendices (when applicable). The following items (all of which are optional and are not required) do not count toward the total page number: Title page; Table of contents; List of charts, graphs, and illustrations.

The Thesis must be written in English unless the student has received permission to write in another language. The citational and bibliographical style will be decided in consultation with the Thesis Supervisor.

Who Can Be Your Thesis Supervisor?

Any Columbia and Barnard faculty member can serve as Thesis Supervisor.  This is usually a person you have worked with previously or taken a class with, or who is an expert in your subject matter. You are encouraged to discuss with your DUS before finalizing your choice.

Why Write A Senior Thesis?

The Senior Thesis is the culmination of a student’s journey through the major. It presents a unique opportunity to utilize one’s skills in research, critical analysis, and sustained written argumentation while developing a topic of choice and, in the process, gain valuable scholarly expertise. Being completed in close collaboration with a Faculty member, the Senior Thesis provides an occasion to develop a close academic relationship with someone who is an expert in their field, and to experience the rewards and demands of academic research during this year-long process.

The Senior Thesis is the capstone of a student’s undergraduate studies, and represents valuable experience – and precious training – for those considering a graduate career in academia, as well as any other endeavor involving research and writing.

Thesis Proposal in Junior Year

Students interested in writing a senior thesis (or, in the case of Barnard students, students who have to write one) will submit a thesis proposal in the Spring semester of their junior year. The proposal should be short,  no longer than 1 page single-spaced , and should include the name of your advisor. This early preliminary work on your thesis will help you prepare better for the challenge of writing it. The thesis proposal should ideally indicate your topic, justification, methodology, aims, questions that concern you, and a sketch of the overall argument. Your proposal should also include a tentative title. Of course, it is to be expected that all these might change over the course of your research and writing. For Spring 2024, thesis proposals for juniors are due on May 3.  Contact Profs. Bugnevicius and Goyal to discuss your thesis idea or if you need help with finding an advisor.

On the Construction and Completion of the Thesis

1  How to Find and Shape a topic?

If you are still reading, you may indeed end up writing a Senior Thesis in ICLS! Let me now address you directly, (future) thesis writer.

First, how do you find a topic? Topics arise from curiosity, interest, love at first sight with a text or work of art, and the desire to explore and learn more about a particular issue or a complicated question.  In the early steps of the process of identifying a topic, you should cast a wide net: What is it that you like to study? What are the areas, events, authors, exchanges, issues, or archives that have nourished your curiosity? How are they connected? In answering the last of these questions, you are beginning to shape your thesis comparatively . The way you decide to explore and organize the comparison will shape the structure of your work.

The topic for your thesis is often – but not necessarily – the result of your engagement with a particular question, theme, or set of works in a class you have taken. You have the option, in accordance with your Supervisor, to develop the Senior Thesis from a research paper you have already written.

After identifying the broader contours of your topic, your focus should shift to progressively scaling down and refining your topic so that a limited, manageable, yet clear and fruitful set of questions will guide your thesis. The nature of your revised frame of inquiry should remain comparative: How do texts, contexts, events, images, or social practices inform each other and amplify information when they are brought into shared frames of analysis? What might comparing, contrasting, or otherwise juxtaposing material allow us to see that we might not otherwise see when we read or interpret materials separately, or solely within their tradition, context, or medium?

Identifying your sources is crucial to defining your topic and to constructing an appropriate set of methodology(ies) for your thesis. Like other aspects of writing a senior thesis, deciding what kind of sources to use or what text/material to include or exclude is a process of refinement that will require time and that will invariably involve making a set of difficult choices. It is not possible, nor should one try, to write about everything at once!

Some helpful tips:

* Start locating and assembling the corpus of your thesis early, in terms of both primary sources (novels, art pieces, archival sources, etc.) and relevant secondary sources (scholarship).

* Continue to refine that corpus in conversation with your Supervisor while remaining attentive to your evolving interests and preoccupations, until the final core texts or authors become clear.

* Do not be afraid to change your mind, but at the same time bear in mind that this is just one serious piece of writing. There will be others.

* Because the thesis is limited in scope – and one of your first research experiences – it cannot encompass all of your interests. If you are dealing with a large quantity of material, in the very early stages of the process your attention should be directed to breaking down your interests (and the materials that will allow you to develop them) into smaller, more manageable chunks. Your thesis will grow out of this process of selection, execution, and imagination.

3) Research and early Writing: the Outline and a Preliminary Bibliography:

The goal of the Fall semester of your Senior year should be completing a good amount of research and reading. Do not wait for research to finish to start writing: research never finishes. To start and grow your work, take advantage of the structure of the Senior Seminar, which is aimed to encourage you to start writing early, even if that only means a few sentences, a paragraph, or a page. Make an outline and keep it up-to-date and useful. As you keep reading and narrowing the scope of your intervention, keep revising the outline and, in light of it, readjust the direction of your writing. Submit your abstract and writing to your Supervisor throughout the Fall semester, and by the time Spring comes, you will have a clear roadmap, as well as sufficient progress, to finish the thesis as thoroughly and carefully as it deserves, while preventing the April 15 th deadline from becoming a source of anxiety.

4) Funding your research You may apply through research funding through your college. Students in Columbia College see this page . Note the deadline is usually in the Fall term. Students in the College of General Studies may apply in either term, information can be found here . Consult these websites for application details and updated deadlines. Barnard College students can find funding resources here . *Note that this page also has additional funding resources for which CC and GS students may be eligible.

5) Coversheet details We do not have strict guidelines regarding the format of the coversheet but we ask that you include: the thesis title, the date, your name, the phrase “Senior Thesis in (your major) at the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University,” and your thesis advisor and their department.

Submission Deadline and Grading

The deadline for submitting the Senior Thesis is April 15 th .The Thesis will be submitted electronically to the DUS of ICLS and to the Thesis Supervisor. Medical Humanities majors will also submit, at the same time, to Professor Rishi Goyal, Director of Medical Humanities. The Thesis Supervisor is solely responsible for the final grade.

Submission Extension Policy

Short extensions of the submission deadline can be requested with prior approval of your Thesis Supervisor. Any request for extension should be submitted to your DUS by email as early as possible, and your Supervisor should be copied. Please be advised that being granted an extension makes you ineligible for Departmental Honors and Prizes .

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Students who decide to write a thesis will enroll in a year-long course (CPLS3995) starting in the Fall of their Senior Year. This year-long, 3-credit course (1 credit in Fall, 2 credits in Spring) will allow students to receive academic credits for their thesis, and to count the thesis towards completion of their major requirement when necessary (Requirement #10 of the CLS Course Chart).

The deadline for submitting the Senior Thesis is April 15 th .The Thesis will be submitted both electronically and in hard copy to the DUS of ICLS and to the Thesis Supervisor. Medical Humanities majors will also submit, at the same time, to Professor Rishi Goyal, Director of Medical Humanities. The Thesis Supervisor is solely responsible for the final grade.

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Senior Theses

Name: Natalia Arguelles Title of Thesis: No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed: Understanding Variation in Rates of Injury and Poor Health in Wild Blue Monkeys Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Prof. Marina Cords Mentor's Affiliation: Dept EEEB, Columbia University

Name: Emma Gometz Title of Thesis: Once in a Blue Moon: What Predicts Daytime Births In Blue Monkeys, and Does Hour of Birth Affect Survivorship? Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Prof. Marina Cords Mentor's Affiliation: Dept EEEB, Columbia University

Name: Ruby Mustill Title of Thesis: Love Drunk off My Rump: Female Parity, Sexual Signaling, and Sexual Behavior in the Kinda Baboon (Papio kindae) Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Megan Petersdorf Mentor's Affiliation: Department of Anthropology, New York University

Name: Caroline Soper Title of Thesis: Parental Modulation of the Infant Hippocampus Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Dr. Regina Sullivan Mentor's Affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Name: Jordyn Tomlin Title of Thesis: Assessing Sex Using Metric Mastoid Volume: A New Approach Involving the Mastoid Process Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Dr. Kanya Godde Mentor's Affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of La Verne

Name: Clara Benioff Title of Thesis: The Path from the Homeland: The Evolution and Biogeography of Indo-European Languages Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Dr. Ward Wheeler & Dr. Peter Whitely Mentor's Affiliation: American Museum of Natural History [AMNH]

Name: Morgan Brown Title of Thesis: Stable Isotope Analysis of Cercopithecidae in the Shungura Formation 3.3-1.2 Ma: Dietary Niche Partitioning of Theropithecus and Sympatric Monkeys Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Dr. Kevin Uno Mentor's Affiliation: Lamont Doherty Research Institute, Columbia University

Name: Alexandra Maces Title of Thesis: Corporal Perceptions in Nasca Society Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Prof. Terrance D'Altroy Mentor's Affiliation: Dept. of Anthropology, Columbia University

Name: Nikita Israni Title of Thesis: A Synthetic Approach to Vitamin D Deficiency in the Past and Present Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro

Name: Cecilia Sena Title of Thesis: Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of the "Robust" Australopithecines: A Comparative Analysis Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Prof. Christopher Gilbert Mentor's Affiliation: Dept. of Anthropology, Hunter College, CUNY

Name: Amanda Frame Title of Thesis: Biocultural Narratives, Race, and Birth in the 19th and 20th Centuries Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro

Name: Sofia Schembari Title of Thesis: No Monkey Business: Why Blue Monkey Males Reject Female Sexual Advances Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Prof. Marina Cords Mentor's Affiliation: Dept EEEB, Columbia University

Name: Jonathan Harper Title of Thesis: Drying Effects on Bone Defects. Investigating a Method of Perimortem Size Estimation Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Dr. Douglas Ubelaker Mentor's Affiliation: Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History

Name: Humza Mira Title of Thesis: Resting State Analysis in Kallmann Patients Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Dr. François Lalonde Mentor's Affiliation: National Institute of Health, Bethesda MD

Name: Juliana Cuartas Barajas Title of Thesis: What the Bones of the Living Can Tell Us About the Dead Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro

Name: Ian Hewitt Title of Thesis: Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Mating Psychology: Testing Predictions Generated by "Feminization" Hypotheses of Male Homosexuality Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Prof. Richard Lippa Mentor's Affiliation: CSU Fullerton

Name: Laura Hunter Title of Thesis: Slipping on the Banana Peel: The Evolutionary Basis of Mirth Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro

Name: Nia Hollister-Bernier Title of Thesis: From Climbing in Trees to Throwing Life a Pro: The Evolution of the Shoulder and Its Relation to Modern Human Injuries Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro

Name: Sarah Ricklan Title of Thesis: Torquing and Talking: Evaluating Methods to Study Brain Asymmetries and Their Evolution Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Prof. Ralph Holloway Mentor's Affiliation: Department of Anthropology, Columbia University

Name: Juliana Cuartas Title of Thesis: Child Abuse: What the Bones of the Living Can Tell Us About the Dead Academic Advisor: Jill S. Shapiro

Name: Ian Hewitt Title of Thesis: Sex, Sexual Orientation, and Mating Psychology: Testing Predictions Academic Advisor: Jill S. Shapiro

Name: Nia Hollister-Bernier Title of Thesis: The Evolution of the Shoulder: From Climbing Trees to Throwing Like a Pro and Its Relation to Injuries in Modern Human Academic Advisor: Jill S. Shapiro

Name: Laura Hunter Title of Thesis: The Evolutionary Basis of Mirth Academic Advisor: Jill S. Shapiro

Name: Sarah Ricklan Title of Thesis: Asymmetrical Brains: Evaluation of Methods Used to Study Asymmetries in Hominin Brain Endocasts Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Ralph Holloway Mentor's Affiliation: Dept of Anthropology, CU

Name: Rachel Bell Title of Thesis: Factors Affecting the Activity Budget of Female Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni) Academic Advisor: Jill S. Shapiro

Name: Laritz Diaz Title of Thesis: Evolutionary and Neural Origins of Anxiety Academic Advisor: Jill S. Shapiro

Name: Justine Horton Title of Thesis: Revisiting the Trivers-Willard Hypothesis, 43-YearsLater Academic Advisor: Jill S. Shapiro

Name: Daniel R. Wang Title of Thesis: Bat-Borne Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Case Studies Analysis of Host Ecology and Anthropogenic Drivers Academic Advisor: Jill S. Shapiro

Name: Laura Booth Title of Thesis: Has prevalence and diversity of avian malaria changed with a changing climate? Academic Advisor: Hugh Ducklow Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Dustin Rubenstein Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Alexandra Decandia Title of Thesis: Method for the noninvasive sex identification of order Carnivora Academic Advisor: Jenna Lawrence Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): George Amato Mentor's Affiliation: AMNH

Name: Alessandra Vecino Gazabon Title of Thesis: Intrapopulational Variation in Cranial Non-Metric Traits for Ancestry Determination: A Case Study with European Populations Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Jill Shapiro Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Lucy Gill Title of Thesis: A soil story: Reconstructing the paleoecological and anthropological history of Haverstraw tidal marshlands Academic Advisor: Jenna Lawrence Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Dorthy Peteet Mentor's Affiliation: NASA/LDEO

Name: Dezmond Goff Title of Thesis: Responses of biological nitrogen fixation in bulk soils and lichen-moss soil crusts to nitrogen fertilization of Pacific northwest alpine dry meadows Academic Advisor: Matt Palmer Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Darlene Zabowski Mentor's Affiliation: University of Washington

Name: Elleny Gutierrez Title of Thesis: How Man Made His Best Friend. A Synthetic Approach to the History of Dog Domestication Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Jill Shapiro Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Taylor Hains Title of Thesis: Does hybridization occur in a captive population of the scarlet macaw complex (Ara macao)? Academic Advisor: Jenna Lawrence Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): George Amato Mentor's Affiliation: AMNH

Name: Shaneka Langhorne Title of Thesis: Genetics and the Consumer: An Evaluation of the Direct-to-Consumer Genetics Industry in Society Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Jill Shapiro Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Elora Lopez Title of Thesis: Genetic Connectivity Among Populations of Black Sea Cucumber (Holothuria atra) in Fiji Academic Advisor: Jenna Lawrence Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Josh Drew Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Caitlin Miller Title of Thesis: Abdominal Skeleton Variation in Neotropical Collared Lizards (Tropidurus) Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): André Luiz Gomes de Carvalho Mentor's Affiliation: American Museum of Natural History

Name: Julia Oppenheimer (Barnard Anthropology --honorary EBHS) Title of Thesis: Robust Bodies and Resilient Spirits: An Anthropometric Assessment of Nutritional Status in the New York African Burial Ground Population Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Jill Shapiro Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Hannah Skolnik Title of Thesis: Patterns of DNA methylation in the avian glucocorticoid receptor: A study of NR3C1 in Lamprotornis superbus Academic Advisor: Matt Palmer Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Dustin Rubenstein Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Julia Russell Title of Thesis: The effects of oyster aquaculture on sediment processes Academic Advisor: Hugh Ducklow Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Anne Giblin Mentor's Affiliation: Marine Biological Laboratory

Name: Evelyn Jagoda Title of Thesis: Small- and Large-Scale Polymorphic Repetitions in the Primate Genome: Microsatellites, Copy Number Variations, and their Significance in the Study of Biological Anthropology Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Anne Stone Mentor's Affiliation: Arizona State University

Name: Gideon Wolf Title of Thesis: A Spoonful of Sugar. Understanding the Complexities of HIV-medication Adherence within the Medical, Political, and Cultural Sphere of Botswana Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Shaanan Meyerste Mentor's Affiliation: Botswana Baylor Children's Clinical Center of Excellence, Gaborone

Name: Lucia Weinman Title of Thesis: A comparison of SNP and microsatellite markers for parentage analysis in a cooperatively breeding bird Academic Advisor: Natalie Boelman Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Dustin Rubenstein Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Madeline Thaler Title of Thesis: A Morphological Phylogeny of Pomecentrids Endemic to The South Pacific Academic Advisor: Elisa Bone Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Josh Drew Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Misha Solomon Title of Thesis: Selective Promiscuity: A Critical Analysis of the Deployment of Female Sexuality in Studies of Nonhuman Primate Mate Choice and Human Mate Choice Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Jill Shapiro Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Victoria Silva Title of Thesis: Putting the Science Back into Forensics: A Closer Look into Biological Developments in Forensic Science and Their Future Impact in the Field Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Welyn Craig Mentor's Affiliation: The Forensic Panel

Name: Leslie Quade Title of Thesis: The Precarious Search for Caries: Progression of Oral Health at the Medieval site of La Granède, France Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Stephan Naji Mentor's Affiliation: Université Bordeaux

Name: Molly Priester Title of Thesis: Evaluating nymphalid butterflies as indicators of biodiversity in southwestern Amazonia Academic Advisor: Matthew Palmer Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Chris Kirkby Mentor's Affiliation: Fauna Forever

Name: Kelsey Kephart Title of Thesis: Gathering Dust: A Bioarchaeological Examination of the Non-Adult B2 Skeletal Collection Academic Advisor: Jill Shapiro Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Jill Shapiro Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Gabriella Aitcheson Title of Thesis: Expression of TGFßI in Bronchial Epithelial Cells from Patients with Asbestos-Induced Mesothelioma Causes Down-Regulation of Tumorigenesis Academic Advisor: David Reid Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Tom Hay and Youping Sun Mentor's Affiliation: Columbia U. – Mailman/ Physicians & Surgeons

Name: Abigail Golden Title of Thesis: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Conservation Concerns of Subsistence and Artisanal Fishers in a Fijian Fishing Village Academic Advisor: Elisa Bone Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Josh Drew Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Rebecca Gibson Title of Thesis: Analyzing vegetation indices as rapid indicators of leaf pigment content in the Arctic tundra Academic Advisor: David Reid Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Natalie Boelman and Kevin Griffin Mentor's Affiliation: LDEO/ E3B

Name: Jessica Gersony Title of Thesis: Greater shrub dominance enhances canopy nitrogen concentration in the Arctic tundra Academic Advisor: Matthew Palmer Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Natalie Boelman and Kevin Griffin Mentor's Affiliation: LDEO/ E3B

Name: Morgan Dorsch Title of Thesis: Tree seed and seedling dynamics in recently established urban reforestation sites Academic Advisor: Elisa Bone Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Matthew Palmer Mentor's Affiliation: E3B

Name: Suzanna Buck Title of Thesis: Genetic variation at an immune-relevant locus in urban and rural populations of Peromyscus leucopus in New York State Academic Advisor: Matthew Palmer Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Jason Munshi-Sout Mentor's Affiliation: Fordham

Name: Rachel Arkebauer Title of Thesis: Respiratory responses to temperature change in broadleaf trees from the northeastern US Academic Advisor: David Reid Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Kevin Griffin Mentor's Affiliation: E3B/ LDEO

Name: Moyo Ajayi Title of Thesis: Examining Arctic Shrub Physiology in CO2 Exchange Academic Advisor: Stephanie Pfirman Project Advisor(s)/Mentor(s): Kevin Griffin and Natalie Boelman Mentor's Affiliation: E3B/ Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory

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Orriols Gimenez, Marc

Field: United States, Advisor: Phillips-Fein, Year: 2024

Before starting my PhD, I earned an MPhil in American History with Distinction at the University of Cambridge, where I wrote a thesis on right-wing urbanist ideas in the New York of the 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. My research was funded by Pembroke College and the Faculty of History's Sara Norton grant. Prior to that, I graduated  summa cum laude  from Columbia, where I completed a dual BA program with Sciences Po, in France. My undergraduate major was Philosophy, which continues to be an intellectual influence for me, as I'm deeply interested in questions of normativity and determinism in History.

2023 Theses Doctoral

Topological Representational Similarity Analysis in Brains and Beyond

Lin, Baihan

Understanding how the brain represents and processes information is crucial for advancing neuroscience and artificial intelligence. Representational similarity analysis (RSA) has been instrumental in characterizing neural representations by comparing multivariate response patterns elicited by sensory stimuli. However, traditional RSA relies solely on geometric properties, overlooking crucial topological information. This thesis introduces topological RSA (tRSA), a novel framework that combines geometric and topological properties of neural representations. tRSA applies nonlinear monotonic transforms to representational dissimilarities, emphasizing local topology while retaining intermediate-scale geometry. The resulting geo-topological matrices enable model comparisons that are robust to noise and individual idiosyncrasies. This thesis introduces several key methodological advances: (1) Topological RSA (tRSA) identifies computational signatures as accurately as RSA while compressing unnecessary variation with capabilities to test topological hypotheses; (2) Adaptive Geo-Topological Dependence Measure (AGTDM) provides a robust statistical test for detecting complex multivariate relationships; (3) Procrustes-aligned Multidimensional Scaling (pMDS) aligns time-resolved representational geometries to illuminate processing stages in neural computation; (4) Temporal Topological Data Analysis (tTDA) applies spatio-temporal filtration techniques to reveal developmental trajectories in biological systems; and (5) Single-cell Topological Simplicial Analysis (scTSA) characterizes higher-order cell population complexity across different stages of development. Through analyses of neural recordings, biological data, and simulations of neural network models, this thesis demonstrates the power and versatility of these new methods. By advancing RSA with topological techniques, this work provides a powerful new lens for understanding brains, computational models, and complex biological systems. These methods not only offer robust approaches for adjudicating among competing models but also reveal novel theoretical insights into the nature of neural computation. This thesis lays the foundation for future investigations at the intersection of topology, neuroscience, and time series data analysis, promising to deepen our understanding of how information is represented and processed in biological and artificial neural networks. The methods developed here have potential applications in fields ranging from cognitive neuroscience to clinical diagnosis and AI development, paving the way for more nuanced understanding of brain function and dysfunction.

• Neurosciences
• Artificial intelligence
• Bioinformatics
• Neural networks (Neurobiology)
• Brain--Imaging
• Cognitive neuroscience

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Kaliningrad is a collection of twenty-eight poems and three illustrations, divided into three sections: soul of the soul-eye, sort of an engine, and “the war on the forest”. Most of the collection is comprised of discrete, one-page poems, with the occasional serial poem as well as select examples of my own illustrations: circular, “mandala-like” drawings with handwritten language laced throughout the loosely concentric shapes. I believe that the poems in this collection represent a culmination of my poetic effort across the three years I’ve spent in the CU Creative Writing MFA program—most of that effort spent in this last year on the following endeavors: fine-tuning images and scenes for utmost clarity and uncanniness; exploring pseudo-narrative spaces within singular discrete poems; developing an ekphrastic mode whose primary objective attempts to quietly slip just past the staid replication of image; and finally, experimenting with concrete, visual means as a route toward actively embodying uninhibited language.

• Kaczmarick, Kyle Joseph
• Gordon, Noah E
• Carr, Julie
• Barlow, Melinda B
• University of Colorado Boulder
• Creative writing
• Mandala in art
• Masters Thesis
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• English [eng]

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