Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Insect Foraging Behaviors Across Habitat Types in Weddell’s Saddle-Back Tamarins, (Leontocebus Weddelli Weddelli) in Pando, Bolivia, Brianna Nicole Abba
Instructional Strategies for Teachers in Inclusive Classrooms: Implications for Pakistani Classroom Contexts, Rahma Abbasi
Core-Shell Electrospun Fibers for Enhanced Tissue Engineering Application, Farid Ahmadpour Esmaeilabadi
Meaningful Legislative Conflict: the Role of Party Competition, Nader Omar Alghoul
The Relationship Between Motor Abilities and Cultural Factors in Autistic Children, Lindsey Marie Anderson
Effect of Universal Health Coverage on Neonatal Mortality Rate in Sub-Saharan Africa: Addressing missing data in Health Indicators, Elizabeth Nalule Arihoona
Exploring Comparative Media Analysis and its Application to Ghana, Eric Asiedu
Limitations of Scientific Articles and Navigated Future Directions with LLM and RAG, Ibrahim Al Azher
X-Ray Standing-Wave Fluorescence Study of the Interaction of an Anti-Microbial Peptide with a Supported Phospholipid Bilayer, Gobind Basnet
Above and Belowground Biomass of a Multidecadal Restored Tallgrass Prairie Chronosequence and Its Influence on Soil Carbon Dynamics, Adam John Bauer
Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening at an Underserved Clinic, Aseiya Begum
THE WINNING COMBINATION: A STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK WOMEN HEAD WOMEN BASKETBALL COACHES ON THE DIVISION I LEVEL, Monique Bernoudy
Improving Health Literacy Related to Hypertension in a Minority Faith-Based Population, Kasaundra M. Beverly-Marshall and Kasaundra M. Beverly-Marshall
It's Not the Fault of the Parrot, But of the One Who Teaches Him to Talk: Understanding Identities and Relationships of an Educational NGO in Guatemala, Brittany Rebecca Blomquist
Educational Matriarchs and All Other Duties As Assigned: A Narrative Inquiry into Motherhood and Student Affairs Leadership, Allison N. Brady Cullum
Green's Functions and Fixed Points of Quasiregular Maps, Mark Broderius
Internal and External Motivational Factors Affecting High School Students' Career and Technical Education Course Selection, Joseph Bruno
SCHOOL LEVEL PATTERNS IN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN ILLINOIS’ CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAYS: EXPLORING PATTERNS BETWEEN ENROLLMENT AND POSTSECONDARY MATRICULATION IN THREE PATHWAYS, Nikolas C. Butenhoff
Advanced English as a Second Language Writing Students in an Accelerated Cohort: Influence of Peer Support on Motivation, Stacy Cameron
"This College Is Run by Women": The Narratives of Overburdened and Burnt-out Community College Women Faculty, Lindsay Spence Carson
Alumni Perceptions of Success After Attending a Project-Based Alternative School, Cheryl A. Carter
From Marginality to Mattering: A Narrative Inquiry into International Student Involvement in Higher Education, Nehemiah Jiyong Chung
The Roots of Empire and Industry: the Transnational History of the Soviet Rubber Industry, Alexander Hinnov Craver
The Beautiful Struggle: A Counter-Narrative Study of African American Male School Leaders, Jamie Crosen Mr
STORIES OF NAVIGATING HIGHER EDUCATION TOWARD SUCCESS: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY ON THE EXPERIENCES OF THAI AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS, Archawee Dhamavasi
Spatial Temporal Patterns of US Landslides in Recent Decades and Climate Change, Karissa Duff
Navigating the Way to Colonoscopy Completion: A Quality Improvement Study, Jessica Duncan
Building Diversity Pathways from Community College to Law School: A Descriptive Case Study, Marc D. Falkoff
Preparing to Teach: Exploring Perspectives on the Co-Teaching Experience Through the Educator's Lens, Jesus E. Favela
Reimagining Traditional Education Through Humanizing Models of Personalized Learning: Examining Implementation in the Midwest, Laura R. Garland
Hurts So Good: an Exploration of Benign Masochism and Other Motivations toward Discomfort, Cody T. Gibson
Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of Di-Peptide Probes for Stoichiometric Quantitative Analysis of Antibodies, Taylor Gladson
Avoiding the Anxious Self: the Role of Self-Concept Clarity, Alexithymia, and Experiential Avoidance in Social Anxiety, Allison Graham
Race Into the Future: Counselor Educators' Experiences Training with an Antiracist Pedagogy, Darita Rose Grays
Gustatory Behaviors of House Flies: Body Parts Used and Response to Bitter, R M Panchalie Bhagya Gunathunga
Exploring the Relationship Between Margin in Life and Preferred Enrollment Status of Adult Learners in Nursing Programs, Katherine Hodur
SCIENCE IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AMONG MINORITIZED STUDENTS IN PROFESSIONAL STEM STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: A BASIC QUALITATIVE STUDY, Michaela Friedrichova Holtz
Investigating the Social Effects of Doomscrolling, Sean Daniel Hronek
Digital Community Policing: Using Social Media to Engage Students and Enhance Campus Safety, Dathan C. Jackson
International Students' Information-Seeking Experiences with a Library Discovery Tool, Kristen Jacobson
Evaluating Role of Household and Individual Characteristics on Femlae Labor Force Participation: Case of MGNREGA, Anisha Jain
A Multiple Case Study on Racial Equity Plan Implementation at Illinois Community Colleges, Jennifer Jennings
The Role of Metaperceptions in Mindset Formation From Performance Feedback, Audra Paige Jensen
Path Analysis of Person, Socio-Cognitive, Environmental Factors on International Counseling Students’ Researcher Development, Priyanka Jha
Gaming the System: a Study of the Effect of Simulation-Gaming on the Performance of First-Year Writing College Students, Jen L. Justice
Beyond Grit: Structural Determinants of Resilience Among College Women with Children in the U.S., Juliana Kahrs
Grading Ecosystems and the Work of Teaching: Educator Perspectives on Implementing and Sustaining Ungraded Learning Practices, Aliaa Kamara-Ibrahim
WHY DO TEACHERS STAY OR LEAVE?: THE RELATIONSHIP OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, PEER PERCEPTIONS, SATISFACTION OF SALARY AND STUDENT BEHAVIOR ON THE BIG CAREER DECISION, Thomas Kanwischer
A Daily Study of Emotion Regulation Strategies and Stress Response, Maxwell J. Katsikas
Maternal and Child Anxiety Symptoms: a Longitudinal Examination of Parent-Related Indirect Pathways During COVID-19, Karamveer Kaur
La Integración De La Literatura Chicana En La Enseñanza Del Español Como Lengua Adicional Hacia La Competencia Cultural Y Lingüística En EE.UU., Marina Linares Klauke
Uncertainty Tolerance in DPT Education: a Comparative Analysis Across Levels of Learners, Lindsey Renee Kojich
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FIRST-DOLLAR PROMISE PROGRAMS AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT, RETENTION, AND COMPLETION, Jennifer Kotowski
Optimization of Derivation Jobs and Modernization of I/O Integration Tests for the ATLAS Epxeriment, Arthur Charles Kraus
Implementation of the Nurse-Driven Palliative Care Referral Protocol: A Quality Improvement Project, Khrystyna LaCombe
The Relationships Between Learner Socio-Demographic Factors, Self-Efficacy, Culture, and Student Engagement in the Online Learning Environment, Nikki L. Lagrone
Moral Bonds, Modern Subjects: Pecúlio, Property Rights, and the Abolition of Slavery in Rio de Janeiro, 1822-1888, Alexander Joseph Lundberg
A Quality Improvement Project on Risk Stratification and Screening for Sleep Apnea in Cardiology Outpatient Setting, Ma Vanessa S. Mabazza
How Do First-Generation Latinx Students at an HSI Community College Navigate Financial Aid Barriers?, Gema M. Mariscal
Climate Change Effects on the 2022–2023 High Impact Series of Atmospheric Rivers Along the United States West Coast, Hunter Martinez-Buehrer
Geology, paleoecology and vertebrate biostratigraphy of the Hell Creek Formation, Carter County, Montana, USA, Joshua Collin Mathews
Creating Counternarratives To Heteronormativity in Art Education: Portraits of the Lives of Five Gay Art Teachers, Bradley Mckinney
Optimizing Advance Care Planning: Leveraging an Electronic Medical Record Prompt to Impact Advance Directive Documentation, Annette L. Meares
Reducing Acute Care Visits in Oncology: A Pilot Quality Improvement Project, Judy Metropulos
Leveraging Synthetic Data for Efficient Training of AI Models for Real-World Object Detection, Reinaldo A. Moraga
"OH, I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT. THIS IS GOOD!": A CASE STUDY OF THE VALIDATION EXPERIENCES AND RESILIENCY OF FOSTER CARE ALUMNI IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Candida Mumford
A Comparison of Two Motivational Tasks in Male and Female Rats Under Acute Stress, Stephanie M. Muscott
The Reception of Turkish Dramas in Iran, Azin Naderi Fasarani
Serving Scholarly Practitioners: The Role of Faculty and Pedagogy in Community College Leadership EdD Programs, Lindsey Nemcek
SUPERINTENDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON EFFECTIVE SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE: AN ANALYSIS OF KEY CHARACTERISTICS IN SOUTH COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Dana R. Nichols
Girl, You Betta Testify!: Exploring Brave Narrative Spaces and the Transformative Impact of Story-Sharing Among Women of Color in Pre-K–12 Educational Leadership, Amonaquenette Parker
Scratching Behavior of Copper-Niobium Nanolaminates, Matthew C. Peterson
Impact of Academic Advising on Student Satisfaction and Persistence, Michelle Pickett
Vamos A Pláticar Sobre Nuestra Historia: De Mi Relación Con Mi Familia Al Éxito, Ana K. Pizano
A Qualitative Examination of Multilingual Latino Students’ Perspectives of their Educational Journeys in Preparation for Careers in STEM, Rebecca S. Powers
Graduate Students in Medical School: Navigating Their Roles as Students and Parents, Laura Rafaj
Mental Health and Belongingness of Doctor of Physical Therapy Students: a Mixed Methods Study Centering Black Student Voices, Robyn Redline
Identification of Potential Superconductor Quench Precursors Using Frequency Domain Feature Analysis, Benjamin C. Roehrig
Hidden Wounds and Secret Scars: the Post-World War II Western as a Cinema of Trauma, Maggie Sue Scanlan
Norm Conflicts in International Criminal Tribunals, Megan Schaefer
The Impact of Teaching Students Stress and Trauma Alleviation Techniques for Coping with Distressing Materials in First-Year Composition, Faye Monique Scott
Understanding Motivations for Graduate Assistant Unionization at a Large, Private, Elite Research University in the Midwest, Cynthia Shannon-Hutchison
Nourishing Flourishing: Elevating Elementary Educator Jouissance, Julie T. Siemianowski
The Impact of Culturally Responsive Classroom Management Self Efficacy and Implicit Biases on Teachers’ Perceptions of Student and their Behaviors, Andrew Edward William Slany
"I Always Thought That I Could Be Both Gay and Religious, but I Am Not So Sure Anymore": A Conversation of the Lived Experiences of Gay Men at Religious Institutions, Christopher Smith
New Graduate Nurse Professional Perseverance Strategies in a Time of Crisis, Jennifer E. Smith EdD
Another Kind of First Year Experience: A Narrative Inquiry of the Experiences of International Students' Transition in the First Year, Arezou K. Soto
Order Acceptance and Detailed Scheduling in a Make-to-Order Job Shop with Discrete and Batch-Processing Machines, Dheeban Kumar Srinivasan Sampathi
Facial Reduction of Semidefinite Relaxations of Binary Quadratic Problems, Ian Sugrue
