Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses published by Northern Illinois University through The Graduate School.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Thermal / Structural Analysis of the HB 650 Thermal Shield, Gerald J. Smith

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A Phenomenological Study of First-Generation Latin@ Community College Students as They Successfully Persist in College, Michelé Elaine Smith

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to Be (a Doctor) Or Not to Be – An Exploration of The Abd Experience of Female Minority Doctoral Students in Cacrep-Accredited Counselor Education Programs, Tracey Kim Snow

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El Espacio Como instrumento De Poder En Las Obras El Apando Y Los Días Y Los Años, Maria Griselda Stapleton

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Exploring Hip Hop Pedagogy in the Lives of Four African American Adolescents, Roland Steele

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A Spider's Web of Doughnuts, Daniel Stoertz

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A Rasch Analysis of the Mindful attention Awareness Scale Adapted for Children, Daniel Strissel

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Development of Machine Learning Models to Predict The online Impact of Research, Mohammed Murtuza Shahzad Syed

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Nonlinear integrable Optics Beam Dynamics Experimentand Diagnostics, Sebastian Szustkowski

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Diet of Spalangia Cameroni (hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), A Parasitoid of Filth Flies, Elizabeth Taylor

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An Exploration of First-Year University Students’ Conceptualizations of Academic Reading: A Multicase Study, Jennifer C. Theriault

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Canine and Criminal Bias: The Relationship Between Stereotypes and Perceptions of Punishment, Jamie I. Thomas

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Learners’ Perceptions of Wiillingness to Communicate in Myanmar, Maw Maw Tun

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Studying The Scratching Behavior of Nb/nbc Nanolaminate Using Molecular Dynamics atomistic Simulations, Md Mesbah Uddin

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Wildlife Ecology and Conservation in a Suburban Preserve Matrix: Applications of Long-term Monitoring Data, John Peter Vanek

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Model-Based Estimates of The Timing of Brine Flux into The Victoria Land Basin From The Mcmurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, Valerie Nicole Voisin

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Telling Stories, Healing Cultures: Feminist Healing Narratives By Contemporary American Women of Color, Lindsay Marie Vreeland

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Implementation and Improvement of Common Text-independent Speaker Identification, Yunlong Wang

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Discourses Surrounding Multi-Role Relationships Among Graduate Teaching assistants, Elizabeth Megan Weaver

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Micro-macro Mathematical Modeling Analysis of an Al-Air Battery, Christopher Charles Welch

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Mid-Career Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Elements that Contribute to Job Satisfaction and intent to Remain in the Field, Sarah Elizabeth Westberg

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Shyness Mindset and Sexual Harassment Responses Among Female College Students, Jessica Rose Winder

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Men's Lived Experiences in a Counselor Training Program: A Phenomenological investigation, Suzanna Marie Wise

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Mobile Apps For Type 2 Diabetes in A Low Socioeconomic Status Population, Kaitland Rae Woelky

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Examining Reflective Practice Through Lesson Study, Amanda L. Wojcik

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Effects of Differential instructional Time in Algebra on Standardized assessment and Semester Grade Outcomes, Michael S. Wojtowicz

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Adaptive Object Detection for Autonomous Vehicles, Christopher Wolfe

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Fundamental Study of Supported Metal Catalysts Prepared By Metal in Lithium Solution For Energy Science, Haiping Xu

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Pursuing Procedural Justice in Sustainability Policy: assessing The Linkage Between Political Culture and Municipal Efforts, Meng Yuan

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Qualitative Perspectives on the Strange Trails of Persistence in STEM, Erika Johanna Zocher

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Saudi Students’ attitude toward Using Mobile Applications in Learning English Vocabulary, Talal Ali Abozandah

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The Treatment of Contaminated Water Using Electrocoagulation, Adebayo Edward Adejinle

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The Role of Administrative Observation, Evaluative Evidence and Procedural Due Process in Illinois, Before and After the Passage of the Performance Evaluation Reform Act (pera) and Senate Bill 7 (sb7)., Christopher J. Adkins

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Using Machine Learning Models to Discover Promising Research, Akhil Pandey Akella

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Sky Surveys Scheduling Using Reinforcement Learning, Andres Felipe Alba Hernandez

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Factors predicting faculty members' intention to teach online in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Fahad Obaid T. Alenezi

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Factors Predicting Faculty Members’ intention to Teach online in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Fahad Obaid T. Alenezi

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Solving the Semidefinite Programming Relaxation of Max-Cut Using an Augmented Lagrangian Method, Ahmed Sabah Al-Jilawi

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Impact of Social Support During a Social interaction on Post-Trauma Cognitions and Outcomes During a Trauma Analogue Design, Christy Elizabeth Allen

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The Link Between Antibiotic Resistance Used for Recombinant DNA Selection and Cellular Phenotype in Rat Liver Epithelial Cells, Doaa Alshammari

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Morphometric Analysis of Subfossil Macronycteris Spp. (chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from Madagascar, Jamie Lynn Alumbaugh

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Improved Momentum Spread for Precision Physics Experiments Using Wedges, Nick Amato

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A Secondary Analysis of insurance Claims Data to Determine the Association Between Provider Type and Treatment Escalation in Musculoskeletal Disorders, Brian Anderson

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Biliteracy Development in a Second Grade Dual Language Classroom, Erika Harumi Aoki

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Farmers, Workers, and State Responses to the Food Crises: State-Society Conflicts and the Politics of Agricultural Development in indonesia and Nigeria, Sirojuddin Arif

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The association Between increase in Maternal Education and Child Behavioral and Academic Outcomes: The Mediating Role of the Home Learning Environment and Positive Parenting, Samantha R. Awada

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Migration and Remittances, Seyedsoroosh Azizi

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Controlling Lonicera maackii (amur honeysuckle) : basal bark and prescribed fire efficacy and impacts, Kaleb Baker

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Controlling Lonicera Maackii (amur Honeysuckle): Basal Bark and Prescribed Fire Efficacy and Impacts, Kaleb Baker

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Aluminum and Silicon Metal-Semiconductor-Metal (msm) X-Ray Photodetector, Cinthya Dallana Barbosa Medina

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The Effect a School District’s inservice, about the Implicit Curriculum of School Functioning, has on Educators’ attitudes towards Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Debra Louise Barton

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Possible Hydroseismic Triggering for Small Earthquakes Occurring within the Fox River Valley, Northeastern Illinois, James Benco

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Possible hydroseismic triggering for small earthquakes occurring within the Fox River Valley, Northeastern Illinois, James Benco

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A Lagrangian-Based Heuristic to Consolidate Perishable Products, Samir Babu Bhetwal

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Exploring a Bayesian Analysis of Opinion Dynamics Using the Approximate Bayesian Computation Method, Jessica L. Bishop

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From Tony Soprano to Donald Trump : situating the rhetoric of the 2016 Trump presidential campaign in the antihero genre, Harry Bodell

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From Tony Soprano to Donald Trump: Situating the Rhetoric of the 2016 Trump Presidential Campaign in the Antihero Genre, Harry Bodell

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Effect of Perturbations on the Dominant Flow Structures in a Rectangular Lid-Driven Cavity with Particle Suspensions, Siva Bolisetty

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Wavelet-Eigen Analysis for Customizable Flexion Classifier Based on Electromyography Signals, Luke S. Bonnen

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Study of the Systematic Uncertainties associated with the Tracking Detectors, Daniel William Boyden

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Psychological Reactance Applied to Instruction to Disregard, Jessica Louise Bozeman

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Mapping the Effects of 5’ Untranslated Region Deletions on Translation of 3a in BMV RNA3, Courtney Marie Bozman

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Direct Polymer Grafting as a Method of Maintaining the Mechanical Properties of Cellulose Nanocrystals in the Presence of Moisture, Mary Elizabeth Breen-Lyles

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Youtube’s Terms of Service: Posthumanism, Algorithms, and Professional Writing, Sarah Bresnahan

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Impact of Agreeableness on Virtual Team Performance Through Team Identification and Shared Mental Models, Alexandria Brown

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Utilizing Radiolarian Assemblages to Track Changes in the Agulhas Current Through the Mid-Pleistocene Transition: IODP Site U1479, William Alberto Bugbee

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Visual Rhetoric in Comics: The Rhetoric of Sexual Assault in the Wake of Mattress Girl, Brianna Marie Burke

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Development of Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry Methods For Enzyme Kinetics and Inhibition in Glycolysis and The Methylerythritol Phosphate (MEP) Pathways, Allison Carr

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Development of chromatography and mass spectrometry methods for enzyme kinetics and inhibition in glycolysis and the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathways, Allison Fabino Carr

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Providing counseling in a rural setting : a new multicultural perspective, Danessa Carter

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Providing Counseling in a Rural Setting: A New Multicultural Perspective, Danessa Ann Carter

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Validation of a low-cost sensor for development of wearable and handheld spectrometers, Justin Leslie Cathey

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Validation of a Low-Cost Sensor for Development of Wearable and Handheld Spectrometers, Justin Leslie Cathey

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Understanding Collaborative Performance: The Case of Illinois 9-1-1 Emergency Call Service, Erica Ceka

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Discovery and study of single-phase and single-ion manganese perovskite multiferroics, Kamal Chapagain

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Bayesian Functional Data Analysis over Dependent Regions and its Application for Identification of Differentially Methylated Regions, Suvo Chatterjee

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The Discourses of the internet in China: Beyond Politicization, Jin Chen

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Educational Experiences of 1.5 Generation Cambodian Americans, Kassandra A. Chhay

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Educational Experiences of 1.5 Generation Cambodian Americans, Kassandra A. Chhay

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Resonant Extraction for Mu2e, Prudhvi Raj Varma Chintalapati

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The search for 'home' : Anglo-Burman identity at the end of empire, Katrina Chludzinski

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The Search for 'Home': Anglo-Burman Identity at the End of Empire, Katrina Chludzinski

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"Bachelor Buttons": Feminist and Womanist Essays and Poems, Billy E. Clem Jr.

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Conservation Agriculture in the Heartland: Farmer Perceptions of Soil Health and the Adoption of Cover Crops, Lillian Clarissa Cobo

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Role of Religion for Christian Couples who Successfully Cope with Trauma, Bernadette Collins

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An assessment of the Effectiveness of Positive Self-Talk on Engagement with Feared Stimuli and Control Related Beliefs, Sara Louise Conley

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How Fitting in to The Social Context influences Work-Life Balance Effectiveness and Work Performance, Amanda Lynn Conlin

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Still a Hollow Hope: Significant Social Change, the Second Amendment, and State Political Culture, Anthony David Cooling

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Comparative Tumorigenic Amino Acid Starvation and integrated Stress Responses in Epithelial vs. Mesenchymal HCC Cells with ASCT2 Or LAT1 Transporter Knockouts, Stephanie Lois Cooper Woodin

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The Role of rmtA in the Opportunistic Pathaogen Aspergillus fumigatus, Roshan Dahal

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Behavioral interference of Memory Reconsolidation as a Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Benjamin Darnell

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Reactions to Daily Abusive Supervision: Exploring Day-to-Day Fluctuations with a Justice Perspective, Rushika Nadia De Bruin

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Assessment of “meaning Made”: An Empirical Examination of Factorial Structure and Measure Validity, Andrea M. Despotes

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Studying the Effect of Vacancies on the Thermal Conductivity of Metal-Coated Carbon Nanotubes Using Molecular Dynamics Atomistic Simulations, Ravindra Sunil Dhumal

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Understanding Elementary Teachers’ Perceptions About Their Experiences Implementing The Common Core State Standards, Angelyn Kay Dieckman

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An Exploration of Clinical Nursing Education: The Nurse Educator's Perspective, Tonya Alyse Dixon

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History in American New Wave and Hard Renaissance Science Fiction, Joseph Donaldson

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Maximum Likelihood Estimation for a Heavy-Tailed Mixture Distribution, Philippe Kponbogan Dovoedo

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Exploring the Relationship Among Students' Preconceptions, attitudes, and Major, Matthew Dwyer

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Exploring the relationship among students' preconceptions, attitudes, and major, Matthew Dwyer