Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Testing the impact of state-society relations on human security, Ilhan Aydemir
Testing the Impact of State-Society Relations on Human Security, Ilhan Aydemir
Static Optimization of Fuel Cell Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Sunday Julius Balogun
Static optimization of fuel cell plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, Sunday Julius Balogun
Effective school leaders and student achievement : an examination of 265 schools in Northern Illinois, Jason Bednar
The effects of acute caffeine ingestion on repeated-sprint performance in college-aged non-athletes, Michael D. Belbis
Anatomy of a precision grip in human and non-human primates, Caitlin Marie Bemis
Capturing Burma : reactivating colonial photographic images through the British raj's gaze, Carmin Berchiolly
Diet and vegetation impacts of a reintroduced bison herd, Ryan Christopher Blackburn
Tugging at time : the role of temporal processing in the organization of string-pulling, Ashley Blackwell
The space-time continuum : examining the cortical contributions to spatial and temporal processing, Philip A. Blankenship
Reconstructing Insect Pursuit Flight Kinematics in the Wild, Haribabu Boddeeti
Study of the thermal conductivity in metal-coated carbon nanotubes using molecular dynamics atomistic simulations, Dinesh Kumar Bommidi
"Paleobotic" Smilodon, Bernard Boston
Testing the effects of expressive writing on PTSD symptom reduction : examining the role of event centrality, Derrecka Myschele Boykin
From Chadha to Clinton : the Supreme Court in legislative process separation of powers cases, Christopher B. Brough
Heteronormative consumptive patterns in American wedding media, Claire M. Buchanan
Search for charged Higgs Bosons in the [tau]+lepton final state with 36.1 fb⁻¹ of pp collision data recorded at [square root]s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS experiment, Blake Burghgrave
Evolution of panic grasses (Panicoideae; Poaceae) : a plastome phylogenomic study, Sean Vincent Burke
Oprah Winfrey and Shonda Rhimes : changing the faces and stories on contemporary American television, Caprice Butts
“I’m Not a Traditional Teacher Anymore”: Ecuadoran Teacher Perspectives Regarding a US Professional Development Program, Gail Cappaert
"I'm not a traditional teacher anymore" : Ecuadoran teacher perspectives regarding a US professional development program, Gail Boone Cappaert
Gender differences in perceived barriers of aspiring superintendents, Maureen Cassidy
Multifunctional nanocomposites in coating technology : synthesis, characterization, formulation, evaluation and application, Sudeshna Chakraborty
Multifunctional Nanocomposites in Coating Technology: Synthesis, Characterization, Formulation, Evaluation and Application, Sudeshna Chakraborty
Discovery and Study of Single-Phase and Single-Ion Manganese Perovskite Multiferroics, Kamal Chapagain
Bayesian methods for optimal treatment allocation, Saptarshi Chatterjee
Sentiments and asset markets, Haritima Chauhan
Voluntary engagement and college retention : does the type of engagement predict retention for different types of students?, Sarah Louise Coley
Voluntary Engagement and College Retention: Does the Type of Engagement Predict Retention for Different Types of Students?, Sarah Louise Coley
Learning in an environmental social movement : walking and learning with the poor, Eliezer Colon-Rivera
Comparing relaxation versus mastery micro-break activity : a within-task recovery perspective, Amanda Lynn Conlin
Peer social support, self-efficacy beliefs and social anxiety in adolescence : a test of competing models, Samantha Coyle
Physical and biological properties of cobalt- and copper-doped calcium phosphates as bone substitute materials, Haley V. Cummings
The impact of human-provided external instruction on learning with an interactive learning technology, Elizabeth O. Davis
Special education teacher preparation programs and their influence on self-efficacy, Mary B. Davis
Quantitation without calibration : response profile as an indicator of target amount, Mrittika Debnath
Quantitation without Calibration: Response Profile as An indicator of Target Amount, Mrittika Debnath
Social judgments of electronic multitasking in the workplace : the role of contextual and individual difference factors, Rushika De Bruin
Estimation of ring strain energies of organic and metallacycles and the mechanistic study of the reduction of ketones with 1-hydridosilatrane, Ashley M. De Lio
The synthesis of Ba₁₋ₓNaₓFe₂As₂ and Its structural and magnetic properties, Ryan DeRose
Design, analysis, and optimization of THz antenna, Sai Maruthi Ram Dittakavi
Improved approximate Bayesian computation methods for censored and uncensored data, Tatiana Dmitrieva
The use of an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapy to restore vestibular function in the mouse model of usher syndrome, Tia Nicole Donaldson
The United States Virgin Islands cultural perspectives and education : a qualitative study, Vanessa Suzanne Doran
It's a dangerous world in there : leadership methods and actions of school administrators during emergency situations and times of crisis, James J. Drake
It's A Dangerous World in There: Leadership Methods and Actions of School Administrators During Emergency Situations and Times of Crisis, James J. Drake
The "vile commodity" : convict servitude, authority, and the rise of humanitarianism in the Anglo-American world, 1718-1809, Nicole K. Dressler
The “Vile Commodity”: Convict Servitude, Authority, and the Rise of Humanitarianism in the Anglo-American World, 1718-1809, Nicole Kayla Dressler
Dietary constraints and strategies in the red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer), and their implications for conservation, Amanda Marie Du Bour
Social movement rhetoric and the digital shift, Matt DuPuis
Surface Modification of Titanium for Hard-Tissue Engineering Applications, Murali Krishna Duvvuru
Surface modification of titanium for hard-tissue engineering applications, Murali Krishna Duvvuru
Risk perception in small island developing states : a case study in the commonwealth of Dominica, Hannah Eboh
Risk Perception in Small Island Developing States: A Case Study in The Commonwealth of Dominica, Hannah Eboh
Inhibited temperament and overcontrolling parenting : an examination of longitudinal bidirectional associations, Erin Shishilla Edwards
Three essays examining early life shocks that affect human capital production, Uche Eseosa Ekhator
The connection between principal leadership behavior and school climate, Raymond H. Epperson
The Connection Between Principal Leadership Behavior and School Climate, Raymond H. Epperson
"The lives of the wicked" : love, death, and the hero in Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, Amy Erickson
Examination of task-based language learning methods on high school students' oral proficiency in French as a foreign language, Emily Erickson-Betz
Throwing, catching, and balancing of a disk with a disk-shaped end effector by using a two-link manipulator, Sandeep Reddy Erumalla
Mathematical programming and Magic: The Gathering®, Alexander Esche
Effects of management on functional diversity in restored tallgrass prairie plant communities, Anna K. Farrell
Effects of Management on Functional Diversity in Restored Tallgrass Prairie Plant Communities, Anna K. Farrell
Event segmentation and expertise, Daniel P. Feller
Title IX of the Education amendments of 1972 and its impact on interscholastic athletics : a review of related litigation, Rebecca P. FitzPatrick
The relationship between motor vehicle accidents, traffic volume, and winter weather in Northeast Illinois, Kai Funahashi
Intense beam dynamics in arbitrary structures, Anthony Gee
Studies on selected enzymes involved in ubiquinone biosynthesis in Escherichia coli, Debarati Ghose
Embracing success : the experiences of first-genration students in a freshman learning community, Charnell Gilbert-Thomas
Bicarbonate enrichment may mitigate oxidative stress in two octocorals and their photosynthetic symbionts, Jeffrey Golladay
Fundamental studies of chemical stability and carrier process in hybrid Perovskite materials, Jue Gong
Fundamental Studies of Chemical Stability and Carrier Process in Hybrid Perovskite Materials, Jue Gong
The role and impact of engrossment for the caring art teacher, Samantha Anne Goss
The validity of point-of-care glucometers referenced against the YSI 2300 Stat Plus during aerobic activity and an oral glucose tolerance test, Davoncie Granderson
The influence of father involvement on emerging adult daughters' romantic relationships, Katie M. Granger
Tracing the ghost of "Black House" : Dickensian heteronormative proprietorship in Jessie Redmon Fauset's Plum bun : a novel without a moral, Paul Grosskopf
Occupational seasonality and paleoenvironmental reconstruction at Quebrada Jaguay 280, Stephanie Melissa Gruver
Occupational Seasonality and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction at Quebrada Jaguay 280, Stephanie Melissa Gruver
Efficiently comparing mental representations : visualizing and matching causal networks, Vishrant Krishna Gupta
A climatology of mesoscale convective systems in the United States, A. M. Haberlie
Electron beam shaping and its applications, Aliaksei Halavanau
Multicultural inclusion : a phenomenological study of men of color who are professional counselors, Kimberly A. Hart
The representation of children in Hellenistic sculpture : continuity or change?, Alexandra L. Heller
Exploring the role of urban early career teachers' perceptions of social elements of the school context and their feelings of teacher efficacy, Kristine Anne Herrell
The schoolhouse gate in the digital age : examining the first amendment when student electronic speech targets school employees, Jessica Herrmann
A Cultural Competency Training Model For The Public Health Workforce: Public Health Cares, Hana Hinkle
A cultural competency training model for the public health workforce : public health cares, Hana E. Hinkle
An epidemiological study of invasive pneumococcal disease in a South Texas-Mexico border metropolitan community, Steven Hinojosa
An Epidemiological Study of invasive Pneumococcal Disease in a South Texas-Mexico Border Metropolitan Community, Steven Daniel Hinojosa
Witnessing interparental violence : implications for rejection sensitivity and psychological abuse perpetration, Mikhaella Angela Hodges
Evaluation of ISPE For inhibitor Design in The Non-Mevalonate Pathway, Kataryzna B. Hoerchler
