Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Validity of whole and regional body composition testing devices, Rachel Tauber
Emotion regulation, student engagement, and bullying roles, Jaclyn Tennant
Exploring factors related to acceptance of 1:1 devices among high school students, Victoria Therriault
Exploring Factors Related to Acceptance of 1:1 Devices Among High School Students, Victoria Therriault
A study of the factors influencing algebraic problem solving by individuals with visual impairments, Sean Richards Tikkun
Investigating age-related macular degeneration : a chemistry plus biology approach, Jennifer C. Tournear
Minimizing total Number of Tardy Jobs in Two-Stage Flow Shop Using Simulated Annealing and Column Generation, Shashwot Uprety
Minimizing total number of tardy jobs in two-stage flow shop using simulated annealing and column generation, Shashwot Uprety
Reduction of ketones to alcohols and tertiary amines using 1-hydrosilatrane, Sami E. Varjosaari
Implementing face recognition on Raspberry Pi using Kinect camera, Kanaka Sunanda Vemulapalli
The association between local public school board member beliefs and behaviors and student academic achievement, Brenda D. Vishanoff
Rewriting spinsterhood : single women in American and British women's novels since 1960, Kimberly Volmer
Positive evaluative conditioning effects on harsh parenting behaviors and theorized antecedents : two experiments, Michael Francis Wagner
Exploring the clinical supervision experiences of school counselors : perceptions of counseling skills and professional identity, Vincent J. Walsh-Rock
A transverse-Wakefield streaking technique for measurement of ultra-fast electron pulses, Jinlong Wang
A dependent competing risks model, Yiqing Wang
Variants of Fine transformations, Sarah Wesley
Racial representation, agency, and nudity on Girls, Katharine J. Willis
Etruscan colors? : a multidisciplinary approach to three painted Etruscan sarcophagi, Rachelle L. Wilson
Driving under weather : an exploration of the traveling salesman problem with probabilistic unfavorable driving conditions, Andrew Wright
Driving Under Weather: An Exploration of the Traveling Salesman Problem with Probabilistic Unfavorable Driving Conditions, Andrew Wright
Modulation of oxidative stress in the retinal pigment epithelium by endogenous pigmentation and accessible therapeutics, Sally M. Yacout
El impacto de la instruccion explicita en el uso de los acentos escritos en dos modalidades : un estudio de los hablantes de herencia, Jessica Yandun
Analysis of aluminum-air battery by physics-based mathematical model, Chong Zhou
Analysis of Aluminum-Air Battery By Physics-Based Mathematical Model, Chong Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Examining gender differences toward the adoption of online learning and predicting the readiness of faculty members in a Middle-Eastern recently established public university, Mohammed Mansour Abahussain
Parents' perspectives about inclusive education for their children with autism, Rahma Abbasi
Connections between principal leadership orientations and the implementation of professional learning communities, William J. Ady
Hexagonal manganites for gas separation, Maleeha Alanizy
Density-based spatial clustering of applications with noises for DNA methylation data, Mohammed Atef Alghzzy
Survival analysis with DNA methylation using accelerated failure time model and LASSO, Wejdan J. Alhejaili
Oxygen storage and electrolyte materials of RMnO₃, Wadiah Allahyani
Quantitative morphometric analysis of terrestrial glacial valleys and the application to Mars, Kory Allred
Frobenius groups, Faizah Ali Alshehri
Resource allocation and persistence : the role of state orientation and goal attainability, Joe Ammar
Three essays in health economics, Abraham Abebe Asfaw
Acceptance of integration of mobile technology in the higher education environment : instructors' perception, Shawnice L. Avilez
Panel regression with nonstationary variables, Seyedsoroosh Azizi
Exploring the evolving professional identity of novice school counselors, Olamojiba Omolara Bamgbose
Analyzing, simulating, and visualizing complex social systems, M. Baniukiewicz
Social presence in an online cohort, Marlo Barnett-Allen
Levels of exit slip feedback in secondary mathematics, Mitch Berenson
Analysis of homogeneous charge compression ignition engine with emphasis on combustion timing and reaction rate, Arunim Bhattacharya
Study of aqueous electrolytes and parameters affecting the performance in aluminum-air batteries, Kaustubh Bhonge
Cultural model(s) of society in Western Ukraine, Nadiia Biletska
The effect of reading to find a solution on learning from multiple documents in science, Dylan Blaum
A reconsideration of Montesquieu's liberal pacifism, James Boesen
An adaptive approach to optimizing QoS throughputs in software-defined networks, J. M. Boley
Human hepatocellular carcinoma cells adapt to ASCT2 and LAT1 amino acid transporter knockdown mediated by shRNA and CRISPR-Cas9, Paige Jay Bothwell
The influence of scenario-based assessment on reading comprehension, David James Boveri
Impact of garden participation on fruit and vegetable consumption : a survey of Northern Illinois adults, Jessica Brunner
Enhancing college students' job search skills and motivation : a test of a technology-mediated job search intervention, Christopher Joseph Budnick
High let radiation modulates autophagic flux in glioblastoma cells, Van Ai Bui
Testing the equality of mean functional kinetic energy profiles of males and females using the bootstrap, Todd Buretz
Gay men's literature in the United States (1903 - 1968) : uncovering the buried roots of a queer tradition, Adam Wayne Burgess
True crime does pay : narratives of wrongdoing in film and literature, Andrew T. Burt
Direct and interactive effects of infant frustration and parenting on toddler compliance : a test of differential susceptibility, Nicole Marie Burt
Assessing the effectiveness of a training program designed to increase participants' self-efficacy for promoting positive youth development through sports in a developing nation, Lucia Cabrera Gadea
Comparing the paleohydrologic structure on either side of Witchelina Diapir, South Australia, David Paul Canova
Associations between intuitive eating scores and perceived stress levels in college students, Erin Carney
The reciprocal relationship between text literacy and music literacy among beginning band students, David Lawson Carroll
Teaching a transformative story : crafting critical feminist narrative pedagogies through women's and queer life writing, Rhiannon Catherwood
Validating the outcome of an action : the impacts of goal and semantic information, Greta Ching Chan
Taiwanese identity and transnational families in the cinema of Ang Lee, Ting-Ting Chan
Microbial community dynamics in tallgrass prairie soil affected by native grazer feces (Bison bison), Karley Chantos
A retrospective study on rampage school shootings : considerations for school-based threat assessment teams, Seth H. Chapman
The effects of utilizing simulation to promote content knowledge acquisition and problem-solving skills in a STEM classroom, Jui-Ling Chiang
Predicting major peach yield reductions in the Midwest and Southeast U.S., Steven Chun
The swords of Damocles : explaining unconventional weapon non-use in modern war, Martin Claar
Faculty and student out-of-class communication : the role of academic entitlement on relational frame activation, Jimmy L. Clark
Investigating a novel measure of academic grit, Kelly Clark
Constraints of human nature in the political philosophy of Rousseau, Timothy Joseph Clishem
Emotional self-regulation over time : are affective fade and growth mindset associated with the development of task interest?, Sarah Louise Coley
Evaluation of the green microalga Monoraphidium sp. Dek19 growth utilizing ethanol plant side streams and potential for biofuel production, David Michael Colson
Examining community college faculty attitudes toward open educational resources : a mixed methods study, Denise Cote
The effects of flexible ability grouping on mathematics improvement and self-concepts in the intermediate grades, Sara Curran
From technology teacher to technology integration specialist : preparing for a paradigm shift, Jennifer Lynn Penry Dalrymple
Exploring racial bias within clinical supervisory relationships : the experiences of supervisees of color, Tonya C. Davis
Language development at 24 months : contributions from the growth of infant positive affect and maternal quality of speech during a wordless book task, Lauren Laake DeVlieger
Lyapunov-type inequalities and applications to boundary value problems, Sougata Dhar
Geophysical characterization of the big marsh slag site in Chicago, Illinois, Sonny Divita
Immigration, organization-based resources, and urban violence : an analysis of Latino neighborhoods in Chicago, Rodrigo Dominguez-Martinez
Do rumination and social support mediate the association of victimization and depression symptoms?, Nicole Dorio
Principal self-efficacy : a qualitative exploration, Will Dwyer
Gang neighborhood and youth criminal behavior, Uche Eseosa Ekhator
Stereotype threat : a qualitative study of the challenges facing female undergraduate engineering students, J. R. Entsminger II
A dedicated quality control test stand for the g-2 tracker system, Aaron Epps
The figured worlds of high school science teachers : uncovering three-dimensional assessment decisions, Megan Ewald
A study of in-service professional development training of principals for early childhood education in Illinois, Kaneez Fatima
Simulation software similar to SPICE, Saba Fatima
A study of particle beam spin dynamics for high precision experiments, Andrew J. Fiedler
Karen refugees resettled in Aurora, IL : their identity, their resettlement, their oral histories, Karla Findley
Teacher, parent, and administrator perceptions of social responsibility at the elementary school level, Scott Benjamin Fink
Coparenting among intact families with young adolescents : associations with internalizing and externalizing symptoms, Andrew Joseph Flannery
