Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The relationships among collective efficacy factors and achievement in Illinois high schools, Matthew E. Haug
Associations between Myers-Briggs personality dimensions, eating disorder diagnoses, and eating disorder duration, Tiffany Mei Haug
"Strong, and I adapt myself" : Saudi women and English language learning, Ashley Steele Heiberger
Reader identity development : a multiple case study of adolescent reluctant readers participating in a ninth-grade, free-choice reading intervention class, Michael P. Henry
Physical processes at polar and temperate grounding zones, Timothy O. Hodson
(Re)Inventing mathematical logic : a case study of set-based meanings for conditional truth, Alec William Hub
Illinois's performance evaluation reform act (PERA) and its effect on the dismissal of teachers for unsatisfactory teaching performance : a review of related litigation, Kristin M. Humphries
Fabrication and modelling of porous silicon schottky diode, Janani Jayabalakrishnan
Paint expressions : effects of an art program on cognition, quality of life, communication, and behavior for individuals with dementia, Tertia Jeppson
A lagrangian relaxation approach to a multi-echelon consolidation of perishable products, Durga Ravi Kiran Jinagam
Optimizing bolus calculator sensitivity setting using self-organizing map neural network, Eric Johnson
Examining the association of hypermasculinity and bullying : what is the role of homophobia?, Caicina Jones
Embedded processor for remote laboratory development, Hemanth Kumar Kachadimangalam Ramakrishnan
Radiation damage in Hamamatsu multi-pixel photon counters, Jacob R. Kalnins
Physical activity levels, physical activity choices, and social interactions of preschoolers with and without a disability, Seokheon Kang
Contextual stress and infant emotion regulation : the buffering effect of positive parenting, Meghan Justina Kanya
Modeling and simulation of a hybrid PV/wind/battery storage off-grid power system, Tareq Kareri
Interparental conflict and adolescence : the cognitive-contextual framework, Christine Rachelle Keeports
News media coverage and source selection in U.S. foreign policy debates : the case of Iran deal, Mehrnaz Khanjani
ROS-based control of a manipulator arm for balancing a ball on a plate, Khasim Ali Khan
Design and mechanical stability analysis of the interaction region for the inverse Compton scattering gamma-ray source using finite element method, Andrei Khizhanok
Women lie and other myths : how rape myths impact attributions of blame in a rape case, Kathryn R. Klement
When they say, "Where is your God?", Carmen Klopfenstein
The association between body esteem and school engagement : the role of victimization as a mediator, Jacqueline Klossing
Practical elicitation methods for the voice range profile, Ann Kolker
The relationship between teacher induction and teacher satisfaction, Charles A. Kyle
Implementing social and emotional learning standards in a high school setting : a case study, Kimberly Melton Lechner
Matching effects of personality traits in individual assessment : an investigation of the similar-to-me hypothesis, Camille Heneghan Lee
The effects of Mg, Al, and Fe on diagenetically induced phase changes in biogenic opal-A : implications for diatom silica [delta]¹⁸O values as a paleoenvironmental proxy, Audrina D. Lehman
High school science teachers' interpretations and perceptions of reform and literacy in the discipline of science, Rachel A. Lesinski-Roscoe
Investigations of biologically relevant free radicals utilizing novel gas-phase analytical techniques, Michael Lesslie
Gender queer representation in The box spring, Kim Likier
The effects of utility value interventions on self-discrepancy accessibility, objective self-awareness, and interest, Meghan I.H. Lindeman
Relationships among principal leadership behaviors, teachers' motivation, and teacher job satisfaction, Thomas C. Lind
Bayesian semiparametric accelerated hazards model for arbitrarily censored spatial survival data, Yanjun Liu
Piercy, pop music, and the patriarchy : feminist activism in the sung and written word, Andrea Lohf
A trauma analogue study investigating the role of attentional shifting in emotion regulation, Melissa J. London
Spatial-temporal change point detection problem for dependent data, Khulan Luvsandash
Portraits of low-income African-American mothers' involvement in suburban schools, Rachael Loeb Batchu Mahmood
The development of a new comprehensive measure of school climate and associations with school leadership, Christopher J. Maier
Isolation and characterization of SLF genes from a BAC library representing the s-locus of Petunia axillaris, Allison T. Makulec
Violence and heteronormativity in gay-themed films, Anna-Marie Malley
Klynac : compact linear accelerator with integrated power supply, A. V. Malyzhenkov
An examination of the pyrite-gold and arsenopyrite-gold systems : implications for hydrothermal gold deposits, Matthew Francis Mann
Fundamental study of two-phase flow in the porous media of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFC), Kyamra Marma
Race, ethnicity, economics, and federalism : state sentiment regarding noncitizens from 2009 to 2014, Timothy Marquez
Gender differences in verbal and non-verbal communication in mixed-gender groups, Jasmin Martinez
Essays in bank competition and lending behavior, Genuine Martin
An examination of vocabulary acquisition by kindergarten English learners, Judith L. Matuszewski
The impact of the Microsoft Office PowerPoint program on students with medical conditions in a home and hospital program, Vicky McClure
The effect of disgust exposure on specific phobia symptoms, Kathleen S. McCraw
Design and analysis of beamline components in Fermilab Mu2e experiment, Austin J. McElderry
Teaching multiplication facts during physical education : the effects on third-grade student academic development and on teacher perception, William Dale McGuire
Communicating church branding through anniversary services, Kate E. Mead
A preliminary investigation on hardness performance of LENS-processed 316 stainless steel (SS), Sri Sai Kartheek Meka
Exploration of the lived experiences of chronic pain sufferers : an interpretative phenomenological investigation, Margo Danielle Milano
Form and function : settler women as cultural conveyors in narratives of the early frontier, Rowenna Miller
The impact of commitment on risk recognition in sexually violent dating relationships, Jennifer Milliken
Essays in labor economics, Sepehr Moghareh Abed
Study of oxide film formed on aluminum electrode in aluminum-air battery, Abdul Kaleem Mohammad
A generic memory design for a memoryless metaheuristic with the application of flowshop scheduling problem, Shayan Mohammadi
Study of thermal history in hollow cylinder under laser-assisted machining process using FEM, Mujahid Mohiuddin Mohammed
A utility-value intervention : will it help Hispanic parents to motivate their adolescents in mathematics?, Margaret Molenda-Lesniak
Economic base changes in counties impacted by military base closures, Andrea D. Moore
Development, control, and application of the o-Hydroxychalcone/flavanone molecular switch scaffold, Brian Matthew Muller
L-Tryptophan hydroxamic acid derivatives as Burkholderia pseudomallei IspF inhibitors, Chante Ashley Muller
More than we imagined : toward a map of beliefs and attitudes about creative writing, Kelle Sills Mullineaux
The relationship between body image and eating patterns in collegiate cross country runners, Justine Myers
rtfA controls development, secondary metabolism, and virulence In Aspergillus fumigatus, Ryan Myers
Computation of common normal between wheelset and rail : a comparative study, Khashayar Namiranian
Decentralization and public service provision in Indonesia : influence of the middle class, Ronnie Rahman Nataatmadja
Voices of Latina/o parents : sending a child to college, Karla Neal
"The second barrel is nearly always fatal" : rhetoric in the three trials of Oscar Wilde, Kurt Neumann
DBHGT : the fungal horizontal gene transfer database, Marcus Nguyen
The relationship between advanced placement course completion and college readiness, John Novak
The effect of temperature on the formability of commercial pure titanium foil, Alexander Nunnally
Students' attitudes and perceptions about writing : what do they think?, Michelle L. Olson
Associations between eating behaviors and body image of women during the postpartum period, Erika Oltmanns
A multiple case study : gauging the effects of poverty on school readiness amongst preschoolers, Melissa J. Onesto
Old English elegies : language and genre, Stephanie Opfer
Sequential Monte Carlo macroeconometrics, Shawn Osell
Severity of illness, parenting, and child psychological adjustment : exploring the associations among mothers with multiple sclerosis, Emily Elizabeth Padgett
Core leadership practices or prior classroom teaching experience and their value when hiring building principals, Patti Palagi
Does evaluation affect teacher self-efficacy? : a qualitative investigation into the effects of evaluation on teachers' sense of efficacy, Anthony J. Palmisano
Role of urdA in regulation of development and secondary metabolism in Aspergillus nidulans, Sandesh S. Pandit
The foundations of modern democracy : Machiavelli and the pursuit of greatness, Katherine Paton
Approximate Bayesian computation in nonparametric Bayesian models, Erina Paul
A comparison of variance and Renyi's entropy with application to machine learning, Adric M. Peccarelli
The art of transformational leadership : a study of Sun Tzu's strategic philosophy applied to managing civil service employees, Jesus N. Perez
Helping users learn about social processes while learning from users : developing a positive feedback in social computing, Venkata Sai Sriram Pillutla
