Dissertations of Practice from 2024
SEL WALKTHROUGHS: PROMOTING PRACTICES THAT FOSTER SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING, Garrett Podgorski Dr.
Amazing Or Awful? The Role of Message Frames In Expectancy-Value Based Weight Management Intentions, Xuan Qian
“WE ARE ALL SORT OF FIGURING IT OUT TOGETHER”: A CASE STUDY ON HOW AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING COURSE SHAPES CAREER READINESS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENTS, Rebecca Reuland
A CASE STUDY OF INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCES TEACHING IN THE HYFLEX MODALITY AT A MIDWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN A POST-PANDEMIC CONTEXT, Jaime Riewerts Budziak
(Agri)cultural Activism: The Role of Pgaz K’nyau Karen Youth in Sustaining Rotational Farming in Thailand, Mitchell Rigert
On the Ground and from Above: A Multi-Factor Analysis of the Direct and Indirect Drivers of Tallgrass Prairie Small Mammal Communities, Erin Rowland-Schaefer
Perceptions of Lightboard Videos on Engineering Students' Engagement for Learning: A Mixed-Methods Case Study, Rana Sanyal
A One-Wheeled Robot for Exploring Rolling Disk Locomotion, David H. J. Schmidt
Examining the Rockford Public Schools' Master Scheduling Process as an Open System to Achieve Sustainability, Renee E K Schott
The Influence of Media Usage on the Outcome of Social Movement Campaigns in Southeast Asia, Rothsethamony Seng
Service Employees' Occupation-Based Metaperceptions and Coworker Support: A Self-Verification Perspective, Nicholas A. Smith
After the Collapse: Herman Melville’s and Friedrich Nietzsche's Existentialism, Ryan L. Smith
Will the Real J.G. Ballard Please Stand Up?, Scott Richard Stalcup
Julia Limiting Directions of Quasiregular Maps, Julie Marie Steranka
Chamber Tone Poems at the Turn of the Twentieth Century: How the Harp Contributed to their Development, Abigail Hughes Stoner
THE COMPLEXITIES OF DISPROPORTIONALITY IN A LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT: A LOOK INTO DISTRICT INTERVENTIONS AND IDENTIFICATION PROCESSES, Linnie Tennile Tarrant
AN ANALYSIS OF K-8 SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION: UNDERSTANDING THE NEED, GAUGING THE EFFECTIVENESS, AND DEFINING BEST PRACTICE, LeeAnn D. Taylor
The Surge of College-Credit Accumulation in Early College Programs: Understanding Early College Program Advising, Alexandria Terrazas
Re-Feminizing the Divine: Understanding the Cultural Constructs of Gender and Sexuality in a Church-Based Christian Community, Cameron K. Thomas
There is No Substitute for a Lifetime: A Study of Metaphor and Linguistic Autonomy in the Lives and Works of Selected American Poets, Richard Tony Thompson
Bidirectional In-Situ Analysis and Visualization of Fluid Structure Interactions with Applications in Blood Flow, Nazariy Tishchenko
SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGETING: HOW SCHOOL PRINCIPALS’ LACK OF BUDGET KNOWLEDGE CAN LEAD TO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON FUNDING, Maria Treto-French
Housing Markets, Residential Preferences and Segregation: Unraveling Spatial Dynamics in Quito, Ecuador, Felipe Miguel Valdez Gomez De La Torre
Cold Testing of a Prototype Superconducting Radiofrequency Electron Gun and Ancillary Systems for the LCLS-II-HE Project, Kaela Michele Villafania
Modulating CO2 Electrocatalytic Conversion to Organics Pathway by Nanoconfinement Effects and the Catalytic Site Dimension, Jianxin Wang
Motivation, Engagement, and the Student-Teacher Relationship as Predictors of Academic Outcomes, Courtney Weaver
An Investigation of the Impact of Esser Relief Funds on Illinois High Schools, Douglas J. Wildes
Green Spaces and Socioeconomic Disparities in São Paulo City, Brazil: A Spatial Analysis Approach, Flavia Vieira Xavier
Associations Amongst Basic Psychological Needs and Burnout Amongst Illinois Principals, Matthew Zediker
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Nigerian Media: A Comparative Media Analysis, Temilade Inumidun Adeeko
Thermal Analysis of Thermal Shield for PIP-II SSR1 Cryomodule, Victor Aguado Rodriguez
The Standard Model Precision Parameters at 200 GeV, Zamiul Alam
Using UTUAT to Investigate Corporate Acceptance of Optional Online Training Programs in Saudi Arabia, Asma Albahli
investigating Determinants of Faculty Members’ intentions to Use Mobile Learning for Educational Purposes, Ibrahim Abdullah Albahli
Blended Learning Motivation Support at The Saudi Electronic University: Utilizing Self-Determination Theory, Mona Alenezi
K-12 Teachers’ Perceptions and Experiences in their Teaching Practices of Utilizing Multimedia integrating with online Classroom Technology, Rateeba Turki Algoufi
Improving The adelic Version of The Minkowski-Hlawka Theorem, Fatmah Alnaser
Kenyan Healthcare Professionals’ Perceptions of Global Health Engagements in Relation to The Covid-19 Pandemic, Erick Amick
Climatology of the Elevated Mixed Layer Over the Contiguous United States and Northern Mexico: 1979–2021, Margo Siciliano Andrews
Evaluating The Contribution of adjacent Charges on The Observed pH-Dependent Binding Profile for a VHH/antigen Interaction with a Linked Histidine Protonation Equilibria, Kiruthika Arulmoly
Forest County’s Historically Underrepresented Rural Students and Barriers to College, Tracy Ash
School Librarian Self-Efficacy Beliefs About integrating Technology During inquiry-Based Learning: A Mixed Methods Study, Joseph James Babb
Factors Leading to Satisfaction Following a total Knee Arthroplasty, Scot Bauman
The Relationship Between Campus Dining, Student Learning, and Student Success, John Boswell
Experimental Evaluation of Micro-Epidermal Actuators on Flexible Substrates, Courtney D. Bradley
Elementary Education Teachers' Experiences Teaching Students with Trauma to Learn How to Hope, Betsy Ann Brantner
Standards-Based Grading in Traditional-Grading Contexts: A Case Study in Asynchronous Professional Development, Christopher A. Bronke
Interventions Utilized to Improve Attendance Amongst Secondary Students Experiencing School Refusal Behaviors, Kristen E. Bronke
Does the Degree Matter? Understanding Employer Hiring Perspectives on Community College Health Information Technology Program Graduates, Tricia L. Broughton
Influence of land use, precipitation, and seasonality on surface water quality in the East and Upper South Branches of the Kishwaukee River Watershed (ESBKR), Ashley Irene Broussard
Herstory 101: Examining The Representation Gap of BIPOC Women Educational Leaders, Kinasha Brown
Evaluating The Impact of Examiner Variability on The Verbal Comprehension index of The WISC-V, Brooke A. Butcher
Numerical and Experimental Study on a Multistage Process for Micro Channel Forming, Levee Callahan
Undocumented Students’ Voice, MTSS, and School Counselors’ Mental Health advocacy: a Transformative Mixed Methods Study, Oliver Camacho
Efficacy of a Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Not-Just-Right Experiences, Samuel Richard Cares
Reconfigurable Microfluidic Circuits through Modular Surface Driven Microfluidic Diode Valves, Selina Cervantes
Structural Violence and Cooperation for Survival: Exploring Livelihood Strategies In Rural Mexico, Luis Chavez
Systematic study of projection biases in Weak Lensing analysis, Prudhvi Raj Varma Chintalapati
Bioanalytical Studies of Disease Protein Profiles: MALDI-ToF MS, Prajkta Satish Chivte
Examining the Feasibility of Identifying Tau Neutrino Charged Current Events in the DUNE Far Detector, Sarah Choate
Fourth and Fifth Grade Reading Teachers' Perceptions of Differentiated Reading Instruction, Amanda Lee Clark
Princes, Princesses, and Socialites: Feminism and Class Transgression In Hollywood Romantic Comedies, Justina Marie Clayburn
Young Adolescents’ and Parents’ Attitudes and Perspective Taking About Appropriate Mobile Phone Use, Stephanie Jean Cleary
High School Interrupted: A Case Study of Postsecondary Pathways and College Choices Following the Covid-19 Pandemic, Robert Cook
Serious Conduct Problems and Callous Unemotional Traits In offending adolescents: Unique and Shared Contributions of Parenting and Community Risk, Elizabeth R. Corning
artificial Intelligence and Multi-Physics approach for Electrocoagulation Parameter Selection, Adam Cotton
The Transformative Power of Student Affairs Case Management: A Qualitative Case Study, Thomas L. Cravens II
Diagram affordances and Their Impact on Students’ answers about Rivers and Groundwater, Daniel R. Curtis
Materials and Electrochemical Interfaces for High Energy Density Sodium Metal Batteries, Olusola John Dahunsi
Structural analysis of Polar aggregates and Inter-Ionic Distances in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids, Emily Elizabeth Dalbey
Contractions of Simple Continued Fractions, Nicholas J. Davis
"Some of My Best Friends are Librarians": A Case Study of Community College Faculty Perceptions and Usage of the Academic Library, Nancy A. Deegan
Computational Modeling, Simulation, and Potential Applications of Optical Stochastic Cooling, Austin J. Dick
The Impact of Race on Quality of Life of the Aged After Heart Transplant Or Long-Term Mechanical Circulatory Support, Jerian Dixon-Evans
Perceptions on Detracking Secondary Mathematics Classes and individual and Collective Teacher Efficacy Beliefs for Teaching in Heterogeneous, Inclusive Classes, Melissa A. Dudic
Evaluating the attention Training Technique as a Transdiagnostic Intervention for Fear-Based Psychopathological Symptoms: a Randomized Controlled Trial, Benjamin John Ellem
"Killers who Preach": Horror and the "Victorian" Culture Text in the Modern american Musical, Amy Erickson
Discovery of Acetyl CoA Synthetase and SARS-CoV-2 Protease Inhibitors, Taiwo Elijah Esan
Using Machine Learning to Predict Student Outcomes, Saba Fatima
Uruguayan Parents' Perceptions about Educational Segregation in Uruguayan Public Elementary Schools: a Case Study, Natalia Fernández
Does Where You Meet Your Partner Influence Relationship Satisfaction? An Investigation of Online Dating in The LGBTQ+ Community, Brooke M. Fornetti
Performance Patriotism: The State Council of Defense, The Illinois Women’s Committee, and The Role of The State In World War I Illinois, Joshua David Fulton
Food Fan Academy: Boosting Informal Educators Abilities to Use Food as a Teaching tool, Kelly Furr
Examining Early Word Recognition instruction: Synthetic Phonics vs. Analytic Phonics, Jenelle Gallagher-Mance
Materials and Interfaces of Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion, Siyuan Gao
Three essays on the effects of parental income and labor supply on child health and labor market outcomes., Kassahun Mamo Geleta
Creativity in the Workplace: A Matter of Chaos or Cohesion?, Cody T. Gibson
Grey To Green: The Impact of Environmental Policy on Us Crime Rates, Kassandra Gonzalez
Convection Allowing Simulations of Hail in Historical and Future Climate Epochs, Jillian Rose Goodin
