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

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Theses/Dissertations from 2025

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Knörr Lattices for Elementary Abelian Groups Over Unramified Extensions of Z_p, Marie Swartz

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Moral Injury in First Responders: the Potential Ameliorative Role of Self-Disclosure, Peter Tappenden

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Alternative Mechanisms for the Control of House Flies, Elizabeth Taylor

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The Role of Disgust in Contamination-Related Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms, Jonathan A. Teller

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The Impacts of Trust in the Time of COVID-19, Hannah Temes

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"Why Am I Still Here?": Identity-Conscious Supervision and the Experiences of Black Residence Hall Directors, Lauren Teso

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Apoyando a Nuestra Gente: Latino/a/é Staff Testimonios of Mentorship, Cultural Wealth, and Resistance at Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Alex Torres

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Self-Esteem Moderating Multiracial Identity and Social Anxiety in Asian Americans, Hoa Vo

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“A LIFT-UP, NOT A HANDOUT”: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF RESOURCE SCARCITY AND EMERGENCY MICROGRANTS ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, Heather Weinstein

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“No Regrets, Just Adjustments”: The Role of Mental Health Services in Redefining Community College Student Success, Leslie Wester

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QUALITY CONTROL: HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS DEFINE, RECRUIT, AND RETAIN HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY, Tandalaya White

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Applications of Bayesian Functional Data Analysis, Zhexuan Yang

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Unlocking the Secrets of High-Frequency Financial Data: Innovative Approaches to Modeling and Analysis, Lu Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Using Ex-Situ and In-Situ Mössbauer Spectroscopy to Study the Degradation of Nafe(1−x)(ni0.5mn0.5)x O2 Batteries, Iddrisu Bachokun Abdul Razak

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Temporal Microplastic Concentration Fluctuations within an Agricultural Creek and Groundwater in Relation to Farming Practices, Jennifer Abel

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Genetic Engineering of Escherichia Coli for the Production of Riboflavin, Adeyemi Adesanwo

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Guardians of the Community: A History of Provident Hospital, 1891-1950, Lenie Annoh Adolphson

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A Qualitative Case Study of the Equity-Minded Institute Faculty Reflections: Designing Transformative Faculty Learning Communities, Maria Aguilar Beltran

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A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective on Online University Education Adoption in Nigeria, David Seyi Akanbi

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Effort of Reproducibility: Metrics, Methods, and Models to Navigate the Landscape of Reproducible Research, Akhil Pandey Akella

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International Graduate Student Challenges and Self-Efficacy When Studying in the United States, Kawthar Alfarhan

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ADHD Symptoms as a Moderator for the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Adolescent Delinquency, Demy Alfonso

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How Saudi Undergraduate Students Perceive Teacher Support, Basic Psychological Needs, and Academic Motivation, Anas M. Alhudib

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A QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COREQUISITE SUPPORT COURSES AND COLLEGE ALGEBRA SUCCESS, Kathleen Almy

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The Role of Self-Assertion and Academic Self-Efficacy in Predicting Acculturation of Saudi Students Studying in the United States, Abdulmohsen Hasen Alomran

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A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY OF DISABLED STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES WITH ONLINE COURSE ACCESSIBILITY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Jason Altmann

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Domesticating Luxury: a Comparative Study of Moche Fineware Distribution within the Moche Valleys, Annalisa Fallon Amber

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A Faith Community Nursing Initiative: Establishing an Ecumenical Health Ministry, Lindsey K. Anderson

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A CASE STUDY ON FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SENSE OF BELONGING FOR LATINX STUDENTS, Javier Aquino

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Enhancing the Diabetic Referral Process in the ED: Addressing Complications and Transitions of Care, Elvia Arroyo

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Ordinal Logistic Regression Exploring the Influence of Admission and Discharge Policies on Resident Departures From Assisted Living Facilities, Samson Ebai Awoh

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Modeling and Performance Evaluation of Traditional and AI-Based MPPT Techniques for Photovoltaic Systems., Md Badruddaza

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Theory of Ultrafast Spin Crossover in Divalent Iron Systems, William Baker

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The Relationship of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Inferential Confusion to Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in a Nonclinical Sample, Fiona Christina Ball

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Examining Twitter as A Learning Tool on Saudi Female Undergraduate Student Achievement and attitudes: A Mixed-Methods Study, Hend Bamalan

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Psychological Misconceptions and Expanded Refutation: Motivating and Informing Educational Practices To Elicit Conceptual Change one Misconception at A Time, Marissa Renee Bamberger

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The Association Between Parent SES, Child Externalizing and Internalizing Behaviors, and Home-School Communication, Brianna Isabel Banks

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It Takes a Village: Understanding Community College Chief Diversity Officers’ Experiences with Mentoring Relationships, Keith R. Barnes Dr.

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Do We Need Multiple Translations of The Same Text? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Analyzed, Candelaria Barrientos Jiménez

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COMMITMENT TO TEACHING: THE ENABLING CONDITIONS FOR COLLECTIVE EFFICACY, COLLECTIVE EFFICACY, SCHOOL CLIMATE, AND JOB SATISFACTION, Greta Behan

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Disparities In Low Birthweight and the Influence of Access To Food, Maternity Care, and Medicaid Coverage of Doula Services, Marissa Ann Beldon

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An Exploration of Teacher-Student Writing Conferences in a Fourth-Grade Classroom, Tracy Beling

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Examining Project Flex: A Sport-Based Prison Program for Incarcerated Youth, Gabrielle Bennett

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Can High School GPA Predict College-level Course Success at Community Colleges?, Joseph M. Bergman

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Explicitly Counting Subspaces of Given Height Defined Over A Field of Rational Functions, Kakoli Bhuyan

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"The Impact of Being Seen": A Study of Restorative Practices at Community Colleges, Mikel Birch

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Being A Leader: Exploring Generation Z Students’ Conceptualizations of and Engagement in Leadership in College, Zachary G. Birch

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Productive Shared Identity: Angola and LGBTQIA+ Norm Diffusion, Robert Tanner Bivens

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THE HIP HOP COLLECTIVE, Veronica Bjorkman

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BUILDING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIVE RELATIONSHIPS: UNDERSTANDING SUPERINTENDENT AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER PERCEPTIONS OF TRUST AND ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES, Jason Blume

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UNDERSTANDING SCHOOL FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR’S SPHERE OF INFLUENCE AND PERCEPTION OF ROLE IN DECISION-MAKING THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF HISTORICAL, LEGAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, AND PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES ON LOCAL DECISION-MAKING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION, Jacquelyn M. Bogan

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Power of one: The Journey of an Asian Undocumented Student, F. Michelle Bringas

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Turnover Intention of Women Leaders: The Role of Leader Identity Development, Haleigh Broucher

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Large Retail Logistics Warehouse Execution System, Michael Broughton

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Reducing the Rates of Blood Culture Contaminations in the Emergency Department, Erin G. Calamari

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To Speak or Not to Speak: Institutional and Presidential Statements in Response to Community Crisis Events, Kimberly L. Caponi

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Hunting Types in North American Eocene and Oligocene Carnivores and Implications for Nimravid Extinction, Miguel Andres Castellanos

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Behavioral Responses to Chronic and Acute Stressors in Prairie Voles, Yessenia Chavez

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Parental Psychological Control and Adolescents' Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety: Investigating the Mediating Role of Emotional Regulation and the Moderating Role of Peer Social Support, Shiyuan Chen

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Classic Taíno Foodways and Ritual Practices: a Comparative Paleoethnobotanical Analysis from Cinnamon Bay, St. John, Anna N. Chitwood

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Diatom Productivity and Nutrient Dynamics in the Ross Sea, Antarctica During Warm Events in the Neogene, Marialena Christopoulou

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Effect of Relationship Motivation on CNM Relationship Satisfaction, Keigan Clark

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How Students on a Healthcare Track Value Learning Communication Skills, Christina M. Cline

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Promoting Cultural Competence through Clinical Education, Katie Coakley

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Inhaling the Unseen: Exploring the Presence of Microplastics in the Human Respiratory Tract, Kara Coffman-Rea

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Integrating Higher Order Fear-Based Psychopathology and RDoC’s Acute Threat Subconstruct, Travis Cole

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POINT BREAK: EXPLORING ASSOCIATIONS OF BURNOUT, LOCUS OF CONTROL, AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE PRINCIPALSHIP, Matt Condon

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DRIVING ON EMPTY: EXPLORING PRINCIPAL BURNOUT AND INTENT TO TURNOVER, Colleen Cook

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The Future of Convective Mode in the United States, Jeremy Malcolm Corner

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Queering The Future through Speculative Drag: Posthumanism, Critique, and Queer Worldbuilding in the Art of Devan Shimoyama, Maximiliano Mamani, and Sin Wai Kin, Finley Hayes Cowlishaw

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Academic Grouping and School Sense of Belonging: an Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Middle School Student Voices, Kevin Cox

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How Middle-Grade Students Navigate the School Library and Grade-Level Reading Classroom to Support Their Independent Reading and Literate Selves, Laura Crisp

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Microwave Simulations of a Beam Position Monitor and Circuit Designs assisting its Beam Testing, Marc Jacob Crowell

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The Role of osaA Gene in Aspergillus fumigatus Development, Secondary Metabolism and Virulence., Apoorva Dabholkar

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Mixed Mechanisms of Multi-Site Phosphorylation, Suha Jayyousi Dajani

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Full Plate Living-Teaching Kitchen: A Sustainable Approach to Employee Health, Amy M. Daniel

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MENTORSHIP MATTERS: SHAPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS TODAY, Thomas Davidson

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Explicit and Implicit: Traumatized Cognitions and Identities, Brandon Michael Davis

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LEARNING TO LEAD WITH AN EQUITY LENS: A CASE STUDY OF A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM, Maurice L. Davis

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Design and Analysis of Coupler Installation Tooling with Computer Vision for Fermilab’s Single Spoke Resonator 2 SRF Cavity, Caleb T. Denton

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Lived Experiences of Latino/a/x Students at Emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions in the Midwestern United States, Elizabeth Depew

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A Braven New World: A Qualitative Case Study of Career Readiness Efforts on Career Identity and Career Self-Efficacy for Students at a 4-Year Public University, Catherine W. Doederlein

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Standardizing the Discharge Process to Reduce COPD Readmission Rates, Kristine Doligosa

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Investigating Teacher and Student Perceptions of the Impact of Chatgpt in the Classroom, Esther Abla Dorgbefu

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Design and Performance of Superconducting Switches for Nanowire Detectors in Magnetic Fields, Timothy James Draher

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Maternal Cumulative Trauma and Child Externalizing Behavior: Indirect Pathways Through Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Parenting Behaviors, Chynna Michelle Dubuclet

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Civic Engagement & Health Outcomes: Poor and Black America, Robert Louis Durbin

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Through the Lens of TikTok: A New Perspective to Improving Food and Nutrition Literacy in Adolescents, Devin Kathleen Ebeling-Hammond

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Tracing Past Climate Signals Through Multi-Proxy Analysis: Insights from Sedimentary Plant Wax Hydrogen Isotope Data and Long-Term Hydroclimate Records in Estonia, Mariliis Eensalu

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You Belong Here: How The African American Success Unit Supports A Sense Of Belonging For Black Men At An Urban Institution In Chicago, Joyce Elam

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Bilingual Students' Language Use, Identity, and Investment in Dual Language Classrooms, Stephanie Eller

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Warm Unit Stand assembly and Testing For Proton Improvement Project Ii, Christopher Allen English

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GUERRERAS (WOMEN WARRIORS): LATINA FACULTY UTILIZING THEIR CULTURAL CAPITAL TO ADVANCE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE, Dora E. Escobar

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Essays on Institutions and Business Performance in a Less-Developed Economy, Obinna Franklin Ezeibekwe

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The Effects of Bureaucratic Corruption on the Financial Constraints of Nigerian Small Businesses, Obinna Franklin Ezeibekwe

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Producing Biocomposites from Hemp Residues, Mohammad Faghani

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Applying Synchrotron SAXS and XAS To Study The Microstructure of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, Lingzhe Fang

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Gas-Phase Mass Spectrometry Studies of Ternary Metal Carboxylate Complexes, Anthony James Fanizza

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The Energetics of Seasonality in Wild Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema): A Technical and Biological Validation of Fecal Triiodothyronine Radioimmunassay, Casey Farmer

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Superelectrophile Promoted Syntheses of Aromatic Spirocycles, Jeffrey Caz Ferreira