Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The organization of indigenous resistance to neoliberal extractive industry development in the Cordillera of the northern Philippines, Robert Bulanda
Improvisation in organizational development : basic interpretive examination of the improviser facilitator in corporate training and development, Nicole Annette Buras
Learning within collegiate recreation student employment, Sandi Carlisle
Principals' perceptions of the impact of parent and family involvement activities with parents of latino students, Rene D. Carranza
Platinum and nickel partitioning between sulfide and silicate melts as a function of sulfur fugacity, Marco Eduardo Castillo
Optimization of laser welding in pulsed Nd : YAG laser using 304 stainless steel, Aditya Chithaluru
The socially supportive functions of religion and spirituality, Michael D. Clary
The impact of ostracism on visuospatial perspective taking, James Anthony Clinton
Work-family conflict among elementary teachers, Debra Kay Coberley
Experimental modification of dysfunctional interpretations in individuals with contamination concerns, Sara Louise Conley
The political preferences of the Illinois Supreme Court : partisan or non-partisan, Richard Edward Connors III
Vladimir Makovsky : the politics of nineteenth-century Russian realism, Tessa J. Crist
Scientific discovery and the poetic response, Joey Crundwell
Male health promotion professionals in higher education : why they enter and remain, Alicia Katherine Czachowski
Genesis and geomorphology of superimposed landforms on Ice-Walled-Lake Plains in Northern Illinois, Aubrey Charlotte Dalbec
Meta-RaPS for a bi-objective unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem, Nixon Dcoutho
Extraction of dielectric constant from measured S-parameters, Vikranth Reddy Dharipally
The perception of leaders : a competitive test of social exchange theory and equity theory, Daniel T. Dick
Longitudinally polarized momentum waves - an expose, Sudeep Reddy Dodda
Battery storage analysis with improved capacity and performance for electric vehicles, Yashwanth Teja Donga
The analysis and study of stress distribution over the whole human body and some joints by using FEM method, Shuoting Dong
Measuring success in university museums : a case study at the Jurica Suchy Nature Museum, Rachel Drochter
Translating code, not ramming down doors : a cultural-awareness pedagogical approach in an ESL-tutoring environment, Sarah Suzannah Eastlund
Maternal anxiety and infant fear : indirect links through parenting behaviors, Erin Shishilla Edwards
The chronicles of George Henry Lewes : 1869 : "a wasted year" : a transcription of diary and journal entries with introduction and notes, Michelle Eisenberg
Victimization among youth with autism spectrum disorder : an examination of youth anxiety and the role of social support, Nathan Matthew Elzinga
Gifted learners' motivational outcomes in cluster versus ability-grouped reading instruction : an ex-post facto study, Julie Esparza
Preparing elementary pre-service teachers to integrate STEM : a mixed-methods study, Erin Marie Evans
International student engagement and deep approaches to learning, Christine Fiorite
Women of color counselor educators : overall job satisfaction and subjective well-being at predominately white universities, Latehesha Fitch
Integrated structural and fracture analysis of Lisbon Valley Salt Anticline, Utah, Matthew W. Fleming
Development programs and livelihood strategies of residents in Altos de la Florida, Colombia, Andres Felipe Florez
The protective role of social support and the relations among cyber and traditional victimization, depression, and suicidal ideation, Stephanie Secord Fredrick
Fatal weather-related general aviation accidents in the United States : 1982-2013, Andrew J. Fultz
Food sovereignty, food security, and community gardens in Rockford, IL, Walter William Furness
Effect of material on acoustic and structural response of a frustum subjected to fluid flow, Siddartha Reddy Gangula
Four narratives of cross-dressing in twentieth-century art : Marcel Duchamp, Claude Cahun, Eleanor Antin, and Diane Torr, Chrisoula Gardiakos
The effects of peer coaching on elementary teachers' application of differentiated instruction, Staci Garvin
The relationship of perceived social support and the big five in adolescents, Raymond L. Geosling
Can motivation facilitate L1 English-L2 Spanish learners' acquisition of L2 phonology?, Marion Rebecca Gibney-Desmaison
Thermo-electrical field analysis for the treatment of tumors in the liver, Haritha Reddy Gouru
Portable responsive instructional materials 1957 to 1982 : a historical content analysis using failure mode and effect analysis, Bettylynne F. Gregg
Investigation of properties of agarose gel embedded with gold nanoparticles, Poojitha Griddhati
A case study of an effective teacher in relation to responsibility-based practices, Janel Grzetich
The effects of positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) Tier 1 on student behavior : a case study, Sidney Guillory
Study of zinc oxide nanowires on gold-deposited porous silicon samples, Neelima Guturu
Teacher personality and pupil control ideology : associations with response to relational aggression in the classroom, Amy B. Gyllborg
Antenna performance analysis within complex enclosures in an aircraft, Shayan Hafeez
Quantifying the spatial variability of fractures and fracture network properties, John Robert Hanke
Design of nanocoatings by in situ phosphatizing reagent catalyzed polysilsesquioxane for corrosion inhibition and adhesion promotion on metal alloys, Kimberly B. Henderson
Where is our revolution? : workers in Ciudad Juarez and Parral-Santa Barbara during the 1930s, Andres Hijar
The role of cancer workshops on peer acceptance for adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Tenley Hitz
Middle school girls and one STEM OST program, Andrea Holba
Predictors of attitudes toward the use of moodle for learning English in a blended learning environment in Cambodia, Chenda Hong
Effects of food elimination, based on ALCAT testing, on inflammatory markers, body composition, and medical symptoms, Jodi Marie Hoppensteadt
The use of Facebook by older adults, Paula Marie Howard
Build MyTune : children's reflective practice during music creativity processes, Chia-Pao Hsu
The effect of diabetes self-management training on perceived quality of life, Alicia Rae Huggler
Characterization of the putative 14-3-3 protein, artA, in Aspergillus flavus, Beatriz A. Ibarra
Diversity and emotional labor in student project teams : initial tests of a theoretical framework, Ruth A. Imose
Medical laboratory science student perceptions of learning during clinical education, Jeanne M. Isabel
Modulation of the il-6 receptor alpha underlies GLI2-mediated regulation of immunoglobulin secretion in waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, David A. Jackson
Son Ngoc Thanh, the United States, and the transformation of Cambodia, Matthew Jagel
The thermodynamic dissection and design of high-affinity antibodies, Sriram Jakkaraju
Study of pico-inversions among human individuals, Gautham Jampala
Big data analytics for gas turbines, Srikanth Kashyap Jandhyala
Assessing recharge mechanisms of the Pampa del Tamarugal Aquifer in northern Chile's Atacama Desert, Richard Scott Jayne
Flexible modeling of competing risks and cure rate in survival analysis, Qi Jiang
The effects of pre-reading relevance instructions and individual interest on learning outcomes and curiosity, Danielle Ruth Johnson
"A happier way of learning" : the Visual Instruction Movement, 1918-1928, Wendell G. Johnson
Relations among gender typicality, anxiety, depression and homophobic and peer victimization, Caicina Jones
Carbohydrate supplementation during cycling exercise, Bill Julian
Analysis of selective laser melting for additive manufacturing process, Sri Harsha Kankanala
Innovative approaches with ocular photochemistry : from non-invasive diagnostic tools to drug delivery, Devi Kalyan Karumanchi
Impression management, super pacs, and the 2012 Republican primaries, Nathan Katz
Fan fiction : an analysis of genre and success, Jory C. Keller
Factors that influence the effective number of political parties in Southeast Asian countries, Sagung M. Kertayuda
Constituency size and policy outcomes : an analysis of state legislatures and education spending, Bryan Allen Ketter
Experimental study of flow and heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids in a tube flow, Hassan Ahmed Khan
A divide-and-conquer split Schur algorithm, Steven J. Kifowit
Lateral tracheal and esophageal displacement in Avialae and morphological implications for theropoda (Dinosauria : Saurischia), Jeremy Joseph Klingler
Recovery from ostracism : socioemotional and physiological factors and consequences, Ross William Knoll
Analysis of joints with V band and T bolts, Badrinath Kodarapu
Analysis of ground vibrations produced by an 80 in3 water gun in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lemont, Illinois, Carolyn Michelle Koebel
Quantifying seabird influence on recovering island ecosystems, Stephanie Kong
Development of a population density-based regression model to forecast discharge-precipitation ratios in midwestern urbanizing drainage basins, Kristopher Martin Kordek
As in the case of monsters, the changing face of representation in America, Aaron R. Kushner
Bayesian sample size determination for some ANOVA designs and regressions, Devi Chitra Lakshmanan
A historical analysis on the status of unilateral private placements in special education, Jeremy Lambe
Native Americas : a transnational and (post)colonial study of indigenous women writers in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean, Elizabeth M.A. Lamszus
Tracking the gap : a closer look at student- and school-level characteristics, Aundrea R.J. Lane
Symbolic self-completion theory : the impact of a threat to undergraduate students' academic competence beliefs, Matthew David Lange
Beam manipulation and acceleration with dielectric-lined waveguides, Francois Lemery
