Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Applications for Functional Data Analysis, Kacy D. Kane
COVID-19 Stress and Parenting Practices: Maternal Stress and Emotion Regulation Strategies, Jordan R. Kaye
Simulations of Electro-Optically Sampled Arbitrarily Shaped Electron Bunches for Wakefield Acceleratiors, Spencer Joseph Kelham
Surface Modified Titanium and Doxycycline Loaded Pcl/plga Nanofibers for Improved Cellular interaction and Biocompatability, Dexter D. Kling
Strongly Correlated Electron Systems: Rare- and alkaline-Earth Manganese- and Nickel-Based Perovskite Oxides, Elena Krivyakina
The Perspective of Financial Aid Personnel on Middle-income Student Loan Borrowing, Nicole Lacognata
Parent Involvement and Student Teacher Relationships in Predicting Student Outcomes, Riley Laffoon
Dynamic Overnight Effect on Next Day Stock Market forecasting, Thomas J. Lee
Evaluating the Impact of Bitcoin on international asset Allocation using Mean-Variance, Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR), and Markov Regime Switching Approaches, Mohammadreza Mahmoudi
OCD and Scrupulosity Symptoms in the LGBTQ+ Community, Katherine Hurley Mangen
Methods for Investigating Geo-Stem Learning Ecosystems: A Case-Study of Illinois Earth Science Teachers, Cheryl L.B. Manning
Exploring Social-Emotional Supports in Preschool: A Mixed Methods Case Study of a Preschool for All - Expansion Program, Hailey Alixandra Manzano
Intergenerational transmission of parenting: Does emotion regulation buffer the effect of negative early care experiences on the cortisol stress response and subsequent caregiving?, Erin Rochelle Mckay
A Single-Case Alternating Treatments Design Utilzing Quantitative Electroencephalography to Observe and Measure Mental State Trends During individual Participant Non-Nature-Based Small initiative Adventure Therapy Experiences, Patrick Lane Robert Mcmillion
Using Machine Learning to Search for Vector Boson Scattering at the CMS Detector During Run 2, Mark Mekosh
Macroeconomic Factors influencing foreign Direct investment in Some Selected Countries in Africa, Richard Essel Mensah
Design and Cold Test of A Metamaterial Accelerating Structure for Two-Beam Acceleration, Dillon Christopher Merenich
The Relationship Between Loneliness and Experiential avoidance after Implementation of a Self-Compassion Intervention, Alyssa Mielock
Black Male Sense of Belonging at Predominantly White Institutions, Christopher M.d. Mitchell
Social Media, Gender, and Cancel Culture in The Punk Scene, Elizabeth Alexandra Mitchell
Prioritized Object Detection Integrating Fuzzy Logic Risk assessment and Planned Path., Khatereh Mohammadi
Measuring the Impact of Youth Research in the US Policy Documents, Miftahul Jannat Mokarrama
What a Difference a Day Makes. a Qualitative Case Study on Student Experiences of Involvement In Clubs and Organizations During Covid-19, Luevinus Muhammad
Police Response To Same-Sex IPV a Qualitative approach, Lena Fae Mutchler
Vanadium Partitioning Between Magnetite, Hematite, and A Hydrothermal Fluid: Implications for Iocg and IOA Deposits, Jeremy Raymond Nederbo
China’s "greek Gift" To africa: a Myth Or Reality, Chibuzo Uchechukwu Victor Obasi
Tagalog and English Core Communication Boards for Tagalog-English Bilingual Children in the Philippines, Vianca A. Ocampo
The Role of Machine Learning and Network Analyses in Understanding Microbial Composition in An Experimental Prairie, Ali Eastman Oku
Patterns of Co-optation and Repression in Autocracies: Lessons from Cambodia and Beyond, Limeng Ong
Fidelity In Which School Districts are Prepared To Implement Their Reunification Plan In The Event of Tragedy Or Emergency, Mark E. Orszula
Design and Development of a Smartphone App for Health Monitoring and Alerts for Farm Workers, Omer Oztoprak
Homeobox Transcription Factor HBXA Influences Expression of Over one Thousand Genes In The Model Fungus aspergillus Nidulans, Sandesh Sharma Pandit
Characterizing VHH Domains as Stabilization and Oligomeric Control Modules, Niyati Patel
Study of the Dynamics of Glasses Using Nuclear Resonance Time Domain interferometry, Marc Pavlik
Association Among Select Conditions for Learning at The School Level, Academic attainment, and Academic Growth in Reading, Cederrall Petties
Placement Measures in Dual Credit: A Quantitative Study, Jessica I. Pickel
Alignment and Range Verification in Proton Therapy Using Proton Radiography and Proton CT, Joseph Piet
Computational Studies of The Effects of Substitutions on Silatranes and Ring Strain Energies, as Well as Determination of Aromaticity and Complexation in Polypnictogen Analogues of The Cyclooctatetraenyl Dianion, Alexander Stuart Pixler
¡Puedes Hacerlo! A Qualitative Case Study Exploring the Experience of Latina Community College Students With Aspirations to Transfer, Sandra Pizano
Analysis of the Effect of Surface Roughness in additive Manufacturing on Thermo-Hydraulic Performance by ML Models supported by Physics-Based Modeling, Kaylen A. Platt
The Dances of the Presidency, Robert Chapin Poyser
Study Protocol to Analyze the Effects of Occupational Exoskeleton Use on Balance Control, Vishnu Sai Prabhakarababu
Late Holocene Terrestrial Hydroclimate Reconstructions from Central and South American Sites, Brittany N. Price
Exploring Veteran Teachers’ Implementation of Social Emotional Learning Interventions, Timothy Pritchard
Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for N-acetyl-glucosamine production, Anica Tasnim Protity
A State Space Modeling Approach to EEG Artifact Removal, Patrick B. Rafael
Open Educational Resources and Student Success in a Hispanic Serving Community College: Do Ethnicity and Financial Needs Matter?, Vasumathi V. Raman
Shop Talk: Decreasing The School-to-Prison Pipeline for African American Male Students, Treveda Michelle Redmond
Perceptions of Mental Health Support Services Among South Asian Students, Naina Richards
Cybervictimization and Depression In adolescence: an analysis of anxiety, Social Media Rumination, and Gender, Logan Riffle
Feedback in Context: A Case Study of Students’ Perceptions of The Role, Value, and Use of Instructor Feedback in A College Writing Course, Susan J. Roach
The Quality of Centers of Teaching and Learning: What We See and What We Don’t, Darrell H. Robin
The Relationship Between attributes of mHealth App Acceptability and The Likelihood of Mhealth App Adoption in The 18–19-Year-Old College Freshman, Celeste Rochelle
Interactions of Sexuality Training, Sexual Awareness, and Comfort With Sexual Discourse in Counselors-in-Training, Katie Adeline Rodenkirch
Assessing Engagement in Bully Participant Behaviors for Children and adolescents with autism Spectrum Disorder, Dashae Rodriguez-Harris
Sampling Methods and Transportation analysis of Shipping Containers, Omar Roman-Sanchez
The Impact of Credit on Domestic investment: Case of West African Economic and Monetary Union Countries, Sylvie Sanou
Investigating Changes in Permeability Caused By The Transport and Retention of Microplastics in Saturated Sand Columns, Iliansherry Santiago
Enhanced Maximum Likelihood Models for Underreported Variables: Extending to Multiple Claims Dimension, Shalaka Sudhanshu Sarpotdar
The Effects of Prenatal and Perinatal Alcohol Exposure on Adult Mouse Behavior, Ericka Ann Schaeffer
An Experimental investigation of Gold incorporated into Bornite, intermediate Solid Solution (iss), and Pyrrhotite: Implications for Porphyry Ore Deposits, Carli Lynn Schmidt
Well-Being in Graduate Health Professions Education: Exploration of Programmatic interventions, The Student Experience, and Students’ Support Preferences, Katherine Schultz
Self-Reported Tea Consumption and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in U.S. Adults, Lindsey Halasz Shaffer
Modeling Spatial Access to Healthcare, Yaxiong Shao
Exploration of the Influence of Perceived Discrimination and Academic Stress on Dating Satisfaction For College Students of Color, Jahleel D. Shepherd
Orphan Hermeneutics: Refashioning archetypes In 19th-Century Epic Prose Fiction, John David Sieker
Exploring beaver-facilitated restoration in grassland channelized streams, Jessica L. Sikora
The Impact of Faculty Composition on Cost Per Student: A Mixed Model Approach, Arun Sleeba
Part Design Geometry-Driven toolpath Optimization for Additive Manufacturing Energy Sustainability Improvement, David Kolawole Somade
Essays on Parental Migration in China and Performance of Two Asset Pricing Models, Yuqing Song
Buddhism and its Role in Khmer Chicagoland: to be Khmer is to be Buddhist., Linna Sophea
Marginalized Community College Students' Perspectives of their First Time in Honors and Experiences with Tracking, Trina Sotirakopulos
Local Radio Journalists’ Usage and Perception of Artificial Intelligence in The Production of Local News, Imani Nia Springer-Norris
Examination of Food Allergy Accommodations, Barriers, Improvements, and Food service on College Campus Dining Services, Krista Stawarz
Immigrants or Prostitutes? "White Slavery" Panics and Reform in France, England, and the United States, 1885-1915, Journey Steward
Historical and Potential Future Climate of Extreme Daily Precipitation over the Contiguous United States Using Convection-Permitting Simulations, Sylvia Stinnett
Othello as a Political Commentary on "the Myth of Venice", Alejandro Tamayo
A High-Precision Electron Emission Model: Computational Methods for Nanoscale Structures, Alister J. Tencate
Effects of Weight Bias Internalization on Disordered Eating, Dieting, and Intuitive Eating in College Students, Stacia Tietje
Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Core-Shell Nanoparticles Under Compressive Loading, Phillip Tomich
No More Prolonging Students’ Sense of Belonging: A Content Analysis on the Issues and Resolutions Regarding Discriminatory School Discipline Outcomes for Students of Color, Taren Renee Turner
Diffuse Scattering and 3D-∆PDF Analyses: Order-Disorder Phase Transitions in (sr1−xcax)3rh4sn13 And Nano2, Puspa Upreti
Effectiveness of the Catch (coordinated Approach to Child’s Health) Rainbow Program in Elementary Schools for Change in Fruit and Vegetable Intake, Ashley M. Valinskas
Variation in Growth Over Time of Minority Religious Groups in the Philippines, Janet Vallejo
Children's Evaluations of Observable vs. Unobservable Properties During Scientific Reasoning, Taneisha Vilma
Middle School Grow Your Own Teaching Program, Andrew J. Vondran
Physical Therapy and Caregiver Burden: A Mixed Methods Design, Jamie S. Way