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

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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

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Applications for Functional Data Analysis, Kacy D. Kane

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COVID-19 Stress and Parenting Practices: Maternal Stress and Emotion Regulation Strategies, Jordan R. Kaye

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Family Routines and Parental Warmth as Potential Protective Factors on the Relation Between Housing instability and Child Outcomes, Joanna Keane

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A Test and Extension of Workplace Inclusion Theory: Clarifying Relationships among Organizational Inclusion Practices, Employees’ Feelings of Inclusion, and associated Well-Being and Work Outcomes, Robert T. Keating

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Simulations of Electro-Optically Sampled Arbitrarily Shaped Electron Bunches for Wakefield Acceleratiors, Spencer Joseph Kelham

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Surface Modified Titanium and Doxycycline Loaded Pcl/plga Nanofibers for Improved Cellular interaction and Biocompatability, Dexter D. Kling

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I. design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of The Human Phoshodiesterase-4 and Fungal acetyl Coa Synthetase Enzyme Inhibitors Ii. evaluation of Biological activity of Kenyan Medicinal Plants, Chaitanya Kondam

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Strongly Correlated Electron Systems: Rare- and alkaline-Earth Manganese- and Nickel-Based Perovskite Oxides, Elena Krivyakina

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The Perspective of Financial Aid Personnel on Middle-income Student Loan Borrowing, Nicole Lacognata

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Parent Involvement and Student Teacher Relationships in Predicting Student Outcomes, Riley Laffoon

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Engineering pH-Dependent Antibody interactions Through introduction of Linked Protonation Equibria Within The Antigen Binding interface Or Linked Oligomeric interfaces, Tosha Laughlin

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Dynamic Overnight Effect on Next Day Stock Market forecasting, Thomas J. Lee

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Insight into the Nanostructure of “Water-in-Salt” Solutions: A SAXS/WAXS Study on Imide-Based Lithium Salts Aqueous Solutions, Xinyi Liu

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Evaluating the Impact of Bitcoin on international asset Allocation using Mean-Variance, Conditional Value-at-Risk (CVaR), and Markov Regime Switching Approaches, Mohammadreza Mahmoudi

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OCD and Scrupulosity Symptoms in the LGBTQ+ Community, Katherine Hurley Mangen

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Methods for Investigating Geo-Stem Learning Ecosystems: A Case-Study of Illinois Earth Science Teachers, Cheryl L.B. Manning

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Exploring Social-Emotional Supports in Preschool: A Mixed Methods Case Study of a Preschool for All - Expansion Program, Hailey Alixandra Manzano

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Food Security, Factors Influencing Food Acceptance, and Preferred Food Assistance Delivery Modalities: A Survey of Students Attending a Medium Sized, Primarily Residential Emerging Research institution, Amy Caroline Martin

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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

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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

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Why Does UN Peacekeeping Fail to Disarm and Demobilize Warring Parties in Intrastate Conflicts? A Cross-Case Comparative Analysis of Cambodia and Angola, Socheata Meas

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Using Machine Learning to Search for Vector Boson Scattering at the CMS Detector During Run 2, Mark Mekosh

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Macroeconomic Factors influencing foreign Direct investment in Some Selected Countries in Africa, Richard Essel Mensah

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Design and Cold Test of A Metamaterial Accelerating Structure for Two-Beam Acceleration, Dillon Christopher Merenich

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The Relationship Between Loneliness and Experiential avoidance after Implementation of a Self-Compassion Intervention, Alyssa Mielock

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Black Male Sense of Belonging at Predominantly White Institutions, Christopher M.d. Mitchell

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Social Media, Gender, and Cancel Culture in The Punk Scene, Elizabeth Alexandra Mitchell

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Prioritized Object Detection Integrating Fuzzy Logic Risk assessment and Planned Path., Khatereh Mohammadi

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Measuring the Impact of Youth Research in the US Policy Documents, Miftahul Jannat Mokarrama

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Dietitians’ Self-Efficacy for Implementation Strategies and Evidence-Based Practice Guideline Implementation Behaviors: A Mixed Methods Study, Lisa Moloney

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What a Difference a Day Makes. a Qualitative Case Study on Student Experiences of Involvement In Clubs and Organizations During Covid-19, Luevinus Muhammad

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Police Response To Same-Sex IPV a Qualitative approach, Lena Fae Mutchler

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Vanadium Partitioning Between Magnetite, Hematite, and A Hydrothermal Fluid: Implications for Iocg and IOA Deposits, Jeremy Raymond Nederbo

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China’s "greek Gift" To africa: a Myth Or Reality, Chibuzo Uchechukwu Victor Obasi

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Tagalog and English Core Communication Boards for Tagalog-English Bilingual Children in the Philippines, Vianca A. Ocampo

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The Role of Machine Learning and Network Analyses in Understanding Microbial Composition in An Experimental Prairie, Ali Eastman Oku

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Patterns of Co-optation and Repression in Autocracies: Lessons from Cambodia and Beyond, Limeng Ong

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Fidelity In Which School Districts are Prepared To Implement Their Reunification Plan In The Event of Tragedy Or Emergency, Mark E. Orszula

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Design and Development of a Smartphone App for Health Monitoring and Alerts for Farm Workers, Omer Oztoprak

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Homeobox Transcription Factor HBXA Influences Expression of Over one Thousand Genes In The Model Fungus aspergillus Nidulans, Sandesh Sharma Pandit

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Characterizing VHH Domains as Stabilization and Oligomeric Control Modules, Niyati Patel

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Study of the Dynamics of Glasses Using Nuclear Resonance Time Domain interferometry, Marc Pavlik

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Association Among Select Conditions for Learning at The School Level, Academic attainment, and Academic Growth in Reading, Cederrall Petties

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Placement Measures in Dual Credit: A Quantitative Study, Jessica I. Pickel

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Alignment and Range Verification in Proton Therapy Using Proton Radiography and Proton CT, Joseph Piet

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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

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¡Puedes Hacerlo! A Qualitative Case Study Exploring the Experience of Latina Community College Students With Aspirations to Transfer, Sandra Pizano

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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

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The Dances of the Presidency, Robert Chapin Poyser

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Study Protocol to Analyze the Effects of Occupational Exoskeleton Use on Balance Control, Vishnu Sai Prabhakarababu

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Late Holocene Terrestrial Hydroclimate Reconstructions from Central and South American Sites, Brittany N. Price

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Exploring Veteran Teachers’ Implementation of Social Emotional Learning Interventions, Timothy Pritchard

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Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for N-acetyl-glucosamine production, Anica Tasnim Protity

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A Survey Research Study of Conference attendance and Change: What Do Educators Gain From Anti-Bias/anti-Racist Professional Development?, Erin Rae

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A State Space Modeling Approach to EEG Artifact Removal, Patrick B. Rafael

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Open Educational Resources and Student Success in a Hispanic Serving Community College: Do Ethnicity and Financial Needs Matter?, Vasumathi V. Raman

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Shop Talk: Decreasing The School-to-Prison Pipeline for African American Male Students, Treveda Michelle Redmond

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Perceptions of Mental Health Support Services Among South Asian Students, Naina Richards

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Cybervictimization and Depression In adolescence: an analysis of anxiety, Social Media Rumination, and Gender, Logan Riffle

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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

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The Quality of Centers of Teaching and Learning: What We See and What We Don’t, Darrell H. Robin

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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

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Interactions of Sexuality Training, Sexual Awareness, and Comfort With Sexual Discourse in Counselors-in-Training, Katie Adeline Rodenkirch

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Assessing Engagement in Bully Participant Behaviors for Children and adolescents with autism Spectrum Disorder, Dashae Rodriguez-Harris

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"It solidified my position that I should be in science": a case study on how participating in a STEM Intervention Program influences the science identity development of low-income students in STEM at a community college., Manuel Rodriguez

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Sampling Methods and Transportation analysis of Shipping Containers, Omar Roman-Sanchez

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Global Perspective inventory Analysis on international Education Experience: Differences Between Colombian Mba Alumni Who Participated in A Dual Degree Program and Those Who Did Not, Luis N. Romero

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Who Helps The Helper? a Phenomenology of The Impact of Secondary Trauma During Covid-19 on Student affairs Professionals In Dean of Students offices, Case Management Roles, Residential Housing and Cultural Resource Centers, Jeffrey M. Salmon

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The Impact of Credit on Domestic investment: Case of West African Economic and Monetary Union Countries, Sylvie Sanou

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Investigating Changes in Permeability Caused By The Transport and Retention of Microplastics in Saturated Sand Columns, Iliansherry Santiago

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Enhanced Maximum Likelihood Models for Underreported Variables: Extending to Multiple Claims Dimension, Shalaka Sudhanshu Sarpotdar

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The Effects of Prenatal and Perinatal Alcohol Exposure on Adult Mouse Behavior, Ericka Ann Schaeffer

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An Experimental investigation of Gold incorporated into Bornite, intermediate Solid Solution (iss), and Pyrrhotite: Implications for Porphyry Ore Deposits, Carli Lynn Schmidt

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Well-Being in Graduate Health Professions Education: Exploration of Programmatic interventions, The Student Experience, and Students’ Support Preferences, Katherine Schultz

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Self-Reported Tea Consumption and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in U.S. Adults, Lindsey Halasz Shaffer

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Modeling Spatial Access to Healthcare, Yaxiong Shao

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Identification of Rickettsia Prowazekii Methionine aminopeptidase Inhibitors and Development of Thermal Shift assays for Burkholderia Pseudomallei Ispf and Sars-Cov-2 3CL Protease, Ishpriya Sharma

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Exploration of the Influence of Perceived Discrimination and Academic Stress on Dating Satisfaction For College Students of Color, Jahleel D. Shepherd

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Orphan Hermeneutics: Refashioning archetypes In 19th-Century Epic Prose Fiction, John David Sieker

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Exploring beaver-facilitated restoration in grassland channelized streams, Jessica L. Sikora

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The Impact of Faculty Composition on Cost Per Student: A Mixed Model Approach, Arun Sleeba

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Part Design Geometry-Driven toolpath Optimization for Additive Manufacturing Energy Sustainability Improvement, David Kolawole Somade

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Essays on Parental Migration in China and Performance of Two Asset Pricing Models, Yuqing Song

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Buddhism and its Role in Khmer Chicagoland: to be Khmer is to be Buddhist., Linna Sophea

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Marginalized Community College Students' Perspectives of their First Time in Honors and Experiences with Tracking, Trina Sotirakopulos

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Local Radio Journalists’ Usage and Perception of Artificial Intelligence in The Production of Local News, Imani Nia Springer-Norris

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Examination of Food Allergy Accommodations, Barriers, Improvements, and Food service on College Campus Dining Services, Krista Stawarz

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Immigrants or Prostitutes? "White Slavery" Panics and Reform in France, England, and the United States, 1885-1915, Journey Steward

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Historical and Potential Future Climate of Extreme Daily Precipitation over the Contiguous United States Using Convection-Permitting Simulations, Sylvia Stinnett

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Othello as a Political Commentary on "the Myth of Venice", Alejandro Tamayo

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A High-Precision Electron Emission Model: Computational Methods for Nanoscale Structures, Alister J. Tencate

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Effects of Weight Bias Internalization on Disordered Eating, Dieting, and Intuitive Eating in College Students, Stacia Tietje

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Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Core-Shell Nanoparticles Under Compressive Loading, Phillip Tomich

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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

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Diffuse Scattering and 3D-∆PDF Analyses: Order-Disorder Phase Transitions in (sr1−xcax)3rh4sn13 And Nano2, Puspa Upreti

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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

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Variation in Growth Over Time of Minority Religious Groups in the Philippines, Janet Vallejo

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Children's Evaluations of Observable vs. Unobservable Properties During Scientific Reasoning, Taneisha Vilma

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Middle School Grow Your Own Teaching Program, Andrew J. Vondran

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Physical Therapy and Caregiver Burden: A Mixed Methods Design, Jamie S. Way