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

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Theses/Dissertations from 2002

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Female and male African-American senior undergraduate student leaders' perceptions of factors influencing their academic success in Illinois public doctoral degree-granting institutions : implications for higher education leadership, Paula D. Causher

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Experimental and computational bonding study I. solid state materials II. gas-phase thermochemistry of main-group halides, Catherine Elizabeth Check

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Conflict styles among African, Asian, Hispanic, and Caucasian Americans in same-ethnic and inter-ethnic conflict situations and their relationships to participants' ethnic identity level, Tsui-yee Dorothy Chow

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Factors that influence a recruited college baseball player's choice of division I college baseball program in the Colonial Athletic Association, Greg Cissna

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A critical examination of the virtual organization and the mutual dependencies of trust, communication, and collaborative learning, Deborah Lavin Colky

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Design and implementation of a Microsoft Windows 9X/NT Front End for a TRE electromask pattern generator, Raymond P. Conley

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Sponsorship of Catholic health care : an adult education model for preparing the laity, Jeanne M. Connolly

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Control expectancies as cognitive schemata in mothers who are at high risk for child physical abuse, Heather A. Conyngham

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A reanalysis of the Putney Landing ceramic material, Lisa M. Creighton

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The relationship between trauma history, daily hassles, and physical symptoms, Melissa R. Cross

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Diversity capital and organizational performance : a new paradigm for strategic human resource development and higher education, Steven D. Cunningham

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Job satisfaction among certified athletic trainers across different occupational settings, Steven G. Dam

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Anxiety sensitivity dimensions and prediction of fearful responding to interoceptive exposure exercises, Brett J. Deacon

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The impact of governance revision on financial allocations and perceptions of board members and chief financial officers : a comparative analysis of Illinois state universities from 1990 to 1999, Catherine Diederich

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A demographic analysis of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh) seedlings at the species northern growth limit in Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, Amanda Diochon

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A naturalistic investigation of homeschooling parents as adult learners, Dennis L. Disselkoen

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Maturing perceptions of school building climate by first-year teachers : the role of evolving perceptions in optimizing instruction success, Douglas Paul Domeracki

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Analysis of the relationship between certain works by Jorge Luis Borges and The Theory of the Inner Child, Nahir Dominguez

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Teacher's roles in social competencies of elementary-school students, William T. Doran

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Validation of a non-exercise regression model for the prediction of maximal aerobic capacity, Kymberli Dustman

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Scalar tau lepton production and detection at the D0 detector for a gauge-mediated supersymmetry breaking model with scalar tau lepton next-to-lightest supersymmetric particle, Michael T. Eads

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Community empowerment through participatory research : environmental enhancement on the west side of Chicago, Patricia Booker Easley

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The relationship among religious affiliation, core values, level of prejudice, and reaction to speakers in Promise Keeper attendees, Calvin D. Elifson

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A comparative analysis of Illinois park districts and Illinois municipal parks and recreation departments, David Emanuelson

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An exploration of strategies to help students identified at risk for passing NCLEX-RN and implications for nurse educators, Mary Lynn Engelmann

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Leadership and the organizational culture in change-oriented schools, Evelyn M. Ennsmann

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Mechanisms that lead to damage of the human lens during aging, Lisa A. Ervin

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The regulation and role of protein kinases in CCK-induced pancreatic secretion, Brian R. Estvander

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Cultural identity and social closeness, Shanon M. Fender

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An investigation of magnetic relaxation and spin dynamics of colossal magnetoresistive compound La₁-x Srx Mn₀.₉₈ Fe₀.₀₂ O₃ (x= 0.12, 0.16, 0.185), Rui Feng

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“Exemplary” Chicago public school elementary-school teachers' stories of helping at-risk students learn : Implications for educational leadership, Lorenzo Flores

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Evaluation of a nutrition education program to increase fruit, vegetable, and dairy consumption in Girl Scouts (grades 3 and 4), Nicole S. Ford

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Selected African-American women's perceptions of a "grassroots" organization and a "racially and ethnically diverse funded" organization in the development of African-American women leaders in higher education, JoAnn M. Foriest

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A study of structure/function relationships in cytochrome c peroxidase : base catalysis and hydrogen-bonding in the formation of compound I, Miriam C. Foshay

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The correlation between dissatisfaction with body image and eating disorders in high-school males, Georgeann M. Freimuth

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Conjoint analysis : traditional models and some new approaches, Roberto Furlan

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Aggression towards children : the effects of the strain of poverty, Nadee Gajanayake

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Gender differences for women in Illinois prisons : parity or equality?, Deborah Ann Gantz

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The psychological effects of exposure to suicidal behaviors on minority college students, Patricia Garcia

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Literate adult nonreaders : a critical qualitative investigation of why people who can read do not, Karen S. Gersten

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An ethnographic investigation of police education : implications for professionalism and continuing criminal justice education, Mario A. Giannoni

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Discovering the linkages between visual literacy and textiles and clothing, Janet Giesen

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Beginning teachers transitioning to the classroom : a qualitative case study of nine secondary-school English teachers at a large suburban high school in Illinois, Jill Gildea

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Transforming two-year colleges into four-year colleges : critical factors in senior leadership and organizational culture, Charisse L. Gillett

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Soft tissue reconstruction of the scapulocoracoid region of Apatosaurus and Allosaurus, Jeanne P. Graba

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Characterization of phosphorus and sulfur-containing chromatographic stationary phases by linear solvation energy relationships, Christine A. Graffis

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Unravelling a pastime : needlework and needlework literature, 1870-1910, Elizabeth A. Green

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Analytical study of deformation and strain fields at oriented central cracks in carbon/epoxy composites, Gopal Gundam

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Saturation effects in active noise control systems, Madhusudhan R. Gunnala

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Adaptive fuzzy sliding mode control for robotic manipulators, Yuzheng Guo

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Social facilitation and human computer interaction minimum stimulus, Arlest Byron Hall

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Transcendent transformation : transformational adult learning through transcendent encounters, Daniel J. Hamil

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Reliability and validity of low back strength/endurance field tests in adolescents, Norman S. Hannibal III

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Photochemistry of all-trans-retinal and all-trans-retinal derivatives related to human retinal lipofuscin, Willa Sue Harper

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A Critique of sexism and racism in undergraduate art history textbooks, Melissa A. Hebert

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Communication assessment : a study of inter-rater reliability, Sara B. Hegge

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The effects of lesions of the auditory pathway on the processing of an auditory safety signal for conditioned fear, Scott A. Heldt

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Understanding the formation of community in a new school : a case study of River Bluff High School, Denise L. Herrmann

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Peritraumatic dissociation and posttraumatic stress disorder in victims of child physical abuse and child sexual abuse, Melanie D. Hetzel

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How organizational citizenship behavior influences group effectiveness, Kelly D. Higgins

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Children's understanding of reputations, Valerie A. Hill

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Residential segregation : socioeconomic and racial factors: an attitud[i]nal study, Angela Hines

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The Tabun C2 mandible : an assessment of mandibular ramus and retromolar space morphology, Nathan E. Holton

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The effects of bisethylpolyamine analogs on eukaryotic cell growth and antizyme expression, Michelle S. Holtorff

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Two operational definitions of suppression and their effects on physiological reactivity : emotional thought suppression and the suppression of emotional expression, Je t'aime Hood

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Cognitive features of social phobia subtypes, Julie N. Hook

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Un poco de todo : teaching high school Spanish to students with reading, writing, and processing difficulties, Heidi S. Huck

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A qualitative study of learner-centered training : a corporate view of web-based instruction, Sharon M. Hudson

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The management of time within the school day : trends, motivations, and obstacles in Illinois high schools, Gary B. Hutchinson

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Adolescents managing conflicts at school, Kari Janecke

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Employees' perceptions of management's commitment to quality service in continuing-care retirement communities, Marti Jatis

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Perceptions of sexual harassment in educational organizations by Illinois unit school district certified personnel and the implications on policy, procedure, and product, Carla Johnson-Disbrow

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Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of C(CAGE)-appended carborane ligands, Grayden T. Johnson

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A Naturalistic inquiry investigating the experiences of four English language learners during the ninety-minute literacy block, Jill A. Jones

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How new business owners learn about employment law(s), Leigh M. Jones

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Asymmetric information, migration, and self-employment, Saibal Kar

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Damage assessment at crack tips in graphite/epoxy composites using ANSYS, Sudhakar Katukam

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Gaining insight and exploring the experiences, perceptions, and contextual aspects that influence students with behavior disorders in the general physical education setting, Kara Anne Knickerbocker

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Community empowerment and social action : an afrocentric perspective of adult learning in community settings, Joy L. Knight

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Diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss in children : as experienced by parents, Jessica A. Knudtson

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Social development at home and school, Donald E. Koelpin

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National Initiatives in alternative teacher certification : advantages and disadvantages of alternative instructional licensure, Julie M. Koller-Morris

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Route optimization for mobile internet protocol, Vijay Kolli

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The association between cigarette smoking and body image satisfaction in high school females, Adrienne N. Kraemer

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Evaluating the city manager's performance : a study of the processes, satisfaction levels, and organizational contexts associated with executive appraisal in local government management, Gregory T. Kuhn

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Clarifying the meaning of computational self-awareness in multisource feedback : investigating measurement equivalence through the application of differential item functioning analyses, John T. Kulas

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Multicultural education as a tool for problematizing racism : theorizing an effective framework, Mary Landeros

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Constructing teaching consciousness : the perceptions of student teachers and their school-based supervisors, John D. Lange

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A study of nominees for the Illinois Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching : perceptions of characteristics of exemplary elementary science teachers and their development, Nancy O. Leifheit

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Students' achievement gap in Illinois : socioeconomic status or school district, Larry J. Lindenmier

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Impact of a brief curriculum on interpreter use for young deaf adults, Lauren B. Litowsky

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Development of a model of applicant reactions to cognitive ability tests : shedding light on racial subgroup test score differences, Jennifer M. Lonergan

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The examination of human performance technology efforts within antagonistic environments, Marnell W. Love

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The rhetoric of evasion in Illinois's underground railroad, James W. Macon

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Exploring the fringes of the world system : ceramics from the cathedral of Comayagua, Honduras, Eva L. Martinez

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Out of dreams deferred : culturally grounded community and adult education : Laurence C. Jones and Piney Woods School, Lee Martin

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A policy analysis of selected public virtual universities in the United States, Douglas Royce McCoy

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Regulated potassium and calcium transport in pancreatic zymogen granules : a potential role in granule osmotic swelling and membrane fusion, Heath Allen McDonald

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Kendang penca : the instruments, music, and recent evolution of a traditional Sudanese musical ensemble, Christopher Allen Miller

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Acousto-optic background correction for inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry, Heather M. Miller