Theses/Dissertations from 2023
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
Covid-19 online Learning: Characteristics and Perceptions of Newly Struggling High School Students, Kristine Webster
Is Special Education Effective? a Propensity Score Weighting analysis in Elementary School, Moira Wendel
Faculty Engagement with Universal Design for Learning in the College Classroom, Erin Wilhelm
Chevrel Phase Materials for Electrocatalytic Chemical Conversion, Fan Xia
Verification of Proton Range Predictions in Proton Treatment Planning Using X-Ray CT or Proton CT Imaging, Nicholas S. Yee
Impact of Text Complexity Effects across Student Reading Skills, Esther H. Yi
Examining Measurement Invariance of The Pios and Pios-R across Christian, Jewish, and Muslim Groups, Johanna Anita Younce
The Mediating Roles of Maternal Psychological Distress and Parenting on The association Between Intimate Partner Violence and Adolescent Delinquent Behavior, Sophie K. Zolinski
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Impact of Public and Private investments on Economic Growth of Developing Countries, Faruque Ahamed
Effect of Cash Transfer on Household Fertility Choice and Children's Human Capital Accumulation in Uganda, Shaila Ahmed
Early Life Stress inoculation Effects on Adult Behaviors, Oreoluwa Ibukunolupo Akinbo
Secondary School Gifted Students’ attitude toward the Classera Learning Management System in Saudi Arabia, Mansour Alamri
Babel Fish: Court interpreters in America (1790-1921), John Alcalde
Understanding the Impact of Collective Efficacy and Race/ethnicity on Child internalizing and Externalizing Symptomatology, Demy Alfonso
The Gulf Cooperation Council's Policies towards Iran, Mohammed Ahmed Al Sayed
A Case Study of Using Social Media For ESL Learning: Experiences of Saudi international Students on the Use of Blogs as a Collaborative Learning Platform to Support English Writing, Hana Ali M. Alturki
Teachers’ Perspectives on the inclusion of Global Citizenship Concepts in Arabic-Language Secondary Curricula in Saudi Arabia, Ebtesam Altwejery
Representations and Perceptions of Sexual Pleasure in Undergraduate Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) Courses, Brenda Kucha Anak Ganeng
Perhabs I Will: A Content Analysis and Media Production Focusing on Contemporary Comedy and Comedians, Abs Anderson
Analyzing Multistationarity in a Model of a Dual Phosphorylation Network, Killian Kearney Anderson
Exploring The intersection of Nursing Home Culture, Improvement, and Documentation-Related attitudes, Hannah Joy Baker
Validation of pRMR Equations in a Non-Caucasian Sample – Ethnicity as a Variable in Predicting Resting Metabolic Rate, Erin N. Bannister
Creating a Sense of Belonging for Latinx Students in Community College: You Matter, You Fit in, and You Belong, Francisco Javier Bataz
An investigation of the Sled-Push Exercise in Older Adults: Physiological Quantification, Perceived Enjoyment and Body Discomfort, Micheal A. Baumann
A Machine Learning Approach to Intended Motion Prediction for Upper Extremity Exoskeletons, Justin Berdell
A Semiotic Phenomenology of Consumptive Pedagogy By College instructors in a General Education Program, Giselle L. Betts
African American Men in Higher Education: The intersection of Career Development and Educational Success, LaMar Black
Mentoring Novice Special Education Teachers: A Case Study of Educative Mentors’ Perceptions, Sherry L. Bochenek
Collaboration Literacy in Technical Communication: Using Workplace-Based Teamwork Practices and Technologies to Teach Distributed Knowledge Work, Marcy Bock Eastley
Evaluating Holocene Precipitation Variability in the Baltic Region Using Oxygen Isotopes of Lacustrine Carbonate from Estonia, Maxwell Gordon Boes
The Relationship Between the Diversity of Illinois Community College Staff and Graduates: An Exploratory Quantitative Study, Rachel Boldman
Leadership Styles of Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Directors, Dawn Sunshine Brown
The Political Power of Religious Elites in Shaping Restrictive Reproductive Policies: A Comparative Analysis of Poland and Indonesia, Patricia Buczynski
Public Health and Civic Engagement, Bryan M. Bulger
In Search of a Homeland: Jewish-American Women Writers and their Struggle with Cultural Alienation, Alisa K. Burris
Transportation: The Obstacle that Impacts Employment, Postsecondary Education, and independent Living for People with Disabilities, Danielle Carter
Understanding the Lived Experiences of Counselors-in-Training in a Trauma Certificate Program, Mike Caverly
Instructors’ and Students’ attitudes and Practices towards Using Critical Pedagogy in Taiwan, Chiaping Jennifer Chang
informative G-Prior for Linear Models, Yu-Fang Chien
Analysis of Sunscreens and Antibiotics in Groundwater During The Covid-19 Pandemic in The Riviera Maya, Mexico, Jackie Cooney
State Divestment in Higher Education and Students of Color attending Four-Year Public institutions in Illinois, Sirena M. Covington
Elementary School Staff Perceptions of ALICE Active Shooter Training, Jennifer Tavine Craig
Underlying Factors of Laboratory Safety Behaviors in College Students Using The Theory of Planned Behavior and Risk Perceptions, Michele M. Crase
The Ecology and Dispersal of The Avian Vampire Fly in Its Native and invasive Ranges, Carly M. Crow
Examining Teaching Styles and Classroom Management Through The Lens of Self-Determination Theory: Implications For Race, Culture and Discipline, Peter J. Cunningham
A Qualitative Case Study Examining Women of Color’s Experiences as They Pursue A Criminal Justice Degree, David John Dammon II
Breast Cancer Knowledge, Attitude, and Screening Practices in African American College Students, Shubhagata Das
Fruits of Our Labor: Exploring The Impacts of A Nonprofit Seed Bank on indigenous Communities in The Southwestern United States, Rachel Mary Davis
Grassland Bird Responses to Bison and Prescribed Fire Disturbances at Nachusa Grasslands and Kankakee Sands, Antonio Del Valle
Magnetic Charge Ordering of Pinwheel Artificial Spin Ice in in-Plane External Magnetic Fields and Its Application For Tunable Vortex Pinning, Timothy Draher
Measuring the Diphoton Production from Higgs Boson Decays and in association with Heavy Flavor Jets, Brianna Lynn Dwyer
Perspectives of Power: Phenomenological inquiry Exploring the Manifestation of Power in Doctoral Programs, Sharazazi Dyson
A Phenomenological Study of individuals Who Practice A Religion Based on Yorùbá Traditions and Have Formally Engaged in Professional Counseling, Jamille J. Edwards
The Impact of Self-Compassion on Engagement During a Writing Exposure Session for Posttraumatic Stress, Jessica Rose Ellem
Understanding The Challenges and Ways in Which High School Principals Lead For All, Alexia Adele Ellett
Efficacy and Possible Mechanisms of Change in Written Exposure Therapy in Undergraduates with PtSS: A Randomized Trial of Wet Compared to Trauma-Focused Expressive Writing, Robyn Alyssa Ellis
Nutrient Scarcity and Cellular Cooperation in a Clonal Hydroid, Weam S. El Rahmany
Exploring The Interconnections of Role Satisfaction, Self-Efficacy, Negative Affect, and Stress Among College Students, Jonathan Emmons
A Threat to Participate: The Impact of Status Threat on Political Participation - Republicans in 2016, Cassandra Epping
The Role of Health Expenditure on Health Outcomes: Evidence in West Africa Countries., Festus Efosa Eriamiatoe
Investigating the influence of Stress on Motivational Dysfunction in Male and Female Rodents, Emily Laine Errante
Un Estudio Sociolingüistíco Del Español De Hombres Con Descendencia Mexicana Que Se Identifican Como Homosexuales, Víctor Bulfrano Estanislao
Stress Analysis on Walls in Complex Fluids with Fluid-Solid Interaction, Dehong Fang
Prisión Y Género: La Prisión Como instrumento De Dominación Patriarcal. Un Análisis De San Lunes: Panóptico En Dos Estaciones, Alberto Fernandez Del Valle
The Impossibility-Possibility Trilemma, Tammie-Louise Finnegan
Neopatrimonialism and Civil Conflict, Nick Florian
Wetland Restoration Efforts Result in increasing Phylogenetic Diversity, Nicholas T. Foster
An Upgraded Photoinjector for the Argonne Wakefield Accelerator, Emily Frame
Upper Body Joint Angle Calculation and Analysis Using Multiple inertial Measurement Units, Aaron S. Freedkin
A Phenomenological Study Exploring Arab Muslim Students at Community College and Islamophobia, Dustin French
Exploring the associations among Life Stress, State Anxiety, Academic Resilience, and Program Completion for Baccalaureate Nursing Students, Mary Jo Frichtl
Microfabric Analysis of Mid-Pliocene Amundsen Sea interglacial Sediments Demonstrates A Link Between Iceberg Melt and Diatom Productivity (iodp Exp. 379), Heather Leanne Furlong
Risk-Aware Path Planning For Autonomous Vehicles, Shaghayegh Gaeini
The influence of Losing a Parent in the Development of Anxiety, Depression, and Academic Motivation in Latino College Students, Sandra Luz Galvan
