Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Hippocampal Cholinergic Function and Exploratory Behavior Throughout Development in a Genetic Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease, Ashley Andrea Blackwell
Examining Boundary Conditions to the attitude Consistency Effect, Dylan Blaum
Personal Epistemological Beliefs and Teaching Practices: A Case Study of Three High School History Teachers, Monica Boehle
It’s a Family Affair: Exploring the Needs of Families in Supporting Trio Upward Bound Students, Tashena Denise Briggs
A Search for Resonant and Non-Resonant Di-Higgs Production in the γγbb Channel Using the ATLAS Detector, Tyler James Burch
The Efficacy of Educational Robotics in an Integrated Stem Elementary Curriculum, Colleen Marie Cannon-Ruffo
Thought-Action Fusion: Comparative Relationship with Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Eating Disorders, Samuel Cares
The Fog of Blackacre: Exploring Depression, Anxiety, and Stress of the American Law Student, Amanda Carey
High-Impact Practices Support Second-Year Students' Academic Success, Engagement and Persistence, Melissa M. Cavazos-Eichelberger
An Automated Method for Detecting Water Levels using Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence, Priyanjani Chowdary Chandra
Examination of the Adhesiveness of the Nanotube Layer on Anodized Commercially Pure Titanium Samples using the Micro-Limiting Dome Height Test and the Tensile Test., Joshua Manohar Chinthapalli
Motivating High School Students in a Blended Physical Education Learning Environment: A Self-Determination Theory Analysis, Soyini Chism
The Transnational Construction of National Music (Kugak): Musicking in The Korean Diaspora, 1903-1945, Heeyoung Choi
Surface Modification of Titanium for Orthopedic and Drug Delivery Applications, Prantik Roy Chowdhury
Model-Based Network Reconstruction from Cascade Dynamics, Katherine Irena Chwistek
Real-Time Traffic Sign Detection and Classification Based on a Video Feed, Victor Ciuntu
Investigating Achievement and Mental Health Through the Dual-Factor Model, Kelly Clark
The influence of Student Discipline Practices on Students, School Climate and Culture, Matthew J. Clark
Connecting Evidence Use and Practice in K-12 Education: Discovering and Planning for Research Practice Partnerships, Amy Jo Clemens
Environmental Discriminators for Significant Tornadoes and Hail in the U.S. Using Proximity Soundings, Cody Michael Converse
Cobalt Partitioning and Solubility in Low-Temperature Carbonate-Hydrothermal Systems, Seth Kurtis Coursey
The Acculturation Experience of College of Lake County’s International Students, Jacob Cushing
On the Verge of Violence: How Bar Staff Manage Trouble Customers, Anthony Paul Cusumano
Writing and Well-Being: Comparing Varied Expressive Writing Tasks on Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Life Satisfaction, Zena Dadouch
The Synthesis of Pb2Sr2Sm1-xCaxCu3O8 AND Characterization of its Structural and Superconducting Properties., Deblina Das
Harsh Parenting and Familism: Examining The influence of Cultural Schemata on Parental Reactions to Child Transgressions, America Lizbeth Davila
Peer Social Support in the Classroom, Dennis Paul Debeck
Attachment Dynamics as a Precursor For Sexual Risk-Taking Behaviors in Emerging Adulthood (18-25 Years Old), Eimileanne Delaney
Analysis of Emissions inventory Challenges Across the U.S. Supported by the Case Study of DeKalb, Illinois, Using ClearPath, Emery Taylor Dhanens
The Roles of Rumination and Social Support in Victimization and Depression, Nicole Dorio
Understanding The Responder Experience: Trauma, Peer Support and Resilience, Diane L. Downie
Perceptions on Teacher and Collective Efficacy While Platooning over an Academic Year: A Case Study of Three Elementary Educators, Alison Kay Ducharm
Post-Traditional Student Perceptions of Academic Advising in Community Colleges, Lindsay Rae Eickhorst
Adolescents’ Student Engagement as A Moderator of the Association Between Bullying Role Behaviors and Internalizing Problems, Morgan Eldridge
Sources of Social Support and their Relation to Stress and Engagement among College Students, Jonathan D. Emmons
The Effects of in-Season Training Changes on Body Composition in Division I Collegiate Football Players, Kayla Emory
Engineering Ph-Dependent Antibody interactions Through Linked Protonation Events in Interdomain Interfaces, Hyeyoung Eom
A Comparison of BDSM Sadism and Everyday Sadism in Multiple Adult Populations, Jennifer Erickson
Experiences of Southeast Asians at a Community College in The Midwest, Emmanuel Canlas Esperanza Jr.
Multi-Component Material For Solar Energy Conversion and Fundamentals of Lead Acid Batteries, Crystal Ferels
Vulnerability, Trauma, and Testimony in American Women’s Literature: A Long History, Jennifer L. Fife
Art assessment Policy and Practice at the High School Level: Validity, Reliability, and Resistance, Deborah N. Filbin
Physical and Mechanical Properteis of Magnesium-incorporated Bone Substitute Materials, Sarah E. Fleck
The Emotions of Science: Using Social Media to Gauge Public Emotions toward Research topics, Cole C. Freeman
They Decided to Graduate: A Study of Collegiate African American Men’s Transformational Experiences in College and Beyond, Kathy Marie Freeman
"Don't Look at Her, She's Mad": Mama and Frankenstein Reveal Modern-Day Preoccupations, Caitlin Gamble
Bi-Objective Optimization for a Single Batch Processing Machine, Leena Omar Ghrayeb
Synthesis, Structures, Optical and Electronic Properties of Functional inorganic and Hybrid Materials, Sura Menda Ginting
Social Change Leadership Development associated with Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLO): Determining How The Divine Nine BGLOs Develop Social Change Leaders, Jason Reco Goode
Strengthening Sideline Decisions About Concussions in Youth Sports (strides): A Mixed Methods Approach, Ann Guernon
Hearing Their Voices: The Educational Experiences and Journey of Latina Doctoral Graduates, Mary Ann Guillen
The influence of The Type of Supernatural and Paranormal Media on The Belief in The Various Forms of Supernatural and Paranormal Phenomena, Mellissa Halsey
Kishwaukee College Alumni: Donating Behavior to Their Alma Mater, Kayte Marie Hamel
On the self-force problem of point-like charged particles in classical electrodynamics, Kevin J. Hamilton
on The Self-Force Problem of Point-Like Charged Particles in Classical Electrodynamics, Kevin J. Hamilton
in the know or out of the loop: examining the impact of (not) knowing high potential designation, Elizabeth A. Hanrahan
The Effect of Tax Policy on Firm Behavior and Executive Pay Components, Sheikh Touhidul Haque
Bayesian Approach to Finding The Most Likely Circuit Structure, Shannon Harms
Providing Better Choices: An Exploration of Solutions in Multi-Objective Optimization and Game Theory Using Variational Analysis, Glenn Matthew Harris
The Score of a Lifetime: Women's Amateur League Basketball Players, Arissa I. Harrison
Experimental and Computational Characterization of Sodium Nitrate @ Silica Nano Capsules For Thermal Energy Storage Applications, Wataru Hashimoto
Projective Splitting Methods For Maximal Monotone Mappings in Hilbert Spaces, Oday Hazaimah
Transportation Analysis and Related Design Optimization of The Fermilab High-Beta 650 Mhz Cryomodule, Josh F. Helsper
Temporal Contiguity and Verbal Redundancy in online instruction: Examining Boundary Conditions for Multimedia Learning, Hal Hinderliter
Feminism and Message Alignment within Girl Scout Camps, Emily Susan Hinrichsen
What Is Literature? An investigation of Definitions, Symptoms, and Routes toward Literariness in English, Maxwell Robert Hoover
Liberalism and the Problem of Compassion in Rousseau, Smith, and Tocqueville, Lewis Hoss
Open Doors and Closed Communities: Creating Community Colleges in White Flight towns, Kristy Wittman Howell
How Secondary English Language Arts Teachers Determine, Select, and Plan Using Complex Text, April Hughes
Perceived Dissimilarity and Meeting interpersonal Engagement: A within-Person investigation, Ruth Aniekan Imose
investigation of The Impact of Liquid Cooling on The integrity of Three-Dimensional integrated Circuits (3D-ICs), A K M Toufiqul Islam
Adaptive Vehicle Routing under Dynamic Uncertain Network Conditions, Upala Junaida Islam
Free Ain’t Really Free: A Critical Ethnographical Exploration of The Experiences of Queer People of Color in Postsecondary Education, Antoinette Ebony Jones
S.I.S. (suffering in Silence): The influence of Educational attainment on Black Women’s Health, Quiana Chakeena Jones
Laminate-Like Behavior of An Additively Manufactured Polymer with Underlying Bioinspired Architecture, Flavio Jonuzaj
Evaluation of The Coordinated Approach to Child Health (catch) Program in Third Through Fifth Graders in Northern Illinois, Paulina Karecka
Depression and Anxiety in A Female Adolescent Population with Sources of Social Support Latent Profiles, Kathleen Kelly
Filming Reconciliation: indigenous Screen Cultures in An Age of Redress, Kyle L. Killebrew
Issues of Modernity in Russian and U.S. Southern Discourse: Literary and Cinematic Crosscurrents, Zachary John Killebrew
Remodeled Classrooms: Experiential Learning and Its Impact, Mindy Kinnaman
integrating Quality Improvement Concepts into Nursing Curriculum: Perspectives of associate Degree Nurse Faculty, Debbie Krachtus
The Process of Therapeutic Change in The attention Training Technique, Benjamin J. Laman-Maharg
Modern Mandala: A Transnational History of Southeast asians from Burma, Malaya, and Thailand, 1950-1970., Joann Losavio
An Examination of Quantity and Quality of Maternal Consulting Predicting Adolescents' Socio-Emotional Outcomes, Natalie Low
Copper and Gold in Vapors and Liquids as a Function of HCl at 700°C AND 100 MPa, Corrie A. Lucchesi
Structure, evolution, and mesoscopic deformation patterns near the tourmaline Hill salt sheet, Umberatana Station, South Australia, Lillian Ruth Lueck
A Computational Study of Binary Linear and Quadratic Programming and Solvers, William Cody Mackelfresh
An Examination of Reassurance-Seeking in Relation to Scrupulosity and Contamination Concerns, Katie H. Mangen
Implementation of a 2D Bond Based Peridynamic Fatigue Model in FEM, Kyle Mansfield
Case Study: Examining Perceptions of Students with Low Vision in online Courses, Asma Fuad Marghalani
Development of an Electron-Beam Halo Diagnostics, Christopher James Marshall
Gender Differences in The Experience of Power and The Underlying Mechanism of Status, Jasmin Martinez
Transitional Math in Illinois: A Quantitative Study on Eligible and Enrolled Students, Whitney Lynn Martino
Estimating Paleotemperatures in the Amundsen Sea for the Last 620,000 Years Through Diatom Morphometrics (IODP Expedition 379), Joseph Robert Mastro