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

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Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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“They Just Think No one Struggles Here”: A Qualitative Case Study on The Experiences of Students with Food insecurity at A Small, Liberal Arts College in The Midwestern United States, Rachel Costello Pridgen

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Why Older Adults Do Not Engage in Formal and Nonformal Educational Programs, George Psaras

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Barcode Biosensors Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance, Sneha Ramesh

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The Power of Presidential Rhetoric: The State of the Union and Legislative Productivity, Kaylar M. Recker

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The Monster as Queer Opportunity: Monstrous (Re)Construction, Embodiment, and Approbation on The Boulet Brothers' Dragula, Adam Harrison Reedy

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Steepest Descent, Elastic Energy, and Stability in infinite Dimensional Hilbert Manifolds, Scott W. Rexford

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The Student Experience with Success Coaching as a Retention initiative, Lisa Richardson

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The Gut Microbiome of Hapalemur griseus griseus, Propithecus diadema, and Propithecus coquereli: A Comparative Study Between Wild and Captive Lemur Species, Brenna Ritchie

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Simulation of Particle Transport in a Multi-component Flow with a High Viscosity Ratio Driven by Slender Structures, Michael Roeing-Donna

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Legal Literacy of Educators: The Implications and Critical Next Steps in A Litigious Society, Tricia L. Rollerson

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Developing A Standard Platform to Predict The Drag Coefficient of Irregular Shape Particles, Amin Roostaeehosseinabadi

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Cumulative Risk, Parenting, and Adolescents’ Problem Behaviors in Ghana, Braima Salaam

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Here to Stay: Understanding the Political Activism and Legal Consciousness of Undocumented Latinx Students, Ashley Arely Sanchez

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Developing a Machine Learning Framework for Upwind Surveyed Regions, Witenberg Santiago Rodrigues Souza

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Clinical Applications and Feasibility of Proton CT and Proton Radiography, Christina Marie Sarosiek

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The Chemistry of Superelectrophilic Phosphonium Ions, Nathan David Scanlon

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The Effects of Mini-Lectures on Students’ Academic Achievement in an Adaptive e-Learning Environment: A Mixed-Methods Case Study, Antonella Scarpiello

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Cue polarization and representation in mouse home-base establishment, Ericka Ann Schaeffer

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Advising Matters: An Exploration of Trio Students’ Experiences with Advising, Kari Schimmel

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The Impact of An Immersive Virtual Reality Learning Environment with Computer-Aided Design and Three-Dimensional Modeling Through Stem Middle-School Education Programming, Danielle Eve Schneider

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Investigation of A Possible Cretaceous-Paleogene Boundary Layer in The Hell Creek Formation Near Ekalaka, Montana, U.S.A., Joshua Marvin Schwartz

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ASEAN's ineffective Response to The South China Sea Disputes, Rithiya Serey

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Diversity and Taxonomy of Malagasy Pygmy Hippopotamuses, Allison Shackelton

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The Characterization of The Function(s) of Crag in Basement Membrane Polarity, Hemin Pankajkumar Shah

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Bayesian Tail Probability Estimation and Model Selection, Nan Shen

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NGS RNA-Seq Reveals Bromovirus Encapsidate Native and Recombinant Viral RNAs, as Well as Cellular RNAs From The Host, Nipin Shrestha

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Development of Prototype RF Front-End Electronics For Linear Accelerator Beam Position Monitoring System, Edward Matthew Siebert

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Beam Phase Space Diagnostic Techniques Along the Fermilab Muon Campus Extraction Line, Benjamin Simons

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Ascension to The Presidency: A Narrative inquiry of African American Women, Konya Monique Sledge

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Grief Experiences of Counselors: A Photovoice Exploration and interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Paige S. Spangler

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Goal Programming Approach For Bi-Objective Optimization For A Single Batch Processing Machine, Dheeban Kumar Srinivasan Sampathi

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Experimental Exploration of Shared Magnetic Phases Between Diverse Systems of Iron-Pnictide Superconductors, Ryan Scott Stadel

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Exploring the Causal Role of inferences Elicited By Accompanying Text in Aesthetic Experiences, Christian C. Steciuch

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Weather-related carbon monoxide poisoning in the United States: 2000-2019, Bailey Raine Stevens

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Midwestern U.S. Diurnal Temperature Range: Spatial and Temporal Trends From 1900-2018, Kelly Ann Swaney

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The Mediating Role of Post-Event Processing in The Relationship Between Shyness Mindset and Social interaction Anxiety, Sebastian Szollos

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That Push Helps: A Qualitative Case Study Exploring Students' Responses to Receiving an Early Alert, Eric Tammes

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A Theory-Supported Machine Learning Model For The Prediction of Melt Pool Geometry and Optimal Process Window in Metal Additive Manufacturing, Sina Tayebati

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Understanding Subtle Age Discrimination: investigations into The Daily Effects of Selective incivility Based on Age, Courtney L. Thomas

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The influence of Defendants' Nonverbal Behaviors on Juror Liking, Sympathy, and Sentencing, Joseph Thomas

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Object Detection and Tracking with Occlusion Handling in Autonomous Vehicles, Bhuvan Tiruttani Reddy

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Views From The Retail Apocalypse: Store Closures, Spatial Accessibility, and Last Mile Delivery Via Drone, Joseph Tokosh

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Phylogeography, Diversification, and Historical Demography of The White-toothed Rats (berylmys) in indochina, Kristy Lee Tuttle

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High School Student-athlete Sleep Habits Using Activity Monitoring, Corey Thomas Ungaro

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Transmission of Emotion Regulation From Parent to Child: indirect Effect of Maternal Emotion Regulation Through Parenting Behaviors, Sabrina D. Ung

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Experimental and Numerical investigation of instabilities in A Two-Mirror Fabry-Perot Resonator, Matthew J. Urfer

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Optimizing Sensor Locations to Improve The Worst Case Detection Performance of Sensor Detection Systems, Ryan Taylor Vegrzyn

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Becoming a Stimulant User, Emily Wagner

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Quantifying the effects of early competition on niche specialization: A natural experiment in a restored system, Christy Nicole Wails

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Acquisition of The Spanish Preterite and Imperfect By Non-Native Students in A Traditional Classroom Vs. A Hybrid Setting, Erin Christine Paulli Weldon

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The Role of Parent inattentive Symptoms on Parent involvement in Child Education, Moira Wendel

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Through The Lens of Reality Television: Human Translation and Subtitling, Sarah Elizabeth Wieczorek

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Understanding Prosocial Teasing in Early Adolescence, Kristina Wiemer

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Stochastic infection in Network Models with Applications to Pollution Analysis, Alexander Thor Wold

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The Relationship Between Academic Coaching and Student Retention For Community College Students Enrolled in Developmental Education Courses, Tanya Woltmann

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Impact of Passage Effects on Oral Reading Fluency Administration and Scoring, Esther H. Yi

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Community College Full-Time Faculty Members’ Perceptions of Course Grading, April C. Zawlocki

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Gene-Based Disease Classification Using Bayesian Self-Organizing Map Neural Networks, Guangting Zhou

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New Features For Speech Processing Standard Pronunciation Classification, Mutian Zhuang

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Assessing Faculty Perceptions of a Guided Pathways Model, Lesley Lynn Zimmerman-Cooper

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Some Special Cases of the andrews-Bowman Continued Fraction, Bryan Thomas Zollinger

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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K-6 Saudi Arabian Teachers' Implementation of Electronic Textbooks: Factors Associated with Behavioral intention, Hamed Alghamdi

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Ethnic-racial identity and psychological adjustment: An examination of identity coherence and identity confusion as mediators, Cara Allen

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Perceptions of Collaboration with a Doctor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Leah Jane Ames

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Growth Optimization of Zinc-Oxide Nanowires/Nanorods Using Hydrothermal Synthesis on Silicon Wafers, Mythili Ananthula

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Assessment of Faculty Acceptance of, Behavioral intention to Use, and Actual Usage Behavior of Technology in inquiry-Based Learning in Medical Education: Using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, Max Carl Anderson

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An Analysis of online Faculty Training Practices in the Illinois Community College System, Melissa Andrews

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Fiscal Triumvirate: Analyses of Crowding Out from Deficit Spending, of Domestic Migration from State Taxes, and of the Irrelevance of Credit Ratings on Municipal Debt Yields, Erwin John Antoni III

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Case Study Examining Foreign Language Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (tpack) in Teaching Listening and Speaking Skills in Virtual Worlds, Rahmi Hartati Aoyama

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A Phenomenological Examination of Womanist Leadership in an Urban Community College, Cynthia Denise Armster

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Wading in a Glycan Sea: investigations of, and Developing Bioinformatic tools for, Carbohydrate Active Enzymes and Gene Clusters in Prokaryotes, Catherine Ann Ausland

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How Adult Learners Participate in Collaborative Learning within a University Environment, Dennis Keechul Awen

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Unraveling a Lifetime of Racism and Sexism: An Autoethnography of the Educational Journey from Kindergarten to Doctoral Education for an African American Woman, Sandy Lee Barney-Inniss

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Elementary School Teacher Characteristics associated with Self-Efficacy for Using Technology to Implement Constructivist Content Instruction: An Explanatory Correlational Study, Patricia Barton

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Identifying Barriers Faced by Adult Learners in General Educational Development Programs, Matthew Patrick Beasland

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A Qualitative Study: Black Male College Students’ Perceptions of Campus Law Enforcement officers on a College Campus, Junelle M. Bennett

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What Epidemic? Rural, Suburban, and Urban Community Members' Perceptions of Opioid Use in the Current Epidemic, Carly A. Besler

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Lane Detection of Autonomous Vehicles Using Clustering and Augmented Sliding Windows Techniques, Keerti Chand Bhupathi

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Multi-Channel ANC System for ICU Patient Beds, Congzhi Bi

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Tunable Refractive Index through Spatially Modified Nanoparticle Films for Long-Range SPR Biosensing Applications, Stephen Joshua Binderup

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Alumni Perceptions of Trio Student Support Services' Contribution to their Success, Shatoya S. Black

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Hippocampal Cholinergic Function and Exploratory Behavior Throughout Development in a Genetic Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease, Ashley Andrea Blackwell

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Examining Boundary Conditions to the attitude Consistency Effect, Dylan Blaum

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Personal Epistemological Beliefs and Teaching Practices: A Case Study of Three High School History Teachers, Monica Boehle

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It’s a Family Affair: Exploring the Needs of Families in Supporting Trio Upward Bound Students, Tashena Denise Briggs

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A Search for Resonant and Non-Resonant Di-Higgs Production in the γγbb Channel Using the ATLAS Detector, Tyler James Burch

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The Efficacy of Educational Robotics in an Integrated Stem Elementary Curriculum, Colleen Marie Cannon-Ruffo

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Thought-Action Fusion: Comparative Relationship with Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Eating Disorders, Samuel Cares

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The Fog of Blackacre: Exploring Depression, Anxiety, and Stress of the American Law Student, Amanda Carey

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High-Impact Practices Support Second-Year Students' Academic Success, Engagement and Persistence, Melissa M. Cavazos-Eichelberger

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An Automated Method for Detecting Water Levels using Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence, Priyanjani Chowdary Chandra

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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

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Motivating High School Students in a Blended Physical Education Learning Environment: A Self-Determination Theory Analysis, Soyini Chism

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The Transnational Construction of National Music (Kugak): Musicking in The Korean Diaspora, 1903-1945, Heeyoung Choi

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Surface Modification of Titanium for Orthopedic and Drug Delivery Applications, Prantik Roy Chowdhury

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Model-Based Network Reconstruction from Cascade Dynamics, Katherine Irena Chwistek

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Real-Time Traffic Sign Detection and Classification Based on a Video Feed, Victor Ciuntu

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Investigating Achievement and Mental Health Through the Dual-Factor Model, Kelly Clark

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Trans*forming Educational Spaces: The Experiences of Trans* and Gender Non-Conforming Students in the Community College Environment, Lori Clark

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The influence of Student Discipline Practices on Students, School Climate and Culture, Matthew J. Clark