Theses/Dissertations from 2025
THE WINNING COMBINATION: A STUDY OF THE EXPERIENCES OF BLACK WOMEN HEAD WOMEN BASKETBALL COACHES ON THE DIVISION I LEVEL, Monique Bernoudy
Improving Health Literacy Related to Hypertension in a Minority Faith-Based Population, Kasaundra M. Beverly-Marshall and Kasaundra M. Beverly-Marshall
SCHOOL LEVEL PATTERNS IN STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN ILLINOIS’ CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PATHWAYS: EXPLORING PATTERNS BETWEEN ENROLLMENT AND POSTSECONDARY MATRICULATION IN THREE PATHWAYS, Nikolas C. Butenhoff
Advanced English as a Second Language Writing Students in an Accelerated Cohort: Influence of Peer Support on Motivation, Stacy Cameron
"This College Is Run by Women": The Narratives of Overburdened and Burnt-out Community College Women Faculty, Lindsay Spence Carson
STORIES OF NAVIGATING HIGHER EDUCATION TOWARD SUCCESS: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY ON THE EXPERIENCES OF THAI AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS, Archawee Dhamavasi
Building Diversity Pathways from Community College to Law School: A Descriptive Case Study, Marc D. Falkoff
Reimagining Traditional Education Through Humanizing Models of Personalized Learning: Examining Implementation in the Midwest, Laura R. Garland
SCIENCE IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AMONG MINORITIZED STUDENTS IN PROFESSIONAL STEM STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: A BASIC QUALITATIVE STUDY, Michaela Friedrichova Holtz
A Multiple Case Study on Racial Equity Plan Implementation at Illinois Community Colleges, Jennifer Jennings
WHY DO TEACHERS STAY OR LEAVE?: THE RELATIONSHIP OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT, PEER PERCEPTIONS, SATISFACTION OF SALARY AND STUDENT BEHAVIOR ON THE BIG CAREER DECISION, Thomas Kanwischer
THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FIRST-DOLLAR PROMISE PROGRAMS AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT, RETENTION, AND COMPLETION, Jennifer Kotowski
"OH, I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT. THIS IS GOOD!": A CASE STUDY OF THE VALIDATION EXPERIENCES AND RESILIENCY OF FOSTER CARE ALUMNI IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Candida Mumford
SUPERINTENDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON EFFECTIVE SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE: AN ANALYSIS OF KEY CHARACTERISTICS IN SOUTH COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Dana R. Nichols
Impact of Academic Advising on Student Satisfaction and Persistence, Michelle Pickett
A Qualitative Examination of Multilingual Latino Students’ Perspectives of their Educational Journeys in Preparation for Careers in STEM, Rebecca S. Powers
Graduate Students in Medical School: Navigating Their Roles as Students and Parents, Laura Rafaj
Understanding Motivations for Graduate Assistant Unionization at a Large, Private, Elite Research University in the Midwest, Cynthia Shannon-Hutchison
Another Kind of First Year Experience: A Narrative Inquiry of the Experiences of International Students' Transition in the First Year, Arezou K. Soto
"Why Am I Still Here?": Identity-Conscious Supervision and the Experiences of Black Residence Hall Directors, Lauren Teso
“A LIFT-UP, NOT A HANDOUT”: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF RESOURCE SCARCITY AND EMERGENCY MICROGRANTS ON COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, Heather Weinstein
QUALITY CONTROL: HOW SCHOOL DISTRICTS DEFINE, RECRUIT, AND RETAIN HIGH-QUALITY TEACHERS, A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY, Tandalaya White
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
A Qualitative Case Study of the Equity-Minded Institute Faculty Reflections: Designing Transformative Faculty Learning Communities, Maria Aguilar Beltran
How Saudi Undergraduate Students Perceive Teacher Support, Basic Psychological Needs, and Academic Motivation, Anas M. Alhudib
A QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COREQUISITE SUPPORT COURSES AND COLLEGE ALGEBRA SUCCESS, Kathleen Almy
A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY OF DISABLED STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES WITH ONLINE COURSE ACCESSIBILITY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Jason Altmann
A Faith Community Nursing Initiative: Establishing an Ecumenical Health Ministry, Lindsey K. Anderson
A CASE STUDY ON FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SENSE OF BELONGING FOR LATINX STUDENTS, Javier Aquino
Enhancing the Diabetic Referral Process in the ED: Addressing Complications and Transitions of Care, Elvia Arroyo
Theory of Ultrafast Spin Crossover in Divalent Iron Systems, William Baker
The Relationship of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Inferential Confusion to Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in a Nonclinical Sample, Fiona Christina Ball
Examining Twitter as A Learning Tool on Saudi Female Undergraduate Student Achievement and attitudes: A Mixed-Methods Study, Hend Bamalan
Psychological Misconceptions and Expanded Refutation: Motivating and Informing Educational Practices To Elicit Conceptual Change one Misconception at A Time, Marissa Renee Bamberger
It Takes a Village: Understanding Community College Chief Diversity Officers’ Experiences with Mentoring Relationships, Keith R. Barnes Dr.
Do We Need Multiple Translations of The Same Text? I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter Analyzed, Candelaria Barrientos Jiménez
Disparities In Low Birthweight and the Influence of Access To Food, Maternity Care, and Medicaid Coverage of Doula Services, Marissa Ann Beldon
An Exploration of Teacher-Student Writing Conferences in a Fourth-Grade Classroom, Tracy Beling
Can High School GPA Predict College-level Course Success at Community Colleges?, Joseph M. Bergman
"The Impact of Being Seen": A Study of Restorative Practices at Community Colleges, Mikel Birch
Being A Leader: Exploring Generation Z Students’ Conceptualizations of and Engagement in Leadership in College, Zachary G. Birch
THE HIP HOP COLLECTIVE, Veronica Bjorkman
Power of one: The Journey of an Asian Undocumented Student, F. Michelle Bringas
Turnover Intention of Women Leaders: The Role of Leader Identity Development, Haleigh Broucher
Large Retail Logistics Warehouse Execution System, Michael Broughton
Reducing the Rates of Blood Culture Contaminations in the Emergency Department, Erin G. Calamari
To Speak or Not to Speak: Institutional and Presidential Statements in Response to Community Crisis Events, Kimberly L. Caponi
Hunting Types in North American Eocene and Oligocene Carnivores and Implications for Nimravid Extinction, Miguel Andres Castellanos
Behavioral Responses to Chronic and Acute Stressors in Prairie Voles, Yessenia Chavez
Promoting Cultural Competence through Clinical Education, Katie Coakley
POINT BREAK: EXPLORING ASSOCIATIONS OF BURNOUT, LOCUS OF CONTROL, AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE PRINCIPALSHIP, Matt Condon
DRIVING ON EMPTY: EXPLORING PRINCIPAL BURNOUT AND INTENT TO TURNOVER, Colleen Cook
Queering The Future through Speculative Drag: Posthumanism, Critique, and Queer Worldbuilding in the Art of Devan Shimoyama, Maximiliano Mamani, and Sin Wai Kin, Finley Hayes Cowlishaw
Microwave Simulations of a Beam Position Monitor and Circuit Designs assisting its Beam Testing, Marc Jacob Crowell
The Role of osaA Gene in Aspergillus fumigatus Development, Secondary Metabolism and Virulence., Apoorva Dabholkar
Mixed Mechanisms of Multi-Site Phosphorylation, Suha Jayyousi Dajani
Full Plate Living-Teaching Kitchen: A Sustainable Approach to Employee Health, Amy M. Daniel
MENTORSHIP MATTERS: SHAPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS TODAY, Thomas Davidson
LEARNING TO LEAD WITH AN EQUITY LENS: A CASE STUDY OF A PRINCIPAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM, Maurice L. Davis
Design and Analysis of Coupler Installation Tooling with Computer Vision for Fermilab’s Single Spoke Resonator 2 SRF Cavity, Caleb T. Denton
Lived Experiences of Latino/a/x Students at Emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions in the Midwestern United States, Elizabeth Depew
A Braven New World: A Qualitative Case Study of Career Readiness Efforts on Career Identity and Career Self-Efficacy for Students at a 4-Year Public University, Catherine W. Doederlein
Standardizing the Discharge Process to Reduce COPD Readmission Rates, Kristine Doligosa
Investigating Teacher and Student Perceptions of the Impact of Chatgpt in the Classroom, Esther Abla Dorgbefu
Design and Performance of Superconducting Switches for Nanowire Detectors in Magnetic Fields, Timothy James Draher
Maternal Cumulative Trauma and Child Externalizing Behavior: Indirect Pathways Through Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Parenting Behaviors, Chynna Michelle Dubuclet
Civic Engagement & Health Outcomes: Poor and Black America, Robert Louis Durbin
Warm Unit Stand assembly and Testing For Proton Improvement Project Ii, Christopher Allen English
GUERRERAS (WOMEN WARRIORS): LATINA FACULTY UTILIZING THEIR CULTURAL CAPITAL TO ADVANCE TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE, Dora E. Escobar
The Effects of Bureaucratic Corruption on the Financial Constraints of Nigerian Small Businesses, Obinna Franklin Ezeibekwe
Applying Synchrotron SAXS and XAS To Study The Microstructure of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, Lingzhe Fang
Gas-Phase Mass Spectrometry Studies of Ternary Metal Carboxylate Complexes, Anthony James Fanizza
Why Terrorism Varies in Indonesia, Titik Firawati
Groundwater Flow and Water Clarity at Cenotes In The Yucatan Peninsula, Laura Rossana Fracica Gonzalez
Longevity,Feeding Behavior, and Egg Production of Adult House Flies (Musca domestica) Provided with Potential Farm Foods, Anna Elise Grimenstein
Feeling at Home in the Basic Communication Course: A Qualitative Case Study of Faculty and Student Perceptions of a Connected Classroom Climate at One Midwestern University, Cynthia A. Grobmeier
NAVIGATING ACADEMIC ADVISING IN HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS: CULTURAL COMPETENCIES, RESPONSIVENESS, AND STUDENT-CENTERED PRACTICES, Alicia Guzman-Riley
Exploring How Out-of-Class Student Engagement Shapes Undocumented Students' Sense of Belonging, Taylor D. Hartman
Implementing the Least Restrictive Environment Through Co-Teaching: The Role of Administrative Support, Maureen Hatfield
Implementing the Self-Assessment Melanoma Risk Scoring in Primary Care, Amanda D. Hays
Enhancing Usability In Aviation: Insights From User Experience Studies, Jennifer Ann Howard
LEAN ON ME: THE IMPORTANCE OF AN INFORMAL SOCIAL SUPPORT GROUP FROM THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKPLACE FOR BLACK WOMEN DOCTORAL STUDENTS (BWDS) TO FOSTER DEGREE COMPLETION, Terrica J. Huntley
Assessing the Relationship Between Neighborhood Inequality and Stem Employment for Underrepresented Minorities with Stem Degrees, Brian P. Hurley
A Wasteside Story: Establishment and Evolution of a Wastewater Surveillance Lab, through the Pandemic and Beyond, Syed Shahrukh Hyder
Measuring Interprofessional Practice Skills in Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students, Kelly Free Jackson
An Exploration of the Sense of Belonging for African American Women Licensed Clinicians in a Voluntary Professional Counseling Organization, Raushanah Jackson
Improving Utilization of Nonpharmacological Interventions in Adult Oncology Patients, Alison Keck
Does Path Matter?: A Quantitative Study Examining Mathematics Course-Taking Patterns and Degree or Transfer Attainment, Jacqueline Kraus
Pathology and Diagnosis in Inflammatory-Related Diseases: COVID-19 and Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Zane Russell Lacasse
