Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Bayesian variable selection in linear and non-linear models, Arnab Kumar Maity
Enhancing the ethanol pathway in Escherichia coli RM10 for improved ethanol production from xylose, Ryan Allan Manow
Characterizing molecular mechanisms modulating pilE expression in Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Thao Le Masters
Jumping in the snow : an exploration of early childhood educator career commitment, Tara Mathien
Moving beyond personal responsibility : a critical discourse analysis of digital citizenship curricula, Kristen Mattison
The slow control system for the Fermilab muon g-2 E989 experiment, Michael McEvoy
Religiosity and male-to-female partner violence : exploring female submission in context, Melissa D. Mckenzie
Stress-induced anxiety and FOS immunoreactivity in adulthood following chronic juvenile methylphenidate exposure, Mercedes McWaters
Physiological response to loving kindness meditation in college women reporting high and low levels of fear of self-compassion, Lynsey Renee Miron
From readerly to writerly (and back again) : a rhetorical analysis of greentext stories, Agustin Morado IV
Geophysical characterization of karst features above an underground mine near Quincy, Il, Vitaliy Alekseyevich Morozov
Machiavelli and manhood : a study of effeminacy in the "Discourses on Livy" and "Mandragola", Alyssa Morren
Carbon assimilation of oak seedlings in response to canopy thinning treatments at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, USA, Mary Rebecca Moses
Research and development for the Mu2E extinction monitor, Casey B. Mott
Emotion intolerance and obsessive-compulsive symptoms, Stephanie Renee Orbon
Essays in financial economics, Mohammadjavad Pakdel
Parent education and involvement program as a support for Hispanic immigrant preschool parents, Luilia E. Palermo
Essays in minimum wage, school enrollment and employment, Zheng Pan
Examining self-efficacy as a mediator on the relation between bullying role behaviors and academic success in early adolescence, Christina L. Piccirillo
You can't sit with us...just kidding! : an investigation into the association between empathy and playful relational behavior, Michelle Platt
The young American voter, Michael J. Pomante II
Tail non-exchangeability, Paramahansa Pramanik
Subglacial sediment transport, ice stream dynamics, and chemical weathering of the Whillans Ice Stream inferred from particle surface texture, form, and composition, Rebecca A. Puttkammer
Tracing hydrocarbon contamination through hyperalkaline environments in the Calumet region of Southeastern Chicago, Kathryn Ann Quesnell
Persisters and completers in a community college academic program, Mary Blumenberg Reaves
Do folivores deplete patches? : foraging behavior and the dynamics of resource use in the Costa Rican mantled howler (Alouatta palliata), Jessica Ritsche
Media's influence on attitudes towards gay men, Anna Rossi
Do implicit personality theories impact parental reactions to child transgressions? : a randomized controlled trial, Ericka Rutledge
Economics of network, gender, and CEO compensation, Herman Sahni
Survivor memory, collective narrative : producing the "Remembering the Killing Fields" exhibit at the National Cambodian Heritage Museum and Memorial in Chicago, Illinois, Alexxandra E.A. Salazar
Automatic machine learning-guided methods for 3D synapse quantification in confocal neuron images, Jonathan William Sanders
The role of spatial visualization in the teaching and learning of parallel lines, Eric Rocco Schumacher
The ability to build : absorptive capacity in the nonprofit sector, Eileen A. Setti
An investigation of the peritraumatic encoding disruption hypothesis : introducing event segmentation as a marker of moment-to-moment processing, Andrew Michael Sherrill
Encapsidation of the host RNAs by broad bean mottle virus (BBMV) and cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV), Nipin Shrestha
La causalite de la precarite et la devalorisation de la femme zolienne dans "au bonheur des dames", "l'assommoir" et "germinal", Theodore Sikubwabo
Analysis and extension of a flexible stochastic differential equation model to estimate the amount of nanoconjugates required to initiate remission of cancer, Nicholas Joseph Skradski
Restoration age and quality effects on dynamic soil properties at Nachusa Grasslands in Franklin Grove, IL, Sarah Smith
Jane Austen uncensored : a critical and pedagogical study of Austen's letters for the college classroom, Amanda Smothers
Detecting coherence breaks while reading scientific explanations, Brent Steffens
Changes in the U.S. tornado disaster landscape, Stephen M. Strader
An analysis of the great melting pot in American World War II propaganda : Germans, Japanese, and Italians need not apply, Crystal Sturgeon
Individual variation in maternal behavior in spider monkeys at El Zota Research Station, Costa Rica, Agnieszka Magdalena Sukiennik
Supersymmetric particle production at post-LHC proton-proton colliders, Shane Sullivan
New computational approaches to the N-body problem with applications to the electron cooling of heavy ion beams, Pulukkuttige D. Sumana Abeyratne
The food pyramid : Mexicans, agribusiness, governments and communities in the Midwest migrant stream, Katie Sutrina-Haney
Niche differentiation among malagasy carnivorans : an analysis of evolution in a spatiotemporally isolated carnivoran clade (Eupleridae : carnivora), Michael C. Taylor
The role of authentic leadership and interpersonal trust in the language development success of middle school English language learners, Tracy Renea Taylor
Three essays on health economics, Mojisola O.A. Tayo
Emotion regulation as a potential moderator for the association between peer victimization and student engagement, Jaclyn Tennant
Social support and academic engagement : perceptions of students with a disability, Melissa Nordstrom Terry
Why does mindfulness reduce aggression? : exploring the role of response inhibition, Kristen Thompson
Magnetoresistance anisotropy and transport properties of tungsten ditelluride, Laxman Raju Thoutam
Design and synthesis of IspE inhibitors as potential antibacterial agents, Jeremy Ryan Troxell
Beyond adat : transwomen boldly and innovatively navigating their communities in central Java, Indonesia, Laurence Anthonie Tumpag
Simulations in multiphasic nanosolids and superconducting nanostructures, Ivan Viti
The gendered superhero : an examination of masculinities and femininities in Modern Age DC and Marvel comic books, Jennifer Volintine
Do anxious applicants become lower performing employees?, Elora C. Voyles
Molecular analysis of the pil loci of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Jenny Wachter
The almost-invariant halfspace problem, Ben Wallis
Experiencing recovery at work : energetic benefits of social media micro-breaks, Pamela R. Waltz
Constrained and coxeter table algebras, Andrew P. Wang
Enhancement of vicarious stress through prior established bond : determining the role of the arginine vasopressin 1a receptor, Joshua Jonathan Wardwell
The presuppositions of freedom : Kant and the social contract, Christopher Weaver
Dreamkeepers at the gate : culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy in the community college classroom, Stephanie A. Whalen
The pressure of society on water quality : a land use impact study of Lake Ripley in Oakland, Wisconsin, Kyle Whalley
Benefits and emotions present in offline and online communities : a taxonomic analysis, Maureen J. Wieland
Parental stress and boundary turbulence : an investigation of parents' disclosure of children with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis, L. Bryan Wilcher
Behavioral and chemical ecology of a male-produced substrate-borne pheromone in Urolepis rufipes, Tyler Wittman
A bioinformatic study on the evolution of bamboos and other graminoid poales, William P. Wysocki
"Anonymous" and frame construction in social media, Justin Yates
John Dos Passos and the individual, Michael K. Yetter
Dancing with mnemic neglect : new insights into the paradigm, Bettina Zengel
Essays in business cycles, Ningru Zhao
The phylogeny of Homo erectus, Xiaoying Zhong
Paleofluid system structure in the Monterrey Salient of the Sierra Madre oriental, northeastern Mexico, Joshua William Zodarecky
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Air separation and oxygen storage properties of hexagonal rare-earth manganites, Castro Abughayada
Writing against the ethos of individualism : a study in contemporary multiethnic American fiction, Manahari Adhikari
Teaching argument : how prepared are middle school teachers to teach argument?, Victoria D. Albon
Student perceptions of a school-based mentoring program and the implications for practice, Sharon Yvonne Alexander
An examination of parental and individual factors in predicting ethnic identity, Cara Allen
Poetry as rhetorical deliberation in the work of Mary Oliver : the necessity to actively observe, Jennifer Altman
Professional learning networks, teacher beliefs and practices, Brent J. Anderson
Individual differences and the effect of "because" on the evaluation of explanations in science, Lillian K.E. Asiala
Can mentoring reduce social stressors through socialization? : a longitudinal study of mentoring as a primary intervention strategy, Sarah Frances Bailey
La contra-hegemonia como tactica cultural en dos obras teatrales de Paloma Pedrero, Jeffrey Bainbridge
Boron-based nanostructures : synthesis, functionalization, and characterization, Eyrusalam Kifyalew Bedasso
Not under my roof : interracial relationships and black image in post-World War II film, Andre Berchiolly
Mathematics beliefs and teaching practices of preschool teachers, Kristine L. Black
A phenomenological analysis of gender integration policies in the U.S. military, 1980 to 2013, Tiffany L. Bohm
Development of a rhythmic achievement test for elementary general music students, Jeanette Susan Brooks
Analyzing the effectiveness of the comprehension toolkit as a methodology for teaching transactional strategies, Jennifer Brown
First clear the way, then press forward : Implementation intentions and job search behaviors, Christopher Joseph Budnick
The organization of indigenous resistance to neoliberal extractive industry development in the Cordillera of the northern Philippines, Robert Bulanda
