Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Principals' perceptions of the impact of parent and family involvement activities with parents of latino students, Rene D. Carranza
Platinum and nickel partitioning between sulfide and silicate melts as a function of sulfur fugacity, Marco Eduardo Castillo
The socially supportive functions of religion and spirituality, Michael D. Clary
The impact of ostracism on visuospatial perspective taking, James Anthony Clinton
Work-family conflict among elementary teachers, Debra Kay Coberley
Experimental modification of dysfunctional interpretations in individuals with contamination concerns, Sara Louise Conley
The political preferences of the Illinois Supreme Court : partisan or non-partisan, Richard Edward Connors III
Scientific discovery and the poetic response, Joey Crundwell
Genesis and geomorphology of superimposed landforms on Ice-Walled-Lake Plains in Northern Illinois, Aubrey Charlotte Dalbec
The perception of leaders : a competitive test of social exchange theory and equity theory, Daniel T. Dick
Measuring success in university museums : a case study at the Jurica Suchy Nature Museum, Rachel Drochter
Translating code, not ramming down doors : a cultural-awareness pedagogical approach in an ESL-tutoring environment, Sarah Suzannah Eastlund
Maternal anxiety and infant fear : indirect links through parenting behaviors, Erin Shishilla Edwards
The chronicles of George Henry Lewes : 1869 : "a wasted year" : a transcription of diary and journal entries with introduction and notes, Michelle Eisenberg
Victimization among youth with autism spectrum disorder : an examination of youth anxiety and the role of social support, Nathan Matthew Elzinga
Gifted learners' motivational outcomes in cluster versus ability-grouped reading instruction : an ex-post facto study, Julie Esparza
Preparing elementary pre-service teachers to integrate STEM : a mixed-methods study, Erin Marie Evans
Integrated structural and fracture analysis of Lisbon Valley Salt Anticline, Utah, Matthew W. Fleming
Development programs and livelihood strategies of residents in Altos de la Florida, Colombia, Andres Felipe Florez
The protective role of social support and the relations among cyber and traditional victimization, depression, and suicidal ideation, Stephanie Secord Fredrick
Fatal weather-related general aviation accidents in the United States : 1982-2013, Andrew J. Fultz
Food sovereignty, food security, and community gardens in Rockford, IL, Walter William Furness
The effects of peer coaching on elementary teachers' application of differentiated instruction, Staci Garvin
The relationship of perceived social support and the big five in adolescents, Raymond L. Geosling
Can motivation facilitate L1 English-L2 Spanish learners' acquisition of L2 phonology?, Marion Rebecca Gibney-Desmaison
A case study of an effective teacher in relation to responsibility-based practices, Janel Grzetich
The effects of positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) Tier 1 on student behavior : a case study, Sidney Guillory
Teacher personality and pupil control ideology : associations with response to relational aggression in the classroom, Amy B. Gyllborg
Quantifying the spatial variability of fractures and fracture network properties, John Robert Hanke
Design of nanocoatings by in situ phosphatizing reagent catalyzed polysilsesquioxane for corrosion inhibition and adhesion promotion on metal alloys, Kimberly B. Henderson
Where is our revolution? : workers in Ciudad Juarez and Parral-Santa Barbara during the 1930s, Andres Hijar
Middle school girls and one STEM OST program, Andrea Holba
The use of Facebook by older adults, Paula Marie Howard
Characterization of the putative 14-3-3 protein, artA, in Aspergillus flavus, Beatriz A. Ibarra
Diversity and emotional labor in student project teams : initial tests of a theoretical framework, Ruth A. Imose
Modulation of the il-6 receptor alpha underlies GLI2-mediated regulation of immunoglobulin secretion in waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, David A. Jackson
Son Ngoc Thanh, the United States, and the transformation of Cambodia, Matthew Jagel
The thermodynamic dissection and design of high-affinity antibodies, Sriram Jakkaraju
Study of pico-inversions among human individuals, Gautham Jampala
Assessing recharge mechanisms of the Pampa del Tamarugal Aquifer in northern Chile's Atacama Desert, Richard Scott Jayne
Flexible modeling of competing risks and cure rate in survival analysis, Qi Jiang
The effects of pre-reading relevance instructions and individual interest on learning outcomes and curiosity, Danielle Ruth Johnson
Relations among gender typicality, anxiety, depression and homophobic and peer victimization, Caicina Jones
Innovative approaches with ocular photochemistry : from non-invasive diagnostic tools to drug delivery, Devi Kalyan Karumanchi
Impression management, super pacs, and the 2012 Republican primaries, Nathan Katz
Fan fiction : an analysis of genre and success, Jory C. Keller
Factors that influence the effective number of political parties in Southeast Asian countries, Sagung M. Kertayuda
Constituency size and policy outcomes : an analysis of state legislatures and education spending, Bryan Allen Ketter
A divide-and-conquer split Schur algorithm, Steven J. Kifowit
Lateral tracheal and esophageal displacement in Avialae and morphological implications for theropoda (Dinosauria : Saurischia), Jeremy Joseph Klingler
Recovery from ostracism : socioemotional and physiological factors and consequences, Ross William Knoll
Analysis of ground vibrations produced by an 80 in3 water gun in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lemont, Illinois, Carolyn Michelle Koebel
Quantifying seabird influence on recovering island ecosystems, Stephanie Kong
Development of a population density-based regression model to forecast discharge-precipitation ratios in midwestern urbanizing drainage basins, Kristopher Martin Kordek
As in the case of monsters, the changing face of representation in America, Aaron R. Kushner
Bayesian sample size determination for some ANOVA designs and regressions, Devi Chitra Lakshmanan
A historical analysis on the status of unilateral private placements in special education, Jeremy Lambe
Native Americas : a transnational and (post)colonial study of indigenous women writers in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean, Elizabeth M.A. Lamszus
Tracking the gap : a closer look at student- and school-level characteristics, Aundrea R.J. Lane
Symbolic self-completion theory : the impact of a threat to undergraduate students' academic competence beliefs, Matthew David Lange
Beam manipulation and acceleration with dielectric-lined waveguides, Francois Lemery
Joint attention development in infants and mothers, Margaret L. Loy
Fe, Cu and Zn concentration in a MVP as a function of sulfur in magmatic-hydrothermal systems comparable to the porphyry-style environment, Colby James Lubanowski
La musica y el cine durante la Movida madrilena como un movimiento politico y cultural, Salvador Macias
Delayed neonatal feeding and growth in the Lake Erie Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum, Elizabeth Whitney Mack
Invasive species sustain double-crested cormorants in southern Lake Michigan, Patrick T. Madura
Genetic and physical interactions in Arabidopsis between developmentally regulated GTPases, DRG-family binding proteins and ski-like RNA helicases, Matthew Jerome Marcec
Autistic texts and textual accounts of autism : the interdependence of 20th - and 21st - century science and literature through the rhetorical phenomenon of autism, John Joseph Marinan IV
The Indian Ocean Dipole's influence on Atlantic tropical cyclone activity, Alan Joseph Marinaro
Centered on writing : the relationship among writing centers, writing programs, and training methodology, Anne Kathleen Marquette
Ecological and evolutionary invasion dynamics of Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) in relation to white oak savanna restoration management at Nachusa Grasslands, Illinois, USA, Shannon R. McCarragher
Development of synthetic strategies to afford products with biorenewable carbon and synthesis of superelectrophilic intermediates as well as various preliminary studies, Sean P. Mc Ilrath
Social bonds, cardiovascular function, and serotonin : insights from an animal model, Neal Daniel McNeal
Leadership development of high school varsity basketball captains with mentoring by their coach, Jason Mead
Examining principal self-efficacy and technology behaviors, Kathleen A. Melton
Panic and implicit theories, Lindsay Mae Miller
Un paso adelante, dos pasos atras : la mujer espanola en insolacion y nada, Sarah Elizabeth Minogue
Ginzburg-Landau simulations of narrow superconducting strips, Michael E. Miszczak
The relationship between sense of community, course performance, and persistence in community college distance learning courses, Pardess Mitchell
Fusion rings with degrees 1 and 4, Tyler Lewis Mitchell
A study of the statutes, regulations and judicial rulings impacting the access of service animals to the public schools, Jenell A. Mroz
Maternal and paternal contributions to child internalizing and externalizing problems : an actor-partner interdependence framework, Kyle Wayne Murdock
Illinois' Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) examined within the context of the federal government's expanding role in public education, Hillary A. Nasso
The overlooked, Razel Navarro
Family and school activation of cultural capital in the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) process, Christine Nelson
Genus Varecia : anatomy, morphology, and pathology, Elise R. Orellana
A metafictional antecedent of Don Quijote : Rosian de Castilla, Brenda Orsucci
Phylogenomic study of selected species within the genus Zea : mutation rate analysis of complete chloroplast genomes, Lauren M. Orton
Applying Frances Fowler's model to analyze the history of compulsory attendance laws in the United States, Deborah Dyer Osborne
Understanding and strengthening the education expectations of undocumented Latino high school students, Cynthia Padilla-Gaytan