Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Assessing and supporting the use of fuzzy cognitive maps to simulate complex phenomena, Eric Lavin
Language learning in the virtual wild : the influence of emotions on learning another language in informal virtual environments, Iwona Barbara Lech
Ordering and arranging behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder : a replication and extension, Sarah R. Lee
Investigating the effect of magma viscosity changes on the eruption style of Masaya Caldera Complex, Nicaragua, Garima Lohani
The rtfA gene regulates plant and animal pathogenesis and the synthesis of numerous secondary metabolites in Aspergillus flavus, Jessica M. Lohmar
On uniformly quasiregular solutions to the Schroder functional equation and strongly automorphic mappings, Douglas Malcolm MacClure
How Wikipedia editors collaborate on article "talk" pages, Victor Magnuson
Phase-space manipulations of electron beams for x-ray free-electron lasers and inverse Compton scattering sources, A. V. Malyzhenkov
A Tongan cultural model of identity, Tevita Molisi Manu'atu
Rousseau's plutarchism, Nathan Richard McCormick
Efficacy and political participation : how can i make a difference?, Shadrick M. Mead
Cognitive ecological model of sexual assault : cognitive appraisals of the social environment and risk recognition, Mary Catherine Mercer
Countering the consequences of objective self-awareness, Dexter Ryan Miksch
Spatial feedback as a mechanism to improve topographic map literacy using the augmented reality sandbox, Justin Wayne Moore
Exploring the role purpose-related experiences can play in supporting interest development in STEM, Neil J. Naftzger
Three essays on public economics in developing countries, Chigozie Andy Ngwaba
The curious case of Austria's generosity, Dimitri Niforos
Hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen isotopes in Prosopis sp. trees : a new climate proxy for holocene paleoclimate in the Atacama Desert, Chile, Elizabeth Joy Olson
Modulation of autophagy in GBM cells by clinical doses of gamma radiation, Devron Ozgen
Here comes the monkey! : best practices for using student test scores as part of the teacher evaluation process based on an analysis of legislation and litigation in early-adopting Race to the top states, Julie Dausey Oziemkowski
Late Holocene oxygen isotope record of hydroclimate variability in Nicaragua from Lake Asososca, Stephen Perdziola
The fear of the known : horror media and the use of fear to maintain power, Dana Peterson
Does infant negative affect moderate the impact of parenting on effortful control? : a test of the differential susceptibility hypothesis, Anton Petrenko
Being nice to be mean : the hidden associations among prosocial behavior, relational aggression, and empathy, Michelle Platt
Assessing the Jurassic Cleveland-Lloyd bone bed predator trap hypothesis by statistical comparison of Allosaurus fragilis and Pleistocene La Brea Canis dirus femora, Angela D. Reddick
System of indebtedness : experiences with wage garnishment in Chicago, 1957-1970, J. Marcos Reynolds
Towards a DUNE photon detection system, Logan Clutch Jackson Rice
Thomas Hobbes on inequality, poverty and sedition : a seventeenth-century blueprint for the welfare state, Richard Rivard
An experimental study of lead and zinc solubility in a hydrothermal fluid, Marlena Joyce Rock
Development of persistence among Uruguayan adult students, Aldo Rodriguez
Effects of task goals on processing causal explanations in science texts, Kathryn E. Rupp
Observed autonomy-relatedness, warmth, and rigid control and their relationship to adolescent outcomes, Elizabeth Rusnak
Does excluding a top mesopredator induce a trophic cascade : effects and diet of an omnivorous predator in a restored prairie, Kirstie Savage
Black police showing out for the white cop : fake news and the saliency of controlling for officer race in research on legal intervention deaths, Ari Mathias Schroder
Impacts of different forms of teacher feedback on student mindset beliefs and goal orientation, Matrisa Ann Shadley
Juvenile probation officers' attitudes and treatment toward "bad girls", Lisa Shelton
The evaluation of school principals and its effects on transformational leadership, Christopher R. Silagi
Assessment of societal impact of research, Harish Varma Siravuri
Application of 1-hydrosilatrane as a robust reducing reagent, Vladislav Skrypai
K-12 public school teacher free speech : the impact of Garcetti v. Ceballos on First Amendment protections, Erin M. Slater
Polynomial optimization using semidefinite programming, Michael D. Smith
Tuning structural and physical properties via A-site doping in perovskite-type transition metal oxides, Hamoud H. Somaily
Is viewing a painting really like reading? : an investigation of trans-symbolic comprehension processes, Christian C. Steciuch
Beyond branch : an examination of the American presidency and conscription policies, Victoria Bryant Stewart
"Your body must be heard" : uncovering a new language through female pain and bodily empowerment, Jaclyn Swiderski
Emotion regulation, student engagement, and bullying roles, Jaclyn Tennant
A study of the factors influencing algebraic problem solving by individuals with visual impairments, Sean Richards Tikkun
Investigating age-related macular degeneration : a chemistry plus biology approach, Jennifer C. Tournear
Reduction of ketones to alcohols and tertiary amines using 1-hydrosilatrane, Sami E. Varjosaari
The association between local public school board member beliefs and behaviors and student academic achievement, Brenda D. Vishanoff
Rewriting spinsterhood : single women in American and British women's novels since 1960, Kimberly Volmer
Positive evaluative conditioning effects on harsh parenting behaviors and theorized antecedents : two experiments, Michael Francis Wagner
A transverse-Wakefield streaking technique for measurement of ultra-fast electron pulses, Jinlong Wang
A dependent competing risks model, Yiqing Wang
Variants of Fine transformations, Sarah Wesley
Racial representation, agency, and nudity on Girls, Katharine J. Willis
Etruscan colors? : a multidisciplinary approach to three painted Etruscan sarcophagi, Rachelle L. Wilson
Modulation of oxidative stress in the retinal pigment epithelium by endogenous pigmentation and accessible therapeutics, Sally M. Yacout
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Connections between principal leadership orientations and the implementation of professional learning communities, William J. Ady
Hexagonal manganites for gas separation, Maleeha Alanizy
Density-based spatial clustering of applications with noises for DNA methylation data, Mohammed Atef Alghzzy
Survival analysis with DNA methylation using accelerated failure time model and LASSO, Wejdan J. Alhejaili
Oxygen storage and electrolyte materials of RMnO₃, Wadiah Allahyani
Quantitative morphometric analysis of terrestrial glacial valleys and the application to Mars, Kory Allred
Frobenius groups, Faizah Ali Alshehri
Resource allocation and persistence : the role of state orientation and goal attainability, Joe Ammar
Three essays in health economics, Abraham Abebe Asfaw
Panel regression with nonstationary variables, Seyedsoroosh Azizi
Analyzing, simulating, and visualizing complex social systems, M. Baniukiewicz
Cultural model(s) of society in Western Ukraine, Nadiia Biletska
The effect of reading to find a solution on learning from multiple documents in science, Dylan Blaum
A reconsideration of Montesquieu's liberal pacifism, James Boesen
An adaptive approach to optimizing QoS throughputs in software-defined networks, J. M. Boley
Human hepatocellular carcinoma cells adapt to ASCT2 and LAT1 amino acid transporter knockdown mediated by shRNA and CRISPR-Cas9, Paige Jay Bothwell
The influence of scenario-based assessment on reading comprehension, David James Boveri
Enhancing college students' job search skills and motivation : a test of a technology-mediated job search intervention, Christopher Joseph Budnick
High let radiation modulates autophagic flux in glioblastoma cells, Van Ai Bui
Testing the equality of mean functional kinetic energy profiles of males and females using the bootstrap, Todd Buretz
Gay men's literature in the United States (1903 - 1968) : uncovering the buried roots of a queer tradition, Adam Wayne Burgess
True crime does pay : narratives of wrongdoing in film and literature, Andrew T. Burt
Direct and interactive effects of infant frustration and parenting on toddler compliance : a test of differential susceptibility, Nicole Marie Burt
Assessing the effectiveness of a training program designed to increase participants' self-efficacy for promoting positive youth development through sports in a developing nation, Lucia Cabrera Gadea
Comparing the paleohydrologic structure on either side of Witchelina Diapir, South Australia, David Paul Canova
Teaching a transformative story : crafting critical feminist narrative pedagogies through women's and queer life writing, Rhiannon Catherwood
Validating the outcome of an action : the impacts of goal and semantic information, Greta Ching Chan
Taiwanese identity and transnational families in the cinema of Ang Lee, Ting-Ting Chan
Microbial community dynamics in tallgrass prairie soil affected by native grazer feces (Bison bison), Karley Chantos
A retrospective study on rampage school shootings : considerations for school-based threat assessment teams, Seth H. Chapman
The swords of Damocles : explaining unconventional weapon non-use in modern war, Martin Claar
Faculty and student out-of-class communication : the role of academic entitlement on relational frame activation, Jimmy L. Clark
Investigating a novel measure of academic grit, Kelly Clark
Constraints of human nature in the political philosophy of Rousseau, Timothy Joseph Clishem
Emotional self-regulation over time : are affective fade and growth mindset associated with the development of task interest?, Sarah Louise Coley
Evaluation of the green microalga Monoraphidium sp. Dek19 growth utilizing ethanol plant side streams and potential for biofuel production, David Michael Colson
Language development at 24 months : contributions from the growth of infant positive affect and maternal quality of speech during a wordless book task, Lauren Laake DeVlieger
