Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Congruence of Parent-Teacher Relationships for Students with Autism: the Role of Teacher Efficacy and School Climate, Morgan Johnson
The Downside of Financial Aid: an Analysis of Student Loan Default at a Midwest Public University, Brian William Johnston
Understanding the Regulation of Innate Immune Mechanisms and Its Relevance in Diseases Using Drosophila Melanogaster, Pooja Kadaba Ranganath
Student Perceptions of Instructors Comparing a Low Mediated Immediacy Syllabus to a High Mediated Immediacy Syllabus, Ann Marie Katlyn Kamps
Measuring Optical Water Quality Parameters Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ( Uav )-Based Multispectral Sensor, Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake, Jerome Michael Komas
We Might Be Salvaged, Hannah Kroonblawd
Empathy Matters: Building Relationships One Story at a Time, David Lee LaFrance
Understanding Female Millennial Administrators and Their Perceptions and Experiences of Leadership in the Community College, Kerri Langdon
Open: Mind, Casey Laughlin
Investigating the Role of Amyloid Beta Peptides in Inflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis, Nguyen Le
Towards a Relational Understanding of Food, Identity, and Diversity in Children’s Literature, Katy Lewis
I Got Two Versions: Frank Ocean, Lil Nas X, and the Rhetoric of Progressive Masculinity in Rap Music, Evan William Lobdell
College-Age Female’s Wishful Identification and Homophily with a Media Figure Using High versus Low Amounts of Glottal Fry, Erin Meyer Logsdon
Nothing for Us, about Us, without Us, Dream Action Niu: ( re ) Formation of Undocumented and Mixed-Status Students’ Identities of Resistance, Sandra Watson López
Aiming To Please: Navigating Intersectional Realities, Priscilla Kar Yee Lo
Of Mites and Brains: Ectoparasitism in Nestlings Alters the Development of Song Control Nuclei in European Starlings, Elliot Parker Lusk
Ani-Kitu Hwagi Center Places: a Study of Survivance, Tyler Michael Mantia
Thermal and Hormonal Effects on Gene Expression and Development in the Red-eared Slider Turtle, Rosario A. Marroquin-Flores
Cognitive Biases in Perfectionism: Attention Bias and Memory Bias for Perfectionism-Relevant and Negative Stimuli, Elizabeth Mary Marsh
Synthesis of Highly Conjugated Porphyrinoid Systems, Melissa Mathius
Employer Perceptions of Essential Skills Required of Postsecondary Agriculture Students, Emily McClure
Consequences of Microsporidian Prior Exposure for Virus Infection Outcomes and Bumble Bee Host Health, Elyse Christine McCormick
Emerging Adults’ Risk Perception and Mindfulness Strategies Concerning Climate Change and Environmental Commitment, Danieli Mercado Ramos
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport ( Red -s ) Risk Factors among Collegiate Athletes, Hope K. Metz
The Effectiveness of Planned and Incidental Focus on Form in Learning Grammatical Concepts in Two Spanish as L 2 Classrooms, Rebeca Monasterio
Steps towards Liberation for Low-Income Black Residents through Anti-racist and Counter-Racial Capitalist Community Development Practices, Natasha Moodie
Parents’ Right-Wing Political Conservatism and Trans Teacher Bathroom Access in School: Ambiguity Is Threatening, Aaron F. Neitzel
The Application of Collaborative Robots in Garment Factories, Kim Phung Nguyen
Statistical Modeling of Data Breach Risks: Time to Identification and Notification, Quynh Nhu Nguyen
African American Family Members’ Needs and Experiences during a Loved One’s End-of-Life, Kelley Obringer
Factors Motivating Individuals with no School-Based Agricultural Education Background To Enter the Profession, Jenna Kay Offerman
Trends in Nutrients Load and Driving Factors in Illinois River Basins, Olaoluwa David Oladuji
The Resistance of the Hondureña: Bridging Literary Graveyards through a Postcolonial-Ecofeminist Approach, Anna Linnea Ortiz
Monstruos Y Fantasmas: La Identidad Española A Través Del Gótico En La Saga El Cementerio De Los Libros Olvidados, Germán Ortiz Uriarte
The Challenges of Navigating Feminism in Nigeria: a Case for Third Space Feminism, Pearl Osibu
Perceptions of Covid-19 on Wedding Professionals' Job Attitudes, Alyssa Jeanne Osterbuhr
The Incorporation of and Engagement in Engineering Design in High School Biology, Margaret Elizabeth Parker
Understanding Juvenile Correctional Officers' Perceptions about Safety and Care of Youth in Their Facilities, Megan Patterson
Standards-Aligned Math Curriculum, Student Demographics, and School Improvement: an Investigation of Illinois’ Lowest-Performing K-8 Schools, Christine Paxson
Hearts of Gold: Adapting the Lives of 19th Century Alaskan Sex Workers into a Biopic, Kelly Pierce
Lydia’s Urn: Exploring Trauma, Non-binary Identity, and Plural Subjectivity via Metamodern Gaming, a Creative Dissertation, Eric Jason Pitman
Victim Advocates’ Perception of the Reluctance of Sexual Assault Survivors Reporting, Nastasha Andrea Powers
Replicas of Social Change: Examining Reflections of Religious Shifts in Japanese Society through Literary Depictions of Kitsune Characters, Sophia Pressler
The Differential Effects of Prenatal Exercise Training Type on Maternal Glucose Metabolism: a Secondary Data Analysis of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial, Stephanie Prostko
Imaginary Landscapes, Richard Oliver Reed
A Study of the Impact of Covid-19 on Latinx College Students in the Midwest, Molly Erin Ricci
The Effectiveness of Myofascial Release on Overhead Athletes with Posterior Shoulder Tightness, Breiann E. Richey
Thermal Controls on Hyporheic Flux and Streambed Flow Dynamics, Jake William Riedel
Navigating Change: Implementation of Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility in K-1 Physical Education, Adam D. Rosenbery
A Qualitative Inquiry of the Body Project on College Campuses in Illinois, Maria Ross
Portrait of a"Gentlemanly"Profession: Whiteness and the Persistent Racial Imperviousness of Accounting, Adam J. Saatkamp
Using a Tracer Test To Assess the Fate and Transport of Nitrate in a Saturated Buffer Zone, Alhassan Sahad Sahad
The Latino Underground: Decolonizing Knowledge through a Hip-Hop Testimonio Project, Jorge J Sanchez
How Middle and High School Principals Provide Culturally Responsive Leadership for Underrepresented Students in Stem: a Qualitative Comparative Case Study, Kenneth Jerome Sanderson
Watercolor of Surface Water Reservoirs in West Java, Indonesia Using Satellite Remote Sensing Data, Cavien Izack Marcelyno Satia
#Savequicksilver: How Fans of the Mcu Established Their Fan Identities after Pietro’s False Introduction in the Disney + Series Wandavision, Isabela Scaturro
Mapping the Distribution of the Scarlet-Banded Barbet ( Capito Wallacei ) Using Geographic Information Systems ( Gis ) and Species Distribution Modeling ( Sdm ), Stephanie Marie Scherer
The Perennial Quest: Working towards Equitable Assessment with Student-Centric Learning Contracts, Matthew W. Schering
The Influence of the Facets of Openness to Experience on Music Preference, Fabio Setti
The Urgency for a Transnational Feminist Methodology: an Inclusive Analytical Framework for Neocolonialism and Globalization, Sanam Shahmiri
Evaluating Nutrition Knowledge in Parents and Its Relation to Childhood Obesity, Rachael Shangraw
Disability Representation: Sites of Grassroots Activism on Grief and Insidious Trauma, Shawna Marie Sheperd
Trypanosome Infection Disturbs the Gut Microbiota of Bumble Bee Hosts, Bryan Sierra-Rivera
Narcissism and Alcohol Outcomes: the Role of Drinking Motives, Jake Robert Solka
Toward an Asian American Antiracist Pedagogy for First Year Writing, Dorothy Margaret Stone
Native American Women's Standpoint: Narratives about Identity, Kaitlyn Nicole Sullivan
Extending Edge-Colorings of Complete Uniform Hypergraphs, Insoraki Rahmawati Swabra
Identity-First vs. Person-First Language: Preferences and Impact of Use, Amanda Taboas
The Relationship between Eating Behaviors and Weight Cycling among College Students, Kayla Valluzzi
Revenue Inequalities across Public Universities in the Midwest: What Differentiates the Haves and the Have Nots?, Edward Vize
Improving Water Quality through Reducing Agricultural Nutrient Loss: Field Pennycress as a Cover Crop, Mujen Wang
The Association among Parental Perceptions and the Childhood Obesity Epidemic, Ian C. Washington
Shared Book Reading Experiences for Young Children Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication ( Aac ) Systems, Braelyn Nicole Wence
The Intersection of the Sexual Double Standard and Race: a Sexual Triple Standard, Christina Whitaker
Pennycress Establishment in Response to Management of Corn Residue and Harvest Date, Bethany Wohrley
The Measurement of College Athletes' Knowledge and Behavior on Pre-and Post-workout Nutrition Utilizing a Text-Message Intervention, Hannah Christine Young
I'm Not a Virus: Asian Hate in Donald Trump's Rhetoric, Jennifer Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Improving Failure Mode & Effect Analysis ( Fmea ) Method Using Discrete Event Simulation, Adil Abdukeyum
Are Websites of Victim Service Organizations Representative of Women of Color? a Content Analysis, Loretta Addo-Danso
English Medium Instruction ( Emi ) at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences ( Ksau-Hs ): Students’ Needs and Instructors’ Attitudes, ABDULELAH MOHAMMED ALKHATEEB
Lie Groups and Euler-Bernoulli Beam Equation, Medeu Amangeldi
Identifying Unknown Sources of Nitrate in Two Central Illinois Watersheds, William Andrews
Phosphorus and Zinc Effects on Soybean [ Glycine Max ( L. ) Merrill ] Yield and Agronomic Efficiency, Godfred Ankomah
Improving Model Performance through Indirect Integration of Human Impacts in Data-Driven Hydrologic Models, Dawit Wolday Asfaw
Moral Modeling: How Heroes Impact Values, Christopher David Atkinson
Sleep Quality and Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in Young Adults with Concussion History, Jessica Barrack
Keep Your Friends Close: Ostracism via Social Media as a Function of Relational Closeness, Ryan Barta
Exploring Middle School Students’ Strategies When Solving Surface Area Tasks, Pamela Sue Beck
Teaching English Language Varieties: Promoting Linguistic and Educational Change through a Critical Multicultural Pedagogical Approach in the “Introduction to Linguistics ” Course, Lyudmila N. Belomoina
Restorative Practices: Its Impact on Racial Inequity in Pk-12 Schools, Shelia Evonne Boozer
The Pedagogy of Terror: Women's Education in the Gothic Novel, Faith Borland