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Theses/Dissertations from 2025

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Barriers To Mental Health Among International Students: Identifying Challenges and Developing Support Strategies for Depressive Symptoms, Esi TB Afful

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Investigation of the Mechanism of Magnetosensation in C. elegans, Aalimah Akinosho

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A Comparison of Involved and Uninvolved College Students' Stress and Coping During COVID-19, Abbie Alsene

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Voices from Within: Employees' Sensemaking of Corporate Volunteerism, Janet Laadi Anani

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Enterprise Social Media and Employee Engagement: A Study of Internal Public Relations, Daniel Sherrick Apambila

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I Am Not a Dictator; I Am a Defender: The Rhetoric of Coup d’État in Francophone Africa, Isaac Asare Kwakye

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From Uncertainty to Alignment: The Role of Internal Public Relations in Supporting Employee Adjustment during Leadership Transitions, Margaret NY Asare

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Cultural Identity in Mental Health Services and Helpseeking Behaviours among African International Students, Mark Ofosu Asirifi

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THE BIOMECHANICS OF BRAKING SQUAT AND SPLIT BRAKING SQUAT: AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH, Ariel Atias

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FUELING THE FIRE! HOW BLACK STUDENTS MAKE SENSE OF THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND THEIR ROLES IN POST-SECONDARY TRANSITION AND SUCCESS, Erica Austin

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Skin And Bones: Transgenerational Trauma, Experimental Storytelling, And The Texture Of Hope, A Creative Dissertation, Janine Blue

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Reframing Equity Gaps: A Descriptive Analysis of Reported Spending for Underrepresented Minorities at Illinois Community Colleges, Terrance Marshall Bond

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Meeting Athletes Where They Are At: Mental Performance Consultants' Perspectives of Developmentally Appropriate Consulting, Eleanor R. Cain

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Prioritization Among School Nurses, Melissa Calvillo

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Detrital Zircon U-Pb Geochronology and Provenance of the Eocene Claron Formation, Southern Utah, USA, Kennedy Cull

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The Body Is On, Kitty F. Davies

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SECONDARY STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING TO MATH, Emily E. Deal

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Educating Older Adults on Home Modifications Through Virtual Reality Experience to Promote Aging-in-place, Ana Rebeca de Andrade Bicudo

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“Money Is Just a Tool, Not the Goal”: Examining Messages That Parents Tell Their Children About Money, Hannah Delorto

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The Role of Encoding Strategies in Semantic False Memories, Michael Dow

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Game or no Game: Navigating Office Politics and Female Leaders Success through the ‘Labyrinth’ Metaphor Lens, Clementina Edema

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Authority and Expressions of Knowledge, Will T. Ervin

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A Care-Focused Characterization of Beginning Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Visions of Mathematics Instruction, Alicia Marie Erwin

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Larval Environments affect the Implementation of the Sterile Insect Technique on Aedes Mosquitoes, Katherine G. Evans

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From Unprepared to On Track: Closing the Kindergarten Readiness Gap by Using a Team-Based Approach to Implement a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Framework with Fidelity, Erica Filipiak

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Internal Factors and Phases of the Role Transition to Full-time Nursing Academia: A Quantitative Study, Carolina Ford

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Improving Device Care, Online Behavior and Technology Use: The Impact of Digital Citizenship Training on Students in a Midwestern Middle School, Amanda Gibson

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Finding the Diaspora: Understanding U.S. Central American Students’ Narratives of Social Justice and Resistance at Four-Year Higher Education Institutions in Illinois, Sandy C. González Rivas

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Listening To The Body: Attunement and Advocacy in Women's Experiences of Endometriosis, Rebekah E. Greenslaugh

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“THE New Force”: The Rhetoric behind Nana Kwame Bediako's Masked Campaign, Emmanuella Ama Gyamfi

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The Moderating Role of Emotional Support on the Relation between Racial Microaggressions, Mental Health, and Self-Esteem for Black Men, Erik Harris

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Perceptions of a Hypothetical Student as a Function of Binge Eating Disorder and Gender, Erin Rose Hennessy

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Marks of Heritage: Chicana Tattoo Artists Navigating Gender, Culture, and Artistic Expression in "Men's Work", Ryleigh Hickman

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Investigating Meaningful Reflection through Teacher Research, Brandon Hillary

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DO YOU HEAR IT?: PERCEPTIONS OF A VOCATIONAL CALLING AND RETENTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS, Tim Holbrook

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Boys Build, Girls Glam: An Examination of Adult Language Use In Informal STEAM Education Settings, Alexandra Horton

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ENHANCING CLIMATE CHANGE AWARENESS IN CHILDREN THROUGH AUGMENTED REALITY: A STUDY ON EDUCATIONAL ENGAGEMENT., Jubair Islam

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The Moderating Role of Personality in the Relationship Between Cognitive Ability and Counterproductive Work Behaviors, Sarah Jacobsen

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How Latine College Students Experience, Maneuver, and Navigate Within the Colonizing Notion of Smartness, Jasmine Jetton-Gonzales

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Lady Macbeth's Maternity and Morality, Lauren Johnson

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Making Monsters: The Intersection of Black and Queer Characters in Vampire Fiction, Jalissa Jones

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Neural Network Algorithm and Analysis for Multi-Label ECG Data Classification, Akhil Raghava Kalal

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Slovakian Migration in the Aftermath of the Velvet Revolution: A Qualitative Study Exploring Gender Relations through Migration to the United States, Taylor A. Kanuk

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Automorphism Groups of N-Graded Vertex Algebras associated with Cyclic Leibniz Algebras with Small Dimensions, Alexander M. Keene

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Assessing Brazil’s Economic Trajectory Post Democracy: A Synthetic Control Approach to the 1985 Transition, Mohammad Saqlain Khurshid

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Exploring the Relationship Between Athletic Identity and Academic Resiliency Through a Life Skills Transfer Lens., Lilla Kisvari

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Utilization of Golden Pennycress in Broiler Diets, Marley M. Knowles

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Scrolling for Two: An Exploration of Pregnant Women's Social Support and Information Seeking Behaviors Using Technology During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Sarah Knowlton

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Lower Extremity Individual Muscle Forces in Females During Loaded Hex-Bar Squat Jumps, Jadon Konkel

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MODELING CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON GROUNDWATER DEMAND IN EAST-CENTRAL ILLINOIS, Ryan Krakowiak

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The Future of Democracy is at Risk as Declining Local Media Erodes Voter Turnout, Melissa Boehning Libert

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Supervisor Support and Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Roles of Work-Life Balance and Perceived Employability with Gender as a Moderator, Tori Lomelino

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Breaching the Screen: A Digital Technofeminist Methodology for Virtual and Augmented Realities, Frank Macarthy

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The Trouble with the Doing Part: Coming to See the Need for Dialogism as a Stance in English Teacher Education Field Instruction, Shannon Maney-Magnuson

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Investigation of the Human Temporal Styloid Process as a Bony Indicator of Speech, Sommer A. Martin

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How I Came to Understand What Art Was, Ilse Miller

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Intersectionality and the Canon of Romanticism, Serenah Minasian

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Differential Effects of Health Insurance Coverage on Health for Sexual Minorities, Ruby W. Morr

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The Medea Effect: The Binary Terror of Women Existing in the Liminal Space, M. Nance

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Deciphering Neuronal Expression and Behavioral Consequences of Dys-1b In C. Elegans: Insights into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Shifat Niha

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“Don’t Panic, it’s Just AI:” A Qualitative Study on Internal Communication Strategies for Managing AI-Driven Change”, Edikan Nkanta

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Stimulating Focus and Calmness Through Soft Fabrication: A User-Centered Approach, Emmanuella A. Oku

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Hydronic Parking Lots: A Solution for Urban Heat Island Mitigation, Sumeet Jinnappa Paramaj

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Adult Undergraduates at a Four-Year University: A Qualitative Study of Their Experiences and Perceptions of Support, Kevin Patrick

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The Experiences of Black Male DEI Administrators at Historically White Institutions, Kwame R. Patterson Jr

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Enhancing Data Wrangling Efficiency Using AI, Prajakta K. Pohare

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Mapping the Invisible: Evaluating AI and Human Descriptions for Blind and Low Vision Users, Loiy Qasrawi

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Sexual Labor, United States Immigration Law, and México's Emerging Feminist Consciousness, 1875-1925, Narcedalia Ramirez

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The Impact of Bilingual Teacher License, and Years of Experience on Bilingual Student Reading Achievement Across Multiple-Grade Levels, Cuauhtemoc D. Reyes

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Looking Beyond the Achievement Gap: An Inquiry Into Bridging the Divide Between Teacher Preparedness and English Learners’ Literacy Success, Sean Rhoads

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A Phenomenological Look at Mental Blocks in Artistic Gymnastics, Lauren M. Rogers

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“MY PAIN WAS NEVER MORE VALUABLE THAN HIS POTENTIAL”: A RHETORICAL THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF GASLIGHTING WITHIN SEXUAL ABUSE CASES, Makayla Roller

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Celebrando Éxito: Culturally Affirming Practices for Latine Students at Selected Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tricia Rosado

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The Satyr's Last Lament, Joseph A. Sandy

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Stellar Evolution Modeling of Exotic Stars with Central Black Holes, Andrew D. Santarelli

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Among the Flowers of Brass: Writing Through Hardship, A Creative Dissertation, Alicia Shupe

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The Impact of Loss Function Topology on Gradient Descent, Robert B. Skudnig Jr.

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On Higher Level Zhu Algebras of N-Graded Vertex Algebras Associated with Simple Leibniz Algebras That Contain sl2, Christian Soltermann

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Nutrient Transport and Transformation in Anaerobic Co-digestion of Crop Residues and Swine Manure, Shelby Stoner

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Technology in the Second Language Acquisition Classroom: Attitude, Perception, And Preparedness Of Language Teachers In Ghanaian IB Schools, Amanda C. Tay

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Utilizing Information Technology and Hands-on Learning Practices to Improve Student Learning Outcomes in a High Failure Rate Intoductory Programming Course, Todd Edward Thomas

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The Tender Flesh: Dwelling in Soft Wounds and Visceral Bodies, Madelyn Irene Turner-Havens

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Risk-Seeking Multi-Armed Bandits in an Explore-Then-Commit Setting, Ali Vahidi

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Centralized Deep Reinforcement Learning for Homogeneous Multi-Component Maintenance Optimization, Joseph W. Wittrock

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A New Theater for Age-Old Social Patterns: An Exploratory Study of Interpersonal Dynamics and the Overlay of Gender within AI Companionship, Miriam Wolff

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Scaling Laws for Diffusion in Crystallized Plasma from Molecular Dynamics, Dany Yaacoub

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Positioning in Narrative and Writing: An Ethnographic Study of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Graduate Students in an English Language Institute, Demet Yigitbilek

Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Influence of Tile-Drainage Water on Groundwater Nitrate Concentrations: a Case Study of a Saturated Riparian Buffer Zone, TOSIN AMINAT ABDULSALAM

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Examining the Perception of Fresh Produce Growers on Agricultural Sustainability and Diversification, Randy Ackah

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Towards a Blockchain-Based Data Trading Protocol, Manish Adhikari

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From Viral Rumors to Fact-Checked Information: the Influence of Social Media Platforms and Fact-Checking Organizations on Public Trust during the Covid-19 Crisis, Chinyere Linda Agbasiere

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The Influence of Tile Flow on the Transport-Fate of Nitrate in the Vadose Zone of a Saturated Riparian Buffer: a Case Study at the T3 Site in Mclean County, Central Illinois, Benedicta Karl Akrofi

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African American Administrators’ Experiences as They Pursue and Transition into Higher Education Senior Administrative Roles at Four-Year Predominantly White Institutions, Andre Allen

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AFRICAN AMERICAN ADMINISTRATORS’ EXPERIENCES AS THEY PURSUE AND TRANSITION INTO HIGHER EDUCATION SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ROLES AT FOUR-YEAR PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS, Andre Allen

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Optimization of a Sers-Based Vertical Flow Immunoassay Utilizing a Plasmonic Syringe Filter for Rapid Biomarker Detection and Quantification, Anthony Abeiku Amissah

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Mothers with Disabilities as Health Navigators: Narratives of Pregnancy, Postpartum Depression, and Parenting, Agnes Amoakwa

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Fabulating the Alien: Black Speculative Fiction and a Re-reading of the Xenological Archive, Edmund Hammah Ankomah

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O-Alkylated Carbinolamides: Mechanistic Imperatives for a Motif Lacking Labile Protons, Thomas Christopher Arndt

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Factorization in Cybersecurity: a Dual Role of Defense and Vulnerability in the Age of Quantum Computing, Himateja Arukala

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Cyberbullying among College Students, Gifty Yaa Asiamah