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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Influence of Tile-Drainage Water on Groundwater Nitrate Concentrations: a Case Study of a Saturated Riparian Buffer Zone, TOSIN AMINAT ABDULSALAM
Examining the Perception of Fresh Produce Growers on Agricultural Sustainability and Diversification, Randy Ackah
Towards a Blockchain-Based Data Trading Protocol, Manish Adhikari
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
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
Optimization of a Sers-Based Vertical Flow Immunoassay Utilizing a Plasmonic Syringe Filter for Rapid Biomarker Detection and Quantification, Anthony Abeiku Amissah
Mothers with Disabilities as Health Navigators: Narratives of Pregnancy, Postpartum Depression, and Parenting, Agnes Amoakwa
O-Alkylated Carbinolamides: Mechanistic Imperatives for a Motif Lacking Labile Protons, Thomas Christopher Arndt
Factorization in Cybersecurity: a Dual Role of Defense and Vulnerability in the Age of Quantum Computing, Himateja Arukala
Cyberbullying among College Students, Gifty Yaa Asiamah
No Such Thing as Nappy, Alan Roosevelt Atkins
Decoding the Past: Evolutionary History of North American Deer Mouse Populations on the Gulf Islands, Rachel Ann Berg
The Epistemological Politics of"False Memory Syndrome", Michele Blatzheim
Underrepresented Genders in Music: They “Actually ” Rock, Emily Bollinger
Illuminating How Nestling Mouth Color and Body Size Shape Parental Care in a Cavity-Nesting Species, Shana Border
Navigating Title Ix Changes through the Lived Work Experiences of Title Ix Investigators, Robert Anthony Braswell
Ecological Drivers of Plasticity and Parental Care in Poison Frogs, Olivia Brooks
Commodifying the American Funeral: Impacts on Our Rituals, Grief and Values, Reilly Card
Back in the Ring: a Survey of the Communist Party of the United States: 1956-1976, Zachary Carlson
Rapid, Direct Screening of Priority Metal Contaminants in Environmental Systems with Reactive 3 D-Printed Cone Spray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry ( 3 D- Pcsi-Ms ), Jonathan Nzubechi Chilaka
Systems Efficacy for School Improvement: Creating a Highly Effective, Achievement Centered School Team, Angela Codron
The Space between Pedagogy and Praxis: Enacting an Accessible, Critical Disability Studies Pedagogy through the Course Syllabus, Jennifer M. Coe
Occentatia: Community and Escapism through Queer World-Building, Ian Cooper
Utilizing B-n, B-o, and B-f Interactions toward Novel ( 5+2 ) Cycloadditions, Seth Ian Corrie
Intergenerational Transmissions of Body Image and Eating Issues: an Analysis of Maternal and Interpersonal Socialization from College-Age Women, Elena Kae Cotter
Digital Safe Spaces: Nonbinary Community Building on Tiktok, Xan Daggett
Performance of Pennycress in some Illinois Cropping Systems, Rashmi Dangol
Toward More Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy in Elementary Social Studies, Laura Delgado
“So Much Happens between those Two Spaces ”: Focalization and Parent-Child Relationships in the Moth Keeper and the Magic Fish, Sarah DelMaramo
Story Network Theory, Dramaturgy, and Cinderella: an Interdisciplinary Methodization, Jessie Anne Denning
Spectrum of the Lakes: Unveiling Water Color of Minnesota's Sentinel Lakes with Satellite Remote Sensing for Water Quality Monitoring., Andrew J. Dooley
Reimagining Rural Readiness: Examining the Challenges of the Rural Working-Class in Education, Todd Dugan
Vanguards of the Apocalypse: How Christian Eschatology Shaped Early Spanish and English Empire in the New World, Brandon Dull
With Love & Rage: a Self Portrait of Borderline Personality Disorder, Sarah Eckstine
Navigating Democracy: Perspectives on Western-Style Democracy in Africa, Matthew Edor
Labor Dissent and Resistance: Unraveling Power Dynamics in the 2023 Ups Dispute through Memes, Millicent Elewosi
Building Community Support: a Multi-scalar Archaeological Analysis of Sewage Infrastructure in Central Illinois, Anastasia Leigh Ervin
Concurrent Validity and Reliability of the Vertical Jump and Standing Broad Jump Tests in Youth, Isaac Faamoe
Characterization of Tonneau1 Recruiting Motif Proteins and to N2 Signaling Functions, Tyler Falk
Online Teacher-Student Rapport in Higher Education, Joshua Fitzgerald
The Moderating Effect of Organizational Identification and Supervisor’s Organizational Embodiment on Unethical Pro- Organizational Behavior, Taylor Morgan Flinn
Growing Trust-Building Habits of Novice School Administrators: a Qualitative Research Study, Stacie France
From Eighty Acres and a Mule to Two Thousand Acres and Twenty-Four Row Planters: Anxieties of Growth in the Agriculture Sector from Family Farms, Riley Marie Francis
A Community Centered Culturally Responsive Evaluation of Our Behavioral Health Team Using Program Theory, Debra Ann Fritz-Fanning
A Woman Alone: Aphra Behn and the Symbolic Power of Widowhood, Gillian Kathleen Genardo
Exploring the Impacts of Marketing Structure on Enrollment Yield in Higher Education, Mark D. Gibson
Foster Care, Aces, and Social Communication Development: a Mixed Methods Study, Caroline Marie Giuffre
Constructing the Other: Unveiling the Exotic, Barbaric and Parodied Archetypes in Western Discourse, Alexandra Goitia Goitia
Tell Me a Story: an Investigation into Culturally Sensitive Activities To Support Latinos' Help-Seeking Behavior, Estrella Jaqueline Gomez Hernandez
#Bicultural: Social Media Use, Needs Satisfaction, and Well-Being of Immigrants, Rachel Juliane Hecke
Children's Understanding of the Internet as a Moderator for Age-Related Trust Tendencies, Travis Hicks
Exploring Factors That Influence Gen Z Consumers’ Adoption of Metaverse and Brand Experience through Metaverse, Xuan Nhat Linh Ho
Courtesy Stigma and Mental Health: Exploring the Lived Experiences of the Mothers of Registered Sex Offenders, Kimberly Ann Ingold
Outcomes for Individuals Born outside of Marriage, Kathryn Dawn Keithley
An Analysis of Fathers’ and Toddlers’ Behaviors during Shared Book Reading, Caitlin Marie Kelly
S ( M ) Othering: a Rhetorical Analysis of Republican Motherhood, Caroline King
An Exploration of Team Cohesion in Collegiate Esports Contexts, Kenneth Thomas Kresina
The Effect of Institutionalized Barriers on Historically Excluded Athletic Training Students, Chelsea Kuehner-Boyer
Mapping the Mess: a Literate Activity Method for Teacher Research on Civic Literacies in Writing Classrooms, Brittany Larsen
“I Can Do this Leadership Thing! ”: Training and Female Leaders' Perception of Self-Efficacy in Higher Education, Omolola Lasisi
Burning Torches, Eyes, and Empires: a Visual Rhetorical Analysis of the Modern American Fascist Aesthetic, Caleb Lawler
Student Stress in Animal Science, Jayden Lynn Lawrence
Effects of Individual Quality on Reproduction: Investigating Double Brooding and Egg Pigmentation in House Wrens ( Troglodytes Aedon ), Lauren Marie Leischner
Postal Delivery Systems and Cryptomarkets, Trevor Lewandowski
Precrastination as a Form of Intention Offloading: a Test of the Clear Hypothesis, Ryan Jun Seong Liew
Replication Study on Ostracism and Self-Isolation the Role of Shame and Guilt, Zhi Quan Lim
Labor Music: an Intersectional Analysis, Rebekah Mangels
Self-Objectification and Disordered Eating: the Role of Fathers, Aleena E. Mangold
When Curriculum Comes to Life: Making French Language ( L2 ) Acquisition a Lived Experience and the Effect of Students' Progression towards Proficiency, Julia Marie Martin
Post-High School Trajectories of Filipino American Students: the Role of Communication, Kathryn Anne Mayer
“Trust Us To Teach It ”: Examining the Associations among Leadership, Organizational Trust, and Well-Being in Educational Settings, Jessica McKinley
A Global Health Crisis and Its Effects on Teaching Online at a Midwestern Institution, Kari McMullen
Ecosystem Services Provided by the Novel Winter Cash Cover Crop, Pennycress, Ryan Thomas Meyer
An Agent-Based Modeling of Permafrost Melting and Virus Exposure due to Climate Change, Nishat Ara Mozid
Developing a General Methodology To Enhance Simulation Modeling Capabilities Using Process Mining, Rahul Mudliar
Potential Value of Brazzein-Yeast as a Broiler Chicken Feed Additive, Lauren Ruth Neuleib
Polyphony: Multitudes of Vietnamese National Identity through Experiential Documentation of Marketplaces, Jade Nguyen
Frequency & Severity Modeling of Cyber Risk, Vilma Yayra Mensah Ofori
Who Will Save Diversity? Ethics and Effectiveness in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Implementation, Ebuka Okoli
Selectively Remembering Properties of a Person-Probe-Surface System, Maisha Tahsin Orthy
Analysis and Critique of Character Creators in Role-Playing Video Games towards a More Inclusive Gaming Environment, Ellie Parvin
Russian Verbs of Motion: Analyzing Pedagogical Approaches and Developing a Handbook for Russian Language Learners, Elena Petrova
Comparing Asian Immigrants Offending Rates with Other Immigrants., Shamim Ara Pia
Dragging Us Together: Exploring Media Representations of Drag as Coalition Building and Queer Resistance in We’re Here, Grace Elizabeth Pizzini
Resonance: a Methodology and Pedagogy for Socially Just Storytelling, Helen Plevka-Jones
Programs and Services That Contribute to African-American Males' Academic Success at Predominantly White Institutions, Aaron Posey
Effective Communication and Collaboration in Project Management: a Study of the Use of Document Version Control in Higher Education, Laura Primozic George
Amide Assisted Dearomative Intramolecular Oxidopyrylium Based ( 5+2 ) Cycloaddition Reactions, IFEANYICHUKWU EMMANUEL PROMISE
Road Maintenance through Machine Learning, yashwanth sai Rachala
Acculturation Strategy of the First-Generation Immigrants: a Study on the Muslim Parents in the United States, Eshrat Rahman
Using an Anti-deficit Framework To Explain the Academic Achievement of Black Men in Higher Education: a Narrative Inquiry, Donald E. Reed