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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
“Is This Really Funny?” Humor, Rape Myths, and Social Semiotics in Nigerian Comedy Skits, Grace Oluwatofunmi Adeyemo
Teaching and Reading as Meaning-Making, an Intervention to Support Underserved Students in an English Language Arts Classroom, Kelly G. Adkins
Balancing Cellular Stress: Copper Homeostasis and Transcriptional Regulation as Modifiers of Parkinson's Disease Susceptibility, Brooke M. Allen
Reawakening Waⁿdat: Community Research & Reclamation, Darcy Allred
Understanding the Initiation Mechanisms of Spreading Depression: The Roles of Neuronal Hyperactivity and Potassium Dynamics, Mohammad Al Mokbil
Between Tradition and Transition: Cultural Negotiations and Contraceptive Perceptions Among Ghanaian Students in the United States, Beatrice Amissah
Understanding Faculty Perceptions of Shared Governance at a Four-year Public University: A Case Study of the University of Ghana, Patrick Amponsah
From Deference to Dialogue: How International GTAs from High Power Distance Cultures Adapt to U.S. Classroom Dynamics, Deborah Akua Afi Appiah
Data-Driven Partitioning in Distributed Optimization for Networked Systems, Prosper Azameti
Integrating Fertilizer Supplementation and CRISPR-Mediated UMAMIT29/30 Mutagenesis to Optimize Low Glucosinolate Pennycress, Ryan Bayliss
Lemkin's Lessons: Environmental Destruction, Gendered Violence, and Attacks on Family in Genocide, Kylie Black
First- and Second-Generation Immigrant Emerging Adults’ Career Aspirations, Laura A. Botros
Characterizing a Low-Gradient Stream in Central Illinois as Gaining or Losing and Observing Seasonal Changes in this Behavior, Eric Timothy Brunner
Turnover Talk: Organizational Turnover Communication and Its Effects on Turnover intention, Organizational Identification, and Job Satisfaction, Ethan L. Carroll
Perceived Barriers to Physical Activity and Campus Recreation Facility Usage in College Students Referred or not Referred to an Exercise is Medicine® on Campus Program, Benjamin M. Colbert
Type II Diabetes Treatment Comparison via Compartment Modeling, Abigail M. Collins
The Thing About Stuff: Exploring Consumerism Through Contemporary Print, Collage and Self-Reflection, Alexandra Lee Cox
Framing Belonging and Exclusion: A Dialogic Narrative Analysis of English- and Spanish-Language Immigration Coverage During the Trump 2024 Presidential Election, Evangeline T. Cruz
Medication Adherence in Patients Diagnosed with Heart Failure: A Retrospective Study, Mark T. Dabbs
Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Substance Use: The Role of Conscientiousness, Caitlyn M. Donnelly
Informing Policies: Examining Socio-Cultural Factors Influencing the Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence, Patricia M. Ebubechukwu
Examining Explicit Professional Development as a Means to Change Inclusive Mindsets, Mitchell E. Elatkin
Fuchs' Problem for Quasi-Cyclic Groups, Dalen F. Elliott
Institutional Retention and Graduation Outcomes Before and During Covid-19: A Comparison of Online-Experienced and Online-Inexperienced Four-Year Institutions, Nicholas J. Finnessey
Exploring Culturally Responsive Faculty Practices that Support Student Success in Community College Classrooms, Mary Catherine Flynn
Creating "An Exemplar of a Better World": A Dialogic Analysis of Academic Freedom Surrounding Columbia University Activism from 2023-2025, Ellanore Foltz
Enhancing Hospital Length of Stay Using AI Agent Modular Capabilities, Dami Fred
The Cost of Conformity: Hegemonic Masculinity, LGBTQIA+ Student Identity, and Campus Experience in Higher Education, Kevin Patrick Goffard
Secret-Keeping Experiences of Young Adults, Jace C. Griffith
Cover Crop Effects on Soil Porewater Nutrients and Hydrothermal Properties, Md Mahadi Hasan
The Role of Perceived Belongingness in the Relationship Between Psychological Distress and Somatic Symptoms in Higher Education Students, Tasfia Hossain
Refusing to Die on the Vine: Black Women's Survival, Resistance, and DEI Labor in Historically White Institutions, Senesta D. Howard
The Price of Parenthood: Policy, Gender, and the Self-Perception of Work Commitment and Career Momentum, Emily Hubbard
Classifying Mathieu-Zhao Subspaces in Products of Cyclic Rings, Sarah A. Huber
Data Defines Success: Algorithm for Dataset Quality Assessment in Deep Learning for Malware Detection, Matei Ionescu
Constructing a System to Study the Fusarium verticillioides SKC1 Spore Killer in the Model Fungus Neurospora crassa, Parham Jazireian
Constructing and Deconstructing Homelessness: Challenging the Stigmatization of the Unhoused Through Lived Experience, Brenna Jones
Elite Cues Vs. Economic Vulnerabilities: What Explains Isolationist Foreign Policy Attitudes Among Americans?, Sabyasachi Karmaker
"Aren't You Old Enough to Know Better?": Judgments Surrounding Infidelity as a Function Of Age and Gender, Josephine Kirby
Dining Experiences Across Hearing Profiles: The Influence of Noise and Environmental Factors in Restaurants, Lorin M. Kmieciak
The Role of Non-Academic Staff in First-Year Retention at Regional, Comprehensive Universities, Marco A. Krcatovich II
The Impact of Exercise Therapy on Heart Failure Preserved Ejection Fraction, Harrison Lorbinenko Krebs
Effects of Compost Incorporated Versus Surface Applied on Soybean Yield and Soil Health, Maheshwari Kuchanapally
Abject and Uncanny Manifestations of Sexuality and Sexual Desire in Nineteenth-Century Gothic Literature, Varvara Kuznetsova
Performance-Based Funding’s Influence on Higher Education Through The Eyes of Department Chairs, Jonathan W. Lackland
Exploring Factors Affecting Persistence and Motivations of Selected Non-Traditional Doctoral Students, Alicia Lage
Pathways Through Barriers: A Qualitative Study of Career Advancement Among International Graduates of Illinois Public Higher Education Institutions, Tieola Lambey Requena
Middle School Students' Initial Ideas and Their Connections in Proportion Word Problems, Carrie Ann Lawton
A Feasibility Study on CLDs-to-SFDs Conversion Process Via AI Agent Modular Capabilities, Sinjhih Lin
Using Curated Co-Teaching Tools to Elicit Tacit Experiences Related to Collaboration, Innovation, and Satisfaction Between Co-Teaching Pairs, Lisa Caputo Love
Built Different: Place, Identity, and the Holistic Well-being of Female Student Athletes, Jaye Mack
Reconciliation, Draper Matthews
Social Media, Masculine Body Ideals, and the Drive for Muscularity: A Serial Mediation Model Across Sexual Identities, Sean P. McDaniel
The Perceived Leadership Attributes of Chief Academic Officers, Lowa Mwilambwe
Managing Multi-Drug Resistance: An Evolutionary Game Theory and Optimal Control Approach, Shukhrat Nasrulloev
Symmetry in Latin Hypercubes, Levi Neiburger
The Impact of Sports Betting Legalization on Marital Status, Hosea Gitonga Njogu
Leading the Temporary Workforce: Leadership Communication and Adaptation Among Seasonal Employees, Alfred Kwabena Obiri
The Effects of a Work-Strengths Affirmation Intervention on Death Anxiety: Meaning and Self-Esteem as Mediators, Begüm Orhan
The Effects of Personality Traits on Relationship Satisfaction Among Romantic Partners in Ghana, EMMANUEL OWUSU
Are We Perceived the Same? A Cross-cultural Comparison of Instructor Communication Between American and International Graduate Teaching Assistants, Deborah Aku Shika Pappoe
The Role of Body Composition in Predicting Fitness Performance of Law Enforcement Officers, Taylor J. Parmentier
Comorbidity and Violence: What Role Does Resilience Play In Preventing Violent Acts?, Madeline J. Petit
Meet Me in the Middle: Transformational Coaching as a Strategy to Disrupt Middle School Teacher Attrition, Aimee J. Pettit
"I Didn't Teach It Again Because It Wasn't Worth It": How Grades 6-12 English Language Arts Teachers Select Texts and Navigate the Obstacles That Impede Them, Steve Poggendorf
Building Resilience and Academic Belonging Through an Educational Intervention for Latine Families, Britney Ramos
Trauma-Informed Care in Nurse Practitioner Students Working with Standardized Patients Presenting with Substance Use Disorder: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study, Megan L. Rappleyea
What Does It Takes to Develop Game Changers? An Evaluation of Sport-Based Youth Development Program, Jorge Adriel Rodriguez
From Treats to Trust: The Interpersonal Role of the Senate Candy Desk in Bipartisan Dynamics, Lydia E. Ruot
Fostering a Growth Mindset in Mathematics: Faculty and Student Experiences, Yolanda G. Rush
Understanding Interculturality and Enacting Culturally Based Pedagogies: A Mixed Methods Study of In-Service World Language Educators in Secondary Classrooms, Heather L. Sandy
Does Increased Synaptic Release From Modulatory Projection Neurons Enable Continued Neuronal Pattern Generation at Increasing Temperature?, Mason D. Sanford
From Global Norms to Local Implementation: The Sendai Framework, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Human Rights in the United States, Madelyn Schutte
The Architecture of African Listening: Enriching Macnamara’s Conception of Organizational Listening Through An Afrocentric Lens In Ghanaian NGOs., Getrude Kafui Senu
A Cycle of Inquiry to Strengthen Culturally Responsive Algebra I Instruction for Black Male Freshmen, Matthew Shank
Staff Attitudes Toward AI Adoption at a Private Research University, Ashley C. Smith
Sibling Relationships Within the Context of Chronic Conditions, Megan M. Sulak
Data Utilization In Facilities’ Performance Management Decision- Making at U.S. Four-Year Public Institutions: A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study, Tanaporn Supanichrattana
The Wife and the Hunter: Interiority in the Hippolytus Myth, Greta Terfruchte
America the Not Yet Beautiful: Unfulfilled Promises in a Racist-Capitalist Society, Kaitlyn Tibbetts
High-Resolution Mapping of Soil Moisture Variation using UAS Thermal and Multispectral Imagery, Jackline Amma Timah
Between Stigma and Strength: How Ghanaian Mothers Navigate Societal Judgement and Build Resilience while Raising Children with Disabilities., Vera Bonku Turkson
Rhetoric of Realignment: An Analysis of Trump's 2024 Campaign Rhetoric, David Valadez
The Acculturation of International-Born Student Affairs Administrators in the United States, Amber Joy Webb
Thinking Machines: Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence, and Technological Anxiety in the American Cold War, Erin Mae Wilcox
Dying to Live: The Killing of United States Citizens Through the Health Care System, Kayla Pica Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
The Path from Acceptance to Adoption for Linguistic Innovations Dealing with Gender in the Language Classroom, Juan Carlos Acevedo Fontecha
Driving the Green Agenda: Examining Individual Preferences for Vehicle Emissions and Inspection Programs, Vera A. Ackah
Exploring How Political Affiliations Influence Trust in AI Applications, Md Imran Ahsan
Investigation of the Mechanism of Magnetosensation in C. elegans, Aalimah Akinosho
The Impact of Race on Police Officer Retention, Constantus Akuma-Zanu
A Surprising Rearrangement of Pyrone Amides, Joy Oluwapamilerin Alende