Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Voices of Black Women Superintendents' Experiences, Gloria Cox
Asian Anxieties and Alliances: Balancing the Rise of China, Adam David Crank
Elementary District-Level and Building-Level Leadership Practices That Promote and Sustain Professional Learning Communities, Nathaniel Cunningham Jr.
Manual Therapy Effects on Low Back Pain, Shelby Dale
Infidelity through the Lens of Trauma, Miranda Dean
Winter Cover Crops Impact on the Distribution of Soil Inorganic Nitrogen and Subsequent Crop Uptake and Yield Following Fall Applied Anhydrous Ammonium, William Travis Deppe
Educators' Perceptions of the Importance and Intensity of Supports in the General Education Classroom for Students with Individualized Education Plans, Stephanie N. DeSpain
Social Media as a Tool To Share Art Curriculum, Jordan James DeWilde
The Role of the Institution on the Adoption of Law Enforcement Technology, Cassandra Dodge
Collaboration Occurring between Professionals in Today's Schools, Kara Lynn Doglio
Exploring Student Interaction and Reflection through the Use of Digital Backchannel Discussions, Heather J. Donnelly
Emg Activation of Foot and Lower Leg Muscles during Strengthening Activities, Brooke Ellen Egeland
Parent-Implemented Intervention Using an Ipad To Enhance Expressive Language in Young Children, Yvette Renee Evans
Understanding Motivational Climate and Team Cohesion in Youth Sport, Annika M. Ewaldz
Seeing Not Things: Awareness, Internal Experience, and the Formation and Dissolution of Visual Relationships, Emma Farber
Patient-Centered Care in Post-professional Athletic Training Education Programs, Sharon Diane Feld
Evaluating Lithology as an Erosional Control on a Fluviokarst System in Northeastern Kentucky, Andrew K. Francis
Synthesis and Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon ( Pah )-Porphyrin Hybrids, Ruixiao Gao
Pathways to a Brighter Future: Narratives of Latino Students’ Perceptions at Community College, Columba Myra Gaytan-Morales
Principals' Perceptions of Professional Development: Options That Support Effective Leadership, Lisa Lee Geren
Title Ix of the Education Amendments of 1972: Does Its Application Parallel the Original Intent of Congress?, Brittney Gillespie-Porter
The Role of Official Misconduct in Wrongful Convictions, Mia Gilliam
Words Apart: a Study of Attitudes towards Varieties of South African Accents in a United States Employment Scenario, Sean Goatley-Soan
To Promote or Prevent When Near or Far: Exploring Regulatory Focus in Geographically-Close and Long-Distance Relationships, Adam James Hampton
Woodland Period Rockshelter Use in the Upper Great Lakes: a Multiscalar Perspective from Grand Island, Michigan, Kelsey Hanson
The Assessment of Scientific Reasoning Skills of High School Science Students: a Standardized Assessment Instrument, Shane Hanson
Token Female Police Officers or Police Exemplars: an Evaluation of the Theory of Tokenism, Cameron Michael Harper
New Influences on Naming Patterns in Victorian Britain, Amy M. Hasfjord
An Examination of the First-Generation Student Experience at a Small, Private Institution, Joshua Erik Hayes
The Impact of Gender-Biased Language in State Regulations upon Judgments about Foster Children, Hannah R. J. Heinzel
Teaching Stigmatized Englishes: Counteracting Linguistic Prejudice Using a Critical Pedagogical Approach to the Introductory Linguistics Course, Sarah Elizabeth Hercula
The Creative Child at Home, Ellen Loraine Herget
“Fired up about Education: ” a Quantitative Exploration of Positive and Negative Slang, Richard Heyne
A History of Art Education at Illinois State University, Kayla Hueneburg
Life Writing the Civil War of Sierra Leone: Appropriation, ( Mis ) Representation, and Erasure, Samuel Alpha Sonny Kamara
An Intervention Study Aimed at Enhancing Seventh-Grade Students’ Development of the Concept of a Variable, Sinan Kanbir
A Gis Analysis of Land Cover Effects on Water Systems: Nutrients and Algae in Stormwater Ponds, Nicole Lee Kappel
Inhibitory Effects of Unique Sulfonamides on Leishmania Tarentolae and Potential Pathway of Inhibition, Jade M. Katinas
Describing the End of Life Knowledge, Beliefs, and Preferences of Alaska Native and American Indian Peoples, Colleen Marie Kelley
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Personality Traits of Illinois Agritourism Entrepreneurs, Ashley L. Kindred
Analyzing Twitter Usage Differences between Student Season Ticket Buyers and Non-buyers, Matthew Aloysius Kinney
The Effects of Tile-Drain Input on a Low-Gradient Agricultural Stream in Central Illinois: Using a Thermal End Member Mixing Model and a Statistical Analysis Approach, Zachary David Kisfalusi
The 1622 Powhatan Uprising and Its Impact on Anglo-Indian Relations, Michael Jude Kramer
High School General Education Teachers' Perception of Iep Accommodations for Students with Asperger Syndrome, Mary Patricia Krones
Î?- Lactam-Induced Changes in Cell Wall Composition and Autolytic Properties of Daptomycin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, Michael Krzyskowski
Range of Motion and Plantar Foot Pressures in Those with and without a Lateral Hip Shift during an Overhead Squat, Erin M. Lally
Mastered Men: the Medieval Origins of Romani Persecution, Rachel Lawrence
Analytical Validation of a Portable Mass Spectrometer System for High Throughput Forensic Screening, Zachary Earl Lawton
Ensemble Coding of Semantic Information: Are Numerical Averages Generated in Parallel?, Kassandra R. Lee
Virginity and Intellectual Construction: the Function of Virginity within the Early English Novel, Jayna Morgan Leipart Guttilla
On the Dynamics of Boolean Gene Regulatory Networks with Stochasticity, Yuezhe Li
Determining Barriers to Use of Edible School Gardens in Illinois, Lucy Ann Loftus
Effects of Integrating Postmodern Theory and Visual Culture into the Art Curriculum, Kara Lomasney
Librarians and Student Affairs Professionals as Collaborators for Student Learning and Success, Dallas Long
A New Approach to Measuring Helicopter Parenting: the Multidimensional Helicopter Parenting Scale, Hayley Love
The Transport and Fate of Chloride within the Groundwater of a Mixed Urban and Agricultural Watershed, Jessica Jo Ludwikowski
Spatial Organization of Lithic Technology at the Mather-Klauer Lodge Site: a Terminal Woodland Occupation on Grand Island, Michigan, Andrew L. Mallo
An Investigation into B Cells in Peripheral Blood and Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissues in the Red Eared Slider Turtle, Trachemys Scripta, Sarah Marie Marrochello
The Embodiment and Performance of Complex Character-Identity in Open World Computer Games: a Study of Simulation, Emergence, and the Experience of Identity in a Cultural Studies Classroom, David Joseph Marshall
Technology in Teacher Preparation, Barbara Martin
An Item Response Theory Analysis of Emotional Expressivity Measures, Melissa K. Matheys
Racial Stereotype Threat: a Critical Race Perspective, Daniel McCloud
Using a Visitor Based Framework To Observe Engagement in a Children's Museum Makerspace, Sara McCubbins
A Comparison of Blood Flow Changes in Tissues Treated with Therapeutic Ultrasound and Electrical Stimulation, Ryanne McDaniel
Why Are Students Doing Research? Examining the Motivation of Students Involved in Undergraduate Research Programs, Andrew Layne McDevitt
Role of Autolysins in Biofilm Formation, Pathogenesis and Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus Aureus, Samuel August McFadden
Provenance Analysis of Granite Cobbles in the Tiskilwa till Using U -pb Geochronology, Paul Antone Meister
José Efraín Ríos Montt: a Guatemalan Nightmare, Ryan Melson
Unpacking Empowerment Discourse within a Women's Reentry Organization, Amanda Nicole Miller
[ De ] Constructing Author, [ re ] Defining Reader, [ Un ] Mapping Genre: the Making of an Architext, Kathleen Miller
Trio-Eligible Students and Study Abroad: Influential Factors, Barriers, and Benefits, Michael R. Minton
A Law for Rulers and People: David Davis, Ex Parte Milligan, and Constitutional Liberalism during the Civil War Era, John Lewis Moreland
Cognitive Bias and Adolescent Risk-Taking, Mayuko Nakamura
Betwixt: Temporality and Comfort, Laura Newman
The Comparison of Eupatorium Reinosum and Eupatorium Perfoliatum by Leslie Matrix, Lina Niu
Beyond the Millennium Development Goals: an Evaluation of the War on Hiv / Aids in Kenya, Robert G. Nyaga
Elementary General Education Teachers' Perspectives towards the Inclusion of Students with Emotional Disturbances, Leona E. O'Dear
Effects of Parasitism and Mite Control Methods on European Starling Development, Aderinsola Oluwasikemi Odetunde
Catcalling as a"Double Edged Sword": Midwestern Women, Their Experiences, and the Implications of Men's Catcalling Behaviors, Colleen O'Leary
Grappling with the Uncanniness of Time in the Post -saw Horror Films of James Wan, Cody Herman Parish
Braving Shame: the Rhetoric of Bravery in Contemporary Women's Memoir, Debra Gayle Parker
Determining the Relationship between Levels of Achievement in Supervised Agricultural Experience and Career Choice, Jason Perry
The Effects of Caffeine on Reaction Time of Two Neurocognitive Tests, Kyle Petit
A Quantitative Analysis of Sex Trafficking Law on the Decriminalization of Youth Involved in Commercialized Sex, Nay Petrucelli
Shifting Sensations: Using a Feminist Sensory-Rhetorical Framework in Social and Environmental Justice, Technical Communication, and Pedagogy, Lisa Lou Phillips
Queer Horizons: Queer Assemblages and ( re ) Visioning the"Coming-out"Trauma Narrative in Fiction, a Critical Introduction, Eric Jason Pitman
Black Minds Matter: the Academic Identity of First Year African American Stem Students, Christa Dawn Platt
Writing Resistance: Agency and Politics in the Postmodern and Contemporary Novel, Bradley Michael Poling
Too Little Stem Workforce in the United States: Framing the Discourse in a Global Setting, Patrice-Andre P. Prud'homme
Stream Energy Impacting Sediment Transport through Low-Gradient Agricultural Streams, Paula Jane Pryor
All Hands Bury the Dead, Summer Qabazard
The Effects of Cultural Cognition and Parent Perceptions of Autism Spectrum Disorder on Perceptions of Intervention Efficacy, Jillian R. Reiher
Impact of Visual Feedback on Exercise Intensity and Motivation, Kelsey Reynolds