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Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Intercultural Accommodation: Accommodating Communication to People of Different Groups, Marcus M. Gruwell
Believing Mary Karr, Stephanie Rae Guedet
Invisible Pain: Looking at Women’s Fibromyalgia Disclosure in the Workplace through the Lens of Communication Privacy Management Theory, Robert D. Hall
Building Classroom Communities in a Pbis World: Voices of Teacher Candidates as They Transition into First-Year Teachers, Kira A. Hamann
Evaluating Fault-Line Escarpment Exposure in the Guadalupe Mountains of West Texas and New Mexico, Audrey Anne Happel
Fermenting Solutions to New World Problems: Bioremediation of Blue Agave and Cocoa Pod Wastes, Daniel Hart
An Analysis of an Impulsive Stage Structured Integrated Pest Management Model with Refuge Effect, Miranda Henderson
Characterizing Exceptional Superintendent Leadership in Ethnically and Economically Diverse School Districts, Nicholas Henkle
The Growth Mindset School Community, Christina A. Hild
( Re ) Claiming History and Visibility through Rhetorical Sovereignty: the Power of Diné Rhetorics in the Works of Laura Tohe, Jessica Marie Safran Hoover
Proactive Personality and Voluntary Turnover: the Moderating Effects of Development and Perceived Career Opportunities, Amy F. Huber
Over the Ropes: Boundary Play in Professional Wrestling, Ethan Ingram
Review of Safety Programs at Midsized, Non-land Grant University Farms, David Michael James
The Use of Simulation in Nursing Student Medication Administration Education, Melissa Jarvill
“I Did N’t Even Think of This ”: Examining the Influence of Student Disability Accommodation Training on Basic Course Instructor Attitudes and Self-Efficacy, Jillian A. Joyce
Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed Donor Ligands and Their Corresponding Metal Complexes, Timothy Michael Erasmus Jugovic
Exploring Teacher Candidates’ Civic Efficacy through Civic Engagement and Critical Literacy in a Literacy Methods Course, Dana M. Karraker
Rights of Nature and the Political Implications of Post-humanist Ecologies, Jaimie Kent
"I Knew College Was in the Cards for Me: "a Thematic Analysis of the Communicative Messages Foster Youth Receive about Post -secondary Education, LaShawnda Kilgore
Teachers' Perceptions of Addressing Leisure in Curriculum for Students with Severe Disabilities, Kara Klepp
Culturally Responsive Educational Leadership: a Qualitative Study of Indigenous Innovations, Bert Klunder
The Influence of Online Social Networking Sites on Selection into a Dietetic Internship, Noel Lorraine Konken
"You Know, Words Do Matter": Self-Presentation and Media Framing of the Rhetoric of Male vs. Female Politicians in the 2008 Clinton-Obama Presidential Debates, Lindsey N. Kraus
A Qualitative Investigation of Secondary General Education Teachers' Perspectives on Their Involvement in Transition Services, Stephen M. Kwiatek
An Examination of the Evolution of Racially Biased Pretextual Investigatory Stops and Their Legitimacy in Policing, Brett A. Lacey
The Snozzle Factory, Jeremy Michael Lampe
Dynamics of Nitrate, Phosphorus, and Suspended Sediment Transport in Two Agricultural Streams in Central Illinois, Luke W. Lampo
Examining Fifth-Grade in-School Physical Activity Patterns and How Many Days of Monitoring Are Needed, Tyler R. Langosch
The Flipped Learning Model: Teachers' Perceptions and Usage in Secondary Education, Kerri J. Largo
She Wanted It? : Examining Young Adult Literature and Its Portrayals of Rape Culture, Katy Lewis
Communicating Consent: an Investigation of Predictors of College Student Sexual Consent Communication, Erin L. Link
Faculty Role in Curriculum Delivery at an International Branch Campus, Edith Pfeifer List
Activity Patterns and Division of Labor at a Southeastern Tennessee Late Mississippian Site: Toqua, Dustin Lloyd
Examining Different Reasons Why People Accept or Reject Scientific Claims, Emilio J. C. Lobato
Comparison of Clinician Assisted versus Unassisted Pnf Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility, Isometric Force Output, and Maximum Vertical Jump Height, Joel T. Lockhart
Effectiveness of Intuitive Eating Intervention through a Text Messaging Program among College Students, Tessa J. Loughran
"but She's Snow White, She Would N't Hurt Anybody": a Critical Analysis of Gender and Power in Once upon a Time, Mackenzie Mahler
Mediating the Relation of Socioeconomic Risk and Kindergarten Readiness with Self-Regulation: Investigating the Moderating Role of Teacher-Child Relationships, Leah Cohen Marks
Students’ Time in Their Heart Rate Zone with and without Polar Display, Amy Marzano
Computer-Mediated Communication Usage and Perceptions amongst Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Laura A. Massier
The Redesign of School Discipline: One School’s Approach To Rethink and Redesign Discipline Practices through the Restorative Justice Model, Heath J. McFaul
Investigating Spirituality through Elementary Art Lessons: a Case Study, Kimberly Ann McHenry
Scheduling Recess: Perceptions of Lunchroom Supervisors, Teachers, and Principal, Reilly Layne McKinnis
Five Miles outside Town: a Play with Music, Luke John McLoughlin
The Influence of Political Ideology and a Politician’s Vocal Gender Typicality on Voter Perceptions and Vote Choice, Melanie Bibiane Michaud
Diurnal and Seasonal Variation in Groundwater Nitrate -n Concentration in a Saturated Buffer Zone, Joseph Miller
Expression of Identity and Finding Meaning in the Sims 4, Sierra Rae Moore
On My Grind: Freestyle Rap Practices in Experimental Creative Writing and Composition Pedagogy, Evan Nave
Determining the Effects of Sulfur Fertility Levels on Edamame Soybean [ Glycine Max ( L. ) Merrill ] Protein Components, Theoneste Nzaranyimana
Colorblind Policies and the Discourses That Uphold Them: the Social Construction of Bullying, Kathleen M. O'Brien
Mythology of the Angry Black Man: an Analysis of Cornelius Eady’s Brutal Imagination as a Rhetorical Counter-Narrative, Junior Ocasio
Beyond Problem-Solving: Elementary Students’ Mathematical Dispositions When Faced with the Challenge of Unsolved Problems, Jenna R. O'Dell
Altered Perceptions: Impact of Historical and Cultural Discourse on Japanese American Identity Formation, Chelsea H. Oshita
Effect of Wet Brewer's Grain Inclusion on the Growth Performance, Carcass Performance, and Meat Quality of Finishing Cattle, Riley T. Parmenter
Cognitive Maps of Educators' Attitudes toward Unauthorized Immigrants: a Multidimensional Scaling Perspective, Kerry Pecho
Students’ Perception of the Self-Assessment Process in High School Physical Education, Caitlan Peyton
Measuring the Longitudinal Communication Growth of Learners Who Are Deafblind, Kristi M. Probst
Identification of Novel Nuclear Proteins Required for Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired Dna in Neurospora Crassa, Dilini Ralalage
Opportunity in a Uniform: the History of Black Enlisted Wacs during the Vietnam War, Telisha Nichole Reinhardt
Elucidating the Molecular Parameters and Mechanism of Homology Searching during Meiosis in Neurospora Crassa, Nicholas Adam Rhoades
Exploration of the Northern Illinois Bedrock Surface, Matthew Rhoads
Veterinarians and Their Perception of the Treatment of Animal Abuse Cases in the Criminal Justice System, Dustin A. Richardson
Considering the Body: Sexual Agency and Material Selfhood in Alex As Well, Karlie Rodriguez
Investigating Trust Relationships between Special Education Teachers and Their Principals and Special Education Directors, William D. Roseland
Agronomic and Economic Implications of Cover Crop Inclusion within Varying Nitrogen Management Strategies in Central Illinois, Richard T. Roth
The Effects of Physical Activity on Middle School Students' Self-Esteem, Marissa Ruchim
Development of New Routes for the Synthesis of Carbaporphyrins and Carbachlorins, Navneet Sahota
The Mediating Effect of Self-Determined Motivation in Student-Athlete Perceptions of Coaching Behaviors and Its Effect on Grit and Mental Toughness, Lloyd Scharneck
Evaluating Relationships between Rock Strength and Longitudinal Stream Profile Morphometry in the Southern Guadalupe Mountains, Texas, Samuel T. Schoenmann
Modeling the Influence of El Niño on Parasite Transmission in Sand Crab Populations and Seabird Abundance along the Californian Coast, Aboubacar Dio Seck
Enabling Pain, Enabling Insight: Opening up Possibilities for Chronic Pain in Disability Rhetoric and Rhetoric and Composition, Hilary Selznick
Do Healthcare Professionals with High Weight Biases Provide Different Quality of Care to Obese Compared to Normal Weight Patients?, Justine Leigh Seymour
The Effects of Stereotypical Media Portrayals on Latino ( A ) Ethnic Identity and Self-Esteem, Jessie Shafer
The Effects of Trx Suspension Training on an Asymmetrical Weight Shift during a Double-Leg Squat, Samantha J. Shruck
Changes in Anthropometric and Physiological Characteristics of Male Collegiate Rugby Union Players throughout a Season, Edward Kyle Smith
Representation of Identity of Individuals with Mental Illness in Movies, Olivia R. Smith
Learning Material Classification, Farzan Soufizadeh Balaneji
The Mechanistic Requirements of Passive H+ Import through the Na, K-atpase, Kevin S. Stanley
The Effects of Dietary Intake on Fuel Metabolism during Aerobic Capacity Exercise, Taylor Lynn Stephenson
Children in Trouble with the Law and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Jennifer L. Swick
I Am My Own Escape, Ross Thomason
Images of Women in Refugee Drama: Eve Ensler’s Necessary Targets and Ellen Mclaughlin’s the Trojan Women, Kaitlyn Tossie
A Quantitative Analysis of Methods Used for Avoidance and Acceleration of Developmental Mathematics Sequences in Community College, Steven Todd Travers
Pre -service and Novice Teacher Perceptions of Behavior Management Preparation and Practice in Physical Education, Shane Turpen
Prospects and Challenges of Universal Secondary Education: a Case Study of the Stakeholders’ Perceptions in Southwestern Uganda, Julius Turyatoranwa Turyatoranwa
The Effects of Single-Sex versus Coeducational Physical Education on Junior High Physical Activity Levels and Self-Competence, Crystal Vargos
Synthesis, Characterization, and Growth Inhibition of Vanadium Complexes with Leishmania Tarentolae, Craig Alexander Wallace
Evaluating the Evidence and Assessing Registered Dietitian Nutritionists' Perceptions of the Complex Renal Dietary Restrictions, Alyssa Lee Welte
Rumination and Depressive Psychopathology as Predictors of Creative Achievement, Ryan Michael Willard
“I Awoke One Morning and Found Myself Famous ”: Exploring Lord Byron’s Affective Embodied Celebrity, Taylor M. Williams