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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
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
Black-\`blak\, Venise Keys
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
Bystanders or Pedagogues? Voter Preferences and Senator Voting Behavior, Steven M. Richardson
Surficial Geology and Provenance of Glacial Deposits of the Saybrook 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Mclean County, Illinois, Ellyn S. Rickels
Optimizing Cross-Battery Assessment Procedures for Reading-Based Specific Learning Disorder Diagnosis: a Monte Carlo Study, Zachary Joseph Roman
Does Gender Still Matter? Child Custody Bias in the Illinois Family Court System, Derek K. Ronnfeldt
Effect of Cover Crops and Nitrogen Application Timing on Nutrient Loading and Concentration through Subsurface Tile Drainage, Michael Douglas Ruffatti
Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Learning through Practice: the Case of Rudy, Theodore John Rupnow
Implementing Prophylactic Amiodarone in Heart Surgery To Reduce Post -operative Atrial Fibrillation, John M. Russell MSN, APN, FNP-BC and Denise Wilson PhD, APN, FNP, CDE
Reveling in Failure and Inertia: Creative Applications of Materialist Feminisms, Marion C. Sakaluk
Examining the Application of Experiential Learning Techniques across Sport Management Programs, Elizabeth Sattler
Disparities in Moldovan Place-Identity a Product of Systemic Stratification, Robyn Savacool
Progress as a Student Teacher: an Autoethnography, Adrielle J. Schneider
An Examination of How One University Is Preparing Elementary and Middle Level Education Majors for Common Core Mathematics, Michelle Elizabeth Schwartze
Systemic Noise: Investigating the Posthuman Rhetorical Movement of"You Did N't Build That", Maclain Bernabei Scott
A Comparative Study of Isocyanates and Isothiocyanates via One Electron Reduction, Mark Alan Servos
Financial Conflict Messages and Marital Satisfaction: the Mediating Role of Financial Communication Satisfaction, Samantha Josephine Shebib
Examining the Role of Executive Functions in Focal Processing of Event-Based Prospective Memory, Tatsuya T. Shigeta
Alternative Pathway for Provision of Acyl Coa Precursors for Fatty Acid Biosynthesis: Purification and Kinetic Characterization of Phosphotransbutyrylase and Butyrate Kinase from Listeria Monocytogenes, Sirisha Sirobhushanam
Analyzing the Leadership Skills of Nurses through Mentoring Relationships, Barbara Jean Siwula
Investigating the Roles and Interactions of Sad-6 within the Parameters of Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired Dna ( Msud )., Zachary J. Smith
“Sparks Fly ”: Connecting Midwestern Historic Forts through a Comparative Study of Gunflints, Jeffrey A. Spanbauer
Effects of Improv Comedy on College Students, Colin Stewart
Attention Deficits and Perception of Emotion in Groups, Agnes Renee Strojewska
Reducing Nitrate Pollution by Redirecting Farm Runoff into the Subsurface of an Herbaceous Riparian Buffer Zone., Tamru Girma Taye
Branching Topology: the Aesthetics and Symbolism of Glass Trees, Michael Lyn Tracy
Macro and Micro Levels of University Identification: Using Social Network Sites To Reactivate Latent Social Identities within College Alumni, Eric James Varney
Arts Integration: Establishing Teacher Candidates' Self-Efficacy When Engaging with the Arts, Michael J. Vetere III
Takeover on the Tallgrass Prairie: How Lespedeza Cuneata Establishes Dominance, Morgan Rae Walder
Hints of Wholeness, Dylan Yvonne Welch
A Vision of Peace through U.s. Leadership: President Jimmy Carter's Moral Foreign Policy Vision and the Panama Canal Treaties, Holly L. Welsh de Paula
Assessing Self-Authorship among Athletic Training Students, Jeffrey G. Williams
Hillman College Is a Different World from Where You Come from: a Thematic Analysis of Relationships in a Different World, Natilie Williams
Casual Sex: Implications, Motivations, and Emotions, Callie Justine Winter
Reference Normative Values for Aspects of Skill-Related Physical Fitness in Active Children and Adolescents, Alex Michael Wolfe
Illinois Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Advanced Placement® and Dual Credit Courses, Glenn A. Wood