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Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Validating Culturally Responsive Teaching: the Keystone of Success for Latin@s in Higher Education, Maria Luisa Zamudio - Mainou
Out the Window: the Coalescence of Internal and External Space, Micah Allen Zavacky
Measurement Invariance and Psychometric Properties of Career Indecision Profile-65 Scores: College Student and Non-college Samples, Casey J. Zobell
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Sensitivity Analysis for the Winning Algorithm in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining ( Kdd ) Cup Competition 2014, Fakhri Ghassan Abbas
Identification of the Practices, Preferences, Knowledge, Attitudes and Barriers to Strength Training Participation of Young College Aged Women, Brianna Ackerman
Empowerment through Transformations in Agency-Influence of Self Help Groups on Women's Empowerment in Rural Nepal, Shikshya Adhikari
No Longer Working in Silos: a Systems Approach to Improving School Climate, Catherine Ahsell
Synthesis and Characterization of Neo-Confused Porphyrins and Related Systems, Arwa Salem Almejbel
The Effect of a Fruit and Vegetable Program on Diet Quality and Produce Consumption, Jeanne Arbuckle
Executive Coaching as a Model of Professional Development for School Superintendents, Timothy Brian Arnold Jr.
Model of Residence Time and Analysis of Nitrogen Removal for Two Constructed Wetlands at the Franklin Demonstration Farm in Lexington, Illinois, Emma Singh Baghel
Measuring Predictors of Groupthink: Instrument Development and Validation, Richard Walter Baptist
A Qualitative Assessment of Eating Behaviors in Adults with Autism, Samantha Barbier
Transition Metal-Olefin Bonding Interactions: a Density Functional Theory Study [ M ( Co ) X ( Æ? 2-C 2 H 3-C 6 H 4-Y) ], Michael John Berninger
Subsistence Strategies in the Upper Illinois River Valley: the Kuhne Site Case Study, Autumn Beyer
The Effects of Modafinil and Atomoxetine on Dopamine Signaling in the Striatal Subregions of the Rat, Martin Bobak
The Effects and Comparisons of Receptive Live Music Listening and Expressive Music Making on Mood with Elderly Adults in a Congregate Residential Setting, Rory Kendall Bolton
Emerging Adult's Marriage Expectations: the Influence of a Relationshipâ??s Type of Love or an Individualâ??s Gender Role, Sarah T. Bradshaw
Characterization of Cytidylyltransferase Enzyme Activity through High Performance Liquid Chromatography, James Brault
Task-Switching in Bilinguals: Further Investigation of the Bilingual Advantage, Jennifer M. Brown
Aggregation and Satiation: Finding Meaning in Repetition, Samantha Buchanan
Analysis of Heart Rate Training Responses in Division I Collegiate Athletes, Maria Canino
The Relationship between Bmi and Body Composition in Collegiate Athletes, Kelli Carlson
God's Eye News: the Use of Drones in Journalism, a Documentary Film, Robert Lance Carroll
Best Forms of Involvement for First-Year Student Veterans for Academic Success, Saipraseuth Chaleunphonh
Modeling Cholera Using Engineered Genetic Algorithm, Irina Nikolayevna Chubarova
Assessing the Perceptions of Faculty Advisors and Green Industry Professionals on the Value of Student Participation in a Professional Development Competitive Event, Katelynn Diane Clement
Expect the Unexpected: an Autoethnography of Typhoon"Yolanda"( Haiyan ), Ashley Conrad
Stakeholder Perspectives of the Effectiveness of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Techniques in Children with Autism, Daria Constantinescu
Comparing Time and Event Based Prospective Memory: Effects of Delay, Angela Conte
Student Criminality: the Influence of Strain, Family and Peers, Annie Cvetan
Living in and between"Two Different Worlds": Arab American Women, Identity, and Their Interethnic Romantic Relationships, Samar Dababneh
Predicting Risky Sexual Behavior: the Role of Family Context Factors and Socioeconomic Status, Kori Daniel
Institutional Factors Influencing African-American Male Involvement in Undergraduate Student Organizations, John Mark Davenport
Examining Female Offender Perceptions of the Moms and Babies Program at the Decatur Correctional Center, Lynn Alan Dexheimer
Multimodality, Migration, and Accessibility in Online Writing Instruction, Jason M. Dockter
Behavioral Plasticity in Response to Perceived Predation Risk in Breeding House Wrens, Erin Emily Dorset
The Impact of Military Experience on the Higher Education Experiences of Veterans, Jeff Dougherty
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Identity Development: the Role of Attachment and Self-Esteeem, Joel David Dukett
Exploring the Dark Side: Investigating the Relationship between Creativity and Perceptions of Dishonesty, Kiera Michelle Dymit
Longitudinal Effects of School Climate on Middle-School Students' Academic, Social-Emotional and Behavioral Outcomes, Jennifer Lynn Engelland-Schultz
Sexual Minority Educators and Public Disclosure: How Identity and Culture Influence the Decisions To Be Out in School Settings, BreAnna Evans-Santiago
When Lovers Become Friends: Rules of Post-dissolutional Friendships, Annelise Nicole Ewing
You're like Me and I Like You: Variables Mediating the Similarity-Attraction Link in a Social Interaction Study, Amanda N. Fisher
Ideographs and American Mass Media: Understanding the Narrative on the Israel-Palestine Conflict and Its Influence on Publics, Savanna Lynn Fowler
Cherokee Community Coalescence in East Tennessee, Melissa Frederick
Live like You Were Dying: How Transitions Affect Decisions of Undergraduate University Students, Danielle N. Freund
Raising the Standard: an Assessment of Peer Collaboration as an Enhancer of Speech Evaluation Fidelity, Terrell Kody Frey
Exploring Sibling Bereavement, Amy Marie Funk
Workplace Stressors and Employee Well-Being: the Roles of Affect, Boredom Proneness, and Counterproductive Work Behaviors, Kamila Gabka
Examining Possible Perceptual Proxies of Flow State, Devin Michael Gill
Cognitive Flexibility as a Moderator of the Relation between Reading Strategy Use and Reading Comprehension, Emily K. Gnaedinger
Caution, Traffick Ahead: Determining Message Design Features from Anti-human Trafficking Non-profit Organizations, Elayne Goldman
Ways in which Participation in Intercollegiate Athletics Contributes to the Learning and Development of Student-Athletes, R. Chad Good
A Democracy, if We Can Keep It: Democratic Engagement Policy in Higher Education, Maegan Gorham
Synthesis and Characterization of Naphthocarbaporphyrins and Related Systems, Eric Grabowski
Signature Pedagogies In Undergraduate Theatre As Revealed Through Assessment: An Exploratory Study, Chris Gray
Stoichiometric Controls on Denitrification in High Nitrate Watersheds, Brian Grebliunas
The Effect of Muscle Energy Technique on Forward Shoulder Posture, Pectoralis Minor Length, and Upper Extremity Blood Flow in Collegiate Female Swimmers, Elizabeth Gross
We've Been Here: Possibilities for Prolonging Experiential Intimacy in Art, Christopher Kevin Hagen
A Case Study of University Archives: Illinois State University Archives as a Model Archive, Tammy M. Hansen
Hatching Asynchrony in European Starlings ( Sturnus Vulgaris ), Jason Hanser
Integrating Experiential Learning into Animal Science Curriculum through a Hands-on Beef Cattle Management and Marketing Contest, Corinne J. Harrison
The Ordinary and the Sublime, Mary Jo Hart
Formative Assessment Strategies: Levels of Use by High School English and Mathematics Teachers, Danielle Love Hauser
Fragile United: a Grand Tour, Brian Walter Hedgepeth
Chamber Symphony, William Heinze
Factors Constraining the Reproductive Output of Baptisia Alba Macrophylla, Ashley Morgan Hembrough
Can We Do Better When Students Are a Threat to Self? a Review of Legal and Policy Implications for Current Practices on College Campuses, Jennifer Ann Hemingway
Playing at Crusoe: Gender, Place, and Identity in Girls' Robinsonades, Amy Hicks
Resistance, the Church, and a Comparison of Ceramics from Sixteenth-Century Caluco, El Salvador, Alison Denise Hodges
"Sing Me a Sad Song and Make Me Feel Better": Exploring Rewards Related to Liking Familiar Sad Music, John D. Hogue
Genomic Deoxyuracil: Targeting, Regulation and Repair, Nate Warren Holton
An Emotional Spark: Exploring the Role of Emotions in Organizational Training Programs and Beyond, Olivia Loren Hook
An Approach to an Agave Problem: the Bioremediation of Agricultural Waste by Yeast Fermentations, Joshua Michael Jarodsky
Influence of Psychiatric Medications on Blood Pressure and Body Mass Index in Adolescents, Anna Jones
Effects of Explicit Reading Comprehension Strategy Instruction for English Learners with Specific Learning Disabilities, Sara Lynn Jozwik
Revisiting Gender Equality in Millennium Development Goal 3: Establishing Education for Women as a Human Right, Colleen Renee Kahl
Alive and Human: Situating Wallace, Lethem, and Russell in Contemporary Fiction, Carissa Kampmeier
Examining Social Desirability Bias in Measures of Financial Behavior, Nicole L. Kelly
Does Simulation Improve Nursing Student Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes in Identifying Delirium Superimposed on Dementia?, Sheryl A. Kelly
Preservice Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Knowledge of Generalization and Justification on Geometric-Numerical Patterning Tasks, James Vincent Kirwan
Utilization of Antibody-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles, Dynamic Light Scattering and Sers in Influenza Virus Detection, Yen Hoang Lai
Shift Happens: Enactment of Third-Shift Work and Gendered Identity Negotiation of Working Mothers, Caitlin Brooke Landsman
Expression, Localization, and Kinetic Characterization of the Phospholipid Biosynthesis Enzyme Ctp: Phosphocholine Cytidylyltransferase from the Protozoan Parasite Leishmania Major, Justin Daniel Theodore Lange
Investigation of Oxidopyrylium-Alkene [ 5 +2 ] Cycloaddition Conjugate Addition Cascades and Extension to Chiral Auxiliary-Based Variants, Chunyin Marshall Law
The Relationship of Magical Thinking to Stigmatizing Reactions in Children and Adults, Christine LeFever
Middle-School Girls' Behavioral Responses to Ostracism: How Much Does Inclusion Cost?, Ashley Leja
Stigma-By-association: the Effect of Parent Disengagement on Head Start Teacher Attitudes toward Their Students, Rachael Antonette Levine
Rural High School Special Education Teachers' Perceptions Related to Structured Work Experiences, Abigail Meghan Christina Lies
Investigating Seed Dispersal Distances and Long Distance Dispersal Mechanisms of the Invasive Plant, Alliaria Petiolata, Christopher Loebach
Merchant Guilds, Local Autonomy, and Municipal Governance in a South China Treaty Port: Shantou, 1858- 1939, Fusheng Luo
Rhetorics of Engagement across and about Faith and Worldview Difference, John MacLean
A Prescription for Better Health: the Role of on-Line Research in Doctor-Nurse-Patient Communication, Julie Anne Maio
Interpersonal Leadership: the Role of Perceived Motivation for Self-Disclosure and Self-Disclosure Appropriateness in Employee Affect for Supervisor, Caleb Barrett Malik