Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Transitioning to a Standards-Based Grading Model at the Middle Level: a Case Study, Jeffrey Scott Szymczak
Electrical Modulation of Pain: Gene Modulation Using both Pulsed Radiofrequency and Spinal Cord Stimulation, Dana M. Tilley
The Quiet Girl in the Quiet Room: Can the Subaltern Speak?, Julie Tran
Effects of the Developmental Environment on Oxidative Damage and Antioxidants in Red-eared Slider Turtle ( Trachemys Scripta Elegans ) Hatchlings, Lisa Allison Treidel
"for a Long Time I Thought Being Gay Made Me More White": a Qualitative Analysis of the Communicative Identity Negotiation of Latino Men Who Have Sex with Men, Michael Tristano
Kinetic and Mechanistic Effects of Substituents on the Aldehyde Portion of N- ( Hydroxybenzyl ) Benzamides, Kurt Scott Tyminski
Dietary Supplement Use, Perceptions, and Associated Lifestyle Behaviors in Undergraduate College Students, Student-Athletes, and Rotc Cadets, Arthur A. Valentine
Computational Investigations Of Oxygen-Containing Donor-Acceptor Complexes Involving Sulfur Dioxide Or Sulfur Trioxide, George A. Van Den Driessche
Using Software Defined Networking To Solve Missed Firewall Architecture in Legacy Networks, Jared Dean Vogel
Listen. I Have Something To Say! a Critical Inquiry into the Educational and Socio-cultural Context of African-American Male Student Achievement in an Urban School Setting, Patricia P. Watson
Raising the Bar: the Stories of Ged Graduates Transitioning to Community College, David Weatherspoon
Modeling and Simulation of Evacuation Plan for Hancock Stadium, Nirmal Neranjan Weerasekara
Developing & Describing the Use & Learning of Conceptual Models for Integer Addition and Subtraction of Grade 5 Students, Nicole Marie Wessman-Enzinger
Environmental Impacts on Life History in Container Breeding Mosquitoes, Kathleen May Westby
The Effect of Self-Adherent Tape and Lace up Ankle Braces on Ankle Range of Motion and Dynamic Balance in Collegiate Football Players, Kristin Willeford
Bathymetric Study and Volumetric Sediment Estimation for Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake, Illinois, a Geographic Information Systems Approach, Crystal K. Williams
G-Quadruplex Dna Structures and Site Specific Genetic Instability, Jonathan David Williams
Half the Art of Living: the Influence of Religion on the Relation between Interparental Conflict and Childhood Internalizing and Externalizing Behaviors, Alexandra Michelle Wills
Fan the Flames of Discontent: Contemporary Labor Literature and Social Movements, Ericka Rae Wills
Personality Test Faking: Detection and Selection Rates, David J. Wolfe
In Vivo Modulation of Rhythmically Active Neural Networks in the Crustacean Stomatogastric Ganglion, Alexandra Mead Yarger
For-Profit Higher Education Students: How Are They Different?, Brian James Young
The Entry into Adulthood for Young Adult Cancer Survivors, Katie Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Synthesis of Novel Adj-Dicarbaporphyrinoid Systems and Theoretical Investigations into Porphyrinoid Aromaticity and Stability, Deyaa AbuSalim
Operating an Interior Design Firm in Saudi Arabia: Opportunities and Challenges for Professional Female Employees, Najah Alsaffaf
Bilingual Language Assessment: Contemporary Practice versus Recommended Practice, Graciela Arias
Evaluating Factors That Influence Treatment Integrity during Peer Consultation, Jennifer Ann Arms
Genetic Analysis of Ton2 Dependent Processes in Microtubule Organization in Arabidopsis Thaliana, Samantha Nicole Atkinson
Comparison of Body Composition Techniques in Determining Body Fat Percentages in College Age Students, Jillian Louise Barnas
Salinity Tolerance and Its Relationship to Potential Estuary Invasion by the Invasive Crayfish Orconectes Rusticus, Caisie Elaine Bazer
The Effects of Invasive Macrophytes Phragmites Australis and Typha Angustifolia on Nitrate Removal in High Nitrate Wetland Sediments, Lauren Mackenzie Beal
Causal Effects of Language on Exchange of Social Support in an Online Community, Sarah Anne Biehl
No Blood in the Water: the Legal and Gender Conspiracies against Countess Elizabeth Bathory in Historical Context, Rachael Leigh Bledsaw
A Comparison of Functional Manual Reaction to Passive Joint Mobilization on Dorsiflexion and Star Excursion Reach Distance, Timothy Frederic Boerger
Implications of Vertebral Degenative Disease and Vertebral Ligamentous Ossification in Native Populations of the Lower Tennessee River Valley, Sarah Ann Boncal
Family Life in the House Wren: Sibling Rivalry, Sex Allocation, and Parental Care, E. Keith Bowers
Outcome Variables of Childhood Sexual Abuse as Potential Risk Factors for Sexual Revictimization in Adulthood, Christine Renee Bowles
A Call to Action: Examining the Experiences of American Red Cross Disaster Services Volunteers, Nichole M. Brants
Political Third Parties' Representation in"the Big Three": 24-Hour Cable News Networks' Ideological Construction of the American Political Duopoly, William Breault
Consuming Food Memoirs: Identity, Experience, Legitimization as Rhetorical Sustenance, Kayla Bruce
In Search of Ubuntu: an Examination of Enslaved African Domestic and Labor Environments on St. Eustatius, Deanna Lynn Byrd
The Effects of Cold Adaptation on the Growth and Development of the Neandertal Cranial Base, Sarah Caldwell
Philosopher in a Jar, Christopher Castillo
Teacher Preperation for the Global Stage: International Student Teaching, Jacob B. Chacko
Inequitable School Funding in Illinois Colorblind or Blindfolded: a Critical Race Theory Analysis Counterstory of Illinois' Lewis E. V. Spagnolo, Mariette Yevette Cheatam
Surf's up: Communicative Aspects of Online Trust-Building via Reducing Uncertainty Online in Couchsurfing, Maura Rae Cherney
Bisphosphonate and Vanadium-Bisphosphonate Compounds as New Directions in the Treatment of Leishmaniasis, Amy Christensen
We Are Aquin: the Creation of Community and Personal Identity in the Freeport Catholic Schools, Sherry Ann Cluver
A Longitudinal Case Study of the Impact of Democracy on Food Security in Ghana and Implications for Theory Development, Katelyn Marie Colaric
Equality of Opportunity: the Relationship between Tracking and Educational Outcomes, Chris Colgren
Clinician Interest in Working in Substance Abuse Treatment: the Role of Self-Efficacy, Outcome Expectancies, and Stigma, Genevieve Anne Covert
From One Pile to another, Brittany Culkowski
The Effects of Perch Availability in Osteoporotic Chickens, Maurice Deon Dale
You Are that: an Upanishadic Approach to Empathic Writing Instruction in a High School Social Science Course, Andrew Otto Davis
Linguistic Vomit Ferments the Brain: Exploring the Boundaries of Narratives, Katherine DuBois
What Kills Love? Factors Influencing the Ending of Love in Romantic Relationships, Michelle Duda
The Effect of Metalinguistic Strategy Instruction on the Oral and Written Expression of School-Aged Children, Karen Lara Dudek
Investigating Children's Intuitive and Analytical Thinking about Path Length as a Developmental Phenomenon, Cheryl Lynn Eames
Developing a Multi-group Moderated Model To Predict and Compare Commitment in Geographically Close and Long-Distance Relationships, Fredrick Andrew Eichler
Playing B ( L ) Ack in Katori Hall's the Mountaintop: Resistance, Space, and Epistemology, Le'Mil L. Eiland
The Story of Don Rabbit and Sexy Carrot, Lisa Eleazarian
Assessment for Learning: an Evaluation of a Professional, Aimee Davis Feehery
Synthesis of Benziporphyrin Analogs and Carbaporphyrinoid Systems, Stacy Fosu
Discourses of the Nineteenth-Century Family: Reading British Victorian Women and Their Families through Communicative Representation, Gretchen Marie Frank
An Analysis of Program Evaluation in Community College Learning Assistance Centers, Doug Franklin
Constructing a Community-Centered Learning Environment: University Instructors' Reflections about the First Day of Class, Amanda Rose Frioli
The Effects of Community Support on Posttraumatic Growth Outcomes for Parents of Children with Chronic Illness, Colleen Gannon
Effects of River Stages and Barge Rates on Illinois Corn and Soybean Basis, Zachary Gass
Cyber Security on the Farm: an Assessment of Cyber Security Practices in the Agriculture Industry, Andrew Phillip Geil
Acyl Succiimides and Acyl Phthalimides as Tools for Organic Synthesis. Asymmetric Synthesis of an Htlv-1 Protease Inhibitor., Cassie Ann Goodman
The Invisible Composition Classroom: the Reciprocity of Face, Identity, and Politeness, Pennie L. Gray
School Climate and Risky Behaviors among Rural Adolescents, Marissa Sherri Green
Social Forms and Culture within Miller Park, Andrew R. Griffin
Identification of Transcriptionally Quiescent Regions in the Neurospora Crassa Genome, Katie Marie Groskreutz
Understanding the Role of Post-Secondary Coaches in High Schools: a Social Capital Analysis, Lynne Haeffele
Exploring the Relationship between Faculty Perceptions of Chairperson-Faculty Member Communication Exchanges and Department Climate, Jodi Lynn Hallsten Lyczak
Seeking a Better Understanding of Cyber Infidelity: Applying Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love to an Atheoretical Field, Lauren Elizabeth Hardy
U.S.- Educated Multilingual Students in Community College: Transitioning from Esl to English 101, Melinda S. Harrison
Reflections of Self: Images of People with Specific Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit / Hyperactive Disorder in Children's Literature, Elizabeth R. Hayes
When Can We Meet for Coffee? : Strategies in Online Dating To Build Liking When Exchanging Mediated Messages, Jacob I. Hazzard
Working Class Women, Body Image Resiliency, and Media Depictions of the Female Body, Emily K. Healy
A Multi-method Examination of Pre-service Teacher Attitudes toward Gay and Lesbian Parents, Julie Herbstrith
Examination of Quasienantiomers of Oxadiazinanones Which Fail To Fractionally Crystallize, Patricia Ann Higgins
Building Parent Support for Implementation of Assessment for Learning ( A4 L ) at the High School Level, Sarah Highfill
What Limits Clutch Size in Female House Wrens ( Troglodytes Aedon )?, Christine Joan Hodges
Spatial Variability of Erosion Patterns along the Eastern Margin of the Rio Grande Rift, Lauren Hoffman
The Effects of Cognitively Engaging Physical Activity on the Executive Function of Sixth Graders, Alyssa Michele Humphreys
Pre -service School Psychologists' Racial and Weight-Related Biases and the Relationship that Taking Diversity Courses Has on these Biases, ShaErica Jackson
College Student Unions: a Delphi Study Regarding Purposes, Amenities, Barriers and Future Influences, Michelle Annette Janisz
Advocating for Advocacy: How Academia Affects Students' Civic and Political Engagement Outcomes, Chandler S. Johnson
Children's Experiences with Relational Aggression and Their Disclosure to Their Friends: an Evaluation of Dyads, Friendship Networks, and Peer Groups, Jayme Lee Jones
Imitation Skill Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Teacher-Directed versus Child-Directed Tasks, Claire Elizabeth Karlen
Effects of Graston Technique on Blood Flow in the Upper Extremity, Ashley Nicole Keck
The Effects of a Foot-Toe Orthosis on Dynamic Balance and Hallux Valgus Angle, Adam Richard Kelly
A Moral Panic? a Content Analysis of Prominent Newspapers and Their Portrayal of Tik Addiction, Chiara Keune
How Superintendents Facilitate or Effect Instructional or Curricular Change in Their Districts, Carolyn Schaab Koos