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Theses/Dissertations from 2014
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
Perceptions of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program: a Survey of Superintendents on University-Affiliated Golf Courses in the U.s., Jacob Joseph Kuban
Relationships between Depression, Obesity, and Physical Fitness in University Students, Troy Lee Kuster, Jr.
The Etiology of the Horizontal-Oval Mandibular Foramen and a Reassessment of Its Usefulness for Paleoanthropological Studies, Katherine Marie Lacy
Culturally Responsive Teaching: What Do Mexican American Students Have To Say?, Laura Terese LaSalle
Police Officer Job Satisfaction and Officer-Sergeant Educational Levels: a Relational Demography Perspective, Sung Uook Lee
Perpetuating Social and Racial Linguistic Inequalities: Sentence-Level Pedagogies in the Anti-grammar Age, Stefanie Mescal Lovelass
My One Week, Two Month, Three Year Stand: Identifying the Sexual Script of the Booty Call Relationship, Kayla Marie Lucht
Modified Nutrition Facts Panels Help in Identifying Healthier Options, Courtney Marie Markey
Learning To Practice Leadership for Social Justice: an Autoethnography, David S. Martin
Cell Wall and Autolytic Properties of a Cold-Sensitive Listeria Monocytogenes Mutant Deficient in Branched-Chain Fatty Acid Biosynthesis, Anthony M. Martini
Acceptance, Rejection, or Somewhere in-between: Family Communication Regarding Interracial Relationships, Lisa Martin
The Effects of Opedix < Sup > Tm < / Sup > Knee Support System, Philip Mathew
A Comparative Study of the Practitioner's Role To Integrate Technology within an Inquiry-Based Learning Environment, Ashley C. Mayor
Troubled Waters: Security, Economic Development, and the Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands., Kevin McKenzie
Coming Home Hybrid: Returned Sojourner Identity in Everyday Life, Jon Benjamin McNair
Ideological Trends in Film Adaptations of Children's Literature: Children's Books on the Big Screen, Meghann Meeusen
P_4-Decomposability in Regular Graphs and Multigraphs, David Joshua Mendell
The Relationship between Environmental Factors and Cyanobacteria Population in Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake in Mclean County, Illinois, Matthew Douglas Meyers
Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in College Age Students, Natalie Rose Micinski
Citizens Without a Nation: The Construction of Haitian Illegality and Deportability in The Dominican Republic, Saha Miranda
Hegemonic Resistance in Hip-Hop Music: a Gramscian Rhetorical Criticism of Tupac Shakur, Scott Andrew Mitchell
Modernism on Trial: an Analysis of Historic Preservation Debates in Chicago, Stephen M. Mitchell
Victim Response to Hurtful Teasing Episodes: Perceptual and Behavioral Responses of Middle School Boys, Edward Mockus
Effects of Pretreatment with Citalopram on Ventral Pallidal Neuronal Activity, in Vivo, Lynn Moore
Moderators of the Relationship between Perceived Employability and Voluntary Turnover, Joseph Kenneth Morrison
Relationships between Humeral Retroversion, Anterior Glenohumeral Laxity, and Forward Scapular Posture in Collegiate Baseball Players, Yuya Mukaihara
Location, Location, Location, the Impact of Registered Sex Offenders on Home Sale Prices: a Case Study of Mclean County, Illinois, John C. Navarro
A Comparative Study of Upper Limb Mechanical Stress in the Pre-colombian Tennessee River Valley, Deborah Lyn Neidich
Crime and Poverty in Detroit: a Cross-Referential Critical Analysis of Ideographs and Framing, Jacob Jerome Nickell
Influence of Seductive Details, Belief-Congruence, and Repeated Testing on Memory for Controversial Information, Daniel Adam Nuccio
Perceptions and Practices of Hydration in Triathlon, Corey Stephen O'Connor