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Theses/Dissertations from 2024
“So Much Happens between those Two Spaces ”: Focalization and Parent-Child Relationships in the Moth Keeper and the Magic Fish, Sarah DelMaramo
Story Network Theory, Dramaturgy, and Cinderella: an Interdisciplinary Methodization, Jessie Anne Denning
Spectrum of the Lakes: Unveiling Water Color of Minnesota's Sentinel Lakes with Satellite Remote Sensing for Water Quality Monitoring., Andrew J. Dooley
Food for Thought: Fabricating the Cannibal in Colonization, Hannah Dubrovich
Reimagining Rural Readiness: Examining the Challenges of the Rural Working-Class in Education, Todd Dugan
Vanguards of the Apocalypse: How Christian Eschatology Shaped Early Spanish and English Empire in the New World, Brandon Dull
A Bioarchaeological Overview of the Late Woodland Period Gooden Mound Group, Fulton County, Illinois, Aaron M. Durchholz
With Love & Rage: a Self Portrait of Borderline Personality Disorder, Sarah Eckstine
Navigating Democracy: Perspectives on Western-Style Democracy in Africa, Matthew Edor
Labor Dissent and Resistance: Unraveling Power Dynamics in the 2023 Ups Dispute through Memes, Millicent Elewosi
Building Community Support: a Multi-scalar Archaeological Analysis of Sewage Infrastructure in Central Illinois, Anastasia Leigh Ervin
Concurrent Validity and Reliability of the Vertical Jump and Standing Broad Jump Tests in Youth, Isaac Faamoe
Characterization of Tonneau1 Recruiting Motif Proteins and to N2 Signaling Functions, Tyler Falk
Mechanical Force Detection and Resilience in the Musculature of Caenorhabditis Elegans, Adina Fazyl
Online Teacher-Student Rapport in Higher Education, Joshua Fitzgerald
An Exploration of Menopause: Young People's Perceptions of Women in Menopause (Study 1) and Menopausal Women's Self-Reports of their Experiences (Study 2), Fiona Therese Fleming
The Moderating Effect of Organizational Identification and Supervisor’s Organizational Embodiment on Unethical Pro- Organizational Behavior, Taylor Morgan Flinn
Growing Trust-Building Habits of Novice School Administrators: a Qualitative Research Study, Stacie France
From Eighty Acres and a Mule to Two Thousand Acres and Twenty-Four Row Planters: Anxieties of Growth in the Agriculture Sector from Family Farms, Riley Marie Francis
A Community Centered Culturally Responsive Evaluation of Our Behavioral Health Team Using Program Theory, Debra Ann Fritz-Fanning
A Woman Alone: Aphra Behn and the Symbolic Power of Widowhood, Gillian Kathleen Genardo
Exploring the Impacts of Marketing Structure on Enrollment Yield in Higher Education, Mark D. Gibson
Foster Care, Aces, and Social Communication Development: a Mixed Methods Study, Caroline Marie Giuffre
Constructing the Other: Unveiling the Exotic, Barbaric and Parodied Archetypes in Western Discourse, Alexandra Goitia Goitia
Tell Me a Story: an Investigation into Culturally Sensitive Activities To Support Latinos' Help-Seeking Behavior, Estrella Jaqueline Gomez Hernandez
Talking to the Patriarchy: a Linguistic and Rhetorical Investigation into the Language of Feminism, Allison Hauser
#Bicultural: Social Media Use, Needs Satisfaction, and Well-Being of Immigrants, Rachel Juliane Hecke
Children's Understanding of the Internet as a Moderator for Age-Related Trust Tendencies, Travis Hicks
Exploring Factors That Influence Gen Z Consumers’ Adoption of Metaverse and Brand Experience through Metaverse, Xuan Nhat Linh Ho
Navigating the Maze: Women Experiences Transitioning from Faculty to High-Level Administration in Four-Year Postsecondary Institutions in the United States, Jonathan Hubbell
Navigating the Maze: Women Experiences Transitioning from Faculty to High-Level Administration in Four-Year Postsecondary Institutions in the United States, Jonathan Miles Hubbell
Courtesy Stigma and Mental Health: Exploring the Lived Experiences of the Mothers of Registered Sex Offenders, Kimberly Ann Ingold
Effectiveness of Social Media Marketing in Healthcare, Juliana Jepkogei
FASHION EDUCATION AND TRAINING PREVALENCE IN FASHION CAREER SUCCESS: AN ANALYSIS, Mankirat Kaur
Outcomes for Individuals Born outside of Marriage, Kathryn Dawn Keithley
An Analysis of Fathers’ and Toddlers’ Behaviors during Shared Book Reading, Caitlin Marie Kelly
Carotenoids and the Associations with Gut Microbiota Bacterial Populations in Chronic Kidney Disease Hemodialysis Patients, Andrea Kendall
Enhancing Marketing Education Through Gamification: Learners’ Characteristics and Motivation in Gamification Strategies, Jagannath Kharel
S ( M ) Othering: a Rhetorical Analysis of Republican Motherhood, Caroline King
Microaggressions and Their Impact on the Neurodiverse College Experience, Audre J. Knecht
Course-based Undergraduate Research: A Catalyst for Developing Science Communication Skills in Undergraduate Students, Ebenezer Korkor
An Exploration of Team Cohesion in Collegiate Esports Contexts, Kenneth Thomas Kresina
The Effect of Institutionalized Barriers on Historically Excluded Athletic Training Students, Chelsea Kuehner-Boyer
Mapping the Mess: a Literate Activity Method for Teacher Research on Civic Literacies in Writing Classrooms, Brittany Larsen
“I Can Do this Leadership Thing! ”: Training and Female Leaders' Perception of Self-Efficacy in Higher Education, Omolola Lasisi
Burning Torches, Eyes, and Empires: a Visual Rhetorical Analysis of the Modern American Fascist Aesthetic, Caleb Lawler
Student Stress in Animal Science, Jayden Lynn Lawrence
Effects of Individual Quality on Reproduction: Investigating Double Brooding and Egg Pigmentation in House Wrens ( Troglodytes Aedon ), Lauren Marie Leischner
Postal Delivery Systems and Cryptomarkets, Trevor Lewandowski
Precrastination as a Form of Intention Offloading: a Test of the Clear Hypothesis, Ryan Jun Seong Liew
Replication Study on Ostracism and Self-Isolation the Role of Shame and Guilt, Zhi Quan Lim
Labor Music: an Intersectional Analysis, Rebekah Mangels
Self-Objectification and Disordered Eating: the Role of Fathers, Aleena E. Mangold
Applications of Physics-Informed Graph Neural Networks in Wind Farm Layout Optimization, Emma R. Martin
When Curriculum Comes to Life: Making French Language ( L2 ) Acquisition a Lived Experience and the Effect of Students' Progression towards Proficiency, Julia Marie Martin
Post-High School Trajectories of Filipino American Students: the Role of Communication, Kathryn Anne Mayer
“Trust Us To Teach It ”: Examining the Associations among Leadership, Organizational Trust, and Well-Being in Educational Settings, Jessica McKinley
A Global Health Crisis and Its Effects on Teaching Online at a Midwestern Institution, Kari McMullen
Ecosystem Services Provided by the Novel Winter Cash Cover Crop, Pennycress, Ryan Thomas Meyer
An Agent-Based Modeling of Permafrost Melting and Virus Exposure due to Climate Change, Nishat Ara Mozid
Developing a General Methodology To Enhance Simulation Modeling Capabilities Using Process Mining, Rahul Mudliar
Clarifying the Welcoming Certification Process; Contrasting Two Central Illinois Communities, Ian Murphy-Pociask
Potential Value of Brazzein-Yeast as a Broiler Chicken Feed Additive, Lauren Ruth Neuleib
Polyphony: Multitudes of Vietnamese National Identity through Experiential Documentation of Marketplaces, Jade Nguyen
Frequency & Severity Modeling of Cyber Risk, Vilma Yayra Mensah Ofori
Who Will Save Diversity? Ethics and Effectiveness in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Implementation, Ebuka Okoli
Selectively Remembering Properties of a Person-Probe-Surface System, Maisha Tahsin Orthy
Analysis and Critique of Character Creators in Role-Playing Video Games towards a More Inclusive Gaming Environment, Ellie Parvin
Russian Verbs of Motion: Analyzing Pedagogical Approaches and Developing a Handbook for Russian Language Learners, Elena Petrova
Comparing Asian Immigrants Offending Rates with Other Immigrants., Shamim Ara Pia
Dragging Us Together: Exploring Media Representations of Drag as Coalition Building and Queer Resistance in We’re Here, Grace Elizabeth Pizzini
Resonance: a Methodology and Pedagogy for Socially Just Storytelling, Helen Plevka-Jones
Programs and Services That Contribute to African-American Males' Academic Success at Predominantly White Institutions, Aaron Posey
Effective Communication and Collaboration in Project Management: a Study of the Use of Document Version Control in Higher Education, Laura Primozic George
Amide Assisted Dearomative Intramolecular Oxidopyrylium Based ( 5+2 ) Cycloaddition Reactions, IFEANYICHUKWU EMMANUEL PROMISE
Road Maintenance through Machine Learning, yashwanth sai Rachala
Acculturation Strategy of the First-Generation Immigrants: a Study on the Muslim Parents in the United States, Eshrat Rahman
Using an Anti-deficit Framework To Explain the Academic Achievement of Black Men in Higher Education: a Narrative Inquiry, Donald E. Reed
A DISCONNECTED SCHOOL: WHY VERTICAL ALIGNMENT IS NOT USED TO BETTER TRANSITION STUDENTS FROM MIDDLE TO HIGH SCHOOL (A QUALITATIVE STUDY), Timothy Revels
Asset Pricing Bubbles in Agricultural Commodities, Samuel Riffle
The Impact of Work Setting, Autonomy, and Belonging on Employees’ Job Satisfaction, Sydney May Risen
By any Means Necessary: How Black Women Academic Deans Sustain in White Spaces, Tiffani Robertson
Insights Derived in Silico on the Nature of the Halogen · · · Halogen Bond at Ordered Surface Interfaces, Jarrod George Sage
Elements, Andres L. Sanchez
Life after Sports: a Career Transition Program for Graduating Collegiate Student-Athletes, Melvin Sangalang
A Nursing Program's Journey Through Implementation of Holistic Admissions, Amber Schmidt
A Network Meta-analysis Comparing Traditional Acupuncture Points and Ashi-points: Dealyed Onset Muscle Soreness, YUFANG SHAO
What Special Education Teachers Need To Remain: a Qualitative Study, Corey Michael Sharp
Calhoun’s Shadow: Memory, Identity and the Commemorative Landscape in Charleston, South Carolina, Alex Silverman
“Drink the Kool-Aid, She Said ”: Female Villiany and Agency in Peoples Temple, Courtney Paige Smith
A Poetics of Entanglement: the Enmeshed Creation of Interrogative Space, Phil Spotswood