Theses/Dissertations from 2018
When Does Less Equal More? Assessing The Mechanisms Driving Compensatory Mortality And The Hydra Effect, Joseph T. Neale
Framed Text Messages as a Nutrition Education Intervention, Michael James O'Halloran
The Old Versus The New Equestrian Circus: Demonstrating And Promoting Equine Welfare, Veronica Painter
Sound Vessels from Matriarchal Light, Ryan Paluczak
Young Adults with Visual Impairments and Driver's Education: Journeys of Self-Efficacy, Identity, and Transition to Adulthood, Molly Pasley
Time Does Not Heal All Wounds: Temporal Differences In Spinal Pathology Among Pre-Columbian Sites In West-Central Illinois, Abigail Peeples
An Evaluative Study of a Health Information Management Program Following a Significant Curricular Change, Jennifer Lynn Peterson
Chamaecrista Fasciculata In Tallgrass And Sand Prairies: The Potential For Differential Responses, Robert W. Philips
The Effects of Noncontingent Praise (NCP) on Classroom Behavior, Kelly Poirot
Identifying Concussion in Adolescent Males Using Regions of Interest within Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Sophia Alvena Pollalis
(Re)Making Insurrection: Genre, Historicity, and the Narrative Legacy of Nat Turner, Chamere Ranyail Poole
Inside the Flip: A Look at Teacher Motivations and Activities in Flipped Classrooms, Philip G. Pulley
A Pokébalancing Act: The Management Of Japanese Cultural “odor” In Pokémon, Nicholas Raes
The Effects of Technical Language and Individual Differences on Evaluating Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Jillian R. Reiher
Faith Too Big To Fail? The Struggles and Wishes of New Atheism, Joe Rice
Chatting With Middle Schoolers: An Investigation Of Student Uptakes Of A Pedagogical Cultural-Historical Activity Theory Curriculum In 8th-Grade English Language Arts Classes, Deborah Riggert-Kieffer
Using Caenorhabditis elegans to model the muscular and neurological impairments of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Anjelica M. Rodriguez
Media Messages and Same-Sex Sexual Consent, Ryann Rooney
Analysis Of Short-Term Erosion Of The St. Peter Sandstone In Lasalle County, Illinois, Monique M. Rutte
Analysis Of Short-Term Erosion Of The St. Peter Sandstone In Lasalle County, Illinois, Monique M. Rutte
Teaching Writing Through Transformation: Linguistically Diverse Writing Teachers’ Enactments Of Linguistic Diversity, Cristina Sanchez-Martin
The Tropes We Tutor By: Names and Labels as Tropes in Writing Center Work, Scott R. Sands
Examining The Specificity Of Colonization Of A Beneficial Bee Gut Community Member, Logan A. Sauers
Supporting the Medial Longitudinal Arch: A Comparison Between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Musculature, James D. Schaefer
A Cross-Cultural Comparison Of Perceptions By Public Relations Practitioners In The United States And Germany, Leila Schmidt
Examining the Relationship between Basic Needs Theory and Mental Toughness Transfer in Mentally Tough Athletes, Chelsi Scott
Using School Leadership Teams As Professional Learning Communities To Improve Professional Capital And Leadership, Matthew R. Seaton
Diffusion Of Innovations And Public Communication Campaigns: An Examination Of The 4r Nutrient Stewardship Program, Henry Seeger
Analysis of Grade Variances in Multisection Calculus Classes, S. Paul Shaffer
Exercise Is Medicine On Campus Program Comparisons: A Descriptive Study, Jacquelyn Sherman
Big Data and Sensor Network for Construction Material Testing, Yao Shi
Negative Outcomes Associated with Childhood Sexual Abuse, Kristen N. Silbert
Examining the Learning of Students Participating in an Interactive Simulated Patient Experience, Mary Smyers
Here’s Looking At You, Kids: Dystopian Roadmaps To The Present In The Secondary Classroom, Michael Arthur Soares
What's so bad about hooking up?: Factors predictive of more positive perceptions following a hookup, Jade A. M. Spaulding
Mathieu-Zhao Subspaces of Vertex Algebras, Matthew Speck
Investigating Pre-Service Secondary Mathematics Teachers’ Reasoning When Learning Trigonometry Using The Line Segment Approach, Lawrence Ssebaggala
Trauma and the Credibility Economy: An Analysis of Epistemic Violence and its Traumatic Functions, Gina Stinnett
Supporting Intermediate Teachers' Implementation of the NGSS Through a Collaboration Based on Mutuality, Elisha Nichole Swanson
Old: A Personal Essayist’s Reflections of an Aging Adult, Marcia Irene Taylor
Old: A Personal Essayist’s Reflections of an Aging Adult, Marcia Irene Taylor
Phenotypic Effects of the Mis-Expression of PMT-like Genes in Brachypodium distachyon, Tyler Telander
Understanding The Experiences And Perceptions Of Specialty Mental Health Probation Officers, Brice Terpstra
Regulation Of Staphylococcus Aureus Cell Envelope Autolysis And Lipid Composition, Kiran B. Tiwari
The Relationship Between State Effectiveness And State Legitimacy: A Quantitative Test, Bich Thi Ngoc Tran
#digitalactivism: Examining #yesallwomen And Teaching Social Media Activism In Technical Communication, Karishma Verma
Pre-Crastination Effects In A Prospective Memory Task: Choosing When To Complete A Difficult Task, Rachel L. VonderHaar
Mortuary Patterns In West-Central Tennessee: Contextualizing Historic Field Data From Nine Mississippian Period Sites, Brooke Adele Wamsley
Primary Care Medicare Wellness Visit Outcomes Research, Susan Marie Watkins
How to Disappear Completely, Gregory Watson
Towards Queer Space: Bisexual Experiences and Imaginative Geographies, Jacklyn Weier
Effects of Foliar Applied Titanium (Ti) on Quality and Nutrient Uptake Of Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis Stolonifera) on Professional Golf Course Greens, Caleb Wepprecht
Prompting Procedure Skill Acquisition: The Role of Performance Feedback, Ellen C. Wing
“still I Rise”: An Exploration Of Mentoring Relationships On Degree Attainment For Black Women In Doctoral Programs, Tuwana T. Wingfield
Synthesis And Characterization Of A Series Of Vanadium(iv) Complexes With The Kläui Ligand, Xiao Wu
Lattice-Gas Cellular Automata In Modeling Biological Pattern Formation, Gizem Yuce
After Faith, Hope, and Love: The Unique Divergence of Asceticism by Gregory the Great and Maximus the Confessor, Caleb N. Zuiderveen
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Understanding the Association Between Nutrition and Depression by Assessing Diet Quality, Omega-3, Cholesterol, and Sleep Quality in College Students, Kandice H. Abramson
And They Lived Happily Ever After, or Did They? Representations of and Attitudes toward Romantic Relationships in Contemporary Action Films, Kelly L. Adams
The Efficiency Of Dna Repair Processes In Proximity Of G4 Dna Structures, Gloria Alvarado
Alterations in Foot Positioning During Ankle Taping and its Effects on Range of Motion and Jump Performance in Dancers, Eilish Anderson
Perceived Stress, Self-Compassion, And Emotional Variance In Parents Of Children With Communication Disorders: A Family Approach To Service Delivery In Speech-Language Pathology, Olivia Marie Arnos
The Impact of Ethnic Identity on Psychological Well-being and Perceived Discrimination among Arab Americans, Rawan Atari
Differences In Lower Limb Kinetics In College Age Female Gymnasts To Coaches’ Perceived Efficiency In A Specific Counter Movement Jump Technique, Stephen Christopher Avgerinos
Desert within a city: Exploring the relationship between food security, diet, and body mass index, Jamey Ann Baietto
Sunday Dinner, George Dominic Barreca
The Influence of Corrective Exercises on Functional Movement Screen and Physical Fitness Performance in Army ROTC Cadets, Marissa Jae Basar
Toward an Interventionary Rhetoric for Technical Communication Studies, Julie Collins Bates
The Therapeutic Effects Of Dry Cupping On Iliotibial Band Tightness, Madeline Marie Biehl
Fathers With Multiple Sclerosis: Perceptions Of Family Functioning, Laura Jean Bivens
Analysis of Pinterest as a tool for dissemination of nutrition information for parents of teenagers, Holly A. Black
Post-Internet Writing: Social Media and Contemporary Fiction, Andrew Boomhower
Seeking The Invisible, Alexis Bragg
Students’ Expectations And Faculty Approaches To Instructional Activities: Are Faculty Meeting The Needs Of This Generation?, Julie Ann Brines
Body Composition: Reading, Writing, and Resisting Weight Loss Autobiography as Biopolitical Pedagogy, Katherine Ann Browne
Nutrient Loading Reduction In A Tile Drained Agricultural Watershed Through Watershed-Scale Cover Cropping: A High Resolution Analysis, Benjamin Gerald Bruening
Establishing Sustainable Community Garden Interventions With Aid From Health Promotion Organizations, Rachel Joann Buenemann
How Low Can Transparency Go? Secrecy in the Iran-Contra Affair as an Effect of Power, Taryn Butler
“It’s Not Rape-y Enough”: How The Master Sexual Assault Narrative Restricts The Stories Writers Can Tell, Elizabeth Cachey
And That’s The Word: Effects Of The Colbert Report On Political Knowledge And Participation, Nicholas Anthony Canfield
Integrating Natural Variation In Thermal Conditions And Maternal Steroids Into Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination, Amanda Wilson Carter
Open mic: a documentary film exploring humorous narratives, Ryan T. Cashman
Death and Destruction: Insight into the Rhino Poaching Epidemic in South Africa, Richard Wayne Charlton
Predicting Gender Differences in Intentions to Pursue STEM Careers, Margaret Rose Christie
The Influence Of Interspersal Ratios On Acquisition, Fluency, And Maintenance Of Sight Words With Consideration Of Instructional Level, The Instructional Hierarchy, And Motivation To Read., Sandra Nicole Clark
Canvases of Representation: Addressing the Cultural Politics of Black Male Superhero Identity in Graphic Narratives, Danielle L. Cochran
What Am I Doing Again?, Megan Coonelly
The Impact Of Employment On Probationer Recidivism, Clayton T. Cottle
Temperature Effects On An Axon’s Ability To Maintain Phasing Of A Rhythmic Motor System, Marissa Elaine Cruz
Student Demographic And Academic Characteristics That Predict Community College Student Success In Online Courses, Jennifer L. Davidson
The Third Coast, Catherine Jane Davis
Intervention Effects of an Eating Disorder Prevention Program Utilized by a Public University, Krista B. DeCeault
Good Game Well Played: An Esports Documentary, Gabriella Clare Devia-Allen
Does All the Excitement Really End at Marriage? An Assessment of Same-Sex Marriage Legislation and LGBT Activism, Kelsie Diaz
Work-Family Domain Interference By Technology Use During Nonwork Times: An Investigation Of Cyberstress, Work-Family Conflict, And Boundary Management, Kathleen Frances Dill
The Physical And Psychological Effects Of Standing Desks In Office Workers, Hannah Dohm