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Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Somos Familia: Family as an Organizing Trope in 20th-21st Century Latina/o Literature, Victoria Anne Bolf

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The Role of Instructional Leadership on Teacher Induction and Professional Longevity: A Case Study, Jeremy E. Burnham

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Profiles of Protective Factors in Urban African American Youth Exposed to Community Violence: A Prospective Study of Resilience, Devin Colleen Carey

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The Role of Vocational Hope in the Social Cognitive Career Theory: A Test of Three Models, Andrea Lynn Carr

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Migratory Loss and Depression Among Adult Immigrants of Chinese Descent, Christine Chih-Ting Chang

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The Gut-Liver Axis Regulates Pulmonary Inflammation After Intoxication and Burn Injury, Michael M. Chen

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Exploring the Impact of Mindfulness on Adolescents: A Mixed Methods Approach, Poonam Desai

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Investigating the Role of Cognitive Biases as a Risk Factor for Depression, Daniel Aaron Dickson

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Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Folate Targeted Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy, Laura Jean Donahue

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Being and Becoming: A Grounded Theory Study of the Racial and Ethnic Socialization Processes of Fifteen Haitian Immigrants Living in the United States, Lud Abigail Duchatelier-Jeudy

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The Trauma Thesis: Medical and Literary Representations of Psychological Trauma in the Twentieth Century, Sarah Louise Eilefson

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Contributors to Infant Sleep: Factors Influencing Sleep Consolidation in Five- to Seven-Month Olds, Amber Leigh Evenson

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Decision Making of Building Level Administrators and Their Perceptions on Groupthink, Julie Ann Flitcraft

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Academic Achievement of Latino Emerging Adults: The Role of Language Brokering, Executive Functions, and Language Proficiency, Valerie Christina Flores

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Effects of Aggregated Alpha-Synuclein on Cultured Neuronal Cells, David Freeman

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Negotiating Diabetes: Professional Diabetes Care Work in the U.s., Melissa Marie Gesbeck

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Regulation of Micrornas by 17β-Estradiol in the Aging Female Brain, Yathindar Satya Giffin-Rao

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Predictors and Profiles of Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among African-American Adolescents and Young Adult Males Behaviorally-Infected with HIV: A Classification Tree Analysis Approach, Israel Moses Gross

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Competing Voices: Negotiating Power and Place in Mixed-Income Housing Development, Kimberlee S. Guenther

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Mother-Infant Relationships in the NICU: A Multiple Case Study Approach, Ilona Helin

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Latino Students in Suburban High Schools: An Examination of School Malleable Predictors of High School Graduation, Kira Jean Hicks

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L30A Mutation of Phospholemman Mimics Effects of Cardiac Glycosides on Isolated Cardiomyocytes, Ryan David Himes

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Detention Center to Home School: The Path of Transition, Sarah Hogeveen

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Growing Diversity: Urban Renewal, Community Activism, and the Politics of Cultural Diversity in Uptown Chicago, 1940-1970, Devin Hunter

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Public Relations: Diaspora, Media, and the State(s) of American Literature, Nathan Allen Jung

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Regulation of CXCR4 Intracellular Trafficking by Ubiquitin, Justine Elizabeth Kennedy

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Beyond Dialogue: Avenues Toward Christian Unity, Jeffrey Kirch

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The Influence of Racial and Crime Stereotypes on Jurors' Representations of Trial Evidence and Verdict Decisions, Katharina Kluwe

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Juvenile Delinquent Strengths Assessment: Evaluating the Gap between Research and Practice, Michael David Knoll

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Factors Impacting Student Outcomes in Multicultural Counseling Courses, Kathleen Kordesh

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Influence of Maternal Prior Life Adversity on the Psycho-Neuroendocrine-Immune Profile During Pregnancy, Karen J. Kotz

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Comparing the Clinical Approaches of Christian Social Workers and Secular Social Workers, Kristin Larsen

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Learning from the UN Preventive Deployment Mission in Macedonia: Nothing Fails Like Success?, Mary Frances Rosett Lebamoff

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A Community-University Partnership: Collaborating to Improve Teacher Preparation for an Urban Indigenous Community, Anna Lees

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Science Teaching and Learning as Transformation: Making Meaning with My Students, Megan Marie Leider

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Incapacitated Fatherhood: The Impact of Incarceration on African American Fathers, Dara Lewis

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Uncertainty Before and After Faith: The Dynamics of Belief in Theology and Literature, Brent Little

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An Examination of HIV/AIDS Complacency, Attitudes and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for Community Based Prevention Efforts, Practitioners and Social Work Education, Michael Richard Lloyd

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Study of Escherichia Coli ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase Catalysis: Investigating Critical Roles of Conserved Arg32 and Lys42 Residues, Angela Lynn Mahaffey

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DBT and Bereavement: A Multiple Baseline Design, Marissa Marshak

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Surviving the Presidency: Presidential Failures in South America, Christopher A. Martinez

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Social Justice and Ecological Responsibility: A Moral Case for International Collaborative Action on Environmental Degradation and Climate-Induced Displacement, James Stephen Mastaler

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Research and Reality: Towards Responsible Medical Research for Catholic Universities, Michael Patrick Mccarthy

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The Effects of the 2008 Financial Recession on Superintendents’ Leadership and Decision Making, Elizabeth Ann Mcnamara

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Easing My Burden: A Grounded Theory Study of Kidney Transplant Recipients' Experience with Their Transplant Coordinators, Gwen E. Mcnatt

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Backlash Against Working Mothers, Kala Jean Melchiori

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Shifting Professional Culture in Catholic Schools: A Case Study, Mariagnes Menden

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The MIR-17-92 Cluster Contributes to MLL Leukemia Development Through the Repression of the Meis1 Competitor Pknox1, Yousaf Anwar Mian

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Theology and Ideology Critique, Silas M. Morgan

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Shifting Professional Culture in Catholic Schools: A Case Study, Sandria Morten

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Resipwosite, Benefis Mityel and Solidarite: A Case Study of Global Service Learning Partnerships in Post-Earthquake Ayiti, Jessica Darnell Murphy

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Characterization of the Effect of Anti-Nogo-A Antibody Treatment on Sensorimotor Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury, Stephen Nawara

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Omnis Determinatio est Negatio: A Genealogy and Defense of the Hegelian Conception of Negation, Russell Newstadt

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The Dialectics of Secularism and Revivalism in Turkey: The Case of Said Nursi, Zubeyir Nisanci

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Signaling between Two Sensor Kinases Controls Biofilms and Host Colonization in a Bacterial Symbiont, Allison N. Norsworthy

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Censorship and Intolerance in Medieval England, Richard Obenauf

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Not the Whole Story: Narrative Responses to Contemporary Globalization, Sean Patrick O'brien

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“He Has Given Us of His Spirit”: A Search for Pneumatological Precedents to 1 John, Lauren O'connell

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Unius Regulae Ac Unius Patriae: A Standardizing Process in Anglo-Saxon England, Daniel Matteuzzi O'gorman

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Speculation: The Future(s) of a Global Education Market, Kaine Osburn

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Emergent Literacy Skills in Print and Electronic Contexts: The Influence of Book Type, Narration Style, and Attention, Kathryn Joyce O'toole

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The Global Dystopian: Twenty-First Century Globalization, Terrorism, and Urban Destruction, Ryan Frank Peters

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Sexual Assault and Academic Achievement: Creating More Ideal College Campuses for Sexual Assault Survivors by Taking Into Account Intersectionality and Multiracial Feminism, Kelly Pinter

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Extended Treatment Window Exists for Improving Sensorimotor Recovery Using Anti-Nogo a Immunotherapy in Adult Rats with Chronic Stroke Deficits, Katherine Marie Podraza

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The Effects of a Multi-Layer Accountability System on Teacher Self-Efficacy and Classroom Goal Orientations and Its Impact on Student Performance, Christine Poindexter-Harris

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The Role of Cultural Climate, Racial Identity, and Mentoring Relationships on African American College Success, Kia-Rai Michelle Prewitt

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Waiting on Hollywood: The Tale of an Italian Bit Player, Kirby Thomas Pringle

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Surviving History of Sexuality: A Feminist-Foucauldian Approach to Sexual Violence and Survival, Merritt Rehn-Debraal

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A Comparison of Extra-Curricular Codes of Conduct at Two Suburban Illinois High School Districts (1986-2011), Ted Robbins

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The Representation of God in First Corinthians 8-10: Understanding Paul in the Context of Wisdom, Philo, and Josephus, Trent Alan Rogers

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The Role of Neighborhood and Parenting in the Development of Effortful Control and Subsequent Social Competence During Early Childhood, Edna Y. Romero

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Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Significance of Student Belonging and the Ethical Frameworks That Influence High School Leaders as They Sustain and Enhance Cultures of Belonging, Patrick James Sassen

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Who Cares? the Role of Nursing Assistants in the Labor Process of Hospital Nursing, Grace Eileen Scrimgeour

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Mandated Reporting: An Examination of Training and Practice of School Psychologists, Katie Nicole Bradshaw Sears

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Mechanisms of Estrogen Receptor Alternative Splicing and the Consequences for Aging in the Female Brain, Cody Lee Shults

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The Role of Alveolar Macrophages in Pulmonary Inflammation After Intoxication and Burn Injury, Jill Ann Shults

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A Historical Analysis of the Pioneers and Advocates of Autism Spectrum Disorder (1980-2013): Examining the Evolution of the Diagnosis and the Influences That Have Shaped What the Diagnosis Is Today, Cynthia Marie Sikora

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Self-Perceived Stress of Undergraduate Students Before and After Participation in a Breathing Meditation Intervention: A Mixed Methods Study, Cindy Oneida Sloan

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Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) Regulates G0/G1 Transition and Cell Growth, Anna Sobol

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Participant Engagement in Home Visits: A Missing Piece in the Puzzle of Evidence Based Programs and Implementation Science?, Mariel Sparr

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Shifting Narratives in Doctoral Admissions: Faculty of Color Understandings of Diversity, Equity, and Justice in a Neoliberal Context, Dian Drew Squire

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Brushing It Off? Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Dental Visit Behavior, Rebecca Starkel

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The Influence of Media Violence on the Neural Correlates of Empathic Emotional Response, Laura Stockdale

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Shifting Professional Culture in Catholic Schools: A Case Study, Debra Sullivan

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Incomplete Reporting: Addressing the Problem of Outcome-Reporting Bias in Educational Research, Brian Patrick Trainor

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Synthesis and Testing of Photosensitizer-Folate Conjugates and Potential Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy, Jeffrey A. Trautmann

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The Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport Pathway Mediates Chemokine Receptor CXCR4 Akt Signaling by Promoting Lysosomal Degradation of mTOR Antagonist Deptor, Rita Ramkaran Verma

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Eliminating Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells by Targeting the Niche Microenviromnent: Co-Inhibition of TNF/IL1- JNK and NF-κb, Andrew Volk

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A Multi-Method Analysis of Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and Executive Functions Among Urban Minority Girls, Amanda K. Ward

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Gender-Homogenous Mentoring, Spiritual Wellbeing, and Self-Efficacy Beliefs in African American Male Adolescents: A Test of Three Models, Toussaint David Whetstone

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Teacher Mathematics Language: Its Use in the Early Childhood Classroom and Relationship with Young Children's Learning, Emma Whitman

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Structure and Molecular Mechanism of a PLP/GABA Dependent Transcription Regulator GabR, Rui Wu

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Herbert Spencer and His American Audience, Joel F. Yoder

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Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Early Mathematics: What Teachers Know and How It Associates with Teaching and Learning, Yinna Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Mutations in Phospholamban Alter the Structure and Function of the Calcium ATPase Regulatory Complex, Neha Abrol

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An Ethnographic Study of Psychiatric Assistants: The Social Processes Involved in the Subordination of Workers in a Psychiatric Hospital, Terrence Allison

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Revitalizing the Catholic Identity of Schools: Ecclesial Leaders of the Catholic Church on Methods of Providing an Outstanding Catholic Formation and Education for Students, Linda Ann Andrejek

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Investigating the Role of the PGF2 Alpha/Calcineurin-Signaling Pathway in the Regulation of Adipogenesis, Damodaran Annamalai

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Empowering Homeless Youth in Transitional Living Programs: A Transformative Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Their Transition to Adulthood, Ashley Etzel Ausikaitis

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Haploinsufficiency of Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C in the Development of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, David Barefield