Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Epistemic Injustice: A Portraiture of Doctoral Socialization, Alaa Adel Elsayed Abdelghaffar
Investigating the Consequences of Conjugated and Secreted ISG15 on Coronavirus Pathogenesis, Mudassir Syed Ali
The Experience of Transition to Self-Management for Saudi Adolescents with Type I Diabetes, aeshah m. almulhim
Targeting EYA1 Phosphatase Activity in MLL-Rearranged Leukemia, Lola Badmus
The Impact of Race and Gender on Benevolent Sexism Endorsement, Kelsey Berryman
Embodied Freedom: Nietzsche on Agency, Health, and Value, Nathan University Berthiaume
Jewish College Students' Experiences of Belonging, Identity, and Inclusion within Campus DEI Initiatives, Laurence Allen Bolotin
The Impact of Intersensory Redundancy on Face Processing in 12-Month-Old Infants: An Investigation Using Behavioral Methods and ERPs, Aslı Bursalıoğlu
Evaluating Sympton Clusters in First-Time Ischemic Stroke Survivors Who Discharge From the Hospital to Home, Paula de la Pena
Interrogating the Dispersal Process and Relevant Genes in Vibrio fischeri, Jeremy Esin
Investigating the Role of the NSP15 Amino-Terminal Domain in NSP15 Function, Viral Replication, and Pathogenesis, Monika Evdokimova
Teaching Since 2020: Inhabiting Professionalization, Autonomy, and Classroom Teaching, Melissa Fisher
Genetic and Biochemical Analyses Reveal LitR's Role in Vibrio fischeri Biofilm Formation, Brittany Loi Fung
The Meaning of Mission at a Catholic, Liberal Arts College, Ashley Nora Gisiger
Investigating the Proviral and Immunogenic Effects of Sars-Cov-2 Accessory Protein 7A, Grant Michael Hawkins
The Hitching Post: American Poetry and Chinese Mythology, Xiamara Elena Hohman
Characterizing the Role of the FAK-HIF1a-CTGF Axis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Claudia Rose Keating
Enzymatic Characterization of Bacterial Enzymes and Inhibitors as Potential Antibiotics with New Mechanisms of Action, Emma Helene Kelley
A “Scary Time” to be a Man? Comparing Men’s Engagement with Anti-Sexual Violence Discourses in the Private and Public Sphere, Melissa A. Kinsella
In Living Memory: Curatorial Perspectives of Jewish Heritage in Holocaust Public Histories, Hannah M. Lahti
Understanding Intraminority Collective Action: The Role of Salient Discrimination and Outgroup Identification, Tatum Leclair
Like Teacher, Like Student: An Exploration of Racial Matching on Black Student Identity Development in Secondary Education, Crystal Gloria Lennix
Does the Value Last? Exploring the Longitudinal Value of a Research Experience for Preservice Science Teachers, Elizabeth A. Leong
Modernism’s Mythic Mothers: Queering Motherhood Through Classical Matrilineage, Samantha Marie Lepak
Discerning the Role of Microtubule Acetylation During HIV-1 Infection, Drew Michael Lichon
"The Divine Light Illuminates The Intellect:" The Role of Divine Illumination in The Theology of Meister Eckhart, John Marshall Loving
Refinement of Megakaryocyte Lineage Commitment in Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells During Postnatal and Adult Hematopoiesis, Ryan Michael Mack
M/other Your Politics, a Praxis for the Next Iterations of Humanity, Shelley Maddox
Creating a Positive Social-Emotional Learning Environment for Transgender Students: A Post-Pandemic Participatory Action Research, Mark Christopher Maranto
Plastic Mediated Photolysis of Emerging Contaminants in Aqueous Solutions, Xiolmara Martinez
Exploring Latinx Students' Experience With School Connectedness: A Hybrid Thematic Approach to Deductive and Inductive Analysis, Maria Olivia Mendez
Maternal Access for Depression in Rural Environments, Simone Parlier
Anxiety Symptoms Are Distinctly Related to Working Memory Deficits in Adults with ADHD, Andrew Asa Rauch
Development of a Humanized SCFV Antibody: Step Towards Treatment of Neuropathic Pain, Gurpreet Sandhu
The Impact of Substrate Structure and Catalyst Identity on the Lewis-Acid Catalyzed Carbonyl-Olefin Metathesis Reaction, Cory William Schneider
Examining the Current Utilization of Conceptual Data Modeling in Database Modeling Practices: Mixed Methods Research, Abhishek Sharma
Development of Novel Force Fields for Metal Ions, Madelyn Smith
Assessment of Relationships Between Quality and Staffing in the Ambulatory Care Environment, Rachel E. Start
Ethnicity through Education: An Analysis of the Influence of Formal Education on Ethnicity in Garo Hills, Samirkumar Benedict Talati
Mirrors and Windows: Exploring Queer Identity Representation in Graduate Curriculum, Brody C. Tate
School Psychologists’ Experiences and Roles in Trauma-Informed Practices, Taylor Williamson
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 4 Mediates Sex Specific Outcomes in Sepsis Induced Cardiomyopathy, John Yap
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Development of Dyes for Photocatalysis and Biological Sensing, Sara Abuhadba
Daring Dames and Dirty Deeds: Chicago Burlesque, Drag, and Censorship Politics, 1850-1980, Lucas Andrew Bensley
Jesus, the Temple, and Early Christian Memory, Scott K. Brevard
The Impact of Risk and Trust on Confrontations of Sexism: The Role of Goals, Emily H. Budde
Diagnosing Silent Forgiveness at the Dialogical Limit in Endō Shūsaku’s Novel Silence, Catherine Buescher
Racialization’s Influence on African American Male University Attrition: Is it Culture Shock or Is There More to the Story, Joseph M. Butler
Racializing Digital Campus Spaces: A Critical Phenomenological Approach to Understanding (Re)Production Of Whiteness in Digital Campus Ecology, Victoria Elizabeth Callais
One Tiger, Many Lions: Uneven Adoption of China's Political and Economic Investment Among Democracies in Sub-Saharan Africa, Tommy Callan
In Pursuit of Racial Equity: The Role of Women Presidents and Senior Leadership Teams in Higher Education, Lisa Castillo Richmond
The Undocu-Competence of College and University Websites: A Lonestar State Analysis, Karina Castro-Pavon
Clinical Social Workers, Telemental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic, Juli Chaffee
A DACA Initiative: Transformative Organizational Change at the School of Medicine, Cynthia Chaidez
Factors Impacting the Empirical Identification of the Bifactor IRT Model of Rating Data, Wenya Chen
Disambiguation of Aerococcus Urinae Species Diversity, Brian Ian Choi
Exploring the Incumbent Early Childhood Workforce as Teachers Who Student and Students Who Teach: A Phenomenological Study, Kate Maxine Connor
Characterization of the Glyoxal Response in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Christopher James Corcoran
Controlling the Skies: Leveraging Airspace as a Foreign Policy Tool, Samantha Costas
The Climate-Conflict Nexus: Urban Migration and Methodological Innovations, Elisa D'Amico
Multiracial Congregations: Transformative or Status Quo?, Michelle Dodson
Understanding Dual Language Teachers' Language Ideologies Using Translanguaging Theory and Pedagogy: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Joseph P. Elliott
Elucidating the Underlying Mechanisms Polyamines Play on Coxsackievirus B3 Infection, Mason Richard Firpo
Identifying and Characterizing Cognitive Profiles in Midlife Females: A Latent Profile Analysis, Hannah Hagy
Warm Bodies, Strong Attachments, and the Search for Better Bonds: The Politics of Human-Animal Entanglements In U.S. Fiction and Media, John Charles Hawkins
Elucidating Enterococcal Mechanisms Underlying Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections, Baylie Hochstedler-Kramer
Resiliency and Positive Childhood Experiences: Implications for Black Youths' Mental and Behavioral Health and School Engagement, Sharnequa Nashay Hunter
Molecular Mechanisms and Targeted Therapies for Ocular Surface Disease, Sana Iqbal
Ou Pa Moun Bò Isit: Haitian Imaginaries of Non-Governmental Organizations, Stephanie Jean-Baptiste
Understanding Stress, Strengths, and Strategies to Support Immigrant Youth: A Bundled Dissertation, Sarah Jolie
An Aviation Curriculum for an Urban Diverse School District: The Need and Possibility, Stephanie Kiley
Jewish Laws for Gentiles: Purity in the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies, Joshua T. King
Genetic, In Vitro Phenotypic, and Clinical Characterization of Atypical Enteropathogenic E. coli Infection and Pathogenesis, Sarah E. Kralicek
Exploring the Relationship between Teachers' Religious Identity and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Candace M. Kyles
Development and Benchmark of Polarizable Models for Ions, Luke Landry
Reconceiving Virtue: A Mengzian Adaptation of Eudaimonic Virtue Ethics in Response to Contemporary Criticisms, Gina Elizabeth Lebkuecher
Synthetic Assembly of Antibacterial Agents and Metal Chelating Ligands, Zachary Joseph Liveris
Christotechtonics: Dildonic Prostheticity in Theological Formulation, Evan Taylor Marsolek
Regulatory, Structural and Functional Studies of the ADP-glucose Pyrophosphorylase from Photosynthetic and Heterotrophic Organisms, Gabriela Martinez-Ramirez
Establishment of an In Vitro HBV Infection System and Investigation of a Recently Emerged HBV Genotype, Delaina N. May
Tensions Between Catholic Identity and Academic Achievement: Roles of Catholic School Leaders in Southeastern Nigeria, Augustina Ngozi Mbata
An Insider's Perspective to Mentoring Novice Math and Science Teachers in a University Mentoring Program: A Self-Study, Krishna R. Millsapp
Reading the Prologue of John's Gospel as Midrash with a View to Examinging a Local Parting of the Ways, Joseph Mukuna
Early Childhood Foundations of Adolescents' Critical Consciousness in Under-Resourced and Minoritized Communities: The Roles of Prosocial Behavior and Cognitive Self-Regulation in Middle Childhood, Zahra F. Naqi-Hasnain
Navigating Culture and Family in Post-Secondary Education as Nigerian American College Students, Funmilayo Ojikutu
Comparing Caregiver-Teacher-Adolescent Mental Health Reporting: Examining Changes Over Time and Related Outcomes Among Youth Involved in the Child Welfare System, Jennifer Osborne
Understanding Political Rigidity: Exploring the Epistemic Underpinnings of Political Ideology, Chad Mitchel Osteen
Development and Preliminary Validation of the Internalized Heterosexist Racism Measure for Sexual Minorities of Color, Juan Pantoja-Patino
Napping, Sleep, and Affect in Adolescents: A Daily Diary and Actigraphy Study, Elizabeth Rea
