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Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2026 2026

Insights on the Cranial Anatomy and Osteohistology of Cyonosaurus, Alexander Acker

Alienation on Campus: Students, Agency, and a 'Praxis of Possibility', Julia R. Allison

An Examination of Lysine Acetylation in the Context of Bacterial Metabolism, Translation, and Regulation of Gene Expression, Thomas Patrick Bank

Migrant Domestic Workers as Disposable Kin in Global Capitalism'S Care Economy, Miguel Ceron Becerra

The Ingroup-Outgroup Effect: Effects on Open and Closed-Minded Cognitive Style, Ava Jackson Dempsey

Understanding Early Childhood Community Collaborations (Ecccs) in Relation to Systems Change, Rebecca Waterstone Halperin

Chemically Installed Organic Metal Nucleation Inducers on Molecular Materials for Ultrathin Metal Electrodes, Diman Hosseini

Changing Lanes, Crossing Industry Lines from Higher Education to Business Leaders: A Narrative Inquiry to Understanding the Challenges Faced by Residence Life Professionals Who Had to Change Career Paths Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Tatianna Geneva Ingram

Interactions between Microplastics, Biofilms, and Antimicrobials in Freshwater Streams, Ryan Thomas Krantz

Valuation. A Husserlian Account, Richard Andrew Krema

University Resilience: Examining the Relationship of Acute, Externally-Driven Crisis Events to University Enrollment and Financial Stability, Amy Kyhos

The Effect of Specific Nurse Manager Attributes on the Clinical Work Environment, Janet Marie McCarthy

Investigating Host Factors in Coronavirus Assembly and Egress, Surovi Binte Sharmin Mohona

Vital Environs: Ecologies of Modernism and the Nature Tradition, Danielle Nasenbeny

“What’S Happening in the Gulf of Maine?”: Middle School Students’ Engagement in Climate Science Through Data Visual Representation and Reflections, Grace Ocular

Revisiting Collective Efficacy: Insights from Cognitive Interviews and Experimental Surveys, Tori Kay Olson

Evaluation of Bacteriophage Infection of Enterococcus faecalis in a Monolayer, Alexandria Osborn

Participatory Budgeting and Electoral Outcomes in North American Cities, Gabriela Raluca Pavel

Capturing Diverse Adolescents’ Social Contexts: The Development of an Ethnic-Racial Microaffirmations Scale for Peer Interactions, Maria Radulescu

The Bacterial Sensing Nuclear-Oligomerization Domain 2 Receptor in the Brain: Location and Potential Function, Julia Smyth

Reconceptualizing Christian Nationalism, Robert Stevenson

Selling The Spell: The Commodification of Feminist Witchcraft, NOËL SUBRINA SUCESE

Built on Dignity, Backed by Love: A Mixed Methods Study and Curriculum Grounded in Black Caregivers’ Racial Socialization to Cultivate Youth Agency, Heather Watson

Intital Characterization of Phosducin-Like Protein 3 in the Malaria Vector Anopheles Stephensi, Samantha Rose Webster

Social Identities and Space: Children of Muslim Bangladeshi Immigrants' Navigations of Romantic Relationships in Chicago, Usa, and Toronto, Canada, Fatema Zohara

Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

Epistemic Injustice: A Portraiture of Doctoral Socialization, Alaa Adel Elsayed Abdelghaffar

The Effects of Targeted Interventions on Student Engagement with Feedback: A Meta-Analysis, Andy A. Accettola

Parental Autonomy Support and Children’S Affect as Predictors of Children’S Stem Engagement in an informal Educational Context, Bianca Martins Aldrich

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

The Social Aesthetics of Recognition, Italo Alves

Evolution of Bacteria: The Subsequent Relationships between Different Species and Their Hosts, Helen Appleberry

Biophysical Effects of Altered Myosin Binding Protein Stoichiometry in Atrial Myofilaments, Kelly N. Araujo

Selecting for Lysis in a Temperate Phage Population, Haley Atkins

Deciphering the Source of Escherichia Coli in Urinary Tract infections: A Comparative Metagenomic Analysis of the Female Urogenital Microbiome, Alexis Annabel Avalos

Targeting EYA1 Phosphatase Activity in MLL-Rearranged Leukemia, Lola Badmus

Discovery of a New Class of Polymorphic Rhs Toxins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Pleotropic Effects on Interbacterial Competition, Bacteriophage Antagonism, and Host Virulence, Abigail Nicole Banas

Analysis of Antibody Affinity Maturation and Thermal Stability of Proteins Using Photophysical Approaches, Claire Baxter

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 Lactobacillus Supplementation on Gut Microbiome Composition and Phage induction in Mice, Kimia Boreiri

The Impact of Intersensory Redundancy on Face Processing in 12-Month-Old Infants: An Investigation Using Behavioral Methods and ERPs, Aslı Bursalıoğlu

Elucidating the Genetic Regulation of Zebrafish Type Ii Collagen Alpha 1 B, Angelina Renee Carcione

Examining Secretory Pathways in Inflammasome Activated innate Immune Cells, Alejandra Castellanos Urquidez

Using Light to Dissect Mechanisms of Septin Recruitment, Shreya Chandrasekar

Investigating Whether Txnrd2 Is a Therapeutic Target Against Triple Negative Breast Cancer Using African American-Derived Models, Keacha Chang

The Development and Validation of the Measure of Critical Reflection, Yea Jin Chang

Investigating Queer Asians' Accultrative Resilience and Wellbeing, Yiyu Cheng

Youth and Parent Knowledge and Perceptions of Spina Bifida: Associations with Neurocognitive Factors, Self-Management, and Quality of Life, Olivia Emery Clark

The De Mau Mau Conspiracy: The Specter of Black Vietnam Veterans in the Exercise of Police Power, 1968-1976, Ina Cox

Into the Language Barrier: Analysis of the Debates of Charles Taylor and Jürgen Habermas with Concentration on the Importance of Philosophy of Language, Tom Crosby

Philosophical Purification as Liberation and Transformation, LaChanda C. Davis

The Role of Thioredoxin Reductase Paralogs in Prostate Cancer, Carleen Danielle Deegan

Evaluating Sympton Clusters in First-Time Ischemic Stroke Survivors Who Discharge From the Hospital to Home, Paula de la Pena

Methylglyoxal Glycation Competes with Ubiquitination, Disrupting Sarcomere Funciton, Christine Elizabeth Delligatti

Development of Chemical Modifications to the Electron Transport Layer of Organic Light Emitting Diodes, Kevin DePope

The Forced Sterilization of Quechua-Speaking Women in Peru: The Role of Epistemic injustice in The Perpetration of Genocide, geraldine diaz

Competency Alignment and Competency-Based Education in Higher Education: institutional Perspectives from Illinois’ Early Childhood Workforce initiatives, Erika Gustafson Dietz

Exploring the Ecological Relevance of Biotic and Abiotic Stressors in Structuring Legume Microbial Communities, Cian Dotson

How School Psychologists Narrow the Socioeconomic Opportunity Gap: the Practices and Beliefs of School Psychologists in High-Performing, High-Poverty Schools, Nora Durgin

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

More than trauma: The story of intergenerational survival, Tiffany Fang

Drawing the Curtain: A Grounded theory Analysis of the Conceptualizations of Culture, Ethnicity and Race in Professional Training Materials for Child Life Certification, Kia Lee Ferrer

Developing Chemically Defined Serum-Free Medium for Leukemic Blast and Stem Cell Expansion, Carmen Eva Finley

Teaching Since 2020: Inhabiting Professionalization, Autonomy, and Classroom Teaching, Melissa Fisher

Experiences and Perceptions of Gaslighting in the Workplace, Lauren Flanagan

Systematic Review Examining How Black Youth in the United States Cope with Stressful and Traumatic Experiences, Marcus Aaron Flax

Viral Cell-to-Cell Spread: A Promising Antiviral Target, Manuel German Flores

Evaluating the Active Learning Experience of Prelicensure Nursing Students by Role and Level in Simulation, DeLisa Flynn

Genetic and Biochemical Analyses Reveal LitR's Role in Vibrio fischeri Biofilm Formation, Brittany Loi Fung

Ultramodern Racism: A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Impact of Anti-Crt Legislation on Us History Curriculums, Amelia Gernand

The Influence of Defects: Oxidation of Non-Planar Transition Metal Model Catalysts, Maxwell Gillum

The Meaning of Mission at a Catholic, Liberal Arts College, Ashley Nora Gisiger

Situational safety: exploring the relationship of environmental change & sense of belonging for GSM students in academic-required internships, Nancy Goldberger

Special Education Disproportionality in Illinois: What Are We Doing?, Kaelyn Chanel Green

Genetic Architecture of Complex Traits in African Ancestries Across Diverse Environments, Isadore Gregga

Perverse Convergences: Aelred of Rievaulx and the Queerness of Waiting, Zaccary A. Haney

Examining the Impact of Technology-Enhanced Peer Mentorship on First-Year University Students’ Mental Health and Academic Success, Maya Hareli

Investigating the Mechanism of Resistance to IDO1 Enzyme Inhibitor Treatment in Human Glioblastoma, Kyla Shivakumar Hatton

Investigating the Proviral and Immunogenic Effects of Sars-Cov-2 Accessory Protein 7A, Grant Michael Hawkins

The Utility Of The Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition for Children Suspected to have Autism: Examining the SRS-2 in Light of Children's Race and Ethnicity, Emma Healy

What Makes a Teacher a Teacher: A Philosophical Approach Aligned with Plato, Sojung Kim Hinterkopf

The Hitching Post: American Poetry and Chinese Mythology, Xiamara Elena Hohman

Adolescent Social Media Use and Complete Mental Health: Examining the Intersections of Identity, Social-Emotional Skills, and Social Support, Reese Hyzer

Anti-Inflamatory Mechansim of Bacillus Subtilis Derirved Exopolysaccharide, ADRIAN TAYLOR IBARRA

Give People Money: The Effect of Perceived inequality in Everyday Life and Previous Cash-Transfer Programs on Support for Universal Basic income, David Thomas Igliozzi

Characterizing Niche Specialization in Staphylococcus Epidermidis, Sandra Jablonsk

"I'm Not Having Fun Anymore": A Qualitative Analysis of Gender and Harassment in Bars and Clubs, Phoebe Marie Jackson

Insights into Female Urinary Microbiota through Long-Read 16S rRNA Sequencing, Jerrin John

Response of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Structure and Aquatic insect Secondary Production to Coarse Woody Debris Addition in Peri-Urban to Urban Golf Course Ponds, Ryan Johnson

Structure, Function, and Therapeutic Potential of PLP-Dependent Macromolecules: Case Studies on Bacillus subtilis GabR and Human GABA Aminotransferase, Nicholas Eugene Kaley

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

Let-7I Mirna Antagomir as a Novel Adjuvant Intervention for the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke, Vignesh Raghu Krishnamoorthy

Computational Analysis and Characterization of the Inducible 1-Cysteine Peroxiredoxin Promoter in the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium, Lara Ladney

In Living Memory: Curatorial Perspectives of Jewish Heritage in Holocaust Public Histories, Hannah M. Lahti

“Buying Time or Doing Harm?”: Tracing Contestation and Consensus in Debates on Puberty Blockers for Trans Youth, Dana R. LaVergne