Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2023
An Ethnic Studies Introduction to Conscientizaçao: Latinx Studies and Its Impact on Latino College Students' Ethnic Identity, Carlos Octavio Ballinas
A Social Ontological Account of Alienation and Its Place in the History of Alienation Theory, Philip William Bauchan
Investigating Smooth Muscle Myosin Dynamics and Assembly in Physiology and Pathology, Maggie Bennett
Play On; Give Me Excess of It: Intercorporeality and Musical Definitions, Abram Basil Soucy Capone
An Examination of Various Dimensions Associated with Nonprofit Board Member Diversity: The Significance of Organizational Factors, Sean Robert Cleary
Queer(ly) Lingering in Nineteenth-Century British Literature, Emily Datskou
An Examination of Various Dimensions Associated with Nonprofit Board Member Diversity: The Significance of Organizational Factors, Patrick Luke Decker-Tonnesen
Identification of Conditions That Promote Biofilm Formation by Vibrio Fischeri and Elucidation of The Underlying Signal Transduction Pathway, Courtney Noelle Dial
Between Script and Scripture: Performance Criticism and Mark's Character(ization) of the Disciples, Zechariah Eberhart
Investigating the Impact of Nonenzymatic Lysine Acetylation on the Function of the Bacterial Ribosome, Sarah Caldwell Feid
Design and Synthesis of Novel Antibiotics and Anticancer Agents Targeting Pharmaceutically Relevant Enzymes, Sebastian Flieger
Gardening and Watering 21st Century Soil: Culturally Responsive and Technology Enhanced Instructional Design in K12 Schools, Elissa W. Frazier
Applying Organizational Learning Theories to Continuous Improvement Practices Through Self-Study Methodology to Better Reflect upon and Understand Factors that Influence School Improvement Efforts, Morgan Daniel Gallagher
Method Development for the Quantification of Heavy Metals in Biological Matrices and Its Application to Clinical and Environmental Samples, Michelle Catherine Gende
Regulatory Mechanisms Controlling Pneumococcal Capsule Synthesis, David George Glanville
Belonging in the Borderlands: Questioning Catholic Ethics, Molly Greening
Artapanus and Greek Colonial Poetics, Scott Harris
Role of Micrornas in Intestinal Inflammation and Barrier Homeostasis after Alcohol and Burn Injury, Caroline J. Herrnreiter
Role of RIPK3 in the Pathogenesis of TET2 Mutant Hematopoietic Malignancies, Kanak Joshi
Past and Progress: Producing History at Chicago's 1933-34 World's Fair, Cate Liabraaten
Key Stakeholders' Perceptions of Stem Education in Zambia: A Mixed Methods Inquiry, Choobe M. Maambo
Ethnic-Racial Socialization Practices of Dominican Mothers with Their Young Children: Understanding Practices with a Sociohistorical Context Framework, Sabrina Altagracia Mendez-Escobar
None of Us Are Safe: How Leaders Sustain Culturally Responsive Elementary and Middle School Improvement Planning, Jerry B. Michel
Establishing a Health-Based Social Hierarchy, Akila Salaam Raoul
Measuring the Effect of an Intervention on Student Engagement and Reading Comprehension, Kaitlin Reichart
Elucidating the Role of a Staphylococcal Glucosaminidase in Host Innate Immune Responses, Zachary Resko
Higher Education, Neoliberalism, and Conflict: A Case of the University of Balochistan in Pakistan, Syed Amir Shah
Characterization of MroQ-Dependent Regulation of Staphylococcus Aureus Quorum Sensing, Madison Ruth Stock
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Investigating the Bactericidal Activity of Lactobacillus Crispatus Cell-Free-Supernatant, Omar Majed Abdul-Rahim
Supporting Latine Children’s Informal Engineering Learning and Spatial Thinking Through Tinkering and Storytelling, Diana Acosta
The Impact of Democratically Elected Islamist Governments on the Implementation of Foreign Policy: Cases of Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, Taghreed Alsabeh
Detrimental Influences: Chicago and the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, 1933-1940, Matthew Amyx
Maternal-Fetal Attachment and Its Relationship to Quality of Life in Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Cheryl Ann Angel
Facing the Mass Exodus: Reconsidering the Moral Responsibilities for and Obligations Toward Large Numbers of Refugees in an Age of Global Crises, Muhammet Ali Asil
The New Temporary Labor: Regulating the Gig Economy in Austin, Chicago and New York, Ashley Baber
Communicating Student Outcomes: A Mixed Methods Study of Communication Effectiveness, Nicholas Branson
B Cells in the Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT), Ameera Bukhari
Structural and Transient Kinetic Analysis on Mechanism-Based Inactivators of Human Ornithine Aminotransferase, Arseniy Butrin
An Ethics of Doctrinal Emergence: Reading Newman with Augustine and Contemporary Information Theory, Jeffrey John Campbell
Toward an Eco-Cosmopolitanism: Wendell Berry and Ecowomanism in Conversation, Wade Casey
Schooled to the Streets? Exploring the Relationship between K-12 Educational Experiences and Early Careers in Activism, David Abraham Castro
Distinct Roles for Free Fatty Acid Receptor 3 (FFAR3) in Vagal and Spinal Afferents Regulating Energy Balance and Glucose Homeostasis, Tyler M. Cook
International Student Mobility and Migration: Policy Pervasion and the Student Experience, Max Crumley-Effinger
The Role of Lived Experiences in Culturally Responsive School Leaders’ Administrations: A Phenomenological Case Study, Angela Dolezal
An Interpretive Phenomenological Study of Women’s Struggles, Hopes and Reasons for Participation in Professional Power-Based Community Organizing in Chicago, Mary Dungy-Akenji
Reclaiming the Patria: Sinarquismo in the United States, 1936-1966, Nathan Ellstrand
Influences of Child and Caregiver-Directed Home Visitor Behaviors on Caregiver Engagement and Caregiver-Child Interactions, Mary Kienstra Frese
Knowledge and Political Interest: Politico-Epistemic Injustice in the United States Under Capitalist Democracy, Philipa Friedman
Therapist Broaching Behavior in Cross-Racial Therapy: Exploring Affective Responses to Racism and Cultural Humility as Predictors, Sarah C. Galvin
Understanding Teacher Reported Experiences of Trauma Professional Development/Training, Mayra Alejandra Gaona
Molecular Mechanisms of Oxidative Stress-Induced Corneal Damage and the Use of Antioxidants and Therapeutics, Anita Kirti Ghosh
The Impact of Peer Supportive Accountability on Use of a Mindfulness App in Depressed College Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Carol Hundert Gonzales
Does Co-Speech Gesture Support Children’s Analogical Reasoning? An Investigation Into the Differential Effects of Gesture on Learning, Katharine F. Guarino
The Role of Gut Microbiome and SCFA Butyrate in the Development of Obesity Associated Pre-HFpEF, Jomana Hatahet
Impact of Parent Presence on Stress in Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Susan M. Horner
A Past Not Present: Memory, Christianity, and Indian Removal Mission Sites in the Great Lakes and the South, Sean Thomas Jacobson
Investigation of Carbon Dioxide Oxidation Reaction Pathways on Rh(111) Via Reflection Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy (rairs), Elizabeth A. Jamka
Understanding the Process of Health Goal Achievement among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Chicago: An Exploratory Qualitative Study, Anthony Johnson
Individual Differences and Neural Correlates of Emotion Reactivity and Regulation: Potential Intervention Targets in Depression, Ian James Kahrilas
Burnout, Collective Efficacy, and the Social Network of a Unit, Amy Kiefer
Rhodium-Catalyzed Decarbonylation of Aroyl Chlorides, Wiktoria M. Koza
Imagining Otherwise: Designing and Implementing a High School Writing Center, Sheldon Cale Krieger
The Emotional Side of Dynamic Assessment: L2 Writing from Vygotsky's Perezhivanie Lens, Ali Kushki
On the Uses and Misuses of Interpretive Charity in Philosophy, Claire Abbott Lockard
Elucidating the Role of KMT2D in HER2+ Breast Cancer, Emily Ma
ABL2 Promotes Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease via PPAR Gamma Regulation, Gregory Malnassy
Soul as Paraphrase: The Formalism and Minority of Prayer, Kimberly Matheson
Deep Deification: Soteriology for a World in Ecological Crisis, Kathleen Mcnutt
Las Chingonas: An Ecological Approach to Latina Student Mothers’ Journey Through College, Emely Elizabeth Medina-Rodriguez
A Comparison of Education in Post-Revolutionary Mexico and Post-Independence India, Yver Alonso Melchor-Hernandez
Defending Gender: Transprejudice as Gender System Maintenance, Linas Mitchell
Cultivating Teacher Expertise in the Landscape of Green Chemistry: The Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Beyond Benign’s Lead Teacher Program, Philip Charles Nahlik
Unlocking Desistance: The Role of Executive Functioning in the Rehabilitation of Correctional Populations, Danielle Nesi
The Roles of a Probiotic Exopolysaccharide in Breast Cancer, Mai Rachel Nguyen
A Longitudinal Study of Pain in Youth and Young Adults with Spina Bifida: Three Studies Based on the Bio-Neuropsychosocial Model, Diana Margaret Ohanian
Pupils of the Pipeline: Exploring the Role of School Discipline and Disciplinary Actors on Adolescent Psychosocial Functioning, Ogechi Onyeka
Assessing Nursing Student Engagement in Clinical and Simulation Experiences, Karrie Osborne
Constructing Engineering Knowledge Through Tinkering, Reflection, and Digital Storytelling, Lauren C. Pagano
White Enigma: Opacity, Perspective, and the Theological Formation of White Subjectivity, Nathan David Pederson
Teaching Presence in Online Discussions: Relationship-Based Learning by Design, Mary Quest
Measuring What They Value: Exploring the Meaning of Student Success for Community College Students of Mexican Origin, Destiny M. Quintero
Leveraging Moral Foundations to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination, Cara Elizabeth Ray
Effectiveness of a Virtual Learning Environment on Pediatric Students’ Knowledge, Self-Confidence and Satisfaction with Learning Growth and Development Concepts, Laura Marie Robbins-Frank
Things of Beauty: Aesthetics for Environmental Education, Annie Schultz
Things of Beauty: Aesthetics for Environmental Education, Annie Schultz
School Leaders’ Assessment of Teachers’ Preparedness for Culturally Responsive Teaching, Victoria Maria Siliunas
Changes in Teacher Pedagogy and Student Engagement in Elementary 1:1 Classrooms, Adam Douglas Smeets
The Role of Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 Β (GSK-3β) at the Cardiac Myofilament, Marisa Jean Stachowski
Healing Earth in a Time of Crisis: Curriculum for Integral Ecology, Caleb Steindam
