Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Perceived Social Class, College Interest, and Post-Secondary Goals: An Application of the Scat Interest and Choice Model, Jason Daniel Hacker
An Investigation of Chinese Graduate Student Understanding of Academic Integrity in U's Higher Education, James E. Hammerschmidt
Making Something Out of Nothing: Asexuality and Narrative, Elizabeth Hanna Hanson
A Historical Analysis of South Holland School District 151 Desegregation Order: An Examination of Superintendent Decisions Based on Board Actions Grounded in the Context of Prevailing Social, Political, Legal and Educational Conditions for the Period 1967-2010, Cecilia Villanueva Heiberger
Toward the Development of the Stereotypical Roles of Black Young Men Scale, Amber Hewitt
Ex Vivo Induction of Human Regulatory T Cells, Kathleen Elizabeth Jaeger
The Mother of Chaos and Night: Kant's Metaphilosophical Attack on Indifferentism, Matthew Allen Kelsey
Psychotherapist Understanding of Genital Self-Mutilation Amongst Male to Female Transsexuals, Michael Robert Kenney
Stereotypes and Patient-Provider Communication: Testing the Effects of Depression, Socioeconomic Status, and Race, Amy N. Kerr
Liberian Refugee Women's Personal Narratives on the Effects of War on Motherhood, Florence Wanjiru Kimondo
Psychosocial Distress Mediates Immune Dysregulation Through Alterations in Global Epigenetic Patterns and Chromatin Remodeling Proteins, Karen Krukowski
First Ladies of the United States-Advocates for Children, Women Leadership and Social Causes: A Historical Examination of Nancy Reagan and Hillary Rodham Clinton, Nimsiha Bhatt Kumar
discovered by the Process: A Methodology for Twentieth-Century Moral Fiction, Sean Adriaan Labbe
Word of Life, Word of God: An Examination of the Use of the Term Logos in the Johannine Literature, Joseph Michael Latham
A Survey Study of Prepare Workshop Participants' Application of Knowledge, Confidence Levels, and Utilization of School Crisis Response and Recovery Training Curriculum, Brian Richard Lazzaro
Targeting the Notch-1/IGF-1R/Akt Axis in at Orthotopic Model of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Shuang Liang
Utilizing Response to Intervention (roti) As a Means of Studying Capacity Building and Motivation of Staff by School Leadership Teams, Brian James Mahoney
Significance of Protein Interactions in Mediating AF9 Function, Bhavna Malik
The Game They All Played: Chicago Baseball, 1876-1906, Patrick Mallory
Impact of Team Citizenship Behaviors on Performance in Women's Sports Teams, Rachael Nichole Martinez
Latino Academic Achievement: Impact of Individual, Family, School, Community and Immigration Factors, Jessica Catharine Martone
Evading Innate and Adaptive Immunity During Adenovirus Cell Entry, Shauna Marvin
Open Enrollment in Advanced Placement Courses: Experiences of Traditional and Non-Traditional Students, Scott Errol Mcalister
An Event History Analysis on the Effects of Academic Integration Factors on Degree Completion of Low-Income Underrepresented Minority Students, Lisa Marie Metzger-Mugg
A Meta-Analysis of School Belonging and Academic Success and Persistence, Isabel Moallem
Effects of Electrical Stimulation and Testosterone in Translational Models of Peripheral Nerve Injury, Gina Monaco
The Effects of an Experiential Learning and Mentorship Program Pairing Medical Students and Persons with Cognitive Impairment: A Qualitative Content Analysis, Darby J. Morhardt
Characterization of the Novel Response Regulator Sype: A Dual Regulator of Biofilm Formation and Colonization in Vibrio Fischeri, Andrew Robert Morris
High School Curriculum Tracks as Determinants of Post-Secondary Outcomes: A Study of Track Mobility and Its Effects, William Morrison
Defining a Role for Inducible Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP70i) In Mediating Autoimmune Vitiligo, Jeffrey Alan Mosenson
Preserving the Bond: Child Welfare Professionals' Perspectives on the Opportunities and Challenges of Parent-Child Visitation, Lina M. Munoz
Biophysical Characterization of Tryptophan Locales, Mg²+ Binding and Protein Folding in Gα Subunits, Matthew Najor
Complexity, Conflict, and Cooperation: The Micropolitics of American Civil-Military Relations in Small Wars, 1945-Present, Michael P. Noonan
Not Peace But the Sword: Violence in Contemporary American Catholic Literature, Michael O'Connell
Novel Role of ErbB-2 in Inhibition of Jagged-1-Mediated Trans-Activation of Notch in Breast Cancer, Kinnari Pandya
Exploring Predicted Vs. Actual First to-Second Year Retention Rates: A Study of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Colleges, Brenda Porter Poggendorf
Addressing the Issue of Meta-Analysis Multiplicity in Education and Psychology, Joshua R. Polanin
The Religion of Consumption and Christian Neighbor Love, Christopher Porter
Molecular Functions of MLL PHD3 Binding to Its Ligands Cyp33 and H3K4Me3, Gayathree Raman
Processes Underlying Syntactic Control: Evaluating Linguistically Diverse Children, Vanessa R. Raschke
Effects of Acute Alcohol Exposure on Post Burn Intestinal Immunity: Role of IL-23, Juan L. Rendon
The Civilian and the War on Terror: Do Norms Shape Strategy?, Sherri Replogle
Who's Attending the Party? Elections, Parties, and Democratization in Postcommunist States, Jonathan Windle Riggs
Opening the Black Box: Understanding Adult Inpatient Falls, Laura M. Rogers
Influence of Pramipexole on Probability Discounting and Ventral Pallidal Function: Assessments in Parkinsonian-Like Rats, Sandra Lynn Rokosik-Kletzel
The Role of Linker 2 (L2) Region in RhTRIM5α Assembly and HIV-1 Restriction, Jayalaxmi Sastri
Effectiveness of Graduate Training in School Psychology: Perspectives of Graduate Practitioners, Mary S. Satchwell
A Case Study of a Mixed Methods Study Engaged in Integrated Data Analysis, Daniela Marie Schiazza
A Qualitative Study of Stakeholder Perceptions in Early Childhood Intervention Partnership, Ruth Schumacher
The Politics and Practicalities of Reentry: A Case Study of the Reentry Environment in a Suburban Community, Carlene Sipma-Dysico
Looked After Or Left Behind: The Effectiveness of Principal Preparation Programs as Perceived by Generation Y Principals, Chandra D. Sledge
Reducing Narcissistic Defensiveness Through the Activation of Belonging, Jennifer Lee Smith
Hidden Treasure: The Epistemology of Love According to Hans Urs on Balthasar, Timothy John Squier
Religious Pluralism and the Catholic Church: Lonergan's Method and the Jacques Dupuis Controversy, Andrea J. Stapleton Berger
Cheerleaders and Performers: Mental Health Courts in a Midwestern State, Monte Staton
Reaping the "Colored Harvest": The Catholic Mission in the American South, Megan Stout Sibbel
Acculturative Stress and Coping Strategies Used by Asian Indians Living in the United States: A Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry, Ritu V. Thaker
Just Like Everyone Else? Locating South Asians in 21st Century American Popular Media, Bhoomi K. Thakore
Binge Alcohol and Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury, Ian Vaagenes
Biases in Children's Cognitive Styles: Investigating Local, Global, and Rule-Based Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Typical Development, Sandra Beatriz Vanegas
Prolegomena to Kant's Theory of the Derangement of the Cognitive Faculties, Gisele Velarde La Rosa
The Costumed Catholic: Catholics, Whiteness, and the Movies, 1928 - 1973, Albert William Vogt III
Understanding the Consequences of Interpersonal Confrontation: The Role of Goal Pursuit in Men's Responses to Being Confronted as Sexist, Dana E. Wagner
Hans Urs Von Balthasar and Kenosis: The Pathway to Human Agency, Timothy J. Yoder
Beyond Retention: Exploring Mental Health Benefits of Living Learning Programs, Christopher Zaddach
Particulates Initiate Immune Response Via Inducing Oxidative Stress-Mediated NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation, Zhenyu Zhong
Identity Negotiation of Young Arab Muslim Women Attending College in the United States and France, Danielle Dunand Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Social Cognitive Predictors for Undergraduate College Student's Choice Goals in Math and Science: Understanding the Role of Coping Efficacy, Matthew David Abrams
Elementary School Teachers' Reasons for Staying in Their Current Schools: A Comparison Study, Luzmila Beanira Adrianzen
The Locus of Preparation and Privilege: College Choice and Social Reproduction, Daniel Allen
Perceptions, Attitudes and Acceptability of HIV Testing Among Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in Chicago, Rita Ndidi Amadi
Neighborhood Attachment Among Latinos in Low-Income Communities, Kathleen Bachtell
A Qualitative Exploration of African American Men's Attitudes Toward Marriage, Rabiatu Barrie
Ontology in Emmanuel Levinas's Philosophy, Stacy Carol Bautista
On Eros in Plotinus: Attempt at a Systematic Reconstruction (with a Preliminary Chapter on Plato), Alberto Bertozzi
The Role of Professional Learning Communities in Developing and Using Common Formative Assessments, Diane Gmitro Betts
An Investigation of the Phospholamban-Serca Regulatory Interaction with Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer, Philip Adam Bidwell
Disturbing the Power Equilibrium: How Notions of Private and Public Construct the Lesbian Educator in the American School System, Lillian Petrovich Brandt
Positive Behavior Intervention and Support: An Alternative Approach, Lucy Bridges
Examining Support That Exists for Social and Emotional Program Implementation in Elementary Charter Schools, Angela N. Brooks
The Lord Opened Her Heart: Women, Work, and Leadership in Acts of the Apostles, Teresa Jeanne Calpino
Receptor-Mediated Hypertrophic Signaling Via Protein Kinase D and Histone Deacetylase 5 in Adult Myocytes, Chia-Wei Jenny Chang
Roman Catholic Masculinities: A Korean Roman Catholic Ethical Perspective, Hoon Choi
A Structuralist Controversy: Althusser and Lacan on Ideology, Won Choi
Serine 910 Phosphorylation of Focal Adhesion Kinase Is Critical for Costamere Assembly, Miensheng Chu
Superintendent's Perceptions of Adequacy in Illinois School Finance, Mark Alan Cohen
The Crew / of Common Playwrights: Collaboration and Authorial Community in the Early Modern Theater, Lacey Ann Conley
