Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
The Mystery of God in Situations of Suffering: Toward the Universality of Christ and a Reconstruction of African Identity, Leocretia L. Muganda
Theological Plunderphonics: Public Theology and "the Fragment", William Myatt
Parents' Perceptions of Teenage Pregnancy, Mayra Nava
Educational Leaders Serving Language Minority Students (1965-2001), Jenny Maria Neal
African American Male Student-Athletes: Identity and Academic Performance, Kathryn Mary O'Brien
Neuropsychological Functioning, Parenting Behaviors, and Healthcare Behaviors Among Youth with Spina Bifida, Lauren Kelly O'Hara
The Things That Remain: People, Objects, and Anxiety in Thirties British Fiction, Emily O'Keefe
Transnationalism, Immigration Stress and Subjective Well-Being Among Ecuadorian Immigrants in London, Lucia E. Orellana-Damacela
Constructs of Parenting in Urban Ghana, Molly Pachan
Analysis of Illicit Drugs, Their Metabolites and Other Micropollutants in Water by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Deepika P. Panawennage
Cruel Sorority, Or, Feminizing Enjoyment in American Romance, Carina Dionne Pasquesi
Half-Day and Full-Day Kindergarten: Key Factors That Make a Difference in the Reading Achievement of Struggling Readers Receiving Literacy Intervention, Kari Elaine Pawl
Juvenile Injustice: Disproportionate Minority Contact in Oklahoma's Juvenile Justice System, Patrick M. Polasek
The Role of Cyp33 in MLL Mediated Gene Repression, Steven D. Poppen
The Computer Integration Into the Efl Instruction in Indonesia: An Analysis of Two University Instructors in Integrating Computer Technology Into Elf Instruction to Encourage Students' Language Learning Engagement, Pius Nurwidasa Prihatin
Bullying (1950 - 2010): The Bully and the Bullied, Steven Arthur Provis
The Road to Virtue and the Road to Fortune: The Scottish Enlightenment and the Problem of Individualism in Commercial Society, Sarah Ramirez
Desire and Agency in the Modern Women's Sonnet, Catherine Anne Ramsden
The Differences between Novice and Experienced Public Middle School Principals in the Decision to Remediate a Tenured Teacher, Andrew James Reuland
Image Slavery and Mass Media Pollution: Examining the Sociopolitical Context of Beauty and Self Image in the Lives of Black Women, Jennifer Richardson
Social Cognitive Functioning and Social Competence in Children and Adolescents with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus: Social Cognitive Neuroscience As a Model, Caitlin Reid Roache
Reification and the Closed Mind, Mark D. Rockwell
Serving Through Adversity: Community-Based Nonprofits Negotiating Race, Place, and a State Budget Crisis, 2007-2011, Eilleen Rollerson
Cultural Competence--Does It Matter?: Lessons from a Mixed-Methods Study of Wraparound Practice, Jennifer James Rose
Examining the Transition Experience of Students from Multiage Elementary Programs to Single-Grade Classrooms at the Middle School, Cindy Lynn Ruesch
You Had Me at Helen: The Name Letter Effect in Judgments of Humor, Jenna Ryan
An Exploration of the Experiences of First-Generation College Students in Lasallian Higher Education, Kurt Schackmuth
Internet Support Groups for Parents of Children with Add: An Examination of the Characteristics of Group Members and the Impact of Social Support on Parent Functioning, Kriston B. Schellinger
A Case Study: The Impact of An Immersion Experience on the Vocation of Lay Teacher-Leaders in American Jesuit High Schools, Martin Joseph Schreiber
The Voice of the Negro: African American Radio, WVON, and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Chicago, Jennifer Searcy
The Women's Movement and the Development of Family Leave Policies in the United States and Canada, Megan Sholar
Parental Involvement in the Lives of College Students: Impact on Student Independence, Self-Direction, and Critical Thinking, Patrick Thomas Spence
A Qualitative Exploration of the Influence of Racism on Identity Development for African American Adolescent Males, John Corey Steele
The Intersections of Social Activism, Collective Identity, and Artistic Expression in Documentary Filmmaking, John Abraham Stover Iii
Cell Biology of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells, Mariko Takami
An Exploratory Evaluation of a Culturally Specific Model of Psychological Well-Being for An African American Population, Kyle J. Telander
Intimate Partner Violence As a Risk Factor for PTSD in Female Survivors of Domestic Violence: A Meta-Analysis, Selena Tramayne
The Impact of Involvement in Mortar Board Senior Honor Society on Lifelong Views of Civic Engagement and Leadership, Daniel James Turner
The Effects of Smooth Muscle Cells on Engineered Microvasculatures in Fibrin Hydrogels, Areck A. Ucuzian
Beyond the Hold of Death: The Issues and Concerns of Women Formerly on Death Row in the Philippines, Diana Therese Montejo Veloso
Attitudes and Inclusion: An Examination of Teachers' Attitudes Toward Including Students with Disabilities, Thomas James Walker
If We Could Learn to Learn from Pain: A Contemporary Literary Ethics of Women's Suffering and Self-Sacrifice, Cynthia R. Wallace
Leadership Team Actions That Manifest Collective Autonomy and Their Impact on Student Growth and Curriculum, Brian Keith Wegley
Beyond Utility, Rights, and Care: An Alternative Approach to Global Poverty, Timothy Weidel
Eating Disorders and Health Related Quality of Life: What Residential Treatment Can Do, Robyn Michelle Welk-Richards
An Exploratory Study of Principals' Attitudes Regarding the Provision of Special Education Services Using the Traditional Special Education Model Compared to Using the Response to Intervention Model, Deirdre Marie Williams
Using Robust Standard Errors to Combine Multiple Regression Estimates with Meta-Analysis, Ryan T. Williams
The Binding Properties and Functional Consequences of Ryr2-Cam Interaction, Yi Yang
Role of Myosin Light Chain Kinase in Binge Ethanol and Burn Injury-Induced Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction, Anita Zahs
An Exploration of Diabetes Self-Care Among Older Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Focus Group Study, Kelly K. Zinn
Promoting Thymopoiesis with Age: Potential Role of the Transcription Factor Foxn1, Erin Christine Zook
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A Meeting of Character: An Examination of Teaching Social, Brannon Terese Aiello
Incompatible: The Construction of the Homosexual Subject in American Mainline Protestantism, John Joseph Anderson
Leadership Practices of Science Department Chairs in Secondary Public Schools, Kathryn Marie Baal
Depopulation and Education in a Mexican Migrant Town: Schools in Villa Juarez, San Luis Potosi, 1942-2000, Magda Banda
Introducing the Common Good Index and a Common Good Immigration Ethic, Ana Bedard
Challenging Client Behaviors, Coping and Burnout Among Professional Psychologists, Sasha R. Berger
Implementation of Document Based Question Essays in Regular Education History Classes, Christine R. Berrong
Alternations in the Splenic Marginal Zone with Age, Shirin Z. Birjandi
Depression in Freshmen College Students, Julie Marie Brandy
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Child-Parent Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders, Kristen Brendel
Of Unsound Mind and Body: A Statistical Test of the Association Between Intimate Partner Violence and Chronic Physical and Mental Health Outcomes, Darryl Andre Brice
Patriarchy, Christianity, and the African HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Rethinking Christian Marriage in Light of the Experiences of HIV Positive Women in Tanzania, Melissa Danielle Browning
Press and Parliament, Liberalism and Colonialism: Italy's 1891 Livraghi Affair and the Waning of the Civilizing Mission, Stephen C.L. Bruner
Restoring the Balance: Setting Aside Naturalism in Favor of Personhood in Extreme Cases, Brian Joseph Buckley
So That Love May Be Safeguarded: The Nature, Form, and Function of Obedience as a Heuristic Device for the Theology of Hans Urs Von Balthasar, Daniel Paul Burns
Gestational Diabetes, Depression, and the Impact on Maternal Child Health Outcomes, Mary Alice Byrn
Forced-Exercise Dependent Changes in Cellular Immunity: Effects on Experimental Autoimmune Neuritis, Michael W. Calik
Familial Influences on the Coping Strategies of African American Youth From Foster Care Families and Biological Families, Cynthya Campbell
Effects of Neuronal Nogo-A on Properties of Excitatory Synapses of the Sensorimotor Cortex, Alicia Marie Case
Student Organizational Skills and Motivation: What's the Connection?, Vesna Cejovic
The Effect of Participation in Experiential Learning Programs on Personal and Civic Attitudes, Christine Inez Celio
Global Distributive Justice After Rawls: A Modified Poggean Argument for How We Harm the World's Poorest, Mark Chakoian
An Examination of Internet Pornography Usage Among Male Students at Evangelical Christian Colleges, Paul Olaf Chelsen
Study of Stress, Housing Program Use, and Nursing Usage Among Homeless in Chicago, Henry Christian Cheung
The Montessori Method in America: Montessori Schools in New York and Rhode Island From 1910-1940, Katari Coleman
A Salutogenic Framework to Understand Disparity in Breast Cancer Screening Behavior in African American Women, Regina Conway-Phillips
Examining Leadership Styles in Ten High Poverty Elementary Schools, John Will Cook
Thinking Through the Phenomenon of Trust: A Philosophical Investigation, Jeffrey M. Courtright
Theology as Improvisation: Using the Musical Metaphor of Attunement to Think Theologically, Nathan Crawford
A Diachronic Analysis of the Use of Scripture in the Variant Versions of the Apocryphon of John, David Creech
Images of God, Imago Dei and God's Relationship with Humanity Through the Image of Mary's Breast Milk: A Focus Upon Sor María Anna Águeda De San Ignacio (1695-1756), Neomi Dolores DeAnda
Minority Stress Predictors of Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behavior Among a Cohort Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men, Michael P. Dentato
Keeping True to the Cathedral Within: A Case Study of Wheaton Academy and the Initiation, Development, and Fulfillment of Its Christian Saga of Social Justice, Barbara Dill-Varga
Leading with Love: The Confluence of Spirituality and Leadership in College Students, Eileen Patricia Doherty
Leading with Love: The Confluence of Spirituality and Leadership in College Students, Eileen Patricia Doherty
Education, Fascism, and the Catholic Church in Franco's Spain, Joan Domke
Response to Violent Prone Female Adolescents: The Chicago Public School Approach, Marian E. Dozier
Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Collective Teacher Efficacy and Student Achievement, Rachel Jean Eells
Effectiveness of an Inquiry Based Professional Development Program, Lynne Beyah El-Amin Muhammad
