Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2012
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
Working Together Toward a Common Goal: A Grounded Theory of Nurse-Physician Collaboration, Lori Lynn Fewster-Thuente
Haiti's Troubles: Perspectives From the Theology of Work and From Liberation Theology, Lys Stéphane Florival
Political Activity as Advocacy: Through the Eyes of the Illinois Superintendent, Julie Fogarty
A Phenomenological Study Exploring the Undergraduate Mcnair Program Experience of Program Alumni Currently Serving as College Faculty, Lunaire D. Ford
An Exploratory Study of the Curricular Integration of Ethics in Executive Mba Programs, Jaime M. Franco
The Role of Nogo-A in Memory and Neuronal Plasticity in the Aged Rodent Brain, Rebecca Lynn Gillani
Family Satisfaction, Ethnic Identity, and Subjective Well-Being Among Urban Youth, Kenia Loiret Gomez
Expression and Regulation of Osteopontin in the Diabetic Heart, Abigail Goodman
High School Transfer Student Transitions and Changes: Risk, Success, Failure, and the Vital Role of the Counseling Curriculum, Benjamin M. Grais
How Does Internet Facilitated Communication Impact Teacher and Parent Partnerships?, Mara Paich Grujanac
Hope Is the Ticket to Life: Insights From Disadvantaged African American Youth, Deanna D'amico Guthrie
William G. Spady, Agent of Change: An Oral History, John Anthony Hader
The Principle of Subsidiarity and Catholic Ecclesiology: Implications for the Laity, Kathryn Reyes Hamrlik
Chemoprevention of Familial Melanoma, Vidhya Hariharan
What Books Don't Tell You: Teacher-Eye-View of Universal Design for Learning and the Implementation Process, Marylou Hatley
Molecular Expression of Neuroprotective and Neurodestructive Signaling Systems Following Axotomy-Induced Target Disconnection: Relevance to ALS, Melissa Marie Haulcomb
Empirical Data Mining: Conservation of Nursing Energy and Care Capacity in Medical-Surgical Hospital Work Environments, Ann L. Hendrich
mGluR5 Involvement in Methamphetamine Reward and the Co-Morbidity of Schizophrenia and Stimulant Use Disorders, Amy Anne Herrold
From Classroom to Workplace: Becoming a Social Worker, Sarah Louise Hessenauer
The Seduction of Feminist Theory, Erin Amann Holliday-Karre
Service-Learning and Jesuit Pedagogy: A Critical Analysis, Nichol Elizabeth Hooker
Marx's Concept of the Transcendence of Value Production, Peter Hudis
Contemplation and the Human Animal in the Philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas, Edyta M. Imai
Justice Across Group Boundaries: Extending Empathy-Motivated Helping to Out-Groups, Elizabeth K. Jacobs
A Case Study of the Effects of a School-Based Wraparound Approach on Students with Behavioral Difficulties, Jennifer Mills James
Riding the Wave of Gentrification: Selected Principals' Perceptions of Gentrification's Impact on Leadership and School Culture, Jose Antonio Jimenez
Considering Care: Infant Teachers, Reflective Function and the Care Environment in Child Care Centers, Cynthia C. Jurie
Rigorous Honesty: A Cultural History of Alcoholics Anonymous 1935-1960, Kevin Kaufmann
Role of Notch Signaling in T Cell Polarization, Shilpa Keerthivasan
The Impact of Treating Major Depression During Pregnancy on the Postpartum Phase, Jamie Kent
Factors Related to the Racial Socialization of Asian American Children, Kimberly Langrehr
Community Assessment of Cardiovascular Health and Risk Among People of Mexican Descent in Berwyn, Illinois, Karen Ann Larimer
The Figure of Adam in Rom 5:12-21 and 1 Cor 15:21-22, 45-49: The New Creation and Its Ethical and Social Reconfigurations, Felipe De J. Legarreta
A History of Programs Implemented by the Chicago Police Department within Chicago Public Schools, Stacy Ann Lewis
A Developmental Model Predicting Adjustment in Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Role of Executive Functions, Social Impairment, and Friendship Quality, Rebecca Wasserman Lieb
Personal Beliefs and Public Print: The Influence of Pre-Existing Attitudes and Pretrial Publicity Information on Final Verdicts, Sara Marie Locatelli
Mechanisms of Adenovirus Membrane Permeabilization, Oana Maier
Illinois Administrator's Perception of the Existence and Implementation of School Policies and Practices in Teacher Classroom Supervision in Schools Having Kindergarten to Fifth Grade, Maria Martinez-Valiukenas
The National Council of Teachers of English and Federal Education Policy, 1958-1966, Curtis Mason
The Color(s) of Perfection: The Feminine Body, Beauty Ideals, and Identity in Postwar America, 1945-1970, Elizabeth M. Matelski
High School Teacher Attitudes Toward Implementing Positive Behavior Support Systems, Lauren McArdle
An Investigation of the Relationships of Teacher Professional Development, Teacher Job Satisfaction, and Teacher Working Conditions, Thomas Meagher
Response to Intervention: Staff Perception of the Implementation and Development of a Three-Tier Model of Intervention, Erika L. Millhouse-Pettis
Acts-Hf: Attention, Cognition and Self-Care in Heart Failure, Catherine M. Murks
Filiación-Fraternidad: The Hope of Human Existence in Light of Global Disparity. Exploring the Theological Anthropologies of Karl Rahner and José Ignacio González Faus., Scott M. Myslinski
Perceptions of Mentor Teachers in a Professional Development School, Gertrude Nalumansi
Collecting Culture in the 'Imaginary Musical Museum': General Music Textbooks 1971 - 2005, Corinne Ness
To Advance a Race: A Historical Analysis of the Intersection of Personal Belief, Industrial Philanthropy and Black Liberal Arts Higher Education in Fayette McKenzie's Presidency at Fisk University, 1915-1925, Christopher Nicholson
Education Language Policy Process in Multilingual Societies: Global Visions and Local Agendas in India, Nigeria and Unesco, Desmond I. Odugu
The Synthesis and Host-Guest Applications of Synthetic Receptor Molecules, Zachary Richard Osner
The Destructive Nature of Suffering and the Liturgical Refashioning of the Person, Jesse Perillo
Serotonin 1A Receptor Signaling in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus of the Peripubertal Rat, Maureen Lynn Petrunich Rutherford
