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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 2020 2020

Investigating Exclusionary Discipline: Teachers, Deficit Thinking, and Root Cause Analysis, Kelsie N. Reed

Development of Methods for the Removal of Selected Pollutants from Several Matrices and Identification of Unknown Pollutants Adsorbed onto Plastics Collected from Freshwater, Kathryn Marie Renyer

Human Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Enzymes, Joseph Valentein Roman

An Ecological Model of Transmission of Depression: Risk and Protective Factors for Mexican Immigrant Mothers and Children Living in Poverty, Anna Maria Ros

O'Shaughnessy Program Review, Natalya Sagalov

Exploring the Effectiveness of a Case Management Model, Abigail Salat

Voices of African American Women in Computer Science: Implications for K-12 Stem Education and Beyond, Yolanda B. Sanders

Mobilizing the Past: Local History and Community Action in Modern Metropolitan Chicago, Hope Shannon

Behavioral Symptoms, Inflammation and Cortisol: Relationship to Cardiac Health and Quality of Life in Cardiac Rehabilitation Patients, Deborah Anne Sindewald

Victims of Child Sex Trafficking: Are U.S. Pediatricians Ready to Identify, Assess, Treat and Protect Them?, Bidisha Sinha

Modernism's Legacies: Forms, Feelings, and Figures, Shelby Sleevi

Developing Caspase-1 Biosensors to Monitor Inflammation in Vitro and in Vivo, Sarah Talley

Heard Least but Matter Most: Listening to Youth Voice to Understand the Process of Youth Empowerment, Carly Michelle Tindall-Biggins

Storefront: Local Businesses Acting Locally in Two Chicago Neighborhoods, Steven Tuttle

Best Leadership Practices and Actions for Leading a Transition in Curriculum Framework in Secondary Schools, Jennifer Lynn Tyrrell

Targeting EPHA2 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Uncovering Its Therapeutic Potential and Beyond, Hao Wang

Movement on the Margins: Exploring the Leadership and Agency of Women of Color Student Activists in Predominantly White Higher Education Institutions, Cobretti Williams

The Patient Speaks: a Phenomenological Exploration of the Patient's Experience of Psychoanalysis, Katherine Williams

Bridging the in Between: A Portrait of Asian American Student Affairs Professionals in Asian American Cultural Centers, Joliana Yee

The Flexible Impact of Affective States on Group Decision-Making and Ideational Creativity, Young-Jae Yoon

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Collective Responsibility by Agreement, David Atenasio

Binge Alcohol Drinking Exacerbates Ulcerative Colitis Flare, Abigail Cannon

Retrieving and Reimagining Sanctuary and Solidarity: Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality, Alyson Capp

Regulation of Acetyl Phosphate-Dependent Acetylation and Identification of Novel Lysine Acetyltransferases in Escherichia Coli, David George Christensen

Liberal Democratic Civic Education and Rampage School Gun Violence: Why We Need an Alternative Theory of Democracy to Guide Contemporary Civic Education, Samantha Deane

Women's Decision-Making for Subsequent Pregnancy After a Cesarean Delivery, Melinda Dixon

Modulating the Tumor Microenvironment to Induce Cross-Priming for Cancer Immunotherapy, Erica Fleming-Trujillo

Structure-Guided T Cell Receptor Mutations that Alter Antigen Specificity, Cross-Reactivity, and Polyfunctional Phenotypes in Gene-Modified T Cells, Kendra Foley

Latina College Student Leadership Development at a Historically White College/university, Kristina Garcia

Teacher Preparation and English Language Learners: The Negotiation of Teaching Identities in Communities of Practice, Eleni Giatsou

Staphylococcus Aureus Evasion of the Innate Immune System, James Paul Grayczyk

Membrane Microdomains as Platforms for Extra-Cellular Fusions, Michael Hantak

Aerococcus Urinae: Establishing the Pathogenesis of an Emerging Uropathogen, Evann E. Hilt

Determination of Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling Targets in Activated T Cells, Ramiah Jacks

From Design to Implementation: A Case Study of a New Two-Year College, Brian M. Knetl

Alcohol Induced Bacterial Changes in the Setting of Colitis, Paulius Kuprys

Explicitly Teaching Scientific Argumentation: Using Action Research to Study High School Science Readiness and Detracking, Ami Lefevre

Charter Schools and Special Education Enrollment Rates, Mary Ann Lind

Predicting Decision-Making in Relation to Health-Risk Behavior in College Freshmen, Anne Bijumon Luckose

The Effectiveness of an Ambulatory Care Health System Redesign on Patient Engagement, Healthcare Utilization, and Clinical Indicators, Nancy Johansen Madsen

The Social and Contextual Mechanisms of Children's Learning in Museums, Lindsay R. Maldonado

The Practice of Assessment Data Use in Student Affairs: The Need for an Expanded Conceptualization, Mark D. Manderino

A Self Study of My Leadership as Principal to Improve Student Achievement in Literacy in the Middle Grades, Latrese Tonya Mathis

Exhibiting Sovereignty: Tribal Museums in the Great Lakes Region, 1969-2010, Meagan McChesney

Generating Biologic and Genetic Research Tools to Investigate Serotype I Feline Coronaviruses, Robert Christian Mettelman

What Have We Done? An Analysis of Student Handbooks of Public High Schools in a Suburban County in the Wake of Illinois Senate Bill 100, Melissa Delarosa Moore

Characterization of the Effects of Sex and Estrogen Receptor Signaling on Antigen-Specific T Cells for Immunotherapy, Flor Cecilia Navarro Negredo

Protection from Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infection by Probiotic Exopolysaccharide, Wonbeom Paik

The Study of Evaluative Inquiry within a Business Context: Social Learning Processes, Team-Level Infrastructure, and Guidelines for Practical Application, Marie Elizabeth Paydon

DAXX as a Restrictor of Tumor Initiating Cell Survival in ER+ Breast Cancer and its Therapeutic Implications, Daniel Seamus Peiffer

My Role as an Administrator in Supporting the Implementation of MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports) Tier 3 Students: A Self-Study in a Public School System, Terrycita Delight Perry

Assessing the Temporal Dynamics of the Lower Urinary Tract Microbiota and the Effects of Lifestyle, Travis Kyle Price

Positive Behavior Intervention Supports and Relational Trust in an Elementary School: A Self-Study of a Principal's Impact on Supportive Environment and Student Achievement, Marilou Salcepuedes Rebolledo

Elucidation of the Molecular Mechanisms of Electrically-Induced Cardioprotection, Anne Elizabeth Roessler

Behavioral Symptom Clusters, Inflammation, and Quality of Life in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients, Anitha Saravanan

Feminism and School Leadership: A Qualitative Study Utilizing Effective Women Principals' Self-Perceptions to Determine What Makes Them Successful, Christina Maria Sylvester

Prevalence and Potential Buffers of Intergenerational Trauma in African American and Latinx Parent-Child Dyads, Kandace Thomas

Perceptions of High School Principals of the Role of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support-- Formally RTI-- In Bringing about Social Justice and Equity for Black Boys, La Wanna Marie Wells

Addressing the School-to-Prison Pipeline through Critical Self Reflection: A Self-Study of Courageous and Transformative Leadership, Ernest D. Williams

YCZR, a New Case of PLP-Dependent MOCR/GABR Type Transcription Regulator in Klebsiella Pneumonia, Yuanzhang Zheng

An Action Research Project Addressing the Perception of Strengths and Barriers to Communication at the Onset of the MTSS Initiative within the High School Setting, Taliah Ziyad-Nau

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Spanish Guided Reading and Phonics Instruction in Primary Dual Language Classrooms: A Self-Study Examining a Principal's Leadership and Actions to Improve Student Outcomes in a Neighborhood Urban School, Antonio Acevedo

Estimating the Prevalence of Hepatitis C in Sub-Saharan Africa, William Howard Adams

Heteromerization of G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells: Identification of Hetero-Oligomeric Receptor Complexes between α1-Adrenergic Receptors, Arginine Vasopressin Recptor 1a, Chemokine (c-X-C Motif) Receptor Type 4, and Atypical Chemokine Receptor 3., Lauren J. Albee

Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Generational Status and the Successful Implementation of the Common Core State Standards, Michael Allen

Parental Relationship Quality and Stereotypic Role Endorsement as Predictors of Marriage Attitudes of African Americans, Bernasha Monique Anderson

Mechanisms and Consequences of Epigenetic Inheritance Following Parental Preconception Alcohol Exposure, Annadorothea Asimes

How Does the Classroom Teacher Promote Academic Success in the Spanish Native Speaker Class: A Study of Classroom Teachers' Perceptions of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in the Spanish Native Speaker Course at the High School Level, Michael Angelo Ayala

Simple Goodness and Ethical Theory, Sarah Marie Babbitt

Cultural Assets and Racial Discrimination: A Person-Based Exploration of Culturally Relevant Coping with African American Male Adolescents, Emma-Lorraine Baaba Bart-Plange

"We Were Framed to Fail and Die": The Ethics and Poetics of Mortality in the Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Brett C. Beasley

The Impact of Regulatory Fit on Confrontations of Bias, Rayne Bozeman

An Analysis of the Implementation and Effectiveness of Successmaker Reading on Closing the Achievement Gap Through a Separate Class Middle School Reading Intervention, Tanya Branch Housing

Effective Leadership for the Implementation of the Common Core State Standards: Principal Behaviors That Develop Professional Capital to Create Conditions for Positve Change, Eileen Beth Brett

The Roles of HPA Axis Activity and Attentional Bias in the Development of Anxiety Symptoms in Low-Income Mexican-Origin Children, Stephanie Brewer

Socio-Ecological Moderating Factors in the Grit-Academic Achievement Relationship, Keeshawna Brooks

Mentoring the Millennials: Induction of the Millennial Generation in Education, Christopher M. Brown

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Black Middle Class and Mass Incarceration, Bill Byrnes

Divergent Pro-Leukemic Effects of MYD88 and TICAM-1/TRIF Mediated Toll-Like Receptor Signaling, Joseph Michael Cannova

Analysis of a University-Informal Partnership for Teacher Education, Jenna Carlson

Home/school Collaboration and the Development of a Growth Mindset Within Gifted Students, Lauren A. Carlson

International Mindedness: Phenomenological Inquiry Into Teacher Candidate Experiences, Kathleen Patricia Castillo-Clark

Getting on the Same Page: A Grounded Theory Study of Nurse and Physician Collaborative Practice Development, Julie Cerese

The Mckinney-Vento Act: Moving Beyond Aspirations to More Effective Implementation, Michael Cermak

Examining the Experiences of Latinx Stem Baccalaureates, Marlene Chavez

The Experiential Effects and Relationships between Student Anxiety in Music Performance and Classroom Assessment, Jordan Diego Chua

A Case Study of Literature Discussions with Spanish-English Emergent Bilingual Children, Amy G. Clark

"Hear Us, See Us!": How Mothers of Color Transform Family and Community Relationships Through Grassroots Collective Action, Jennifer Elena Cossyleon

Measuring Undergraduates' Global Perspective Development: Examining the Construct and Cross-Cultural Validity of the Global Perspective Inventory Across Ethnoracial Groups, Lisa Davidson

Measuring Community Violence, Trauma, and Family Functioning among Youth Living in Low-Income, Urban Environments, Kyle Deane

Principles of Surface Chemistry Central To the Reactivity of Organic Semiconductor Materials, Gregory J. Deye

Entre Dos Tierras: Between Two Lands: Stories of Latinx Immigrant Students in US Public High Schools, Yahaira Diaz

The Real Deal: A Program Evaluation of a Teen Pregnancy Program, Sejla Dizdarevic

Can You Feel the Spirit? Towards a Sensory Sociology of Relgion, Beth Laurel Dougherty

Homonymy and the Comparability of Goods in Aristotle, Robert Duncan

Structural and Chemical Consequences of High Oxygen Coverages on Rh(111), Rachael Gabrielle Farber

Leading Effective Change in Schools of the 21st Century: The Attributes, Behaviors, and Practices of Effective School Principals, Jennifer Lynne Ferrari

In Between: What the Experiences of Biracial, Bisexual Women Tell Us About Identity Formation, Marissa C. Floro

Gender Beliefs of Teachers in Orthodox Jewish Early Childhood Programs, Ilana Chai Dvorin Friedman

Wellness Interventions for Social Justice Fatigue Among Student Affairs Professionals, Sara Furr