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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 2019 2019

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

Perceptions of Pediatric Hospital Safety Culture in the U.S.: A Secondary Data Analysis of the 2016 Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, Pamela J. Gampetro

Innovation and Change in Jesuit Education: Horizon 2020, a Case Study in the Jesuit School Network in Catalonia, Spain, Hugo Nelson Gomez-Sevilla

Comparison Between the Structure-Function Relationship in the Wild Type Gαi1 Protein and Its Oncogenic Mutant, Jesse Lee Goossens

The Role of Multiple Dimensions of Organized Activity Participation, Impulsivity, and Parental Monitoring on Externalizing Behavior among Low-Income, Urban Adolescents., Amy Governale

Paul in Context: A Reinterpretation of Paul and Empire, Najeeb Turki Haddad

Actor's and Partner's Self-Discrepancy as Moderators of the Relationship Between Negative Events and Reflected Appraisals: A Daily Diary Study Examining the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model in African American Couples, Natalie J. Hallinger

Not All Fun and Games: Sexism and College Women's Alcohol Consumption, Hannah R. Hamilton

Psychological and Economic Self-Sufficiency Among Low-Income Citizens Receiving Governmental Assistance, Vorricia Fechon Harvey

The Enzymatic Activity and Inhibition of DapE Encoded N-Succinyl-L,l-Diaminopimelic Acid Dessucinylase, Tahirah Heath

Parents' Satisfaction in Non-Title-I and Title-I Schools within the Archdiocese of Chicago, Alex Hill

Characterization of Cross-Genre Writing Skills in Children with and Without Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Role of Language, Handwriting, and Cognitive Processing, Elizabeth Hilvert

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a Teacher Component: Outcomes Examined in a School Setting, Kelly Marie Holmes

Best Practices in Global Mental Health: An Exploratory Study of Recommendations for Psychologists, Kimberly Hook

Surface Modification for the Improvement of Metal/Organic Semiconductor Interfaces, Jonathan Paul Hopwood

Molecular Determinants of Trim5α Restriction and Recruitment of Autophagic Effectors, Sabrina Imam

Student, Caregiver, and Educator Perspective of School Discipline Policy and Practice, Tawann J. Jackson

Antidepressant-Associated Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Sexual Functioning Data Collected via Prospective Questionnaire, Paula Jacobsen

Shaping Black Boys: Exploring School Construction of Masculinity and the Impact on Black Male Scholastic Perceptions Toward Academic Achievement and Schooling, Kisha V. Jenkins

“Gratuitous Distribution”: Distributing African American Antislavery Texts, 1773–1850, Nathan Jeremie-Brink

Child Maltreatment and Psychosocial Functioning in the Context of Foster Care: Self-Concept as a Mediator and a Moderator, Grace Jhe Bai

Affect and Cognitive Control: The Influence of Naturalistic Mood on Interference Processing, Lorri A. Kais

A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Social Emotional Needs of Middle School Students, Vicky Karahalios

The Relationship between Neighborhood Characteristics and College Academic Outcomes Among an NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Population: A Multilevel Approach, Ann Kearns Davoren

Teachers' Perceptions of and Collaboration Practices with Non-Traditional Families, Bonnie Kilfoyle

Beyond Body Mixing: Race, Space, and the Meaning of School Integration in a Chicago Suburb, Megan Rigsby Klein

Exploring the Legacy of Imogene King in the Making of a Nurse Educator, Leader, and Nurse Theorist, Margaret Mary Kotowski

Of Neere Neighbors: Sacrament and Sociality in the Drama of Islamic Conversion, C.1600-1640, Stephanie Kucsera

The Relationship between Secondary Students' Mathematics Identities, Problem Solving, and Self-Regulation, Katie Laskasky

Hannah Arendt's Political Action: A Dialectic of Expression and Deliberation, Paul Richard Leisen

Biophysical Studies of Guanine Nucleotide-Binding Alpha Subunits, Brian Leverson

The Exemplary High School Principal: A Mixed Methods Study of How Personal Motivation and Professional Core Values Influence the Practice, Priorities and Decisions of Award-Winning School Leaders, Erin Luby

Application of Synthetic Organic and Medicinal Chemistry Toward Medical Advances in Cancer, Antibiotics, and Drug Delivery, Marlon Lutz

Fake News and News Anxiety in Early Modern England, Richard David Macey

The Art of Morals: A Study of the Influence of Musicopoetic Arts on Moral Development in Plato's Laws, Daniele Manni

Activism and Identity: How Asian American College Students Define Contemporary Activism for Social Justice, Lester Manzano

An Examination of School Psychologists’ Exposure To and Preparedness To Support Transgender Students in Schools, Natalie Meier Meier

Antecedents and Consequences of Burnout Among Professional Psychologists, Alisha Miller

The User, the Reader, and the Pocket Cathedral: William Morris's Arts and Crafts Aesthetic and the Decorated Book, Brandiann Molby

Hic Rhodus, Hic Salta! Three Conceptions of the Modern Inequality Paradox, Nicoletta Christina Montaner

Role of Micrornas in Impaired Gut Permeability Following Ethanol and Burn Injury, Niya Latrice Morris

Intercultural Proficiency of Principals Leading Ib Schools in Urban America, Ahlam Bazzi Moughania

Undoing Giftedness: Considering Adolescent Latina Identity Performativity in United States Public Schools, Jenna Nelson

Uncovering the Mechanisms Underlying the Immunogenicity of Adenovirus Vaccine Vectors, Natalie Nidetz

Benefaction in Galatians: An Analysis of Paul's Language of God's Favor in Its Greco-Roman Context, Ferdinand Okorie

The Impact of Sociodemographic Factors on Health-Related, Neuropsychological, and Psychosocial Functioning in Youth with Spina Bifida, Jaclyn Lennon Papadakis

The Concept of Matter in Kant's Transcendental Idealism, Kyoungnam Park

Regulation of Bacterial Glycogen Synthesis: Structure-Function Relationship of Adp-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase, Hiral Priyank Patel

Social Scientists' Conceptualization and Implementation of Research Ethics and Integrity, Heather A. Pease

Administrator Support of Social-Emotional and Academic Needs of Students at a Selective Enrollment High School, Therese Elizabeth Plunkett

Studying the Antagonistic Relationship Between NKG2D and TGF-β Signaling in CD8+ T Cells, Kushal Prajapati

The Experience of Mentors in a Cross-Age Peer Mentoring Program: Exploring the Helper Therapy Principle, Dakari Quimby

A Discrete Loop in SERCA N-Domain Plays a Role in SERCA Headpiece Dynamics and Function, Olga N. Raguimova

Counter-Narratives of Latino Men and Machismo in Higher Education, Hiram Ramirez

Are You a H.e.r.o.?: A Mixed Methods Study of the Relationship between Illinois Principals' Psychological Capital and School Culture, Karen Marie Ritter

How Does She Do It All? a Test of the Social Cognitive Career Theory Self-Management Model of Women’s Multiple Role Management, Meghan Roche

Universal Design for Learning: An Examination of Leadership Promoting Student Learning for All, Martha Ryan-Toye

Asian American Engagement in Racial Justice: Journeys Through Identity Development and Critical Consciousness, Megan Segoshi