Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
School Standpoint': Understanding Effects of Personal Experiences within School-Based Social Work Practice, Emily Shayman
Exploring Community College Practitioners' Cultivation and Praxis of Antiracist and Asset-Based Approaches to Education: A Phenomenological Study, Ester Ulibasa Sihite
Critical Conversations with Suburban Administrative Leaders on Special Education Disproportionality: Case Studies of Suburban School Districts, Jennifer Colleen Sterpin
Workplace Climate and Job Satisfaction: A Test of Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT)'s Workplace Self-Management Model with Sexual Minority Employees, Alexander Tatum
Nitric Oxide Inhibits Biofilm Formation by Vibrio Fischeri Via the Nitric Oxide Sensor Hnox, Cecilia Thompson
Theology and the City in Africa: The Significance of Contemporary African Urban Experience for Theological Reflection, Dominic Fungai Tomuseni
The Impact of Mood on Health Behaviors and Quality of Life for Women with Cardiovascular Disease, Jacqueline Ann Tulley
Citizens and Kings: Dramatic Genre and Social Consciousness in Early Modern England, Anna Ullmann
The Molecular Pathophysiology of Sepsis-Associated Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Its Pharmacologic Modulation, Amanda Temple Walborn
Political Essentialism and Affective Polarization, Chase Wilson
Ecospatial Orientation and American Literature, Lowell Wyse
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: The Culture and Climate in Lower Performing High Schools During the Authorization Process, Daena Barrett Adams
The Role of Notch-1-Mediated Repression of PTEN on Growth and Cancer Stem Cell Survival in Trastuzumab Resistant, Her2+ Breast Cancer, Andrew Thomas Baker
Patriots and Practical Men: British Educational Policy and the Responses of Colonial Subjects in India, 1880-1890, David Thomas Boven
She Shot Him Dead: The Criminalization of Women and the Struggle over Social Order in Chicago, 1871-1919, Rachel A. Boyle
An Exploration of African American Parents' Level of Trust in Special Education Meetings, Kizin Burton-Fox
Transfer Student Success: Latinx Students Overcoming Challenges at Two- and Four-Year Institutions Towards Baccalaureate Degree Attainment, Ajani Mcarthur Byrd
Applying a Cognitive-Behavioral Model to Conceptualize Burnout and Coping for Teachers in Urban Schools, Daniel Camacho
Aging Well in 21st Century America: Towards a Theological Ethics of Aging, Chrisitan Cintron
Unavoidable Pressure Ulcers: An Ethnonursing Study, Catherine M. Clarey-Sanford
Los Recién Llegados: Construyendo Collaborative Relationships between Recently Arrived Salvadoran Parents and Educators in the Nation's Capital, Ingrid Tamara Colon
The Spirit of a Weak God: Reimagining Divine Providence After the Critique of Ontotheology, Wendy Theresa Crosby
Mutual Regulation of CRP and N(epsilon)-Lysine Acetylation in Escherichia Coli, Robert James Davis
Cellular Determinants of Coronavirus Entry Routes, James Thomas Earnest
My Leadership Experiences with Peace Circles as a Restorative Practice, El-Roy Estes
Narrative Medicine and Health Care Ethics: Religious and Literary Approaches to Patient Identity and Clinical Practice, Tara Flanagan Tracy
Endocytic Vesicle Rupture in the Pathogenesis and Propagation of Neurodegenerative Proteinopathies, William P. Flavin
We Can Do Better: Evaluating an Intervention Remedying Caseworkers’ Negative Racial Bias towards African American Families Involved in Child Welfare, Adrianne Michele Fletcher
An Examination of Multicultural Competence and Racial Colorblindness Among School Psychologists, Sandy D. Flores
Exploring the Implications for Educational Leadership: A Case Study of Cristo Rey St. Martin College Preparatory High School, Julie Lynn Frey
Primed to Lead: a Case Study of Global Leader Education in South Korea, Landis Garrel Fryer
Social Support and Well-Being Among Foster Care Youth: Self-Concept as a Mediator, Anne Kathleen Fuller
The Effects of Teacher Self-Efficacy with the Inclusion of Students with Autism in General Education Classrooms, Tekita Quashell Gordon
An Exploration of Elementary Teachers' Beliefs and Perceptions About Science Inquiry: A Mixed Methods Study, Linda Hamadeh
Role of the Interleukin-22 and STAT3 Signaling Pathway in Gut Barrier Maintenance Following Intoxication and Burn Injury, Adam M. Hammer
Self-Serving Cognitive Distortions, Externalizing Behaviors, and School Exclusion Among Adolescents with Emotional Disturbance, Claudia Hernandez
Characterization of Multi-Albumin Pegylated Complexes Synthesized Using "Click" Chemistry as Drug Delivery Systems, Jonathan Alejandro Hill
The Blackboard and the Colorline Madeline Morgan and the Alternative Black Curriculum in Chicago Schools 1941-1945, Michael Hines
Disordered Eating Treatment Programs for Adolescents and Emerging Adults: A Meta-Analytic Review of Treatment Effectiveness and Moderators of Treatment Success, Alexandra Kirsch
Practice and Practitioner Correlates of Psychotherapists’ Self-Perceived Clinical Wisdom, Shveta Kumaria
The Challenge of Leading Change: How Sources of Authority and Change Management Models Intersect to Promote School Improvement, Samantha Joyce Lam
Elevated Hydrostatic Pressure Selectively Enhances Matricellular Gene Expression in Human Trabecular Meshwork Cells, Jonathan Lautz
Heterocycles Via the PD-Catalyzed Heterofunctionalization of Alkylidenecyclopropanes, Phillip Roman Lazzara
Character Luck and Moral Responsibility: The Character of the Ordinary Person in Aristotle's Rhetoric and Politics, Marcella Linn
Characterization of the Effect of Aeration on a Commercially Available Fibrin Sealant for Use in Wound Therapy, Adam Robert Marek
Technology Integration in Context, Joanna Marshall
Maintaining College Access in a Post Recession Era: A Multi-Level Competing Risks Model, Brendan Martin
Characterization of Quorum-Quenching Lactonases and Plp-Dependent Aminotransferases: Structure, Mechanism and Alternative Turnover, Romila Nina Mascarenhas
Research Practices of Music Educators: A Review of the Journal of Research in Music Education, Clifton Brent Mcreynolds
Sleep-Wake Disturbances in Adolescents with Spina Bifida: Prevalence and Associations with Bio-Neuropsychosocial Functioning, Caitlin Beth Murray
Behavioral Symptoms, Functional and Cognitive Recovery Post-Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Seema Nasser
Human Rights and Global Justice: A Normative Critique of Some Rawlsian Approaches., Ndidi Victoria Nwaneri
Love and Loyal Actions': Ritual Affect and Royal Authority, 1688-1760, Amy Oberlin
Husserl and Community, Sean Stephen Petranovich
Transport for Early Modern London: London's Transportation Environment and the Experience of Movement, 1500-1800, Noah Paul Phelps
Implementing Social Emotional Learning (SEL): An Evaluation of Illinois Teachers' Capacity to Provide Sel Instruction and Use the Illinois SEL Standards, Daniel Louis Philippe
Forgotten Soldiers from a Forgotten War: Oral History Testimonies of African American Korean War Veterans, O. Eliot Pope, Jr.
Cruzando Fronteras: The Immigration Experiences of Central American Women, Cecelia Quinn
Maintaining and Improving Academic Achievement in the Midst of Significant Demographic Change: A Case Study Analysis, Aaron Raatjes
Forgetting How to Hate: The Evolution of White Responses to Integration in Chicago, 1946-1987, Chris Ramsey
Investigating Novel Methods of Interaction with Pharmaceutically Relevant Enzymes, Cory T. Reidl
Survival Under Oppression: The Puerto Rican and Allied Struggle for Representation in Chicago, 1950-1983, Marisol Violanda Rivera
Friendship Selection Patterns Among Low Income Minority Girls/Adolescents: Links to Obesity Risk, Kimberly Anne Rosania
Pancho's Racket and the Long Road to Professional Tennis, Gregory I. Ruth
Investigating the Effects of Student Engagement on Latina/o Community College Students, Manuel Salgado
The Master and the Midwife: Levinas and Plato on Teaching, Rebecca Glenn Scott
"Let's Get Together and Chew the FAT": Women, Size and Community in Modern America, Amelia Earhart Serafine
Role of Jagged1 in the Enrichment of Cancer Stem Cells in HER2+ Breast Cancer, Deep Shah
Correlation of the Boost Risk Stratification Tool as a Predictor of Unplanned 30-Day Readmission in Elderly Patients, Carol K. Sieck
Being Wise Before Wisdom: The Historical Development of Phronēsis from Homer to Aristotle, and Its Consequences for Hans-Georg Gadamer's Hermeneutic Ethics, Giancarlo Tarantino
Wilson Fundations Program Evaluation for an Urban Kindergarten Setting, Tonika Rene' Terrell
The Female Urogynecological Microbiome: Determining Niche Specificity, Krystal Thomas-White
It Is Always the Monkey on My Back: The Diagnosis of Cirrhosis, Mary Tiberg
The Effects of Alcohol and Traumatic Brain Injury on Neural Stem Cell Responses, Son Trung Ton
Examining the Effects of Adolescent Binge Alcohol Exposure on the Negative Feedback of the Hpa Axis and Adult Responses to Psychological Stress, Audrey Rose Torcaso
Centering the Margins: Elevating the Voices of Women of Color to Critically Examine College Student Leadership, Natasha T. Turman
Seekers and Observers: Life Histories of Three Female Antebellum Historians, Annmarie Valdes
Childhood Obesity Programming in Schools: A Mixed Method Program Evaluation of the Cope Healthy Lifestyles Teen Intervention, Lindsay Viellieu
Mild Hydrofunctionalizations of Olefins Using More Cost-Effective Metal Catalysts, Alexander James Villani-Gale
Elementary Principals' Perceptions of School Psychological Services, Tiffany Marie Voight
The Sustainability of Evaluation Capacity Building Interventions: An Exploratory Study, James Wade
Corrective Reading and Middle School Students with Specific Learning Disability, Diane Wallendjack
Detection of Unknown Emerging Contaminants in Natural Water Using Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Qian Wang
Romantic Ends: Death and Dying, 1776-1835, Andrew J. Welch
What Is the Relationship between Vitamin D Status, Pregnancy Symptoms and Quality of Life?, Jennifer Woo
"Playing the Game Or "Buying in": Charter School Teachers and Professionalism in an Era of Choice and Accountability, Beth Louise Wright
FRNK Regulatory Complex Formation with FAK Is Regulated by ERK Mediated Serine 217 Phosphorylation, Taylor J. Zak
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
The Impact of Social Class Connectedness, School Belongingness, and Family Cohesion on Lower Class-Identified College Students, Kristen Eileen Adams
Expectations and Quality of Life During the Antepartum and Postpartum Period, Mary Kathryn Adams
Noble Freedom: The Importance of Freedom in the Theology of Beatrice of Nazareth and Hadewijch, Seth Alexander
The Parent Advisory Council for Spanish-Speaking Parents: A Program Evaluation, Alison Alves
The Relationship between Light Exposure and Fatigue and Mood in the Patient Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplant, Kimberly S. Anderson-Drevs
