Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2018
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
Paul in Context: A Reinterpretation of Paul and Empire, Najeeb Turki Haddad
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
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
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
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
