Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
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
Estimating the Prevalence of Hepatitis C in Sub-Saharan Africa, William Howard Adams
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
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
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
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
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
