Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
The Effects of the 2008 Financial Recession on Superintendents’ Leadership and Decision Making, Elizabeth Ann Mcnamara
Easing My Burden: A Grounded Theory Study of Kidney Transplant Recipients' Experience with Their Transplant Coordinators, Gwen E. Mcnatt
Backlash Against Working Mothers, Kala Jean Melchiori
Shifting Professional Culture in Catholic Schools: A Case Study, Mariagnes Menden
The MIR-17-92 Cluster Contributes to MLL Leukemia Development Through the Repression of the Meis1 Competitor Pknox1, Yousaf Anwar Mian
Theology and Ideology Critique, Silas M. Morgan
Shifting Professional Culture in Catholic Schools: A Case Study, Sandria Morten
Resipwosite, Benefis Mityel and Solidarite: A Case Study of Global Service Learning Partnerships in Post-Earthquake Ayiti, Jessica Darnell Murphy
Characterization of the Effect of Anti-Nogo-A Antibody Treatment on Sensorimotor Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury, Stephen Nawara
Omnis Determinatio est Negatio: A Genealogy and Defense of the Hegelian Conception of Negation, Russell Newstadt
The Dialectics of Secularism and Revivalism in Turkey: The Case of Said Nursi, Zubeyir Nisanci
Signaling between Two Sensor Kinases Controls Biofilms and Host Colonization in a Bacterial Symbiont, Allison N. Norsworthy
Censorship and Intolerance in Medieval England, Richard Obenauf
Not the Whole Story: Narrative Responses to Contemporary Globalization, Sean Patrick O'brien
“He Has Given Us of His Spirit”: A Search for Pneumatological Precedents to 1 John, Lauren O'connell
Unius Regulae Ac Unius Patriae: A Standardizing Process in Anglo-Saxon England, Daniel Matteuzzi O'gorman
Speculation: The Future(s) of a Global Education Market, Kaine Osburn
Emergent Literacy Skills in Print and Electronic Contexts: The Influence of Book Type, Narration Style, and Attention, Kathryn Joyce O'toole
The Global Dystopian: Twenty-First Century Globalization, Terrorism, and Urban Destruction, Ryan Frank Peters
Extended Treatment Window Exists for Improving Sensorimotor Recovery Using Anti-Nogo a Immunotherapy in Adult Rats with Chronic Stroke Deficits, Katherine Marie Podraza
The Effects of a Multi-Layer Accountability System on Teacher Self-Efficacy and Classroom Goal Orientations and Its Impact on Student Performance, Christine Poindexter-Harris
The Role of Cultural Climate, Racial Identity, and Mentoring Relationships on African American College Success, Kia-Rai Michelle Prewitt
Waiting on Hollywood: The Tale of an Italian Bit Player, Kirby Thomas Pringle
Surviving History of Sexuality: A Feminist-Foucauldian Approach to Sexual Violence and Survival, Merritt Rehn-Debraal
A Comparison of Extra-Curricular Codes of Conduct at Two Suburban Illinois High School Districts (1986-2011), Ted Robbins
The Representation of God in First Corinthians 8-10: Understanding Paul in the Context of Wisdom, Philo, and Josephus, Trent Alan Rogers
The Role of Neighborhood and Parenting in the Development of Effortful Control and Subsequent Social Competence During Early Childhood, Edna Y. Romero
Creating a Culture of Belonging: The Significance of Student Belonging and the Ethical Frameworks That Influence High School Leaders as They Sustain and Enhance Cultures of Belonging, Patrick James Sassen
Who Cares? the Role of Nursing Assistants in the Labor Process of Hospital Nursing, Grace Eileen Scrimgeour
Mandated Reporting: An Examination of Training and Practice of School Psychologists, Katie Nicole Bradshaw Sears
Mechanisms of Estrogen Receptor Alternative Splicing and the Consequences for Aging in the Female Brain, Cody Lee Shults
The Role of Alveolar Macrophages in Pulmonary Inflammation After Intoxication and Burn Injury, Jill Ann Shults
A Historical Analysis of the Pioneers and Advocates of Autism Spectrum Disorder (1980-2013): Examining the Evolution of the Diagnosis and the Influences That Have Shaped What the Diagnosis Is Today, Cynthia Marie Sikora
Self-Perceived Stress of Undergraduate Students Before and After Participation in a Breathing Meditation Intervention: A Mixed Methods Study, Cindy Oneida Sloan
Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) Regulates G0/G1 Transition and Cell Growth, Anna Sobol
Participant Engagement in Home Visits: A Missing Piece in the Puzzle of Evidence Based Programs and Implementation Science?, Mariel Sparr
Shifting Narratives in Doctoral Admissions: Faculty of Color Understandings of Diversity, Equity, and Justice in a Neoliberal Context, Dian Drew Squire
Brushing It Off? Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Dental Visit Behavior, Rebecca Starkel
The Influence of Media Violence on the Neural Correlates of Empathic Emotional Response, Laura Stockdale
Shifting Professional Culture in Catholic Schools: A Case Study, Debra Sullivan
Incomplete Reporting: Addressing the Problem of Outcome-Reporting Bias in Educational Research, Brian Patrick Trainor
Synthesis and Testing of Photosensitizer-Folate Conjugates and Potential Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy, Jeffrey A. Trautmann
The Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport Pathway Mediates Chemokine Receptor CXCR4 Akt Signaling by Promoting Lysosomal Degradation of mTOR Antagonist Deptor, Rita Ramkaran Verma
A Multi-Method Analysis of Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and Executive Functions Among Urban Minority Girls, Amanda K. Ward
Gender-Homogenous Mentoring, Spiritual Wellbeing, and Self-Efficacy Beliefs in African American Male Adolescents: A Test of Three Models, Toussaint David Whetstone
Teacher Mathematics Language: Its Use in the Early Childhood Classroom and Relationship with Young Children's Learning, Emma Whitman
Structure and Molecular Mechanism of a PLP/GABA Dependent Transcription Regulator GabR, Rui Wu
Herbert Spencer and His American Audience, Joel F. Yoder
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Mutations in Phospholamban Alter the Structure and Function of the Calcium ATPase Regulatory Complex, Neha Abrol
An Ethnographic Study of Psychiatric Assistants: The Social Processes Involved in the Subordination of Workers in a Psychiatric Hospital, Terrence Allison
Revitalizing the Catholic Identity of Schools: Ecclesial Leaders of the Catholic Church on Methods of Providing an Outstanding Catholic Formation and Education for Students, Linda Ann Andrejek
Investigating the Role of the PGF2 Alpha/Calcineurin-Signaling Pathway in the Regulation of Adipogenesis, Damodaran Annamalai
Empowering Homeless Youth in Transitional Living Programs: A Transformative Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Their Transition to Adulthood, Ashley Etzel Ausikaitis
Haploinsufficiency of Cardiac Myosin Binding Protein-C in the Development of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, David Barefield
English Cottage Style Homes in America: Expressions of Architectural, Technological and Social Innovation, Audra Bellmore
Speaking of Right and Wrong: Black Girls and Moral Development, Tonya Bibbs
Discrimination and Psychological Distress Among Latinos: The Role of Family Conflict, Family Cohesion and Religion, Lydia Samir Billatos
Investigation of Chicago Air Pollution and Meteorological Influence on Pollution Development: Physical Measurements and Multivariate Statistical Analyses, Katrina Lyn Binaku
Purpose and Design in Organisms and Artifacts: The Search for a Unified Philosophical Theory of Function, Mark L. Bourgeois
Re-Examining the Female Voice in Chaucer's Italian-Sourced Works: A Study in Paleography, Textual Transmission, and Masculinity, Stacee Bucciarelli
The Perceived Impact of Teacher Performance Ratings on the Teacher Evaluation Process: Voices from the Field, Brian B. Bullis
Predicting Emotion Regulation in Early Childhood: The Impact of Maternal Well-Being, Infant Crying, and Dyadic Mutuality, Tiffany Burkhardt
Diplomatic Solutions: Land Use in Anglo-Saxon Worcestershire, Kevin Anthony Caliendo
Brandy Nan and Farmer George: Public Perceptions of Royal Health and the Demystification of English Monarchy During the Long Eighteenth Century, Steven Catania
Examining Latino a First-Generation College Students' Educational Resilience at a Jesuit Post-Secondary Institution, Diana Chavez
Anthologizing Modernism: New Verse Anthologies, 1913-53, Warren Scott Cheney
Luxury Romanticism: The Quarto Book in the Romantic Period, Matthew Hale Clarke
Science Youth Action Research: Promoting Critical Science Literacy Through Relevance and Agency, Elizabeth Coleman
Understanding the Impact of Adolescent Attachment on Academic Success, Cristina Cortesi
International Trade: A Justice Approach, Aaron Crowe
Reporting Methods and Analyses in Higher Education Research: Hierarchical Linear and OLS Regression Models, Kimberly Quandt Fath
Regulation and Targeting of Fyn in Human Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Sarah Fenton
Investigating the Effects of Facilitating a Participatory Action Research Study at a High School with Small Learning Communities, Elizabeth Willingham Ferrell
Relating Preschool Class Size to Classroom Life and Student Achievement, Jessica Francis
The Role of Spirituality/Religion as a Coping Mechanism During Treatment for Disordered Eating, David Franczyk
Andragogy in One Community College: A Study of Students' Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Reading and Writing Following the Completion of a Concurrent Acquisition One-Semester Developmental English Course, Michele Murphy Froehlich
Investigation of Pharmaceutical Mass Transfer Phenomena Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations, Yi Gao
Moral Philosophy and the Art of Silence, Kristina Grob
Catalytic Mechanism and Maturation of the Metalloenzyme Nitrile Hydratase, Natalie I. Gumataotao
Recipe for Resilience: Factors Contributing to Urban African American Males' Post-Secondary Academic Achievement, Melvin Thomas Hargrett
Remember the Good Times: Does Savoring a Previous Intergroup Interaction Increase Whites' Positive Intergroup Emotions and Willingness to Develop Future Intergroup Friendships?, Patrick R. Harrison
Vascular Risk, Functional Connectivity, and Episodic Memory in Older Adults, Elizabeth Regina Tuminello Hartman
Just Water: A Feminist Catholic Response to the Commodification of Water, Rachel Noelle Hart Winter
Host Entry Factors for Human Coronaviruses, Taylor Heald-Sargent
Neighborhood Effects and Mobility Patterns Among Residents of Chicago's Residential Homeless System, Julie Frances Hilvers
Women Majoring in Physics: An Exploratory Case Study of Factors That Influenced Women Persisting in an Undergraduate Physics Program at a Large Private University in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, Nelda Patricia Hislop
Urban Agriculture and Sustainability in Chicago, Matthew Hoffmann
The Symptom Experience of Patients Receiving Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibitors, Josephine Ann Howard-Ruben
Identification and Analysis of Omentum Derived Suppressor Cells in Regards to Th17 Inhibition, Nick Huang
Psychometric Evaluation of the Neonatal Pain, Agitation, and Sedation Scale (n-Pass) Tool in Infants and Children Age One to Thirty-Six Months in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit, Patricia A. Hummel
There's a Place for Us: How Ethnic Identities Are Revealed in Ethnic-Specific Organizations, Crystal Jackson
Evaluation of a Conceptual Model of Student Retention at a Public Urban Commuter University, Hoa Khuong
Mindful Mending: The Repair of Thought and Action Amidst Technologies, Bryan Kibbe
