Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2015
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
Investigating the Professional Values of Teachers: The Differential Impact of Accountability on Teachers' Career Decisions, Cortney Rowland King
Polyaminocarboxylic Acids as Potential Candidates for Trivalent Actinide/lanthanide Separations, Daniel Stephen Kissel
A Structural Model of Leadership Self-Efficacy for Asian American Students: Examining Influences of Collective Racial Esteem and Resilience, Corinne Maekawa Kodama
Pirates of Romanticism: Intellectual Property Ideology and the Birth of British Romanticism, Jason Isaac Kolkey
Change Is Brewing: The Industrialization of the London Beer-Brewing Trade, 1400-1750, John R. Krenzke
The Limits of Rationality: Suicidality, Affectivity, and the Rational, Maria Jennifer Kulp
Augustine and Feminisms: A Dialogue About Education, Maggie Ann Labinski
Biblical Lessons for Educational Leaders: The Servant Leadership of King David, Apostle Paul, Dr. Joe Hairston, Dr. Tim Markley, Tracy D. Lett
Journey to the Neighborhood: An Analysis of Fred Rogers and His Lessons for Educational Leaders, Jeana Lietz
The Role of AF9 and AF9-Mediated Protein Interactions in Hematopoiesis and Leukemogenesis, Alyson Anne Lokken
Re-Thinking Anthropomorphism Through a Genetic Philosophy of Time, Carolyn Jo Love
Teacher Impact on Supporting the Parent-Teacher Partnership During the Middle School Years, Karen R. Love
Host Proteins Interact with the Hiv-1 Core to Facilitate and Restrict, Zana Lukic
he Seems Like a Good Kid Lessons in Informal Social Control from a Midwestern Peer Court Program, Patricia Lee Maddox
Investigating the Biochemical and Catalytic Properties of Nitrile Hydratases, Salette Martinez
Functional Importance of Oxidative Post-Translational Modifications of Ryanodine Receptor in Cardiac Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Handling During Oxidative Stress, Stefan R. Mazurek
Master's Students' Experiences in a Graduate Preparation Program: Multicultural Competency and Social Justice Curriculum, Kristin I. Mccann
The Impact of Insulin Management on Quality of Life in Type 2 Diabetes, Sandra Ellen Mccormick
Adenovirus Vectors as Potent Adjuvants in Vaccine Development, Kathleen Ann Mcguire
Multifunctional Coronavirus Papain-Like Proteases as Targets for Antiviral Therapeutics and Vaccines, Anna Maria Mielech
The Molecular Components of Estrogen Receptor Beta (ERβ) Signaling in Neuronal Sytems, Natasha Mott
Internalization of Race Messages Among Mixed Race Individuals, Jennifer Moulton
Moderating Variables in the Treatment Effects of Second Step, Gregory Eugene Moy
The Backgrounds and Outcomes of Allopathic Medical School Applicants: Exploring Stratification and Inequality, Sunshine Nakae
Social Media and Reflective Thinking: A Case Study of Generation Y Business Students, Stacy Neier
The Fashionable Life: Fashion Imagery and the Construction of Masculinity in America, 1960-2000, Kelly Ann O'connor
Producing a Past: Cyrus Mccormick's Reaper from Heritage to History, Daniel Peter Ott
Putting "community" in Community Schools: Organizational and Cultural Contention in a Public-Private Partnership, Kathleen D. Pacyna
Perceptions of Value and Perceived Strengths of Arts Education During an Age of Accountability: Conditions and Qualities That Shape a Citizenry - Implications for Leadership, Stephen Tyler Plank
Effects of Cultural Awareness Training in Conjunction with an Established Bullying Prevention Program, Megan Kallie Polanin
Expertise, Democratic Values, and Tolerance, Erika D. Price
Peripubertal Binge Ethanol, Age and Sex Modulate Microrna Expression in the Ventral and Dorsal Hippocampus of the Adolescent Rat, Sarah Arianne Prins
Moving Social Spaces: Public Transportation, Material Differences, and the Power of Mobile Communities in Chicago, Gwendolyn Purifoye
Identifying Novel Factors Involved in Biofilm Formation by Vibrio Fischeri, Valerie Ray
'We're Not Little Babies Anymore': A Cultural History of Small Girls in America, 1920-1945, Stella A. Ress
The Ethics of Vision and Black Theology and Experience, Angelo Sylvester Riley
