Dissertations submitted in candidacy for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Loyola University Chicago.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Alienation on Campus: Students, Agency, and a 'Praxis of Possibility', Julia R. Allison
Elucidating the Mechanisms of Complex Flavoprotein Dehydrogenases, Tyler Alt
An Examination of Lysine Acetylation in the Context of Bacterial Metabolism, Translation, and Regulation of Gene Expression, Thomas Patrick Bank
Navigating Loss: Policy & Practice Within Student Affairs Support of Bereaved Students, Jessica Renee Brown
The Role of Glutamate Receptors, RNA Editing, and Prenatal Stress in Cognition, Sociability, and Stress Resilience, Tristram Buck
Lay Presidents in Jesuit Higher Education: How AJCU Lay Presidents Learn About, Articulate, and Express Jesuit Mission and Identity, Carl Joseph Caceres
Teachers’ Use of Evidence-based Research to Inform Best Practices, Brianna Cairns
(Fill in the Blank) as Resistance: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of Black Men’s Resistance Knowledge in Higher Education Environments, Johnnie L. Campbell
Migrant Domestic Workers as Disposable Kin in Global Capitalism'S Care Economy, Miguel Ceron Becerra
Defining Contractile and Age-specific Remodeling in Atrial Fibrillation, Hannah Cizauskas
An Untapped Resource: Exploring the Role of Spirituality in the Psychological Healing of African Asylum-seekers from a Counselor’s Perspective, Brittany A. Duncan
The Year of Birth Age Grouping Policy: Its Impact on Participation in US Youth Soccer, Murray James Findlay
Heat Shock Factor 1 Signaling: A Novel Pathway Implicated in Rett Syndrome Pathophysiology, Sonia Gonzalez
Understanding Early Childhood Community Collaborations (Ecccs) in Relation to Systems Change, Rebecca Waterstone Halperin
Chemically Installed Organic Metal Nucleation Inducers on Molecular Materials for Ultrathin Metal Electrodes, Diman Hosseini
Justice-oriented Pedagogy: Personal and Programmatic Commitments in Teacher Education, Cheetara A. Hudson
Don't Force Me to Explain: Rethinking Access Outside of Compulsory Transparency, Rhea Ienni
Coming to the Table: How Black Mamas Resist and Reorganize the Racialized Educational Terrain in Community, Moriah Lynn Johnson
Being Desi at School: Exploring the Racialized School Experiences of South Asian American Youth, Prabha Kaundinya
Responsive Rigor and Strategic Care: Faculty Praxis for Holistic Student Success in the Community College, Jennifer Elizabeth Kelley
America the Monstrous: The Birth of American Horror Fiction in the Long Nineteenth Century, Rachel Kietzman
A Community College Entry Apparatus, Ann Knezetic
Valuation. A Husserlian Account, Richard Andrew Krema
Elementary Students' Science Attitudes and Teachers' Implementation of the NGSS Science Practices: A Mixed Methods Study, Michelle LaBorn
Defining the Metabolic Requirements of RNA Virus Replication: Polyamines, Mitochondrial Energetics, and Lipids, Natalie J. LoMascolo
The Effect of Specific Nurse Manager Attributes on the Clinical Work Environment, Janet Marie McCarthy
Investigating Host Factors in Coronavirus Assembly and Egress, Surovi Binte Sharmin Mohona
Vital Environs: Ecologies of Modernism and the Nature Tradition, Danielle Nasenbeny
Revisiting Collective Efficacy: Insights from Cognitive Interviews and Experimental Surveys, Tori Kay Olson
Participatory Budgeting and Electoral Outcomes in North American Cities, Gabriela Raluca Pavel
Eternal City, Earthly City: The Reach of Rome in Early Modern English Literature, Emily L. Piersma Sharrett
Subjectivation, Gender, Resistance: Tracing the Theoretical Lineage between Althusser, Foucault, and Butler, Daphne Pons
MLLT1 is Required to Maintain B-lymphopoiesis, Janani Prakash
Strategies to Improve T Cell Receptor Transduced T Cell Function and Longevity for Immunotherapy, Suzanne Quinn
Selling The Spell: The Commodification of Feminist Witchcraft, NOËL SUBRINA SUCESE
Mechanisms of Ethanol Exacerbation of Colitis, Madison Tschann
From Mechanism-based Inactivation to Biosensor Development: Functional Versatility of Pyridoxal 5′-phosphate-dependent Enzymes and Proteins for Therapeutic Applications, Abigail Lynn Vargas
Making Sense of the Barrio: Place-based Appraisal and Coping Among Latine Residents in Chicago, Juanita Vivas Bastidas
Investigating the Role of Cellular Senescence on Vestibular Dysfunction in Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Michael Volyanyuk
A Trinity of Forces: A Critical Investigation of the Intersection of Lived Experience, Jesuit Secondary Education, and Corporate Curricula, Bernhard Bruno Walke
Uncovering DKK1 as a Therapeutically Relevant Target in Aggressive ER+ Breast Cancer Using a Novel Antiestrogen, Kristen Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Epistemic Injustice: A Portraiture of Doctoral Socialization, Alaa Adel Elsayed Abdelghaffar
The Effects of Targeted Interventions on Student Engagement with Feedback: A Meta-Analysis, Andy A. Accettola
Insights on the Cranial Anatomy and Osteohistology of Cyonosaurus, Alexander Acker
Parental Autonomy Support and Children’S Affect as Predictors of Children’S Stem Engagement in an informal Educational Context, Bianca Martins Aldrich
Investigating the Consequences of Conjugated and Secreted ISG15 on Coronavirus Pathogenesis, Mudassir Syed Ali
The Experience of Transition to Self-Management for Saudi Adolescents with Type I Diabetes, aeshah m. almulhim
The Social Aesthetics of Recognition, Italo Alves
Evolution of Bacteria: The Subsequent Relationships between Different Species and Their Hosts, Helen Appleberry
Biophysical Effects of Altered Myosin Binding Protein Stoichiometry in Atrial Myofilaments, Kelly N. Araujo
Selecting for Lysis in a Temperate Phage Population, Haley Atkins
Deciphering the Source of Escherichia Coli in Urinary Tract infections: A Comparative Metagenomic Analysis of the Female Urogenital Microbiome, Alexis Annabel Avalos
Targeting EYA1 Phosphatase Activity in MLL-Rearranged Leukemia, Lola Badmus
Discovery of a New Class of Polymorphic Rhs Toxins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Pleiotropic Effects on Interbacterial Competition, Bacteriophage Antagonism, and Host Virulence, Abigail Nicole Banas
Analysis of Antibody Affinity Maturation and Thermal Stability of Proteins Using Photophysical Approaches, Claire Baxter
The Impact of Race and Gender on Benevolent Sexism Endorsement, Kelsey Berryman
Embodied Freedom: Nietzsche on Agency, Health, and Value, Nathan University Berthiaume
Jewish College Students' Experiences of Belonging, Identity, and Inclusion within Campus DEI Initiatives, Laurence Allen Bolotin
The Impact of Lactobacillus Supplementation on Gut Microbiome Composition and Phage induction in Mice, Kimia Boreiri
The Impact of Intersensory Redundancy on Face Processing in 12-Month-Old Infants: An Investigation Using Behavioral Methods and ERPs, Aslı Bursalıoğlu
Elucidating the Genetic Regulation of Zebrafish Type Ii Collagen Alpha 1 B, Angelina Renee Carcione
Examining Secretory Pathways in Inflammasome Activated innate Immune Cells, Alejandra Castellanos Urquidez
Using Light to Dissect Mechanisms of Septin Recruitment, Shreya Chandrasekar
The Development and Validation of the Measure of Critical Reflection, Yea Jin Chang
Investigating Queer Asians' Accultrative Resilience and Wellbeing, Yiyu Cheng
Youth and Parent Knowledge and Perceptions of Spina Bifida: Associations with Neurocognitive Factors, Self-Management, and Quality of Life, Olivia Emery Clark
Philosophical Purification as Liberation and Transformation, LaChanda C. Davis
The Role of Thioredoxin Reductase Paralogs in Prostate Cancer, Carleen Danielle Deegan
Evaluating Sympton Clusters in First-Time Ischemic Stroke Survivors Who Discharge From the Hospital to Home, Paula de la Pena
Methylglyoxal Glycation Competes with Ubiquitination, Disrupting Sarcomere Funciton, Christine Elizabeth Delligatti
The Ingroup-Outgroup Effect: Effects on Open and Closed-Minded Cognitive Style, Ava Jackson Dempsey
Development of Chemical Modifications to the Electron Transport Layer of Organic Light Emitting Diodes, Kevin DePope
The Forced Sterilization of Quechua-Speaking Women in Peru: The Role of Epistemic injustice in The Perpetration of Genocide, geraldine diaz
Competency Alignment and Competency-Based Education in Higher Education: institutional Perspectives from Illinois’ Early Childhood Workforce initiatives, Erika Gustafson Dietz
Exploring the Ecological Relevance of Biotic and Abiotic Stressors in Structuring Legume Microbial Communities, Cian Dotson
Comprehending Students' Experiences with a Language Learning Resource Center: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study of College Life and Belonging, Paulina Dzieza
Interrogating the Dispersal Process and Relevant Genes in Vibrio fischeri, Jeremy Esin
Investigating the Role of the NSP15 Amino-Terminal Domain in NSP15 Function, Viral Replication, and Pathogenesis, Monika Evdokimova
More than trauma: The story of intergenerational survival, Tiffany Fang
Institutional Belonging and College Success in a Neoliberal Environment, Alicia C. Figueroa
Developing Chemically Defined Serum-Free Medium for Leukemic Blast and Stem Cell Expansion, Carmen Eva Finley
Teaching Since 2020: Inhabiting Professionalization, Autonomy, and Classroom Teaching, Melissa Fisher
Experiences and Perceptions of Gaslighting in the Workplace, Lauren Flanagan
Systematic Review Examining How Black Youth in the United States Cope with Stressful and Traumatic Experiences, Marcus Aaron Flax
Viral Cell-to-Cell Spread: A Promising Antiviral Target, Manuel German Flores
Evaluating the Active Learning Experience of Prelicensure Nursing Students by Role and Level in Simulation, DeLisa Flynn
Genetic and Biochemical Analyses Reveal LitR's Role in Vibrio fischeri Biofilm Formation, Brittany Loi Fung
Student Voices on Trauma and Resilience: A Critical Phenomenological Study of Gun Violence and College Student Experiences, Lucia Helena Garcia
