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Master's Theses

A collection of theses submitted and approved for a Master's degree at Loyola University Chicago.

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

"It's Good to Doubt Saints, Vladim.": Medieval Constructions of Sainthood, Their Histories, and Their Cults in Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone, Kacie Barrett

The Jewish Dancing Body: Body Image in Jewish Folk Dance, Alexa Berkowitz

Investigating Structural and Biochemical Characteristics of a Peptidase Required for Staphylococcus Aureus Virulence, Sagar Bhusal

Child Soldiers & Juveniles in Gangs: Opposite Sides of the Same Coin with Dissimilar Legal Liabilities in International and American Constitutional Law, Jason Blevins

The Unhappy Specter: The Buried Remains of Self and Other, Kirt Henry Broesche

Design and Synthesis of N-Succinyl-L,L-2.6-Diaminopimelic Acid Desuccinylase Inhibitors as Potential Novel Antibiotics, Thomas Dipuma

Characterizing the Utility of a Near Infrared Click Beetle Luciferase for BLI Applications, Giovanni Duca

Targeting the Subacute Progression of Hippocampal Cellular Senescence Following Repetitive Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Jacob Edward Exline

Effect of Selenof Loss in Combination with a Western Diet on Tumorigenesis, Brenna Joy Flowers

Abortion, Medieval Christianity, and the Christian Far-Right: The Harms of Rhetoric and Misconstruing the Past, Madison Givens

Ecclesiological Sovereignty: Toward an Understanding of the Sovereignty of the Pope in the Context of Luther's Responses, Erik Lee Grayvold

Characterizing the Dynamic Localization of CMI in Early Drosophila Development, Asra Habibullah

Investigating Putative Toxin-Immunity Pairs from a New Class of RHS Proteins in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Syed Faieq Imam

Investigating Putative Toxin-Immunity Pairs from a New Class of Rhs Proteins in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Syed Faieq Imam

Decolonizing a Settler Colonial State: How Canada and the United States Have Approached Investigations Into Indigenous Boarding and Residential Schools, Holly Jacobs

Building Strength Versus Getting Lean: An Analysis of the Gendered Nature of Fitness in Crossfit, Barre, and Personal Training, Margaret M. Jones

Investigating the Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential of Mevalonate Pathway Inhibitors for Peripheral Neuropathy, Carolyn Judy

Molecular Components of a Putative Membrane Androgen Receptor: Implications for Treating Glioma, Saira Khurana

Lactobacillus Metabolite NC as an Inflammation Inhibitor, Drew Hahnnah Landrowski

Investigating the Viral Nature of Neuronal Capsid Genes, Michael Manuel Long

Physical Activity, Self-Determination, and Self-Conscious Emotions in Adolescents and Young Adults with and Without Autism Symptomatology, Dakota Morales

Engagement with Ethnic Practices: How Ethnic Communities Contribute to Second-Generation Asian American Assimilation, Bảo-Trân T. Nguyễn

Investigating the Role of the Metabolite Je as an Inflammatory Modulator, Rim Ahmed Noufal

How to Build a Cortex: Coordinated Assembly of Cortical Septins and Actomyosin in the Leader Bleb, Asia Marie Paguntalan

Feigning Goodness: Considering the Presence and Absence of Aristotelian Ideas in Character Education Through Thematic Analysis, Mylo Apollo Parker-Emerson