Theses/Dissertations from 2026
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
Cultivating Community-University Partnerships within the Chicago Region Food System, Hanan Abdillahi, Vivian Cossey, Tania Schusler, Kevin Erickson, Karen Schauwecker, Sarah Ku, and Ray Dybzinski
Stealthy Query-Efficient OpaqueAttack Against Interpretable Deep Learning, Eldor Abdukhamidov, Mohammed Abuhamad, Simon S. Woo, Eric Chan-Tin, and Tamer Abuhmed
AdvChar: Attacking Interpretable NLP Systems, Eldor Abdukhamidov, Tamer Abuhmed, Joanna C. S. Santos, and Mohammed Abuhamad
SHIELD: Thwarting Code Authorship Attribution, Mohammed Abuhamad, Changhun Jung, David Mohaisen, and DaeHun Nyang
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
Not-so-Secret Authentication: The SyncBleed Attacks and Defenses for Zero-Involvement Authentication Systems, Isaac Ahlgren, Rushikesh Shirsat, Omar Achkar, George K. Thiruvathukal, Kyu In Lee, and Neil Klingensmith
PARAVIRT: Userland Containers for Mobile Systems, Isaac Ahlgren, Yasin Silva, Eric Chan-Tin, George Thiruvathukal, Kyu In Lee, and Neil Klingensmith
Assessing Functional Changes in the Gut Microbiome in CTCL Patients Pre- and Post Therapy, Merjaan Ahmad and Sophia Rahman
ARLP Pitch, Adnan Y. Aldaas
Parental Autonomy Support and Children’S Affect as Predictors of Children’S Stem Engagement in an informal Educational Context, Bianca Martins Aldrich
Returning to Simplicity in Early Daoist and Ancient Greek Thought, Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Alfailakawi
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
"Und so ist der Mikrokosmos Tennis immer auch ein Makrokosmos des Lebens”: Tennis als Motiv in der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur, Reinhard Andress
Evolution of Bacteria: The Subsequent Relationships between Different Species and Their Hosts, Helen Appleberry
Streptococcus anginosus of the urogenital tract: evidence of the same strain across anatomical sites of the same females, Helen Appleberry, Jennifer Garcia-Israel, Leah Boger, Swarnali Banerjee, Alan J. Wolfe, and Catherine Putonti
Genome sequences for nine Streptococcus anginosus strains isolated from female urogenital samples, Helen Appleberry, Olive Kolar, Saad Ahmed, Omar Al Khalili, Inga Astrauskas, Adel Choubkha, Abraham Dulli, Anna Gamal, Elina Greljo, Samiah Iqbal, Neelesh Kanduri, Adam Kawamleh, Emma Kress, Walter McCain, Sophia Meza, Madison Mikolaitis, Amal Naqvi, Emily Ngo, Jackie Ostiguin, Vedant Patel, Alan J. Wolfe, Catherine Putonti, and Alex Kula
Biophysical Effects of Altered Myosin Binding Protein Stoichiometry in Atrial Myofilaments, Kelly N. Araujo
Development of Analytical Methods for Heavy Metal Detection in Soil, Morgan Ashauer and Lizzy Bruening
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
Narcissism and Situation Specific Open-Minded Cognition, Brandon Ballard
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
Investigating the Role of Endothelin-1 in Reactive Astrocytosis, Candace Betancourt-Szymanowska
ML Model to Better Identify Instances of Bullying Faced by Members of the LGBTQ+ Community, Arslan Bisharat
Pyrazole-Based Inhibitors of the Bacterial Enzyme DapE as Potential Antibiotics, Alayna Bland, Emma H. Kelley, Thomas DiPuma, Teerana Thabthimthong, and Daniel P. Becker
Are Descriptive Representatives More Successful Passing Group-Relevant Legislation? The Case of Native American State Legislators, Elise Blasingame, Eric R. Hansen, and Richard C. Witmer
How to Run (from) a Meeting: The Art of Structure, Humanity, and Follow-Through, Hank Bohanon
Small Starts and Schoolwide Positive Behavior Supports, Hank Bohanon
Buddy the Elf and PBIS: When Good Intentions Are Misunderstood, Hank M. Bohanon
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
Trash Trap: Categorizing Plastic Pollution in Chicago's Montrose Harbor, Thomas Botsford-Rhodes, Aana Shenai, and Andrew Conover
Promoting Wellbeing & Quality of Life Through Behavioral Support: My Internship Journey at Misericordia’s PEP Program, Brionna Brown
Poverty, internationalization, and environmental injustice: A postcolonial theoretical perspective, Garry D. Bruton, Sadek Showkat, and Tianyue Zhan
Electric Stimulation Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: from Modern Treatments to bench study with Aplysia californica, David Brynski and Hui Ye
Does the Relative Education Model Explain Turnout Across Racial and Ethnic Groups?, Ashley Grace Burkholder, Eric Hansen, and Emily Wager
Investigating the role of out-of-school experiences in racial and ethnic identity formation for Black youth within an ecological model, Maureen Burns
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
Implications of Neural Compression to Scientific Images, João Phillipe Cardenuto, Joshua Krinsky, Lucas Nogueira, Aparna Bharati, and Daniel Moreira
Characterizing Problematic Images in Retracted Scientific Articles, João Phillipe Cardenuto, Daniel Moreira, and Anderson Rocha
Strengthening Scientific Integrity: Digital Forensics for Biomedical Research Imaging, João Phillipe Cardenuto, Daniel Moreira, and Anderson Rocha
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
Bringing Different Disciplines and Competitions in your Classroom, Eric Chan-Tin and Mohammed Abuhamad
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
A glyoxal-specific aldehyde signaling axis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa that influences quorum sensing and infection, Christopher J. Corcoran, Bonnie J. Cuthbert, David G. Glanville, Mailyn Terrado, Diana Valverde Mendez, Benjamin P. Bratton, Daniel E. Schemenauer, Valerie L. Tokars, Thomas G. Martin, Lawrence W. Rasmussen, Matthew C. Madison, Andrew F. Maule, Joshua W. Shaevitz, Boo Shan Tseng, Julian P. Whitelegge, Catherine Putonti, Amit Gaggar, Jordan R. Beach, Jonathan A. Kirk, Alfonso Mondragón, Abby R. Kroken, Jonathan P. Allen, Celia W. Goulding, and Andrew T. Ulijasz
Endings of Half-Lines in the Middle English Alliterative Joseph of Arimathea, Ian Cornelius
Culture Trap: Male Educators of Color and the Academic Role Deficit, Javin Cotton
Comparative Utilization of Neuroimaging in Telemedicine Versus In-Person Visits for Migraine and Headache Management: A Retrospective Analysis, Noemi Csutak and Jessica Reini
Benefits and challenges of collaborative networks addressing food system disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dikshya Dahal and Tania Schusler
The Economic Motivations Behind Climate Change Denial, Eliza Daigle and Brooks Duprey
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
Examining The Sexual Identity Disclosure Process Among Black Queer Femmes And Their Families, Kaylah Denis
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
Two Leading Female Figures of the Anti-Colonial Struggle in Africa, Marie-Ange Anezi Djie
The Impact of Child and Parent Trauma Exposure on a School-Based Trauma-Focused Child Intervention, Andrea Donis
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
Pruning One More Token is Enough: Leveraging Latency-Workload Non-Linearities for Vision Transformers on the Edge, Nick Eliopoulos, Purvish Jajal, James C. Davis, Gaowen Liu, George K. Thiruvathukal, and Yung-Hsiang Lu
Expansions on Empathy for Autistic Experiences, Kris D. Enrile
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
Podcasting as an Innovative Pedagogical Tool in Social Work Education, Mim Fox and Jonathan B. Singer
In Vitro Modulation of IgE Response, Veronica Cecilia Fuentes Rodriguez
Genetic and Biochemical Analyses Reveal LitR's Role in Vibrio fischeri Biofilm Formation, Brittany Loi Fung
Exploring Attentional Mechanisms of Speech-Gesture Integration across Development, Lisa Gallo and Elizabeth Wakefield
Ecosystem Stability in the Late Cretaceous Preceding the Chicxulub Impact, Anna Gamal and Anthony Uriarte
Improving the Measurement of Gender in Surveys: Effects of Categorical Versus Open-Ended Response Formats on Measurement and Data Quality Among College Students, Dana Garbarski, Jennifer Dykema, James A. Yonker, Rosie Eungyuhl Bae, and Rachel A. Rosenfeld
