Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Science Teaching and Learning as Transformation: Making Meaning with My Students, Megan Marie Leider
Latino Youth with Spina Bifida: Psychosocial Functioning, Family Functioning, and Acculturation, Jaclyn M. Lennon
Incapacitated Fatherhood: The Impact of Incarceration on African American Fathers, Dara Lewis
Uncertainty Before and After Faith: The Dynamics of Belief in Theology and Literature, Brent Little
An Examination of HIV/AIDS Complacency, Attitudes and Sexual Risk Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men: Implications for Community Based Prevention Efforts, Practitioners and Social Work Education, Michael Richard Lloyd
Transoceanic Race: A Postcolonial Approach to Italian American Studies, Cristina Lombardi-Diop
Utilizing Galectin 3 as a Marker of Ruptured Vesicles In Vivo, Jonathan London
Gender, Democracy, and the Justice of Athena’s Vote to Acquit Orestes, Jacqueline Long
Ritual and Practice, M Therese Lysaught
Clinically Integrated Networks: A Cooperation Analysis, M. Therese Lysaught
Roman Catholic Teaching On International Debt: Toward a New Methodology for Catholic Social Ethics and Moral Theology, M. Therese Lysaught
Feeding the Poor: The Interactions of Not for-Profit Organizations and the Decision Making Process of Food Pantry Leaders, Russell Madajewski
Study of Escherichia Coli ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase Catalysis: Investigating Critical Roles of Conserved Arg32 and Lys42 Residues, Angela Lynn Mahaffey
Separating Autoimmune and Anti-Tumor Responses with HSP70iQ435A, James Mahon
Survey of Microbial Populations within Lake Michigan Nearshore Waters at Two Chicago Public Beaches, Kema Malki, Katherine Bruder, and Catherine Putonti
Bacteriophages isolated from Lake Michigan demonstrate broad host-range across several bacterial phyla, Kema Malki, Alex Kula, Katherine Bruder, Emily Sible, Thomas Hatzopoulos, Stephanie Steidel, Siobhan C. Watkins, and Catherine Putonti
The Impact of Large-scale Asset Purchases on the S&P 500 index, Long-term Interest Rates and Unemployment, Anastasios G. Malliaris and Ramaprasad Bhar
What Drives Gold Returns? A Decision Tree Analysis, Anastasios G. Malliaris and Mary Malliaris
Quantitative Easing and the U.S. Stock Market: A Decision Tree Analysis, Anastasios G. Malliaris, Mary Malliaris, and Ramaprasad Bhar
DBT and Bereavement: A Multiple Baseline Design, Marissa Marshak
Surviving the Presidency: Presidential Failures in South America, Christopher A. Martinez
Effects of Clarity and Group Membership, Fatima Akia Martin
Social Justice and Ecological Responsibility: A Moral Case for International Collaborative Action on Environmental Degradation and Climate-Induced Displacement, James Stephen Mastaler
Research and Reality: Towards Responsible Medical Research for Catholic Universities, Michael Patrick Mccarthy
Anthropogenic Litter and Microplastic in Urban Streams: Abundance, Source, and Fate, Amanda Rae Mccormick
When Traumatic Stressors are Not Past, But Now: Psychosocial Treatment to Develop Resilience with Children and Youth Enduring Concurrent, Complex Trauma, Katherine Tyson McCrea Professor, Deanna Guthrie, and Jeffrey Bulanda
Darwin and Girard: Natural and Human Science, Andrew J. McKenna
Conference Program, Bozena Nowicka McLees
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
Escalation in International Conflict Management: A Foreign Policy Perspective, Molly M. Melin
Shifting Professional Culture in Catholic Schools: A Case Study, Mariagnes Menden
An Action Research Project Addressing the Impact of Trauma on Students in Schools Through Building a Trauma-Informed School Community, Meghan M. Meyer
The MIR-17-92 Cluster Contributes to MLL Leukemia Development Through the Repression of the Meis1 Competitor Pknox1, Yousaf Anwar Mian
Assessing the Impact of an Elementary School's Service Learning Program, Vicki Miceli-Randolph
Effective Use of Trails for Assessing Terrestrial Salamander Abundance and Detection: A Case Study at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Joseph Milanovich, Daniel J. Hocking, William E. Peterman, and John A. Crawford
Social Policy Shifts and the Relationship between Snap Workers and Their Clients, Latrese Annette Monden
Wuwei (non-action) Philosophy and Actions: Rethinking ‘actions’ in school reform, Seungho Moon
Theology and Ideology Critique, Silas M. Morgan
An Exploratory Study of Successful Advertising Internships: A Survey Based on Paired Data of Interns and Employers, Pamela K. Morris and Seung-Chul Yoo
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
Swipe Left: A Theology of Tinder and Digital Dating, Michael Murphy
Policy Brief: Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families, Jeanne Murray
Characterization of the Effect of Anti-Nogo-A Antibody Treatment on Sensorimotor Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury, Stephen Nawara
Spirituality in Professional Practice with Older Adults, Holly Nelson-Becker, Edward Canada, and Mitsuko Nakashima
NKG2D Signaling and Cd8+ T Cells Survival in the Hypoxic Tumor Microenvironment, Samantha Neuburg
Omnis Determinatio est Negatio: A Genealogy and Defense of the Hegelian Conception of Negation, Russell Newstadt
Using Whole-Genome Sequences of the LG/J and SM/J Inbred Mouse Strains to Prioritize Quantitative Trait Genes and Nucleotides, Igor Nikolskiy, Donald F. Conrad, Sung Chun, Justin C. Fay, James M. Cheverud, and Heather A. Lawson
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
Wide as the Waters: Comparing Student Performance in Alabama and Florida from 1992-2011, Kellie Slappey Nothstine
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
The Role of Central Metabolism and Electron Transport in Biofilm Formation by Vibrio fischeri, Jakob Michael Ondrey
Speculation: The Future(s) of a Global Education Market, Kaine Osburn
An Analytical Method for Detecting Toxic Metal Cations Using Cyclotriveratrylene Derivative Capped Gold Nanoparticles, Zachary R. Osner, Richard C. Holz, and Daniel P. Becker Ph.D.
Emergent Literacy Skills in Print and Electronic Contexts: The Influence of Book Type, Narration Style, and Attention, Kathryn Joyce O'toole
The Relation between Implicit and Explicit Self-Esteem Predicting Inconsistent Parenting, Bethany Otto
A Thematic Analysis of Study Abroad Programs in Community College Institutions in the U.S., Christina Parker
State of the University, Fall 2015, John Pelissero
The Global Dystopian: Twenty-First Century Globalization, Terrorism, and Urban Destruction, Ryan Frank Peters
The Use of Meta-Analytic Statistical Significance Testing, Terri D. Pigott and Joshua R. Polanin
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
The Contribution of the Female Urinary Microbiota to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Travis Kyle Price
Waiting on Hollywood: The Tale of an Italian Bit Player, Kirby Thomas Pringle
Positive Peer Pressure Among Black American Youth and the Roles of Ethnic Identity and Gender, Dakari Quimby
The Impact of Mood on Adjustment from Self-Generated Anchors, Cara Elizabeth Ray
Surviving History of Sexuality: A Feminist-Foucauldian Approach to Sexual Violence and Survival, Merritt Rehn-Debraal
A Polyglot Approach to Bioinformatics Data Integration: a Phylogenetic Analysis of HIV-1, Steven Reisman, Thomas Hatzopoulos, Konstantin Laufer, George K. Thiruvathukal, and Catherine Putonti
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
Why Teach Theology?, Susan Ross
Metal-Free Tandem Beckmann–Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Cascade Affording Diaryl Imines, Ketones, Amines, and Quinazolines, Samuel Sarsah, Marlon R. Lutz Jr., Kailyn Chichi Bobb, and Daniel Becker
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
Grazing Incidence X-ray Fluorescence Measurements of Genesis Sample 30580 for Determination of Manganese and Nickel Fluences, Martina Schmeling, J. Davidson, P.J. Eng, J.E. Stubbs, A.J.G. Jurewicz, and D.S. Burnett
Is There Merit in Merit Pay? A Survey of Reward Professionals, K. Dow Scott, Rena Somersan, and Brian Repsold
Who Cares? the Role of Nursing Assistants in the Labor Process of Hospital Nursing, Grace Eileen Scrimgeour
Resource Sharing Begins at Home: Opportunities for Library Partnerships on a University Campus, Robert A. Seal
The Merits of Mentoring, Robert A. Seal
Mandated Reporting: An Examination of Training and Practice of School Psychologists, Katie Nicole Bradshaw Sears
Malaria Transmission Blocking Vaccines, Lukasz Jacek Sewera
Software Metrics and Dashboard, Shilpika Shilpika, George K. Thiruvathukal, Saulo Aguiar, Konstantin Läufer, and Nicholas J. Hayward
A Multiyear Investigation of Combating Bullying in Middle School: Stakeholder Perspectives, David L. Shriberg, Mallory Burns, Poonam Desai, Stephanie Grunewald, and Rachel Pitt
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
World Cup 2014: Macromarketing Views from Croatia, Clifford J. Shultz
War, Civil Unrest, Failed States, and Other Extreme Threats to Marketing Systems, Clifford J. Shultz and Samer Abdelnour
The FIFA World Cup: Analyses and Interpretations of the World’s Biggest Sporting Spectacle, Clifford J. Shultz, Rodrigo Castilhos, Andres Alberto Barrios Fajardo, Bruno Grbac, Andreas Chatzidakis, Alexander Nill, and Almir Peštek
Challenges and Opportunities for Development of Sustainable Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Clifford J. Shultz, Almir Peštek, and Eve Geroulis
Assessment of Microbial Populations within Chicago Area Nearshore Waters and Interfaces with River Systems, Emily Sible, Alexandria Cooper, Kema Malki, Katherine Bruder, Thomas Hatzopoulos, Siobhan C. Watkins, and Catherine Putonti
Survey of Viral Populations within Lake Michigan Nearshore Waters at Four Chicago Area Beaches, Emily Sible, Alexandria Cooper, Kema Malki, Katherine Bruder, Siobhan C. Watkins, Yuriy Fofanov, and Catherine Putonti
