Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Investigating the Roles of Sirtuins During CVB3 Infection and Innate Immunity, Bridget M. Hulsebosch
Lindsey Hunsinger's Spring of 2024 Internship Presentation, Lindsey C. Hunsinger
Resiliency and Positive Childhood Experiences: Implications for Black Youths' Mental and Behavioral Health and School Engagement, Sharnequa Nashay Hunter
Robust Source Attribution of Synthetically Generated Western Blot Images, Matt Hyattt, George K. Thiruvathukal, and Daniel Moreira
A fair share: Effects of disparity, allocation strategy and system justification on perceptions of policy support in the education domain, David Igliozzi, Yael Granot Ph.D., and Victor C. Ottati
Can Human Rights Be Reconciled with Citizenship: Reconsidering Marx's Zur Judenfrage Today, David Ingram
Revisiting Marcuse on Repressive Tolerance: A Twenty-First Century Retrospective, David Ingram
Molecular Mechanisms and Targeted Therapies for Ocular Surface Disease, Sana Iqbal
You're covered... in Staphylococcus epidermidis, Sandra M. Jablonska
Interoperability in Deep Learning: A User Survey and Failure Analysis of ONNX Model Converters, Purvish Jajal, Wenxin Jiang, Arav Tewari, Erik Kocinare, Joseph Woo, Anusha Sarraf, Yung-Hsiang Lu, George Thiruvathukal, and James C. Davis
Ou Pa Moun Bò Isit: Haitian Imaginaries of Non-Governmental Organizations, Stephanie Jean-Baptiste
“Get Out of the House Before it Kills You”: Haunted Housewives and the Feminist Gothic in Ira Levin’s Rosemary’s Baby and The Stepford Wives, Sarah Jeffries
Challenges and Practices of Deep Learning Model Reengineering: A Case Study on Computer Vision, Wenxin Jiang, Vishnu Banna, Naveen Vivek, Abhinav Goel, Nicholas Synovic, George K. Thiruvathukal, and James C. Davis
PeaTMOSS: A Dataset and Initial Analysis of Pre-Trained Models in Open-Source Software, Wenxin Jiang, Jerin Yasmin, Jason Jones, Nicholas Synovic, Jiashen Kuo, Nathaniel Bielanski, Yuan Tian, George K. Thiruvathukal, and James C. Davis
Understanding Stress, Strengths, and Strategies to Support Immigrant Youth: A Bundled Dissertation, Sarah Jolie
What Do We Know About Hugging Face? A Systematic Literature Review and Quantitative Validation of Qualitative Claims, Jason Jones, Wenxin Jiang, Nicholas Synovic, George K. Thiruvathukal, and James C. Davis
ActionPoint: An App to Combat Cyberbullying by Strengthening Parent-Teen Relationships, Maddie Juarez, Natali Barragan, Deborah Hall, George K. Thiruvathukal, and Yasin Silva
ActionPoint: An App to Combat Cyberbullying via the Strengthening of Parent-Teen Relationships, Maddie Juarez, Natali Barragan, Deborah Hall, George K. Thiruvathukal, and Yasin N. Silva
ActionPoint: An App to Combat Cyberbullying by Strengthening Parent-Teen Relationships, Madison Juarez, Natali Barragan, Deborah Hall, George K. Thiruvathukal, and Yasin Silva
Development of Targeted, Statin Loaded Nanoparticle Delivery Systems, Stephanie Judkins
From Attack to Defense: Insights into Deep Learning Security Measures in Black-Box Settings, Firuz Juraev, Mohammed Abuhamad, Eric Chan-Tin, George K. Thiruvathukal, and Tamer Abuhmed
The Impact of Model Variations on the Robustness of Deep Learning Models in Adversarial Settings, Firuz Juraev, Mohammed Abuhamad, Simon S. Woo, George K. Thiruvathukal, and Tamer Abuhmed
Ford Madox Ford’s Unusual War: Ongoing Worry and Modernity, Nur Karatas
Drivers of Microparticles Abundance in Freshwater Fish and Macroinvertibrates, Elizabeth Kazmierczak
Biochemical and Structural Analysis of the Bacterial Enzyme Succinyl-Diaminopimelate Desuccinylase (DapE) from Acinetobacter baumannii, Emma H. Kelley, George Minasov, Katherine Konczak, Ludmilla Shuvalova, Joseph S. Brunzelle, Shantanu Shukla, Megan Beulke, Teerana Thabthimthong, Ken W. Olsen, Nicole L. Inniss, Karla JF Satchell, and Daniel P. Becker Ph.D.
Development of a Urothelial Cell Line Expressing a Caspase-1 Biosensor to Measure Cellular Inflammatory Responses to Potential Uropathogens, Nikita Riya Kesav
Role of Ca2+ Signaling in Mechanical Strain-Induced Reactive Astrocytosis in Primary Optic Nerve Head Astrocytes, Cassidy Kessinger
Victim-Offender Overlap: Risky Spaces, Deviant Subculture, and Revenge Motives in Committing Fraud in Cyberspace, Alexander Kierna and Loretta Stalans
An Aviation Curriculum for an Urban Diverse School District: The Need and Possibility, Stephanie Kiley
Examining Behavioral Variations in Disadvantaged Adolescents: A Cross-Racial Study of African, Latinx, and Asian American Adolescents, Caleb Kim and Rana Hong
Jewish Laws for Gentiles: Purity in the Pseudo-Clementine Homilies, Joshua T. King
Nursing burnout after the COVID-19 pandemic: A small descriptive study of hospital-based nurses from two countries, Colleen Kordish and Awatef Ibraheem
Being Present: Connecting with Diverse Populations, Carol T. Kostovich, Lee A. Schmidt, and Matthew Gallagher
Fluorescence Spectroscopy Analysis of Phospholipids Bound to Bovine Serum Albumin, Daria Kozuch and Jennifer Feussi Kamwo
Genetic, In Vitro Phenotypic, and Clinical Characterization of Atypical Enteropathogenic E. coli Infection and Pathogenesis, Sarah E. Kralicek
Exploring Saliency Bias in Manipulation Detection, Joshua Krinsky, Alan Bettis, Qiuyu Tang, Daniel Moreira, and Aparna Bharati
Exploring the Relationship between Teachers' Religious Identity and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Candace M. Kyles
Development and Benchmark of Polarizable Models for Ions, Luke Landry
BREAKING THE CYCLE: THE POWER OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND RESTORATIVE CIRCLES TO PROMOTE EQUITY AND HEALING FROM HARMFUL DISCIPLINARY PRACTICES WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS, LaMetrice Lane and LaMetrice Lynn Lane
The Effect of Repeated Sars-Cov-2 Vaccination and Infectionon Anti-Spike Durability, Joseph Adrian Dizon Lapasaran
WIP: An Engaging Undergraduate Intro to Model Checking in Software Engineering Using TLA+, Konstantin Laufer, Gunda Mertin, and George K. Thiruvathukal
Engaging More Students in Formal Methods Education: A Practical Approach Using Temporal Logic of Actions, Konstantin Läufer, Gunda Mertin, and George K. Thiruvathukal
Reconceiving Virtue: A Mengzian Adaptation of Eudaimonic Virtue Ethics in Response to Contemporary Criticisms, Gina Elizabeth Lebkuecher
Impact of Physical Activity on Subsequent Night's Sleep in Patients after Cardiac Surgery, Sueyeon Lee and Chang Gi Park
Assessing the Impact of Video Options on Comprehension, Perception, Visual Attention, and Effort Using Biometrics, Ayla Lezic, Eoin McDonagh, Bilal Khurshid, and Kaitlin Walker
2023 Celebration of Faculty Scholarship, University Libraries
Synthetic Assembly of Antibacterial Agents and Metal Chelating Ligands, Zachary Joseph Liveris
Utilization of Hepatitis B viremic donors (NAT+) leads to improved kidney transplant access for older adult recipients with little to no wait time, Reynold I. Lopez-Soler, Cara Joyce, Laura Cotiguala, Oswaldo Aguirre, Manpreet Samra, Christine Trotter, Geraldine Zingraf, Jeffrey Sorensen, Rupinder Sodhi, and Anne Thorndyke
Intermediate C Programming (2nd Edition) Supplemental Lecture Materials, Yung-Hsiang Lu and George K. Thiruvathukal
An Inconvenient Truth About ‘Bundling’ Commitment, Engagement, & Embeddedness: Unbundling to Extend Theory on Turnover Motivations and Beyond, Carl Maertz, Clark D. Johnson, and Brittney C. Bauer
Localization of Synthetic Manipulations in Western Blot Images, Anmol Manjunath, Viola Negroni, Sara Mandelli, Daniel Moreira, and Paolo Bestagini
Christotechtonics: Dildonic Prostheticity in Theological Formulation, Evan Taylor Marsolek
Regulatory, Structural and Functional Studies of the ADP-glucose Pyrophosphorylase from Photosynthetic and Heterotrophic Organisms, Gabriela Martinez-Ramirez
Exploring Evolutionary Relationships of New World Astragalus through Phylogenomic Analyses, Victoria Martinez
Indigenous Political Rights: Constitutional Comparison of Colombia, Guatemala and Bolivia, Michael L. Mathews
Establishment of an In Vitro HBV Infection System and Investigation of a Recently Emerged HBV Genotype, Delaina N. May
Tensions Between Catholic Identity and Academic Achievement: Roles of Catholic School Leaders in Southeastern Nigeria, Augustina Ngozi Mbata
Queer Futurity Needs Queer Grief: An Analysis of the U.S. Public Response to Queer Loss, Jordan Nicole McKinnon
Conventions, Definitions, Identities, and Other Useful Formulae, Robert A. McNees IV
Adam Kucharski: Placing Poland at the Heart of Irishness, John A. Merchant
Estranging the Novel: Poland, Ireland, and Theories of World Literature, John A. Merchant
An Insider's Perspective to Mentoring Novice Math and Science Teachers in a University Mentoring Program: A Self-Study, Krishna R. Millsapp
The Immune Contribution to Postpartum Remodeling, Jessica Caroline Ming
Socrates on Cookery and Rhetoric, Freya M. Mobus
Synthetic Realities and Artificial Intelligence-Generated Contents, Daniel Moreira, Sebastien Marcel, and Anderson Rocha
Rush Generation social work internship experience, Ruby Moyano
Reading the Prologue of John's Gospel as Midrash with a View to Examinging a Local Parting of the Ways, Joseph Mukuna
Growing Resilience: Combating Food Insecurity through Urban Farming in Bronzeville, Olivia Muth, Jera Moses, Andrew Lane, and Brandon Folson
Age and sex disparities in blood pressure control and therapeutic inertia: Impact of a quality improvement program, Olivia Myers, Talar Markossian, Beatrice Probst, Grant Hiura, Katherine Habicht, Brent Egan, and Holly Kramer
Expression of Genetic Variation in Fat Depot Physiology for Mice, Nafia Naila
Early Childhood Foundations of Adolescents' Critical Consciousness in Under-Resourced and Minoritized Communities: The Roles of Prosocial Behavior and Cognitive Self-Regulation in Middle Childhood, Zahra F. Naqi-Hasnain
Toward a Comprehensive Mental Health Service Delivery Model: Incorporating Parent Education into School Based Mental Health Services, Maggie Garcia Neidhardt
The Role of Religion in Illness Meaning Making and Coping Among Sub-Saharan African Christian Immigrants (SSACI) in the US, Okechukwu Camillus Njoku
Field-based measurement tools to distinguish clonal Typha taxa and estimate biomass: a resource for conservation and restoration, Brian M. Ohsowski, Cassidy Redding, Pamela Geddes, and Shane Lishawa
Navigating Culture and Family in Post-Secondary Education as Nigerian American College Students, Funmilayo Ojikutu
Loverboy Rules: A Transtheoretical Exploration of Andy Bernard's Failed Masculinity, Jessie Marta Olstad
Development of the Student-Elder*-Engaged Mentoring Experience (SEE ME), Kimberly Oosterhouse and Lisa Skemp
Comparing Caregiver-Teacher-Adolescent Mental Health Reporting: Examining Changes Over Time and Related Outcomes Among Youth Involved in the Child Welfare System, Jennifer Osborne
Understanding Political Rigidity: Exploring the Epistemic Underpinnings of Political Ideology, Chad Mitchel Osteen
Development and Preliminary Validation of the Internalized Heterosexist Racism Measure for Sexual Minorities of Color, Juan Pantoja-Patino
Mapping Capital Ratios to Bank Lending Spreads: The Role of Efficiency and Asymmetry in Performance Indices, Ali Golbabaei Pasandi, Mahmoud Botshekan, Abolhasson Jalilvand, Mohammad Ali Rastegar, and Mojtaba Rostami Noroozabad
Mitigating Antibody-Drug-Conjugate Chemotherapy-Associated Corneal Toxicity, Bhuvanachandra Pasupuleti
Neurogenomics of Competition and Parental Care in a Socially Polyandrous Shorebird, Tessa Mathur Patton
Rebuilding Risk Assessment Tools and Evaluating Their Effect on Recidivism in Illinois, cristina penate
Worker's Rights, Vijay Pereira, Daicy Vaz, and Arup Varma
Balancing the Scales: Investigating the Potential Impact of RISUG and ADAM as Novel Male Birth Control Methods, Marcus Piattoni, Ryan Chang, Saniyya Butler, Grace Acosta, and Geena Fajardo
Confronting Cruelty: Ethical Insights into the Treatment of Model Organisms in Contemporary Research, Marcus Piattoni, Isabella Gates, and Alexis Rossi
“Do the right thing”: Immigrant Perspectives of Social Worker Support in the United States, Abha Rai, Mary Lehman Held, Melody Huslage, Eliza Galvez, Yigermal Demissie Ayalew, and Leia Siksay
Napping, Sleep, and Affect in Adolescents: A Daily Diary and Actigraphy Study, Elizabeth Rea
Exploring External Engagement in Higher Education Through Defining Partnerships, Colleen Reaney
Speed of Sound in Solid Materials, John Reece and Walter McGavran
A Womanist Narrative Ethics of Survival: an Exploration in African American Meaning Making, LaShaunda Janeice Reese
Stepparenting and Schooling: Challenges, Reconstitutions, and Outsider Perceptions, Christopher Repa
