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
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
Assessing Functional Changes in the Gut Microbiome in CTCL Patients Pre- and Post Therapy, Merjaan Ahmad and Sophia Rahman
ARLP Pitch, Adnan Y. Aldaas
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
ML Model to Better Identify Instances of Bullying Faced by Members of the LGBTQ+ Community, Muhammad Arslan
Development of Analytical Methods for Heavy Metal Detection in Soil, Morgan Ashauer and Lizzy Bruening
Targeting EYA1 Phosphatase Activity in MLL-Rearranged Leukemia, Lola Badmus
Narcissism and Situation Specific Open-Minded Cognition, Brandon Ballard
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
Pyrazole-Based Inhibitors of the Bacterial Enzyme DapE as Potential Antibiotics, Alayna Bland, Emma H. Kelley, Thomas DiPuma, Teerana Thabthimthong, and Daniel P. Becker
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
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
Electric Stimulation Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa: from Modern Treatments to bench study with Aplysia californica, David Brynski and Hui Ye
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
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
Bringing Different Disciplines and Competitions in your Classroom, Eric Chan-Tin and Mohammed Abuhamad
Endings of Half-Lines in the Middle English Alliterative Joseph of Arimathea, Ian Cornelius
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
Evaluating Sympton Clusters in First-Time Ischemic Stroke Survivors Who Discharge From the Hospital to Home, Paula de la Pena
Examining The Sexual Identity Disclosure Process Among Black Queer Femmes And Their Families, Kaylah Denis
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
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
Teaching Since 2020: Inhabiting Professionalization, Autonomy, and Classroom Teaching, Melissa Fisher
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
The Meaning of Mission at a Catholic, Liberal Arts College, Ashley Nora Gisiger
Nahua Wrap-skirt from Acatlán, Guerrero, Mexico, Brianda Gonzalez
Paleopathology in the JAS: Peering Back and Looking Forward, Anne L. Grauer and Rebecca L. Gowland
Early Social Experience and Biased Attention to Threat-Related Emotion in Infancy, Cidnee Hall
The Century Magazine/The Saturday Review of Literature, Quinn Hasselgren, Tess Shirley, Austin Cutter, Nani Hammad, and Chistopher Cardenas
The Association of Interoception, Emotion, and Reasoning in Social Conflict and Moral Decision Making, Jackson Thomas Hassler
Investigating the Proviral and Immunogenic Effects of Sars-Cov-2 Accessory Protein 7A, Grant Michael Hawkins
Unlocking the Potential of Refugee Students, Aisling Heaphy
Transcleral Chemotherapeutic Delivery by Fibrin Sealant in the Treatment of Retinoblastoma, Christopher Himes
The Hitching Post: American Poetry and Chinese Mythology, Xiamara Elena Hohman
Family Matters: Experiences of Family Stigma, Addiction Recovery & The Role of Self-Compassion, Kennedy Hoying
Low Code/No Code Meets the Metaverse, George F. Hurlburt, George K. Thiruvathukal, Nir Kshetri, and Norita Ahmad
Token Turing Machines are Efficient Vision Models, Purvish Jajal, Nick Eliopoulos, Benjamin Shiue-Hal Chou, George K. Thiruvathukal, James C. Davis, and Yung-Hsiang Lu
Anthropogenic Litter in Freshwater Ecosystems: Effect on Ecosystem Processes and Spatial Distribution, Emily Johnson
Characterizing the Role of the FAK-HIF1a-CTGF Axis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Claudia Rose Keating
Enzymatic Characterization of Bacterial Enzymes and Inhibitors as Potential Antibiotics with New Mechanisms of Action, Emma Helene Kelley
A “Scary Time” to be a Man? Comparing Men’s Engagement with Anti-Sexual Violence Discourses in the Private and Public Sphere, Melissa A. Kinsella
Artificial Intelligence in the Management of Leukemia, Stephanie Koo, Austin P. Runde, and Melvin Speisman
In Living Memory: Curatorial Perspectives of Jewish Heritage in Holocaust Public Histories, Hannah M. Lahti
Encouraging Exploration: How Facilitation Supports Children's STEM Talk in Museums, Neva Lang, Milla Metlicka BS, and Catherine Haden PhD
HOTLangBench, a Tiny Benchmark Suite for Higher-Order Statically Typed Languages, Konstantin Laufer
TLA+ for All: Model Checking in a Python Notebook, Konstantin Laufer and George K. Thiruvathukal
Understanding Intraminority Collective Action: The Role of Salient Discrimination and Outgroup Identification, Tatum Leclair
Toward a Theory of Resistance for an Emancipatory Social Work, Sungsim Lee, Katherine Tyson McCrea, Brianna L. Sorensen, Nora Wynn, and Kevin M. Miller
Like Teacher, Like Student: An Exploration of Racial Matching on Black Student Identity Development in Secondary Education, Crystal Gloria Lennix
Does the Value Last? Exploring the Longitudinal Value of a Research Experience for Preservice Science Teachers, Elizabeth A. Leong
Modernism’s Mythic Mothers: Queering Motherhood Through Classical Matrilineage, Samantha Marie Lepak
Discerning the Role of Microtubule Acetylation During HIV-1 Infection, Drew Michael Lichon
Behavioral Ecology and Physiology of Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) in a Fragmented and Polluted Landscape, Jessica Rojas Lindberg
Five-Year Outcomes of Water Vapor Therapy versus Doxazosin, Finasteride, and Combination Therapy for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Secondary to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Cohort Data from the Medical Therapy of Prostatic Symptoms (MTOPS) Trial, Bronwyn Long, Amandip Cheema, Olivia Copelan, Cara Joyce, Marina Feffer, and Kevin T. McVary
"The Divine Light Illuminates The Intellect:" The Role of Divine Illumination in The Theology of Meister Eckhart, John Marshall Loving
Refinement of Megakaryocyte Lineage Commitment in Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells During Postnatal and Adult Hematopoiesis, Ryan Michael Mack
Tensions Within Digital Whisper Networks: The Role of Social Media in Framing Narratives of Sexual Misconduct on University Campuses, Sophie Rose Maday
M/other Your Politics, a Praxis for the Next Iterations of Humanity, Shelley Maddox
Rethinking the Relationship between Capitalism and Environmental Sustainability: Locating Nigeria within the Globe, Chukwuebuka Emmanuel Madu
Creating a Positive Social-Emotional Learning Environment for Transgender Students: A Post-Pandemic Participatory Action Research, Mark Christopher Maranto
Open-Minded Cognition and Transmission of Norms, Mia Jasmine Martinez
Plastic Mediated Photolysis of Emerging Contaminants in Aqueous Solutions, Xiolmara Martinez
Skin microbiota differs between Black and White patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, Mylee S. McCool, Dania Achmar, and Saima S. Rahman
How Science Denial and Christian Perceptions Shape Policy, Isabella Mednis and Caroline Byrne
Implementing an Evidence-based Bundle Consisting of Tai Chi and Education to Reduce Fall Rates in Older Adults and Improve Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Staff in an Assisted Living Memory Care Facility: A Quality Improvement Project, Dhara Mehta, Audrey Klopp, and Jeanne Heid-Grubbman
A Novel Approach to Treat Trastuzumab Resistant HER2+ Breast Cancer: Activation PKCδ, Maria Grazia Mejia Monroy
Exploring Latinx Students' Experience With School Connectedness: A Hybrid Thematic Approach to Deductive and Inductive Analysis, Maria Olivia Mendez
“A bond as strong as a lock and chain”: Youth of color in low-income communities use photovoice to theorize developmentally nurturing processes of their cross-age mentoring programs, Kevin M. Miller, Katherine Tyson McCrea, Victor Sarna, William Donnelly, Grace Ann Fitzgibbons, Jamie Kessler, Cynthia Onyeka, Chana Matthews, Maryse Richards, Elijah Daniels, and Dreyce Denton
Investigating the Reinforcing Effects of Optogenetic Stimulation of Lateral Hypothalamus Projections to the Laterodorsal Tegmental Nucleus and Pedunculopontine Tegmental Nucleus in Mice, Jacqueline Moghadam
Immigration Law Insights: My Internship at Borjas Law Group LLC, Keila Moncada
Self-efficacy is not just about the Self: African American cross-age youth mentors, Amzie Moore, Maria Wathen, Katherine Tyson McCrea, and Maryse Richards
Encrypted Network Traffic Analysis: To Website Fingerprinting and Beyond, Madeline Moran, Joshua Honig, Nathan Ferrell, Shreena Soni, Sophia Homan, Eric Chan-Tin, and Mohammed Abuhamad
INVESTIGATING THE IMPACTS OF XBP1S OVEREXPRESSION IN OLIGODENDROCYTE PROGENTIOR CELLS IN A REMYLINATING MOUSE MODEL OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, Grace E. Newell and Kody ellen Bruce
Science Communication and Religious Tensions in Healthcare, Emily Ngo
Regulation of Spermatogenesis by the Notch Signaling Pathway, Emma O'Flaherty
