Masters Theses

 
This page collects the full text digitized master theses of the Biological Sciences department at Eastern Illinois University.

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Theses from 2024

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Molecular Investigation of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) from Seven US States, Sofiane Aiche

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Reprogramming of Rat and Human Hepatoma Cells with Fibroblast-Specific Transcription Factors MSX1 and PURA, Merve Diler

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Investigating Morphological and Molecular Identifiers for Culex restuans and Culex pipiens from Central Illinois, Savannah L. Ettien

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Acute and Chronic Impacts of a Biofilm, Activated Sludge, and Ultraviolet Radiation Treatment on the Fathead Minnow, Pimephales promelas, Julia Fitch

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Shedding Light on Ester Drug Metabolism: Investigating Carboxylesterases in Live Cells with Fluorogenic Chemical Tools, Carolyn J. Karns

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Are Elaeagnus umbellata Invasions Limited by Microbial Interactions?, Cody Anderson Leverette

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Exploring a Medicinal Strain of White-Rot Fungus for Biofuel Applications, Kortney L. Lucius

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Nocturnal Behavior of Communally Roosting American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), Caitlin M. Mrowiec

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Influence of Seeding Strategy on Insect Communities Within Utility Lands, Kylee E. Nissen

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Opossums and Pathogens: A Survey of Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Pathogens from Didelphis virginiana in the Midwest, USA, Cassandra C. P. Strehl

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Population Demographics of Channel Catfish in the Lower Wabash River, Valerie J. Thompson

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Estimating Daily Growth of Age-0 Channel Catfish in a Free-Flowing, Commercially Exploited Midwestern River, Kaleb B. Wood

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Using Community Science to Monitor Eastern Box Turtles and Engage Public in Conservation, Sarah Zoppa

Theses from 2023

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Implications of Intraspecific Variation in Soil Microbes on Solidago Performance, Yazeed Alshammari

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Triclosan Degrading Bacteria from Wastewater Treatment Plants in Central Illinois, Mohammed Alsulami

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Effects of Prescribed Fire on Planted Oak Growth and Survival in Restored Savannas, Allison Earl

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The Influence of Cover Crops on Grassland Restoration, Josh C. Poland

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A Survey of Diatom Assemblages of North Dakota: Identification, Enumeration, and Assessment of Stream Health with Environmental Variables, Cole Tilford

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Wolbachia Infection in Gall Associated Insect Communities in Illinois and Indiana, Jakeb Watts

Theses from 2022

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Deciphering the Role of Mitochondrial Physiology and Thermal Acclimation in Shaping Whole Organismal Performance of an Invasive Forest Pest, Essa Alrashdi

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Identification and Cloning of Transcripts from Triterpenoid-Induced Neuronal Outgrowth in Neuro-2a Cells from Mus musculus, Meshael Alrashidi

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Beetle Diversity in Temperate Deciduous Forests with Different Management History in Central Illinois, Syue Ru Chien

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Low-Head Dam Removal Increases Functional Diversity of Stream Fish Assemblages, Adam Christopher Jones

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Cloning of Root-Specific Promoters in Helianthus annuus and Populus trichocarpa, Jacob Murphy

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Differences in the Growth and Bioenergetics between Centrarchids in a Midwestern Power Plant Lake, Kyle Joseph Rempe

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Comparison of Bigheaded Carp Reproduction in Tributaries of the Illinois and Wabash Rivers, David J. Yff

Theses from 2021

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The Gene Expression Patterns of Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Trametes versicolor on Diverse Lignocellulosic Feedstocks, Noor Osama Alabbasi

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Genome-Wide Characterization of Lateral Organ Boundaries Domain Genes in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), Saleh M. Aljurbua

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Effects of Wastewater Effluent on Fish Fin Morphology of Larval Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) and Swimming Performance of Smallmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus), Seth Michael Bogue

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Genetic Relatedness Can Alter the Strength of Plant-Soil Feedbacks, Kelly M. Clark

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Immediate Response of Black Basses to Dam Removal Is Determined by Habitat Preference, Reuben Frey

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Effects of Emerging Contaminants on Centrarchidae and Catostomidae in Midwestern Rivers: A Multiple Biomarker Approach, Camden Garret Nix

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Chemical Diversity and Antimicrobial Properties of Spike-rush Species and Related Genera (Genus Eleocharis, Family Cyperaceae), Yiru Zhang

Theses from 2020

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Reprograming Neuronal Cells by Overexpression of Fibroblast-Specific Transcription Factors, Abdulmohsen Alanazi

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Transcriptome Analysis of Neuro-2a Cells Treated with Asiatic and Madecassic Acid, Fatimah M. Alqam

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A Cloning Strategy for Expression of Fungal Hemicellulases in Plant Systems, Amer Alrudayan

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The Transcriptome Response of the White-Rot Fungus Trametes versicolor to Wild-Type and Lignin-Modified Hybrid Poplar, Anbarah Alzabaidi

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Comparison of the Effects of Growing-Season Burns and Dormant-Season Burns on Vegetation Structure and Grassland Bird Diversity in East-Central Illinois Prairies, Joseph Lee Boise

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Investigation of Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II Roles in the Folate Cycle Dependent Reproduction and Development of Caenorhabditis elegans, Jessica M. Derham

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Dam Effects on Freshwater Mussel Growth and Recruitment in a Midwestern Stream, Taylor Lyndon Fagin

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Effects of Chemical Variation on Competition and Insect Communities Across Solidago altissima Genotypes, Bryan Scott Foster II

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Is Context Dependency Imperative to Understanding the Impacts of Invasive Plants?, Brendan B. Haile

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Monitoring Temporal Trends in Catostomidae Larvae in Large Sized River Tributaries, Kellie Nicole Hanser

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Nest Success in a Grassland Bird Community: Microsite Selection & a Case for Nest Height Manipulation, Matt Kneitel

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Seasonal Variation in Mitochondrial Bioenergetics of the Bluegill Sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus, from a Shallow Midwest River, Derick Isaac Lamptey

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Identification and Analysis of Genes with Differential and Tissue-Specific Expression in Poplars, Bailey Mitchell

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Assessment of the Immune Response to Posthodiplostomum minimum Infection in Bluegills, Olamide S. Olayinka

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Aging Techniques & Population Dynamics of Blue Suckers (Cycleptus elongatus) in the Lower Wabash River, Dakota S. Radford

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Bigheaded Carp Spatial Reproductive Dynamics and Population Genetics in Large River Tributaries, Samuel J. Schaick

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Effects of insect opportunists on a four-level trophobiotic system involving nectar-producing galls of the cynipid wasp Disholcaspis quercusmamma (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), Stephanie L. Smith

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Seasonal Temperature Changes in Three Midwestern Wastewater Streams and the Effects on Fish Assemblages and Physiology, Ryan William Sparks

Theses from 2019

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Medicinal Properties of the Araliaceae, with Emphasis on Chemicals Affecting Nerve Cells, Rana Alharbi

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The Transcriptional Response of Phanerochaete Chrysosporium and Trametes Versicolor to Growth on Stems of Helianthus Argophyllus (Silverleaf Sunflower), Nadh Hamoud Alsubaie

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A Pipeline for Exogenous Gene Expression and Biomass Analysis in Plants, Bijay Bisunke

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Identifying Priority Conservation Areas and Strategies for Myotis sodalis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) via Habitat and Connectivity Modeling, Ashleigh B. Cable

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Haplotype Diversity and Population Genetic Structure of Antistrophus Gall Wasps Associated with Two Silphium Species and Implication for Host Mediated Speciation, Jiaxin Deng

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Functional Characterization of Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II in Caenorhabditis elegans, Hashni Epa Vidana Gamage

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An Assessment of Night Time and Seasonal Electrofishing in the Lower Wabash River, Eric Christopher Hine

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CREG1: Its Role as a Master Regulator of Liver Function, Iffat Jahan

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Context Dependency of Invasion Impacts on the Controllers of Invasibility in Microstegium vimineum, Scott Vincent Janis

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Variation in Leaf Morphology of an Alpine Shrub Community Along Environmental Gradients, Abdulssalam Khafsha

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Investigating the Prevalence of an Insecticide Resistance Gene in Culex Mosquito Populations of Central Illinois, Kylee R. Noel

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Detection of Beta-Lactamase Variants in Municipal Wastewater and Fresh Water, Sunil Pandey

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Evaluation of Intra-Species Diversity of Oxalobacter formigenes Strains Using Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) and Multiplex PCR, Nivedita Pareek

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Assessment and Recovery of Stream Restoration Efforts on Fish Communities, Jessica Marie Rohr

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Impacts of Plant-Microbe Interactions on Seedling Performance in a Riparian Forest Invaded by Lonicera maackii, Taylor E. K. Strehl

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Reprogramming of Rat Hepatoma Cells with Fibroblast-specific Protein Twist1, Kezban Ucar Cifci

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White Grub in Bluegill in the Sangamon River: Impact of Sewage Effluent and Flow Regime on Infection Parameters, Miranda White

Theses from 2018

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The Transcriptional Response of Trametes versicolor to Growth on Maple Chips and Miscanthus Straw, Maha Alanazi

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The Role of Prrx1 and Snai2 as Master Regulators of Fibroblast Identity, Huda A. Alzahrani

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Impact of Giant Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) Cultivation on Midwestern Farmland Birds, Matthew Craffey

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Reproductive Health and Morphometric Comparison of Catostomid Species in Two Midwestern Rivers, Bethany Ellen Hoster

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Distiphallus Morphology and its Role in Copulation Dynamics in Anastrepha Suspensa (Loew), Taylor J. Inboden

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Impact of Temperature Increase on Freshwater Fish Species: Energetics and Muscle Mechanics of Two Centrarchids, Israt Jahan

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The Effect of Self-Recognition in the Competition Between Genets of Solidago altissima, Charles Jaques

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Co-Product Potential of Algae Biocake, Elizabeth J. Nixon

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An Efficient Protocol for Root Studies in the Common Sunflower Using Composite Plants, Tyler Parks

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Effects of Main-Stem Impoundments on Hydrology and Larval Fish Communities in Major Tributaries of Two Large Midwestern Rivers, Jordan Pesik

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Investigation of a Putative Membrane-Bound Protein in Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana tabacum, Allen Potter

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Bigheaded Carp Reproduction in Large River Tributaries with Evaluation of Sampling Gear Performance, Daniel R. Roth

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Biotransformation of Oxo-Bile Acids Derivatives by Human Gut Bacteria, Laina Sallam

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Resolution of the Nutritional Requirements and Metabolic Profile of Clostridium scindens ATCC 35704, A Major Bile Acid-Dehydroxylating Anaerobe in the Human Gut, Rachana Shrestha

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Evaluation and demographic response of the shovelnose sturgeon commercial caviar fishery in the Wabash River, Jessica L. Thornton

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Medicinal Properties of Cyperus Species (Sedge Family, Cyperaceae), Lata Maishaya Udari

Theses from 2017

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The Transcriptome Response of the White-Rot Fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium to Maple and Miscanthus, Mashael Rashed Alaradi

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The Role of CREG1 as a Master Regulator of Liver Function, Abdulrahman Siran Aldaghmi

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Detection of Antibiotic Resistance Loci in Wastewater and Fresh Water Samples, Mohammed Hamed Almalki

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DNA Markers Identify Genetic Heritage between Chickadees near a Contact Zone in Illinois, Fahad M. Alshammari

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Evaluation of Ecto-Mycorrhizae as a Determinant of Chestnut Growth and Stress Response, Pabitra Aryal

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Effects of Asiatic Acid on Neurite Outgrowth in Neuro-2a Cells, Aishah Asiri

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Comparative Leaf Anatomy of C3 and CAM Species in Oncidiinae (Maxillarieae, Orchidaceae), Samuel A. Eident

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Gauging the Importance of Microhabitat in Qualitative Macroinvertebrate Sampling in an Effluent Dominated Stream, Samuel James Gradle

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Expression, Purification, and Characterization of an Intrinsically Disordered Late Embryogenesis Abundant (LEA) Protein from Artemia franciscana Utilizing Escherichia coli and Nicotiana tabacum, Md Fazlul Karim

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Effects of 17β Estradiol in the Metabolism and Morphology of Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus), Neeta Parajulee Karki

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The North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) on the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site, Emily B. McCallen

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Morphology and Variation in the Gargle Call in a Chickadee Hybrid Zone in Central Illinois, Shannon Marie Regan

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Metabolic and Morphologic Shifts in Neuro2a Cells Cultured in Galactose Medium, Leah Welker

Theses from 2016

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Seeing Red in a Sea of Green: Anthocyanin Production in a Carnivorous Plant, Pinguicula planifolia, Jenna Annis

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Demographics and Parasites of Spotted Bass in the Wabash River, Evan C. Boone

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Assessing the Feasibility of Wastewater Effluent as a Nutrient Source for Algae in the Context of Biofuel Production, Justin Ryan Dore