Theses from 2026
Feasibility of Corn Stover for Biogas Production in Northwestern Illinois: A Case Study of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Anthony Amotoe-Bondzie
Investigating Cytochrome b Allelic Mutations Associated with Atovaquone Resistance in Bobcats and Domestic Cats, Thanveer Aslam
A Mixed-Methods Exploration of the Multilingual International Student’s Peer Review Experience: Perceptions, Feelings, and Practices, Daniel Osei Bobie
Compositional and Functional Shifts in Fish Community Structure in Response to Low-head Dam Removals, Joshua D. Bruegge
Implementing Gestures into Vocabulary Instruction to Aid Recall and Retention, Emma Dilley
Honorbound, Danny Duncan
Little Reunions, Alexis Fulton
NIL Collective Regulation, Sam Horner
Acceptability of the Five in 20 Classroom Observation Tool: A School Administrator Sample, Ciara Krowas
Replication of the Construct Validity of the CAS2: Rating Scale, Isabelle Joann Kurowski
You’re Gonna Be Popular: A Semiotic Exploration of Meaningful Tools Used to Promote Popular Music Artists, Maya Raye Kurth
Crisis Communication Guidebook for Small and Medium-sized Food Business: From Theory to Practice, Yixin Li
The Final Boys' Club: Conceptualizing a Final Boy of 1980s Horror, EJ Newton
Shadow of the Rising Sun: How Japanese Culture was Transferred to the United States via Foreign Policy, Alex Pearson
Hierarchical Analysis of Predictors of Public Speaking Anxiety, Ruimin Peng
The Effect of Occupational Roles, Burnout, and Efficacy on Job Satisfaction among K-12 Teachers, Chloe Schwahn
International Students Experience Show: A Television Content to Prepare African Students for Study in the United States., Eric Atsu Senyo
Epigenetic Modifications in Dedifferentiated Liver Cells to Restore Lost Liver Function, Shreya Sharma
College Athletes’ Perception of the Specialization Process Through Youth Sport, Clayre J. Shaver
It Takes a Village: Residents’ Perceptions of Mount Prospect’s Place Branding, Jenna Strauss
Exploring Phonics Intervention for Elementary Students, Hallee Thomas
If You Build It, Will They Stay? Fish Communities Continue to Utilize Restored Habitat a Decade Following an Instream Restoration, Alexis L. VandenBerg
“A Civilised Order”: Political Economy of Welfare State Development in United States and South Africa, Camden M. Webb
Teachers' Perceptions of Proactive and Reactive Behavior Management Strategies, Anna Wilzbach
The Role of International Student Office Directors in Facilitating the Transitional Adjustment of International Students in U.S Higher Education, Agnes Afi Yigah
Theses from 2025
Vertical Transfer Students: Experiences with Orientation Programs and Transition, Gulmira Abdyrahmanova
Identification of New Fluorescein-Based Chemical Tools for Studying Human Carboxylesterase 1 (CES1), Emmanuel Adusah
Feedback Preferences among International Graduate Students in USA, Simon A. Adu
Influence of Thermophilic Biofilms on Proliferation of Opportunistic Pathogens in Domestic Water Systems, Olajumoke Akinbami
Parasite Communities of Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus) from Several Creeks in East Central Illinois, Md Rowshan Alam
Soils from Different Solidago altissima Clones Mediate Intraspecific Interactions in Schizachyrium scoparium, Sarah Alharbi
Synthesis and Spectroscopic Investigation of Sensitized Near-Infrared Emission of Yb3+ Complexes, Foster Amoah
The Influence of Family-School Communication on Junior High School Students’ Academic Success, Stephen Junior Amoah
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on College Sport Communications, Will Barnhart
Habitat Use and Selection of Silver Carp in the Lower Wabash River System, Coy B. Blair
The Effects of Explicit and Systematic Phonics Instruction on Student Achievement, Teagan Dougherty
Women Spinning on the Edge: Finding and Redefining the “Spinster” in the Witches of Discworld, Kathryn Ann Fitzmaurice
Construct Validity of the Cognitive Assessment System- 2nd Edition: Rating Scale: Comparisons with the Learning Behaviors Scale, Cameron Graham
Assessing the Role of Daily Thermal Fluctuations in the Performance of Mitochondrial Energy Transduction of the Centrarchid, Lepomis cyanellus, Grayson Hofmann
Overcoming Burnout: Resident Assistant Longevity and Resilience, Amberlyn H. Holman
Investigating the Pathways between Social Factors, Physical Activity, and Mental Health on Cognitive Efficiency in Young Adults, Emma Hurston-Gates
Valorization of Hemp Oil Based Sustainable Floor Covering, Sruthi Jnanesan
Optimization of Transformation and Regeneration in the Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Sara M. Kilar
Comparison of LiDAR Sensors on an Autonomous System, Shiva Prasad Kotla
Language Challenges International Teaching Assistants Face in Teaching, Rashed Mahmud
Childhood Maltreatment and Social Anxiety in College Students: Examining the Role of Distress Tolerance, Alexa N. Matthies
Assessing Ecological and Food Web Responses to Small-Scale Stream Restorations in Urban and Agricultural Streams, Sydney McAndrews
Emotion Regulation and Social Support as Protective Factors to the Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health-Related Issues, Cassidy B. McCarthy
The State of Democracy in Post-Jammeh Gambia: Status, Prospects, and Challenges, 2017-2025, Andrew Mendy
The Blightwood, Ethan Miller
Understanding First-Generation College Students’ Perceptions of Sorority Recruitment, Megan Morecraft
Evaluation of Blue Catfish Populations in Four Midwestern Power Cooling Reservoirs, Tyler Joseph Murray
Prevalence of Insecticide Resistance Gene in Aedes albopictus Populations of Central Illinois, Merylann Akinyi Ochieng
BODIPY Dye for Light-initiated Ni-catalyzed C-N Cross-Coupling Reaction, Chinedu Benedicth Okoro
Sustainable Hemp Industrial Panels (SHIP) and Its Industrial Possibilities for the Replacement of Oriented Strand Board (OSB), Anthony Ollins
The Impacts of International Students’ Membership in Co-National Student Organizations, Krofaa Otuo-Srebour
Buscando El Paraíso: Imposter Syndrome Amongst First-Generation Latino/a/x Students at Predominately White Institutions, Luis Fernando Paniagua
I Can’t, I’m On-Call: The Psychological Effects of On-Call Duty on Graduate Assistants in Residence Life, Dyjerlynn T. Peter
Examining Group Components on Exercise Adherence in Older Adults, Brody Polk
Integrating AI Writing Tools in Teaching Writing: A Blessing or A Curse?, Aminur Rahman
Disease Diagnosis Using Natural Language Processing and Deep Learning, Manas Kumar Sherla
Are There Predictable Shifts in Fish Communities Following Instream Habitat Restoration? A Multistream Analysis., Ryan A. Skowronski
Finding Love on the Spectrum: An Analysis of Social and Romantic Relationships of Autistic College Students, Kaylee Spinner
Domestic Student Engagement with International Peers: Local Insights, Global Connections, Alissa Sutton
Effects of Perceived Procedural Justice on the Relationship Between Visa Application Outcome and Psychological Distress: Evidence from Ghanaians and Nigerians Applying for U.S. Student Visas, Harriet Swanzy-Baffoe
Experiences of QPOC College Students: The Complexities of Navigating Multiple Minoritized Identities, Attainea S. Toulon
Mindfulness & Mental Health: Balanced Time Perspective as a Mediator, Eddie Trueblood
Mental Health Supports in the Public Schools, Elizabeth Walters
Implementation of Competency-Based Education in East Central Illinois, Cheyenne Warman-Neal
The Forgotten Student Leader: The Leadership Experiences of NCAA Division I Team Captains, Alex Warrick
The Relationships of Anxiety Sensitivity, Intolerance of Uncertainty, and Alexithymia on University Students’ Experiences of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress, Vanessa Watterson
Burnout and Job Satisfaction in Practicing School Psychologists, Cole Westmoreland
Enhancing Sunflower Regeneration: Molecular and Genetic Insights from Helianthus eggertii, Owen West
Spatiotemporal Variability in Invasive Carp Spawning Activity in Two Midwestern River Basins, Braden A. Whisler
For Her Horror: Sociopsychological Gratifications Obtained by Fem Fans of the Slasher, Brooke Eaglesong Wilson
Barriers to Leisure-Time Physical Activity Among College Students, Ben Andrew Winfield
Thermal Thresholds of the Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus: Insights into Fish Vulnerability to Changes in Environmental Temperature, Noah W. Wright
Small Town Voices and Stories: Rural Older Populations and Health Narratives, Wyatt K. Zumbahlen
Theses from 2024
Molecular Investigation of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Feral Swine (Sus scrofa) from Seven US States, Sofiane Aiche
Synthesis of a Basket-shaped Host Molecule Based on p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene featuring Pyridinyl Groups for volatile Guest molecule, Boluwatife S. Ajewole
Effects of Hemp Fibers on the Mechanical Performance of Concrete, Hamida Baassou
Autophonia: A Memoir in Essays, Amy Blanchard
Investigating Prodigy Math Program to Improve Students' Success in Mathematics, Justin A. Bledsaw
Incarcerated to Educated: The On-Campus Experiences of College Students Post Incarceration, Taylor Comer
A Reflective Study of Textbook-Centered ELA Curricular Resources, Autumn Frykholm Damann
Social Gender Norms and Depression in College Students, Derek Deeney
Reprogramming of Rat and Human Hepatoma Cells with Fibroblast-Specific Transcription Factors MSX1 and PURA, Merve Diler
The Transition of Music Students into College, Amanda J. Durbin
Investigating Morphological and Molecular Identifiers for Culex restuans and Culex pipiens from Central Illinois, Savannah L. Ettien
Navigating Campus Climate: Microaggressions and Microaffirmations Impacting Trans* College Students on College Campuses, Chas Figueroa
Teacher Self-Efficacy and Teaching Experience, Nicholas Daniel Hafner
Edison Elliot and the MIDAS Files, Brianne Hankes
