Theses from 2020
How Leaders in Greek Life View Alcohol, Blake Miller
Identification and Analysis of Genes with Differential and Tissue-Specific Expression in Poplars, Bailey Mitchell
Assessment of the Immune Response to Posthodiplostomum minimum Infection in Bluegills, Olamide S. Olayinka
Creative Thesis Project: Handbook for Developing Trust with Gender and Sexual Minority Students in a Campus Health Care Clinic, Anne E. Pettit
Aging Techniques & Population Dynamics of Blue Suckers (Cycleptus elongatus) in the Lower Wabash River, Dakota S. Radford
Growth Mindset: A Key to Motivating Students in Reading, Jenny M. Reid
Relationship between One’s Motive for Curiosity and Meaning in Life, Charles Reither
The Impact of Testing on Students, Teachers, and Families, Ashley Retz
Self-Construal as a Moderator in the Relationship between Self-Enhancement/Protection and Psychological Well-Being, Asmita Saha
Parents’ Perceived Financial Behaviors Impact on College Students’ Financial Behaviors, Naomi Saxon
Bigheaded Carp Spatial Reproductive Dynamics and Population Genetics in Large River Tributaries, Samuel J. Schaick
A Pilot Study on the Effects of Comparative Feedback and Performance on Students’ Self-Efficacy and Self-Esteem, Claire Schneider
Field Composition and Home Field Advantage in NCAA Division 1 Men’s Soccer, Carlos Sendin Castelao
Shaking the Ceiling: First Leadership Role Attainment for Collegiate Women, Elizabeth J. Siecinski
First-Generation Black Males’ Challenges in Attending a PWI: Understanding What Makes Them Persist, Shakeitra Simmons
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
An Investigation of Parental Involvement and Student Academic Achievement in Middle School, Laura Smokoska
How Thick is the Stained-Glass Ceiling?: An Exploration of Heteronormativity in Religious Circles, Hannah Rae Smothers
Social Media's Impact on College Student Activism: Senior Student Affairs Professional's Perspectives, Louis Soltysiak
Seasonal Temperature Changes in Three Midwestern Wastewater Streams and the Effects on Fish Assemblages and Physiology, Ryan William Sparks
The Cast of a Giant's Shadow, Angela Kay Steineman
The Path to Persistence: How Highly-At-Risk Students Persevere to Graduation Day, Alexis Kaine Straub
Values-Based Recruitment: Recruitment Strategy Effectiveness on Gaining Generation Z Matriculation, Alexandra Thompson
Persistence of African American Students at Predominately White Institutions, Candace Thompson
Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Chemical Tools to Study Peroxisomal Import, Jhalak N. Timilsena
Teachers’ Use of Diverse Praise: A Middle and High School Sample, Aubrey Toosley
Reinstated Students: The Experiences and Perceptions of Academic Dismissal and Reinstatement, Kiona Webber
Social Studies Instruction and Integration, Morgan Wood
Middle School and High School Educators’ Knowledge and Acceptability of Praise, Zachary Yehling
Theses from 2019
The Effects of Parenting Style and Feeding Style on Child Weight Status: A Systematic Review, Rahaf A. Alahmadi
Medicinal Properties of the Araliaceae, with Emphasis on Chemicals Affecting Nerve Cells, Rana Alharbi
The Impact of School Nutrition Education and Physical Education Programs on Weight Status of Obese Children Aged 5-12 Years, Lamia Alotaibi
The Transcriptional Response of Phanerochaete Chrysosporium and Trametes Versicolor to Growth on Stems of Helianthus Argophyllus (Silverleaf Sunflower), Nadh Hamoud Alsubaie
Perception of the Residence Hall Conduct Process at a Small Private Institution, Brigette Anokwa
Solvation Properites of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Using Chirped-Pulse Fourier-Transform Microwave Spectra of Carbon Dioxide / 1, 1-Difluoroethene (DFE) Mixtures, Tulana Ariyaratne Subasinghe Arachchige
The Influences of Social Media: Depression, Anxiety, and Self-Concept, Emily Baker
Synthesis Toward a Molecular Container Based on P-Tert-Butylcalix[4]Arene with Gate Features, Balasooriya Appuhamilage Dinesh Madushan Balasooriya
Middle School and High School Teachers' Actual and Perceived Use of Praise and Reprimand, Melissa Beaudoin
Export Performance of Landlocked Countries: with Special Reference to Developing Economies, Kaushal Bhattarai
A Pipeline for Exogenous Gene Expression and Biomass Analysis in Plants, Bijay Bisunke
Cavalier Reading: Examining the Problematic Nature of Signifiers, Monique Nichelle Branscumb
Xylan Metabolism by Caulobacter crescentus, Viet Bui
Construct Validity of the Teate Depression Inventory (TDI) with a Middle Eastern/Arab American Sample, Dalia Bunni
Juxtaposing Primary- and Intermediate-Elementary Trade Books’ Historical Representation of Amelia Earhart, Rachael A. Burkhardt
Identifying Priority Conservation Areas and Strategies for Myotis sodalis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) via Habitat and Connectivity Modeling, Ashleigh B. Cable
Teachers' Perception of Mental Health in the School System, Nicholas Caldwell
Students Reception of Ethnic Diversity Topics from White and Non-White Faculty, Cobi Christiansen
Exploring High School Students' Attitudes Towards Reading, Heather G. Crivilare
ELA and ESL Educators’ Lived Experiences in Urban, Middle Level, Mainstream Classrooms, Georgia Danos
Effective Partnerships Between Campus Police and Student Affairs, Michael DiPalma
Role of Emotion Regulation in the Relationship Between Fears of Evaluation and Social Anxiety, Jaismeen Dua
The Development and Implications of Social Studies and History Curricula in Ghana, Razak Kwame Dwomoh
Pokemon GO and Mental Health, Nathaniel Ed
College Students Experiences Participating in International Alternative Break Trips, Dayton L. Ehrlich
Middle School Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions of Opportunities and Challenges, Shelby Eversole
Government Expenditure and Unemployment: Empirical Investigation of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) Countries, Grace Ayiwah Fosu
Functional Characterization of Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II in Caenorhabditis elegans, Hashni Epa Vidana Gamage
Baby Fat -- A Legacy, Brandi M. Gard
Women's Empowerment and Its Impact on Reproductive Health Outcomes: Evidence from Nepal, Samyukta Ghimire
One Way: Miles to Go, Jamie Lynn Golladay
The Historical Representation of Abraham Lincoln within Trade Books Written Between the Time Frame of 1930 and 1970, Emily Griswell
Student Use of Institutional Social Media, Hayley Elizabeth Hanger
Exploratory Factor Analysis of the Canadian Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fifth Edition for a Sample of First Nations Students, Jessica Hanson
The Transition of Male Student-Athletes to a Division I College, Tori Harrison
An Assessment of Night Time and Seasonal Electrofishing in the Lower Wabash River, Eric Christopher Hine
Waist Circumference and the Relation to Aerobic Exercise and Perception of Illness in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Bailey J. Huebner
Social Anxiety and Fear of Evaluation in Middle Schoolers, Leslie Hunt
Vote Choice of Minority Groups: Emphasizing Their Issue Preferences, Md Kamrul Islam
CREG1: Its Role as a Master Regulator of Liver Function, Iffat Jahan
Context Dependency of Invasion Impacts on the Controllers of Invasibility in Microstegium vimineum, Scott Vincent Janis
Synthesis, Characterization and Mechanistic Studies of Biomimetic Dinuclear Copper(II) Complexes, Millaniyage Nuwanthaka Prasad Jayaweera
Studying Carbon Dioxide Solvent Properties by Microwave Spectroscopic Investigations of Vinyl Fluoride/Carbon Dioxide Clusters and Developing New Approaches to Decode Rotational Spectra, Prashansa Kannangara
Hidden Symmetries in Classical Mechanics and Related Number Theory Dynamical System, Mohsin Md Abdul Karim
Variation in Leaf Morphology of an Alpine Shrub Community Along Environmental Gradients, Abdulssalam Khafsha
Implementing Reading Strategies with ELL Elementary Students, Nelofar Khamisani
The Effects of Health Care Expenditures on Health Outcomes in West Africa: Analysis of Selected 14 Countries from 2000 to 2018, Oluwaseun Kilanko
The Impact of Academic Enablers Instruction on Academic Achievement of Elementary School Children, Bryce Kirk
Analysis of Construction Fall Protection Guardrails in a Population with Changing Anthropometrics, Connor S. Klinzing
Complex Varieties as Minima, Richard Koss
Impact of First-Generation Student Status on Graduate School Experience, Rachelle Ann Krausen
The Impact of Dutch Disease: The Case of Nigeria, Halimat Atinuke Laguda
Surrender Dorothy: A Battle with Alzheimer's, Rebecca Lynn Lawson
Teacher Perceptions of Evidence-Based Classroom Management Practices, Chloe Lindstrom
Parental Involvement and Academic Success During Emerging Adulthood, Michael V. Mendez
I Am a Citizen: An Examination of the Civic Lives of Adults with Cognitive Disabilities, Jihed Ncib
The Effectiveness of Personalized Competency-Based Education on Student Engagement at the Secondary Level, Amanda Newmes
Forecasting Recessions in the U.S.A., Tran B. Ngoc
A Journey of Cross-Cultural Adaptation: An Autoethnography of a Vietnamese Graduate Student in The American Classroom, Tram Nguyen
Investigating the Prevalence of an Insecticide Resistance Gene in Culex Mosquito Populations of Central Illinois, Kylee R. Noel
Detection of Beta-Lactamase Variants in Municipal Wastewater and Fresh Water, Sunil Pandey
Investigating Auditory-Based Spatial Reorientation Abilities in Individuals with Dyslexia, Leanna Pantier
Evaluation of Intra-Species Diversity of Oxalobacter formigenes Strains Using Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) and Multiplex PCR, Nivedita Pareek
"Mystery Meat" and "Bulldyke": Disciplining Gender and Silencing Women Sports Reporters on Reddit, Kayla J. Peterson
Mary McGovern: Adapting a Life in Three Genres, Kelly M. Pierce