Theses from 2017
Resident Assistant Perceptions of Motivations and Demotivations to Return to Their Position, Carrie Gochnauer
Support for Friends and Family Members of Incarcerated Individuals, Brandon M. Goodman
Gauging the Importance of Microhabitat in Qualitative Macroinvertebrate Sampling in an Effluent Dominated Stream, Samuel James Gradle
The Relationship Between Participation in Community Service and Students Academic Success, Kelsi Grubisich
Steven Avery, A Case Study: Making a Murderer or Making an Identity, Allison Grussing
Physical Activity as a Context Cue for Object Location Memory, Alexandra Hammond
"A Babe in the Woods?": Billy Graham, Anticommunism, and Vietnam, Daniel Alexander Hays
Unfinished: A Memoir, Bryan Edward Hebeler
A Study of Acoustic Reflections to Determine the Location, Size, Shape, and Orientation of Reflecting Objects, Brandon M. Heller
Student Veterans and Their Transition to Becoming a College Student, Paul R. Higgerson
The Effects of Belief, Gender, and Setting on a Psi Task, Alan Jeffrey Hinman
"My Tattoos Make Me, Me": Constructing Personal Identities through Tattoos, Ryan Howard
Perceptions of Body Image Among College Men, Colton David Janes
Microaggression in the College Environment: Narratives of African American Students at a Predominantly White Institution, Courtney Lynette Jones
Does Being Greek Work?: An Analysis of the Effect of Greek Affiliation on Grade Point Average and Retention, Jade C. W. Jones
Growth Performance of Transition Countries After 25 Years, Alena Kalodzitsa
Effects of 17β Estradiol in the Metabolism and Morphology of Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus), Neeta Parajulee Karki
Predictors of Bullying Role Behavior in Preschool, Kristen Kocher
Relevant and Represented: The Presence of Special Populations in Trade Books, Jessica Krahnke
Red Emissive BODIPY Dyes as Sensitizers for Near-Infrared Emission of Lanthanide Complexes & Structural & Spectroscopic Studies of Quinoline-Functionalized BODIPY Dyes, Adedayo Ayodeji Kukoyi
Governance and Economic Growth in Developing Economies: A Comparative Study, Hamid Lahouij
Riemannian Reading: Using Manifolds to Calculate and Unfold Narrative, Heather Lamb
Motivation behind Male Undergraduate Students' Decision to Participate in a Study Abroad Program, Rachel Ann Lindhart
Synthesis and Characterization of Cu(II)-Cu(I) Mixed Valence Complexes, Hansani T. Lekam Wasam Liyanage
Behavior of Different Sizes of Strontium Titanate Substrates in Electrochemical Modifications, Shuxin Luo
Resilience and Thriving in Homeless College Students, Cayla C. Maurer
The North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) on the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site, Emily B. McCallen
Utilizing Incentives to Increase Teacher Praise, Kari L. Meyer
Citizens on Twitter: A Rhetorical Analysis of Emerging Political Satire, Kathryn Miller
The Influence of Different Pre-Exercise Routines on Sprint Performance, Rok Mravljak
Girls in Graphic Novels: A Content Analysis of Selected Texts from YALSA's 2016 Great Graphic Novels for Teens List, Tiffany Mumm
Evaluation of MyPlate Recommendations and Dietary Habits of EIU ROTC Cadets: A Mixed Methods Approach, Lilibeth Nevarez
A Monstrous Tomorrow, Ty Noel
Structural Change and Productivity Growth in Developing Countries, Ahmed Salim Nuhu
Determinants of Import Demand in Ghana: 1960-2014, Freda Opoku-Agyemang
Examining the Effects of Student-Centered, Project Based Teaching on Students With and Without Special Needs in an Elementary General Music Classroom, Charity J. Ozier
Helicopter Parenting of College Students, Lindsey R. Pautler
Morphology and Variation in the Gargle Call in a Chickadee Hybrid Zone in Central Illinois, Shannon Marie Regan
Deceiving, Fraudulent, and Seductive: The Discourses of Money in US Novels of the Early Republic, Fabian Rempfer
A Long Strange Trip through the Evolution of Fan Production, Fan-Branding, and Historical Representation in the Grateful Dead Online Archive, Anna Richardson
An Analysis of Black Undergraduate Students' Social Activism through Social Media Usage, Tayla Richards
Exercise Is Medicine: The Exercise Habits and Attitudes Towards Exercise Counseling of Medical Practitioners, Zoë Roberts
Perceptions of Transgender Students in Social Fraternities and Sororities, Stacy Rowan
Construct Validity of the Teate Depression Inventory with a Black African American Sample, Samantha Rushworth
Evaluating Student Responses to Young Adult Literature Based on Group Dynamic Within the Literature Circle Setting, Abigail J. Schmitz
BODIPY-based Red Sensitizers for Near-infrared Emission of Lanthanide Complexes, Priyangika Prasadini Senevirathne
Pivotal Moments in Undergraduate Education: Retention and Student Connection to Campus, Katie Sikora
Examining Elementary Teachers' Implementation of Culturally Responsive Teaching, Katherine A. Silva
An Analysis of the Impact of Hall Council on the Acquisition of Transferable Skills, Madeline Smart
Export-Oriented Entrepreneurship Intensity and Economic Growth in Developing and Developed Countries, Xueting Sun
The Role of Body Image, Dieting, Self-Esteem and Binge Eating in Health Behaviors, Neha M. Tamhane
The Bystander Intervention in Bullying Survey: An Examination in an Elementary School Sample, Kirsten Taylor
Trade Books' Representations of Benjamin Franklin, a Life of Reinvention, Alyson Diver Thompson
Molecular Recognition Profiles of Molecular Cocrystals, Ian C. Tinsley
An Examination into the Instruction of the Alphabet During Preschool Years, Amanda Titus
The Impact of Bystander Intervention Education on Greek Life Affiliated Students' Efficacy in Addressing Sexual Violence on Campus, Laura M. Trombley
I Could Have Been You: Core-Self Differentiation as It Relates to Empathy and Aggression, Nazmi Cem Turker
The Effects of Religious and Body-Related Affirmations on Disordered Eating Attitudes and Body Dissatisfaction, Cassandra A. Vogt
First-Year Student Perceptions of a Community College Success Course: A Phenomenological Approach, Aaron J. Walk
The Campus Ministry and the African American College Students' Experience: A Case Study, Tania LaCora Ward
Psi Performance, Belief in Psi, and Competition in a Game-Show Format, Heather L. Warner-Angel
Coaching Styles and Team Cohesion in High School Male Student-Athletes, Matthew Robert Warner
Metabolic and Morphologic Shifts in Neuro2a Cells Cultured in Galactose Medium, Leah Welker
The Effects of Limb Dominance on Cross-Education in a Four Week Resistance Training Program, Caitlin Wend
Of Music and Media: A Producer Study of Promotional Encoding on Social Media Through the Lenses of Paratext and Medium Theory, Connor D. Wilcox
Associated Factors of Posttraumatic Growth: A Meta-Analysis, Rong Xia
Investigation of Sandwich Generation Caregiver Perceptions and Factors of Caregiving Strain, Samantha Marie Young
Are Students Stressed?: A Study of the Impact of Student Engagement on Student Stress, Titus Young
Theses from 2016
An Investigation of the Nexus between Poverty and the Informal Sector in Developing Economies: A Case Study of Nigeria, Omotara Adeeko
Design of an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) for the EIU Cybersecurity Laboratory, Adekunle Adeyemo
When Nutrition Kills You: Malnutrition for Children in Saudi Arabia, Layla Alahmari
Shame on You: An Analysis of Guilt-Based Advertising Strategies Directed at Parents, Jamie M. Alexander
Does Foreign Aid Promote Growth? Evidence from Africa, Mai Abdulaziz Alghamdi
Female Anti-Heroes in Contemporary Literature, Film, and Television, Sara A. Amato
Seeing Red in a Sea of Green: Anthocyanin Production in a Carnivorous Plant, Pinguicula planifolia, Jenna Annis
Genesis B from MS Junius 11 and Paradise Lost: Possible Connections, Alicia D. Arnold
An Exposition of the Eisenstein Integers, Sarada Bandara
"If you want sense, you'll have to make it yourself": Language, Adaptation, and the Myth of Visual Nonsense, Dianna M. Bellian
Preschool Teacher's Use of Praise: Comparing General, At-Risk, and Special Education Classrooms, Jessica Berlinghof
Demographics and Parasites of Spotted Bass in the Wabash River, Evan C. Boone
Analysis of Middle Level Trade Books with Gender and Sexual Minority Content, Jena Borah
Relationally Managing Weight Loss, Clinton L. Brown
Hanging the Servant Girl to Hunting the Ripper: The Victorian Birth of the True Crime Genre, Jonathan G. Brown
A Quantitative Study of the Source of Stress for First Generation Freshman Female College Students, Amber Byrley
Examining the Effect of Caffeine and Technology on Adolescent Sleep, Kaci D. Clark
Student Impressions of Community College Presidents, Megan Julia Corder
Impact of Employment on Undergraduate Academic Achievement, Canaan Daniels
Silence for Orchestra: Incorporating Silence in Musical Language through Theories of Expectation, Kari Darby
The Relationship between Diabetes Control, Stress, Depression, Social Relationship, and Academic Achievement of School Age Children, Andrew DeJong
Structures and Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Tensors of 1,2-Dichloroethane, 1-Chloro-2-Fluoroethane and 2,3-Dichloropropene Studied Using Microwave Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry, Asela Sampath Dikkumbura
Assessing the Feasibility of Wastewater Effluent as a Nutrient Source for Algae in the Context of Biofuel Production, Justin Ryan Dore
Initial Student Impressions and Affinity Towards the Institution, Andrew Doto
Children with Special Needs and the Effect on the Family, Taylor N. Downey
Evaluation of Hazelnuts as a Sustainable Crop in Illinois, Sharon Neva Dubosky
The Effects of High Intensity Interval Training on Body-Esteem Among College-Aged Women, Chelsea K. Duncan
Maximal Strength Effects of Cross Education Training on the Elbow Flexors, Molly Dyer
Stress as a Moderator of Visual Perception: Do Elevated Stress Levels Interfere with Visual Cognition?, Ashley Ebersole
