College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Association Between Community-Level Factors and Police Decisions to Found Sexual Assault Cases, Erin Elizabeth Hoffman
Stress and Coping in an Inner-City Environment: The Cities Mentor Project Coping Intervention with Youth Living in Urban Poverty, Jordan Horwath
A Qualitative Study of Lifetime Residential Transitions and Housing Preferences among Individuals with Extensive Shelter Utilization Histories, Mackenzie Hudson
Acute Asthma Exacerbation Treatment and Impact in a Pediatric Emergency Department, Sarah Jindoyan and Paige Barber
Reading Your Face: Do I Know Enough to Interpret How You Feel?, Youlim Kim
A Qualitative Examination of Opioid Sparing Anesthesia Practices Among CRNAs, Stephanie Knell
The Barriers to the Timely Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD by Advanced Practice Nurses in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting, Annette Kowalczyk
Identifying a Typology of Homelessness Based on Self-Sufficiency: Implications for Rapid Re-Housing Interventions, Quinmill Lei
Simulation Education for Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion, Ryan Lewandowski
SOCIAL STATUS INSECURITY AND BODY IMAGE RELATED HEALTH OUTCOMES: TESTING A MODERATED MEDIATION MODEL, Mingqi Li
Delay Discounting and Food Reinforcement in Youth of Color: A Cluster Analysis, Bernardo Loiacono
A COMPREHENSIVE INVESTIGATION OF SOCIAL STATUS INSECURITY IN ADOLESCENTS, Yunyi Long
Electrochemical Studies of Organic and Organometallic Compounds in the Pursuit of Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction, Joshua J. Ludtke
Simulation Education for Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion, Ronald Mack
Measuring allostatic load in an urban adolescent sample: The profile and role of biomarker dysregulation in depression outcomes, Heather Marshall
Trauma-Informed Care Within the Homeless Service Milieu: Practical and Conceptual Considerations, Martina Mihelicova
WAVELET PACKET POWER SPECTRUM OF THE SDSS LYMAN-ALPHA FOREST: A TOOL FOR LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE DETECTION, Jason Pero
Exploring the Effects of Smoking Cessation Interventions for Asians and Asian Americans: A Meta-Analytic Review, Amber T. Pham
Life After the Storm: An Examination of Bereavement and Posttraumatic Growth among Urban Adolescents, Keturah Jedidah Platt
“If You Didn’t Mean It, Why Did I Feel It?”: Comparing the Effects of Deliberate vs. Unintentional Ostracism, Andrea L. Sanders
Your Mind Online: The Influence of Contingent Self-Esteem on Confirmation Bias, Jason Snyder
Parent and Child Language Profiles and their Family and Clinical Predictors, Jesus Eduardo Solano-Martinez
Lived Experiences of Oxford House Residents Prescribed Medication-Assisted Treatment, Arturo Soto-Nevarez
Perioperative Non-opioid Modalities (PNOM) Questionnaire Implementation and Validation of its Psychometric Properties, Liliya Sprisovskiy
Community Factors Contributing to COVID-19 Positivity Rate: Using Illinois as a Case Study, Helena Lucia Swanson
Collective Awe: The Effects of Shared Experience, Martha Szekely
Examining Provider-Related Factors Associated with Role Competence in Shared Decision Making in Oncology Nurses, Alexandria Tarvainis
Phylogenomics and Population History of Cichlid and Live-bearing Fish Species in Lowland Neotropical Rivers, Konrad Taube
Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome Among High-Risk Neonates: Program Implementation and Evaluation, Rebecca Tortolano
Patterns of torso morphology in extant quadrupedal amniotes and their paleontological applications, Myles M.A. Walsh
Implications of an Education Tool as a Noise Reduction Strategy in the Operating Room, Sona Wardius and Amanda Parker
SYNTHESIS AND STYRENE COPOLYMERIZATION OF OCTYL 2-CYANO-3-(R-PHENYL)-2-PROPENOATES, Martin S. Wasilewski
LONG TERM VARIATION OF CLASS I METHANOL MASERS, Nycole Wenner
Anthraquinone Extraction and Quantification, Modification of the Pictet-Spengler Reaction for the Creation of Useful Isotopes and Use in Protein Ligation, Jermell Williams
The Effects of Repeat Concussive Injury on Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Rats, Duane Yu
Contextualizing Teacher-Directed Violence in Special Education, Kayleigh E. Zinter
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF (CUXZN1-X)0:456IN1:084GE0:46O3 (CUZIGO) USING NEUTRON AND X-RAY DIFFRACTION, Boluwatife A. Adekoya
Pilot Study: Educational Tool Reduces Parental Stress at Home Post Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Rachel Barsella
Synthesis and Styrene Copolymerization of Chloro and Fluoro Ring-substituted Isopropyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-2-propenoates, Alessandra Cimino
PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SUSTAINED SWIMMING ON SALINITY ACCLIMATION IN CHINOOK SALMON (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), Fritzman Geena
Improving Care for Homeless Young Adults: A Shelter Client and Health Service Provider Perspective, Kenya K. Hemingway
Improving Care for Homeless Young Adults: A Shelter Client and Health Service Provider Perspective, Kenya K. Hemingway
Self-Management and Quality of Life in Young Adults After Healthcare Transition, Jennifer Fay Herbert
Influence of Parent Chronic Pain History on Youth's Experience of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Marissa Lee Koven
How Should We Express Gratitude? The Effects of Method and Focus of Gratitude Expressions on the Self, the Other, and the Relationship, Laurette J. McIlwee
Who Creates Family-Supportive Work Environments? Examining Characteristics of Leaders who Enact Family-Supportive Superviso Behaviors, Stefanie Mockler
Intraoperative Management of Lumbar Cerebrospinal Fluid Drains: A Reference Tool, Victoria Shink
Communication, Leadership and Organizational Support Facilitates Successful Transition into Practice for Nurse Practitioners in the Emergency Department, Cheryl Anne Soco
Use of Fiberoptic Intubation Simulation to Enhance Skill and Confidence Among Anesthesia Providers, Kris Toribio
An Examination of Employee Coachability and Managerial Coaching in Organizations, Jake Alexander Weiss
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Effects of Personality Retesting on Validity Coefficients as Moderated by Situational Strength, Daniel R. Abben
The Impact of Temperature on the Early Stages of the Development of the Body Axis in the Model Species Astyanax mexicanus (Teleostei: Characidae), Sara Mohammad Alharbi
Transitioning the Family Nurse Practitioner into Specialty Practice, Katelyn M. Anhut
How similar are braille letters? Towards the understanding of reading through the sense of touch., Ana Baciero de Lama
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Video-Based Education of Venous Gas Embolism for Nurse Anesthesia Trainees, Danielle Balzano and Brianna E. McNamara
Developing a transfection method for Didymium iridis, Uriel Adolfo Baray
Defining the American System, Andrea Bellovary
Examination of Reflections from Nurse Anesthesia Trainee Volunteers in Honduras, Thomas M. Boyce
Cultural Competence in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists in Illinois, Lisa Brown and Saad Iqbal
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist’s Awareness and Knowledge of Herbal Supplements and Perioperative Interactions, Catherine Carman and Victoria N. Rosinski
Phylogeography of the Neotropical Fish Genus Rhoadsia (Teleostei: Characidae) in Ecuador, Roberto Valentino Cucalón Tamayo
MODERATE LIKABILITY AND POPULARITY: UNDERSTAND PEER STATUS THROUGH CASUAL RELATIONSHIPS, Ziyue Cui
Office Clutter and Its Influence: Assessing Engagement, Satisfaction, Tension, Stress, and Emotional Exhaustion, Trina N. Dao
Examining Predictors Related to Intent to Leave Nursing Among Advanced Beginner Nurses, Laura M. Domagala
Infection Control of the Anesthesia Workspace – Double Glove Technique, Debra Farida and Megan E. Callow
Key Expressions of Posttraumatic Distress in Cambodian Children: A Step Toward Culturally-Sensitive Trauma Assessment and Intervention, Caleb J. Figge
Integument-based inferences on the swimming ability and prey hunting strategy of the bigeye thresher shark, Alopias superciliosus (Lamniformes: Alopiidae), Joseph Aaron Frumkin
Clutter and Self-Extension Tendencies: Predictors of Life Satisfaction among Emerging Adults, Juline A. Girts
What We Say Matters: A Survey of Anesthesia Providers’ Knowledge and Beliefs, Stefanie Glasgow and Lindsey Harris
Identifying Pediatric Obesity in the Retail Health Setting and Implications for Quality, Jodie Nicole Guardi
Social Networks as Mediators of Proximal Recovery Outcomes for Veterans Living in Recovery Homes, Mayra Guerrero
Comparative brain anatomy of lamniform sharks (Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes) and its implications to function, behavioral ecology, and evolution, Francesco Guzzo
THE COST OF BEING A “STRONG BLACK WOMAN”, Alescia Maraboushontrell Hollowell
Long-Term Outcomes in Juvenile Fibromyalgia (JFM) Patients with Early Reports of Potentially Traumatic Events (PTEs), Anjana Jagpal
Improving Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists through Simulation Based Learning on Pulmonary Artery Catheter Insertions, Neal Allen Johnson and Amanda Lipa
Cost Differences Between Sugammadex and Neostigmine Use in Non-Operating Room Anesthesia Care, Lindsey Marie Kilsdonk and Mindy Ruan
Anesthesia Alarm Fatigue Policy Recommendations: The Path of Development, Kelsey J. Leveille and Kelsey Anne Simoens
WAVELET ANALYSIS OF SHORT GLOBULAR HOMOLOGOUS PROTEINS IN MESOPHILE AND THERMOPHILE PROKARYOTES, John B. Linehan
A new pachyrhizodontid fish (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) from the Tarrant Formation (Cenomanian) of the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Group of Texas, U.S.A., Maxwell G. London
Human Resource Initiatives Addressing Factors Impacting Organizational Gender Stratification and Performance: A Computational Study, Ashlyn Paige Lowe
Hope and Focus on Future as Protective Health Factors? A Moderation Analysis with Race and Income, Rebecca McGarity-Palmer
Implementation of LGBT+ Health Education for Master’s Entry Nursing Students, Daniel R. Mead
Songbird use of problem-solving feeders in urban and rural areas, Kayce Miller
Natural Mentoring Relationships Among Latinx Youth: The Role of Trust and Stressors, Lidia Yanelli Monjaras-Gaytan
Pre-Anesthetic Evaluation: A Needs Assessment of Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists Transitioning to Clinical Practice, Amanda B. Munnich and Cara A. Murphy
Exploring the Protective Effects of Judaism on Risky Behaviors in College Students, Michelle E. Neuman
Stereotype Threat and STEM Self-Perceptions of Saudi College Women, Ali Hadi Omair
A Computational Cognitive Architecture for Exploring Team Mental Models, Neil Benoit Outland
Chasing the white whale: Capturing the relation between parent educational involvement and student socioemotional difficulties over time, Samantha Irene Reaves
Peer Mentorship: Reported Outcomes Among Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Aja Rivera and Champagna Conner
What Boundaries? Work-Family Boundary Management Style and the Impact on Black Entrepreneurs’ Satisfaction and Well-Being, Amber S.C. Rouse
Socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods, stroke risk, and cognition in older adults: A focus on violent crime, Linda D. Ruiz
Zygote gene expression and plasmodial development in Didymium iridis, Sean Schaefer