College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
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
Understanding the Impact of Social Location and English as a Second Language on Service Needs and Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence Victims, Christina Vosky Soibatian
Trait Contempt Predicts Tendencies to Dehumanize Others, Russell Steiger
Body Forms in Sharks (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii), and Their Functional, Ecological, and Evolutionary Implications, Phillip C. Sternes
How Women Navigate Safety In the Dominican Bateyes, Mary Margaret Tull
Exploration of the Interaction of Maternal Experience of Trauma and Infant Temperament on Maternal Parenting, Julie Christine Van Weelden
The Influence of Team Cohesion and Contextual Performance on Project Team Performance Over Time, Melissa Vazquez
Team Characteristics as Predictors of Collaboration on Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs), Anna Wegrzyn
Sex Differences in Behavioral Responses to Repeat Subconcussive Events, Rebecca J. Wilson
Small-World Network Analysis of Cortical Connectivity in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome using EEG, Mark Alan Zinn
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Efficacy and Usefulness of an Educational Video on Safe Medication Handling, Suzanne Butz Anderson
Optical and X-Ray Studies of Compact X-ray binaries in NGC 5904, Vanshree Bhalotia
The Lived Experience of Transgender Individuals with Eating Disorders, Mary Katharine Bowman
Biological Stress Response and Cognitive Vulnerability to Depression in Adolescence, Bridget M. Brush
Contextual Perspectives on Heroin Addiction and Recovery: Classic and Contemporary Theories, Sarah L. Callahan
Economic Pressure and Depressive Symptoms among Latino Youth: The Role of Control Beliefs and Family Obligation, Ashley Castro
THE LONGITUDINAL RELATION BETWEEN HOUSING INSECURITY AND NEGATIVE PARENTING PRACTICES, Saidah Chambers
A Malignant Hyperthermia Competency Training for Nurse Anesthesia Trainees: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation, Andrew M. Christ
The Effects of Psychological Home and Place Attachment on Life Satisfaction in Women of Color, Kendall Patricia Crum
An Exploration of the Psychometric Properties of the Self-Sufficiency Matrix Among Individuals and Families Currently or At Risk of Experiencing Homelessness, Camilla Cummings
The Ecology of Educational Attainment: Resilience Among Black High School Students, Jacqueline O. Davis
Executive Functioning in Pediatric Youth: A Meta-Analysis, Draycen D. Decator
Latent Classes of Exposure to Potentially Traumatic and Stressful Life Events in a Sample of Young Predominantly Ethnic Minority Women, Alyssa Donovan
Variation in Emotion Eliciting Events and Display Rules as a Function of Individualism and Collectivism: A Cross Cultural Comparison of Pakistanis and Americans, Serah Saleem Fatani
Gender Role Congruity in Negotiation: The Impact of Task Framing and Communication Mode, Kaitlyn R. Gallagher
Examining the refolding of the herpesvirus fusion protein, glycoprotein B, Shannon Linn Gallaher
Defensive Pessimism and Goal Setting, Elizabeth Anna Guth
"Current Anesthesia Education Practices Regarding Music as an Adjunct for Analgesia and Anxiolysis ", Taylor Hull
Empowering Culturally Specific Needs and Barriers in Diabetes Education as Identified by Polish Speaking Patients, Bernadeta Agnieszka Kapustka
Toward Pay Equity: A Motivational Intervention to Reduce Gender Differences in Salary Negotiations, Mary Margaret Keegin
PROBING THE NON-LINEARITY IN GALAXY CLUSTERS THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF FRACTAL DIMENSION VIA WAVELET TRANSFORM, Loay Ali Khalifa
Assessing the Experience of Awe: Validating the Situational Awe Scale, William L. Krenzer
COMPARATIVE MEIOTIC CYTOLOGY AMONG DROSOPHILA SPECIES, Ahmed Folademi Majekodunmi
Chronic life stress and change in stress response functioning in urban youth: The role of social support and gender, Heather M. Marshall
"Use of Non-Technical Skills Training & Video Simulation to Improve Knowledge Among Nurse Anesthesia Trainees", Laurie L. McLaughlin
lcp1 mutant zebrafish: A look at neutrophils, cancer, and gene compensation, Taylor Mitchell
Isolation of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia virus Bfi1: a biofilm inhibiting phage, Thomas Edward Moran
Children’s Selective Trust Based on Previous Lying Behaviors, Natalie A. Mordini
Nurse Practitioner’s Perspectives on Treating Depression in the Nursing Home Setting, Bryan Mullaney
A Comprehensive Reentry Policy for Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists with Substance Use Disorder, Thomas M. Nigro
Implementation and Compliance with a Goal-Directed Fluid Therapy (GDFT) Protocol for Hip Arthroplasties: A Two-Year Review, Michelle N. Pavlik
Teacher-Directed Violence: The Role of Disempowerment in Turnover, Eric A. Peist
Dialectical Thinking and Smoking Outcomes in Asian Americans, Amber Pham
UNDERSTANDING GROUP DYNAMICS WITHIN A CLASSROOM USING SMALL GROUP NETWORKS AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL FRAMING, Katarzyna E. Pomian
Sold a dream: An experimental test of the predictions of the Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion in a predatory student lending scenario, Lauren M. Pytel
Pride’s Influence on Perception of Control and Risky Decision-Making, Andrea Sanders
Confirmation and Characterization of a Functional APP/GAP-43 Protein Interaction, Ellen Savaglio
Teaching Links between Epigenetics and Anesthesia to Anesthesia Providers, Bilanicz Slawomir
"EFFECT OF ZINC AND STRONTIUM DOPANTS ON THE STRUCTURE AND STABILITY OF HYDROXYAPATITE AT HIGH TEMPERATURES", Dylan Correll Smith
Housing, Relationships, and Substance Use among Female Ex-Offenders, Arturo Soto-Nevarez
Impact of Maternal Depression on Offspring, Fatima Sozzer
Who are the Elis of Today? Examining the Adults Present During the Religious Identity Development of Catholic-Raised Youth, Danielle S. Vaclavik
Use of Non-Technical Skills Training & Video Simulation to Improve Knowledge Among Nurse Anesthesia Trainees, Kathryn Walus
JUSTICE, TRUST, AND TEAM PERFORMANCE A Comparison of Leader Selection Methods on the Development of Team Trust, Jake Alexander Weiss
Efficacy and Usefulness of an Educational Video on Safe Medication Handling, Molly Wenzel
An Examination of the Reciprocal Association of Collective Efficacy and Community Violence Exposure in Low-Resourced, Urban African American Adolescents, Christopher R. Whipple
Online Palliative Care Education in the Skilled Nursing Facility, Caroline Kreisl Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
TOWARD IMPROVING METALLOENZYME INHIBITOR DESIGN: A THERMODYNAMIC STUDY OF SMALL MOLECULE INTERACTIONS WITH COPPER(II), COBALT(II) AND MANGANESE(II), Fatimah Aldakheel