Theses and Dissertations from DePaul University
DePaul University theses and dissertations completed as part of a degree requirement since 2010 are available here in the DePaul Open Repository.
Print copies of most older dissertations (typically pre-2012) are held in Special Collections and Archives and can be found by searching LibrarySearch.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Determining the Relationship Between Health Literacy, Sociodemographic Characteristics, and Health Promoting Behaviors in the Outpatient Oncology Setting, Kimberly Anglin
“Affirming Minds, Lives, and Bodies”: Secondary English Teachers’ Perceptions of Critical and Humanizing Antiracist Pedagogy in Urban Schools, Jennifer Leigh Ankerberg
Multiscale effects of landscape structure, biodiversity, and chronic physiological stress in Atlantic Forest small mammals, Lizette Arroyo
Factors Associated with Objective Neuropsychological Performance in Individuals with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Kailyn Marie Bare
Antecedents of the Principal Investigator’s Commercial Success When Funded by Small Business Innovation Research Program, Mohammed Bekkour
Mapping the Landscape of Occupational Health Psychology Research on Immigrant Workers: A Systematic Review, Himali Bhandari
Silent or Silenced? A Systematic Review of Deaf and HoH Workers in IO Psychology Research, Lora Bishop
Pregnancy and Postpartum Experiences of Hospital-Based CRNAs, Casey Boatwright
Automation of Discovery and Classification of Compact X-ray Binaries in Globular Clusters, Justin Brooks
Enhancing Infection Control Practices: The Impact of Visual Education on CRNA Adherence to Double-Gloving, Andrew Charles Bruss and Richard Owain Leake
Nietzsche’s Greek Soul: Traces of Aristotle’s Psuchē in the Early Nietzsche, Laura G. Campos
Workplace Identity Disclosure: A Systematic Review and Psychometric Meta-Analysis of Measurement and Correlates, Daniel Ryan Charles
Evaluating Nurse Anesthesia Trainees’ Knowledge and Confidence in Managing Maternal Cardiac Arrest Following Video-Based Simulation Training, Natalie Clarno
Evaluating Nurse Anesthesia Trainee's Knowledge and Confidence in Managing Maternal Cardiac Arrest Following Video-Based Simulation Training, Elizabeth Coolidge
Acculturative Stress and Depression in Latinx Youth: Exploring the Roles of Emotion Reactivity and Maternal Attachment, Melisa Dangles
Leadership Approaches in Music Administration: Intra and Interconnections of Adaptive, Servant, and Transformational Leadership in Music Educators Transitioning to Administrative Roles, Joel Raynald DeFayette
Social Capital in the Puerto Rican Deaf Community, Javier Figueroa Quintana
Mentoring Relationship Quality: An Evaluation of Environmental Risk and Protective Factor Predictors for Urban Black Youth, Brittanie Nicole Gage
TOWARDS UNDERSTANDING USERS' THEORY OF RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS, Mohammed Muheeb Faizan Ghori
From Exhaustion to Empowerment: Nurse Practitioners’ Lived Experiences of Nutrition and Workplace Resilience, Katrina Giannoni
Telehealth Interventions for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, Alma Sarai Gonzalez
Seed Consumer Dynamics at a Continental Scale, Jesse Grooms
The Unspoken Struggles and Unseen Strength: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Single Motherhood in Higher Education, Alexis Summer Gunartt
Eagle-winged Worms: Seeing Contingent Faculty Through Currere, Nicholas Hayes
Race-Based Violence against Educators and School Personnel: The Roles of Race and Harm, Jared Hunt
Real Talk: Mental Health Education with DePaul, Meredith Jones
Does One Size Fit All? A Lifespan Perspective on the Relationship Between Work Design and Mental Health, Christina Ju
CONTINUUM OBSERVATIONS OF WATER MASER SITES, Aman Khan
Colonial ambivalence and the self: The psychological legacy of colonization, Nazia Khan
PFAS and Western Diet Effects on Adolescent Rat Feeding and Metabolism, Whesli Kim
Analysis of Clinical Health Worker Notes with Explainable Artificial Intelligence for a Better Perspective in Preventing Readmission, Christopher Scott Klimp
Critical Care, Critical Roles: How Workplace Factors Shape Nurse Practitioner Burnout in the Emergency Department, Alyssa Kondratiuk
Emotion Meta-Perceptions and Political Identity, Mattie Kujawski
The Optical Counterparts of Compact X-ray Binaries in the Globular Cluster NGC 6266, Scott Legeza
BENCHMARKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF DATABASE SYSTEMS, COMPLIANCE, AND OPERATIONS, Ben Lenard
Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity Choose Your Own Adventure Video Simulation, Shannen Lesko and Erika Zborovsky
The Effectiveness of a Standardized Order Set in a Medical Mission Setting, Josiah Lopez-Brown and Erin Colleen Papciak
Enhanced CRNA Self-Reported Confidence After Use of a Cognitive Aid for Ultrasound-Guided TAP Blocks in Cesarean Delivery, Lauren Lorenz
Explainable Artificial Intelligence in the Image Domain and its Applications to the Medical Field, Mirtha Lucas
The Moderating Effect of Gender and Humor on Leader Evaluation, Russell John Marshall
Studies of Rhenium(I) Complexes with Protic Ligand Backbones: Base-Enabled Substitution and CO₂ Reduction, Konkanok Mathuros
Merging for Success: A Case Study on School Mergers as a Sustainable Alternative to Closures in Urban Education, Darcy Lynn Maxim-Otterbacher
Adapting Healthy Coping in Cardiovascular Nurses to Promote Resilience and Mitigate Burnout, Alison Elizabeth McCullough
Exploring the Roles of Grit and Health Anxiety in the Relationship Between Discrimination and Pain-Coping Among Adolescents and Young Adults, Giselle McPherson Isbell
Soma Body Help Me! How the Superwoman-Schema and Marianismo Contribute to Weathering Among Collegiate Women, Chantelle Christina Miller
Beyond the Script: A Qualitative Study Exploring Drama Teachers’ Experiences Using Improvisation in Chicago Public Schools, Nicole Theresa Minardi
Technostress, Worker Wellbeing, and Ethics: An Integrative Review, Mackenzie Moreno
Substance Use Disorder in Anesthesia Care Providers: Evaluation of an Educational Infographic, Patrick O'Carroll and Maeve Cavanagh
Procedural Justice and Instructional Alignment in Body-Worn Camera Policies: A Comparative Policy Analysis of Large U.S. Urban Police Departments, Michael A. O'Connor
Developmental Risk in Context: A Network Perspective on Adversity and Resilience, Alexander J. O'Donnell
Client and Self-Advocacy in Coordinated Entry: A Qualitative Case Study of King County, Washington’s Coordinated Entry for All, Ugochinyere Onyeukwu
The Youth Multidimensional Group Fidelity Scale (Y-MGFS): Psychometric Properties and Implementation Determinants and Outcomes, Paulina Paredes Cienega
Always On, Never Off: A Phenomenological Study of Entry-Level Residence Directors in Coextensive Environments, Brent Ploughe
Using Recommender Systems to Help Revitalize Local News, Payam Pourashraf
Fostering Resilience Among Urban Youth: Protective Settings and Processes, Yaneira Pyszniak
The Impact of Social Support on Somatic Health Symptoms in Emerging Adults: Examining the Role of Cortisol and Cytokines, Autumn Sharon Rajcevich Schwer
When Neighborhoods Change, So Do Schools: Gentrification’s Influence on Public Education, Diego Ramirez
Understanding Chronic Bodily Pain Across Multisystemic Illnesses: A Comparative Analysis using Exploratory Factor Analysis and Invariance Testing, Suvetha Ravichandran
Coach Us If You Can: Development and Validation of a Team Coachability Measure, Mounica Reddy
Capability Expansion or Constraint: Examining Equity and Academic Outcomes in Chicago’s Option Schools, Lacherie Reed
Youth Perspectives on a Community Program for Children with Special Healthcare Needs: A Qualitative Study Assessing Program Acceptability, Brittany Ricart
Real Talk: Mental Health Education with DePaul, Maricela Rodriguez
A Qualitative Study: How Does The Underrepresentation of Black American Contributions to American Society In K-12 Curricula Affects Black Students' Self-Perception?, Deniece M. Rogers
Enhanced CRNA Self-Reported Confidence After Use of a Cognitive Aid for Ultrasound-Guided TAP Blocks in Cesarean Delivery, Vanessa Joyce Samson
Effectiveness of Simulation for Airway Redirection After Failed Laryngoscopy, Rebecca Samuels and Maxine Carlson
Assessing Mental Health and Wellness Resources Among Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Hannah Schlake
Advances in the Creation of a DNA Barcoding Reference Library for Freshwater Fishes of Western Ecuador with Emphasis on Metabarcoding Applications, Olivia Grace Schweikart
Effects of an In-Person Preoperative Mohs Surgery Consultation on Reducing Patient Postoperative Complications, Ravina Shah
Socio-Informed Policing: Applying Bourdieu to Mandatory Police Reform Training, Neil T. Shelton El
Multi-Angle Dynamic Light Scattering Experiments With Real-Time Autocorrelation Using Field-Programmable Gate Arrays, Spiros Simotas
Crisis Leadership in the Ivory Tower: Surviving the Enrollment Cliff and the Tenure Time Trap, St. Arbin Smith
Surviving The Hood: An Autoethnography on Violence, Trauma, and Agency, Deonte Tanner
IMPROVING VECTOR EMBEDDING GENERATION THROUGHPUT FOR NEURAL INFORMATION RETRIEVAL MODELS, Conrad Tkacz
Early-Life Exposure to PFAS Affects Adolescent Neuroimmune Activity, Gia Marie Valdez
Hemispheric Processing of Conspiracy Theories: The Role of Inference Constraint and Individual Differences, Abigail Van Nuland
The Impact of Family Relationships and Communication on the Mental Health of Urban Immigrant Adolescents, Gayatri Vatsavai
The Impact of Leadership of International Baccalaureate Schools in Low Socio-economic Communities, Sheena Wallker-Carruthers
Redefining Retention: Analyzing the Experiences of Black Men in Higher Education Through the Lens of Race, Masculinity, and Strength-Based Approaches, Roderick Waters
Steer for the Deep Waters Only: Exploring Student Value Creation through Dialogue and Art, Amy Weatherford
Changing Course, Margo Weinstein
The Perceptions of Early Adolescents: Academic Stressors Within Under-Resourced Schools, Problem Solving, and Important Adults, Aliyah White
A Phenomenology on the Possibility of Freedom, Grounded in the Lifeworld, Sheldon T. White
The Relationship Between Culturally Based Mentoring and Academic Persistence in African-American and Latino Male Community College Students, Corey M. Williams
Behavioral Strategies and Mental Health Reactions to Social Preference Insecurity: The Effect on Social Preference and the Moderating Role of Machiavellianism, Alexandra Zingarelli
Retirement Investment Behaviors of ITIN Immigrants, Krzysztof Zoltek
Targeting Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Biofilms with Phage Bfi2 and Antibiotics, Sophia Zygowski
Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Understanding Age Differences in the Effects of Group Exercise Messaging, Sydni N. Adams
Developing Transferable Skills Not Just GPA: The Case of a University Lab, Mopelola F. Adelakun
Emotional Intelligence in Higher Education: The Importance of Recruiting Emotionally Intelligent Leaders, Baker H. Alfarajat
The Impact of the Co-Teaching Model on the Academic Growth of the General Education Student, Paula Matkov Andries
The impact of temperature induced vertebral anomalies on C-start swimming performance in Astyanax mexicanus (Teleostei: Characidae), Kaleigh Arnold
GI, Pain, Anxiety, and Mood Symptoms among Youth with FAPDs, Helen Bedree
ZEEMAN EFFECT OBSERVATIONS OF WATER MASERS IN THE STAR FORMING REGION NGC 7129 FIRS2, Marina Bethann Beltran