Theses and Dissertations from DePaul University
Electronic versions of most theses and dissertations awarded by DePaul University since 2009 are archived here. Note that this section may not yet contain all masters theses completed after 2009; some may only be available in the individual degree-granting departments at the current time.
Search the DePaul University Library catalog for print copies of theses and dissertations awarded before 2009.
DePaul University theses and dissertations are also indexed in the proprietary database Dissertations and Theses Full-Text.
Information and support for your thesis, non-thesis final project, or dissertation from inception to completion can be found on the relevant DePaul college, school, or program requirements page such as LAS Graduation Requirements. Contact the awarding student support office directly with questions about your thesis or dissertation.
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Avenging women: an analysis of postfeminist female representation in the cinematic Marvel’s Avengers series, Mary Louise DeMarchi
An Ethnography of Voice(s) in the School House: Making Sense of Girl World, Julie Devaud
Executive Functioning in the Context of Urban Poverty: An Examination of Poverty Related Stress and Its Relationships to Academic Achievement, Jacquelyn L. Doxie
A Scale of Heroic Cognition for Workplace Contexts, Patrick Joseph Furey
Fable, method, and imagination in Descartes, James E. C. Griffith
Factors Relating to Substance Abuse Relapse: A Survival Analysis of Adults Living in Oxford House Recovery Homes, Ronald D. Harvey
Transcending pathology, transforming the thinkable transperson: young transpeople, the law and gender self-determination, E. L. Hunter
African American muslim fathers and the factors that influence their notion of fatherhood, Usama M. Hussein
From Survivor to Advocate: The Therapeutic Benefits of Public Disclosure, Katherine Infusino
Negotiating Culture and the Self: Complications of Agency in Psychosis, Genevra Jones
Roles of Retinoic Acid and Cyp26 Inhibitors in Ovarian Follicle Development, Shruti M. Kamath
Manifestations of Traumatic Stress among Adolescent Girls in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda, Tiamo Katsonga-Phiri
Russian Women and Belly Dancing: Body Work, Fun and Transformation, Galina Khartulari
Play from the Heart: On Crafting a Community of Empathy in the Theatre, Kevin Kingston
The Journey to the Top: Women's Paths to the University Presidency, Ann Marie Klotz
Examination of herpesvirus entry glycoprotein interactions using proximity biotinylation, Michelle Lajko
STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE: EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, AFRICAN AMERICAN, MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS MAKING THE CHOICE TO BE AN EXCEPTION, Tawanda Lawrence
Don’t Remind Me: Part-set Cuing Inhibits Consumers Prospective Memory When Reviewing Home Loan Terms, Mark Alexander Leboeuf
Tectonic shift: a scientific account of my young adulthood, Rosalyn Lederman
Get yourself connected: time, space, and character networks in David Mitchell's fiction, Josh Lesser
Effects of Temporal Perceptions on Employees’ Work-Life Conflict, Eileen M. Linnabery
TANZANIA POST-COLONIAL EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND PERSPECTIVES ON SECONDARY SCIENCE EDUCATION, PEDAGOGY, AND CURRICULUM: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, Eugenia Lucas Wandela
The Impact of Culture and Neighborhood Context on the Mental Health of Latino Youth, William Martinez
Preserving the Quality of Architectural Tactics in Source Code, Mehdi Mirakhorli
The Mediating Effects of Transformational Leadership on Leader Goal Orientation and Team Performance, Tyree D. Mitchell
Ethnic Identity and Coping Efficacy as Moderators of the Relationships Between Perceived Racial Discrimination and Academic Outcomes Among Urban, Low-Income Latina/o Youth, Alison L. Mroczkowski
Gender Role Ideology and Major Choice of Students in College Religious Groups, Charlynn Anne Odahl
Gangstas, Thugs, Vikings, and Drivers: Cinematic Masculine Archetypes and the Demythologization of Violence in the Films of Nicolas Winding Refn, Christopher John Olson
Social Identity and Wellness of People Who Have Acquired Physical Disability: What is the Role of Social Support?, Katherine S. Ong
A Method to the Madness: My Quest for a New System of Acting, Michael Osinski
Piecing together creativity: feminist aesthetics and the crafting of quilts, Melanie Anne Pauls
Literature for girls and the preadolescent novel: a historical analysis and recommendations for challenging the status quo, Molly K. Pim
No vacancy: explaining the undulation of office building construction projects in Chicago's central business district during the 1970s, Michael R. Rast
PREVENTIVE MENTAL HEALTH AS AN APPROACH TO IMPROVING SCHOOL OUTCOMES AMONG YOUTH: A META-ANALYTIC REVIEW, Katrina Elaine Roundfield
Expectations of peace: documentation, memorialization, and construction of the archive in northern Uganda, Matthew Sebastian
(Re)mixing ‘school spirit’: spectacular youth subcultures as resistance to cultures of control, Evangeline L. Semark
Trickster-hero and rite of passage: effects of traditionally west African folklore forms on postcolonial Afro-Caribbean literature, Virginia Slana
The Effects of Physical Activity on Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents, Sydney Shepperd Smith
The Role of Multicultural Competence, Privilege, Attributions, and Team Support in Predicting Positive Youth Mentor Outcomes, Rachael Leigh Suffrin
Parenting Dimensions and Internalizing Symptoms among Low-Income Latino Adolescents: Cultural Values as Moderators, Crystalia Sulaiman
Looking For A Solution: Social Justice Education and Its Impact on Adolescent Empowerment, Anita Thawani
“Making it Click”: Assigning Value and Confronting Obstacles in an Educational Exhibit, Andrea Thomalla Cavedo
Sexy But Not Sexual: An Examination of the Sexual Narratives of African American Adolescent Females, April Timmons
The politics of indigenous social struggle in Colombia, Gilberto Villasenor III
Challenging identity hierarchies in Julie Taymor’s Tempest, Aaron W. Vinson
Re(born) this way, Lee Westrick
Youth's Lived Experience of an After-School Music Program: Understanding the Meanings and Values Placed on Music Learning, Brittany Young
Participatory theater in community health, Nikki Zaleski
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Introducing flexibility in the admission requirements for the membership of eurozone countries, Caheri Aguilar-Arriagada
STOCHASTIC MODELING AND TIME-TO-EVENT ANALYSIS OF VOIP TRAFFIC, Imad Al Ajarmeh
Muscle Na+/K+-ATPase isoform regulation in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) following burst and sustained swimming challenges, Mattina Alonge
Time Resloved SAXS Analysis of Fusion Protein, Matthew Andorf
Exploring Professional Identity, Scott G. Banghart
Structural Studies of Proteins in Solution: Cytochrome-C and Mitochondrial RHO, Anthony Banks
Cameron McGill Dark Times: The Pursuit of Objectivity in a Subjective Medium, Benjamin Bateman
THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME: RECONCEPTUALIZING WORLD HISTORY CURRICULUM FOR A GLOBAL ERA, Ryan S. Bates
Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Pathways to Citizenship Behaviors in Mutual-Help Addiction Recovery Housing, Christopher Beasley
The role of nonprofits as administrators in municipal sustainability planning: An exploration of four cities, Morgan Benson
Exercises in Style: 21st Century Remix, Bethany M. Brownholtz
Legitimate concern: the assault on the concept of rape, Matthew David Burgess
From Panels to Primetime: Made-for-TV Movies Adapted from Marvel Comics Properties, Jef Burnham
Implicit Knowledge Transfer Use in Virtual Healthcare Information Systems Project Teams and Its Association With Successful Project Outcomes, Nadene A. Chambers
Synthesis and Evaluation of Unnatural HPAA, Norcoclaurine, and Tyramine Analogues, Sean Crowe
WHICH COMPANY DO I WORK FOR? ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION IN THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATIONS, Angela Dawson
Colonialism, Neoliberalism, Education and Culture in Cameroon, Mary C. Diang
THE IMPOSITION OF THE EGO: JEAN-PAUL SARTRE AND THE CINEMATIC APPARATUS, James Driscoll
Recycled rhetoric: brand Israel "pinkwashing" in historical context, Joy Ellison
Towards Automated Network Configuration Management, Khalid Elmansor
A Spectroscopic Investigation of Excited States of the Nucleus 73Br, Brigid Esposito
Insights into High Mass Star Formation from Methanol Maser Observations, Hontas Freeman Farmer
Exploring Community Psychology Value Congruence in Academic Setting, Olya Glantsman
Individual and Community Factors Associated With Thriving Among African American Adolescents in the Context of Stressors, Adia Shani Gooden
From normalization of relations to war: United States-Libya relations 2001-2011, Kelly Gosa
The Dangerous Reality: Sexual Risk Taking Among College Women, Shannon Greybar Milliken
“Poor forsaken colored girls:” Rebecca Latimer Felton, white supremacy, and prison reform, 1865-1900, Amanda Helms
“White ink”: the body and écriture féminine in Toni Morrison's Beloved, Kati Emilee Hoctor
Undocumented migration, the fourteenth amendment and the enduring battle over who counts, Molly Hoover
Scottish and Ukrainian nationalism: a comparative study, Rostyslav Hrynkiv
Collateral Consequences: The Impact of State-Level Policies on Perceived Stigma and Stigma Coping Strategies Among Ex-Offenders, Bronwyn Anne Hunter
Growing pains: scale and mission in the fair trade textile sector, Karlee Johnson
The Moderating Effect of Hope on the Relationship Between Emotional Approach Coping and Flourishing in College Students, Katherine Kandaris
Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Investigations of the Structure of the Immunoglobulin G Class of Antibody, Michael Kelliher
LIFE ON HOLD: The effect of recession and neoliberalism on millennials’ beliefs about education, economic participation, and adulthood, Stephanie E. Kirmer
SOMEONE’S IN THE KITCHEN, WHERE’S DINAH? GENDERED DIMENSIONS OF THE PROFESSIONAL CULINARY WORLD, Stephanie Konkol
That’s So Meta: Contemporary Reflexive Television and its Textual Strategies, Katherine Lander
Collaborative Requirements Engineering Notation for Planning Globally Distributed Projects, Paula Laurent
A Range-Frequency Theory Account of the Effects of Mood on Evaluations, Megan Marie Lombardi
Hegemony within Student Affairs: The Interpretive Nature of College Student Development Theory, Marissa L. Lucchesi
The Effects of Sexual Orientation and Behavioral Style on Perceptions of Men's Leadership Potential and Effectiveness, Kristin Elizabeth Mann
The Effect of Grain Size and Forming Gas Reduction on the Electrical Properties of Zinc Oxide, Rofeideh Mansourian
School-Level Predictors of Student Office Disciplinary Referrals, Andrew Martinez
Ethics and affects: A critique of social intelligibility with Adorno, Butler and Spivak, Jana McAuliffe
Mentoring Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Problems: A Meta-Analytic Review, David Aron Meyerson
Ideal Dating and Sexual Partners for Low-Income Heterosexual African American Adolescents, Darnell Nathaniel Motley
ASIAN AMERICAN COLLEGE STUDENTS: MAKING RACIAL MEANING IN AN ERA OF COLOR-BLIND RACISM, Vijay Pendakur