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 2010
SELLING TRUE STORIES: A CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF MANUFACTURED REALISM IN THE DOCUDRAMA CRIME FILM, Jamie Schleser
The global philanthropist: A qualitative donor analysis of international charitable giving in America, Mandy A. Sharp
A feminist analysis of mental health providers' perspectives of Latina women, Caroline Ruth Smith
Live and let die: opiate overdose deaths in Chicago, Connie L. Smith
A participatory assessment of immigrant integration in a low-income suburban neighborhood, Matthew John Soerens
Disruptive excesses: gender economics, excesses, and the gaze in Marnie and Vertigo, Anthony Stagliano
Peer and family support as moderators of the relationship between stress and symptoms in low-income urban youth, Jeremy J. Taylor
Belongingness, school sense of community, and loneliness: predictors of institutional mission and values, John Temperato
African-American Males’ Perception of Factors Involved in Their Resilience and Academic Success, Johnnie Thomas
U.S. nation-state building operations in Afghanistan: A case study, Anthony Daniel Tindall
A communicative approach to understanding intergenerational conflict over child rearing, Lauren Marie Upton
Mother and daughter communication about sexual health in rural Kenya, Jessica Velcoff
Endorsement of Abstract Ideals versus Actual Outcomes of American Ideologies: Nuances of System Justification Theory, Jennifer Lynn Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Effects of stereotyping on mood, Ovidiu Dobria
The faith and civic engagement scale: Principle components and confirmatory factor analysis, Jocelyn R. Droege
Aspirations and expectations in Latino youth: The role of barriers and support in the transition out of high school, Rachel M. Feuer
Educational Leaders Perceptions of Emotional Intelligence and How it Effects their Professional Practice, Yaffa Krugliak Lahat
The Association Between Task Conflict, Relationship Conflict, and Peer Performance Appraisals, Marc Anthony Lukasik
An ecological approach on the role of nondisclosure in urban African American youth exposed to community violence: using mediation and moderated mediation approaches, Sonya Jane Mathies Dinizulu
An ecological perspective on the role of nondisclosure in urban african american adolescents exposed to community violence: Using mediation and moderated mediation approaches, Sonya Jane Mathies Dinizulu
Investigation of montmorillonite clay-mediated reactions of aldehydes, Yawo A. Mondjinou
Plato's analogical thought, Holly G. Moore
The Role of a Literacy Coach in Supporting Instructional Improvement and Student Achievement, Holly Jo Murer
The effects of abusive supervision and social support on workplace aggression, Kimberly D. Reynolds
A Study of Educational Desegregation Involving the Roma in Europe: The Case Study of Vidin, Bulgaria, Leslie G. Saliga
Linguistic Ambiguity in Language-based Jokes, Sarah Seewoester
Expressing Resistance: Palestinian Women's Art in the Struggle for Liberation, Nadia Sulayman
Unity and Dissent in Tibetan Exile Politics: A Study of the 2008 Tibetan Uprisings, Meagan A. Sutton
The Lost Boys of Sudan: Unaccompanied Dinka Refugee Children, Kristin Anne Thomas
Coping styles of African American youth living in poverty: Understanding the role of coping in resiliency, Sophia N. Thompson
Improving Automated Requirements Trace Retrieval Through Term-Based Enhancement Strategies, Xuchang Zou
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Kissed by the Dove: Negotiating a Final Status Agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, 2000-2001, Yaniv Arazy
Service Learning and its Effect on Students' Attitudes towards Learning, William Thomas Conard
When an individual’s best friend begins dating someone new: what factors shape how that individual responds?, Ngocanna P. P. Huynh
The Impact of Mentoring on Retention, Quality, Commitment of Graduates from One School-University Partnership, Brenda Kraber
The Globalization of Gangs, Lucía A. Mascorro
Evo Morales: A Bolivian Uprising, Bryan Douglas McDaniel
Maintaining Hope/ Encouraging Perspective in Special Education, Donna Smith
Global Environmentalism in Egypt: Whose Concerns are being Recognized?, Sandra Stoner
Caste, Politics and Inequality in India: Problems and Progress, Katherine Morgan Strohl
Teacher Perceptions of Multicultural Education: A Research Proposal for a Study of the Perceptions of Five White, Female Teachers, Katherine Waight
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
The Effectiveness of the GRI 2002 Guidelines in Fostering Comparability Between 3BL Reporting, Nick Andrews
Transatlantic Relations and Proliferation of WMD after 9/11 -- An Evaluation, Mark Azar
American Ambivalence towards the United Nations since the End of the Cold War, Stephanie Davis
Seminal Barriers to Female High School Students’ Choice of Information Technology as a Career Alternative, Donna M. Grant
Is the European Union Promoting Good Governance?, Jillian Holly
The Evolution of the Venezuelan Education System (1989-2007), Annie Macbeth Warnock Gonzal
Ecosan Toilets in Tsunami Affected South India-Participatory Action in Development as an Implementation Strategy (x2), Shaila Noronha
The Euromediterranean Partnership: What Kind of Policy is it and what did it accomplish?, Joslyn Osten
French Integration and the 2005 Riots, Annie Palubicki
Female Students as Online Learners: A Case Study in Navigating Academic Success, Noreen A. Powers
Trouble in Transition: The Experience of Russian Privatization, Steven Reuter
Sharing the Benefits of Traditional Knowledge: An Analysis of the Access and Benefit-Sharing Mechanism, Arnaz Siganporia
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Educating Students with Disabilities in the Least Restrictive Environment: Does Money Matter?, Karin Martino
Finding Home: An Autoethnographic Tale of Borders and Identity, Diane Sabenacio Nititham
Transitional Bilingual Education and Latino Student Achievement, Maria J. Vargas
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Crafting Character Education to “Count” for Self and Other. A Journey of Empowerment via Character Counts! For Four High School Students, Lisa D. Bucciarelli
Integrating Oral Language in English as a Second Language Literacy Instruction: A Case study, Courtney F. Garron
Resisting the Struggle: Why Blacks Opposed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Chicago, 1966-1967, Darlene Gordon
My Journey towards Culturally Relevant Teaching, Challa M. Holland
An Examination into a Year of Physics I: Community and Motivation, Deborah A. Koolbeck
Working My Way through College: Does Part-time work affect the Academic Success of Full-time Undergraduates?, J. D. Lambert
Portrait of Change: A Struggling Urban High School in Transition toward Improvement, Jerlyn W. Maloy
Measurement of Nursing Home Resident Satisfaction Using the Matuzak Quality of Life – Hierarchy of Needs Questionnaire: A Pilot Study, Denise M. Matuzak
Fitting into a New Model: Women’s Use of Physical Force, Ann E. Oorbeck
“A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” Art Integration to Enhance Writing, Kristin O’Rourke Salamanca
Teacher Supervision: The Relationship between groups of Teachers and Reaction to Styles of Supervision, Kristen D. Ulery
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
The Relationship Between the Success Tendencies Indicator and Academic Achievement and Behavioral Adjustment, Ted Bartlett
Reflection on Discipline and Classroom Management Practices, Simon D. Gilbert
A Comparison of the School to Work Opportunities Act and the No Child Left behind Act; The Relationship Between School and Work, Tricia Hassan
The Relationship between Student-Athletes’’ Perceptions of Athletic Academic Advising Programs and the Attitudes of their Respective Coaches, Laure L. Kosey
Effects of Foreign Language Learning in Elementary School on Students’ Future Educational and Career Choices, Amy W. Narea
Bobbitt's window: Understanding turning points in reflective curriculum history and unmuffling reflective voice in adult learning: Doubt and identity, J. Warren Scheideman
Bobbitt’s Window: Understanding Turning Points in Reflective Curriculum History and Unmuffling Reflective Voice in Adult Learning- Doubt and Identity, J. Warren Scheideman
Effects of foreign language learning in elementary school on students' future educational and career choices, Amy Weiss Narea
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Emotional intelligence and its relationship with sales success, George C. Chipain
Repetition of retention practices: Does retention improve academic achievement?, Brenda DeMar-Williams
Retention: The controversy continues, Beverly Gray Greene
School -to -home communication in high school: Effects on task engagement and homework completion, Daniel McDonnell
Factors correlating with teachers' use of computers in the classroom, Samia A. Wahab
Attributes of an exemplary curriculum in entry-level undergraduate athletic training education, Aric J. Warren
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Reflection: Its influence on the psychological empowerment of non -management knowledge workers in the software industry, Leonard V. Cyboran
Voice, identity, and knowledge: Teaching and learning in an urban classroom, Colleen M. Reardon
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Pentecostalism and Political Violent in Guatemala, Kristin Carnes
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Within the Wrought-Iron Fence: the Hidden Heritage of McCormick Theological Seminary, 1864-1975, Elizabeth K. Ware