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 2020
Prudence and providence in Kant, Khafiz Kerimov
Convenient fictions: the disciplining mechanisms of screenplay structure, Jessica King
Influence of Parent Chronic Pain History on Youth's Experience of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Marissa Lee Koven
The roommate, Caroline Macon Fleischer
Wakanda College Retention Program: Developing Black and Brown Young Men, William A. McHenry
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
Built bodies: Representations of monstrous transsexuality in the Frankenstein film, 1945-1975, Carmilla M. Morrell
Ensemble labeling towards scientific information extraction (ELSIE), Erin Murphy
La mise en page de l’enfant déraciné: l’identité, la mémoire et l’autofiction, Margaret O'Brien
The fate of universal history: on the task of philosophy of history between Kant and Benjamin, Daniel Pepe
The effect of effective/ineffective internal controls over financial reporting on customer satisfaction, A. Dwayne Powell
De-policing queer possibilities, Michael Rangel
Creating Positive School Culture on Social Media - School Culture on the Go, Antoine L. Reed
Recovering Palestinian ancestral remedies as a politics of return, Sarah Risheq
Second Language Acquisition and Standardized Assessment Practices, Hal Scott Schmeisser
Mathematical Identity Formation: Preparing Students with Learning Disorders for Post-Secondary Education and Careers, Ravi Anil Shah
Intraoperative Management of Lumbar Cerebrospinal Fluid Drains: A Reference Tool, Victoria Shink
Sharing “the flesh of the world”: alterity, animality, and radical community in Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy, Jonathan Singer
Communication, Leadership and Organizational Support Facilitates Successful Transition into Practice for Nurse Practitioners in the Emergency Department, Cheryl Anne Soco
Is the identity development process intersectional?: the story of 15 gay white male Chicagoans, Jacob Stone
Motive-goal congruence and entrepreneur well-being during early-stage fundraising: A longitudinal study using text analysis, Kevin P. Taylor
Use of Fiberoptic Intubation Simulation to Enhance Skill and Confidence Among Anesthesia Providers, Kris Toribio
A Phenomenological Study of Chicago's Independent School Principals, Jerry Travlos
Cyber operations range [CORE]: a lightweight and scalable platform for cybersecurity education through gamification, Michael Peter Vieth
Auditing database systems through forensic analysis, James Wagner
Raising Him: Testaments of Five Black Single Mothers and How They Perceive Their Experiences of Raising Theirs Son(s) in Contemporary Urban America, Collage C. Warner
Crime Reporting Through Social Media: Potential Opportunities in Community Policing, Kimberly Washington
Let it all be joy, Christopher Watkins
An Examination of Employee Coachability and Managerial Coaching in Organizations, Jake Alexander Weiss
Chronic Absenteeism: The Problem, The Participants, The Panacea, Markenya L. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Effects of Personality Retesting on Validity Coefficients as Moderated by Situational Strength, Daniel R. Abben
Searching for Sustainable, Intergenerational, and Multiracial Coalitions on the Neoliberal Campus: A Case Study, Victoria Agunod
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
INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF VIDEO GAMING ON CHILDREN’S MAGICAL THINKING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, Rafi Antar
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
FLOURISHING IN THE FIRST YEARS OF TEACHING: DESIGNING A FRAMEWORK FOR NEW TEACHER INDUCTION, Sister Thomas Aquinas Betlewski
Examination of Reflections from Nurse Anesthesia Trainee Volunteers in Honduras, Thomas M. Boyce
Formative, Eli Brown
Cultural Competence in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists in Illinois, Lisa Brown and Saad Iqbal
EDUCATION, ORDER, AND THE SPECTER OF EMANCIPATION, Alex B. Cameron
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist’s Awareness and Knowledge of Herbal Supplements and Perioperative Interactions, Catherine Carman and Victoria N. Rosinski
Strangers at home: Guido Deiro and his accordion in the American vaudeville theater, Yu Hao Chen
What Professional Development Practices Do Mid-Career Teachers Need?, Amy Christie
Developing resilience through local food, Erika Coble
White wilderness: race, capitalism, and alternative knowledges of natural space, Jamie Corliss
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
When objective price information is not available: Impact of unpublished or missing prices on the purchase journey for high costs, high involvement products, Thomas J. Dammrich
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
UNARTHODOX: AN INVESTIGATION OF HOW CHILDREN ARTICULATE THEIR SENSE OF SELF THROUGH ART, Brandon Gilbert
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
Poetics of the Abyss: History, Aesthetics, and Decoloniality in Édouard Glissant's Early Thought, Miguel Gualdron Ramirez
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
Information extraction from primary care visits to support patient-provider interactions, Daniel Baruch Gutstein
Comparative brain anatomy of lamniform sharks (Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes) and its implications to function, behavioral ecology, and evolution, Francesco Guzzo
Envisioning utopia: the aesthetics of black futurity, Sydney Haliburton
Religious identities and allegiances in the transformation of Ukrainian national consciousness 2013-2018, Julian Hayda
THE COST OF BEING A “STRONG BLACK WOMAN”, Alescia Maraboushontrell Hollowell
THE NEOLIBERAL PARIAH, Jeremiah Howe
Automatic inference of causal reasoning chains from student essays, Simon Mark Hughes
Muslim-American Democratic Citizens: Dismantling Rituals with Tarbiyah, Nida Iftekaruddin
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
China’s investment in the Democratic Republic of Congo: The impact of the 2007 Sino-Congolese agreement in a postwar period, John Bintu Bantu Kafarhire
Cost Differences Between Sugammadex and Neostigmine Use in Non-Operating Room Anesthesia Care, Lindsey Marie Kilsdonk and Mindy Ruan
Framing Teaching in Retrospect: A Qualitative Study of Educational Philosophies and Teacher Socialization through the Teach for America Experience, Angela Marie Kraemer-Holland
BUILDING THE NEST: HOW NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING TEACHERS (NESTs) IN THE TEFL FIELD DEVELOP INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE, Emily S. Kraus
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
Revolutionary bodies: William Blake and the struggle for transcendence, Anthony Madia
Must-stream TV: The reemergence of NBC's must-see TV in the streaming era, Bri Mattia
The Invisible Struggle: Understanding the Plights and Success Strategies of Low-Income Single Mothers in Undergraduate Programs, Christina Matuschka
The Invisible Struggle: Understanding the Plights and Success Strategies of Low-Income Single Mothers in Undergraduate Programs, Christina R. Matuschka
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
Obscurity and involvement on the unconscious of thought in Leibniz, Spinoza, and Hume, Gilbert Morejon
Pre-Anesthetic Evaluation: A Needs Assessment of Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists Transitioning to Clinical Practice, Amanda B. Munnich and Cara A. Murphy
Trans Sports Illustrated: Identities and Experiences of Transgender Athletes Assigned Female at Birth, Sophia Neely
Exploring the Protective Effects of Judaism on Risky Behaviors in College Students, Michelle E. Neuman
Migration, multilingualism and adaptation: language as social capital in a present-day Mexican ethnic enclave in the U.S., Citlali Ochoa