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 2018
Teachers’ Sense of Self-Efficacy and its Impact on English Learner Students’ Reading Proficiency-Level Scores on a Large-Scale Language Proficiency Test: A Mixed-Method Design, Mirtha Quintana-Toomey
Female cross-dressing and fragile masculinity in Le Roman de Silence and Twelfth Night, Nicole Robilotta
The telling is political & intentional: resistance through testimonio for Latinas in higher education, Fabiola Rosiles
Las curanderas de la herida abierta: how online communities of women of color are challenging coloniality, Aracelis Sanchez
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
Extremism, fake news and hate: effects of social media in the post-truth era, Alex Schackmuth
Pauli Murray in the 1930s: portraits and post-soul eccentricity, Sarah Scriven
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
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: Prometheus liberated, Bintou Sy
Who are the Elis of Today? Examining the Adults Present During the Religious Identity Development of Catholic-Raised Youth, Danielle S. Vaclavik
Affirmative action and Bolsa Família in Brazil, Beatriz C. Vigil
The relationship between a firm’s ownership structure, governance, and innovation, Erica J. Wagner
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
"It Just Weighs in the Back of Your Mind”: Microaggressions in Science, Amy Anderson
Universal Teacher-Child Interaction Training: A Pilot Study Examining Coaching with Random Assignment, Alexandra Lauren Barnett
Lemonade, gin, and juice: the performance and deconstruction of black masculinity from n**gers to negus, Robert A. Barry
URBAN RENEWAL AND THE ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF HYDE PARK AND KENWOOD, David Belden
EFFECTIVENESS OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS/PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANTS IN TRIAGE, Kyle T. Bergan
The Effects of Perceived Danger, Fear of Heterosexism, and Internalized Homonegativity on Public Displays of Affection Among Gender and Sexual Minorities, John Patrick Brady
Assessing how adult attachment and gender role attitudes impact intimate partner violence, Theresa M. Bratanch
Investigating Post-Exertional Malaise as a Core Symptom of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Meta-Analytic Approach, Abigail A. Brown
“The abnihilization of the etym”: Finnegans Wake ii.3 as oral poetry in the age of mechanical reproduction, Joshua Brown
Relational Cultural Theory and Mentoring in a Science Support Program, Kathleen Buehler
Childhood Gender-Role Nonconformity and Adult Psychopathology, Andres Carrion
The Lived Experience of Recovery Home Residents: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, Dina Chavira
SUPPORTING THERAPY-CENTERED GAME DESIGN FOR BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION, Jinghui Cheng
Proactive Workplace Bullying in Teams: Test of a Rational and Moral Model of Aggression, Anthony S. Colaneri
The Impact of Social Norms on Bystander Behaviors to Prevent Campus Sexual Violence, Kelly Collins
The Reciprocal Effects of Language Proficiency and Depression among Low Income Latino Youth, Nicole Colon Quintana
The Longitudinal Effects of Violence Exposure on Delinquency and Academic Outcomes for African-American Youth, Adina Cooper
Initial Development of a Team Viability Measure, Jessica Nicole Cooperstein
An Examination of Depression and Social Support among African American Women in Substance Use Recovery, Jocelyn Rose Droege
As above, so between: configuring Miss Lala as a mixed race subject, Elizabeth Fei
A Needs Assessment for Development of an Interpreter Services Educational Tool for CRNAs, Rachel Ferral and Angela Meyer
Understanding Boko Haram, Daniel Flynn
Imaginative methods: a feminist rereading of John Maynard Keynes, Cassandra Forster-Broten
Evaluation of a Video-Based Left Ventricular Assist Device Education Program for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Andrew Gause and Zain Rehman
Maternal Trauma Experience on Infant Cortisol Reactivity at 12 months, Michelle Anne Gilchrist
CRNA’s Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Acupressure as an Adjunct to Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting Prevention, Kimberly A. Homa and Jacqueline Kuhn
Laboring for peace and development: evaluating the United States-Jordan free trade agreement’s effects, Timothy Hotze
The Impact of Values as Heuristics on Social Cognition, Lauren James
Intraoperative Blood Pressure and Effect of Volatile Anesthetic in Brain Dead Organ Donors, Alison Lynn Karmanian
EDUCATION POLICY AND NEWSPAPERS: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS, Jumana Khalifeh
A comparative analysis of the factors determining the immigration policies of Germany and Hungary, Dominika Kleinova
Video Simulation as an Educational Strategy to Increase Knowledge and Perceived Knowledge in Novice Nurse Anesthesia Trainees, Rachel A. Kozlowski and Jennifer A. Kurdika
The Right Way to Direct a Play, Erin Kraft
Negotiating difference: the Roma and European-ness, Alicja Kubas
Intra-operative Awareness with Recall under General Anesthesia, Kelly Lannert and Dulcie J. Schippa
Impact of HPV Education on Knowledge, Perception, and Cultural influence among African American Parents, Christina Lattner
The Role of Adults in Facilitating Youth Critical Consciousness in Community-Based Service-Learning, Lynn Liao
A Standardized Electronic Handover Report for Anesthesia Providers, Amber Kristine Lindsay and Elisa Rue
EXAMINATION OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL ACCULTURATION THEORY AND ACCULTURATION PROCESS ON LATINAS/OS IN COMMUNAL RECOVERY HOMES, Roberto Lopez Tamayo
Task-management Training for Recognition, Prioritization and Decision-Making for the SRNA, Laura Majewski and Pauline Kenneth Borja Tselonis
PREDICTORS OF HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG YOUTH WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY, Kathleen E. McAuliff
Geometric Morphometric Analysis of the Pedal Claw of the Early Cretaceous Bird Confuciusornis sanctus (Confuciusornithidae) and Its Functional and Behavioral Implications, Annie P. McIntosh
The Impact of Conformity and Qualifications on Perceptions of Power, Competency, and First Offers in Negotiations, Scott McLuckie
Coping Among Advocates with and without Lived Experience of Sexual Assault, Martina Mihelicova
Minding the gaps: deducing meaning in Sherlock Holmes fanfiction, Christina M. Miranda
Lesbian lingo: slang terminology in English and Spanish spoken by lesbian communities in the United States, Taralee Morgan
The Benefits of a Science Support Program for Low-Income Latina/o Students, Alison L. Mroczkowski
NAFTA and its effect on corn, migration and human rights in Mexico, Thomas Nisivaco
UV-Vis and Fluorescence Studies of Zinc Enzyme Active Site Mimics and Their Binding of Inhibitor Compounds, Aeshah Hussain Niyazi
PREVALENCE OF INDECISION AMONG JAPANESE ADULTS: A COLLECTIVIST LIFESTYLE CONCEPT?, MIki Nomura
Stereotypes of Saudi Women among Saudi College Students, Ali Hadi Omair
Experiencing the Implementation of New Inquiry Science Curricula, Peter S. Ower
Perspective-Taking of the Defendant: Does Race Influence the Final Sentencing Verdict for Mock Jurors?, Matthew A. Pardo
Empirical Assessment of the Role of Technology-Related Factors and Organization-Related Factors in Electronic Medical Records Implementation Success, Rangarajan Parthasarathy
Egg morphology, dispersal, and transmission in acanthocephalan parasites: integrating phylogenetic and ecological approaches, Alana C. Pfenning
Simulation and Curriculum Integration: Does Simulation Improve Clinical Competence, Tamara M. Poole
Effects of Pedagogical Agent Design on Training Evaluation Measures: A Meta-Analysis, Timothy J. Quesnell
The bliss of reaching: an online magazine, Whitney Rauenhorst
The Experience of Mental Health Practitioners With Computer Games Designed to Induce Empathy, Jordan Reed
Socio-political contradictions in Brown’s American Gothic: an important historical precursor to the conceptualization of ideology in modernity, Robert T. Schassler
Similarity Between Actual and Possible Selves and Its Relationship to Self-esteem, Christopher A. Shorten
Theatre of Trauma, Nathan Devanand Singh
Individual and Contextual Factors and the Efficacy of an Experiential Sexism Intervention, Samantha M. Smith
Exploring Ecological Factors Influencing Economic Advocacy for Domestic Violence Survivors, Christina V. Soibatian
Exploring online and gaming communities through community psychology, Crystal N. Steltenpohl
Examining the Role of Mentorship on Urban Youth: The Effect of Locus of Control on Academic Achievement, Stacy Alaina Stewart
Gender ambivalence, fragmented self, and the subversive nature of James Tiptree, Jr.'s science fiction, Mihaela Stoica
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its Impact on Actions: Exploring Social Change through College Students, Rachael Leigh Suffrin
Inferring Character Emotions During Text Comprehension: A Divided Visual Field Study, Blaine Tomkins
From grassroots to global: unintended consequences of a Bolivian quinoa economy, Melissa Trinley
The Role of Therapeutic Engagement, Oral Language Proficiency, and Core Learning Indicators on the Effects of Therapy for Youth with Depression, Amanda E. Wagstaff
Reconstructing whiteness in Ambrose Bierce, Jordan Weber
Conceptions of Self, Other and Society: Exploring the Impact of a Service-Learning for Social Justice Course on Student Positionality, Deborah Rintels Weiner
A consumption of gay men: navigating the shifting boundaries of m/m romantic readership, Kacey Whalen
The New Education Law in Indonesia: Power Relations in the context of National Reformation and Globalization, E. Prasetyo Widodo