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 2015
Incidental Affect, Facial Expressions, and Risk, Michael M. Shuster
THE INFLUENCE OF ATTENTIONAL CONTROL ON HEMISPHERIC PROCESSING OF PREDICTIVE INFERENCES, Michael Christopher Shutzenhofer
The cut that cures therapeutic methods in the Platonic dialogues and the Zhuangzi Neipian, Rohan Sikri
Dynamics of Saturable Absorption in the Semiconductor-Doped Glass RG850, Pinyaphat Srikrishna
Trait Contempt and the Five Moral Foundations, Russell Steiger
(In)articulating the specter: queer communicative resistance in the hysterical supernatural, Clare Stuber
Analysis of management models of water utilities and water coverage, Chad Stutsman
EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER VIA A TRANSDISCIPLINARY CLINIC, Peter John Thaxter
Does our fear of death stem from threatened belongingness?, Stan Treger
Resistance through literature in Romania (1945-1989), Olimpia I. Tudor
A Study of the Impact of Mental Contrasting and Implementation Intentions on Academic Performance, Suzanne Velasquez-Sheehy
Interpretation as epieikeia: Aristotelian ethics as a paradigm for Hans-Georg Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics, David Volfe
dipsomania, Dylan Weir
Morality Provides Meaning, Geoffrey Alexander Wetherell
Instructional Technology and Self-Directed Learning For Students' Academic Success, Vincent Demetrious Wiggins
“The least of these”: black club women and the social gospel, Joseph Thomas Williams
EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE SPECIES ON MOTILITY IN DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES, Amanda L. Wolske
Theatre Directing Without an MFA: A Practical and Systematic Approach for Directors in Kuala Lumpur, Kelvin Wong
Supporting Adult Learners' Metacognitive Development with a Sociotechnical System, Kathryn Wozniak
Curiosity: philosophy and the politics of difference, Perry Zurn
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Interventions for Addressing Faking on Personality Assessments for Employee Selection: A Meta-Analysis, Christopher Adair
The Influence of Verbal Assurances and Intrapersonal Empowerment Traits on Contract Signing Behaviors, Jasmine N. Ahmad
In Vivo Effects of a RAMBA and Vitamin A Deficiency on Ovary Development, Michael H. Akroush
TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE IN A MANDATORY ENVIRONMENT: A TEST OF AN INTEGRATIVE PRE-IMPLEMENTATION MODEL., Mohanned Al-arabiat
Redox-Neutral Catalytic Spirocyclization of para-Methoxy Aryl Alkynoate Esters, Mark Docto Aparece
CREATING FUTURES: Transformative Involvement Experiences For Immigrant Latino Parents., María del Carmen Aragonés Guarro
Empowerment of Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Minority College Students in the United States: Developing and Testing the College Student Empowerment Scales for Racial/Ethnic Minorities, Lindsey Therese Back
Exposure to Violence as a Moderator of the Relation between Coping Strategies and Outcomes in Low Income Urban Youth, Alexandra Lauren Barnett
Reaching for a connection: hand imagery in Emily Dickinson’s poems, J. Max Barry
Continuity, constellation, and unworking: an exploration of language in Nietzsche, Alicen L. Beheler
Urban adolescents' field trip experiences: a phenomenological perspective, Julia Elizabeth Anne Borst Brazas
The Psychological Well-Being of Divorced Fathers: A Theoretical Model and Projection, Todd Lawrence Bottom
Educators' Positive Stress Responses: Eustress and Psychological Capital, Karen Bradley
From Crime to Punishment: Moral Violations and the Social Function of Emotion, Michael Ray Brubacher
SOCIAL SUPPORT AND THE ROLE OF HOUSING FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES INVOLVED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, Saidah Chambers
Synthesis and Analysis of Novel Copolymers of Methyl 2-‐Cyano-‐3-‐Phenyl-‐2-‐Propenoates with Styrene, Sonia Elena Chavez
Examining the Pathway from Maternal Criminal Involvement to Adolescent Delinquency, Dina Chavira
PORTRAITS OF FOUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN WHO EARNED DOCTORAL DEGREES FROM A PREDOMINATELY WHITE INSTITUTION, Sherry M. Coleman Hunter
Black actresses in American films: a history and critical analysis of the mammy/maid character, Valerie Coleman
THE CROSS CULTURAL EXAMINATION OF A BRIEF AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW (ADI-R) IN KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES, Elizabeth Lally Daley
The Effect of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy on Strengthening the Attachment Relationship with Foster Parents and Children in Foster Care, Christina Marie Danko
Working women and the Lilly Ledbetter Act: a case study on misleading rhetoric of equal pay, Celia A. DeBoer
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