Dissertations from 2018
The Theory and Practice of Rhetorical Gaming for Composition Instruction, Jeffrey M. Gerding
Soundscape Ecology: Rich Contexts for Investigating Conservation Biology & the Effect of Informal Environmental Experiences on Youth’s Conceptual Understanding, Interest and Identity Development, Maryam Ghadiri Khanaposhtani
Polymer-based Piezoelectric Material and Device for Energy Harvesting/Health Monitoring in Civil Infrastructure, Eshan Ghafari
Eudaimonia and the Best Life: Epicurus' Objective Goods Perfectionism, Alex R. Gillham
High School Redesign and the Senior Year, Park D. Ginder
Predicting Graduation and College GPA: A Multilevel Analysis Investigating the Contextual Effect of College Major, John A. Gipson
Characterizing Trade-off Decisions in Student Designers, Molly Hathaway Goldstein
Hybrid Cloud Model Checking Using the Interaction Layer of HARMS for Ambient Intelligent Systems, Mauricio Alejandro Gomez Morales
Comfort Levels and Communication Styles of Sexual Health Educators: A Phenomenological Study, Kathleen A. Greenan
Model and Appearance Based Analysis of Neuronal Morphology from Different Microscopy Imaging Modalities, Sarun Gulyanon
Structural, Thermodynamic, and Electronic Properties of Mixed Ionic/Electronic Conductor Materials, David M. Guzman
The Effects of Dietary Protein at Breakfast and Across the Day on Appetite Control & Satiety, Food Intake, and Sleep Quality, Jess A. Gwin
Co-design of Reconfigurable and Multifunction Passive RF/Microwave Components, Mohamed F. Hagag
How Heat Affects Human Hair: Thermal Characterization and Predictive Modeling of Flat Ironing Effects, Jaesik Hahn
Baroque Modes of Seeing: Reinventing Neo-baroque in Contemporary Latin American Cinema, Liana Hakobyan
Investigation of the Effects of Oxidizer Temperature on the Stability of a Gas-Centered Swirl Coaxial Injector, William Zach Hallum
Nooses & Balancing Acts: Reflections and Advice on Racism and Antiracism from Black Writing Tutors at Predominantly White Institutions, Talisha Haltiwanger Morrison
A Model and Measure of Parental Vaccine Hesitancy: A Basis for the Development of Future Health Campaigns, Jessica Hample
Limiting Mixed Hodge Theory and Nonabelian Hodge Theory for Nodal Curves, Feng Hao
Gas-Phase and Condensed-Phase Studies of Small Reactive Intermediates, Christopher William Haskins
Lipid and metabolite profiling mass spectrometry of human glioblastoma using mouse xenograft model, Soo Jung Ha
Native Graph Support in Relational Data Systems, Mohamed S. Hassan
Influence of Radical Proximity on the Charge Transport of Nitroxide-Based Electronics, Martha E. Hay
The Federal Reserve as a Social Actor: On the Intersection of Communication and Investor Expectations, Lauren Berkshire Hearit
The Design and Analysis of Calcium-41 Clinical Trials to Study Treatments for Bone Loss, Courtney N. Henry
The Regulatory Role of Isopentenyl Phosphate Kinase in Plants and the Evolution of Terpenoid Diversity in Lamiaceae, Laura K. Henry
Digital Badges and Student Motivation in the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory, Sarah Hensiek
A Spectroscopic Study of the Folding Propensities of Molecules Relevant in Combustion Processes, Daniel Malcolm Hewett
Nonperturbative Methods for Quantum Field Theory: Holographic Wilson Loops and S-Matrix Bootstrap, Yifei He
Makerspaces for Education, Avneet Hira
Automated Fault Detection, Diagnostics, Impact Evaluation, and Service Decision-Making for Direct Expansion Air Conditioners, Andrew L. Hjortland
An Examination of Underrepresentation in Florida, Indiana, and Washington, Jaret Hodges
Transient Liquid Phase Bonding for High Temperature Interconnects, John R. Holaday
Generation, Manipulation, and Detection of Charged Droplets and Ions in the Open Air, Adam Lee Hollerbach
Effects of Per/Polyfluoroalkyl Substances on Larval Amphibians, Gary M. Hoover
Investigating the Developmental Toxicity of Legacy, Emergent, and Current Use Environmental Toxicants Using the Zebrafish Model System, Katharine Ann Marie Horzmann
Detecting Popularity of Ideas and Individuals in Online Community, Chien-Yi Hsiang
Memory Subsystems for Security, Consistency, and Scalability, Terry Ching-Hsiang Hsu
Resource Allocation in Nanocommunication Networks and Online Service Platforms., Wei-Kang Hsu
Minimal Area Surfaces Corresponding to Wilson Loops in Gauge Theories, Changyu Huang
The Alien Eye: Chinese Self-Images and the External Observer, 1874–1911, Yingying Huang
Effects of Within-Day Dietary Protein Distribution on Changes in Plasma Amino Acid Concentrations and Body Composition, Joshua L. Hudson
Adaptive Communication for Wireless Massive MIMO Systems, Ahmed A. Ibrahim
Performance of Finned Heat Exchangers After Air-side Fouling and Cleaning, Harshad V. Inamdar
Pathways to persistence: A study of the effects of neighborhood stress and family communication patterns on community college student outcomes, Jill Marie Inderstrodt
Revisiting the Decay of Monochloramine, Utami Irawati
Incorporating Multicultural Education into a Church Small Group Bible Study, Shalyse Iseminger
A Multi-Agent Control Approach for Optimization of Central Cooling Plants, Rita Jaramillo
Kinematics and Dynamics of the Pamir, Central Asia and Main Ethiopian Rift, Cassidy N. Jay Seymour
Multi-scale modeling of particle-laden flows, Anand Samuel Jebakumar
Analysis and Automated Discovery of Attacks in Transport Protocols, Samuel C. Jero
Constructing Fragment-Density Functionals, Kaili Jiang
Quantum Annealing for Solving Optimization Problems, Shuxian Jiang
Essays on Labor Economics, Xuan Jiang
Evaluation of reactivity feedbacks due to core deformation in fast reactors, Tian Jing
Agent-based approach for system identification and optimal control of high performance buildings, Jaewan Joe
Final Causality in the Thought of Thomas Aquinas, Joel Johnson
A Deuterium-Deuterium Neutron Generator-Based Neutron Capture Therapy System for Brain Tumors, Mindy Hsieh Joo
Village in the City: Collective Efficacy and Neighborhood Stability on Chicago’s Far Southwest Side, Joy L. Kadowaki
Assessment of DCnet: A New Data Center Network Architecture, Rajas H. Karandikar
Electrical, thermoelectric, and phase-coherent transport in two-dimensional materials, Morteza Kayyalha
Early Social Origins of Premature Aging: How Do Childhood Exposures Shape Aging and Mortality?, Blakelee R. Kemp
Advancing Eastern Hellbender Conservation through Novel Head-starting Techniques, Erin K. Kenison
Essays on the Economics of Education, Kendall J. Kennedy
Techniques for Reconstructing a Riemannian Metric Via the Boundary Control Method, Paul A. Kepley
Refracting Gender: Experiences of Transgender Students in Postsecondary STEM Education., Elizabeth Kersey
Dissection of Genetic Variation in Maize Underlying Photosynthetic Traits, Rajdeep Singh Khangura
Motion Paradigm to Detect Pedestrians and Vehicle Collision, Mehmet Kilicarslan
Atomistic Simulations and Microscopic Experiments to Understand Nanoscale Composition Control, Changeun Kim
Ultra Purification of Gallium by Zone Refining, Daniel Kim
Welfare Impcats of Optimal Virtual Bidding in a Multi-settlement Electricity Market with Transmission Line Congestion, Hyungkwan Kim
Three Essays on Strategic Human Capital, Managers and Competitive Advantage, Jongsoo Kim
To Give or to Act? The Transition of NGOs from Aid Donors to Human Rights Advocates, Junhyup Kim
Turbulent Heat Transfer in Supercritical Fluids Under Transcritical Temperature Conditions, Kukjin Kim
Large Strain Extrusion Machining of AA7050, Daniel R. Klenosky
Depth-Resolved Assessment of Atherosclerosis by Intravascular Photoacoustic-Ultrasound Imaging, Ayeeshik Kole
Characterization of Horizontal Air-Water Two-Phase Flow in Different Pipe Sizes, Ran Kong
Evaluation of Redundancy in Composite Twin-Tub-Girder Bridges with Finite Element Analysis, Cem Korkmaz
The Effects of a Career Development Intervention on the Career Aspirations of Middle School Students, William E. Kovach
The Impact of Host Variables and Tumor Necrosis Factor on the Gut Microbiome in a Mouse Model of Crohn's Disease, Ariangela J. Kozik
Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder through a Cultural Lens: Perspectives, Stigma, and Cultural Values Among Asians, Ankita Krishnan
“muthologos has lost such ground”: Myth, History and Orality in the Poetics of Charles Olson, Matthew L. Kroll
Investment Casting of Thin Sections in Superalloys, Logan P. Kroneman
Transportation System Performance Measures Using Internet of Things Data, Mathew Jijo Kulathintekizhakethil
The Effects of Campaign Finance Law on Donations to State Legislative Campaigns, Christopher F. Kulesza
Predicting Breakage of Needle-shaped Large Aspect Ratio Particles Using Discrete Element Method (DEM), Rohit Kumar
Novel Multiphysics Phenomena in a New Generation of Energy Storage and Conversion Devices, Arpan Kundu
Graphic Design Students' Development of Adaptive Expertise in Ideation Strategies, Shih-Ping Kuo
System and Thermal Modeling of Hydraulic Hybrids: Thermal Characteristics Analysis, Hyukjoon Kwon
Combatting Advanced Persistent Threat via Causality Inference and Program Analysis, Yonghwi Kwon
The Effectiveness of Visual Input Enhancement Across Multiple Proficiency Levels on the Noticing and L2 Development of German Vocabulary and Reading, Christopher La Cross
An Examination of Marketing Factors that Influence Nontraditional Student Enrollment Decisions, Jianping Landrum
Formulation Strategies and Optimization of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs for Preclinical and Clinical Applications, Monika Lavan
An Accident Waiting to Happen: Cognitive Drivers of Unsafe Cycling Behavior, Eric Lavetti
Optimal Placement of a Small Order in a Diffusive Limit Order Book, Hyoeun Lee
Web Site Analytics: The Potential for the Transformation of a Restaurant’s Marketing Strategy - A Case Study of a Casual Dining Restaurant in the Midwest, Stephen Rolan Leitch