Dissertations from 2009
COPING WITH DISCREPANCIES OF THE MANUFACTURED WEIGHTS IN THRESHOLD LOGIC GATES, Manoj Kumar Goparaju
The Evolution Of One Male Advocate: An Autoethnography Of Rape On Campus, David Matthew Gregory
Medical Imaging Field of Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Identification of Specialities Within the Field, Michael L. Grey
THE PROGRESSIVE BLOGOSPHERE AS E-MOVEMENT: IDENTITY, MOBILIZATION, AND THE USER-BASED MODEL, Stephen Paul Hagan
Social Support Experiences of HIV Positive HIV/AIDS Coalition Participants: A Grounded Theory Approach, Melissa June Haithcox
(Mis)Diagnosing Silence: A Cultural Criticism of the Virginia Tech News Coverage of Silence as Public Pedagogy, Richie Neil Hao
Informing a transformative multicultural approach: Seeking a content form and a medium for Illinois Indian resources for preservice social studies teachers, Dan W. Hechenberger
DECISION FACTORS FOR THE ADOPTION OF E-FINANCE AND OTHER E-COMMERCE ACTIVITIES, Fang He
Inclusion, Exclusion, and Negotiations: A Study of Escort Workers and Boundary-Work, Geraldine Mary Hendrix-Sloan
A longitudinal latent growth modeling perspective on communication apprehension, self-perceived communication competence, and willingness to communicate, Georgeta Mioara Hodis
Gamemania: What Makes A Virtual Existence So Seductive?, Monica Alexandra Hodis
Distributional Modeling Of Rare Fishes And Mussels: From Ecological Theory To Biodiversity Conservation, Rob Hopkins
MEASUREMENT AND PREDICTION OF LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS BASED ON ATTRIBUTES, Thomas W. Hovatter
CEO Equity-Based Incentives And Managerial Opportunism Behavior, Chialing Hsieh
Mechanics of Stimulus & Response Generalization in Signal Detection & Psychophysics: Adaptation of Static Theory to Dynamic Performance., Blake Allen Hutsell
Spillover Effects Of Foreign Direct Investment: Theoretical And Empirical Analysis, ANM Moinul Islam
Sexual and Reproductive Decisions and Experiences of Women Living With HIV/AIDS in Abuja, Nigeria, Stella C. Iwuagwu
MULTICULTURAL GROUP MEMBERSHIPS AND EXPERIENCES OF BULLYING: A QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF COLL, Amanda Macht Jantzer
AN EXAMINATION OF FACTORS PREDICTING PARTICIPATION IN INTERRACIAL RELATIONSHIPS DURING ADOLESCENCE, Jacob Giles Jantzer
Identification And Functional Analyses Of Novel Protein Interactions And Post-Translational Modifications For The Transcription Factor Deformed Epidermal Autoregulatory Factor-1., Philip Joseph Jensik
John W. E. Thomas: A Political Biography of Illinois' First African American State Legislator, David Arthur Joens
The Use Of Psychological Assessments In A Southern Illinois Diversion Program: An Outcome Study Of Recommendation Adherence In Juvenile Offenders, Abigail Ruth Johnson
Topics In Probabilistic Combinatorics, Darin Bryant Johnson
A Biochemical And Pharmacological Characterization Of A Novel Neuroactive Peptide From The Neotropical Hunting Ant Dinoponera Australis, Stephen Roy Johnson
Age-Related Deficits in Electron Transport Chain Complexes in Rat Neurons and 3xTg-AD Mouse Neurons, Torrie Turner Jones
Accurate Cylindrical-Coordinate Numerical Models For The Analysis Of Hydrologic Tests, John Edward Keller
Reconstruction Of A Univariate Discrete Function From The Magnitude Of Its Fourier Transform, Alia Khurram
"Sometimes You'Ll Feel Like An Outcast": Using Superman To Interrogate The Closet, Andrew J. Kirk
Characterization Of Nanoporous Materials Using Gas Adsorption Isotherms: Evaluating Their Potential For Gas Storage And Separation Applications, Vaiva Krungleviciute
Factors Influencing College Seniors' Intentions To Quit Cigarette Smoking, Sharon Rae Larson
Investigations of cellular stress-responsive proteins and PGF gene expression in human trophoblast, Jonathan Dean Leavenworth
Layoff Characteristics and Layoff Agents' Cognitions: An Experimental Study, Chia-Jung Lin
A Case Study of How a Large Multilevel EFL Writing Class Experiences and Perceives Multiple Interaction Activities, Hsien-Chuan Lin
The Inclusion of Bloom's Taxonomy in State Learning Standards: A Content Analysis, Beverly Joyce Love
Teaching Styles And Learning Strategies Of Illinois Secondary Career And Technical Education Teachers, Stephen Jack McCaskey
Structural Explanations, Need, Or Rurality: Predicting Availability Of Domestic Violence Emergency Services, Shelly Ann McGrath
An Examination of the Underrepresentation of African American Faculty in Illinois Institutions of Higher Education, Jane A. Meuth
"We're Just Women Who Like To Ride:" An Ethnographic Journey On A Woman's Motorcycle, Patricia Meyer
MOLECULAR FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE BINDING OF AGONISTS TO AMPA RECEPTORS, Kyle Everett Montgomery
Did The Private Securities Reform Act Work As Congress Intended?, Marc Everette Morris
Emotional Antecedents Of Alcohol Use: A Scale Construction Project, Jennifer Sarah Mrnak-Meyer
Disadvantaged Social Class And Clients' Experiences In Therapy: A Qualitative Investigation, Marie Naumann
Three Perspectives of Mutual Fund Performance: The Indiviudal Investor, the Finance Professional, and the Board of Directors, Steve A. Nenninger
Effectiveness Of A Clinical Questioning Activity In Developing Cardiac Sonography Student Learning Levels, Valerie Denise Newberry
The Sacred Depths of Nature: An Ontology of the Possible in the Philosophy of Peirce and Heidegger, Leon Jon Niemoczynski
PUBLICIZING THE AFRICAN CAUSE: EVALUATING GLOBAL MEDIA DISCOURSES REGARDING THE CELEBRITY-LED "MAKE POVERTY HISTORY" CAMPAIGN, Dorothy Wanjiku Njoroge
Memories of Rapid Transformation: Retrospection and Nostalgia in Contemporary South Korean Cinema, Kwang Woo Noh
Characterizing the Response of gdhA Transformed Tobacco to Glufosinate, Scott Nolte
Literacy-Related Activities Of Young Siblings Engaged In Play, Debra Lynn Noyes
TOWARD LIBERATION IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION: EXPLORING OPPRESSION ATTITUDES OF MASTER'S LEVEL COUNSELING STUDENTS ENROLLED IN CACREP ACCREDITED PROGRAMS, Kenneth Judge Oliver
RAPID UNIFIED HMI AND PHYSICAL AGENT DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK FOR A CLASS OF CYBER PHYSICAL SYSTEM, Anan -. Osothsilp
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Central California, Gretchen Elizabeth Padgett-Flohr
The Role Of Code-Switching In Emotional Expression And Autobiographical Memory Recall: Implications For Bilingual Counseling, Lan-Sze Pang
An Exploratory Examination of the Impact of Web Functionality across the Customer Service Life Cycle, Ann M. Pearson
Reading Skill Integration In High School Business Courses: Perceptions Of Business Teacher Educators In The United States, Frederick William Polkinghorne
Parole Bureaucracy: The Decision Making Process of Paroling Authorities, Lourenke Prozesky
EFFECTS OF HYPERTONIC SALINE ON RECOVERY OF FUNCTION FOLLOWING CONTROLLED CORTICAL IMPACT BRAIN INJURY, Andrea Quigley
EFFECTS OF RESPONSE FREQUENCY CONSTRAINTS ON LEARNING IN A NON-STATIONARY MULTI-ARMED BANDIT TASK, Deborah Elaine Racey
An Exploratory Study of the Relationship among Perceived Personal and Social Competence, Health Risk Behaviors, and Academic Achievement of Selected Undergraduate Students, Darson Lee Rhodes
Health Behavior among College Students: Assessing Help-Seeking Behaviors in University Wellness Center Clients, Kathryn O'Regan Rimstad
KAAY's Beaker Street 1966-1977: Late Nights Of Underground Radio Programming, From Little Rock To The Western Hemisphere, On The Airwaves Of The Nighttime Voice Of Arkansa, Richard Cyril Robinson
PUBLIC RESPONSE TO POOR CSR: AN EVENT STUDY LOOKING AT THE EFFECTS OF ANNOUNCEMENTS ON BOTH FIRM PERFORMANCE AND CUSTOMER RESPONSES., David Rodriguez
Establishing Bidirectional Symmetry in Children Learning English as a Second Language, Rocio Rosales
A Statistical Theory of Fragmentations of Nuclei by Light Projectiles and Macroscopic Theory to Incorporate Resonances in the Mean Field, Mohammad S. Sabra
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE PROJECTS' ATTRACTIVENESS, ACTIVENESS, AND EFFICIENCY AS A PATH TO SOFTWARE QUALITY: AN EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF THEIR RELATIONSHIPS AND CAUSES, Carlos D. Santos Jr.
Aluta Continua: Social Movements and the Making of Ghana's Fourth Republic, 1978 - 1993, Nana Yaw Boampong Sapong
MEASURING AND MANIPULATING MATERIALISM IN THE CONTEXT OF CONSUMERS' ADVERTISING RESPONSES, Philip James Seneca
Understanding Intergenerational Family Conflict: A Case Study of Hindu Asian Indian American Families, Sheetal Rajendra Shah
Three Essays On Executive Compensation, Vaibhav Sharma
HISTONE POSTTRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS AND GENE EXPRESSION IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE, Abhijit Shukla
Coping With Delays And Hazards In Buses And Random Logic In Deep Sub-Micron, Michael N. Skoufis
A Critical Analysis of Rural Teachers' Usage of Online Communities, Sherri A. Snider
Adaptive Security In Computer Networks, Benfano Soewito
Relationships Among Leader-Member Exchange, Organizational Citizenship Behavior, Organizational Commitment, Gender, And Dyadic Duration In A Rehabilitation Organization, James Louis Soldner
What's Cool? Examining Brand Coolness And It's Consequences, Rajendran Sriramachandramurthy
A THEORY OF ENTREPRENEURIAL WORK: ART, CRAFT, ENGINEERING, BRICOLAGE, AND BROKERAGE, Bryan T. Stinchfield
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS' EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND SELECTED ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC VARIABLES, Bernadette M. Summerville
THE IMPACT OF TRAINING AND ITS INTEGRATION IN THE FIRM'S BUSINESS STRATEGIES ON THE FIRM'S COMPETITIVENESS, Vichet Sum
EMPLOYED VS UNEMPLOYED METHAMPHETAMINE USERS: SPECIFIC IMPLICATIONS FOR CASE MANAGERS, Jayme Rae Swanke
Cognitive And Attitudinal Predictors Related To Graphing Achievement Among Pre-Service Elementary Teachers, Sebastian Szyjka
Identification And Analysis Of Genes Involved In Anaerobic Nitrate-Dependent Iron Oxidation, Stacey Rae Taft
THE RACIAL SOCIALIZATION OF BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES REGARDING SKIN TONE IN A COHORT OF OLDER AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY, Vivian L. Tamkin
Becoming Japerican And Amerinese: An Ethnographic Study Of Employees At A Multicultural Workplace, Sachiko Tankei
An Examination Of Everyday Interactions Between Fathers And Their Adult Sons, Samuel Luke Thomas
Homeplace of Hands: Fractal Performativity of Vulnerable Resistance, Diana L. Tigerlily
Impacts of Volatility Spillovers, Economic Volatility and Capital Inflows on Mortgage-backed Financial Markets, Ayanou Z. Tilahun
Welfare Effects Of Industrial Policies Under Asymmetric Oligopoly And Endogenous Quality, Joseph Akee Toe
Determining The Occurrence, Fate, And Effects Of Pesticide Mixtures Using The Aquatic Amphipod Hyalella Azteca, Andrew John Trimble
Molecular Substrates And Neuronal Network Subserving Audiogenic Kindling In Genetically Epilepsy-Prone Rats, Srinivasan Tupal
Essays On Interrelationships Among Economic Time Series, Puneet Vatsa
AN EXAMINATION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS' EXPERIENCE WITH THE INDIVIDUALIZED TWO PLUS TWO TRANSFER PROGRAM, Denise Antoinette Vaughn
The Relationship Between Sexuality-Based Parent-Adolescent Communication And Overall Sexual Health Among Selected Undergraduate Students, Joseph David Visker
Everyday Exclusions And Empowerment: Social Identities In Neighborhood Associations, Michelle Lynne Wade
Essays On CEO Turnover, Succession, And Compensation, Hongxia Wang
Speech Recognition under Stress, Yonglian Wang
Classic Maya Political Organization: Epigraphic Evidence Of Hierarchical Organization In The Southern Maya Mountains Region Of Belize, Phillip Julius Wanyerka
The Relationship Between Web Accessibility Policy and Practice in Postsecondary Institutions, Michael Whitney
Recent natural and anthropogenic ecosystem change to the marine environments of Biscayne Bay, Florida, Christopher Paul Williams