Dissertations from 2010
Analysis of Local Government Innovation, Xinjiao Tan
The Development of an Instrument to Measure Teacher Education Candidates' Dispositions, Kathryn Renee Taylor
Social and lifestyle predictors of perceived health in the United States: A replication and extension of Statistics Canada., James Teufel
PREDICTORS OF KNOWLEDGE SHARING AMONG CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES IN A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, Angela Titi Amayah
Evaluating activity presentation formats and the amount of interactions to increase activity engagement in older adults with Alzheimer's disease, Maranda Ann Trahan
The Tale of Mental Causation: Fact or Fiction?, Chia-Lin Tu
THE UNIQUE STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM OF INO80 - AN ATP DEPENDENT REMODELER OF THE HISTONE EXCHANGER FAMILY, Maheshi Imalka Udugama
Rethinking Legal Pragmatism: A Philosophical Approach, Seth Corwin Vannatta
Changing Continuities: The Removal Period (1795-1830) Archaeology of the Potawatomi and Kickapoo Peoples of Illinois, Mark Joseph Wagner
hCLCA2 IS A p53-REGULATED GENE REQUIRED FOR MESENCHYMAL TO EPITHELIAL TRANSITION IN BREAST, Vijay Walia
"Come Recently from Guinea": Control and Power in the African-Descended Illinois Country, 1719-1848., Donovan Stoddard Weight
Making the Significant Significant: A Discourse Analysis Examining the Teacher's Role in Negotiating Meaning of Text with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students, Keith Standiford Wheeler
THE TECHNICAL ADEQUACY OF THE CORE SKILLS ALGEBRA CURRICULLUM-BASED MEASURE FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, Jennifer Wirz
Essays on Corporate Governance and Delaware Incorporation, Qian Xie
Dissertations from 2009
Investigating Consumers' Software Piracy Using An Extended Theory Of Reasoned Action, Hasan M. Aleassa
Eastern Redcedar Encroachment In Southern Great Plains Grasslands: Wildlife Consequences And Management Implications, Aaron Larrs Alford
PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS ABOUT SOCIAL STUDIES GOALS AND CONTENT AREAS IN OMAN, Mohammed Abdullah Al-Nofli
Private Equity Executive Compensation, Daniel Ames
HIGH-STAKES TESTS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIFIC LEARNING DISABILITIES: DISABILITY-BASED DIFFERENTIAL ITEM FUNCTIONING, Idayatou Anjorin
Identities In Motion: Cyberspace And Diasporic Queer Male Bodies In The Context Of Globalization, Ahmet Atay
Information And Voting In Senate Elections, Matthew L. Bergbower
Assessing Multicultural Counseling Competencies Of Internship Students Enrolled In CORE And CACREP Programs, Quintin Boston
Teacher Recertification: A Historical Analysis of the Illinois Process, Nancy Brodbeck
Reconciliation, Rhetoric, And The Return Of The Political To Its Practical Calling, Jay Brower
Role of Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Channels in Nociception, Deshou Cao
An Ordinary Differential Equation Based Model For Clustering And Vector Quantization, Jie Cheng
FOOD AND PERFORMANCE IN THE PRISON SYSTEM, Christopher Collins
WILLINGNESS TO USE IT INNOVATIONS: A HYBRID APPROACH EMPLOYING DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODELS, Edward David Conrad
Outcomes for Adult Males Using the SpeechEasy Fluency Device for One Year, Martha J. Cook
"Common Plowmen's Children": The Frontiers of Ulster Catholicism, c.1680-c.1830, Tyler Crogg
Population genetics and phylogeography of bobcats (Lynx rufus) using microsatellites and mitochondrial DNA, Emily Katherine Croteau
Cast Upon The Shadows: Essays Toward The Culturalogic Turn In Critical Race Theory, Tommy J. Curry
Pencils of Light: Family, Photography, and Performance, Amy Lynn Darnell
Factors Influencing Career Choice Among Students Enrolled in a Four-Year Tourism Administration Program, Nicole Lynn Davis
Metapopulations and metacommunities in dry forest openings in southern Illinois, Michael Delong
EXPANDING APPLICATIONS OF IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES BY SURFACE FUCNTIONALIZATION: FROM MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TO NANO-CATALYSIS, Chuansong Duanmu
Patterns of Service Delivery to Transition-Age Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers with Psychiatric Disabilities, Paige Nicole Dunlap
An Exploration And Comparison Of Indicators Of Marital Sexuality As Predictors Of Marital Disruption, Kristina Dzara
Toxic effects of dietary methylmercury on immune system structure, function, and development in the American kestrel (Falco sparverius), Dawn Fallacara
Workforce Education and Development Curriculum Responsiveness to Culturally and Internationally Diverse Graduate Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Debra Sharon Ferdinand
DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF ON-PROBE AFFINTY CAPTURE (OPAC) MALDI MASS SPECTROMETRY FOR THE FRACTIONATION AND ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX PROTEIN MIXTURES, Ganga Sripali Fernando
Roasting on Earth: A Rhetorical Analysis of Eco-Comedy, Alison Aurelia Fisher
SCALABLE TEST GENERATION FOR PATH DELAY FAULTS, Edward Flanigan
Pollution Abatement Under Oligopoly With Free-Entry: Theory And Evidence, Luis Gautier
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND LEGISLATION AND ITS IMPACT ON LOCAL CURRICULUM DECISIONS, CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION AND TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION IN DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS, Jay Allen Goble
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