Theses from 2026
REPORT-GUIDED PSEUDO-LABEL GENERATION AND TRANSFORMATION-BASED DETECTION FOR CHEST X-RAY PATHOLOGY LOCALIZATION WITHOUT MANUAL ANNOTATION, James Antwi Adinkrah
Political Legacies of Malcolm X, Sumair Ahluwalia
Traumatic Stress Recruits an Excitatory Orbitofrontal-Amygdala Pathway to Drive Maladaptive Aggression, Mikaela Aholt
The Mind Of The Maker, Diazha Jayel Berry
STUDY OF GLOBAL PANEL OF SOYBEAN ACCESSIONS FOR NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY USING ASSOCIATION MAPPING, Rita Bhandari
OASIS AND B.P. IMPACT CRATERS IN LIBYA AS TERRESTRIAL ANALOGS FOR COMPLEX POLYGONAL IMPACT CRATERS: A REMOTE TECTONIC MAPPING TOOL FOR MARS AND OTHER ROCKY BODIES, Amanda Paige Binkley
Transformer-based structural response prediction and transfer learning: A numerical analysis, Sudip Kumar Bogati
Trade Liberalization and the Redistribution of Drug-Related Crime: Evidence from Mexico, Joseph Blayne Brumleve
Testimony of a Mad Woman, Komal Bukhari
CHILDREN’S UNDERSTANDING OF OTHERS’ SOCIAL PREFERENCES BASED ON VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF SHARED SIMILARITIES, Alyssa Cooley
The Developmental and Emotional Journey of Bear Trap Garden From Proposal to Production, Mikayla Delos-Santos
Evaluation of Otolith Microchemistry for Identifying Walleye Stocked as Fry or Fingerlings, Joshua Fluur
Let Me Hold the Body of the Boy, August Helpling
The Making of Shi'a Resistance in Afghanistan: Historical Roots, Communist Rule, and Soviet Occupation, 1978–1989, Sayed Sajjad Hojet
The Impact of Hurricanes on Patents in Urban and Rural Areas in the United States, Dilshad Jahan
THE ART OF PIVOTING: THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE FULL-LENGTH PLAYS, "DRAPETOMANIA" AND "THE GREAT LOVE OF SIABANDA SESAY", Mary Joella Kamara
PREDICTION OF THE NGA-WEST2 AVERAGE VERTICAL PEAK GROUND ACCELERATION USING GENETIC EXPRESSION PROGRAMMING, Dipankar Karki
INVESTIGATING MEDICAL PROVIDERS KNOWLEDGE OF TRICHOTILLIMANIA DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS, Ella Perry Kerr
An Investigation of the Performance of Modified Independent Component Analysis for Output-Only Modal Identification, Salma Khatiwoda
AVOIDING WHITE ELEPHANTS: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT ON THE FAILURE OF AIRPORT CAPACITY TO DRIVE TOURISM RECEIPTS, Somanithel Kheang
Numerical Analysis of Bridge Dynamic Response under Moving Vehicle Loads, Suvam Malla
Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Equitable Post Disaster Resource Allocation Incorporating Social Vulnerability, Trevor John Mogaka
Change the Channel, Sarah Nivala
ON FURTHER REDUCTION OF THE DIAMETER OF AN EXISTING INTEREST BASED PEER-TO-PEER NETWORK ARCHITECTURE, Nitesh Manikanta Potu
RESURRECTING THE LOST CITY OF KASKASKIA: AN ARCHIVAL, GIS, AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF ILLINOIS’ FIRST CAPITAL, Rebecca Ramey
With Love, Shruti, Shruti Rao
Indiana Bat Population Dynamics in the Midst of Climate Change and White-Nose Syndrome, Lexie Ann Schwartz
Against Instructions, Latisha Turl
Development of Chemical Reaction Airbag Safety System for Multi-Rotor UAV to Mitigate Free-fall Collision Impact, Brady Kent Villiger
COMPARISON OF DISCRETE TRIAL TRAINING AND DISCRETE TRIAL TRAINING WITH INSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK ON THE EFFICIENCY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY TARGETS, Karli Anne Wright
Theses from 2025
An Exploration of the Intersection Between Masculinity and Mass Shootings Among Incels, Grace Ann Abry
THE IMPACTS OF DECENTRALIZATION CONFIGURATION ON ENERGY-RELATED SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, Kriti Acharya
PREDICTION OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL COMPONENTS OF EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE SPECTRUM USING SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE, Prashant Adhikari
Effects of Processing on Bitter Melons’ Antidiabetic, Antioxidant and Sensory Qualities., Felicia Adu Poku
ASSESSING THE VULNERABILITY OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS TO DROUGHTS THROUGH INTEGRATED HYDROLOGICAL MODELING, REMOTE SENSING, AND SOCIAL SENSING, Fisayo Akindele Akinde
Microgrid Approach with Data-Driven Monitoring to Enhance the Resilience of Water Distribution Systems, Binod Ale Magar
CHARACTERIZING THE MOLECULAR FUNCTION OF ISWI CHROMATIN REMODELING COMPLEX FACTORS IN NORMAL SKELETAL MUSCLE AND RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, Jawzah Jafar Ali Alnakhli
EFFECT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ON QUALITY OF LIFE, MOHAMMAD A. AL RJOOB
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON LARGE ACTION MODELS IN AUTOMATED STOCK MARKET PREDICTION, Jake Anderson
LEADERSHIP STYLES IN PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERGROUP RELATIONS: PERCEIVED LEADER EFFECTIVENESS AND JOB SATISFACTION, Matthew Atterberg
OPTIMIZING WINTER CEREAL RYE MANAGEMENT: PRECISION PLANTING, SEEDING RATE, AND CULTIVAR SELECTION FOR BIOFUEL AND FORAGE PRODUCTION, Katherine Baker
Gender Knobs, Jordan Faye Bardgett
EXPLORING DENITRIFICATION IN WETLAND NITROGEN CYCLING AND BIOSTIMULANT-BASED AGRICULTURAL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, Alexander Bechtel
THE PETROLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE GRANT INTRUSIVE BRECCIA AND VAUGHN INTRUSIVE WITHIN HICKS DOME, HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Aaron Michael Beirl
Data Analysis of the Enrichment of Rare Earth Elements in Illinois Basin Coal Seams, Ian Wilson Bennett
Full-Scale Structural and Nonstructural System Damage Detection Using Wavelet-Based Fast Independent Component Analysis, Sabal Bhandari
GEOMETRIC DEVIATION PREDICTION IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PARTS USING CONDITIONAL GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS UNDER VARYING L-PBF PROCESS PARAMETERS, Subigyamani Bhandari
SELECTIVE RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM ACID MINE DRAINAGE USING INDIGENOUS BACTERIA IN BIOELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, PARTHA PROTIM BHOWMIK
Echo’s Repertoire: Performing Science Fiction and Trans Care Models, Juniper Blue
RESPONSE-INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO REINFORCEMENT REDUCES DELAY DISCOUNTING: A WITHIN-SUBJECT SYSTEMATIC REPLICATION OF RENDA ET AL. (2021)., Dakota L. D. Bowen
“For There is Hope of a Tree…”: A Study of Two Historic African American Cemeteries in Pope County, Illinois, Martha Clare Buchert
Don’t Stop Game, The Effects of a Demerit-Based System, David Buckles
VIBRATION-BASED BRIDGE MODAL IDENTIFICATION: FROM FIXED SENSING TO MOBILE SENSING, Nishan Budhathoki
EXPERIMENTAL STABILITY OF Al-O-H PHASES AT THE NANOSCALE, Gabrielle Burke
The Effects of Outdoor Education Programs on Outdoor Leaders: Self-Efficacy Perspective, Asia Lee Caldwell
Creating a Stable Magnetic Trap in an Intrinsically Unstable Magnetodynamic Field: Concept and Experimental Verification, Denae Arianna Cantrell
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EVAPORATIVE WATER LOSS OF ANURANS OF DIFFERING ECOMORPHOLOGIES, Andrew John Capitosti
INFLUENCE OF WATER MANAGEMENT AND HYDROGEL USE ON ANNUAL AND PERENNIAL HERB GROWTH AND PRODUCTIVITY IN AN EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF ENVIRONMENT, Hunter Miles Christenson
NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES IN AFRICA: GUINEA WORM DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND ERADICATION IN ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA, 1957-2013, LAWSON CHUKWU
ASSESSING URBAN FLOOD DYNAMICS USING DATA- DRIVEN AND PHYSICALLY BASED MODELLING FRAMEWORKS, Dewasis Dahal
Deep Learning-Based Monitoring of Integrated Circuits, Krishna Dahal
SUB- AND SUPER-OPTIMAL RAINFALL EFFECTS ON SOIL-APPLIED (GROUP 15) HERBICIDE EFFICACY, Bradley Jacob Decker
HYBRID SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND MOLTEN SODIUM-SULFUR BATTERY SYSTEM FOR STATIONARY APPLICATIONS, Isaiah Deiters
HARDNESS AND FRACTURE TOUGHNESS OF CALCIUM-DOPED MEDIUM- ENTROPY PEROVSKITE OXIDES, Arjit Mani Dhakal
SUN WUKONG VS. THE GATEKEEPERS OF THE WEST: CULTURAL GATEKEEPING AND THE CRITICAL RECEPTION OF BLACK MYTH: WUKONG, Shamin Mohammed Ashir Dipu
ENHANCING IOT WITH LARGE ACTION MODELS, Sri Mohana Lahari Doraswamy
FROM PROPOSAL TO PRODUCTION: THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR THE PLAY, “THE MIND’S MIRAGE”, Aleksei J. Ellis
IMPACT OF INDONESIAN BUSINESSES ON THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA, 1980–2022, NNAEMEKA EMMANUEL ENEMCHUKWU
A COMPARISON OF PELLETED VS EXTRUDED FEED FORM ON FEEDING BEHAVIORS OF HORSES, Lea Engelman
Surface water and groundwater interactions within the riparian wetlands of the Mississippi River Dogtooth Bend Southern Illinois, Adeola Jacob Fagorola
POSE TO PROTECT: FEDERATED SKELETON-BASED ANOMALY DETECTION FOR PRIVACY-CONSCIOUS VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, Dina Famouri
A Costuming Carol: A Costume Design Thesis on A Christmas Carol, Aleka Fischer
Combined vs. Singular Chronic Predictable Stress: Behavioral and Neurobiological Outcomes, Claudia Grace Ford
DEVELOPMENT OF A 3D-PRINTED CLINOSTAT FOR THE STUDY OF MICROGRAVITY ON HUMAN CELL MODELS, Isaiah Michael Francis
Imperfect Over Nothing, Whitney Graham
COMPARATIVE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THREE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED AMAZONIAN POISON FROGS, Sofia del Milagro Granados Martinez
Facing Our Crises as They Really Are, Joshua Grese
HIGH TEMPERATURE PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY OF 2D LAYERS OF MoS2, DUSHMANTHA KUMARA DE SILVA GUSTHIGNGNHADURAGE
OPTIMIZING DEMAND RESPONSE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION IN SMART HOMES: AN ILLINOIS CASE STUDY, Leili Hadian Dahaj
The Sign of the Moon, Katherine Elwood Hashimoto
GENOTYPE AND SEX-BASED DIFFERENCE IN CIRCADIAN, METABOLIC, COGNITIVE, AND NEUROMUSCULAR PERFORMANCE IN AGED GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR KNOCKOUT MICE, Sean Michael Hicks
FABRICATION AND ANALYSIS OF BIOBASED COMPOSITES WITH MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE DEVELOPED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, Md Sakhawat Hossain
Brimming With Teeth, Claire Hutchinson
EVALUATING STREAMBANK AND IN-STREAM EROSION AS ACONTRIBUTORS TO WATER QUALITY IN TWO ILLINOIS AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS, Chibueze Chigozie Iguegbe
ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGH-ENTROPY ALLOYS FOR ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS., Nahida Islam
Using Airborne LIDAR as an Approach for Detection of Understory Invasive Shrubs in Southern Illinois, Elizabeth James
Surface-Stabilized Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (SS-LIBS) for Sensitive Biomarker Detection Using a Particle-based Assay Technique, Sandaruka Harindrinee Jayasooriya Arachchilage
Transferable Targeted Attack for Generating Adversarial Examples Across Convolutional and Transformer-Based Vision Models, Oleksandr Jockusch
Observing Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors Through an Idiographic Lens Using Ecological Momentary Assessment and Network Analysis, Hannah M. Johnson
ERROR ANALYSIS OF TURKISH EFL LEARNERS FROM A SYNTACTIC PERSPECTIVE, Yaren Hatice Karakasli
Natural Language interface with household devices, Ashadeepthi Kobbari
Synthetic Consciousness: A Global Workspace and Predictive Processing Approach to Autonomous Cognitive Agents, Muni Madhuri Koilakuntla
IDENTIFYING RECRUITMENT SOURCES OF SILVER CARP (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) IN THE OHIO RIVER BASIN, Mitchell Konieczny
DECOLONIZING EDUCATION: TRACING THE DEWEYAN ROOTS OF KWAME NKRUMAH’S EDUCATION POLICIES IN GHANA, 1951-1966, Peter Kojo Kontoh
Fate and Transport of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, Cristina La
ANALYSIS OF NONTRONITE ALTERATION IN COMPLEX ACIDIC SOLUTIONS, Madeline Lewinski
Reduced-rank spatio-temporal models, Dulari Dineshika Liyana Arachchillage
TAKE A CHANCE ON MATT: A BIG STORY ABOUT “LITTLE WOMEN”, Matthew T. Logan
AI-ENHANCED DECENTRALIZED TASK ALLOCATION USING BLOCKCHAIN IN MULTI-ROBOT SYSTEMS, Jayaram Majeti