Theses from 2015
ACCEPTABILITY OF INTERVENTIONS OF STAFF IN SHORT TERM CARE SETTING FOR CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES COMPARING RATING AND HIERARCHICAL SELECTION, Florence O. Holmes
SOCIOLINGUISTISTIC HIERARCHICAL SHIFT OF SOUTHERN MIN CHINESE IN TAIWAN AND TAIWANESE IDENTITY BY THE TAIWANESE ETHNIC MAJORITY, Wen Hung Hsieh
BEHIND THE CURTAIN: A SCENIC DESIGN OF RUPERT HOLMES' CURTAINS, Mary Katherine Hughes
DEVELOPMENT OF SILLICON BASED OVERCOAT FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE OXIDATION PROTECTION OF CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITES AIRCRAFT BRAKE, Mike Imbayan
The Natural Mentoring Project: A Study Of Natural Mentoring And Associations With Youth Self- Reported GPAs,Aattitudes Towards School And Psychological Well-Being, Danielle Jack-James
A Row of Empty Houses: Stories, Brenda Johnson
Bottlenecks Impacting Genes Governing Food Responses Among African Americans, Catrina Johnson
LOSSES DIGUISED AS WINS AND SLOT MACHINE PREFERENCE, Dominique Jacquita Johnson
The Snf2 Domain SnAC binds specifically to the Interior of Histone H3, Megan Ashely Jones
EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF CHANGING REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE COMPONENTS ON PREVIOUSLY EXTINGUISHED RESPONDING, Samuel Decon Jordan
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR: SEEING BEYOND THE ADORABLE, Lauren Ramsey Josef
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE TOTAL BACTERIA, LACTOBACILLUS, AND BIFIDOBACTERIUM COLONIC MICROFLORA IN RATS FED CONVENTIONAL, PREBIOTIC, AND PROBIOTIC SOY DIETS, Deborah Osterholm Jung
PHYTOTOXICTY, PLANT UPTAKE AND ACCUMULATION OF SILVER AND GOLD NANOPARTICLES IN HYDROPONIC SYSTEMS, Bryan Quah Kah Ming
THE EFFECT OF OUTCOME EXPECTANCY IMAGERY TASK ON GAMBLING BEHAVIOR, Shaden Kassar
A STUDY TO UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS OF ARCHAEAL BOX C/D MEDIATED RNA MODIFICATION, Saakshi Kaushik
TRAINING DEICTIC RELATIONS TO CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS THROUGH THE USE OF THE PEAK RELATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM, Dena LaRae Kime
Plowing Lacquer and Polishing Noise: A Mudsill's Methodology, Alex J. Kirt
PALEOSEISMOLOGY OF A PLIOCENE EARTHQUAKE IN EASTERN TAIWAN, Caitlyn Korren
Thedor Kullak's "Scenes from Childhood," Op. 62, and Op. 81: A Pedagogical Guide, Jennifer Lynn Kottke
Utopia and Human Culture: Alternative Communities of Higher Learning in America, Eli Orner Kramer
"Had we our senses": Emily Dickinson's Envelope Poems and Materiality, Kari Denise Kronsbein
FACTORS RELATED TO THE DISTRIBUTION AND PREVALENCE OF BATRACHOCYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS IN THE KOSÑIPATA VALLEY OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES., Brandon LaBumbard
Empirical Analysis of Descendant Insurance as a Driver of Demographic Transition, Ryan Larimore
"Alchemy of Desire/Dead Man's Blues": To Tree Or Not To Tree, Heidi Elaine Larson
Recruitment Sources of Blue Catfish Ictalurus Furcatus and Channel Catfish I. Punctatus Inhabiting the Middle Mississippi River, Troy Laughlin
Examining the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) as a Measure of Psychological Flexibility, Anke Lehnert
A Family of Circles in a Window, Ethan Taylor Lightfoot
"Don't Forget to Remember: The Defiant Queer Hand in David McDiarmid's Man Quilt, 1978", Matthew K. Limb
P-delta Effects on a Steel Moment Frame Subjected to Sidesway Forces Caused by Unsymmetrical Live Load Patterns, keng gein Lim
Developing Genetic Tools To Explore Pathogenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis, Nicole Lowden
Please Hold: Veterans, PTSD, and the Struggle for Help, Jonathan Mabee
Electronic band engineering of Transition metal dichalcogenides: First Principles Calculation, Nikesh Maharjan
NEW MULTIPLE- SCALE TECHNIQUE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF RELATIVE FLOOD VULNERABILITY, Mohamed Mahgoub
An Evaluation of Stimulus Magnitude on the Preference Rank and Reinforceing Effects of Leisure and Edible Stimuli, Rachael Victoria Malawy
Haymarket Poems, Philip Martin
Determining Reliability Of The PEAK Assessment Tool Using Split Half Reliability, Haley Alissa Mason
GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE PRODUCTION USING COAL ASH, Amanda Zaina Matenda
A Longitudinal Twin Study of the Infant Behavior Record as a Novel Measure of Temperament, Megan McCrary
NUMERICAL EVALUATION OF ADHESIVE JOINTS IN COMPOSITE STRUCTURES USING FEA, Caleb McGee
The Effect of Brief Mindfulness Exercises on Momentary Impulsivity, Shawna K. McPherson
The Measure of Snow, Lucien Darjeun Meadows
THE EFFECT OF CONSERVATION TILLAGE AND TOPOGRAPHIC POSITION ON SOIL PROPERTIES IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS, Andrew Mellinger
PATIENT FLOW OPTIMIZATION IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, Hamid Memari
MEASURING, UNDERSTANDING, AND IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINES, ADITYA MISHRA
Choice and Preferences Based on Themes in Slot Machine Play, Shannon Jean Mitchell
THIN FILM ELECTRO DEPOSITION OF MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE FOR ENERGY STORAGE, Tharun Mittapalli
USING BEHAVIOR SKILLS TRAINING TO TEACH A COMMUNICATION ASSESSMENT TO COMMUNICATION DISORDERS AND SCIENCES STUDENTS: IN-VIVO VERSUS VIDEO TRAINING, Margaret A. Molony
Accessing Impulsivity Within Individual's With Traumatic Brain Injuries, Brian Lamar Morgan
PRODUCTION OF INDIGOIDS BY ESCHERICHIA COLI EXPRESSING TRYPTOPHAN SYNTHASE-LIKE AND P450 GENES FROM ISATIS TINCTORIA L., Parminder Singh Multani
OUTSOURCING OF SECURITY PROTOCOLS IN CONSTRAINED DEVICES, KAUSHIK NARAYANAMOORTHY
Monetary Policy in the Euro Area: A Country by Country Look at the Effectiveness of the Taylor Rule, Sean Neighbors
AVIAN RESPONSE TO CP33 HABITAT BUFFERS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, Brady Yeo Neiles
DAYDREAM, Rebecca Newburn
Energy Efficiency of the HVAC System of a Power Plant, Chigozie Ethelvivian Opara
EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT MAGNITUDES OF REINFORCEMENT ON THE PERSISTENCE OF SOCIAL SKILLS LEARNED THROUGH BST IN ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, Erik Michael Otte
The Evaluation of The Role of Self-Rules on Gambling Behaviors Using a Slot Machine, Kelti Owens
Online Acceptance and Commitment Training Program for Educator Stress and Burnout, Dana C. Paliliunas
Changes in properties of coal as a result of continued bioconversion, Rohit Pandey
MAGNETIC, TRANSPORT, AND MAGNETOCALORIC PROPERTIES OF BORON DOPED Ni-Mn-In ALLOYS, Sudip Pandey
Evaluating Psychological Flexibility in School-Aged Children to Determine an Association with Bullying, LaDesha Parham
Interactive Babies, Robert William Parrott
QUANTUM ERROR CORRECTION AND LEAKAGE ELIMINATION FOR QUANTUM DOTS, Saeed Pegahan
Axillary hair developmental ultrastructure and mucilage composition in the moss Physcomitrella patens: Microscopic and bioinformatic analyses, Bryan Piatkowski
The Effect of College and Acting Experience on Performance of Theory of Mind Tasks in Emerging Adulthood, Zachary Allen Pilot
EFFECTS OF CONCRETE SLAB ON THE DUCTILITY, STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS OF STEEL MOMENT FRAMES WITH REDUCED BEAM SECTION CONNECTIONS, Sanchit Poudel
Geochemical and Petrographic Alteration of Rapidly Heated Coals from the Herrin (No. 6) Coal Seam, Illinois Basin, Severin Presswood
Convergent Validity Between the Questions About Behavioral Function (QABF) Questionnaire, Trial-Based Functional Analysis, and Traditional Functional Analysis for Adults with a Dual Diagnosis in a Day Program Setting, Gregory Emery Pronger, II
Drawn Apart: Visual Representations of the Persian Wars in Contemporary Graphic Novels and Film, James Michael Proszek
THERMAL STABILITY OF PHENOLIC BASED BINDERS AND FRICTIONAL PERFORMANCE OF BRAKE COMPOSITE MATERIALS, Madhuri Pudhota
Computer Simulations Of Triboelectrification Of Particles And Their Trajectories In DC Electric Field, Srivathsa Puliyala
Accelerated Successive Approximation Technique for Analog to Digital Converter Design, Ram Harshvardhan Radhakrishnan
A Seismic Reflection Velocity Study of a Mississippian mud-mound in the Illinois Basin, Chamila Kumari Ranaweera
CHARACTERIZATION OF POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBERS, Omed Jamal Rashid
Ragtime: A Scenic Design, Logan Reagan
Beyond Problem Behavior: A Systematic Comparison of AAC Modalities on Communication Outcomes, Lilith Michaele Reuter-Yuill
An Evaluation of High versus Low Preferred Education-Based Stimulus Equivalence Protocols for Adults with Developmental Disabilities outside the Educational System, Ryan Allen Richmond
The Efficacy of Different Stimulus Fading Procedures to Teach Verbal Operants to an Older Adult with Aphasia, Hannah Ritchie
An Evaluation of Resurgence in an Applied Setting: Teaching Multiple Responses to Decrease Resurgence, Melissa Rittgers
INVESTIGATION OF THERMAL SPRAY COATINGS ON AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL SUBSTRATE TO ENHANCE CORROSION PROTECTION, Daniel Michael Rogers
Before freedom and dignity: The role of programmed contingencies, William Bennett Root
Infection with Salmonella typhimurium defaces the splenic tissue architecture and alters the proportion and distribution of cells, Kristin Rosche
Gender Negotiations of Female Collegiate Athletes in the Strength and Conditioning Environment: A Qualitative Analysis, Rachel I'Leene Roth
What Taste in My Mouth, Laura Ann Ruffino
THE POTENTIAL FOR RECONNECTION ON THE LOWER ILLINOIS RIVER, Ann Rushing
The Role of Revolution in the Liberation, Nika Saeidi
A Non-destructive Crossbar Architecture of Multi-Level Memory-Based Resistor, Seyedmorteza Sahebkarkhorasani
Using the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure as an analogue procedure for generating cognitive defusion, Travis Sain
THE MODELING OF PETROLEUM COKE GASIFICATION USING ASPEN PLUS SOFTWARE, Saif Yoseif Salih
SOPHOROLIPID PRODUCTION FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS FEEDSTOCKs, Abdul Samad
CONTROLS ON ORGANIC CARBON ACCUMULATION IN THE DEVONIAN-MISSISSIPPIAN BLACK SHALES OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY, APPALACHIAN BASIN, Jack Edward Sanders
TRIPPING OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER DEVELOPMENT LENGTH OVER ROUGH AND FULLY TURBULENT SUBCRITICAL FLUME, Deependra Sapkota
ENHANCING RELIABILITY IN P2P NETWORKS BY ADDITION OF SOCIAL CAPITAL PRINCIPLES, Nagalakshmi Satyanarayanan
PERCEPTION OF /q/ IN THE ARABIC /q/-/k/ CONTRAST BY NATIVE SPEAKERS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH: A DISCRIMINATION TASK, Ousmane Sawadogo
Landscapes From The Road, Darren B. Schroeder
Role of dietary ingredients on fish performance and genes associated with appetite, growth, metabolism, and intestinal inflammation in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), Julie Christine Schroeter
THE EFFECTS OF A BRIEF MINDFULNESS TRAINING EXERCISE ON PARTICIPANTS’ ABILITY TO TAKE DATA ON HIGH RATE BEHAVIOR, Thomas Anthony Scolarici