Hyun-Soo Kim
The Devleopment of Parenting Scale to Predict Multiple Social Anixeity Dimensions Using a Theory-Drive Approach.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. David Valentiner
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
1:00 p.m.
Psychology / Math Building, Room 358
Mihai Racovitan
Analogues of Nakayama's Conjecture for Generalizations of Blocks.
Department of Mathmatical Sciences
Dissertation Director: Dr. Harvey Blau
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
10:00 a.m.
Graham Hall, Room 420
Willie Ashford
A Case Study of Innovative Leadership Utilizing Cohort Programming to Deliver Outreach Graduate Education from 1976 to 1998 to the Urban Areas of Chicago Illinois.
Department of Counseling, Adult & Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Phyllis Cunningham
Monday, July 28, 2008
1:00 p.m.
Gabel 01D, Learning Center
Rosemary S. Rakers
Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Ternary and Quaternary Rare Earth Chalcogenides.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dissertation Director: Dr. Chong Zheng
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
10:00 am
Faraday West, Room 300
Kelly Hodgson
Summers
The Relationship Among Bullying Participant Roles, Social Support, and School Climate.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Michelle Demaray
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
1:00 pm
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358
Ann Poppie
A Proposal for Integrating and Expanding Bloom's Taxonomy and the Use of Multimodal Learning Strategies.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rhonda Robinson
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
9:30 am
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Marzoq Bataeineh
A Historical Presentation of Higher Education in Jordan.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. LaVerne Gyant
Monday, July 14, 2008
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 08J, Learning Center
Donald E. Piwowarski
A Critical Component for a "Forgotten Government": A Case Study of Budgeting for County Jail Facilities.
Department of Political Science
Dissertation Director: Dr. Irene Rubin
Friday, July 11, 2008
11:00 am
Founders Memorial Library, Room 237
Christopher Adamsick
The Significance of Technologies for Learning: A Phenomenological Analysis of Instructional Media.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rebecca Butler
Thursday, July 10, 2008
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Jerome Patrick O'Shea
The Effects of Recorded Reading Materials on the Reading Growth of First Grade
Department of Literacy Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
9:30 am
Gabel Hall, Room 147G
Nicolette Howells
A Diary Study of the Relationship Between Sexual Risk Taking and Strategies for Reducing Negative Affect.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Holly Orcutt
Thursday, July 3, 2008
12:00 pm
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358
Karen Burcham
Therapeutic Effectiveness of Light Deprivation on Allocentric Spatial Deficits and Hemispatial Neglect Following Bilateral and Unilateral Destruction of Posterior Parietal Cortex in Rats.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. James Corwin
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
1:00 pm
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358
Lisa Kay
Art Education Pedagogy and Practice with Adolescent Students At-Risk in Alternative High Schools.
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Deborah Smith-Shank
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
9:00 am
School of Art, Room 202
Barbara Jean Price
Health Information Faculty's On-Line Teaching Self Efficacy Beliefs Abour Using and Assessing the Asychronous Discussion Forum to Facilitate Student Interaction, Critical Thinking and Learning.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Kenneth Silber
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
2:30 PM
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Eun-Hee Lim
Studio Art Practices and K-12 Art Teachers' Identities: Pedagogy, Art Curricula, and Professional Discourses.
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Deborah Smith-Shank
Monday, June 30, 2008
11:00 am
School of Art, Room 202
Kelly Murray
Teacher Support, Teacher-Child Conflict & School Adjustment for African American Children Living in High-Risk Urban Communities.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Greg Waas
Monday, June 30, 2008
10:00 am
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358
Tom Arne Midtrød
"So Great a Correspondence": Native American Diplomacy in the Hudson Valley, 1609-1783.
Department of History
Dissertation Director: Dr. Aaron Fogleman
Thursday, June 26, 2008
10:00 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Lennette Coleman
The Role of School Administrator as Knowledge Manager: A Process for School Improvement.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rhonda Robinson
Monday, June 23, 2008
2:30 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Scott Pickett
Reactions to Distress During Emotional Imagery Among College Students Reporting High and Low Levels of Experiential Avoidance.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Holly Orcutt
Monday, June 23, 2008
1:00 pm
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358
Wayne Wilkinson
A Monte Carlo Investigation of Bootstrapping in Covariance Structure Modeling under Varying Levels of Multivariate Nonnormality.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Brad Sagarin
Monday, June 23, 2008
10:00 am
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358
Tammy Holmes
Student Involvement, Perceptions, and Experiences in Study Abroad Programs.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. LaVerne Gyant
Monday, June 23, 2008
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Ellen Sorenson
Redeeming Eve: The Character of Eve in Middle English Vernacular Literature.
Department of English
Dissertation Director: Dr. Nicole Clifton
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
10:00 am
Reavis Hall, Room 211
Miranda Brenneman
Effects of Amphetamine Treatment on Behavioral Recovery from Neglect in Rats
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Jim Corwin
Friday, June 13, 2008
10:00 am
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358
Kyoung Ae Kim
Novice Teachers and Knowledge Acquisition: Reminiscent Reflections of Experienced Teachers.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Gene Roth
Monday, June 9, 2008
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Stacy Kelly
Correlates of Assistive Technology Use by Students Who are Visually Impaired in the U.S.: Multilevel Modeling of the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Gaylen Kapperman
Monday, June 2, 2008
11:00 am
Graham Hall, Room 246
Robert A. Berry
Experiences Affecting Academic Success for African Americans in a Predominantly White Community College.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Laurel Jeris
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 08J, Learning Center
Alka Singhal
Groundwater Recharge Estimation in an Urbanizing Watershed Using GIS and Groundwater Modeling, DeKalb County, Illinois.
Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences
Dissertation Director: Dr. Colin J. Booth
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
11:00 am
Davis Hall, Room 313
Mary Newman
Disciplinary Knowledge, Intertextuality, and Developmental Readers: A Study of Community College Students
Department of Literacy Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Norman Stahl
Monday, May 12, 2008
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 147
Lisa M. Davidson
A Longitudinal Analysis of Social Support, Victimization, and Outcomes.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Michelle Demaray
Monday, May 12, 2008
1:00 pm
Psychology/Computer
Science Building, Room 358
David V. Gill
Student Learning Through Situated use of 3-D Modeling and Animation Software in a High School Art Class.
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr Kerry Freedman
Monday, May 12, 2008
10:00 am
Art Building, Room 202
Georgine Berent
Identifying Characteristics of Nurse Educators in Academe.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Laurel Jeris
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Sharon Caddigan
Conflicting Expectations: The Politics of Housing Reform in Cook County.
Department of Political Science
Dissertation Director: Dr. Bruce Rocheleau
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
10:00 am
IASBO Building, Executive Board Room
Hening Liu
Dynamic Portfolio and Consumption Decisions Under Ambiguity for Time Varying Investment Opportunities.
Department of Economics
Dissertation Director: Dr. Evan Anderson
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
10:00 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Maha Zayed
Effects of Adult Sexual Assault Types and Tactics on Cognitive Appraisals and Mental Health Symptoms.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Drs. Joel Milner and Cindy Thomsen
Thursday, April 17, 2008
11:00 am
Psychology/Comp.
Science Building, Room 358
Okaka Opia
Dokotum
Sambene's Xala: Alternatives to the Representation of Africa in Colonial and Neocolonial Novels and Films.
Department of English
Dissertation Director: Dr. Robert Self
Friday, April 4, 2008
2:00 pm
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Louvenia D. Hollins
The Development of an Instrument to Assess the Usability of Courseware.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. James Lockard
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
1:30 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Voltaire Teodorescu
Spin Polarization of Electrons by Reflection at a Barrier.
Department of Physics
Dissertation Director: Dr. Dennis E. Brown
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
3:30 pm
Faraday West, Room 227
Syed Abedi
Studying Resistance Factors in Office Staff of College of Education at NIU towards the Implementation of SHARK (Student History and Record Keeping) Database.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Jeffrey Hecht
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
9:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 215
John Edlund
Sex, Lies and Partner Choice: An Investigation into Perceived Mate Value and its Factor Structure, Content, Concurrent, Convergent, and Discriminate Validities.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Brad Sagarin
Monday, March 31, 2008
1:00 pm
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358
H. Jean Bryan
Web-Enhanced Teaching Among Post-Secondary Faculty: Levels of Adoption and Teaching Beliefs.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rhonda Robinson
Friday, March 28, 2008
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Aryliss Lisner
Characteristic Beliefs of K-12 Teachers that Influence Their Decision to Implement GIS into Classroom Practice.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Directors: Drs. Rhonda Robinson and Wei Chen Hung
Friday, March 28, 2008
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Thomas F. Jackson, Jr.
Integrated Computer Technology in a Catholic Elementary School: A Study in the Dynamics of Change.
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Elizabeth A. Wilkins
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 161B
Jiong Hua
Commensurate Effect in Superconducting Niobium Films Containing Arrays of Nanoscale Holes.
Department of Physics
Dissertation Director: Dr. Zhili Xiao
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
3:30 pm
Faraday West, Room 227
Linda Urman
Negotiating the Senior Project: Epistemology and Expectations.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Gene L. Roth
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
3:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 08J
Wynter Rose
The Evidence of Successful Technology Integration Among Beginning K-8 Teachers.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rhonda Robinson
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
12:45 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Christina Kamer
Strategic Business Planning and Human Capital Staffing
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Gene L. Roth
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 08J, Learning Center
Sarah Radtke
Newly Certified Athletic Trainers' Transfer of Learning into the Workplace
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Drs. Gene Roth and William Pitney, III
Friday, March 21, 2008
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Ming-Huey Tseng
Data-Driven Problem Solving and Students' Critical Thinking in a Problem-Based Learning Environment.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Directors: Drs. Kenneth Silber and Wei Chen Hung
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Hao Guo
Computational Simulations on RPE65, alpha-crystallin, and ABCR
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dissertation Director: Dr. Elizabeth R. Gaillard
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
12:00 pm
Faraday West, Room 300
Patrice C. Boyles
Moving to a New Requirement: How are Career and Technical Education Teachers Holding Provisional Certificates Perceiving New Policies?
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Jorge Jeria
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Christopher Jaffe
'Us and Them': The Changing Boundaries of Acceptance and Exclusion for Incoming Ethnic and Racial Groups in Rockford, Illinois, 1880-1945.
Department of History
Dissertation Director: Dr. Barbara M. Posadas
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
10:00 am
Watson Hall, Room 110
Margaret Joanne Kantner
Partitioning: A Grounded Theory Investigation on the Process of
Instructor Mathematical Philosophy Shaping Community College Mathematics
Courses.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Amy D. Rose
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 01F, Learning Center
Nancy Oldenburg
An Analysis of the Problem Solving Experience of Students in a Problem-Based Learning Environment.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Wei-Chen Hung
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Jill (Hill) White
Hearing the Voices: African American Nutrition Educators
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. LaVerne Gyant
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
11:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Sharon Abbate
Online Case Studies and Critical Thinking in Nursing.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Lara Luetkehans
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
10:30 am
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Megan Martin
Modeling Cholinergic Dysfunction Associated with Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type: Effects on Organization of Behavior.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Doug Wallace
Monday, March 17, 2008
1:00 pm
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358
Ximena Recalde
Teachers' Educational Technology Practices: Understanding Teachers' Critical Thinking Skills and Teachers' Cognitive Demand Practices in the Classroom.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. James Lockard
Monday, March 17, 2008
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Phillip Powell
Diffusion of Innovation: A Case Study of Course Management System
Adoption.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Lara Luetkehans
Friday, March 7, 2008
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Matthew R. Sheets
Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Application of Novel and
Immobilized Palladium and Ruthenium Complexes.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dissertation
Director: Dr. Narayan Hosmane
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
3:00 pm
Faraday West, Room 300
Cynthia Schendel
The Effect of Spirituality on Golf Performance
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Elizabeth Wilkins
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 161B
Caresse John
Narrating Choices: The Significance of Technique in the Work of Four American Women Writers.
Department of English
Dissertation Director: Dr. Diana Swanson
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
10:00 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Catherine Marsh
Business Executives' Perceptions of Ethical Leadership and its
Development: Implications for Higher Education
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Laurel Jeris
Monday, March 3, 2008
11:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Sandi Rueger
Effects of Stress, Attributional Style & Perceived Social Support on
Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescence: A Prospective Analysis.
Department of Psychology
Monday, March 3, 2008
10:00 am
Psychology/Comp. Science Building, Room 358
Ken Ortega
Making a Difference: Teacher Efficacy and Latino Student Success
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Carla Shaw
Thursday, February 28, 2008
9:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 161B
Jeanne Sheehan
From Page to Stage: The Musicalization of Literature.
Department of English
Dissertation Director: Dr. William Baker
Friday, February 29, 2008
12:00 pm
Founders Memorial Library, Room 409
James Panosh
Learning Organization Attributes and Organizational Performance: Is
There a Relationship in Church Congregations?
Department of Educational technology Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Drs. Kenneth Silber and Lisa Yamagata-Lynch
Tuesday
February 26, 2008
3:30 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
William Lichter
Chief Administrator Influence in Illinois Council-Manager and Mayor-Council Cities.
Department of Political Science
Dissertation Director: Dr. Gerald Gabris
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
1:30 pm
IASBO Building, Executive Board Room
Yongmao Fan
The Politics of Unfunded Mandates: Intergovernmental Fiscal
Relationships and Political Structure in China.
Department of Political Science
Dissertation Director: Dr. Irene S. Rubin
Thursday, February 21, 2008
2:00 pm
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Jonathan McKenzie
The Role of Student Support Services Programs in Motivating Students to
Persist in Postsecondary Institutions.
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Christine Sorensen
Friday, February 1, 2008
4:00 pm
Graham Hall, Room 234
Ardelle Pate
Creating Social Presence Through Online Discussion Forms.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Sharon Smaldino
Monday, January 28, 2008
12:30 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Susan Hinrichs
An Analysis of Vocabulary and Comprehension Knowledge Growth of
First-Grade English-Language Learners Using an Instructional Package
Linked with Read-Alouds.
Department of Literacy Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper
Friday, January 25, 2008
9:30 am
Gabel Hall, Room 147G
Gail Ito
Examining the Hidden Curriculum in Water Safety Education for African Americans.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Jorge Jeria
Monday, December 17, 2007
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Hsiu-Chu Hsu
An Interpretive Analysis of Peace Education Theorists with Implications for Adult Education
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Phyllis Cunningham
Friday, December 7, 2007
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Peter W. Hannigan
A Study of the Principalship: Performance Indicators of Leadership Standards and the Work of Principals.
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Susan Stratton
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
1:00 pm
Graham Hall, Room 423
Charles J. Vitton
An Analysis of the Levels of Moral Decision Making of Public Elementary School Principals.
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Teresa Wasonga
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
10:00 am
Graham Hall, Room 423
Steven Koch
Is There a Schoolhouse Gate in Cyberspace? The Extent of Public School Officials' Authority Over Student Cyberspeech.
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Christine Kiracofe
Thursday, December 6, 2007
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 146
Kai Zhang
In the Thirdspace: Reading Male Figures in Chinese American Fiction.
Department of English
Dissertation Director: Dr. James R. Giles
Friday, November 30, 2007
3:15 pm
Reavis Hall, Room 211
Mikhail Arov
Measurement of the Cross Section for the Production of Top Quark Pairs in the Tau+Jets Channel.
Department of Physics
Dissertation Director: Dr. David Hedin
Friday, November 16, 2007
11:00 am
Faraday West, Room 227
Lana J. Haddy
A Conversation with Jessica: A Dialogue Into the Developing Literacy Practices
of a Beginning Teacher.
Department of Literacy Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper
Monday , November 12, 2007
11:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 147G
Jennifer Smith
Maternal Employment Impact on Child Obesity
Department of Economics
Dissertation Director: Dr. George Slotsve
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
9:00 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Tigabu Kassa
Production, Characterization, and Applications of Stereoselective Antibodies
to -hydroxy acids.
Department of Chemistry
Dissertation Director: Dr. Oliver Hofstetter
Friday, October 26, 2007
2:00 pm
Faraday West, Room 200
Qi Feng
Return-to-School Decisions of Adults in the Workforce
Department of Economics
Dissertation Director: Dr. Virginia Wilcox-Gok
Friday, October 26, 2007
12:30 pm
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Stephanie Marberry
Predicting Individual and Team Performance Through Personlity Traits, Cohesion,
and Mental Models.
Department of Psychology Dissertation Director: Dr. George Neuman
Friday, October 26, 2007
10:30 am
Psychology/ Computer Science Building, Room 412
Angelina Valente
A Developmental Examination of the Mood Congruence Effect in 6th and 8th
Grade Children
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. M. Christine Lovejoy
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
9:30 am
Psychology/Computer Science Building, Room 358
Robert Bohanek
A Phenomenological Study of Superintendents of High Performing, High poverty
School Districts as Servant Leaders
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Susan Stratton
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
10:00 am
Graham Hall, Room 423
Phillip Kisunzu
Teacher Instructional Practices, Student Mathematical Disposititions and
Mathematics Achievement
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Dissertation Director: Dr. Helen Khoury
Friday, October 19, 2007
1:30 pm
DuSable Hall, Room 306
Timothy Draper
"A Little Kingdom of Mixed Nationalities"; Race, Ethnicity, and Class in
a Western Urban Community- Rock Springs, Wyoming, 1869-1929.
Department of History
Dissertation Director: Dr. Barbara Posadas
Thursday, October 18, 2007
8:45 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Bianca Pedersen
Water Geochemistry and Geomicrobiology of Two Sulfidic Cenotes, Yucatan
Peninsula, Mexico.
Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences
Dissertation Director: Dr. Eugene Perry
Friday, October 12, 2007
9:30 am
Davis Hall, Room 313
Sandy Renehan
School Leadership and Happiness
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Joseph Saban
Friday, October 12, 2007
9:00 am
Graham Hall, Room 234
Terry Huttenlock
Use of an Advance Organizer in the Ill-Structured Domain of Information
Seeking: A Comparative Case Study
Department of Educational Technology, Research & Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Wei Chen Hung
Thursday, October 11, 2007
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Thomas Liggett
In vitroModels for the Study of the Mechanisms of Damage in Age-related
Macular Degeneration and Stargardt's Disease.
Department of Biological Sciences
Dissertation Directors: Drs. John Mitchell and Elizabeth Gaillard
Monday, October 8, 2007
1:00 pm
Montgomery Hall, Room 443
Christine E. Walawander
The Therapeutic Use of Props with Children.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Francesca Giordano
Monday, October 8, 2007
11:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Kristine Schach
Educational Contexts Perceived to Influence Effective Teaching Practices.
Department of Leadership, Educational Pscyhology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Brent Wholeben
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
9:00 am
Graham Hall, Room 234
Lauren D. Rentfro
Toward a Code of Ethics: An Inquiry into the Ethical Constructs Valued by
Selected Superintendents.
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Susan Stratton
Monday, October 1, 2007
1:00 pm
Graham Hall, Room 423
Patricia Lynne Rieman
An Examination on the Perceived Influences on the Practices of
Beginning Classroom Reading Teachers
Department of Literacy Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Pamela J. Farris
Monday, October 1, 2007
9:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 146
Adrian Janit
Narrative Delivery of Psychoeducation: Decreasing Phobic Symptoms Through
Narrative Interference.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Keith Millis
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
12:00 pm
Psychology/ Comp. Science Building, Room 412
Naw May Pearl
Cytochrome c Binding to Cytochrome c Peroxidase: Mutagenesis and Kinetic
Studies
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dissertation Director: Dr. James Erman
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
12:00 pm
Faraday West, Room 300
Jonathan McKenzie
The Role of Student Support Services Programs in Motivating Students to
Persist in Postsecondary Institutions.
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Christine Sorensen
Monday, September 24, 2007
6:00 pm
Graham Hall, Room 423
Maria-Magdalena Farc
Interpreting Ambiguous Child Behaviors: The Role of Automatic Information
Processing in Child Physical Abuse Risk.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Julie Crouch
Friday, September 21, 2007
11:00 am
Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Assault
Mary Ellen Aydam
Levels of Thinking in Individual vs. Group Problem-Based Asynchronous Online
Learning Environments.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Amy D. Rose
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Debra J. Nelson
Perceptions of Meaning of Dance Choreography by Contemporary African-American
Dancers, Choreographers and Educators.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Amy D. Rose
Friday, September 7, 2007
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Lynne M. Panega
Positive Psychology: Implications for Leadership Development
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Joseph Saban
Thursday, August 30, 2007
9:30 am
Graham Hall, Room 234
Kaho Kwok
Investigation of Various Analytical Techniques for the Determination and
Quantification of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dissertation Director: Dr. Jon Carnahan
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
2:00 pm
Faraday West, Room 300
Daphne N. Pradilla
Identification of Play Therapy Strategies That are Used with Latino Children.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Francesca Giordano
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Douglas N. Bryhan
The High Temperature Synthesis and an Investigation of the Optical and Catalytic
Properties of Transition Metal Chalcogenide Compounds.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dissertation Director: Dr. Chong Zheng
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
3:00 pm
Faraday West, Room 300
Barbara R. Peterson
The Characterization of Reflection by Student Teachers Using the
Critical Incident Technique
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Directors: Drs. Nina Dorsch and Harvey Switzky
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
9:30 am
Gabel Hall, Room 161B
Annie Pearl Hurt
The Impact of Professional Development on General Education Teachers' Attitudes
Toward Inclusion of Students with Disabilities.
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Nina Dorsch
Thursday, July 26, 2007
11:30 am
Gabel Hall, Room 161B
Valerie Hill
Children's Understanding of Gossip as it Relates to Reputation
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Brad Pillow
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
1:00 pm
Psychology/ Computer Science Building, Room 358
Karen Hand
An Examination of the Induction Experiences of Beginning Physical Education
Teachers Regarding Their Self-perceptions of Teaching Efficacy and the Role
and Effectiveness of Their Mentor.
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Elizabeth A. Wilkins
Thursday, July 19, 2007
9:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 161B
Kelly Monson
The Search for Authentic Leadership and the Quest for the Full Life: Utilization
of Signature Strengths of Principals in Northern Illinois.
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Joseph Saban
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
9:00 am
Graham Hall, Room 234
Craig Lehigh
Directors of Pupil Personnel Services' Perceptions of Student Needs, Program
Resources, and Service Effectiveness for At-risk High School Students.
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Brent Wholeben
Thursday, July 12, 2007
11:00 am
Graham Hall, Room 234
Max Elsey
The Improvisational Theater Art Form in Theory and Practice: A Phenomenological
Study into the Cognitive and Affective Dimensions of Undergraduate Student's
Education and Learning.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Lemuel Watson
Monday, July 9, 2007
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Robert W. Cappetta
Reflective Abstraction and the Concept of Limit: An Experimental
Study to Improve Student Performance in College Calculus by Promoting Reflective
Abstraction through Individual, Peer, Instructor and Curriculum Initiates.
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Dissertation Director: Dr. Alan Zollman
Monday, July, 9, 2007
9:30 am
Reavis Hall, Room 201
Thomas Jones
The Foreign Direct Investment-Exports Relationship: A US-Mexico Analysis
Using the Gravity Model.
Department of Economics
Dissertation Director: Dr. Carl Campbell
Monday, July 2, 2007
10:00 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Pamela Dawn Jackson-Smith
The Role of Resiliency in the Journey from Welfare to Self-Sufficiency for
Former Welfare Recipients: A Quantitative Study.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Toni Tollerud
Friday, June 29, 2007
10:00 am
Center for Black Studies, Room 122
Cathy Poliak
Observed Confidence Levels for Regression Parameters
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Dissertation Director: Dr. Alan Polansky
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
3:30 pm
Reavis Hall, Room 302
Patti Jachowicz
Influences on Career Decisions of International Students Attending Community
Colleges in the United States.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Carole W. Minor
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
1:30 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Elizabeth Claire Arbir
The Effects of Vocational Educationon Self-Efficacy in in Secondary
At-Risk Students
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Joyce Lieberman
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
12:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 161B
Itxaso Tellado Ruiz de Gauna
Dialogic Management in Adult Education: A Case Study in Spain.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Phyllis Cunningham
Monday, June 25, 2007
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 08J, Learning Center
Carla Goetz
The Process of Becoming: A Grounded Theory of Hispanic Nursing Student Success.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Gene Roth
Monday, June 25, 2007
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Michelle Wesolowski
An Intervention to Advance Piagetian Levels of Cognitive Development and
Algebraic Reasoning in High-School Students.
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Janet Holt
Monday, June 25, 2007
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 08J, Learning Center
Dorothea Marguerite Chianakas
How One Community High School District Addresses the Needs of Students "At-Risk"
for Academic Failure
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Joyce Lieberman
Thursday, June 21, 2007
12:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 161B
Hae-Young Lee
Department Chairs' Perceptions of Knowledge Management Strategies
in Colleges of Education: Measurement of Performance and Importance by Orgaizational
Factors.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Gene Roth
Thursday, June 21, 2007
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Heather Risser
Children and Adults: Indirect Attitude Measurement
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Drs. Joel Milner & John Skowronski
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
10:00 am
Center for the Study of Family Violence & Sexual Assault
Sarah Brown
Comparing Methodologies Used to Predict Outcomes on High Stakes Tests with
Curriculum Based Measurements
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Christine Malecki
Friday, June 15, 2007
1:00 pm
Psyc/Computer Science Building, Room 358
Darnell Bradley
Subcutaneous: The Life Experiences of African American Transsexual College
Students.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Lemuel Watson
Monday, June 11, 2007
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Lauren Hall
The Liberated Beast: Liberty and Human Nature Department of Political Science
Dissertation Director: Dr. Larry Arnhart
Friday, June 1, 2007
3:00 pm
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Jason R. Jividen
The Use and Abuse of Abraham Lincoln
Department of Political Science Dissertation
Director: Dr. Larry Arnhart
Friday, May 25, 2007
3:00 pm
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Amy Brausch
Evaluation of Factors for Depression and Suicide in a Community Sample of
Adolescents: The Role of Body Image, Disordered Eating, Parent and Peer
Support, and Self-Esteem.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Peter Gutierrez
Friday, May 18, 2007
1:00 pm
Psyc/Computer Science Building, Room 358
Lisa Konick
Evaluation of Spirituality as a Moderator of Risk for Suicide Ideation in
a Community Sample of Adolescents
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Peter Gutierrez
Friday, May 18, 2007
9:00 am
Psyc/Computer Science Building, Room 358
Robert K. McAfee
Reassessing the Taxonomy and Affinities of the Mylodontinae Sloths, Glossotherium
and Paramylodon (Mammalia: Xenarthra: Tardigrada)
Department of Biological Sciences
Dissertation Director: Dr. Virginia Naples
Monday, May 14, 2007
12:30 pm
Montgomery Hall, Room 109
Kerry Renner
Overall Effectiveness & Cognitive Mediators of a Brief Intensive Treatment
for Social Anxiety.
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. David Valentiner
Monday, May 14, 2007
11:00 am
Psyc/ Computer Science Building, Room 358
Ma Ernita Joaquin
Agency Strategy, Strength, and Adaptation: Implementation of the Competitive
Sourcing Policy.
Department of Political Science
Dissertation Director: Dr. Irene Rubin
Monday, May 14, 2007
10:00 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Don Koelpin
Behavioral Signatures of Parent Goal Selection
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. M. Christine Lovejoy
Friday, May 11, 2007
9:00 am
Psyc/Computer Science Building, Room 358
Caroline Ballard
Use of Epiphyseal Rubrics and Total Fusion Scores as Methods of Age Estimation
and Evaluation of Morphological Indices in the Macropodidae.
Department of Biologicial Sciences
Dissertation Director: Dr. Virginia Naples
Thursday, May 10, 2007
3:30 pm
Montgomery Hall, Room 442
Joyce Valeria Brown
Urban African-American Students: What is the Effect of Advisory Participation
in the Adolescent Years- Grades 8 to 9?
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
10:00 am
Graham Hall, Room 234
Joan (Jodi) McCollom
How Classroom Teachers Conceptualize Continuing Professional Development:
Emergence of a Practice-Based Participation Model.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Laurel Jeris
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 08J, Learning Center
Carrie Johnson
Faculty Perspectives of Teaching and Learning in Accelerated Courses.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Amy D. Rose
Thursday, May 3, 2007
9:30 am Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Sourav Santra
Some Contributions to Design and Analysis of Crossover Experiments
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Dissertation Director: Dr. Sudhir Gupta
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
2:00 pm
Graham Hall, Room 342
Kassem Bahaji
Islamism in Morocco: Appeal, Impact and Implications (1969-2003).
Department of Political Science
Dissertation Director: Dr. Irene Rubin
Friday, April 27, 2007
9:00 am
Telecommunications, Room 114
Kevin Byle
An Examination of the Item-Response Latency Index: Lasting Effects, Identification,
and Verification of a Solution. Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. George Neuman
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
10:00 am
Psychology/Computer Science Building, Room 358
Qiang Chen
Three Essays in Growth and Development
Department of Economics
Dissertation Director: Dr. Carl Campbell III
Monday, April 23, 2007
10:00 am
DuSable Hall, Room 418
Jennifer Guimond
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adult Sexuality
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Joel Milner
Monday, April 23, 2007
9:00 am
Center for the Study of Family Violence Conference Room
Amy Godfrey
Divine Benevolence to the Poor: Charity, Religion and Nationalism in Early
National New York City, 1784-1820.
Department of History
Dissertation Director: Dr. Stephen Foster
Thursday, April 19, 2007
11:00 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Thomas Greitens
Bargaining of Beliefs: Agencies, Advocacy Groups, and the Evolution of the
Food Quality Protection Act
Department of Political Science
Dissertation Director: Andrea Bonnicksen
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
10:00 am
Telecommunications, Room 114
Robert Hein
P-Polynomial Table Algebras and Distance Regular Graphs
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Dissertation Director: Harvey Blau
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
2:00 pm
Wirtz Hall, Room 103B
Theresa Reinhard
A Grounded Theory Investigation of Change Leadership During Turbulent Times.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Paul Ilsley
Monday, March 26, 2007
3:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Jill Budden
Achievement Motivation: The Effects of Conscious, Chronic, and Nonconscious
Goals on Task Performance
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Chris Parker
Friday, March 23, 2007
2:15 pm
Psyc/Math Building, Room 412
Jeffrey Martens
Aggression Form and Function Subtypes and Social Goal Preferences in Fifth-Grade
Children
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Directors: Dr. Karen White and Dr. Nina Mounts
Friday, March 23, 2007
11:00 am
Psyc/Math Building, Room 412
Mary Swinney
Perceptions of Parenting Styles in Lower Class African-American Social Settings
Department of Leadership, Education Psychology, and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Jean Pierce
Thursday, March 22, 2007
3:00 pm
Graham Hall, Room 234
Matthew Ruckholdt
The Effect of Staff Development on a High School: Designing and Implementing
a Cross-Curricular Writing Initiative. Department of Educational Technology,
Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rhonda Robinson
Thursday, March 22, 2007
1:30 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Ruth Anne Fiedler
Nonverbal Teacher Immediacy Behaviors of Baccalaureate Nursing Faculty
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Nina Dorsch
Thursday, March 22, 2007
12:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 161B
Muhannad Al-Shboul
Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions Concerning the Use of Course Management
Systems in Higher Education
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Jeffrey Hecht
Thursday, March 22, 2007
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Kirsten Lynn Mahoney
Connecting Policy and Practice to the Construct of Pedagogical Content Knowledge:
Listening to the Voices of Elementary Science Teachers
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Joyce Lieberman
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 161
Rosarin Adulseranee
The Effects of Using Different Types of Multimedia Presentations on Thai
Seventh-Grade Learners' Understanding of a Social Studies Text
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. James Lockard
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Rebecca J. Wojcik
Responsiveness of Public Higher Education Institutions in Illinois to Major
Budgetary Changes: 2001-2004
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Christine Sorensen
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
2:00 pm
Graham Hall, Room 423
Sophia Jones-Redmond
Gay and Lesbian School Administrators: Negotiating Personal and Professional
Identities and Professional Roles and Responsibilities within Heteronormative
Organizations
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Susan Stratton
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
10:00 am
Graham Hall, Room 423
Lauren DeLong Westermann
The Social Support and Self-Esteem of Victims of Relational Bullying
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Michelle Demaray
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
9:00 am
Psyc/Math Building, Room 358
Jennifer Banas
The Impact of Tailored Lesson Introduction on Learners' Motivation and Cognitive
Performance
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rhonda Robinson
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
3:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Constance Cooper
A Study of Faculty Attitudes, Preceptions, Resistance and Expectations Toward
Teaching Web-Based Learning Courses in Higher Education
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Kenneth Silber
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 212
Lincoln A. Gibbs
An Analysis of Adult African American Men's Perceived Susceptibility of
Prostate Cancer, and Perceived Benefits and Barriers to Participation in
Early Detection Methods: Implications for Community-Based Health Promotion.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Lemuel Watson
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, Learning Center
Amanda Seidler
A Self-Regulatory Approach to 360-degree Feedback and Motivation for Leader
Development
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. Chris Parker
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
11:00 am
Psyc/Math Building, Room 240
Jane Campa Alvarez
A Community College Partnership Case Study in Minimalist Administration
Design
Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations
Dissertation Director: Dr. Donald R. Johnson
Monday, March 19, 2007
9:30 am
Illinois ASBO, Boardroom
Trent Davis
Playing the External Market: Efficiency Wage as a Means for Strategic Compensation
in the Public Sector
Department of Political Science
Dissertation Director: Dr. Gerald Gabris
Friday, March 9, 2007
11:00 am
Watson Hall, Room 110
Bernard Bull
Ethical Epiphanies of an Educational Technologist: A Autobiography
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rebecca Butler
Friday, March 9, 2007
10:00 am Gabel Hall, Room 215
William Stepien
Historical Understanding, Personal Epistemology, and the Educational Experiences
of Student at a Suburban High School: A Case Study.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rhonda Robinson
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
11:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Sik Son
From Student Activism to a Way of Life: A Case Study of Students Activists-Turned-Peasants
Activisits in South Korea.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Jorge Jeria
Monday, March 5, 2007
10:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 01D, in the Learning Center
Kelley Wezner
Paratexts in the Struggle for Textual Authority in Eighteenth-Century Prose
and Poetry
Department of English
Dissertation Director: Dr. Sean Shesgreen
Thursday, March 1, 2007
12:30 pm
Reavis Hall, Room 204
Jeanne E. Okrasinski
A Study of the Relationship of Middle School Team Ideology and School Achievement
Status
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Nina Dorsch
Thursday, March 1, 2007
9:00 am
Gabel Hall, Room 161B
Anthony Biagioli
Cross Hedging with Futures and Options: Bivariate Lognormal Distributions
Department of Economics
Dissertation Director: Dr. Neelam Jain
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
10:00 am
DuSable Hall, Room 418
Susan Dodt
Using Metaphor in Designing Training Activities to Support Large-Scale Organizational
Change Efforts: A Case Study Department of Educational Technology, Research
and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Kenneth Silber
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 215
Heather McMurray McCurdy
Mandatory Service and Government Observations in a Secondary Government
Curriculum: A Case Study
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Dr. Joyce Lieberman
Monday, February 26, 2007
2:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 161B
Pontus Hiort
Negotiating Identities: Negotiating Identities: South German Catholics and
the Formation of National Identity, 1871-1914."
Department of History
Dissertation Director: Nancy Wingfield
Thursday, February 22, 2007
10:30 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Elizabeth Beardmore
Gendered Identity Politics: Reel Tranformational Learning
Department of Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Phyllis Cunningham
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
1:00 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 08J
Ricardo Espinosa
The Role of Motivational and Attitudinal Variables in Second Language Acquisition
Department of Teaching and Learning/ Curriculum and Instruction
Dissertation Director: Dr. Richard Orem
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
10:00 am
Graham Hall, Room 423
Robert L. Przygrodzki
Russians in Warsaw: Imperialism and National Identity, 1863-1915.
Department of History
Dissertation Director: Dr. Christine Worobec
Thursday, February 8, 2007
10:30 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Gabriel S. Logan
Lace Up the Boots, Full Tilt Ahead: Recreation, Immigration,
and Labor on Chicago's Soccer Fields, 1890-1950.
Department of History
Dissertation Director: Barbara Posadas
Wednesday, December 6, 2006
10:30 am
Zulauf Hall, Room 1015
Carol S. Weimer
Engaged Learning Through Brain-based Teaching
Department of Teaching and Learning
Dissertation Director: Nina Dorsch
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
1:30 pm
Gabel Hall, Room 161
Maria Andrea Previtali
Patterns and Mechanisms of Population Dynamics of Small
Mammals in Semiarid Chile: The Role of Biotic and Abiotic Factors
Dissertation Director: Dr. Peter Meserve
Department of Biological Sciences
November 3, 2006
10:00 am
Montgomery Hall, Room 443
Thynn Thane
Investigation of the Physiological Functions of Antizyme Inhibitor
in Polyamine Regulation and Control of Cancer Cell Growth
Department of Biological Sciences
Dissertation Director: Dr. John Mitchell Monday, October 30, 2006
1:00 pm
Montgomery Hall, Room 443
Jerry T. Amoloza
Evaluating the Efficiency of Selected Illinois High Schools
Using Data Envelopment Analysis
Department of Economics
Dissertation Directors: Virginia Wilcox-Gok and Stephen Karlson
October 30, 2006
10:00 am
Room 110, Watson Hall
Hugo Guerra
Popular Education as Grassroots and Indigenous Knowledge
Production: Possible Sources and Locations.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Phyllis Cunningham
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
11:00 am
Room 01D, Learning Center, Gabel Hall
Linda Leitch Alford
I Think I'm Over My Head: Ethical Decision-Making Patterns
of Professional Couselors in Boundaries of Competency Concern Situations.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Toni R. Tollerud
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
10:00 am
Room 08J, Learning Center, Gabel Hall
Jennifer Dorothy Kubic
Arabidopsis Dri2 (DRG Interacting Protein-2): Analysis of Protein-Protein
Interactions, Expression Patterns, and Mutant Phenotypes
Department of Biological Sciences
Dissertation Director: Joel Stafstrom
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
11:00 am
Room 442, Montgomery Hall
Jeffrey Kallenbach
Spectral Concentration in the Sturm Liouville Equation
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Dissertation Director: B.J. Harris
Monday, October 23, 2006
4:00 pm
DuSable 456
Tad Vogl
Navigaing the Glass Maze: Towards a Phenomenology Derived
Learning Model of Graduate Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Gene Roth
Friday, October 20, 2006
2:00 pm
Room 01D, Learning Center, Gabel Hall
Keith Lowman
The Necessity of Pictures: Illustrating History, 1950-2000.
Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Dr. Rhonda Robinson
Friday, October 20, 2006
1:00 pm
Room 215, Gabel Hall
Kathryn O'Toole
Toward a Tri-Level Model and Comprehensive Theory for Online
Writing Laboratory (OWL) Research and Design
Instructional Technology
Dissertation Director: Kenneth Silber
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
1:00 pm
Room 215, Gabel Hall
Kevin Crow
Accomodating On-Line Postsecondary Students Who Have Disabilities
Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Dissertation Director: Kenneth Silber
October 17, 2006
10:00 AM
Gabel Hall, Room 212
Andrew Gallagher
Explicit Grammar Instruction and the Learning of Phrasal Verbs in English.
Department of English
Dissertation Director: Doris Macdonald
Friday, October 13, 2006
11:00 am
Room 08, Learning Center, Gabel Hall
Udomchoke Asawimalkit
Thai Government Reform: The Case of Integrated Provincial
Administrative System
Division of Public Administration
Dissertation Director: Irene S. Rubin
Friday, October 13, 2006
9:30 am
Telecommunications Office, Conference Room 114
Barrett R. Summers
Petrophysical Investigation of Porosity Distribution in the Geneva
Dolomite Member of the Grand Tower Formation in Marion County, Illinois
Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences
Dissertation Director: Philip Carpenter
Friday, October 6, 2006
1:00 pm
Room 313, Davis Hall
Timothy D. Ritchie
Trait Affect, State Affect, and the Fading Affect Bias in
Autobiographical Memory
Department of Psychology
Dissertation Director: Dr. John Skowronski
Friday, October 6, 2006
9:00 am
Room 358, Psyc/Math Building
Lucille Coleman
Experiences of African American Nursing Students in a
Predominantly White Two Year Nursing Program.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Sharon L. Holmes
Friday, September 29, 2006
10:00 am
Room 01D, Learning Center, Gabel Hall
Ruth LaVerne Rohlwing
The Role of Life History in the Teaching of Reading in
Second-Career Preservice Teachers.
Department of Literacy Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Laurie Elish-Piper
Friday, September 29, 2006
1:00 pm
Room 147, Gabel Hall
David Tews
Factors Influencing Condom Use Among Latino Men Who Have
Sex with Men.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Francesca Giordano
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
1:00 pm
Room 01D, Learning Center, Gabel Hall
Cherrye Watts
An Examination of Professional Practitioners Perceptions
and Experiences in Providing Services with Older Adults: A Qualitative Study.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Francesca Giordano
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
10:00 am
Room 01F, Learning Center, Gabel Hall
Margaret Semmer
Women's Participation in Advanced and Emerging Technology
Programs: Stories of Confidence and Determination.
Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education
Dissertation Director: Dr. Laurel Jeris
Monday, September 25, 2006
10:00 am
Room 01F, Learning Center, Gabel Hall