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Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Root Analysis of Glechoma hederacea, Austin Z. Shiner
Momming Is a Verb and Other Essays, Lisa Sieczkowski
The Everglades, Caloosahatchee, and Lake Okeechobee: Challenges and Opportunities, Benjamin Simmons
Current Wind Simulation Techniques, Keegan J. Sims
Chronic Health and Refugee Observations on Norms, Insights and Cultural Language of Menstruation, Moo Law Eh Soe
EXPLORING UNDERGRADUATE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STUDENTS' CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF STEM IN EARLY LEARNING CONTEXTS, Melany Spiehs
Assessment of Dose-Dependent Cytotoxicity of Caffeine on Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma and Foreskin Fibroblast Cell Lines, Sanjay Srinivasan
No Worries, Andrew Christopher Stone
The Effects of Connected Phonation on Nonsense Word Reading, Rachel Stoneking
Despair Against Boredom: Hyperstitional Narrativization in the International Relations of Populist States, Rayna Summerfield
Financing Nonprofit Journalism: A Benefits and Revenue Analysis of the Nebraska Journalism Trust, Nic Swiercek
Dental Access and Public Health Policy Gaps, Hafsa Tasneem
The Ralls County Line, Jude MacAllen Tatman
IDEOLOGY IS BRAT: POPULAR MUSIC AS DISCOURSE IN THE 2024 U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, Austin Ulmer
I Would Be a Writer, Jennifer Vaughn
Reflections of Grief: Essays of Living and Losing, Jill Veltkamp
OPTIMIZATION OF NATURAL KILLER CELL SIMULTANEOUS ADCC AND DIRECT KILLING ASSAY TO INCREASE DATA OUTPUT FOR EACH HUMAN DONOR, Isabelle Weber
Listen To My Story: An Autoethnographic Account of a Manic Episode, Allison Whitmire
Establishing Age-Related Changes in Gait Dynamics, Human Movement Variability, and Person Identification, Tyler M. Wiles
CHARTING THE COURSE: UNDERSTANDING KEY ELEMENTS, STAKEHOLDER INSIGHTS, AND PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES IN ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY COLLEGE COURT REPORTING PROGRAM, Sherman P. Willis
Comparing Non-Invasive Survey Techniques for Southern Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys volans) in Nebraska, Jay Winfield
ENERGY ASSIMILATION AND THERMOREGULATORY BEHAVIOR IN POPULATIONS OF A VERTEBRATE ECTOTHERM (SCELOPORUS CONSOBRINUS) ALONG A GEOGRAPHIC THERMAL GRADIENT, Brandon Wolfsohn
Twisted Apples, Isa Wright
Exploring the Impact of PHPC on Career Awareness in Pre-Health Students, Mariam Zahid
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis (CVST): A Retrospective Study, Nia Acharya
Detecting Fraudulent Medicare Claims With Imbalanced Data Classification, Akbota Aitbayeva
Keeping Mental Health Professionals in Nebraska: How Nebraska Recruits and Retains Working and Prospective Providers, Beckett Allen
BIOMECHANICS OF WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL, Martins Amaechi
Advent Children: Union Worx Threat Hunting, Olukunle Amoo, Joshua Hutfless, and Adam Stemmler
ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION AND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN OMAHA, NE, Solomon Twum Ampofo
Finding Your Way: From Fantasy to Dystopian, Arianna Ashby
Mathematics Majors in Medical School Admissions: A Comparative Evaluation of MCAT and GPA Performance, Morgan Baker
Althea and Elsie, Allison Bayne
HOW DOES THE STAY INTERVIEW IMPACT THE FUTURE OF RETAINING EDUCATORS?, Andrew Bell
ANALYZING KILLING FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN NATURAL KILLER CELLS THROUGH A TRANSCRIPTIONAL LENS VIA SINGLE-CELL RNA SEQUENCING, Cami R. Bisson
Effects various distilled water brands have on Chlorophytum comosum., Brooke Bluhm
Nymphalidea, Kendra Boyd
Enhancing 3rd Grade Learning of Multiplication and Division with Differentiated Instructional Strategies, Kennedy Bradburn
Monero: Powering Anonymous Digital Currency Transactions, Jake Braddy
Teaching Fraction Concepts to Third Grade Students with the Support of Instructional and Assessment Strategies, Kaitlyn Brandl
EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VICTIM SELF-PROTECTIVE BEHAVIORS AND SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE PROCESSING, Caralin C. Branscum
Preparing 3rd Graders for Addition & Subtraction Using Differentiated Instructional & Assessment Methods, Emily Brasfield
Methamphetamine Activates Microglia and Increases Production of Pro-Inflammatory Chemokine C-C Ligand 2, Colton Bredenkamp
Phonics in Kindergarten: Introducing Digraphs Using Scaffolding and Manipulatives, Courtney Brink
Reading Fluency Intervention: The Impact of Integrating Differentiated Instructional Strategies into Small Group Instruction, Amaya Brodine
World Building, Elijah Buckhold
The Impact of Policy and Perception on Women’s Health Since 2010, Eryn Busenbark
Development of Definable Constructs in Measurement Instrument for Social Emotional Learning in the Music Classroom, Jennifer Kathleen Cady
A Conceptual Understanding of Concepts in Organic Chemistry, Timerra Chisham
The River Styx, April Renee Christensen
The Horroromedy: What I Write and Why I Write It, Lena Cigleris
Old Habits and Other Stories, Bryce Coulton
Red Hot and Grounded, Rachel Kay Curtiss
To Tip or Not to Tip: An Analysis into Prompted Tipping, Jared Dingman
Dao Gives Birth to Lots of Killing: Violence in the Daoist Tradition, Micah Dunwoody
A HISTORIOGRAPHY ON WOMEN AS ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS IN THE AMERICAN WEST (1869-1920), Oluchi Angela Ekwenye
WOMEN AS ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS IN THE AMERICAN WEST (1869-1920), Oluchi Angela Ekwenye
Perspectives on the Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Historical Analysis through Palestinian Narratives, Hossam Elaraky
Pickleball and Well-being, Marina Erickson
“BEING WITH GOD”: PRAYER BIOGRAPHIES, MYSTICISM IN OLD AGE, AND COMPASSIONATE LOVE AMONG OLDER JESUITS, Stephen John Fogle
Beyond Rehabilitation: Exploring the Field of Occupational Therapy and the Transformative Impact of Care, Sierra C. Fox
Teaching Students How to Fill Out Job Applications in a Special Education Classroom, Lucas Gappa
The Politics of Equality and Inequality, Manny Garcia
The Impact of School Isolation and Parental Closeness on Agreeableness in Korean Adolescents, Cassandra Gardner
The Relationship Between Social Learning Theory and Teacher Perceptions of Professional Development, Ashley R. Gartner
Math Minds, Lauren Gearhart
Investigation of Study Strategies in Undergraduate Preparation for the MCAT and Optimizing Preparation According to Current Medical Students, MaKayla Gordon
ASSESSING THE THEORETICAL CORRELATES OF SEXUAL AND PHYSICAL VICTIMIZATION IN ADULTHOOD, Morgan Goslar
The Effect of an Oak Savanna Habitat Restoration on Bat Activity in Eastern Nebraska, Aidan Hatfield and Jeremy White
Thermal sensitivity of metabolic rates across ontogeny in a widespread lizard species, Benjamin D. Haussmann
Decoding democracy: Ideographic analyses of 2024 Republican presidential nominees' rhetoric, Allyson Havenridge
HOW OLDER ADULT SIBLINGS MANAGE PRIVACY AND PRIVACY TURBULENCE ON FACEBOOK, Cris Hay-Merchant
Opioid Knowledge and Experiences in Nebraska College Students, Natalie Holding
Beyond the Mother Tongue: Identity and Expression in Exophonic Authors, Diane Holliday
DOES EARLY LIFE HISTORY INFLUENCE A NOVEL BIOMARKER FOR STRESS IN DOGS AND PREDICT THEIR ATTACHMENT TO THEIR OWNERS?, Kylie Hughes-Duvall
Determining Efficacy of Check/Solid Stimuli Pair vs Light/Dark Stimuli Pair for Pavlovian Fear Learning in Zebrafish (Danio rerio), Kortney Johnson
Modern Technology and Its Impact on the Control Panel Manufacturing Industry, Keegan Kenney
The Age of Adolescence: Examining the Relationship Between Body Image and Mood in Early Adolescence, Destiny R. Klanecky
That Way: An Examination of Male Relationships in Film During the Hays Code, Jane Knudsen
10,000 Years of Happiness, Luke Koesters
EXPLORING FACTORS OF DIFFERENTIATION, Landon Kubicek
Minor Exploitation and Regulatory Shortfalls: Safeguarding Children’s Data in the Age of Modern Technology, Kaylee Lahti
The Unspoken Words of Fashion: Movements Behind Harajuku’s Avant-Garde Fashion Trends, Alastair Leon
Reducing Employee Burnout: The Mediating Role of Creativity, Salvatore Anthony Leone
THE BEAST WITH MANY HEADS: SITUATIONAL AND DISPOSITIONAL DIFFERENCES IN PHYSIOLOGICAL, SUBJECTIVE, AND BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO SOCIAL REJECTION, Ellyn C. Maese
Utilizing Collaborative Learning to Analyze and Represent Data During a Graphing Unit, Emily Mangano
INCORPORATING HUMAN MOVEMENT VARIABILITY IN BIMANUAL MULTIFREQUENCY COORDINATION, Marilena Kalaitzi Manifrenti
Analysis of Water Pollutants Across Greater Omaha, Desmond Marshall
Writing Beyond the Veil, Deidre Mattox
Experiences of Recent Nebraska STEM Teachers Who Have Left Teaching, Courtney N. Matulka
Aging Well in the Heart of America: Optimizing Housing Options for Older Adults in Kansas City, Missouri through Policy Reform, Lana McKinney
Superheroes Being People, Gable Meade
Characterizing the role of PA5189 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in deletion and overexpression mutants, Seh Na Mellick
Social Media Engagement and Mobilization to Extremist Violence, Lauren Moss
UTERINE FIBROIDS: A SILENT CRISIS, Diana Mwikisa