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Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Agatha Christie: A Look Into Criminal Procedure and Gender, Carmella Monico
Visual Analysis of Historical Lessons Learned during Exercises for the United States Air Force Europe (USAFE), Samantha O'Rourke
Optimizing Garbage Pick-up in Wahoo, NE, Andrew Pace
Economic and Strategic Analysis of Minority Entrepreneurs in Omaha, Nebraska, Lizbeth Perez Hernandez
Service-Learning: A Translation of Documents into Spanish on Behalf of Learning for ALL, Aidan Posey
Mental Health Support: Through the Early Development Networks Team's Perspective, Heather Post
Evolving Efficient Floor Plans For Hospital Emergency Rooms, Alex Ramsey
A Mixed Methods Study of Undergraduate Research Motivations at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO), Afrah F. Rasheed
Analyzing Gene Expression Profiles of a Virus and its Host During Infection, Elizabeth Reisher
A Financial Analysis of Five Different Firms, Shane Sazzman
Wonderfully Made in the Making: A Strategic Recommendation for Growth Opportunities, Kayley Scott
Sensing Surfaces: A Non-filamentous C. albicans Response, Elias Smith
“Because I Said So”: The Effect of Parenting Practices on Adolescent Adjustment, Brittany Sullivan
Middle School Parent Opinions of Social Emotional Learning Competencies, Jason T. Sutton
Effect of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Assistive and Interactive Technology Use: In- Person Versus Distanced Communication, Alexandra Swanson
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Importance and Implementation of Telehealth Behavioral Services in Rural Areas & Schools, McKensi Uecker and JoDe Kinnaman
Assessing the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Violent Extremists Organizations, Aya Yousuf
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Impact of Healing Arts on Students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Wala Albahrani
The Violence Against Women's Act: From the Criminalization of Domestic Violence Through Modern Political Challenges, Carrie Anderson
A Library Without Books: The Importance of Language Representation in Public Libraries, Caelyn Armshaw
The Effects of ELL Instructional Strategies on Low Socioeconomic Students' Acquisition of Semantic and Sentence Syntax in Academic Vocabulary, Amanda A. Ault
Experience of Burnout Among Educational Leadership Doctoral Candidates, Ron M. Azoulay
Midwestern School District Support Service Providers' Wraparound Services, Heather Baker
Teacher Beliefs and Adverse Childhood Experiences, Jennifer Lynn Barnett
Bilingual Practices in Speech-Language Pathology in Nebraska Schools, Kylee Beyea
Teacher Knowledge, Beliefs, and Instructional Practices in Early Literacy: A Comparison Study, Brittney Bills
The Role of Culture in Engaging the Senior Population in Omaha, NE, Jamie Bish
The Effects of White-nose Syndrome on Cave-dwelling Bats During Their Pre-hibernation Season in Eastern Nebraska, Maggie Bockart
Law Enforcement, Public Opinion, the Media, and its Effects, Aaron Borcyk
The Healing Properties of Interactive Art: Creating a Proposal for Art within a Hospital Environment, Alexandra Chase
The Influence of an Early Childhood Endorsement Program on Early Childhood Leadership Competencies, Kanyon N. Chism
Extended Functionalities for Automating Comic Book Pull Files, Jackson Cunningham
Exploring Connections Between Social Anxiety and Social Media Use in College Students, Alexandra Deman
Educators’ Experiences Implementing Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum in a Suburban Elementary School, Danielle N. Elsasser
Educational Professionals’ Perceptions of their Role in Moving Toward Trauma-Sensitive Practices in Schools, Lisa M. Epp
Cryptocurrencies: An Overview, Investment Investigation, Comparative Analysis, and Regulatory Proposals, Jacob Franzen
Benevolence toward Men and Political Conservatism among Married and Never-Married Women, Tara Goering
Elementary Teachers' Self Perceptions of Professional Quality of Life, Kelly Gomez
Examining the Relationships Between College and High School Relational and Physical Victimization and its Effects on Self-Esteem, Tylore Gross and Juan F. Casas
The Way the Cookie Crumbles: A Consultative Look Inside a Local Omaha Food Truck, Halsie Guenther
Factors Influencing the Self-Efficacy of Novice School Librarians, Christine Haeffner
Meeting His Monstrous Family: Kinship and Kinslaying in Beowulf, Patricia A. Harte-Maxwell
Comparative Analysis of Metabolic Pathways of Bacteria Used in Fermented Food, Keanu Hoang and Kiran Bastola
Planning and Navigating in an Unfamiliar Location: Effects of Outsourcing on Memory, Bailey Hoffer
Peter and the Starcatcher: Creating the Character of Peter Pan via Rehearsal, Script Analysis, and Personal Journals, Delaney Jackson
Factors Influencing Participation in Liberal Student Organizations on College Campuses, Nathan Johnson
Supporting Innovation, Honoring Stability, and Achieving Coherence While Implementing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavior at the Middle Level, Chelsea S. Krebs
Undergraduate Employment: How Does Working Influence GPA and Attendance?, Natalia Kunze
Linking Social Emotional Learning and Literacy, Alicia Laufenberg
Primary Teachers’ Decisions for Selecting Multicultural Classroom Read Alouds, Jennifer Lemke
From Simple to Sophisticated: The Organization of Terrorist Groups, Michael K. Logan
Responding to Victims of Human Trafficking in the United States: A Review of Treatment Providers, Morgan A. McBride
What Makes an Efficacious Elementary Principal? A Qualitative Study, Rebecca C. Meyers
A Case Study Comparing Fingerspelling Production Between Two Interpreters with EIPA Scores of 3.0 and 4.0., Morgan Miller
Art and the Pursuit of Happiness: How Artists Use Art to Promote Their Emotional Well-being, August Namuth and Bruce Chase
“Contact” Sports: Competitive Athletic Experience, Racial Attitudes, and Intergroup Contact, Savana Nawojski
Disparities in Oral Health: Socioeconomic Status and Policies to Increase Access to Primary Dental Care, McKenzie Nutter
Nancy Friedemann-Sánchez: The Casta Paintings, Jonathan Orozco
An Exploration of the Alignment of Actual and Desired Roles for School Psychologists, Tessa Petereit
Elucidation and the Solipsism of the Tractatus, Jacob Phillips
Teacher Leadership for Flexibility in Grading: an Exploration and Analysis of Grading Practices in One Urban High School, Ryan Pivonka
Predictors of Loneliness Among College Students: Evidence for the Necessity of Early Childhood Interventions, Yazmin Ramos
How Power BI can be Built to Analyze Player and Team Statistics in the NBA, Alison Raszler
Influences on the Implementation of Guided Play Practices in Kindergarten: A Grounded Theory Study, Amy Schmidtke
Social Isolation, Anxiety, and Stress Among VRS/VRI Sign Language Interpreters During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Kolten Schnack
Challenges Associated with Occupational Therapy in Nebraska, Delaney Simmonds
Influential Factors that Impact Individual Disaster Donations, Alyssa Spartz
“Disbelieving Black Women to Death”; the “Double Jeopardy”: Racism and Sexism Affects Black Women’s Access to and Quality of Care During Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum, Madeline St. Clair
Soil Quality Tests for Classroom Use, Kathleen Thompson
Perspective Driven Behavior: The Effects of Classroom Climate on a Student's Personality and Willingness to Communicate, Nicholas Weber
Analyzing Leadership Opportunities through Participant Perspective, Cathryn Yaggie Heinen
Implementation of a New Assessment System: a Look at Year Two of a Three Year Professional Development Plan, Janet A. Zahm
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Validation of Metabolic and Immunologic Biomarkers TNF-a, IGF, IL-6, CRP and Hair Cortisol in the Common Marmoset, Sushmita Adhikari, Mariah Wulf, Aaryn Mustoe PhD, and Jeffrey French PhD
Dance: Music, Movement, and Performance, Elise Beal
Teacher Perceptions During the Candidacy Phase of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, Nicole M. Beins
Teacher Perceptions on Advisory Model at the Middle Level Through the Lens of Conflict and Connection, Emili L. Brosnan
Peloton: A Different Kind of Ride, David Carlson
Current Challenges Facing Physical Therapists in Urban Nebraska, Mark A. Carter
Sunday Dinners Creative Introduction & Poem Analyses, Sophie Clark
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: Research Practices for Protection Orders, Shelby Connett
Granny Pod Virtual Assistant, David Connolly and Bing Chen
Implementing A Multi-Tiered Behavioral Framework System In Seven K-4 Element Aries, Brad J. Dahl
Characterization of the Dimerization Domains on the Mannose-6-phosphate/Insulin-like Growth Factor II Receptor, Tyler Degener
Runway Safety Training Methods for Runway Incursion Prevention, Powers Dicus and Scott Tarry
Understanding the Effect of Font Type on Reading Comprehension/Memory under Time-Constraints, Elizabeth Dressler
An Analysis of the Similarities and Differences Between Two Vital Roles in Medicine: Physicians and Physician Assistants, Veronika Dubov
The Effect of Caregiver Self-Efficacy on Health and Nutrition Outcomes in Young Children Enrolled in Head Start, Kristy Feden
Living the All-American Dream, Emma Franklin
The Truth About Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Cassandra Griffin
Economic and Strategic Analysis of America's Wastewater, Jorden Hansen
Assessing Empathy Across the Lifespan: A Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy Approach, Abi M. Heller
Identity in Congress: How Ethnicity is Shaping Caucus Membership, Michael Herndon
Grounding Size Predictions for Answer Set Programs, Nicholas Hippen
Analyzing the Necessity and Feasibility of the Freedom Dividend, Patrick Hodson
Revitalizing the Street of Dreams: A North 24th Street Case Study, Tiffany Hunter