• From the margins to the center: A critical phenomenological study on the experiences of BIPOC DEI leaders at two-year predominantly White institutions in the Midwest 

  Torrez-Miranda, Marco (2024-08)

  This study examines the motivations, definitions of success, and elements that contribute to their self-defined success among BIPOC DEI leaders in two-year predominantly White institutions (PWIs) in the Midwest. Using a ...

• Investigating the signaling pathways of the small, G-protein Rap1b in Megakaryocytes 

  Kruegel, Kori (2024-08)

  The small G-protein Rap1b is pivotal in various cell types, with particularly high expression in megakaryocytes and platelets. Platelets, crucial for vascular injury repair, can become a double-edged sword when their numbers ...

• Hanging on to our hope: African American middle level managers’ retention in student affairs 

  Green, Quran (2024-08)

  This qualitative dissertation study addressed why African American middle-level managers remain in their positions in higher education or student affairs. This study highlighted issues relevant to middle-level managers ...

• Go with the flow: A phenomenological study of regional admissions professionals recruiting in the Midwest 

  Vamstad, Hillary M. (2024-08)

  Institutions of higher education have faced significant changes. While institutions have adapted to these many changes due to internal and external factors, limited inquiry is available on experiences of regional admissions ...

• Associations of polymorphisms in vitamin D and iron-related genes with vitamin D supplementation and iron status in women 

  Banasik, Cheyenne (2024-08)

  Current evidence to guide and support nutrition recommendations is limited. Precision nutrition is a novel field of study that could direct patient protocols toward improving health outcomes using food as medicine. The ...

• Evaluation of nutrient concentrations and genetic presence of cyanobacteria and their cyanotoxins in Lake Onalaska 

  Yablonski, Karly (2024-08)

  Aquatic cyanobacteria blooms are becoming a global environmental concern due to their ability to produce secondary metabolites in the form of toxins. It is important to determine the abundance of genes specific to ...

• “My voice matters”: Latinx students’ experiences in dual enrollment programs in rural North Carolina 

  Recknor, Melissa (2024-05)

  Nationwide, Latinx students access dual enrollment (completing college coursework while still enrolled in high school) at lower rates than their white peers. Research on dual enrollment programs is limited and what does ...

• Evaluating suitable habitat for Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the Driftless Area of Wisconsin between sandstone and dolostone rock geologies. 

  Thill, Brandon (2024-05)

  Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) are the only stream trout native to Wisconsin and the amount of suitable habitat in the state is projected to decrease substantially. Suitable Brook Trout habitat is expected to remain ...

• An update on the ecology of the La Crosse virus vector, Aedes triseriatus in western Wisconsin, USA 

  Lysaker, Drew (2024-05)

  La Crosse encephalitis is a vector-borne disease in humans caused by La Crosse virus (LACV). Since the 1980s, the number of LACV cases have declined in the Midwest. Potential causes for this shift include a change in the ...

• Juggling acts: navigating motherhood and leadership as senior student affairs officers. 

  Simerick, Kelly (2024-05)

  Women make up the overwhelming majority of student affairs practitioners; many are also mothers. Simultaneously, there is a dearth in scholarly literature that addresses the impact of motherhood on the careers of women ...

• An arts-based study on hip hop pedagogy for Black college student success 

  Watts, Kareem (2024-05)

  The very foundation of higher education is rooted in Eurocentric pedagogical practices that continue to enforce white supremacy. Although several college institutions celebrate diversity in their percentage of Black, ...

• Medical withdrawal reentry policies in a state university system: A comparative case study 

  Waldeck, Cynthia (2024-05)

  The problem addressed in this comparative case study was to understand the creation and implementation of the medical withdrawal policy and differences of the return from withdrawal policies in the University State System ...

• Prevention of cold-induced apoptosis in platelets from humans and 13-lined ground squirrels 

  Mbuyi, Vanessa Kaja (2024-05)

  Platelets are blood cells involved in blood clotting. Human platelets stored in the cold undergo apoptosis, a process also known as programmed cell death, and are swiftly eliminated from circulation following transfusion. ...

• Effects of exercise-induced extracellular vesicles on triple negative breast cancer cells 

  Schneider, Kaitlyn (2024-05)

  Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive form of breast cancer that is extremely difficult to treat due to the lack of progesterone, estrogen, and Her2 receptors in and/or on the cell. Currently, indicated ...

• Examining the role of Axl inhibition in Chk1 inhibitor-resistant triple negative breast cancers 

  Kulenovic, Dannira (2024-05)

  Triple negative breast cancers as a category pose a challenge in the clinic. As our understanding of the breast cancer proteome expands, we can identify new targets for treatment. The Colavito lab previously identified ...

• Influence of sediment characteristics and oxygen demand on winter hypoxia in backwater lakes of the Upper Mississippi River 

  Perner, Patrik (2024-05)

  Sediment oxygen demand (SOD), gross primary production, and ecosystem respiration are ecological processes affecting availability of dissolved oxygen (DO), a key feature of overwintering habitat for riverine species. ...

• BIPOC medical student wellness: An interpretative phenomenological analysis 

  Mach, Mark (2024-05)

  Black, Indigenous, (and) People of Color (BIPOC) medical student wellness has been studied almost exclusively by utilizing quantitative research methods. Few studies have looked at BIPOC medical student wellness through ...

• Impact of exercise-induced extracellular vesicles on RAW 264.7 macrophage gene expression 

  Larsen, Ethan J. (2024-01)

  The overall process and outcome of muscle regeneration is well established yet communication nuances between different body systems during this process aren’t fully elucidated. One potential communication molecule is the ...

• Foraging ecology and space use of breeding Flammulated Owls (Psiloscops flammeolus) in northern Utah 

  Baranowski, Kristen (2023-12)

  Flammulated Owls (Psiloscops flammeolus) are small, insectivores that are of conservation concern due to climate change, shifts in habitat, and fluctuating resources. Flammulated Owls in northern Utah tend to occupy different ...

• Career aspirations of Wisconsin women working in student affairs: The effect of demographic and institutional factors 

  Snyder, Sarah J. (2023-12)

  The purpose of this census-style quantitative research was to investigate what relationship existed between demographic and institutional factors and women's career advancement aspirations in student affairs in the state ...

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