Theses and Specialist projects from 2024
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Southern Kenya: An Assessment of Factors Influencing Crop Development and Productivity, Matthew Bowers
Assessing Regional Responsibility of Plecoptera (Stoneflies) Across Two U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Regions, Josie Griffith
The Evolution of a Response to Smoke within the Arthropoda, Adam Miles
THE ROLE OF CYSTEINE CATHEPSIN L CP1 IN TUMOR METASTASIS AND THE ACTIVATION OF MMP IN Drosophila melanogaster, Oluwatobiloba Oguntoyinbo
Analysis and Tritrophic Associations of Bats, Bat Flies, and Laboulbeniales Microfungi in Kenya, Ally Willis
Theses and Specialist projects from 2023
Characterization of Legionella pneumophila Effector Proteins, LneB and MavA, Kayode Adeyemi
Microglial Response to Glucocorticoids During Chronic Sleep Fragmentation, Christian Chelson
Assessing the Effect of Reservoirs on Gene Flow in the Southern Two-Lined Salamander (Eurycea Cirrigera), Anna Favalon
A Phylogenetic Analysis of the Leuctra Ferruginea (Walker 1852) Species Group (Plecoptera: Leuctridae), Madison Layer
Behavioral Response to Conspecific Sounds in Loricariid Catfishes (Pterygoplichtys Pardalis and Otocinclus Vittatus), Hephzibah Obafunmiso
Mammalian & Avian Community Response to African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Habitat Modification in Southeastern Kenya, Dakota Vaccaro
Theses and Specialist projects from 2022
Diversity in Darkness: Shedding Light on Cryptic Species in the Cave Beetle Genus Darlingtonea Valentine Using 3rad Sequencing and Consequences of Climate Change Based on Thermal Tolerance and Dehydration Resistance, Athanasios S. Apostolopoulos
Description, diversity, and phylogeography of the North American spider beetle (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) genus Coleotestudo, Robert Chambliss
Alleviating Human-Elephant Conflict Through Deterrent Fences and Environmental Monitoring in Southern Kenya, Sophia Carmen Corde
Functional Characterization of Mycobacterium Smegmatis Phage MooMoo Gene Products: Identification of Toxic Genes, Whitney Heard
Factors Influencing Tree Growth In A Bottomland Hardwood Along The Green River In Kentucky, Caleb Miller
Functional Analysis of Legionella pneumophila Effector Protein, Shreya Neupane
Effects of Glucocorticoids Upon Pro-Inflammatory Responses to Acute Sleep Fragmentation, Hunter Weaver
Theses and Specialist projects from 2021
The Effect of Freeze-thaw Events on DNA integrity in the Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor), Georgia Ficarra
Predictive Distributional Modeling of Rare and Uncommon Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) of the Central Appalachian Mountains Using Maximum Entropy, Phillip Nathaniel Hogan
Diversity and Host Specificity of Nycteribiid Bat Flies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) in Kenya, Taylor Verrett
Theses and Specialist projects from 2020
Substrate-Borne Vibrational Communication in Veiled Chameleons (Chamaeleo calyptratus) During Courtship, Breeding, and Territoriality, Lauren Kappel
Effects of Stream Permanence on the Stoneflies (Plecoptera) of the Mammoth Cave Region, Taylor McRoberts
An Intergrative Ecological and Taxonomic Assessment of The Stoneflies (INSECTA, Plecoptera) of the Black Mountains, North Carolina, USA, Madeline Lake Metzger
Delineation of Undescribed, Morphologically Cryptic Cave Beetles of the Pseudanophthalmus pubescens Species-Group (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae), Jedidiah John Nixon
Effects of Pharmacologically-Induced Sleep Loss on Parental Care in Arctic-Breeding Songbirds, Wesley Payette
Effects of Alpha- and Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blockade upon Inflammatory Responses to Acute And Chronic Sleep Fragmentation, Nicholas David Wheeler
Theses and Specialist projects from 2019
A Phylogenetic Analysis of Bostrichoidea (Coleoptera) and Revisions of the Southern African Spider Beetle Genera Meziomorphum and Eutaphroptinus (Ptinidae: Coleoptera), Olivia M. Gearner
Effects of EF-24 and Cisplatin on Cancer, Renal, and Auditory Cells, Denis Hodzic
Documenting Marine Mammal Behavior and Evaluating the Benefits and Consequences of Viewing Marine Mammals in Southcentral Alaska, Lauren E. McCaslin
Tourism and African Elephant (Loxodonta Africana) Behavior in Zambezi National Park, Zimbabwe, Brigit Rooney
Properties of a Genetically Unique Mycobacteriophage, Amanda K. Staples
Theses and Specialist projects from 2018
Species Distribution and Conservation Genetics of the Upland and Midland Chorus Frogs (Pseudacris) in Kentucky, Tucker Cambridge
Characterizing the Role of CP1 in Drosophila Melanogaster: Its Effects on Basement Membrane Degradation and Signaling, Dane Alan Flinchum
Investigations of Biotremors in the Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus), Kathryn C. Laslie
Involvement of JAK/STAT Signaling and a Basement Membrane-Associated Protein during Air Sac Primordium Development in Drosophila Melanogaster, Nathan Anthony Powers
Transcriptomic Response to Immune Challenge in Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia Guttata) Using RNA-SEQ, Cassandra Scalf
The Mechanism of Biotremor Production in the Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus), Samuel Tegge
An Evaluation of Deterrent Methods Utilized to Prevent Crop Raiding by African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) in the Kasigau Wildlife Corridor, Kenya, Rebecca Lynn Von Hagen
The Impact of Invasive Lionfish on the Feeding Performance of Endemic Spotted Scorpionfish, Nathaniel Zbasnik
Theses and Specialist projects from 2017
Investigation of Seed and Seedling Predation and Natural History of Bushveld Savanna Rodents, Christopher Banotai
Urine Electrolyte Excretion in a Hypertensive Population of East Africans, Aiste Dobrovolskaite
Adaptive Variation in Tiger Salamander Populations, Meghan Parsley
Co-occurrence Patterns of Bat Flies on Neotropical Chiroptera, Mitchell Louis Schooler
Sequence Extension of the Tryptophan and Shikimate Operons in Clostridium Scatologenes ATCC 25775, Shawn Johnston Smiley
Review of the Sub-Saharan Africa Species of Dignomus and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Bostrichoids (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea: Ptinidae), Amelia LesBeth Smith
Landscape Genetics of the California Tiger Salamander: Inferences from Multiple Methods, Samantha Gabrielle Thomas
Theses and Specialist projects from 2016
The Effects of Sulfuric Acid Deposition on the Growth And Development of Pond Breeding Salamanders in the Genus Ambystoma, Kenneth J. Anderson
Host-Parasite Associations of Small Mammal Communities and Implications for the Spread of Lyme Disease, Matthew J. Buchholz
Effects of Sleep Fragmentation on the Immune System of Zebra Finches Using Cytokine Gene Expression, Laken N. Cooper
Functional and Expression Analysis of a Novel Basement Membrane Degrader in Drosophila Melanogaster, Christopher J. Fields
Impacts of Habitat Fragmentation on the Cranial Morphology of a Threatened Desert Fish (Cyprinodon Pecosensis), Michael Chaise Gilbert
Decay of Macroalgae and Leaves and Their Relation to Detrital Food Webs, Megan E. Grandinetti
Identification of Collagen IV Associated Proteins in Drsophila Using Genetics and Mass Spectrometry, Mayank S. Kapadia
Chemical Signaling in Asian Elephants (Elephas Maximus): Concentration Effects with Applications for Management and Conservation, Chase Andrew LaDue
Modulation of Prey-Capture Kinematics and Suction Feeding Performance in Smallmouth Bass, Micropterus Dolomieu, Andrea Sejdic
Trimethylated Lysine 4 at Histone 3 Shows the Same Circadian Rhythm at Promoters of Diversely-Expressed Genes in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, Robyn M. Wilson
Global Phylogeny of the Water Penny Beetles Using Both Molecular and Morphological Evidence (Co, Mathew Vincent Wood
Theses and Specialist projects from 2015
Epiphytic Diatom Community Structure in a Karst Riverine System, Gregory John Barren
Heterologous Expression of Arabidopsis Thaliana Purple Acid Phosphatase Gene (Atpap15) in Crops for Phytoremediation of Sites Contaminated with Excess Phosphorus, Jane Jeruto Bartonjo
Phylogeography of Darlingtonea Kentuckensis and Molecular Systematics of Kentucky Cave Trechines, Olivia Frances Boyd
Functional Characterization of a Cathepsin L in Drosophila Melanogaster, Qian Dong
Acute Sleep Fragmentation Induces Tissue-Specific Changes in Cytokine Gene Expression and Increases Serum Corticosterone Concentration, Jennifer Dumaine
Hearing Sensitivity and the Effect of Sound Exposure on the Axolotl (Ambystoma Mexicanum), Amy K. Fehrenbach
Transcriptomic Insights into the Morphological Variation Present in Bromeliaceae, Victoria A. Gilkison
Habituation to Auditory Stimuli by Captive African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana), Sarah Elizabeth Goodyear
The Examination of Enrichment Using Space and Food for African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Charlotte Hacker
Theses and Specialist projects from 2014
Melanin as an Oto-Protective Pigment in Two Fish Species: Poecilia Latipinna and Cyprinus Carpio , Bethany N. Coffey
Wire Netting Reduces African Elephant (LOXODONTA AFRICANA) Impact to Selected Large Trees in South Africa, Kelly Derham
Level of UV-B Radiation Influences the Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicide on Fitness of the Spotted Salamander, Nicholas A. Levis
Trophic Dynamic Interactions in a Temperate Karst River, Elizabeth Malloy
Interactions of EXYRA RIDINGSII, Riding's Pitcherplant Looper Moth and SARRACENIA FLAVA , the Yellow Pitcher Plant, Christine A Ricci
Efficacy of an Electronic Scarecrow on 4 Mammalian Crop-Raiders in Limpopo Province, South Africa, Merrie Renee Richardson
Theses and Specialist projects from 2013
Effect of Coconut Oil on Ulcerative Colitis in the Mouse Model, Pranav Chandra Alok
Novel Applications of Multivariate Methods for Exploring Personality in African Elephants, Shilo Kimberly Felton
Interference in White Bass Reproduction by Two Introduced Predators in Barren River Lake, Kentucky, Jacob Franklin Fose
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Linked to Essential Hypertension in Kasigau, Kenya, Julia Carol Freeman
Development of Tools to Assess the Effects of Lunasin on Normal Development and Tumor Progression in Drosophila Melanogaster, Gillian E. Jones
The Effects of Fire on the Vernal Herbs of an Eastern Mesic Forest, David Randolph Kem
Landscape Genetics of the Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma Opacum) at Mammoth Cave National Park, James Kyle Martin
Defining the Requirements for Early Gene Expression in Bacteriophage HK639, Amanda L. Seaton
Theses and Specialist projects from 2012
Endothelin-1 Induced Phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in Bovine Corneal Endothelial Cells, Akhila Bethi
Production and Degradation of 4-Ethylphenol in LACTOBACILLUS SP. pep8 Cultures and in Blended Swine Lagoon Enrichments, Clinton W. Copp
Greater Galagos near Mt. Kasigau, Kenya: Population Density Estimates, Andrea Falcetto
Effect of Lion Calls on African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) in Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa, Margaret Rose Hook
Plant-Like Cryptochrome Does Not Promote Blue Light-Induced Resetting of the Circadian Clock in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, Jonathan Howton
Next Generation Sequencing Reveals Gene Expression Patterns in the Zebrafish Inner Ear Following Growth Hormone Injection, Gopinath Rajadinakaran
Comparison of Creel Survey Data to Traditional Sampling Techniques in Pit-Lake Fisheries of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, Derek L. Rupert
Assembly and Automated Annotation of the Clostridium scatologenes Genome, Jitesh Tiwari
Phenotypic Plasticity of Oral Jaw Dentition in Archosargus Probatocephalus, Cynthia E. Worcester
Influences of a Cladophora Bloom on the Diets of Amblema Plicata and Elliptio Dilatata in the Upper Green River, Kentucky, Jennifer Maria Yates
Theses and Specialist projects from 2011
A Comparison of Current Anuran Monitoring Methods with Emphasis on the Accuracy of Automatic Vocalization Detection Software, Jacob Douglas Eldridge
Regulation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase in Pulmonary Myofibroblasts, Jonathan David Faughn
Action Spectrum for Photoentrainment of the Circadian Clock in Wild-Type Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Jennifer Forbes=Stovall
Spatial Distribution of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) and Characterization of Crop-Raiding Elephants in Kasigau Region, Kenya, Simon Kasaine Kagwa