Theses and Specialist projects from 2025
A QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON OF PRECIPITATION AND AIR TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS AS MEASURED BY THE COOP, ASOS, AND KENTUCKY MESONET NETWORKS, Olufemi Ifetayo Aina
A SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF THE HIGHLY ENDEMIC SPIDER BEETLE FAUNA (COLEOPTERA: PTINIDAE: PTININAE) FOUND IN THE COASTAL DESERTS OF PERÚ, Marlena Askren
THE EFFECTS OF COLD IMMERSION ON MOTOR CONSOLIDATION, Manly Barksdale
DERIVING THE EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRON ACCELERATION WITHIN CURRENT SHEETS IN THE MAY 8TH, 2021 SOLAR FLARE USING A CENTROID ANALYSIS METHOD ON STIX X-RAY DATA, Isaiah Beauchamp
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL ANXIETY, STRESS RESPONSES, AND SENSITIVITY ON INFANT AFFECT REACTIVITY, Hailey Borges
Creativity: Interwoven in the Curriculum or an Afterthought?, Amanda Bourne
DIVERSITY AND PHYLOGENY OF SPIDER BEETLES (PTINIDAE: PTININAE) IN COASTAL CHILE AND PERU, Jacob Bowen
INTERSECTING BURDENS: CHRONIC PAIN, SEXUAL TRAUMA, AND CANNABIS USE IN EMERGING ADULT WOMEN, Emma Briles
DASHAR: AN IMPLEMENTATION OF AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS, Trevor D. Brown
UNDERSTANDING THE INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIORAL VARIATION OF ASIAN ELEPHANTS (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) AS AN INDICATOR OF HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT, Julia Brzezicki
The Relationship Between a School Psychologists Workplace Stressors to Their Home Life Functioning, Trevor Burns
RIVER FLOWING THROUGH: LOST RIVER CAVE AND ITS COMMUNITY, Elizabeth Coleman
A REVIEW OF THE VALIDITY OF THE AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE 2, Keegan Cundiff
A MONTE CARLO STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF THE MANTEL-HAENSZEL METHOD AT DETECTING ITEM BIAS, Macy Daulton
RAIN-ON-SNOW EVENT CLIMATOLOGY AND HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER WATERSHED, Samuel Davidson
SOCIAL COMPARISON AND PRESSURE: EXAMINING THE ROLES OF SEX AND RANK, Ashley East
AGING IS NOT ALL DOOM AND GLOOM: HOW DO BELIEFS ABOUT AGING MODERATE THE EFFECTS OF MORTALITY SALIENCE ON AGEISM ATTITUDES?, Kristen Schwindt Edmondson
INVESTIGATING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ELM1 AND HSL7 IN THE MORPHOGENESIS CHECKPOINT OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE, Rachel Foster
BUFFALO LOVE AND OTHER STORIES, Birhanu Gessese
UNCOVERING POTENTIAL: HOW KENTUCKY DISTRICTS IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT HISPANIC STUDENTS IN GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS, Melanie Gilzene
PARENTAL STRESS, CHILD NEGATIVE AFFECT, AND A MEDIATING RELATIONSHIP WITH NEGATIVE TALK, Olivia Goodman
DISPROPORTIONALITY OF ENGLISH LEARNERS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION, Alysa Gordon
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES’ SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND PHYSICAL SPACES: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS, Amanda Hardin
INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN BARBADOS USING APPLIED FORENSIC HYDROLOGY, Benjamin Hauschild
EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF PARENTIFICATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW, Sydney Hawthorne
COMPETENCE TO STAND TRIAL AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY: THE EFFECT OF PRETRIAL PUBLICITY ON INSANITY VERDICTS, Hannah Hennessey
ENTRAPMENT, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, AND SUICIDE IDEATION AMONG SEXUAL MINORITY ADOLESCENTS IN UNDERSERVED SETTINGS, Chelsea Howd
PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING: AN IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE APPROACH TO INTERVENTIONS IMPACTING TEACHER IMPLEMENTATION, Stacie Hutchison
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY GRADUATE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON PRACTICES AND DECISION-MAKING RELATED TO EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE IDENTIFICATION, Rachel Jennings
PERSONALITY AND HOW IT RELATES TO COPING FLEXIBILITY, Rebecca Kearns
DEVELOPING PHENANTHROIMIDAZOLE-BASED FLUORESCENT SENSORS FOR EFFICIENT ANALYTE DETECTION, Brian Kellogg
EXPANDING ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INCIVILITY AND RESOURCE DEPLETION: EXAMINING RACE AND PERSONAL TOLERANCE FOR MISTREATMENT AS MODERATORS, Aishwarya Kurmar
AN EVALUATION OF REINFORCEMENT LEARNING ALGORITHMS IN VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT, Isaac Lockwood
SCHOOL PERSONNEL PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION AND INTERVENTIONS, Kelsey Lytle
A CONVERGENT PARALLEL MIXED METHOD DESIGN ANALYSIS OF SPONSORSHIP AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE, Shaparak Malek-Morvai
FORGET ME, NOT: A NOVEL, Mackenzie Marovich
A spatial and temporal analysis of stonefly (Insecta: Plecoptera) biodiversity of Pennsylvania, Jack Merola-Lapson
Elevating Educators: The Role of Sponsorship in Fostering Teacher Engagement, Recognition, and Retention, Justin Mitchell
THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Kaitlyn Mitchell
A PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THE KENTUCKY ENDEMIC CAVE BEETLE NEAPHAENOPS TELLKAMPFII ERICHSON (1844), Mahamad Miya
INFLUENCE OF BIOCHAR ON ROOTING AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CHAMAECYPARIS AND THUGA SPECIES, Megan Mudd
CHARACTERIZATION OF LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA EFFECTOR PROTEIN CEG10, Emmanuella Ofoka
LINKING RUTHENIUM(II) POLYPYRIDYL COMPLEXES INTO METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS USING IRON(II) AND ZINC(II), Taofeek Mayowa Ogungbade
DPICS, PCIT, assessment, child, Assumpta Okocha