Theses and Specialist projects from 2015
Can Quantitative Assessment of Moral Identity Be Improved?, David Adrion Baker
Counting Convex Sets on Products of Totally Ordered Sets, Brandy Amanda Barnette
Epiphytic Diatom Community Structure in a Karst Riverine System, Gregory John Barren
A Mixed Methods Assessment of the Development, Use, and Educational Effectiveness of University Campus Sustainability Tours, Ellen R. Barringer
Heterologous Expression of Arabidopsis Thaliana Purple Acid Phosphatase Gene (Atpap15) in Crops for Phytoremediation of Sites Contaminated with Excess Phosphorus, Jane Jeruto Bartonjo
Marketing Effects on Consumer Retention and Expenditures in Central Kentucky and North Central Tennessee Floral Industry, Danielle L. Berkshire
Moneyware: Simulating Software Portfolio Quality Management, Robert David Beverly
A Review of Court Cases Involving Discrimination in Physical Ability Testing: 1992-2015, Casey L. Biggs
Impact of a Teacher Training Program to Increase Informative Praise and Decrease Commands and Negative Comments, Lauren A. Binford
The Electrophysiology of Written Informal Language, Taylor S. Blaetz
An Investigation of Groundwater Flow in the Vicinity of Patoka Dam, Indiana, Lee Anne Bledsoe
Physical Activity as a Contributing Factor to Engagement in Self-Harm Behaviors Among Youth, Shannon Danielle Boone
Phylogeography of Darlingtonea Kentuckensis and Molecular Systematics of Kentucky Cave Trechines, Olivia Frances Boyd
Thiophene and Derivatives for Use in Pyridazines and Thiapentalenes, Benjamin Tyree Cannon
The Effects of Age and Task on Visual Emotion Processing, Nicole Elaine Chambers
Dynamic Tactile Information is Sufficient for Precise Curvature Discrimination, Jacob R. Cheeseman
Evaluation of Xanthan/Enzymatically Modified Guar Gum Mixtures in Oil-in-Water Emulsions, Pavan Kumar Chityala
Age Differences in the Impact of Emotional Cues on Subsequent Target Detection, Brandon Wade Coffey
Definitions and Criteria Used by State Education Departments for Identifying Specific Learning Disabilities, Lauren Faith Coomer
The Effect of Forewarning on Suggestibility: Does it Depend on Working Memory Capacity?, William Barrett Corley
The Effects of Problem-Based Learning on Mathematics Achievement of Elementary Students Across Time, Brittany Marie Crowley
An Apache Hadoop Framework for Large-Scale Peptide Identification, Harinivesh Donepudi
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
Zero-Waste Planning at Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Western Kentucky University, Kianoosh Ebrahimi
Surface Microstructure Evolution of Metallic Specimens Using the Large Chamber Scanning Electron Microscope, Grace Egbujor
Expectation Numbers of Cyclic Groups, Miriam Mahannah El-Farrah
A Framework for Clinical Healthcare Process Design: Investigating Applicability to Lean, Samuel Blake Ellsworth
Hearing Sensitivity and the Effect of Sound Exposure on the Axolotl (Ambystoma Mexicanum), Amy K. Fehrenbach
Expression and Purification of Unlabelled and Isotopically Labelled Human Fibroblast Growth Factor-1 and its Receptor Relevance in Cancer Research, Oluwadamilola Filani
Impact of a Teacher Training Program to Increase Cognitively Stimulating Talk: Pretest and Immediate Post-Test Results, Laura E. Fisher
Organizational Change in Volunteer-Based Organizations: Communication Change Strategies in Church Congregations, Daniela Viviana Fuentes Riffo
Examining the Prevalence of Bullying Among Biracial Children in Comparison to Single-Race Children, Kristina Gamble
Student Transition at a Residential STEM School, Olivia Kaitlin Gatten
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
Prospects for Improving Bilingual Education: An Analysis of Conditions Surrounding Bilingual Education Programs in U.S. Public Schools, Jennifer A. Gorman
Examining Associations Between Infant Temperament, Parental Competence, and Family Resources and Their Effects on Parental Sensitivity, Victoria L. Greenwell
The Examination of Enrichment Using Space and Food for African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, Charlotte Hacker
Examining the Relationship Between Functions of Self-Directed Violence and the Suicide Implicit Association Test, Cody D. Haynes
Confessions of an American Ginseng Addict, Addison Davis James
Fused-Molecular Systems for Organic Light Emitting Diodes, Avinash Jami
A Comparative Study on Micro Electro-Discharge Machining of Titanium Alloy (TI-6AL-4V) and Shape Memory Alloy (NI-TI), Pegah Kakavand
A pH Switchable Responsive Surface for the Trapping And Release of a Hydrophobic Substance, Ali Esmail Karim
Estimation of the Squared Population Cross-Validity Under Conditions of Predictor Selection, Andrew J. Kircher
Reaction Time: Sports and Religion, Colleen M. Kirsch Hiltz White
Using Critical Incidents: The Development of a Behaviorally Based Training Program for Supervisor Citizenship Behavior and Feedback Skills, Jody J. Lecheler
Reading Intervention Using Interactive Metronome Treatment, Denise Lewis