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Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Theses and Specialist projects from 2024 2024

THE EFFECT OF MINDFULNESS TRAINING ON MUSCULAR ENDURANCE EXERCISE PERFORMANCE, MINDFULNESS, AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS, Donte McGee

Effectiveness of a Peer-Supported Digital Brief Intervention: Reducing Alcohol Use & Related Harms in Young Adults with Histories of Interpersonal Trauma, Caitlin McGettrick

IMPACT OF FRAMING DEPRESSION ON ILLNESS PERCEPTIONS AND COPING STRATEGIES, Abby McGinnis

The Evolution of a Response to Smoke within the Arthropoda, Adam Miles

PREASSESSMENT DATA AND DIFFERENTIATION IN MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH CLASSROOMS, Brittany Mitchell

CHANGE IN ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY ACROSS GENDER AND YEAR IN SCHOOL FOR UNDERGRADUATE SPORT MANAGEMENT STUDENTS, Jarid Morton

The Effect of Phonomotor Treatment in a Telepractice Model: An Experimental Study, Jessica Mulch

EFFECTS OF TEEN DATING VIOLENCE ON DATING VIOLENCE IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD, Alexa Naas

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STUDENT’S t-TEST UNDER HETEROGENEITY OF VARIANCE, Hayden Nelson

THE SECOND RING, Katherine Nezelek

Landuse and Microplastic Transport in Karst Groundwater of South-Central Kentucky, Katie Norman

THE ROLE OF CYSTEINE CATHEPSIN L CP1 IN TUMOR METASTASIS AND THE ACTIVATION OF MMP IN Drosophila melanogaster, Oluwatobiloba Oguntoyinbo

PHOTOGENERATION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND KINETIC STUDY OF A NEW PHTHALOCYANINE SPECIES, Sobenna Onyeso

CANNABIDIOL (CBD) AND RESISTANCE TRAINING: DOES CBD ATTENUATE ACUTE PAIN?, Guillermo Pacheco

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT MECHANISMS AND SOURCE TRACKING IN KARST GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS UNDER AGRICULTURAL LAND USE, Shreya Pandey

EVALUATION OF BIOCHAR AS A REMEDIATION TOOL FOR AMINOPYRALID CONTAMINATED COMPOST, Steven James Parris

EXPLORING THE ROLE OF GENDER, RACE, FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE GPA AND PASSING STEM ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF GRADUATING WITH A STEM DEGREE: A MULTIPLE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS, Amar Patel

EVALUATING STORMWATER EROSION PREVENTION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES USING HIGH-RESOLUTION RAINFALL MONITORING AND FIELD-BASED ASSESSMENT TOOLS, Brittany Pekara

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION REGARDING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DURING PREGNANCY: IS IT APPROPRIATE AND CAN BUMPTUP® INFLUENCE IT?, Willarachilage Perera

RENEWABLE ENERGY PERCEPTION AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: CASE STUDIES IN THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS, Madeline Petty

REFINING THE GOALS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES: AN EXPLORATORY SINGLE-CASE EMBEDDED STUDY OF A STUDENT-CENTERED PATH-GOALS SETTING, Tuan Pham

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE SINKHOLE HAZARD RISK INDEX TO INFORM KARST POLICY AND MITIGATION PLANNING, Meghan Puente

Aquila and Predator: The Failure and Momentum of Drone Technologies in the U.S., 1970-2015, Michael Rasak

NON-COLLOCATED OBSERVER DESIGN AND BOUNDARY OUTPUT FEEDBACK STABILIZATION FOR MAGNETIZABLE PIEZOELECTRIC BEAM MODEL: EXPONENTIAL STABILITY OF THE PDE MODEL AND UNIFORM EXPONENTIAL STABILITY OF ITS FINITE-DIFFERENCE MODEL REDUCTION, Uthman Rasaq

EXAMINING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN DISCREPANCIES IN REPORTS OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, PARENTAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, AND INFANT NEGATIVE REACTIVITY, Logan Rios

BUILDING BRIDGES: AN IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE APPROACH TO FOSTERING CROSS-GROUP CONNECTIONS AND FRIENDSHIPS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, Cody Russelburg

Factors Affecting Mental Health of College-Aged Individuals, Jada Shannon

The Grateful Dead: An Imperfect Symbol of the Hippie Movement, Vanessa Sharfe

ADELYNN, Sari Shuler

Investigating the Leaky Pipeline: Gendered Effects of Caregiving Policies on Academics, Molly Simmons

CLASSROOM TECHNOLOGY POLICIES, TECHNOLOGY USAGE, AND MIND-WANDERING, Halley Stecht

DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENHANCED SAMPLING WORKFLOW TO ACCELERATE MOLECULAR DOCKING WITH SPARSE BIOPHYSICAL INFORMATION, Zachary Stichter

EXAMINING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN INFANT BEHAVIORAL INHIBITION, AUTONOMIC REACTIVITY, AND REGULATORY BEHAVIORS WITH MOTHERS AND FATHERS, Alyssa Swift

THE GEOGRAPHIC EFFECTS OF NETWORK CARRIER MERGERS: A CASE STUDY OF THE AMERICAN AIRLINES AND US AIRWAYS MERGER OF 2013, Xiao Tan

SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF SEDIMENT WAVES IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO BASIN, USA, Victor Towoju

FAT DEPOSITION, β- CAROTENE, AND VITAMIN A METABOLISM IN BULLS, STEERS, AND HEIFERS, Tesla Trammell

A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF PRACTICES UTILIZED BY ADMINISTRATORS TO SUPPORT TEACHERS WITH CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT, Ciara Waggoner

ACL BRACING: IS IT STILL BEING DONE CLINICALLY AND DOES IT INFLUENCE CONFIDENCE AND/OR BIOMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE DURING A DROP VERTICAL JUMP?, Bailey Watson

DEVELOPMENT OF A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR ANXIETY AND PERFORMANCE WITH UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS STUDENTS, Lindsey Wheeler

NONDISCLOSURE OF TRANS GROUP STATUS AMONG TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS, Alexander Williams

Analysis and Tritrophic Associations of Bats, Bat Flies, and Laboulbeniales Microfungi in Kenya, Ally Willis

TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF GIFTED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, Tom Wimsatt

A REVIEW OF SUICIDE RISK ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER, Alexander Wright

Subconcussive Impacts and Their Effect on Attention, Scott York

Theses and Specialist projects from 2023 2023

Characterization of Legionella pneumophila Effector Proteins, LneB and MavA, Kayode Adeyemi

Towards the Quantification of Estrone and 17β-Estradiol Conjugates in Dairy Cattle Urine Sorptive Stir Bar Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectometry, S.M. Istiak Ahmed

How Has the Coronavirus Pandemic Affected Farmers Markets in Kentucky?, Haley Brazel

The Impact of Beliefs About Emotions on Emotion Regulation & Psychological Health, Sarah Brock

Effects of Exercise When Transitioning From Free Choice Tall Fescue (Lolium Arundinaceum) Grass Diet in Late Summer to Free Choice Tall Fescue Hay Diet in Late Fall on Plasma Fructosamine Concentrations, Insulin Levels, Body Weight, and Body Condition Scores of Stock Horse Mares and Gelding, Riley Brown

Adolescent Acceptability of Mental Health Interventions: A Systematic Review, Norah Bufford