This collection includes EKU theses and dissertations submitted electronically beginning with the Fall 2010 semester.
All theses written prior to Fall 2010 are available at EKU Libraries in the Silent Study Zone located on the 4th floor of the University Building. Browse the list of print theses written prior to Fall 2010.
To browse these theses and dissertations by academic department or program, please go to the Colleges, Departments, or Administrative Unit page.
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Eating Disorders, Suicidality, and Interpersonal Theory of Suicide, Emily Mink
Examining Partisan Advantage In Congressional Maps Using Simulations Based On Election Data, Zachary James Morgan
The Impact of Positive Human Interest Stories on Raising Hope Through Social Media in Kentucky's Promise Zone Counties, Melissa Newman
Referendum on the Revolution: The Pennsylvania Constitutional Debate, 1776-1784, Tristan James New
Serial killers in popular media: A content analysis of sensationalism and support for capital punishment, April Nicole Pace
Mountain Roosters, Matthew Parsons
Dirt Work, Rachel Anne Parsons
The Chivalrous and Feminist King: How the Arthurian Legends Chronicled the Formation of Two Gender Identities, Gary Andrew Pickle
The Small-Town NFL Player, BoDene Blare Pinz
Folk Dance: An Occupation For Building Community, Wendy Price
Influence Of Applied Potential And Metal Ion Concentraion On Metal Electrodeposition At Micron Gap Gold Electrodes, Krista Michel Riggins
Autobiography, Kristen Marie Ruggles
Self and Communication in Long-Term Romantic Relationships, Farshad Michael Sadr
Hidden Weather and Other Stories, Lydia K. Sanders
Volition and the Readiness Potential, Paul David Sanford
Personal Jesus and Other True Stories, Leslie Scheuler
Holler If You Need Me, Lori Singleton
Ecosystem Functional Consequences Of Body Size Variation In An Apex Predator (Ambystoma jeffersonianum), David Samuel Smith
Desolation Road, Eric James Smith
Post Surgical Outcomes Following Limited-Open Carpal Tunnel Release or Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release, Keeley Shaye Smith
The use of environmental DNA for the detection of Palaemonias ganteri (Hay, 1901), a federally endangered cave species, Andrew Joseph Stump
The Danger Of ‘no’: Rejection Violence, Toxic Masculinity And Violence Against Women, Lily Katherine Thacker
The Impact of Prior Settings in Early Childhood on Kindergarten Readiness, April Trent
Women's Postpartum Experiences, Courtney Watkins
Teacher Perspectives on Environmental Education Programs Provided By Eastern Kentucky University Division of Natural Areas, Mahala Amber Watts
The King's Apothecary, Sherri Ann Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Results on the Gold Grabbing Game, Stephen Acampa
Determination of Atrazine Concentration in Freshwaters Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Boniface Osei Amankona
Behavioral Style Indicators of Communication and Professionalism in a Family Medicine Residency, Jillian Marie Atherton
Resisting gendered sport roles: A criminological sports analysis of women's rugby in the U.S., Kelsey Basham
Inspired Positive Organizational Development (ipod): The Beneficial Effects Of Mindfulness For Nonprofit Organizational Leadership, Kristen Ophelia Bennett
Predicting First-Year Academic Success of African American and White Students at Predominately White Institutions, Jerel Benton
The Comparative Study On The Effects Of Virtual Reality In The Application Of Case-Based Learning Approach While Studying The Human Heart, Banu Rukiye Bilen
Everything Broken is Waiting to Be Fixed, Jake Russell Bingham
Can You Hear Me Now: Being Deaf and Healthcare Experiences., Jordan Blackaby
Population Size And Habitat Association Of Etheostoma Nebra, The Buck Darter, Using Abundance Modeling In The Buck Creek System, Cumberland River Drainage, Kentucky, Harold Davidson Black
The Face You Draw into Your Skin Is Not Your Own, Patricia Coscia
The Acute Effects Of Alpha-Gpc On Hand Grip Strength, Jump Height, Power Output, Mood, And Reaction-Time In Recreationally Trained, College-Aged Individuals, Josey Lucas Cruse
A Qualitative Examination of Master's Level Counseling Students' Experiences of the Supervisory Working Alliance and the Use of Online Supervision, Ashley Nicole De La Torre-Brooks
Positive Symmetric Solutions Of A Boundary Value Problem With Dirichlet Boundary Conditions, Tek Nath Dhakal
Gene Knockout Of PRFA And The Arginine Deiminase Pathway In Listeria Monocytogenes, Kearstin Edmonds
Validity and Constitutionality of Inter Parte Reviews Before the U.S. Supreme Court, Helen Kathryn Emmons Kelly
The Effects Of Oxidative Stress On P75ntr Signaling In Dopaminergic Neurons, Cassandra Marie Escobedo
Amphibian and plant communities of natural and constructed upland-embedded wetlands in the Daniel Boone National Forest, Rachel Fedders
The Horse: A Driving Force for the Lifestyle of Grooms, Nicole Foright
Play Like You Mean It: Motivational Predictors of Female Student Athletes' Practice and Game Performance, Zipporah Rebekah Foster
All Saints and Sinners, Wendy Elizabeth Gowins
Talking Sports: Rhetorical Benefits Of Blogging Sports Journalism, Lucas Green
Leaving journalism: Self-identity during career transition for female former Kentucky reporters, Sarah May Heaney
Development Of An Avian Index Of Biological Integrity For Kentucky Wetlands, Kaitlyn Kelly
Tell Me One True Thing, Roxanne Kent-Drury
Culture, Religion, and Homonegativity, Erica Cecelia Dawn Leach
Soup Beans, Savannah Korey Marlow
Investigations Of The Impostor Phenomenon Among Female First-Generation College Students And A Research University, Martina A. Martin
Assessing the Implicitness of Visual Statistical Learning at the Individual Level, Derek McClellan
The Vascular Flora Of The Red River Gorge In Powell, Menifee, And Wolfe Counties Kentucky, Thomas Steele McFadden
The Relationship Between Job Satisfaction and Job Persistence of Female Faculty in Higher Education, Ellen Hutcheson McMahan
Bridezilla Descends Upon Tokyo and Other Strange Stories, Katherine McMullen
Variation in mass and wing loading of nestling American Kestrels: possible effects of nestling behavior and adult provisioning behavior, Doug Mitchell
The Effects of College Diversity Education on Ethnocultural Empathy, Addison Dean Monroe
Measuring Employee Engagement: Are Engaged Employees Less Likely to Sustain a Workplace Injury?, Rebecca Mullins
Designing the Teacher: Applying 'Design Thinking' to Improve Composition Pedagogy and Practice, Jordan Nicole Newman
The Relationship Between Teacher Attitudes Regarding Performance-Related Pay And Teacher Working Conditions, Audrey Nichols
Kentucky 4-H Minimizes Barriers to STEM Education, Rachel Elizabeth Noble
Both Sides: The Classroom From Where I Stand, Rebecca Potter
The Relationship Between Student Employment in the College Union and Student Success, Ashley Casteel Reed
Return to Self: Impact of Long Term Acquired Brain Injury Rehabilitation on Community Reintegration, Mary Rowe
Appalachian Coal Miners At Greater Risk For Silica Exposure than Rocky Mountains, Amanda Fugate Sheffel
The Mind's Eye: Visualizing Montage Theory, Eric Cody Smothers
Oil Dries: A New Absorbent Material For Collection Of Ignitable Liquids From Semi-Porous Material, Jessica Sosa
Revolution Through Revelation: Jim Jones And The Peoples Temple In American Cultural History, Alexandria Ryan Sowers
One Lonely Line, Carissa Stevens
The Link between Overweight, Obesity, and Perceived Exercise Benefits and Barriers among College Students, Alexandra Szarabajko
Perspectives of Female Athletic Trainers Working In Male Professional Sports, Taylor Mae Temnick
Finding the Self, Brenda Thomas
The Relationship Between Teacher Perceptions Of Professional Learning Communities And Student Achievement, Elmer Thomas
Crawlspace, Joseph Andrew Torres
A Causal Comparative Study Of Student Success And Retention In An Undergraduate Program Offered Online And On Campus, Daniel David Tudor
Metacognition and MoHO collide: Creating effective tutor and mentoring programs for college students on academic probation, Rachel Helen Vick
Experiences of Balance Among Novice Occupational Therapists, Mary Nell Wagner
Impact Of Retention Initiatives On The Levels Of Self-Efficacy And Hope In African American Students On A Historically Black College And University Campus In Kentucky, George Maurice White
The Woodline, William Roy Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Service-Learning Faculty Perceptions, Karrie Faye Adkins
Unemployment and Underemployment Rates among Immigrant and Refugee Professionals: Profiles and Policy Issues for the Community Development, Fraternel Divin Amuri Misako
Natural Environmental Gradients Predict The Microhabitat Use, Fine-Scale Distribution, And Abundance Of Three Woodland Salamanders In An Old-Growth Forest, Joseph Alex Baecher
Fear of Crime Through the Ears of a Murderino: The Effect of True Crime Podcasts on Fear of Crime, Elizabeth June Bailey
Federal Preparedness Grants: An Investigation Of The Impacts To Local And State Emergency Management Programs, Brian Alan Barnes
College Campus Emergency Preparedness: Is Avoidance a Reason for Concern?, Thomas G. Barnowski
The Heinrich Model: Determining Contemporary Relevance, Bryan P. Basford
The Effects Of Depth Jump Implementation Of Sprint Performance In Collegiate And Club Sport Athletes, Ryan Bean
The Effects Of Caffeine Supplementation When Manipulating The Time Of Ingestion Prior To Simulated Rugby Union Activity, Zachary William Bell
Beer Tourism: Identifying Kentucky Brewery Visitors And Motivations, Kenneth Joseph Berend, Jr.
Black Minds Matter: Black Student Perceptions Of Three Kentucky Regional Comprehensive Predominantly White Institutions And The Role Of Campus Support Initiatives In Reducing The Frequence Of Stop-Out And Drop-Out, Christopher W. Blakely
