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 2017
Self-Regulated Learning In A Rural, South-Central Kentucky Middle School, Tammy Dungan Board
Air Consumption and Air Management in the Fire Service, Otis Wesley Broderick
Assessing Collateral Consequences Accompanying Sex Offender Registration, MiKayla Brooke Charles
Behaviors, Knowledge, and Education of Leave No Trace Principles in the Red River Gorge Rock Climbing Community, Brian Gregory Clark
Behaviors, Knowledge, And Education Of Leave No Trace Principles In The Red River Gorge Rock Climbing Community, Brian Gregory Clark
Enhancing Child Self-Confidence Of Occupational Performance Through The Use Of A Movement Program, Emily Coleman
Analysis of Employment Outcomes and Leadership Practices for Middle Managers Completing a Leadership Development Program, Tammy Denise Cole
Bombs, Bikinis, and Godzilla: America's Fear and Fascination of the Atomic Bomb as Evidenced Through Popular Media, 1946-1962., Joshua Samuel Scott Cornett
Platinum-NGR A Peptide Targeting Conjugate Of Cisplatin: Design, Synthesis, And Efficacy In Breast Cancer Cells, Amber Crutcher Crutcher
Engaging The Public Through Social Media, Christina Anne Cummings
Euphoria: The Transition from Prescription Opioids to Heroin in Kentucky, Alexander Ryan Cundiff
Religious Poetry and the Red Dot, Lori Curry
African American Males, Mentorship, And University Success: A Qualitative Study, Taurean M. Douglas
Examining the Impact on Praxis for Children with Sensorimotor Deficits, Sara Elizabeth Durham
Exploring Parents' Experiences of Raising a Child with Sensorimotor Impairments and Expectations for Leisure Participation, Emily Eicher
Different Not Less: An Evaluation of the Autism Training Curriculum for the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training, Joseph Aaron Ellis
Effectiveness of a Corequisite Delivery Model for Developmental Mathematics, Katherine E. Fair
The Tower: Prison architecture and the verticality of carcerality, Jordan Frazier
Local impacts of White-nose Syndrome on the foraging ecology of insectivorous bats, Shelby Fulton
Social Equity in Public Administration, Shana Leigh Goggins
Teacher Thoughts on Infographics as Alternative Assessment: A Post-Secondary Educational Exploration, Glen Bruce Gover
Grow Where You Are Planted: The Use Of Gardening As Offender Rehabilitation In Prison, Kendahl Verna Granger
The Justified Lawman: Cowboy Killings in the Modern Era, Joel Franklin Harman
Dementia: Incorporating Families And Caregivers In Direct Speech-Language Intervention, Jocelyn Hartley
Latent Fingerprint Enhancement on a Brass Metal Surface using Paint Electrodeposition, Reika D. Haskell
Student Perceptions Of The Honors Program At An Appalachian Community College, Melissa Renee Helton
Speech-Language Pathologists' Perceptions And Use Of Service Delivery Methods And Models In School-Based Practice, Burgandy DeAnn Henderson
The Effectiveness of the Student Support Service Program on Retention at a Rural Community College, Deborah D. Hodge
The Impact of Sexual Assault on College Students' Daily Occupations: A Phenomenological Approach, Lee Ann Hodge
No One Fights Alone: Exploring Social Participation of Young Adults with Cancer, Susan Blake Hodgson
A Dark Reflection of Society: Analyzing Cultural Representations of State Control in Black Mirror, Carl Russell Huber
Use of Song Types by Male Carolina Chickadees (Poecile carolinensis), Laura H. Jessup
Locomotor Skill Development in Response to an Electronic Visual Exercise System in Children with Sensory Impairments, Sara Johnson
Who Taught You to Hate Yourself?: The Racially Coded Language of Professionalism and its Detriment to the Black Community, Alexys Jones
Posttraumatic Growth As It Relates To Family Environment, Brian Keller
Exploring the Experiences of Young Adult Rock Musicians Through an Occupational Lens, Brooke E. King
The Devil in the Details: Popular Demonology, Addiction and Criminology, Kyra Ann Martinez
Habitat use by wintering passerines in fire-managed forests along the U.S. Gulf Coast, Justin Michael Michaud
Investigating Twenty-five Volumes of The Flutist Quarterly: A Content Analysis, Maile Delores Mills
Going To The Movies: Immersion, Visual Awareness, And Memory, Matthew Whalen Moran
Breaking the Binary: Negotiating Space and Power in Course-Embedded Consulting, Courtnie Jude Morin
The Art of Sungazing, Jane Ann Mortkowitz
Sample Collection and DNA Extraction Methods for Environmental DNA Metabarcoding in Headwater Streams, Michael Triston Mullins
The Role of Psychological Capital and the Areas of Worklife Model in Predicting Job Burnout, Sylwia K. Oles
A Sylvan Convergence, Jennifer Anne Parks
Development of a Medium Scale Apparatus for Testing & Teaching Dispersed Dust Flame Effects, David Petrow
The McDonaldized Death Penalty: Neoliberalism, Governmentality, and American Capital Punishment, Ryan Phillips
Product Packaging, Pester Power, & Preschoolers, Casie Prible
Sequence, Deri Ross Pryor
Whitman And The Elegy: Mythologizing Lincoln And The Poetic Reconstruction Of Mourning, Brytani Raymond
The Development Of Mental Illness Stigma: The Role Of Perceived Social Support, Social Proximity, And Help-Seeking Behavior, Emily Kathryn Reed
Assessment Of The Macroinvertebrate Assemblages From The Mesohabitats Of A Headwater Stream-Wetland Hydrologic Restoration In Eastern Kentucky, Rebecca Jo Roberts
(Re)Writing Woman with "The Laugh of the Medusa" and AntiOedipus, Samantha Rodgers
Are Mussel Shells Environmental DNA Time Capsules? A Comparison Of Extraction Methods For Obtaining DNA From Shell Material., Kelsey Elizabeth Rogers
Development Of Novel Breast Cancer Chemotherapeutics Directed Towards The Attenuation Of Metastatic And Chemo-Resistant Breast Cancer, Joseph Daniel Rollins
Visual Processing Ability: Early Predictor Of Inferential Language And Phonemic Awareness Ability, Leanna Marie Rowlette
The Effect Of Practical Blood Flow Restriction Training On Body Composition And Muscular Strength In College-Aged Individuals, Zachary R. Salyers
Appraising The Current Status Of The National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health's Fatality Assessment Control Evaluation Program, Douglas Schwindt
Masks of the Dark Goddess in Arthurian Literature: Origin and Evolution of Morgan le Fay, John Christopher Shearer
Waterparks' Impact On Rural Communities In Eastern Kentucky, Stephen M. Sims
Analysis of Union Safety: Determining Relationships between Union Membership and Injury and Fatality Rates, Madelyn K. Street
Ergonomics Programs In Kentucky's Nursing Homes, David Stumbo
The Lived Experience Of African American Teachers Utilizing Co-Cultural Adaptation At Predominantly White Rural Schools In Central Appalachia, Tony Eugene Sweatt
The Relationship Between Advanced Academic Services And College Readiness Among Public High School Students In Rural Remote Appalachian Kentucky, Franklin Brian Thomas
Farpointe: The Ice Princess Chronicles: Book 2, Kelsey Shea Weber
Experiences of Postpartum Women in One Residential Treatment Facility for Substance Use Disorders: A Qualitative Case Study, Rebecca Jo Williams
The Effect Of A Teacher Preparation Program On Teacher Preparedness From The Perspective Of First-Year Teachers And Their Principals, Christi Dee Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Assessing the Effectiveness of Safety Training Provided To Corrections Personnel in Appalachia, Ali K. Al Yammahi
The Implications of the Turnaround Process on a Rural Kentucky High School: Teacher Perspectives, Sonya Edwina Anglin
Faculty of Color at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System: A Survey of Ethnic Diversity, Geographic Location, and Personal Perspectives, Linda Karen Ballard
Low-Dimensional Reality-Based Algebras, Rachel Victoria Barber
Graduation Rates of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Concentrators in Kentucky: A Comparative Study, Seve L. Bennett
Going Home, Clinton Blake
Anonymity, Cybercrime, and the Connection to Cryptocurrency, Jesse D. Bray
Come, Set a Spell: A Novel in Stories, Ansley M. Bredar
Sorry Horses, Douglas Forrest Brewer
Characteristics, contexts, and possible functions of the vocalizations of Blue Jays, Dustin Eric Brewer
A Mediacentric Examination Of The Corporate Psychopath, Pamela Martha Brooks
The Effects of Strong Ties on Socialization, Colton Alan Burgess
Grave Desires, Lisa Ann Chapman
Nixon's Wars: Secrecy, Watergate, and the CIA, Chris Collins
Investigating Key Components of Classroom Engagement in Workforce Development Programming, Susan Leslie Cornelius
Identifications of Challenges and Success Factors of Females Entering and Advancing in the Profession of Emergency Management, Audra Cronen
The Monochromatic Column Problem: The Prime Case, Loran Elizabeth Crowell
Rail and Tie, Rebecca Daff
Collected Snow Globes, Bernard Fredrick Deville
Role Of Community Participation In Improving Quality Of Life In Clients With Dementia And Their Caregivers, Mridula Dhamija
The Imperativeness of the Inclusion of Multiple Intelligences in Safety Training, Melissa Diers-Sarasin
Saw Briers, Cecile Gale Dixon
Carving a New Notch in the Bible Belt: Rescuing the Women of Kentucky, Molly Dunn
Wetland Condition Matters: Amphibian Richness and Abundance Change Across Wetland Condition Gradient, Kari Dupler
Toward the Synthesis and Characterization of Pb-Doped ZnS Nanocrystals for Solar Energy Applications, Allison Durr
Efficiency of the TargeTron Gene Knockout System as a Transformative Protocol for the Mutagenesis of Listeria monocytogenes, Hilaree Noele Frazier
Law Enforcement’s Social Media Punitive Anomaly, Christopher Lloyd Freeman
The Stress of Her Disregard: Britannia’s Suez Fiasco in Consideration of Anglo-American Diplomacy, Matthew Gerth
Barefoot and Bindi-ed, Kristian Goli
Graduating Associate Degree Nursing Students: Keeping Students on Track, Marisa Ellen Greer
Assessing the effects of prescribed fire on foraging bats at Mammoth Cave National Park after the arrival of White-nose Syndrome, Rachael Elizabeth Griffitts
