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 2015
The Effect Of Web-Based Learning On Retention Of Non-traditional Students in a Rural Comprehensive University, Treva Gail Macy
The Experiences of Occupational Therapists Working on Interprofessional Primary Health Care Teams: A Case Study., Emma Blake McClellan
a people blessed, a land teeming, Jay McCoy
The 21st Century University President: Building Blocks for Effective Rural Leadership, David Thomas McFaddin
Effects of supplemental food on the behavior, aggression, and paternity status of male Indigo Buntings (Passerina cyanea), Bradley McLeod
Sedentary Behaviors and Physical Activity in Relation to Class Standing in University Students, Codie Monhollen
Vegetation-Based Metrics Of Biotic Integrity For Assessing The Ecological Condition Of Wetlands Of Kentucky, Tanner Matthew Morris
A Phenomenological Study of Participation in Specialized and Inclusive Recreation Programs, Charles Keith Mullins
Deuterium Enrichment and the Kinetic Isotope Effect during Ruthenium Catalyzed Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Jennifer Naumovitz
Destroying Blackness One Body At A Time: Examining The Mediated Representations Of Lynchings Past And Present, Bethany Callan Nelson
Crafting Dreams of Lucid Shape, Joseph Allen Nichols
Bitter Relish, Heather Noland
Preparation And Characterization Of Self-Assembled Monolayers And Mesoscale Protein Patterning, Panae Noomuna
A Qualitative Exploration of Firefighter Participation in Wellness Programs within a Career Fire Department in Northern Ohio, Conner O'Halloran
The Status of the Genus Taxus In Kentucky, Robert Reed Pace
Flight Vocalizations and Displays of Adult Chimney Swifts (Chaetura Pelagica): Description and Function, Louise Ann Peppe
Effectiveness of Mandatory Driver Training Programs for Fire Service Drivers, Ryan Neil Pietzsch
Validating A Kentucky Wetland Rapid Assessment Method For Forested Riverine Wetlands Using Vegetation, Bird Surveys, And Landscape Analysis, JohnRyan Andrew Polascik
Individuals who self identify as artists but work in a different career: A cross case analysis, Kelly Lee Price
The Neoliberal Construction of Immigration as Crisis, Melissa Jeanette Pujol
A Study of Academic Performance in Police Basic Training, Robert Ramsey
The Lexington, Kentucky Civil Rights Movement, Brandon J. Render
What Happened Last Night? Sleep, Sex, and Recollection, Amanda Gale Renfro
Psychophysiological Markers of Cognitive Reactions to Depictions of Corporal Punishment, Hope Reuschel
Effectiveness Of Visual-Based Safety Training Compared With Non-Visual Based Safety Training In The Meat Processing Industry For Non-English Speaking, Hispanic Employees, Erika K. Rinehart
Sarah Across America, Christopher Rowe
A Thorough and Accessible Proof of the Erdo˝s-Kac Theorem Following Granville and Soundararajan, Thomas John Scheithauer
First Responder Training Transfer: Does Training Delivery Method Matter?, Brian Keith Simpkins
Affirmative action within the fire service: The background on the law and its effect on the fire service and how fire department policies reflect the affirmative action legislation., Steven Michael Stecher
Adaptive Behavior and the Strength of Autism Characteristics, Lisa Claire Tecoulesco
Saudade, Whitnee Elaine Thorp
The effect of antibiotics on Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm production, Courtney Paige Turpin
Mega Sport and the Gentrification of Public Space, Ichiro Vance
Longitudinal variation in environmental impact at rock climbing areas in the Red River Gorge limits of acceptable change study area, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, Nicholas Walendziak
5-0 Is Not Coming To Save You: Examining The Lack Of Police Intervention In LGBTQ Intimate Partner Violence, Lucais Wallen
The Role of Speech-Language Pathologists in Swallowing Treatment of Individuals with HIV/AIDS, Sarah Lynn Warner
Effect of variation in nestling hunger levels on the begging behavior of nestlings and the provisioning behavior of adult American Kestrels, Katheryn Ann Watson
Experiences of LGBTQ Students Attending a University in Rural, Bible Belt America, Eric Joseph Weber
Effects Of De-Polymerization Of Cellulose In Producing Sugar From Cellulosic Biomass At Low-Temperature, Lin Ling Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Influential Factors In International Students' College Choice Of A Rural, Regional University, Mahsa Abdolalizadeh
The Effect of Appalachian Regional Dialect on Performance Appraisal and Leadership Perceptions, Amie Sparks Ball
The Consort, Cynthia Ann Behunin
The Art of Collaboration in Academic and Clinical Partnerships, Kelsey Spencer Bennett
Bankster's Paradise: The Importance Of Discourse In Creating A Haven For Criminogenic Banks In The United States, Maria Jacqueline Bordt
The Effectiveness Of Manipulatives In A High School Algebra II Class, Brooke Elizabeth Bruins
Improving Occupational Performance using Therapeutic Activities on a Geropsychiatric Unit, Brenda L. Cain
Landsat Evaluation Of Trumpeter Swan Historical Nesting Sites In Yellowstone National Park, Laura Elizabeth Cockrell
Like and Share: The Effectiveness of Social Media on University Student Response Behavior during Emergency Events, Ashley Brooke Collett
An Envoy, Courtney Anne Combs
Evaluating the Suitability of Phased Evacuation and Contraflow for the Evacuation of Boston's Coastal Population, Courtney Connor
The Relationship of Collegiate Athletic and Recreational Sports Involvement to Student Success and Persistence, Gregory Joseph Corack
Student Voices on High School Mathematics Teaching And Learning: College Student Voices on Teacher Behaviors and Actions Impacting High School Mathematics Achievement, Elizabeth Anne Crane
Leadership Characteristics and Practices of American Association of School Administrators (AASA) Superintendents of the Year and Finalists, Doris Lynette Crawford
Management Commitment In Occupational Safety And Health As It Relates To Federal Agency Programs, John Sterling Crumbley
The Experience of Inmates Preparing for Reentry Into the Community, Christina A. Eaker
Tensions Of Violence, Social Harm, And Profit: An Examination Of The National Football League, Jonathan Anthony Felden
Farmers with Upper-Limb Amputations and Their Daily Routine, Emily Louise Fintel
Impact Of Career And Technical Education On College And Career Readiness In Kentucky, Linda Smith Floyd
Vocal responses of adult Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) to potential nest predators and the behavioral responses of nestlings, Erin E. Grabarczyk
Retaking Summative Assessments at the High School Level, Katherine Gray
Animal People, Mary Rachael Hamm
Potential Ignition Sources from Residential Electric Cooktops, Corey Ray Hanks
This Is How You Live, James Andrew Hartman
Sleeper Cell, Jennifer Jordan Hartman
A Comparative Study between Army Civilian Workforce and Private Industry Workforce Workers' Compensation Claims Management, Melanie Claire Hart
A National System of Reciprocity in the Fire Service, Bill Hicks
Building Advocacy in Healthcare: The Impact of Intergroup Dialogue on the Cultural Sensibility Outcomes of Health Profession Students Using an Individual Diversity Development Framework, Chassity LeeShell Holliman Douglas
How Not Being Able to Drive Can Affect Routines and Occupations Related to Transportation, Stedmon Deon Hopkins
The Relationship Between Teachers' Perceptions Of Student Management With Out-Of-School Suspensions And High School Graduation Rates, Caryn Letcher Huber
Ellipses of Gravel, Brandyn Christian Johnson
Local Color's Finest Hour: Kentucky Literature at the Turn of the Twentieth Century, Brian Clay Johnson
The Effects of Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviors (FSSB) on Work and Health Related Outcomes, Dorothy Abigail Blaine Johnson
Interactions between Eastern Newts and Wood Frogs in an anthropogenically altered wetland system in eastern Kentucky, Chelsea S. Kross
Visitor Perceptions of Black Bear Management Options in Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Robert Maxwell Lakes
Exploring the Responsibilities of Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers: An Examination of Citations Issued by Kentucky Conservation Officers, Conrad Morgan Lanham
Experience Of Occupational Therapists Practicing In Rural Kenya, Picoty Cherotich Leitich
Fragments of Joshua, Bruce Chandler Lewis
Deuterium Tracer Study Of The Mechanism Of Iron Catalyzed Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis, Yunxin Liao
Judgment, Joseph M. Mau
Green and Grey: Water Justice, Privatization, and Resistance, William McClanahan
An Examination of Toccata Line Movements in Prokofiev's Piano Music, Jeremie Michael
A Retrospective Analysis of Paramedic Student Performance Under Simulated Stress, Nicholas Franklin Miller
Using GIS To Evaluate The Kentucky Wetland Rapid Assessment Method, Douglas Robert Mott
Benefits of a Multi-Generational Workforce: Perceptions of Age-Friendly Work Environments, Aneeta Alysha Noorani
The Vascular Flora of Garrard County, Kentucky, William Overbeck
Comparing Orgasm Descriptions between the Sexes, Christopher Frederick Palmer
We Bare All, Wesley Shane Parsons
The Effects of Active Recovery during High Intensity Resistance Training on Lactate Clearance in Collegiate Athletes, Christopher Alexander Perry
The Heroin Problem: Learning From Past Experiments In Narcotic Maintenance, Ashley Marie Phillips
The Effectiveness of Risk Assessment Training on Self-Reported Safe Behaviors of Employees of a Manufacturing Organization, Jeffrey Tate Preston
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Community Responses to a Headwater Valley Restoration at Slabcamp Creek, Rowan Co., Kentucky, Nicholas Primo Revetta
Predicting Staff Sexual Misconduct In Female Housing Units: Individual Versus Social Climate Factors, Hannah Mae Robbins-Johnson
Compliance of SCBA Training in the Lexington Fire Department, Jordan Peter Saas
Physical, Emotional, and Competitive Aggression Tendencies in Contact and Non-Contact Collegiate Athletes, Samyra Rose Safraoui
Culture and the Sweet 16 Boys Basketball Tournament, James Corey Sayre
The Effect of University Campus Recreation Programs on Student Retention, Caelin Scott
The Effect Of Academic Coaches On Teachers' Effective Use Of Data For Instructional Decisions, Barbara Quillen Shoemaker
