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 2011
Reality television and its impact on women's body image, Ayarza Manwaring
Sexting as Moral Panic: An Exploratory Study into the Media's Construction of Sexting, Brandon Scott Marker
Identity, Reality, and Truth in Memoirs from the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, Travis L. Martin
The Culture of a Public School's Approach to Children with ASD: An Ethnographical Study, Lisa McCarthy
A Post-Restoration Assessment of the Fishes and Macroinvertebrates of Mill Branch, Knox County, Kentucky, with Emphasis on the Blackside Dace (Chrosomus cumberlandensis), Dwayne Kevin Merrill
Quantitative Proteomics Analysis of Differentially Expressed Proteins in Aβ(17-42) Treated Synaptosomes, Jaffer Mohammed
The Effects of Word Instruction During Classroom Read-Alouds on the Acquisition of Vocabulary, Marla Renee Muncy
Population and Conservation Genetics of Crawfish Frogs, Lithobates areolatus, at their Northeastern Range Limits, Schyler O. Nunziata
Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry And Elisa Determination Of Caffeine As A Marker For Sewage Contamination Of Wilgreen Lake, Rosemary Masu Onjiko
Nursing Home Administrators' Personality And Nursing Home Quality: Correlations Between The Predictive Index And Cms Ratings, Kelly Anne Osbaldiston
Nest-site selection by Sharp-shinned Hawks in Kentucky, Tyler Edmonson Rankin
Art as Occupation: A Phenomenological Study of Art as a Means of Self-Expression for an Individual Recovering from Severe Physical, Sexual, and Ritual Abuse, Raina Kay Remole
An Investigation of the Emotional Intelligence Competencies of National Middle Schools to Watch Principals, Michele Reynolds
Characteristics Of Rest Sites Used By Raccoons (procyon Lotor) In Richmond, Kentucky, Jonathan Ridenour
Little Brother is Watching and Recording You: Social Control in a Deviant Group, Joshua Wayne Roberts
We May or May Not Rock You, Ryan Matthew Rodgers
Optimization And Validation Of Direct Analysis In Real Time Mass Spectrometry (dart-Ms) For Quantitation Of Sugars To Advance Biofuel Production, Daudi Sayialel Saang'onyo
Transnational Crime in a Global Community: The Case of West Africa, Holly Joanna Sims
Developing Culturally Responsive Preservice Teacher Candidates: Implications For Teacher Education Programs, Rose Gilmore Skepple
Ultraviolet reflectance of nestling plumage and the provisioning strategies of adult Eastern Phoebes (Sayornis phoebe), Alyssa Rae Underwood
Zapped: A Typology Of Use And Misuse Of The Taser, Lindsey L. Upton
Occupations and Quality of Life of Families with Children with ASD: A Survey, Rebecca Vaughn
Occupational Behaviors And Quality Of Life: A Comparison Study Of Individuals Who Self-Identify As Adult Children Of Alcoholics And Non-Adult Children Of Alcoholics, Emily Layne Vaught
Mental Health Services in Appalachia, Miranda Renee Waters
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Effects Of A Sustained, Job-Embedded Professional Development On Elementary Teachers' Math Teaching Self-Efficacy And The Resulting Effects On Their Students' Achievement, Krista Louise Althauser
An Integrated Approach to the Role of Control in Child Maltreatment and Delinquency, Heather Page Kinnett
Prison Blockbusters: Relationships Between Prison Cinema and Student Perceptions, Jeremy Scott McQueen
Examining the effectiveness of online wildland firefighting education for structural firefighters, Kevin Roy Nunn
Reliability and Validity Analyses of the Community Service Attitudes Scale, Brian Perry
Shorebird migration in western Kentucky: phenology, habitat use, and possible effects of prey availability, Nicole Ann Ranalli
The Pixelated Jolly Roger: an Ethnographic Analysis of Online Pirates, Kevin Francis Steinmetz
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The Barbaric Spectacle of Late Modern Fighting, John James Brent
Extending Herman and Chomsky's propaganda model to criminal justice agencies in the El Paso-Juarez borderland, Alejandro Dodds
Law enforcement recruitment: the social, economic, and political considerations for police officer recruitment programs, E. Quentin Hughes
Social Disorganization, Crime, and Displacement: An Evaluation of HOPE VI in Lexington, Kentucky, Rodrick W. Jones
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
When Worlds Collide: Climate Change's Implications for Criminal Justice, Edward Leonard Wayne Green
You Make the Call: Using Officer Discretion In Selection of Emergency Response Mode for Fire and EMS, Branden J. Sobaski
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Exorcising Evil: Theorizing Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Bombing, Carl Allen Root
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Burning Construction: From a pathogenic etiology to a terrorist ideology, the social construction of arson, Matthew Hinds-Aldrich
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Following in the Footsteps of Prior Law: the Expanding Application of the USA Patriot Act, Jacinda Christine Bertie
America's Hidden and Ignored Drug Problem: Prescription Drug Abuse, Brian Keith Simpkins
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Mobile Firearm Simulation Training Systems: Perceptions of Officers from Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agencies, Ryan K. Baggett
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Funding Patterns Within Academic Journal Articles: Does Money Buy Knowledge?, Gregory Kent Ferrell
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Forging the "Iron Fist" Inside the "Velvet Glove": a Case Study in the Character and Culture of a Police Paramilitary Unit, Derek J. Paulsen
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
The Employment Interview: a Critical Review of the Research and Legal Guidelines, Victor E. Kappeler
Theses/Dissertations from 1979
Petrology of Metadiabase Intrusions in the White Rock Quadrangle, Western North Carolina, Dale M. Burton
Theses/Dissertations from 1978
Criminal Juvenile Justice in America: a Model Primer for High School Students, Norman MacArthur Spain
Theses/Dissertations from 1972
Revision and Test of the Use of Force Scale, Larry K. Gaines
