The EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship series houses works from Eastern Kentucky University faculty and staff members, including article pre-prints, presentations, posters, and other types of scholarship. In cases where the full text cannot be posted due to copyright, the citation will be included with a link to the full text when possible. Books written or edited by Eastern Kentucky University faculty and staff are highlighted in our Faculty and Staff Books Gallery.
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Submissions from 2019
Spectroscopic Differentiation and Chromatographic Separation of Regioisomeric Indole Aldehydes: Synthetic Cannabinoids Precursors, Younis Abiedalla, Lewis W. Smith, Karim M. Abdel-Hay, Logan Neel, Tarek S. Belal, Amber Thaxton-Weissenfluh, Forrest Smith, Jack DeRuiter, and C. Randall Clark
Enduring Dispositions: Examining Punitive Logics in the Context of Disciplinary Reform, John J. Brent
Factors Influencing Discharge Readiness after Total Knee Replacement, Renee Causey-Upton, Dana M. Howell, Patrick H. Kitzman, Melba G. Custer, and Emily V. Dressler
Restructuring Heinrich: An Application for Modern Safety Management, Scott E. Dunlap, Bryan Basford, and Michelle Smith
Management support for safety: Disrupting the paradigm, Scotty Dunlap
Rudolf Otto as Platonist, Todd Gooch
Reviews and Price on Online Platforms: Evidence from Sentiment analysis of Airbnb reviews in Boston, Abdelaziz Lawani, Michael R. Reed, Tyler Mark, and Yuqing Zheng
Down and Out in Middletown and Jackson: Drugs, Dependency, and Decline in J.D. Vance's Capitalist Realism, Travis Linnemann and Corina Medley
The Gold Flat Tuff, Nevada: Insights into the evolution of peralkaline silicic magmas., Ray Macdonald, Boguslaw Baginski, Harvey E. Belkin, John C. White, and Don C. Noble
Guardianship and Predatory Crimes among Incapacitated Persons in Kentucky, Karen E. Martin and James N. Maples
Student Veterans' Assimilation in Higher Education: The Role of Identity Complexity, Eric B. Meiners
Influences of Facultative Paedomorphosis on Kin Selection in a Larval Salamander, Ambystoma Talpoideum, Cy L. Mott, Haris Dzaferbegovic, Shelby R. Timm, and Howard H. Whiteman
Mentoring: What Is Your Role?, C. Pinion, Jr. and Jamie D. Hisel
Upper Dimension and Bases of Zero-Divisor Graphs of Commutative Rings, S. Pirzada, M. Aijaza, and Shane P. Redmond
Brooding and Provisioning of Nestlings by Male and Female White-eyed Vireos (Vireo griseus), Gary Ritchison, Jeffrey Hawkins, and Brianna C. Ritchison
Volatiles and trace element contents in melt inclusions from the zoned Green Tuff ignimbrite (Pantelleria, Sicily): petrological inferences., Pierangelo Romano, John C. White, Alessandro Ciulla, Ida Di Carlo, Claudia D'Oriano, Patrizia Landi, and Silvio G. Rotolo
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Predicts Health Perception in Prison Inmates, Zyad T. Saleh, Alison Connell, Terry A. Lennie, Alison L. Bailey, Rami A. Elshatarat, Khalil Yousef, and Debra K. Moser
Gender composition and share of management: Tipping points in US workplaces, 1980–2005, Tiffany Taylor, Alison Buck, Katrina R. Bloch, and Brianna Turgeon
Spatial Variation in U.S. Labor Markets and Workplace Gender Segregation: 1980–2005*, Tiffany Taylor Taylor, Brianna Turgeon, Alison Buck, Katrina Bloch, and Jacob Church
Between Kudzu and Killer Apps: Finding Human Ground between the Monoculture of MOOCs and Online Mechanisms for Learning, Ralph L. Turner and Carol Gassaway
Varietal Terwilliger Algebras Arising from Wreath Products of Rank Two Association Schemes, Bangteng Xu
Submissions from 2018
Business students' personal branding: An empirical investigation, Lee Allison, Philip J. Boutin, and Kevin J. Cumiskey
“The Power of Play: Enhancing the Occupational Performance of Handwriting, Sarah Anderson, Nick Cross, Abby Hobbs, Brittney Phelps, Beth Mueller, Bobbie Phelps, Mallory Shoulkletovich, Dustin Turner, Kara Wade, and Kayln Wilson
Environmental Gradients in Old‐Growth Appalachian Forest Predict Fine‐Scale Distribution, Co‐occurrence, and Density of Woodland Salamanders, J. Alex Baecher, and Stephen C. Richter
Tuhualite in a peralkaline rhyolitic ignimbrite from Pantelleria, Italy., Boguslaw Baginski, Ray Macdonald, John C. White, and Lidia Jezak
A Storied Tale: Melding Digital Storytelling, Service-Learning, and Digital and Information Literacy Skills for Pre-Service Teachers, Heather K. Beirne
Nutrient contamination from an agricultural non-point source and its mitigation: A case study of EKU Meadowbrook Farm, Madison County, Kentucky, Walter S. Borowski, Reid E. Buskirk, James Scott Winter, and Jonathan Malzone Dr.
Social constructivism and cooperative learning in marketing courses: A sample in-class activity, Philip J. Boutin
Infographics: Development and Utilization at EKU, Molly Bradshaw
Total and Marginal Cost Analysis for a High School Based Bystander Intervention, Joshua L. Bush, Heather M. Bush, Ann L. Coker, Candace J. Brancato, Emily R. Clear, and Eileen A. Recktenwald
Characterization of groundwater and surface water geochemistry in an agricultural setting at EKU Meadowbrook Farm, Madison County, Kentucky, Reid E. Buskirk, Walter S. Borowski, and Jonathan M. Malzone
How Ethics Can Inform Spiritually Sensitive Social Work, Ann M. Callahan
Relational spirituality: An opportunity for social work in long-term care., Ann M. Callahan
Building Spiritual Sensitivity Through an Online Spirituality Course, Ann M. Callahan and Kalea Benner
A Country in Crisis: Will Greece Survive?, Lana Carnes
Conveying the importance of personal brands to students, Lana Carnes and Faridah Awang
International challenges and opportunities for start-up expatriates, Lana Carnes and Faridah Awang
Nerve Stimulation Enhances Task-Oriented Training for Moderate-to-Severe Hemiparesis 3-12 months after Stroke: A Randomized Trial, Cheryl Carrico; Philip M. Westgate; Salmon E. Powell; Elizabeth Salmon Powell; Kenneth C. Chelette,; Laurie Nichols; L. Creed Pettigrew; and Lumy Sawaki
Developing Clinical Reasoning Skills for Acute Care with Simulated Clients, Renee Causey-Upton and Dana Howell
Pre-operative Education for Total Knee Replacement: A Pilot Survey, Renee Causey-Upton, Dana M. Howell, Patrick H. Kitzman, Melba Custer, and Emily V. Dressler
Responses of Blue Jays (Cyanocitta cristata) to raptors that differ in predatory threat, Julie A. Dahl and Gary Ritchison
Authority Control in Digital Commons: Why Bother?, Laura Edwards
Inventory in Digby, Laura Edwards
Exploring Parents’ Experiences of Raising a Child with Sensorimotor Impairments and Expectations for Leisure Participation, Emily A. Eicher, Camille Skubik-Peplaski, Shirley P. O'Brien, and Anne Fleischer
Relational Mechanisms in the Goal Puruit Process, Jonathan S. Gore, Raven Hester, Lauren Spegal, Kimberley Kavanaugh, and Yoshie Nakai
Use of Communication Plans by Certified Nursing Assistants: Little Things Mean a Lot, Christen Guffey, Robert C. Marshall, Dana Howell, and Graham D. Rowles
Critical Reading in Higher Education Academic Goals and Social Engagement, by K. Manarin, M. Carey, M. Rathburn, & G. Ryland, Leslie J. Hardman
The Editors’ Perspective: A Successful First Year of the Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, Cindy L. Hayden, Renee Causey-Upton, and Dana Howell
Noncommutative reality-based algebras of rank 6, Allen Herman, Mikhael Muzychuk, and Bangteng Xu
Kidney-Friendly Label Reading for Chronic Kidney Disease Shoppers, Lois J. Hill and Amey J. Herald
Effect of multimodal information delivery for diabetes care on colorectal cancer screening uptake among individuals with type 2 diabetes, Young-Rock Hong, Kalyani B. Sonawane, Derek B. Holcomb, and Ashish A. Deshmukh
Measuring the Timing of the Bilingual Advantage, Sara Incera
Is Tuba Masculine or Feminine? The Timing of Grammatical Gender, Sara Incera, Conor T. McLennan, Lisa M. Stronsick, and Emily E. Zetzer
Planning online course sites for middle and high school courses: Begin with a quality course plan., Paula Jones
View point: gaps in the current guidelines for the prevention of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus surgical site infections, Kevin T. Kavanagh, Said Abusalem, and Lindsay E. Calderon
Pain Catastrophizing Behaviors and Their Relation to Poor Patient-Reported Outcomes after Scapular Muscle Reattachment, W. Ben Kibler MD, Cale A. Jacobs, and Aaron D. Sciascia
Pain catastrophizing behaviors and their relation to poor patient-reported outcomes after scapular muscle reattachment, W. Ben Kibler, Cale A. Jacobs, and Aaron D. Sciascia
Trends in state and federal OSH enforcement, James P. Klyza Jr., Clint Pinion Jr., and D. Gary Brown
Antibiotic residues in milk from three popular Kenyan milk vending machines, Amos Kosgey, Anakalo Shitandi, and Jason W. Marion
A Mixed Methods Comparison of Teachers' Lunar Modeling Lesson Implementation and Student Learning Outcomes, Mary F. Lamar, Dr. Jennifer Anne Wilhelm, and Merryn Cole
A mixed methods comparison of teachers' lunar modeling lesson implementation and student learning outcomes, Mary F. Lamar, Jennifer Anne Wilhelm, and Merryn Cole
Exploring the Correlates of Perceived Job Dangerousness Among Correctional Staff at a Maximum Security Prison, Eric G. Lambert, Kevin I. Minor, Jill Gordon, James B. Wells, and Nancy L. Hogan
A novel FTA™ elute card collection method that improves direct DNA amplification from bloodstained concrete, Stephen G. Lipic, Lucille M. Giordullo, and Jamie D. Fredericks
Compositional and thermodynamic variability in a stratified magma chamber: Evidence from the Green Tuff ignimbrite (Pantelleria, Italy)., Katarzyna M. Liszewska, John C. White, Ray Macdonald, and Bogusław Bagiński
Assessment of temperature and ultraviolet radiation effects on sunburn at an inland U.S. Beach: a cohort study, Jason W. Marion, Jiyoung Lee, James Rosenblum, and Timothy J. Buckley
Environmental Health Makes a Strong Entry Into the Global One Health Framework in Jamaica, Jason W. Marion, Henroy Scarlett, and Priscilla Oliver
Maintaining Sexual Desire in Long-Term Relationships: A Systematic Review and Conceptual Model, Kristen P. Mark and Julie A. Lasslo
152 Effects of Group Housing on Sow Production and Behavior, M. A. Martino, D. L. Peery, Z. T. Poynter, Courtney Sanders, Charles Powers, and Andrea Sexten
Darkness on the Edge of Town: Visual Criminology and the "Black Sites" of the Rural, Bill McClanahan and Travis Linnemann
Role Negotiation as Role Enrichment: A Study of Working College Students, Eric B. Meiners
The Evolution of Eastern Kentucky University Libraries Orientations: Giving Students a LIbStart to Student Success Through Library Engagement, Trenia Napier, Ashley J. Cole, and Leah C. Banks
A Collaborative, Trilateral Approach to Bridging the Information Literacy Gap in Student Writing, Trenia Napier, Jill M. Parrott, Erin Presley, and Leslie A. Valley
A model to increase rehabilitation adherence to home exercise programmes in patients with varying levels of self-efficacy, Kelsey J. Picha and Dana M. Howell
Indoor Air Quality in Schools, Clint Pinion Jr.
Serving LGBTQIA Students on College Campuses, Clint Pinion Jr.
It's About Communities: the Commitment to Promoting a Culturally Competent Environmental Health Workforce., Clint Pinion Jr., Leslie D. Mitchell, and Jason W. Marion
The Librarians’ Guide to the Information Literacy Galaxy: Leading Campus Conversations, Sarah Richardson, Heather K. Beirne, Ashley Cole, and Trenia Napier
Consent and Consumption of Spectacle Power and Violence, Dawn Rothe and Victoria E. Collins
Mortuuspolitics: politicization of the dead, capitalism, and inequality, Dawn L. Rothe and Stephen Muzzatti
Moving Beyond “Agreeable” Texts and “Boring” Tasks: Pairing YAL and Critical Literacy in Teacher Education, Eileen Shanahan and Ashley Dallacqua
A Retrospective Cohort Study of QuickDASH Scores for Three Hand Therapy Acute Upper Limb Conditions, V. Smith-Forbes, Dana M. Howell, Jason Willoughby, Donald G. Pitts, and Tim L. Uhl
Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years, Catherine Howey Stearn
Importance of Community Engagement for Young Nonprofit Organizations, Ramona Sudbeck and Michael J. Bradley
Possible functions of tail-pumping by American Kestrels (Falco sparverius), Joshua Suich and Gary Ritchison
Relationships among symptoms of spotted wilt disease of peanut and their potential impact on crop productivity and resistance breeding, Barry L. Tillman and Justin Lee Mckinney
Evaluation of relative technological innovation capability: Model and case study for Chinas coal mine, Wensheng Wang and Chengyi Zhangb
Effect of variation in nestling hunger levels on the begging behaviour of nestlings and the provisioning behaviour of adult American Kestrels, Katheryn A. Watson and Gary Ritchison
Experiences of Postpartum Women in One Residential Treatment Facility for Substance Use Disorders, Rebecca Jo Williams and Christine Privott
Nutrient export from a proximal intermittent stream draining EKU Meadowbrook Farm, Madison County, Kentucky, James Scott Winter, Walter S. Borowski, and Jonathan M. Malzone
Surface Thiolation of Silicon for Antifouling Application, Xiaoning Zhang, Pei Gao, Valerie Hollimon, DaShan Brodus, Arion Johnson, and Hongmei Hu
Facilitate active learning: The role of perceived benefits of using technology, Weiling Zhuang and Qian Xiao
Submissions from 2017
Biotic and Abiotic Predictors of Larval Salamander Size and Density, Thomas L. Anderson, Cy L. Mott, Bradley A. Hartman, and Howard H. Whiteman
Working toward holistic education: A case study of business program assessment, Faridah Awang, Qian Xiao, and Lana Carnes
Pseudo-direct sums and wreath products of loose-coherent algebras with applications to coherent configurations, Xu Bangteng
Regional economic integration in Mercosur: The role of real and financial sectors, Hem C. Basnet and Gyan Pradhan
Academic Socialization: Mentoring New Honors Students in Metadiscourse, Gaby Bedetti
Mediation of eutrophication of surface and subsurface water from non-point sources: Nutrient monitoring at Meadowbrook Farm (Madison County, Kentucky), Walter S. Borowski and Jonathan M. Malzone
Environmental Scanning and Global Marketing Strategy: A Multitheoretical Normative Conceptual Framework, Philip J. Boutin Jr.
George Wright and the Plateau Indian War, John P. Bowes
