EKU Faculty and Staff Scholarship

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 2018

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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

Submissions from 2017

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Academic Socialization: Mentoring New Honors Students in Metadiscourse, Gaby Bedetti

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Accelerated Gillespie Algorithm for Gas–Grain Reaction Network Simulations Using Quasi-steady-state Assumption, Qiang Chang, Yang Lu, and Donghui Quan

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A Critique and Empirical Assessment of Alexandra Horowitz and Julie Hecht's "Examining Dog-human Play: The Characteristics, Affect, and Vocalizations of a Unique Interspecific Interaction"., Robert Mitchell

Active Learning with Technology, M. M. Robles

Advantages and Disadvantages of Distance Education in Comparison to Traditional Education., Antoinette Marie Davis EdD

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A Holistic Education Approach for Assessing Business Programs, Lana W. Carnes, Faridah Awang, and Qian Xiao

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Amphibian Use of Wetlands Created by Military Activity in Kisatchie National Forest, Louisiana, USA., Stephen M. Ecrement and Stephen C. Richter

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A New Dwarf Crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from Floodplain Swamps in Central Alabama, Guenter A. Schuster and Michael R. Kendrick

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A Pedagogical Framework for Teaching Business Strategy: Design and Assessment, Qian Xiao and Lana Carnes

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Associations between County-level Land Cover Classes and Cyanobacteria Blooms in the United States, Jason W. Marion, Feng Zhang PhD, David Cutting, and Jiyoung Lee PhD

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Atomistic Quantum Transport Simulation of Multilayer Phosphorene Nanoribbon Field Effect Transistors, Hojjatollah Sarvari, Chaoyuan Liu, Amir Hossein Ghayour, Parham Shenavar, Zhi Chen, and Rahim Ghayour

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Barrier to Learning: Why We Can No Longer Afford High Textbook Prices, Victoria Koger and Linda Sizemore

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Basement Control of Alkali Flood Rhyolite Magmatism of the Davis Mountains Volcanic Field, Trans-Pecos Texas, USA., Don Parker, John C. White, Minghua Ren, and Melanie Barnes

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Bilingualism and Age are Continuous Variables that Influence Executive Function, Sara Incera and Conor T. McLennan

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Biotic and Abiotic Predictors of Larval Salamander Size and Density, Thomas L. Anderson, Cy L. Mott, Bradley A. Hartman, and Howard H. Whiteman

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Book Review: Piers Beirne, Hogarth’s Art of Animal Cruelty: Satire, Suffering and Pictorial Propaganda, Avi Brisman

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Building Sales People: Recommendations for the Development of a Professional Sales Mentorship Program, Karen Hood Hopkins and Christopher D. Hopkins

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Cases and Commentaries, Ginny Whitehouse

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CEO Political Ideology and Mergers and Acquisitions Decisions, Ahmed M. Elnahas and Kim Dongnyoung

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Chapter 3 – Overcoming Health Disparities: The Need for Communication and Cultural Competency Training for Healthcare Providers Practicing Virtually in Rural Areas, Julie Lasslo, Kathryn E. Anthony, Carrie E. Reif, and Nicolet H. Bell

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Climbing out of Poverty: The Economic Impact of Rock Climbing in and around Eastern Kentucky's Red River Gorge., James N. Maples, Ryan L. Sharp, Brian G. Clark, Katherine Gerlaugh, and Braylon Gillespie

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Combinatorial Extensions of Terwilliger Algebras and Wreath Products of Association Schemes, Sung Y. Song, Bangteng Xu, and Shenglin Zhou

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Comparing Occupation-Based and Repetitive Task Practice Interventions for Optimal Stroke Recovery: A Pilot Randomized Trial, Camille Skubik-Peplaski, Melba Custer, Elizabeth Powell, Philip M. Westgate, and Lumy Sawaki

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Comparing Occupation-Based and Repetitive Task Practice Interventions for Optimal Stroke Recovery: A Pilot Randomized Trial, Camille Skubik-Peplaski, Melba Custer, Elizabeth Powell, Philip M. Westgate, and Lumy Sawaki

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Competency Development in University Business Students: A Multiperspective Analysis, Karlee A. Tanel and Michael T. Roberson

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Cultural Competence in Mathematics Education, Dr. Antoinette Marie Davis EdD

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Designing a SoTL Professional Learning Community (PLC) Experience for Faculty Development, Russell Carpenter and Shirley P. O'Brien

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Designing Online Faculty Development to Facilitate SoTL, Russell Carpenter and Shirley P. O'Brien

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Determining Usage When Vendors Do Not Provide Data, Kelly Smith and Jens Arneson

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Developing Best Practices for Creating an Authentic Learning Experience in an Online Learning Environment: Lessons Learned, Cindy Judd and Brad Marcum

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Disparities in Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Diabetic Patients by Insurance Type, Young-Rock Hong, Kalyani Sonawane, Derek Holcomb, and Ashish Deshmukh

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Drug Use and Abuse as Primary Motivators for Involvement in Burglary: A Comparison of Self-Reported Differences Among a Random Sample of Male and Female Burglars, Joseph B. Kuhns, Kristie R. Blevins, Riane M. Bolin, and Josie F. Cambareri

Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio), Gary Ritchison, Frederick R. Gehlbach, Peter Pyle, and Michael A. Patten

Effectiveness of Online Journal Clubs in Promoting OBP, K. Miller, Shirley P. O'Brien, and Renee Causey-Upton

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Electronic Swiss Army Knife: Deploying an Online Reference Service as an Interdepartmental Multi-Use Tool, Laura Edwards, Kelly Smith, and Jens Arneson

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Enjoyment of a Therapy Dog by Child Social Group Participants, Myra Beth Bundy, Shirley P. O'Brien, and Corey Sheldon

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Environmental Scanning and Global Marketing Strategy: A Multitheoretical Normative Conceptual Framework, Philip J. Boutin Jr.

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Evaluation of IT Ethical Scenarios: A Multidimensional Analysis, Kristen L. King and Julia C. Graham

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Examining the Impact of Organizational and Individual Characteristics on Forensic Scientists’ Job Stress and Satisfaction, Thomas J. Holt, Kristie R. Blevins, and Ruth Waddell Smith

Executive Perceptions of Communication and Other Soft Skills and Student Preparedness for the Workplace., Kristen L. King

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Exploratory Study of Breast Cancer Survivors’ Lived Experience Three to Four Years Post-treatment, Anne Fleischer and Rachel Parsley

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Exploring and Understanding Differences Between Deliberate and Impulsive Male and Female Burglars, Amber N. Sanders, Joseph B. Kuhns, and Kristie R. Blevins

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Exploring Inquiry: Household Chemicals and Their Impact on Seed Germination and Plant Growth, Rachael M. Lander and Patrick S. Calie

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Exploring the Utility of Mindfulness and Self-regulation Assignments for Business Students, Michael T. Roberson

Faculty Developing Faculty: The EKU Faculty Innovator Program, Matthew P. Winslow and Shirley P. O'Brien

Faculty Development On-Demand: The DEEP System, Shirley P. O'Brien and Matthew P. Winslow

Faculty Development On-Demand: The DEEP System, Shirley P. O'Brien and Matthew P. Winslow

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Faculty Perspectives of Teaching Online, Shirley P. O'Brien

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Field-based Assessment of Wetland Condition, Wetland Extent, and the National Wetlands Inventory in Kentucky, USA, Michelle Guidugli-Cook, Stephen C. Richter, Barbara J. Scott, and David R. Brown

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Geochemical Characteristics and Storm Dynamics of Surface Waters and Groundwater at Eastern Kentucky University’s Meadowbrook Farm, Madison County, Kentucky, Reid E. Buskirk, Walter S. Borowski, and Jonathan M. Malzone

George Wright and the Plateau Indian War, John P. Bowes

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Groundwater and Subsurface Water in a Landscape with Shallow Bedrock: Implications for Agricultural Nutrient Export, Laura Kelley, Hunter R. Evans, Reid E. Buskirk, Jonathan M. Malzone, and Walter S. Borowski

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Habitat Use and Foraging Behavior of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) in Relation to Winter Weather, Todd J. Weinkam, Gregg A. Janos, and David R. Brown

How do we establish Social Presence within Online Mathematics Courses, Dr. Antoinette Marie Davis EdD

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Improving Student Effort on a Learning Outcome Assessment: Benchmarks, Options, and Results, Michael T. Roberson and Thomas Erekson

Inaugural SoTL Collaboratory, Shirley P. O'Brien, Matthew P. Winslow, and Russell Carpenter

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Inconsistent Responding on the MMPI-2-RF and Uncooperative Attitude: Evidence From Cognitive Performance Validity Measures, Roger O. Gervais, Anthony M. Tarescavage, Manfred F. Greiffenstein, Dustin B. Wygant, Patricia Arends, and Cheryl Deslauriers

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Indoor Air Quality, Clint Pinion Jr.

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"I Never Truly Thought About Them Having Friends": Equipping Schools to Foster Peer Relationships, Kelly Leigers, Harold L. Kleinert, and Erik W. Carter

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International Service Learning and Interprofessional Education in Ecuador: Findings from a Phenomenology Study with Students from Four Professions, Audrey M. Johnson and Dana M. Howell

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Investigations on Association Schemes with Elementary Abelian Thin Residue, Kijung Kim, Sung -YellSong, and Bangteng Xu

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Knowledge Dissemination Channels: Analytics of Stature Evaluation, Liang Chen, Clyde W. Holsapple, Shih Hui Hsiao, Zhihong Ke, J. -Y. Oh, and Zhiguo Yang

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Leadership in Autism Training: Interprofessional Leadership, Maggie Freeman, Natalie Fielders, Shirley P. O'Brien, and Myra Beth Bundy

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Lithology and depositional environments of a portion of the Clays Ferry Formation (Middle and Upper Ordovician) exposed at Silver Creek, Madison County, Kentucky, Autumn Murray

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Lithology and Depositional Environments of a Portion of the Clays Ferry Formation (Middle and Upper Ordovician) Exposed at Silver Creek, Madison County, Kentucky, Autumn Murray and Walter S. Borowski

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Lithology and Depositional Environments of a Portion of the Clays Ferry Formation (Middle and Upper Ordovician) Exposed at Silver Creek, Madison County, Kentucky, Autumn Murray and Walter S. Borowski

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Managing a Synthetic Turf Infield and Natural Grass Outfield, Chris Pearl and Jonathan Smoot

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Masculine Harps and Feminine Horns: Timbre and Pitch Level Influence Gender Ratings of Musical Instruments, Lisa M. Stronsick, Samantha E. Tuft, Sara Incera, and Conor T. McLennan

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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

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Meeting Society's Needs for Education and Discovery: A Survey of Eight Field Stations and Marine Laboratories in the Southeastern United States, Christopher J. Havran, Kirk A. Stowe, Tom A. Blanchard, Karen L. Kandl, Matthew E. Kimball, Stephen C. Richter, Hilary M. Swain, Fred E. Lohrer, Dustin D. Angell, and Theron M. Terhune

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Men and Their Dogs: A New Understanding of Man’s Best Friend, Robert W. Mitchell

Mentoring students with ASD to Success in College, Kaitlin Palmer, Shirley P. O'Brien, Lisa Mendenhall, Macaulay Schifferdecker, and Mackenzie King

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Mentoring Students with ASD to Success in College Environments, Kaitlin Palmer, Shirley P. O'Brien, and Lisa Williams

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Migratory and Winter Activity of Bats in Yellowstone National Park, Joseph S. Johnson, John J. Treanor, Michael J. Lacki, Michael D. Baker, Greg A. Falxa, Luke E. Dodd, Austin G. Waag, and Elijah H. Lee

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Mind Mapping: A Technique for Metacognition, Charlie Sweet, Hal Blythe, and Rusty Carpenter

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Minimal Clinical Important Difference of the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (Quickdash) for Post-Surgical Finger Phalanx Fractures, E. Smith-Forbes, Dana Howell, J. Willoughby, G. Pitts, and T. Uhl

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Multigroup Path Analysis of the Influence of Healthcare Quality, by Different Health Insurance Types, Hong Yong-Rock, Derek Holcomb, Michael Ballard, and Laurel Schwartz

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Navigating WMS Analytics for the Right Data, Laura Edwards, Todd King, and Kelly Smith

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New Abolition, Criminology and a Critical Carceral Studies, Michelle Brown and Judah Schept

Nietzsche's Jewish Problem: Between Anti-Semitism and Anti-Judaism, D. Justin Spinks

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Not All Evidence is Created Equal: Changes in Practice Require the Highest Possible Level of Statistical Testing, Sandy Hunter

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Novel Indices of Meteorological Drivers of West Nile Virus in Ohio Culex Species Mosquitoes From 2002-2006, Paul A. Rosile and Michael Bisesi

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Nutrient Contamination from Non-point Sources: Dissolved Nitrate and Ammonium in Surface and Subsurface Waters at EKU Meadowbrook Farm, Madison County, Kentucky, Reid E. Buskirk, Hunter R. Evans, Walter S. Borowski, and Jonathan M. Malzone

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Nutrient Contamination from Non-point Sources: Dissolved Nitrate and Ammonium in Surface and Subsurface Waters at EKU Meadowbrook Farm, Madison County, Kentucky, Reid E. Buskirk, Hunter R. Evans, Walter S. Borowski, and Jonathan M. Malzone

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Nutrient Contamination from Non-point Sources: Dissolved Phosphate in Surface and Subsurface Waters at EKU Meadowbrook Farm, Madison County, Kentucky, Hunter R. Evans, Reid E. Buskirk, Walter S. Borowski, and Jonathan M. Malzone

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Nutrient Contamination from Non-point Sources: Dissolved Phosphate in Surface and Subsurface Waters at EKU Meadowbrook Farm, Madison County, Kentucky, Hunter R. Evans, Reid E. Buskirk, Walter S. Borowski, and Jonathan M. Malzone

Occupational Therapy for Patients with Cardiopulmonary Conditions, Renee Causey-Upton

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Online Students Demographics and Motivations to Enroll in Class, Weiling Zhuang and Viviane Billings

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Optimizing Critical Illness Outcomes Through the Family Experience-A Theoretical Review, Kirby P. Mayer, Samantha A. Mancuso, and Dana M. Howell

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Organizational Conflict Navigation: Building a Comprehensive Conflict Management Course, Beth Polin

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Organizational Trust and Fear of Injury and the Correlates of Organizational Trust Among Private Correctional Staff, Eric G. Lambert, Nancy L. Hogan, James B. Wells, and Kevin I. Minor

Overcoming Negative Reactions while Being a Minority Female in a STEM field, Dr. Antoinette Marie Davis EdD

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Parental Views on Sexual Education in Public Schools in a Rural Kentucky County, Tiffany R. Howard, Lauri J. Larkin, Michael D. Ballard, Molly A. McKinney, and Jonathan S. Gore

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Parkinson’s Disease and Non-Contact Boxing, Casey E. Humphrey, Melba Custer, and Dana Howell

Patient Experiences When Preparing for Discharge Home, Renee Causey-Upton and Dana M. Howell

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Patterns of Nutrient Export for a Typical Non-point Source, Meadowbrook Farm, Madison County, Kentucky, James Scott Winter, Walter S. Borowski, and Jonathan M. Malzone

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Penal Abolition and the State: Colonial, Racial and Gender Violences, Michael J. Coyle and Judah Schept

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People-first Language, Equity, and Inclusion: How Do We Say It, and Why Does It Matter?, Laura S. Clarke, Dusty Columbia Embury, Catherine Knight, and Jennifer E. Christensen

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Perceived Benefits of Service Learning, Eden E. Fisher, Ryan L. Sharp, and Michael J. Bradley