Gathered here are the digitized theses, dissertations, and capstones across all degree programs that address Appalachia.

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Works from 2014

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Distribution of Wildlife Rabies in Central Appalachia and Analysis of Factors Influencing Human Exposure, Sara J. Reilly

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PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS AMONG RURAL APPALACHIAN PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS, Dustin B. Stephens

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Family Influences on the Educational Aspirations of Female Youth in Appalachia, Leah K. Vance

Works from 2013

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Untangling Neoliberalism’s Gordian Knot: Cancer Prevention and Control Services for Rural Appalachian Populations, George F. Bills

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Relationship Between Nonmedical Benzodiazepine Use and Psychiatric Disorders Among Rural Appalachian Drug Abusers, Derek Szesny

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USING GIS TO DELINEATE HEADWATER STREAM ORIGINS IN THE APPALACHIAN COAL-BELT REGION OF KENTUCKY, Jonathan A. Villines

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Educational Materials and Brief Counseling Improve Diabetes Knowledge and Self-Efficacy, Tamara K. Wellman

Works from 2011

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PETROLOGIC, GEOCHEMICAL, AND GEOCHRONOLOGIC CONSTRAINTS ON THE TECTONIC EVOLUTION OF THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN OROGEN, BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, Eric Douglas Anderson

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APPALACHIAN BRIDGES TO THE BACCALAUREATE: HOW COMMUNITY COLLEGES AFFECT TRANSFER SUCCESS, Amber K. Decker

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APPALACHIAN BRIDGES TO THE BACCALAUREATE: MATTERING PERCEPTIONS AND TRANSFER PERSISTENCE OF LOW-INCOME, FIRST-GENERATION COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, Michelle Dykes

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GLOBAL TRANSFORMATIONS, LOCAL ACTIVISM: “NEW” UNIONISM’S ENGAGEMENT WITH ECONOMIC AND HEALTH CARE TRANSFORMATION IN URBAN CENTRAL APPALACHIA, Rebecca Adkins Fletcher

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SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOLIDARITY, AND COHORT EFFECT —AN ANALYSIS OF THE PRODUCTION OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AMONG UNION MINERS IN HARLAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, Feng Hao

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POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EXOTIC TRADE ON THE MISSISSIPPIAN FRONTIER: A CASE STUDY OF A FOURTEENTH CENTURY CHIEFDOM IN SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA, Maureen Elizabeth Siewert Meyers

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APPALACHIAN BRIDGES TO THE BACCALAUREATE: INSTITUTIONAL PERCEPTIONS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER SUCCESS, Christopher M. Phillips

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APPALACHIAN BRIDGES TO THE BACCALAUREATE: THE INFLUENCE OF MULTIPLE ROLES AND CULTURAL NORMS ON THE BACCALAUREATE PERSISTENCE OF LOCATION-BOUND APPALACHIAN WOMEN, Nancy Coldiron Preston

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“YOU’RE SURVIVING BUT I DON’T SEE HOW YOU’RE LIVING” APPALACHIAN WOMEN TALK ABOUT TANF AND EMPLOYMENT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, Pon-Chu Tsou

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Understanding Non-profit Organizations in States with Appalachian Counties: Where they Locate and the Missions they Serve, Rebecca E. Tucker

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DEPOSITIONAL AND STRATIGRAPHIC SIGNIFICANCE OF MARINE, GREEN-CLAY, MINERAL FACIES IN THE LOWER-MIDDLE MISSISSIPPIAN BORDEN AND FORT PAYNE FORMATIONS, WESTERN APPALACHIAN AND EASTERN ILLINOIS BASINS, KENTUCKY, Devi Bhagabati Prasad Udgata

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ASSESSING THE PERCEPTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS, HEALTH AND NUTRITION BEHAVIOR TO IMPROVE RISK COMMUNICATIONS IN KENTUCKY, Elizabeth Virginia Willett

Works from 2010

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TWO YEAR RESPONSE OF A WOODY BIOFUEL PLANTATION TO INTENSIVE MANAGEMENT ON A RECLAIMED SURFACE MINE IN EASTERN KENTUCKY, Joshua Scott Brinks

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PALINSPASTIC RECONSTRUCTION AROUND A THRUST BELT RECESS: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE APPALACHIAN THRUST BELT IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA, Brian Stephen Cook

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QUEER APPALACHIA: TOWARD GEOGRAPHIES OF POSSIBILITY, Mathias J. Detamore

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LATEST QUATERNARY PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTION UTILIZING STABLE ISOTOPIC AND TRACE ELEMENT PROXIES IN A STALAGMITE FROM CULVERSON CREEK CAVE, WEST VIRGINIA, Ashley Nicole Gilbert

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ORIGIN OF BLUE RIDGE BASEMENT ROCKS, DELLWOOD QUAD, WESTERN NC: NEW EVIDENCE FROM U-PB ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY AND WHOLE ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY, Donald Franklin Loughry Jr.

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CONSTRUCTING INEQUALITY IN THREE KENTUCKY COMMUNITIES: DISCOURSES OF BLAME AND RESPONSIBILTY, Elizabeth J. New