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University of Kentucky Doctoral Dissertations

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Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

INVESTIGATING PLK1 IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS, Tempany Arbogast

Tiered Coalition Formation Game Variants, Stability, and Simulation, Nathan Arnold

Student Spouses of Retired Military Veterans: Exploring Their Journeys to Postsecondary Degrees, Elizabeth Austin

Analysis and Design Optimization of Synchronous Machines with Excitation through Stator DC Coils or Magnets and Reluctance Rotors, Oluwaseun A. Badewa

Professional Quality of Life of Air Force First Sergeants: An Exploratory Study, Ryan K. Barney

THE JOURNEY TO BECOMING AN AUTHENTIC LEADER IN A TECHNICAL NURSING INSTITUTE IN EGYPT USING AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC AND DESCRIPTIVE PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACHES THROUGH A THREE-ARTICLE STYLE DISSERTATION., Sylvia Basta

DEVELOPMENT AND CLINICAL VALIDATION OF THE SENSOR-E EXOSKELETON FOR OBJECTIVE HAND FUNCTION ASSESSMENT IN STROKE REHABILITATION, Madison Bates

You’re Too Slow! Self-Selected Volitional Efforts Reveal Unexploited Neuromuscular Reserve Capacity Compared to Maximal Efforts During Fatiguing, Load Equated Resistance Exercise, Brian Benitez

OPTIMIZING EXTERNAL RADIOACTIVE CALIBRATION SOURCE STRENGTH TO MAXIMIZE THE LIVETIME OF THE NEXO DETECTOR, Thakur P. Bhatta

FLUID PATHWAYS FOR ENHANCED MASS TRANSFER IN THE MICRO REGIME: APPLICATIONS IN NOVEL PUMPLESS REDOX FLOW CELL AND ZINC FINGER PROTEIN-BASED DNA DETECTION, Shaikh Al Mahmud Bhuiyan

Virtual Speeches, Real Fears: Public Speaking Anxiety in the Online Communication Classroom, Timothy J. Bill

Electromagnetic Integral Equation Methods for High-Order Field Predictions, Jordon N. Blackburn

USING A SELF-REPORT SURVEY TO DETERMINE STUDENTS’ SELF-CONCEPT, MATH ATTITUDES, AND ACHIEVEMENT IN ABILITY-GROUPED MATH CLASSROOMS, Jessica T. Blake

EXPLORING COLLEGE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: APPLICATIONS OF SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY AND THE ROLE OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION, Anne Russell Blevins

Modeling Speed Distribution and Volumes for Evaluating Travel Time Reliability Benefits, Eugene Boasiako Antwi

TALKING ABOUT CANCER AND TOBACCO (TACT) STUDY WITH LGBTQ PATIENTS AND THEIR CARE PROVIDERS, William Bowling

Black Women, Bold Science: Navigating Race, Gender, and Identity in Science, Mia L. Brown

DESIGNING AN UNDERGRADUATE OPERA WORKSHOP CURRICULUM FOR UNIVERSITIES, Christopher L. Burchett

WE KNOW THE ODDS AREN'T EVER IN OUR FAVOR: TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHITE PRIVILEGE DEPRIVATION AMONGST BLACK INDIVIDUALS AND THE INITIAL VALIDATION OF THE WHITE PRIVILEGE DEPRIVATION SCALE, Jennifer Burris

Changes in Cancer Diagnosis and Survival in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Justin T. Burus

UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF THE MEDICAID EXPANSION ON HOSPITAL LENGTH OF STAY AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT USE IN KENTUCKY, Cameron Bushling

EMPOWERING FUTURE EDUCATORS: EXPLORING PRESERVICE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY WITHIN INTEGRATED STEM EXPERIENCES IN A SCIENCE METHODS COURSE, Shane C. Campbell

Relevance and Reciprocity: Fostering Meaningful Inquiry in the Social Studies Classroom, Christy Cartner

CYBERSECURITY TRAINING AS RISK COMMUNICATION: A THEORY-INFORMED MODEL OF EMPLOYEE LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE, Daniel Chaney

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, CREATIVITY, AND PRICING: EVIDENCE FROM THE NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN (NFT) MARKET, Sung-Yuan Cheng