Theses/Dissertations from 2012
THE IMPACT OF MATERNAL SMOKING IN KENTUCKY AND EFFECT OF THE GIVING INFANTS AND FAMILIES TOBACCO-FREE STARTS PILOT PROJECT ON SMOKING CESSATION AND BIRTH OUTCOMES, Joyce Madeline Robl
NOVEL MECHANISM LEADING TO MISMATCH REPAIR DEFICIENCY AND MUTATOR PHENOTYPE, Janice Ortega Rodríguez
THE REPRESENTATION OF TRAUMATIC REALISM IN THE EARLY NOVELS OF MARTÍN CAPARRÓS, Paul Alexander Roggendorff
CROSSTALK BETWEEN GASTROINTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS AND RESIDENT MICROBIOTA PROMOTES IMMUNE HOMEOSTASIS, Eric William Rogier
A Closer Look at Firm--Group "Closeness", Jonathan Ross
INVASIVE ECOLOGY OF EXOTIC OLD WORLD BLUESTEM GRASSES AND INSIGHTS FOR COASTAL PRAIRIE RESTORATION IN SOUTH TEXAS, Marvin E. Ruffner
FACTORS RELATED TO SIBLING INVOLVEMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION, Julie Harp Rutland
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF PRION PROTEIN POLYMORPHISMS ON PRION PATHOGENESIS, Eri Saijo
MAKING BOUNDARIES AND LINKING GLOBALLY: “MATERIAL POLITICS” OF PHYTOSANITARY REGULATION ON MEXICAN MANGOS, Kiyohiko Sakamoto
Three Essays on Fiscal Federalism and the Role of Intergovernmental Tranfers, James W. Saunoris
AN EXPLORATION OF THE USE OF DATA, ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH AMONG COLLEGE ADMISSION PROFESSIONALS IN THE CONTEXT OF DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING, Kimberly Ann Chaffer Schroeder
“THE PASTIME OF MILLIONS”: JAMES B. HAGGIN’S ELMENDORF FARM AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF PEDIGREE ANIMAL BREEDING, 1897-1920, Amber Fogle Sergent
THE ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY EFFECTS OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING COMPOUNDS ON SEXUALLY SELECTED TRAITS IN MALE GUPPIES, Kausalya Shenoy
THREE ESSAYS CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXPORTS, MACROECONOMIC POLICY, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, Brandon James Sheridan
USE OF A VIDEO GAME BASED BALANCE TRAINING INTERVENTION ON THE BALANCE AND FUNCTION OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, Gina C. Siconolfi-Morris
c-ABL AND ARG DRIVE CANCER CHEMORESISTANCE VIA ACTIVATION OF MULTIPLE SIGNALING PATHWAYS, Jonathan Thomas Sims
ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE, Camille L. Skubik-Peplaski
ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY OF EDIBLE SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE FILMS AND COATINGS INCORPORATED WITH HOP ETHANOL EXTRACT AND THE INFLUENCE ON SHELF-LIFE AND SENSORY ATTRIBUTES OF BOLOGNA, Jamie R. G. Skudlarek
WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU KNOW: THE INFLUENCE OF PERSONENVIRONMENT FIT AND SOCIAL NETWORK CENTRALITY ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE, Scott Matthew Soltis
ECOLOGY OF MATING PATTERNS AND SEXUAL SELECTION IN DICKCISSELS BREEDING IN MANAGED PRAIRIE, Bridget Frances Sousa
SCHOOL, FAMILY, AND FAITH: SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF NONMETROPOLITAN SEXUAL MINORITY STUDENTS, Christopher J. Stapel
EXAMINING CHRONIC NON-CANCER PAIN AMONG A SAMPLE OF INDIVIDUALS IN OPIOID TREATMENT PROGRAMS, Erin Stevenson
THE EFFECTS OF SPATIAL CONFIGURATION OF POPULATIONS ON THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SEXES IN A CLONAL ORGANISM, Christopher Stieha
A FILTER-FORCING TURBULENCE MODEL FOR LARGE EDDY SIMULATION INCORPORATING THE COMPRESSIBLE "POOR MAN'S" NAVIER--STOKES EQUATIONS, Joshua Strodtbeck
