Theses/Dissertations from 2025
“IT’S AN HONOR TO BE IN THIS BODY”: A BLACK FEMINIST GROUNDED THEORY OF EMBODIMENT AMONG BLACK WOMXN YOGA PRACTITIONERS (BWYPS), Natalie Malone
SHAPING A CITY: MUNICIPAL HOUSEKEEPING, CIVIC ACTIVISM, AND URBAN ENVIRONMENTALISM IN PROGRESSIVE ERA LOUISVILLE THROUGH THE WOMEN’S CITY CLUB, Amy J. Malventano
REFRAMING STRESS: HOW COGNITIVE REAPPRAISAL, PERCEIVED CONTROL, AND STRESSOR CONTEXT SHAPE REACTIVITY ACROSS ADULTHOOD, Jessica Maras
Hannah Arendt as Hermeneutic Phenomenologist: Natality and the Miracle of Philosophy, Andrew H. Marquis
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LEADERS’ LIVED EXPERIENCES OF CRISES AND PERCEPTIONS OF TRUST, Shary L. Marshall
FREE FOOD AND THE FABRIC OF NEED: MORALIZED AND INSTITUTIONALIZED CARE WITHIN KENTUCKY CHARITABLE FOOD PROGRAMS, Alisha D. Mays
Emplacing Deaths of Despair Within The Rural Mortality Penalty: The Spatial Inequality of Violent Death Across Rural America, Cameron A. McAlister
SPATIALIZING THE TAX CODE: USING PROPERTY RECORDS TO LOCATE THE FISCAL FACE OF RENTIERSHIP, Michael J. McCanless
EVALUATING THE ACCEPTABILITY OF PTSD TREATMENT AMONG JUSTICE-INVOLVED WOMEN IN KENTUCKY WITH HISTORIES OF OPIOID USE, Jesse P. McCann
BRIDGING AWARENESS AND ACCESS: OUTDOOR RECREATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN EASTERN KENTUCKY, Timothy McKay
A QUALITATIVE STUDY: SUPPORTS ENABLED BY K-8 SCHOOL LEADERS TO BOLSTER THE SUCCESS OF TEACHERS IN THEIR MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENTS, Elizabeth A. Mercurio
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF FAILING MYOCARDIUM IN RARE PATIENT POPULATIONS, Gregory Nathaniel Milburn
LUIS SERRANO ALARCÓN’S SECOND SYMPHONY FOR WIND ORCHESTRA BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND CONDUCTOR’S GUIDE, Adam P. Miller
The Information Practices of Undergraduates Encountering Material Objects as Information Resources in Classroom Learning Tasks, Christopher A. Miller
Exploring the Impact of Sexual Orientation Minorities' Perception of their Primary Care Providers' Cultural Responsiveness in the U.S., Melanie E. Miller
“HARD TO REMEMEBER, THEN HARD TO FORGET:” A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION INTO THE ATTITUDES AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF BLACK PEOPLE WITH BLACK NAMES, Destin L. Mizelle
Analysis and Design Optimization of Electric Machines with Field Intensifying Configuration, Ali Mohammadi
FAMILY AND SOCIAL FACTORS IN EMOTION REGULATION AND ADJUSTMENT IN ADOLESCENTS, Julia J. Morgan
Novel Generative and Language Model Architectures With Applications, Edison Mucllari
“A Safe Place”: Exploring Black Couples’ Perceptions of Black Love and Relationship Coping in the Context of Their Lived Experiences with Racism, Melinda Murdock
Addressing the "Hidden Crisis" in Doctoral Education: Identifying the (De)Motivating Effects of Memorable Messages from a Self-Determination Theory Perspective, Alexis A. Murphy
The Ethics of Care for Epistemic and Reparative Justice: Favorable Admissions Considerations and a Debt-Free College Experience for American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS), James E. Murray Jr.
