Theses/Dissertations from 2018
VENUE MANAGERS AND MEETING PLANNERS: A COMBINED PERSPECTIVE OF THEIR ROLES, RELATIONSHIPS, AND ATTRIBUTES NECESSARY FOR HOSTING A SUCCESSFUL MEETING, Maame Afua Offeibea Adu
CONTRIBUTIONS TO HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS INCORPORATING RENEWABLES FOR DESALINATION SYSTEMS, Nasser Alawhali
“LISTENING WITH AN ATTITUDE”: THE ROLE OF ATTITUDE ON NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE INTERGROUP COMMUNICATION, Aidah N. Aljuran
KEEPING IT ALL TOGETHER: THE CHALLENGE OF COMPLEXITY, REPUTATION, AND SUPPLY CHAIN CRISES, Kathleen L. Ambrose
QUITTING TOGETHER: FORMATIVE RESEARCH TO DEVELOP A SOCIAL MARKETING PLAN FOR SMOKING CESSATION AMONG WOMEN IN A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY, August D. Anderson
IS PECKING AVERSIVE TO A PIGEON OR IS IT ONLY THE DELAY TO REINFORCEMENT?, Danielle M. Andrews
Stability Analysis and Design of a Tracking Filter for Variable Frequency Applications, Pranav Aramane
EVALUATING HOMOPHILY AND INCLUSION IN KENTUCKY SECONDARY AGRICULTURE CLASSROOMS THROUGH SOCIAL DISTANCE SCALES, Ashley C. Austin
A MARKEDLY DIFFERENT APPROACH: INVESTIGATING PIE STOPS USING MODERN EMPIRICAL METHODS, Phillip Barnett
ALL YOUR BELONGINGS AND OTHER STORIES, Austin Baurichter
CAPITALIZATION OF GREEN SPACE AND WATER QUALITY INTO RESIDENTIAL HOUSING VALUES, Willie B. Bedell
EFFECTIVENESS OF A PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ENHANCING PROGRAM FOR USE DURING INDOOR RECESS, Cassandra M. Blase
Looking the Part: An Examination of Longitudinal Gender Presentation Among Children with Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents, Samuel T. Bruun
AGGRESSIVE DIURESIS AND SEVERITY-ADJUSTED LENGTH OF HOSPITAL STAY IN ACUTE CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS, Muhammad U. Butt
GOING GAGA: POP FANDOM AS ONLINE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, John D. N. Carter
UTILIZATION OF WEB‐BASED APP TO TARGET OBESOGENIC FACTORS IN RURAL KENTUCKY COUNTIES WITH HIGH RATES OF OBESITY, Erin M. Casey
PRESSURE-DRIVEN STABILIZATION OF CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION, Landon S. Caudill
“FROM SCHOOL OF CRISIS TO DISTINGUISHED”: HOW ONE SCHOOL CONTINUES TO DEFEAT THE ODDS, Ben Crawford
THE EFFECT OF A SINGLE-SESSION GROUP SONGWRITING INTERVENTION ON GRIEF PROCESSING IN HOSPICE CLINICIANS, Melissa Deaton
FRACTIONATION OF LIGNIN DERIVED COMPOUNDS FROM THERMOCHEMICALLY PROCESSED LIGNIN TOWARDS ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES, Luke A. Dodge
PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITHIN MUSIC THERAPY SETTINGS: A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY, Amelia E. Ehmling
THE ROLE OF COUPLE SLEEP CONCORDANCE IN SUBJECTIVE SLEEP QUALITY: ATTACHMENT AS A MODERATOR OF ASSOCIATIONS, Taylor L. Elsey
DETECTABILITY AND OCCUPANCY OF THE COMMON RAVEN IN CLIFF HABITAT OF CENTRAL APPALACHIA AND SOUTHEASTERN KENTUCKY, Joshua Michael Felch
COMPARISON OF SOIL-APPLIED AND POSTEMERGENCE HERBICIDES WITH MULTIPLE SITES OF HERBICIDAL ACTIVITY ON TWO POPULATIONS OF HERBICIDE-RESISTANT PALMER AMARANTH IN KENTUCKY, Nicholas J. Fleitz
ORDINARY DEVOTION, Austyn Gaffney