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Social Justice Student Research

This collection showcases University of Kentucky student research that addresses topics related to equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice.

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Stretching the Dollar: Exploring the Lived Experiences, Multiple Identities, and Class Politics of Poor and Working-Class Women at the University of Kentucky, Rachael Deel

What Does it Mean to be White: Investigating White Culture, White Privilege and Allyship Through the Lens of Aspiring White Allies, Brett Kirkpatrick

UTILIZING A COMMUNITY-BASED DOULA CARE INTERVENTION TO REDUCE RACE-BASED PERINATAL HEALTH INEQUITIES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY, Brendan Mathews

FIX SOCIETY, PLEASE: THREE PAPERS ON THE MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, SOCIAL SUPPORT RESOURCES, AND SUICIDOLOGY OF TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE ADULTS, Annie Snow

NEGOTIATING MY CHINESENESS IN COLLEGE: THE COMPLEXITIES AND UNIQUENESS OF BEING CHINESE AMERICAN, Yan Wang

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

RACE-BASED DISCRIMINATION, OCCUPATIONAL STRESS, AND DEPRESSION IN BLACK REGISTERED NURSES, Arica A. Brandford

STUDENTS IDENTITIES AND TEACHER EXPECTATIONS: A FACTORIAL EXPERIMENT AT THE INTERSECTION OF RACE, GENDER, AND ABILITY, Amy E. Fisher

The History of Latino Students at the University of Kentucky, 1865-2019, Daniela Gamez Salgado

Yet Another Fight for Remembrance: Titus Kaphar’s Representation of Race in the Past and the Present, Emily Hedges

IN BLACK AND WHITE: RICHMOND’S MONUMENT AVENUE RECONTEXTUALIZED THROUGH THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE, Charlsa Anne Hensley

I Hide My Skin For Society's Purpose, Alexis Hogsten

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE: A LOOK INTO REPRESENTATIONAL ISSUES IN ADVERTISING, Elizabeth Ann Langlois

Dive into the Hunger Pool: Exploring Students’ Experiences, Coping Strategies, and Suggestions Related to Elements of Food Security at the University of Kentucky, The Nu Sandar Oo

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

“LISTENING WITH AN ATTITUDE”: THE ROLE OF ATTITUDE ON NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE INTERGROUP COMMUNICATION, Aidah N. Aljuran

HOW WHITE TEACHERS’ IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT TRANSLATES TO CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS WITH MINORITY STUDENTS, Chelsea Arsenault

AN EXAMINATION OF RELATIONS AMONG FEAR, GUILT, SELF-COMPASSION, AND MULTICULTURAL ATTITUDES IN WHITE ADULTS, Whitney W. Black

An Assessment of Disability Access at the University of Kentucky, Megan S. Coffinbargar

“I THOUGHT I FOUND HOME”: LOCATING THE HIDDEN AND SYMBOLIC SPACES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LESBIAN BELONGING, Aretina Rochelle Hamilton

Fat Girls: Sexuality, Transgression, and Fatness in Popular Culture, MaryAnn Kozlowski

“BEYOND SISTERHOOD THERE IS STILL RACISM, COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM!” NEGOTIATING GENDER, ETHNICITY AND POWER IN MADAGASCAR MANGROVE CONSERVATION, Manon Lefèvre

INCREASING INCLUSION: THE PURSUIT OF RACIAL DIVERSITY IN THREE HISTORICALLY WHITE UNIVERSITIES IN KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, AND ONTARIO FROM 2000 TO 2012, David J. Luke

Analysis of Campus Accessibility at the University of Kentucky, Molly Mathistad

MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE HOMELESS, Stephanie E. McKee

EXPLORING CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS, FACILITATING BLACK LIBERATION, Della V. Mosley

RACISM, RESISTANCE, RESILIENCE: CHRONICALLY ILL AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES NAVIGATING A CHANGING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, Elizabeth New

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