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

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Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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MENTAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE HOMELESS, Stephanie E. McKee

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

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

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ADOPTING IDENTITIES: ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ADOPTION, RACIAL-ETHNIC, AND SEXUAL MINORITY PARENT SOCIALIZATION AND CHILDREN’S ATTACHMENT, GLOBAL SELF-WORTH, AND UNDERSTANDING OF IDENTITY, Kyle A. Simon

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUSES AND SEXUAL MINORITIES: THE EXPERIENCE OF LGBTQ STUDENTS AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, Baron Guy Wolf

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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ONE DEAD FREEDMAN: EVERYDAY RACIAL VIOLENCE, BLACK FREEDOM, AND AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP, 1863-1871, Jacob Alan Glover

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FAST FRIENDS: IMPLICIT BIAS OF CROSS-GROUP FRIENDSHIPS IN A COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, Tiffany Harper

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Kentucky Slavery: The Historiography of Human Property Records, Andrew D. Johnson

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THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG ACCULTURATION ORIENTATION, PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING AND GENDER AMONG SOUTH ASIAN AND SOUTH EAST ASIAN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Dia Mason

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EXAMINING RACISM AND WHITE ALLYSHIP AMONG COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGISTS, Kathryn H. Owen

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Exploring Barriers to Primary Care in the LGBT Community, Desiree R. Price

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Ethnic Xenophobia as Symbolic Politics: A Cross-National Study of Anti-Migrant Activism from Brussels to Beirut, Annamarie M. Rannou

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Self-Authoring Gender Performance: A Narrative Analysis of Gay Undergraduate Men, Casey Shadix

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Sexy, Thin, and White: The Intersection of Sexualization, Body Type, and Race on Stereotypes about Women and Women's Body Dissatisfaction, Ellen A. Stone

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The Reflection and Reification of Racialized Language in Popular Media, Kelly E. Wright

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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GENDER MATTERS: MASCULINITIES AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN FARMING IN NORTH CAROLINA, Marcus K. Bernard

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Hispanic Agricultural Workers: The Nexus of Demographics, Employment Characteristics, and Health, Ashley Michelle Bush

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HIV Testing Health Care Related Discrimination Among Black and White Men from the 2006-2008 Sexual Acquisition and Transmission of HIV Cooperative Agreement Program (SATHCAP), Kenisha Cantrell

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DO BLACK LIVES MATTER IN AMERICAN MAINSTREAM NEWS MEDIA? TWO CASE STUDIES OF POLICE-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS OF BLACK MEN EXPLAINING A RACIST MEDIA ENVIRONMENT, Alfred J. Cotton III

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An Evaluation of the Techniques and Strategies for Recruiting African-Americans by 1862 Land-Grant Universities, Rashawn P. Franklin