Murray State Theses and Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Does Taking CTE Courses Affect High School Graduation Rates?, Jimmy Artrip
Can eDNA be Used to Locate Shawnee Hills Cavefish Forbesichthys papilliferus?, Megan Brandt, Timothy Spier PHD, and Gary ZeRuth PHD
Listen Up: Perceptions of Audiobooks by Teachers, Librarians, and Parents, Megan Bright
A Comparison of Student Achievement on Agriculture Mechanics End of Pathway Assessments Among Agriculture Programs in Georgia, William Burt
The Effect of Asynchronous Pre-service Training on AAC Strategy Use, Cheri Dodge Chin
Early-Career Georgia Agriculture Teachers' Agricultural Mechanics Professional Development Needs, Christopher Crump
FACTORS INFLUENCING ENGINEERING STUDENT PERSISTENCE: A TWO INSTITUTION STUDY, Stephen Drawbaugh
THE EFFECT OF EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT ON TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION AND SELF-EFFICACY, Andrew Entrekin
K-5 EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, Jessica Ellen Finney
Student Knowledge of Sexual Assault Resources, Kali Forden
Changing Demographics in Career & Technical Student Organizations, Elizabeth Hunt Galloway
The Role and Position of Dual Credit in P-20 Education, Aaron Heinzmann
THE IMPACT OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING IN K-12 EDUCATION, Angela Michelle Hickey
Administrator Perceptions of Factors Distinguishing School-Based Agricultural Education Programs as Successful, McKinley Hunter
Perceptions of Benefits from Middle School Agricultural Education Programs, Michael Hunter
EXAMINING STIGMA IN RURAL MENTAL HEALTH CARE SETTINGS: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH, lainie krumenacker
Sociosexual Orientation and Dark Triad Personality Traits Impact on Deception in Relationships, Kristin Lena
A STATEWIDE EXAMINATION OF RACIAL EQUITY, CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING, AND CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION OUTCOMES IN KENTUCKY, Reginald L. McDaniel Jr.
PERCEPTIONS OF AVAILABLE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WEST TENNESSEE’S YOUNG AND BEGINNING ROW CROP FARMERS, Logan Meeks
Student Support Teams in Title I Schools, Jennifer Michael
THE IMPACT OF INTRA-DISTRICT, OPEN ENROLLMENT SCHOOL CHOICE ON STUDENTS IN A SELECTED GEORGIA SCHOOL DISTRICT, Elizabeth Miegel
BURNOUT OF WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE, Ashley Rivers
Social Bonds and Perception: Investigating Individual and Contextual Differences in Empathic Processing, Tyler J. Robinson
INTRINSIC MOTIVATORS FOR PARTICIPATION AND PERSISTENCE IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, Kevin Saal
University and Community-Based Partnerships: A study of how partnerships can increase graduation rates for Black students, Seville Sawyer (Spearman)
Relationship Analysis of Storyline Curriculum Engagement and Academic Performance, Cassandra Shockley
Georgia Elementary Agriculture Education Pilot Program: An Extensive Look into The History, Development, and Success, Christa Steinkamp
Factors that Influence Males to Teach Agricultural Education, Ashley Thoron
TEACHER PERCEPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Tiffany Walker
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Discrimination of Black People in Kansas City Metro Schools, Shelby A Cobb
IMPLICATIONS OF LGBTQ IDENTITY ON HELP-SEEKING IN COLLEGE STUDENTS, Matthew T. Allen
BINGE DRINKING IN COLLEGE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY, Kristin Andrews
Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Movements in the Lower Cumberland River and Lower Tennessee River, Miranda Belanger
POV - You have ADHD: Examining Predictors of Self-Diagnosis of ADHD on TikTok, Olivia Bowden
DOCTORAL STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES OF THE PANDEMIC AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF GRIT, Josie Bryant
Examining the Moderating Effect of Online Social Support on the Relationship Between Time Spent Gaming and Well-Being in MMORPG Players, Amber Clayton
“I ASK QUESTIONS!”: AN INVESTIGATION ON CONSPIRACY THEORIZING, EPISTEMIC CURIOSITY, AND SOCIAL VIGILANTISM IN EXAMINING FANATIC CONSPIRACY THEORY SUPPORT, Hillary Copeland
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ATTRITION OF FEMALE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION TEACHERS, Kellie Daniel
What factors keep late-career agriculture teachers in Georgia motivated to continue in the profession?, Catherine I. Davis
Relationship Between Social-Emotional Learning and Post-Secondary Job Satisfaction, Sean DeMaree
SEQUENCING OF EXTENDED REALITY WELDER TRAINING, Monica Donohue
Self-Diagnosis & Pathologizing Normality During the Information Age, Chelsey Eaton
The Role Affiliation Membership Plays in an FFA Chapter: A Qualitative View from Kentucky, Jacob Falwell and Kristie B. Guffey
Georgia End of Pathway Assessments, Lindsey Garner
Kōlams in Graph Theory: Mathematics in South Indian Ritual Art, Nathan Hartmann
Link Between Mathematics Pedagogy and Missouri Assessment, Mary E. Hartnett
HIGHER EDUCATION AWARENESS AMONGST NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY, Amanda Houser
PEER RESPONSE AND ASSISTANCE TO SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIOR IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, Lindsey Katherine Hunter
THE IMPACT OF CLASSROOM ECONOMIES ON TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION, Amanda Hutchison
TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF THE GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY, James Judson
EXPLORING PERCEPTIONS AND UNVEILING BARRIERS: ACCESS TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, Marc Kinnear
Kelley's Covariation Theory, Undesirable Coaching Behavior, and Athlete Satisfaction, Rachel Koepp
The Effect of an Afterschool Makerspace Program on Academic Achievement of Sixth-Eighth Grade Students, Teresa Lampe
The Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction in Young Adults, Allison Lyman
Conditional Protein Splicing and N-terminal Cleavage Activated by Mild Temperatures, Taylor McNeal
LOCAL OR IMPORT? A COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS OF AZTEC RITUAL CERAMICS IN THE TUXTLAS FRONTIER, VERACRUZ, MEXICO, Matthew T. Meyer
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARITATIONS IN DISSOLVED CALCIUM IN THE KENTUCKY LAKE WATERSHED IN RELATION TO ZEBRA MUSSEL COLONIZATION, Kelsie Meystedt
WOMEN PURSUING AN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY DEGREE, Tanya Milam
THE EFFECTS OF EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION ON READING SCORES AT THE KINDERGARTEN LEVEL, Cara Milby
Are they on track? Students with disabilities in the online classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic., Hannah Mullins
Examining Elementary Teacher Perceptions and Experiences of Transitioning from Knowledge-Based to Inquiry-Based Social Studies Standards, Benjamin Stephen Pinnick
Bayesian Structural Time Series Methods for Modeling Cattle Body Temperature in Heat-Stressed Animals, Lacey Quandt
Halo Meets Horn: Influence of Dissonant Information in Impressions, Amber Sanders
PAEK- AND PES-LIKE PERARYLATED PHOSPHONIUM IONENES: SYNTHESIS, THERMAL PROPERTIES, AND CONDUCTIVITY, Samantha Sims
AN ANALYSIS OF P-20 EDUCATION AT SAN ILDEFONSO PUEBLO IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES, Martin Edward Strones
A Geospatial Analysis of Crime Hotspots, Campus Safety Measures, and the Campus Community’s Perceived Safety at Murray State University, Rachel Stuckey
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF ERGONOMICS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS, Wesley Ryan Tinker
Comparison of corticosterone concentrations between serum and fecal samples as a measure of stress in male broilers., Kayla Weinacht
Effects of Plasma Sample Handling On Equine Insulin Assays, Lauren Willett
The Relationship Between Student Performance in English Language Proficiency and Academic Content Assessments, Rosa Wolford
ADJUNCT AND FULL-TIME FACULTY PERCEPTIONS: STUDENT RETENTION, RESPONSIBILITIES, COMMITMENT, AND JOB SATISFACTION, Eric Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
The Impact of Socioeconomic Status On the Development of STEM Identity, Choice, and Persistence, Shawna Adams
GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELOR PERCEPTIONS OF CAREERS IN THE AGRICULTURAL FIELD, Meredith Arrington
EFFECTS OF CANNABINOID SUPPLEMENTATION ON WEANING AND TRANSPORTATION STRESS IN BEEF CALVES, Savannah Kaitlyn Austin
THE EFFECT OF DISTRICT LEVEL STRATEGIC PLANNING ON COLLEGE READINESS AS MEASURED BY ACT ACHIEVEMENT, Carrie Ballinger
A Bonded Case Study of Missouri Secondary Criminal Justice Program Curricula, James Barnes and James Oren Barnes
THE STATE OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY IN GUATEMALA: A CASE FOR CREATING A NEW POST-GRADUATE UNIVERSITY PROGRAM, Amanda Blackwell
Reading by Ear: Music Teachers' Roles in and Attitudes about Identifying Students with Dyslexia in Kentucky's Public School System, Alison Ward Brown
The Effect of Intellectual Disability on the Perception of the Validity of Confessions, Audree Carner
CTE INSTRUCTORS: PREPARATION TO INVOLVMENT FOR SUCCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, Nancy Cavness
EXPLORATION OF INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS WITHIN CAREER PATHWAYS, Ashley Childs
KENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ PERCEIVED BARRIERS OF DELIVERING INSTRUCTION THROUGH INTERNET-BASED DISTANCE LEARNING AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, Jeci Crane-Bohannon
Synthesis of Functional Chalcone Library for Use in Aza- Dipyrromethene Dye Systems, Kendal Crawley
THE PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT INVENTORY SHORT FORM: A CLOSER LOOK IN A FORENSIC SAMPLE, Abigail Dotson
Effects of COVID-19 Mandates on Student Engagement and Management of Collegiate Equestrian Teams, Travis Fortune
Formal Ethics Education in Speech-Language Pathology Graduate Students, Jennifer N. Gaylord
TRENDS IN STUDENT ATTRITION AT AN URBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION, Shirley Hardy
The Role of Rumination in Predicting Sleep Quality, Christina Harper
Virtual Learning and its Impact on Belonging and Mental Health, Chelsey Highley
COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMPLOYEE PERCEPTIONS OF THE FOUR-DAY SCHEDULE AS A COMMUNITY COLLEGE INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY, Mitchell Holder
Contributing Factors of Success for Middle School Agriculture Teachers, Sara Hughes
FACTORS INFLUENCING ATTITUDES TOWARDS ASSISTANCE ANIMALS, Anna R. Ledonne