Murray State Theses and Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Shifting Emergency Remote Teaching Into The Future of Kentucky Education, Amy Argo
ASSESSING TEACHER CANDIDATES’ KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES OF TEAMWORK, Eric Batts
BLACK AND HISPANIC STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CAREER ACADEMY MODEL, Holly Bernard
GENERATIONAL GIVING IN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION, Christine Bernot
DIROFILARIA IMMITIS PREVALENCE IN CANIS LATRANS IN KENTUCKY, Melanie Ann Brandon
THERE IS NOTHING CERTAIN BUT UNCERTAINTY: MANIPULATION OF UNCERTAINTY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH WORRY AND INTOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY, Casey E. Brugh
THE ROLE OF PARENTAL GENERATION AND PARENTING STYLE WITH RESPECT TO WORK ETHIC OF THE MILLENNIAL GENERATION, Ember Campbell
PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY USE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND DAILY AFFECT IN EMERGING ADULTS, William Crabtree
Exploring the Diagnostic Journey of a Preschool-Aged Female: A Retrospective Case Study, Lindsay Nicole Crafton
Effects of Agricultural Education and Career and Technology on Georgia Milestone Tests Scores in Biology, Geometry, and Algebra, Ellison Crews
The Struggle of Differential Diagnosis for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Qualitative Case Study, Laken Cummins, Stephanie M. Schaaf, Megan Smetana, and Jennifer Gaylord
FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DIGITAL TALENT IN THE RURAL HEARTLAND: MISSOURI, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA, AND ARKANSAS, Chett Daniel
PERCEPTIONS OF COVID-19, INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR, AND POLITICAL ORIENTATION, Bailey Dodd and Sean Rife
TRAINING AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND THEIR IMPACT ON FIRST-YEAR TEACHERS IN KENTUCKY, Ashley E. Dunn
CULTIVATION THEORY: MEDIA EFFECTS TOWARD CONSUMER EVALUATIONS OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS, Lindsey Dale Elliott
Evaluating the Effects of Residual Broiler Litter and Copper in Soil on Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Fertility and Cannabinoid Production, Sarah E. Forden
UNDERSTANDING RESILIENCE AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS AMONG RELEASED OFFENDERS, VanKe'via Garner
Can Virtual Observations Effectively Prepare Pre-Service Educators for a Career in Teaching?, Krystle N. Gremaud
GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION TEACHERS’ PERCEIVED BARRIERS OF DELIVERING INSTRUCTION THROUGH INTERNET-BASED DISTANCE LEARNING, Cecily Gunter
An Analysis of Soccer Referee Demographics and Motivational Factors in the Western Kentucky Soccer Officials Association, Daniel Hasko
MONITORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CORTICOSTERONE AND SNAKE FUNGAL DISEASE IN TIMBER RATTLESNAKES (CROTALUS HORRIDUS) IN WESTERN KENTUCKY, John Bromley Hewlett
Application of Optimal Control Theory to a Malaria Model, Cassidy Hill
CAN IT BE DONE? EXAMINING STEREOTYPE THREAT WITH FAKE STEREOTYPES, Jessica Hodges
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TWO PLUS TWO ONLINE PROGRAM IN AGRISCIENCE EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES AND PERSISTENCE, Ronald M. Howell Jr
HOW DIVORCE, INTERPARENTAL CONFLICT, AND PARENTING STYLES RELATE TO YOUNG ADULT EMOTIONAL REGULATION, Madison Jernigan
SCHOOL VIOLENCE AND ITS IMPACT ON STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, Kewanis Kennedy
STRANGE FRUIT: The Forgotten Lynchings of Northwest Tennessee and Southwestern Kentucky, 1869-1931, Melinda Meador
CHARACTERIZING THE HOST USAGE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ORMIA LINEIFRONS (DIPTERA: TACHINIDAE), Kyler J. Rogers
MALES OF THE WOLF SPIDER RABIDOSA RABIDA USE TWO MECHANISMS TO STUN FEMALES DURING COPULATION, Daniel Schoenberg
Lifting the Heavy Vocal Load: SLPs and Their Vocal Habits, Sydney Sedlock
The Connection between Body Modification and Personality, Taylor Ann Shoemaker
WORK ETHIC AND PRODUCTIVITY: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF LEADERSHIP, Everly Tapp
The Reconstruction of Hatchery Creek: Effects on Macroinvertebrate and Fish Community Dynamics, Patrick Vrablik
An Investigation into CTE Classroom Instructional Strategies, Jonathan Walker
AN ETHICAL EVALUATION OF GEORGIA AGRICULTURE EDUCATORS AND EXTENSION/4-H AGENTS REGARDING PRACTICES AND OBSERVATIONS AT YOUTH LIVESTOCK EVENTS, Joshua Whitworth
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Transition Experiences of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Into Postsecondary Education, Christy S. Adkins
INFLUENCE OF WORK VALUES ON RURAL-PRACTICE INTENTIONS AMONG AMERICAN STUDENTS ATTENDING A RURAL UNIVERSITY, Nicholas Best
HOW GOING WITH THE FLOW COULD AID FACTOR LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS, Aaron M. Beuoy
Evaluating an Ordinal Output using Data Modeling, Algorithmic Modeling, and Numerical Analysis, Martin Keagan Wynne Brown
NO REGRETS? A STUDY OF SEX SHAME, GUILT, AND EMBARRASSMENT, Lauren Castor
Attitudes Towards Self-Harm, Bradi Cislaghi
THE EFFECTS OF BLENDED LEARNING ON A CLASSROOM IN COMPARISON TO A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM, Dana Dowdy
Cannabidiol in the horse: pharmacokinetics and effects of a pelleted supplement on reactivity and movement, Anna L. Draeger
COMPARISON OF HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING AND PORTABLE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE IN CERAMIC ANALYSIS AND SOURCING, Zachariah J. Elliott
FACTORS TO TEACHER RETENTION IN LEAVE:SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, Keasha Floyd
Paris, Bobbie Greer
HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIORS AND COPING STYLES RELATED TO SEXUAL ASSAULT LABELLING, SHAHZOR HASHIM
THE IMPACT OF CREDIBLE AND NON-CREDIBLE TREATMENT INFORMATION ON DEPRESSION TREATMENT PREFERENCES IN COLLEGE STUDENTS, Sydney Hayden and Dr. Michael Bordieri, PhD
Teaching for Musical Understanding Through the Core Music Standards: Creating, Performing, and Responding in the Elementary Music Classroom, Amanda Lynn Ijames
Educating Public Information Officers in Kentucky, Lori Kent
POLITICAL CENTRISM, PERSPECTIVE TAKING, AND OUTGROUP DEROGATION: AN INTEGRATED MODEL, David Kesler
Assurance of Learning (AoL) Success: A Faculty-Centric Model, Ma. Pitzel Camba Krotova
POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS OF SILVER CARP Hypophthalmichthys molitrix IN KENTUCKY LAKE, Allison M. Lebeda
Personalized Learning: An Engagement Strategy for At-risk Student Populations, Abbigail Morris
DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENTS PLACING PERSPECTIVE ON THE ACT MATHEMATICS BENCHMARK, Monica Newman
IMPACT OF TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS IN GEORGIA ON THE SELF-EFFICACY OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN THEIR FIRST YEAR, Catrina Pollard and Catrina Pollard
A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF THE 2020 AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION VISION PLAN AND THE REFORMATION OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN GEORGIA AS IT INTENDED, Marcus Pollard and Marcus Stephen Pollard
UNDERSTANDING EDUCATORS’ EXPERIENCES DURING LONG-TERM SCHOOL CLOSURES, Jessica Pryor and Jessica Pryor
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE TRANSITION TO RETIREMENT OF P-20 EDUCATORS IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, Chanel M. Schwenck
Incorporation of Hempseed in the Broiler Chicken Diet, Mallorie Alexzandra Snider
PALEOFLOODS AND LANDFORM DEVELOPMENT INFLUENCE CARBON STORAGE IN A HUMID-SUBTROPICAL RIVER VALLEY, Christopher Lance Stewart
Effect of Organic soil amendment on Hemp, Mounica Talasila
One Door Opening is Another Person's Insult: Examining Benevolently Sexist Behaviors and Attitudes in American Males, Rachael Turner
ONE DOOR OPENING IS ANOTHER PERSON’S INSULT: EXAMINING BENEVOLENTLY SEXIST BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES IN AMERICAN MALES, Rachael Turner and Rachael Turner
Reasons for Academic Attrition Among Rural Community College Students by Way of Satisfactory Academic Progress, Cathy Vaughan
Effects of the Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, on native freshwater mussels and biofilms, Kiersten Youngquist
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF TETRAALKYLPHOSPHONIUM ALKYLSULFATE IONIC LIQUIDS AND 3D PRINTED POLYMERIZED IONIC LIQUIDS, Mustafa Mohammed Alhussain
SELECTING SUCCESS: ADMITTING ADN STUDENTS WITH THE HIGHEST PROBABILITY OF SUCCESS, Elizabeth Ann Beverly
An Evaluation of the Racer Academy of Agriculture and its Effectiveness, Caleb Brannon
A COMPARISON OF THE REY COMPLEX FIGURE AND THE WECHSLER SCALES, Amanda M. Brantley
BARRIERS TO CHANGE FOR AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION, Lauren E. Brown
PREDICTING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT WITH THE KAUFMAN ASSESSMENT BATTERY FOR CHILDREN—SECOND EDITION, amy cherry
LABELING SEXUAL ASSAULT PERCEPTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PTSD SYMPTOM SEVERITY, Shania Cole
American Bolsheviki: The First Red Scare in the United States, 1917 to 1920, Jonathan Dunning
SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: THE ROLE OF FRAMED HEALTH MESSAGES, Cassie Gonzalez
Very Superstitious: The Relationship Between Desperation and Superstitious Behavior, Christopher Evan Hannan
A CONCURRENT VALIDITY STUDY OF THE MISSOURI ADAPTIVE ABILITY SCALE AND THE ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, THIRD EDITION—TEACHER FORM, Lindsey Hansen
TEACHING MUSIC LITERACY IN BEGINNING BAND: A REVIEW OF METHOD BOOKS AND A PROPOSED ALTERNATIVE METHOD, Haley Caroline Harrington
The Naming of Bones, Doug Hester
FLEXIBILITY IN THE BRAIN AND MUSCLES: EXAMINING PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY, ATHLETIC IDENTITY, AND STIGMA WITHIN SPORT CULTURE, Brighton Claire Hollingsworth
If you Think it you can Achieve it: The Relationship Between Goal Specificity and Magical Thinking, Brianna Jones
Assessing a Mid-Sized University with HE-TPACK, Randall Joyce
THE TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY OF THE MISSOURI ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR INVENTORY, Tracy Lang
A SURVEY ON HORSE USE AND MANAGEMENT IN HORSE CLUBS IN CHINA: A PILOT STUDY, Zhen Li and Zhen Li
Numerical Simulations for Optimal Control of a Cancer Cell Model With Delay, Jessica S. Lugo
Formerly Known as Myself, Rachel Lundberg
INTERNSHIPS AND POST-GRADUATION EMPLOYMENT, Camilla Kaye Mears
The Impact of Content Mastery on Sequential Standards, Michael Newman and Michael Newman
The Effect of the Cycles Phonological Remediation Approach: A Case Study, Elizabeth A. Packard
NUCLEOPHILIC PHOSPHINE ADDITION: EXPLORATION OF NOVEL ALKYNE TRANSFORMATIONS, brett pierce
A Prologue and Three Stories, Billie Pritchett
Girl Out of Place, Amy Ritchart
An Analysis of Success in Rural Economic Development: The Case of Daviess County, Kentucky, Timothy Roy
Quality Enhancement Plans at Community Colleges: Caring Attitudes, Intentional Advising, and Open Communication, Anthony Strawn
KINETIC STUDY AND MECHANOCHEMICAL SYNTHESES OF α- AND β- ISOMERS OF DITETRADECYL 2,2'-BIPYRIDINE-4,4'- DICARBOXYLATE COMPLEXES OF PALLADIUM AND 1,3-DIMETHYL BENZIMIDAZOLIUM IODIDE, Alexandra Nicole Underwood Ms
The Effects of Parental Engagement in Early Childhood on Academic Achievement in Adolescence, Alex Velez