Murray State Theses and Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Based on a True Story, Amanda Niehaus-Hard
Effects of Roundup on Behavior, Growth, and Mortality of Larval Blue Dashers, Pachydiplax longipennis, Kayleen K. Parker and Claire A. Fuller
Trying You, Eric Pierzchala
Rape-Related Beliefs and Social Reactions, Tara Pursley
Rape-Related Beliefs and Social Reactions, Tara Pursley
CULTURE IS KEY: INCREASING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT OF RURAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BY CREATING A POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE, Melissa Quertermous and Melissa Faye Quertermous
Prosthesis, Matthew Quin
The Influence of Race and Gender on the Choice of a Mental Health Provider, Meghan Rackers
Case Study of Skills Developed During Employment at Kentucky FFA Summer Camp as a Young Adult, Kelly W. Rexroat
A Quantitative Analysis of Intermediate Forms within Astarte from the Atlantic Coastal Plain, Philip Roberson
PUBLIC STIGMA TOWARDS THE PRESENTATION OF SELF-DIAGNOSED MENTAL ILLNESS, Asheley Marie Roberts
THE IMPACT OF NEGATIVE REACTIONS TO DISCLOSURE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ON PTSD SYMPTOMS, DRUG USE AND ALCOHOL USE, Kaelin Ross
PERCEPTION OF SUPERVISORY STYLES AND SATISFACTION, Stephanie M. Schaaf
Day By Day, Casey Springer
Testing Performance as it Relates to Academic Self-Concept and Test Anxiety in Students with and without ADHD, Kyrstin Sutton-Davis
Economics of Recruiting Interactions in Collegiate Sport: An Analysis in Game Theory and Matching Markets, Jessica Twaddle
The Relationship between Social Anxiety and Conforming behavior in a computerized task, Jeremy Vargas
MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF PIWI PROTEIN AUBERGINE FROM DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER, hieu vo
ABUNDANCE OF METHANOSAETA CONCILII-LIKE SPECIES IN THE SEDIMENT OF LEDBETTER CREEK EMBAYMENT OF KENTUCKY LAKE, Juanita Von Dwingelo
Horse Use and Care in Therapeutic Horseback Riding Programs, Emily Watson
PREFERENCES OF SELF-HELP BOOKS AND THEIR PRESUMED CREDIBILITY IN THE COLLEGE POPULATION, Morgan V. Wild Ms.
IMPOSTER PHENOMENON: DISTINCT CONSTRUCT OR ACHIEVEMENT-RELATED AFFECTIVE EXPERIENCE?, Meghan R. Wilke
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Cumulative Integration of Academically Advanced Honors College Students, Scott Adair
SUPERINTENDENT EFFECT ON STUDENT OUTCOMES: LEADERSHIP STYLE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND EXPERIENCE, Casey Allen
EFFECTS OF PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY DEVICES ON INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING IN HIGH SCHOOL BIOLOGY, Susan P. Beatty, Teresa Clark Ed.D., Dusty Reed, and Yuejin Xu
Examining the Relationship Between Inattention, Impulsivity, and Externalizing Behaviors in Children: Does Intelligence Play a Role?, Carrie Blackeye-Hall
With a Body Like Mine: Relationship Between Body Esteem, Perceived Rivals, and Jealousy, Cheyenne Bourland
Caregiver Training Program on Emergent Literacy Development of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Users, Meghan Bowers
Cry Havoc: The Rise and Collapse of America's Contractors in Iraq, Samuel Brown
THE IMPACT OF AN ACADEMIC RETENTION PROGRAM AT A REGIONAL UNIVERSITY: A PARTIAL PROGRAM REVIEW OF THE EMERGING SCHOLARS INSTITUTE, Alicia J. Carthell
MEASURING HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, Jennifer Cosby and Jennifer R. Cosby
FOOT OBSESSED BUT NOT NECESSARILY DEPRESSED: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARAPHILIAS AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES, Amber Eagan
EDUCATING COLLEGIATE JOURNALISTS TO COVER AND COPE WITH TRAUMATIC EVENTS, Stephanie Elder Anderson
The Relative Effectiveness of Course Delivery Methodology on Student Success, Retention, and Persistence in Remedial Mathematics, John P. Eveland
Is Knowing Half the Battle? The Effects of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Compared to Psychoeducation on Stigma Towards Mental Illness, Rebecca L. Fountain
IMPLEMENTATION OF A FLIPPED CLASSROOM IN A NON-MAJORS’ BIOLOGY COURSE, Leah Good
A Numerical Study of Construction of Honey Bee Comb, Pamela Guerrero and Pamela C. Guerrero
TOO TIRED TO CARE: RELIGIOUS ORIENTATIONS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH EGO-DEPLETED EMPATHY, Mark Handley
Ruth Harris: Under the Prairie Moon, Mary Hays
Impact of the Accelerate You! Instructional Model on Student Success, Tyra F. Henderson
EFFECTS OF POSTTRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GLI-SIMILAR 3 BY SUMOYLATION ON INSULIN TRANSCRIPTION IN PANCREATIC β CELLS, Tyler M. Hoard
Making the Gilded Age: Myth, Money, and Misery in a Market Society, Austbrook D. Hudson
Social Communication and Technology, Lesli G. Hughes
CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF THE MISSOURI ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR INVENTORY, Hannah Janecek
Impacts of Mentoring Program on At-Risk Students, Melissa Marie Judd
A Qualitative Investigation of Fixed Versus Growth Mindsets of Third and Fourth Grade Students, Stacey Keown and Stacey Keown
SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODE POPULATIONS AS INFLUENCED BY A NON-TREATED SOYBEAN CROP, A FLUOPYRAM-TREATED SOYBEAN CROP AND A NON-HOST CORN CROP, Margaret E. Lawrence
Potential for asymmetric competition among co-inhabiting invasive Silver Carp and native shad species in the Lower Midwest, Dalton D. Lebeda
Valhalla in Escrow, Deena Lilygren
Persistence to Graduation of Students in the Teacher Preparation Program at Murray State University, David Meinschein
THE EFFECT OF STORAGE ENVIRONMENT, FUNGICIDE SEED TREATMENT, AND SEED VARIETY ON THE VIABILITY AND VIGOR OF SOYBEAN SEEDS, Katelynn Mollett
Neural Network Predictions of a Simulation-based Statistical and Graph Theoretic Study of the Board Game RISK, Jacob Munson
Equitable Identification of FRL-eligible Gifted and Talented Students, Leann Pickerill
THE INFLUENCE OF RTI UPON SPECIAL EDUCATION ELIGIBILITY, Kasandra Raben
SHIPWRECKED JUKEBOX, Anne Delana Reeves
The Geographic Center of Nowhere, Sharon Mauldin Reynolds
HABITAT USAGE OF TRI-COLORED BATS (PERIMYOTIS SUBFLAVUS) IN WESTERN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE POST-WHITE NOSE SYNDROME, Katherine Schaefer
Habitat Useage of tri-colored bats (Perimyotis subflavus) in western Kentucky and Tennessee post-white nose syndrome, Katherine Schaefer
Why are Soft Skills Missing in Today's Applicants, Robert Schooley
Eye Contact in Differing Communication Styles, Alexandria J. Sharpe
A MEDIATED MODEL OF RELATIONSHIPS AMONG BELONGING, IDENTIFICATION, AND COHESION IN COLLEGE ATHLETES, Michelle R. Sherman
P-20 ALIGNMENT FOR SMALL TOWNS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES, Donald Shively
EATING ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTION OF PEER SOCIAL MEDIA, Sharon Smith
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO PARADISE?, Brandi L. Stout
The Impact of KinderQuest on Reading and Math in Early and Intermediate Elementary Students, Stephanie Sullivan
I LOVE YOUR FACE: ATTRACTION AND FACIAL EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTION, Kendall Swinney
A Presence-Only Species Distribution Model Comparison Predicting the Distribution of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), Melanie L. Torres
SPINNING, Adam Valentine
The Effects of Reward-Based Training on the Behavioral Assessment of the Domestic Dog, Shelby Vandergraff and Shelby K. Vandergraff
Clappers and Soundrims, Henry White
First Fire, Sherraine Williams
A Performance Study of Apis mellifera with Dietary and Forage Restrictions During Spring Colony Establishment in Lyon County, Kentucky, Dominique Wood
The Relationship Between Schizotypy, Creativity, & Behavioral Inhibition, Karrah Wood
A QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE STUDY OF THIOL:ENE POLY(IONIC LIQUID) POLYMERIZATION AND GAS ABSORPTION, yueming wu
Habitat Modeling and Vegetation Mapping of Mammoth Cave National Park Using LiDAR data and Multispectral Imagery, Hongli Yang
KINETIC ANALYSIS AND MECHANOCHEMICAL SYNTHESES OF PALLADIUM COMPLEXES, Jonathon Zachary
HORSE USE AND MANAGEMENT IN UNIVERSITY EQUINE PROGRAMS, Hui Zhao
NEXT-GENERATION CELL ORGANELLES: BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF AUBERGINE-TUDOR PROTEIN COMPLEX, Jimiao Zheng and Jimiao Zheng
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
My Assumption Is This, Alex Blonder
Synthesis and Properties of Bisimidazolium and Poly(ethylene Glycol)-Containing Michael Addition Polyester Networks, Joshua Allan Dippie
Locus of Control, Academic Achievement, and Discipline Referrals, Rachel Hill
SECONDHAND EXPOSURE TO PROBLEMATIC DRINKING: THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF FAMILY BEHAVIORS ON EMOTION, Lillie M. Holcomb
The Effects of Mortality Salience and Team Identification on Sports Fans' Willingness to Consider Anonymous Acts of Aggression, Sagan L. Ladd
Spine, Lucinda D. Lawson
Evaluating the Impact of Natural and Agricultural Ecosystems on Soil Properties in Western Kentucky., Cody Masterson
The Relationship of Impulsivity to Eating Behaviors and Alcohol Consumption, Megan J. Newkirk
EFFECTS OF STREAM DEGRADATION ON ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION ARE MEDIATED BY LOCAL MICROBIAL AND MACROINVERTEBRATE LEAF LITTER PROCESSING, Carla Rothenbuecher
Let’s play! A study examining the Acceptability OF Cross-Gender Play Of Children, Angela R. Youngs