Murray State Theses and Dissertations
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
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
A SURVEY OF KENTUCKY SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS’ PERCEIVED COMPETENCIES TO INFORM STATE-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, George Cavanah
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
THE PERCEIVED RELATIONSHIP OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: AN ANALYSIS OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AT A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE LAND GRANT INSTITUTION, Antomia Farrell
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
The Concurrent Validity of the Missouri Adaptive Ability Scale, Amber Pendergraft
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
EVALUATION OF A NUTRACEUTICAL FLEX CHOICE FOR ANTI-ARTHRITIC EFFICACY AND SAFETY IN MODERATELY OSTEOARTHRITIC DOGS, Rachael E. Webber
THE IMPACT OF GENDER NORMED SCORING OF THE BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY ON TRANS* INDIVIDUALS, Ashley Megan Bieze Wilson
Matriculation through Dual Credit, Lorry Beth Wilson
MASCULINE AND FEMININE PERSONALITY PROFILES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH ATHLETIC IDENTITY, Scott York
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Distributive lattice models of the type C one-rowed Weyl group symmetric functions, William Atkins
PREDATOR PRESENCE AND SIZE VARIATION ALTERS COMMUNITY STRUCTURE THROUGH MULTIPLE TROPHIC CASCADES, Robin Baker and Howard Whiteman Ph.D.
Distributive lattice models of the type B elementary Weyl group symmetric functions, Katheryn Beck
OMNIVORE DENSITY AFFECTS COMMUNITY STRUCTURE THROUGH MULTIPLE TROPHIC CASCADES, Donald J. Benkendorf
Only One Set of Bones, Norma Calway-Fagen
Creativity, Psychopathology, and Psychological Flexibility, Lee Carpenter
THE UNSPOKEN PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES WITH LESSON HORSES AND HOW WE NEED TO ADDRESS THEM, Casey Clark
IMPROVING THE ASSESSMENT OF CONSERVATISM: THE PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF CURRENT CONSERVATIVE MEASURES, David I. Crittendon
A COMPARISON OF THE REY AUDITORY-VERBAL LEARNING TEST AND THE WECHSLER SCALES, Samantha Denhart
At Your Own Risk, JACOB DONALDSON
Feather Memory, Taylor Emery
VALLEY BOTTOM POSITION AND THE OCCURRENCE OF PALEOSOLS AFFECT SOC DYNAMICS, Benedict W. Ferguson
CREATING EFFECTIVE CHORAL CONDUCTORS: A COMPARISON OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS OF MUSIC STANDARDS WITH RESEARCH-BASED QUALITIES OF EFFECTIVE CHORAL CONDUCTORS, Katy Elizabeth Green
INFLUENCE OF SOIL AND PLANT-PLANT INTERACTIONS ON GROWTH AND FLOWERING OF TWO POTENTIALLY DOMINANT BUNCHGRASSES IN THE LONGLEAF PINE ECOSYSTEM, James C. Groover
ADOLESCENT PERCEPTIONS OF BEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONING: MEASURING PERCEPTIONS OF ONE'S OWN BEHAVIOR, Aaron Hale
EFFECTS OF GLI-SIMILAR 3 KNOCKOUT MUTATIONS ON THE EXPRESSION OF INSULIN TRANSCRIPTION AND PANCREATIC ISLET DEVELOPMENT IN ZEBRAFISH, Dylan James Hammrich
EFFECTS OF VARIOUS ANTHELMINTIC TREATMENTS ON FECAL EGG COUNTS, PERFORMANCE VARIABLES, BLOOD PARAMETERS, AND LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY IN STOCKER CALVES, Cheyenne Auburn Hooks
Production of Industrial Hemp in Kentucky, Patrick J. Hooks
EVALUATING MUSCLE TENSION SCORES AS AN INDICATOR OF STRESS IN RIDING HORSES, Monique Hovey
On the Domination Chain of m by n Chess Graphs, Kathleen Johnson
THE CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF THE LEARNING COMPONENT OF THE MISSOURI ABILITY SCALE, Nicholas Johnson
The Dichotomous Model of Substance Abuse: The Elephant in the Room, Shelby Jones
Trophic Interactions and Niche Partitioning Within a Post-White-Nose Syndrome Temperate Bat Community, Macy Kailing
EFFECTS OF ESSENTIAL OILS AND AMINO ACID PROFILE ON THE GROWTH AND HEALTH OF RECEIVING CATTLE, Kelsey Machens
Engineering Retention: Improving Inclusion and Diversity in Engineering, Sidney Martin
The Importance of Recruiting and Retaining International Students, Bill McKibben
W1,p Regularity of Eigenfunctions for the Mixed Problem with Nonhomogeneous Neumann Data, Kohei Miyazaki
FLOWER MEANINGS: ARE THEY RELEVANT TODAY?, Dakota R. Moore
The Effectiveness of the Co-Requisite Model in Preparing College Students for Math Courses, Shauna Mullins
The Effect of Three Different Mulches on Weed Presence, Soil Characteristics, and Zinnia Growth, Anmar Muttaleb
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