Theses from 2026
A Content Analysis of Media Framing Regarding Name, Image, and Likeness and the Transfer Portal in Men’s College Basketball, Ethan Alexander
Mammalian Biodiversity of the Easley Conservation Stewardship Area, Grayson C. Belt
Perfectionism and cognitive flexibility: Comparing the impacts of perfectionism vs excellencism on cognitive flexibility, Lillian R. Blackburn
Design for Future Discourse: Creating the Speculative Design-inspired Exhibition MODULATION: Rewiring the Self, Ryan Bridgforth
Using Machine Learning to Optimize The Board Game Can't Stop, John C. Carter
Exploring the Impact of Cat Nutrition on Consumer Purchases: An Examination on Feline Microbiome, Health, and Owner Responses, Cassidy Curry
Perceptions of Rural Large Animal Owners on Cost and Distance as Barriers to Veterinary Medicine, Alyssa Dalleske
Teaching Exercise: A Survey on Educational Aids and Self-efficacy, Joshua I. Eaton, Lucas Morgan, and Matthew Hermes
Minimizing Musculoskeletal Injury Risk in Health Care Professionals with Education on Physical Activity Recommendations, Emma H. Foran
Financial Literacy and Kentucky House Bill 342, Rebecca J. Futrell
Exploring Alternate Methods of Flood Output Estimation During Natural Disasters, Finley Gardner
Community Vitality: Establishing Blue Zone Based Education for Elementary Students, Eliza G. Heinrich
The effects of body mass index on fertility and in vitro fertilization, Morgan R. Kidd
When the States Lost Their Senate: The Seventeenth Amendment, Katelyn King
Empirical Validation of Einstein’s Coefficient for the Deflection of Light due to Gravitational Forces, Alexandra R. McDowell
Subzero: Original Music for Piano and Live Electronics, Frank Newton
Plastic Material Analysis and Bonding in Small Aquatic Vessels, Andrew R. Orr
Occupational Stressors and Health Impacts Among First Responders, Mason N. Roach
The PAM-1 aminopeptidase does not protect against PTL-1 mediated neurodegeneration in C. elegans., Ethan E. Schuff
Expanding the Pantheon of “Place-Myth”: Media-Induced Travel in College Students Who Study Abroad, Isabella M. Shevetz
Through the Lens of “Kigo”: Understanding Japanese American WWII Poetry, Grace C. Shields
Technology-Supported Literacy Instruction in Elementary Classrooms (K-5): Perspectives of Student Teachers in Western Kentucky, Ila B. Shirrell
From the Ground to the Stars: How Research and Development in Aerospace Plays a Massive Role, Bryan Sohan
Evaluating the Rural/Urban Divide in Conservation: Methods of Improvement in Conservation Programming Across Kentucky, Lauren Tackett
Public Perception of Equine Rabies and Its Implications for Future Education and Preventative Strategies, Kya Walton
Supporting Those Who Serve: The Impact of Peer Support on Law Enforcement Suicide, Emily N. Warren
The Significance of Vaccine Education in Vaccination Status, Emma Webb
Investigating Machine Learning as an Anomaly Detection Tool in College Basketball, Eli G. Whitaker
Theses from 2025
Cognitive Advantages of Dual Language: Bilingualism and its Relationship with Working Memory and Controlled Attention, Ellison Alexander
Electric Utility Vehicle Revival Project: Electrical Engineering Design, Chandler S. Andrews
Goat Tying Styles Impact on Performance Consistency with Rodeo Competitors in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Ozark Region, Marie Baxley, C.A. Shea Porr, and Thomas Powell
Trust, Influence, and the Two-Step Flow of Communication: How MSU JMC Freshmen Navigate Information Networks in the Digital Age, Caroline Blakeman
Hey Barbie! There's a lot of Kens on my screen: A qualitative analysis of female gender inequality in media representation and how society’s responses to it have evolved, Ania Delaney Boutin
Quiet Times: The Application of Self-Management to Private Spiritual Practices, Noah Branson
Mirrors of Learning: Amplifying Engagement and Retention with Culturally Relevant Teaching in 21st-Century Education, Britney Buckner
Differences Between Media and Industry Professionals’ Views on Welfare Issues at Equine Racetracks in The United States, Olivia Burris
Virtus Fidelis: Design in Modern-Day Catholicism, Elisha N. Butryn
James Baldwin's Classroom and What He Can Teach Educators about Queer Representation, Matthew Callahan
Characterizing the Relationship between Parturition in Beef Cattle and the Lunar Phase and Meteorological Factors., Caroline E. Chambers
Social media use and its association with eating-related attitudes and behaviors in rural university students, Erin S. Clark
Designing a Control System with Automatic Transition Between Flight Modes for a VTOL Airplane, Asher Cunningham
Structure Determination of Mg2TiHn and Mg3TiHn (n=1-25) Clusters, Meagan Dobbs
Flooding Behavior Near the US/Canada Border: Complications and Approaches, Maria T. Dodson
Society’s Press: Designing a Digital Commons to Promote Critical Thought and Civil Discourse, Louis Driver
Communication, Education, and Trust: Exploring Client Compliance, Treatment Plan Adherence, and Perceived Patient Outcomes in Veterinary Medicine, Isabella J. Eads
Across the Pond, Across the Waistline: A Comparative Look at the Childhood Obesity Crisis in the United States and United Kingdom, Samantha N. Eales
Understanding temporal changes in leaf traits of native Smilax rotundifolia and invasive Lonicera Japonica using long-term herbarium records from Kentucky, Claudia Ebbecke and Claudia Ebbecke
The Economic Factors of Suicide, Hogan C. Fox
Optimization in the Synthesis of Dual Ionic-Liquid-Functionalized Cellulosic Materials, Megan L. Franke
Mortgage Default Classification Modeling for Variable Analysis, Brendan R. Goggins
Deepfakes on Trial: Developing a High-Accuracy, Court-Admissible AI Pipeline for Deepfake Detection in Corporate Fraud Litigation, Aiden J. Green
Modern Technology Addiction: Developer duty of care, Jonah Hampton
Bedtime or Game Time: The Impact of Chronotype Matching on Spectators Moods, Callie Hart
Bridging Cattle Farming and Technology: The Development of MooManager, Matthew Hayes
Speech Stigma: Exploring Predictors of Attitudes Toward Nonspeaking Autistic Individuals, Kate Herrmann
Examining the Impact of Widespread Disease on the Economy, Ryan Howell
The Humanity of Globalization: Global Interconnectedness and Cross-border Migration, Mary Huffman
Maximal Independent Set Algorithms within Procedural Planar Maps: A Large-Scale Evaluation, Chaucer Ihrig
Using Vaginal Cytology to Confirm Estrus in Swine - Pilot Study, Carly J. Johnson
Exploring Future Educators’ Roles in Classroom AAC Use: Insight into Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes, Katrina M. King
Passive Integrated Transponders: an effective marking technique for individual identification of Anaxyrus fowleri?, Emily LePrell
Development of a Mechanochemical Synthesis for a Palladacycle: Exploring Solvent Characteristics and Reaction Kinetics, Kyle Lintzenich
Indexing a Spanish Choir Book to Trace its Provenance, Amelia Lutz
Koxinga: The Catalyst of Taiwan's Current Geopolitical Conflict, Lauren Masterson
What the F**k Happened: An Analysis of Why the Emerging Democratic Majority Theory Failed, Olivia Mitchell
Rising Rates of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Carly Ogilvie
Student Perceptions on Career Decision Making Skills in Relation to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Emily G. Oliver
Exploratory Analysis of Prerequisites to Teaching Early Perspective Taking in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Zoe Painter
The Influence of Exercise on Inmate Depression, Ava G. Puckett
From Pews to Polls: How Religious Affiliation Shapes Political Alignment in the U.S., Lukas A. Ramey
Understanding Potential Profitability Estimates for Western Kentucky Grain Production, Austin Randolph and Naveen Musunuru
There’s Cardio and There’s Cardio: How Fitness and Sexual Attitudes relate to Needs for Approval and Loneliness, Isaac Robertson
A Century of Currency and Forms of Exchange in Five Global Powers, Hannah A. Rodriguez-Rodriguez
Clinical Education Program for Hair Removal to Reduce Surgical Site Infections, Madison Smith and Dana Todd
Identifying the Factors Affecting the Survival of Trauma Patients Using Logistic Regression Analysis, Maggie Smith
Can Chaperones Promote Protein Splicing?, Hazel Thomas
Effectiveness of Education on Increasing Training Likelihood: An Analysis in Relation to Physique Inflation, Reid J. Venable
Maria Gaetana Agnesi and the Proto-Feminist Movement, Katherine D. Wahnsiedler
Strategic Business Planning for an Optometry Practice: A Comprehensive Approach to Market Analysis, Operations, and Growth, Molly Elizabeth Weber
Crossroads: Outcomes of Egalitarian and Traditional Gender Ideology on Abortion Attitudes, Paige S. Weising
Simulations of Magnetar Spin-Down Lifetimes Using Magnetic Braking Models, Sophie Wessel
Investigating students’ proficiency across statistical software and preferences of statistical software design, Sabrina White
Theses from 2024
Physical Activity and Sport Participation: Relationships with General Life Satisfaction and Social Life Satisfaction, Clay Barker
Cultural Memory and the Search for Identity in Victorian Fantasy Fiction, Sadie Boggs
Stem Cell Therapy for Canine and Feline Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease, Seth Clark
The PAM-1 aminopeptidase protects against neurodegeneration in Caenorhabditis elegans, Caleb Coil
Comparative Evaluation of Clinical Presentation and Management of Equine Asthma by Climate Region, Tacey Davis
Public Perception of Service, Therapy, and Emotional Support Animals in a College Setting, Elizabeth DeMarse
The Effects of the Mystery Motivator on Attendance in an Undergraduate Population, Hannah Eriksen