Recent Graduate Projects
Theses & Dissertations
Tyler Newberry - Evaluating Experiential Learning in Undergraduate Agricultural Education: A Content Analysis of Course Syllabi from a College of Agriculture
Sophia Jaramillo-Vasconez - EXPLORING BELONGINGNESS, LONELINESS, AND DISTINCTIVENESS ON A COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE CAMPUS
Reba V. Prather - Does participation in an innovative livestock exhibition program foster the development of grit in youth across rural, micro, and metropolitan communities?
Justin S. Yount - Researching Dementia Indicators Among Rural Populations
- Katrina Clontz - EVALUATING THE CARING CARDS PROGRAM AND ITS EFFECT ON MENTAL HEALTH INDICATORS AMONG A SELF-DEFINED AGRICULTURAL GROUP IN RURAL KENTUCKY
- Kelly McFarland - Building Rural Resilience: A Rural and Farm Youth Safety and Well-being Curriculum
- Grace Miller - AUTISM IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF AN ADOLESCENT WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER AND THEIR PARENT ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
- AnaLiese Mitchell - Exploring the Impact of an Appalachian Higher Education Institution Had On Fostering Solidarity, Capacity, and Agency of Female Appalachian Students Seeking To Positively Influence the Quality of Life For Themselves and Appalachian Communities
- Lindsey WIndland - "We are the Mycelium" Exploring Mutual Aid Networks and Food System Resilience in Eastern Kentucky
- Caleb Hickman - The Resiliency and Thriving of Underrepresented Agricultural Educators: A National Mixed Methods Study
- Jeri Howell - SIGNIFICANT LIFE EXPERIENCES OF KENTUCKY YOUTH CLIMATE ACTIVISTS
- Hunter Anne Julian - The Youth - Adult Partnership Between Secondary Agriculture Educators and Native American Youth: A Qualitative Case Study
- Austin Leake - Safety in the Woods: Studying the Effectiveness of the Kentucky Master Logger Program
- Bo Milburn - EXAMINING SOCIAL MISSION IN KENTUCKY SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
- Tara Rojas - Out of Sight, Out of Mind: An Evaluation of Secondary Agricultural Textbooks
- Lindsay Vance - Exploring the Relationship Between Place Attachment and Attitudes Toward Tourism Development in Powell County
- Graciela Barajas - "Playing the Game": A Case Study of Latinx Leaders in an Agricultural Youth Organization
- Katherine Counts - UNDERSTANDING PERSPECTIVES OF CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATORS ON CULTURE AND DIVERSITY IN THE HEALTHCARE WORKPLACE
- Andrew Lawrence Hauser - The “CASE” for Assessments: An Evaluation of CASE End of Course Assessments and Teacher Motivation
- Juliana Danielle Markham - LIVING AS AN IMPOSTOR: AN EXPLORATION OF THE LIVED EXPERIENCES AMONG MULTIRACIAL YOUTH IN SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
- Addie Rose Reinhard - Stress, Burnout, and Well-Being in New Veterinary Graduates: Evaluating a Pilot Online Professional Development Program
- Julius Johnson - WOMEN RETURNING TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES AFTER INCARCERATION: THEIR NEEDS, CONCERNS AND CHALLENGES
- Jacelyn De'Nae Nesmith - Voices “Herd”: A Social and Sentiment Analysis of Consumers Perceptions of Fair Oaks Farms
- Brett Morris Wasden - AN EXAMINATION OF SINGLE-SEX SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION CLASSROOMS: THE EFFECTS OF TEACHER EXPECTANCY
- Teya Cuellar - CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN COMMUNITY-LED FOOD JUSTICE MODELS
- Heather Kinney - AGRICULTURAL LIVELIHOODS IN HARLAN COUNTY: A CASE STUDY APPROACH OF TWO FARMS
- Janela Aida Salazar - TWO CULTURES, ONE IDENTITY: BICULTURALISM OF YOUNG MEXICAN AMERICANS
- Emily Rodes Spencer - The Role of Place in Community Cooperative Food Markets in Lexington, Kentucky
- Sarah Danielle Warren - DeaFFA: An Exploration of Agricultural Education in Schools for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Ashley C. Austin - EVALUATING HOMOPHILY AND INCLUSION IN KENTUCKY SECONDARY AGRICULTURE CLASSROOMS THROUGH SOCIAL DISTANCE SCALES
- Craig Borie - MEDIUM TO LONG TERM IMPACTS ON FORMER PARTICIPANTS OF THE SHOULDER TO SHOULDER GLOBAL BRIGADES TO ECUADOR
- Victoria N. Hamilton - DETERMINING MILLENNIAL FOOD BUYING PREFERENCES: BASED ON PRODUCT MARKETING WITH “BUZZWORDS”
- Kelsey Shackelford - COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AMONG ARTIST MEMBER AND OTHER RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
- Tori E. Summey - EMPOWERING HIDDEN VOICES: A PHOTO NARRATION OF COMMUNITY FOOD NEEDS BY TWO CROSS-TOWN MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN KENTUCKY
- Lee Nolan Thomsen - FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO JOB SATISFACTION, RETENTION, AND ATTRITION OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS: A SYNTHESIS OF RESEARCH
- Tiffany Harper - FAST FRIENDS: IMPLICIT BIAS OF CROSS-GROUP FRIENDSHIPS IN A COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
- Heather Hyden - Cultivating a Culture of Food Justice: Impacts of Community Based Economies on Farmers and Neighborhood Leaders in the Case of Fresh Stop Markets in Kentucky
- Joshua Kerby Jennings - On Making a Difference: How Photography and Narrative Produce the Short-Term Missions Experience
- Karin Pekarchik - RIDING THROUGH LIFE: A LIFESPAN STUDY OF THE ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS, AND AREAS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR FEMALE EQUESTRIANS TOWARD BRA USE AND HEALTH OUTCOMES WHEN ENGAGED IN EQUESTRIAN SPORTS
- Mya Oneisha Price - Feeding the Soul: Voices of Kentucky Women Combating Child Hunger
- Samson S. Tarpeh - THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY CAPITAL FRAMEWORK AND CHRISTIAN FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN KENTUCKY
- Alexander Tingle - ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL AND CULTURAL CHANGES WITHIN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION FROM 2009-2014 WHICH COINCIDE WITH A REDUCTION OF MALE PRE-SERVICE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS
- Courtney A. Turley - Examining Cultural Proficiency Among Secondary Agricultural Education Youth Through Intercultural Effectiveness and Global Experiences
- Rebecca L. Warta - EXPLORING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IMPACT OF THE BLUEGRASS DOUBLE DOLLARS PROGRAM
- Ivy Jude Elise Brashear - Rural Reality: How Reality Television Portrayals of Appalachian People Impact Their View of Their Culture
- Shari R. Dutton - Change in Perceived Teacher Self-Efficacy of Agricultural Educators After a Greenhouse Management Workshop
- Whitney Prather Duvall - The Evolving Role of Electric Cooperatives in Economic Development: A Case Study of Owen Electric Cooperative and Jackson Energy Cooperative
- Rashawn P. Franklin - An Evaluation of the Techniques and Strategies for Recruiting African-Americans by 1862 Land-Grant Universities
- Luciana D. Hockersmith - Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Kentucky
- Andrea T. Kirby - AGAINST THE ODDS: A STUDY OF LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS STUDENTS’ ENROLLMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION
- Courtney Lacy Jenkins - Perception, Opportunity, Empowerment, and Policy: Women's Influence in Kentucky Agriculture
- Morgan Schafbuch - EXPECTANCY-VALUE IN THE ENROLLMENT FACTOR OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION YOUTH
- Megan Tennison - Identifying the Core Elements of Developing Student Leaders in a College Ambassador Program
- Kendra Horn Rowland - Work Life Balance for Agricultural Educators in Kentucky
- Rebecca A. Russell - PERCEPTIONS OF SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION, AND AGRICULTURAL CAREERS OF STUDENTS NOT ENROLLED IN A HIGH SCHOOL AGRICULTURAL COURSE
- Dale Howard Davis - CAMPUS STORYTELLING NETWORKS AND STUDENT RETENTION INTENT
- Tara A. McClintic - Conceptualizing University Education Abroad Programs Using a Mutualistic Process: A Community Perspective
- Amber R. Shobe - Insights into Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability
- Jonathan A. Tubbs - THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION: A synthesis of research
- John C. Hill - DRUMMING AWAY DRUGS: AN INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVE TOWARDS DRUG REHABILITATION
- Kelli A. Long - CONCEPTUALIZING CITIZEN JOURNALISM: DEFINITIONS AND ROLES
- Amanda Patton Roberts - Organic and Locally Grown Food Preferences of Adults in Kentucky
- Bonnie S. Sigmon - EFFECTIVENESS OF A FARM FIELD TRIP
- Leah K. Vance - Family Influences on the Educational Aspirations of Female Youth in Appalachia
- Randy J. Adams - IDENTIFYING RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS OF PREPARATORY AND NON-PREPARATORY STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF A RURAL KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL
- Rachel C. Bolin - Mobile Health Technology and Health Behavior: A Look into the Workplace Setting
- George E. Boone - Emotion, community development, and the physical environment: An experimental investigation of measurements
- Miranda Rose Chaplin - EVALUATION OF MOTIVATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUM FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION (CASE) LEAD AND MASTER TEACHERS
- Shannon W. Farrell - The Process of Learner Centered Instruction in Adult Clientele
- Callie Hayden - Analyzing Healthy, Local Food Systems: A Case Study of Owensboro, Kentucky
- Ryan H. Thomas - IMPACT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP: EXPLORING THE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP QUALITIES OF SELECTED SECONDARY AGRICULTURE TEACHERS
- Savannah Faye Robin - CULTIVATING THE COMPASS: Examining the role of emotional appraisal and professional agency among stakeholders in Kentucky agricultural education
- Cecil J. Shelton - What Rocks the Vote? Citizens' Views of Community Leaders and Political Engagement
- Daniel O. Wilson - MALE FARMERS COPING WITH LOSS OF SPOUSE: IMPACTS ON FARMING OPERATION AND FAMILY LIFE
- Allison M. Horseman - THE EFFECTS OF NEW MEDIA ON ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT AMONG MILLENNIALS: A CASE STUDY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES ALUMNI
- Jessica Lynn Mullins - CHARACTER EDUCATION AND 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
- Brittany Wilkinson Smith - EXAMINING ADMINITRATORS' DISCIPLINARY PHILOSOPHIES: A CONCEPTUAL MODEL
- Chi-Shou Justin Yang - A COMPARISON OF LEADERSHIP TRAITS ACROSS COUNTRIES: TAIWAN AND UNITED STATES
- Amy Carrington - EXPLORING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AS A CATALYST FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Michael Louis Geneve - THE SCIENCE AND ART OF A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SHORT COURSE: AN APPROACH TO DESIGN, TEACHING, AND EVALUATION
- Amber Houck - CONTENT PREPARATION OF PRE-SERVICE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THEIR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE
- Dana Renee Jenkins - COMPUTER LITERACY, ACCESS AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES CLASSROOM
- Charles Cordell Jenkins III - A QUALITY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: A NATIONAL DELPHI STUDY
- Cameron Cash White - SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE IN KENTUCKY: CONDITION AND PERCEPTIONS