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Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Hydrodynamic Controls on Sedimentology and Geomorphology of Marine-Carbonate Ramps: Insights from a Holocene Analogue, Northern Yucatán Shelf, Mexico
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)As one of the end-members of carbonate platform types, carbonate ramps have long been characterized and interpreted with regard to large-scale controls such as tectonics, sea level, climate, and biota. Yet, details on the ... -
Saudi Female Journalists’ Perspectives: The Influence of Gender-Related Work Problems, Support, and Intergroup Contact on Work-Related Outcomes and Attitudes toward Saudi Men
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Abstract From the perspectives of Saudi female journalists (N = 207), the current online survey examined the predictive association between work related problems (i.e., gender discrimination and sexual harassment), social ... -
Essays on Microfinance under Weak Enforcement
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This paper theoretically and empirically studies the optimal lending contracts for both non-profit and for-profit microcredit lenders. I begin by building a theoretical model, where both types of lenders use dynamic ... -
Mythscaping Novorossiya: Nationalism in the Donbass, 2014-15
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)In 2014, Russia-backed rebels in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) and Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) declared independence from Ukraine. In addition to establishing control over large swaths of territory in ... -
Efficacy of TAGteach Interventions: Comparing the Effects of Verbal and Audible Feedback on Skill Acquisition of Volleyball Skills
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)TAGteach® (based on principles of teaching with acoustical guidance) is an emerging behavioral coaching strategy that utilizes verbal instructions, visual models, and audible feedback to promote skill acquisition of a ... -
...like a decay in our bones
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)My art practice is a blend of academic research and installation of large-scale figurative ceramic pieces within sacred architectural environments. My work is a reaction to the fragmented representations of women in the ... -
THE “RIGHT” TYPE OF MAN: A DIGITAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Exploring video games with a communicative lens is a growing genre of research, one which this project aims to contribute to by examining Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 with an in-depth digital ethnography. By playing ... -
Hieroglyphic, Oral, and Performative: (Re)Evaluating Resistance to Colonialism in the Works of Melville
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Herman Melville’s legacy in nineteenth-century American literary studies remains prolific. Recent scholarly inquiry, such as those by Christopher Freeburg, Geoffrey Sanborn, and Birgit Brander Rasmussen, critically read ... -
Exploring Gendered Violence from Tragic Episodes in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This thesis discusses how Ovid integrates scenes and characters from tragedy into his Metamoprhoses. I examine how Ovid repurposes violence from tragedy, a form of violence that is typically gendered female and occurs in ... -
Partisan Bias Among U.S. Military Service Members and Veterans
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Scholars argue that growing partisanship among U.S. military service members and veterans erodes the military’s apolitical social norms and threatens healthy civil-military relations. I investigate this question by examining ... -
Homological Properties of Structures in Commutative Algebra and Algebraic Combinatorics
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The purpose of this work is to understand homological properties of structures appearing in commutative algebra and algebraic combinatorics, objects such as commutative rings and associated structures, such as ideals and ... -
Small scale hydrogeomorphic features influence macroinvertebrate food webs in two Great Plains rivers
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Food resources that support river food webs and food web structure have been shown to be influenced by hydrogeomorphology, and its influence on food webs has been gaining support with ecologists over the years. I analyzed ... -
U.S. Students’ Perceptions of a Target Chinese Student on Facebook: Testing the Warranting Effects of Stereotype Relevant Messages
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Extending prior literature on stereotypes of Chinese international students held by Americans (Ruble & Zhang, 2012; 2013) and warranting theory (Walther & Parks, 2002), this experimental study examined the effects of ... -
Essays on the Economics of Marijuana
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)As of January 2020, 33 states and the District of Columbia have passed medical marijuana laws (MMLs) while 13 states and the District of Columbia have passed recreational marijuana laws (RMLs). The liberalization policies ... -
The Climate of Union: An Environmental History of the Anglo-Scottish Union, circa 1660-1707
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)The Climate of Union posits that climatic instability and environmental change during the last third of the Global Little Ice Age, a period of climatic instability (circa 1570-1720), fundamentally influenced economic ... -
Phylogenomics of Avian Taxa in The Southwest Pacific
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Island archipelagos provide natural laboratories to investigate how geographical and ecological differences impact the process of speciation. I investigated the evolutionary history of four different bird species complexes ... -
Control of Protein Binding at Interfaces: Gold Nanostructures and Affinity Peptide Labels
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Controlling protein adsorption at solid surfaces is critical for a large variety of applications such as biocatalysis, biomedicine, food safety, and environmental monitoring. The importance of controlling the orientation ... -
We Alone Can Fix It: Donald Trump’s Campaign Rallies and the Rhetoric of Community
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)In this project, I employ rhetorical fieldwork methods to explore community construction at President Trump’s campaign rallies. Since Trump’s election, rhetorical scholars have analyzed Trump’s rhetoric to discern recurring ... -
ICHNOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS FROM ICEHOUSE AND GREENHOUSE GLOBAL CLIMATES IN POLAR AND NEAREQUATORIAL POSITIONS
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)This dissertation uses ichnological assessment to reevaluate depositional environments and the physicochemical controls on benthic organisms. I am assessing environments from icehouse and greenhouse global climates, and ... -
Emotions in Organizations: Drawing Connections to Social Capital and Employee Well-Being
(University of Kansas, 2020-05-31)Employee emotions are essential to relationship building in organization and work settings, potentially improving or damaging relationships among employees, and between employees and clients. While there are several concepts ...