Theses: Recent submissions
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New species of Tetragonocephalum (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea) parasitizing members of the stingray genus Pateobatis (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) and an update of host associations of the genus
(University of Kansas, 2021-08-31)The lecanicephalidean tapeworm genus Tetragonocephalum comprises 12 valid species and a species inquirendum. Species in this genus are easily identifiable among lecanicephalideans based on their possession of a unique ... -
Associations Between Behavioral Economic Constructs and Alcohol Use and Consequences among Young Adult Alcohol Users
(University of Kansas, 2021-08-31)Alcohol use among young adult college students is a significant public health concern. Behavioral economic (BE) research provides a framework for understanding maladaptive health behaviors, such as alcohol use/misuse. BE ... -
First Impressions of the Persian Other in Aeschylus and Herodotus
(University of Kansas, 2021-08-31)This thesis focuses on the characterization and representation of the Eastern Other for a Greek audience in the introductory sections of two works of 5th century Greek literature. In particular, I will examine the parodos ... -
Evaluating the Effects of Remote Behavioral Skills Training and In Situ Training on Response to Bullying
(University of Kansas, 2021-08-31)Those who experience bullying endure significant repercussions (e.g., Nansel et al., 2004; Sterzing et al., 2012). Thus, it is important to teach individuals who experience bullying how to respond. Many researchers have ... -
The Associations between Student Debt and Precarious Employment on Millennial Homeownership in the United States
(University of Kansas, 2021-08-31)Millennials have shifted into adulthood amidst great economical barriers, which reduce rates of homeownership for this cohort. Trends suggest that Millennials spend much of their young adulthood pursuing education and ... -
Symmetric 6,6′-Biazulenic π-Linkers Asymmetrically Terminated Along Their Molecular Axes
(University of Kansas, 2021-08-31)During the past four decades, the field of molecular electronics relied on the design of molecules capable of fulfilling the roles of electronic components such as wires, diodes, and rectifiers. The work described in this ... -
Temporal Orientation and the Association Between Adverse Life Events and Internalizing Symptoms in Vietnamese American and European American Adolescents
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Adverse life events predict varying negative outcomes, including internalizing symptoms. However, research finds cross-cultural variation in whether and to what degree factors amplify or buffer the impact of these stressors. ... -
Strange Being
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)My artistic practice is informed by philosophies of consciousness, existentialism, and personal narrative. My life is experienced through waking and dreaming modes of being. This condition informs the context for the ... -
An Analysis of the Effects of a Remote Intervention on Exercise in Adults
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Physical activity is important for overall health. Behavioral strategies such as goal setting, feedback, and reinforcement have been used to increase levels of physical activity to health benefitting levels. The present ... -
The Influence of Parental Bonding on Information Processing in Depression
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)The cognitive perspective on risk for depression and depression reoccurrence posits that individuals who suffer from multiple episodes are at-risk because of latent depressotypic schemas. Dysfunctional parental bonding is ... -
School-Based Speech Language Pathologists’ Service Delivery to Students with Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: A Survey Study
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)The researcher investigated school-based speech-language pathologists’ service delivery to student survivors of pediatric traumatic brain injury in comparison to the American Speech Language and Hearing Association’s ... -
Using CloudSat and MERRA-2 to Examine the Characteristics and Variability of Individual Cloud Types Associated with Intertropical Convergence Zone Extremes
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Diabatic heating is often inaccurately represented in weather forecast and global climate models (GCMs). These problems are compounded at low latitudes where diabatic heating strongly affects the large-scale circulation ... -
Painting Uyghurs: News Media Representations of Uyghurs
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)This thesis examines the portrayal of Uyghurs in fourteen news media outlets from 2014 to mid-2020, revealing the broader discourses deployed in discussions of Uyghurs and the PRC’s treatment of them. The study was carried ... -
The Color of my Skin: A Symphonic Pilgrimage
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)The Color of my Skin: A Symphonic Pilgrimage, is an audiovisual symphony consisting of seven movements that were created during the 2020/21 COVID-19 pandemic. The totality of the work has been sculpted, and woven together ... -
An Investigation of How Variables Impact Accuracy of Data Collection
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Assessment of accuracy should be conducted ongoing throughout research and intervention. This study aimed to identify how the number and frequency of behaviors effected measurement accuracy. Participants were students ... -
Zugunruhe (migratory restlessness)
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Zugunruhe is a German word for migratory restlessness used in ornithology that I found applicable to the ideas I am investigating through printmaking and textile-based techniques. In my art I am exploring landscapes both ... -
Al-Azhar's Renewal of Religious Discourse and Power after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)This paper focuses on al-Azhar's role in renewing religious discourse after the 2011 Egyptian revolution. I will focus on whether or not the religious discourse is changing in al-Azhar (the Sunni Islamic institution) and ... -
A Dynamical Study of the Poisson-Nernst-Planck System for Three Ions
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)Ionic channels and semiconductor devices use atomic scale structures to control macroscopic flows from one reservoir to another. The one-dimensional steady-state Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) system is a useful representation ... -
Phylogenetics and biogeography of two new species of paromomyid plesiadapiforms from a unique, High Arctic ecosystem of Eocene Canada
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)The Margaret formation of the Eureka Sound Group in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago samples a unique, warm temperate ecosystem with a polar light regime that dates to the early Eocene epoch ~ 53 Ma. Previous paleontological ... -
Don't give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses: The Trump administration, public charge, and rhetorical constructions of citizenship
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)In August 2019, President Donald Trump and his administration announced a rule that restricted immigrants’ access to visas if they used a variety of social programs, including: Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy ...