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Plant Mycorrhizal Feedback Patterns in the Context of Plant Life History and Phylogeny in the Prairie
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)My research bridges the general themes of plant species coexistence, mutualistic interactions, and microbial feedbacks. These mechanisms have implications for our understanding of plant community dynamics, for land management, ... -
Evaluating Gambling Disorder in an American Indian Population Using a Probability Discounting Task during an fMRI Scan
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)Probability discounting has a rich history of investigating choice behavior, especially as it pertains to risky decision making. Gambling involves risky decision making through choice behavior, which makes it an ideal ... -
A History of Black Museums in the United States: An Ecology of Museum Knowledges as 'Wake Work'
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)In this thesis, I track the history of African American museums in the United States to build a digital humanities-based project called A History of Black Museums in the United States. This project is intended to be used ... -
Rethinking Art and Virtue in Shakespeare's As You Like It.
(University of Kansas, 2021-05-31)This thesis argues that a re-examination of the similarities and differences between Shakespeare’s As You Like It and its primary narrative source, Thomas Lodge’s Rosalynde (1590), reveals important insights that would ... -
Making Connections: Social Networks and Healthcare Access in China
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)When there are obstacles to access public services, citizens tend to resort to social connections to get things done. While the existing studies suggest that people rely on connections to compensate for ineffective formal ... -
On willing and the phantasy of empathy
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)The ultimate goal of this dissertation is to expose Friedrich Nietzsche’s critically neglected account of empathic concern. In what follows, I will briefly present the main ideas and purpose of the project, and include ... -
Smells and Spells: Plants, Olfaction, and Evolution in the Greek Magical Papyri
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)This thesis explores the rationale behind the inclusion of botanical ingredients in the Greek and Demotic Magical Papyri using an interdisciplinary lens. After summarizing current anthropological and pharmacological ... -
Is This Therapy?: Literary Self-Reflection and Women’s Voices in Sappho, Catullus, and Ovid
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)This study considers the intersection of women’s voices and literary self-reflection in the works of Sappho, Catullus, and Ovid. My chosen textual range includes both authentic and manufactured female voices to interrogate ... -
Does he mean it? The role of sincerity in ally motivations and behaviors
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)Allyship is a two-step process that involves both acknowledgement of inequality with sincere motivations, and behaviors to enact social change (Ashburn-Nardo, 2018; Drury & Kaiser, 2014). Yet, the majority of previous ... -
Divisia Monetary Aggregates and Monetary Policy in a Small Open Economy
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)The first chapter in my doctoral dissertation is co-authored with my advisor and it has been published in the Journal of Risk and Financial Management, August 2021. This paper applied the formula for user cost price of ... -
In the Spirit of the Principality
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)Post-Net Principality is an installation experience that aims at a total conversion of a space into a temple for an egregore that is born of that communal experience. An egregore (pronounced egg’ gree gore) is a group ... -
Essays on the Economics of Fertility
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)This thesis includes three topics: (a) the effects of childbirth subsidy policies on the number of births in South Korea, (b) how a slowdown in retirement affects fertility rates among young adults through the labor market, ... -
Essays in Health Economics of Inhaled Substances
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)This dissertation consists of three standalone chapters that respectively examine individuals’ health behavior associated with inhaled substances: medical marijuana laws on individuals’ exit from unemployment, the high ... -
A Hopf Monoid On Set Families
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)We first introduce a Hopf monoid on set families called SF. Following that we will use the topological methods of Aguiar and Ardila to find a cancellation-free formula for the Hopf submonoid of SF spanned by lattices of ... -
The Effects of Jargon on School-Based Consultation
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)Behavior analysts trained in applied behavior analysis (ABA) often use specific terminology and jargon when describing and implementing behavioral interventions. However, the use of jargon may be confusing to individuals ... -
"IT'S LIKE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE": BREAKING THE BARRIERS OF COMMUNICATION AND SUPPORT WITH INCARCERATED FAMILY MEMBERS
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)The United States houses more prisoners than any other nation, with nearly 2.3 million individuals currently serving time in prison (BBC, 2020). Social support and positive interpersonal family relationships are paramount ... -
Multi-component surface-wave analysis for tunnel detection in the Sonoran Desert, AZ
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)Subsurface void detection using seismic imaging is a challenging task that has been the subject of extensive research. In this thesis, I employ the novel multi-component backscatter analysis surface waves (BASW) methodology ... -
Mechanistic Insights on the Hydrodeoxygenation of Benzyl Alcohol with a Pd-Terpyridine Catalyst
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)Lignin is a readily available renewable carbon polymer consisting of aromatic monomers, which can be used in the generation of alternative fuels. However, many of these monomers contain oxygen, reducing their usability and ... -
Sascia: A Genesis
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)Sascia: A Genesis is a Master of Fine Arts Thesis exhibition that focuses on a science-fantasy narrative that examines the precious yet fragile condition of existence. This exhibition was completed through the use of oil ... -
Hidden Beneath
(University of Kansas, 2022-05-31)Hidden Beneath is an exhibition of fifteen paintings and two drawings. It is an exhibition about change: the uncomfortable and beautiful feelings experienced during a state of transition. I explore growth in both a positive ...
