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Master's Theses

The Master's Theses Collection contains manuscripts written by Fort Hays graduate students dating from 1930 through the present. Theses submitted after 2009 are Open Access. Works prior to 2010 may be limited to on-campus access due to copyright restrictions. Please contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu for questions regarding access to individual works.

Theses from 2025 2025

Geochemical Assessment of Sediment Flux in a Sediment Core from a Tidal Flat in a Tropical Estuary, Olumide Ajulo

Deep Learning-Based Ensemble Two-Step Classification of Medical Images Using CNN Architectures and Ensemble Methods, Noreliz Alorico

Towards Smart Farming: Image-Based Crop Health Assessment and Disease Diagnosis Using Deep Learning Techniques, Kristina Botova

Examining How Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience, and Social Support Influence Academic Satisfaction, Zoe Caldwell

Exploring the Connection Between Subclinical Autistic Traits and Dysfunction in the General Population, Victoria J. Carter

A Histological Survey of a Large, Sub-Adult Tylosaurus nepaeolicus with Implications on the Validity of Tylosaurus kansasensis, Carson Cope

Unearthed and Exposed, Kelly Hagen

The Influence of Anthropogenic Infrastructure on the Reproductive Success of Northern House Wrens (Troglodytes Aedon) in Proximity to Highways, Nana-Esi Irie Hanson

A Geometric Morphometrics Analysis of the Limb Morphologies of Mosasaurs and Its Palaeoecological Implications, Zachary J. Herbert

The Effects of Return to Prairie in Barber County, Kansas: A Case Study Using NDVI and Dendrochronology, Elijah O. Joy

Burnout, Employee Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, and The Big Five: A Healthcare Analysis, Courtney Molleker

Creatura, Carly Marie Odegard

Oil-Oil Correlation Across Sedimentary Basins in Kansas Using Molecular Geochemistry and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, Oluwaseun V. Omoyemi

Silent Chains: Family and Religious Systems as Foundations of Child Slavery and Labor in Ghana (1775-1956), Patricia Esi Quainoo

An Examination of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Post-Traumatic Growth (PTG): A Quantitative Analysis of the Variability of Growth in Adulthood, Tasanya Rowe

A Crucible for Allotment and Assimilation: The Referendum for Ratification of the Sioux Act of 1889 on the Standing Rock Agency, Richard Keith Smith

Native Bee Utilization of Sorghum and Community Richness in Western Kansas Agricultural System, Katelyn M. Strack

Not Strong Enough? The Role of Resilience in the Development of Big Five Personality in Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma, Erica Treto

Distribution and Tooth Morphoguilds of Mosasaurids (Squamata) of the Campanian Western Interior Seaway with Implications for Controls on Mosasaur Paleobiogeography, Alec Zaborniak

Theses from 2024 2024

Relationships Between Cliff Swallows (Petrochelidon Pyrrhonota) AND Feather Coloration, Morphological Characteristics, and Colony Size, Sonja M. Brandt

The Effects of Physical and Emotional Child Abuse on Social Functioning, and Help Seeking Behaviors in Adulthood, Beatrice Chambers

Subsurface Mapping of Intra-Arbuckle Shale in North-West Kansas Using Well Log Data, Cole M. Denny

Terra Et Intus, Mark Freeman

The Effects of Affiliation, Proximity to Suicide, and Religiosity on Suicide Acceptance, Lindsey M. Gack

The Importance of Self-Regulation and Motivation in Online Learning Environments, Sydney A. Hicks