Characteristics of Kentucky
Agricultural Operations Participating
in NRCS Conservation Programs
Carmen Agouridis
Has the Emergence of Charter Schools Affected Student Performance in Traditional Public Schools in Shared Markets? Recent Evidence from Public Schools in Ohio
Robert Akers
Strategic Management and Job Satisfaction: Agency-Level Effects in the Federal Government
Tara Bopp
Analyzing the University of Kentucky's Top 20 Business Plan
Kenny Blair
Influence of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on Acetaminophen-related Liver Toxicity
Aaron Barcelo
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: An Investigation into the Determinants of Funds Awarded to the States
Kaitlin Bromann
An Analysis of Regularizations of Undocumented Residents in Spain and the Underground Economy:
Insight for United States Policy Makers
Jon Davis
An Analysis of Laboratory Inspections at the University of Kentucky
Rachel Eldridge
Congressional Voting on the Federal Debt Ceiling
Juanita Espinoza
Influence of Medical Marijuana Programs on Controlled Substance Utilization
James Farley, II
Predicting Drug Court Success
Chris Geisler
Fuel Price, State Taxation, and Fleet Mileage Reduction
Kris Harmon
Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Loans: What Factors Led States to Borrow During and After the Great Recession?
Zach Huitnik
Do College Football Games Affect the Level of Crime in the Local Community?
Micah Johnson
Analyzing the Retroreflectivity Mandate
Karyn Leverenz
The Effects of Elasticity on Government Revenue of China
Maiduo Li
The Impact of
the Shared Property Tax System on the Localities' Fiscal Capacity
Sun Ki Kwon
An Exploratory Study of Parking in a Lexington Neighborhood
Edward McCarthy
Assessments of Dual Degree Programs at University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Adebayo Ogunniyi
Policy Outcomes in Indonesia Before and After Democratization
Aung Kyaw Phyo
Educational Migration: Brain Drain in Kentucky
Dustin Pugel
Adequate Yearly Progress and Dropouts: An Analysis of Kentucky High Schools & Districts
Michelle Schardein
Federal Tax Policy and Charitable Giving
Mary Tinnon
Nutrition Policy, Nonmarket Failure, and the Obesity Epidemic
James Woodward
Corporate Income Tax Credits:
Examining the Relationship between Tax Credits and Employment
Lena Yatskovskaya
Athletic Academic Reform: Does the Level of Spending on Academic Services by Athletic Departments affect the Academic Progres Rates of Revenue Sports?
James Batley
Competition among Public Schools: An Analysis of Kentucky Public Elementary Schools
Sarah Burns
Does the Phi Gamma Delta Academic Achievement Award Affect the Fraternity's Ability to Attract Future Donors and Volunteers?
Rob Caudill
Get-Out-The-vote (GOTV) Targeting and the Effectiveness of Direct Voter Contact Techniques on Candidate Performance
Samuel Taylor Coots
Graduate School Choice and Recruitment: An Assessment of the Martin School Applicant Data System and its Utility for Supporting Administrative Decisions
Leslie Curtis
"Courting" Time: Assessing the Policy and Planning Issues Related to Adoption of Case Processing Standards in the Kentucky Judicial System
John B. Dobson
Should Pseudoephedrine (PSE) be moved from Behind the Counter to Prescription-Only? An analysis of PSE as an OTC medication and a precursor for methamphetamine production
Jerry Dillon
Public School Performance: Examining the Relationship between Teacher Training Program and School Achievement
Lindsay Griffith
Socially Responsible Investing: A Comparative Analysis for the Bluegrass Community Foundation
Andrew Hedrick
Public Art Planning for Municipal Governments: Core Components and Common Practices
Jonathan Hollinger
An Examination of Compressed Natural Gas for Use in Municipal Fleets: Would CNG Work for Lexington, KY?
Robert Kahne
Local E-Government Trends: Evaluating the Adoption and Sophistication of Kentucky City Websites
Kevin Klosterboer
Predictors of Food Bank Usage Among Those with Low Food Security: Analysis of the Current Population Survey Food Supplement Data
Sarah McQueen
Local Economic Development: Researching Clusters in Woodford County, Kentucky
Tom Middleton
U.S. Development Aid, its Objectives and Lower-Middle Income Countries
Nazar Muhammad
Examining Kentucky Public Schools: Gender Differences in an Index Measure of Accountability for Academic Standards
Khin Thazin Myint
Funding Source Impact on Nonprofit Advocacy Activity
Sean Patrick Naylor
An Analysis of Bachelor's Degree Production by Kentucky Public 4-year Universities:
Before and After the Kentucky Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997
Jonathan Pruitt
Lexington Humane Society: Analysis of Volunteers
D'Arcy Robb
An Analysis of Quality of Life Findings among Money Follows the Person Program Beneficiaries
Mitch Ruscitti
Dental Service Utilization in an Academic Setting: An Analysis for Improved Oral Health
Paula Sandford
Implementation Analysis of Two Legal Means to Grant Undocumented Immigrant Crime Victim U.S. Residency Status
Shelley Sellwood-Davis
What Makes People Generally Satisfied with Mental Health Services? Findings of 2010 Consumer Satisfaction Survey in Kentucky Community Mental Health Centers
Minji Sohn
Educational Attainment: Decision Influences Regarding Attendance and Level of Post-Secondary Education
William Spears
U.S. State Employee Pension Systems: An Investigation into the Causes of Unfunded Liabilities
Chuck Truesdell
Understanding Non-profit Organizations in States with Appalachian Counties: Where they Locate and the Missions they Serve
Rebecca Tucker
The Incidence of Hip Fracture Associated with Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) and/or H2 Receptor Antagonist (H2RA) Use in the Kentucky Medicaid Population
Timothy Umeh
Establishing Long-Term Cost Effectiveness of FEMA Buyouts: A Loss Avoidance Study of the Acquisition/Demolition of 22 Properties in Shepherdsville, Kentucky
Esther White
Senate Bill (SB) 172: Governance of Nutrition in Kentucky Public Schools Implementation Analysis
William Brumbach
Does the Incidence of Public Official Liability Claims Increase in Years Following an Election?
Laurel Curtis
Kentucky Non-Profits and Financial Transparency: Do Donors Look?
Paul Ditterline
Public Policy and Market Reality: Analyzing the Unfunded Liability in the Kentucky Non-hazardous Employees' Retirement System
Kelley Dudley
The Effect of Appalachian Math and Science Partnership on Student Achievement
Betsy Evans
Neighborhood Effects of Public Housing: How the Level of Public Housing Concentration Influences Neighborhood Crime Levels
Paul Joice
Process Review of the Final Acceptance for Federal-Aid Highway Projects in Kentucky
Michael Loyselle
Violent Personal Crimes on Campus: The Influence of Size, Setting, and Police Presence
Chris McKinney
Nonprofits: Recruiting and Retaining Baby Boom Volunteers in Central Kentucky
Ashley Moore
Operation UNITE: A Qualitative Analysis Identifying Critical Factors for Implementation
Crystal Pryor
Does Increased Government Spending Aid in a Better Result?
Rachael L. Putnam
Public Provision of Service for the Elderly: An Empirical Analysis of County-Level Senior Service Property Tax Levies
Brigitte Ramsey
Do Property Assessors in Kentucky Value Residential Property at Fair Market Value?
Brian Smith
Expanding a General Surgery Practice: Privileges, Ambulatory Care Centers and Hospital Interactions.
Julia Ruschell Snow
Spillover Effects of the Robinson Scholars Program in the Service Area
Carla Tabeling
An Impact Study of Local Historic District Overlays on Fayette County Property Values
Suzann Vogel
An Analysis of Employing the Circuit Breaker as an Alternative Approach for Targeting Aid to Low-Income Students in Kentucky.
Will Walton
Evaluating if the Built Environment Has a Substantial Effect on Obesity in Fayette County, Kentucky
John W. Warren
Preparing For the Future: A Evaluation of Alternative Methods for Estimating the Needed Capacity of Nursing Home Beds in Kentucky
Michelle Woods
The 2005 Reauthorization of the Ryan White CARE Act: An Analysis of the Years 2000 and 2003.
Alethea Ingram Bernard
Public Authorities and Determinants of Aggregate Debt: Kentucky's Municipal Governments
Derek Bridges
Outcome Evaluation of the Center for Women, Children and Families' Parenting Program
Elena Buzarnescu
Estimating the Economic Impact of a New Arena in the Horse Park
Alexis R. Bwenge
Evaluating Awareness of Community Health and Human Services by the Hispanic Population in Lexington, Kentucky
Pilar Corbellini
The Effects of School District Policy on Participation and Educational Outcomes in the Math and Sciences
William M. Craig
Eliminating the Federal Deductibility of State and Local Taxes: The Possible Impact on State and Local Spending in Kentucky.
John M. Foster
A Retrospective Analysis of the Toll Fellow Program Impact on Leadership
Lizeth C. Fowler
Has creation of the Dunbar Neighborhood Association reduced crime in Dunbar? A 79 month ITS study of selected Lexington neighborhoods.
Timothy J. Goobic
KY Pharmacists’ Perceptions of Medication Errors
JD Hammond
Should Louisville Build a Dual Tenant or Single Tenant Arena?
Chad A. Harpole
How the Stringency of State Charter School Laws Affects Student Outcomes.
Kristen R. Hoffman
Light-Rail in Louisville: Assessing the Financial Feasibility of Transit
Brian K. Howell
From Welfare to the Workforce: Does Participation in the Kentucky Works Program Components Affect the Earnings of Welfare Recipients in Kentucky?
Paulette Jones
External Communications Audit of the Kentucky Arts Council
Jessica N. Kropczynski
What Non-Administrative Factors Affect the Efficiency Ratios of Non-Profit Organizations?
Emily A. Lane
Does the Voluntary Standards for Excellence Program Improve Reporting Qualities & Efficiency of Nonprofit Organizations?
Harmony Little
Seat Belt Usage Rates: A Meta-Analysis
Tiffany L. Lockhart
Process Review of the Final Acceptance for Federal-Aid Highway Projects in Kentucky Michael M. Loyselle
An Economic Impact Study for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation
Melynda L. Milburn
Measuring the Financial Impact of the Lexington Police's Disability Pension Plan
Eric A. Miller
Should the American Society of Missiology Partner with a Commercial Publisher to Publish Its Journal?
Betsy A. Northrup
Implementing a Purchase of Development Rights Program: Appraisal & Assessment in Fayette County, Kentucky
Perry A. Papka
Economic Analysis of Kentucky Being a Part of the National Lambda Rail
Chithra Perumal
What Factors Affect Access to Mental Health Care for Individuals with Mental Retardation and Mental Illness?
Charlene B. Powell
Where Supply Meets Demand: Women in Diesel Mechanics
Emily Raine
How the Kentucky League of Cities Can Better Serve the Readership of City
Laurent C. Rawlings
Emergency Department Costs Incurred by Hispanics in Central Kentucky
Sandra L. Senft
Elasticity of the LFUCG Tax Structure
Bradley S. Settle
Does the Environmental Orientation of County Judge Executives Affect Local Environmental Policy?
Katherine E. Shanks
The Impact of Intercollegiate Athletics on Academic Quality
Brad A. Trenkamp
Survey of Physical Agility Testing and Officer Fitness Levels in Kentucky Police Departments
Nathan Brown
What Influences State Government Performance in Environmental Protection?
Xiaoyang Chang
Securing the Commonwealth: Changing Emergency Preparedness in Kentucky
Christopher Cross
Childhood & Adolescent Obesity: Nationwide Pediatric Healthcare Provider Practices and Their Role in Treatment and Prevention of the Obesity Epidemic
Alison Farley
Disease Management Programs: Are They an Effective Tool to Control Healthcare Costs?
Susan Gitzinger
Assessing the Relationships Between Health-Risk Behaviors and Characteristics and Substance Use Among Kentucky’s Public School Youth
Tiffanie Gray
Important Health and Wellness Issues: An Examination of Elizabethtown Independent Schools
Robin E. Harris
Do Specialty Pharmacies Improve Compliance within Health Plans? A Case Study of Bluegrass Family Health Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Jeremy Hasford
The 2005 Reauthorization of the Ryan White Care Act: An analysis of the Years 2000 and 2003
Alethea Bernard Ingram
From Welfare to the Workforce: Does Participation in the Kentucky Works Program Components Affect the Earnings of Welfare Recipients in Kentucky?
Paulette Jones
A Model of the Effects of a Prior Authorization Requirement on Gabapentin Spending in a Kentucky Medicaid Population
Michael Lasley
Interlocal Cooperation in the Bluegrass Area Development District: What Factors Lead to Success?
Lora Littleton
Tax Burden and Venture Creation: An Empirical Investigation
Andrew V. MacNeill
The Effects of a University-Based Academic Detailing Program for Primary Care Providers on Hemoglobin A1c Assessment Frequency in Type II Diabetics
Christopher Maloy
Can You Hear Me Now? Lexington Hearing and Speech Center Parent Needs Assessment
Kendall Nash
First Responders on the Front Line: Measuring the Effect of Mobilization on Emergency Services
Kate Pringle
Contracting Waste Collection in Kenton County: Will Inter-Municipality Cooperation Decrease Cost?
Thomas Rauf
The Color Purple: Can Alternative Election Systems Better Represent American Political Behavior?
Krista Rinehart
Accountability in Public Administration Education: Assessing the Martin School
Natalie Schneider
Development Forecast: The Fiscal Effects on Property Taxes and Occupational License Fees and the Social Costs and Benefits of Urban Redevelopment in Lexington – Fayette County, Kentucky
Anthony Stoeppel
Measuring Environmental Compliance Assistance Outcomes: A Benefit Cost Analysis of the Kentucky Business Environmental Assistance Program
Kenya Stump
Analysis of the Constraints Affecting the Motor Fuel Tax in Comparison to the Transportation Cabinet’s Projected Needs: The Impact were a cost Escalator to be Enacted; and the Advocacy Positions Being Taken on the Issue of a Possible Cost Escalator
Jonathan Thompson
Development Education at Somerset Community College: Factors Leading to Retention and Graduation
Tracy Tucker
Organizational Structures and State Departments of Transportation
Candice Y. Wallace
Commuting Time Patterns in Kentucky: Major Contributing Factors and Policy Implications
Mariya Wasilkowski-Gerasimova
An Exploratory Analysis of the Fayette County Urban League Senior Community Service Employment Program
Kelly S. Woodall
An Analysis of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent in Central and Eastern Kentucky
John Matthew Belcher
Tax System Evaluation: Variance Analysis of Kentucky's Corporate Tax System
Cary D. Black
Principals' Attitudes and CATS Scores: The Effects on School Performance
Rebecca Dane Brickey
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Examining Retention, Factors Affecting Retention and the Differences Between Robinson Scholars and Other University of Kentucky Students
Kimberly Ann Chaffer
What Affects State Government Performance in Environmental Protection?
Xiaoyang Chang
Kentucky's Structural Imbalance: An Empirical Analysis of the Current Deficit
Abby Cosentino
When the Safety Net Fails: An Analysis of Alternative Long-Term Care Services in Kentucky
Suzanne Swann Dale
An Analysis of SF12, Quality of Life Measures, Within a Managed Care Provider Group
Virginia Maria Engoglia
Nighttime Driving and Passenger Restrictions for Teenage Drivers: Effectiveness and Risk Reductions
Daniel Wayne Flournoy
Kentucky Economic Development Incentives: An Analysis of their Socioeconomic Impact
Raymont D. Griffith
Service Programming at the University of Kentucky: A Comprehensive Program and Assessment
Jean Ellen Hiter
Revenue Forecasting for Special Olympics Kentucky: A Quantitative Approach for the Non-Profit Sector
James Thomas Hodges
Food Programs and Overweight Status among U.S. Children
Regan Elizabeth Hunt
Contracting with Nonprofit Organizations: A Model for Local Governments
Renee Jackson
Quality of Life Assessment for Children under Age 6 in Fayette County
Sara Legel Jeffries
Legal Publication in a Saturated Field: An Analysis of How The Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Law Solicits Material for Publication
Donald Curtis Jones
A Kentucky Earned Income Tax Credit: Costs and Benefits
Stephen John Klos
Getting Things Done for Kentucky's Homeless: A Performance Measurement for the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky's AmeriCorps Program
Amanda Wells LeFevre
Do Employment Barriers Keep Low-Income Women Who Work Part-time from Working Full-time?
Daniel Robert Lorentz
Off-label Olanzaprine Prescribing and the Prevalence of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder: A Study of Kentucky Medicaid Physicians
Bryan Keith Moore
Grant Acquisition and Administration in Local Cities
John R. Morgan
Suicidal Behavior in Kentucky: The Impact of Selected Community-level Factors
Jason Hunter Padgett
The Kentucky Craft Marketing Program's "Kentucky Collection" Initiative: Application of a Performance Measurement Plan
Kristin Anne Palmgreen
Can Government Decision Makers Break Moody's Rating Code?
Erik Peterson
Level of Pharmacy Practice and Satisfaction after the Introduction of the Pharm.D. as the Sole Entry-Level Degree
Dora Charity Price
An Assessment of Kentucky's Senior Centers Based on Standards Created by the National Institute of Senior Centers
Mary Shaye Rabold
Family Counseling Service's Impact Plus Program: Creating a Sustainable Program through Process Evaluation
Jennifer Sewell
Identifying the Potential Advantages and Disadvantages of Creating a Separate Foundation at the University of Kentucky
David Joshua Shellhorse
Nascent Entrepreneurs in Kentucky: What Influences the Decision to Become an Entrepreneur?
Leah Parson Simpson
The Newtown Pike Extension: A Formative Evaluation of a Public Participation Effort in Transportation Planning and Decision Making
David P. Thompson
Whether the Lexington/Fayette Urban County Government Should Adopt a Police Vehicle Advertising Program (PVAP): An Applied Exercise in Decision Analysis
Michael Odell Walker
Interstate 66 in Kentucky: A Case Study of Public Involvement Outcomes within the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
David Whitworth
How Socio-Economic Factors Affect the Provision of Environmental Health Service in the Local Health Department
Wenli Yan
Exploration of Collaboration Models for UK's Community Service
Yiran Zhou
An Analysis of Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal System Programs in Kentucky with an Emphasis on Technology Selection
Mark J. Cleland, R.E.H.S.
Cost Analysis of County Jails in Kentucky
Carol B. Courts
ALS Association Kentucky Chapter: Organizational Capacity Assessment
Camille Crain
Estimating the Effects of the United States Student Visa Policy and Consequences for the Influenced Groups
Petya E. Dimitrova
Looking Toward the Future: An Analysis of Workforce Planning Strategies at the U.S. General Accounting Office
Christopher R. Durbin
Kentucky Emergency Medical Services
Jana P. Grayson
Is Prior Authorization Worth it? The Case of COX-2s
Kelly Hattman
An Analysis of a Dedicated Property Tax to Fund the Fayette County Public Park System
Christopher Marty Jones
UK Advance Program Evaluation
Jennifer K. Krieger
The No Child Left Behind Act: Where Does Kentucky Stand?
Erin McNees
Grant Acquisition and Administration in Local Cities: An Analysis of the Community Development Block Grant
John Morgan
The Fuel Tax Compliance Unit: An Evaluation of Effectiveness
Suzanne Perkins Sapp
Perceived Needs, Barriers and Incentives for Regional Cooperation in the Kentucky Bluegrass
Amanda A. Smith
The Newtown Pike Extension: A Formative Evaluation of a Public Participation Effort in Transportation Planning and Decision Making
Patrick Thompson
University of Kentucky Endowment Analysis: A Comparative Analysis of Endowment Management Strategies and Suggestions for Alternatives to the Traditional Approach
Julie Tolliver
Federal Advocacy Policy Evaluation Kentucky League of Cities
Joseph W. Coleman
The Need for Better Methods to Measure the Fiscal Impacts of Capital Projects of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
Todd Dice
Should the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Purchase the Kentucky American Water System? A Policy and Economic Analysis of the Factors That Will Affect the Decision
David H. Duttlinger
Survey of Executive Training Needs Among United Way of the Bluegrass Agencies
Eric B. Gray
Building a Better Board: Improving Board Governance and Effectiveness at the Sunshine Center
Ann Hilary Hanly
Measurement of Outcomes: A New Model for Fund Distribution Implemented by the United Way of the Bluegrass
Mihaela Ionescu
The Buck Stops Here: An Alternative Assessment of University of Kentucky's Medical Alumni Association
Amanda Coates Lich
Kentucky’s Long-Term Care Bed Supply: Are There Enough Beds to Meet the Needs of Kentuckians?
Shane O’Donley
Public Participation in Black Bear Reintroduction: Recommendations to the National Park Service
Shelley R. Roberts
Analysis of Kentucky’s Welfare to Work Program
Christopher H. Smith
A Path Toward Reducing Medical Errors: Increasing Occurrence Reporting
Tamara F. Stenzel
Strategies for Controlling Vandalism: Recommendations for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Parks and Recreation
Carrie Wilson
Analysis of Medicare Policy Governing Pharmacist Reimbursement for Diabetes Education
Michael A. Achampong
Prescription Drug Abuse: How Can a Managed Care Organization Curtail This Problem and Benefit its Members
Lu Shawna E. Dulin
Economic Development Strategies in Paris-Bourbon County
Elda Dede
Colon Cancer Mortality in Kentucky: Patient Variables Affecting Treatment
Michael A. Doukas
An Objective Analysis Tool for Environmental Justice at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Patrick L. Tyndall
A Design Analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency's Strategic Plan: Goal 6
Georgina E. Carney
Analysis of the Kentucky Lottery Corporation's Use of Passive Versus Active Investment
Ian F. Koffer
Assessment of Kentucky's Auditing Project to Combat Fuel Tax Evasion
Suzanna H. Luzuriaga
Alternative Financing Methods for Urban Parks and Recreation Systems: Comparison Study of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government's Division of Parks and Recreation to Models from the Southeast Region
Jason S. Holsclaw
Developing a Mediation Program for Kentucky State Government Employees
Tania J. Esposito
Impediments to Disproportionate Share Hospitals in Administering the 340B Legislation
Laila A. Akhlaghi
A Performance Budgeting Pilot Project: The WtW Formula Grant Program
Regina E. Wilson
An Examination of Kentucky's Energy Efficiency Program for State Government Buildings
Karen W. Landry
The Office of Residence Life: An Analysis to Improve Recruiting and Retention Practices
Corey A. Blakey
Pharmacy Costs and Utilization of Osteoporosis Therapy in a Managed Care Plan
Megan L. Jones
The Importance of Medication Compliance: A Health Insurer's Perspective
Julie E. Thomas
Education Effectiveness Measures at the University of Kentucky
John R. Cook
Implementation of Superfund: The Case of Maxey Flats
Martin M. Wallingford
Evaluating the New Performance Appraisal System at the University of Kentucky
Firas F. Yasin
The Kentucky Watershed Management Framework: A Closer Look
Thomas D. Williams
Measurement Instrument for East Kentucky Power Cooperative's Environmental Education Programs,
K-12
Robin Emerson Blevins
U.S. Senate Elections 1978-1998: How PAC Money and Candidate Self-Financing Influence Contribution Levels
Brad J. Buckley