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Author:

Steinmetz, Michele

Title:

A MULTI-LEVEL STUDY OF REPRODUCTIVE OUTCOMES IN KENYA: QUALITY OF CARE AND COMMUNITY FACTORS

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

fertility
quality of care
development
Kenya

File:

Download Steinmetz_Master.pdf

Committee Members:

Gordon F De Jong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephen Matthews, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member
Patricia Barthalow Koch, Committee Member

Author:

Nyawalo, Mich Yonah

Title:

From Trickster to Badman to “gangsta”: Globalizing the Badman Mythoform through Hip-hop Music

Graduate Program:

Comparative Literature

Keywords:

Badman
Trickster
Hip-Hop
France
Kenya
United States
Gobalization
Music
Social Activism
Rap

File:

Download My_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Albert Hale, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Thomas Albert Hale, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jonathan Paul Eburne, Committee Member
Jennifer Boittin, Committee Member
Gabeba Baderoon, Committee Member
Sophia A Mcclennen, Committee Member
Dr Aaron L Rosenberg, Special Member

Author:

Moyi, Peter Liboyi

Title:

Child labor and schooling in Ghana and Kenya: The roles of poverty and education policy

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

child labor
education policy
poverty
Ghana
Kenya

File:

Download Moyi_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mindy L Kornhaber, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Post, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Suet Ling Pong, Committee Member
Leif Jensen, Committee Member

Author:

Mwangi, Margaret

Title:

Effects of Drought on Nomadic Pastoralism: Impacts and Adaptation among the Maasai of Kajiado District, Kenya

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

Maasai
Kenya
Drought
Adaptations
Impacts
Climate Change
Africa

File:

Download Mwangi_N_Margaret_PhD_Dissertation_GradSch__Dept_Nov_16_2012.pdf

Committee Members:

Alan H Taylor, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan H Taylor & C Gregory Knight, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karl Stephen Zimmerer, Committee Member
Michael Gregory Jacobson, Special Member

Author:

Olson, Bradley Louis

Title:

Community-based Natural Resource Management: Exploring Collective Action in Lamuria, Kenya

Graduate Program:

Agricultural and Extension Education

Keywords:

water
collective action
community
natural resource management
Kenya

File:

Download Bradley_Olson_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark A Brennan Jr., Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Rhubart, Danielle Christine

Title:

Former Street-involved Children in Rural Central Kenya: Uncovering an Understudied Population

Graduate Program:

Rural Sociology

Keywords:

street children
Kenya
reintegration programs

File:

Download Rhubart_Danielle_Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Leif Jensen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Yurco, Kayla Marie

Title:

When the cows come home: Gender dynamics and intra-household livestock management in southern Kenya

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

gender roles
livestock
Maasai women
milk management
Kenya
pastoralism

File:

Download Yurco_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Brian Hastings King, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Brian Hastings King, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lorraine Dowler, Committee Member
Karl Stephen Zimmerer, Committee Member
Carolyn Elizabeth Sachs, Outside Member

Author:

Holmes, Katelyn R

Title:

IMPACT OF CONTEXT ON BREAST CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT

Graduate Program:

Health Policy and Administration

Keywords:

health disparities
social context
breast cancer screening
breast cancer
mHealth
Kenya

File:

Download V__10_12_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Marianne Hillemeier, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Marianne Hillemeier, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Eugene Lengerich, Committee Member
Dr. Rhonda BeLue, Committee Member
Dr. Valarie King, Outside Member

Author:

Matu, Jeffrey

Title:

An exploratory comparative case study on the effectiveness of multi-level governance frameworks in promoting inclusive and equitable practices in technical and vocational education and training

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

sustainability education
cultural diversity
lived experience
identity
culturally relevant pedagogy
thematic analysis
community college
African Philosophies
CBET
TVET
Leadership
Teacher Preparedness
Sustainable Development Goals
Kenya
Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Voluntary Local Reviews
Voluntary National Reviews
Governance Frameworks
Comparative Analysis
Community College
Competency-based Education and Training (CBET)
Cultural Diversity
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP)
Identity
Lived Experience
Sustainability Education
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
Thematic Analysis
United States

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Committee Members:

William Rothwell, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Brennan, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Cynthia Pellock, Major Field Member
Heather Zimmerman, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Mark Threeton, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Joey Fleck, Major Field Member

Author:

Weitknecht, Adeline

Title:

Identification Of Community Definitions Of Energy Access And Their Integration Into The Solar Engineering Design Process

Graduate Program:

Energy and Mineral Engineering

Keywords:

Energy
Energy Access
Solar Energy
Rural Electrification
Kenya

File:

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Committee Members:

Nelson Yaw Dzade, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek M Hall, Committee Member
Shimin Liu, Program Head/Chair
Olumide Ogunmodimu, Committee Member