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Wrecked: Women's bodies as imperial ruin
(2023-04-24)This dissertation uses the lens of ruin and ruination to interrogate the workings of empire, broadly defined. Ruination, the ongoing creation of ruin, continues across historical time and exists in physical and remembered ... -
Storytelling and user experience design: How stories shape design and how design shapes everythying
(2024-08-07)Increasingly, classic storytelling techniques are being used in the technological space to communicate ideas or ideals that would be otherwise hard to communicate. Previously, storytelling is a specifically liberal arts, ... -
Affecting retention: the relationship between intersectionality and students’ institutional experiences
(2021-03-17)The purpose of my study was to use an intersectional lens to understand the relationship between race and gender and institutional experiences in student retention at a selective predominantly White institution. I used ... -
Coloring, drawing, and water coloring to learn plant structures: Exploring pre-service teachers’ perceptions of botany lessons with art interventions
(2017-07-17)College level botany education in the United States is gradually being phased out of science and agriculture departments. The absence of botany courses creates a problem because there is an increasing need for trained ... -
A passion for teaching science: A case study of five science teachers
(2021-03-26)The modern psychological investigation of passion started with the study by Vallerand et al. (2003). The construct of passion has been applied to sports, gambling, and performing arts. The application of the construct ... -
A frontier of ambition and intrigue: The neutral ground agreement and the Louisiana-Texas borderland, 1803-1824
(2024-08-26)“A Frontier of Ambition and Intrigue: The Neutral Ground Agreement and the Louisiana-Texas Borderland, 1803-1824” examines the Neutral Ground Agreement and the geopolitical struggle to define, observe, and enforce borderlines ... -
Synthesis and characterization of RPy2N2 pyridinophane ligands and transition metal complexes as therapeutics and catalysts
(2024-08-06)The pyridinophane family of macrocycles has been studied for decades as ligand scaffolds for metals towards a wide variety of applications including biological mimics, catalysts, and therapeutics A newer ligand scaffold ... -
The association between mattering and mental health in graduate students and faculty
(2024-08-06)Research has found that a sense of mattering, the perception that one is recognized and valued by other people and/or society, contributes to mental health and well-being (e.g., reduced burnout & stress). Although research ... -
The heterogeneity of autism spectrum disorder: An examination of child outcomes and parenting behaviors
(2024-08-06)Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogenous neurodevelopmental disorder with defining characteristics of social communication/interaction challenges and restrictive, repetitive behaviors Many autistic ... -
Metal halide perovskites and selected investigations in defect passivation and energy/charge rransfer
(2024-08-06)Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) are an emerging class of semiconductors with advantageous properties for use in applications such as light emitting diodes1 and photovoltaics.2 MHPs are made up of by three components in an ... -
A praxiological curriculum for a black church to resist voter suppression
(2024-07-25)I contend that a Black Church has the liberative power to overcome voter suppression tactics created by legislative action. This for-ministry project provides Elm Grove District Association affiliated Black Baptist ... -
The interaction of language, executive functioning and structured physical activity for children at risk for secondary communication disorders
(2024-05-08)This three-manuscript dissertation evaluates how the domains of language, executive functioning and physical activity interact for children with communication disorders, and how those domains may differentially influence ... -
Mommy, what did you do in the war?: Republican mothers march off to war, 1940-1945
(2024-04)War is an agent of social change. After World War I, American women came of age politically, challenging men’s control over the political arena. In the face of hostilities abroad, women began organizing to defend their ... -
Border checkpoints: a rhetorical analysis
(2024-03-18)Migration shapes the US-Mexico border, which leads to an oversaturated presence of US Border Patrol. At the interior border checkpoint, Border Patrol agents stop vehicles, interrogate drivers and passengers on citizenship ... -
Neural and musculoskeletal adaptations to acute and chronic training in athletic populations
(2024-05-10)Introduction: Athletic populations are underrepresented in literature, with a majority of studies examining the effect of acute and chronic training in untrained individuals. The training adaptations gained following ... -
Frustrative nonreward and the basal ganglia: role of outputs from the nucleus accumbens in reward loss
(2024-05-06)Mammals in general experience bouts of negative emotion when they unexpectedly experience a reduction in expected reward, known as unexpected reward downshifts (URDs). The specific biological and psychological mechanisms ... -
Diagram driven computer generation of equation-of-motion coupled cluster equations for perturbed quantum oscillators
(2024-05-06)We consider a set of quantum harmonic oscillators subjected to perturbations expressible as a power series in position and momentum. A diagrammatic scheme is developed, by which to generate equation-of-motion coupled ... -
The power we hold: sharing the stories of girls of color
(2024-05-08)Using critical race feminism and moral transformative leadership, this qualitative, participatory study works to share the perspectives of girls of color in public schools in the United States. Further, this study explores ... -
The effects of outdoor, unstructured play on muscular strength and neuromuscular control in children
(2024-05-09)Inactivity levels among children are climbing at alarming rates, leading to research focused on cardiovascular health. However, a less known but severely dangerous childhood inactivity effect is the lack of activities that ... -
The interaction of language, executive functioning and structured physical activity for children at risk for secondary communication disorders
(2024-05-08)This three-manuscript dissertation evaluates how the domains of language, executive functioning and physical activity interact for children with communication disorders, and how those domains may differentially influence ...
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