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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 ... -
The effects of measurement, input, and AAC devices on word knowledge of children who speak using AAC
(2024-05-08)The purpose of this dissertation is to evaluate the impact of measurement, input, and AAC devices on word knowledge of children who speak using augmentative or alternative communication (AAC). The first study in this ... -
Room temperature phosphorescence: investigation into external perturbation of PVA film to enhance spin-orbit coupling
(2024-05-07)In this thesis, we present the Room Temperature Phosphorescence (RTP) of 4’-6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) and Coumarin 106 (C106) embedded in PVA poly ((vinyl)alcohol) film, respectively. Our previous studies concluded ... -
Navigating reproductive autonomy in the context of intimate partner violence: Perspectives of survivors and service providers
(2024-05-06)This dissertation comprises three articles examining the ways in which women in intimate partner violence (IPV) relationships navigate decisions regarding their sexual and reproductive health (SRH), with a focus on ... -
The reality of mental healthcare in us correctional facilities: a three-part dissertation
(2024-05-07)This three-paper dissertation examined mental health treatment within correctional facilities in the US with the goal of exploring the reality of mental health treatment in this space and advocating for equitable mental ... -
Green, sustainable syntheses of various squaraine dyes and their applications as environment- sensitive probes & dual-state emitters
(2024-05-06)Squaraine dyes, distinguished by their distinctive donor-acceptor-donor molecular architecture, represent a class of small photoluminescent molecules with broad applicability across the realms of physical sciences, ... -
Suffering from success: Associations between upward socioeconomic mobility, psychological stress, and physical health
(2024-05-06)Decades of research finds a relationship between low socioeconomic status (SES) in childhood and poor health outcomes in adulthood. However, recent evidence suggests individuals who experience upward socioeconomic mobility ... -
Performance editions of Air Vaudois pour Flûte et Piano, Op. 108 and Andante et Allegro pour Flûte et Piano, Op. 133 by Mélanie Bonis
(2024-05-02)Mélanie Bonis was born into a Catholic petit bourgeois family in Paris in 1858. Although her parents were not extremely supportive of her studying music, they did allow her to her pursue piano performance and composition, ... -
Faith in a foreign land: acculturation and the religious and spiritual experiences of international students
(2024-04-30)The research on the religious experience of international students is limited. This study explored international undergraduate female students’ narratives on the importance of religion and spirituality in their international ... -
Multimodal discursive teaching practices in a studio-based designed chemistry summer program
(2024-04-29)This study investigates the instructional practices of a chemistry professor during an immersion summer program, with a focus on employing multimodal discourse within a studio-based learning environment. For this study, ... -
Occupied joy: a practice of resistance, survival, and healing through the lens of Black and Palestinian liberation
(2024-04-29)Occupied Joy: A Practice of Resistance, Survival, and Healing Through the Lens of Black and Palestinian Liberation argues that Black and Palestinian radical joy is a vital tool and site of resistance alongside more visible ... -
Dissipating in the sublime: recovering our mattered vitality in the modern environmental movement, American ski culture, and the psychedelic counterculture for a posthuman ethic
(2024-04-29)Dissipating in the Sublime is a project of paradox: I argue that we need to lose our minds to develop an environmental conscience. I target the mind/body dualism at the heart of Western ideology by examining the phenomenon ...