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Elements Of Cohesion: The Role Of Business Improvement Districts In Neighborhood Cohesion, Bo Scarim

Honors Projects

The current research examines the relationship between sense of community and business improvement districts (BIDs) in urban neighborhoods. Study 1 employed the method of imagined scenarios to distinguish sense of community ratings between hypothetical neighborhoods with and without BIDs. This study found that participants in the imagined BID neighborhood scenario reported higher sense of community than those in the imagined non-BID neighborhood scenario. In Study 2, residents of two neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York, one with a BID and one without a BID, were surveyed on their neighborhood experience and sense of community. This study found no difference in sense ...

Correlates Of Help-Seeking Following Stalking Victimization: A Study Of College Women, Saige E. Jutras, Katie Edwards, Kateryna Sylaska

Honors Theses

The current study explored factors related to college women’s coping processes associated with stalking using an online survey methodology. Results (N= 305 college women reporting stalking victimization within the last three years) showed that 85% of women disclosed their stalking experiences most commonly to female friends. Additionally, women used a variety of coping mechanisms in response to their stalking victimization; although avoiding thinking about or acting on the stalking experience were the most common strategies, victims rated direct forms of coping as more effective in deterring the stalking behavior. Women’s coping responses to stalking were related to a ...

Reflections On Bystander Intervention: Barriers And Facilitators In Sexual Assault Helping, Madeline C. Whitcomb

Honors Theses

An innovation in the prevention of sexual assault and relationship violence on college campuses capitalizes on the motivation of bystanders to help stop the crime. Specifically, research on bystander helping shows factors that make it more or less likely that bystanders will take action: sharing a common social group with the victim, perceiving the severity of the situation, concerns about peer reactions and personal safety. While these studies illustrate the reasons bystanders do or do not step in, detailed descriptions of this helping process have yet to be examined. I content coded 20 in-depth qualitative interviews of student’s personal ...

Educating And Transforming The Future Public Health Workforce: Lessons Learned From Developing & Implementing An Innovative, Interdisciplinary Mph Graduate Course For Public Health Practice, Leah Christina Neubauer, Kristin M. Jacobson

Leah C. Neubauer

The Affordable Care Act allocated $250 million in 2010 for disease prevention via four critical priorities, including Public Health Training and Research & Tracking. Public health educators in academia have an opportunity to reexamine and reconstruct educative preparations for public health workers to adequately identify and address the environmental, social, and behavioral issues that impact health across the life span. Public health professionals are obligated to consider the larger political, social, and economic implications forces surrounding their work to affect the largest possible positive outcomes in communities ' health. This presentation will highlight the establishment of a graduate MPH course "Preparation for ...

The Impact Of Home Visitor Relationship Quality On Parenting And Child Outcomes: Does Maternal Age Matter?, Elizabeth A. Colsey

Senior Honors Papers

Early Head Start (EHS) is an early intervention program that seeks to mitigate the effects of risk for those families with young children. Consistent with attachment theory, the home visiting component of EHS targets parent-child relationships in order to combat negative child outcomes. Research indicates that children of adolescent mothers are susceptible to poor outcomes both in childhood and adulthood. The current study utilized EHS data from 1198 parent-child dyads to assess the indirect relationship of home visitor quality on child aggression through parent quality, as moderated by maternal age. Findings indicated that home visitor quality may have a greater ...

Love The One Your With: Contentment In Southern Appalachian Marital Satisfaction., Kathryn M. Thompson

University of North Georgia Annual Research Conference

LOVE THE ONE YOUR WITH; CONTENTMENT IN APPALACHIAN MARITAL SATISFACTION

Lauren Delozier, Katelyn Leonard, Kathryn M. Thompson, Daniel L. Hatch, Ph.D. & Tony Zschau, Ph.D. North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, GA.

Contentment in marriage is putting your own self-interests aside for the better of the relationship. Contentment is also an attempt to convey a sense of intimacy with your spouse. The socioeconomic status of couples, values stressed early on in childhood, culture-southern hospitality, accommodation towards a goal, a lack of monetary interests, and the differences between gender inequality all contribute to this sense of contentment within the marriage. Previous research on contentment suggests that the emotional functions and character of marriage have become crucial for contemporary marital happiness and marital stability as other sources of satisfaction or the idea of being content (Bumpass 1990; Cherlin 2004). Women are usually vested in the emotional quality of their marriages because they have the primary burdens of family life. Their stake in the emotional character of marriage is rooted in gender patterns of childhood socialization that encourages female perfectionism and sensitivity towards emotional dynamics in relationships (England and Farkas 1986; Maccoby 1998; Thompson and Walker 1989). The purpose of studying contentment in Appalachian marital satisfaction is to understand why these Appalachian marriages are so strong ...

The Effects Of Hiv/Aids On The Mother-Child Relationship, Margaret Gross

Student Research & Creativity - Day of Celebration

39 semi-structured interviews were conducted with HIV+/- mothers living in central Uganda. Interviews were assisted by a translator and recorded manually on paper then coded and analyzed. The majority of HIV+ mothers were found to be single, supported 5+ children, worked longer days to get by, and emphasized the importance of having a counselor. These findings suggest a strong relationship exists between HIV and motherhood. There is a need for further attention to help single mothers and foster programs that encourage economic growth within their families, nutritional improvement, and overall attention to a group that is currently receiving little assistance.

Navigating Educational And Behavioral Services: What Parents Of Children With Asd Need To Know, Jennifer A. Mclaren, Eric Mitchell

Annual Green Tree Partnerships/La Salle University Autism Spectrum Disorders Conference

Navigating service systems can be difficult. Parents are often unaware of where educational services end and where behavioral health services begin. This interactive panel will aid in navigating the complex matrix of school, BHRS, STS, outpatient, and psychiatric services for school-aged children with an ASD. It will teach parents how to create a collaborative team which aids in providing consistency in all environments. Additionally, parents will gain information about effective advocacy for services in the school, home, and community. The discussion will provide an overview of considerations family need in order to identify supports and advocate for their children.

“If A Man Whistles At You, Do Not Respond. You Are A Lady Not A Dog”: Individual Feminist Identity Development And Street Harassment Experiences, Kiersten Smith

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Reducing Courts’ Failure-To-Appear Rate By Written Reminders, Brian H. Bornstein, Alan Tomkins, Elizabeth Neeley, Mitchel Herian, Joseph A. Hamm

Faculty Publications, Department of Psychology

This article examines the effectiveness of using different kinds of written reminders to reduce misdemeanor defendants’ failure- to-appear (FTA) rates. A subset of defendants was surveyed after their scheduled court date to assess their perceptions of procedural justice and trust and confidence in the courts. Reminders reduced FTA overall, and more substantive reminders (e.g., with information on the negative consequences of FTA) were more effective than a simple reminder. FTA varied depending on several offense and offender characteristics, such as geographic location (urban vs. rural), type of offense, and number of offenses. The reminders were somewhat more effective for ...

Exploring Gender Differences In The Association Between Alcohol Use And Depression Among Emergency Department Patients, Davida Woods, Joanna Akin, Gabe Kuperminc

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Qualitative Analysis Of Definitions Of Rape Among Social Media Users, Rachel Marie Smith, Bradley Lynn Goodnight

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Quality Of Contact: Heterosexual Men’S Experiences With Sexual Minorities, Megan Smallwood, Irene Daboin, Allana Zuckerman, John L. Peterson

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Girls' Academic Outcomes And Participation In Positive Youth Development Programs, Scot R. Seitz, Kandi Felmet

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Can You Commit Rape And Not Consider Yourself A Rapist?, Joseph A. Pfeffer, Kiersten Smith, Colton Brown

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

“She Would Have Said Please Stop”: The Complexity Of Consent, Amy Gregg, Hina Ahmed

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Is Self-Efficacy Tied To Better Motivational Interview Outcomes In An Urgent Care Setting?, Girishkumar Krishnan

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Internal And External Support On Drinking Outcomes After Receiving A Brief Intervention For Substance Abuse, Ashley D. Jackson

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Media Framing Analysis As A Tool For Bridging The Gap Between Community And Clinically Based Research, Coleen Conner

Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Identification And Integration Within Campus Life Among First-Generation U.S. Citizens: An Exploration Of Campus Climate Perception, Shannon Marie Williams

College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations

The current study explored the relationships within a higher education institution between innovative and inclusive mission-identity perceptions and school sense of community among first-generation U.S. citizens and first-generation college students, with varying racial backgrounds. During Fall 2012, a total of 4,492 participants at a large, urban, and Catholic university completed the Innovative and Inclusive (I/I) subscale from the DePaul Mission and Values Inventory as well as the School Sense of Community (SSOC) scale. Two 2 x 2 x 5 ANCOVAS were run to determine whether there were any differences across generation statuses and racial background for both ...