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The Essence Of Therapeutic Relationships In Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy, Joy Clark Akin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractTraditional psychotherapeutic approaches are not always effective in alleviating psychological symptoms and improving functioning in young adults. Equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) has been shown as a beneficial alternative therapeutic method developed for clients not helped by traditional methods. However, the essence of the therapeutic relationship that develops between the client, horse, therapist, and equine specialist has not been explored. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the lived experience of the therapeutic relationship in young adults who participated in EAP. The frameworks of person-centered theory and self psychology guided the development of interview questions, data analysis, and interpretation. Four …

The Prison Reentry Experience Of Justice-Involved Veterans, Latta Roosevelt Thomas Jr.

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Prison reentry programs attempt to equip justice-involved veterans with life skills necessary for their transition out of prison. This qualitative study addressed the scant understanding of the impact pre-released prison reentry programs have on justice-involved veterans’ transition and reintegration back to the community. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the perceptions of justice-involved veterans regarding prison reentry programs that have impacted their transition out of prison. The well-being development model and Castro’s military-to-civilian transition model provided the conceptual framework for this qualitative study, using semistructured questions to interview 11 justice-involved veterans regarding their participation in prison reentry …

Public Policy And African American Victims Of Inner-City Violence, Michael Andrew Benson Sr.

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The effects of being victimized or being a witness to a violent traumatic event without the support of public institutions, such as criminal justice, social service agencies, and mental health care clinics has led to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers and success factors for victims of inner-city violence as it related to access to public administration institutions to address their victimization. Self-efficacy theory was used as the theoretical foundation, and the study’s research question focused on victimization and access to public policy institutions. The study used a qualitative design with 10 …

An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Of Lived Experiences Of Graduate-Level Peace Educators: Voices For Sustained Peace, Kwasi David Ansong

Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations

Peace education is arguably one of the underappreciated areas of study within the social sciences. Many lifelong, dedicated peace education professionals often feel undervalued by the military-industrial complex apparatus. Influential individuals and corporations that thrive in chaotic and conflicting environments every so often underestimate the relevance of peace educators. Educators find among academic and professional students an intensified urgency to learn the skills necessary to address real-world conflict; however, these courageous individuals are seemingly battling powerful forces with wealth and power. Although such happenings can be demoralizing, it is slowly galvanizing dedicated peace educators to evolve by altering their skill …

Coalition Of The Ending: Why States Withdraw From International Military Coalitions, Weiss Mehrabi

Theses and Dissertations--Political Science

This dissertation examines the causes and conditions motivating states to discontinue supporting an ongoing military coalition operation and prematurely abandon their partners. In exploring coalition defection through a three-article dissertation, I advance three separate theoretical arguments focusing on three levels of analysis.

The first article contributes to the literature by investigating the effects of political regime types on coalition abandonment during interstate wars. I argue that anocracies are dependable wartime partners and will not abandon coalition warfare earlier than autocracies and democracies. I advance two arguments for the theory of anocratic reliability. First, leaders of mixed regimes expect severe post-defeat …

Damsels In Defense: Exploring The Relationship Between Women And Violence Against Civilians During Armed Conflict, Baylee Harrell

Theses and Dissertations--Political Science

Conventional wisdom dictates that women are mostly victims of violence in armed conflict, but recent studies reveal women are often active participants and perpetrators of violence as well. Meanwhile, research shows armed group composition is a frequent determinant of violence against civilians, but many unconventional, yet influential, actors have received little attention regarding this outcome. Furthermore, few studies provide quantitative and cross-national evidence of how women’s shifting roles from victim to perpetrator affects violence against civilians. In this dissertation I examine the relationship between armed group composition, women, and violence against civilians in civil war by evaluating women’s roles as …

Continuity And Contrast In The Strategic Theories Of Four Classic Strategic Thinkers: Sun Tzu, Thucydides, Machiavelli, And Clausewitz, Morteza Safari

Graduate Theses/Dissertations

The purpose of this research paper is to examine the thinking of four classic strategic theorists, namely Sun Tzu, Thucydides, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Carl von Clausewitz, and explore continuity and contrast in their strategic theories. In doing so, this author has structured the paper based on the fundamental architecture of strategy, that is, ends, ways and means. Since the paper specifically addresses military strategy, it first investigates what the ideas of the four theorists are on war as the military means. Then, the paper will explore the theorists’ thoughts on different strategic approaches as ways. Then, the essay will delve …

Reconstituting Digital Counterpublics In Times Of Crisis: The Case Of The United States And The Republic Of Georgia, Byron B. Craig, Stephen E. Rahko, Nathan Carpenter

Faculty Publications - Communications

Since the advent of social media at the turn of the 21st century, scholars of communication, cultural studies, and media studies have long been invested in the question of the relationship between social media platforms and the discursive formation of counterpublics for social movement mobilization. In this article, we seek to pose a new question for scholarly inquiry: How do citizens leverage the tools of social media platforms to reconstitute counterpublics in times of crisis? Toward this end, we conduct a comparative case study of the way citizens leverage platforms for counterpublic formation in the Republic of Georgia and the …

Negotiation Theories Engage Hybrid Warfare, Sharon Press, Nancy A. Welsh, Andrea Kupfer Schneider

Faculty Scholarship

The concept of hybrid warfare has arisen recently to describe the efforts, short of outright war, used by nations to disrupt and destabilize each other. This Article reviews available negotiation theories, concepts and skills to determine whether they can help governmental actors and business organizations targeted by hybrid warfare respond effectively. In other words, can negotiation theories, concepts and skills be used to engage effectively in “hybrid conflict management”? The Article urges that international diplomacy and multiparty negotiation theories and skills, as well as the more recent scholarship that has developed regarding hostage negotiation and “wicked problems,” are likely to …

Print Media And The Question Of Slavery In Cuba: Discursive Strategies In Barcelona’S La Flaca And Havana’S El Moro Muza And Don Junípero, Ana Garcia Chichester

Modern Languages & Literatures Articles

This article explores the portrayal of the first Cuban war of independence against Spain (Ten Years’ War, 1868–1878) in print media in both Spain (Barcelona) and in Cuba (Havana). The Spanish press portrayed official reports on the war as falsehood and denounced the exclusionary treatment of Cubans of African descent. The Havana print media, although careful to avoid direct references to participation in the war by former slaves, addressed the racial composition of the Cuban army in a series of images questioning revolutionary values. In their illustrations, both journals derided the aspiration of Cubans living in the United States, and …

Exploring Inequality At Copan, Honduras: A 2d And 3d Geospatial Comparison Of Household Wealth, Heather Richards-Rissetto

Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications

The archaeological site of Copan was a cultural and commercial crossroads at the southeastern Maya frontier. Research indicates that the demographics and sociopolitical circumstances of the city of Copan and its location within a circumscribed pocket (24 km²) of the larger Copan Valley varied through time. These circumstances not only influenced its social, political, and economic interactions, but likely the size, construction, and organization of households, specifically plazuelas. Copan’s plazuelas differ from those located in other Maya regions because they often have smaller house platforms, comprise more than a single patio, and exhibit a larger than normal …

Christian Nationalism Among Evangelical Christians Through A Critical Race Theory Lens, Marina I. Rivera Ramos

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

In this study, I conducted ethnographic participant observations and semi-structured interviews at two evangelical congregations in central Florida, Free Baptist Church (FBC) and Cornerstone Church (CC), to explore how Christian nationalist ideas (CN) are negotiated, embraced, and/or rejected in church messaging and among congregants. I collected notes from eight sermons at each church and interviewed a total of 14 congregants regarding their concerns and lived experiences as Christians in the U.S. and their opinions on racial injustice. Expanding on previous research on CN, I incorporated Critical Race Theory (CRT) as an analytical framework to understand CN as inextricably connected to …

The Need For International Ai Activities Monitoring, Parviz Partow-Navid, Ludwig Slusky

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

This paper focuses primarily on the need to monitor the risks arising from the dual-use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Dual-use AI technology capability makes it applicable for defense systems and consequently may pose significant security risks, both intentional and unintentional, with the national and international scope of effects. While domestic use of AI remains the prerogative of individual countries, the unregulated and nonmonitored use of AI with international implications presents a specific concern. An international organization tasked with monitoring potential threats of AI activities could help defuse AI-associated risks and promote global cooperation in developing and deploying AI technology. The …

Indigenous Women In Active Drug Abuse Recovery: An Analysis Of Native And Non-Native Programs, Raquel J. Muñoz

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

In general, much has been written on the experiences of prototypical women in drug recovery programs, however there is only a scarcity of research on the experiences of rural women of color in drug recovery programs. Very few Northern American cultures had experience with alcohol before the first wave of European settlers. Responses to intergenerational trauma faced by Native women include substance abuse, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, suicidal thinking, and more. Due to socioeconomic disadvantages drug and alcohol abuse tends to be a coping mechanism for many Native American women. Drawing on the narratives of ten Indigenous women who are …

Factors That Enable Or Hinder The Transition Of Some Gulf Cooperation Council (Gcc) Countries To Green Energy, Verkine Keukpanossian

CGU Theses & Dissertations

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries continue to play a strategic role in the global energy system. They account for a fifth of the global oil production and enjoy relatively high GDP per Capita, and their economies heavily rely on oil-producing and exporting at a time when the West is pushing towards net-zero, low-carbon emissions by 2050. This study focuses on the energy sector and takes a transdisciplinary look at Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and tries to understand how these rentier monarchies that have built a solid global comparative advantage in producing and exporting oil and …

Multidisciplinary Approach To Civil Conflict: Political, Economic, And Social Determinants Of Violence, Zhamilia Klycheva

CGU Theses & Dissertations

More abundant and less severe than interstate war, civil conflict has filled the news headlines worldwide, especially with nonviolent domestic instability. To this day, no single theoretical framework can fully explain this complex phenomenon. Scholars have often focused on one domain area as a precursor of violence. While such approaches are valuable, they need to grasp the whole picture, as addressing the problem from a single-domain perspective yields weak findings. This dissertation explores specific political, social, and economic factors that impact the onset, severity, and duration of civil conflict and the frequency of nonviolent conflict. It adopts a unified transdisciplinary …

การเรียกร้องสิทธิสตรีที่ตกเป็นเหยื่อความรุนแรงทางเพศในระหว่างสงคราม: กรณีศึกษาสตรีชาวยาซิดีในอิรักกับกลุ่มก่อการร้ายรัฐอิสลาม, จินตนา คำอุดม

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

สงครามและความขัดแย้งในปัจจุบัน นำมาซึ่งการเกิดผลกระทบตามมามากมาย ไม่ว่าจะเป็นปัญหาด้านความมั่นคง ปัญหาการละเมิดสิทธิมนุษยชน ปัญหาผลกระทบต่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งปัญหาอันเกิดขึ้นกับผู้หญิง ซึ่งได้รับผลกระทบและตกเป็นเหยื่อโดยตรงจากความรุนแรงของสงคราม สารนิพนธ์นี้จึงต้องการศึกษาประเด็นความขัดแย้งร่วมสมัยในมิติเพศสภาพ โดยศึกษาประเด็นการเรียกร้องสิทธิสตรีที่ตกเป็นเหยื่อความรุนแรงทางเพศในระหว่างสงคราม กรณีศึกษาสตรีชาวยาซิดีในอิรักกับกลุ่มก่อการร้ายรัฐอิสลามหรือไอซิส เมื่อปี 2014 ซึ่งได้กระทำความรุนแรงกดขี่ทางเพศต่อหญิงสาวชาติพันธุ์ยาซิดี ในสงครามการก่อการร้ายตามความเชื่อทางศาสนาของกลุ่มไอซิสในดินแดนตะวันออกกลาง ซึ่งระบอบชายเป็นใหญ่ที่ไอซิสพยายามสถาปนาขึ้นนี้ ถูกต่อต้านโดยกลุ่มสตรีผู้แปรสภาพจากเหยื่อมาเป็นผู้เรียกร้องสิทธิสตรี และยุติความรุนแรงที่เกิดขึ้น งานชิ้นนี้จึงมุ่งศึกษากระบวนการต่อสู้เรียกร้องของกลุ่มผู้หญิงยาซิดีมีรูปแบบและวิธีการต่อสู้อย่างไร ผลการศึกษาพบว่าสามารถแบ่งการต่อสู้ออกเป็น 3 รูปแบบ ดังนี้ 1) การต่อสู้ผ่านวิธีการสันติวิธีและการตีแผ่ความจริง 2) การต่อสู้ผ่านการจัดตั้งกองกำลังทหารหญิง และ 3) การต่อสู้ผ่านการสร้างพันธมิตรและแสวงหาความร่วมมือ

การพัฒนาประสิทธิภาพ ภายใต้บริบท มาตรการรักษาความปลอดภัยตามมาตรฐานสากลกรณีศึกษา ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติสุวรรณภูมิ, วิธกร ต้นพรหม

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

สารนิพนธ์ฉบับนี้ศึกษาแนวทางที่มีประสิทธิภาพและเหมาะสมสำหรับการดำเนินมาตรการรักษาความปลอดภัยของท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติสุวรรณภูมิ รวมถึงระบุปัญหาหรือข้อบกพร่องที่อาจส่งผลกระทบต่อมาตรการรักษาความปลอดภัยของท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติสุวรรณภูมิ เพื่อนำไปสู่แนวทางในการปรับปรุงและพัฒนาประสิทธิภาพการรักษาความปลอดภัยทั้งในเชิงรุกและเชิงรับของท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติสุวรรณภูมิ โดยอาศัยกระบวนทัศน์ของแนวคิดและทฤษฎีต่าง ๆ ที่เกี่ยวข้อง โดยงานวิจัยนี้ใช้วิธีการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ ผ่านการทบทวนเอกสารที่เกี่ยวข้อง และการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกของผู้บริหารและเจ้าหน้าที่ที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการรักษา ความปลอดภัย ทั้งในสำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่งประเทศไทยและในท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติสุวรรณภูมิ งานศึกษานี้พบว่า ท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติสุวรรณภูมิมีแนวทางในการพัฒนาประสิทธิภาพการรักษา ความปลอดภัยที่มีศักยภาพ สามารถรับมือต่อภัยคุกคามที่เกิดขึ้นได้ตามมาตรฐานสากล รวมถึงปฏิบัติตามแผนรักษาความปลอดภัยต่าง ๆ ตามที่หน่วยงานภาครัฐกำหนดไว้ได้อย่างเหมาะสมและถูกต้อง อย่างไรก็ตาม อาจมีปัญหาและอุปสรรคที่ส่งผลต่อมาตรการรักษาความปลอดภัยของท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติสุวรรณภูมิบางประการ อาทิ ปัจจัยด้านบุคลากร ปัจจัยด้านการบริหารจัดการพื้นที่ ปัจจัยด้านภัยคุกคามจากภายนอก และปัจจัยด้านการตระหนักรู้ของผู้ที่มีส่วนเกี่ยวข้อง เป็นต้น ข้อเสนอแนะเพื่อการพัฒนาประสิทธิภาพของมาตรการรักษาความปลอดภัยของท่าอากาศยานนานาชาติสุวรรณภูมิ ประกอบด้วย 1) การบังคับใช้กฎหมายและมาตรการต่าง ๆ อย่างเข้มงวดและชัดเจน 2) การเพิ่มค่าตอบแทนให้ผู้ปฏิบัติงานเพื่อรักษาความต่อเนื่องในการปฏิบัติงาน 3) การสร้างความสมดุลระหว่างมาตรการรักษาความปลอดภัยและการอำนวยความสะดวกให้กับผู้ใช้บริการให้เหมาะสมยิ่งขึ้น 4) การเพิ่มการประชาสัมพันธ์ให้ประชาชนรับทราบถึงกฎระเบียบและข้อปฏิบัติในการใช้บริการสนามบิน และ 5) การเพิ่มบทลงโทษ หากตรวจพบผู้โดยสารนำพาสิ่งผิดกฎหมายหรือวัตถุต้องห้ามขึ้นอากาศยาน

Copley Library Annual Report 2022-2023, Helen K. And James S. Copley Library, University Of San Diego

Copley Library Annual Reports

Message from the Dean; Favorite study destinations, Library Exhibits (Summer 2022-Summer 2023); Department of Anthropology - Hostile Terrain 94 exhibition; Comic Studies and Practices Symposium; Copley's Annual Signature Event - the Digital Initiatives Symposium; Art in the Library: A Feast for the Senses; One Book One San Diego; Winning Student Video for Promoting Renovated Library; Programming Partnerships with the USD Department of History; Candice Marie Benbow - Black History Month/Women's History Month Speaker; Research and Scholarship Recognition Reception; Research Day for Middle School - Copley's Pontem Partnership with Diocese Schools; Upward Bound Tours the Library; Information Literacy Instruction: Bringing Students …

‘It’S Like Flipping A Switch’: Understanding The Challenges, Expectations, And Identity Of High School Wrestlers, Aubree Herman

Theses and Dissertations--Communication

This study aims to understand the challenges and expectations of high school wrestlers, and how they are managing their social identities within the parameters of the sport. The rise of female wrestlers within the last decade and the hegemonic masculine roots of the sport show how imperative it is that research shed light into the unique experiences of high school wrestlers. Social identity theory was used as a theoretical framework and participants answered interview questions that discussed the three components of their social identity (i.e., cognitive, affective, and evaluative). They also identified challenges that they faced, the kind of expectations …

Chapter 1: Introduction, Sue C. Kimmel

A Guide to Library Careers: Choosing Your Path

[First paragraph]

Welcome to this book about careers in today’s libraries. If you are wondering about career options in today’s libraries and other information workspaces, this book provides an overview of different kinds of libraries with advice for seeking a position with a library degree. Libraries today are undergoing many transformations and offer multiple career paths.

Managers' Experiences Coordinating Peer Mediation Programs In Schools, Ingrid Jeannis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractPeer mediation (PM) programs implemented in schools promote resolution of disputes and conflicts among peers. Several benefits have been associated with young children involved in these programs including reductions in physical aggression, as well as learning skills involving communication, problem solving, and decision making. While positive outcomes have been observed, less was known about manager experiences involving coordinating PM programs. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore manager thoughts and experiences regarding their roles in PM programs and how they perceived strengths and weaknesses of these programs. The social learning theory was the theoretical framework for this study. …

Moral Injury Themes Involving Criminal Recklessness Among Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder, Sandra Starch

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Moral injury (MI) can emerge following transgressive acts against one’s deeply held moral beliefs. Its symptomology involves individual psychological, spiritual, behavioral, and social spheres. It has primarily been studied within the military and in a few select civilian populations. This descriptive phenomenological study involved exploring MI themes among adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD) who had engaged in criminally reckless acts. Data collected from semi-structured interviews with eight participants were coded and analyzed, leading to six major themes revealing the symptomology of MI. Responses from study participants supported Festinger’s theory of cognitive dissonance via their descriptions of alcohol abuse cycles …

Human Factors Training Implications For Urban Air Mobility Operations, Kendall Carmody, Bhoomin Chauhan, Maureen Namukasa, Vivek Sharma, Gervaughn Berkel, Yarisse Adorno, Meredith Carroll

Aeronautics Faculty Publications

Advanced air mobility (AAM), of which urban air mobility (UAM) is a subset, signifies an exciting and advanced mode of air transportation that combines novel aircraft configurations with progressive levels of automation to offer convenient and efficient modes of air transportation (Mitchell et al., 2021). The design of these innovative aircraft will utilize advanced autonomous systems and are proposed to minimize pilot training requirements and scale operations (Mathur et al., 2019; Thipphavong, 2018). Further, the operational context of UAM will be characterized by low-altitude flights, single pilot operations, unique weather phenomena such as mechanical turbulence, and novel propulsion systems. Early …

The Russia-Ukraine War: The Second Cold War?, Madeline Levine

Scripps Senior Theses

Under the guise of a “special military operation,” Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. The immediacy with which the United States rallied support for Ukraine within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”), the United Nations (“UN”), and the European Union (“EU”) raised speculation: Is Russia-Ukraine the beginning of a second Cold War? Did the Cold War actually end in the 1990s? Is Ukraine the first proxy war in a series of more to come between the United States and Russia? This thesis will address the first question by identifying and analyzing the characteristics that distinguished the Cold War …

Psy 390 Evolutionary Psychology, Dan Mccloskey

Open Educational Resources

No abstract provided.

Still Sticking To The Big Brother: History, German Protestantism, And The Ukrainian War, Katharina Kunter

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

It has often been revealed, in the great historical upheavals of contemporary history, that a quick, situational ad-hoc assessment and reaction is not the strength of German Protestantism. This was the case after the collapse of Imperial Germany (Kaiserreich) and the sovereign church regiment (Landesherrliches Kirchenregiment; summus episcopus) in 1918, as well as after the end of the Second World War, when German Protestantism was long at odds with democracy and Adenauer's ties to the West.4 The Peaceful Revolution in the GDR in 1989 (during the civic uprisings of 1989/90 in the other Central European countries) also surprised the leaders …

Archeota Fall/Winter 2023, Amanda Leung, Benja Thompson, Katrina Williams, Amelia Smith, Lawrence Lorraine Mullen

Archeota

Archeota is a platform for SJSU iSchool students to contribute to the archival conversation. It is written BY students, FOR students. It provides substantive content on archival concerns and issues and promotes professional development in the field of archival studies. Archeota upholds the core values of the archival profession.

Contents:

The Southwark Archives: Stories of a London Borough and its People

by Amanda Leung

Chains of Fire: Building a Queer Archive in Mill Valley, CA

By Benja Thompson

The Fabric of a Community: How Events Connect Individuals to Institutions

By Katrina Williams

Farewell to Our Winter 2023 Graduates: Interviews With …

The Rise Of Native Lordships At Pashash, A.D. 200–600, North Highlands Of Ancash, Peru, George F. Lau, Milton Luján Dávila, Jacob L. Bongers, David Chicoine

Faculty Publications

This article examines the rise of native, segmentary lordships in the highlands of north-central Peru. It reports on new excavations and mapping at the seat of a prehispanic polity, Pashash (Recuay culture), a large hilltop center that developed after the collapse of Chavín civilization. Fieldwork revealed monumental constructions and two special activity contexts radiocarbon-dated to ca. a.d. 200–400: an offering area in a large palatial compound and a room-complex with chambers closed off and sealed with feasting refuse. Multiple lines of evidence help reconstruct a regional picture for the establishment of wealthy local elites. Cultural innovations explicitly link new leaders …

Whose Public Virtue? Exploring Freedom Of Information Efficacy And Support, A.Jay Wagner

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

Little is known about public perceptions of how FOI laws influence government operations or impact citizens’ daily lives. A large representative sample of U.S. adults was surveyed for support of FOI laws and perceptions of FOI efficacy. Findings showed advanced education and higher perceptions of general government efficacy to be strongly significant in predicting both support for FOI and greater FOI efficacy. Males and liberal respondents also demonstrated significance in predicting support for FOI and higher FOI efficacy, while Black race was a significant negative predictor in support for FOI and whether FOI improved government operations and accountability.