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Early Intervention: Perspectives On Training And Practice, Christina M. Mirtes, Jessica A. Grimone-Hopkins, Audrey Farrugia
Early Intervention: Perspectives On Training And Practice, Christina M. Mirtes, Jessica A. Grimone-Hopkins, Audrey Farrugia
Impact: A Journal of Community and Cultural Inquiry in Education
Early Intervention (EI) Specialists/Professionals serve children from birth through age three with developmental delays/disabilities, and their families. They conduct assessments, create Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSPs), collaborate with adjacent professionals, and use play-based interventions at home or in natural settings to support children’s development across the cognitive, communication, physical, sensory, social–emotional, and adaptive skills. The present study uses a mixed-methods approach, gathering qualitative data (focus group interviews) and quantitative data (survey) to evaluate participants’ perceived preparedness and self-efficacy of currently practicing Early Intervention (EI) Specialists/Professionals based on their higher education experiences, across various aspects and responsibilities of their jobs. Results …
Autistic College Students Who Identify As Female: Experiences Working With Speech Language Pathologists, Mollie Spencer
Autistic College Students Who Identify As Female: Experiences Working With Speech Language Pathologists, Mollie Spencer
Brehm Scholars Research
No abstract provided.
Learning Together At The Forefront Of Change: Gen Ai Summit 2026 (Program), Office Of Campus & Community Writing, Eastern Michigan University, Faculty Development Center, Eastern Michigan University
Learning Together At The Forefront Of Change: Gen Ai Summit 2026 (Program), Office Of Campus & Community Writing, Eastern Michigan University, Faculty Development Center, Eastern Michigan University
Learning Together at the Forefront of Change: GenAI Summit 2026
No abstract provided.
Session F: Development Of Policy And Guidelines On The Use Of Gen Ai In Graduate Student Research, Joan Cowdery, Tana Bridge, Ildi Porter-Szucs
Session F: Development Of Policy And Guidelines On The Use Of Gen Ai In Graduate Student Research, Joan Cowdery, Tana Bridge, Ildi Porter-Szucs
Learning Together at the Forefront of Change: GenAI Summit 2026
This session will provide an overview of the process used to develop the EMU Graduate School Policy and Guidelines for Graduate Studies and Graduate Student Research. Steps for developing discipline-specific guidelines will be discussed.
Eastern Michigan University, Spring Commencement, May 2, 2026, Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University, Spring Commencement, May 2, 2026, Eastern Michigan University
Commencement Programs and Materials
No abstract provided.
Understanding The Needs Of Nontraditional Students At Eastern Michigan University, Matthew Wells
Understanding The Needs Of Nontraditional Students At Eastern Michigan University, Matthew Wells
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
Nontraditional students comprise 25% of students at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) and include students who work full-time, are over 25, are parents, and are first-generation. It can be difficult for students to focus on their careers, families, and school, as focusing on one can result in a worse performance in the other. The needs and experiences of this population have historically been understudied in the literature. During the Winter 2025 semester, nontraditional students at EMU were surveyed. This survey included questions about their experiences, their needs, and their perceived levels of support from the university. The results of this project …
Blunt Relief: Cannabis Use As Coping Mechanism For Undergraduate Students With Adverse Healthcare Experiences, Isabella Marie Cafini
Blunt Relief: Cannabis Use As Coping Mechanism For Undergraduate Students With Adverse Healthcare Experiences, Isabella Marie Cafini
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
Negative experiences within the healthcare system can shape how individuals cope with psychological distress, particularly in young adult populations. Coping-motive frameworks suggest that when trust in formal support systems erodes, such as after an adverse healthcare experience, individuals may self-medicate with substances rather than risk another unsupportive interaction. This present study examined how negative experiences within the mental healthcare system influence help-seeking attitudes and cannabis use among college students. We hypothesized that (1) individuals with lower utilization of mental health resources will have higher cannabis use compared to those with higher utilization of mental health resources, and (2) greater amounts …
We Have Always Been Here: Trans Oral History Project Grant Application, Finn Vincent-Fix
We Have Always Been Here: Trans Oral History Project Grant Application, Finn Vincent-Fix
Historic Preservation Final Projects
This project is a grant application for the HOPE Fund, a permanent community endowment established at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan for the purpose of providing grants to organizations serving local LGBTQ+ communities. The grant would have been used to finance the We Have Always Been Here: Trans Oral History Project (WHABH), which seeks to preserve the stories of transgender individuals living in SE Michigan utilizing the practice of oral history. Grant funding would allow project personnel to conduct, transcribe, publish, and preserve the stories of a marginalized population whose rights are actively being threatened in the highest courts …
Robin Axelrod, Oral History Interview, 2025, Kat Hacanyan
Robin Axelrod, Oral History Interview, 2025, Kat Hacanyan
Oral Histories
Robin Axelrod is CEO of Axelrod Coaching and Consulting and a member of the Center for Jewish Studies advisory board. A licensed social worker and established leader in the Metro-Detroit area, she became part of CJS after first hearing about it while working at the University of Michigan. Axelrod's time with U of M has provided her with a unique insight to the experiences of Jewish college students, which she is able to bring forth into her work in the advisory board here. In this interview, she talks about the things that helped shape her Jewish identity, being one of …
Art And Mary Schuman, Oral History Interview, 2025, Kat Hacanyan
Art And Mary Schuman, Oral History Interview, 2025, Kat Hacanyan
Oral Histories
Mary and Art Schuman are two of the most passionate members of the Center for Jewish Studies advisory board and became involved early on. They have been strong supporters of the program, contributing whatever way they can, financially or otherwise. They created the Art and Mary Schuman Endowment for Jewish Studies Lectures and Performances, and they also sponsor an annual lecture series on Eastern's campus. In Fall 2024 with the first-floor renovation of Halle Library and dedication of the Center's new space, the Schumans were honored with a plaque recognizing their dedication. In this interview, Art and Mary each talk …
Donna Winkelman, Oral History Interview, 2025, Kat Hacanyan
Donna Winkelman, Oral History Interview, 2025, Kat Hacanyan
Oral Histories
Donna Winkelman is a member of the Center for Jewish Studies advisory board and a dedicated member of the local Jewish community. Originally from Huntington Woods, Winkelman first moved to Ann Arbor while attending U of M--where she later met her husband, Tom. She became part of the CJS team after learning about it from friend and neighbor, Decky Alexander. Both strong supporters of the center, Winkelman and her husband developed the Donna Winkelman and Thomas Easthope Endowed Scholarship in Jewish Studies, which funds students taking travel courses. In this interview, she talks about finding community, her experiences in the …
Brad Axelrod, Oral History Interview, 2025, Kat Hacanyan
Brad Axelrod, Oral History Interview, 2025, Kat Hacanyan
Oral Histories
Brad Axelrod is a clinical neuro-psychologist with the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Detroit area, and a member of the EMU Center for Jewish Studies advisory board. A Chicago native, Axelrod made his way to Ann Arbor while working on a degree in clinical psychology. Both he and his wife, Robin, engaged in the local Jewish community early on and formed stronger relationships once their children started Hebrew Day School. Axelrod has served on many different community boards across Washtenaw county, like the Jewish Community Center's film festival committee and the Partnership2Gether Program. He and Robin became involved with …
Navigating Uncertainty As An “Adolescent Organization”: Addressing The Needs Of Lgbtqiaa+ Young People In A Complex And Adaptive Service Organization, Suzie Staley
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Throughout history, lesbian, gay, Transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and agender plus Students have been marginalized in society and, in particular, K-12 schools. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of young adults and recent high school graduates to gather information about their experience in K-12 educational environments to determine if their developmental needs were met. This study focused on youth who attended K-12 schools in a specific district in Southeast Michigan and participated in out-of-school time programs at a local teen center. Through in-depth interviews with youth participants and focus groups with teen center staff and …
Eastern Michigan University, Spring Commencement, April 27, 2025, Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University, Spring Commencement, April 27, 2025, Eastern Michigan University
Commencement Programs and Materials
No abstract provided.
Eastern Michigan University, Winter Commencement Program, December 14, 2025, Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University, Winter Commencement Program, December 14, 2025, Eastern Michigan University
Commencement Programs and Materials
No abstract provided.
Examining Youth Experiences Aging Out Of Foster Care, Emma M. Croy
Examining Youth Experiences Aging Out Of Foster Care, Emma M. Croy
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
This systematic literature review explores the challenges faced by youth aging out of the foster care system with a focus on the role of Independent Living Programs (ILP). Nationally, around 18,538 children are aging out of the foster care system. Issues that children aging out face include lack of transitional housing, limited access to education, inadequate healthcare, and an increased risk of involvement in the justice system. Challenges related to these issues can lead to instability in housing, employment, and health, further contributing to the risk of justice system involvement. This population does not appear in more recent literature; however, …
Machine Translation In The Workplace: Deciding On The Whether, Why And How, Joop Bindels, Aletta G. Dorst, Mark Pluymaekers
Machine Translation In The Workplace: Deciding On The Whether, Why And How, Joop Bindels, Aletta G. Dorst, Mark Pluymaekers
Global Advances in Business Communication
Machine Translation (MT) is used intensively by all kinds of professionals around the world. These translation tools, in the form of a web interface, mobile phone app or as a plugin, bring with them enormous advantages: they are instantly available in a multitude of languages, often cost-free, easy to use and most of the time correct. However, they do carry certain risks, often unknown to the professionals using them. The ineffective use of MT could lead to situations of misunderstanding or misuse with real legal, medical or other implications. Hence the need for professionals to develop an informed and critical …
Kate Mehuron And Dennis O'Grady, Oral History Interview, 2024, Matt Jones, Kat Hacanyan
Kate Mehuron And Dennis O'Grady, Oral History Interview, 2024, Matt Jones, Kat Hacanyan
Oral Histories
Kate Mehuron, professor of History and Philosophy and the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, and Dennis O'Grady, professor with the Departments of Communication, Media, and Theater Arts and Women's and Gender Studies, were both instrumental in the planning and implementation of the EMU LGBT Resource Center. Acting as a vital connection between faculty, students, and administration, Mehuron and O'Grady describe working with other faculty like Kathleen Russell to win support for the center. They also describe some of the pushback to the center amongst EMU faculty.
Gregory Peoples, Oral History Interview, 2024, Matt Jones
Gregory Peoples, Oral History Interview, 2024, Matt Jones
Oral Histories
As a university administrator of over 40 years at EMU, Gregory Peoples devoted himself to bettering the college experiences of marginalized students,. In 1994, Peoples helped establish the LGBT Resource Center at EMU, and in this interview, he describes the challenges both to himself and from the university in forming this crucial campus support center.
A Case Study Of Backward Design In A Customized Business English Course For Global Supply Chain Vendors In Francophone Africa, Steven J. Sacco
A Case Study Of Backward Design In A Customized Business English Course For Global Supply Chain Vendors In Francophone Africa, Steven J. Sacco
Global Advances in Business Communication
The present article describes a case study in which the author used domain analysis to create a backward-designed remedial listening comprehension course for global supply chain vendors employed with logistics-focused multinational corporations operating in Francophone Africa. The course is designed to address weaknesses in listening comprehension skills as exhibited by global supply chain vendors in Francophone Africa who work daily with South Asian customers. The weaknesses emanate, in large part, from the existence of World Englishes due to the rise of English as a lingua franca by multinational corporations. World Englishes refers to the existence of “emerging localized or indigenized …
Promoting Treatment Seeking Among Individuals With A Pedophilic Orientation Via Narrative Humanization: A Preliminary Analysis, Thairu Moore-Petinak
Promoting Treatment Seeking Among Individuals With A Pedophilic Orientation Via Narrative Humanization: A Preliminary Analysis, Thairu Moore-Petinak
McNair Scholars Research Journal
The stigmatization of individuals with a pedophilic orientation prompts maladaptive functioning in several domains and is associated with deleterious effects in the realm of child sexual abuse (CSA), most notably an increased risk of committing a sexual offense. A growing body of research has examined interventions aimed at reducing pedophilic stigmatization thereby increasing treatment utilization and early intervention. The present study serves as an extension of previous research conducted by Harper and colleagues and evaluates the impact of two interventions (narrative humanization and informative material) on university students’ explicit attitudes toward pedophilic-oriented individuals, as compared to a control condition. Participants …
Jessica "Decky" Alexander, Oral History Interview, 2024, Elizabeth Allen, Finn Vincent-Fix
Jessica "Decky" Alexander, Oral History Interview, 2024, Elizabeth Allen, Finn Vincent-Fix
Oral Histories
Decky Alexander is a Drama Professor and the director of academic engagement programs (Engage@EMU) at Eastern Michigan University. In this interview, Alexander recounts how she became interested in theater, growing up in the Chicago area, and the impact college had on expanding her worldview. Alexander describes her theatre initiatives, working to improve harmful public school policies, and how she ended up at Eastern Michigan University. Alexander explains her life during her “year of yes”, getting involved with the Jewish Federation in Washtenaw County, and her involvement in resettling Afghan families into student housing at EMU in 2022. Alexander explores how …
Sadaf Ali, Oral History Interview, 2024, Elizabeth Allen, Finn Vincent-Fix
Sadaf Ali, Oral History Interview, 2024, Elizabeth Allen, Finn Vincent-Fix
Oral Histories
Dr. Sadaf Ali is a professor of Digital Media, Cinema, and Journalism at Eastern Michigan University, and has been working at EMU since 2012. Ali recounts how she became interested in news media, what led her to pursue a career in broadcasting, and her career working in journalism and broadcasting prior to coming to work at EMU. Ali describes her commitment to covering diverse stories, creating audio story and writing an article for WEMU about the Afghan refugee led cooking class coordinated by Zuzana Tomas’s Academic Service-Learning class, and the cultural importance of food as a person of Pakistani descent. …
Loan Debt Burden, Student Experiences, And Livelihood: A Study Examining Relationships Between Students’ Education Costs, Financial Viability, And Life Impact, Christa A. Reid
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation investigates the complex connections among loan debt burden, student experiences, and post-bachelor’s outcomes, situated within the framework of systemic disparities in educational funding and opportunities. It identifies declines in state funding across educational levels as a systemic and politicized issue, disproportionately affecting students in underserved and underresourced school districts. The study emphasizes the impact of systemic racism and policymaking in perpetuating poverty through higher education, emphasizing the need for equitable policy establishment. Economic downturns and reduced higher education funding necessitate the exploration of alternative revenue streams, such as endowed funds and fundraising efforts, to prevent increased tuition costs …
Evaluating The Effects Of Disability On Preferred Proximity, Mia Nicole Mcmahon
Evaluating The Effects Of Disability On Preferred Proximity, Mia Nicole Mcmahon
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
People with disabilities frequently face the barriers of prejudice, stereotypes, low expectations, and the doubt that they can be adequate romantic partners. This study sought to examine whether the description of a target individual’s proximity to disability would inform the participants’ preference for social closeness or social distance from the target. The target individuals described in the vignettes varied in their proximity to disability in that one target was disabled and did not disclose their identity, the second was likewise disabled and disclosed this, the third was not disabled themself but had a disabled sibling, and the last vignette described …
The Integration Of Certified Therapy Dog Teams Into Special Education: Insights Of Volunteer Handlers, Rana Aabed
The Integration Of Certified Therapy Dog Teams Into Special Education: Insights Of Volunteer Handlers, Rana Aabed
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
The purpose of this study was to better understand how certified volunteer dog therapy handlers can be integrated into special education settings. Although the pet therapy discourse confirms the overall impact dog therapy has on youth’s psychological health (e.g., Groenewoud et al., 2023), research that could elucidate how volunteer handlers modify the way they have their dogs interact with special education populations is a present-day need that has otherwise not appeared in the literature. In response, this study involved a qualitative multiple-case investigation about the role of volunteer certified handlers and the dog therapy provisions they offer special education populations. …
Migrant Vulnerability To Human Trafficking: A Legislative Decade In Review With Historical And Policy Process Analysis, Elizabeth Solis
Migrant Vulnerability To Human Trafficking: A Legislative Decade In Review With Historical And Policy Process Analysis, Elizabeth Solis
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
Despite the establishment of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) in 2000, the state and prevalence of human trafficking in the United States has greatly increased. While there exists more information and legislation, it still remains an under-researched and under-evaluated issue. This study looks through the enacted human trafficking federal legislation over the last decade to track whether migrant vulnerability to human trafficking has been further addressed with the evolution of the issue within the country. To provide a relevant analysis, this study will look through human trafficking legislation through the years of 2013-2023 and will focus on the main …
Salary Report, 2024 June, Eastern Michigan University
Salary Report, 2024 June, Eastern Michigan University
EMU Salary Reports
No abstract provided.
Diversify The Forest: Applying The Acrl Framework Companion Documents To Information Literacy Programs, Carl O. Dinardo, Susan A. Ariew
Diversify The Forest: Applying The Acrl Framework Companion Documents To Information Literacy Programs, Carl O. Dinardo, Susan A. Ariew
LOEX Conference Proceedings 2024
No abstract provided.
Supervising With Intercultural Competence: A Phenomenological Study Of Mid-Level Higher Education And Student Affairs Professionals, Alexander T. Boesch
Supervising With Intercultural Competence: A Phenomenological Study Of Mid-Level Higher Education And Student Affairs Professionals, Alexander T. Boesch
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Many mid-level higher education and student affairs professionals are responsible for the supervision of entry-level professionals. As the population of entry-level professionals continues to diversify, it is necessary for mid-level student affairs supervisors to engage effectively across differences of culture and identity in their supervisory relationships. This qualitative study explored the phenomenon of supervising with intercultural competence. Mid-level student affairs supervisors who had intercultural mindsets and supervised across salient identity or cultural differences were interviewed in a semi-structured format, and the data was analyzed using the interpretative phenomenological analysis method. The findings introduce a model for supervising with intercultural competence. …