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Migrant Vulnerability To Human Trafficking: A Decade In Review, Elizabeth A. Solis

McNair Scholars Research Journal

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 information and legislation exist, 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 examine human trafficking legislation through the years of 2013-2023 and will focus on the main research question of …

Eastern Michigan University, Spring Commencement, April 27, 2024, Eastern Michigan University

Commencement Programs and Materials

No abstract provided.

Centering The Needs Of Language Learners Within Educators’ Professional Learning And Development: An Investigation Of Teachers’ Perceptions And Experiences In Meeting The Needs Of Language Learners, Kimberly Tsukiyama

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

This qualitative study explores K-12 classroom teachers' perceptions and experiences in meeting the needs of language learners, specifically English language learners (ELLs) and dual-language learners (DLLs). Addressing two main research questions, it investigated how teachers' preservice learning and development prepared them for instructing language learners and identified preparatory experiences and professional learning considered beneficial and critical to their development in this area. Through surveys, teacher interviews, and classroom observations, the study highlighted challenges faced by teachers in settings with diverse language populations, including native Japanese, Spanish, and Arabic speakers, as well as native English speakers learning a second language. It …

Gretchen [Geiser] Colbert, Brooke Boyst, Matt Jones

Oral Histories

Gretchen [Geiser] Colbert is a 1968 alumna of the Roosevelt School and grew up in Ypsilanti, Michigan. In this interview Colbert discusses her experiences at Roosevelt, highlighting how she developed a passion for music and joined the girl's synchronized swim team as it was the only sport available to women at the time. She explains how she took her passion for music with her through life, and how voice lessons at Roosevelt have led to a lifelong involvement in choir groups.

Evan Zimdars, Interview, 2023, Katie Delahoyde

Oral Histories

On October 7, 2023, students from the EMU Archives and Oral History Program recorded the stories of EMU students past and present. Using the EMU Aerie, the Archives’ mobile oral history recording booth, student oral historians captured the formative experiences and perspectives of EMU alums from a variety of campus eras. Here, Zimdars (class of 2018) speaks of his experience obtaining degrees in Social Work, the importance of staying local, and the decision to pursue Social Work rather than Psychology.

Natalia Payne, Interview, 2023, Brooke Boyst

Oral Histories

On October 7, 2023, students from the EMU Archives and Oral History Program recorded the stories of EMU students past and present. Using the EMU Aerie, the Archives’ mobile oral history recording booth, student oral historians captured the formative experiences and perspectives of EMU alums from a variety of campus eras. Here, current student Natalia Payne talks about her long association with EMU beginning with her involvement in the Early College Alliance when she was 14 years old. Payne also speaks on the fear of school shootings and the drills carried out by students in preparation for such an event.

Ankita M. Kumar, Oral History Interview, 2023, You Li

Collective Memory of Women Journalists in COVID-19

Ankita M. Kumar is a journalist, analyst, and product manager. During COVID, she covered several high-profile investigative stories on the pandemic in India for Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster. In 2020, she received a grant from the National Geographic Society's COVID-19 emergency fund to complete a written report on equal access to health care for women in the current Gurugram's urban slums. Kumar was relocated to the United States in 2021, and graduated with a master's degree from Northwestern University, specializing in media innovation and content strategy.

Kumar published several investigative stories that focused on underrepresented groups during the pandemic, …

V.Viii.D; 30-23 Emu - Bachelor Of Social Work Course Offering - Winter & Fall 2001 With Brown-Chappell's Assignments.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

What You Can Do With a Social Work Degree - Advising Part 2

V.Viii.C; 30-21 What You Can Do With A Social Work Degree - Advising Part 2.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

What You Can Do With a Social Work Degree - Advising

V.Viii.C; 30-20 What You Can Do With A Social Work Degree - Advising.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

EMU - Bachelor of Social Work - Student Advising Materials Includes Flow Charts, Pamphlets

V.Viii.C; 30-19 Emu - Bachelor Of Social Work - Student Advising Materials Includes Flow Charts, Pamphlets.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

B. Brown-Chappell's Advising Appointments - SWRK251

V.Viii.C; 30-18 B. Brown-Chappell's Advising Appointments - Swrk251.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

Bachelor of Social Work Advisor List 2001

V.Viii.C; 30-17 Bachelor Of Social Work Advisor List 2001.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

Advising Orientation Materials for Professor

V.Viii.C; 30-16 Advising Orientation Materials For Professor.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

EMU - Bachelor of Social Work - Transfer Information

V.Viii.B; 30-14 Emu - Bachelor Of Social Work - Transfer Information.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

Inter Office Correspondence - BSW Program

V.Viii.B; 30-13 Inter Office Correspondence - Bsw Program.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

School of Social Work Field Office

V.Viii.B; 30-12 School Of Social Work Field Office.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

EMU Transfer Equivalencies

V.Viii.B; 30-11 Emu Transfer Equivalencies.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

Program Coordinators Meeting June 13th, 2001

V.Viii.B; 30-10 Program Coordinators Meeting June 13th, 2001.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

BSW Background 1999-2001

V.Viii.B; 30-09 Bsw Background 1999-2001.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

Preliminary Educational Contract

V.I.C; 21-08 Swrk 409 6 Overheads 1998.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

SWRK 409 Course Materials Winter 1998

V.I.E; 22-21 Swrk 420 Sample Syllabus & Handout - Fall 2001.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

Navigating the Aging Network- Information for the Age Wave' PowerPoint; undated

V.I.E; 22-23 Emu - Swrk 420 Fall 2004 Course Pack - 9 Items, Articles, Dippings Etc.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

SWRK 420 Working with Aging People Fall 2002

V.Vi; 29-14 Student Paper - The Impact Of Level & Type Of Collegiate Sports Participation & Gender On Interences Made By Job Recruiters.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

Student Paper - The Impact of Level & Type of Collegiate Sports Participation & Gender on Interences made by Job Recruiters

V.I.C; 21-17 Swrk 409 - Puzzles Undated.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

SWRK 409 - Syllabi, Exercies, & Quiz 1997-1999

V.Vi; 29-16 Student Paper - 'Revision Of A Gis-Based Decision Support Tool (Dts) For Evaluting Lakebed Alterations To Michigan's Coastal Habitats For Wind & Turbine Siting'.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

Student Paper - 'Revision of a GIS-based Decision Support Tool (DTS) for Evaluting Lakebed Alterations to Michigan's Coastal Habitats for Wind & Turbine Siting'

V.I.F; 23-01 Swrk 488 - Course Materials Binder 2005-2006.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

SWRK 488 - Course Materials Binder 2005-2007

V.I.H; 23-19 Swrk 521 - Policy Paper Assignment 2010 September 22.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

SWRK 521 - Student Work - Fall 2010

V.I.H; 23-18 Swrk 521 - Student Work - Fall 2010.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

SWRK 521 - Outside Class Assignment - Grade Sheets 2010

V.I.H; 23-22 Library Field Trip - 'Using Information Sources For Policy Analysis'; Undated.Pdf, Betty L. Brown-Chappell Phd

Program and Teaching Materials [Series V]

SWRK 521 - Black Senior Citizens Policies & Program; undated