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Librarian's Report 11-4-2020

Faculty Senate: Librarian's Reports

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Midweek Memo, Georgia Southern University

Midweek Memo

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Points Of Pride, Georgia Southern University

Points of Pride (2013-2023)

• Rankings
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Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern Department of Writing and Linguistics to host nationally published poet

• Library of Congress now home to collection of Georgia Southern Libraries journals

• Celebrating the first-generation experience

• Engineering Design Challenge to be held virtually after postponement from April

The George-Anne Daily, Georgia Southern University

George-Anne Media Group: Newsletters & Magazines

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Health And Kinesiology News, Georgia Southern University

Health Sciences & Kinesiology: News & Publications (2015-2023)

• Kinesiology Faculty Named International Scholar

Student Affairs Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

Division of Student Affairs Newsletter (2020-2023)

• Message from the VP- Dr. Shay Little
• Success Spotlight
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• Call for Staff Grievance Appeal Nominations
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Age Is An Attitude, Not A Number: The Change In Perceptions Of College Students About Aging., Jennifer Nelson

Honors College Theses

“Ageism is an untrue assumption that chronological age should be the main determinant of human characteristics and that one age group is better than another” (Cavannaugh & Blanchard-Fields, 2015, p. 31). Even though America is currently undergoing population aging, ageism is still experienced by 77% of adults (Novak, 2012). Although there has been an abundance of research on the outcomes of ageism (Burnes, et al., 2019; Kallio & Thomas, 2019, Scott, 2019) not as much attention has been given to intergenerational programs. The current study compared qualitative feedback to better understand students’ experiences in service learning with different populations of …

Improved Signal Performance For Smartphones, Devin A. Ferrell

Honors College Theses

The research project “Improved Signal Performance for Smartphones” involves collecting and analyzing data from a smartphone’s available connections and making the information available in a simple application interface. Due to the data collection/analysis and iOS system framework, several ethical and professional issues will be encountered ranging from individual privacy to company standards/guidelines. These conflicts are addressed, and solutions are provided, along with researching into similar situations that others have reported. By making comparisons between this project and similar approaches, professional and ethical areas of concern can be addressed early into development, or completely avoided. The research project course was properly …

College Of Health Professions News, Georgia Southern University

College of Health Professions: News & Publications (2012-2023)

• Kinesiology Faculty Named International Scholar

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

College of Public Health: News & Publications

• Celebrating 10 years of the Karl E. Peace Award for Outstanding Statistical Contributions for the Betterment of Society

Five Things You Should Know This Week, Georgia Southern University

A Few Things You Should Know This Week (2020-2023)

• Free COVID testing remains available in Chatham and Bulloch counties.
• The CDC has updated language for the definition of close contact.
• Homecoming is this week!
• COVID-19 still presents a threat.
• Complete open enrollment by Friday.

Men's Tennis To Support No-Shave November, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Men's Tennis to Support No-Shave November

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern Continuing Education offers credentialing assistance to active-duty military

• Georgia Southern University embracing ‘Soaring 20s’ for homecoming

School Of Nursing News, Georgia Southern University

Nursing: News & Publications (2013-2023)

• Nursing Faculty Awarded Grant

Messages From The Provost, Georgia Southern University

Messages from the Provost

November 2, 2020: Election Support

Message From The President, Georgia Southern University

Messages from the President

• Homecoming week
• Inclusive Excellence Climate Survey
• Model Inclusive Excellence in our words and out actions
• Budget narrative for FY 2022
• Commencement
• COVID-19
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

#Golead Newsletter, Georgia Southern University

#GoLead Newsletter (2016-2023)

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Examining Personal And Structural Mental Healthcare Disparities In Transgender And Gender Non-Conforming Individuals, Aiden W. Mintah-Jumbo

Honors College Theses

The current research evaluates the mental healthcare barriers that exist for transgender/ gender non-conforming individuals versus cisgender individuals in the context of anxiety and depression. We hypothesized that non-cisgender people would have greater healthcare disparities than compared to cisgender people. The importance of this research is to further understand the healthcare gap between transgender/ gender non-conforming communities and cisgender communities. Participants (n = 532) took an online survey where they were asked a series of questions relating to how barriers to care impact mental health domains. Data was analyzed using a one-way between groups multivariate analysis of data (MANOVA) which …

The Culture Gap: The Role Of Culture In Successful Refugee Settlement, Chelsea Lorraine Riley

Honors College Theses

Globally, the displacement of persons is reaching record numbers, including millions of refugees seeking safety outside of their native countries. The existing literature on factors of successful refugee settlement lacks specific quantitative analysis, and most of the available information on the role of culture is limited to psychological and social research. I expect that large perceived differences in the culture of the refugee and the culture of the country in which they settle will cause a combination of xenophobic public responses and restrictive government policies, and therefore will be negatively related to successful social integration of those refugees. I assess …

Post-Reunification Services: Resources To Improve Family Unity, Jordan D. Spires

Honors College Theses

While there is a great deal of research pertaining to effective foster care reunification strategies and resources, there is a significant gap in the literature surrounding services for families, post-reunification. This is primarily due to a lack of resources for families following reunification and scarce research on the topic. Families who are reunified from foster care are at a critical point in terms of continued family unity, and they need additional support during this time of transition to prevent future reentry into foster care. While working towards reunification, families are provided with services and resources to help stabilize and unify …

College Of Health Professions News, Georgia Southern University

College of Health Professions: News & Publications (2012-2023)

• Nursing Faculty Awarded Grant

The Lavender Scare: How Fear And Prejudice Impacted A Nation In Crisis, Erin Owens

Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History

The Cold War time period was marked by fear and uncertainty. This was reflected by the treatment towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals in the political and social spheres, known as the Lavender Scare. Policies such as Executive Order 10450 (1953) and the 1947 Sex Perversion Elimination Act prevented LGBTQ+ individuals from gaining meaningful employment and further complicated social stigma of gayness. The policies were primarily enacted to use queer individuals as scapegoats for the panic of the time and conflated the perceived moral corruption of Communists with the perceived moral corruption of LGBTQ+ individuals. The policies …

A Role For Scenario Planning In Rural Hospitals, Linda Kimsey, Bettye Apenteng, Anna Rose Moore, Angela Peden

Center for Public Health Practice & Research

Highlights: Scenario planning typically focuses on the future, beyond the normal strategic planning horizon. It has been used primarily by large organizations, but it can be useful to organizations of any size trying to develop strategy for the future. COVID-19 has arguably broadened planners’ perspectives, thus emphasizing potential benefits from scenario planning for organizations, both large and small. Rural hospitals may find some scenario planning beneficial.

Background: Formal introduction of scenario planning in the U.S. can be traced to Herman Kahn’s use of stories in military planning. Royal Dutch-Shell’s use of scenario planning is widely noted as the first big …

The Use Of Penalized Regression Analysis To Identify County-Level Demographic And Socioeconomic Variables Predictive Of Increased Covid-19 Cumulative Case Rates In The State Of Georgia, Holly L. Richmond, Joana Tome, Haresh Rochani, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, Gulzar H. Shah, Jessica S. Schwind

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences: Faculty Publications

Systemic inequity concerning the social determinants of health has been known to affect morbidity and mortality for decades. Significant attention has focused on the individual-level demographic and co-morbid factors associated with rates and mortality of COVID-19. However, less attention has been given to the county-level social determinants of health that are the main drivers of health inequities. To identify the degree to which social determinants of health predict COVID-19 cumulative case rates at the county-level in Georgia, we performed a sequential, cross-sectional ecologic analysis using a diverse set of socioeconomic and demographic variables. Lasso regression was used to identify variables …

Dynamic Core Flexion Strength Is Important For Using Arm-Swing To Improve Countermovement Jump Height, Liang Guo, Ying Wu, Li Li

Health Sciences & Kinesiology: Faculty Publications

Background: Specificity of core strength training to sports events is crucial for performance improvement. The purpose of this study was to examine the specific relationship between core strength and countermovement jump (CMJ) performance. Methods: Twenty active college students (7 male, 13 female) participated in the project. CMJ heights with (H_AS) and without arm-swing (H_NAS) were estimated from vertical ground reaction force data collected using a force platform. Twelve dynamic and static core strength measurements of flexion and extension were tested using a dynamometer. The shared variance between CMJ height and core strength measurements was estimated using …

Sun Belt Alters League Men’S Basketball Schedule And Tournament Format, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Sun Belt Alters League Men’s Basketball Schedule and Tournament Format

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern Performing Arts Center to host quilting exhibit

The George-Anne Inkwell Edition, Georgia Southern University

The Inkwell

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The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

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• Statesboro making cuts to free Covid-19 testing
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• Student wellness goes weekly
• Amid COVID-19 did more students withdraw from classes this fall?
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