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Cultural Competency And “The Space Between Spaces”, Charles Wright, Ho-Jui Tung

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

Hitting The Right Spot: How Inclusion Of Pleasure In Sexual Education Can Lead To Safer Sex Practices, Jessica Guerrette, Tara Hassani Goodarzi, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Logan Cowan

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, An Old Disease With A “Second Life”, Anna Walick, Lorenza Beati Ziegler

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

From Taboo To Legalization: Cannabis’S Complex Role During Crucial Maternal And Child Health Periods, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, Alisha Riggins, Sarah Sejoro, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Logan Cowan

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

Beyond Labor: The Lingering Impact Of Childbirth On Women’S Health, Alisha Riggins, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, Tobi Oloyede, Susmita Dey, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Logan Cowan

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

Cheers To Change: How Gen-Z Is Redefining Drinking Culture, Savannah Steedley, James Thomas

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

Unlocking The Power Of Ketogenic Diets: Evidence-Based Insights Into Weight Loss, Diabetes, And Beyond, Doreen Ugwu, Ana M. Palacios

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

Digital Health Disparities And The Unmet Challenges Of Access And Literacy, Pranavi Akkinepally, Jackie Mesenbrink, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

Advocacy: Public Health In Its Truest Form, Tobi Oloyede, Wandoo Abwa, Katie M. Mercer

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

Faculty Mentoring Of High School Students: Exploring Benefits And Drawbacks, Riya Daftari, Yelena Tarasenko

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

Mhealth For Tuberculosis Treatment Adherence And Improving Tb Care In Lmics, Foram Patel, Gulzar H. Shah

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

Damsels In Distress: How Misogynistic Views Affect Chronic Pain Diagnosis In Women, Jessica Guerrette, Olivia A. Sheppard, Logan Cowan

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

Firearms, Intimate Partner Violence, And Maternal Mortality: A Call For Action And Reform, Alisha Riggins, Jessica Guerrette, Nazish Masud, Tobi Oloyede, Sarah Sejoro, Logan Cowan

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

The Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance: Insights And Strategies, Foram Patel

Eagles Talking About the Public’s Health

No abstract provided.

2024 Spring Commencement, Georgia Southern University

Commencement Programs

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2024 Fall Commencement, Georgia Southern University

Commencement Programs

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Eagle Accountant - 2024, Georgia Southern University

Eagle Accountant

• Accounting Advisory Council
• Accreditation & Rankings
• Cover Story - The Titan 
• Student Spotlight:  Across the Atlantic to Georgia Southern
• Student Spotlight: Solving the Puzzle: My Journey at Georgia Southern
• Fraud & Forensic Accounting 
• A Standout Life: Julian Deal 
• Faculty Highlights 
• Faculty Service Spotlight 
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• Student Ordanizations & Activities 
• New MAcc Program Option 
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• Alumni Notes & Obituaries 

Faculty Handbook, Georgia Southern University

Faculty Handbooks

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Service-Learning And Student Success: Are Underrepresented Students Gaining The Same Benefits?, Sondra Bellard

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Service-learning (SL) has increasingly been used as an educational tool based on the theory of experiential learning, which states that knowledge is developed through experience (Kohl, 1984). SL provides students with the opportunity to connect course work to the community leading to a better understanding of the content. Previous research has shown that SL is associated with positive academic, social, and civic outcomes. However, many of the previous studies fail to provide demographic information on the participants, specifically their ethnicities. There has also been a lack of quantitative studies that examine how first-generation students perceive SL and its benefits. The …

The Othered Mothers: Monstrous Motherhood In Dracula, Dawn, And Nightbitch, Makay C. Walsh

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This thesis examines the monstrous mothers in Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1897), Octavia E. Butler’s Dawn (1987), and Rachel Yoder’s Nightbitch (2021). Stoker’s Dracula serves as the foundational, or “mother,” text in terms of the model monstrous mothers: Dracula and Lucy Westenra. Dawn and Nightbitch provide more contemporary examples of monstrous mothers, yet they are different enough to contrast each other: Lilith in Dawn must navigate motherhood living amongst an alien species, and Nightbitch is a stay-at-home mom who starts turning into a dog. This thesis also establishes 7 Markers of Monstrous Motherhood as a critical framework for classifying monstrous mothers. …

Masculine Vs. Feminine Women: Verdict, Blame, And Punishment Outcomes In The Legal System, Alaina Helmerichs

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

It is commonly recognized that sentencing disparities exist between men and women who are accused of the same crime—with men often receiving harsher judgements than women. However, research explaining why this disparity exists is incomplete. Research suggests that higher levels of facial masculinity in men is tied to higher levels of criminality (Estrada-Reynolds et al., 2017); however, little research looks at this pattern amongst female defendants. The current study investigated whether the gendered appearance (masculine vs. feminine) of female defendants in different types of cases (child negligence vs. medical malpractice) affects mock jurors’ judgments about verdict, punishment, and internal blame …

What Is It Really: The Role Of Intergroup Threat In Educational Decision-Making, Kyle A. Walker

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Perceptions of intergroup threat correlate with prejudice against Black Americans (Iyer, 2022). For example, White Americans tend to move out of communities they dominate when the population of Black Americans increases in those communities beyond a “tolerable” rate due to a perceived threat to the neighborhood's safety and resources; this phenomenon is known as White Flight (Grodzins, 1958; Zou & Cheryan, 2022). This exodus of White Americans predicts urban decay, which affects the public school systems in those areas, leading to poorer public services and higher dropout rates among those in the now racially segregated neighborhoods (Mayer & Jencks, 1989; …

Dungeons And Dragons™ (D&D) As A Brief Intervention For College Students, Alexander W. Peralta

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This quasi-experimental study investigated the effect of a table-top roleplaying game (ttrpg), specifically Dungeons and Dragons™ (D&D), on increasing feelings of social connection, decreasing perceived stress, increasing self-esteem and improving adjustment to college among first semester, first year students. participants signed up to either the D&D group or the comparison group. D&D participants (n = 18) attended five one-hour weekly D&D sessions, meanwhile the comparison group (n = 10) went through their first semester of college with no intervention, but completed the study measures at the same points in time as the D&D participants. All participants completed measures of social …

Impact Of Dual Enrollment Program Models On College Student Readiness, Persistence, And Retention In Secondary And Post-Secondary Environments, Sharon K. Komanecky

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Dual enrollment programming has grown extensively since inception in the 1970s. Student academic achievement is the forefront of secondary and post-secondary education, but minimal research has been conducted regarding models of dual enrollment or concurrent enrollment programs in higher education. Thus, this study examined the perceptions of secondary and post-secondary educators on the impact of dual enrollment program models on college student readiness, persistence, and retention. This quantitative cross-sectional correlational study utilized a survey to collect data (n=102) from secondary and post-secondary educators who serve in a capacity with dual enrollment programs in a Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA) district …

Mathematical Modeling Of Coupled Heat And Mass Transfer In Metal-Hydride Hydrogen Storage Systems, Muhammad Hasnain

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

As a promising clean energy carrier hydrogen has recently gained significant interest, but its efficient and safe storage is a major challenge. Compared to the gaseous state and liquid state, metal hydrides (MH) offer a potentially more effective storage approach for hydrogen. However, the main challenge in this approach is the low thermal conductivity of the MH bed that leads to low heat transfer and ultimately to higher charging and discharging times. The purpose of this work is to develop an in-house comprehensive heat and mass transfer model for hydrogen sorption in MH reactors to simulate the dynamic behavior of …

The Impact Of Financial Wellness On Student Success, Holly Hamilton

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

For many traditional-aged students, college can be their first major financial undertaking. Along with navigating the task of funding a college education, traditionally aged students may face additional financial challenges while entering adulthood. This financial responsibility can cause added stress for students and have a bearing on their financial wellness. This study explored the impact of financial wellness on students' abilities to succeed in college. Through the exploration of four financial wellness measures, financial self-efficacy, financial socialization, financial strain, and financial optimism, the researcher sought to first understand the relationships among the various wellness measures and then to determine what …

Investigations Of Performance And Emissions Of A Fischer-Tropsch Gtl Sustainable Aerospace Fuel With Lubricity Improver In A Compression Ignition Engine With Butanol Port Fuel Injection, James B. Willis

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

As there is increasing concern over emissions of traditional fossil fuels, as well as the future of continued reliance on this dwindling resource, it is becoming increasingly evident that alternative fuels are a necessity. This research investigates the use of a Fischer-Tropsch fuel from natural gas feedstocks, S8, in an internal combustion research engine with a common rail fuel injection system. This synthetic kerosene fuel has a high DCN of 62, indicating high affinity to autoignition compared to conventional pump diesel (ULSD) at 48 DCN. However, due to the process by which it is produced, this fuel lacks the necessary …

2023-2024 Georgia Southern University Women's Swimming And Diving Roster, Georgia Southern University

Women's Swimming Records

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From Lived Experiences To Social Activism: Latino Fraternity Brothers Critical Service To The Latinx Community, Regina L. Suriel, James Martinez, Christian Bello Escobar, Jamie L. Workman

Journal of Higher Education & Student Affairs

Colleges and universities are seeing growth of Latinx students actively engaged in Greek life. In this study, six Latino participants share their testimonios as members of different Chapters of a Latinx Greek Letter Organization (LGLO) nestled within Predominantly White Institutions located in the state of Georgia, USA. Informed by LatCrit theory, this qualitative study uses member’s testimonios to shed light on their varied and sometimes politically charged and racist lived experiences. The researchers draw on these experiences to show how the LGLO supported these members’ character and leadership development and their desire and commitment to critical service and socially just …

Understanding The Role Of Cultural Competence In Peer Mentorship Programs For International Students: A Student Development Theory Perspective, Nikheal Patel, Daniel Calhoun, Steven Tolman

Journal of Higher Education & Student Affairs

International students often face challenges while pursuing higher education in a foreign country. These challenges can negatively impact their sense of belonging and community, resulting in social disconnection. Examining the role of culturally competent peer mentoring programs for international students can foster a sense of belonging among international students. Peer mentorship may provide international students with a supportive environment and community, helping them navigate university life. In contrast, student development theory can inform the design of programs and services that support international students in their transition to American higher education. These strategies can create a more inclusive and welcoming environment …