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Faculty Senate Newsletter, December 2016, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College Dec 2016

Faculty Senate Newsletter, December 2016, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

LSU Faculty Senate Publications

Message from President: Ingeniously positioned in a way that can only be accomplished through centuries of cultural evolution, Christmas occurs near the longest, darkest night of the year so as to suggest that even a small ray of light shines brightest when piercing the gloom. However severe the shortage of light around the yuletide, it never rivals the acute dimness of that social counterpart to night, blacklisting. With the advent of web sites such as Professor Watch List, an organization that stigmatizes dissenting professors and encourages students to reconnoiter them, blacklisting is much in the news these days, and rightly …


Weight Management Delivered Through An App, May Help Resolve Body Image Dissatisfaction In Women Enrolled In Wic, Alexis Ariel O’Connell Dec 2016

Weight Management Delivered Through An App, May Help Resolve Body Image Dissatisfaction In Women Enrolled In Wic, Alexis Ariel O’Connell

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Priming Of Narrative Language In Young Adults, Rachel M. Crowder Dec 2016

Priming Of Narrative Language In Young Adults, Rachel M. Crowder

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No abstract provided.


Twitter Predicts Citation Rates Of Ecological Research, Brandon K. Peoples, Stephen R. Midway, Dana Sackett, Abigail Lynch, Patrick B. Cooney Nov 2016

Twitter Predicts Citation Rates Of Ecological Research, Brandon K. Peoples, Stephen R. Midway, Dana Sackett, Abigail Lynch, Patrick B. Cooney

Faculty Publications

The relationship between traditional metrics of research impact (e.g., number of citations) and alternative metrics (altmetrics) such as Twitter activity are of great interest, but remain imprecisely quantified. We used generalized linear mixed modeling to estimate the relative effects of Twitter activity, journal impact factor, and time since publication on Web of Science citation rates of 1,599 primary research articles from 20 ecology journals published from 2012-2014. We found a strong positive relationship between Twitter activity (i.e., the number of unique tweets about an article) and number of citations. Twitter activity was a more important predictor of citation rates than …


Fear Of Campus Mass Shootings: Media Consumption And Attitudes Toward Campus Firearm Policies, Elizabeth Weltman Oct 2016

Fear Of Campus Mass Shootings: Media Consumption And Attitudes Toward Campus Firearm Policies, Elizabeth Weltman

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


F16rs Sgr No. 9 (Honor Dr. Reeve), Gabriel Chatelain Oct 2016

F16rs Sgr No. 9 (Honor Dr. Reeve), Gabriel Chatelain

Student Senate Enrolled Legislation

To honor Dr. T. Gilmour Reeve for his many years of service as a Professor & Vice Provost of Louisiana State University


Louisiana Agriculture Fall, 2016 Oct 2016

Louisiana Agriculture Fall, 2016

Louisiana Agriculture

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Fall 2016 Catalog, Lsu Press Oct 2016

Fall 2016 Catalog, Lsu Press

LSU Press Seasonal Catalogs

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Meta-Analysis Of 49 549 Individuals Imputed With The 1000 Genomes Project Reveals An Exonic Damaging Variant In Angptl4 Determining Fasting Tg Levels, Elisabeth M. Van Leeuwen, Aniko Sabo, Joshua C. Bis, Jennifer E. Huffman, Ani Manichaikul, Albert V. Smith, Mary F. Feitosa, Serkalem Demissie, Peter K. Joshi, Qing Duan, Jonathan Marten, Jan B. Van Klinken, Ida Surakka, Ilja M. Nolte, Weihua Zhang, Hamdi Mbarek, Ruifang Li-Gao, Stella Trompet, Niek Verweij, Evangelos Evangelou, Leo Pekka Lyytikäinen, Bamidele O. Tayo, Joris Deelen, Peter J. Van Der Most, Sander W. Van Der Laan, Dan E. Arking, Alanna Morrison, Abbas Dehghan, Oscar H. Franco, Albert Hofman, Fernando Rivadeneira, Eric J. Sijbrands, Andre G. Uitterlinden Jul 2016

Meta-Analysis Of 49 549 Individuals Imputed With The 1000 Genomes Project Reveals An Exonic Damaging Variant In Angptl4 Determining Fasting Tg Levels, Elisabeth M. Van Leeuwen, Aniko Sabo, Joshua C. Bis, Jennifer E. Huffman, Ani Manichaikul, Albert V. Smith, Mary F. Feitosa, Serkalem Demissie, Peter K. Joshi, Qing Duan, Jonathan Marten, Jan B. Van Klinken, Ida Surakka, Ilja M. Nolte, Weihua Zhang, Hamdi Mbarek, Ruifang Li-Gao, Stella Trompet, Niek Verweij, Evangelos Evangelou, Leo Pekka Lyytikäinen, Bamidele O. Tayo, Joris Deelen, Peter J. Van Der Most, Sander W. Van Der Laan, Dan E. Arking, Alanna Morrison, Abbas Dehghan, Oscar H. Franco, Albert Hofman, Fernando Rivadeneira, Eric J. Sijbrands, Andre G. Uitterlinden

Faculty Publications

Background So far, more than 170 loci have been associated with circulating lipid levels through genomewide association studies (GWAS). These associations are largely driven by common variants, their function is often not known, and many are likely to be markers for the causal variants. In this study we aimed to identify more new rare and low-frequency functional variants associated with circulating lipid levels. Methods We used the 1000 Genomes Project as a reference panel for the imputations of GWAS data from ~60 000 individuals in the discovery stage and ~90 000 samples in the replication stage. Results Our study resulted …


A Conceptual Framework For Graduate Teaching Assistant Professional Development Evaluation And Research, Todd D. Reeves, Gili Marbach-Ad, Kristen R. Miller, Judith Ridgway, Grant E. Gardner, Elisabeth E. Schussler, E. William Wischusen Jun 2016

A Conceptual Framework For Graduate Teaching Assistant Professional Development Evaluation And Research, Todd D. Reeves, Gili Marbach-Ad, Kristen R. Miller, Judith Ridgway, Grant E. Gardner, Elisabeth E. Schussler, E. William Wischusen

Faculty Publications

© 2016 T. D. Reeves et al. Biology graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are significant contributors to the educational mission of universities, particularly in introductory courses, yet there is a lack of empirical data on how to best prepare them for their teaching roles. This essay proposes a conceptual framework for biology GTA teaching professional development (TPD) program evaluation and research with three overarching variable categories for consideration: outcome variables, contextual variables, and moderating variables. The framework’s outcome variables go beyond GTA satisfaction and instead position GTA cognition, GTA teaching practice, and undergraduate learning outcomes as the foci of GTA TPD …


How Various Sources Of Content On Social Networking Sites Affect Millennial’S Attitudes Toward A Brand, Katherine Campbell May 2016

How Various Sources Of Content On Social Networking Sites Affect Millennial’S Attitudes Toward A Brand, Katherine Campbell

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No abstract provided.


Correlates Of Sociometric Status In Russian Preschoolers: Aggression, Victimization, And Sociability, David A. Nelson, Kathryn C. Burner, Sarah M. Coyne, Craig H. Hart, Clyde C. Robinson May 2016

Correlates Of Sociometric Status In Russian Preschoolers: Aggression, Victimization, And Sociability, David A. Nelson, Kathryn C. Burner, Sarah M. Coyne, Craig H. Hart, Clyde C. Robinson

Faculty Publications

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. Few studies have assessed behavioral correlates of preschool children's peer sociometric status in cultures outside North America. This study focuses on 221 Russian preschoolers (108 boys, 113 girls). Correlates included physical and relational forms of aggression/victimization and sociable behavior. Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFA) established that study instruments originally developed with U.S. preschoolers worked well in Russia. Findings in regard to aggression, sociability, and victimization were generally consistent with previous research with American and Italian preschoolers, particularly in regard to controversial status children. Our findings further challenge the notion that controversial children are consistently savvy in their …


Post-Feminism For Children: Feminism ‘Repackaged’ In The Bratz Films, Sarah Anna Becker, Danielle Thomas, Michael R. Cope Apr 2016

Post-Feminism For Children: Feminism ‘Repackaged’ In The Bratz Films, Sarah Anna Becker, Danielle Thomas, Michael R. Cope

Faculty Publications

After their release in 2001, Bratz dolls carved into Barbie’s previously monopolistic share of teen doll sales. Amidst their growing popularity, cultural critics expressed a host of concerns about Bratz dolls, especially over how they sexualize youth, but the line grew to include a host of products like costumes, makeup kits, games, books, clothing, and movies. It also inspired new, similar doll lines from other toy companies. In this article, we situate the Bratz’s popularity in a specific cultural moment tied to the history of modern feminism. We use a content analysis of the Bratz movie series to explore the …


Why Is The Pack Persuasive? The Effect Of Choice Status On Perceptions Of Quality, Freda B. Lynn, Brent Simpson, Mark H. Walker, Colin Peterson Apr 2016

Why Is The Pack Persuasive? The Effect Of Choice Status On Perceptions Of Quality, Freda B. Lynn, Brent Simpson, Mark H. Walker, Colin Peterson

Faculty Publications

The logic of social proof and related arguments posits that decision makers interpret an actor's sociometric position (such as popularity) as a signal for quality, especially when quality itself is difficult to ascertain. Although prior work shows that market-level behavioral patterns are consistent with this micro-level account, we seek to explicitly examine the extent to which (and the conditions under which) sociometric status information actually triggers assumptions about an actor's underlying quality. We introduce two new web-based experiments to investigate how popularity impacts the selection of teammates. We find that the presence of popularity information creates a surprisingly robust quality …


Augustine And Heidegger: Curiosity And The Structure Of Time, Phillip Andrew Mclean Apr 2016

Augustine And Heidegger: Curiosity And The Structure Of Time, Phillip Andrew Mclean

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Depolarizing Science: The Effects Of Local Crises On Partisan Science Policy, Christopher R. Handy Apr 2016

Depolarizing Science: The Effects Of Local Crises On Partisan Science Policy, Christopher R. Handy

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No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Emotional Words And Sounds In Multidimensional Source Memory, Katelyn M. Mccoy Apr 2016

The Effect Of Emotional Words And Sounds In Multidimensional Source Memory, Katelyn M. Mccoy

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No abstract provided.


Humanity, The Interplanetary Species. The Legality Of Colonizing Space., Zachary S. Miller Apr 2016

Humanity, The Interplanetary Species. The Legality Of Colonizing Space., Zachary S. Miller

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Examining The Knowledge And Attitudes Of The Public In Regard To Military Sexual Trauma Policy, Lindsey Miller Apr 2016

Examining The Knowledge And Attitudes Of The Public In Regard To Military Sexual Trauma Policy, Lindsey Miller

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No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Own Race Bias In A Social Group Context, Laura Siqueiros Apr 2016

An Analysis Of The Own Race Bias In A Social Group Context, Laura Siqueiros

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No abstract provided.


Legislating Hiv As A Crime: Assessing The Likelihood Of State Adoption Of Hiv Criminalization Laws, Adam Michael Beyer Apr 2016

Legislating Hiv As A Crime: Assessing The Likelihood Of State Adoption Of Hiv Criminalization Laws, Adam Michael Beyer

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Message Appeals In Corporate Social Responsibility Communication On Organized-Public Relationships, Kristin N. White Apr 2016

The Effects Of Message Appeals In Corporate Social Responsibility Communication On Organized-Public Relationships, Kristin N. White

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


The Relationship Of Passive Auditory Processing And The Irrelevant Sound Effect: An Individual Differences Investigation, Jenna Zeringue Apr 2016

The Relationship Of Passive Auditory Processing And The Irrelevant Sound Effect: An Individual Differences Investigation, Jenna Zeringue

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Post-Cues On Visual Short- And Long-Term Memory, Saige Parker Apr 2016

Effects Of Post-Cues On Visual Short- And Long-Term Memory, Saige Parker

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No abstract provided.


Socially Anxious Smokers Experience Greater Negative Affect And Withdrawal During Self-Quit Attempts, Julia D. Buckner, Kirsten J. Langdon, Emily R. Jeffries, Michael J. Zvolensky Apr 2016

Socially Anxious Smokers Experience Greater Negative Affect And Withdrawal During Self-Quit Attempts, Julia D. Buckner, Kirsten J. Langdon, Emily R. Jeffries, Michael J. Zvolensky

Faculty Publications

Despite evidence of a strong and consistent relation between smoking and elevated social anxiety, strikingly little empirical work has identified mechanisms underlying the smoking-social anxiety link. Persons with elevated social anxiety may rely on smoking to cope with more severe nicotine withdrawal and post-quit negative mood states; yet, no known studies have investigated the relation of social anxiety to withdrawal severity. The current study examined the relation of social anxiety to post-quit nicotine withdrawal severity among 51 (33.3% female, Mage=34.6) community-recruited smokers during the first two weeks following an unaided (i.e., no treatment) cessation attempt. Ecological momentary assessment was used …


Support For Preschool Expansion Among Louisiana Adults, John Garrett Clawson Apr 2016

Support For Preschool Expansion Among Louisiana Adults, John Garrett Clawson

Honors Capstones

No abstract provided.


“Whatever God Has Yoked Together, Let No Man Put Apart:” The Effect Of Religion On Black Marriages, Cassandra Chaney Phd, Lucy Shirisia, Linda Skogrand Mar 2016

“Whatever God Has Yoked Together, Let No Man Put Apart:” The Effect Of Religion On Black Marriages, Cassandra Chaney Phd, Lucy Shirisia, Linda Skogrand

Faculty Publications

This qualitative study examined how religion strengthened the marriages of three (n = 6) African American couples. An ancillary purpose of this study is to examine the extent that spirituality influences the marriages of these couples. Through the use of a family-strengths framework, this study examined how a religious orientation (Hill, 1968) stabilized Black marriages. Qualitative analysis revealed the following four themes: (1) Religion is The Foundation of the Marriage; (2) Couples Consistently Practiced their Religion; (3) Couples Turned to Religion during Difficult Times; and (4) Religion Transcended Race. The findings indicate these couples practiced their religion …


Faculty Senate Newsletter, February 2016, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College Feb 2016

Faculty Senate Newsletter, February 2016, Louisiana State University And Agricultural & Mechanical College

LSU Faculty Senate Publications

Message from President: This season of political campaigns, in which every candidate tries to be universally nice to everyone while also mounting a universal attack against all enemies, brings to mind the strange link between niceness and authoritarianism. In Louisiana, a state with a royalist heritage (whether the French or the Spanish monarchies) and a state in which a preoccupation with etiquette and sociability blunts the painful recognition of a long history of disappointments, losses, failures, exclusions, and disasters, the linkage between sugary sweetness and acidic repression affects almost everything, whether the reluctance to speak out against social ills such …


Gumbo Yearbook, Class Of 2016, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College Jan 2016

Gumbo Yearbook, Class Of 2016, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College

Gumbo Yearbook

The Gumbo yearbook chronicles the entire academic year at LSU. In words and especially photos, the Gumbo shows the people, places, and events that make each year unique. In addition to formal portraits of schools and departments, the book contains hundreds of snapshots of students with their friends and dozens of pages showcasing organizations.


Urban Microbiomes And Urban Agriculture: What Are The Connections And Why Should We Care?, Gary M. King Jan 2016

Urban Microbiomes And Urban Agriculture: What Are The Connections And Why Should We Care?, Gary M. King

Faculty Publications

© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016. A large percentage (~50 %) of the global human population lives in urban systems. The transition from largely rural to urban lifestyles began gradually, but has accelerated. Given the magnitude of anthropogenic changes in the Earth system as a whole and concerns about resource availability and continued population growth, questions about the sustainability of urban systems have become a focal point for a variety of research and civic efforts, including programs promoting urban agriculture as a means to provide local food sources and to better manage critical nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. The …