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Doing And Thinking On The Edge With Intermodal Expressive Art, Katrina Plato, Sinem Lanacı, Valerie Oved Giovanini

Artizein: Arts and Teaching Journal

Three collaborators share their experiences and reflections on The European Graduate School’s (EGS) first Alumni Event. Graduates were invited to present the cutting-edge research in expressive arts and critical theory that they developed since their M.A. and Ph.D. programs. Details are provided of the art-making processes they used to recall the memory of the Alumni Event as well as how they harvested its significance months later. The collaborators’ topic was “decentering the self,’’ specifically how to decenter the self in community through expressive arts practices, such as co-journaling, deep listening, and photography. During the Alumni event these practices were intended …

Artizein_ Full Issue 2023, Barbara Bickel, Darlene St.Georges, Jeeyeon Ryu

Artizein: Arts and Teaching Journal

Full issue of Artizein: Arts & Teaching Journal Volume 8, Issue 1, 2023

Beyond The Classroom: Influence Of A Sustainability Intervention On University Students’ Environmental Knowledge And Behaviors, Dawn Christina Null, Kristin Hurst, Leslie A. Duram

Publications

On college campuses, environmental science education largely takes place in classrooms, thereby limiting impact on the full student body. By implementing an educational intervention in an informal campus setting, this study tested an approach aimed at expanding the reach of environmental learning. Students at a mid-size Midwestern university were exposed to a food-focused environmental and climate education intervention consisting of sustainability trivia and marketing materials displayed in dining halls. Prior to exposure, students completed a pre-test, followed by a 5-week intervention, then a post-test. Comparing correct responses between pre-test and post-test, we found a significant increase in environmental and climate …

Changes In Streamflow Statistics And Catchment Land Uses Across Select Usgs Gages In Northwest And West-Central Arkansas, Timothy Mcmullen, Erin Grantz, Graham Thompson, Brian E. Haggard

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

Since 1901, heavy rainfall events have increased in the United States in both intensity and frequency, and human population in the United States has increased, resulting in significant land use changes. Both trends contribute to an increase in observed flood magnitude and frequency. To determine if a relationship exists between land use/land cover and changing stream flows in northwest Arkansas, this study analyzed temporal changes in various flow statistics for 14 stream gages and compared the rates of change in flow statistics from gages on streams with watersheds that have varying land uses, i.e., urban, agricultural, and undeveloped. Mann-Kendall analysis …

A Study Of Principals’ And Assistant Principals’ Use Of Emotional Intelligence In Addressing The Social-Emotional Workplace Well-Being Of Teachers In Sample Districts Of Roe #21 In Southern Illinois, Kimberly Matthews

Ed.D. Capstone Reports

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Faculty Incentive Programs For Open Educational Resources: A Scoping Review, Amber T. Burtis, Jennifer J. Horton, Mary K. Taylor

Morris Library Data Sets

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Protecting Those Who Protect Us Through Education, Jason Demas

Ed.D. Capstone Reports

The goal of developing this program is to enhance mental health in the public safety sector, explicitly addressing the unique challenges firefighters face. In this program, I discuss the prevalence of mental health issues among these professionals, acknowledging the potential impact on their well-being and job performance. Through an extensive literature review, I will develop a mental health education program that will effectively mitigate stressors associated with the firefighter profession and build long-term resilience.

The program highlights the significance of mental health education in fostering resilience, reducing stigma, and promoting early intervention. Moreover, the program helps identify key stressors, such …

Trust Building Strategies For Virtual Leaders In Higher Education, Taylor Baril

Ed.D. Capstone Reports

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They're Just Not Ready Yet: A Developmental Argument For Abolishing Juvenile Transfer, Taylor Gerry

Research Papers

The purpose of this paper is to examine and identify the core issues of juvenile transfer laws, arguing for abolishment. This paper utilizes a comprehensive overview of the literature on juvenile transfer laws to explain the history of the juvenile justice system and provide an overview of juvenile transfer laws and their core issues. The justification for the use of juvenile transfer is based on the idea that they will deter individual juvenile offenders along with those that may become juvenile offenders in the future, and because of that deterrence, juvenile transfer laws are said to reduce recidivism rates. In …

The Role Of Feedback In Accurate Delivery Of Skill Acquisition Programs In Applied Behavior Analysis, Cyndy Wollenweber

Research Papers

Feedback is commonly used to increase and maintain employee performance. Although the effectiveness of feedback is frequently studied in applied behavior analysis (ABA), there are various considerations when it comes to providing feedback, such as the type of feedback, delivery method, and timing of feedback. For instance, although the feedback sandwich is commonly used, where positive feedback is delivered followed by corrective feedback and more positive feedback, empirical findings are mixed (Henley & DiGennaro Reed 2015; Parkes et. al., 2013). Therefore, the current paper will review ABA, organizational behavior management, the role of feedback in the aforementioned areas, and provide …

Behavior Change Techniques On Perceived Engagement And Adherence Rates In Ehealth Exercise Programs For Young Adult Cancer Survivors, Ean Katz

Research Papers

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The Relationships Between Physical Activity Behaviors And Self-Perceived Fear And Anxiety Of Covid-19, Psychological Distress, Sleep Disturbance, And Life Satisfaction, Tien-Jung Lee

Research Papers

This research study aimed to investigate the correlations between international students’ daily physical activity behaviors and their self-perceived fear and anxiety of COVID-19, psychological distress, sleep disturbances, and life satisfaction. The study found a significant weak positive correlation between VIG and FAC, suggesting that as international students engage in more vigorous physical activities, their fear and anxiety related to COVID-19 tend to increase (r=0.425, p

Comparison Of Heart Rate And Vo2 At The Same Rpes Between The Treadmill And Elliptical, John Volmert

Research Papers

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Combatting Registered Behavior Technician Burnout In A Clinic Setting, Katelyn Kendziora

Research Papers

This study aimed to combat burnout in Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT) who were providing services to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), aged 2-10, within a clinic setting. Participants selected were [8] RBTs working 30-40 hours per week. Participants were asked to complete the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) 1-2 times daily. This survey included various questions that score respondent’s current levels of burnout. A multiple baseline design was used to assess the impact of a brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) training on participant burnout scores on the CBI. Out of the 8 participants recruited/consented, only 1 completed the full …

Students' Perceptions Of Effects Of Tiktok On Academic Performance: A Case Study At Southern Illinois University, Stellah Nakiranda

Research Papers

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“Everybody Better Care”: A Qualitative Exploration Of Environmental Documentaries And Psychological Distance, Cassandra Lc Troy

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

Severe problems like climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss demand urgent action. Unfortunately, people can tend to view such problems as distant, failing to feel that they are relevant to their lives. Psychological distance may play a role in such perceptions. In order to understand how environmental documentaries, which are often used to educate the public about the environment, may influence perceptions of psychological distance, environmental film festival attendees and organizers were interviewed. Qualitative analysis revealed complex reactions to depictions of environmental issues in films, with perceived severity playing a key role in conceptions of spatial, social, and temporal distance. …

A Qualitative Inquiry Into The Role Of Communication In Reputation Management During Compounding Health Crises, Shawna Dias, Romy Rw

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

This research aims to evaluate how organizations manage their reputations with publics through compounding crises. The research applies concepts of public relations and crisis management, including situational crisis communication theory and organization-public relationship management. The research investigates a case of compounding health crises at a prominent American University, and assesses how communication managers prioritized publics and issue response, coordinated their communication strategies, and revised their communication practices in the wake of the compounding crises. Interviews were conducted with the three public relations managers who managed the events, and analysis was conducted on the University’s published social media content and artifacts …

Inauthenticity, Delusion, And Victimization: Interrogating Affective Rhetoric Targeting Trans* Youth, Ben Bishop

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

In this essay, I interrogate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s KP-0401, a 2022 legal opinion letter that frames gender affirming healthcare as dangerous, sterilizing, and therefore, child abuse. Within this framing, trans* youth are presented as both delusional and deviant, written off as victims of abuse and social contagion. In analyzing KP-0401 through a critical perspective of affect and performativity, I demonstrate how particular affects have gained power through their circulation to reify feelings and performances of cisheteronormativity, often through establishing the trans* body as a source of negative affect, like fear or repulsion, and trans* youth as infantile and …

Trans-Centered Acceptance Within A University: Offering A Model Of Acceptance Created By And Centered Around Trans Student Experiences, Sean Te Maulding

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

Despite attending the same universities and working toward the same degrees, trans students and cisgender students do not always have the same perceptions of acceptance at their university. The transmale, gender nonconforming, and gender nonbinary students who participated in this study continue to experience a layer of rejection due to their gender identities and expressions. Using queer theory and feminist standpoint theory, this study sought to answer the question of what acceptance looks like from the standpoint of trans students at the University. Through these theoretical lenses and thematic analysis, it was determined that there were four general levels of …

Additional Front Matter, Kaleidoscope Editor

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

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Investigating The Effects Of Message Framing On College Students' Risk Perceptions And Protective Responses To Adenovirus, Shawna Dias, Romy Rw

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

The purpose of this study is to investigate how message framing influences people’s risk perceptions, protective action decision making, and behavioral response. We make a case for both revising and extending the use of the protective action decision model (PADM) and message framing theory to examine the message characteristics of the adenovirus warnings during this crisis event, as well as participants’ impressions and behavioral responses to health risk communication messages. The data were collected from three focus group sessions, held at the University of Maryland. We found evidence to suggest that fear appeals and efficacy focused messaging may increase the …

My Anger Is Still A Small Boy: (Dis)Embodied Anger As Survival, Damon Darling

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

The stories found within these pages disclose graphic and intimate details regarding numerous accounts of physical, sexual, and drug-based assaults. These stories are raw, they are bloody, and they are mine. There are parts of me that I wish I could continue to remain silent about. However, I hold on to hope that these pages may offer some form of healing for myself and for (potentially) you. Given the nature of these pages, reader, I implore you to approach the essay carefully and cautiously. In this paper, I performatively engage with an internal family system of various personae that have …

Front Matter, Kaleidoscope Editor

Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research

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Psychology In A Podcast Context: Do Brand Personality Perceptions And Social Nudges Explain Consumers’ Behavioral Intentions To Subscribe To Breaking Points?, Stephen D. Berry

Dissertations

Two psychological variables are of interest in the study of consumers: brand personality perceptions (per social cognition, beliefs that brands exhibit human-like attributes) and nudges (per behavioral economics, an attempt to influence behavioral change that benefits the consumer without taking away their right to choose). However, no known research exists about whether these variables explain behavioral intentions to consume podcasts, specifically. This is relevant because perceptions of mass media brands are historically negative, and consumers increasingly seek out independent media (e.g., Breaking Points). Therefore, this dissertation’s purpose was to use Breaking Points as an example to study the influence of …

Religion And Political Orientation: An Examination Of Intolerance, Tyler Campbell

Research Papers

With the recent upsurge in challenges to the public’s ability to speak in certain settings, the presence of various college curricula, and the inclusion of certain books in public libraries and schools, the contemporary political climate demonstrates a need to look at intolerance. Using the Stouffer (1955) battery of intolerance data in the General Social Survey (GSS), we examine the relationship of religious affiliation, religiosity, and political orientation with intolerance. The analyses shows that fundamentalist religious denominations exhibit intolerant attitudes more than other denominations. Likewise, the analyses indicate a positive relationship between higher religiosity and intolerance. Unexpectedly, political moderates showed …

A Study Of Policies And Responses To Chronically Absent Students In Illinois High Schools In The Four Southern Most Regions Of The Illinois Associaiton Of School Administrators, Charles Shain Crank

Dissertations

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Disability Critical Race Theory And Its Application To Law Schools, Vivian Hardison

Ed.D. Capstone Reports

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Edward C. Hegeler And The Open Court Publishing Company, John Haller Jr.

Edward C. Hegeler and the Open Court Publishing Company

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Searching For Freedom: An Investigation Of Form In Japanese Storytelling And Animation, Dorcas Brou

2023

This project investigated characteristics of storytelling within Japanese animation known as anime. Through the use of textual analysis and historical research methods, I explored the story element of theme and it’s relation to character development and narrative structure within the anime and manga series, Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin). I identified two story themes: 1) The World’s Cruelty, Oppression of man and 2) Searching & Fighting for freedom against the cruel world—and a strong influence of folklore and Eastern and Western art that attribute to the story structure and aesthetic elements of the anime story. These findings informed my …

Mediating Mechanisms Of Social Learning, Social Control, And Strain, Linking Unemployment And Crime, Babatunde Soyege

Research Papers

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