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A Construction Workforce Training Partnership Between The State Of Wyoming, Industry, And University During Covid-19, Francois Jacobs, Renxiang Lu

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

Objective: To illustrate the development and implementation of a statewide construction workforce training program between the state, industry, and university during the COVID-19 pandemic. Background: Over the last 20 years, there has been a statewide construction workforce shortage, which not only creates an imbalance on the demands in this sector but impairs the profitability of Wyoming-based construction companies. Method: The team developed and implemented an online training platform, consisting of five modules, in support of training for construction companies and their workers across the state. Results: 149 successful learners received certificates of completion for the online training modules. The success …

Engagement Under Pressure: The Impact Of Identity On Engagement During Times Of Crisis, E. Kobena Osam, Nicole Dillard, Dennia Palmer

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

Background: Whether it is by creating the conditions that lead to maximizing human capital or the outcomes of productivity, increased performance and work ethic (Karatepe & Olugbade, 2016; Zhong et al., 2015), employee engagement has consistently been linked to workforce development. However, this past year we saw this relationship challenged due to the global pandemic of COVID-19. Additionally, amid COVID-19 a second pandemic of racial injustice created twin crises that further complicated the experiences of employee engagement in the workforce. Purpose: As such, the purpose of this study was to explore how identity-based, qualitative research can provide insight to engagement …

Methods For Improving Delay Discounting, Tiaja Strickland

Research Papers

Spending addictions pose a serious threat to the younger population as they have no prior experience making long term financial decisions. The goal of this research paper is to identify therapies to help reduce delay discounting accompanied by poor spending habits; in some events individuals are likely to choose the more immediate rewards rather than the future reward presented with delay discounting. Choosing the more immediate rewards shows a lack of control and impulsive behavior by the person engaging in the behavior. The objective was to identify possible therapies to help reduce delay discounting such as acceptance and commitment therapy, …

Is Executive Dysfunction A Potential Contributor To The Comorbidity Between Basic Reading Disability And Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?, Michelle Y Kibby, Genni Newsham, Zsofia Imre, Jennifer E Schlak

Publications

Our study is one of the few to analyze executive functioning (EF) in a

Pandemic Pedagogy And Its Applications For International Legal Education And The Hyflex Classroom Of The Future, Colleen P. Graffy

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

As Academic Director of Pepperdine Caruso’s London Law Program for over twenty years, the author saw the early development of technologies linking law schools with their overseas campuses. Now back in Malibu, California, Pepperdine Caruso’s home campus, she sees the potential of Zoom generation technology and its application for study abroad programs. The pandemic and the enforced online learning resulting from it advanced not only classroom technology, but the attitudes toward it. This offers hope for better interaction between study abroad programs and their home campuses—a hope for which many in international legal education have long been awaiting. This article …

Cross-Cultural Perspectives On Privacy Law: Reflections After A Franco-American Virtual Education—Collaborative Online International Learning Experience, Maximiliano Marzetti

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

Virtual Education-Collaborative Online International Learning (“VE-COIL”) is an innovative pedagogical tool for international experiential education. VE-COIL programs are different from most other online learning activities due to their emphasis on inter-cultural components.
This essay discusses a VE-COIL between U.S. and French students on cross-cultural perspectives on privacy. This essay also presents survey results that demonstrate how the VE-COIL program helped students expand their cultural knowledge and awareness.

Teaching Courtroom Advocacy Principles And Skills Across Systems And Cultures, Christopher W. Behan

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

Increasing global interconnectedness in legal education makes it possible for instructors from different countries and legal systems to collaborate in teaching courtroom advocacy skills courses. This article points out some of the potential pitfalls of teaching across systems and cultures. These include legal ethnocentrism and ignorance of practices and procedures that are culturally appropriate in foreign jurisdictions. The article identifies a set of universal baseline skills and practices that can be adapted for local conditions when developing collaborative advocacy skills training courses.

Safe And Brave Spaces: What Comprises A Fruitful Multicultural Supervision Learning Environment?, Monica Becerra

Dissertations

Researchers continue to emphasize the important role supervisors have in creating a safe space for supervisees to effectively navigate and engage in honest multicultural conversations while also addressing potential biases (e.g., Ancis & Marshall, 2010). However, much of the literature on multicultural supervision provides limited guidance on what characteristics define a safe space. The purpose of this study was to examine accounts of counseling psychology graduate students to learn about their understanding and definitions of safe space and brave space within multicultural supervision, using grounded theory methodology (Corbin & Strauss, 2015). Specifically, the purpose of the study was threefold: (a) …

A Grounded Theory Analysis Of Black African International Students’ Racial Identity Development, Maame Coleman

Dissertations

This study was designed to explore how Black African international students develop an understanding of their racial identity within the U.S. context. Although there has been considerable previous theoretical and empirical work examining the process of racial identity development (e.g. Cross, 1971; Sellers et al.1998), which has provided foundation for how we continue to understand how U.S. racial minorities develop their racial identities. However, there is a paucity of research on the racial identity development process of non-U.S. born Black people (Hocoy, 1999; Asante, 2012). Even less is known about the role that intersectionality of other identities plays in the …

A Behavior Genetic Study Of Activity Levels And Internalizing Problems Across Childhood, Matthew Jamnik

Dissertations

This study used a twin and triplet sample to investigate the influence of preschoolers’ physical activity levels and internalizing problems on subsequent health outcomes (body-mass index, internalizing behavior problems, household health behaviors) in middle childhood. The potential influence of stressors salient in childhood (household chaos, socioeconomic status, stressful life events) on the hypothesized relationship between physical activity and internalizing on health was also explored. A specific focus was placed on examining the underlying genetic and environmental influences of children’s physical activity levels, as assessed by both temperamental (parent-reported) activity levels and observed (in-lab) motor behavior, using a behavioral genetic approach. …

Teaching A Social Science Course On Climate Change: Suggestions For Active Learning, Leslie A. Duram

Publications

Previous research indicates the importance of interdisciplinary approaches when teaching about climate change. Specifically, social science perspectives allow students to under-stand the policy, economic, cultural, and personal influences that impact environmental change. This article describes one such college course that employed active-learning techniques. Course topics included community resilience, environmental education, historical knowledge timeline, climate justice, social vulnerability, youth action, science communication, hope versus despair, misinformation, and climate refugees. To unify these concepts, engaging activities were devel-oped that specifically address relevant individual, local, state, national, and international climate resilience themes. Students assessed their personal climate footprint, explored social/cultural influences, wrote policy …

Neologisms And Their Use In Gaming Communities, Ian Johnston

Research Papers

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African Self-Consciousness, Cultural Mistrust, And African Americans’ Help-Seeking Attitudes Toward Mental Healthcare Utilization: An Exploration, Tiara Watson

Research Papers

This research paper will consist of an examination of African Self-Consciousness, cultural mistrust, and mental health help-seeking attitudes in African Americans. Due to the influence of attitudes on help-seeking behaviors, African Americans’ attitudes may play a significant role in their lack of mental healthcare utilization. Many factors may contribute to the negative help-seeking attitudes that some African Americans may have. African Self-Consciousness and cultural mistrust are two cultural factors that have been studied in the context of help-seeking attitudes. These factors are further explored in this paper. Implications and future directions for further integrating cultural considerations into research, clinical practice, …

Telling The Atypical Truth: Disability Community-Building Through Podcasting, Erica Stearns

Honors Theses

The community of disabled and/or medically complex individuals represents a relatively small demographic worldwide; therefore, it is difficult for community members to find and build relationships with others directly within the local community whose lived experiences reflect their own. As a result, many individuals within the disabled and/or medically complex community experience isolation and depression. Social media and other digital resources often serve as a mechanism for community-building in such situations. Atypical Truth is a podcast that episodically explores a variety of topics that relate to life as caregivers, disabled individuals, and/or individuals with complex medical conditions.

I used …

“Mind, Body, & Soul”: The Medical Exploitations Of Black Women In The United States, Erikah Lewis

Research Papers

African American women in the U.S. face persistent health disparities compared to other women of different ethnic backgrounds. Black women experience high infertility rates, high stigma of reproductive challenges, and social barriers when accessing health care. Although some improvements ensuring equitable healthcare have been attempted, social barriers remain relevant regarding racial bias and enforced stereotyped perceptions of Black women in health care. Overall, this study explores the deeper roots of medical exploitations of Black women and expands on the historical foundation of racism and stereotype perceptions, and how it has negatively influenced the present-day health outcomes of Black women. The …

A Comparison Of Virtual And In-Person Learning On The Observation Of Puzzle Manipulation Among Neurotypical And Neurodiverse Children, Katrina Verhagen

Theses

Virtual learning has been used long before the COVID-19 pandemic for mental health care or acute conditions but was rarely used as a replacement for in-person visits. Additionally, virtual learning was primarily used for those earning graduate and undergraduate degrees. Virtual learning for individuals younger than eighteen is not typically researched, as it has not been a subject of importance or seen as a replacement for in-person learning. The current study worked with four male children under the age of eighteen from both the neurotypical and neurodiverse populations. Participants were paired into dyads to assess learning done both virtually and …

Comparison Of The Effects Of Defusion And Contact With The Present Moment Activities On Inflexible Behavior In Youths With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Melina Segneri

Theses

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of defusion and contact with the present moment activities on psychological flexibility and maladaptive behaviors in youths with Autism. This study used a multi-element research design, with randomized controlled trials. Each component was isolated and tested on its utility and effectiveness towards decreasing maladaptive behavior and increasing psychological flexibility. The questionnaires implemented were Child Acceptance and Mindfulness Measurements (CAMM) and Acceptance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth (AFQ-Y8). The participants completed these evaluation tools at the beginning and at the end of the intervention. This study utilized the concepts of defusion and contact with …

How Are Women Farmers "Doing" And "Undoing" Gender?: An Exploration Of Women's Gender Practices In Farming, Rebecca J. Tuxhorn

Dissertations

The number of women farmers in the US continues to grow even at a time when the number of men farmers is decreasing. But even as women are experiencing growing representation in this historically men-dominated occupation, they are more likely to operate smaller farm operations, own less land, and earn less than men farmers. Additionally, there are barriers to accessing the full farmer identity due to their invisibility in the largely patriarchal structure of agriculture. In this dissertation, I endeavor to learn more about how women farmers navigate the gendered structure of farming, including barriers to accessing occupation-related resources and …

The Making Of The Man’S Man: Stardom And The Cultural Politics Of Neoliberalism In Hindutva India, Soumik Pal

Dissertations

In this dissertation, I trace the contours of state control and capital in India, starting from the 1970s and see how the state’s increasingly centralizing tendencies and authoritarianism, in the service of capital, creates cultures of violence, fatalism, desperation, and ultimately, even more desire for authoritarianism. I study male stardom in Bombay cinema, beginning withAmitabh Bachchan (who was the reigning star in the 1970s and 80s), and following up with Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan (who have been successful stars from the early 90s), to understand how changing subjectivities, responding to changing socio-economic reality, were formulated and expressed through …

Preference Of Dynamic Stretching And Static Stretching Among Division I Athletes From Southern Illinois University Of Carbondale, Emma Baalman

Research Papers

Researchers have long debated the question of proper warm-up protocol; however, research concerning the preference of athletes is scarce. Dynamic and static stretching both have positive and negative aspects and many of these features are influenced heavily by the time point during exercise in which they are executed. The purpose of this paper is to determine the preferences of either static stretching or dynamic stretching as a part of warm-up routine. Division I collegiate athletes from Southern Illinois University Carbondale answered survey questions regarding the type of stretching techniques they use and why they utilize them. Upon completion of the …

Mediating Effects Of Gang Membership And Negative Emotions On The Link Between Negative Life Events And Delinquency: An Integrated Approach Of General Strain And Social Learning Theories, Maliyah Wooten

Research Papers

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The Effects Of Legalization Of Recreational Cannabis In Illinois, Stephanie Chambers-Baltz

The Simon Review (Occasional Papers of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute)

In 2019, the Illinois House passed the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act that legalized the recreational use of cannabis. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act became law in the state of Illinois as of January 1, 2020, making Illinois the first state to establish such a law via state legislation, as opposed to a ballot measure approved by voters. This law allows adults aged 21 and older to legally purchase cannabis for recreational purposes. This law has significant implications for social equity and for public health. The Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act was intentionally designed to address and repair some …

Parents’ Experiences Navigating The Diagnostic Process For Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Grace J. Lafo

Honors Theses

The diagnostic process for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can pose many barriers for families, especially within rural communities where there is a lack of adequate diagnostic and therapy services available. Factors such as cultural stigma, medical professionals, financial constraints, and travel have previously been reported as barriers for pursuing a diagnosis within rural geographic regions. The current study was conducted to identify obstacles that parents face within rural southern Illinois while on the path to receive an accurate diagnosis of ASD for their child. This study also aimed to determine what resources were being provided to parents at the time …

Extended Program Notes On A Saxophone Recital, Ruben Rios

Research Papers

The purpose of this research paper is to present some of the essential pieces written for the saxophone by a group of composers from different countries, different musical backgrounds, and, most of all, different compositional styles. All have had one thing in common; they considered the saxophone an instrument that deserved a prominent place in the solo, orchestral, and chamber music world. The document includes biographical, historical, analytic information, and performance considerations for the works performed in the corresponding graduate recital. The works discussed are A. Glazunov Concerto in E flat for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Ryo Noda’s Improvisation …

Reflecting On Reflections: An Autoethnographic Approach To The Phenomenology Of Gender Dysphoria Within Transgender Identity, Madeline Wiles

Research Papers

This research report focuses on the author’s narrative in understanding her transgender identity through her relationship with mirrors and reflective objects. The author argues gender is not inherently located within biology or the body, and society’s misperception of gender norms creates gender dysphoria for transgender people. The gender dysphoria is then phenomenologically understood while gazing upon the reflection in the mirror. Using an autoethnographic approach, the author recalls painful memories of her journey to understand gender as a performative experience that does not rely on anatomy limitations. She draws upon research from performative scholars to further her argument that everyday …

The New Skill On The Block: Using Social Media In The Law School Classroom To Facilitate Learning, Rosa Castello

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

As more communication happens in formats online, including on social media sites, lawyers need to be comfortable and effective using this form of communication professionally. Thus, it is our obligation as professors to prepare them for this, using social media ourselves as part of the coursework we expect of students. But more than preparing students for the professional world, using social media in the classroom offers us an opportunity to facilitate learning of other content in the course. Having students participate in a social media platform enables professors to monitor student comprehension and progress, it encourages reticent students to participate, …

Shailer Mathews: A Modernist’S Search For The Christian God, John Haller Jr

Shailer Mathews: A Modernist’s Search for the Christian God

The liberal theologian, historian, and sociologist Shailer Mathews (1863-1941), dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School from 1908 to 1933, played a leadership role in the Social Gospel movement as well as advocating modernist thought. No enemy of science, he saw religion and science, including evolutionary theory and the higher criticism, as integral to making the universe intelligible to humankind. Although he did not agree that evolution could be trusted to bring about a better world, he transformed the Divinity School’s pedagogy into a pragmatic, action-oriented, empirical, and socio-historical bastion of inquiry to acquire the true meaning of the …

William Walker Atkinson: An Intellectual Biography, John Haller Jr

William Walker Atkinson: An Intellectual Biography

No abstract provided.

Eye-Tracking As A Window Into Assembled Phonology In Native And Non-Native Reading, Katherine I. Martin, Alan Juffs

Articles

The past 30 years of reading research has confirmed the importance of bottom-up processing. Rather than a psycholinguistic guessing game (Goodman, 1967), reading is dependent on rapid, accurate recognition of written forms. In fluent first language (L1) readers, this is seen in the automatic activation of a word’s phonological form, impacting lexical processing (Perfetti & Bell, 1991; Rayner, Sereno, Lesch & Pollatsek, 1995). Although the influence of phonological form is well established, less clear is the extent to which readers are sensitive to the possible pronunciations of a word (Lesch & Pollatsek, 1998), …

Creating An Online Employee Training System Based Upon Adult Learning Theories, Hayee Hong Teska

Ed.D. Capstone Reports

No abstract provided.