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Do Storytelling And Survival Processing Have Additive Effects On Recall Performance?, Zoe Helena Fischer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Both survival processing and storytelling have been shown to enhance memory performance relative to control conditions. We examined the extent to which combining these two techniques improves participants’ memory abilities relative to comparable control conditions. In one experiment, participants (n = 100) were randomly assigned to write sentences using unrelated common nouns in a sentence creation control, storytelling, survival, or survival plus storytelling condition. Participants who were instructed to write a story about survival were predicted to remember more words on a subsequent free recall test than participants in the other conditions. Mechanistically, we predict that combining predominantly item-specific processing …

Advancing College Access: A Correlational Inquiry On College Credit Attainment Among Low-Income High School Students, John Dixon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A college degree is vital for individuals to access lucrative, fulfilling careers. College access opportunities have existed for decades in K-12 education. In 2024, millions of high school students have access to advanced coursework, exposing them to college-level rigor with the potential to earn college credits (Jagesic et al., 2022). Students from historically marginalized communities do not participate in college courses in high schools at rates similar to White, affluent students. Furthermore, participation in these college opportunities does not always give students college credits. My quantitative, nonexperimental research study aimed to determine the extent of the relationship between the types …

Weight Discrimination And The Negative Cultural Value Of Fat: The Relationship To Well-Being Across Higher Weight Individuals Of Different Nations, Ana Clara Vieira Zaidan

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Discrimination against individuals with higher body weights is prevalent in and outside of the US (see Pearl et al., 2021), yet research on this topic is limited when considering non-US perspectives. Cross-cultural studies had not yet explored the impact of cultural norms around weight. In the domain of anti-fat attitudes, cross-cultural research had explored variations in the negative cultural value of fatness (NCF) and its impacts across countries (Crandall et al., 2001). Incorporating this perspective, Study 1 examined how perceived weight discrimination (PWD) and NCF uniquely predict various well-being outcomes across two different countries among individuals who identified as overweight. …

A Longitudinal Study Of Mississippi’S Achievement Scores And School Ratings Based On Principal Preparation, Brittaney Boyd

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The role of the principal is complex, and there are many ways principals might potentially influence classroom instruction and student learning (Allensworth & Hart, 2018). Over the last decade, the principal’s effectiveness has been evaluated based on student achievement.

The purpose of this quantitative study, A Longitudinal Study of Mississippi’s Achievement Scores and School Ratings Based on Principal Preparation is to determine whether a significant difference exists between Mississippi’s alternate and traditional route principal preparation graduates based on academic successes for the 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2021-2022, and 2022-2023 school terms, whether a significant difference exists among the different Institutions of Higher …

Applying Dynamics And Geophysical Methods To Hawaiian Volcanic Terrains And Lava Flows, Brody K. Conner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Presented here is the culmination of research spurred by a month-long field expedition to the windward side of the Big Island of Hawai’i during July and August 2023. During this expedition, two ground-penetrating radar units, a Mala GX 160 MHz antenna and a Crossover 1760 dual frequency antenna, were used to survey the basaltic, volcanic landscapes of Mauna Loa and Kīlauea. Post-eruptive digital elevation models of the Ahu’ailā’au (2018 Lower Puna) Eruption and Quantum Geographic Information Systems were used in tandem with GPR Insights software to provide a thorough picture of the surface and subsurface lava flows from Ahu’ailā’au. Using …

Standard And Non-Standard Neutrino Oscillations At The Nova Experiment, Luiz Ricardo Prais

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Initially believed to be massless, the discovery of neutrino oscillations proved that neutrinos have masses, a feature not anticipated by the Standard Model of Elementary Particles. Investigations of the existence of the so-called physics Beyond the Standard Model is a subject of active effort in the field of particle physics. Interactions of neutrinos with matter are well described by the Standard Model, however in the presence of new physics our knowledge and ability to measure the standard neutrino oscillation parameters may be affected. Non-Standard Interactions (NSI) may arise as a subleading effect to the neutrino oscillation framework by introducing additional …

Business Students Learn Label Manufacturing In The Windy City, Lindsey White

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Four University of Mississippi business students are among 24 college students chosen to participate in the Private Label Manufacturers Association's annual University Outreach program.

Alumni Association Hires Fundraiser, Assistant Director, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Two Ole Miss Alumni Association staff members have accepted new roles within the organization.

Laurie Babin Completes Journey From Military To Academia, Samantha Hendrix

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Laurie Babin's career is marked by service, and the University of Mississippi instructional associate professor of business administration is sharing that passion with her students.

Mississippi School Librarians Visit Campus For Continuing Ed, Benita Whitehorn

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – School librarians should be familiar with the proposed Right to Read Act and have a book collection development plan.

Law Professor Calls For U.S. To Invest In 'New Space Race', Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi law professor Michelle Hanlon spoke before the House Committee on Natural Resources last week to make the case for more consideration and investment in space mining.

Music Professor's Album Features Reimagined Arrangements, Elaine Abadie

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A University of Mississippi music professor has released a new album featuring reimagined arrangements with professional chamber music ensemble the Assembly Quartet.

University Receives Funding To Promote Equity In Stem, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Mississippi a grant to support research related to faculty gender equity and representation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields at the institution.

English Professor Receives Corrington Award For Literary Excellence, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The Department of English at Centenary College of Louisiana has honored University of Mississippi essayist and poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil with the 2023 John William Corrington Award for Literary Excellence.

Department Of Transportation Allots Um $1m For Safety Plan, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the University of Mississippi nearly $1 million to study pedestrian and driver safety on and around campus.

Gift Funds Vision For Expanded Education, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – A new gift to the University of Mississippi will help bring expert speakers to the Oxford campus, broadening the education students receive in the School of Pharmacy while paying tribute to a beloved professor.

Professor, Administrator Appointed To Mpha Board Of Directors, Edwin B. Smith

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Allison Ford-Wade, associate dean of community engagement in the University of Mississippi School of Applied Sciences, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Mississippi Public Health Association.

The Religious Landscape Of Uruguay In The Third Millennium: Present Piety As A Product Of The Past?, Brandon Kriplean

Honors Theses

Of all Latin American countries, Uruguay enjoys both the lowest percentage of Catholics and the highest percentage of religiously unaffiliated. The central aim of this thesis is to explore the extent to which historical secularization processes and laicidad are responsible for the low number of Catholics and the large number of religiously unaffiliated. With regards to the former, the historical evidence suggests that the small Catholic population is not a result of laicidad but is instead a product of internal issues within the Uruguayan Catholic Church. Part 1 of this thesis will explore the factors that have weakened the Uruguayan …

Issue 433: December 14, 2023-January 11, 2024, The Local Voice

The Local Voice

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Southdocs Is Hiring Two Professors Of Practice In Documentary Expression, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

The Southern Documentary Project is hiring two new Professors of Practice in Documentary Expression to teach in Southern Studies and to produce their own documentary stories and to produce their own documentary stories. Open to storytellers of all mediums. Go here for more information.

News You Can Use: Detecting Deepfakes, Whitney Rigdon

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Have you seen the video where Barack Obama uses a vulgar term to describe another president? Or Tom Cruise's new TikTok account? Or the dental plan that Tom Hanks endorsed?

Retail Robots Should Bring Tidings Of Comfort, Not Discomfort, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Holiday shoppers who venture into retail stores this season may find themselves asking robots, not human sales associates, for guidance.

Ncnpr Project Portal, University Of Mississippi. School Of Pharmacy

University Website Migration from WordPress

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Um Professor To Co-Chair International Astronautics Committee, Clara Turnage

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – The International Academy of Astronautics has named University of Mississippi School of Law professor Michelle Hanlon to its permanent committee on space solar power.

12.04.2023 Orsp Connect, Liz Williamson

ORED Newsletter

Week of December 4, 2023

Newsletter, December 2023, Cedar Oaks Guild

Cedar Oaks Guild Newsletter

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Announcements, Feedback Session, Prize Winners, Conference Participants

School Library Symposium

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Final Session. The Impact Of Storytelling: The Pass It On Project, Gloria Burgess, Karen Davidson-Smith, Cade Smith, Elizabeth Mitchell Prewitt

School Library Symposium

Learn about this exciting act of kindness campaign through a guided conversation with author Dr. Gloria Burgess. Her book, Pass It On, has been used to support Mississippi Studies in 4th and 8th grades. Discover how this partnership between the UM Center for Community Engagement, UM School of Education, the University Museum, and the Lafayette County School District, led to the creation of an activity trunk participants can use at their schools. Participants will also hear from speakers Dr. Karen V. Davidson Smith, UM School of Education Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Clinical Associate Professor, and Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell Prewitt, …

Transcribing Letters To James Meredith (Concurrent Session, Block D), Adam Clemons, Abbie Norris-Davidson

School Library Symposium

On October 1, 1962, James Meredith made history as the first African-American student to be admitted to the then racially segregated University of Mississippi. In the weeks before and after his admission, Meredith received thousands of letters from around the world expressing support or condemnation of his actions. Today, many of these letters are housed at the University of Mississippi Archives and Special Collections and have been digitized and made publicly available on eGrove, the University’s institutional repository. Adam Clemons, UM Digital Humanities and Data Visualization Librarian and Assistant Professor, and Abbie Norris-Davidson, UM Digital Initiatives Librarian and Assistant Professor, …

Idealab Tour (Concurrent Session, Block D), Sarah Katherine Glass

School Library Symposium

Check out our makerspace and see why libraries are more than just books. Sarah Katherine Glass, UM Library Program Coordinator, will give you a tour of our wonderful creative facilities and participants can flex their creative skills and learn tips and tricks for thinking outside the box with students of all ages using technologies and equipment at public libraries, academic libraries, and school libraries.