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Analysis Of Barriers Causing Delay In Post-Hurricane Recovery: Experts’ Vs. Public’S Perspectives, Behzad Rouhanizadeh

Civil Engineering Dissertations - Archive

Destructive natural disasters such as hurricanes, affect countries around the world. To recover from a hurricane, the managers need to make various decisions; however, what makes the post-hurricane decision making unique is lack of time to make the optimum decision. A comprehensive understanding of barriers to recovery can lead to development of policies that help prevent delays in recovery process and consequently results in resiliency. Although several studies have been performed to identify the recovery barriers, they did not provide a comprehensive review of barriers and their classification. On the other hand, experts and the public commonly have different understandings …

Examining Health And Mental Health Disparities Between Sexual Minority Youth And Heterosexual Youth In The United States, Savarra K. Tadeo

Social Work Theses - Archive

Although various studies and systematic reviews have found an association between sexual orientation and health and mental health outcomes, few studies have examined a specific sample of adolescents aged 14 to 18 years of age that is generalizable to the entire United States population, while applying minority stress theory and general strain theory to a host of negative mental health outcomes and health risk behaviors in one study. The objective of this thesis is to examine a host of health and mental health outcomes among youth aged 14 to 18 years from a study generalizable to the entire United States …

Seal, Social Experiences In Assisted Living: Social Network Analysis Data, Rebecca Mauldin

Social Networks for Social Good Collection-Archive

This dataset is from a longitudinal social network analysis research project that collected survey data on three separate occasions over a 6-month period from residents in a single assisted living facility. It includes psychosocial survey data and social network survey data on acquaintance, companionship, social support, and negative interaction ties among residents of the assisted living facility. === We recommend reading the README.txt and Data Overview - SEAL.pdf files for an orientation to the dataset. ===

About The Mcnair Scholars Program, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

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Full Issue, The Mcnair Team

McNair Scholars Research Journal

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First Generation African American Male College Students Navigating A Predominately White Institution: A Scoping Review, Treston Shaw

McNair Scholars Research Journal

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Improving Online Students’ Quality Of Relationships, Academic Success, And Overall Satisfaction: A Comparative Study Between Undergraduates Who Use And Who Do Not Use Student Affairs Resources, David Duvall

Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations - Archive

Online education is the fastest-growing option for student seeking completion of a degree from an institution of higher education. Students enjoy the increase pace of the coursework and the autonomy to complete it on their own time, while universities identify online education as a key factor in increasing their enrollment. However, the attrition rates of students seeking a degree through online coursework is much higher than that their on-campus counterparts. With factors such as funding, institutional rankings, and accreditation linked to the retention and graduation of its students, colleges and universities have much to gain by increasing the persistence of …

Life On The Front Line: Staff Experiences Handling Distressed Students And Their Perceptions On Job Satisfaction, Delcenia R. Collins

Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Dissertations - Archive

This qualitative study explored the experiences of new student affairs professionals handling mental health issues among college students and how it may influence their job satisfaction. Kucirka’s (2017) model of navigating the faculty–student relationship in the context of student mental health issues provided the framework for this study. There were 15 diverse participants from Wellness University, a large public research institution in the southwest region of the United States, who engaged in semi-structured interviews to share their experience about working with distressed students and how it has impacted their job satisfaction. Findings from this study revealed that new student affairs …

How Social Service Organizations Respond To Barriers To Latino Immigrant Employment, Abigayle Brooks

2020 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

Hispanics and Latinos form the largest group of immigrants but compared to other immigrant groups, they have some of the highest poverty rates. Despite these obstacles, full-time employment has been shown to be one of the greatest factors associated with lowering poverty. This study carried out a cross-sectional survey of representatives from social service organizations in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area to examine the prevalence of services that promote greater full-time employment among Latino immigrants. Most participants reported the provision of employment services at their organization, followed by welfare- and family-related services. Educational services were the least prevalent category of …

Examining The Effects Of Diversity On An Online Group Creativity Task, Deepti Yoganda

2020 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

Prior research has shown that group diversity influences the way one interacts with other group members, as well as how people act differently in a group setting versus being alone. To understand the impact that group diversity has on creativity in brainstorming ideas, this research study was conducted. Using archived data from a previous study, factors such as racial, gender, and educational background diversity were examined to see how they impact the generation of ideas in a group. This study uses college-aged students as participants, but the information derived from this study can inform how groups work, and which factors …

Exploring The Lived Experiences Of Rwandan Refugees Resettled In The Usa: A Descriptive Phenomenology Study, Betty Chelangat Tonui

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences associated with (genocide, migration, resettlement) and socio/cultural factors that influenced Rwandan refugees’ mental health in the United States (U.S.). In 2018, there were more than 25 million refugees displaced around the world, and more than 50,000 refugees were admitted to the United States in 2017 (UNHCR, 2019). Studies have shown that refugees are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety than the general population (Bogic et al., 2015; Goodkind et al., 2017). Despite the prevalence of mental health concerns amongst refugees, minimal information …

Traumatic Brain Injury In Service Members And Changes In Their Families: A Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis, Janise Miescke

2020 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

With the prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in service members, there is little research on how this injury affects a service member holistically, including the family. This Qualitative Interpretive Meta-Synthesis sought to answer the question: how does existing literature depict the changes in the family after the service member sustains a TBI? Using qualitative methods, this study examined the original themes individually drawn from the literature of the eight existing articles on the topic. Then, methodically and with triangulation, finds overarching themes among the eight studies from the existing literature. Finding overarching themes helps to shed light on what …

Foundations Of Social Work Research: Guidebook For Social Work Literature Reviews And Research Questions, Rebecca L. Mauldin, Matthew Decarlo

Mavs Open Press Open Educational Resources - Archive

This short guidebook provides information about selecting a research topic and research questions, searching for literature, reading and understanding scholarly writing, and writing a literature review to synthesize what is known and what remains to be learned about a social problem. For students who appreciate the availability of resources on the internet, it also provides links to additional materials. It can be used with its companion textbook, Foundations of Social Work Research by Rebecca L. Mauldin and Matthew DeCarlo, or as a stand-alone guide. [Visit the books' Pressbooks page to download the OER in other formats or to access an …

Maternal Mental Health And Keetoowah Women: Past, Present And Future, December Maxwell

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

American Indian/Native American (AI/NA) women experience postpartum depression (PPD) at a disproportionate rate compared to the rest of the United States population. Despite this known prevalence, little research exists exploring essential factors related to postpartum depression among them. Specifically, the experiences of AI/NA women during the postpartum period pertaining to their culture, birthing and mothering expectations, self-sufficiency, and transportation barriers, and trauma (personal and historical). This dissertation research uses the theory of becoming a mother, historical trauma framework, and reproductive justice framework as they all relate to both personal and historical trauma of AI/NA women and offer an innovative approach …

Engagement And Retention In Depression Treatment Among Hispanics In An Integrated Health Care Intervention: A Mixed Methods Analysis, Brittany Hernandez Eghaneyan

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

Disparities in the underutilization of mental health services remain prominent among Hispanics in the United States. While integrated health care models can contribute to the elimination of mental health care disparities experienced by Hispanics, more research on how patient-level factors impact engagement and retention within these models is needed. The current study was a secondary data analysis informed by an integrative framework based on Andersen’s Behavioral Model of Health Service Use (1968) to examine what factors are associated with Hispanics’ depression treatment engagement and retention in an integrated health care intervention that took place in a community clinic. Utilizing a …

Photovoice To Improve Postsecondary Success Among Foster Care Emerging Adults, Dana Hill

Social Work Theses - Archive

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Exploring The Relationship Between Exposure To Intimate Partner Violence And An Emotional-Behavioral Disability Among Children Involved In The Child Welfare System, Kristen E. Ravi

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

This three-article dissertation examines the relationship between exposure to IPV and having an emotional-behavioral disability (EBD) among children in the child welfare system. The first article is a scoping review of the literature that explores how IPV and EBD have been defined and measured in the literature as well as the relationship between them. The second article is a cross-sectional study utilizing secondary data from Wave 3 of the second National Child and Adolescent Wellbeing (NSCAW II) Survey. Structural equation modeling (SEM) is used to analyze a mediational model to examine the role children’s trauma symptoms has on the relationship …

"The Men's Group" At St. Pius V: A Case Study Of A Parish-Based Voluntary Partner Abuse Intervention Program, Maxine Davis, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Charles Dahm, Bruno Fernandez, Charles Stoops, Bushra Sabri

Social Work Faculty Publications & Presentations-Archive

Literature on Latino men and intervention for intimate partner violence/abuse (IPV/A) is slim. Over 100 men have voluntarily sought help for IPV/A perpetration from “The Men’s Group” (TMG) at St. Pius V parish in Chicago, IL (US) and remained engaged for extended periods. Given the rarity of prolonged non-court mandated engagement in batterer intervention programs (BIPs), a case study was conducted to explore how TMG functions. Drawing on multiple data sources, this study examined development and implementation of TMG, while also investigating contextual factors, motivators and facilitators of participants’ involvement. Data revealed that TMG functions within a supportive community context …

Green Social Work Syllabus, Karen Magruder

Mavs Open Press Open Educational Resources - Archive

Professor Karen Magruder received a UTA CARES Adoption Stipend in 2020 to implement free educational resources in SOCW 5392 (Green Social Work). The syllabus with reading list is archived here.

Foundations Of Social Work Research, Rebecca L. Mauldin

Mavs Open Press Open Educational Resources - Archive

This textbook was created to provide an introduction to research methods for BSW and MSW students, with particular emphasis on research and practice relevant to students at the University of Texas at Arlington. It provides an introduction to social work students to help evaluate research for evidence-based practice and design social work research projects. It can be used with its companion, A Guidebook for Social Work Literature Reviews and Research Questions by Rebecca L. Mauldin and Matthew DeCarlo, or as a stand-alone textbook. [Visit the books' Pressbooks page to download the OER in other formats or to access an updated …

Mcnair Scholars Research Journal 2020, Michelle X. Bui, Chris Mcdaniels, Jacqueline Bazea-Rubio, Curtis Kizer-Pugh, Eman Alasadi, Ahmed Gure, Helen Hernandez, Archit Jaiswal, Dallas Johnson, Ephrem Kejela, Heather Lake, Charlene Mandimutsira, Paola A. Puentes, Anthony Sajik Ruiz, Richard D. Schargel, Thao-My Tran, Omar Yanouri

McNair Scholars Research Journal-Archive

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Foundations Of Social Work Research: Final Report For Adopting Oer For Research Methods Classes Across The Bsw And Msw Programs, Rebecca Mauldin

Mavs Open Press Open Educational Resources - Archive

The School of Social Work (SSW) adopted open educational resources for use in introductory Research Methods courses across the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) programs. Two OER products were created - a textbook and a guidebook for writing literature reviews. The OER were piloted in Fall 2019 and introduced across the programs in Spring 2020. The three main goals of the adoption project were to: (1) provide a high quality, relevant Research Methods textbook to undergraduate and graduate social work student students, (2) have all required resources for all sections of the course be …

Green Social Work Curriculum With Oer Final Report, Karen Magruder

Mavs Open Press Open Educational Resources - Archive

A faculty member at the UTA School of Social Work was awarded an Open Educational Resource (OER) Adoption Stipend Grant through the UTA CARES Grant Program to develop OER for the new Green Social Work class. As a result of the implementation of OER, students in the first class collectively saved over $8,000. Student feedback to the course was largely positive. The report concludes with a reflection on the benefits of OER team support and suggestions for program development.

Use Of Word Embedding To Generate Similar Words And Misspellings For Training Purpose In Chatbot Development, Sanjay Thapa

Computer Science and Engineering Theses - Archive

The advancement in the field of Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning has played a significant role in the huge improvement of conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI). The use of text-based conversation AI such as chatbots have increased significantly for the everyday purpose to communicate with real people for a variety of tasks. Chatbots are deployed in almost all popular messaging platforms and channels. The rise of chatbot development frameworks based on machine learning is helping to deploy chatbot easily and promptly. These chatbot development frameworks use machine learning and natural language understanding (NLU) to understand users' messages and intents and …

Physical Activity Patterns Among Undergraduate Colleges At The University Of Texas At Arlington, Jeanne Bandalaria

2019 Fall Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

The correlation between undergraduate majors/colleges and their corresponding levels of physical activity was investigated at the University of Texas at Arlington. The relationship between the two subjects of research was determined by the method of a survey, as inspired by the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). The IPAQ serves to analyze data through a series of questions that determine an individual’s weekly average of vigorous to moderate exercise based on their job, major, leisure activity, and time spent sedentary. Pie charts and tables are presented to depict the survey’s findings of undergraduate major, college, and times of physical and sedentary …

The Effect Of Perinatal Depression Upon Neonatal Outcome In A Population Of Adolescent Latinas, Jocelyn Ruiz

2019 Fall Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

The purpose of this secondary analysis was to explore the prevalence of perinatal depression and effects of depression upon neonatal outcomes among Latina adolescents. The subjects included Latina adolescents (13-19 years old; N=183) giving birth at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, TX. The study design was a secondary analysis of data originally collected over nine months postpartum to explore adolescents’ (N=303) mental health and birth experiences. Depression variables were measured via a one-item rating scale for prenatal depression and the Edinburg Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS). A composite variable of this data defined perinatal depression. Adverse infant outcomes included …

I May Be Slightly Broken: Experiences Of Children Of Parents With Personality Disorders, Miriam Tepper

Social Work Theses - Archive

Child abuse is defined as any emotional, psychological or physical abuse or neglect inflicted on a child, that causes distress and impaired functioning for that child. A child’s caregiver was reported to be the main source of child abuse, with increasing chances if the parent struggles with a mental health disorder and or co-morbid substance use disorder or physical issues. The mental health issues that have been noted as a significant source of abuse include a parent who struggles with a personality disorder including borderline personality disorder (BPD) and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). These personality disorders stem from years of …

Creating The Trans-Inclusive Library: A Practice Guide, Tessa White, Brett Currier

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

This guide creates activities that librarians and their parent institutions can complete in order to create a more inclusive environment for trans students, employees, and patrons.

Open Educational Resources, Michelle Reed

UTA Libraries Staff Publications - Archive

This introduction to open educational resources (OER) was presented to new faculty during orientation at the University of Texas at Arlington.

This presentation by Michelle Reed was presented at New Faculty Orientation at the University of Texas at Arlington on August 16, 2019. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY) license. Images are individually licensed as noted in source files.

Reforming The Rehabilitation Process Of Incarcerated Females Affected By Sexual Trauma, Tamnika Walton

2019 Fall Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

Sexual trauma has been found to affect individuals across all socioeconomic lines. For some, recovery from the damages is a process that often includes bouts with the justice system that ends in one or more imprisonment terms. Often these prison sentences are caused by substance use and sex industry crimes. The study shows that the time these women are serving is often a result of the trauma they have faced either by childhood sexual abuse (CSA), domestic sex trafficking (DST), or sexual violence as an adult. The purpose of the study is to determine if incarcerated women who have suffered …