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Mechanistic Basis Of Post-Treatment Control Of Shiv After Huad5sivgag/Tat, And1 Pgt121 Therapy2, Sirawit A. Srakaew May 2026

Mechanistic Basis Of Post-Treatment Control Of Shiv After Huad5sivgag/Tat, And1 Pgt121 Therapy2, Sirawit A. Srakaew

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Modeling The Dynamics Of Infectious Disease Transmission Through Wastewater Surveillance: Applications To Covid-19 Epidemiology, Ephraim Agyingi, Michael Kostrna May 2026

Modeling The Dynamics Of Infectious Disease Transmission Through Wastewater Surveillance: Applications To Covid-19 Epidemiology, Ephraim Agyingi, Michael Kostrna

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Impact Of The Dose And The Number Of Transmitted/Founder Viruses On Siv Dynamics, Sunil Maity, Vitaly V. Ganusov May 2026

Impact Of The Dose And The Number Of Transmitted/Founder Viruses On Siv Dynamics, Sunil Maity, Vitaly V. Ganusov

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Agentic Scientific Machine Learning For Autonomous Model Discovery In Systems Pharmacology, Nazanin Ahmadi, George Karniadakis May 2026

Agentic Scientific Machine Learning For Autonomous Model Discovery In Systems Pharmacology, Nazanin Ahmadi, George Karniadakis

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Altsim: A Simulation Of Asian Longhorned Tick (Haemaphysalis Longicornis) Population Dynamics And Transmission Of Theileria Orientalis, Shania Sanderson, Holly Gaff May 2026

Altsim: A Simulation Of Asian Longhorned Tick (Haemaphysalis Longicornis) Population Dynamics And Transmission Of Theileria Orientalis, Shania Sanderson, Holly Gaff

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Assessing Lagged Temperature Effects On Mosquito Life-History Traits, Nusrat Tabassum Dr. May 2026

Assessing Lagged Temperature Effects On Mosquito Life-History Traits, Nusrat Tabassum Dr.

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Attractor Reconstruction And Their Topological Data Analysis For Seizure Onset Detection, Kevin Slote, Igor Belykh, Mukesh Dhamala, Marrium Shamshad, Kelley Smith May 2026

Attractor Reconstruction And Their Topological Data Analysis For Seizure Onset Detection, Kevin Slote, Igor Belykh, Mukesh Dhamala, Marrium Shamshad, Kelley Smith

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Mitigating Parameter Identifiability Issues Through Model Calibration On The Data-Informed Active Subspace: An Example In Tumor Growth, Allison L. Lewis, Rebecca A. Everett May 2026

Mitigating Parameter Identifiability Issues Through Model Calibration On The Data-Informed Active Subspace: An Example In Tumor Growth, Allison L. Lewis, Rebecca A. Everett

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Incorporating Thermal Performance Curves Into Population Dynamic Models For The West Nile Vector, Culex Pipiens, Benjamin Bruncati, Helle Aronson, Chloé Lahondère, Michael A. Robert May 2026

Incorporating Thermal Performance Curves Into Population Dynamic Models For The West Nile Vector, Culex Pipiens, Benjamin Bruncati, Helle Aronson, Chloé Lahondère, Michael A. Robert

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

No abstract provided.


Learning To Get Out Of The Wing - The Motivations Of Learners Incarcerated In Québec Provincial Prisons, Frédérick Armstrong May 2026

Learning To Get Out Of The Wing - The Motivations Of Learners Incarcerated In Québec Provincial Prisons, Frédérick Armstrong

Journal of Prison Education Research

41 men and women incarcerated in the Québec provincial prison system were asked why they enrolled in educational activities. Relying on self-determination theory’s to describe and categorize their motivations, we found that most respondents had extrinsic motivations to participate in educational activities and that only three respondents could be described as intrinsically motivated. Respondents joined programmes to escape boredom, to receive financial compensation or to receive some other benefits; not for the pleasure of learning. These results are different from other research reporting that a majority of incarcerated learners were intrinsically motivated. After addressing this contrast and arguing that it …


Commonwealth Times 2026-04-29 Apr 2026

Commonwealth Times 2026-04-29

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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The Risk Of Risk, Julia Sinclair-Palm, Lj Slovin Apr 2026

The Risk Of Risk, Julia Sinclair-Palm, Lj Slovin

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

For decades, research centered on risk narratives as a strategy to compel safety interventions in schools. In this report, we query the left’s continued attachment to this discursive positioning of trans youth and ask: what are the implications of relying on an articulation of trans youths’ right to exist in relation to risk in order to advocate for resistance? Drawing on queer and trans theory, we argue that research about trans youth is trapped in an understanding of trans youth as victims in need of saving. We desire responses from the left that are not mired in conservative narratives, and …


Why Keep The Lgbtqia+ Acronym Together – "Wouldn't It Just Be Best To Split The Acronym?", Kim Andreassen, Bri Mckenzie, Julian Chen, Wendy Cumming-Potvin Apr 2026

Why Keep The Lgbtqia+ Acronym Together – "Wouldn't It Just Be Best To Split The Acronym?", Kim Andreassen, Bri Mckenzie, Julian Chen, Wendy Cumming-Potvin

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

Drawing on the authors' reflections after hosting a community launch event that shared outcomes from research about LGBTQIA+ inclusion in K-12 education in Western Australia, this report examines the importance of keeping the LGBTQIA+ acronym together, emphasizing its role in promoting inclusion, intersectionality, and equitable education. Global legislative actions targeting gender-diverse and queer youth, such as recent restrictive laws in the United States, threaten the fundamental right to education and undermine efforts toward achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 4 of quality education for all. Utilizing relevant education literature, researchers' reflections and introspective questions, this report stressed the interconnectedness …


From The Field: Lessons From Saskatchewan, J Wallace Skelton, Ashlee Sandiford, Alex Schmidt, Hannah Paul Apr 2026

From The Field: Lessons From Saskatchewan, J Wallace Skelton, Ashlee Sandiford, Alex Schmidt, Hannah Paul

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

Just before the 2023-2024 school year, Saskatchewan enacted transphobic school policy and then legislation. Four Saskatchewan educators describe the ways this legislation has impacted them, their students and their colleagues, and ways they are engaging in resistance through activism, pedagogy and research.


“No (My Parents Can’T Know I’M Trans)…For Now:" Resisting Anti-Transgender Backlash In Schools Through A Policy Experiment, Lee Airton, Mik Turje Apr 2026

“No (My Parents Can’T Know I’M Trans)…For Now:" Resisting Anti-Transgender Backlash In Schools Through A Policy Experiment, Lee Airton, Mik Turje

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

This From the Field account describes an intervention we and our colleagues offered in the Canadian culture war surrounding transgender children and youth, as clinical and research experts on K-12 education policy and supports for transgender youth and their parents. In 2023, following comprehensive review by K-12 school administrators, lawyers and experts in child welfare, we released No For Now (NFN). NFN responded to the impending passage of laws which directly harm transgender youth by essentially forcing them to be outed to potentially unsupportive parents. We suggest that NFN enacts an experimental kind of policy-based resistance to these laws and …


Pride On The Prairie: Resistance As Pedagogy In Oklahoma, Madelyn D. Evans, Ashley Herndon, Sage A. Mauldin Apr 2026

Pride On The Prairie: Resistance As Pedagogy In Oklahoma, Madelyn D. Evans, Ashley Herndon, Sage A. Mauldin

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

With an increasing number of attacks on two-spirit, transgender, queer, and gender non-conforming (2STQGNC) students, it is critical to critique the intersecting systems of oppression that work in tandem to eradicate anyone who does not conform to ‘regimes of normalcy,’ particularly cisheteronormativity. In Oklahoma, legislative assaults are taking place to erase 2STQGNC identities and limit civil rights and civil liberties within K-12 schools. This report examines various oppressive policies, highlights student-led resistance as a pedagogical tool, discusses the reciprocal relationship between student activism and community support, and concludes with recommendations for K-12 Educators and 2STQGNC Students.


Pedagogies Of Heart/Break: Nurturing Trans Resistance Through Beloved Witnessing, Page Valentine Regan Apr 2026

Pedagogies Of Heart/Break: Nurturing Trans Resistance Through Beloved Witnessing, Page Valentine Regan

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

This article calls for spiritual activism on behalf of trans young people. Drawing from the narratives and perspectives of a group of trans young adults of Color situated in the Southeastern United States, the author encourages pedagogies of heart/break. Such a pedagogical position requires a service-based orientation to education, rooted in beloved witnessing. Rather than affinity spaces, political action, or cerebral understanding, beloved witnessing may prove to be a more reliable condition for healing and self-actualization, especially in support of a trans of Color future in educational research, practice and places of learning.


Rural School Counselors Supporting Queer Students In The Southeastern United States, Harley Devon Locklear, Damaris Bates Apr 2026

Rural School Counselors Supporting Queer Students In The Southeastern United States, Harley Devon Locklear, Damaris Bates

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

This article aims to explore the storied experiences of school counselors who actively, overtly and covertly resist the oppression of queer students within rural schools throughout the Southeastern United States. Narrative Inquiry was the research methodology utilized to collect, interpret, and reconstruct these stories, culminating in the synthesization of six overarching themes capturing the factors contributing to and limiting the advocacy efforts of rural school counselors: View of Role, Counselor Self-Efficacy, Stakeholder Push-back, Services Offered, Advocacy Efforts, and Training and University Support. Implications for school counselors, counselor education program, and school administers are also discussed in relation to improving …


Engines For Activism: Gsa Advisors Sparking Student Activism For Lgbtq+ Equity, Elizabeth J. Meyer, Rebecca Grace Kaplan, Erin Kurtz Apr 2026

Engines For Activism: Gsa Advisors Sparking Student Activism For Lgbtq+ Equity, Elizabeth J. Meyer, Rebecca Grace Kaplan, Erin Kurtz

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

This article reports on a study on educators supporting student activism for LGBTQ+ equity in schools. The research questions we address are: What impacts do activist-educators have on the activities of the students in their GSA (Genders & Sexualities Alliance)? In what ways do activist-educators support student activism for LGBTQ+ equity? Based on in-depth interviews with seven educators in Colorado, we use grounded theory to present a conceptual model called “Engines for Activism” (EFA). We share data that explain how student and educator interactions within the space of a student club led by an educator-activist can drive advocacy and activism …


Knowledgemaking As Resistance For Queer Youth, Katie Clonan-Roy, Shereen Naser, Daylun Armstrong, Mars Bonilla-Gilgenbach, Thomas Haynes, Rae Jackson, Liz Goncy, Kimberly Anne Fuller Apr 2026

Knowledgemaking As Resistance For Queer Youth, Katie Clonan-Roy, Shereen Naser, Daylun Armstrong, Mars Bonilla-Gilgenbach, Thomas Haynes, Rae Jackson, Liz Goncy, Kimberly Anne Fuller

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

In an era of increasing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, queer youth continue to resist oppressive systems through knowledge-making and collective action. In this paper, we explore the transformative nature of liberatory knowledge making for sexual and gender diverse (SGD) youth, which can foster youth’s capacity for resistance work against systems that would otherwise harm them. The paper focuses on a program called Youth Research for Social Change (YRSC) program, where youth and adult co-conspirators engaged in participatory action research to challenge dominant narratives, develop critical consciousness, and foster a sense of community. We explore key tenets of liberatory knowledgemaking—community and solidarity, criticality, …


“You Can’T Ban That!”: Lgbtq+ Youth Of Color Speak Back To Book Bans In Utah, Sonny Partola, Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez Apr 2026

“You Can’T Ban That!”: Lgbtq+ Youth Of Color Speak Back To Book Bans In Utah, Sonny Partola, Leticia Alvarez Gutiérrez

Journal of Queer and Trans Studies in Education

This article explores how LGBTQ+ youth of color (LGBTQ+ YOC) in Utah perceive anti-LGBTQ+ book bans amid a hostile sociopolitical climate. Drawing from a critical ethnographic study at a public high school, and guided by Queer of Color Critique, we examine how censorship, heteronormativity, and White Christian nationalism shape book bans. Youth participants described such bans as mechanisms of erasure and harm that restrict access to affirming literature and reinforce marginalization, while also revealing contradictions in schools’ promotion of literacy alongside censorship. Despite these harms, participants resisted erasure—asserting visibility, belonging, and intellectual freedom. This study contributes to scholarship on censorship …


Commonwealth Times 2026-04-22 Apr 2026

Commonwealth Times 2026-04-22

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.


Commonwealth Times 2026-04-15 Apr 2026

Commonwealth Times 2026-04-15

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.


Motivating And Enabling Mid-Career Scholars: Two Case Studies In Research Development, M. Cynthia Logsdon, Kumer Das, Meghan Pifer Apr 2026

Motivating And Enabling Mid-Career Scholars: Two Case Studies In Research Development, M. Cynthia Logsdon, Kumer Das, Meghan Pifer

Research Development Review: The NORDP Journal

Supporting mid-career faculty is a potentially effective area of influence for research development professionals in colleges and universities. Institutional contexts are crucial in establishing sustained levels of faculty success in research, scholarship, and creative works across the academic disciplines. Midcareer faculty often report or experience challenges after tenure due to factors such as burnout and fatigue, teaching and service obligations, a lack of vision and focus, and insufficient mentoring and skill development. Two research universities have developed prestigious fellowship programs to support scholarly excellence among mid-career faculty, which brings research developers into this work and challenges the misconception that scholars …


Moving Toward Better-Defined Research Support Roles: Piloting Postdoctoral Training For Research Development, Heather Siedhoff, Matt Easter, Katie Rieger, Alan Toigo, Erin Teeple, Heather N. Russell-Simmons, Charlene Emerson Apr 2026

Moving Toward Better-Defined Research Support Roles: Piloting Postdoctoral Training For Research Development, Heather Siedhoff, Matt Easter, Katie Rieger, Alan Toigo, Erin Teeple, Heather N. Russell-Simmons, Charlene Emerson

Research Development Review: The NORDP Journal

Research development (RD) is gaining recognition as an attractive career field, but navigating the variability of RD across universities can be difficult for prospective professionals. The growth of RD highlights the need to better characterize the distribution of RD duties and develop new paradigms for training RD professionals. We conducted a survey-based institutional case study of 123 research support staff at the University of Missouri (MU) from Nov. 3 to Dec. 15, 2023 to characterize the distribution of RD and research administration (RA) responsibilities across individual positions and units. Survey data showed a wide range of job titles associated with …


A Systematic Review Of Factors Supporting Early-Career Grant Success For Faculty In Stem And Medicine, Melanie Bauer Apr 2026

A Systematic Review Of Factors Supporting Early-Career Grant Success For Faculty In Stem And Medicine, Melanie Bauer

Research Development Review: The NORDP Journal

This literature review examines the factors and interventions that support early-career success in grant-seeking and research for faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as well as medical fields (collectively termed “STEMM”) at U.S. higher education institutions. Given the persistent and growing focus on securing external funding across colleges and universities, this investigation is valuable to both scholarly and practitioner audiences. Using a systematic and critical approach, this review summarizes the strengths and gaps of existing research. It highlights the limited focus of extant studies on grant seeking as distinct from publications when characterizing faculty productivity; calls for expanded …


Unlocking Minds Behind Bars: Inmates’ Perceptions Of Educational Services In Southeast Nigerian Prisons, Ijeoma B. Uche Dr, Okala A. Uche Dr, Agatha U. Nzewuji Dr Apr 2026

Unlocking Minds Behind Bars: Inmates’ Perceptions Of Educational Services In Southeast Nigerian Prisons, Ijeoma B. Uche Dr, Okala A. Uche Dr, Agatha U. Nzewuji Dr

Journal of Prison Education Research

This study explores inmates’ perceptions of educational services in Southeast Nigerian prisons, focusing on their role in rehabilitation and reintegration. Using a qualitative design grounded in the capability approach and interpretive phenomenological analysis, data were gathered through in-depth interviews with 15 convicted inmates across three correctional facilities in Southeast Nigeria. Interviews were conducted in English and Nigerian Pidgin, and analyzed using NVivo 12. Findings revealed three major themes: the relevance and accessibility of educational programs, benefits such as improved self-worth, skill acquisition, and hope for reintegration, and key barriers like limited access, inadequate resources, and institutional apathy. Although the capability …


Out Of Alignment: Grant Administrator And Principal Investigator Views On Internal Grant Success, Impact, And Roi, Stephanie Mccombs, Matt Karpov, Miasha T. O'Neal Apr 2026

Out Of Alignment: Grant Administrator And Principal Investigator Views On Internal Grant Success, Impact, And Roi, Stephanie Mccombs, Matt Karpov, Miasha T. O'Neal

Research Development Review: The NORDP Journal

This study aimed to define, evaluate, and standardize the concepts of success, impact, and return on investment (ROI) in the context of internal grant administration. Understanding these elements is crucial for institutions aiming to maximize the value derived from internal funding. This preliminary research study explored the varying definitions of success, impact, and ROI across institutions, recognizing disparities between Grant Administrator and investigator perspectives. Survey questions were designed to investigate these definitions and assess current practices. Participants included 117 Grant Administrators (GAs) and Principal Investigators (PIs) at various institutions, recruited through the NORDP network. The study utilized a mixed-methods approach, …


Commonwealth Times 2026-04-08 Apr 2026

Commonwealth Times 2026-04-08

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.


A Practitioner's Guide To Systematic Analysis Of Reviewer Feedback, Julieanna Carsen, Sarah Polasky, Julie Svetlik Apr 2026

A Practitioner's Guide To Systematic Analysis Of Reviewer Feedback, Julieanna Carsen, Sarah Polasky, Julie Svetlik

Research Development Review: The NORDP Journal

This technical report offers a replicable and discipline-agnostic approach for research development practitioners to build rapport, scaffold knowledge, and advance unrealized funding opportunities for the faculty they support through systematic analysis of reviewer feedback.