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Commonwealth Times 2016-09-19

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Commonwealth Times 2016-09-12

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

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Art Education As Potential Space: A Conversation About Navigating Divides In The Process Of Becoming An Art Teacher, Karyn Sandlos, Miriam Dolnick

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

The authors reflect on some challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned in the process of planning and implementing an artistic investigation of physical space in a public high school in Chicago. This article is the result of conversations between a student teacher and a preservice teacher educator working in collaboration. Our definition of ‘divides’ includes both the sense in which divides function as obstacles, barriers, and/or forms of constraint, and also productively as opportunities to navigate and work through tensions between opposites. Working with the psychoanalytic concept of potential space, we suggest how students, art teachers, and teacher educators might make …

Re-Imagining Inclusion/Exclusion: Unpacking Assumptions And Contradictions In Arts And Special Education From A Critical Disability Studies Perspective, Alice J. Wexler

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

Inclusion is usually defined “as a student with an identified disability, spending greater than 80% of his or her school day in a general education classroom in proximity to nondisabled peers” (Baglieri et al., 2011, p. 2125). This term, although seemingly benign and even beneficial, is nevertheless the outcome of polarized and divided terminologies. As a result, inclusion within the public school system can suggest not belonging. In this article I examine the invisible barriers to children’s full inclusion and participation hidden within the terminology and practices of special education, and suggest how the arts might be a natural ally …

Protect Female-Sandflies To Protect Humans: Control Policies In Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Rocio M. Caja, Ignacio Barradas

Biology and Medicine Through Mathematics Conference

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Commonwealth Times 2016-05-02

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Commonwealth Times 2016-04-25

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Commonwealth Times 2016-03-28

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Mystery And Contingency In Correctional Education, G. Walker

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

Citing the work of Maxine Greene, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Thom Gehring, this paper makes the argument that correctional educators should attempt to accept that they will never fully understand the lives and perspectives of their students. Noting that some of the questions correctional educators have about the lived experiences of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students cannot be answered in a way that is fully comprehensible to those who have not lived as prisoners, the paper suggests that developing comfort with mystery will allow educators to focus on instruction.

Amendment (2016 Spring)

Amendment, 2004-

Amendment is a VCU student-produced progressive literature and art journal that provides a platform for students to promote equality, tolerance, and social progression through artistic expression.

Précis Of Downes, P. (2014) Access To Education In Europe: A Framework And Agenda For System Change., Paul Downes

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

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Commonwealth Times 2016-02-22

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Book Review: Access To Education In Europe By Paul Downes, Cormac Behan

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

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Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

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Commonwealth Times 2016-02-01

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Family Dynamics And Personal Strengths Among Dementia Caregivers In Argentina, Aaliah G. Elnasseh, Michael A. Trujillo, Silvina Victoria Peralta, Miriam E. Stolfi, Eliana Morelli, Paul B. Perrin, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla

Psychology Publications

This study examined whether healthier family dynamics were associated with higher personal strengths of resilience, sense of coherence, and optimism among dementia caregivers in Argentina. Caregivers are usually required to assist individuals with dementia, and family members have typically fulfilled that role. Personal strengths such as resilience, sense of coherence, and optimism have been shown to protect caregivers from some of the negative experiences of providing care, though the family-related variables associated with these personal strengths are largely unknown. Hierarchical multiple regressions investigated the extent to which family dynamics variables are associated with each of the caregiver personal strengths after …

Promoting Cognitive Support Technology Use And Employment Success Among Postsecondary Students With Traumatic Brain Injuries, Phillip Rumrill, Eileen Elias, Deborah J. Hendricks, Karen Jacobs, Anne Leopold, Amanda Nardone, Elaine Sampson, Marcia Scherer, Callista Stauffer, Brian T. Mcmahon

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Publications

OBJECTIVE: This article applies positive psychology principles to the purpose and objectives of a five-year, federally-funded initiative to provide cognitive support technology (CST) training and career preparatory services for undergraduate college students with mild and moderate traumatic brain injuries (TBI).

METHODS: A total of 48 students with TBI have participated in the project during its first 18 months of operation - 14 of whom are military veterans with disabilities who were in the Iraq and/or Afghanistan theaters.

CONCLUSION: Positive psychology interventions such as Best Possible Self, Intensely Positive Experiences, and Asset-based Assessments provide a framework for examining the activities of …

Major Depression As A Complex Dynamic System, Angélique O. J. Cramer, Claudia D. Van Borkulo, Erik J. Giltay, Han L. J. Van Der Maas, Kenneth S. Kendler, Marten Scheffer, Denny Borsboom

Psychiatry Publications

In this paper, we characterize major depression (MD) as a complex dynamic system in which symptoms (e.g., insomnia and fatigue) are directly connected to one another in a network structure. We hypothesize that individuals can be characterized by their own network with unique architecture and resulting dynamics. With respect to architecture, we show that individuals vulnerable to developing MD are those with strong connections between symptoms: e.g., only one night of poor sleep suffices to make a particular person feel tired. Such vulnerable networks, when pushed by forces external to the system such as stress, are more likely to end …

Sex Differences In Hiv Effects On Visual Memory Among Substance-Dependent Individuals, Michael K. Keutmann, Raul Gonzalez, Pauline M. Maki, Leah H. Rubin, Jasmin Vassileva, Eileen M. Martin

Psychiatry Publications

HIV’s effects on episodic memory have not been compared systematically between male and female substance-dependent individuals. We administered the Brief Visuospatial Memory Test–Revised (BVMT–R) to 280 substance-dependent HIV+ and HIV– men and women. Groups were comparable on demographic, substance use, and comorbid characteristics. There were no significant main effects of sex or HIV serostatus on BVMT–R performance, but HIV+ women performed significantly more poorly on delayed recall. This effect was most prominent among cocaine-dependent HIV+ women. Our findings are consistent with recent speculation that memory impairment may be more common among HIV+ women, particularly those with a history of cocaine …

Repeated Low-Dose Organophosphate Dfp Exposure Leads To The Development Of Depression And Cognitive Impairment In A Rat Model Of Gulf War Illness, Laxmikant Deshpande, Kristin Phillips

Neurology Publications

Approximately 175,000 to 250,000 of the returning veterans from the 1991 Persian Gulf War exhibit chronic multi-symptom illnesses that includes neurologic co-morbidities such as depression, anxiety and cognitive impairments. Amongst a host of causative factors, exposure to low levels of the nerve agent Sarin has been strongly implicated for expression of Gulf War Illness (GWI). Nerve agents similar to pesticides are organophosphate (OP) compounds. There is evidence from civilian population that exposure to OPs such as in agricultural workers and nerve agents such as the survivors and first-responders of the Tokyo subway Sarin gas attack suffer from chronic neurological problems …

Book Review: The Happiness Track, Laura Ferber

MGMT 641 Leadership Book Reviews

Book review of The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success by Emma Seppala, written for the Spring 2016 Semester MGMT 641: Organizational Leadership and Project Team Management class.

Mri Hip Joint Traction Device, Rawan Alfadly, Carla Gomez, Sara Um

Capstone Design Expo Posters

Radiologists commonly use contrast agents to improve resolution and acuity when employing MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging). Introducing MRI contrast agents to the tissue in the innermost part of the femoroacetabular joint is extremely difficult because the anatomy prevents the contrast agents from infiltrating those surfaces. Therefore, getting the ideal image resolution and making diagnosis of the hip is difficult. The objective was to design a product that would successfully distract one hip joint while also stabilizing the patient’s pelvis to improve visualization so that physicians are able to better diagnose the hip. The deliverables included a preliminary model that illustrates …

Can Plan Recommendations Improve The Coverage Decisions Of Vulnerable Populations In Health Insurance Marketplaces?, Andrew J. Barnes, Yaniv Hanoch, Thomas Rice

Health Administration Publications

Objective

The Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces present an important opportunity for expanding coverage but consumers face enormous challenges in navigating through enrollment and re-enrollment. We tested the effectiveness of a behaviorally informed policy tool—plan recommendations—in improving marketplace decisions.

Study Setting

Data were gathered from a community sample of 656 lower-income, minority, rural residents of Virginia.

Study Design

We conducted an incentive-compatible, computer-based experiment using a hypothetical marketplace like the one consumers face in the federally-facilitated marketplaces, and examined their decision quality. Participants were randomly assigned to a control condition or three types of plan recommendations: social normative, physician, and government. …

How Do Police Brutality Videos Affect Us?, Joseph Forcier

The Scope

Videos of encounters between police and citizens can be used to hold police accountable or determine whether officers’ actions were justified. But those videos and related comments on social media could cause viewers to experience stress and other emotions, says a researcher at VCU’s Robertson School of Media and Culture.

International Health Workers Spend Year At Vcu, Vanessa Gleiser

The Scope

Samuel Hanu, a psychiatric nurse from Ghana, is among a dozen health professionals from throughout the world spending the year at VCU as part of the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. He is researching how the United States treats substance abuse and mental illness.

Decreased Interleukin-4 Release From The Neurons Of The Locus Coeruleus In Response To Immobilization Stress, Hyun-Ju Lee, Hyun-Jung Park, Angela Starkweather, Kyungeh An, Insop Shim

School of Nursing Publications

It has been demonstrated that immobilization (IMO) stress affects neuroimmune systems followed by alterations of physiology and behavior. Interleukin-4 (IL-4), an anti-inflammatory cytokine, is known to regulate inflammation caused by immune challenge but the effect of IMO on modulation of IL-4 expression in the brain has not been assessed yet. Here, it was demonstrated that IL-4 was produced by noradrenergic neurons in the locus coeruleus (LC) of the brain and release of IL-4 was reduced in response to IMO. It was observed that IMO groups were more anxious than nontreated groups. Acute IMO (2 h/day, once) stimulated secretion of plasma …

Day 1 - Research Collaborations Outside Home Institution, Tara Albrecht

Ready, Set, Grant! Presentations

In the increasingly competitive world of grant funding, strategic collaborations can take your grant to a new level. Enjoy a discussion with a panel of research teams and learn how they established and maintain interdisciplinary research collaborations. Also, panel members will discuss the benefits and challenges of research collaborations and what to expect from such collaborations.

Suzanne Mazzeo, Professor, Department of Psychology and Brian Cassel, Director, Analytic Services, Massey Cancer Center

Amanda Dickinson, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology and Daniel Conway, Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Tara Albrecht, Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health and Nursing Systems

Day 1 - Navigating Nih: From Nascent Concept To Award, Brett Miller

Ready, Set, Grant! Presentations

Over the course of the Ready, Set, Grant event, program staff from funding agencies representing major areas of research interest at VCU will be on hand to provide an overview of the sponsors’ mission and structure, current priorities and outlook, and major funding programs. A significant proportion of VCU investigators, across disciplines, target the National Institutes of Health throughout their careers. It is important for faculty, staff, and students to educate themselves continually on agency's current trends and focus, as well as the policies and processes that impact decision-making about their grant applications. Our presenter for the workshop on Competitive …

Day 1 - Proposal Review 101: What You Need To Know To Be A Pre-Award Research Administrator, Brigette Pfister

Ready, Set, Grant! Presentations

This workshop is a pre-award-focused step-by-step guide for newcomers to the profession, both in central offices and at the department level, illustrating an efficient and effective way to handle comprehensive pre-award proposal reviews, communicate with faculty, and make sure the proposal is ready for submission. Specific points in the process are highlighted to show where the various rules and regulations are involved, and what criteria we should be looking for during pre-award proposal review. We will touch on compliance with sponsor guidelines and applicable regulations, budget preparation, and much more. Handouts will include: A written step-by-step guide for initial (pre-award) …

Infant Hand Preference And The Development Of Cognitive Abilities, George F. Michel, Julie M. Campbell, Emily C. Marcinowski, Eliza L. Nelson, Iryna Babik

Physical Therapy Publications

Hand preference develops in the first two postnatal years with nearly half of infants exhibiting a consistent early preference for acquiring objects. Others exhibit a more variable developmental trajectory but by the end of their second postnatal year, most exhibit a consistent hand preference for role-differentiated bimanual manipulation. According to some forms of embodiment theory, these differences in hand use patterns should influence the way children interact with their environments, which, in turn, should affect the structure and function of brain development. Such early differences in brain development should result in different trajectories of psychological development. We present evidence that …