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The Natural Hair Transformation : A Journey Of Resilience And Resistance, Melissa H. Cranston-Bates
The Natural Hair Transformation : A Journey Of Resilience And Resistance, Melissa H. Cranston-Bates
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
The study sought to explore the self-identity motives, challenges, and rewards of the natural hair transformation experienced by Black women college students. Women in this study made the decision to stop the use of chemicals that alter the natural state of their hair. The study found that while many participants faced resistance and negative reactions from their families and individuals in their social circles, most described the natural hair transformation as one that was ultimately empowering across several categories of identity. At the same time, participants described immediate and lasting injuries, both physical and psychological, resulting from the use of …
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder And Career Ideation : An Application Of Hope Theory And Social Cognitive Career Theory, Miya V. Drucker
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder And Career Ideation : An Application Of Hope Theory And Social Cognitive Career Theory, Miya V. Drucker
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
This theoretical study explores hope theory (Snyder, 1991) and social cognitive career theory (Lent, Hackett and Brown, 1994) perspectives related to the impact of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) on a young adult's professional identity and career ideation. Hope theory posits that there are three primary influences on one's sense of hope, these are: selfagency, pathways and attainment of goals. Social cognitive career theory posits that career ideation and performance is manifested by the interplay of multiple factors, including: selfefficacy, outcome expectations, goals, and negotiation of supports and barriers. The scientific and counseling literatures have not adequately explored the effects …
Idea 2004 : A Mandate For Social Work Services : Are These Services Included In The Ieps Of Students With Nonverbal Learning Disorder?, Patricia A. Carrin
Idea 2004 : A Mandate For Social Work Services : Are These Services Included In The Ieps Of Students With Nonverbal Learning Disorder?, Patricia A. Carrin
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
This study was undertaken to investigate the extent to which social work services are incorporated into Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) of students with Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD), who performs these services when they are incorporated into the IEP and are the services provided in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), (Public Law PL 108-446) and the mandate for "related services" defining Social Work services Sec.300.34. It was hypothesized, that implementing social work services in accordance with the mandate for "related service" as stated IDEA 2004, would improve the ability of students with Nonverbal Learning Disorder to …
Social Work As A Healing Vocation : The Exploration Of Clinicians' Trauma Histories And Implications For Practice, Mira L. Elwell
Social Work As A Healing Vocation : The Exploration Of Clinicians' Trauma Histories And Implications For Practice, Mira L. Elwell
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
This qualitative exploratory study examines the experiences of social workers who believe they came to the vocation in some part due to a personal history with trauma. Thirteen licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs) with histories of trauma were interviewed about their clinical practice focusing on career choice, countertransference, and disclosure. Clinicians discussed how personal experiences with trauma influenced and impacted their decisions to enter social work as a profession. Clinicians also discussed working with clients who were survivors of trauma, decisions surrounding self-disclosure, and the impact and importance of therapy and supervision of one's own. Study results indicated that positive …
The Impact Of Sibling Mental Illness On The Well Sibling, Lisa N. Frierson
The Impact Of Sibling Mental Illness On The Well Sibling, Lisa N. Frierson
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
The purpose of this study is to examine the emotional and psychological effects well siblings encounter when a brother or sister is diagnosed with a major mental illness. Qualitative, exploratory interviews were conducted in person and audio-taped with 10 volunteers who were recruited from the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI). Questions were aimed at developing a broader understanding of the feelings and experiences that may be unique to this vulnerable population. Major findings were consistent with previous research demonstrating reactions which are associated with the sudden rupture in a sibling relationship due to mental illness. In particular survivor guilt …
Women In Combat : Narratives Of Nurses In World War Ii, Korea And The Vietnam War, Kathryn J. Hall
Women In Combat : Narratives Of Nurses In World War Ii, Korea And The Vietnam War, Kathryn J. Hall
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
This qualitative study explored what could be learned from the narratives of female military nurses in World War II, Korea and the Vietnam War. There is very little literature regarding the experiences of female military nurses and scarcer data about women military nurses performing their roles in combat arenas. The sample was comprised of twelve female military nurses who volunteered for their military service during World War II, Korea and/or the Vietnam War. The sample was a well-educated group of nurses who achieved officer rankings while serving and, though the vast majority of the nurses were unspecified as to race, …
The Effects Of Therapist Self-Disclosure On The Therapeutic Alliance : A Relational Perspective, Brittany A. Hollingsworth
The Effects Of Therapist Self-Disclosure On The Therapeutic Alliance : A Relational Perspective, Brittany A. Hollingsworth
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
This exploratory/descriptive quantitative/qualitative study surveyed clinicians to ask their views about the effects of voluntary self-disclosure by therapists when the issue to be disclosed is one the therapist shares with the client. Clinicians surveyed were 51 licensed clinical social workers, or those with at least a year of postgraduate experience and working towards licensure. Opinions about this topic were often mixed. A majority of the clinicians who participated in the study said they rarely disclosed, but 72% had disclosed an issue shared by a client at least once; when they did so, 94% said their disclosures concerned issues that had …
The Demographic And Clinical Characteristics Of Female Veterans Who Engage In Complementary And Alternative Medicine, Heather W. Gladstone
The Demographic And Clinical Characteristics Of Female Veterans Who Engage In Complementary And Alternative Medicine, Heather W. Gladstone
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
Prior research has demonstrated that specific types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) are beneficial in decreasing mental health symptoms. Despite this, rates of CAM use are relatively low among veterans, and data about CAM use among female veterans is non-existent. Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the demographic and clinical characteristics of female veterans that engage in CAM. Female Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans (n=365) in Veterans Affairs (VA) care participated in a web-based survey that was one component of a larger VA study. Results indicated that slightly more than one third of …
Women's Social And Emotional Experiences With Abortion, Alicia M. Flanagan
Women's Social And Emotional Experiences With Abortion, Alicia M. Flanagan
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
This mixed methods exploratory study piloted a non-validated online qualitative survey instrument to assess women's social and emotional experiences with abortion stigma from women recruited on college campuses in New England. Abortion stigma is defined as prejudices and discrimination directed at women who have abortions, and people and institutions that support women who have abortions. Thirty-nine women took an online survey instrument that asked respondents to: provide their reproductive health histories; report when they first learned of abortion; give information regarding their community's attitudes about abortion; state their feelings about abortion. Eight women, sampled from the qualitative survey pool, participated …
Reclaiming The Borderlands : A Relational And Transnational Feminist Approach To The History And Treatment Of Borderline Personality Disorder, Rebecca G. Hawes-Sivitz
Reclaiming The Borderlands : A Relational And Transnational Feminist Approach To The History And Treatment Of Borderline Personality Disorder, Rebecca G. Hawes-Sivitz
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
This paper utilizes transnational feminist theory to both deconstruct the history of borderline personality disorder and to contextualize treatment within a relational psychodynamic frame. Using transnational feminist understandings of the borderland and splintering self-states, the concept of borderline personality disorder is reframed and explored through a historical perspective. Relational psychodynamic theory is considered as a response to this deconstruction, offering a contemporary perspective, which acknowledges the structural oppressions intrinsic in mental illness. Additionally this paper argues that this perspective highlights a path to engage authentically with intersections of self-states rather than at the poles of binary constructions of identity and …
An Expression Of Deep Concern : Championing The Needs Of Never Married Couples And Their Children Coping With Family Related Litigation And Separation : A Project In Collaboration With The Hampshire Bar Association, Northampton, Massachusetts, Deborah J. Druar
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
The National Center for Health Statistics has estimated that in 2010, 40.8 percent of births will be to never-married parents (Child Trends Data Bank, 2012). A never married parent who files a complaint at the Probate and Family Court in Hampshire County, Massachusetts seeking to establish paternity, custody, visitation or financial support is mandated to attend the For The Children© (FTC©) parent education program. This qualitative, exploratory, retrospective study, done in collaboration with the Hampshire County Bar Association, explored whether the unique needs of never-married couples with children engaged in family related litigation are met in the curriculum of the …
The Management Of Transference And Countertransference In The Wilderness Therapy Milieu, Jon E. Dukes
The Management Of Transference And Countertransference In The Wilderness Therapy Milieu, Jon E. Dukes
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
This qualitative study set out to explore the ways in which clinicians in Wilderness Therapy (WT) manage and address the clinical phenomena of transference and counter transference as it arises in the field. Additionally, the topics of personal and professional boundaries were explored in order to help assess ways clinicians maintain appropriate boundaries and educate their para professional staff about this topic. Seven clinicians from various WT programs across the country participated in a thirty to forty minute long interview via telephone. Throughout the interview process, valuable information was gained pertaining to the process of transference and counter transference within …
The Federal Reserve As Last Resort, Colleen Baker
Addressing Client Mental Health Within The Personal Training Relationship, Alana R. Honigman
Addressing Client Mental Health Within The Personal Training Relationship, Alana R. Honigman
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
I undertook this study to expand the literature regarding connections between mental and physical health to include ways in which client mental health arises and is addressed within the personal training relationship. My research was guided by an ethical framework with the purpose of improving best care practices for clients. The four research questions I posed concerned the frequency with which mental health issues are addressed, typical interventions personal trainers utilize in response to these issues, the reasons personal trainers choose specific interventions, and the training personal trainers receive regarding client mental health. Participants (N = 58) were recruited through …
Modeling And Characterization Of Power Distribution Networks With Installed Distributed Generation And Connected Phevs, Santhosh Basineni
Modeling And Characterization Of Power Distribution Networks With Installed Distributed Generation And Connected Phevs, Santhosh Basineni
Electrical Engineering Theses
This thesis is focused on the modeling and characterization of power distribution networks with installed distributed generation and connected plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV). A PHEV charging/discharging (bidirectional) model has been developed in MATLAB®-Simulink. Installed photovoltaic systems with varying irradiance rates are modeled and characterized. Moreover, installed wind generators with varying wind speeds are modeled and characterized. Furthermore, the charging and discharging characteristics of connected PHEV are determined. The system characteristics are determined and investigated against the PHEV battery state of charge (SOC).
The Role Of Internal Communication And The Effect On Employee Engagement, Cherie Gaither
The Role Of Internal Communication And The Effect On Employee Engagement, Cherie Gaither
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Capstones
The purpose of this project was to build and evaluate internal communication interventions that would enhance employee engagement. The desired outcome of the communication team’s efforts was to show a significant increase in employee engagement, as compared to peer institutions.
Opinions Of Male Adolescent Sexual Offenders On Treatment Groups, MóNica BeróN
Opinions Of Male Adolescent Sexual Offenders On Treatment Groups, MóNica BeróN
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects
Group treatment is widely used for the treatment of juveniles who sexually offend (Letourneau and Borduin, 2008; Veneziano and Veneziano, 2002), yet research into the participant's perceptions and experience of this treatment is almost non-existent (Sribney and Reddon, 2008). This study investigates the perceptions and concerns of a sample (N=198) of incarcerated male juvenile sex offenders in regards to their experience of group treatment and reported iatrogenic effects. Measures of hopelessness and anxiety were also tested in relationship to feelings of group experience, after controlling for age. Overall, the participants reported satisfaction with their group treatment and low levels of …
Completion Of Hankel Partial Contractions Of Extremal Type, Raúl E. Curto, Sang Hoon Lee, Jasang Yoon
Completion Of Hankel Partial Contractions Of Extremal Type, Raúl E. Curto, Sang Hoon Lee, Jasang Yoon
School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications
We find concrete necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of contractive completions of Hankel partial contractions of size 4 × 4 in the extremal case. Along the way we introduce a new approach that allows us to solve, algorithmically, the contractive completion problem for 4 × 4 Hankel matrices. As an application, we obtain a concrete example of a partially contractive 4 × 4 Hankel matrix, which does not admit a contractive completion.
Gentlemen's Clubs And Casinos In Las Vegas: Flirting With The Possibility Of A Sexier Strip, Amy L. Baker
Gentlemen's Clubs And Casinos In Las Vegas: Flirting With The Possibility Of A Sexier Strip, Amy L. Baker
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between Gambling Behavior And Binge Drinking, Hard Drug Use, And Paying For Sex, Douglas M. Walker, Christopher Clark, Jessie L. Folk
The Relationship Between Gambling Behavior And Binge Drinking, Hard Drug Use, And Paying For Sex, Douglas M. Walker, Christopher Clark, Jessie L. Folk
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
We examine the relationship between gambling behavior and other "vices": hard drug use, binge drinking, and paying for sex. We utilize survey data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a comprehensive survey of a representative sample of young adults in the US. We analyze survey data on the behavior of 6,145 respondents using linear probability modeling and a comprehensive set of control variables. Our results indicate that individuals who exhibit signs of problem gambling behavior are significantly more likely to use hard drugs, to binge drink, and to pay for sex. These findings, based on data collected on …
The Emotional Impact Of Casino Servicescape, Hei-Lim (Michael) Lio, Raymond Rody
The Emotional Impact Of Casino Servicescape, Hei-Lim (Michael) Lio, Raymond Rody
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
This study investigates the emotional impact of casino servicescape among Chinese table games gambling participants, and its impact on their approach/avoidance behavior. Data on casino servicescape, pleasure, arousal and dominance emotion (PAD) and approach/avoidance responses were obtained from 158 Chinese gamblers in Macau and analyzed using path analysis. The results of this study suggest that aesthetic factors within servicescape significantly influence the customers' perception of the overall servicescape quality. While gambling facilitating factors within servicescape have significant impact on PAD emotions, they are not significant components of the perceived overall servicescape quality. Both overall servicescape quality and PAD emotions have …
High Rollers From Mainland China: A Profile Based On 99 Cases, Zhonglu Zeng, David Forrest
High Rollers From Mainland China: A Profile Based On 99 Cases, Zhonglu Zeng, David Forrest
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
Macao's casinos win a high proportion of their revenue from high rollers from Mainland China but some of these generate social problems back home. We analyze 99 cases of high rollers whose activities came to media attention, building a profile of them based on information in the reports. They were mainly from areas near Macao or from particularly rich regions of China. Most were male, aged 30- 49. They tended to be government officials, managers of state-owned businesses or owners of private enterprises. They lost as much as US$12.08 million on a single trip. Their average accumulated loss amounted to …
Toward Legalization Of Poker: The Skill Vs. Chance Debate, Robert C. Hannum, Anthony N. Cabot
Toward Legalization Of Poker: The Skill Vs. Chance Debate, Robert C. Hannum, Anthony N. Cabot
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
This paper sheds light on the age-old argument as to whether poker is a game in which skill predominates over chance or vice versa. Recent work addressing the issue of skill vs. chance is reviewed. This current study considers two different scenarios to address the issue: 1) a mathematical analysis supported by computer simulations of one random player and one skilled player in Texas Hold'Em, and 2) full-table simulation games of Texas Hold'Em and Seven Card Stud. Findings for scenario 1 showed the skilled player winning 97 percent of the hands. Findings for scenario 2 further reinforced that highly skilled …
Influence Of Personal Factors On Macau Residents' Gaming Impact Perceptions, Fanny Vong
Influence Of Personal Factors On Macau Residents' Gaming Impact Perceptions, Fanny Vong
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
This paper explores the influence of personal factors on gaming impact perceptions using Macau, China as a case study. The objective is to examine how residents' gaming perceptions were affected by (1) personal benefits received from gaming; (2) length of residence; and (3) demographic characteristics. The study also aims to assess the relative magnitude of influence exerted by each variable on gaming impact perceptions. All personal factors were found to contribute to differences in gaming impact perceptions among sub-groups of respondents. Regression analyses revealed that age, education and residence status had influence on gaming impact perceptions. Findings support that the …
Industry Labor Force Quality: An Investigation From The Customer Service Perspective, Zheng Gu, Ricardo Chi Sen Siu
Industry Labor Force Quality: An Investigation From The Customer Service Perspective, Zheng Gu, Ricardo Chi Sen Siu
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
To investigate the labor force quality deficiency in the Macao casino industry, this study conducted a survey among Macao casino guests on their assessment of customer service. The mean scores of different service features were calculated and compared across casinos operated by different casino companies. Furthermore, different service features were examined for their importance to the overall customer satisfaction based on an estimated regression model. The study found that most of the service features were below satisfactory rating, but Wynn Resorts stood out as the top performer among the four gaming companies. The regression model identified "respect", "smile" and "skill" …
Formal Rules, Informal Constraints, And Industrial Evolution-The Case Of The Junket Operator Regulation And The Transition Of Macao's Casino Business, Ricardo Chi Sen Siu
Formal Rules, Informal Constraints, And Industrial Evolution-The Case Of The Junket Operator Regulation And The Transition Of Macao's Casino Business, Ricardo Chi Sen Siu
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
Following the approach of institutional economics to study the interaction between the changing formal rules and the evolving informal constraints, alongside the dynamics leading to industrial evolution, this paper will firstly examine the particular social and economic settings which bring about the informal constraints for the business practice of Macao's casino junket operators, and the feedback from the system which in turn triggered the evolution of the informal constraints since the middle of the 1980s. Extending from our understanding of the custom and practice of this business in the "old Macao". this paper will further discuss the role of the …
Internal Marketing: An Antidote For Macau's Labor Shortage, Sudhir H. Kale
Internal Marketing: An Antidote For Macau's Labor Shortage, Sudhir H. Kale
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
Gaming scholars the world over are in consensus about Macau's bright future as a gaming Mecca. The phenomenal growth in gaming facilities over the last three years has created an acute labor shortage in this Special Administrative Region of China. Moreover, around twenty additional gaming and hotel projects have been committed so far, all slated for completion in the next five years. Expansion on such massive scale will further intensify competition among employers to recruit and retain employees, particularly if the provincial government maintains its current restrictions on importing labor into the region. One, and arguably the only way to …
A Profile Of Pro-Union Casino Workers In Northern Nevada, Merwin Mitchell, Yvonne Stedham
A Profile Of Pro-Union Casino Workers In Northern Nevada, Merwin Mitchell, Yvonne Stedham
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
Why workers unionize has been a topic of considerable debate for nearly one hundred and fifty years. Research, however, concerning the determinants of voting behavior has primarily been conducted during the last two decades. Up to now, little has been done to evaluate why workers in gaming may be pro-union, anti-union, or ambivalent. Using a data base containing survey data for 237 workers, we find that pro-union workers are less satisfied with a variety of work dimensions and that they feel under more stress than other workers. We also find, contrary to evidence for other industries, that pro-union workers view …
A Tale Of Two Cultures: Why Culture Trumps Core Values In Building Ethical Organizations, David Burkus
A Tale Of Two Cultures: Why Culture Trumps Core Values In Building Ethical Organizations, David Burkus
The Journal of Values-Based Leadership
As research demonstrates that organizational culture is a primary influence of employee behavior and that leaders shape this behavior, this author explores the influence of the effects of organizational culture on ethical behavior by considering two separate, and very different, corporate case studies: Enron and Zappos.
Recognition Of Foreign Money Judgments: A Goal-Oriented Approach, Alan E. Golomb
Recognition Of Foreign Money Judgments: A Goal-Oriented Approach, Alan E. Golomb
St. John's Law Review
No abstract provided.