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Fifty-Eight Employees Recognized With Awards, Citations During Annual Ceremony, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2014

• Ellen Wilder-Byrd, associate vice president for institutional advancement, received the newly created Dare to Rise Award.
• Boyd Jones, university program director, was honored with the Mary Spann Richardson Award.
• Geoffrey Morrow, outdoor education coordinator, was presented with the Faculty Student Life Award.

Chancellor’S Remarks At The 2014 Fisher Center Dedication, Kent Syverud

Chancellor's Collection

No abstract provided.

Music And Adjudicated Youth, Robert Langford

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Caudill College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Morehead State University in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Arts by Robert Langford on April 29, 2014.

The Prospector, April 29, 2014, Utep Student Publications

The Prospector

Headline: Art Against All Odds

Campus Chronicle, Alex Payne, Jesse Garwick, Martina Gutierrez, Logan Lantz, Grace Hart, Morgan Meier, Megan Miras, Courtney Swessinger, Andy Langager

Campus Chronicle

No abstract provided.

April 29, 2014 General Faculty Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

April 29, 2014, The Dakota Student

The Dakota Student

No abstract provided.

Independent - Apr. 29, 2014, Jacklyn Nowotnik

The Independent (1988-present)

No abstract provided.

April 29, 2014, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Continuing To Foster: The Impact On Foster To Adopt Families, Mariann Torrence

Honors College Theses

Foster parents play a critical role in the life of children in foster care. Increasingly more foster parents are becoming the adoptive resource for these children. This exploratory qualitative study examines the lives of five foster families located in the southeastern part of the United States who have adopted at least one foster child and continued fostering other children in their home. The data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews. This research fills a gap in the literature on how adoptive families are affected by the decision to continue fostering. Five main themes emerged from this study: Intention, Financial Incentives, …

Twenty-Six Winthrop Retirees And 40 Employees Honored For Service, Winthrop University

Winthrop News 2014

• Twenty-six Winthrop retirees and 40 university employees were honored during the annual Faculty, Staff, Retirees Awards Ceremony for service to the university and the state of South Carolina.
• The honored retirees have collectively provided 428 years of service to the state of South Carolina and Winthrop.
• Winthrop officials also recognized employees who reached their 10-, 20- and 30-year state service milestones.

Intersecting Oppressions And Mass Incarceration: Male Opportunity Over The Life Course, Paige Vaughn

Undergraduate Library Research Awards

No abstract provided.

Gsu View, 2014-04-28, Office Of Marketing And Communications

GSU View

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2007-current.

2014 April 28 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Socioemotional Benefits Of Animal-Assisted Occupational Therapy With Children: A Review Of The Literature And Directions For Future Research, Christine E. Bruzek

USF St. Petersburg campus Honors Program Theses (Undergraduate)

Animal-assisted therapy has developed into a valuable tool for therapeutic interventions with children. Previous studies have targeted physical outcomes and comfort functions of animal-assisted therapy. This thesis sought to establish the extent to which evidence marshaled to date supports the hypothesis that canine and equine assisted therapy may also produce benefits in children’s mental health (socioemotional) outcomes in the areas of assertiveness, competence, and interpersonal relatedness. A review of the animal-assisted therapy literature identified a general lack of research specific to this area. This said, the very limited research base relevant to this topic did provide suggestive evidence that canine …

The Daily Gamecock, While You Were Here, Monday, April 28, 2014, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

April

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: April 28, 2014, Eastern Illinois University

April

No abstract provided.

Is Geographic Diversification Associated With Increased Risk? Evidence From The Spanish Banking Crisis, Briana Anderson

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This paper examines the association between geographic diversification and Spanish savings bank (caja) failure. The paper focuses on the geographic expansion of cajas between 2002 and 2012 and failure of several cajas between 2008 and 2011 during the Spanish banking crisis. Employing financial statement and branch location data collected from the CECA, logit models were used to test the association between failure and geographic and cultural diversification. This paper finds that, depending on the model estimated, geographic and cultural diversification of cajas either reduced or had no effect on the odds ratio of failure, suggesting that the benefits …

Dynamic Social Support Networks Of Younger Black Men Who Have Sex With Men With New Hiv Infection, Dexter R. Voisin

Faculty Scholarship

Rising rates of HIV infection among younger black men who have sex with men (YBMSM) in the USA have generated a public health emergency. Living with HIV requires deep and persistent social support often available only from close confidants. Enlisting endogenous support network members into the care of HIV-infected YBMSM may help shape sustainable supportive environments, leading to long-term improvements in mental and HIV-specific health outcomes. The present study examined trends in support network change over time after new HIV diagnoses among 14 YBMSM. Participants completed a social network survey that utilized sociograms to record support confidants (SCs) preceding HIV …

Paper, Pet Therapy And Reducing College Stress, April 24, 2014, Margot L. Wiscovitch

Library Strategic Planning and Background Materials

A paper by Margot Wiscovitch for ISS 4935.

Pet therapy is the interaction between an animal and person working to overcome physical as well as emotional issues. This type of therapy has been used in a variety of settings and populations including nursing homes and residents, hospitals and patients, residential treatment centers and substance dependence users, schools and children, group counseling and adolescents, universities and students. Many universities have begun using pet therapy on campus for student therapy and campus living. Leading news sources have reported that some campuses are now incorporating animal-assisted programs allowing students to have their pets …

The Legal Interpretation Of Disability Under The Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990 And Changes In This Standard Set Forth In The Americans With Disabilities Act Amendments Act Of 2008, Walter R. Keenan

Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation consists of three manuscripts pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) as it affects the legal definition of disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and eligibility for coverage for postsecondary education. The first manuscript is a review of the literature discussing the changes in the legal standards under the ADA following the enactment of the ADAAA. The literature review presents the interpretation of experts in the field and implications for coverage of students in postsecondary education, including the affect upon documentation needed to meet the legal coverage standard. The …

Healthy Transitions To Family Formation, Erin Kramer Holmes, Geoffrey Brown, Kevin Shafer, Nate Stoddard

Faculty Publications

Current demographic trends in the United States suggest that emerging adults delay marriage (Vespa, 2014), nonmarital cohabitation is the norm among this age group (National Marriage Project, 2012), and premarital sex—including noncommitted hooking up (Garcia, Reiber, Massey, & Merriwether, 2012)—is widely accepted (Pew Research Center, 2014). These trends collide with consistently high divorce rates (Amato, 2010; Cherlin, 2010), where up to one-third of emerging adults grow up in stepfamilies (Copen, Daniels, Vespa, & Mosher, 2012). Aside from high divorce rates, the United States is experiencing what some demogra- phers term “the great crossover,” whereby unmarried parenthood is overtaking married parenthood …

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, April 27, 2014, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2014

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, April 27, 2014, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2014

No abstract provided.

2013-2014 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation, Lindenwood University

Honors Convocation Programs

2013-2014 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation

Twenty First Annual Uni Csbs Student Research Conference [Program] April 26, 2014, University Of Northern Iowa

INSPIRE Student Research & Engagement Conference Programs

A program for the INSPIRE conference where undergraduate and graduate students present their research, internship, volunteer and study abroad experiences, club activities and creative performances.

Leadership In Collaborative Governance: Understanding The Relationship Of Leadership And Collaborative Performance Of Local Departments Of Social Services Executives, Jennifer Behrens

Theses and Dissertations

Public administration agencies are increasingly called upon to collaborate across organizational boundaries as a regular part of practice. Leaders in the organizations are expected to deliver positive outcomes from collaborations. Common sense implies that good leadership leads to successful collaboration within public administration agencies. However, the exact link between leadership and collaboration continues to be a puzzle for both practitioners and academics in the field. This study examines the relationship of leadership and collaborative governance within a group of social services executives, who are specifically chartered to collaborate with one another and across organizational boundaries for successful delivery of public …

Why 'Down Under' Is A Cut Above: A Comparison Of Rates Of And Reasons For Caesarean Section In England And Australia, Samantha J. Prosser, Yvette D. Miller, Rachel Thompson, Maggie Redshaw

Dartmouth Scholarship

Background: Most studies examining determinants of rising rates of caesarean section have examined patterns in documented reasons for caesarean over time in a single location. Further insights could be gleaned from cross-cultural research that examines practice patterns in locations with disparate rates of caesarean section at a single time point.

Methods: We compared both rates of and main reason for pre-labour and intrapartum caesarean between England and Queensland, Australia, using data from retrospective cross-sectional surveys of women who had recently given birth in England (n = 5,250) and Queensland (n = 3,467).

The Promise Of Healthcare Reform In Transforming Services For Jail Detainees, Maureen Mcdonnell, Laura Brookes, Arthur J. Lurigio

Psychology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Chronic behavioral health conditions, such as psychiatric and substance use disorders, affect at least half of all arrestees, with two-thirds suffering from at least one chronic medical disorder. These conditions contribute to their criminal behaviors and propensities to recycle through the criminal justice system (Binswanger et al. Journal of Urban Health 89:183-190, 2012). Despite their limited resources, jails have nonetheless become de facto settings for the delivery of healthcare services. With the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, jail releasees will become eligible for government-subsidized healthcare coverage in 2014. The widespread availability of integrated healthcare services for …

April 25, 2014, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.