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Action Items, Wku Graduate Council

Graduate School

Overview of action items handled by the Graduate Council.

Connections, Issue 2, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• WMU international magazine features college
• Academic centers make news
• WMU BRAIN Lab: Music, Mind and Medicine
• Center for Disability Services
• Alumni in action
• Faculty accolades
• Recent retirements

College Of Arts And Sciences E-News Issue 15: July 2014, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• WMU to receive $4 million to boost autism research and training
• Dr. Keith Hearit named new CAS associate dean
• Twenty-two CAS faculty celebrated during Board of Trustees luncheon
• Sean Laraway '03 wins Teaching Excellence Award from San Jose State University
• Bob Hercules '79 producing and co-directoring documentary on Maya Angelou
• Koty Neelis '11 goes viral with her top ten lists
• PhD student, Becky Straples named editor of The Hilltop Review
• Mallinson Institute for Science Education international students share their experiences

The Rock, Summer 2014 (Vol. 83, No. 2), Whittier College

The Rock

No abstract provided.

Library Spaces In The 21st Century—Meeting The Challenges Of User Needs For Information, Technology, And Expertise, Robert A. Seal

University Libraries: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Libraries and library professionals face multiple challenges in meeting user needs in the second decade of the new millennium. This is particularly true in academic libraries where students and faculty demand and expect fast, easy, and seamless access to information as well as flexible, comfortable places to work alone was well as collaboratively with colleagues, friends, classmates, and instructors. These same patrons often require the assistance of information specialists to navigate a library’s increasingly large array of online resources. The past fifteen plus years have seen a major shift in philosophy in the U.S. and in other parts of the …

Development And Implementation Of A Telehealth-Enhanced Intervention For Pain And Symptom Management, Linda H. Eaton, Debra B. Gordon, Sheryl Wyant, Brian R. Theodore, Alexa R. Meins, Tessa Rue, Cara Towle, David Tauben, Ardith Z. Doorenbos

Project ECHO Bibliography

Managing chronic pain effectively is often challenging for health care providers and patients. Telehealth technologies can bridge geographic distance and improve patients' quality of care in communities where access to pain specialists has previously been unavailable. This paper describes the development and evaluation of a telehealth intervention (TelePain) designed to address the need for pain specialist consultation regarding pain and symptom management issues in non-academic medical centers. We describe the theoretical foundation and development of a multifaceted intervention using a cluster randomized clinical trial design. Health care providers and their patients with chronic pain are enrolled in the study. Patient …

Teaching Communication Ethics As Central To The Discipline, Robert L. Ballard, Tammy Swenson-Lepper

Communication Studies Faculty Works

Communication ethics as a field of study within the communication discipline has made significant contributions in a variety of areas, including teaching. This paper offers an historical overview of communication ethics, with special attention to four major approaches to pedagogy – ethics in human communication, moral psychology and intuition, a communication ethics framework, and a critical communication ethics pedagogy. For the department seeking to incorporate communication ethics through stand-alone courses or throughout curricula, the authors suggest ways for communication administrators to address questions of desired competencies for communication graduates, and to articulate related learning outcomes. Future recommendations for the field …

Effects Of Gender Bias And Gender Inversion Stereotypes On Assessment Of Personality Traits And Diagnosis Of Personality Disorders, Beatrice Charmaine Mosier

Doctoral Dissertations

Past research has shown the results of gender and gender role biases on the diagnostic decision-making process, particularly with regard to personality disorders. This bias has implications for homosexual individuals, as they often are viewed as displaying traits of opposite sex individuals. With regard to personality assessment, current research continuously supports a more dimensional conceptualization of personality pathology. In the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a hybrid model of personality assessment, which utilizes both categorical methods and dimensional approaches, has been added as an alternative model. The study explored the effects of …

2013-2014 - Graduate Council Annual Report, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Executive Mba Students' Information Skills And Knowledge, Todd Quinn, Lora Leligdon

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

This study explores Executive MBA students information seeking skills and knowledge in academic and workplace environments in order to improve on library instruction. Our research consisted of a survey and 12 qualitative interviews, sampled from two University of New Mexico EMBA cohorts. The themes that emerged included: EMBA's specific skills and knowledge of their own industry's information, difficulty in finding new information, several barriers, and lack of transferability. By discussing adult learning theory and focusing on transferability, we can help students acknowledge and transfer their information skills and knowledge between academics and work.'

Adult Third Culture Kids: Does Their Concept Of Home Have An Impact On Their Career Paths?, Kelly B. Wisecarver

Capstone Collection

For decades, social scientists have been conducting studies about Third Culture Kids (TCKs). TCKs are children who have been raised outside of their passport countries as a result of their parents’ professions abroad. One sociologist refers to TCKs as “prototype citizens of the future,” citing their backgrounds a playing a role in today’s increasingly globalized world. How have TCKs’ multicultural backgrounds and experiences shaped them? What types of professions are they prone to? What qualities and characteristics do they commonly share and why are they an important group to study? My capstone aims to address these questions.

The combination of …

Rrh Library Newsletter, July 2014, Libraries At Rochester Regional Health

Rochester Regional Health authored publications and proceedings

Newsletter sections include: Quiet Time; Library Reopens!; Database Update

Tackle Prostate Cancer: A Doctoral Student’S Response, Luis E. Lacourt

Walden Faculty and Staff Publications

This first hand reflection as a doctoral counseling student narrates mthe author' s social action response after learning of his diagnosis with prostate cancer. The author discusses his experience, reviews facts about prostate cancer, and applies Bandura’s (1977) Social Cognitive Theory, a SWOT analysis, and Eriksen’s (1997) social action stages to mhisactivities. These illustrate how he used his story and unique community resources to create awareness and raise funds through an event at a high school football game. Possibilities for additional advocacy events are also discussed.

2013-2014 Profile, Morehead State University. Institutional Research & Analysis.

Office of Institutional Research & Analysis Publication Archive

2013-2014 issue of Profile Magazine.

Volume 21, No. 2 (Summer 2014), Office Of University Advancement

Bryant Magazine (1997-2019)(2024-present)

No abstract provided.

An Exploration Of Sexual Victimization And Academic Performance Among College Women, Carol E. Jordan, Jessica L. Combs, Gregory T. Smith

Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women Publications

The literature has documented the widespread nature of sexual assault victimization among college women. While the aftermath of violence against university women has also received focus, that is, documenting trauma-related sequelae; risk factors; reporting patterns; and legal interventions, the impact on academic performance has not received adequate attention in the literature. The primary purpose of this study was to explore the association of rape and sexual assault with academic performance among college women. Its specific aims included the following: to compare high school and college sexual assault experiences with collegiate grade point averages (GPAs) at key points in time; to …

The Extension Newsletter, Issue 83, Summer 2014, Wright State University Retirees Association

The Extension Newsletter

An eight page newsletter from the Wright State University's Retirees Association.

India's Gestational Surrogacy Market: An Exploitation Of Poor, Uneducated Women, Kristine Schanbacher

UC Law SF Journal on Gender and Justice

The commodification of women is most often associated with the notorious practices of sex trafficking and prostitution. However, in this article, the author examines this historic and global problem through a different lens: the use of women in India as gestational surrogates. The article explains how wealthy Americans have more access to India's gestational surrogacy market than ever before, and how the advent of new technology- such as in vitro fertilization- has also removed practical barriers. Many poor women in India have little opportunity for education or career advancement, and thus become surrogates as a method of survival. The author …

Utpa Commencement – Summer 2014, University Of Texas-Pan American

Edinburg Archives - Legacy Commencement Programs

2014 Summer Commencement - August 16, 2014 9:00 a.m.

2014 Summer Commencement - August 16, 2014 1:00 p.m.

University Counseling Groups For International Students: Impact On Group Leaders And Members, Mark Beecher, Ph.D.,, Mark Beecher

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Academic Objectives: All of the objectives in the grant proposal were met. Included is each of the objectives from the original proposal and how each has been met.

2014 - 2015 University Catalog, Loma Linda University

University Catalog (2005 - present)

This is a one-year Catalog, effective beginning Summer Quarter 2014.

Volume 104, Number 1, July 2014

A Cross-Site Study Of User Behavior And Privacy Perception In Social Networks, Yue Zhang

Open Access Theses

While online social networking sites have brought convenience and diversity in people's social lives, they have also been the source for information leakage. Researchers have been looking for ways to balance user privacy protection and information disclosure. However, literature suggested that many users either failed to perceive privacy risks correctly or they failed to behave in accordance with privacy awareness even they have already perceived potential risks. ^ This thesis conducted a survey to measure social network users' privacy attitude, privacy perception and their actual behavior when using social networking sites. The survey targeted at three populations of different cultural …

Oncolog, Volume 59, Number 07, July 2014, Sarah Bronson, Joe Munch, Bryan Tutt, K. Stuyck

OncoLog MD Anderson's Report to Physicians (All issues) Archives

• Side Effects of Targeted Molecular Agents Vary According to Mechanism of Action: The main side effects of cytotoxic chemotherapy are notorious. But the side effects of newer, targeted molecular agents are less well known, so patients receiving such drugs may not know what to expect and may require additional guidance from physicians
• INBRIEF: Study Finds Less Frequent Bisphosphonate Treatment Equivalent to Standard Regimen
• RAS Mutation Status May predict Outcomes After Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
• HPV Test Does Not Replace Pap Test for Cervical cancer Screening: The recent approval of a human papillomavirus (HPV) test for cervical cancer screening …

Service Provider Promising Practice: Job Squad, Inc. (West Virginia) - A Blog That Conveys The Importance Of Community Employment, Thinkwork! At The Institute For Community Inclusion At Umass Boston

ThinkWork! Publications

Job Squad is a medium-sized CRP that provides services to individuals in 13 counties within West Virginia. In 2005, responding to customer demands, executive director Brenda Hellwig and her staff received training from Griffin Hammis Associates to offer community employment services. Once trained, the career counselors at Job Squad found that their most successful jobs were matches between job seekers and small businesses that needed their skills and could provide natural supports. The team then started the Community Economic Development blog at http:// jobsquadinc.blogspot.com/. This is a platform to communicate with employers,

Tenure And Promotion Announcement, 2014, University Of Mississippi. Provost

Tenure and Promotion Announcements

No abstract provided.

Annual Report Of Externally Funded Grants And Contracts, July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs. Morehead State University.

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Reports and Publications

Annual Report of Externally Funded Grants and Contracts from July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014.

Death Of A Child In The Emergency Department., Patricia O'Malley, Isabel Barata, Sally Snow, American Academy Of Pediatrics Committee On Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College Of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee, Gregory P. Conners

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

The death of a child in the emergency department (ED) is one of the most challenging problems facing ED clinicians. This revised technical report and accompanying policy statement reaffirm principles of patient- and family-centered care. Recent literature is examined regarding family presence, termination of resuscitation, bereavement responsibilities of ED clinicians, support of child fatality review efforts, and other issues inherent in caring for the patient, family, and staff when a child dies in the ED. Appendices are provided that offer an approach to bereavement activities in the ED, carrying out forensic responsibilities while providing compassionate care, communicating the news of …

Research View, Summer 2014

Research View

Contents of this issue include:

Cleaner and Greener: The University's most successful spinoff company lands $26 million investment

Quick Looks: $45 Million: UM Earns Largest Research Award in University's History -- Religious Studies Professor Recipient of Two Prestigious Fellowships -- Influential Dean to Retire -- Powerful New Instrument Analyzes Crystals -- Neural Injury Center Approved for UM

Defender of Dreams: New therapy may help traumatized children conquer nightmares

Taking a Load Off: Researcher's unweighting device gives patients a new, lighter road to recovery

Barriers And Facilitators Of Suicide Risk Assessment In An Emergency Department: Perspectives From Health Care Providers, Megan Lynn Petrik

Dissertations (1934 -)

Emergency departments (EDs) are critical sites for identifying patients with heightened suicide risk but there are no practice guidelines for the assessment of such patients. This study aimed to inform ED suicide risk assessment practices by examining ED providers' perspectives on this practice via a mixed methods approach. ED providers (n = 92) from two hospital systems completed an online survey that assessed demographic information, occupational information related to screening for suicide risk and related conditions, attitudes toward suicide prevention, and knowledge of suicide risk factors. A subset of ED providers (n = 19) completed a qualitative interview to gain …

Focus, 2014, Summer, Andrews University

Focus

FOCUS (ISSN 1077-9345) is published quarterly, free of charge, for alumni and friends of Andrews University, an institution owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.