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President's Message, Brian Payne Jan 2014

President's Message, Brian Payne

Sociology & Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

The article describes the author's experience regarding the 2014 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Meeting held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The author recognized the participation and efforts of ACJS members in making the event a success, including Christine N. Famega, Nicky Piquero, and Jim Frank.

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Can We Institute Medical Trust? An Exploratory Case Study Of Patient-Staff Relations At A Community Health Center In The Mississippi Delta, Emma L. Willoughby Jan 2014

Can We Institute Medical Trust? An Exploratory Case Study Of Patient-Staff Relations At A Community Health Center In The Mississippi Delta, Emma L. Willoughby

Honors Theses

The purpose of this study was to use the concept of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model and the case of the community health center (CHC) to explore social interaction and trust between patients and medical providers. While the PCMH model is being championed as revolutionizing and improving healthcare delivery, little evidence has yet to support the formation of basic social and health mechanisms, such as trust, that would result in positive health outcomes. The model's guidelines focus more on healthcare organization and information technology than developing interpersonal relationships and adapting services to meet the specific needs of diverse populations. …

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Religious And Spiritual Diversity Training In Professional Psychology: A Case Study, Mark R. Mcminn, Rodger K. Bufford, Michael J. Vogel, Tyler A. Gerdin, Brian Lee Goetsch, Michelle M. Block, Jason K. Mitchell, Mary A. Peterson, Winston Seegobin, Carlos Taloyo, Nicholas R. Wiarda Jan 2014

Religious And Spiritual Diversity Training In Professional Psychology: A Case Study, Mark R. Mcminn, Rodger K. Bufford, Michael J. Vogel, Tyler A. Gerdin, Brian Lee Goetsch, Michelle M. Block, Jason K. Mitchell, Mary A. Peterson, Winston Seegobin, Carlos Taloyo, Nicholas R. Wiarda

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

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The Father Of Black Adventism: Charles M. Kinny, Trevor O'Reggio Jan 2014

The Father Of Black Adventism: Charles M. Kinny, Trevor O'Reggio

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

No abstract provided.

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United We Stand': A Biblical Perspective On Ecumenical Relations, Gerald A. Klingbeil Jan 2014

United We Stand': A Biblical Perspective On Ecumenical Relations, Gerald A. Klingbeil

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

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Beneath The Glass Ceiling : What Causes Some Qualified Female Educators To Remain In The Classroom While Others Obtain Leadership Roles?, Allison J. Jordan Jan 2014

Beneath The Glass Ceiling : What Causes Some Qualified Female Educators To Remain In The Classroom While Others Obtain Leadership Roles?, Allison J. Jordan

Graduate Dissertations and Theses

There is a dispoportionate number of female administrators in relation to the number of female-helmed classrooms in the United States. Jordan tackles the issue of gender in educational leadership. While the removal of legal and social barriers to administrative leadership in the twentieth century may have seemed to point the way toward a female-dominated leadership structure, she finds that female educational leaders are underrepresented at all levels. The study focused on Central Virginia. Jordan tried to uncover the common themes among female educators, including what differences existed between qualified classroom teachers and women who held positions of educational leadership.

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The Role Of Sabbath-Keeping, Christian Internalization, Need Satisfaction, And Parental Environment In Well-Being, Paola S. Caceres Jan 2014

The Role Of Sabbath-Keeping, Christian Internalization, Need Satisfaction, And Parental Environment In Well-Being, Paola S. Caceres

Honors Theses

Identifying which specific religious practices promote religious internalization is crucial in understanding the relationship between practice and well-being. The current study employs surveys along with an episodic memory recall task to examine whether the relationship between Sabbath-keeping internalization and well-being is mediated by Christian religious internalization, parental environment, and basic need satisfaction as outlined in Self-Determination Theory. Our mediation analysis results demonstrate a large mediation effect size for daily basic needs satisfaction (autonomy, competence, and autonomy) on the relationship between internalization of Sabbath-keeping and well-being. Small to medium effect sizes were found for a general measure of Christian internalization and …

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Frequent Family Dinners Protect Our Children, Duane C. Mcbride, Alina M. Baltazar, Gary L. Hopkins, Kathryn Conopio Jan 2014

Frequent Family Dinners Protect Our Children, Duane C. Mcbride, Alina M. Baltazar, Gary L. Hopkins, Kathryn Conopio

Faculty Publications

Frequent family dinners have multiple benefits to children and teens that aid in positive youth development.

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Connection And Isolation, Lynda Lee Jan 2014

Connection And Isolation, Lynda Lee

Honors Theses

As one of the most recurrent subjects of visual art, the human form as been an important means of communicating human experiences and expressing the philosophical and scientific thoughts of a society. During the early 20th century, artists in Europe began distorting and abstracting the human figure in ways that were unprecedented and often times visually unsettling to emphasize its withdrawn and isolated condition while also suggesting a sense of fragility and vulnerability. Although there are various forms of isolation that can result from a number of different causes, my project explores the concept of social isolation brought about by …

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Towards A Missiological Model For Worldview Transformation Among Adherents To African Traditional Religion In Yorubaland, Kelvin Okey Onongha Jan 2014

Towards A Missiological Model For Worldview Transformation Among Adherents To African Traditional Religion In Yorubaland, Kelvin Okey Onongha

Dissertations

Seventh-day Adventist missions in the western region of Nigeria are a century old, yet reversion to pre-Christian practices such as divination and sorcery are reported, especially during periods of personal crises. This study sought to understand the influence of the traditional worldview on the practices of divination and sorcery and to develop a model that would move the Yoruba Adventists from dependence on these practices to a biblically shaped faith and praxis. A grounded theory approach was adopted for conducting this qualitative research. Data were collected from two focus group discussions and from face-to-face interviews with five pastors, five diviners, …

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Planning An Agritourism Event In Southern Illinois: A Case Study Of The Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery Fall Farm Crawl, Christine L. Turner Jan 2014

Planning An Agritourism Event In Southern Illinois: A Case Study Of The Neighborhood Co-Op Grocery Fall Farm Crawl, Christine L. Turner

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

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"We Are Pioneers": Polyamorists' Stigma Management Strategies, Jessica M. Young Jan 2014

"We Are Pioneers": Polyamorists' Stigma Management Strategies, Jessica M. Young

Research Papers

Despite a shift in our late-modern period to erode more traditional forms of relationships and a growth in polyamory’s popularity, non-monogamy remains highly stigmatized. Polyamory is a relationship style wherein participants have multiple romantic and/or sexual partners with whom they focus on building commitments, sharing intimacy, and establishing honesty (Sheff 2006). While scholarship on polyamory and the stigma of non-monogamies generally is growing, little is known about how polyamorists manage their stigmatized identities. Using Goffman’s (1963) theory of stigma management, I inductively analyze discussion board posts on a polyamorous community’s website and find that polyamorists manage their stigma differently in …

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Stress Mediates The Relationship Between Sexual Orientation And Behavioral Risk Disparities, Jennifer M. Jabson, Grant W. Farmer, Deborah J. Bowen Jan 2014

Stress Mediates The Relationship Between Sexual Orientation And Behavioral Risk Disparities, Jennifer M. Jabson, Grant W. Farmer, Deborah J. Bowen

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

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Motherhood, Psychological Risks, And Resources In Relation To Alcohol Use Disorder: Are There Differences Between Black And White Women?, Sundari Balan, Gregory Widner, Hsing-Jung Chen, Darrell Hudson, Sarah Gehlert, Rumi Kato Price Jan 2014

Motherhood, Psychological Risks, And Resources In Relation To Alcohol Use Disorder: Are There Differences Between Black And White Women?, Sundari Balan, Gregory Widner, Hsing-Jung Chen, Darrell Hudson, Sarah Gehlert, Rumi Kato Price

Open Access Publications

No abstract provided.

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Mena And The Internet : Technology And The Democratic Divide., Jason Gainous, Kevin M. Wagner Jan 2014

Mena And The Internet : Technology And The Democratic Divide., Jason Gainous, Kevin M. Wagner

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Resurrecting The Also-Rans: Image Repair Debate Strategies Of Democrats Who Voted To Authorize The War In Iraq, Corey B. Davis, Mark J. Glantz Jan 2014

Resurrecting The Also-Rans: Image Repair Debate Strategies Of Democrats Who Voted To Authorize The War In Iraq, Corey B. Davis, Mark J. Glantz

Iowa Journal of Communication

Joseph Biden, Chris Dodd, John Edwards, and Hillary Clinton were unique among 2007-2008 Democratic presidential candidates. They voted October 11, 2002 to authorize U.S. military use in Iraq and, with the exception of Edwards, voted on October 17, 2003 to authorize supplemental appropriations for the war. These votes presented an image problem for the candidates with Democratic primary voters who strongly opposed the war and favored its prompt end. Aside from Clinton, these candidates faded early in the contest. The current study analyzed attempts by Biden, Dodd and Edwards to repair, with voters, their respective images. Edwards' use of mortification …

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How Multiracial People Manage Messages Of Stigma: A Qualitative Research Study, Audrey Scanton Jan 2014

How Multiracial People Manage Messages Of Stigma: A Qualitative Research Study, Audrey Scanton

Iowa Journal of Communication

Over nine million people identify as multiracial in the U.S. according to the 2010 Census, however, research dedicated to studying multiracial populations' experiences and communication is lacking. Multiracial individuals encounter unique situations because they are members of two or more social and cultural groups but are often perceived as belonging to one. It is imperative to study how mixed-race individuals respond to hurtful messages related to racial identity because profound implications for their physical, social, and emotional well-being result. A qualitative study was conducted to analyze how multiracial people communicatively respond to messages of stigma related to one's racial background …

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Determinants Of College Hockey Attendance, Max Martino Jan 2014

Determinants Of College Hockey Attendance, Max Martino

Honors Program Theses

The determinants of Division I men’s college hockey attendance are examined. Data includes 58 schools over the past 10 years. Based on previous studies of sports attendance potential determinants include a team’s success in current and past seasons, demographic variables such as enrollment and the percentage of students who are women, and potential competition from other sports. Higher winning percentages and winning the NCAA championship in the previous season increased attendance, while having a basketball team in the AP Top 25 reduced attendance. There is some evidence that being within 75 miles of an NHL team reduced attendance, while the …

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State Of Metropolitan Housing Report: 2014: A Look Back, A Look Forward., C. Norton, Lauren Heberle, A. Smith, R. Fenwick, D. Weinstein, K. Pugh, A. Sizemore Jan 2014

State Of Metropolitan Housing Report: 2014: A Look Back, A Look Forward., C. Norton, Lauren Heberle, A. Smith, R. Fenwick, D. Weinstein, K. Pugh, A. Sizemore

Faculty and Staff Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Closing The Gap: Research, Policy, Practice, And Shared Parenting, Marsha Kline Pruett, J. Herbie Difonzo Jan 2014

Closing The Gap: Research, Policy, Practice, And Shared Parenting, Marsha Kline Pruett, J. Herbie Difonzo

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

Shared parenting after separation or divorce is one of the most hotly debated issues in family law today. Just as many parents are in conflict, professionals with different perspectives, experiences, and educational backgrounds disagree about the best direction to take in both global family policy and in particular cases. While professionals agree that children of separation and divorce fare best when they have stable, healthy, and continuing contact with both parents, reaching a consensus about shared parenting policy has been elusive. Professionals, as well as parents, seek guidance from both social science research and the legal system. This sensible quest …

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Religion And Aids In Sub-Saharan Africa: Unbundling Religious Institutions, Amanda Mandzik, Andrew T. Young Jan 2014

Religion And Aids In Sub-Saharan Africa: Unbundling Religious Institutions, Amanda Mandzik, Andrew T. Young

Economics Faculty Working Papers Series

Evidence of relationships between religious affiliation and the African AIDS pandemic is found in the medical, religion, and sociology literatures. In particular, studies have shown that predominantly Christian countries tend to have higher HIV rates than predominantly Muslim countries. These relationships have been largely unexplored by economists and we seek to identify underlying institutions using a panel of up to 43 sub-Saharan African countries for 1990- 2010. Catholic antagonism towards condom use has often but proposed, but we report that the protestant (rather than the Catholic) population share drives the Christianity/HIV correlation. (Also, condom use actually correlates positively with HIV …

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Local Government Border Congruence And The Fiscal Commons: Evidence From Ohio School Districts*, Joshua C. Hall Jan 2014

Local Government Border Congruence And The Fiscal Commons: Evidence From Ohio School Districts*, Joshua C. Hall

Economics Faculty Working Papers Series

School district and municipal borders do not always align. Noncongruent borders can create a fiscal commons problem where new development does not entirely “pay its way.” In response, frustrated citizens often respond by voting for lower school spending. Using GIS data on Ohio school districts, the degree of non-congruence between school district and municipal territory is calculated. The results indicate that school districts with non-congruent borders generate less revenue from local sources and that these effects seem to increase with the degree of non-congruence. The findings are robust between OLS and treatment effects regression.

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On Some Inferential Problems With Recurrent Event Models, Withanage Ajith Raveendra De Mel Jan 2014

On Some Inferential Problems With Recurrent Event Models, Withanage Ajith Raveendra De Mel

Doctoral Dissertations

"Recurrent events (RE) occur in many disciplines, such as biomedical, engineering, actuarial science, sociology, economy to name a few. It is then important to develop dynamic models for their modeling and analysis. Of interest with data collected in a RE monitoring are inferential problems pertaining to the distribution function F of the time between occurrences, or that of the distribution function G of the monitoring window, and their functionals such as quantiles, mean. These problems include, but not limited to: estimating F parametrically or nonparametrically; goodness of fit tests on an hypothesized family of distributions; efficient of tests; regression-type models, …

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Moocs And Legal Education: Valuable Innovation Or Looming Disaster?, Philip G. Schrag Jan 2014

Moocs And Legal Education: Valuable Innovation Or Looming Disaster?, Philip G. Schrag

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

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Fp-14-04 Trends In Motherhood Before First Marriage, Sarah R. Hayford, Bart Stykes, Karen Benjamin Guzzo Jan 2014

Fp-14-04 Trends In Motherhood Before First Marriage, Sarah R. Hayford, Bart Stykes, Karen Benjamin Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

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Fp-14-06 Living Arrangements Of Fathers And Their Children, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Krista K. Payne Jan 2014

Fp-14-06 Living Arrangements Of Fathers And Their Children, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

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Fp-14-07 Marital Status In The U.S., 2012, Esther Lamidi, Krista K. Payne Jan 2014

Fp-14-07 Marital Status In The U.S., 2012, Esther Lamidi, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

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Fp-14-09 First Divorce Rate, 2012, Bart Stykes, Larry Gibbs, Krista K. Payne Jan 2014

Fp-14-09 First Divorce Rate, 2012, Bart Stykes, Larry Gibbs, Krista K. Payne

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

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Fp-14-13 Grandparenthood In The U.S.: Grandparents' Characteristics By Life Stage, Bart Stykes, Wendy D. Manning, Susan L. Brown Jan 2014

Fp-14-13 Grandparenthood In The U.S.: Grandparents' Characteristics By Life Stage, Bart Stykes, Wendy D. Manning, Susan L. Brown

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

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An Integrative Literature Review Assessing The Need For A Health Education Intervention For Adults With Pedophilia In Alabama, Lynn V. English Jan 2014

An Integrative Literature Review Assessing The Need For A Health Education Intervention For Adults With Pedophilia In Alabama, Lynn V. English

All ETDs from UAB

The purpose of this study was to assess the need in the State of Alabama for a health education intervention for adults with pedophilia. Following the PRECEDE half of the PRECEDE-PROCEED planning model, the author examined the health issue of pedophilia within the State of Alabama. There are three constructs by which a health issue may be examined using PRECEDE: Predisposing, Reinforcing, and Enabling. The extant literature on pedophilia and child sexual abuse (CSA) was reviewed organized by these constructs. PRECEDE also consists of five assessment phases: social assessment; epidemiological assessment; behavioral assessment; educational, environmental, and ecological assessments; and administrative …

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