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Health Equity Through Spatial Justice: A Critical Phenomenology Of Urban Trail Makers, Arvin Simon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Research has increasingly demonstrated that race, class and place are powerful predictors of health and social justice. This study was conducted to identify the lived experiences of individuals who were hired and trained as part of a green job program that created trails within a city park in Pittsburgh’s Mount Washington Community. This program has historically hired individuals who were formerly incarcerated, many of whom identify as African American. We explored the personal and social experiences of working in nature to better appreciate the intersections of race, class and environment in an urban community. This current study is based on …

Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, December 21, 2018, University Relations

Tiger Weekly Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Colourful Truth: The Reality Of Indigenous Overrepresentation In Juvenile Detention In Australia And The United States, Rachel Thampapillai

American Indian Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Exploring Specificity And Stability Of A Molecularly Imprinted Polymer, Stephen Robert Shepherd

Theses - ALL

Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have numerous practical applications, including integration with quartz crystal microbalances to make specific, stable, chemical sensors, but most published research literature does not provide details concerning the specificity or stability of such an imprinted polymer. A polymer made from polyacrylic acid monomers, templated with benzoic acid, was tested for specificity with solutions of benzoic acid, acetic acid, phenol, and terephthalic acid passed through samples of uniform size under vacuum filtration. Additionally, MIP samples were also stored for extended periods of time in varied microclimates and then tested for performance, and consequently, stability. Initial conclusions indicate that …

“Tell Us About Your Digital Archives Workstation”: A Survey And Case Study, Elvia Arroyo-Ramírez, Kelly Bolding, Faith Charlton, Allison Hughes

Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

Archival staff in the Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) at Princeton University Library lacked a fully-equipped digital processing workstation to capture, transfer, and secure born-digital and digitized archival content for long-term preservation and access. Staff recently conducted a survey that included information about the digital processing workstations of twenty institutions. The results of this survey informed a successful proposal to acquire a Forensic Recovery of Evidence Device (FRED) to serve as our digital processing workstation. The article will share details about the survey and considerations that went into our decision-making process, as well as introduce …

Special Issue School-To-Prison Pipeline, Taboo Journal Special Issue

Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education

No abstract provided.

Latinx Youth Counterstories In A Court Diversion Program, Gerardo Mancilla

Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education

No abstract provided.

Seen But Not Heard: Personal Narratives Of Systemic Failure Within The School-To-Prison Pipeline, Kalinda Jones, Anthony Ferguson, Christian Ramirez, Michael Owens

Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education

No abstract provided.

Using Double Consciousness As An Analytic Tool To Discuss The Decision Making Of Black School Leaders In Disrupting The School-To-Prison Pipeline, Ramon Goings, Sheree Alexander, Julius Davis, Nicole M. Walters

Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education

No abstract provided.

Restorative Justice As A Doubled-Edged Sword: Conflating Restoration Of Black Youth With Transformation Of Schools, Arash Daneshzadeh, George Sirrakos

Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education

No abstract provided.

Final Report And Collaborative Action Plan, Maryland Commission On The School-To-Prison Pipeline And Restorative Practices

C-DRUM Publications

Report to the Maryland Governor and General Assembly Pursuant to House Bill 1287 (2017).

The Sobering Failure Of America's "War On Drugs": Free The P.O.W.S, Meagan K. Nettles

California Western Law Review

No abstract provided.

Vocabulary Needs For The General Education Curriculum At A Four-Year University In The U.S., Esraa Kadhem

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

The purpose of this study sought to find out the key terms and concepts needed for international students to succeed in the general education courses in a four-year university in the United States. This study analyzed existing enrollment data across three academic year (2014-2015, 2015-2016, and 2016-2017) to learn which general education course is most frequently taken by international students. One course in each LASC area was identified as the top one from the most frequent taken courses by international students. After identifying the top ten courses, answers on vocabulary needs were obtained by conducting semi-structured interviews with permanent faculty …

The Important Role Of The Faculty Advisor In Credit-Bearing Internship Opportunities, Allison Goossens

Dissertations, Theses, and Projects

Much of the research that surrounds internships and other student experiential learning focuses on the student and the inherent benefits that they reap from such experiences. Much of this research is viewed through a developmental lens, examining how students benefit and in what conditions are conducive to the learning taking place. What is not widely noted is the work that the faculty advisors do to help facilitate that learning, ensuring that the experience is held to a high level of academic integrity. Here, the literature around this topic is explored and the importance of the faculty advisor and the role …

We Are ... Marshall, December 19, 2018, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

2018-December-19-Rotc Commissioning, University Marketing And Communications, East Tennessee State University

ETSU News

JOHNSON CITY  (Dec. 19, 2018) – East Tennessee State University’s ROTC program has commissioned four cadets from the Buccaneer Battalion as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Kathleen Gainey provided remarks at the commissioning ceremony held Friday. She served in the U.S. Army for 35 years and led a major strategic review and period of increasing forces in Afghanistan and decreasing forces in Iraq as deputy commander, U.S. Transportation Command. As director of logistics for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gainey steered a review of the dependency of contractors on the battlefield and established …

Drug Possession Arrests Reported In Alaska, 1986–2017 — Drug Types By Sex, Benjamin Ervin

AJiC Fact Sheets

This fact sheet presents data on drug possession arrests by type of drug and sex of arrestee as reported by Alaska law enforcement agencies for the 32-year period 1986 to 2017. Types of drugs include narcotics, synthetic narcotics, marijuana, and other non-narcotic drugs. Overall, males comprise roughly four out of five drug possession arrests in the state of Alaska. The female and male rates parallel one another in that they rise and fall at the same points in most years. In 2002, the synthetic narcotics and other non-narcotics possession arrest rates sharply increased for both males and females until the …

Drug Sale And Manufacture Arrests Reported In Alaska, 1986–2017 — Drug Types By Sex, Benjamin Ervin

AJiC Fact Sheets

This fact sheet presents data on drug sale and manufacture arrests by type of drug and sex of arrestee as reported by Alaska law enforcement agencies for the 32-year period 1986 to 2017. Types of drugs include narcotics, synthetic narcotics, marijuana, and other non-narcotic drugs. Overall, males comprise roughly three-fourths of the total drug sale and manufacture arrests in the state of Alaska. The female and male rates parallel one another in that they rise and fall at the same points in most years. For all drugs, the difference between female and male arrest rates in 2017 are smaller than …

Georgia Southern Announces December Signing Class, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• Georgia Southern Announces December Signing Class

Fall/Winter 2018: Learning Meets Career Capabilities, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

Students in St. Norbert’s newest major – integrative studies – design their own educational path as they develop the skills in demand by employers around the country.

Fall/Winter 2018: Festival Of Christmas Takes Chicago, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

St. Norbert College took its beloved Festival of Christmas on the road for one magical night – no small feat considering the event includes 150-plus performers from four instrumental ensembles and three choirs.

Fall/Winter 2018: Collins’ Path Through Religion And Psychology Leads To Criminal Justice, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

Deborah (Segerstrom) Collins ’87, once a youth minister, is now a leading forensic psychologist in Wisconsin, evaluating criminal defendants’ competency and insanity claims while balancing her Catholic faith perspective with the demands of the justice system.

Fall/Winter 2018: Pbs To Feature Snc Role Models For The Latinx Community, St. Norbert College

St. Norbert College Magazine 2013-2018

Twin Cities (Minnesota) Public Television was on campus last week to interview Raquel Cowell (Psychology), and Corinna Jauregui ’19 for a pair of upcoming PBS videos. The videos are part of a project that aims to showcase neuroscience careers for the Latinx community by highlighting role models in the field.

Optimizing A Method For Dna Recovery While Preserving Latent Prints On Paper, Niti Dalal

Student Theses

Paper evidence is commonly encountered in cases of kidnapping, threatening letters, extortion, and bank robbery, and the optimal workflow between latent print processing and DNA collection is of interest to the forensic community. The overall aim of this project was to achieve optimal amounts of DNA for typing without destroying the fingerprint. The first study compared two collection techniques—tape-lifting by Scotch Removable Poster Tape and dry swabbing with FLOQSwabs— using prints deposited in defined locations. Samples were processed for DNA and developed with 1,2-indanedione. The second aim was to determine if visualizing print locations with fingerprint powder prior to DNA …

Lawyer As Soothsayer: Exploring The Important Role Of Outcome Prediction In The Practice Of Law, Mark K. Osbeck

Articles

Outcome prediction has always been an important part of practicing law. Clients rely heavily on their attorneys to provide accurate assessments of the potential legal consequences they face when making important decisions (such as whether to accept a plea bargain, or risk a conviction on a much more serious offense at trial). And yet, notwithstanding its enormous importance to the practice of law (and notwithstanding the handsome legal fees it commands), outcome prediction in the law remains a very imprecise endeavor. The reason for this inaccuracy is that the three principal tools lawyers have traditionally relied on to facilitate outcome …

#Nsd19: Meet The Newest Members Of Georgia Southern Football, Georgia Southern University

Athletics: News & Publications

• #NSD19: Meet the Newest Members of Georgia Southern Football

Dui Courts: The Need For Standardized Dui Court Evaluations, Howard Cameron

Justice

There have been numerous evaluations of driving under the influence (DUI) treatment courts. The evaluation process and tools vary widely. This research project reviewed seven individual courts' evaluations, including process evaluations and outcome evaluations to determine the strength of each court's evaluation. The research goal was to better understand how these courts are evaluated, the strength of those evaluation processes, and to determine what, if any, changes can and should be made to strengthen them. Presently, there are not any standardized evaluations tools for DUI treatment courts. This research concludes that evaluations should be standardized and such standardization will allow …

A Humble Guest: A Phenomenological Exploration Of Success And Competence In Rural Alaskan Mental Health Care, Daniel John Herman

Psychology

Objective: Rural communities in Alaska face a long list of mental health disparities that are exacerbated by the other challenging factors inherent within the rural context. Rural Alaskan mental health care providers are faced with the tremendous task of providing clinically and culturally competent care to underserved and marginalized populations, with limited personal and professional resources, all while balancing the needs of the community, their own personal boundaries, and the pressure of remaining accountable to the larger system of professional ethics and guidelines. The aim of this study was to explore, identify, and understand from the perspective of rural Alaskan …

Music Professor Receives Prestigious International Fellowship, Staff Report

University of Mississippi News

Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship supports George Dor's work with Nigerian university

Usage Statistics: Project Counter R4 Database Report 1 (Db1) 2017-2018, Andrée Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Project COUNTER R4 Database Report 1 (DB1) for the University of Rhode Island for the period from July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018. Database Report 1 is defined as "Total Searches, Result Clicks and Record Views by Month and Database." This report presents an annual total only.

File for download is Excel spreadsheet generated by Alma Analytics.

Results: 808,084 regular searches, 365,398 result clicks, and 277,604 record views for 377 reported databases.