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Memphis State Magazine, 08:01, 1989 Spring

Memphis State University Magazine

Cover Story, "Former MSU Students Featured At Memphis in May Festival" By Elizabeth W. Marshburn

Jerry Gray will be the featured speaker at a luncheon held at MSU in conjunction with Memphis in May. Also, Ephraim Ure'vbu, an MSU graduate, is the commissioned artist of the festival's poster.

Also featured, "Kenya... Land of Beauty and Contrast" By Kimberly K. Ford

Jerry Gray, a former MSU student who recently covered 25 African countries and the Indian Ocean islands for the Associated Press, says Africa is a continent of contrasts.

Memphis State Magazine, 10:03, 1991 Fall

Memphis State University Magazine

Annual Report of the President.

Cover Story, "Healing an Ailing Industry"

The U.S. is the most powerful nation in the world....But we can't solve our health care problems. Three researchers at Memphis State University are searching for answers to this complex dilemma.

Also featured, "The Past Preserved: MSU's Oral History Program"

If you want to know what really happened, go to the source. Participants in MSU's Oral History Program do just that—by interviewing people who provide firsthand information about important historical events or eras.

University Of Memphis Magazine, 1994 Summer

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Picture:

Campus School students demonstrate their parachute skills during Health, Physical Education and Recreation Day. Activities at the event also included fitness assessments, fencing demonstrations, a campus fun run and an open house at the new Exercise and Sport Sciences Laboratory. (Photo by Mike Murray)

Also featured, "Red Sox Finally Even the Score" by Scott Bowden

Some of the greatest baseball players of all time played in the Negro National and American Leagues, dreaming of the day they would receive recognition. Now, with the help of University of Memphis faculty members, one team from the leagues is on the …

University Of Memphis Magazine, 1995 Summer

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Sea Worthy" by Elizabeth Walker Marshburn

A past winner of the University's Young Alumni Award, Stephen Robert James Jr. works far below the surface of rivers, lakes and oceans to locate and preserve historical artifacts and antiquities. Mysterious shipwrecks lure treasure hunters and thrill seekers alike. But shipwrecks also attract underwater archaeologists-researchers and historians who evaluate and help preserve underwater cultural treasures for future generations. (Photo by Charles D. Beeker)

Also featured, "Let 'er RIP" by Scott Bowden

With an architect's precision, the University's new head football coach has developed a blueprint for success. Rip Scherer vows to …

No Cap: Unlocking The Self-Concepts Of Students To Promote Limitless Identities, Walter Lee

South Carolina Association for Middle Level Education Journal

If students do not perceive themselves as capable, they will likely decline opportunities that threaten their self-beliefs. This requires educators to create redefining moments for students to experience struggle in a safe environment that ultimately encourages students to remove personal limitations. When teachers are critical about ways to respond to negative, limiting self-concepts, students may conquer breakthroughs in learning. In this article, I suggest that a change in self-concept represents a change in mindset, producing significant learning outcomes. To accomplish this, I will discuss self- concept, self-efficacy, and implications on teaching, using the CARE theory of self-concept development.

Book Review, Jill Sturgeon

Publications

No abstract provided.

Course List - Spring 2022, Office Of Registrar

Semester Schedules and Information

No abstract provided.

When Interpretive Communities Clash On Immigration Law: The Courts’ Mediating Role In Noncitizens’ Rights And Remedies, Peter Margulies

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Examining The Effects Of Disabilities On Vr Usage And Accessibility Issues For Persons With Disabilities, Sean Williams

Dissertations

Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging technology that’s popularity has been increasing at a yearly rate. Despite this, concerns about the accessibility of VR devices are ever-growing as many users struggle to use the technology, especially users with disabilities. This study analyses how different types of disabilities affect how often a user uses VR and any associated re-occurring difficulties that are related to specific types of disability. To do this, a previous survey regarding VR accessibility run by Disability Visibility Project and ILMxLAB is examined. In this survey, 79 participants who identify as having a disability answered questions related to …

Covid-19 And Forest Communities: Alignment And Challenges On Case Studies In Forest Community, Pemalang, Indonesia, Robert Siburian, Dicky Rachmawan, Fanny Henry Tondo

Forest and Society

A pandemic, last seen a century ago, has reappeared in 2019 under the name of Covid-19. Poor forest communities are also especially affected by this pandemic. The qualitative method through literature and case study is used to explain the connection between the emergence of COVID-19, forest destruction, and its impact on the lives of people in forests in Indonesia. Two cases are going to be models of forest communities in Pemalang, namely LMDH Rawa Sakti and KTH GGL. The program was established by the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to create a supportive atmosphere for forest communities’ survival to …

Impact Of Covid-19 On The Diversity Of The Construction Workforce, Anil Baral, Yunping Liang, Mingshu Li, Marilyn Gonzalez, Mohsen Shahandashti, Baabak Ashuri

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction: Faculty Publications

Construction industry employment has been severely impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US construction labor market. This study contributes to the state of knowledge by (1) revealing how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted construction employment across different demographic groups and geographic regions in the US, and (2) identifying vulnerable demographic groups (e.g., minorities, women, older workers) in the construction workforce that are disproportionally impacted by the pandemic. Employment data from the Current Population Survey and Current Employment Statistics (CES) programs, which are administered by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, are …

An Analysis Of Success And Popularity Of Thai Boy Love Series Among Chinese Fan, Yueying Zheng

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The Thai Boys Love series has gained popularity since the 2010s, notably in China. Chinese fans have demonstrated their ability to popularize the Thai Boys Love series by translating and reediting the material, as well as by purchasing goods promoted by their favorite celebrities and going to events hosted by the brands. This research aims to examine the success and popularity of the Thai Boys Love series among Chinese fans and to analyze Chinese fandom and fan economy, as well as their economic effect. As a result, this research used a mixed methodology that included textual analysis on the text …

Association Between Medical Insurance Choices And Healthcare Utilization Among Diabetes Patients In The People's Republic Of China : A Secondary Data Analysis, Duohui Chen

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Since 2018, the universal medical insurance coverage rate has reached 95% in China. Due to the lack of medical and health resources and insufficient health service capacity of primary health care facilities in China, the biggest problem with the health system in China is overcrowding, especially in the utilization of outpatient services in secondary and tertiary hospitals. This study aimed to analyze the factors Association between Medical insurance Choices and healthcare Utilization among diabetes patients among patients of age >45 years in China. The logistic regression was used to assess the association between type of hospital of elder diabetic patients …

Midwestern Communities’ Reaction To The 1940s And 1950s Polio Epidemics, Lauren Mcdonald

Departmental Honors Projects

The 1940s and 50s’ polio epidemics resulted in the illness, death, and paralysis of thousands of children throughout the United States. Unlike other illnesses spread by poor sanitation which usually affected the lower classes, polio cases were far more prevalent among the middle class. Middle class neighborhoods’ conditions did not allow for natural immunity in early childhood. Prior research explored the urban and suburban middle class families in highly infected states like New York. However, the experiences of Midwesterners were largely ignored. In crowded city neighborhoods, polio could spread rapidly in a short period of time and then die down …

Fostering Successful Communities Of Collaboration Through Educational Partnerships: Strengthening Bilingual Learners' Language And Literacy Achievement Along The Texas-Mexican Border, Isela Almaguer

Bilingual and Literacy Studies Faculty Publications

There is an undisputable need to form collaborative partnerships between schools, families, homes, and communities across the nation. Collaborative educational partnerships are the cornerstone for student success. With increasingly diverse student populations, schools must communicate and collaborate with families and communities to bridge the wide gap that exists between home and school. With a dominant Spanish-speaking population of Mexican descent, as that of children living in the Southern tip of the Texas-Mexican border, known as The Rio Grande Valley, barriers such as low social economic status and limited English proficiency may impede much-needed communication between schools, homes, and communities. These …

Jurisdiction As Power, Ryan Williams

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Fit For Its Ordinary Purpose: Implied Warranties And Common Law Duties For Consumer Finance Contracts, Edward J. Janger, Susan Block-Lieb

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Cultural Materialism Theory & The Kardashian Family, Jaylin Redman

Capstone Showcase

Raymond Williams popularized cultural materialism theory and used it to help understand cultural texts and their contribution to society. This theory is used to understand societal interactions and cultural shifts. This includes areas of society such as economics and politics. We focus on the Kardashian family as a cultural product used to influence society, using cultural materialism theory to understand them.

“Never Anything About The Asian Experience”: An Asiancrit Analysis Of Asian American Teachers In The Midwest, Jung Kim

Education Department Faculty Articles

Although Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial minority group in the United States, projected to be 10% of the population by 2050, they only comprise 2% of the teaching force. There is relatively little research about the experiences, recruitment efforts, or retention of Asian American teachers. This qualitative study seeks to add to the extant literature by seeking to better under the experiences of Asian American pK-12 teachers in the Midwest, primarily in northern Illinois. This study draws upon both a sociopolitical understanding of being Asian American and three specific tenets of AsianCrit: (re)constructive history; story, theory, and praxis; and …

Fp-22-11 Childbearing Desires, Intentions, And Attitudes Among Childless Adults 40-49, Karen B. Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

Fp-22-17 "Solo" And "Nonsolo" Single-Parent Households In The U.S., 2021, Corrine E. Wiborg

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

Fp-22-18 Marital Status Variation In Religiosity Among Older Women And Men, Francesca A. Marino, Kagan A. Mellencamp

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

Fp-22-24 Ohio And Florida Births Prior To And During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Christopher A. Julian, Wendy D. Manning, Karen B. Guzzo

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

Fp-22-31 Duration Of Marriage At First Divorce, 2020, Christopher A. Julian

National Center for Family and Marriage Research Family Profiles

No abstract provided.

(In)Valid Vaginas: Overcoming The Shame Of Vaginismus And Rejecting The Idea Of Sexual Failure, Emily Anne Fiorentino

Honors Papers

This paper seeks to understand why pelvic pain conditions cause women to feel such intense shame, and to begin to untangle the many tensions these conditions embody. Pelvic pain -- particularly vaginal pain that causes pain upon attempted penetration into the vagina, including during sex -- is commonly experienced, yet is only beginning to become common knowledge. Women with these conditions feel a great deal of shame, anxiety, and self-hatred, yet often suffer in silence. This paper examines how pelvic pain conditions are at once not taken seriously by the medical establishment, and have not been given the attention and …

From Moral Panic To Permanent War: Rhetoric And The Road To Invading Iraq, Kai Philippe

Honors Papers

This thesis seeks to understand the conditions in the United States post-9/11 that enabled the Bush administration to pursue a wide-ranging and all-encompassing “War on Terror,” with substantial support from the general public. I am principally focused on two significant facets of the War on Terror: the invasion of Iraq and the establishment of a permanent security state (and the interrelated creation of a new state of exception). I ask why the George W. Bush administration was so successful in generating support for both the invasion and occupation of Iraq, and for policies that violated fundamental civil liberties; I argue …

Armored Vulnerability: Stories Of Leader Resilience Among Black Female Principals, Nichole R. Ijames

Doctor of Education Dissertations

The study employed a qualitative phenomenological design in its exploration of leader resilience, as shared through the lived experiences of 10 Black female principals. Semi-structured interviews were used to capture and examine Black women’s perceptions of how they have grown from the challenges they have experienced in the principalship. The study capitalized on the power of stories to amplify the voices and perspectives of this marginalized group of leaders. Their stories of resilience hold significance in improving our understanding of how to better provide culturally responsive leadership development for Black female principals. Findings from the study revealed five dominant themes …

Some Reflections On The Fourth Chilean-German-Tanzanian Legal Talk, James M. Cooper

Faculty Scholarship

On December 3, 2021, the Heidelberg Center for Latin America convened a group of academicians from around the world to explore the way legal pluralism contests values (including the protection of universal human rights), disrupts our national legal systems, and provides for self-determination. The transnational webinar was co-sponsored by the University of Heidelberg and University of Bayreuth of Germany, Universidad de Chile, University of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania, Faculdades de Campinas in Brasil, as well as California Western School of Law/Proyecto ACCESO in the United States, and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).

The webinar brought together participants with …

Covid-19 Vaccine Disparities And Attitudes, Deonne Cartwright, Meryem Saygili

Pursue: Undergraduate Research Journal

The past couple of years have caused so much uncertainty and grief amidst the global pandemic. The goal of this study is to explore the attitudes behind COVID-19 vaccination to address the cause for vaccine disparities and help minimize health disparities in the United States. The study considers two multivariable regressions in SPSS of the social factors on vaccination status and vaccine confidence. This model studies the relationship between one’s ethnicity, race, education level, education specialization, household income, political ideology, and media source on vaccine confidence and vaccination status on an East Texas college campus. A campus-wide survey was conducted …

Healing Racial Trauma And Reframing The Miseducation Of U.S. America: Altering Exclusionary Textbooks As A Therapeutic Experiential, Kamaria Erin Wells

Art Therapy | Master's Theses

This exploratory mixed-methods, arts-based research investigated the therapeutic impact of fusing art therapy, group therapy, altered book making and alternative therapeutic modalities on self-efficacy, self- awareness, community efficacy and awareness, and reduction of racial trauma symptomology. The intention of the study was to understand the experiences of mental health professional participants (n =5), consequent to four therapeutic group sessions. Participants disclosed experienced symptoms of race-based PTSD pre and post sessions via the University of Connecticut Racial/Ethnic Trauma Survey, in addition to qualitative data. Qualitative data consisted of artwork, written responses, and exit interviews confirming the hypothesis that this radical healing …