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Souvenir Program For "Cabaret"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "Cabaret" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from July 2 to 14, 1973.

Souvenir Program For "Mame"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "Mame" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from June 18 to 30, 1973.

Souvenir Program For "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from July 3 to 15, 1972.

Souvenir Program For "Porgy And Bess"

Purvine Theater Program Collection

A souvenir program for Casa Mañana Musicals production of "Porgy and Bess" at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas from August 28 to September 9, 1972.

Exploring Graduate Students’ Perspectives Of Clinical Supervision In Speech-Language Pathology: A Qualitative Study Of Facilitators And Barriers, Andrew J. Clare, Joyce Maring

Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders

This qualitative study explored second-year graduate students’ perceptions of clinical supervision practices in Speech-Language Pathology (SLP), focusing on how specific aspects of the supervisory approach were experienced by students as either barriers or facilitators to their learning during clinical practicum experiences. Twenty graduate students from a single SLP program, each with experience in at least seven clinical practica, participated in semi-structured interviews. An inductive thematic analysis approach was used to examine the patterns in the students’ experiences. Two mirrored sets of themes emerged, reflecting the dual importance of relational and pedagogical aspects of supervision. Facilitators included supportive relationships and effective …

Cmsi Note 25: Precluding The Powerful Enemy: A New Pla Concept For A Taiwan Conflict, Ryan D. Martinson

CMSI Notes

Key Takeaways:

• In recent years, the PLA has employed a new concept—“preclusion” (shezu)—that captures the two related missions of deterring and denying U.S. military intervention in a Taiwan conflict.
• While the precise origin of the term is unknown, as early as 2019 it appeared in an internal PLA article written by a PLA Navy admiral with direct responsibility for commanding forces in a Taiwan campaign. This early use of the concept suggested that “deterrence” (慑) and “denial” (阻) were two steps in a three-step graduated PLA response to U.S. military intervention.
• Since the intensification of PLA operations around Taiwan that …

Transforming Preservice Teachers’ Messaging Through Math Narratives In Mixed-Reality Simulations, Liza Bondurant, Darolyn Flaggs, Belinda Edwards

Publications

Beliefs about mathematics shape students' identities, engagement, and opportunities to learn. Unproductive math narratives (MNs) can limit students' participation and persistence. This poster reports on a multi-institutional project examining how structured preparation and mixed-reality simulation (MRS) can support preservice secondary mathematics teachers (PSTs) in communicating productive MNs. RQ: How does engaging in preparation and MRSs influence PSTs' self-efficacy and messaging related to the MNs of: (1) encouraging help seeking, (2) making mathematics relevant, and (3) affirming the value of mistakes?

Multimodal Microanalysis: Extending Professional Noticing Through Embodied Cognition, Diana L. Moss, Claudia Bertolone-Smith, Jonathan Troup, Liza Bondurant

Publications

Professional noticing frameworks have significantly shaped how mathematics educators attend to, interpret, and respond to student thinking. However, traditional approaches often privilege verbal and written forms of expression, potentially overlooking tacit and embodied dimensions of reasoning. In this methodological brief, we introduce multimodal microanalysis, an approach that integrates professional noticing, embodied cognition, and microanalytic methods to systematically examine gesture, gaze, posture, and material interaction alongside speech. Using a cognitive interview with a second-grade student reasoning about even and odd numbers, we illustrate how sequencing attention to embodied and verbal modes reveals dimensions of mathematical thinking that are often missed. This …

Using Structural Equation Modeling To Examine Relationships Between Mathematics Capital And Other Variables, Frances E. Anderson, Karina Uhing, Jonathan B. Santo, Ferial Pearson, Liza Bondurant, Elizabeth Wrightsman

Publications

We investigate mathematics capital and its relationship with mathematics teaching and learning experiences, mathematics mindset, mathematics self-efficacy, cultural capital, and subjective social status. Survey data were collected from 927 undergraduate students in Fall 2024. Mathematics capital was modeled as a latent factor in our model with acceptable fit indices via structural equation modeling. The results of our model show that mathematics teaching and learning experiences and mathematics self-efficacy account for most of the variability in mathematics self-efficacy and mathematics teaching and learning experiences. Moreover, cultural capital and mathematics mindset are positively related to mathematics teaching and learning experiences. Overall, mathematics …

A Quantitative Predictive Correlational Study Of The Transformational Leadership Practice Of Individualized Consideration And The Emotional Exhaustion Aspect Of Burnout Among Educators In Urban Primary Schools, Mark Vital

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This quantitative correlational study investigated the relationship between the transformational leadership practice of individualized consideration and levels of burnout among educators in urban primary school settings. Grounded in transformational leadership theory and the principles of self-determination theory, the study explored whether leaders who demonstrated individualized support and mentorship could effectively mitigate burnout symptoms among their teaching staff. This correlational study collected data from teachers in an urban primary school using validated instruments that measured perceived leadership behaviors and burnout levels. Data were collected through the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory–Educators Survey, which were distributed via email. Statistical …

Law Enforcement Perceptions Of An Integrated Co-Responder Model: A Qualitative Case Study At The Jefferson County Sheriff’S Office, Austin D. Schwent

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Law enforcement personnel often serve as first responders to behavioral health crises, yet limited research has examined agency-based co-responder models staffed by embedded mental health professionals. This descriptive, non-evaluative, site-specific generic qualitative case study examined commissioned personnel’s descriptions of the benefits and challenges of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Crisis Response and Mitigation Unit (CRMU) and perceived operational differences from external partnership models. The anonymous PowerDMS questionnaire served as the primary participant-derived source and produced 91 routing-item responses and 528 nonblank narrative response units; three organizational artifacts supplied procedural, historical, and structural evidence concerning the bounded case. The researcher manually …

Cisgender Women With Autism And Their Experiences In Psychotherapy: A Phenomenological Study, Lillian Katherine Gray

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Research has underrepresented cisgender women with autism, and there are limited and inadequate resources and services. Cisgender women with autism experience unique challenges which connect to mental health challenges. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to understand the lived experiences of cisgender women with level one autism; specifically, their experiences related to camouflaging, reasons for seeking psychotherapy, and the therapeutic relationship with their mental health care provider. Participant criteria included being a cisgender woman diagnosed with level one autism, who camouflage, and attended psychotherapy as an adult. Procedures included an online screening survey and semi-structured interviews. I used …

Equipping Church Leaders As Mediators: Implementing And Evaluating Conflict Mediation Training In A Multicultural Church, Komie T. Bumpers

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The social, political, ideological, and racial divides that lead to conflict and shape today's culture are the same issues that plague American evangelical churches. While faith traditions can bring people together, cultural issues can divide them. Despite the centrality of conflict in congregational life, many theological seminaries do not provide comprehensive conflict mediation training as a core component of pastoral and leadership formation, resulting in a deficit in preparedness. The purpose of this research was to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive conflict mediation training program for multicultural church leaders that equips them to effectively navigate ongoing interpersonal, doctrinal, political, …

Challenging The Consensus: Labor Struggle, Worker Experience, And Presidential Intervention At The Mary-Leila Textile Mill During World War Ii A Scholarly Interpretation Of A Newly Discovered Textile Mill Archive, 1930s–1940s, Alix Hunsucker

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Four sealed wooden crates discovered in the rafters of the Mary-Leila Textile Mill in Greensboro, Georgia, provide the evidentiary foundation for this dissertation and reveal a previously unavailable history of southern textile labor, industrial paternalism, unionization, and federal intervention. Sealed in 1946 and hidden from ordinary circulation for more than half a century, the cache contains legal correspondence, telegrams, wage records, contracts, photographs, architectural materials, and documentation connecting this small rural Georgia mill to a much larger regional labor dispute and the expanding authority of the federal government during World War II. Combined with oral histories, local government records, census …

The Correlational And Predictive Effect Of Evangelical Adolescent Church Volunteering And Mental Health Flourishing, Todd Reiff Lesher

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Adolescence is a time of significant development, often characterized by pubertal changes, identity exploration, and shifts in interpersonal relationships from parents to peers, all of which are necessary for the transition from childhood to adulthood. In addition to these aspects of adolescent development, personal and contextual changes can contribute to internalizing vulnerabilities throughout adolescence that can jeopardize their mental health. The focus of this study concentrates on religious volunteering, to better understand how variables related to volunteering contribute to adolescent mental health. The purpose of this study is to understand how Evangelical church volunteering impacts mental health flourishing in adolescents. …

Decoding Officer Wellness: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Of The Decision-Making Processes In Law Enforcement Administrations And Government Partnerships, Erik Lee Peffer

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe how law enforcement administrators in Orange County, California, in collaboration with the governments they serve, make decisions regarding the development, implementation, and evaluation of officer wellness programs. Lewin's Change Theory guided the study and framed the movement from unfreezing to changing to refreezing. Ten administrators participated in semi-structured interviews. Each administrator had at least five years of experience and held decision-making authority over officer wellness initiatives. The data were analyzed using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis. Screening and demographic questionnaires, field notes, and member checking were also used to support …

Minority Domestic Violence Victims And The Criminal Justice System, Jasmine Nicle Shelton

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This phenomenological study used a qualitative approach to develop an understanding of lived experiences of minority domestic violence victims. The six open-ended questions were designed for the participants to describe their experiences when interacting with law enforcement, the court system, and victim support services. African American and Hispanic participants between the ages of 18 and 55 were recruited from domestic abuse treatment or support facilities and social media outreach. Potential participants completed an eligibility screening to determine whether they met the inclusion criteria. Interviews were conducted with 13 African American and Hispanic participants until data saturation was reached, indicating that …

A Case Study Of Medical School Leadership Perceptions And Experiences In Implementing Academic Support Services For Students, Elda Martinez Muller

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand the perceptions and experiences of medical school leadership regarding the implementation of academic support services at a medical university in the Southeastern United States. The study was guided by the central research question: How did medical school leaders perceive and experience the implementation of academic support services for students within their institutions? Servant Leadership Theory (Greenleaf, 1970, 1977) provided the theoretical framework, emphasizing the leader’s responsibility to serve first, prioritizing the growth, development, and well-being of others while fostering shared decision-making and a culture of care. This framework offered a …

A Phenomenological Study: Life During The Pandemic As An Adolescent In Hidalgo County, Texas, And Life Today, Melissa Guevara-Pérez

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the lives of adolescents during a critical part of social, emotional, and identity development. Although previous research has noted the immediate effects of the pandemic on adolescents, limited research has examined the long-term impact on individuals who experienced the pandemic during adolescence and are now transitioning into adulthood. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of Hispanic young adults who experienced the COVID-19 pandemic as adolescents and to understand how those experiences influenced their social and personal development as they transitioned into adulthood. Participants included 10 Hispanic young adults who …

Paying The Success Tax: A Phenomenological Study Of Black Women Navigating Workplace Microaggressions, Santisha Taylor

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate the lived experiences of professional Black women as they relate to microaggressions experienced in professional spaces. Professional, for this study, refers to Black women in professional positions that require a degree, advanced degree, professional licensure, and those with current/past military service in the enlisted rank of E-7 and above or commissioned officers in the rank of O3 and above. The theory that guided this study was the phenomenological variant of ecological systems theory (PVEST), which emphasizes how people develop, considering the unique intersectionality of multiple social identities (Spencer et al., 1997). …

Examining The Predictive Relationship Between Overparenting And Student Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction, Benjamin C. Carlisle

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study is to determine the relationship between overparenting (helicopter parenting) and basic psychological need satisfaction informed by self-determination theory among emerging adult college students. This study fills a gap in the literature and expands upon existing research by examining this relationship. The target population was residential emerging adult students ages 18–25 at a southern, private university. Using convenience sampling, the researcher distributed surveys within courses and through flyers, resulting in 176 responses. Out of the 176 respondents who began the survey, there was a completion rate of 84.7% giving the sample size of N …

A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study: How Female Student-Athletes Diagnosed With Adhd Leverage Athletics To Mitigate Challenges With Self-Regulation Throughout Their Academic Careers, Alyssa J. Knight

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to interpret the lived experience of participation in athletics for female student-athletes with ADHD in the United States. The theory guiding this study was Zimmerman’s social cognitive theory of self-regulated learning, which posits that goal setting and self-reflection are necessary for developing self-regulation skills. The central research question was, “How do female student-athletes diagnosed with ADHD leverage athletics to mitigate challenges with self-regulation in their academic careers?” This study employed hermeneutic phenomenology, as outlined by van Manen, to interpret data and understand lived experience within the academic context. The sample consisted of …

Funding And Quality In Metropolitan Vs. Non-Metropolitan Head Start Programs, Kelly Smith

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This quantitative survey study examined how Head Start program location and perceived funding levels were associated with perceived classroom quality and perceived teacher-child interactions. The study addressed three research questions: how funding distribution between metropolitan and non-metropolitan programs related to perceived classroom quality; how perceived funding levels related to teacher-child interactions; and whether perceived funding, classroom quality, and teacher-child interactions were significantly related across program settings. Head Start programs support children from low-income families through federal, local, and community resources. Because resources may vary by location, this study compared perceived funding, classroom quality, and teacher-child interactions across metropolitan and non-metropolitan …

A Qualitative Content Analysis Of The Personal Branding Practices Of Forbes 30 Under 30 Honorees, Hannah Naylor Regitz

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This qualitative study examines the personal branding practices of 10 honorees from the Forbes 2025 North American 30 Under 30 list. Through a thematic content analysis of Instagram, the honorees’ posts, captions, and the conversation climate of their comments from October 2025 were analyzed to determine patterns and similarities in their personal branding practices. Grounded in cultivation theory, this study explored how repeated exposure to curated content of these high-achieving young professionals shapes their personal brand perception. Additionally, it explored their interaction with commenters and the types of comments they engaged with. The analysis revealed seven themes that were present …

The Literacy Link: Connecting Parents Who Are Incarcerated With Their Young Children Through Reading Aloud, Mary Campbell Wood, Heidi Ungrodt, Pamela Wedig-Kirsch, Ronda Davis, Jacqueline Buck, Lindsay A Weymouth

Journal of Extension

Parental incarceration is consequential for children. Outreach strategies can maintain parent–child relationships during incarceration. The Literacy Link connects parents in jail and prison with their children through two strategies: a dialogic reading workshop and a recorded book reading program. Over 3 years, we implemented these strategies with parents in jails and prisons located in 12 counties. We surveyed parents and the caregivers with whom children live during their parents' incarceration. Parents reported improvements in attitudes and confidence related to reading aloud. Most parents and caregivers reported that these strategies provided a connection between parents and children during incarceration.

Decreasing Falls In Older Adults, Hannah L. Brudigam Jensen, Gina Crudden

Group: Nebraska Methodist College

Problem: Falls among adults aged 65 years and older are a leading cause of injury, emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and healthcare costs. Early identification of individuals at risk is essential to preventing falls and related complications.

Intervention: Guided by the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice, a fall risk program was implemented in a rural Midwestern emergency department. Following a 30-day staff education period, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries) algorithm and the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) were implemented in adults aged 65 years and older during a 30-day pilot.

Measures: Outcomes …

Before The First Feed: Advancing Breastfeeding Success Through Prenatal Education, Grace R. Bessmer, Linda Hughes

Group: Nebraska Methodist College

Breastfeeding is a critical determinant of maternal and infant health. However, initiation and continuation rates remain below national and global targets, particularly among primiparous women in rural settings. Limited access to prenatal education and lactation support contributes to early breastfeeding cessation. This project aimed to improve breastfeeding outcomes through a structured, evidence-based prenatal breastfeeding education intervention for first-time mothers at a rural Midwestern hospital, consisting of a 20-minute virtual video delivered between 33–35 weeks’ gestation focused on breastfeeding benefits, early initiation, positioning and latch, and management of common challenges. A post-intervention design was used to evaluate outcomes among 18 participants …

The Lead, Mid-Fall, 2026, Lindenwood University

The Lead

Newsletter from the Lindenwood University College of Education and Human Services.

Called Beyond Aspirations: Undergraduate Vocation In Teacher Education, Rebecca Pruitt

Education Department Faculty Articles

Sharing the results of a multi-year journey of embedding vocational exploration into a major course in education, this article presents the progression of students’ thinking in relation to their calling. Student responses from the beginning to the end of the semester reveal expanding views of calling related to their chosen profession. Arriving at the middle of junior year with budding confidence regarding career goals, students are presented with vocation literature that provides language to describe these aspirations. Utilizing reflection prompts to process course assignments leads to further engagement with vocation concepts, extending student views to include progressively outwardly oriented ambitions. …

Lean Thinking Tools And Their Effect On Rural Faculty Motivation In Assessment, Bliss Adkison

College of Education

Faculty engagement in academic program assessment remains difficult in rural higher education institutions because limited resources and multiple responsibilities can make assessment feel like an isolated compliance task. Grounded in self-determination theory, this explanatory sequential mixed-methods study examined whether faculty participation in a rapid improvement event (RIE) (lean thinking-based intervention) was associated with faculty members’ perceived enjoyment, effort, and competence in program assessment. Faculty from two rural institutions participated in a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest non-equivalent-groups design. Forty-seven faculty completed the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI) pretest, and 45 faculty completed the posttest. Six faculty were also interviewed. Analysis of covariance was used …