Digital Commons Network^™

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Students Open Little Free Library in Statesboro Coffee shop
• Class Alumnus Named One of Time Magazine's Most Influential People

Sociology-Mathematics Alum: ‘Anti-Money Laundering Is Emerging Field’, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Class Visitor Uses Women's Football To Challenge Constructions Of Female Masculinity, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Sociology Alumnus Teaches At Ohio Zanesville, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Medieval Nemea: Building A Public Digital Resource, Lauren A. Vagts, Effie Athanassopoulos

UCARE: Research Products

This site presents medieval ceramics from the excavations at the site of Nemea, in southern Greece. We have created a digital resource with results and artifacts from archaeological excavations conducted in the 1970s and 1980s, which have remained unpublished. The website incorporates a variety of materials, including excavation notebooks, maps, data bases, photographs, and 3D models of ceramics. Omeka was selected as the software for this project for several reasons. Omeka offers the Dublin Core metadata as a way to standardize and organize digital data, allowing its users access to a well-developed platform. Omeka is also an open source software …

La Minga As A Model Of Food Justice? : A Thesis On The Motivations And Practices Of Immigrant And Native-Citizen Growers At La Minga Cooperative Farm In Prospect, Ky., Tyler Austin Short

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Progressive and radical stakeholders in the local food system call for forms of agricultural production and distribution that dialectically oppose the dominant paradigm of corporate-controlled agribusiness. This ethnographic research engages with the question of whether La Minga is a model of food justice. I collected ethnographic data from May 2015 to March 2016 via informal conversations and semi-structured interviews with members of the farm as well as secondary data gleaned from literature on anarchism, political economy, and food and agriculture. La Minga serves as a small-scale example of immigrants and native-citizens exercising their human right to produce healthy, culturally-appropriate food …

The Impact Of Mycobacterium Leprae: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Of The Paleopathological Literature, Mallory Alexis Schreier

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

Leprosy, caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis, is a chronic, infectious disease that eventually causes disfiguring skin lesions, nerve damage, and muscle weakness. Even though leprosy has been nearly eliminated in many parts of the world today, it remains endemic in India, Myanmar, Nepal, Brazil, and a few African countries. Unfortunately, this infectious disease is not limited to just modern populations. In the past, leprosy spread globally and was a pervasive, degenerating disease. The literature traces leprosy back to 1550 BCE although there is possible skeletal evidence of leprosy in Rajasthan, India from 2000 BCE, suggesting …

Psychology-Sociology Alum Was Entrepreneur In Mansfield, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Inside Higher Ed Interviews Lee On New Book Class And Campus Life, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Claiming The State: The Impact Of Human Rights Education And Legal Mobilization On Ghanaian Political Subjectivity, Catherine F. Buerger

Doctoral Dissertations

In this dissertation, I investigate the relationship between human rights participation and political subjectivity in Ghana. Specifically, I address two primary questions: 1) does participation in human rights-based activities have an impact on individual beliefs about democracy and the state? And, 2) if so, how do these altered beliefs manifest themselves in behavioral changes, including the way that individuals advance claims, settle disputes, and talk about the responsibilities of the state? To answer these questions, I conducted 12 months of ethnographic fieldwork in two low-income communities in Accra, Ghana. I argue that participating in human rights activities has had a …

Post Quotes Kaufman On Big Payoffs In Degree Programs For Prisoners, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Integrative 3d Recording Methods Of Historic Architecture: Burg Hohenecken From Southwest Germany, Aaron C. Pattee

Department of Anthropology: Theses and Student Research

This research explores the methodology and application of photogrammetric and laser-scanning recording methods to a castle ruin, with the primary purpose of digitally preserving the castle. Both methods generated interactive 3D models via the combination of still images (photogrammetry) and precise laser measurements (laser-scanning), which were then combined into a single model. The case study is the medieval castle ruin Burg Hohenecken located in the city of Kaiserslautern in southwest Germany. The castle was active from 1212-1689, as one of over fifty castles within the region of the Pfalz. The inhabitants included the noble von Hoheneck family and various …

Local Disease Concepts Relevant To The Design Of A Community-Based Surveillance Program For Influenza In Rural Guatemala, Alejandro Cerón, Maria Renee Ortiz, Danilo Álvarez, Guy H. Palmer, Celia Cordón-Rosales

Anthropology: Faculty Scholarship

Background

Early detection of emergent influenza strains is a global health priority. However, maintaining active surveillance is economically and logistically challenging. While community-based surveillance is an attractive alternative, design and operation of an effective epidemiological surveillance program requires community engagement that can be linked to public health reporting and response. We report the results of a study in rural Guatemalan communities aimed at identifying opportunities for and barriers to community engagement in disease surveillance.

Methods

Using an ethnographic approach followed by a descriptive cross-sectional survey, we documented local terms and ideas about animal illnesses, including the possibility of animal-human transmission. …

A Stylistic Analysis Of Protohistoric Polychrome Ceramics From The Lower Mississippi Valley, Karla Oesch

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

The unique nature of ceramics from the Lower Mississippi Valley provides an important basis for detailed ceramic studies that aid researchers in understanding processes of social change. These ceramic assemblages, especially those dating to the Protohistoric period, will be the focus of this research. Ceramic vessels from Coahoma, Lee, and Phillips Counties, will be used to compile a database of design motifs, in addition to other ceramic characteristics. Using the available radiocarbon dates from these sites, my research will help to better understand the chronological placement of specific ceramic characteristics. Furthermore, my research will not only supplement ceramic chronologies, but …

Junior Loves Studying Crime And Speaking French, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Fr. Anthony J. Gittins, C.S.Sp., Anthony J. Gittins C.S.Sp.

Spiritan Oral History Project

Fr. Anthony J. Gittins, C.S.Sp. [b. 1943] was ordained in 1967. He attended the University of Edinburgh from 1968-72 and received a doctorate in Social Anthropology in 1977. Fr. Gittins was a missionary to the Mende people in Sierra Leone from 1972-80. He went on to serve as a professor at the Missionary Institute and as Formation Director in London from 1980-84. He is the Emeritus Professor of Theology and Culture at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, Illinois, where he began teaching in 1984. Fr. Gittins has spent over thirty years ministering to homeless women and those leaving prostitution …

Anthropology Interns Help Prepare Exhibit About Local Artist, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Anthropology Alum Is Archaeologist For Engineering Firm In Atlanta, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Sociology Alum Provides Work Training At Hattie's Garden In Akron, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Sociology Criminology Alum Is Ohio Police Officer, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Psychology Alumna With Sociology Minor Is Recruiter For Cardinal Health, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Anthropology Major Interns At The Athens Historical Society, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Alum Selected Chief Managing Editor Of Cleveland State Law Review, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Sociology Alumna's Students In Ohio Collaborate With Nigerian Students, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Sociology Criminology Alum Is Local Victim Advocate, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Anthropology Alum Is Refugee Services Advocate In Cleveland, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Political Science Sociology Criminology Alum Works At Justice Center, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Sociology Students Skype With Award-Winning Author, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Arts & Sciences Reception Follows Graduate Commencement, April 29, Ohio University College Of Arts & Sciences

All Forum Articles

No abstract provided.

Assessing An Ethical Global Service Learning Experience, Chelsey Peterson

Communication Sciences and Disorders: Student Scholarship & Creative Works

With more college students going abroad to developing countries for research and service work, it is important to understand the possible benefits and harms that can occur during such an experience. When professors take their students abroad, they need to facilitate student learning to enhance benefits and lessen harms. Student reflection has proven to be a way to assess student learning; there needs to be an approach to assessing reflection during service learning experiences to ensure the effectiveness of an ethical experience. This study is a replication of a pilot study using a Service Learning Engagement Rubric to assess student …