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Detecting Cognitive Fatigue In Subjects With Traumatic Brain Injury From Fmri Scans Using Self-Supervised Learning, Ashish Jaiswal, Ramesh Babu Ashwin, Zadeh Mohammad Zaki, Glenn Wylie, Fillia Makedon

Association of Computing Machinery Open Access Agreement Publications-Archive

Understanding cognitive states from fMRI data have yet to be investigated to its full extent due to its complex nature. In this work, the problem of understanding cognitive fatigue among TBI patients has been formulated as a multi-class classification problem. We built a Spatio-temporal encoder model using convolutions and LSTMs as the building blocks to extract spatial features and to model the 4D nature of fMRI scans. To learn a better representation of the data and the condition, we used a self-supervised learning technique called "Contrastive Learning" to pretrain our encoder with a public dataset BOLD5000 and further fine-tuned our …

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

Georgia Southern Faculty Receive $424,000 Grants to Advance Cancer Treatments

Making History: Ted Ownby To Retire After 35 Years, Rebecca Lauck Cleary

Blog Posts

After 35 years as a member of the University of Mississippi faculty, including 11 years as director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, history and Southern Studies professor Ted Ownby is preparing to retire at the end of June.

Examining The Impact Of Gender, Caretaking On Faculty Research Productivity, Tenure And Promotion Progress During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Erin O'Mara Kunz, Corinne Brion, Hannah Kessler, Eden Michelson

Reports from the Gender Equity Research Fellowship

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted the working and home lives of faculty. The largest impact was felt by women and caregivers, who suffered a staggering setback to their research productivity throughout the pandemic, and declines in research productivity have negative downstream consequences for tenure and promotion. The current research sought to examine gender and caregiving differences in research productivity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic among University of Dayton faculty. In two primary studies, research-active faculty were surveyed (Study 1) and interviewed (Study 2) to better understand the impact of gender and caregiving on research productivity during the pandemic. Study 1 …

Commencement Exercises Roger Williams University Class Of 2023, Roger Williams University, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Commencement (1996- )

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Attaining Academic Tenure, Amy A. Emerson, Charlotte Schneider

Faculty Publications

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Reviewing Internal Medicine Clerkship Grading Through A Proequity Lens: Results Of A National Survey, Cindy J Lai, Irene Alexandraki, Nadia Ismail, Diane Levine, Chavon Onumah, Amber T Pincavage, Jackcy Jacob, Melissa Osborn Jenkins, Amulya Nagarur, Michael Kisielewski, Nora Y Osman

Faculty and Staff Publications

Purpose: Equity in assessment and grading has become imperative across medical education. Although strategies to promote equity exist, there may be variable penetrance across institutions. The objectives of this study were to identify strategies internal medicine (IM) clerkship directors (CDs) use to reduce inequities in assessment and grading and explore IM CDs' perceptions of factors that impede or facilitate the implementation of these strategies.

Method: From October to December 2021, the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine conducted its annual survey of IM core CDs at 137 U.S. and U.S. territory-based medical schools. This …

Incorporating Job Competition And Matching To An Indicator-Based Transportation Equity Analysis For Auto And Transit In Dallas-Fort Worth Area, Seyedsoheil Sharifiasl, Subham Kharel, Qisheng Pan

SAGE Open Access Agreement Publications-Archive

Transportation equity is a vital but vague issue for planners and engineers in the United States, where mobility-based transportation planning has triggered the disproportionate distribution of benefits and burdens in the transportation system. Previously, transportation equity studies have evaluated equity using different transportation service metrics and socio-demographic factors. Job accessibility is one principal metric for transportation quality as it directly relates to a community's economic prosperity. While most equity studies analyze aggregate accessibility for a single mode, our study measures blue-collar and white-collar job accessibilities for automobile and transit by incorporating job proximity, competition, and matching, using the Dallas-Fort Worth …

Assignment Negotiation: Critical Race Theory And Educational Leadership Preparation Program, Ericka Roland

SAGE Open Access Agreement Publications-Archive

The current tensions around racism in public schooling prompted Dr. Edwards, an assistant professor in educational leadership and policy studies, to teach critical race theory and assign a racism audit for doctoral students to use the theory in practice. Students were to complete their racism audit on their school campus. However, several students refused to complete the assignment. Some students refused for fear of job repercussions, while others accused Dr. Edwards of indoctrinating them with liberal political ideologies. This case explores the complexity and dilemmas that faculty encounter as they engage in antiracism leadership teaching during a time of racial …

2023 Spring Commencement Program: Winona State University, Winona State University

WSU Commencement Programs

This is the Winona State University Spring 2023 commencement program. Commencement was on Friday, May 5, 2023.

2023 Great Expectations Spring Faculty Conference: Education For Humanity, Academic Affairs

Spring Great Expectation Faculty Conference

The 2023 Great Expectations Spring Faculty Conference featured a speech by keynote speaker, Tamara Bilous, Professor of English, Rivne State University, Ukraine.

Professor Tamara Bilous is Educator in Residence at Otterbein University for spring semester (2023). While affiliated with Otterbein, she has engaged in professional development opportunities in the areas of multicultural education and ESL instruction with support from Professor Diane Ross and Erin Johnson.

She joins Otterbein while continuing her teaching and research responsibilities as a Professor of English at Rivne State University of the Humanities, in Rivne, Ukraine. Dr. Bilous is fluent in English, Ukrainian, and Russian, and …

College Of Graduate Programs And Honors Studies Newsletter - May 2023, College Of Graduate Programs And Honors Studies, Wright State University

College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies Newsletter

A nine page newsletter created by the College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies at Wright State University. This newsletter includes a upcoming events, message from the dean, and more.

Dsp Decision Checklist, State University Of New York At Cortland

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DSP Decision Checklist

Distinguished Librarian (Dl) Committee, State University Of New York At Cortland

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Distinguished Librarian (DL) Committee

Integrating Doctrine And Diversity Speaker Series: Responding To Classroom Controversy, Roger Williams University School Of Law

School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events

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Dtp Selection Checklist, State University Of New York At Cortland

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DTP Selection Checklist

Impact Of A Distance Training Programme On The Development Of Teaching & Training Design Skills For Faculty Members, A. M. Alqoot

Information Sciences Letters

The study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of a distance training programme (DTP) to develop the training and educational design skills of a sample of faculty members. A total of (25) members of the pilot sample were taught by Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University. To achieve the objective of the study, the design of a distance training programme was conceived according to the General Design Educational Model (ADDIE) via the Zoom online platform to develop skills in educational and training design (ETD) skills. Actually, two tools have been developed, a tool that measures the knowledge aspect of educational content and …

Reducing Officer-Involved Deaths Of Civilians In Urban Areas: Forecasting The Effects Of Departmental Policies, James D. Kelsay, Ian A. Silver, Leah C. Butler

SAGE Open Access Agreement Publications-Archive

Recent police-involved deaths of Black civilians have sparked public outcry and demand for police reforms. However, many departmental policies intended to reduce the lethal use-of-force by police officers lack empirical support for their effectiveness. To address this shortcoming, a Bayesian random intercept model is used to forecast the effects of eight departmental policies on the number of police-involved civilian deaths across 66 police departments. Results suggest that although several policies are associated with a reduction in officer-involved deaths of civilians in some police departments, they are unlikely to eliminate officer-involved deaths completely. Specifically, we observed that introducing additional departmental policies …

Addressing Bias From Faculty Through Implementing Bias Training, Tori A. Henning

Masters Projects

Research has indicated that college students experience bias from college faculty on a regular bias. However, there is no mandated training for college faculty on the various forms of bias and the impact that it can have on students’ ability to be successful. While bias influences many students, students of color, women, LGBTQ+ students, and students from of different ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds experience bias at greater rates than white students. This project explores how the various forms of bias, the training that college faculty receive, student development theory, and how bias impacts students’ success and their sense of belonging …

2023 April, 23; Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

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2023 April, 23; Faculty Senate Minutes

Remaining Vacancies, Call for Nominations – Spring 2023  Faculty Senate Senator Seats and FS Committees

2023 April, 23; Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

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Faculty Senate Minutes; 2023 April, 23

Best Practices for Administrative Searches at the Associate Dean  Level and Above

2023 April, 22; Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

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Faculty Senate Minutes; 2023 April, 22

Resolution to Increase Diversity among Faculty in the Colleges of Technology

2023 April, 22; Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

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Faculty Senate Minutes; 2023 April, 22

Condemn Abusive Workplace Behavior and Request that SUNY  System Administration Establish a System-wide Workplace Conduct Policy

2023 April, 22; Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

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Faculty Senate Minutes; 2023 April, 22

2023 April, 22; Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

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Faculty Senate Minutes; 2023 April, 22

Condemn Abusive Workplace Behavior and Request that SUNY  System Administration Establish a System-wide Workplace Conduct Policy

2023 April, 22; Faculty Senate Minutes, State University Of New York At Cortland

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Faculty Senate Minutes; 2023 April, 22

Best Practices for Administrative Searches at the Associate Dean  Level and Above

Learn, Reflect, Practice, Discuss: A Professional Development Pilot For Clinical Nurse Educators, Jessica Savage, Linda Wofford Dr., David Phillippi Dr.

DNP Projects

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AIM: The aim of this project was to assess the effect of a professional development pilot on the self-efficacy among clinical nurse educators toward evaluation and assessment of students in the clinical setting.

BACKGROUND: Nursing schools employ clinical nurse faculty with varied levels of experience and formal education in teaching. Positive student outcomes are dependent on the competency of their nursing faculty, yet best practices to train and support the professional growth of clinical faculty have not yet been identified.

METHOD: A multi-modal professional development pilot including online-learning modules, self-reflection, practice-learning, and peer-mentoring components was designed and implemented with …

Resilience And Mental Health In College Students, Indyah Ferrouillet, Bemsimbom Nkuo, Daniel Ceccoli, Patrick J. Cooper

Student Publications and Presentations

Research suggests a moderate incidence of depression, anxiety, and especially stress among college students (Ramon-Arbues et al., 2020). It is reasonable to believe that these mental health outcomes might be inversely correlated with resilience, the ability to adapt to new challenges. In this study, we hypothesize an inverse correlation between resilience (as measured by the self-reported BRS-6) and stress, anxiety, and depression (as measured by the DASS-21). In other words, college students who feel resilient will experience greater mental health and wellness. To build on previous research that suggests these effects in females only (Ahmed & Julius, 2015), biological sex …

Trauma-Informed Practices Of Mental Health Providers Around The Globe, Kathleen Scott, Jon Sperry, Debra L. Ainbinder, Lydia Fink, Amanda Mohammed

Student Publications and Presentations

This study examined trauma-informed practices of mental health professionals from 25 different countries. The literature indicates that many practitioners feel unprepared and unequipped to therapeutically work with individuals who have experienced trauma-related psychological disorders (SAMHSA, 2014). This poster highlights the deficits in trauma-informed competency among practitioners from around the globe, offers recommendations to emphasize graduate and post-graduate trauma-informed training, and also offers suggestions for future trauma competencies.

Plastic Water Bottles, Source Of Phthalates?, Grace Gouws, Emily Pintilie, Erika L. Doctor

Student Publications and Presentations

Phthalates are plasticizers which are added to many materials to increase their flexibility, durability, longevity, and transparency. These compounds are commonly found in personal-care products, plastic bottles, medical tubing, and in foods (Centers for Disease Control, n.d). Due to their prevalence in our everyday lives, and their ability to act as endocrine disruptors in humans, knowing the exact source of phthalate exposure is of interest to public health. One common source is the contact between food we consume and the plastic containers they are stored in. This study was conducted to determine thepresence of phthalates in disposable water bottles after …