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Fsec Meeting Minutes April 11, 2025, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Level 2025-04, Nathan Leigh, Adam Zenger, Christena Leamer, Mardis Buness, David Lendrum, Greg George, Jakob Kryman, Kristin Reynolds

The Level

No abstract provided.

Traumas And The Development Of Personality Disorders, Madeline Raine Marler

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Whereas studies have examined associations between traumatic experiences and the development of various disorders, a notable gap in the literature persists on the impacts of trauma timing and type (intergenerational vs. personal, chronic vs. singular) on the development of psychiatric diagnoses. This qualitative study utilizes a grounded theory approach, thematic analysis, and various coding techniques to explore linkages between trauma and the development of personality disorder(s). The population referenced for this dissertation was sourced from accessible archival data, consisting of transcript dynamic intake or follow-up interviews, Traumatic Antecedent Interviews (TAIs), and chart reviews from a long-established psychoanalytic clinic. The qualitative, …

Students Create Audio Tours For Rowan Oak Visitors, Will Jones

University of Mississippi News

OXFORD, Miss. – Visitors to Rowan Oak, home of William Faulkner, can immerse themselves even more into the world of the Nobel Prize-winning author with a new series of audio tours, developed and recorded by students in a University of Mississippi exhibition design course.

Advocating For Pots; A Misdiagnosed And Underserved Population, Abbey E. Zimmers, Zeida Gutierrez

Spring 2025 OTD Capstone Symposium

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a form of dysautonomia that primarily affects the autonomic nervous system, making daily activities such as standing or concentrating difficult due to symptoms like fatigue, dizziness, and brain fog. It is most common in young women, often triggered by autoimmune diseases, viral infections, or trauma. POTS is under-diagnosed, with healthcare providers often unaware of its full spectrum of symptoms and the role of occupational therapy in managing daily function. Occupational therapy (OT) can significantly improve quality of life by helping patients manage symptoms and regain independence. Raising awareness of POTS and the benefits of …

The Impact Of A Sel-Based School Transition Readiness Program For Fifth Grade Students, Abigail V. Hall, Cynthia Haynes, Trish Chialastri

Spring 2025 OTD Capstone Symposium

This poster presents a study that developed and evaluated a Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) based educational program designed to support fifth-grade students transitioning to middle school. This program targeted five key SEL skills: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social-Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. The study aimed to improve students' occupational performance and self-perceived skill sets while also expanding knowledge on the role of OT with a psychosocial emphasis. The research addresses the gap in knowledge regarding SEL-based interventions for supporting students during critical educational transitions.

The Emotions Of Uncertainty: Science, Politics, And The Social Dynamics Of Decision Making, Alisa N. Rogers

Sociology ETDs

This dissertation examines how social and emotional factors influence attitudes toward science and decision making regarding science-based policy recommendations during the COVID-19 pandemic. I examine boundary work practices among the public as they evaluate experts during the pandemic and the social sources of information people used to construct knowledge. Then I examine the social and emotional factors that participants indicated influenced their own attitude formation and decisions to act regarding public health recommendations during the pandemic. I find that emotions influence each element of the decision process: information gathering, information evaluation, attitude formation, and decisions to act. Affective commitment and …

What Does It Mean To Be A Mentor? Perceptions Of Mentor Teachers In A Mentoring Program, Karen M. Powell

Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative case study is to describe a district-wide, new teacher induction and mentoring program in one metropolitan public elementary school in Georgia. Based on the literature reviewed, there is a lack of research on the effects of mentoring programs in elementary schools, and specifically the effects of mentoring on the mentor teacher. Research questions are: (1) How do mentor teachers experience an induction and mentoring program? (2) What meaning do mentor teachers ascribe to their role in new teacher induction? Data was collected from four mentor teachers through a background survey and individual interviews during the …

Editorial: Adverse And Toxic Effects Of Childhood Cancer Treatments, Volume Ii, Antonio Ruggiero, Roderick Skinner, Pinki Prasad

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Large-Scale Multi-Omics Analyses In Hispanic/Latino Populations Identify Genes For Cardiometabolic Traits, Lauren E Petty, Hung-Hsin Chen, Elizabeth G Frankel, Wanying Zhu, Carolina G Downie, Mariaelisa Graff, Phillip Lin, Priya Sharma, Xinruo Zhang, Alyssa C Scartozzi, Rashedeh Roshani, Joshua M Landman, Michael Boehnke, Donald W Bowden, John C Chambers, Anubha Mahajan, Mark I Mccarthy, Maggie C Y Ng, Xueling Sim, Cassandra N Spracklen, Weihua Zhang, Michael Preuss, Erwin P Bottinger, Girish N Nadkarni, Ruth J F Loos, Yii-Der Ida Chen, Jingyi Tan, Eli Ipp, Pauline Genter, Leslie S Emery, Tin Louie, Tamar Sofer, Adrienne M Stilp, Kent D Taylor, Anny H Xiang, Thomas A Buchanan, Kathryn Roll, Chuan Gao, Nicholette D Palmer, Jill M Norris, Lynne E Wagenknecht, Darryl Nousome, Rohit Varma, Roberta Mckean-Cowdin, Xiuqing Guo, Yang Hai, Willa Hsueh, Kevin Sandow, Esteban J Parra, Miguel Cruz, Adan Valladares-Salgado, Niels Wacher-Rodarte, Jerome I Rotter, Mark O Goodarzi, Stephen S Rich, Alain Bertoni, Leslie J Raffel, Jerry L Nadler, Fouad R Kandeel, Ravindranath Duggirala, John Blangero, Donna M Lehman, Ralph A Defronzo, Farook Thameem, Yujie Wang, Sheila Gahagan, Estela Blanco, Raquel Burrows, Alicia Huerta-Chagoya, Jose C Florez, Teresa Tusie-Luna, Clicerio González-Villalpando, Lorena Orozco, Christopher A Haiman, Craig L Hanis, Rebecca Rohde, Eric A Whitsel, Alexander P Reiner, Charles Kooperberg, Yun Li, Qing Duan, Miryoung Lee, Paulina Correa-Burrows, Susan K Fried, Kari E North, Joseph B Mccormick, Susan P Fisher-Hoch, Eric R Gamazon, Andrew P Morris, Josep M Mercader, Heather M Highland, Jennifer E Below

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Here, we present a multi-omics study of type 2 diabetes and quantitative blood lipid and lipoprotein traits conducted to date in Hispanic/Latino populations (nmax = 63,184). We conduct a meta-analysis of 16 type 2 diabetes and 19 lipid trait GWAS, identifying 20 genome-wide significant loci for type 2 diabetes, including one novel locus and novel signals at two known loci, based on fine-mapping. We also identify sixty-one genome-wide significant loci across the lipid/lipoprotein traits, including nine novel loci, and novel signals at 19 known loci through fine-mapping. Next, we analyze genetically regulated expression, perform Mendelian randomization, and analyze association with …

Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis Of Body Mass Index Identifies Novel African Ancestry-Specific Risk Allele, Xinruo Zhang, Jennifer A Brody, Mariaelisa Graff, Heather M Highland, Nathalie Chami, Hanfei Xu, Zhe Wang, Kendra R Ferrier, Geetha Chittoor, Navya Shilpa Josyula, Mariah Meyer, Shreyash Gupta, Xihao Li, Zilin Li, Matthew A Allison, Diane M Becker, Lawrence F Bielak, Joshua C Bis, Meher Preethi Boorgula, Donald W Bowden, Jai G Broome, Erin J Buth, Christopher S Carlson, Kyong-Mi Chang, Sameer Chavan, Yen-Feng Chiu, Lee-Ming Chuang, Matthew P Conomos, Dawn L Demeo, Mengmeng Du, Ravindranath Duggirala, Celeste Eng, Alison E Fohner, Barry I Freedman, Melanie E Garrett, Xiuqing Guo, Chris Haiman, Benjamin D Heavner, Bertha Hidalgo, James E Hixson, Yuk-Lam Ho, Brian D Hobbs, Donglei Hu, Qin Hui, Chii-Min Hwu, Rebecca D Jackson, Deepti Jain, Rita R Kalyani, Sharon L R Kardia, Tanika N Kelly, Ethan M Lange, Michael Lenoir, Changwei Li, Loic Le Marchand, Merry-Lynn N Mcdonald, Caitlin P Mchugh, Alanna C Morrison, Take Naseri, Jeffrey O'Connell, Christopher J O'Donnell, Nicholette D Palmer, James S Pankow, James A Perry, Ulrike Peters, Michael H Preuss, D C Rao, Elizabeth A Regan, Sefuiva M Reupena, Dan M Roden, Jose Rodriguez-Santana, Colleen M Sitlani, Jennifer A Smith, Hemant K Tiwari, Ramachandran S Vasan, Zeyuan Wang, Daniel E Weeks, Jennifer Wessel, Kerri L Wiggins, Lynne R Wilkens, Peter W F Wilson, Lisa R Yanek, Zachary T Yoneda, Wei Zhao, Sebastian Zöllner, Donna K Arnett, Allison E Ashley-Koch, Kathleen C Barnes, John Blangero, Eric Boerwinkle, Esteban G Burchard, April P Carson, Daniel I Chasman, Yii-Der Ida Chen, Joanne E Curran, Myriam Fornage, Victor R Gordeuk, Jiang He, Susan R Heckbert, Lifang Hou, Marguerite R Irvin, Charles Kooperberg, Ryan L Minster, Braxton D Mitchell, Mehdi Nouraie, Bruce M Psaty, Laura M Raffield, Alexander P Reiner, Stephen S Rich, Jerome I Rotter, M Benjamin Shoemaker, Nicholas L Smith, Kent D Taylor, Marilyn J Telen, Scott T Weiss, Yingze Zhang, Nancy Heard-Costa, Yan V Sun, Xihong Lin, L Adrienne Cupples, Leslie A Lange, Ching-Ti Liu, Ruth J F Loos, Kari E North, Anne E Justice

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Obesity is a major public health crisis associated with high mortality rates. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) investigating body mass index (BMI) have largely relied on imputed data from European individuals. This study leveraged whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data from 88,873 participants from the Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program, of which 51% were of non-European population groups. We discovered 18 BMI-associated signals (P <  5 × 10

The Experiences Of Veterans Seeking Peer-To-Peer Support For Mental Health Services After Covid-19, Edwin Brown

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This qualitative study explored the experiences of U.S. military veterans seeking peer-to-peer support for mental health services after COVID-19. The study investigated how veterans perceive the role of peer-to-peer support in addressing mental health challenges, particularly in the context of social isolation, anxiety, and other COVID-19 related stressors. Using semi-structured interviews, data were collected from veterans who sought peer-to-peer support services after COVID-19. A total of 14 veterans participated in this study, providing insights into their experiences accessing and utilizing peer-to-peer support mental health services after COVID-19. Thematic analysis identified key themes, including the importance of shared lived experiences, the …

Fulltime Faculty Perspectives On Engagement In Distributed Leadership At A Technical College, Jacinda Halene Lay

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem that was addressed in this basic qualitative study was that fulltime college faculty was not sufficiently engaged in distributed leadership at a technical college in a western state. The purpose of this study was to explore fulltime college faculty members’ perspective about their engagement in distributed leadership at a technical college in a western state. The research questions explored how fulltime faculty described their engagement in, and knowledge of, faculty leadership, at a technical college, and recommendations for increasing engagement. Using Spillane’s leader plus paradigm as the conceptual framework, semistructured interviews of 14 purposively sampled fulltime college faculty …

International Students And Cultural Adaptation: African Students' Experiences At Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Monalisa Lamptey

Research Papers

The increasing enrollment of international students in U.S. tertiary education institutions highlights the necessity for a deeper understanding of cultural adaptation experiences. This study aims to investigate the challenges and strategies African international students encounter while adapting to the cultural dynamics at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Using qualitative interviewing, this study explores how African students navigate cultural differences and respond to the social and academic demands of a new environment. The findings of this study revealed how faculty relationships and other resources from the university and surrounding community play a vital role in African international student’s adaptation process. This research …

Sga 56 Senate 2025-04-11 Minutes, Niu Student Government Association Senate

Student Government Association Archives

No abstract provided.

Sga 56 Senate 2025-04-11 Agenda, Niu Student Government Association Senate

Student Government Association Archives

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Funding Opportunities For Non-Profit Organizations Led By Black Women, Laquasha A. Dixon

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This study addressed significant disparities in funding awarded to non-profit organizations (NPOs) in the United States, led by Black women. Racial bias and the lack of knowledge about alternative funding sources were key factors contributing to this funding gap, which limited the capabilities of these organizations. The research question guiding this study was: In addition to government grants and program sponsorships, what other funding sources are available to NPOs led by Black women? The conceptual framework employed as a foundation for the research was the concept of creating a diverse funding portfolio for sustainability. The purpose of the project was …

Spelling Bee (2025) | Program, Jacksonville State University

Department of Theatre & Film Performance Archive

Performed 11-14 April 2025; The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee was a musical comedy with music and lyrics by William Finn, with a book written by Rachel Sheinkin, conceived by Rebecca Feldman and additional material by Jay Reiss. The play was directed by Michael Long, assistant director was Megan Brightwell, stage manager was Skylee Vaughn, assistant stage managers were Sabrina Dombrowski, Sa'Mitra Hill, and Tea Wilson. This item is contained within the Theatre & Film Production Archive.

26th Annual Isu Jazz Festival: April 11, 2025, Andy Martin

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts

April 11 and 12, 2025

Natural Killer Cells’ Functional Impairment Drives The Immune Escape Of Pre-Malignant Clones In Early-Stage Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Juan Jose Rodriguez-Sevilla, Irene Ganan-Gomez, Bijender Kumar, Natthakan Thongon, Feiyang Ma, Kelly S Chien, Yi J Kim, Hui Yang, Sanam Loghavi, Roselyn Tan, Vera Adema, Zongrui Li, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Hidetaka Uryu, Rashmi Kanagal-Shamanna, Gheath Al-Atrash, Rafael Bejar, Pinaki Prosad Banerjee, Sophia Lynn Cha, Guillermo Montalban-Bravo, Max Dougherty, Maria Claudina Fernandez Laurita, Noelle Wheeler, Baosen Jia, Eirini P Papapetrou, Franco Izzo, Daniela E Dueñas, Salome Mcallen, Yiqian Gu, Gabriele Todisco, Francesca Ficara, Matteo Giovanni Della Porta, Abhinav Jain, Koichi Takahashi, Karen Clise-Dwyer, Stephanie Halene, Maria Teresa Sabrina Bertilaccio, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, May Daher, Simona Colla

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Dissecting the preneoplastic disease states' biological mechanisms that precede tumorigenesis can lead to interventions that can slow down disease progression and/or mitigate disease-related comorbidities. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) cannot be cured by currently available pharmacological therapies, which fail to eradicate aberrant hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), most of which are mutated by the time of diagnosis. Here, we sought to elucidate how MDS HSCs evade immune surveillance and expand in patients with clonal cytopenias of undetermined significance (CCUS), the pre-malignant stage of MDS. We used multi-omic single-cell approaches and functional in vitro studies to show that immune escape at disease initiation is …

Between The Land And The Sea: Belizean Voices In Environmental Governance, Kris-An K. Hinds

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Coastal communities around the world are at the epicenter of dynamic socio-environmental transformations driven by the impacts of climate change, shifting human–more-than-human environmental relationships, and the decisions made in response to these challenges. As environmental concerns intensify, the governance decisions made to address these impacts will determine the severity of the impacts and the future of affected coastal areas. In regions such as the Caribbean, Central America, and Latin America, environmental governance is complicated by uneven power dynamics, historical legacies of racialized environmental spaces, and the ongoing challenge of balancing national economic growth with environmental preservation. These transformations are not …

Adapting To Uncertainty: Strategic Decision Making In The Fresh Produce Supply Chain Under Fluctuating Market Conditions, Jacqueline Kelly

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The global fresh produce supply chain faces increasing uncertainty due to economic volatility, shifting trade policies, logistical constraints, and evolving consumer demand. In this dissertation, I examine industrial purchasing decision-making grounded in the Industrial Buyer Behavior (IBB) framework. The study explores how supply chain experts navigate uncertainty, mitigate risks, and implement adaptive strategies to maintain efficiency and profitability.

Using a qualitative approach, this research draws on in-depth interviews with industry professionals to identify key factors influencing purchasing decisions, including supply chain resilience, technological advancements, sustainability, and geopolitical risks. Findings indicate flexible sourcing strategies, real-time logistical adjustments, and predictive analytics are …

Large-Scale Multi-Omics Analyses In Hispanic/Latino Populations Identify Genes For Cardiometabolic Traits, Lauren E. Petty, Hung-Hsin Chen, Elizabeth G. Frankel, Wanying Zhu, Carolina G. Downie, Mariaelisa Graff, Phillip Lin, Priya Sharma, Ravi Duggirala, John Blangero

Human Genetics Publications

Here, we present a multi-omics study of type 2 diabetes and quantitative blood lipid and lipoprotein traits conducted to date in Hispanic/Latino populations (nmax = 63,184). We conduct a meta-analysis of 16 type 2 diabetes and 19 lipid trait GWAS, identifying 20 genome-wide significant loci for type 2 diabetes, including one novel locus and novel signals at two known loci, based on fine-mapping. We also identify sixty-one genome-wide significant loci across the lipid/lipoprotein traits, including nine novel loci, and novel signals at 19 known loci through fine-mapping. Next, we analyze genetically regulated expression, perform Mendelian randomization, and analyze association with …

Reinforcement Learning-Based Time-Slotted Protocol: A Reinforcement Learning Approach For Optimizing Long-Range Network Scalability, Nuha Alhattab, Fatma Bouabdallah, Enas F. Khairullah, Aishah Aseeri

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

The Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing communication by connecting everyday objects to the Internet, enabling data exchange and automation. Low-Power Wide-Area networks (LPWANs) provide a wireless communication solution optimized for long-range, low-power IoT devices. LoRa is a prominent LPWAN technology; its ability to provide long-range, low-power wireless connectivity makes it ideal for IoT applications that cover large areas or where battery life is critical. Despite its advantages, LoRa uses a random access mode, which makes it susceptible to increased collisions as the network expands. In addition, the scalability of LoRa is affected by the distribution of its transmission parameters. …

Exploring Rural Vs. Urban Variations In Emt Scope Of Practice: Advanced Airway And Iv Access Policies, Michaela Geffert

Theses

This thesis investigates how states across the United States (US) modify the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Scope of Practice (SoP) to permit advanced skills, with a focus on advanced airway management via supraglottic airways (SGAs) and intravenous (IV) access procedures, and whether rurality plays a role in these decisions. While the National EMS SoP Model establishes minimum competencies for each emergency medical services (EMS) provider level, individual states often alter their standards in response to local demographic, geographic, and resource-based needs. This study reviewed SoP policies from all 50 states, and 44 states were included. Logistic regression analysis was utilized …

Fort Hays State University Tiger Weekly, April 11, 2025, University Relations

Tiger Weekly Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Local Nutrient Addition Drives Plant Diversity Losses But Not Biotic Homogenization In Global Grasslands, Qingqing Chen, Shane A. Blowes, W. Stanley Harpole, Emma Ladouceur, Elizabeth T. Borer, Andrew Macdougall, Erika Hersch-Green, Et Al.

Michigan Tech Publications

Nutrient enrichment typically causes local plant diversity declines. A common but untested expectation is that nutrient enrichment also reduces variation in nutrient conditions among localities and selects for a smaller pool of species, causing greater diversity declines at larger than local scales and thus biotic homogenization. Here we apply a framework that links changes in species richness across scales to changes in the numbers of spatially restricted and widespread species for a standardized nutrient addition experiment across 72 grasslands on six continents. Overall, we find proportionally similar species loss at local and larger scales, suggesting similar declines of spatially restricted …

Total Intestinal Atresia In A Neonate: A Case Report., Cory Nonnemacher, Seth Saylors, Naomi-Liza Denning, Vatche Melkonian, Pablo Aguayo

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Intestinal atresias are a common cause of neonatal intestinal obstruction. An extremely rare variant is total intestinal atresia, where no lumen is appreciable from the duodenum through the colon. We describe a case of a 33-week female who was born at an outside hospital and underwent laparotomy for concern for intrauterine perforation and proximal intestinal obstruction. Laparotomy revealed a duodenal perforation and an atresia in the proximal jejunum. Resection of this segment revealed no intestinal lumen distally, and the patient was left in discontinuity and transferred to our tertiary children's hospital. Repeat laparotomy revealed atretic bowel with no lumen through …

Whole Genome Sequencing Analysis Of Body Mass Index Identifies Novel African Ancestry-Specific Risk Allele, Xinruo Zhang, D C Rao, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Obesity is a major public health crisis associated with high mortality rates. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) investigating body mass index (BMI) have largely relied on imputed data from European individuals. This study leveraged whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data from 88,873 participants from the Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program, of which 51% were of non-European population groups. We discovered 18 BMI-associated signals (P <  5 × 10

Practicing Community, Cultivating Democracy -- Lessons From Professional Power Shifters, Sylvia Gale

Other Publications

Below I describe five intentional practices people working in human-facing professions can employ in order to create the conditions for a healthy democracy.

These practices were originally distilled from my observations at the Deaconess Foundation’s Helsinki D-Stations and from my interactions and discussions with professionals across the Foundation’s Civic Action and Community Programs team from January-June 2023, when I was hosted by the Deaconess Foundation on a Mid-Career Professional Development Award from the Fulbright Finland Foundation. Since then, I have augmented and clarified these practices through observation and reflection with colleagues in my American context, where I am the executive …