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Faculty Authors 2025: Administrative Units, Erin Sheffner

Faculty Authors and Sponsored Grant Recipients Reception Bibliographies

An annotated bibliography compiled by the University Library of the publications featured by Administrative Faculty at the annual Faculty Authors and Creators Reception at Governors State University.

Polymorph V. “Stochastic Parrot”, Lin Allen

Communication Studies Faculty Publications

This mock trial script is based on Thaler v. Perlmutter, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, (2025), which upheld the ruling that artificial intelligence cannot be classified as an “inventor”, rendering AI ineligible for copyrighting. The futuristic scenario is based on the case being adjudicated before a fictional court: The Adjudicator of Artificial Intelligence. Plaintiff will be represented by “Polymorph,” aka Stephen Thaler, An Individual Appellant, and Respondent will be represented by “Stochastic Parrot,” aka Shira Perlmutter, in her official capacity as Register of copyrights and Director of the United States Copyright Office and U.S. …

Csbs Kudos, Spring 2025, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Kudos

Contents:

--- Faculty Accolades
--- CSBS Awards
--- Promotions
--- Retirements: Robert Dise; Carolyn Hildebrandt
--- Scott Peters talks civics education on "Iowa Press"
--- Kelli Snyder receives Iowa Athletic Trainers' Society Educator of the Year Award
--- Nancy Kertz named to 2025 Great Iowa Nurses
--- Bill Henninger receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for spring 2025
--- A legacy of leadership
--- UNI Center for Civic Education hosts naturalization ceremony
--- PATCVP hosts inaugural Dan Marburger MVP Advocacy Awards
--- UNI public health students earn top honors at national competition
--- UNI expands access to offer Master’s in History …

Chalmers Library Research Award Winner 2 2025, Chau Vu

Chalmers Library Research Award

No abstract provided.

Open Educational Resources For A More Just Romanticism, Leila Walker

Publications and Research

Efforts to diversify the field of Romanticism, long overdue, have intensified

recently, and many Romanticist organizations now sponsor programmes

aimed at amplifying Black and Brown voices. Most of these efforts have

focused on content: how to present Romanticism as a global movement

and include non-white authors in our anthologies and syllabi. While these

much-needed changes address some of the field’s traditional blind spots,

they do little to materially benefit our most vulnerable students or to

address the structural barriers that maintain Romanticism’s exclusionary

status quo. Open educational resources, or OERs, are one way to begin

productively transforming the way the …

Expressions 2025, Brody Nicholaisen, Tonya Quinn, Emily Hockett, Lily Christensen, Quinn Harbison, Nate Hochstetler, Thomas Corrigan, Julianna Rosendahl, Nora Ausman

Expressions

This year’s two distinctly different covers were illustrated and designed by Graphic Design students Calvin DeZwaan (cover shown here) and Zack DeFrancisco.

Understanding Populism In Spain: Root Causes, Political Impacts, And Containment Strategies, Yuliu Huang

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This paper investigates the rise of populism in Spain, examining its root causes, political consequences, and potential strategies for democratic resilience. Spain presents a unique case of simultaneous left-wing and right-wing populist surges, embodied by the Podemos and V ox parties, respectively. Through a mixed-methods approach that includes a literature review and semi-structured interviews, the paper identifies economic inequality, political corruption, and cultural anxieties as the primary drivers of populist sentiment. It analyzes how these movements have reshaped Spain’s political landscape, such as dismantling the PSOE and PP duopoly in parliament, altering public policy priorities, and exacerbating political polarization. The …

Louis Wain And The Popularization Of House Cats In England, Madison Fama

HON 399 Study Abroad Posters

Louis Wain (1860-1939) was a British artist who changed the public's perspective of house cats. Wain was an incredibly talented artist who attended the prestigious West London School of Art and went into work as an illustrator. In 1884, he married a woman named Elizabeth Richardson and together they had a house cat named Peter. However, Elizabeth developed breast cancer and passed away shortly after their wedding. In her sickness, Wain drew pictures of Peter to raise her spirits. He used Peter as a muse after her passing, and his art of cats quickly got incredibly popular. Wain illustrated his …

From Manuscript To Machine: Ai-Driven Transcriber, Elijah Shannon

HON 399 Study Abroad Posters

A significant bottleneck in the research process of the pre-digital era is accessing the necessary documents to perform said research. The obvious answer is digital documents; however, the process of digitization and transcribing takes time and manpower. This poster presents an AI-backed process for converting documents from physical pages to a digital text.

Katherine Parr: More Than Just The One Who Survived, Ashton Lucky

HON 399 Study Abroad Posters

Katherine Parr is often remembered merely as the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII, known for being the one to survive the infamous monarch. Yet, condensing her legacy to this one role overlooks her impact on our history. Parr was a devoted scholar, profound author, beloved stepmother, advocate for education, and avid Protestant reformer. Her contributions, rooted in her beliefs, make it clear that she is perhaps one of the most influential queens in history.

Traumatic Brain Injury Prevention Through Helmet Safety Education For Parents And Free Helmets For Elementary-Aged School Children, Kelli E. Camp

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Problem Description: Head injuries from bicycle accidents are a leading cause of emergency visits among elementary-aged children, particularly in rural areas (Safe Kids Worldwide, 2017). Helmets significantly reduce traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) up to 88% (Field Neurosciences Institute, n.d.). However, low-income families, especially in rural areas, often lack access to helmets and safety education, resulting in lower helmet use and higher injury rates. These challenges are amplified in communities facing high traffic injury rates, limited access to safety resources, and economic constraints (Gilna et al., 2022; World Health Organization, 2023).

Setting: This project took place in Othello, WA (pop. 8,915), …

Visual Storytelling In Video Games, Michael P. Mclaughlin

Honors Theses

Every year, new top-hit video games are developed. Some are highly praised by critics, while others receive more mixed reviews. Among the factors that lead to these ratings is the plot/story elements. As more video games are published their focus on story elements has faded, overshadowed even, by newer graphics and jaw dropping mechanics. My Thesis and Project aim to show how games are a phenomenal medium that conveys complex stories with more engagement than most other mediums and resurface the importance of story development in games in the future.

The Evolution Of Ems: Chauffeur To Clinician, Allie L. Lamb

Honors Theses

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) are young and developing. These agencies provide pre-hospital care to individuals in communities across the United States. Despite their prevalence, research on EMS and its history is lacking. This study tracks the evolution of EMS in the United States by outlining its history, investigating major events during its life span, identifying major positive or negative influencing factors on its evolution, and conducting a survey to analyze the thoughts of the modern provider. The outline of the evolution of EMS exemplifies the evolution of the provider, which leads to the primary question. Are EMS providers clinicians? The …

Processing In Purgatory: The Hero’S Journey And Narrative Game Design, Margaret L. Abner

Honors Theses

Due to how young the game industry is, clear guidelines for how narrative game design should be structured have not yet been formed. This paper delves into the idea of the Hero’s Journey, a classic premise within storytelling and how it does and does not work when applied to the video game format. To help research this idea, I created a narrative heavy video game called Processing in Purgatory as a part of my thesis and used it as an example while exploring each step of the Hero’s Journey. What becomes clear is that video games have two separate hero’s …

Taking Advantage Of Rural Families: How The Opioid Epidemic Targeted Appalachian Communities, Dominic C. Acciardo

Honors Theses

Since the opioid epidemic began in the 1990s, it has caused over 500,000 deaths and left thousands more with lifelong addiction struggles, but this tragedy was not evenly distributed throughout the US. The damage caused by the opioid epidemic was specifically felt in Appalachia and other rural regions like it. This thesis describes the factors present in both the Appalachian community and the opioid epidemic that resulted in this crisis being so devastating to the region. The reliance on labor-intensive blue-collar work, close family bonds, and the high presence of poverty in the region made it a sought-after target of …

Nossrat Yassini Poetry Festival Readies For Second Annual Celebration, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Veterans Guardian Va Claim Consulting Llc V. Matthew J. Platkin

2025 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

Algorithmic Bias In Hiring: Amending Title Vii To Prohibit Ai Discrimination, Michael H. Leroy

Journal of Legislation

I propose amendments to Title VII to address discriminatory hiring related to AI technologies. Section 703(c)’s definition of an “employment agency” should be modified to include “any person who uses artificial intelligence” to procure employees. I also propose a new definition in section 703 that incorporates the expansive definition of AI in 15 U.S.C. 9401(3). These small changes would make AI hiring firms more responsible for discriminatory screening and selection of job applicants, and better protect applicants who are adversely selected by sex, race, disability and other protected characteristics.

Undergraduate And Graduate Course Descriptions, Spring 2025, Wright State University

Course Descriptions

Wright State University undergraduate and graduate course descriptions from Spring 2025

College Council Newsletter (April 2025), Dmacc

College Council

No abstract provided.

Quality Assurance Framework For Recovered Binders And Aggregates From Asphalt Mixtures Incorporating Recycled Materials, Eslam Deef-Allah, Magdy Abdelrahman

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This study proposes that a proactive quality assurance (QA) framework for asphalt mixes with recycled materials, i.e., reclaimed asphalt pavement and recycled asphalt shingles, should be developed. Quality control (QC) is generally concerned with the contractor's obligation to produce mixes which meet the job mix formula (JMF) targets. However, QA considers the variability in fabrication processes and materials and offers monitoring by evaluating the contractor's performance. Although both aggregate gradations and asphalt contents were within the JMF specifications, the recovered binders revealed significant differences from the contract binders in the JMF. Rheological tests indicated increased stiffness and elasticity but reduced …

Preservice Teachers’ Experiences With Critical Self-Reflection As A Means For Identifying Resistances To Becoming Culturally Competent: A Phenomenological Study, Susan Elaine Huff

Dissertations

Preservice teacher programs have been charged with finding ways to make programming more multiculturally inclusive due to the student population in K-12 public schools across the United States becoming increasing racially, culturally, or ethnically more diverse each year. The majority of current educational research surrounding multicultural education, explores the limited diversity in teacher education programs, understanding the cultural competency of the current teachers, and investigating discrepancies within current classroom application. There is little research that considers how preservice teachers use critical self-reflection as a tool for working with diverse student populations during clinical work in their program. Therefore, the purpose …

The Power Of Pre-Reading Skills, Amy Vandermeer

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

Early primary students can struggle with pre-reading skills, and this struggle leads to a lack of reading development as they enter primary grades. Research reveals that factors such as working memory and disorders such as dyslexia influence children's reading development, yet strategies such as orthographic mapping and embodied learning can improve their pre-reading skills. Research has also shown that pre-reading skills are correlated with later reading abilities. This study aims to describe the characteristics of pre-reading skills and explain the impact of pre-reading skills on later reading abilities. Based on a literature review on the impact of pre-reading skills, assessment …

The Power Of Predictability: Examining The Impact Of Structured Routines On Behavior And Attentiveness In Early Childhood Education, Brittany Peters

Master's Theses & Capstone Projects

This study examines how structured routines impact preschoolers' attentiveness and behavior in a small-town classroom with a diverse student population, including ELLs and children with IEPs. The research uses observations, teacher interviews, and parent surveys to examine how routines shape engagement, transitions, and self-regulation. Using a mixed-methods approach, the study integrates qualitative and quantitative data to explore how these routines influence engagement, transitions, and behavioral development. The study gathers data through systematic observations, structured behavioral assessments, semi-structured teacher interviews, and parent surveys, providing insights from multiple perspectives. Drawing on the principles of practitioner inquiry (Fichtman-Dana & Yendol-Hoppey, 2020), the study …

Dai Ming: Keeper Of Time And Legacy, Fong Fong Chen, Helen Hoi Yan Lam, Kinchoi Lam

大明穿越時空記

This picture book is produced on the occasion of the interdisciplinary research initiative "Print and Preservation: Chinese Books Beyond Technology". Through engaging tales, children may explore the evolution and diversity of Chinese book printing technology, from woodblock printing to digital printing, and understand the present through the past. May this picture book be a starting point for children to embark on a wonderful journey of Chinese books and printing!

Geochronology Of Senèze, Eric Delson, Sébastien Nomade, Sevket Sen, Evelyne Debard, Jean-François Pastre, Jean-Jacques Bahain, Qingfeng Shao, Christophe Falguères

Publications and Research

The age of the Senèze mammalian fauna has been discussed since it was first reported in 1892. 40Ar/39Ar ages reported by Nomade et al. (2014) and recalculated here to agree with current standards placed the deposits between 2.20 and 2.07 Ma. Paleomagnetic data collected in 2001 and 2004 help to narrow the age range, especially of the levels yielding fossils in 2001–2006. In the western sector, fossils can be securely dated between 2.10 and 2.08 Ma, while in the southeastern sector, they are slightly older, between 2.20 and 2.18 Ma. Senèze is one of the few later Cenozoic European sites …

2025 Spring Nutshell, Morehead State University. Institutional Research & Analysis.

Office of Institutional Research & Analysis Publication Archive

Spring 2025 issue of the Nutshell.

Earthquake Disasters And Preparedness, Tsubasa Roberts

2025 Research and Creative Activity Day Posters

No abstract provided.

In Search Of Great Discipleship : A Project Exploring Best Practices Of Discipleship Among Hispanic Churches Of Central Florida, Omar Cardona

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Opening Access To Advanced Placement English, Tabitha J. Evans

Dissertations

The goal of this study was to examine the growth trend in enrollment into AP over Honors English courses in secondary students across six high schools in the same school district over the past eight years and to determine how that enrollment impacted exam performance. Both a student survey and district demographic and exam performance data was pulled across the six high schools for all AP English Language and Composition (AP Language) and AP English Literature and Composition (AP Literature) courses over the course of time under study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze trends in enrollment growth, AP scores, …