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Comparing Potential Soil Organic Carbon Storage Based On Dominant Vegetation Types In Central Texas Riparian Grasslands With Loss On Ignition, Renee Trombley

Environmental Studies Honors Theses

No abstract provided.

Trust: The Invisible Force Behind Effective Leadership During Times Of Change, Lindsay Atoro

M.S. in Leadership

Workplace change is constant, yet most change management models focus on logistical, financial, and operational factors, overlooking the human aspects. Strategies to support employees often neglect the critical role of trust in effectiveness and success. To more deeply explore the role of trust, this study combined a comprehensive literature review with leader interviews to compare theoretical findings with real-world practices. Results revealed that while leaders acknowledged the importance of trust in leading teams through change, fewer than half explicitly identified it without prompting. Trust was consistently referenced, though often implicitly, reflecting a pattern in the literature where trust was acknowledged …

Gaps In Ghana's Maternal Referral System And Their Impact On Maternal Mortality, Deborah Nyonator

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Mental Health Experiences Of First-Time Parents: A Qualitative Study., Taylor Ryan

Doctor of Social Work Capstone Projects

While transitioning into parenthood, one in five mothers will experience Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), and fathers are more likely to experience mental health disorders than their non-parenting counterparts. Although PMADs are experienced by many first-time parents, it is unclear if parents receive sufficient education on how to identify these symptoms and how to access the necessary resources. The current qualitative study explores the experiences of individuals who identify as first-time parents (N = 7) aged 25 to 34, with a child under 2 years old. Applied thematic analysis was used to identify themes related to first-time parents’ experiences …

The Epidemic Of Unsheltered Men In The United States And Its Public Health Consequences: A National Public Health Priority, James E. Leone, Awo-Yusra H. Musa

Bridgewater Review

People experiencing homelessness refers to an individual or family lacking a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and affects a diverse group of people in the United States (National Alliance to End Homelessness, 2025). This may include living on the streets, in cars, parks, or abandoned buildings as well as shelters, transitional housing, or people facing an imminent loss of housing without another identified residence (CDC, 2024). Homelessness affects all demographics ranging from age (youth and elderly) and ethnicity to gender and even class. Secondary to experiencing a lack of stable housing, individuals also face food scarcity, employment instability, and …

Improving Emergency Management Standards In A Community Hospital Emergency Department, Christian Lanphere

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: This quality improvement (QI) project used a pre-test/post-test design to evaluate whether targeted emergency management training improved emergency department (ED) nurses’ preparedness for mass casualty incidents (MCIs). A purposive sample of 25 ED nurses with fewer than ten years of experience from a community-level ED participated. The PICOT question examined whether participation in structured emergency management education would significantly improve nurses’ knowledge, skills, and abilities, as measured by the Emergency Preparedness Information Questionnaire (EPIQ).

Aims/Objectives: The project aimed to enhance ED nurses’ preparedness for chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) MCIs. Objectives included delivering a comprehensive CBRNE-focused educational …

Enhancing Registered Nurse Handoff And Documentation Adherence With An Acute Stroke Care Handoff Tool: A Quality Improvement Project, Grace Olson

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Inconsistent and nonuniform RN stroke handoffs are a major barrier to meeting quality metrics set by The Joint Commission. Effective RN stroke handoffs enhance communication, documentation adherence, and supports better patient outcomes.

Objectives: The purpose of this QI project was to enhance stroke care by using a structured RN handoff tool. Outcomes for evaluation consisted of two components: 1) increase stroke metric documentation adherence rates and 2) increase RN satisfaction on stroke handoff.

Methods: A pre-implementation and post-implementation design was used for this project on a medical stroke unit at a community hospital in the mid-Atlantic region. Implementation of …

The Introduction Of Tailored Nurse-Led Lifestyle Education To Improve Quality Of Life For Adolescent Dermatology Patients With Or At-Risk For Pcos: Dnp Project Final Paper, Molly Donovan

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent endocrine disorder affecting reproductive-age females, with symptoms often emerging in adolescence. Lifestyle modifications have been shown in evidence-based research trials to improve PCOS-related symptoms and patient quality of life, yet structured evaluation and education on comprehensive disease management is often lacking in specialty settings.

Objectives: The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) quality improvement project was to evaluate the impact of individualized lifestyle-focused nursing education on body image concerns, emotional well-being, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and confidence in disease management among adolescent females diagnosed with or at risk for …

Columnas: The Honors Program Newsletter At Bentley University, Amanda Li, Wilson Jan, Michael Raphael, Alexandra Rieckehoff, Karina Wu, Michael Shehata, Nilufar Noorian, Eloise Weintraub

Honors Program

INSIDE THE MODERN WORLD

Page 2: Stepping Out by Amanda Li

Page 3: Inside the Corporate Slop Bowl by Wilson Jan

Page 4: The Silencing: An Evaluation of the Global Attacks on the Right to Protest by Michael Raphael

THE SOUND OF CHANGE

Page 5: The Social, Cultural, and Economic Impact of Bad Bunny by Alexandra Rieckehoff

Page 6: Streaming Changed Music, But Is It Fair to Artists? by Karina Wu

Page 7: Feeling the Music: How Haptic Wearables Are Changing the Way We Experience Sound by Michael Shehata

SHIFTING SYSTEMS

Page 8: The Story Behind Davos, One of the …

Writ And Roe: How And Why American Evangelicals Responded To Abortion And Roe V. Wade (1960-Present), Caiden Hooks

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Projects

Beginning in 1925, evangelical Protestants largely left American politics. During the late 1960s, the pro-life movement was a largely liberal, Roman Catholic cause focused on reversing liberal state abortion laws. After the Supreme Court's ruling on abortion in Roe v. Wade (1973), the political landscape changed dramatically. Over the next decade-and-a-half, evangelicals, including Southern Baptists, re-entered American politics, eventually becoming the face of the pro-life movement and the conservative Religious Right. Southern Baptists in particular, were motivated to join the pro-life movement by statements and material put out by prominent evangelicals, including books, documentaries, and biblical commentary material that laid …

Antitrust, Vampires And Bloody Acquisitions, Theodosia Stavroulaki

Fordham Law Review

Private equity has rapidly seized control of large swaths of the U.S. healthcare system. This Essay argues that its takeover is not a story of efficiency or innovation but one of extraction. Drawing on a substantial body of research, it shows that private equity acquisitions are associated with rising healthcare costs, inferior care, reduced access to essential services, and deteriorating working conditions for physicians and nurses—harms that fall most heavily on marginalized communities.

These outcomes are not accidental. They stem from the private equity business model, which relies on leveraged buyouts, aggressive cost cutting, and roll-up strategies designed to generate …

We Learn By Doing, Leading, And Competing: Women In Athletics And Physical Education At Bridgewater And Beyond, 1890-1960, Maura Rosenthal, Orson Kingsley

Bridgewater Review

Our 2026 Maxwell Library exhibit and accompanying digital exhibit (https://vc.bridgew.edu/exhibit/) share the story of physical education at Bridgewater State Normal School through course catalogs, gymnasium uniforms, student reflections, and faculty voices. It also highlights items from the Kathleen Bertrand and Linda Lundin Honoring Women in Sports Collection to trace the history of women in baseball and show how their opportunities to compete evolved alongside major social changes and educational movements in the first half of the twentieth century. The work of this exhibit is a collaboration and part of Maura’s Presidential Fellowship project.

Missional Shepherds: Exploring Development Opportunities For Shepherd Teams In Alaskan Churches Of Christ, Jeff Smith

Harding School of Theology Dissertations and Theses

No abstract provided.

Imidacloprid Effects On The Survival And Cutaneous Microbiome Of Northern Leopard Frogs, Evelyn Margaret Osterloo

Honors Thesis

Amphibians are experiencing population declines due to habitat loss, climate change, and diseases, particularly chytridiomycosis caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Protection from this fungal infection stems from the cutaneous microbiome. Pesticides have been shown to affect amphibians in a variety of ways, including reducing survival, locomotor performance, and accumulation in body tissues. Pesticides may also lead to changes in the cutaneous microbiome affecting amphibians who rely on these organisms as an anti-Bd defense mechanism. To investigate the effect of imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid insecticide, Northern Leopard frogs (Lithobates pipiens) were subjected to sublethal concentrations (control = …

The Impact Of Future Business Leaders Of America (Fbla) On High School Students And Leadership Development, Thomas Michael Robert Ray

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A capstone submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the Ernst and Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education at Morehead State University by Thomas Michael Robert Ray on April 1, 2026.

Peer Support In The Emergency Department: The Impact Of Mentorship On Nurses' Feelings Of Support And Role Satisfaction, Erin Lownsbery

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background: Emergency department (ED) nurses experience high levels of burnout and turnover due to heavy assignments, boarding, and the physical and emotional demands of practice. The transition from student to practicing nurse in the ED is particularly challenging, with many new-to-practice nurses reporting decreased feelings of support following orientation.

Aims/Objectives: This DNP project aimed to plan, implement, and evaluate a peer mentorship program in the ED of a large, urban, academic Level I trauma center in the fall of 2025. The program’s impact on new-to-practice nurses’ feelings of support and role satisfaction, as well as overall participant satisfaction, was evaluated …

Institutional Food Systems And Student Food Security: Evaluating Meal Plan Policy At An Urban University, Chrestiane Tekola, Leslie Davidson

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Developing A Monitoring & Evaluation Framework For Set Her Free: A Vocational Training Intervention For Women In Uganda, Catherine Delgado

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Telemedicine For New Immigrant Children In The Us: A Tool For Equity Or Another Layer Of Disparity, Niriksha Ravi, Michael Olaseni Bamgbose, Yousra Yehia Abdelkhalek, Saloni Parkar, Yossef Alnasser

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Sharksrx Newsletter Spring 2026, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Sharks Rx

No abstract provided.

Scraping Bad: The Case For A Unified Scraping Framework, Eunchong Moses Park

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

This Note explores the growing legal and regulatory landscapes of web scraping in the United States and argues that web scraping should be regulated through a unified federal framework tailored to its unique technological and economic realities. Web scraping allows organizations to collect massive amounts of data essential to their operational needs—often without the consent of data holders. Thus, web scraping has become a powerful engine of innovation used across virtually every sector of the economy but with a serious risk to privacy and property interests. Yet the current U.S. legal framework lacks a coherent regulating structure. Courts and litigants …

Expanding Food Insecurity Screening Across Pediatric Clinical And Community Settings In The South Bronx: A Quality Improvement Initiative, Sana Amreen, Merve Ladik, Emmy Trinidad, Shanta Neupane, Anju Paudel, Yossef Alnasser

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Few Clinicians Provide A Wide Range Of Contraceptive Methods To Medicaid Beneficiaries, Taylor Gorak, Julia Strasser, Sara Luckenbill, Yoon Hong Park, Qian Luo

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Comprehension Of Food Labels And Dietary Decision-Making Amongst Gw Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Maria Levina, Leslie Davidson

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Improving Early Detection Of Diastolic Dysfunction Through Community-Based Cardiovascular Screen In Underserved Adults, Roya Sakhizada

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Water Insecurity, Health Risks, And Policy Gaps Linked To Galamsey In Ghana: A Scoping Review, Anne-Vanessa Vanderpuije

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Characterizing Obesity Phenotypes Through Fitness And Metabolic Markers In Women, Jordyn Walters, Andrea Osorio, Felipe Cabello, Allison Chetta, Gianna Filippou, Clara De Torres Ensenat, Karla Cordero-Ortega, Shery Kamel, Carmen P. Ortega-Santos

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

No abstract provided.

Accelerating Research Excellence Through Cross-Sector Engagement: The Impact Of Gwsph Research Day (2023-2025), Imomotimi Imomotebegha, Paul Ndebele, Adnan Hyder

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

Background: Research Day at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH) serves as a cornerstone for showcasing scholarly excellence, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and strengthening engagement across academic and professional sectors. Over recent years, the event has evolved from a traditional academic showcase into a dynamic platform that connects students, faculty, alumni, and external stakeholders while amplifying the reach and impact of public health research.

Methods: This descriptive analysis synthesizes participation metrics, disciplinary representation, award distributions, engagement data, and dissemination trends from GWSPH Research Day events held between 2023 and 2025. Data sources included event records, presenter …

Evaluating The Educational Influence And Impact Of The George Washington School Of Public Health Bioethics Webinars (2020-2025), Imomotimi Imomotebegha, Deborah Nyonator, Paul Ndebele, Melissa Goldstein, Bridget Martin, Adnan Hyder

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

Background: Bioethics has emerged as a critical discipline within public health, providing essential frameworks for ethical decision-making in research, policy development, and clinical practice. However, significant disparities persist in access to bioethics education and resources, disproportionately affecting clinicians and researchers in underrepresented regions and resource-constrained settings. Digital learning platforms, particularly webinars, present a transformative opportunity to democratize bioethics education by offering accessible, interactive, and geographically unrestricted learning experiences. The George Washington University School of Public Health Bioethics Interest Group (GWSPHBIG) has leveraged this modality to develop a comprehensive webinar series aimed at strengthening understanding of core ethical principles and fostering …

Implementation And Evaluation Of A Web-Based Student Research Ethics Oversight System: A Case Study At The George Washington School Of Public Health, 2019-2024, Imomotimi Imomotebegha, Deborah Nyonator, Paul Ndebele, Bridget Efua Martin, Joseph Schmitthenner, Kethelyn Papp, Adnan Hyder

GW Research Showcase 2021-2026

Background: Robust ethical oversight is fundamental to ensuring the responsible conduct of human-subjects research, particularly within public health settings where complex ethical challenges frequently arise. Academic institutions face mounting pressure to balance rigorous ethical review with efficient processes that support student learning and research productivity. The Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH) at The George Washington University identified critical gaps in its student research oversight infrastructure, prompting the development of a systematic approach to strengthen ethical review processes while enhancing operational efficiency.

Objective: To systematically document and evaluate the design, implementation, and impact of a web-based Student Project Oversight …