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Force And Fallout: Experimental Evidence From A National Test Of The Community Expectations Standard, Christopher J. Marier, Conor Goodwin

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

A persistent ``reasonableness divide'' exists between the legal standards governing police use of force and the public’s expectations, producing ``lawful but awful'' uses of force. This study empirically tests the ``Community Expectations Standard'' (CES), a model that identifies five criteria the public uses to evaluate force: underlying governmental interest, avoidability, officer motivation, subject resistance, and the presence of a ``highly dangerous'' environment. Using a factorial survey experiment with a national sample of nearly 2,000 U.S. adults, we analyzed responses to a hypothetical vignette depicting non-lethal force using t-tests and Bayesian linear regression models. The results show that underlying governmental interest …

The Communication Of Emotion In College Student Affairs: An Analysis On Emotional Labor In Residence Life, Hannah Christensen

SPARK Symposium Presentations

Residence Directors (RDs) and other Student Affairs Professionals (SAPs) work in roles defined by constant interaction, crisis response, and emotional engagement. Residence Life is often one of the first professional experiences in student affairs, making it a highly formative environment. In my research, every professional interviewed had worked in Residence Life at some point, shaping how they understand communication, emotion, and expectations in the field.

What makes this work especially unique is that many professionals live where they work, respond to crises at all hours, and support students through both challenges and celebrations. As a result, they are frequently required …

The Daily Gamecock: November 2025, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

2025

No abstract provided.

Quality Improvement Project: Debriefing In Simulation With Improved Knowledge And Confidence, Rebecca Walker

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Debriefing is a vital part of simulation and is critical to the students' learning in the simulation environment. It is essential for faculty that debriefers receive training in simulation concepts and in structuring debriefings. The purpose is to improve the simulation program at the project site by implementing a training course, and the project aims to enhance the faculty's confidence and address any knowledge gaps. The project design is a quasi-experimental study that features pre- and post-intervention surveys. Fifteen full-time nursing educators were surveyed, excluding faculty who do not teach in simulation. The intervention includes launching a SBL course and …

Quality Improvement Project Assessment Of Emergency Department Staff Knowledge On Use Of Emergency Severity Index In A Critical Access Hospital: Implementation Of Emergency Department-Based Education Program., Amanda Taylor

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

In rural emergency departments, accurate triage is vital to ensuring patient safety and maximizing limited resources. This quality improvement project aimed to strengthen triage practices by enhancing nurses’ understanding and confidence in using the Emergency Severity Index (ESI), a standardized tool for assessing patient acuity. Ten registered nurses at a seven-bed critical access hospital participated in a structured educational program, guided by Lewin’s Change Theory and Benner’s Novice to Expert Theory. The intervention included hands-on training, real-world scenarios, and self-assessment surveys. After the program, nurses showed significant gains in both knowledge (mean scores rose from 70.0 to 88.9, p < .001) and confidence (from 13.5 to 23.2 out of 25). While the small sample size and short timeline were limitations, the results highlight the value of ongoing education in improving triage accuracy and patient care. This project offers a practical model for rural hospitals seeking to enhance emergency nursing practice and promote consistent, evidence-based decision-making.

Quality Improvement Project Step Into Serenity: How Walking Can Ease Stress For Nursing Faculty, Stefanie Martinez

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

This quality improvement project explored whether incorporating scheduled walk breaks could help reduce perceived stress among accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) faculty. High levels of stress and burnout continue to affect nursing educators and contribute to faculty turnover and workforce shortages. The goal of this project was to promote physical activity as a simple and accessible approach to supporting well-being and fostering a healthier work environment. Grounded in George Engel’s Biopsychosocial Model of Health, this project introduced an educational session on faculty stress, burnout, and the benefits of walking. Participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) before and …

The Ecological Self In Nurse Educators: A Concept Analysis From A Humanizing Lens, Vhothusa Edward Matahela

Biennial Convention (CONV)

The 21st-century climate crisis necessitates a rethinking of the values and beliefs that have escalated environmental degradation (Gardiner, 2011). This presentation explores the concept of the Ecological Self, emphasizing the deep interconnection between individuals and their environment, as a framework for addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation (Bragg, 1996). Although the Ecological Self is highly relevant, its application within nursing education remains underexplored. Nurse educators, who play a crucial role in shaping future professionals, can influence climate change initiatives through this lens.

This presentation aims to clarify the concept of the Ecological Self in nurse educators by examining its attributes, …

Quality Improvement Project: Creation Of An Ebp Healthy Lifestyle Program: An Evidence-Based Development Program, Devanee Ray

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Nursing education is the foundation of healthcare itself. However, several things influence nursing students’ academic success. A lack of overall health habits is a significant contributor. Generally, this lack is due to a lack of education. The goal of this quality improvement Doctor of Nurse Practice (DNP) project was to develop an educational program that addresses the identified knowledge gaps. The aim was to develop the program to promote student success and pilot-test the program to determine its impact among masters-level nursing faculty. Using Lewin’s Change Theory and Orem’s theory of self-care, the educational program was piloted over a seven-week …

The Echo: November 17, 2025, Taylor University

2025-2026 (Volume 113)

No abstract provided.

Mcsa Forum Minutes 11/17/2025, Morris Campus Student Association

Morris Campus Student Association

No abstract provided.

The Agentic Database And Military Command: A Perspective On Autonomous C2 Systems, Elise Annett, James Giordano

Strategic Insights

This commentary explores how emerging autonomous command and control (C2) systems, powered by advanced machine learning and data-driven decision engines, are transforming military decision processes. The authors introduce the concept of an “agentic database,” a framework in which autonomous systems actively sense, assess, and act upon dynamic operational data to support or augment human command decisions. While these systems offer potential benefits in speed, situational awareness, and decision quality, they also raise critical questions about accountability, trust, human oversight, and strategic risk. Meaningful integration of autonomous C2 requires doctrinal clarity, clear ethical guidelines, robust verification, and continuous human-machine collaboration to …

The Intersectionality Of Human Trafficking And Adverse Childhood Experiences, Charrita Ernewein

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Background: Human trafficking is a highly profitable human rights violation. Survivors of human trafficking (HT) experience serious physical and psychological health consequences which may begin prior to trafficking and extend beyond the period of exploitation. Vulnerabilities during childhood increase the susceptibility to grooming for HT. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur during childhood. Healthcare providers (HCPs) are key to identification, referral, and treatment of victims.

Purpose: To educate HCPs on HT and the intersection of ACEs. To review the healthcare response.

Methods: A secondary analysis of a qualitative study, which included interviews of 30 survivors of …

Antenatal Mental Health Screenings: A Best Practice Implementation Project, Stephanie Tullos

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Antenatal depression, also known as prenatal or perinatal depression, is a type of clinical depression that can affect women during pregnancy. It is estimated that approximately 10-20% of pregnant women experience antenatal depression (Antenatal Maternal Health, n.d.). Antenatal depression has been linked to higher rates of postpartum depression. Additionally, antenatal depression has been associated with a reduced gestational age at the time of delivery, a lower APGAR score at 1 and 5 min, and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit. APGAR scoring is used to assess a newborn’s health immediately following birth.
Providers at a women’s services clinic in …

Interactive Learning And Dosage Calculation Performance, Robin Beacom, Tricia A. Templet, Cynthia Watson

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Purpose: This study explores the impact of web-based interactive learning within the context of dosage calculation testing, using an online interactive learning and testing platform. Incorporating web-based learning into nursing education is a concept that has been introduced previously and has gained significant attention as a promising approach to enhance learning and engagement while improving student competency among undergraduate nursing students. Dosage calculation is a fundamental skill in nursing practice with a critical impact on patient care and outcomes. The magnitude of accurate calculation necessitates a robust and effective method of teaching and assessing competence. The use of an interactive …

The Rider (2025-11-17), Daniela Martinez Salazar

The Rider Archives

Vol. 11, No. 12

Educating Staff On Hourly Rounding Toward Fall Prevention In A Long-Term Care Facility, Princess Aminata Kanu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The identified problem at the project site facility was rising incidences of patient falls, which was attributed to insufficient staff knowledge of evidence-based strategies for preventing falls, including purposeful hourly rounding (PHR). Research has demonstrated that PHR effectively reduces the risk of falls among patients by allowing clinicians to proactively address patient needs. The purpose of this staff education project was to enhance healthcare providers’ knowledge of PHR and its role in fall prevention. The practice-focused question that guided this project was: For staff in a long-term care facility, will training on hourly rounding increase knowledge toward the goal of …

Beyond The Headlines: Exploring The Mental Health Impacts Of Police Brutality On Social Media In Black Americans, Kai'annica Walters

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Studies show Black Americans face high police brutality, leading to mental health issues like PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The purpose of this qualitative interpretive phenomenological study is to explore the lived experiences of Black Americans who have been exposed to police brutality on social media and how it impacts their racial identity and emotional well-being. This study employed critical race theory as both a theoretical lens and a conceptual framework to examine how race and systemic inequalities shape legal systems and societal narratives. I used IPA to explore how people interpret their experiences and the meanings they assign. This study …

Conflicting Bases For Judging Action And Actors: The Role Of Individual Differences, Brittney Louramore

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

This study examined how political orientation, locus of control, and action identification predict moral reasoning across six dilemmas contrasting consistency and compensation. Participants (N ≈ 245) completed measures of ideological beliefs, perceived control, and action construal. Reliability analyses indicated modest internal consistency for Action Identification (α = .53) and low reliability for Locus of Control (α = .32). The six moral scenarios showed very low reliability (α = .11), indicating they captured diverse judgment domains. Binary logistic regressions revealed that political orientation, particularly its social dimension—was the strongest and most context-dependent predictor of moral choice. Economic …

The “I’M Too Much, Yet Never Enough” Paradox: A Critical Approach To Discourses Of Afro-Latinidad Among Second-Generation-Immigrant Women In South Florida, Eleni Victoria Webster

Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2020 - Present

This study critically examines discourse and the ways it shapes identities and community belonging for self-identifying Afro-Latina, second-generation-immigrant women in South Florida. This qualitative research uses an intercultural communication framework to analyze interviews and collected poems. Informed by grounded theory and a Black feminist critical approach rooted in the intersectionality theory, the data is analyzed through comparative thematic and metaphorical rhetorical analyses. When discussing the discourses related to the development of ethno-racial identities for Afro-Latinas, certain communicative patterns of self-discovering, self-defining, and self-envisioning emerged. With regard to community belonging, three metaphorical discourses arose: not-enoughness, in-betweenness, and un-humanness. The internalization of …

Trajectory Analysis Incorporating Non-Response Weights Via A Non-Parametric Feature-Based Approach And A Bayesian Finite Mixture Model Approach, Samia Sultana

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

While conducting longitudinal population-based research, the most insight concerning a phenomenon can be achieved by analyzing the changing patterns of outcomes over time, rather than depending on overall measures that may mask significant within- and between-individual variation. Trajectory analyses address this need by grouping individuals into sub-populations with similar temporal patterns. In population surveys, dropout and wave non-response can distort estimated trajectories and their prevalence. Non-response weights, defined as the inverse probabilities of response, adjust the representation of under-represented individuals and mitigate the impact of over-represented ones, so restoring the population representativeness of the resultant patterns. Nonetheless, conventional trajectory analysis …

Development And Validation Of A Narrative-Based Personal Epistemology Scale: A Rasch-Guttman Scenario Approach, Luke Walden

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Quantitative measurement of personal epistemology has faced persistent challenges, with previous instruments often demonstrating poor psychometric functioning and instability across studies. This study introduces and provides an argument for the validity of the Epistemic Reasoning Measure (ERM), a novel scenario-based instrument utilizing the Rasch Guttman Scenario (RGS) methodology to assess absolutism and multiplism across a well-structured (biology) and an ill-structured (history) domain. A pilot sample of 350 undergraduate students and a second wave of 357 undergraduate students completed the four variants of the ERM (absolutism and multiplism for both biology and history). The psychometric properties of the scales were evaluated …

Policy Project: Creating An Animal Assisted Therapy Policy For A College Of Nursing, Brooke Peyton

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Nursing students experience high levels of academic stress, anxiety, and burnout, which can negatively impact learning, professional development, and overall health. Evidence indicates that Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) has the potential to impact stress levels, improve community connection, and enhance overall well-being among nursing students. Many academic institutions lack structured policies to guide AAT programs into educational settings. The purpose of this Doctor of Nursing Practice project was to develop a formal AAT policy for the College of Nursing with standardized procedures to implement an AAT program. Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovations theoretical framework was used to guide the development of the …

Comparing Diagnostic Tools For Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Across Community And Clinical Cohorts, Luca Monzo, Olivier Huttin, Biykem Bozkurt, Kévin Duarte, Cecilia Linde, Lars H Lund, Camilla Hage, Erwan Donal, Martin Magnusson, Peter Nilsson, Margret Leosdottir, Erwan Bozec, Guillaume Baudry, Faiez Zannad, Nicolas Girerd

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Background: Diagnosing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains challenging, particularly in older adults. While the Heart Failure Association (HFA)-PEFF and H2FPEF Scores offer structured diagnostic approaches, their clinical utility is still debated. This study aims to compare the diagnostic accuracy of HFpEF Scores versus inclusion criteria used in sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) trials, age-adjusted N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) thresholds and the universal definition of heart failure (HF).

Methods: Diagnostic tools were assessed using sex-weighted and age-weighted propensity score adjustment in individuals aged 60-80 years from two established HFpEF cohorts (MEtabolic Road to DIAstolic Heart Failure (MEDIA), …

Dual Language In Higher Education: Assessing Student Success And Student Experiences, Katherine Christoffersen, Ramsés Ortín, Dania López García, Ming-Tsan Lu, Javier Cavazos Vela

Writing and Language Studies Faculty Publications

Although long-standing research has documented the many benefits of dual language (DL) education programs in the K-12 setting, there are few studies on the impact of DL in higher education. This study analyzes DL education at a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) where certain classes are taught in Spanish or bilingually across diverse disciplines. In this mixed methods research study, we examine (1) how enrollment in these classes impacts student success through an analysis of cumulative grade point averages, retention, and time to degree and (2) how students perceive these classes through an analysis of course evaluations and surveys responses from current …

The Edmonton Obesity Staging System For Pediatrics (Eoss-P) In Mexican Children And Adolescents Living With Obesity: Beyond Bmi Obesity Classes, Isabel Omaña-Guzmán, Roberto Carlos Rodríguez Quintero, Arturo Ruíz-Arroyo, Edith Prado Díaz, Juan Carlos Lopez Alvarenga, Ana María Hernández López, Zendy Fuentes Corona

School of Medicine Publications

Background/Objectives: The Edmonton Obesity Staging System (EOSS) was developed to stage the obesity in adult populations. Subsequently, this staging system was designed for pediatric populations (EOSS-P). This study aimed to describe obesity severity using EOSS-P and correlate it with BMI classes in Mexican children and adolescents living with obesity. Methods: This is a cross-sectional analysis carried out with data from school-age children and adolescents living with obesity who were referred to the Pediatric Obesity Clinic at the Child Welfare Unit at the General Hospital of Mexico “Dr. Eduardo Liceaga”. Obesity was staged using the EOSS-P. To evaluate the association between …

Water-Based Logic: The Water Heritage Of Greater Nanning And Its Role In Urban Authenticity, Tiansheng Li

Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development

Water heritage plays a pivotal role in establishing Greater Nanning as a central city in the upper Pearl River basin of southern China. However, this heritage has largely been overlooked due to an urban narrative dominated by land-centrism. This article explores methods to create a comprehensive understanding of the water heritage of Greater Nanning and discusses how it can be integrated into the concept of urban authenticity. It argues that both tangible and intangible water heritages are essential elements to safeguard urban authenticity and promote sustainable cultural development. This study adopts an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design, combining quantitative analysis with …

When Shame Leads To Silence: Leadership Style Moderates Shame, Silence, And Job Satisfaction, Andrew M. Lyman

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

ABSTRACT Shame is a fundamental self-conscious emotion that shapes behavior and communication in the workplace. This study examined how shame interacts with leadership styles to influence employee silence and job satisfaction. Survey data were collected from 1,500 professionals across diverse industries, and statistical analyses were conducted to test nine hypotheses. Three hypotheses were assessed through direct linear regression while six moderation hypotheses were evaluated using moderated multiple linear regression models to capture leadership style as a contextual influence.

Findings indicated that shame significantly predicted higher levels of silence and lower levels of job satisfaction. Silence was also negatively associated with …

Exploring Human Perception And Cognition In Expressing And Understanding Mechanical Designs, Yan-Ting Chen

Theses

Effective communication of mechanical designs through technical drawings requires geometric accuracy, efficiency, and an understanding of human perception and cognition. Although advances in computer-aided design (CAD) software have improved drawing precision and automation, current tools often overlook the spatial reasoning processes that users employ to interpret these representations. This study seeks to improve the accuracy and efficiency of human-computer interaction in CAD environments by examining how individuals perceive and interpret three-dimensional mechanical components within the context of technical drawings. A key focus is the identification of canonical and optimal views that align with intuitive human understanding. Through a series of …

Nurses' Propensity For Spiritual Care: A Nationwide Study Conducted In Oman, Joshua K. Muliira, Eilean R. Lazarus, Omar Al-Zaabi

Biennial Convention (CONV)

Introduction: Epidemiologic and demographic transitions have led to increased prevalence of chronic diseases requiring management in tertiary hospitals of countries like Oman. Many patients with chronic diseases have a high symptom burden, require frequent hospitalizations, and take multiple medications and other therapies, and all these lead to emotional and spiritual challenges. Nurses caring for such patients should provide spiritual care to ensure patient centered cared and attainment of holistic health.

Purpose: We aimed to describe how frequently registered nurses in Oman provide spiritual care therapeutic interventions.

Methods: The study used cross-sectional design and the Nurse Spiritual Care Therapeutics Scale (NSCTS) …

Tax Trends, E. S. Linett

Tax Adviser

No abstract provided.