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Report On The 2025-26 Survey Of Applied Legal Education, David A. Santacroce, Robert R. Kuehn, June T. Tai, Sarah Boonin

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This report summarizes the results of the Center for the Study of Applied Legal Education’s (CSALE) 2025-26 Survey of Applied Legal Education. The 2025-26 CSALE Survey is CSALE’s seventh triennial survey of law clinic and field placement (i.e., externship) courses and educators. The results provide insight into the state of experiential legal education in areas like program design, capacity, administration, funding, and pedagogy, and the role of clinic and field placement educators in the legal academy. Law schools, legal educators, scholars, and oversight agencies rely on CSALE’s data. The 2025-26 CSALE Survey is composed of two parts. A Survey of …

A Historical Analysis Of The Squatter Settlements (Sukumbasi) In Nepal And The Role Of Smart Settlements, Keshav Bhattarai, Ambika P. Adhikari

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

In Nepal, landless populations can broadly be categorized into two groups: urban squatters and rural landless families. Each group can further be distinguished by its level of political connection and access to power.

Among urban squatters, politically connected groups often occupy open public spaces in cities with some degree of protection or tolerance from political parties. In contrast, less powerful urban squatters usually settle on public land because they cannot afford formal housing. These settlements are commonly located in unsafe or marginal areas, such as riverbanks, flood-prone zones, and unused public spaces. Despite these risks, many remain in urban areas …

Enteral Nutrition Guidelines Improve Critically Ill Patients’ Outcomes: A Quasiexperimental Study, Marwa Abdo, Sara Elsayed Hegazy

Nursing

Background: Optimal nutritional support is a fundamental element of treatment for critically ill patients. Adherence to evidence-based enteral nutrition guidelines is essential to promote patient care and prevent potential complications. Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of enteral nutrition guidelines in improving critically ill patients’ outcomes. Method: A quasiexperimental study evaluated 68 critically ill patients divided into 2 groups. The intervention group received their nutrition based on the evidence-based enteral nutrition guidelines, while the control group received their nutrition based on the unit’s routine care. The study was conducted in the surgical intensive care units of Mansoura Emergency Hospital in Egypt. …

An Examination Of The Determinants Of Audit Quality: Implications From Firms Listed In Us Stock Markets, Abdelrahman Naser Elmaria

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the effect of several audit determinants, namely audit tenure, non-audit to audit fees ratio, auditing firm size, and firm size, impact on audit quality. This thesis extends the existing literature on audit determinants effect on audit quality using a Generalized Linear Model, (GLM) regression with robust estimation by analyzing a sample of 446 companies from the USA in the manufacture and service sectors. This is conducted through a series of diagnostic tests to identify an appropriate regression model. Such tests include testing and checking of baseline regression models to check for multicollinearity, …

How Nature Affects Perceptions Oaf Architectural Details In Office Settings, Autumn R. Hurd

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

The importance of nature in our everyday lives has been well documented and researched. Theories such as the Biophilia Hypothesis, Stress Reduction Theory, and Attention Restoration Theory each attempt to explain why nature influences psychological states. The present research examined the influence of nature in office settings, such that offices with real nature would be seen as more appealing. It was hypothesized that participants would view offices with real plants and nature within or near the settings would be seen as more appealing as compared to similar offices with either AI-Generated nature or no nature within or near the office …

Blunt Relief: Cannabis Use As Coping Mechanism For Undergraduate Students With Adverse Healthcare Experiences, Isabella Marie Cafini

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

Negative experiences within the healthcare system can shape how individuals cope with psychological distress, particularly in young adult populations. Coping-motive frameworks suggest that when trust in formal support systems erodes, such as after an adverse healthcare experience, individuals may self-medicate with substances rather than risk another unsupportive interaction. This present study examined how negative experiences within the mental healthcare system influence help-seeking attitudes and cannabis use among college students. We hypothesized that (1) individuals with lower utilization of mental health resources will have higher cannabis use compared to those with higher utilization of mental health resources, and (2) greater amounts …

The Early Slasher Villain And Depraved Sexuality, Teagan Fuller

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

Early American slasher films (1979-1989) narrativize sexual deviance through the figure of the slasher. While the genre is realized through the trope of teenage sexual violence, my research shifts the focus onto the villain, analyzing how the monster often interacts with a form of sexual deviancy, either at a younger age or within sexual development, before submitting to their role as a slasher. In these films, the slasher monster encounters a form of sexual deviancy tied to their origin and behavioral development. These encounters can be realized through three categories: inappropriate sexual education, abnormal birth histories, or disturbed psychosocial development.

Evaluating Machine Learning Models For Corporate Financial Forecasting: A Study Of The Dow Jones 30, Faizan Arjamand Ali

Senior Honors Theses and Projects

This research seeks to determine the effectiveness of machine learning models in predicting revenues of corporations compared to conventional models of financial forecasting. The investigation is based on a group of 21 companies that maintained membership in the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) between 2010 and 2025. Two machine learning algorithms are assessed: Random Forest and XGBoost. They are compared with the naïve growth model and deterministic linear trend, which serve as benchmarks. To check for statistical significance, the Wilcoxon signed-rank tests are used to compare the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) and the root mean squared error (RMSE) of …

Public Art’S Role In Urban Transformation In New York City: 5 Pointz And The High Line, Shelby Stanton

Pomona Senior Theses

Urban spaces are made not only of buildings and infrastructure but of the social and cultural practices that integrates into social fabric and assigns their meaning. They are a living, transforming entity where humans and the environment influence each other in lifestyle and identity. In New York City, art, both formally commissioned public works and grassroots urban interventions, have become central to the processes of urban transformation. Murals, installations, and curated parks are crucial to the urban environment and are frequently leveraged as tools of placemaking. Place-making is a concept used to describe and understand how meaningful places emerge from …

Improving Healthcare Professionals’ Comfort Level Screening For Intimate Partner Violence, Madison M. Mitzel

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practice Innovation Projects

Background: Pregnancy increases a woman’s risk of experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Although healthcare visits typically increase during pregnancy, IPV screening is often overlooked, and many women remain unaware of available domestic violence resources. 
Local problem: Globally, women are impacted by IPV, with those living in rural areas facing a higher risk. 
Methods: The Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) was implemented in a rural women’s health facility to screen patients for IPV. Prior to implementation, healthcare professionals within the facility received education regarding the screening protocol and available resources for patients. 
Interventions: The comfort level of the healthcare professionals discussing IPV …

Coral Holobiont Lipidome Response To Global Change, Lauren Zane

Open Access Dissertations

Climate change is fundamentally restructuring macro-scale marine ecosystem structure and function by altering microscale metabolic processes and patterns of energy allocation. Scleractinian corals, as major ecosystem engineers, play outsized roles in ecosystem structure and function. They also occupy diverse habitats that differ in temperature regimes, light environments, hydrodynamics, and other environmental conditions, exposing corals to substantial spatial variation in stress and resource availability. Their fragile nutritional symbiosis with algal endosymbionts helps them navigate these environmental variations, but are also highly sensitive to environmental stress, particularly the timing and magnitude of water temperature changes. As pressure from environmental changes increases, the …

61st International Congress On Medieval Studies, Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University

International Congress on Medieval Studies Archive

The printed program of the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 14–16, 2026), together with the Corrigenda.

From Needs To Action: Designing Inclusive Writing Workshops For Academics, S. Alison Bolling, Julie Hicks Patrick

2026 Scholarly Teaching Conference: Poster Session Papers

Being productive in academic writing is a critical component of success for graduate students and faculty, yet many scholars report persistent barriers that interfere with successful writing (Kaslow et al., 2025, Sweet et al., 2017). Few faculty and graduate students receive formal training on the art of writing and those who have attended writing programs vary in success (Dankoski et al., 2012). The present study reports results from multiple institutions to inform workshops on writing needs of graduate students, faculty, and postdoctoral scholars.

Data was collected online through a Qualtrics survey distributed by WVU listserv. Participants (N = 26) included …

Interpreting Anti-Boycott Laws In The Shadow Of The First Amendment, Joseph A. Tomain

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

Thirty-eight states have enacted “anti-BDS” laws. These laws require people or entities doing business with the state to certify that they do not participate in the Boycott Divestment Sanction movement against Israel. Typically, these laws define boycott as a “refusal to deal, terminating business, or other actions” that limit commercial relations with Israel or Israeli entities. It is highly contested in the courts and commentary whether these anti-boycott laws violate the First Amendment. Assuming arguendo that the “refusal to deal” and “terminating business” clauses do not implicate the First Amendment, that leaves the residual clause. At least one court and …

Tiny Living Requires Big Solutions: How Florida's State And Local Laws Complicate Tiny House Living, Meghan Mcglone

University of Florida Journal of Law & Public Policy

Tiny houses entered the mainstream nearly a decade ago and are popular as an affordable, environmentally conscious, and traveler friendly housing option. However, local governments across the nation still have wildly different regulations governing tiny houses. Some jurisdictions have no rules at all, others define tiny houses by specific regulations, and others ban them outright. The differences between these rules across different jurisdictions are leaving tiny-home owners in the dark about their property rights.

This Note addresses the policy concerns and considerations surrounding tiny houses on foundations and tiny houses on wheels with local city and county laws. Through many …

Master Plan Of Evangelism – Macedonian Version, Robert E. Coleman

GO InterNational Books

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Master Plan Of Evangelism: Russian Version, Robert E. Coleman

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Master Plan Of Evangelism (Hebrew Version), Robert E. Coleman

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Master Plan Of Evangelism – Kazakh Version, Robert E. Coleman

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Master Plan Of Evangelism (Malay Version), Robert E. Coleman

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Ai-Resistant Activities For Online And Large Enrollment Courses, Jason Bock, Eric Lemley

2026 Scholarly Teaching Conference: Concurrent Session Papers

The rapid adoption of generative AI tools has fundamentally challenged traditional assessments in higher education, particularly in large-enrollment and fully asynchronous online courses where instructor presence and grading time are constrained. While many instructors have responded by restricting AI use or adopting detection tools, research increasingly shows that detection-based approaches are unreliable and labor-intensive. We propose a design-centered alternative: reshaping assessments so that AI use becomes insufficient, rather than prohibited.

Drawing on a systematic process of testing proposed and original assessment ideas directly against multiple generative AI models (using both simple and advanced prompting strategies), we present a curated playbook …

Preserve Democracy By Teaching Social Action, Cheyenne C. Luzynski

2026 Scholarly Teaching Conference: Concurrent Session Papers

This presentation introduces social action pedagogy aimed to empower students to lead campaigns on pressing social issues and strengthen their participation in democracy. Teaching social action has enhanced the knowledge, practice, and skills of leadership and civic engagement. America’s Promise Alliance conducted a research study on the state of young people in 2024 and found that young people have low trust in American institutions and adults and feel negatively affected by the current social and political climate (Flanagan et al., 2025). The report also found that young people want access to civic education and engagement opportunities to correct inequalities and …

From Prompt To Practice: Designing Custom Ai Bots For Interpersonal Skill Development, Alaina Michelle Schrader

2026 Scholarly Teaching Conference: Concurrent Session Papers

Developing strong interpersonal, leadership, and professional communication skills is foundational in counselor and education preparation programs (Fecke et al., 2023; Lateef, 2010; Stamer et al., 2023). Despite this reality, students often have limited opportunities for repeated, low-stakes practice before engaging with real clients, students, families, administrators, and other stakeholders (Lateef, 2010; Maurya, 2024; Stamer et al., 2023). This session describes a teaching practice that uses custom AI bots as simulated clients, parents, group members, and school administrators to create realistic, structured practice environments where students can rehearse counseling skills, consultation conversations, advocacy, boundary-setting, and professional decision-making without the pressure or …

Designing Ai-Aware Media 101 Curriculum Through Faculty–Librarian Collaboration, Miranda Gale Smith, Elizabeth Oppe

2026 Scholarly Teaching Conference: Concurrent Session Papers

This presentation explores faculty–librarian collaboration as a teaching practice. It will inform attendees about the work done by a faculty member (Elizabeth) and a Student Success & Instruction Librarian (Miranda) to design and implement an AI-aware curriculum into an existing Media 101 course at West Virginia University. This resulted in the careful integration of subject-specific and information literacy expertise into the course’s curriculum. More broadly, this is meant to illustrate that in terms of practice, treating AI-aware curriculum development as a shared, iterative process grounded in mutual respect for distinct but complementary forms of knowledge has the potential to yield …

Predicting Self-Administered Biologic Nonadherence In Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Using Machine Learning Models, Christian Rhudy, Courtney Perry, Cody Bumgardner, Michael J. Wesley, David W. Fardo, Terrence Barrett, Jeffery Talbert

Psychiatry Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Nonadherence to self-administered biologic therapies increases risk for disease flares and adverse outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). OBJECTIVE: To use machine learning and Medicare fee-for-service claims to create models predictive of medication nonadherence. METHODS: This study included Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries with at least 2 IBD claims separated by 30 days between 2017 and 2021 and analyzed claims data from 2021. Beneficiaries with missing data or fewer than 3 self-administered biologic dispenses (adalimumab, certolizumab, golimumab, ustekinumab) on different dates in 2021 were excluded. Beneficiary-level nonadherence was defined as a proportion of days covered less than 0.8, and dispenselevel nonadherence …

Health Communication Campaign Performance During The Healing Communities Study, Nicky Lewis, Jennifer Reynolds, Diane Krause, Philip M. Reeves, Jamie Luster, Michael D. Stein, Sharon L. Walsh, Amy Farmer, Michelle R. Lofwall, Monica F. Roberts, Hilary L. Surratt, Brooke N. Crockett, Kara Stephens, Kelli Bursey, Kristin Mattson, Michael D. Slater

Psychiatry Faculty Publications

Background: Research on the effectiveness of digital health campaign strategies is lacking. Understanding performance outcomes is essential for the successful implementation of campaigns. Two studies examined platforms, tactics, and content of digital health campaigns using paid media performance data. Objective: This analysis compared 2 digital advertising methods (social media and banner or display) using click-through rate (CTR) and cost-per-click (CPC) as performance measures. Performance differences by state, community type, message approach, format, and image type were assessed. CTR and CPC served as measures in determining performance differences between social media and banner or display. Methods: This cross-sectional secondary analysis examined …

Positive Developmental Cascades, Melody R. Altschuler, Xiaoran Tong, Punit Shah, Edelyn Verona, Julianne M. Bowling, Robert F. Krueger, Roman Kotov, Jordan H. Mcallister, Michaela Voit, Sachina Paudel, Scott C. Leon, Shashwat Kala, John S. Lyons

Psychiatry Faculty Publications

Background: Strength development in children across a range of psychiatric diagnoses may reduce needs for mental health, social, and functioning support over time. A strength-based adjunct to child and adolescent mental health may foster the developmental context most helpful for achieving desired outcomes with positive developmental cascading effects. Methods: We longitudinally examined changes across 5 years in the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment in 2- to 18-year-old children (N = 30,103) from a public mental health system. Results: First, children who began with a greater number of strengths consistently had fewer support needs, not only at entry but …

Reach Of Community-Selected Strategies To Reduce Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths In The Healing Communities Study, Megan E. Hall, La Shawn Glasgow, Ja Nae Holloway, Rouba A. Chahine, Jill Davis, Miriam T.H. Harris, Hannah K. Knudsen, Jessica L. Neufeld, Emmanuel Oga, David W. Lounsbury, Nasim Sabounchi, Alissa Davis, Marissa Smith, Rachel P. Chase, Sylvia A. Ellison, Judy Harness, Hilary L. Surratt, Sharon L. Walsh, Peace Julie Nakayima, Redonna Chandler

Psychiatry Faculty Publications

Introduction: Despite recent declines, the U.S. opioid overdose crisis persists. The HEALing Communities Study (HCS) aimed to reduce opioid overdose deaths through community-level adoption of evidence-based practices (EBPs), including overdose education and naloxone distribution (OEND) and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). This paper describes the reach of OEND and MOUD strategies implemented by the 33 HCS wait-list control communities. Methods: We conducted descriptive statistical analysis of reach data collected from July 2022 through December 2023 to (1) summarize overall EBP implementation and reach and (2) compare the demographic representation of individuals reached to community demographic population estimates. Results: Communities …

The Association Between Naloxone Distribution, Buprenorphine Treatment And Retention And Incident High-Risk Opioid Prescribing With Opioid Overdose Death In Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York And Ohio, United States, Alexander Y. Walley, Debbie M. Cheng, Nathan Vandergrift, Marc Larochelle, Ja Nae Holloway, Jennifer L. Brown, Redonna Chandler, Laura C. Fanucchi, Daniel J. Feaster, Patricia Freeman, Timothy Hunt, Michelle R. Lofwall, Hannah K. Knudsen, Edward V. Nunes, Emmanuel Oga, Douglas R. Oyler, Jeffrey H. Samet, Jennifer Villani, Sharon Walsh, T. John Winhusen

Psychiatry Faculty Publications

Aim: We evaluated whether community-level naloxone distribution, medication for opioid use disorder treatment and retention and incident high-risk opioid prescribing rates were associated with opioid overdose death rates. Design: Observational cohort conducted using 2019 to 2023 community-level data as an exploratory analysis of the HEALing (Helping to End Addiction Long-term®) Communities Study (HCS). Exposures included: (1) community-level naloxone distribution, past 12-months, categorized as ≤1000 units per 100 000 population vs. 1001–3000 units per 100 000 population vs. >3000 units per 100 000 population; (2) individuals treated with buprenorphine per 100 000 adult population in the current quarter; (3) individuals retained …

The Divine Feminine Reframed: Dogma And Doctrine, Icon And Flesh, And The Sacred Embodiment Of Reclamation, Natasha Keckley

Dance (MFA) Theses

This thesis interrogates Marian iconography and its role in constructing a moral binary that marks female bodies as either sanctified or sinful. Drawing on feminist and postcolonial theory, iconographic analysis, and historical case studies, the research analyzes how Christian symbology established the Marian Mold: a theological aesthetic apparatus that exalts feminine sanctity through ideals of virginity, obedience, and maternal receptivity while constraining feminine expression. This paradigm, propagated through the British Empire’s colonial regimes, shaped the regulation and reinterpretation of embodied traditions. The thesis investigates these dynamics through two case studies: the Devadasi tradition and Bharatanatyam’s reformulation in South India, and …