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New Criminal Justice Studies Director, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The University of Dayton appointed Martha Hurley as director of the criminal justice studies program. Hurley, who begins in August, currently serves as department head and professor in the department of sociology and criminal justice at Texas A&M University-Commerce.

The Free Press Vol. 48, Issue No. 21, 04-24-2017, Krysteana Scribner

Free Press, The

Lepage visits campus, students protest during speech -- Senate controversy continues -- Climate change affects Maine’s markets

The Rider (2017-04-24), Jesus Sanchez

The Rider Archives

Vol.2 No.27

Community Collaboration: Furthering The Anchor Institution Concept Within Linda Vista, Shelby J. Smock

M.A. in Leadership Studies: Capstone Project Papers

Through University of San Diego’s new strategic plan, they seek to become a leader within higher education for community engagement. This study examines University of San Diego’s current community engagement, community engagement successes at other similar universities, and how to create a brighter future for the University and for the community of Linda Vista.

2016-2017 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation, Lindenwood University

Honors Convocation Programs

2016-2017 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation

The Effect Of Self-Esteem On Perceptions Of Abuse, Tabitha Dibacco

Honors Projects

Intimate partner violence has been shown to have serious mental, physical, and emotional consequences for both men and women. Past research has considered low self-esteem as a risk factor, outcome, and moderator of abuse; however, less is known about whether self-esteem influences abuse perception. This study sought to examine the relationships between self-esteem, gender, and type of abuse in college students’ perceptions of abuse. The sample consisted of 207 undergraduate students (140 female, 64 male, and 3 preferred not to answer) between the age of 18-23 years (M= 19.7, SD= 2.4). The procedure included an Abusive Scenarios Survey, the Rosenberg …

Within-Session Progressive Gestural-Prompt Delay To Teach Receptive Identification, Breanne Stiemsma

Honors Theses

Receptive identification skills are important for any child to learn. Without these skills, various aspects of development can become impaired. There are many ways to teach receptive identification. This project pulled ideas from previous studies on within-session progressive gestural-prompt delays as well as the different methods of teaching receptive identification skills, simple-conditional method and the condition-only method. The student was not acquiring receptive identification skills with the traditional methods used in the classroom. Within-session progressive gestural-prompt delay was used in this project to teach receptive identification of objects. An AB single-subject design was used in this project. The student responded …

Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy: An Overview Of The Therapeutic Use Of The Horse In Mental Health Settings, Mollie E.. Wang

Honors Capstones

Equine-assisted psychotherapy is one of various uses of horses in a therapeutic setting. The following paper provides an overview of this treatment method in therapy. Appropriate terminology and definitions are provided to clarify differences between equine-assisted psychotherapy and other equine therapies. Research provided shows that this treatment method is highly effective, especially for individuals who do not respond to traditional therapies. EAP can be utilized for a variety of conditions including depression, anxiety, PTSD, trauma, and more. The Equine Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA) model is the basis for most treatments involving EAP and has detailed guidelines and processes for …

Grounded Theory And The Conundrum Of Literature Review: Framework For Novice Researchers, Mohamed T. El Hussein, Andrea Kennedy, Brent Oliver

The Qualitative Report

The issue of the literature review remains a conundrum and a controversy within the discourse on grounded theory methodology. Grounded theory researchers are expected to minimize preconceptions to ensure the concept of interest is grounded in data, yet at the same time are required to evaluate existing literature to support institutional ethics and scientific review of the research proposal. In addressing this dilemma, we espouse that literature review in grounded theory should comprise a multistage nonlinear approach to the literature and introduce a framework for novice grounded theory researchers. This framework offers a reflexive, dynamic and integrative process for conducting …

Mexicans In The U.S And Hiv: Reviewing Social And Cultural Factors, Eduardo Alvarez

Annual Undergraduate Conference on Health and Society

Mexican immigrants in the United States continue to struggle with disproportionate incidences of HIV infection. Behaviors that contributed to the development of AIDS among Mexican immigrants were the lack of condom use, engaging in risky sexual behavior, and not having HIV testing (Martínez Donate, et al., 2015). While these risk factors are preventable, religious and social stigmatization present within the Mexican community generate shame and embarrassment. This discourages Mexican immigrants from seeking health services, such as HIV testing. An estimated 20% of HIV positive Mexican immigrants are unaware of their condition, and contribute to the spread of the virus (Hall …

The Impact Of Motivational Interviewing On Criminal Offenders, Hayley Mena

Academic Festival

For my research project I will be studying the effects that Motivational Interviewing has on criminal offenders in a probation office setting. Motivational Interviewing has been proven effective with substance abusers, so if implemented correctly it may also be effective with criminal offenders, and those that are also substance abusers. I believe that motivational interviewing will help to decrease recidivism, and the original LSI score that the client is assigned at intake. The clients took their LSI during intake, and the LSI tells probation what their top three criminogenic needs that need to be addressed are, in addition to what …

The Impact Of Breastfeeding Education On Attitudes Toward Breastfeeding In Adolescents Attending Public Urban, Suburban, And Rural High Schools, Shauna Santos-Dempsey (Class Of 2017)

Academic Festival

The medically supported benefits of breastfeeding for mothers and their children include, but are not limited to : decreasing the risk of pneumonia, diarrhea, and type-II diabetes, acting as a method of hormonal birth control, and decreasing the incidence of post-partum depression (World Health Organization, 2015). According to the World Health Organization (2015), breastfeeding is also the most economically secure way to ensure proper nutrition for an infant. However, cultural norms of the United States, as evidenced in the media and public opinion, exploit and sexualize the bodies of women. Many families, therefore, are hesitant to breastfeed for fear of …

Seeking Compassion, Kathryn B. Thompson Miss

COLA Research and Creativity Conference

The creative non-fiction essay “Seeking Compassion” is submitted. The essay centers on the meaning of ethics, through the topics of compassion and charity. The essay follows the author’s experiences and failings in ethics and charity. Braided throughout are quotes on the topic from the works of C.S. Lewis.

Hope College Abstracts: 16th Annual Celebration Of Undergraduate Research And Creative Performance, Hope College

16th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance (2017)

The 16th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance was held on April 21, 2017 in the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse at Hope College and featured student-faculty collaborative research projects. This program is a record reflective of those projects between the 2016-2017 academic year.

Improving Nursing Attitudes Toward Suicide Prevention In The Emergency Department: The Implementation Of An Adolescent Suicide Risk Screening Tool, Julie A. Simpson

Evidence-Based Practice Project Reports

The Center for Disease Control ranked suicide as the second leading cause of death for American adolescents (2015). This crisis of adolescent suicide warrants evaluation and improvement of current suicide prevention practices. The Emergency Department (ED) offers 24-hour services and may be the only organized healthcare for utilized by some individuals. Nurses are the front-line provider of care in the ED and this role offers opportunity to identify an adolescent with increased suicide risk. The purpose of this EBP project is to evaluate nursing attitudes toward suicide prevention by implementing the best practice screening tool for adolescent suicide risk assessment. …

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Apr 21, 2017, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

Meeting minutes for the Faculty Senate held on April 21, 2017.

Social Workers’ Salaries Vs. Educational Student Debt Burden: A Losing Battle, Michael Wadham

Celebration of Undergraduate & Graduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activities Materials

College tuitions rise at disparate rates with starting salaries and inflation, causing student debt to weigh on social work graduates. Data was collected from 701 social workers in an NASW - Ohio Chapter survey to investigate this disparity and its consequences. The purpose of this study was to analyze the qualitative data set, 174 written comments, for themes and perceptions. The following themes, echoed in current research on the topics of social work salary and student debt burden, were identified: unmanageable debt and financial burden, varying lengths of time and repayment methods, social workers feeling undervalued and underpaid, loan forgiveness …

Unknown Identities: How Transracial International Adoptees Racially And Culturally Identify In College, Amy Williamson

Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

This qualitative research study investigated transracial international adoptees (TRIAs) and how they racially and culturally identify in college. This study was meant to bring an awareness to student affairs professionals to increase their knowledge about a population they may encounter. Four TRIAs were interviewed. The findings from the data analysis revealed many TRIAs were uninterested in their birth country growing up, they were connected to their adoptive culture, and they racially identified with their birth race. Areas for future research and recommendations for student affairs are included.

Advisor: Stephanie L. Bondi

April 21, 2017, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Evidence-Based Intervention That Decreases Stress Levels In Teens Who Are Missing School Due To Outside Stressors, Madysen Pennington

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this thesis is to test the effectiveness of an intervention designed to reduce

stress in adolescents. StressOFF Strategies program is the intervention used to educate students about stress and how to effectively manage it. A group of 8-10 students from Abilene High School was recruited to participate in the study during their one-hour lunch period. The tools used for the intervention included the StressOFF Strategies PowerPoint, the My Personal Stress Profile, and the Perceived Stress Scale. The findings are presented on individual graphs that show increases and decreases in stress levels for each student. Implications suggested are …

From Caution To College: The Effects On Veterans With Self- Reported Trauma Symptoms Sharing Their Experiences With The Campus Community, Jemerson Diaz

McNair Research Journal SJSU

Over 900,000 veterans are using benefits for higher education today; the vast majority of them served in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Over 25% of GWOT service members that have been treated by the Veterans Affairs (VA) are reported to have symptoms of posttraumatic stress or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTS/PTSD). PTS/PTSD negatively impacts student veterans’ abilities to navigate stressful environments such as college and university settings. The Veterans Embracing Transition (VET) Connect Program at San José State University (SJSU) is designed to connect veterans with non-veterans as peer educators. Five of the 13 VET Connect peer educators (38.5%) who …

Using “Evil” To Combat “Evil”: The Regulation Of Prostitution In Renaissance Florence, Lilah F. Abrams

Young Historians Conference

In accordance with the general opinions towards women at the time, the establishment of the Office of Decency (known as the Onestá) in Florence, Italy during the Renaissance served to dehumanize the women participating in the profession. While many argue that the Florentine Onestá was established to preserve the city’s image, the ultimate intention of the ordinances was to use women as tools to regulate male behavior. Drawing on the remaining ordinances established by the Onestá as primary source material, this paper identifies the utilization of prostitutes to restrict the defiling of “virtuous” women by men through regulations on attire …

Attachment To God, Locus Of Control, And Outcome In The Brief Alcohol Screening And Intervention For College Students, Misty Schoephoerster

School of Social Work

No abstract provided.

April 20, 2017, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The Setonian, April 20, 2017, Seton Hall University

2017

No abstract provided.

2017 - The Twenty-Second Annual Symposium Of Student Scholars

Symposium of Student Scholars Program Books

The full program book from the Twenty-second Annual Symposium of Student Scholars, held on April 20, 2017. Includes abstracts from the presentations and posters.

Um Honors Two Employees With Access Awards, Edwin Smith

University of Mississippi News

Excellence in disability awareness recognized in annual ceremony

Wounded Warriors' Justice Denied: Should Barriers To Expungement Keep Veterans Jobless And Homeless?, Roberto Cruz

Richmond Public Interest Law Review

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 106 [107], No. 45 (Apr. 20, 2017), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 106, but it is the 107th volume in the series.

Effects Of Training On Suicide Assessment And Intervention, Vanessa Phillips Bosshart

Steeplechase: An ORCA Student Journal

The rate of suicide is increasing in America. Healthcare professionals are an instrumental part of suicide prevention. The APNA has acknowledged that there are serious gaps in nursing education, specifically in the area of suicide risk assessment, prevention, and intervention, and there have been continued efforts to increase competencies in these areas among behavioral healthcare workers. Evidence shows that suicide specific training programs have a positive impact on healthcare professionals. Training programs such as the RRSR training program and the GSAP for nursing personnel improves nurses' confidence and abilities to assess for and intervene with suicidal patients. These programs also …