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The Christian Approach To Psychology, Preston Keller

Student Works

This article analyzes the implications of the current worldview of contemporary psychology and demonstrates that these implications are not compatible with the worldview of a Christian approach to psychology. The contrast between Greek Naturalism and Hebrew Theism are presented as the historical foundations for the worldviews of contemporary psychology and Christianity, respectively. The ontological, epistemological, and ethical assumptions of a Christian approach to psychology are explored. The Christian approach to human flourishing, psychopathology, and psychotherapy are contrasted against contemporary psychology's approach to these three areas. The article concludes by suggesting that the field of contemporary psychology should make space for …

Character Traits Strategic Leaders Need, Tami Davis Biddle

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

Strategic leaders must possess a range of skills to work successfully in complex environments. To use those skills to best effect, they rely on character traits that enhance the likelihood of their effectiveness as leaders and maximize their success when working in teams. Certain elements of character facilitate work in demanding settings that rely heavily on communication, integration, and cooperation. Programs designed to educate senior leaders must help future national security professionals identify these traits and then practice and hone them. Highlighting individuals with challenging roles in World War II, this essay analyzes the qualities of character that enabled them …

Strengthen Arctic Governance To Stop Russian And Chinese Overreach, Mark T. Vicik

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article argues shortfalls in the international institutions governing the Arctic have allowed Russia and China to expand control over the region. It provides an overview of regional governance and power dynamics, outlines a three-part approach to correcting deficiencies, highlights attempts by Russia and China to circumvent international governance, examines how the Arctic’s governing institutions address Russian and Chinese growth in the region, and focuses on the institutional failures that have allowed Russia and China to expand—failures academic scholarship and US policy have not adequately addressed. Practitioners will find specific steps for rectifying issues with Arctic institutions to support the …

Increasing Vaccination Rates In The Latin X Communities Through A Public Health Initiative For Increasing Education And Vaccination, Gabriela Carrico

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Background: The COVID-19 disease has been found to cause an estimated 570,003 deaths in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2021). Statistics showed that the elderly, immunocompromised, and vulnerable populations are the most at risk for this disease. Vaccination is an important aspect of disease prevention in healthcare issues around the world. Vaccination against the COVID-19 prevents this communicable disease from the spread and serious adverse health outcomes.

Problem: The Latin X communities in the Tenderloin District in San Francisco city are confronted with multiple factors that affect their willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Factors …

Dark Moon, Kate Mathews

Theses and Dissertations

Dark Moon is a short narrative film that follows Billie as she comes home for the weekend to look after her father, Jack, who has recently been diagnosed with early onset Dementia. The appearance of a mysterious woman shines a light on their changing power dynamic, threatening to throw their world out of orbit. Dark Moon is a rumination on an ailing man’s need for agency and a daughter’s misguided attempts to keep her father safe. Inspired by my own relationship with my father, the film explores loss and the ways we try, however foolishly, to fight against it.

Masculinity, Mental Health, And Attitudes Towards Help Seeking, Aresh Assadi

Theses and Dissertations

Despite the numerous studies suggesting that psychological treatments are equally efficacious for men and women, many men continue to exhibit reluctance toward seeking treatment for their psychological concerns. This significant gender disparity in mental health services utilization persists despite mental illness severity. There is a plethora of quantitative studies regarding men’s help-seeking behaviors however qualitative investigations into this phenomenon are scarce. The researcher developed this phenomenological case study in order to address this gap in the literature. In addition, this study aims to investigate the factors that influence college-aged men’s attitudes and perceptions toward mental health and mental health help-seeking. …

More Faculty Share The Stories Behind Their Development Grants, Matt Windsor

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Meta Montgomery Collection: Finding Aid, Bethany Latham

Finding Aids

This collection contains programs, menus, ticket stubs and magazines related to theatre, opera, and concert performances (primarily the Metropolitan Opera, but also various other venues) attended by Meta Perkins Hightower Montgomery (1919-1996). Montgomery, a native of Mississippi, married Hugh Battles Montgomery, a major in the US Army. Major Montgomery’s last posting was to Fort McClellan, Alabama, from which he retired, and both he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives in Jacksonville.

Religious Communities And Human Flourishing, Tyler J. Vanderweele

Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association

Tyler J. VanderWeele, PhD, is the John L. Loeb and Frances Lehman Loeb Professor of Epidemiology in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and director of the Human Flourishing Program and co-director of the Initiative on Health, Religion and Spirituality at Harvard University.

He holds degrees from the University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania, and Harvard University in mathematics, philosophy, theology, finance and biostatistics. His methodological research is focused on theory and methods for distinguishing between association and causation in the biomedical and social sciences and, more recently, on psychosocial measurement …

Red Signals On Mental Health Concerns On Covid19: Comparison Between Children And Adolescents In Developed And Developing Countries: A Systematic Review, Fraulein G. Pimentel-Tormon, Michael Joseph Dino, Ramon Pesante B. Jr, Elsha Pestano, Riza A. Pestano, Junfelle Aye M Pilapil, Louisa Pilapil, Ian Michael Porciuncula, Nina Camille P Pujalte, Marybelle C. Pulis, Hillary Fay B Racela, Melvin S. Ramos, Patricia Denise G Ranada, Maria Cristina Y Ranido

Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association

The children in developed countries may have more ways to divert their attention compared to developing countries. Adolescents of developed and developing countries have different ways of coping mechanisms, however most of them have elevated their anxiety symptoms.

Lessons Learned From The Pandemic: Covid-19 And Its Influence On Sda Older Adults’ Life And Spirituality, Shannon M. Trecartin, Sarah Riedel

Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association

COVID-19 has disproportionately affected marginalized populations in a variety of areas of life, including the religious and spiritual realms. Older adults in a Seventh-day Adventist faith community share their experiences navigating church and spiritual life in this phenomenological study. Thematic findings as well as recommendations from participants are shared.

Are You Pro Or Against Covid-19 Vaccine? Closer Look At North American Division Members’ Attitudes, Angeline Brauer, Petr Činčala, Injae Son

Adventist Human-Subject Researchers Association

This presentation highlights findings from research conducted in the North American Division (NAD) regarding members’ attitudes about and receipt of the COVID-19 vaccination. The research identified trends based on different demographic factors, including gender, age, race or ethnicity, education, religious or political views, church location or size, or the Union to which the recipient belongs. The study also identified reasons for vaccination hesitancy through the demographic analysis.

Engaging Identity And Positionality In Designing Library Subject Guides: The Landscape Of Sovereign Tribal Nations And Lgbtq+ Peoples, Kim L. Ranger

Presentations

We can engage tribal nations and LGBTQ+ peoples while acknowledging that we cannot speak to their experience. We’ll discuss teaching the knowledge of diverse peoples and providing resources without appropriating their cultures, along with the boundaries between respecting unique perspectives and heritage versus appropriation.

We will engage the question of how identity and positionality influence the ways we design asynchronous instructional materials. We’ll discuss the characteristics of positive design principles regarding diverse groups.

Boosting Patients’ Health Literacy Goal Of School Of Pharmacy Graduate - Journey To Commencement, Annie Oeth

Journey to Commencement

The power pharmacists have in helping patients live healthier lives inspires School of Pharmacy senior Amy Ly-Ha to become an ambulatory care pharmacist.

Polyvagal Informed Embodied Mindfulness: An Online Program, Stephanie D'Angelo

Mindfulness Studies Theses

During the COVID-19 health crisis, facilitators of Mindfulness-Based Programs were prompted to provide virtual options for navigating stressors. In response, I developed a program that integrated embodied mindfulness and Polyvagal Theory to support healthcare students and professors in higher education. This rationale paper defines embodiment and explains how embodied mindfulness through a Polyvagal lens can be used to provide safer options for practitioners and people experiencing high stress. The program highlights awareness of the physiological state as primary, offering opportunities to create autonomic flexibility and self-regulation through vagal toning already embedded in some contemplative practices. This awareness may offer practitioners …

Precise Elevation Thresholds Associated With Salt Marsh–Upland Ecotones Along The Mississippi Gulf Coast, Carlton P. Anderson, Gregory A. Carter, Margaret C.B. Waldron

Faculty Publications

Coastal marshes provide essential ecosystem services related to biodiversity, water quality, and protection from erosion. As increasing rates of relative sea-level rise affect many coastal marsh systems, a thorough understanding of marsh responses to sea-level change, particularly the migration of marsh–upland boundaries, becomes essential. The goal of this study was to determine precise elevation thresholds associated with coastal marsh, the marsh–upland ecotone, and upland plant communities along Mississippi’s Gulf of Mexico coast (diurnal, microtidal). Elevations (NAVD88) were measured using survey-grade Global Navigation Satellite System solutions integrated with high-precision leveling. Plant species were sampled at approximately 1-m intervals along each of …

Networks Of Necessity: Simulating Covid-19 Mitigation Strategies For Disabled People And Their Caregivers, Thomas E. Valles, Hannah Shoenhard, Joseph Zinski, Sarah Trick, Mason A. Porter, Michael R. Lindstrom

School of Mathematical & Statistical Sciences Faculty Publications

Abstract

A major strategy to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is the limiting of in-person contacts. However, limiting contacts is impractical or impossible for the many disabled people who do not live in care facilities but still require caregivers to assist them with activities of daily living. We seek to determine which interventions can best prevent infections of disabled people and their caregivers. To accomplish this, we simulate COVID-19 transmission with a compartmental model that includes susceptible, exposed, asymptomatic, symptomatically ill, hospitalized, and removed/recovered individuals. The networks on which we simulate disease spread incorporate heterogeneity in the risk levels of …

Testing The Ls/Cmi For Predictive Accuracy: Does Age Matter?, Sandra Stephanie Lawlor

Dissertations and Theses

The Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) is one of the most widely used instruments for assessing recidivism risk and treatment needs in correctional settings. The predictive validity of the measure and its predecessor (LSI-R) has been established in meta-analytic studies and research finds that the scale's accuracy is largely independent of sex, race, and ethnicity. Whether the LS/CMI works equally well for different age groups remains in question. The current study assessed the predictive accuracy of the LS/CMI from a sample of 14,940 adults in custody (AIC) released from an Oregon prison between 2011 and 2017 for three age …

Efficacy Of Prolonged-Release Fampridine Versus Placebo On Walking Ability, Dynamic And Static Balance, Physical Impact Of Multiple Sclerosis, And Quality Of Life: An Integrated Analysis Of Mobile And Enhance, Raymond Hupperts, Claudio Gasperini, Jan Lycke, Tjalf Ziemssen, Peter Feys, Shan Xiao, Carlos Acosta, Thijs Koster, Jeremy Hobart

Peninsula Medical School

Background: MOBILE and ENHANCE were similarly designed randomized trials of walking-impaired adults with relapsing-remitting or progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) who received placebo or 10 mg prolonged-release (PR)-fampridine twice daily for 24 weeks. Both studies showed sustained and clinically meaningful improvement in broad measures of walking and balance over 24 weeks of PR-fampridine treatment. Objective: To evaluate the functional benefits and safety of PR-fampridine versus placebo using a post hoc integrated efficacy analysis of MOBILE and ENHANCE data. Methods: Data from the intention-to-treat (ITT) populations of MOBILE and ENHANCE studies were pooled in a post hoc analysis based on the following …

A Lifetime Achievement, Nicholas Gosling

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Biologist Explores Nutrient Removal In Mississippi River Backwaters, Erin Garrett

University of Mississippi News

Findings could have impact on Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone'

Mental Health And The Effects Of Stress And Violence On Migrant Farmworker Communities During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Russell Rice Manzano

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Immigrants encounter numerous vulnerabilities during the migration process and after arrival due to stressors and violence that they may experience. Many also face dangerous labor conditions, discrimination, violence, and aggressive immigration tactics in the United States. The prolonged exposure to these stressors can create suffering for these vulnerable populations, continuing to exacerbate existing inequalities.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, immigrants have also faced new challenges that often perpetuate inequities that already existed in society. Immigrants often suffer from inadequate access to healthcare, marginalization due to legal status, and fear, which was worsened during the height of …

Local Dynamics During Thinning And Rupture Of Liquid Sheets Of Power-Law Fluids, Vishrut Garg, Sumeet S. Thete, Christopher R. Anthony, Osman Basaran

School of Chemical Engineering Faculty Publications

Rupture of liquid sheets of power-law fluids surrounded by a gas is analysed under the competing influences of pressure due to van der Waals attraction, inertia, viscous stress and capillary pressure due to surface tension. Results of a combined theoretical and computational study are presented over the entire range of parameters governing the thinning of a power-law fluid of power-law exponent 00n=1n=1: Newtonian fluid) and Ohnesorge number 0≤Oh0≤Oh<∞0≤OhOh≡μ0/ρh0σ−−−−√Oh≡μ0/ρh0σ, and μ0,ρ,h0" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: normal; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline-table; word-spacing: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; direction: ltr; max-width: none; max-height: none; min-width: 0px; min-height: 0px; position: relative;">μ0,ρ,h0μ0,ρ,h0 and σ" role="presentation" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-variant: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: normal; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; display: inline-table; word-spacing: normal; overflow-wrap: normal; white-space: nowrap; float: none; …

Medical Student Program To Learn From Families Experiencing Developmental Disabilities, Brigid Jacob, Ragda Izar, Hanna Tran, Katherine Akers, Anil N. F Aranha, Omar Afify, Elizabeth Janks, Jennifer Mendez

Internal Medicine Faculty Publications

Patients and families experiencing developmental disabilities (DDs) may lack trust in physicians due to negative experiences in healthcare. DDs include conditions impairing physical, learning, language, or behavior areas, beginning during the developmental period and impacting daily functioning ('Developmental Disabilities'). Medical students generally do not receive standard training to effectively communicate with and diagnose patients with DDs. ARIE is a program for medical students to meet and learn from these patients and their families. Students learn about these families’ experiences during home visits, guided by standardized interview questions and surveys about families’ trust in physicians. Families did not appear to strongly …

Review Of Applications And Research Of 2d Tmdcs (Ws2 & Mos2), Jordan Hu

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Independent Study

Monolayers of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) have promising applications due to their unique properties, from optoelectrical to piezoelectric properties. When combined stacked to create heterostructures, they have the potential to greatly improve current sensors, mainly photodetectors and related sensors, and strain sensors. However, there are many obstacles that prevent further understanding. These obstacles depend on the application and properties being sought. This paper aims to review existing literature on TMDC applications and TMDC heterostructures to further understanding of this growing field.

The Stakeholder-Profile Framework For Tacit Knowledge Acquisition In Requirements Elicitation Interviews, Rasha Eltigani

Master of Science in Software Engineering Theses

The stakeholder’s tacit knowledge is a key crown jewel of requirements elicitation, and in turn software development at large. This critical element holds significant leverage in determining the outcome and the quality of the requirements, and therefore the development endeavor holistically. Due to its very nature of being tacit, it is innately covert and deeply hidden within the stakeholders’ minds, so it is extremely difficult to articulate and relay, as well as even harder to elicit and utilize. Additionally, the literature reports that there is a scarcity of available theorizations and solutions for addressing this challenge, posing a key and …

Defining And Deterring Faits Accomplis, Brandon Colas

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article describes faits accomplis—how states attempt to seize disputed territory using military force, hoping to avoid war in the process—and offers suggestions for how to deter them. Since 1945, faits accomplis have become the most common means by which states attempt to take over territory, even though they frequently result in armed conflict. US deterrent efforts, however, often focus on stopping invasions, not limited land grabs. This study combines the traditional literature on deterrence with Dan Altman’s recent research on faits accomplis to suggest Department of Defense leaders should frame territorial disputes as a real estate market they can …

Infoswarms: Drone Swarms And Information Warfare, Zachary Kallenborn

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

Drone swarms, which can be used at sea, on land, in the air, and even in space, are fundamentally information-dependent weapons. No study to date has examined drone swarms in the context of information warfare writ large. This article explores the dependence of these swarms on information and the resultant connections with areas of information warfare—electronic, cyber, space, and psychological—drawing on open-source research and qualitative reasoning. Overall, the article offers insights into how this important emerging technology fits into the broader defense ecosystem and outlines practical approaches to strengthening related information warfare capabilities.

Economic Statecraft And Us-Russian Policy, Ryan J. Orsini

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article assesses the American-Russian economic relationship, identifying how Russia exploits strategic asymmetries to gain advantage in the space below armed conflict and how the United States can modernize its economic statecraft. It draws upon a wide range of comparative research, from US-Russian military thought to the American-Eurasian economic interrelationship, to evaluate the full range of economic statecraft within a single dyad of countries in the context of coercion theory. This analysis will assist American policymakers in reforming priorities and processes according to principles of economic statecraft to sustain ongoing American coercion and set conditions for advantage upon the return …

Governing Open Ocean And Fish Carbon: Perspectives And Opportunities, Maartje Oostdijk, Laura G. Elsler, Paulina Ramírez-Monsalve, Kirill Orach, Mary S. Wisz

Articles

Marine life plays a vital role in the ocean’s biological pump by sequestering and mediating fluxes of carbon to the deep sea and sea floor. The roles that fish and other marine vertebrates play in the biological pump are increasingly attracting scientific and policy attention. In this paper, we investigated the interest in and possibilities for the international governance of open ocean and fish carbon ecosystem services. We used semi-structured interviews with representatives from environmental non-governmental organisations (ENGOs), policy makers, and policy experts, along with an exploratory review of grey and peer-reviewed literature to: 1) trace the pathway of important …