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An Examination Of Racial Bias In Scoring The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (Ados) Module 3: An Item Response Theory Analysis, Yuen Yvonne Yu, Austin Wyman, Calliana J Faulk, Lizzy J Fulop, Rebecca L Greenberg, Rachel M Benecke, Lauren K Steinbeck, Jessica Foy, Caitlyn Kim, George O Emory, Eric A Storch, Casey J Zampella, Benjamin E Yerys, Robert T Schultz, Julia Parish-Morris, John D Herrington, Caitlin C Clements

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Given the rising prevalence of autism among racial minority children in the United States, but persistent service use disparities, this study examines potential bias in specific items from the autism diagnostic observation schedule (ADOS), a highly regarded autism evaluation. We leveraged unidimensional item response theory graded response models and a sample of 735 children to analyze the differential item functioning (DIF) of items within ADOS Module 3. Three items showed significant signs of racial bias: A1 (overall language level), A5 (offers information), and D5 (compulsions and rituals). On these items, Black/African American and Asian children were usually more likely to …

"He Just Wants Someone To Hear Him And Listen To Him": Barriers And Facilitators To Autistic Youth With Anxiety Receiving Quality Mental Healthcare, Daylin Delgado, Shannon C Lapoint, Grace Lee Simmons, Julia M Heinly, Whitney S Shepherd De, Bridgett Kiernan, Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Eric A Storch, Brenna B Maddox

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

About half of autistic youth present with clinically interfering anxiety. Psychotherapies with exposure-focused elements are effective in academic clinical settings and controlled trials. However, there is relatively less research examining the implementation of modified interventions for autistic youth with anxiety in community mental health settings. The current study explores community members' perceptions of barriers and facilitators that impact autistic youth with anxiety's receipt of quality mental health services in their community. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 autistic youth, 15 caregivers of autistic youth, 11 community mental health clinicians, and 8 community mental health clinic leaders. Interviews were analyzed thematically. …

Internet-Delivered Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention For Pain In Pediatric Acute Recurrent And Chronic Pancreatitis: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial, Tonya M Palermo, Rui Li, Chuan Zhou, Homer Aalfs, Gretchen Cress, Mark Lowe, Maisam Abu-El-Haija, Ankur Chugh, Elissa M Downs, Douglas S Fishman, Alvin Jay Freeman, Matthew J Giefer, Tanja Y Gonska, Sohail Z Husain, Douglas Lindblad, Quin Y Liu, Asim Maqbool, Jacob A Mark, Brian A Mcferron, Megha S Mehta, Robert Adam Noel, Emily R Perito, Fuchenchu Wang, Ying Yuan, Yuhua Zheng, Aliye Uc, Consortium For The Study Of Chronic Pancreatitis, Diabetes, And Pancreatic Cancer (Cpdpc)

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Objectives: Abdominal pain is common and associated with high disease burden and health care costs in pediatric acute recurrent (ARP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP). Despite the effectiveness of psychological interventions in other abdominal pain populations, studies have not evaluated these interventions for pediatric pancreatitis pain. We evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for reducing pancreatitis-related abdominal pain and improving pain interference, anxiety, depression, activity limitations, and health-related quality of life.

Methods: We enrolled 90 adolescents (ages 10-19, 63% female) with ARP or CP and their parents into this randomized placebo-controlled multicenter trial from 15 …

Transformative Technology And Shortening The Statute Of Limitations Applicable To Taxpayers, Jay A. Soled, Leslie Book

University of Richmond Law Review

When it comes to submitting tax returns and paying taxes, most taxpayers understand the nature of their civic duties and do so dutifully, if not willingly. However, many taxpayers fail to grasp why the IRS has such an elongated time period—namely, three years— to audit their tax returns and propose an assessment. Indeed, when the IRS exercises its oversight authority, records may no longer be available, and memories may be dulled. Since the original institution of the three-year tax assessment limitations period nearly a century ago, tremendous technological strides have been made. Indeed, over ninety percent of income tax returns …

Digitally Branded: The Developmental Catastrophe Of Juvenile Sex Offender Registries, Tammi Walker

University of Richmond Law Review

Juvenile sex offender registration was never a natural fit for the youth justice system, but in the digital age, it has become deeply harmful. What began as a paper-based precaution has evolved into a sprawling digital regime that permanently brands adolescents at the most formative stage of life. This Article examines how techno- logical change has turned registration into a publicly searchable network of stigma—amplified by data aggregators, search engines, neighborhood apps, and real estate platforms—that makes youthful misbehavior both permanent and inescapable. Drawing on insights from developmental neuroscience and criminology, the Article explains why adolescent sexual misconduct is often …

From Leaky Pipelines To Watering Cans, Samantha Fladd, Sarah Kurnick, Laura E. Heath-Stout, Nala K. Williams, Sarah Simeonoff, Sasha Buckser, Katelyn J. Bishop, Scott R. Hutson, Jessica Maclellan, Marie Matsuda, Sarah E. Oas, Jocelyne M. Ponce, Bruno Athie Teruel, Jaycee Castro, Breeanna Charolla, Adriana M. De León, Luisa Escobar Galo, Lydia D. Evans, Isabella N. Garcia, Kelsey Hoppes, Elena Lompe

Anthropology Faculty Publications

Despite improvement over the past few decades, particularly for white, cisgender women, intersectional gender-based inequality remains prominent within anthropological archaeology and beyond. Building on critiques of the leaky pipeline metaphor laid out in the introduction to this themed issue, and drawing on Black, Indigenous, and Posthumanist Feminisms, we advocate for a metaphorical shift focused on care, inclusivity, and diversity—that of a garden. The garden metaphor provides a way to express and explore the complex and intertwined ways disciplinary norms, institutions, and individuals structure and shape experiences in archaeology. After reviewing the garden metaphor and summarizing previous suggestions for improving equity …

Is History Precedent?, Allison Orr Larsen

Faculty Publications

It has been just over three years since the Supreme Court instructed lower courts to evaluate Second Amendment challenges by examining history and tradition. And it is no secret that the courts have struggled. This Article tackles a phenomenon that is born of that struggle. Overwhelmed by the task of evaluating historical claims, lower courts instead are turning to other judges as authorities on history. They are using what I call in this Article “historical precedents”—meaning language about history from an older decision that the subsequent judge then treats as authority, not as part of a legal rule but for …

Lit 331.01: Major Authors - Faulkner & Erdrich, Brady A. Harrison

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Lit 246l.01: Genres, Themes, Approaches - Dylan & His Times, Brady A. Harrison

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Russ 494.01: Seminar- Dostoevsky And World Culture, Clint B. Walker

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Grmn 317l.01: Introduction To Multicultural Literature In Contemporary Germany, Hiltrudis M. Arens

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Crwr 515.01: Traditions Of Prosody And Poetry Techniques, Brian A. Blanchfield

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Inflection Points In Academic Career Trajectories: Statistical Modeling And Interactive Visualization, Aicha Malouche

Theses

This thesis examines the temporal structure of academic career trajectories, with a particular focus on identifying non-linear patterns of research productivity and moments of maximum acceleration in scientific impact. Situated within the broader context of bibliometric evaluation, the study responds to long-standing limitations of aggregate and linear career models that obscure heterogeneity across disciplines and national research systems. Drawing on theories of cumulative advantage, life-cycle productivity, and structural stratification, the research seeks to clarify how and when elite researchers experience peak growth in impact over the course of their careers. The study is guided by four research questions: (1) when …

Topple Headfirst Into The Dark: Restorative Justice In Missouri And Hope For The Future, Emma Donaldson

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Imagine you are not reading this article. Instead, you are walking back home from dinner with your friends. As you walk down the street, someone comes up behind you and demands you hand them your money. You turn around to give them all the money you have, only to lock eyes with the barrel of a gun. What are you feeling in this moment? A little bit of rage perhaps. Maybe your hands have started shaking. Or, just maybe, you are feeling a little defiant. But before you can even react, a police officer is running down the street, yelling …

The Comparator Argument In Trans-Healthcare Ban Cases, Craig Konnoth

UC Law Journal

As states have increasingly restricted gender affirming care for minors across the nation (reinforced by a recent Executive Order by President Trump), and though the Supreme Court ruled on one such state ban, a powerful argument has largely been overlooked. This argument emphasizes the fact that transgender minors are not alone in receiving gender affirming care. Cisgender minors also receive such care for precisely the same reasons as transgender minors— unwanted breast tissue development, undesired hair growth, unusual vocal development, and puberty onset. Indeed, cisgender children receive such care at higher numbers than trans children, and many of the medications …

A Case Against Mass Deportation: The Japanese American Internment Camps And Recent Treatment Of Korematsu, Isaac Bloch

UC Law Journal

The large-scale deportation of non-citizens has become a preeminent policy issue. Unfortunately, executive curtailment of immigrant communities’ liberty is not without historical parallels. During World War II, federal officials sent individuals of Japanese descent to internment camps through a series of executive orders and military proclamations. Although attorneys in the Department of Justice believed aspects of these actions were unconstitutional at the time, the administration prevailed at the nation’s highest court. Can recognition of this past wrong aid challenges to contemporary immigration enforcement regimes? How do our courts formally account for the most egregious jurisprudential errors of the past, and …

Nrsg 234.00: Adult Nursing I, Izak A. Godoy

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Nrsg 259.01: Adult Nursing Iii, Izak A. Godoy

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Hhp 523.01: Case Studies In Performance Psychology, Charles G. Palmer

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Anty 326e.01: Indigenous Peoples & The Ethics Of Development, S. Neyooxet Greymorning

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Cas 248.50: Substance Abuse Counseling Ii, Aaron B. Anciaux

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Lit 110l.05: Introduction To Literature, Jessica M. Doughtery-Mcmichael

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Ahms 129.50: Introduction To Health Professions, Elizabeth A. Kelsey

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Bgen 105s.02: Introduction To Business, Carlton R. Galbreath

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Ecns 201s.03: Principles Of Microeconomics, Carlton R. Galbreath

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Walking Together And Leading Change: Shaping Global Solutions To End Violence Against Children, Stella Muthuri

Humanitarian Task Force

The Baobab Research Programme Consortium (Baobab) is an Africa- based, African-led consortium, spearheaded by the Population Council, Inc., in partnership with the Population Council–Kenya and the African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), that is reshaping the narrative around sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) research in refugee settings. Across Africa’s most challenging humanitarian landscapes, Baobab is proving that evidence can ignite action. Starting with the first-ever Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys in Uganda and Ethiopia, Baobab turned data into solutions—co-designing a school-based sexual violence screening model with governments, UNHCR, and civil society. By embedding trained para-social …

Comx 431.50: New Media Skills, Megan K. O'Rourke

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 2026-2030

No abstract provided.

Cc Magazine Winter 2026, Connecticut College

Alumni News/Connecticut College Magazine

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Does A Single Dose Of Intravenous Ketamine Reduce Suicidal Ideation In Adults With Major Depressive Disorder?, Rylee Schieman

PCOM Physician Assistant Studies Student Scholarship

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not a “single dose of intravenous (IV) ketamine can decrease suicidal ideation in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD)?”

STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review of 3 double-blind, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published from 2018 to 2024.

DATA SOURCES: All RCTs were found using PubMed and Google Scholar. The articles were published in peer-reviewed journals and in English. The articles were selected based on their relevance to the clinical question posed in the objective.

OUTCOMES MEASURED: All 3 studies focused on reducing suicidal ideation. The outcome was measured …

High Stakes Literacy Testing: Indiana’S Iread-3, Christy Wessel Powell, Karyn Tomkinson, Whitney Rippy

Science of Reading

Indiana is one of a few states to enact a high stakes literacy test in third grade, the IREAD-3 test. High stakes testing is often a useful way to ensure a particular level of academic proficiency is met to allow students to succeed in a new setting, like college, or leave high school with desired skills. However, the requirement to automatically retain third graders who do not pass the IREAD-3 test without additional information or considerations, is not supported by research (AERA, 2000). These data highlight the critical need for educators and administrators to understand high-stakes standardized tests, as they …