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Queer, Black & Churched: Exploring Black Lgbtq+ Lived Experience And Spirituality Through Free Verse Poetry And Music, Kei Slaughter

Music and Health Case Studies

This arts-based qualitative pilot study explored the lived experiences of queer Black adults (ages 29–43) and their relationship to the Black Church. Using critical narrative inquiry, six participants completed semi-structured interviews; three also created free verse poems reflecting on their experiences. I created a musical composition in response to participants' narratives. Analysis of participant interviews and poems revealed five themes: the church as formative; queer-antagonistic rhetoric and spiritual harm; community and belonging; Black queer joy; and music as a spiritual pathway. Notably, all participants described gospel music as having an abiding influence on their spiritual and artistic identities, even when …

Sleep Problems In Children With Adhd: Associations With Internalizing Symptoms And Physical Activity, Xiao Liang, Mengping Zhao, Li Su, Justin A. Haegele, Richard H. Xu, Jiayue Li, Jinxian Guo, Choi-Yeung Tse, Shirley X. Li, David H. K. Shum

Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experience high rates of sleep problems and are at increased risk for developing internalizing problems. This study aimed to examine the association of sleep problems and physical activity with internalizing symptoms in children with ADHD. This cross-sectional study included 188 children with ADHD (M age = 8.60 ± 1.38, 78.7% boys). Self-reported questionnaires were used to assess sleep problems (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [PSQI]) and internalizing symptoms (Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 [DASS 21]). The presence of sleep problems was defined as a PSQI score > 5. Physical activity was recorded by an ActiGraph …

We Don’T Get Our Voices Heard, We Work: Working-Class Perceptions Of Power And Powerlessness In Iowa, Jadin Grieser

Honors Program Theses

The question this thesis aims to answer is, what power dynamics influence the political behavior of working-class people? Rather than assuming that the working-class has certain interests or should behave in certain ways, this question needs to be answered by looking into how the working-class themselves describe their interests and needs, along with understanding why and how they decide to act or not to act upon those interests and needs. By analyzing how the working-class discusses and perceives politics, this thesis expands upon theoretical understandings of powerlessness and political behavior through observing how perceptions shape and reinforce powerlessness within the …

Perceptions Of Money In Politics: Analyzing The Connection Between Knowledge Of Congressional Campaign Fundraising And Political Trust In The United States, Catriona Schmadeke

Honors Program Theses

This study focuses on the link between knowledge of campaign finance and trust held by Americans in political institutions and members of Congress. The existing literature on the topic suggests that knowing that a congressional candidate has accepted large donations may harm political trust. A self-administered online survey was used to examine the connection between perceptions of congressional campaign funding and political trust. The survey results demonstrate a significant relationship between trust and perceptions about campaign fundraising. Specifically, the more money that the average congressional candidate was believed to have raised is associated with lower levels of trust in Congress. …

Modélisation Spatiotemporelle De La Maladie De Lyme : Évaluation Du Risque D'Exposition Chez Les Travailleurs En Plein Air Au Québec, Mathieu Varin, Alberto Quezada Garcia, Gilles Joanisse, Virginie Millien, Batistin Bour, Bilel Chalghaf, Kirsten Crandall, François Milord, Jade Savage

Rapports de recherche scientifique

La maladie de Lyme, transmise par la tique à pattes noires, devient un problème de plus en plus important au Québec. Depuis 2009, les cas humains ont fortement augmenté, surtout dans le sud de la province. Les changements climatiques et les transformations du territoire issues des activités humaines favorisent la présence des tiques et de leurs hôtes, ce qui augmente le risque pour les personnes qui travaillent à l’extérieur.

Ce projet avait pour but de mieux comprendre où et quand ce risque est le plus élevé afin d’aider à protéger les travailleurs. Pour y arriver, nous avons combiné :

• des …

Part 3: Confluences In Shakers At The Center: Manifesting Spirits & Spectacles In Nineteenth-Century America, Douglas L. Winiarski

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Introduction to Part 3 of Shakers at the Center: Manifesting Spirits & Spectacles in Nineteenth-Century America

"One of the last inspired message Eunice Bathrick recorded was also one of her longest— and most controversial. One day in November 1851, a Harvard sister “gifted in spiritual sight” informed her that Socrates had entered their room and “wanted to make himself known.” Bathrick hesitated. “I did not feel the least disposed to find out what this Spirit wanted,” she later explained, and so she ignored the presence of the “Ancient Philosopher.” She returned to her employments in the Square House, where she …

Epilogue: Spirits, Spiritualism Spirituality In Shakers At The Center: Manifesting Spirits & Spectacles In Nineteenth-Century America, Douglas L. Winiarski

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Epilogue to Shakers at the Center: Manifesting Spirits & Spectacles in Nineteenth-Century America

"Exploring the theological, social, and cultural dimensions of one of America’s most ambitious prophetic movements 

The Shakers’ Era of Manifestations ranks among the most astounding events in American religious history. During the 1840s, members of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing embarked on an audacious project of receiving visions, revelations, and other manifestations from the spirit world and convincing both themselves and the world’s people of their reality. Gifted Shakers known as “instruments” surrendered their bodies to possessing spirits and celestial beings who, in …

Part 2: Performances In Shakers At The Center: Manifesting Spirits & Spectacles In Nineteenth-Century America, Douglas L. Winiarski

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Introduction to Part 2 of Shakers at the Center: Manifesting Spirits & Spectacles in Nineteenth-Century America

"Shakers, Era of Manifestations, Mother's Work, New Era, Eunice BathrickEunice Bathrick bore witness to the spectacular developments of the Era of Manifestations. She wrote voluminously for the spirits and received dozens of personal messages and gifts in return. She participated in all the ritual innovations of the period, including the Passover feasts at Harvard’s Holy Hill of Zion. And she endorsed the “Sacred Roll” without hesitation. Bathrick’s extensive writings from this period— along with those of hundreds of other Believers—called forth an extravagant new …

Going Through The Motions At The Shaker Feast Grounds, Douglas L. Winiarski

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Sally Bushnell rose unusually early on the Sabbath morning of June 4, 1843. A seasoned Believer of over two decades, Bushnell served as eldress of the gathering, or novitiate, order of the South Family in Canaan, a satellite community of the largest Shaker village at New Lebanon, New York. Although she had participated in all the dramatic events of the Era of Manifestations, she understood this day to be particularly special. The young Believers over whom Bushnell presided had been granted a privilege to visit the Holy Mount, the outdoor feast ground located on a high knob in the Berkshire …

Syntax, Newsletter Of The Suffolk University English Department, Issue 16, Fall 2025, English Department

Syntax Newsletter of the Suffolk University English Department

No abstract provided.

Chesterfield, New Hampshire Annual Reports For The Year Ending December 31, 2025, Chesterfield School District For The Year Ending June 30, 2025, Chesterfield Fire And Rescue Precinct December 31, 2025, Spofford Fire Department December 31, 2025, Chesterfield Town Representatives

Chesterfield, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Session E: Engaging Community In The Creation Of Gen Ai Tools, Alexis Braun Marks, Lee Dotson, Jennifer Saville

Learning Together at the Forefront of Change: GenAI Summit 2026

In February 2025 the Eastern Michigan University Archives joined the JSTOR initiative Project Odyssey as a beta community partner. The intention of Project Odyssey was to: “leverage generative AI to assist libraries and archives in processing their digital collections. This solution addresses frequent bottlenecks in the creation of descriptive metadata—a vital component for preserving and making collections discoverable.”

Two members of the JSTOR team, Jennifer Saville and Lee Dotson, will join EMU Archivist Alexis Braun Marks to share the experience of working with the tool; how JSTOR involves community members in the creation, testing and evolution of tools; and the …

Session F: Ai And Agency: Guiding Students In Responsible Use Of Generative Tools, Jennifer Colby

Learning Together at the Forefront of Change: GenAI Summit 2026

Help your students make choices that enrich their learning, not diminish it! This workshop shows teachers how to support student agency in deciding when AI use is appropriate and to recognize signs of AI misuse in student work and address them constructively.

Session C: Integrating Ai Literacy Into First-Year Writing For Engineers, Kelly Hanson

Learning Together at the Forefront of Change: GenAI Summit 2026

This session discusses how we integrated AI literacy into a report-writing assignment for first-year engineering students. The assignment taught students how to assess what an AI tool does, perform tests to assess its reliability, and communicate their findings in an IMRAD-style report.

China’S Shift Towards Data Openness: Integrating Security With Trade In Cross-Border Data Transfer, Yichen Huang

Michigan Technology Law Review

As the world's second-largest economy, China's stringent cross-border data transfer laws have deterred numerous multinational investments. To address this issue, China has prioritized data openness in its legislative agenda. The passage of the Provisions on Facilitating and Standardizing Cross-Border Data Transfer (the “New Cross-Border Data Transfer Regulation”) in March 2024 marked a significant milestone in this effort. Despite this progress, investors continue to express concerns about enforcing the new law. This article analyzes these recent legal developments and argues that they signal the government's determination to relax data control measures. China's stance is shifting from prioritizing security over trade to …

Learning Together At The Forefront Of Change: Gen Ai Summit 2026 (Program), Office Of Campus & Community Writing, Eastern Michigan University, Faculty Development Center, Eastern Michigan University

Learning Together at the Forefront of Change: GenAI Summit 2026

No abstract provided.

Session A: Gen Ai Literacy Through Writing Scientific Article Summaries, Christopher Gellasch

Learning Together at the Forefront of Change: GenAI Summit 2026

Students in an upper-level geology course have an assignment where they write a scientific journal article summary with the assistance of GenAI. They learn the importance of writing a good prompt that will minimize the amount of editing they will need to do for the GenAI output to be an accurate summary of the article.

Session F: Development Of Policy And Guidelines On The Use Of Gen Ai In Graduate Student Research, Joan Cowdery, Tana Bridge, Ildi Porter-Szucs

Learning Together at the Forefront of Change: GenAI Summit 2026

This session will provide an overview of the process used to develop the EMU Graduate School Policy and Guidelines for Graduate Studies and Graduate Student Research. Steps for developing discipline-specific guidelines will be discussed.

Narrative Report Of The Town Officers Of Amherst, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2025, And Financial Records For Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025, Amherst Town Representatives

Amherst, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Kensington, New Hampshire Town Report 2025, Kensington Town Representatives

Kensington, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Language, Literature, And Culture Newsletter, Twelfth Edition (January 2026), Language, Literature, And Culture Department, Clark University

Language, Literature, and Culture

The twelfth issue of the Language, Literature, and Culture department newsletter, which went out in January 2026. The Language, Literature, and Culture department newsletter aims to "share stories, news, ideas, achievements, and important information about and within our academic department that can be helpful to the campus community at large".

Mentoring Dispositions To Support Pre-Service Teacher Development, Bailey Bontrager, Jesse Senechal

ICRE Publications

The quality of pre-service teacher mentoring depends not only on program structures but on the dispositions mentors bring to the relationship. This practice brief presents a framework of three mentor dispositions (collaborative, supportive, and flexible/open) that support positive experiences for pre-service teachers during field placements. The framework was developed through a systematic review of Teacher Residency Program (TRP) literature and informed by interviews with pre-service teachers in a local TRP. For each disposition, the brief identifies specific mentor actions and illustrates them through the voices of pre-service teachers describing their experiences as mentees. The brief concludes with recommendations for applying …

(Nuevo) ConsagracióN Diaconisas-Liturgia – Ceh, Ceh

Liturgias

Consagración diaconisas-liturgia – CEH

Annual Report Of The Selectmen/Auditors, Town Clerk/Tax Collector, Town Treasurer, Road Agent/Trustees Of The Trust Funds, Trustees Of The Library, Planning Board, Police And Fire Departments, Board Of Education, Town Of Hampstead, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2025, Together With The Vital Statistics For The Year As Prepared By The Town Clerk., Hampstead Town Representatives

Hampstead, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Town Of Belmont 2025 Annual Report, Belmont Town Representatives

Belmont, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Annual Report Of The Officers And Committees Of The Town Of Dorchester, Nh Year Ended December 31, 2025, Dorchester Town Representatives

Dorchester, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

(Nuevo) ConsagracióN Diaconisas-Bilingüe-Liturgia – Ceh, Ceh

Liturgias

Consagración diaconisas-bilingüe-liturgia – CEH

(Nuevo) Comisionmiento Diaconisa – Ceh, Ceh

Liturgias

Comisionmiento diaconisa – CEH

Buffalo River: Place-Based Learning Plan For The Msum Regional Science Center, Ryanna Thorson

OER Materials

This submission presents a place-based curiosity walk lesson designed to engage 5^th-grade students in investigating how the Buffalo River shapes the land and supports like through processes such as water flow, erosion, deposition, and riparian ecosystem interactions. Using the bridge as a safe observation platform, the lesson engages students in documenting seasonal indicators such as snowmelt runoff, rising water levels, sediment movement, and ice breakup; phenomena that parallel Minnesota’s long-standing practice of tracking lake “ice-out” dates. By integrating scientific observation with Indigenous ways of knowing, the lesson emphasizes the ecological and cultural significance of understanding river cycles and …

Annual Reports Of The Town Officers Brookfield, New Hampshire 2025, For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2025, Vital Statistics For 2025, Brookfield Town Representatives

Brookfield, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.