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Enhancing Trauma-Informed Care Through The Creation Of Motivational Interviewing Training For Staff Of A Homeless Shelter For Lgbtq+ Young Adults, Olivia R. Ming

OTD Capstone Projects

This doctoral project was completed in collaboration with Nashville Launch Pad (NLP), a nonprofit homeless shelter serving LGBTQ+ young adults and their allies, ages 18–26, in Middle Tennessee. The primary aim of the project was to develop and implement a staff training program that covered several key areas: an introduction to motivational interviewing and its practical application in all 3 NLP settings; an overview of occupational therapy (OT) and its relevance within this setting; the impact of trauma on the body and brain; compassion fatigue; sensory processing differences; and how developmental milestones can be disrupted by trauma, substance use, and …

Victory Gardens: Then And Now (Flyer), Sarah Dickert

The Idea of Nature Public Lecture Series

Did you know Smithsonian Gardens has a Victory Garden exhibit at the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC? Victory gardens were vegetable gardens planted during the world wars in order to ensure an adequate food supply for civilians and troops. Roughly one half of all American families had a victory garden during World War II. There were at least 20 million victory gardens covering more than 20 million acres of American soil by 1943. 40% of the nation’s produce was supplied by victory gardens by 1944. American families had grown approximately 8 million tons of food by the …

Approved Programs 4-15-25, Angela Brock

Programs Committee (PC)

No abstract provided.

Speaking Faith: Communication, Identity, And Community In A Campus Ministry, Remiah Leppert, Aiden Vanderstouwe

2025 Undergraduate Research Showcase

This ethnographic study examines the role of communication in shaping identity and fostering a sense of belonging within InterVarsity, a Christian campus ministry. By employing participant observations, field notes, and interviews, the research evaluates how faith-oriented discussions influence group dynamics, leadership structures, and the integration of new members. While linguistic studies typically focus on the structural and functional dimensions of language, they often overlook the profound personal and communal experiences that inform discourse in faith-based communities. Moreover, there is a notable scarcity of ethnographic research on religious communities, which creates gaps in our understanding of how religious language cultivates connection …

Grade Insurance, James Fallows Tierney

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Breaking Down Bar Passage: Examining The Predictive Utility Of Academic Performance And Student Characteristics On Subscale Scores Of The Uniform Bar Exam - A Follow-Up Study, Danielle N. Graham, Christopher M. Swoboda, Amy N. Farley

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Ai Assistance In Legal Analysis: An Empirical Study, Johnathan H. Choi, Daniel Schwarcz

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Amorality In The Lawyering Skills Classroom, Ezra Ross

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Impact Beyond The Classroom: Teaching For Transfer, Megan Mcalpin

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

From The Editors, Kris Franklin, Bill Lapiana, Alison Mikkor, Austen Parrish

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Determinants Of Success On The Bar Exam: One Law School's Experience 2010 - 2023, Morris A. Ratner, Stephen N. Goggin, Stefano Moscato, Margaret Greer, Elizabeth Mcgriff

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

An Empirical Analysis Of The Impact Of Student-Faculty Demographics On Law School Graduate Attrition, Attrition Rates, J.D.S Awarded, And Bar Passage, Paola Cecchi Dimeglio

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

The Intertextuality Of Father Camilo Torres Restrepo’S Academic Thinking And The Foundation Of The First Sociology Department In Colombia, Catalina Honsowetz

Master of Arts in Classical Studies

Abstract

The Intertextuality of Father Camilo Torres Restrepo’s Academic Thinking And The

Foundation Of The First Sociology Department in Colombia

Catalina Honsowetz

Southeastern University

Born ten years before the start of WWII, Father Camilo Torres Restrepo entered the world in Bogotá, Colombia, at a time riddled with poverty and violence. He belonged to a politically liberal family that never shied away from public service or controversy. Desiring also to serve, Camilo surprised his family and friends with a change in career after starting university. Father Torres abandoned the law to put on priestly robes, hoping to serve his neighbors most …

From Fear To Fluency: Exploring And Overcoming Foreign Language Anxiety, Addison Callie Re

Honors Capstone Projects and Theses

No abstract provided.

A Research Process For The Entire World? Challenges In Foreign, Comparative, And International Law Instruction, Janet Kearney

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Kefir Consumption On Gut And Mental Well-Being, Danh Nguyen, Kate Digges, Emerson Morris, Nicole Hinkley-Kellum, Cas Simpson, Dow Mccarty, Erik F. Y. Hom

Neuroscience Research Showcase

(All authors are affiliated with the Department of Biology: Center for Biodiversity and Conservation Research, University of Mississippi)

Members of the Hom Lab are studying the potential benefits of water kefir consumption on Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) symptoms and mental health through Brain-Gut-Microbiota Axis modulation. Water kefir is a probiotic-rich beverage produced by the fermentation of sugar water using symbiotic aggregates of microbes known as water kefir grains (WKGs). WKGs consist of various yeast, lactic acid bacteria, and acetic bacteria bound together through extracellular polysaccharides. Probiotics are defined as foods or supplements that contain live, beneficial microbes that foster well-being …

Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels (Vdacs) Possess A Bh3-Like Domain Capable Of Functionally Complementing The Bh3 Domains Of Bax And Bcl-Xl, Saroj Nepal, Clement Agyemang, Mika Jekabsons, Bradley W. Jones

Neuroscience Research Showcase

(All authors are affiliated with the University of Mississippi)

Abstract: The Bcl-2 protein family plays a critical role in controlling apoptosis through interactions of multidomain pro-apoptotic proteins (e.g., Bax, Bak), anti-apoptotic proteins (e.g., Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Mcl-1), and BH3-only pro-apoptotic proteins (e.g., Bid, Puma, Noxa). Recent studies have shown that the Voltage-Dependent Anion Channels (VDAC) interact with Bax and Bak to regulate apoptosis. We hypothesize VDACs interact with Bax through their N-terminal region, which we discovered is homologous with the BH3 domains of Bcl-2 family proteins. The results show that the N-terminus of VDACs 1 and 2 can functionally replace the …

Analyzing The Neuroprotective Effects Of Phytoestrogens And Aromatase On Male Zebra Finch Cerebellum Post Lesion, Tony Irovic, Grace Thompson, Lainy B. Day

Neuroscience Research Showcase

(All authors are affiliated with Interdisciplinary Studies: Neuroscience, Department of Biology, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor, University of Mississippi)

Introduction:

• Estradiol (E2) & aromatase (AROM) are neuroprotective
• AROM enzymatically converts testosterone (T) into E2
• E2 alters testicular function and increases stroke and cancer risk
• Phytoestrogens, such as genistein (GEN), are plant derived compounds that have a similar chemical structure to E2 and some E2 -like effects
• GEN may possess the neuroprotective effects of E2 while not having the negative effects
• Zebra finch (ZF) brains are highly plastic, and the cerebellum (CB) has low AROM constitutively
• The CB has high levels of estrogen …

Rotating Anisotropic Bose Gas With Large Number Of Vortices, Ahmet Keleş

Turkish Journal of Physics

Rapidly rotating atomic gases provide a platform for studying phenomena akin to type-II superconductors and quantum Hall systems. Recently, these systems have attracted renewed interest due to technological advances in the trap anisotropy control, in-situ observation capabilities, and cooling and rotating complex atomic species such as dipolar gases. Understanding the vortex lattice formation and quantum melting is crucial for exploring quantum Hall physics in these systems. In this paper, we theoretically investigate the vortex lattices in anisotropic quantum gases. We formulate the rotating gas Hamiltonian in the Landau gauge, and consider the effects of additional perturbations such as the trap …

Cover And Content

Turkish Journal of Physics

No abstract provided.

Supersymmetric Exploration Of External Field Effects On Spinning Cosmic Strings With Aharonov–Bohm Interaction, Bi̇lgehan Bariş Öner, Özlem Yeşi̇ltaş

Turkish Journal of Physics

We have conducted a supersymmetric analysis of the spacetime of a spinning cosmic string, focusing on the behavior of an electron in magnetic fields. Our study involves examining the Dirac system through the lens of exceptional orthogonal polynomials, specifically the exceptional orthogonal Laguerre $X_{m}$ polynomials. This analysis transforms the Dirac system into a relativistic system with a nonlinear isotonic oscillator. Additionally, we introduce new potential models that extend the radial oscillator by incorporating rational terms. Comprehensive analyses of the potential, energy levels, and probability density graphs are provided for various topological defects of cosmic strings and different parameters of the …

Public Utilities Commission, Wyatt Page, Selena Sanchez, Steven Soldani, Marcus Friedman, Erol Kilic

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Vaccine Efficacy Of A Replication-Competent Interferon-Expressing Porcine Reproductive And Respiratory Syndrome (Prrs) Virus Against Nadc-34 Challenge, Laura C. Miller, Sarah J. Anderson, Alexandra C. Buckley, Erin E. Schirtzinger, Mahamudul Hasan, Kaitlyn M. Sarlo Davila, Damarius S. Fleming, Kelly M. Lager, Jiuyi Li, Yongming Sang

Food and Animal Sciences Faculty Research

Background/Objectives: Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) significantly impedes swine production due to rapid genetic variation and suppression of antiviral interferon (IFN) responses, leading to ineffective immunity. To address this, we developed IFNmix, a replication-competent PRRSV modified live vaccine (MLV) candidate co-expressing three Type I IFN subclasses (IFNα, IFNβ, IFNδ) to enhance antiviral immunity. Methods: In two independent in vivo experiments, we compared the protection of IFNmix and a commercial PRRSV MLV vaccine during challenge with a virulent PRRSV strain. Clinical signs, antibody and cytokine production, viral replication, and lung pathology in IFNmix-vaccinated pigs were compared to those of …

Entrepreneur David Shaw ’73 Hosts Lunch With Students, Discusses New Book, Keith Testa

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Eleven Ways Unh Is Helping Communities Be Environmentally Friendly, Robbin Ray

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Navajo Speech Recognition Using Low-Resource Language Models, Emery M. Sutherland

Electrical and Computer Engineering ETDs

This thesis describes the development of a speech recognition system to classify Navajo (Dine) words using Low Resource Language (LRL) datasets. Presently there are no recognized high-quality open-sourced datasets for the Dine language needed to train models for speech recognition. A small balanced dataset was designed to train several models. To overcome the scarcity of the LRL dataset, the audio recordings were augmented to account for time-stretching, amplitude variations, time shifts, small amounts of white Gaussian noise, and SpecAugmentation. The models included a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN), a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), and a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model with …

Shaping The Future: Ignite Scholar Annali Silver Seeks To Inspire Rural Students Through History, Office Of University Communications, Gardner-Webb University

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Annali Silver has been surrounded by all things Gardner-Webb since she was a youngster. Now, as a senior history education major, she praises the program and how it has allowed her to step into her dream of becoming a high school history teacher. Born and raised in Bakersville, N.C., Silver was often in the Boiling Springs area when she was a child visiting Flint Hill Church for Bible Drill Competitions that challenge students to memorize and locate scriptures.

Accelerate Your Education This Summer At Gardner-Webb University, Office Of University Communications

Gardner-Webb NewsCenter Archive

Gardner-Webb University’s summer sessions o!er a!ordable, accessible online and in-person courses designed to help students get ahead, stay on track, or explore new interests on their path to graduation. Choose from an array of subjects across all disciplines from business and management to creative and independent studies.

Clinical Practice Guideline Workflow For Medication Prescription, Patience Morikang

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The type of project was a clinical practice guideline (CPG) workflow for medication prescriptions. The practice problem was the lack of an evidence-based approach regarding medication prescriptions, resulting in increased errors. It is essential to address this problem to promote safe prescribing, increase team knowledge, and encourage patient safety in the organization and within nursing practice. The practice focused question was the following: Will a clinical practice guideline for medication prescription workflow be approved by experts for use in an outpatient mental health clinic to promote the reduction of errors? The project aimed to seek expert approval of a CPG …

Title 1 Third-Grade Teachers' Experiences With Writing Strategies To Improve Students' Writing Proficiency, Kim Robertson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Third-grade students are not meeting minimum proficiency in opinion and informational writing, as determined by scores from the annually mandated Georgia Milestones Assessment (GMAS) in the 19 elementary schools in a local school district in central Georgia. Guided by Vygotsky’s social-constructivist perspective, the purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore Title 1 third-grade English Language Arts teachers’ experiences with using writing strategies designed to improve students’ writing proficiency on the GMAS in the Title 1 elementary schools in a local district in central Georgia. Data were collected using semistructured interviews with 10 third-grade teachers who were chosen from …