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Research & Issues in Music Education

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Taking It To The Limit: Curricular Responses To Credit Hour Caps In Music Teacher Education Programs, Phillip D. Payne, Edward C. Hoffman Iii, Aaron T. Wacker, Ashley D. Allen

Research & Issues in Music Education

As tuition rates continue to rise, credit hours required for degree completion emerges as a primary topic of concern. Undergraduate music education programs (or degrees) typically require a high number of credit hours which may also necessitate student class overloads, summer coursework, and/or program completion that could exceed the expected term of four years. To better understand the extent of current degree requirements and offerings, we examined credit allocation practices at 100 randomly selected NASM institutions. Specifically, we focused on emerging trends, commonalities, and potential insights to better guide policymakers when addressing legislative mandates focused on credit hour caps. Findings …

Minority Housing In Virginia, Travis Hicks, Celes Davis, Brandan Simmons, Dalila Medrano, Lathaniel Kirts

The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute Publications

No abstract provided.

Expanding The Community School Framework: Regional Pilot Program, Tonya Byrd, Lakeisha Cook, Jonathan Collins, Tsion Tesfaye, Mike Royster

The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute Publications

No abstract provided.

Tap To Talk: Leveraging Teletherapy For Mental Health In Higher Education, Stephanie Davis, Santiago Lima, Jaylin Drewry, Frenchi Jones, Louis Gordon

The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute Publications

No abstract provided.

Establishing Environmental Justice And Equity Boards In Localities & Comprehensive Planning, Jerome Brooks, Malcolm Jones, Monique Gatling-Way, Tammie Mobley, Sheena Palmer

The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute Publications

No abstract provided.

Voting Rights Restoration, Alisha Bazemore, Chicnee Brown, Melvin Roy, Angela Waller

The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute Publications

No abstract provided.

Let The Light Shine: Reclaiming Public Space Through Digital Projection, Katherine D. Lind

Communication Studies Faculty Works

Amid the racial uprisings of 2017 and 2020, digital projections emerged as a mode of protest contributing to the calls for removal of Confederate monuments. These digital projections, I argue, created a dialogue between the contested Confederate monuments (the past) and their contemporary surroundings (the present). By examining the digital projections that were cast upon the Albert Pike Memorial in Washington, D.C. and the Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, Virginia, I demonstrate how they employed a palimpsest to facilitate discourse concerning public memorialization practices and to re-contextualize and reclaim contested sites into spaces for community engagement.

Issue No. 123: Fall 2025

La Crónica de Nuevo México

Table of Contents

2 A Letter from the President

3 La Bajada: A nightmare for Model Ts and trepid tourists by Richard Melzer

10 Naming Las Cruces and Mesilla: First recorded European presence in the Mesilla Valley by C. W. “Buddy” Ritter

15 Love it or Lea it: A county named for the father of Roswell by Jim Harris

18 Corona just keeps on booming by Sherry Robinson

23 New Mexico History Museum: Active partner in education by Neil Dodge

27 New Books

A Cross Attention Approach To Diagnostic Explainability Using Clinical Practice Guidelines For Depression, Sumit Dalal, Deepa Tilwani, Manas Gaur, Sarika Jain, Valerie L. Shalin, Amit P. Sheth

Psychology Faculty Publications

The lack of explainability in using relevant clinical knowledge hinders the adoption of artificial intelligence-powered analysis of unstructured clinical dialogue. A wealth of relevant, untapped Mental Health (MH) data is available in online communities, providing the opportunity to address the explainability problem with substantial potential impact as a screening tool for both online and offline applications. Inspired by how clinicians rely on their expertise when interacting with patients, we leverage relevant clinical knowledge to classify and explain depression-related data, reducing manual review time and engendering trust. We developed a method to enhance attention in contemporary transformer models and generate explanations …

A Grounded Theory Analysis Of Multiple Sclerosis Caregiver Interviews: Utilizing Pearlin’S Stress Process Model To Explore The Gender Effects Of Care, Jennifer C. Hughes, John Hughes, Elizabeth P. Talbot, James Carter

Social Work Faculty Publications

Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects more than two million people worldwide. Providing care for MS patients differs from providing care for other illnesses due to the early onset of the disease, a varying illness progression, and because MS patients are predominantly female. This qualitative research study applied Pearlin’s Stress Process Model (SPM) to explore MS caregiving in a homogeneous group of caregiver/patient dyads. Qualitative interviews were conducted with both MS patients and their caregivers utilizing grounded theory to explore the MS caregiving phenomenon. Pearlin’s SPM was used to evaluate the qualitative data, which provided insight into the gendered nature of the …

Bibliography Of Prior Literature Relevant To Research Development, Michael J. Spires, Nina Exner, Joshua Roney, April Schoonover

Research Development Repository

This document contains references that were included in the original Mendeley citation library established by Holly J. Falk-Krzesinski, added by NORDP members after the library was established, or included by the task force as a result of either personal knowledge or bibliographic tracing. While not exclusive, this bibliography represents a nucleus of the extant literature relevant to research development, and can serve as a resource for RD professionals going forward.

Collecting Financial Data From Online Sources: Enhancing Large Language Models With Real-Time Search, Yang Li

Department of Information Management and Business Analytics Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Timely and accurate access to financial data is crucial for empirical research in accounting and finance. However, current data collection processes are often manual, inconsistent, and difficult to scale. This study asks: How can large language models (LLMs) be effectively used to automate financial data collection? Using design science research methodology (DSRM), the author develops a modular architecture that integrates a real-time search API and auxiliary information processing into LLM workflows. The study applies the model to two tasks: extracting ESG report release dates and identifying customer firm tickers from COMPUSTAT. The system achieves 96% and 95% accuracy, respectively, comparable …

Consumer Choice, Junpyo Park

Open Course Materials

This module provides a short lecture video and hands-on worksheet activity to help students make informed choices when purchasing goods and services. These resources will encourage active participation and deepen students' understanding of economic decision-making in their daily lives.

Five Domains Of Program Development, William Merchant

Open Course Materials

This module is a brief course in the core models of program evaluation that can theoretically be applied to any set of actions to reduce a problem or improve an outcome. These models show how all directed acts begin with a "need" which then develops into a "theory" of how to address the need. After this, the theory produces a program which is "implemented" and which is followed by a measurement of the "outcome" on the original need.

Diabetes Interactive Case Study, Steph Fanelli

Open Course Materials

This interactive case study about diabetes care requires learners to use critical thinking and problem solving skills to work their way through the case study and provide the patient with appropriate care. Each decision the learner makes will have consequences, similar to interactions with patients in the field, and the learner will adapt as new information is presented.

Globe And Natural Inquirer Crosswalk Upper Elementary: Climate Change For Elementary Classrooms, Grace Laing, Olivia Kenny, Logan Negron, Globe U.S. Coordination Office

Teacher Resources

No abstract provided.

Globe And Natural Inquirer Crosswalk Upper Elementary: Conceptualizing Climate Change With Globe And The Natural Inquirer, Emily Austin, Caitlin Kuder, Globe U.S. Coordination Office

Teacher Resources

No abstract provided.

Globe And Natural Inquirer Crosswalk Upper Elementary: Studying Hummingbirds To Understand Ecosystem And Seasonal Changes, Julia Gero, Elizabeth Herman, Globe U.S. Coordination Office

Teacher Resources

No abstract provided.

Globe And Natural Inquirer Crosswalk K-2: Water Studies Through Literacy And Science Connections, Alicia Carlson, Globe U.S. Coordination Office

Teacher Resources

No abstract provided.

Globe And Natural Inquirer Crosswalk Ms/Hs: Get Your Students Excited About Citizen Science Opportunities, Alicia Carlson, Globe U.S. Coordination Office

Teacher Resources

No abstract provided.

Development Of Optogenetic Inhibition Of The Erk Pathway In Mammalian Cells, Pascalinegrace Phongo, Yuan Zhou, Alex Wang, Amna Mehfooz, Kai Zhang

Parkland Science Scholars

The Ras/ERK pathway controls key processes like cell growth, differentiation, and survival. Since its overactivation is linked to cancer and neurological disorders, optogenetic inhibition could complement existing tools for bidirectional control of this pathway.

Gattonrx Magazine - 2025, Bill Gatton College Of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University

GattonRX Magazine

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Hatter, Hamilton - Biography, Bates College

All Bates People Files

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Intertwining Wisdom: The Fusion Of Indigenous Knowledge And Liberal Arts And Sciences Education Discourses At The Autonomous Intercultural Indigenous University In The Colombian Cauca, Paula Milena Suárez Sandoval

GHEA21 Publications

This research shows how the Autonomous Intercultural Indigenous University (UAIIN), the most important community-based indigenous higher education institution in Colombia, has developed an educational model that harmonizes indigenous traditional knowledge with contemporary Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) discourses of higher education. Through qualitative analysis, the study compares how these two approaches are reflected in discourses around the purpose of education, pedagogical methods, and the university’s curriculum. The findings highlight an educational model that reconciles the inclusion of indigenous epistemologies with the contemporary dynamics of higher education.

Application Of Positive Matrix Factorization For Source Identification And Bioaccumulation Modelling In Urban Soil–Plant Systems, Volodymyr Laptiev, Michelle Giltrap, Furong Tian, Nataliia Nataliia Ryzhenko

SAML-25 Workshop on Statistical and Machine Learning

Understanding the dynamics of heavy metal accumulation in soil–plant systems is essential for addressing urban environmental risks, particularly in post-industrial and post-conflict settings. This study presents a novel application of Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) as a core statistical tool for identifying pollution sources and modelling the transfer of trace metals in the urban environment of Dnipro, Ukraine. The PMF model was applied to a dataset combining concentrations of Cr, Cu, Zn, Pb, As, Cd, Hg, and particulate matter (PM) in air. Results were further integrated with bioaccumulation and translocation indices calculated for two indicator species—Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. and Erigeron canadensis …

Undated - April 18th & 19th - Journal Entry – A. B. Patterson, Alexander B. Patterson, Cleveland County Historical Collection

Thomas and Narcissa Patterson Family Collection

Journal entries written by Alexander B. Patterson regarding military movements and skirmishes during the Civil War. Based on the April 19th skirmish referenced, these entries were probably written in 1862,

Accession Number: 1986.070.019

Donor: Lynn Kirby

Human Recreation Influences Activity Of A Large Carnivore In An Urban Landscape, E. C. Bolas, J. F. Benson, R. V. Blakey

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Northern Bobwhite Habitat Selection During The Nonbreeding Season In A Riparian Corridor In Colorado, J. M. Wolske, A. C. Behney, L. A. Powell

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Kathy Rutkowski '75-Patty Reilly '75, Kathy Rutkowski, Patty Reilly

Alumni Oral History Project

No abstract provided.