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Seshaiyer: Understanding Non-Linear Dynamics Of Interacting Subpopulations And Implicit Human Behavior Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks, Naima Aubry-Romero, Alonso Ogueda-Oliva, Padmanabhan Seshaiyer

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Harvesting Modulation In Three Species Food Chains Using A Robust Control Approach, Hector Puebla, Mariana Rodriguez-Jara, Priti Kumar Roy

Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research

No abstract provided.

Perspectives On Powering Peak Performance, Phil C. Bryant

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Performance has been described, defined and formulated many ways over several decades. This presentation explores the construct of performance, and its relation to motivation. The presenter provides several examples and key concepts as well as introducing a research question for further exploration.

Enhancing Evps Through Assessment: A Data-Driven Approach To Talent Attraction And Retention, Chris Coughlin

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

In today's competitive job market, organizations are increasingly recognizing the importance of a well-crafted Employee Value Proposition (EVP) in attracting and retaining top talent. Recent studies show that companies with strong EVPs experience lower turnover rates and higher levels of employee engagement. However, the true power of an EVP lies in its ability to align with both organizational goals and individual employee needs, which can be tapped through the use of psychometrically validated assessments within EVPs. This presentation explores the critical role of assessments in developing and refining EVPs that resonate with potential and current employees. By leveraging data-driven insights …

Teaching And Learning With The Grateful Dead [Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal Of Popular Culture And Pedagogy, Volume 9, Issue 1/2 (February 2022)], Anna S. Cohenmiller

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Teaching and Learning with the Grateful Dead [Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, Volume 9, Issue 1/2 (February 2022)]

Editorial

Transformational Learning (and Teaching) in Popular Culture and Pedagogy, Anna CohenMiller

Guest Editorial

“Bound to Cover Just a Little More Ground”: Teaching and Learning with the Grateful Dead, Timothy D. Ray and Julie DeLong

Articles

Teaching (and Studying) the Music of the Grateful Dead, Brian Felix

Collaborative Pedagogy: Teaching (with) the Grateful Dead On Tour, On Campus, and Online, Rebecca G. Adams

Teaching Cultural Communication and the Grateful Dead Phenomenon, Natalie Dollar

Teaching the Grateful Dead and …

Review Of The Tragic Odes Of Jerry Garcia And The Grateful Dead: Mystery Dances In The Magic Theater, By Brent Wood, Routledge, 2020, Christopher K. Coffman

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Review of The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead: Mystery Dances in the Magic Theater, by Brent Wood, Routledge, 2020.

A Touch Of Grey: Personal Reflections On Teaching The Grateful Dead To Seniors, Robert Trudeau

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

This essay reflects on several occasions in which I was a facilitator introducing the music of the Grateful Dead to groups of senior citizens. Several themes emerge: First, there is the need to separate the facilitator’s feelings as a convinced Deadhead from the inclinations of older individuals who know little about the Grateful Dead. Second, an indirect approach that emphasizes lyrics and accessible songs seems to have the best impact, if the goal is to encourage individuals to want to learn more about, and listen to, the Grateful Dead’s music. Third, one should let students construct the framework of the …

Teaching With The Dead: A Short Personal Remembrance, Robert G. Weiner

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

This essay is a personal remembrance of teaching an Honors course related to the Grateful Dead, the Beat Generation, and the Counterculture at Texas Tech University during the Spring of 2019. It describes the readings, assignments, techniques, and overall class response to the material. The goals of the course are explained and the syllabus is added as an appendix.

Discoursing The Grateful Dead: Scholars, Fans, And The 2020 Meeting Of Southwest Popular/American Culture Association, Nicholas G. Meriwether

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Academic conferences serve many functions but at heart they are pedagogical enterprises, designed to teach, share, and refine knowledge. This paper uses the 2020 meeting of the Grateful Dead area of the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association to explore some of the issues and challenges that define the pedagogical and scholarly work of a conference section. The 2020 meeting offers a useful lens for discussing the area’s contributions and problems within the larger framework and history of the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association and the broader field of Grateful Dead studies. The experience of the Dead area illustrates issues in conference dynamics …

Teaching The Grateful Dead With Nietzsche’S Birth Of Tragedy, Stanley J. Spector

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Ideally, in a teaching situation one can use parts of Nietzsche to help explain aspects of the Grateful Dead phenomenon(a) or use aspects of the Grateful Dead to help explain parts of Nietzsche; in either case, there is heuristic back and forth between the text and the phenomenon(a). Both Nietzsche and the Grateful Dead speak to the subjective experience of life affirmation, not as mere cognitive recognition, but rather as a physiological state of being. For both Nietzsche and the Grateful Dead, the Dionysian dimension of life comes to the forefront through the body, whether experiencing the unity of nature …

Teaching The Grateful Dead, Happenings, & Spontaneous Pedagogy, Ryan Slesinger

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

To teach a course on the Grateful Dead I developed a praxis I call “spontaneous pedagogy” that pairs academic rigor with flexible curriculum details to enable creativity and engagement among students in a truly studentcentered classroom. The pairing of spontaneous pedagogy with the Grateful Dead course worked well because the subject emphasizes improvisation, which initially inspired and—during the course—paralleled my praxis. I had developed this praxis previously, implementing it each semester from 2007 to2010 for one Composition II unit on definitional arguments entitled, “The Nature of Reality.” Students were asked to define what they consider as real and apply that …

Teaching The Grateful Dead Phenomenon And Cultural Communication, Natalie Dollar

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Communication studies is particularly well-situated for teaching a course about the Grateful Dead phenomenon and using the phenomenon to teach discipline-specific content. This combination, teaching “the” Grateful Dead and teaching “with” the Grateful Dead, rather than one or the other, is what produces such an engaging course for students, guests, and instructor. I argue that musical speech communities warrant rigorous study and discuss the role of academic publications, professional organizations, and library archives in this process. Developing a pedagogy grounded in cultural communication and treating the course as a communication event allowed for collaboration with students and guest scholars, and …

Collaborative Pedagogy: Teaching (With) The Grateful Dead On Tour, On Campus, And Online, Rebecca G. Adams

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

This essay describes my experiences teaching with the Grateful Dead “on tour” in 1989, on campus in the early 2000s, and online in 2019. Using a life course framework, I discuss how my own development as a teacher, Deadhead, and Grateful Dead scholar and the changing context over time shaped these experiences and how teaching with the Grateful Dead opened a pedagogical space for experimentation that allowed the students and me to take risks and to collaborate despite status differences. Rather than unpacking these experiences entirely, my goal here is to focus on how these three experiences of teaching with …

Teaching (And Studying) The Music Of The Grateful Dead, Brian Felix

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

This article aims to provide answers to two questions: why teach about the music of the Grateful Dead, and how to do so? In an effort to engage the former, this article examines the ways that the Grateful Dead provides a rich and unique case study towards a deeper understanding of American popular music. The contributing factors are their distinct brand of eclecticism, career-long commitment to extended musical improvisations, and the depth and durability of their songbook. In order to answer the latter question (how?), I provide a framework for approaching the Grateful Dead’s voluminous output from a …

Guest Editorial: “Bound To Cover Just A Little More Ground”: Teaching And Learning With The Grateful Dead, Timothy D. Ray, Julie Delong

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Guest editorial for Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, Volume 9, Issue 1/2 (February 2022), Teaching and Learning with the Grateful Dead.

Editorial: Transformational Learning (And Teaching) In Popular Culture And Pedagogy, Anna S. Cohenmiller

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

Editorial for Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy, Volume 9, Issue 1/2 (February 2022), Teaching and Learning with the Grateful Dead.

Building A Dynamic Employee Value Proposition, Susan Bailey

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Talent survey data indicates 75% of active job seekers are likely to apply for a job if the employer activity manages its employer brand and their company’s Employee Value Proposition (EVP). Additional data confirms, organizations with a strong EVP have lower turnover and increased new hire commitments – addressing two of the most frustrating challenges facing employers today. A dynamic Employee Value Proposition is intentional and comprehensive in nature…capitalizing on the strengths of the organization and its purpose while providing benefits and resources that resonate with employees, enabling them to be productive and thrive. The stakes are high and so …

Effect Of Nano-Extract Of Nigella Sativa Seeds On The Histological Structure Of The Kidneys In Male Albino Rats Treated With Tartrazine, Noor Mahdi Hasnawi, Jabbar Abadi Mohammed

Maaen Journal for Medical Sciences

Background: The kidneys are crucial organs responsible for maintaining homeostasis in the body by regulating water, electrolyte balance, acid-base balance, and excreting metabolic waste products. Each kidney contains about one million nephrons, the functional units that filter blood to produce urine. There is growing interest in finding natural alternatives to chemical treatments, including exploring the therapeutic potential of plant-based extracts.

Objective: The study aimed to develop a nano-extract from Nigella sativa seeds and evaluate its role in reducing or preventing tissue damage in the kidneys of rats with induced anemia.

Methods: Thirty-six male albino rats, aged 9-11 weeks and weighing …

The Dark Triad And Counterproductive Work Behaviors: Power Moderator, Madison Culver, Jacqui Bergman, Jack Carson, Christopher Holden

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

The Dark Triad personality traits—Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism—are widely recognized for their association with negative workplace outcomes (Paulhus & Williams, 2002). While previous research has explored the direct relationship between these traits and counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs), meaning deliberate actions that directly harm an organization and its members, the potential moderating role of organizational power remains largely unexplored (e.g., Cohen, 2016; Preston et al., 2021; Ellen III et al., 2021; Baka, 2019). This study aims to investigate how an individual's level of power within an organization may influence this relationship, hypothesizing that increased organizational power will strengthen the positive correlation …

Smokejumper Obituary: Osborne, John J. “Jack” (Missoula 1946), National Smokejumper Association

Smokejumper Obituaries

No abstract provided.

Emerging Therapeutic Strategies For Wnt-Dependent Colon Cancer Targeting Macropinocytosis, Nydia Tejeda-Munoz, Grace Binder, Kuo-Ching Mei

Pharmacy Faculty Scholarship

Aberrations in the Wnt signaling pathway, particularly mutations in genes like APC and β-catenin, are pivotal in initiating and driving the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC), establishing this pathway as a crucial target for therapeutic intervention. Membrane trafficking plays a key role in regulating Wnt signaling by controlling the activation, modulation, and secretion of essential signaling molecules that contribute to CRC progression. This review explores the connection between membrane trafficking and Wnt signaling, with a specific focus on macropinocytosis—an endocytic process involved in nutrient uptake that also plays a role in Wnt signal regulation. The relationship between Wnt signaling and …

Applicant Reactions To Automated Assessments: Moderation By Applicant Quality, Caleb Pollard, Yalcin Acikgoz

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Applicant Reactions to Automated Assessments: Moderation by Applicant Quality Caleb Pollard, Dr. Yalcin Acikgoz Organizations are beginning to implement technologies such as artificial intelligence with the intent to quickly identify qualified candidates (Wesche & Sonderegger, 2021). Artificial intelligence has recently been employed to automate the selection decision-making process within screening and job interviews (Jaser et al., 2022). Utilizing these automated selection processes allows employers to distill the applicant pool to include only qualified candidates at significantly quicker times (Noble et al., 2021). Since the use of automation is prevalent, it is important to consider how applicants may react. Links between …

Investigating The Impact Of Flexible Work Schedules On Employed College Students, Sierra Skidis, David R. Earnest

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

As flexible work schedules become the norm in modern workplaces, increased flexibility in work schedules allows employees more latitude in adjusting their work schedules to fit their personal and professional needs. Across a variety of traditional and non-traditional workplaces, flexible work schedules have been linked to decreased stress and burnout, increased job satisfaction, as well as greater workplace focus and productivity. From a business perspective, the popularity of flexible work schedules has increased as businesses seek to leverage the value of diversity and work-life balance across populations with multiple demands on their time. Once such population, employed college students, can …

Weathering The Workplace: Temperature Extremes And Their Effects On Job Insecurity And Perceived Income Adequacy, Meredith J. Pool, Gwyneth Lloyd, Robert Sinclair, Alexa Hackmann, Olivia Wilson, Taylor Pace, Caroline Mcjunkin

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Seasonal shifts, particularly in winter, have been linked to increased job insecurity (JI) and perceived income adequacy (PIA). Rizqita and Mulamukti (2024) found that during the winter months, temperatures drop and business activity and investment significantly decline, increasing job insecurity and turnover intentions. This increased insecurity causes stress that negatively impacts these individuals’ work attitudes and behaviors.Wealth-induced resources play an important role in managing eco-stress, causing individuals with lower incomes to suffer psychosocially, leading to lower levels of perceived income adequacy in these extreme temperatures. (Vliert & Joshanloo 2024). Based on prior research highlighting the effects of temperature extremes on …

A Picture Worth A Thousand Words: How Career Website Images Influence Application Intentions, Clara Lobsiger, Hunter Bass, Natalee Jamerson, Cassidy Zekas, Tanner Landolt, Paige Couturier, Luke Millen, Jess Doll, Kristl Davison, Tim Huelsman

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Organizations are driven to persuade qualified candidates to apply for open positions to discover and recruit higher-quality individuals (Phillips & Gully, 2015). They also recognize the importance of a diverse workforce and seek to implement hiring strategies to attract underrepresented individuals (Greenberg, 2015). Avery and McKay's studies in 2003 and 2006 found that targeted recruitment commercials highlighting non-White employees as recognized and included in an organization enhanced non-White job seekers' interest in that organization. It has not yet been determined if this effect applies to White members of other marginalized groups, notably White and non-White LGBTQ+ individuals (Avery & McKay, …

Understanding Employee Intentions To Use Ai From A Job Demands-Resources Perspective, Joseph R. Himmler, Jordan A. Everett, Gwendolyn Paige Watson, Shubham Agrawal, Amy M. Schuster, Shelia R. Cotten

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

This research integrates the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) with Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory to explore the factors influencing the intention to use artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. UTAUT (Venkatesh et al., 2003) lays the foundation that performance expectancy (i.e., the belief that using AI will improve their job performance) and facilitating conditions (i.e., organizational and technical infrastructure to support AI use) influence intentions to use AI. Applying JD-R theory (Bakker & Demerouti, 2017) further contextualizes these constructs in the work setting, positioning AI as a potential job resource that enhances performance by alleviating job …

Assessing The Utility Of A Career Exploration Platform For Psychology Students, Lauryn Womble, Penelope Williams, Alana Olson, Brenna Mcnamara, Abigail Branco, Shawn Bergman

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Background Psychology students are often told that obtaining a graduate degree is necessary for meaningful employment, due to the field’s history of prioritizing graduate school (Appleby, 2018). Underemployment is a battle that many psychology undergraduates face (Burning Glass Institute, 2024). This can be discouraging, and students are often unaware of postgraduate options alternative to grad school (Halonen, 2013). Eugene is an online tool created to show undergraduate psychology majors their career options. Students select from a psychology list on the Eugene website, which produces the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) they have gained in those courses alongside a list of …

Exploring The Influence Of Organizational Culture, Benefits, And Diversity Statements On Talent Attraction In Startups, Jimena Lopez Flores, Trinity Vuu, Dianhan Zheng

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Startups can face significant challenges when attracting new talent due to their less established reputation and job seekers’ perceived uncertainty regarding their career prospects. Recruitment webpages are a key tool for startups to project an appealing organizational image to potential candidates, typically by showcasing the company’s culture, values, employee benefits, and commitment to diversity and inclusion. However, there is limited research about the effectiveness of such information in attracting talent to startups. For example, although there exists evidence that diversity cues presented during the recruitment process may attract applicants, most studies focused on surface-level diversity (e.g., gender, race, sexual orientation) …

Like A Good Neighbor, State Farm's Od Insights Are There, Emma Vosika

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

This abstract details my internship experience at State Farm where I contributed to organizational development initiatives while gaining hands-on experience in applying research to corporate challenges. State Farm is one of the largest insurance and financial services companies in the United States and is recognized for its strong customer focus and comprehensive range of products, including auto, home, life, and health insurance. I secured my internship position with State Farm after initially applying through LinkedIn for an Industrial-Organizational Psychology internship. Shortly after, I was contacted by a recruiter regarding a separate, but equally exciting, internship opportunity with the Organizational Development …

Aiming For Success With Dart: Determining Data Analytics Readiness For Targeted Results, Erin Lally, Dacey Ramroth, Elizabeth Arnold, Firzana Syazania, Drew Sipe, Mariana Solanilla, Nicholas Rupert, Taylor Brynds, Madison Culver, Shawn Bergman, Tim Ludwig

River Cities Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference

Introduction Organizations are interested in finding ways to cut down on lost productivity while simultaneously minimizing injuries to employees. The private sector of the workforce accounts for over 2.8 million illnesses and injuries in the U.S. (BLS, 2018, 2019, 2020). The Data Analytics Readiness Tool (DART), was created to ascertain an organization’s advanced analytical capabilities on whether their data can be used to perform descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. For organizations to take further proactive steps for employee safety and avoid injuries before they occur, the DART's feedback is essential for improving their safety measurement systems to use additional …