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Shopping For A Cause: Social Influencers, Performative Allyship, And The Commodification Of Activism, Emily Mckellar

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Since the early 2010s, social media has been a powerful tool for protestors and activists throughout the world. In times of crisis and political uprisings, users have pulled out their phones and taken to platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and, more recently, Instagram, to capture “the revolution” in real time. Although originally intended for networking purposes, social media has provided people with a digital space to share their stories, disseminate resources, and broadcast live, allowing them to share their efforts with millions.

While social media has helped assemble protests, amplify marginalized voices, and educate the public, it has also become a …

Welcoming Families With Children To Csusb: Making An Intergenerational Difference, Leslie Leach

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Coming back to school after a gap in your education can be a daunting task. For students with children (SWC), the undertaking has different challenges than their classmates. Providing resources geared towards their success plays a significant role in the student's ability to complete their education. It also allows the SWC to feel a sense of belonging within their institution of higher learning. This project analyzes other California State Universities' family housing programs to advocate a similar program at California State University, San Bernardino. Using the Communication Theory of Identity (CTI) and Organizational Identity (OI), I can illustrate how resources …

Emotional Exhaustion Among Child Welfare Social Workers In Southern California: A Qualitative Study, Irma Mondragon

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore emotional exhaustion among child welfare social workers in Southern California. Most of the research studies on this area have been conducted outside the southern region of the Golden State. Through semi-structured interviews with 12 current and former child welfare social workers, this study found three major themes: (1) child welfare social workers suffer from a multifaceted form of emotional exhaustion; (2) child welfare social workers believe that the benefits of child welfare ultimately outweigh its costs, and (3) child welfare social workers use a variety of ways to cope with work-related emotional …

Integration Of Internet Of Things And Health Recommender Systems, Moonkyung Yang

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a part of our lives and has provided many enhancements to day-to-day living. In this project, IoT in healthcare is reviewed. IoT-based healthcare is utilized in remote health monitoring, observing chronic diseases, individual fitness programs, helping the elderly, and many other healthcare fields. There are three main architectures of smart IoT healthcare: Three-Layer Architecture, Service-Oriented Based Architecture (SoA), and The Middleware-Based IoT Architecture. Depending on the required services, different IoT architecture are being used. In addition, IoT healthcare services, IoT healthcare service enablers, IoT healthcare applications, and IoT healthcare services focusing on Smartwatch …

Hire Education: Strengthening Connections Between Employers And Student Veterans, Deborah A. Bradbard, Linda R. Euto

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This guide explores strategies used by higher education and employers to improve their connections on behalf of student veteran job seekers.

The Evolution Of The Veteran Employment Landscape, Deborah A. Bradbard, Rosalinda V. Maury

Institute for Veterans and Military Families

This brief discusses five key highlights related to post-9/11 veteran employment.

Instructional Coaches And Teachers: A Grounded Theory Study Of The Professional Relationship, Julia Alberg-Burbank

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

The purpose of this constructivist grounded theory study was to examine the professional relationship between instructional coaches and teachers in an elementary school setting. This examination is necessary due to the expansion of personnel serving as instructional coaches in US public schools. Utilizing constructivist grounded theory, the researcher gathered electronic journals from 19 participants, 11 teachers and eight coaches. Additionally, interviews were conducted with all 19 participants. The initial codes from electronic journals were applied to interview transcripts in a line-by-line analysis and subsequently affirmed using qualitative software analysis. Analyzing codes led to memo writing and the emergence of theoretical …

Household Responsibilities And Experiences Of Work-Family Conflict And Well-Being Among Fathers: The Role Of Identity And Gender Role Beliefs, Rita Garcia

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Dual earner families are on a rise and there has been an increase of men participating in household responsibilities. Gender roles ideologies and identity salience influence how the division of labor is distributed within a household and may relate to work-family conflict in fathers when participating more in household responsibilities. The purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of household responsibilities on working fathers’ experiences of work-family conflict and well-being, and to consider potential moderating effects of gender role ideology and identity salience. Results supported a positive relationship between household responsibilities and perceived stress in working fathers. …

Writing Black Characters Out Of The Margins Of Fantasy With Secrets Of Candeo, Julienne Parks

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

The crawling pace that the production of diverse fantasy books has set for itself continues to reveal that Black characters and the representation of Blackness in fiction is lacking in a detrimental way. Specifically speaking, this thesis focuses on the prevalent lack of Black characters in the fantasy genre, where Black people are cast as minor characters to a white protagonist’s story like Angela Johnson from Harry Potter; cast as abominations of anti-Black stereotypes in monsters like the Uruk-hai of Lord of the Rings; and cast as side(kick) characters like Vetch from Earthsea, aka Black characters who are …

Access To Full-Time Employment Opportunities: A Phenomenological Study Of Faculty Of Color In Rural Community Colleges, Eduardo Vásquez

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

The mission of community colleges is to create affordable pathways for students to enter into the workforce or transfer into 4-year universities (Brint & Karabel, 1989; Kisker et al., 2016). However, community colleges have not been successful in efforts to assist Students of Color in completing an associate degree or transferring (Shapiro et al., 2017). Therefore, efforts have been made to increase the number Faculty of Color in community colleges as they are influential in student success (Rodriguez, 2015) but Faculty of Color experience systematic oppression in higher education (Pittman, 2010). Faculty of Color in rural community colleges experience discrimination …

Lgb Employment And Civil Rights Protections: Emphasizing Existing And Potential Policy For Improving The Lgb Hiring, Alexa Nicole Massiquet

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Much of the LGB employment research addressing discrimination suggests culture and policy changes for attracting more and retaining their current LGB employees. Some research suggests a cyclical nature between the acceptance of progressive policy and inclusive culture. While many researchers discuss the need for policies protecting LGB employees, little has been written about exactly how to do that. One method is to emphasize LGB non-discrimination policy and already existing gender non-discrimination policy during the hiring process. I built upon the work of other researchers, who emphasized LGB nondiscrimination during the hiring process by additionally emphasizing protections for employees based on …

Optimism And Physical Health-Related Quality Of Life In Chronic Illness: Mediating Effects Of Control Beliefs And Health Behaviors, Morgan Treaster

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Among persons living with, or recovering from, chronic illness, poor physical health-related quality of life is a concern, as current and residual illness symptoms and treatment side effects may deleteriously impact physical functioning and fulfillment of daily roles. Numerous cognitive, emotional, and behavioral factors may impact perceptions of health status. Optimism, for example, is conceptualized as belief in the occurrence of positive future outcomes, and is beneficially associated with physical health-related quality of life. Further, optimism may contribute to enhanced perceptions of control and efficacy over disease symptoms and general health, manifesting as proactive health behaviors (e.g., wellness behaviors; treatment …

Inspire : Vol 4, Issue 12, Department Of Medicine

INSPIRE – Department of Medicine Archives

Content

• Message from the Chair
• Medicine at National and International Forums
• AACE Middle East Conference
• In-depth- featuring Assistant Professor Yawer Saeed
• Featured Faculty- Dr Syed Furrukh Omair “…if you want to be a learner, keep your head and heart clean and clear. Be receptive and positive in life…”
• Faculty’s –Favorite poem
• What are Academics Around the World Reading This Month?
• Publications

Not Everyone Is Screaming For Ice Cream: How Marchand V. Barnhill Imposes A Heightened Duty To Monitor, Jenifer Pickle

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

Wind's Howling: Applying The California Talent Agencies Act To Esports Organizations To Address Evolving Disparities, Connor Sletten

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

2021 December - Tennessee Monthly Climate Report, Tennessee Climate Office, East Tennessee State University

Tennessee Climate Office Monthly Reports

No abstract provided.

Dreamers: Stories Of Daca Recipients In Higher Education During The 2018-2021 Political Climate, Alicia Billini

Dissertations

Immigration has been a longstanding conversation, or debate, in American politics and society throughout history. Whether, or how much, to embrace immigrant populations into U.S. society has been a source of polarization over time, specifically as related to the handling or treatment of undocumented immigrants. A particularly acute dimension of this issue in the United States is the question of undocumented immigrants who were brought into this country as children illegally by their parents (Council on Foreign Relations, 2021). Efforts to address the needs of this unique population of immigrants have been caught between the historically and widely divergent values …

In Juno V. Kite The Federal Circuit Strikes Down Patent Directed Towards Pioneering Innovation In Car T-Cell Therapy, Christopher M. Holman

Faculty Works

Chimeric antigen receptor T-cells (also known as CAR T-cells) are T-cells that have been genetically engineered to produce an artificial T-cell receptor for use in immunotherapy. In recent years CAR-T cell therapy has emerged as an important new modality of cancer treatment, particularly for blood-borne cancers like leukemia. As would be expected, important advances in the development of CAR T-cell therapy have been the subject of extensive patenting and licensing activity. Juno v. Kite, a recent decision of the Court of Appeals of the Federal Circuit striking down a foundational CAR T-cell therapy patent, has raised serious questions as to …

Contaminant, Nicholas Austin-Wakefield, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.

How Does It Feel To Have Clouds Swoop In Your Face, Zimu Fang, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

HONORABLE MENTION | $100

Facts About Lakes, Saraphina Forman, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.

Torchic, Evan Goldhagen, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.

(Endangered) Animals On Earth A To Z, Alex Hogue, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.

Clocks In Space, Pei-Jung Hsieh, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

LAURIE WHITEHILL PURCHASE PRIZE | $375 Purchase prize winners receive a cash reward and the books are added to the Fleet Library at RISD Special Collections' Artists' Book collection.

●, Qingyu Huang, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.

The Petting Zoo, Madelyn Kieh, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.

Nurdles, Sharon Lee, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.

Want To Be A Pig, Yinjia(Elaine) Liu, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.

(Sweet) Dreams., Adam Lu, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.

Allegory Of Gaia, Matteo Mastrangelo, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.