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The Butterfly Effect, Viva Motwani, Special Collections, Fleet Library Dec 2021

The Butterfly Effect, Viva Motwani, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.


Countering Design Crimes, Jake Ostrow, Special Collections, Fleet Library Dec 2021

Countering Design Crimes, Jake Ostrow, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.


Does A Thorn Mean It?, Olivia Schroder, Special Collections, Fleet Library Dec 2021

Does A Thorn Mean It?, Olivia Schroder, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.


Strings Attached, Dhirey Vivar, Special Collections, Fleet Library Dec 2021

Strings Attached, Dhirey Vivar, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.


Crap, Phillip Walker, Special Collections, Fleet Library Dec 2021

Crap, Phillip Walker, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.


Untitled (Musings On The Textiles Industry), Anna Winters, Special Collections, Fleet Library Dec 2021

Untitled (Musings On The Textiles Industry), Anna Winters, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.


The Distance Between Us -- Things I Never Said, Joel Yong, Special Collections, Fleet Library Dec 2021

The Distance Between Us -- Things I Never Said, Joel Yong, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.


Untitled (Water), Hazel Zhang, Special Collections, Fleet Library Dec 2021

Untitled (Water), Hazel Zhang, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.


Apollo13: A Successful Failure, Haoxi Zhang, Special Collections, Fleet Library Dec 2021

Apollo13: A Successful Failure, Haoxi Zhang, Special Collections, Fleet Library

8th Baker & Whitehill Student Artists' Book Contest 2022

No abstract provided.


Funeral: Shadows Walking Into A Thin Slumber Of Sea, Susie Zhu, Special Collections, Fleet Library Dec 2021

Funeral: Shadows Walking Into A Thin Slumber Of Sea, Susie Zhu, 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 Dec 2021

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

Baker & Whitehill supplemental content

No abstract provided.


A Modern Retelling Of Little Red Riding Hood, Robbie Li, Kennice Pan, Special Collections, Fleet Library Dec 2021

A Modern Retelling Of Little Red Riding Hood, Robbie Li, Kennice Pan, Special Collections, Fleet Library

Baker & Whitehill supplemental content

No abstract provided.


Interview With Lisa Hennig, Lisa Hennig Dec 2021

Interview With Lisa Hennig, Lisa Hennig

Auntie Sewing Squad Interviews

Lisa Hennig was born and raised into a middle class white family in Washington state and from a young age she was taught to be inclusive of other ethnic groups and learn about many different cultures. She married, had children, and worked in a law office advocating for rights for individuals with disabilities. She made masks and donated to her local community center before she joined the Auntie Sewing Squad in January of 2021. Since joining, she has made 1,500+ masks and sent them to communities all over the United States with little access to masks.


Exploring Teacher And Student Experiences In A Nature-Based Mathematical Environment, Brian Holt Tucker Dec 2021

Exploring Teacher And Student Experiences In A Nature-Based Mathematical Environment, Brian Holt Tucker

Dissertations

This research study explored the experiences of this teacher-researcher and eight student-participants in a Montessori-inspired, nature-based mathematical environment. I utilized an action research study framework with a critical event narrative analysis to describe mine and my student-participants’ experiences throughout this study, using Uhrmacher et al.’s (2017) instructional arc as a guide. I restoried each participants’ lived and told stories as the curriculum seamlessly moved through the arc: intended to operational to received curriculum. The restoried narratives revolved around the identified critical events each participant experienced throughout the mathematical learning experience. The multiple restoried narratives required data collection that included observations, …


Becoming Ourselves: A Photo-Narrative Inquiry Into Mindfulness In The Teaching Lives Of Urban Educators, John Brian Miller Dec 2021

Becoming Ourselves: A Photo-Narrative Inquiry Into Mindfulness In The Teaching Lives Of Urban Educators, John Brian Miller

Dissertations

This dissertation explored how mindfulness shapes the way educators find meaning and coherence to their narrative selves amid the complex interlocking contexts in urban schools. Drawing on the theoretical lens of a narrative concept of self found in MacIntyre and others, I used a photo-narrative inquiry, observations, and interviews to collect data from the five participants in this study. I then constructed narrative vignettes that highlighted themes internal to each participant’s way of storying their teaching lives in urban schools through the lens of mindfulness. Analysis of participant stories leads to the conclusion that mindfulness is a grounding for self …


Knowing Their Story: The Experiences Of Perinatal Nurses Who Care For Women Using Marijuana During Pregnancy, Darci Jo Mccall Dec 2021

Knowing Their Story: The Experiences Of Perinatal Nurses Who Care For Women Using Marijuana During Pregnancy, Darci Jo Mccall

Dissertations

While remaining federally illegal, the use of both medical and recreational marijuana in the United States continues to rise as individual state laws become more permissive and its use more socially acceptable. Paralleling this trend, the use of marijuana during pregnancy is also increasing. However legally defined, marijuana use during pregnancy is discouraged and has been associated with serious health concerns for the mother and her infant. Its use during pregnancy is challenging for healthcare providers as it is not well researched and its effects are not clearly understood. While the experiences of perinatal nurses working with women affected by …


Teachers “Write” Video--A Case Study On The Processes And Participants Of A Video Composition Professional Development Program: A Utah Context, Nathan Smith Jones Dec 2021

Teachers “Write” Video--A Case Study On The Processes And Participants Of A Video Composition Professional Development Program: A Utah Context, Nathan Smith Jones

Dissertations

In a media dominated world, where video composition (an integral media literacy pedagogy) has remained extremely limited in university teacher prep programs in states like Utah, this qualitative descriptive case study investigated the whys and hows of the processes, purposes, and marketing of an in-service Pedagogical Video Composition (PVC) teacher professional development program and the media literacy practices of the teachers it impacted. Participants were four staff members of Utah’s SHIFT Professional Development program, and four of its teacher participants The study’s data collection included artifacts, an observation, and (primarily) interviews during the first full school year of COVID-19 (Fall, …


Understanding Mother’S Perceptions On Assessment And Educational Programming For Their Children With Cerebral Visual Impairment, Melody Zagami Furze Dec 2021

Understanding Mother’S Perceptions On Assessment And Educational Programming For Their Children With Cerebral Visual Impairment, Melody Zagami Furze

Dissertations

Brain-based visual impairment is the leading cause of visual impairment in early childhood populations in the developed world and its contribution to childhood visual impairment is increasing (Bosch et al., 2014; Dutton & Bax, 2010; Hoyt, 2007; Kong et al., 2012; Kran et al., 2019). In order to meet the needs of this population, comprehensive assessment that includes information from families and caregivers, pediatric ophthalmologists, neurodevelopmental specialists, vision professionals, and education teams is crucial for academic and functional success (Lueck & Dutton, 2015). Family input during the special education process and the transfer of knowledge from the clinical to the …


Physical Education In Colorado: Status And Stakeholders’ Perceptions, Xiaoping Fan Dec 2021

Physical Education In Colorado: Status And Stakeholders’ Perceptions, Xiaoping Fan

Dissertations

This dissertation includes two studies, aiming to explore the status of physical education and stakeholders’ perceptions of physical education in Colorado. In study one, using the PE for All Colorado model policy as a guiding framework, the purpose of this study was to explore the status of physical education in Colorado. Research questions included: (a) what is the status of physical education in Colorado based on the PE for All model policy’s recommendations? and (b) what are the facilitators and barriers to implementing physical education in schools? A sequential explanatory mixed method design was utilized in this study consisting of …


Effects Of Exercise Training On Neutrophil Proliferation And Function In Cancer Patients, Nicholas Harman Dec 2021

Effects Of Exercise Training On Neutrophil Proliferation And Function In Cancer Patients, Nicholas Harman

Dissertations

Cancer and its treatments, namely chemotherapy and radiation, lead to negative physiological consequences. Neutrophils are the most abundant leukocytes in circulation with several studies pointing to the impact of cancer and its treatments lowering the count and function of this cell line. Exercise has been shown to positively impact to neutrophil count and function in the generally healthy population. However, this effect is less understood in the cancer population. The purpose of this study was to quantify and characterize neutrophil populations in cancer patients and examine the effects of a prescribed exercise intervention on neutrophil count and neutrophil function. It …


The Haitian Méringue Through Stylized Piano Compositions From 1880-1930, William Leroy Harned Dec 2021

The Haitian Méringue Through Stylized Piano Compositions From 1880-1930, William Leroy Harned

Dissertations

This study primarily describes the Haitian méringue from a historical analysis and a collective musical analysis of digital editions published from 2016 to 2020 that include previously unavailable piano compositions from Haiti’s first composers. Secondarily, this study clarifies the performance practice of innovative rhythmic notations from Haiti and Puerto Rico to indicate a relaxed syncopation of the tresillo-based five-beat syncopated rhythm. The history of the development of the méringue involves the creolization of mainly European and African dances. Comparison with compositions of origin dances reveals common structures between them. The European salon style inspired these Haitian compositions that resemble Romantic …


Looking Upstream: Promoting Health Equity In Philadelphia Through Novel Partnership Strategies, Adrea Cope, David B. Nash, Sandra E Brooks, David Platt Dec 2021

Looking Upstream: Promoting Health Equity In Philadelphia Through Novel Partnership Strategies, Adrea Cope, David B. Nash, Sandra E Brooks, David Platt

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.


Redemptive Suffering In A Contemporary Context, Allison Magera Dec 2021

Redemptive Suffering In A Contemporary Context, Allison Magera

Honors Program Theses and Research Projects

Redemptive suffering is a Christian understanding of suffering which holds that the pain and adversities of everyday life can be spiritually united to Christ’s suffering and death on the cross in petition for the needs and salvation of oneself or others. Salvifici Doloris proves to be a foundational document in comprehending the many facets of this concept theologically, but practically, personal prayer in petition is often how one can spiritually “share in the sufferings of Christ.” There is also potential for this theological concept to apply elsewhere in Christianity outside of Catholicism, and in practice this concept should be delivered …


Cadmium And Chromium Evaluation Of Offutt Air Force Base Aircraft Maintenance Bay, Nickolas Lamal Dec 2021

Cadmium And Chromium Evaluation Of Offutt Air Force Base Aircraft Maintenance Bay, Nickolas Lamal

Capstone Experience: Master of Public Health

The 55th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron is based out of Offutt Air Force Base (AFB). The organization has requested testing of Air Ground Equipment (AGE) maintenance operations for heavy metals, specifically cadmium and chromium while evaluating one break area for the harmful compounds. It is hypothesized that heavy metals may be in excessive limits and could potentially harm staff and their families as take-home toxins. If left uninvestigated and evaluated, excessive exposure to heavy metals could cause injury or illness within the unit’s ranks, decreasing unit effectiveness and efficiency. Sampling methods include preliminary assessments of break area and adjacent glass bead …


Predictors Of Poor Glycemic Control In Diabetic Clients With Mental Health Illness, Community Alliance, Omaha, Nebraska, Rachelle Flick Dec 2021

Predictors Of Poor Glycemic Control In Diabetic Clients With Mental Health Illness, Community Alliance, Omaha, Nebraska, Rachelle Flick

Capstone Experience: Master of Public Health

People with severe mental illness tend to die 10-25 years earlier than the general population (WHO). Main contributors to these premature deaths include comorbidities such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Diabetes prevalence in mentally ill people is 2 times higher than the general population (WHO). The World Health Organization is taking action to improve the health of people with severe mental illness. These efforts include creating protocols of prevention, identification, assessment, and treatment for mentally ill people, as well as improving access to general health services through the integration of physical and mental health services. Community Alliance, located in …


A Literature Review Of Paid Sick Leave And Disparate Populations In The United States During The Covid Pandemic, Jessica Davies Dec 2021

A Literature Review Of Paid Sick Leave And Disparate Populations In The United States During The Covid Pandemic, Jessica Davies

Capstone Experience: Master of Public Health

The COVID pandemic is providing many public health and health policy learning opportunities to identify disparities among women, minorities, and underserved/distressed populations and inform subsequent policy-level strategies. It is recommended people stay home when they are sick; yet, not all people have access to paid sick leave. Individuals are left with the unfortunate decision to lose pay or go to work when they are ill. This is disconcerting in any given year with the annual flu illness and other communicable diseases; however, especially concerning during the COVID pandemic given the high virus transmissibility. Paid sick leave is not universally accessible …


Developing And Piloting An E-Learning Module On Respiratory Protection, Emily Girard Dec 2021

Developing And Piloting An E-Learning Module On Respiratory Protection, Emily Girard

Capstone Experience: Master of Public Health

Respiratory diseases are one of the most common causes of occupational illnesses in the United States. Many occupations use personal protective equipment (PPE) in the form of respirators to protect against respiratory hazards when other control methods are not effective. However, some workers may not have had adequate training on their use. An e-learning module was developed to provide information about respirators and their use in agriculture. The interactions of matching, sorting, and review questions require the user to be an active participant with the goal of reinforcing the information. It was hypothesized the average summative assessment score would increase …


Evaluating Nebraska Ems Providers' Ability And Willingness To Respond To Bioterrorism Emergencies, Ryan Houser Dec 2021

Evaluating Nebraska Ems Providers' Ability And Willingness To Respond To Bioterrorism Emergencies, Ryan Houser

Capstone Experience: Master of Public Health

Previous studies have found that public health systems within the United States are inadequately prepared for an act of biological terrorism. This study utilized an Internet-based survey to assess the level of preparedness and willingness to respond to a bioterrorism attack, and identify factors that predict preparedness and willingness among Nebraska Emergency Medical Service providers, who are key to resilience in the face of an attack. The survey was available for one month in 2021 during which 190 EMS providers responded to the survey. The subjects included Registered Nurses, doctors, EMTs, and paramedics. Only 10% of the respondents are both …


Occupational Injuries Associated With Workplace Violence In An Academic Medical Center, Rebecca J. Bonacci Dec 2021

Occupational Injuries Associated With Workplace Violence In An Academic Medical Center, Rebecca J. Bonacci

Capstone Experience: Master of Public Health

Violence is a major source of workplace injury in the medical profession. Peer reviewed literature is lacking for workers that have injuries through violence from clients who have intellectual disabilities. Literature for hospital security is also lacking. In this study of workplace violence, we compared injuries among the occupational groups at an academic medical center from 2017-2020. We hypothesized that violence will be similar across the years. Occupational injury and illness data was obtained from an academic medical center. The number of violence cases was divided by the total number of injury cases and reported as a percentage. We found …


Factors Contributing To Trust Of Occupational Healthcare Services In Meatpacking Plants, Gabriella Ochoa Dec 2021

Factors Contributing To Trust Of Occupational Healthcare Services In Meatpacking Plants, Gabriella Ochoa

Capstone Experience: Master of Public Health

Meatpacking refers to the slaughtering of livestock and processing and packaging it into meat and other byproducts. Meatpacking is a large industry employing thousands of workers from various racial and socioeconomic backgrounds in Nebraska. These workers have experienced disparities in accessing occupational health services such as language barriers, fear of job loss, or deportation due to immigration status if these services were used. The purpose of this study was to investigate how trust in occupational health services varied among employees at a meatpacking plant in Nebraska by demographic characteristics, particularly by ethnicity, gender, and English language proficiency.