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Verbal Fluency In Women With The Fmr1 Premutation And The Broad Autism Phenotype, Emily Szabo
Verbal Fluency In Women With The Fmr1 Premutation And The Broad Autism Phenotype, Emily Szabo
Theses and Dissertations
Women who carry a premutation allele on the FMR1 gene can experience limitations due to their genetic status, including executive function deficits. These subtle deficits are often shared by women who possess the broad autism phenotype (BAP). Poor understanding and limited research on the extent of these executive functioning deficits has led to limited clinical management of these two groups. The current study aimed to clarity whether there is a difference in verbal fluency abilities in mothers that possess the FMR1 premutation, mothers of children with autism who are at risk for the BAP, and mothers of typically developing children, …
The Experiences Of Women As Latinx Osteopathic Medical Students, Dana L. Weiss
The Experiences Of Women As Latinx Osteopathic Medical Students, Dana L. Weiss
Theses and Dissertations
In existing literature, researchers have predominantly examined issues related to minoritized groups by juxtaposing differences and outcomes among groups without attention to the diversity of experiences, challenges and strengths. This has had a limiting focus on the experiences specific to women as Latinx medical students, and has created a gap which restricts knowledge about experiences of perceived support and barriers within osteopathic medical school. This research provided an opportunity to think more deeply and critically about the experiences for women as Latinx osteopathic medical students. The data collected in this qualitative phenomenological study was gathered from participants as they narrated …