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Bookendings: Beginnings And Endings For Women In Violent Relationships, F. Christopher, Tiffani Kisler, Johnson Oct 2009

Bookendings: Beginnings And Endings For Women In Violent Relationships, F. Christopher, Tiffani Kisler, Johnson

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.


Developing Early Semantic Networks And The Associative Structure Of Child Directed Speech, Thomas Hills, Josita Maouene, Brian Riordan, Linda Smith Oct 2009

Developing Early Semantic Networks And The Associative Structure Of Child Directed Speech, Thomas Hills, Josita Maouene, Brian Riordan, Linda Smith

Josita C Maouene

No abstract provided.


Are Honors Students Losing Place In Cyberspace?, Steffen Wilson, Sarah Carty, Bruce Maclaren Sep 2009

Are Honors Students Losing Place In Cyberspace?, Steffen Wilson, Sarah Carty, Bruce Maclaren

Steffen Wilson

No abstract provided.


Concerns About Labiaplasty From A Sexual Health Perspective, Tiffani Kisler Sep 2009

Concerns About Labiaplasty From A Sexual Health Perspective, Tiffani Kisler

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.


Healthy Living: Perspectives On Women's Sexual Health And Wellness, Tiffani Kisler Aug 2009

Healthy Living: Perspectives On Women's Sexual Health And Wellness, Tiffani Kisler

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.


Contextual Diversity And The Associative Structure Of Adult Language In Early Word Learning, Thomas Hills, Josita Maouene, Brian Riordan, Linda Smith Jun 2009

Contextual Diversity And The Associative Structure Of Adult Language In Early Word Learning, Thomas Hills, Josita Maouene, Brian Riordan, Linda Smith

Josita C Maouene

No abstract provided.


Table For Four, Fenelon And Balthasar, Megan Levy May 2009

Table For Four, Fenelon And Balthasar, Megan Levy

Megan Levy

No abstract provided.


Correlations Between Body Parts And Types Of Argument Structure, Josita Maouene, Nitya Sethuraman, Mounir Maouene, Linda Smith Mar 2009

Correlations Between Body Parts And Types Of Argument Structure, Josita Maouene, Nitya Sethuraman, Mounir Maouene, Linda Smith

Josita C Maouene

No abstract provided.


Neural Correlates Of Verb Processing In The Developing Brain, Karin Harman James, Josita Maouene Mar 2009

Neural Correlates Of Verb Processing In The Developing Brain, Karin Harman James, Josita Maouene

Josita C Maouene

No abstract provided.


Homologies Between Relational Language And Bodily Action: First Steps Into An Embodiment Account Of Meaning, Asifa Majid, Daniel Casasanto, Karin Harman James, Josita Maouene Mar 2009

Homologies Between Relational Language And Bodily Action: First Steps Into An Embodiment Account Of Meaning, Asifa Majid, Daniel Casasanto, Karin Harman James, Josita Maouene

Josita C Maouene

No abstract provided.


Marriage And Sex, Tiffani Kisler Mar 2009

Marriage And Sex, Tiffani Kisler

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.


Small Group Facilitator, Tiffani Kisler Feb 2009

Small Group Facilitator, Tiffani Kisler

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.


Appalachian Origin Moderates The Association Between School Connectedness And Gpa, Steffen Wilson, Jonathan Gore Dec 2008

Appalachian Origin Moderates The Association Between School Connectedness And Gpa, Steffen Wilson, Jonathan Gore

Steffen Wilson

The relationship between connectedness to the university, Appalachian regional origin, and self-reported GPA was investigated in two studies. Both studies found that the association between school connectedness and GPA was positive among Appalachian students. However, counter to previous research, there was no association among the non-Appalachian students.


Longitudinal Analysis Of Early Semantic Networks Preferential Attachment Or Preferential Acquisition?, Thomas Hills, Mounir Maouene, Josita Maouene, Adam Sheya, Linda Smith Dec 2008

Longitudinal Analysis Of Early Semantic Networks Preferential Attachment Or Preferential Acquisition?, Thomas Hills, Mounir Maouene, Josita Maouene, Adam Sheya, Linda Smith

Josita C Maouene

Analyses of adult semantic networks suggest a learning mechanism involving preferential attachment: A word is more likely to enter the lexicon the more connected the known words to which it is related. We introduce and test two alternative growth principles: preferential acquisition— words enter the lexicon not because they are related to well-connected words, but because they connect well to other words in the learning environment—and the lure of the associates—new words are favored in proportion to their connections with known words.We tested these alternative principles using longitudinal analyses of developing networks of 130 nouns children learn prior to the …


Auditory Verb Perception Recruits Motor Systems In The Developing Brain: An Fmri Investigation, Josita Maouene, Karin Harman James Dec 2008

Auditory Verb Perception Recruits Motor Systems In The Developing Brain: An Fmri Investigation, Josita Maouene, Karin Harman James

Josita C Maouene

This study investigated neural activation patterns during verb processing in children, using fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging). Preschool children (aged 4-6) passively listened to lists of verbs and adjectives while neural activation was measured. Findings indicated that verbs were processed differently than adjectives, as the verbs recruited motor systems in the frontal cortex during auditory perception, but the adjectives did not. Further evidence suggested that different types of verbs activated different regions in the motor cortex. The results demonstrate that the motor system is recruited during verb perception in the developing brain, reflecting the embodied nature of language learning and …


Couple Therapy: Current Approaches To Helping Couples, Tiffani Kisler Dec 2008

Couple Therapy: Current Approaches To Helping Couples, Tiffani Kisler

Tiffani S. Kisler

No abstract provided.


Categorical Structure Among Shared Features In Networks Of Early-Learned Nouns, Thomas Hills, Mounir Maouene, Josita Maouene, Adam Sheya, Linda Smith Dec 2008

Categorical Structure Among Shared Features In Networks Of Early-Learned Nouns, Thomas Hills, Mounir Maouene, Josita Maouene, Adam Sheya, Linda Smith

Josita C Maouene

The shared features that characterize the noun categories that young children learn first are a formative basis of the human category system. To investigate the potential categorical information contained in the features of early-learned nouns, we examine the graph-theoretic properties of noun–feature networks. The networks are built from the overlap of words normatively acquired by children prior to 2½ years of age and perceptual and conceptual (functional) features acquired from adult feature generation norms. The resulting networks have small-world structure, indicative of a high degree of feature overlap in local clusters. However, perceptual features – due to their abundance and …


Correspondence: Help-Negation, Coralie Wilson Dec 2008

Correspondence: Help-Negation, Coralie Wilson

Coralie J Wilson

It is positive that preliminary findings from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing suggest that more Australians than in 1997 are seeking help for common mental disorders. However, the 2007 Survey also suggests that two in three Australians who had common forms of mental disorder and 41% of those with serious thoughts of suicide during the last year did not seek or engage in professional help for their condition [1]. Even more concerning are the preliminary results suggesting that 86% of those who didn’t seek help for their common mental disorders thought they didn’t need any type …


Gatekeeper Training For Youth Workers: Impact On Mental Health Help-Seeking And Referral Skill, Coralie J. Wilson Dec 2008

Gatekeeper Training For Youth Workers: Impact On Mental Health Help-Seeking And Referral Skill, Coralie J. Wilson

Coralie J Wilson

The Youth Empowerment Series (YES!) Workshops (Wilson et al, 2000) were developed to improve gatekeepers' mental health literacy and skills for promoting effective help-seeking and social problem-solving among adolescents and young people. The curent study the skills of those attending the YES! Workshops 9 months after training.