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Advancing Women & Associated Populations: The Work Of Women's Foundations & Funds, Elizabeth May Gillespie
Advancing Women & Associated Populations: The Work Of Women's Foundations & Funds, Elizabeth May Gillespie
UNO Student Research and Creative Activity Fair
This is my dissertation research, which is a landscape scan of all women’s foundations and funds in the U.S. Women’s foundations and funds, which expressly award grants to programs and organizations benefiting/advancing women and associated populations (girls, children and families), have grown in number and funding scope over the past five decades. These organizations award millions in grants each year as well as contribute resources and knowledge about the status of and issues facing women and associated populations. Yet, there is a gap in knowledge about these organizations and their work to advance women and associated populations socially, politically, and …
Today's Students, Tomorrow's Terrorists: An Analysis Of Education And Extremist Participation, Clara Braun
Today's Students, Tomorrow's Terrorists: An Analysis Of Education And Extremist Participation, Clara Braun
UNO Student Research and Creative Activity Fair
A growing number of studies have identified shared characteristics among homegrown violent extremists (HVEs). While these studies have focused on demographic characteristics such as age and marital status, research on the educational attainment of HVEs is underdeveloped. The current study utilizes general strain theory and examines the relationship between educational attainment and type of criminal participation using a sample of 215 HVEs who engaged in or were charged with extremist participation between 2011 and 2017. We utilized educational attainment as a measure of an individual’s strain to identify a relationship with their decision to engage in violent or nonviolent extremist …
Food Insecurity : The Student Experience, B.J. Fletcher
Food Insecurity : The Student Experience, B.J. Fletcher
UNO Student Research and Creative Activity Fair
Food insecurity exists on college campuses among college students. Prior studies have considered the prevalence of food insecurity among college students; this study aims to expand on these past studies by considering how college students experience food insecurity. The study takes a phenomenological approach to understand how students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha experience food insecurity, including the experiences and challenges students face when it comes to being food insecure and the barriers students face in addressing food insecurity. In-depth interviews with six students, ranging from undergraduate to doctoral level students, were conducted. Horizontalization, clusters of meanings, textural …