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The Co-Development Of Espn+ And College Sports: A Case Study, Eric Bohannon Aug 2026

The Co-Development Of Espn+ And College Sports: A Case Study, Eric Bohannon

Communication & Theatre Arts Theses

In 2018 ESPN debuted its national streaming service ESPN+. This profoundly changed the way sports fans watch college sports as well as other professional sporting events. Prior to ESPN+, a limited number of college sports games appeared on linear channels such as ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and occasionally a few other channels. Since 2018, ESPN+ streamed thousands of events per year ranging from college soccer to college softball and everything in between, including the qualifying and early rounds of professional tennis and golf tournaments from around the country. This case study describes the impact of ESPN+ on a college conference, …


Empirical Rhetorical Modeling: New Analytical Tools To Evaluate The Intensity Of Rhetoric, August Immel Aug 2026

Empirical Rhetorical Modeling: New Analytical Tools To Evaluate The Intensity Of Rhetoric, August Immel

English Theses & Dissertations

Since 2020, the United States has experienced a surge of incendiary rhetoric in contemporary political discourse, which exacerbates societal polarization and incites violence as evidenced by heightened politically motivated attacks. Numerous actors characterize the impetus of such violence as “extreme rhetoric.” No standard definition exists for such a term, and this gap necessitates the central research question of this dissertation, which interrogates how rhetoric can be systematically evaluated for “extremeness.” I propose that the issue of extreme rhetoric can be fruitfully examined from within the context of rhetorical theory, but instead of attempting to create a new definition of “extreme …


The Living Lab: Instructional Design Interventions To Improve Communication And Equity In Federal Housing Programs, Joana I. Camp Mar 2026

The Living Lab: Instructional Design Interventions To Improve Communication And Equity In Federal Housing Programs, Joana I. Camp

Knowledge and Creativity Expo

The Living Lab is an independent applied research project informed by my 25 years of lived experience as a Section 8 voucher holder, examining how instructional design strategies can improve administrative workflows, communication, and equitable access within the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Drawing on sustained participation, the research identifies two primary systemic barriers: the federally mandated 15-day inspection period and incomplete Request for Tenancy Approval (RFTA) packets. To address these issues, the project developed the RFTA Roadmap—a zero-cost, clarity-driven communication tool that embeds sequential instructions directly within procedural workflows, mitigating the Split-Attention Effect and cognitive “Bandwidth Tax” associated with standard …


The Elizabeth River Project, Luísa Black Ellis Feb 2026

The Elizabeth River Project, Luísa Black Ellis

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Trové, Victoria Cassar Feb 2026

Trové, Victoria Cassar

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Tavignanu Vivu: A Corsican River Claims Its Rights, Coralie Boulard, Lucas Zabotin Feb 2026

Tavignanu Vivu: A Corsican River Claims Its Rights, Coralie Boulard, Lucas Zabotin

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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You Have The Right To Remain., Sarah Ann Winn Feb 2026

You Have The Right To Remain., Sarah Ann Winn

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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In The Science Library, Madeleine Wattenberg Feb 2026

In The Science Library, Madeleine Wattenberg

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Looking Back, Madeleine Wattenberg Feb 2026

Looking Back, Madeleine Wattenberg

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Severe Weather Alert, Madeleine Wattenberg Feb 2026

Severe Weather Alert, Madeleine Wattenberg

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Under A Heat Dome, Arthur Sze Feb 2026

Under A Heat Dome, Arthur Sze

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Waiting For The Storm, Emily Tuszynska Feb 2026

Waiting For The Storm, Emily Tuszynska

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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The Seven Concentric Rings Of The Island, Emily Tuszynska Feb 2026

The Seven Concentric Rings Of The Island, Emily Tuszynska

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Maquette, Peter Streckfus Feb 2026

Maquette, Peter Streckfus

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Ellipsis, Peter Streckfus Feb 2026

Ellipsis, Peter Streckfus

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Figure Possession, Aaron Mccullough Feb 2026

Figure Possession, Aaron Mccullough

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Figure After Oppen, Aaron Mccullough Feb 2026

Figure After Oppen, Aaron Mccullough

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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A Prayer For The Sinking City, Karen An-Wei Lee Feb 2026

A Prayer For The Sinking City, Karen An-Wei Lee

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

No abstract provided.


On Hearing There Were Humpbacks Swimming Through Rosario Strait, Katy Didden Feb 2026

On Hearing There Were Humpbacks Swimming Through Rosario Strait, Katy Didden

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Arachne, Luisa A. Igloria Feb 2026

Arachne, Luisa A. Igloria

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Notes On Contributors Feb 2026

Notes On Contributors

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Editors' Note Feb 2026

Editors' Note

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Cover Feb 2026

Cover

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

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Volume 5 - Water (Full) Feb 2026

Volume 5 - Water (Full)

Green Humanities: A Journal of Ecological Thought in Literature, Philosophy & the Arts

No abstract provided.


Critical Design And The Robotic Imaginary: Design Criticism And Critical Robots, Jörgen Behrendtz Jan 2026

Critical Design And The Robotic Imaginary: Design Criticism And Critical Robots, Jörgen Behrendtz

The Journal of Sociotechnical Critique

This paper brings critical design and design criticism to critical robot studies. Critical design can be described as an umbrella term for approaches making use of speculative designs to highlight and challenge narrow assumptions, preconceptions or even taken-for-granted truths about the role products play (in a wide sense) in everyday life. Design criticism refers to a reasoned procedure that investigates emancipatory and/or limiting potentials of designs, theorizes the roles of affordances, materials and embodied perception as epistemological resources in media interaction, and clarifies connections between specific design choices and their associated experiential qualities, seductive powers, ideological underpinnings, material operations, and …


The State Of Interprofessional Practice Between Behavior Analysts And Speech-Language Pathologists, Sara Snyder, Heartley Huber, Danika Pfeiffer, Dannette Murray Jan 2026

The State Of Interprofessional Practice Between Behavior Analysts And Speech-Language Pathologists, Sara Snyder, Heartley Huber, Danika Pfeiffer, Dannette Murray

Speech-Language Pathology Faculty Publications

Interprofessional practice (IPP) is necessary to ensure assessment and interventions are designed and implemented both efficiently and effectively. We sought to investigate how Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) engage in IPP. Both professionals may provide evaluations and interventions related to communication in schools and community-based healthcare systems. We disseminated a survey to BCBAs and SLPs to elicit information about their collaboration with each other. Topics included: (a) frequency of collaboration and communication with the other professional; (b) confidence engaging in IPP; (c) interprofessional training experiences; (d) barriers and facilitators to collaboration with the other profession; and …


Reward Deficits In Co-Occurring Social Anxiety And Depression: The Roles Of Anhedonia, Boredom, Loneliness, And Covid-19 Social Restriction, Nathan M. Hager, Alicia L. Milam, Hannah C. Hamrick, Benjamin Swanson, Matt R. Judah Jan 2026

Reward Deficits In Co-Occurring Social Anxiety And Depression: The Roles Of Anhedonia, Boredom, Loneliness, And Covid-19 Social Restriction, Nathan M. Hager, Alicia L. Milam, Hannah C. Hamrick, Benjamin Swanson, Matt R. Judah

Psychology Faculty Publications

Prior research points toward reward deficits as crucial to the link between social anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder. However, studies have not explored specific types of reward deficits or how social-environmental factors may impact them. The current study examined whether the indirect effects of three reward deficits (anhedonia, boredom, and loneliness) accounted for the connection between social anxiety and depression. Questionnaires were collected in a sample of college students (N = 523) during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing examination of environmental stressors (i.e., remote learning and current friend network size) on reward deficits. Indirect effect models …


Living In A Bubble: How Children And Adults Use Generics To Talk About Social Kinds In Unique Sociocultural Contexts, Ny Vasil, Alejandro Curiel, Tiffany Zhu, Anna Pederneschi, Katherine Ritchie Jan 2026

Living In A Bubble: How Children And Adults Use Generics To Talk About Social Kinds In Unique Sociocultural Contexts, Ny Vasil, Alejandro Curiel, Tiffany Zhu, Anna Pederneschi, Katherine Ritchie

Philosophy Faculty Publications

Generics like "kids love sugar" convey generalizations. But what is their scope? Are they taken to be global, or can generics communicate regularities restricted to "sociocultural bubbles"? Two studies examined the developing capacity for contextual restriction of generics in 137 4-7-year-olds (63/70/4 female/male/other) and 222 adults (128/89/5 female/male/other). Participants evaluated generics attributing group properties prevalent globally vs. "within-bubbles," with contextual cues that speakers conveyed broad vs. contextually restricted regularities. Both children and adults appreciated that generics can communicate group characteristics occurring within narrow sociocultural contexts. Adults selectively endorsed global or local generics depending on context, but younger children allowed socially …


Beauty Isn't Always Better: How Salesperson Attractiveness Affects Consumers' Approach Behaviors, Veronica L. Thomas, Stephanie M. Mangus, Dora E. Bock Jan 2026

Beauty Isn't Always Better: How Salesperson Attractiveness Affects Consumers' Approach Behaviors, Veronica L. Thomas, Stephanie M. Mangus, Dora E. Bock

Marketing Faculty Publications

This research examines how a consumer's committed romantic relationship influences their decision to approach an attractive salesperson in a retail environment. To date, the majority of research espouses the benefits of salesperson attractiveness in enhancing consumers' perceptions of the salesperson and the represented retailer. This is problematic because it creates a managerial bias toward attractive salespeople and, as we propose, provides an incomplete view of the effect of salesperson attractiveness on consumers' behavior. Drawing on the interpersonal relationship literature on commitment, we propose that consumers in committed relationships activate relationship-maintenance motives that override the beauty bias when a salesperson's attractiveness …


"Oh, You've Come To Visit The Yard?": Phenotypic Capital, Intragroup Marginalization, And The Gated Sanctuary In Black Lgbtq+ Communities, Keith J. Watts, Shawndaya S. Thrasher, Nicole Campbell, Laneshia R. Conner, Julian K. Glover, Janet K. Otachi, Dekeitra Griffin Jan 2026

"Oh, You've Come To Visit The Yard?": Phenotypic Capital, Intragroup Marginalization, And The Gated Sanctuary In Black Lgbtq+ Communities, Keith J. Watts, Shawndaya S. Thrasher, Nicole Campbell, Laneshia R. Conner, Julian K. Glover, Janet K. Otachi, Dekeitra Griffin

Counseling & Human Services Faculty Publications

Identity-based communities that share common characteristics, beliefs, and experiences (e.g., Black LGBTQ+ communities) have historically been conceptualized as protective bubbles that buffer Black LGBTQ+ individuals against the deleterious effects of systemic racism and cisheterosexism. However, this monolithic narrative often masks the internal power dynamics that divide belonging. This study explores the exclusionary dynamics embedded within these safe spaces, examining how internal hierarchies of skin tone, socioeconomic status, and gender performance function as proximal stressors. Guided by a critical constructivist paradigm, this study utilized Reflexive Thematic Analysis to analyze open-ended survey responses from 74 Black LGBTQ+ adults. Data were drawn from …