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Decolonizing childbirth: Women, traditional birth attendants and reproductive justice in Nigeria
(2021-08-13)This research study is a decolonial qualitative exploration of indigenous Yoruba birthing perspectives in Nigeria. Adopting feminist and African indigenous methodologies and using the theoretical framework of birth and ... -
Noticing and naming: Making visible the invisible space and voices of women of colors leading dance within higher education
(2021-08-13)ABSTRACT LYN C. WILTSHIRE NOTICING AND NAMING: MAKING VISIBLE THE INVISIBLE SPACE AND VOICES OF WOMEN OF COLORS LEADING DANCE WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION JULY 2021 This research project examines the experiences of four women ... -
Interpersonal variables and help-seeking among emerging adults
(2021-08-19)Suicide is the second leading cause of death among emerging adults in the United States. Few individuals seek help for their psychological distress, especially suicidal ideation, depression, and anxiety. Emerging adults ... -
Remediating the metalanguage of multiliteracy in alphacentric discourse: A genre analysis of instructional materials in regional first-year composition programs
(2021-08-25)For over two and a half decades now, Scholars such as Cynthia Selfe (1988), The New London Group (1996), Stuart Selber (2004), and many others referenced in this dissertation, advocated for multiliteracy curricula while ... -
The DBL-1/TGF-β signaling pathway regulates an array of behavioral, molecular, and physiological defenses in Caenorhabditis elegans
(2021-08-18)Organisms possess mechanisms to protect themselves from environmental threats. Animals have innate immune responses that include behavioral, molecular, and physiological components. A conserved cell-cell signaling pathway, ... -
An interaction between estrogen and serotonin in sensory neurons as a key regulator of nociception
(2021-08-25)Orofacial pain conditions, such as migraine, are at least two times more common in women and have a complex etiology. Orofacial pain, relayed by trigeminal sensory neurons, is linked to gonadal hormone (estrogen; progesterone) ... -
“Everything is true here, even if it’s not”: Reconsidering fictionality in Reddit’s r/Nosleep
(2021-08-20)The rise of digital participatory cultures has corresponded with new online discourse communities, each with their own languages, genres, and communicative norms. This thesis represents a detailed examination of one online ... -
The rhetoric of protest in the Supreme Court case of Hansberry v. Lee and Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun
(2021-08-02)ABSTRACT ANGELA JOHNSON THE RHETORIC OF PROTEST IN THE SUPREME COURT CASE OF HANSBERRY V. LEE AND LORRAINE HANSBERRY’S A RAISIN IN THE SUN AUGUST 2021 This research study examines the rhetoric of protest in the legal ... -
A study of human connections through terministic screens and narrative strategies in selected works of Sarah Orne Jewett
(2021-07-28)Nineteenth-century American author Sarah Orne Jewett provides a voice for undervalued cultures and illustrates the significance of these cultures in her narratives. This study examines human connections in Jewett’s ... -
“It's a miracle: Achieving “normalcy” within the Black church amongst disabled individuals
(2021-08-23)This qualitative study investigated the intersection of disabled individuals within Black churches and the examination of identity acceptability as it relates to physical and spiritual wholeness. The study interviewed 6 ... -
“Imagining it differently, dreaming it passionately”: Examing women-of-colors science fiction as womanist spiritual activism
(2021-07-28)In this dissertation I explore the ways in which women-of-colors science fiction can be regarded as womanist spiritual activism. Building upon the work of Gloria E. Anzaldúa, AnaLouise Keating, and Layli Maparyan, I define ... -
Effects of social status, religion, and secularization on attitudes toward gender equality among Iranians
(2021-07-26)ABSTRACT EFFECTS OF SOCIAL STATUS, RELIGION, AND SECULARZATION ON ATTITUDES TOWARD GENDER EQAULITY AMONG IRANIANS JUNE 2021 Despite efforts to achieve gender equality, women are under-represented and have fewer ... -
Necro-rhetorics: Agency, ethical interventions, and the digital corpse
(2021-07-12)Digital legacies and immortality have never been more important to our lives than they are now. The growing connection between technology and mourning necessitates the critical examination of our digital literacies in ... -
Examination of cognitive flexibility over time in response to a cognitive rehabilitation program in pediatric traumatic brain injury patients
(2021-07-01)Traumatic brain injury (TBI), one of the leading health concerns in the United States, can affect the functioning and development of many children and adolescents. These brain insults can result in deficits in a variety ... -
Cellular responses to the accumulation of neurodegeneration associated protein fragments
(2021-08-30)Cellular protein quality control consists of an integrated network of molecular pathways engaged in protein folding and protein degradation to ensure protein homeostasis. The loss of protein homeostasis, due to excess ... -
When friends fight: Relationships between language use, friendship quality, and gender when recalling interpersonal conflict
(2021-07-07)Friendships comprise some of the most meaningful and significant relationships of our lives, providing companionship, support, and joy (Rawlins, 2017). As conflict is often inevitable in friendships, the ways in which we ... -
Psychological implications of affiliate stigma on siblings of individuals with intellectual disabilities
(2021-06-28)Siblings of people with intellectual disabilities (PWID) are a growing population in the United States (U.S). The literature on siblings of PWID has often been contradictory with some researchers claiming that growing up ... -
Everyday creativity and its relationship to mental well-being, emotion, and identity
(2021-07-08)Evidence suggests that engaging in creative activities positively impacts people’s mental well-being through promoting relaxation, reducing stress, and fostering life satisfaction (Rose & Lonsdale, 2016; Stebbins, 2018; ... -
It's a shit show, and it's fine: The practice of symbolic nonviolence in higher education in 2020
(2021-06-23)The purpose of this study is to understand the ways in which COVID-19 created or exposed inequities among faculty and students in the context of higher education in 2020. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted ... -
Stomach equality: An analysis of the practical effects of white supremacy on the organizing drives of the Brotherhood of Timber Workers
(2021-07-07)Like a specter, white supremacy has haunted this nation’s history from the very beginning. It has even reared its ugly head in the institutions that are supposed to liberate working people, namely labor unions. What about ...
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