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Understanding the influence of a contextual factor, stigma consciousness: a barrier for underrepresented students in engineering
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
efficacy, and socio-cognitive variables (i.e., self-efficacy, positive and negative outcome expectations, persistence intentions) to pursue engineering degree. Suggestions for future research directions, clinical implications, and limitations are further...
Grieving the transgender (assumed-cisgender) child: gendered mourning, the harms of cisnormativity, and the possibilities of creating livable trans futures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This dissertation unpacks how feelings of loss and grief commonly experienced by parents of transgender and non-binary youth, which I call gendered mourning, give insight into the inner-workings of family gender systems. ...
A hierarchical Bayesian analysis of multiple order constraints in behavioral science
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Psychology is an empirical science, and oftentimes the main target of interest is an empirical effect. For example, we may be interested in human ...
Politics of coalition at Standing Rock
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
My research examines the politics of coalition surrounding the 2016-17 Standing Rock movement, led by Oceti Sakowin Tribal members, on the borders of the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota to stop the construction of the Dakota Access...
Sexual consent in Greece and the United States : a cultural comparison
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
Despite a growing, global social pressure to emphasize the importance of sexual consent, there remains a lack of empirical research into the topic. Though research into sexual consent is an expanding field, there are ...
Gender differences in financial risk tolerance
(2017)
The purpose of this research is to explore gender differences in financial risk tolerance using a large, nationally representative dataset, the Survey of Consumer Finances. The impact of the explanatory variables in the ...
Feeding the student body: Insecurity and inequality among college students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In this study, I investigate the impact of food and food insecurity on the lives of college students. Broadly, this research is aimed at highlighting ...
Metabolic alterations in reactive astrocytes and their roles in ischemic stroke
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] Focal ischemic stroke (FIS) is a severe neurological disease that lacks effective remedy. Astrocytes are the predominant glial cell types in the central nervous system (CNS) and exert critical ...
Advocacy and accountability in school counseling : assessing the use of data as related to professional self-efficacy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
School counselors are uniquely trained and positioned within schools to use data for the purpose of addressing opportunity and achievement gaps present in many schools. Even with this position, the literature for school ...
Perceptions of Burnout Among Black Pastors of Small Churches: A Phenomenological Study
(2020)
The purpose of this study was to explore the roles and responsibilities of Black pastors and how these factors might contribute to burnout. Four methods of data collection were used: (a) surveys (to assess burnout symptoms), ...
Missouri alumnus, volume 010, number 10 (1922 June)
(MU Alumni Association, University of Missouri, 1922)
Purpose maintained : adverse childhood experiences and meaning in life
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with poor functioning in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Six studies examined the relationship between ACEs and meaning in life, focusing on the facets of meaning ...
Cambio de Colores : immigration of Latinos to Missouri : proceedings of the 1st Annual Conference, Columbia, Missouri, March 13-15, 2002
(Cambio Center, 2002)
Missouri has a history of diversity in geography, the economy, culture and people. The state is well known for its ability to adapt to the changes required to accommodate this diversity. Among the changes that are occurring ...
Parent attachment and prosocial behaviors in Asian Indian young adults : prosocial moral reasoning and respect for family as intervening mechanisms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
The primary goal of this study was to examine the intervening roles of prosocial moral reasoning and respect for family in associations between parent attachment and prosocial behaviors in Asian Indian young adults. ...
Core values driving sustained elite performance cultures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Organizational culture within sport has an important influence on the performance and well-being of the group and individuals. Often, cultural descriptions are based on teams' results (e.g., winning teams have strong ...
A qualitative study exploring college student nutrition behaviors within a service-learning course
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This qualitative case study explored the influence that service-learning involvement has on undergraduate college students' cognitive, environmental, and behavioral factors related to nutrition. As higher education is ...
El Centro, Inc.: An Historical Research Study
(2022)
This historical research study examined the history of El Centro, Inc. in Wyandotte
County, Kansas, from its origins in 1972 until 2019. The social, political, legal, and
economic contexts surrounding the organization’s ...
Sikh Men Post 9/11: Visible Markers of Religion, Perceived Religious Discrimination, and Career Barriers
(2015)
The attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 (9/11) stand out as a monumental event that is marked as a sad day in our society’s recent history and an even scarier reality of religious discrimination for ...
Elementary classrooms for autism : teacher perceptions of environment influence, adaptations, and COVID-19 impacts
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
the crux of the pandemic (2020-2021). In this qualitative inquiry, three questions are explored: (1) How do teachers, therapists, and administration perceive the influence of the classroom environment on elementary school children with ASD? (2) How...
Evaluating the perceptions of pre-service teachers' personal and professional readiness to teach culturally and linguistically diverse students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
This study examines preservice teachers from Historically Black Colleges and Universities and non-Historically Black Colleges and Universities and their perceptions of being personal and professional ready to teach culturally ...