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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 ...
AI-driven techniques for enhanced efficiency in psychiatry clinical scheduling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] In recent times, psychiatry clinics are constantly facing late patient arrivals. Patient unpunctuality significantly affects the use of resources and patient waiting times, among other quality ...
Pre-service teacher professional noticing for teaching mathematics
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
, blurring the conventionally held boundaries between special education and general education teachers and their pedagogical practices. Both special education and general education teachers are expected to provide an optimal mathematical instructional...
Quantifying riparian canopy energy attenuation and stream temperature using an energy balance approach
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
heating (average 44.7 W/m2 for E-W reach and 46.8 W/m2 for N-S reach). Results suggest that riparian management practices in Missouri should potentially be altered to include wider buffers (40 meters) with less thinning (density dependent on stream size...
Effects of fire and thinning on Kansas oak woodlands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
-oak communities. As fire suppression became a regular practice throughout the 20th century, these historically open communities became threatened by encroaching fire-sensitive, and often shade-tolerant, species. This study evaluated the effects of prescribed fire...
Integrating cover crops into crop rotations in upstate Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
"There is an increasing emphasis on management strategies such as reduced tillage, use of cover crops, and implementation of conservation practices (i.e. terraces, no-till, and cropping systems) in Missouri cropping systems. By combining best...
Elite purges in dictatorships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
Elite Purges in Dictatorships examines the causes of elite purges under autocracy. An elite purge is when a dictator forcibly removes an official from their inner circle. I examine why some dictators purge elites and others ...
A qualitative case study of Spelman College's students' attitude toward Spelman College's transgender admissions and enrollment policy and its transgender and gender non-conforming students
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
This qualitative case study examined 10 Spelman College's students' attitude toward its new transgender admissions and enrollment policy, as well as their attitudes toward Spelman's transgender and gender non-conforming ...
Examining the relationship between students' perception of servant leadership by physical therapy faculty mentors and interprofessional socialization
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Interprofessional collaborative practice, requiring providers from two or more disciplines to effectively work together, is considered necessary to enhance health outcomes at the individual, organizational, and system-level in the United States...
The aura of reproduction : plaster cast collections at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Plaster casts were an important tool of the fields of Classics and Art History in the nineteenth century, used to show the American public examples of exquisite art when originals were not available. Plaster casts are often ...
Second class : local and elite media framing of poverty in the Appalachian opioid epidemic
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
say, of journalism's concentration in expensive, coastal cities that are inaccessible to people of lower classes. This study examines how an outlet's geographic location influences its coverage of class by comparing local and elite coverage...
Making the invisible, visible : photojournalism and the documentation of the COVID-19 pandemic
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2024] It has been argued that published photos by news agencies of COVID-19 were either too nuanced or too graphic. In either scenario, photojournalists were held accountable for what members of the ...
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. Diverging from...
An examination of the causes of underrepresentation of African-American male educators in public urban schools
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
While the demographic composition of classrooms is changing to reflect the cultural diversity of the communities' urban core, the vast majority of the teachers are White and female. Nationally, less than 2 percent of all ...
Does professional development for teachers impact student behavior utilizing class-wide function-related intervention teams?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Students who disrupt the classroom due to externalizing behaviors can impact all of these, but more importantly, these behaviors interrupt student learning. Due to these stressors, the purpose of this study was to explore ...
Successful urban elementary music educators : a phenomenological investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
, educational, interpersonal)? Data collection included approximately 60-minute semi-structured interviews from eight participants. A constant comparative method was utilized to examine the coded transcripts. Trustworthiness was established through data...
A quantitative analysis of teacher job satisfaction and instructional modality in Missouri PK - 12 education during the COVID-19 pandemic
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
satisfaction educators' experience could provide educational leaders with valuable information for effective recruitment and retention practices. Evidence of prospective job satisfaction also served as a benchmark that documented how educators were impacted...
Contract practices and contract design in the U.S. hemp industry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
on hemp processors from February through April 2020. It supports -by unexpected results- that processors originate most of their input materials through the spot market rather than through contracting. It is also shown that processors seek to influence...
Academic advising at a distance : a case study where no face to face interactions occur
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
to diverse student populations, technology and the organizational structures of the college. Also policies and practices borrowed from face-to-face operations sometimes disadvantaged students' needs and abilities to be successful online. Teaching presence...
Mineralocorticoid receptor involvement in vascular dysfunction associated with vascular injury
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) signaling has recently been implicated in cardiovascular dysfunction associated vascular injury. Specifically, MR blockade has been shown to treat coronary microvascular dysfunction in obesity ...