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Title: An Examination of Predictive Factors of Self-Efficacy among Supervisors who Conduct Cross-Racial Supervision: Social Influence, Racial Identity Attitudes, and Gender Self-Confidence
Author: Summers, LaTonya
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education, Social sciences
Description: The counseling profession has become diverse and it is not uncommon for a person of color to be included in the supervisory dyad. Therefore, counselor supervisors are required to become competent in supervising people who are racially different fr...

Title: Canvas of a Community: The Visual Rhetoric of Black Liberation in Charlotte, North Carolina
Author: Manning Jr., Mark
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Rhetoric
Description: Public art, such as graffiti, street art and murals are powerful vessels of ontological expression that allow nuanced and contextual ideas to be communicated to and about the communities that they exist within. Charlotte (NC) has emerged as a wort...

Title: Into The Unknown: A Queer Analysis of the Metaphors in Disney's Frozen Franchise
Author: Farris, Molly
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Rhetoric
Description: This thesis examines Frozen and Frozen II for its queer themes communicated through metaphors. After examining the queer metaphors in both films, the project examines online public discussions about the Disney franchise to determine if these opini...

Title: Me, Myself, and Depression: Identity Construction and Depression
Author: Thomas, Rachael
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Communication, Mental health
Description: In this narrative autoethnography, I write about and analyze my experiences with depression in order to understand how my identity is socially constructed within that context. Through thematic analysis, I use Goffman's (1963) identity theory as a ...

Title: PUNISHMENTS, PRISONERS, & PRAGS: A NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF MALE PRISONER RAPE ON HBO’S OZ
Author: Burns, Myasia
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Communication
Description: This analysis examines the symbolic rape narratives of Oz and the cultural contexts in which they exist. It confronts visual images of male rape within the show to uncover considerations of masculinity, sexuality, and gender identification in a pr...

Title: The Effect of an Experiential Learning Activity on Counselor Trainees' Empathy and Attitudes Towards Substance Abuse
Author: MacLeod, Bailey
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Education, Higher
Description: Substance use disorders are becoming more prevalent in the United States. CACREP-accredited counseling programs recently added a requirement for the training of skills, knowledge, and awareness of substance use disorders to counseling training pro...

Title: Understanding and identifying risk factors for individuals experiencing negative psychological outcomes following social media use: A statistical analysis among women without a history of an eating disorder.
Author: Hayes, Marie
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Psychology
Description: As the use of social media for accessing health information becomes increasingly more nuanced and commonplace, as does our understanding of the impacts on users. Using social media to access health information has increased in popularity, and rese...