There are more refugees globally now than at any time since WWII. I use Phillimore’s opportunity structures from the refugee studies literature with popular ideas from th[...]

CORNELL DUBOSE. Understanding the Influence of Socialization Sources During the Adaptation to the College Experience. (Under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth Stearns)Every [...]

This dissertation examines whether there are unintended consequences that emerge from status interventions in task groups in relation to cohesion and solidarity. Past the[...]

The rising rates of mental health issues among college students (WHO, 2022) can be compounded by the challenges of STEM (Henry et al., 2022) and any experiences of minori[...]

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Context: Existing research has associated higher provider volume with a lower rate of adverse patient outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). However, the rel[...]

Scholars argue that a unique diet culture exists in Westernized nations which conflates health outcomes and moral character, by attaching morality to food choices, eating[...]

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Evaluating the impact of motherhood on a woman’s career is complex. There are interrelated mechanisms resulting in conflicting results. The wage disparity for mothers is [...]

Research on prosocial behaviors at the workplace continues to flourish, and generous identity is a variable that has been omitted in previous studies. Generous identity i[...]