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The Federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) in relation to higher education students and their eligibility for the program

Creator:: Stone, Vesna Grace
Abstract:: Food insecurity is a widely researched global public health issue, but students in higher education are frequently omitted from the data and are not widely recognized as a population that faces hunger. This thesis explores the college student population in relation to food insecurity and, in particular, their attempt to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Family planning and sexual risk-taking among Mexican immigrant men : how does fatherhood matter?

Creator:: Cancel-Tirado, Doris I.
Abstract:: Men are frequently left out of the picture in the study of family planning and sexual risk behavior. This approach means few programs and policies address men's family planning and sexual health issues. There is also a lack of understanding of the role fatherhood plays in men's development and in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Alexis J. Walker Richard A. Settersten Men are frequently left out of the picture in

Disengaged and untrusting? Young adults' feelings of social integration and trust during the Great Recession

Creator:: Day, Jack K.
Abstract:: Navigating the transition to adulthood is fraught with challenges, especially for those coming of age during an economic crisis. Individuals often rely on support from existing social networks, and establish social capital through deepening and expanding social ties, as they establish footholds in roles marking adulthood. Yet investing in social...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Richard A. Settersten, Jr. Navigating the transition to adulthood is fraught with

The effect of Head Start on mother and father involvement

Creator:: Harmon, Bethany J.
Abstract:: Past research on Head Start has focused on child outcomes, yet Head Start services also target the behaviors of parents. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study (FFCW), the current study examined the effect of Head Start on mother (n = 3,575) and father (n = 1,812)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Father Involvement. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Richard

"A fragile job" : Haitian traditional midwives (matwons) and the navigation of clinical, spiritual and social risk

Creator:: Watson, Annaliese
Abstract:: Haiti's political and economy history has led to a maternity care system that lies out of reach, geographically and financially, of most Haitians, resulting in excessively high maternal and infant mortality. The most common birth practitioners are homebirth midwives (matwòns), who attend roughly three-fourths of all births in Haiti (UNICEF),...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Morrison’s Magical Reality: Disrupting the Politics of Memory

Creator:: Littke, Amanda L.
Abstract:: Novelist Toni Morrison is well-known for using the concept she calls rememory, or the process of actively revisiting and reconstructing a cultural past. Many critics agree that Morrison uses rememory in a strategic way, so that it provides sturdy framework for a larger discussion of issues of race, class, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: emphasizing the importance of respect, Dr. Leslie Richards – for kindly becoming part of my wonderful, all

Getting Kids from Cradle to College: Parents’ Expectations and Support to College-Bound Children

Creator:: Ottusch, Timothy M.
Abstract:: Increasing numbers of individuals aspire to, seek out, and need a college degree in order to be competitive in the job market (Goyette, 2008; U.S. Department of Education, 2013). College degrees provide access to economic, social, and health benefits (Abel & Deitz, 2014; Autor, 2014). The United States also needs...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Kate MacTavish, Leslie Richard, and Rob Stawski provided support in data analysis and editing of both

Gender Matters : The Perspectives and Experiences of Living Unit Staff in Juvenile Correctional Facilities

Creator:: Galardi, Tasha Randall
Abstract:: Front line staff members in youth correctional facilities are generally the primary adults in the lives of incarcerated young people. In many ways, they serve as surrogate parents who may promote positive development while holding delinquent youth accountable for their actions. They accomplish these often conflicting goals through the provision...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Richard A. Settersten, Jr. Front line staff members in youth correctional facilities

An Oregonian Jarabe : Danza Folklórica and Mexicana Mothers

Creator:: Olvera, Monica L.
Abstract:: Acculturative stress can be associated with increased conflicts between Latino parents and adolescent youth, and have negative effects on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices. Yet, the potentially deleterious effects of acculturative stress on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices may be mitigated through positive acculturative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Carolyn Mendez-Luck, Leslie Richards, Heather McClure, and Fina Carpena-Mendez, for their involvement

Beyond heat or eat : street-level bureaucracy in rural Oregon energy relief

Creator:: Maguire, Jennifer J.
Abstract:: Rising energy costs coupled with the diminishing incomes associated with rural economic restructuring leave an increasing proportion of rural households faced with the heat or eat dilemma--where families must choose between meeting one basic need over another, such as putting food on the table or keeping the heat on. Effective...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Dr. Leslie Richards provided guidance on the application of theory to my analysis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The Federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) in relation to higher education students and their eligibility for the program

Family planning and sexual risk-taking among Mexican immigrant men : how does fatherhood matter?

Disengaged and untrusting? Young adults' feelings of social integration and trust during the Great Recession

The effect of Head Start on mother and father involvement

"A fragile job" : Haitian traditional midwives (matwons) and the navigation of clinical, spiritual and social risk

Morrison’s Magical Reality: Disrupting the Politics of Memory

Getting Kids from Cradle to College: Parents’ Expectations and Support to College-Bound Children

Gender Matters : The Perspectives and Experiences of Living Unit Staff in Juvenile Correctional Facilities

An Oregonian Jarabe : Danza Folklórica and Mexicana Mothers

Beyond heat or eat : street-level bureaucracy in rural Oregon energy relief

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