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  • IUD insertions in nulliparous patients : mitigating pain and anxiety

    Creator:
    Seifert, Madeleine
    Abstract:
    Unintended pregnancy has been found to be one of the most prominent challenges that the public health system is forced to overcome due to the financial and social burdens that accompany it (Yazdkhasti et al., 2015). With nearly 48% of reproductive-age American female patients having experienced at least one unintended...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    —------------------------------------------------------------------------- Melissa Cheyney, representing the School of Language, Culture, and Society

  • The Differences in Reasons for Antepartum Transfer to Hospital by Maternal Characteristics

    Creator:
    Francis, Ashley B.
    Abstract:
    Community births are defined as a planned home or birth center birth. Today, the majority of births in the U.S. occur in the hospital, but the U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rates of any developed country. Although community births have comparable outcomes, there is an extreme preference for hospital...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    Science _____________________________________________________________________ Melissa Cheyney

  • Pre-Med Attrition: Exploring the Pre-Med Experience at OSU

    Creator:
    Xue, Han
    Abstract:
    Pre-med attrition is the loss of students participating in academic pre-medical programs over time. Attrition in medical school has been the subject of many studies, but pre-med attrition is less researched, despite its relevance to the emergence and performance of future medical professionals. Interviewing former pre-med students who chose other...
    Resource Type:
    Honors College Thesis
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Melissa Cheyney, Committee Member, representing Anthropology

  • Latinx Adolescent Sexual Health Education: Informing a Culturally Centered and Inclusive Program

    Creator:
    Cervantes, Beathriz
    Abstract:
    Latinx youth in the US experience stark inequities in sexual and reproductive health, including rates of unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. One promising way to reduce these inequities is to provide culturally centered, comprehensive sexual health education. However, such curricula are rarely offered to Latinx youth, in part because...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    education in the Latinx community. I would like to thank the rest of my committee: Dr. Melissa Cheyney

  • Erotic Capital and Women’s Online Sexual Marketing

    Creator:
    Perkins, Abby M.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this paper was to discuss the theory of erotic capital proposed by Catherine Hakim and how this theory affects online advertising done by sex workers. Through analyzing 29 different pages relating to the commercial sex industry, I observed how sexual capital is utilized in marketing strategies and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Professors Melissa Cheyney and Ronald Mize, as well as my graduate representative Janet Nishihara, I cannot

  • Narratives of Motherwork, Agency, and Resilience: An Oral History of Afghan Immigrant Mothers in the Pacific Northwest Diaspora

    Creator:
    Rezai, Fatima
    Abstract:
    Using intersectional, matricentric feminist of color approaches, this study interrogates the particularities of Afghan immigrants' mothering experiences—as one of the hidden facets of their lived experience—in the United States from a life-course perspective. Using a combination of feminist oral historical approaches, semi-structured interviews, and participant observation, this thesis explores the...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . Melissa Cheyney, Dr. Liddy Detar, and Dr. Kelly Chandler, who have generously provided me with extensive

  • A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Tabletop Role-Playing Game Blogging

    Creator:
    James, R. Paul
    Abstract:
    Tabletop role-playing games (TRPG) such as Dungeons & Dragons™ are widely known and enjoyed by diverse individuals across the world. However, TRPGs and their players historically have experienced significant stigmatization due to the misconception by some that fantasy role play leads to psychological dysfunction. While a large body of research...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Integrating Systemic and Applied Anthropology Approaches to Identify Barriers and Enablers to Accessing Healthcare in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Creator:
    Copple, Ethan L.
    Abstract:
    Healthcare access exhibits differing levels of complexity, often requiring multi-disciplinary approaches to study its barriers and enablers. Though Argentina has achieved nominal universal healthcare coverage through its public healthcare system, full effective coverage has not been achieved. The public system also has a parallel private care system, adding further complexity...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    . Thank you to Dr. Hector Vergara, Dr. Melissa Cheyney, and Dr. Shawn Rowe for serving as members of my