Recent scientific studies show strong correlations between oral and systemic disease, creating a crucial need for increased collaboration between the medical and dental professions. Interdisciplinary collaboration between medical and dental providers is emerging as a critical component to effective patient care. The role of the dental hygienist in interdisciplinary collaboration...
This paper investigates the nature of disputants'
stories within the context of divorce mediation. Tapes
and transcripts of actual mediation sessions from three
different sources are scrutinized, utilizing a modified
form of conversation analysis known as ethnography of
speaking. Several themes emerge from this analysis of
disputants' stories: the functions...
Recent scientific studies show that framing climate change as a health issue rather than an environmental issue were more persuasive with American audience members (Maibach et. al., 2010; Maibach et. al. 2014). Also in 2014, a survey on respiratory healthcare providers and found that a large percentage believed that climate...
This research addresses the relationship between television
programming and body image. It specifically investigates what the Music
Television network's (MTV) dance show, "The Grind," communicates
about female body image. Two studies were conducted. Study one used
seven coders from a western United States high school to record female
body images...
Communication plays an important role in the life
of a couple. This study seeks to determine the nature of
couple communication. This study compares and contrasts
the differences and similarities in communication between
childless couples and parenting couples. The material
for this study comes from interviewing ten married
couples along...
Mary Collins composed the award-winning book American Idle in 2009 after her recovery from an awful bicycle accident. This bicycle accident inspired Mary Collins to take a trip of discovery. Mary Collins visited historical locations to see changes in peoples’ physical activity over time. Collins interviewed individuals whose professions varied...
The Oregon Employment Division (ES) and Job Training
Partnership Act (JTPA) funded agencies frequently provide
employment and training services to the same populations,
resulting in increased demands to coordinate the two systems
efforts and avoid duplications of service.
This study examined coordination between local ES
offices and JTPA agencies in...
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is a formidable international force operating and perpetuating religious, military, and violent agendas. In 2014, ISIS established a worldwide Caliphate governing religious authority across Middle Eastern territories. ISIS operations are grandiose and large scale, longevity and survival are predicated on recruitment. One...
The field of gender bias indicates that teachers are a significant
source of gender-role socialization for students. This study focuses on
post hoc recollections of college students' perceptions of gender bias
exhibited by their high school teachers. Specifically, this study asks
students to define sex discrimination, as well as describe...
This research addresses the functional characteristics of a single
organization. It specifically investigates one of the largest festival
organizations in the United States, The Portland Rose Festival Association
(PRFA). In this case, three groups within the PRFA are its foundation: the
paid staff, the executive committee, and the volunteer directors....