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  • Work-Related Eye Injuries Reported to U.S. Trauma Registries

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    Gibbon, Gabrielle O.
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    Approximately 2,000 workers in the United States sustain work-related eye injuries that require medical treatment every day. While the majority of eye injuries are not fatal, they can cause temporary or permanent vision loss and result in a decrease in the quality of life of the individuals affected. Unlike blindness...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick, Committee Member, representing Integrative Biology

  • For What it is Worth: Meditations on the Meaning of Life with Camus and Nozick

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    Cherry, Owen E.
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    The meaning of life is an enduring philosophical question. This paper seeks to explore the thought of Albert Camus and Robert Nozick on the meaning of life and critically examine their contributions to philosophy. Camus begins with contemplating whether life is worth ending or worth living and concludes that only...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick, Committee Member, representing the Department of Integrative Biology

  • Healthcare for the Houseless; How Lack of Health Equity Disproportionately Shortens the Life Expectancy of the Unhoused

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    Newman, Sophia R.
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    The national average life expectancy for houseless individuals in the United States is forty seven years, which is thirty years lower than the overall average. I argue that this disproportionately short life expectancy of the houseless is reflective of significant health inequities in the United States that disproportionately impact the...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick, Committee Member, representing Department of Integrative Biology

  • Janus-Type Wicking Microfluidic Devices for Separation and Collection of Plasma from Blood

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    Unitan, Linus J.
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    A simple Janus-type membrane-based wicking microfluidic device fabricated on a polycaprolactone-filled glass microfiber membrane enables separation and collection of blood plasma or serum from whole blood. This device bridges the wicking and cut-capillary-based solution transport mechanisms in a single membrane. The initial portion of the device is fabricated using selective...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick, Committee Member, representing Integrative Biology

  • The Dental Fluoridation Potential of Drinking Water

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    Renyer, Karissa N.
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    Water fluoridation is considered one of the top ten greatest health achievements of the twentieth century due to its effectiveness in reducing the prevalence of dental caries. However, despite extensive research on the subject, there is little information currently available about how the constituents of drinking water affect the uptake...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick, Committee Member, representing Integrative Biology

  • Self-Advocacy for Female Patients with Chronic Pain

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    Smith, McGwire
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    A significant proportion of the population of the United States suffers from chronic pain, a category of disease that is not yet well understood by healthcare professionals. A majority of this group is made up of women; individuals who often have to convince healthcare professionals that their symptoms are real...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick Committee Member, representing Biology

  • The Effect of Burnout on Emergency Department Physicians and Current Preventative Measures

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    Nguyen, Caileun H.
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    The demands of the healthcare system on its employees are heavy and intense. Long working hours, high-stress environments, and emotionally exhausting situations can lead to burnout. This is particularly a constant concern in emergency medicine. Burnout has been associated with impacting well-being and performance. There is also an interest in...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick, Committee Member, representing Department of Integrative Biology

  • Exploring Learning Assistant Beliefs in the Context of Pedagogical Training and Instructional Practice

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    Jeong, Brandon C.
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    Learning assistant (LA) programs are gaining increasing popularity as a means to shift instructional practice in STEM classrooms. In these programs, trained undergraduate students join the instructional team and support student-centered active learning pedagogies. Their professional development is typically supported through a seminar. In facilitating small group collaborative learning, LAs...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick, Committee Member, representing Department of Integrative Biology

  • Identifying methods to facilitate better quality relationships between physicians and nurses

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    Cross, Cambria
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    The medical system in healthcare facilities is characterized by its hierarchical nature. This hierarchy is demonstrated in the authority assumed by physicians. Professional respect and communication between doctors and the nurses are necessary for overall job satisfaction and the creation of an optimal environment for quality patient care. The significance...
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    ________________________________________________________________________ Devon Quick, Committee Member, representing the School of Biology

  • Chromosomal Recombination Targets in Chlamydial Lateral Gene Transfer In Vitro

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    Kim, Debbie Blue
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    Background: Lateral gene transfer (LGT) among C. trachomatis strains is common, both in isolates generated in the laboratory and those examined directly from patients. This is a challenging concept because there are very few examples of recent acquisition of foreign DNA by Chlamydia spp. There is no understanding of the...
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    _____________________________________________________________________ Devon E. Quick, Committee Member, representing Integrative Biology

  • Fostering Teaching Improvement: How STEM Faculty Perceive the Affordances, Barriers, and Climate of their Departments for Teaching Improvement

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    Lenz, Adam
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    There is a national interest in improving the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in institutions of higher education in the face of mounting difficulties. Reports by the National Academy of Sciences in 2018 and 2020 found that the dissemination and adoption of effective, timely change initiatives...
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    Devon Quick who each mentored me as both a researcher and an instructor, and without whom my own

  • Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) in a Studio Learning Environment: Practices, Epistemologies, and Pedagogical Development

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    Smith, Christina
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    Providing transformational learning opportunities for undergraduate students demands changes to teaching practices. In large-enrollment introductory courses, graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) play an important role in facilitating student learning in small group environments. However GTAs are not provided the pedagogical development necessary to support them to be effective in their teaching...
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    graduate career as well as all members of my committee: Dr. Devlin Montfort, Dr. Devon Quick, Dr. Jessica