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"A dissonant element" : the difficulty of Anais Nin

Creator:: Burghauser, Sarah B.
Abstract:: This thesis is arranged in three main chapters, each of which focuses on a particular type of Anaїs Nin text, and each of which is intended to enlarge Nin's complexities through distinct but overlapping perspectives. The idea connecting these three chapters is that Nin, who has been radically misrepresented by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: readers of Nin not to judge her writing with old methods of criticism we use to uphold a masculinist

"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
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Annaliese Watson

"All the things you ask of me" : Law Enforcement Experiences of Infant Death Investigation

Creator:: Schindell, Jennifer R.
Abstract:: The sudden and unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant sets in motion a number of linked processes with potentially complex and far-reaching ramifications. While individuals, families and communities grapple with the shock and heartbreak associated with the loss of a young life, a chain of multidisciplinary investigative responsibilities is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: world of infant death investigation. Biocultural theory and methods, as

"And when they woke up... they were monkeys!" Using classroom games to improve preschoolers's behavioral self-regulation

Creator:: Tominey, Shauna L. M.
Abstract:: Behavioral self-regulation has emerged as an important predictor of academic success as early as preschool. Few studies, however, have examined ways to improve children's behavioral self-regulation in preschool, prior to formal school entry. This dissertation includes two studies examining a pilot intervention using classroom games to improve behavioral self-regulation with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dissertation Abstract AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF

"As a family we are going to be here" : Mexican immigrant mothers' experiences with parenting in distinct community contexts

Creator:: Feeney, Sarah L.
Abstract:: Recent demographic studies have revealed a greater diversity in settlement patterns among Mexican immigrant families resulting in rapidly climbing populations of immigrants in new areas of the country, particularly in rural areas, while growth in established destinations has slowed. Host communities play an important role in families' acculturation processes and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: families, this mixed-method study aimed to gain a better understanding of the factors that shape

“Avoidable Suffering” : Analyzing Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts

Creator:: Goodman, Rebecca M.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and administration of the survey, data analysis methods and the four research questions. Chapter

"Because we didn't have nowhere to go" : residential instability among rural low-income families

Creator:: Ozretich, Robin Nathaniel
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify and examine risk and protective factors associated with residential instability within a sample of rural low-income mothers. Residential instability was defined as two or more residential moves within the course of a year. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used to compare residentially...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: quantitative methods to examine residential instability over the course of one year in a sample of rural low

“But I’m Not a Usability Expert”: Testing Tips for the Resource-Sharing Professional

Creator:: Hussong-Christian, Uta, Nichols, Jane, and Ward, Jennifer L.
Abstract:: Session presented at the Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference, September 15, 2011, Portland, Oregon.
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: engineering method for quick, cheap, and easy evaluation of a user interface design. Heuristic evaluation is

“Don’t Choke ‘Em, Smoke ‘Em” : Lloyd “Tony” Stevenson and the Long Reach of History in “Post-Racial” Portland

Creator:: Ewens, Elise N.
Abstract:: Despite Portland’s progressive reputation, the response of city officials, police officers, and the community as a whole to the killing of the black man, Lloyd Stevenson, in 1985 at the hands of Portland police, demonstrates that the long racially discriminatory history of Oregon shaped public policy and popular thought about...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Rights Movement and the Political Uses of the Past," Journal of American History 91, No. 4 (March 2005

"Flying the plane as we build it" : a qualitative study of an organization's goals and actions toward the prevention of exploited female youth

Creator:: Dubyak, Erin A.
Abstract:: Within the U.S. there is a growing interest in the case of female adolescents being coerced into the sex industry (Bernstein, 2010; Estes & Weiner, 2001; Soderlund, 2010; Williams and Frederick, 2009). This interest, which emerged due to U.S. involvement in the international trafficking phenomena and grassroots organizing, has resulted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Erin A. Dubyak

ScholarsArchive@OSU

"A dissonant element" : the difficulty of Anais Nin

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

"All the things you ask of me" : Law Enforcement Experiences of Infant Death Investigation

"And when they woke up... they were monkeys!" Using classroom games to improve preschoolers's behavioral self-regulation

"As a family we are going to be here" : Mexican immigrant mothers' experiences with parenting in distinct community contexts

“Avoidable Suffering” : Analyzing Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts

"Because we didn't have nowhere to go" : residential instability among rural low-income families

“But I’m Not a Usability Expert”: Testing Tips for the Resource-Sharing Professional

“Don’t Choke ‘Em, Smoke ‘Em” : Lloyd “Tony” Stevenson and the Long Reach of History in “Post-Racial” Portland

"Flying the plane as we build it" : a qualitative study of an organization's goals and actions toward the prevention of exploited female youth

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