Browsing College of Human Sciences and Humanities Projects, Theses, and Dissertations by Issue Date
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Examining the relationship between classroom climate and student achievement of middle school students
(2017-04-21)The purpose of this sequential mixed method study was to examine the relationship between classroom climate and student achievement of middle school students. This study included a review of data collected from the Learning ... -
Charles H. "Chuck" Laubach Collection
(2017-12-05)This project details the organization, preservation and digitization of the Charles H. “Chuck” Laubach collection, which includes a process narrative, a detailed finding aid, and a sample selection of digitized sources ... -
"I am a Free Human Being With an Independent Will": Resisting the Victorian Patriarchy
(2017-12-05)Victorian authors Wilkie Collins, Anne Brontë, and Charlotte Brontë create female characters in their novels who resist the Victorian patriarchal culture through their speech, behavior, and writing. Although female characters ... -
Touchscreen Use Among Geoscientists: Perceptions of Comfort, Task Productivity, and Task Satisfaction
(2017-12-05)Touchscreen use among geoscientists at larger oil and gas companies has been on the rise in the past several years. The investment in this technology is high and the benefits have yet to be confirmed. It is imperative ... -
Validating an Animal Model of PTSD Through Open Field Behavior
(2017-12-21)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent anxiety disorder that affects people all over the world. Animal models are often used in clinical research to study human disorders; rats and humans share some similar ... -
Technology and Elderly Well-Being
(2018-05-15)Technology impacts human life. The well-being of elderly persons may be impacted by the advances of today’s technology such as smartphones, social networking,and wearable devices. A sample of 120 persons who are 55 years ... -
Play to Learn
(2018-05-15)Play to Learn is an educational documentary film that uses several highly stylized and experimental techniques to tell the story of Professor Snyder as he learns about gamification. The purpose of the film is to introduce ... -
The relationship between helicopter parenting and social emotional learning (SEL)
(2018-05-15)Parenting styles play a vital role in children’s development. Research suggests an overinvolved parenting style (helicopter parenting) is negatively associated with children’s overall well-being. Parenting style has important ... -
A Job Analysis of Financial Coaches & Case Managers: Enhancing Selection, Performance Management, & Identifying Training Opportunities
(2018-05-15)This project studies two positions at a social services agency in the southern region of the U.S. The purpose of the project was to identify the most critical tasks performed by case managers and financial coaches in order ... -
War Satire as Tragedy: Redemptive Genres for Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse-Five
(2018-05-16)Athenian tragedy, despite the suffering it depicts, is theorized to offer emotional relief through its power to deliver a cathartic experience. The three plays forming Aeschylus's Oresteia show the majestic suffering of ... -
Survey on Perceptions of the Cup of Coffee Intervention
(2018-05-16)The purpose of this project is to investigate the perceptions of the Cup of Coffee Conversation (COC) by Dr. Gerald Hickson. The Cup of Coffee Conversation is a specific intervention for medical staff with lapses in ... -
Emotional Intelligence Leadership Development Program
(2018-05-16)The proposed project examines the current literature on Emotional Intelligence (EI) and leadership development. Recent research on EI indicates that there is a vast amount of potential for the use of EI in leadership ... -
The Underage Consumption of Alcohol and Driving While Intoxicated by College Students
(2018-05-18)This paper is made up of multiple sections that focus on different aspects of underage drinking, driving while intoxicated, and binge drinking in relation to college students. The sections in this paper consist of: ... -
The effect of a 5-HT2A inverse agonist on animal models of obsessive-compulsive disorder: marble burying tasks
(2018-06-12)Compulsive persistent, non-functional behavior is a staple characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in humans. It is commonly studied in rodents through defensive burying of harmless objects. Multiple ... -
Provenance research in the 21st century: object history at the Menil Collection
(2018-12-13)In museum collections across the United States, antiquities collections often lack documented ownership histories. This paper explores the context of that problem in relation to a particular museum, The Menil Collection ... -
Supporting the undocumented community in the era of Trump: a mixed-methods analysis of higher education
(2018-12-13)In this mixed-methods study, the issues affecting undocumented immigrants in the American higher education system are examined and discussed in relation to the current sociopolitical climate under the Trump administration. ... -
The effects of institutional discrimination on the successful reentry of ex-offenders
(2018-12-19)This study seeks to demonstrate the effect that institutional discrimination has on the successful reentry of ex-offenders into society. A statistical analysis of 157 survey respondents showed a positive correlation between ... -
The impact of social media on mental health
(2019-01-31)Throughout my career as a Houston Police officer, I have responded to numerous calls for service where a complainant was threatened, harassed, impersonated, or otherwise victimized. Many of these calls had a common denominator ... -
Associations Among Teacher Identification of Symptomology in the Classroom and Children's Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptomology: Potential Influences of Caregiver Childhood Maltreatment
(2019-05-07)Child abuse is a substantial public health problem in the United States, with approximately one in three children experiencing abuse before the age of 18. Studies examining the cycle of violence suggest that when caregivers ... -
John Howard Kimzey Collection
(2019-05-08)This project includes the organization and preservation of the John Howard Kimzey collection. Included are a process narrative, finding aid, and a selection of digitized material from the collection. John Kimzey was an ...
