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Only the Young: The Rhetoric of Youth-Led Social Movements In the 21st Century
(2024-05-10)
In this dissertation, I examine several examples of contemporary youth-led protest in conjunction with some of the specific challenges of organizing in the present day. In each chapter, I pair one circumstance that makes ...
Coevolution of a male novel genital trait and female reproductive response in Drosophila melanogaster sister species
(2024-08-01)
Novel morphological structures have always fascinated scientists. Developmental processes give rise to structures and morphologies that are often functionally necessary for an organism’s survival and reproduction. But how ...
AUTHORIAL CUSTODY AND STORY STEWARDSHIP: CENTERING RELATIONALITY AS AN INDIGENOUS APPROACH TO TEXTS
(2024-05-10)
This dissertation looks to position authorial custody and story stewardship as useful tools for author, audience, and critic. As a critical creative methodology, it can be used to identify custodial markers indicating the ...
Self As Praxis: Centering Teacher Identity in Instructional Practices in the Secondary Science Classroom
(2024-05-10)
The adoption of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and NGSS-like standards necessitates significantly different ways of thinking about K-12 science instruction as well as corresponding instructional approaches to ...
LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC IN THE WIND BAND REPERTOIRE: HISTORICAL CONTEXT, LATIN AMERICAN RHYTHMS, AND INTERPRETATIVE STRATEGIES
(2024-05-11)
The rich and diverse musical heritage of Latin America offers an attractive repertoire for wind bands that deserves greater recognition in the United States. Despite proximity and cultural exchange, many exemplary works ...
Constricting the body politic: Three studies of political communication apprehension and why they matter
(2024-05-10)
Much work has been done to capture people’s discomfort with talking about politics. Previous research suggests people are uncomfortable with political conversations for a variety of reasons, though little has been done to ...
Zr-MOFs for Hydrolysis Reactions: Computational Evaluation of Interactions, Kinetics, and Molecular Accessibility
(2024-05-11)
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a class of porous crystalline solids that present as promising instruments for the removal of chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Owing to their remarkable porosities and large surface areas, ...
MULTISCALE RESPONSES TO PERTURBATION IN THE CONTEXT OF A HIGHLY CONTAMINATED FIELD SITE
(2024-05-10)
Microbes and microbial communities are ubiquitous in the environment and responsible for the cycling of carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, phosphorous, and more, while also being subject to variable conditions ranging from seasonal ...
Intercultural Communication Competence Revisited: Reconciling Trait and Relational Perspectives Using Social Network Analysis
(2024-05-10)
What it takes for communicators to interact competently with intercultural others remains a contested conceptual site. This dissertation addresses the debate between the individual and relational perspectives regarding the ...
CAN SELF-ORGANIZING TEACHER GROUPS REDUCE TEACHER ISOLATION?
(2024-03-07)
This study investigates the conditions fostering self-organized teacher groups within schools and their relationship to reducing teacher isolation. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach involving 663 online surveys and 18 ...