Browsing by Author "Damphousse, Kelly"
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BIAS, GATEKEEPING, OR AMBITION?: FEMALE CANDIDATES IN STATE LEGISLATURES
Baker, Leslie (2015)Women hold only 24.2% of the seats in state legislatures across the United States, despite being 50.8% of the total population. This low figure presents serious concerns about the quality of representation for half of the ... -
A CASE STUDY OF A RADIATION DETECTION EQUIPMENT PROGRAM: DO THE ADVOCACY COALITION FRAMEWORK AND THE ISSUE ATTENTION CYCLE INFORM CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET DECISIONS?
Chamblin, Kimberly (2016-08-12)The influence of policy knowledge and public interest upon the policy making process is described in this dissertation. The manner in which major policy change takes place, particularly as legislators gain technical ... -
A Conditional Process Analysis of Boundary Spanning Functions in US Research Universities
McCoy, Cameron (2018)I sought to establish whether boundary-spanning offices in US Universities are effectively aligned with institutional strategy. I further sought to move beyond the focus on valorization activity that is typical of US ... -
Escaping From Quixotic Cultural Expectations: The Consequences of Failing to Live Up To Honor-Culture Ideals
Imura, Mikiko (2015-05)Past research showed the heightened suicide and depression rates in the U.S. culture of honor regions compared to non-honor regions. The present research investigated the psychological processes by which men in honor ... -
Examining World-System and Income Inequality Effects on Incarceration Rates: A Cross-National Study
Steelman, Burle (2016-08)Abstract Numerous studies find a positive relationship between income inequality and incarceration rates within countries. Other scholars note inequality, as an explanatory variable for differences in incarceration rates, ... -
Group Threat in the News: a Comparative Study of the Expression of Group Threat and Media Framing in European Union Immigration News Stories.
Cannon, Allen (2013-12)The member nations of the Europe Union (EU) faced a dilemma born of troubling economic times during the years between 2000 and 2012. The political turmoil currently plaguing the continent created an environment rife with ... -
Have They Said Something? Examining Changes in Citizen Reporting of Possible Terrorism to the Police
Jackson, Summer (2015-05-08)This mixed-method study examines how terrorism affects civilian reporting behaviors. I conducted a content analysis of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) designated domestic terrorism cases between the years of 1985 and ... -
LEADING A MORE EFFECTIVE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING THE COGNITIVE CHALLENGES OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION IN LETHAL ENVIRONMENTS
Heslen, John (2016-12-07)The purpose of this research was to gain a better understanding of how specific aspects of cognitive performance are influenced by operating in lethal environments with the aim of incorporating any helpful insights into ... -
MEASURING THE IMPACT AND RELEVANCE OF FEEDBACK ON THE TREATMENT EXPERIENCE
Schuman, Donald L. (2012)Despite decades of research, the key components of effective psychotherapy continue to be debated. Evidence-based practice has gained prominence and there is increasing demand from managed care and other payees that specific ... -
THE SYMBOLIC REPRESENTATION, PROSECUTION, AND PUNISHMENT OF AMERICAN ECOTERRORISTS
Murray, Kimberly (2015-05-08)This study analyzes differences in conviction outcomes of ecoterrorists compared to left-wing and right-wing terrorists using a mixed-methods approach. I use quantitative analyses to investigate differences in conviction ... -
The Daily Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves: An Examination of the Relationships Among Organizational Justice, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Intention to Turnover
McNabb, Neal S. (2009)Although the relationships among organizational justice, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment have been studied frequently in recent decades, researchers continue to produce inconsistent findings. Questions ... -
The Daily Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves: An Examination of the Relationships Among Organizational Justice, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment and Intention to Turnover
McNabb, Neal S. (2009)Although the relationships among organizational justice, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment have been studied frequently in recent decades, researchers continue to produce inconsistent findings. Questions ... -
Whose Voice Are We Listening To After Domestic Terrorism Events? An Analysis of Presidential Responses
Jones, Janeka (2014-04-29)Abstract The research analyzed three U.S. Presidents (William Clinton, George W. Bush and Barak Obama), their respective key staffers (Official Voices) and the transcripts from four Sunday morning network news programs ...