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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 ...
Examining Preservation of Pathological Lesions in Cremated Human Skeletal Remains from the Archaic Period Site of Phaleron, Greece
(2024-05-10)
This thesis explores preservation of pathological lesions in primary cremations from the Archaic Period (ca. 750-480 BCE), archaeological site of Phaleron, Greece. The main research questions include: 1) How can ...
*1 NEW NOTIFICATION*: SOCIAL MEDIA MISCONCEPTIONS AROUND TRIBAL ABORTION PROVISIONS AND INDIGENOUS METHODS OF REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE AS PRAXIS
(2024-05-10)
My thesis discusses the cultural and social misconceptions of possible tribal abortion provision by social media users in a post Roe setting. Through the analysis of social media posts and further the ideologies expressed ...
CHARACTERIZATION OF TWO BACTERIAL ISOLATES, ACHROMOBACTER MUCICOLENS (A2) AND BACILLUS PARAMYCOIDES (A17), AND ANALYSIS OF PLASTIC BIODEGRADATION CAPABILITY
(2024-05-10)
In this work, two isolates, Achromobacter mucicolens (A2) and Bacillus paramycoides (A17), isolated from naturally weathered plastic enrichment cultures, were studied genetically, morphologically, biochemically and for ...
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 ...
Visual and Musical Disability Narratives in How to Train Your Dragon
(2024-05-11)
In recent decades, the field of disabilities studies has shifted from solely a medical outlook to a more rounded approach of how disability is constructed culturally and socially. With this change, disability scholars aim ...
Views From the Saddle: Empathy and Romanticization in Oral Narrative and Multispecies Communication
(2024-05-10)
In the summer of 2023, I traveled to Wyoming to conduct fieldwork while working on a dude ranch as a wrangler. The research I conducted had two particular focuses: the learned narratives that wranglers shared with guests ...