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What kills trees? Drivers, mechanisms, and timing of climate-induced tree mortality
(2021-05)In recent decades, drought-induced tree mortality has been observed on every forested continent of the planet. This is of great concern, as trees support some of the most biodiverse communities on Earth, are keystones in ... -
What we write about when we write about literacy: Identity, ideology, and culture in college writing classrooms
(2007-07)Scope and Method of Study: This study examines the writing of 30 students in two writing classes at Oklahoma State University to determine the cultural forces behind their literacy practices. -
When everybody wants what you want: The moderating effect of team envy of supervisors on the relationship between envy, relational energy and subsequent work behaviors
(2021-05)This dissertation shifts research attention from individual-level envy toward team-level envy (the average level of other team members' envy toward the supervisor). Given that envy leads to tremendous detrimental effects ... -
When superheroes go native: Comic books and the images of American Indians since 1940
(2007-12)This study examines the evolution of American Indian representations in American comic books. It juxtaposes these transformations against a larger context of American Indian history, federal Indian policy, and developments ... -
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear: The impact of change on readiness to learn
(2017-12)As individuals go through life and experience the workplace they encounter changes, new and novel situations, planned and unplanned. Each of those encounters is an opportunity for an individual to appraise their readiness ... -
When You're In It
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Where the great plains and south collide: A history of farm tenancy in Oklahoma, 1890-1950
(2010-05)Scope and Method of Study: This study examines the rise and fall of farm tenancy in Oklahoma. Primary materials include manuscript collections, agricultural newspapers, government documents, and census data. Secondary ... -
Whirlwind Woman: Native American tornado mythology and global parallels
(2009-12)Scope and Method of Study: This research encompasses Native North American tornado-related ethnohistorical material from the seventeenth century through the twentieth century. It explores and analyzes the relationships ... -
"Who am I now?": Widows' learning journeys in self-identity
(2017-07)Spousal death has been described as both a trauma and a "seismic event" (Montpetit et al.) and it is not unusual for one to experience PTSD symptoms. With almost one million people a year in the United States entering ... -
Whole farm experimentation: Making it profitable
(2022-12)The first essay considers Bayesian Kriging (BK), which provides a way to estimate spatially varying coefficient regression models where the parameters are smoothed across space. The problem is that previous methods are too ... -
Whom are you going to call? Examining help-seeking sources among university students with a suicide history
(2021-07)Suicide is a concern among college students and on college campuses across the United States. Prior research has shown a number of variables that impact access to help-seeking for students experiencing thoughts of suicide. ...