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Caring for postcolonial animals
(2023-05)
“Caring for Postcolonial Animals” hopes to show that institutionalized discourses of animal welfare in the postcolony and the kind of representations these produce make it difficult to think of its many “humane” ideologies ...
Proper maps and involutions of unit balls in Euclidean Levi-flat spaces
(2021-07)
As models of strictly pseudoconvex domains, we consider holomorphic functions on the unit ball $\ball{n}=\{z\in\C^n:|z|<1\}$. In particular, we focus on proper holomorphic maps $\ball{n}\to\ball{N}$. In the equidimensional ...
Fluorescence emission as an early indicator of coral health and as a visual cue for symbiotic algae: The effect on STEM interest after a field trip to a public aquarium
(2020-07)
Scleractinian coral rely on the photosynthetic byproducts gained from their dinoflagellate endosymbiont. Bleaching events break down the symbiosis leaving the coral with reduced fecundity or dead. Examining the symbiotic ...
Developing intercultural communication skills in entry-level technical professional communication courses: Qualitative insights on teaching materials, soft skills, and the use of the introduce-practice-apply-reflect (IPAR) model
(2022-05)
I provide considerations for TPC instructors and programs regarding developing students' IC skills. I start by examining key conversations and found that issues teaching IC arise when frameworks, texts, and/or individuals ...
Critical analysis of Oklahoma State University’s short and extended duration COVID-19 incident management team operations
(2022-07)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound effects on Institutions of Higher Education throughout the world. The unprecedented impact on university campuses were diverse and complex as universities shutdown and adapted their ...
Adaptation for refugee students: A narrative inquiry of Burmese refugees in a Midwestern American school
(2021-07)
Due to the political turmoil in Burma, many Burmese families have sought assistance from the United Nations as refugees. Many of these refugee families have found a new home in the United States. As these families settled ...
Exploring preservice teachers' technology integration repertoire: A mixed methods study
(2022-12)
The purpose of this convergent mixed methods study was to explore how an undergraduate educational technology course impacts preservice teachers' TPACK knowledge and how it affects the development of their technology ...
Exploring elementary teacher persistence in a micropolitan area through the lens of Maslow's hierarchy of needs: A qualitative study
(2023-05)
This qualitative study explores the factors that motivate elementary teachers to remain in the classroom in a micropolitan area school district as filtered through the theoretical framework of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. ...
Impact of COVID-19 on exercise motivation and adherence
(2021-12)
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on exercise motivation. The survey instrument used was the Markland and Ingledew (1997) Exercise Motivations Inventory-2 questionnaire. Of the ...
Understanding employee non-malicious intentional and unintentional information security misbehaviors
(2021-05)
Digitization has given rise to information system security (ISS) risks since the adoption of new technologies (e.g., IoT and multi-cloud environments) has increased vulnerabilities to ISS threats. The behavioral ISS ...