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Student retention in selected Oklahoma career and technology centers: A case study
(2020-12)
This qualitative case study explores student completion rates in two Oklahoma technology centers. Using Douglas' Grid and Group as a theoretical lens, the study explores corporate culture and the student support programs ...
Neutrinos: A gateway to beyond the standard model
(2021-07)
The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics based on the gauge group $ SU(3) \otimes SU(2)_L \otimes U(1)_Y$ is very appealing as it describes physics at low energy quite spectacularly. However, it cannot be an ultimate ...
Mixed methods approach to investigating international students’ perception of teaching presence and sense of community in online classrooms and university belonging at Predominantly White Institutions
(2023-05)
A sense of belonging is still a challenge for minority groups, including international students who pursue their degrees at Predominantly White Institutions. Being an online student, potentially impede a sense of belonging ...
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. ...
Behind the veil: Experiences and persistence strategies of Black women in academic leadership at predominately and historically white institutions
(2022-07)
Despite literature emphasizing the importance of their leadership on college campuses, African American women serving in senior-level academic leadership on both predominately and historically white campuses are severely ...
Development of reagents and reactions to be used in visible light photocatalysis
(2020-07)
Visible light photocatalysis has become a powerful synthetic tool that can be used to promote various functional group transformations through the use of visible light as a green and traceless reagent. Recently, we have ...
Characterization of large LPG pool fires and mucus clearance dynamics in upper airway using CFD method
(2020-12)
A large pool fire can be generated if there is a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) leakage during transportation or at storage sites, while the underlying mechanisms of how the hazardous matter can be generated from the LPG ...
Diversity and inclusion of women in the construction industry
(2020-12)
The construction industry has been growing for many years and is expected to continue expanding over the next decade. However, it has experienced a concurrent "widespread and significant shortage" in workers over the past ...
Three essays on rural health economics
(2022-07)
Rural hospitals in the U.S. have been struggling financially for the past few decades. The increased number of rural hospitals in financial distress has led to an acceleration in rural hospital closures. Rural hospital ...
Narrative triage: Veterans, disability, race, and the popular fiction of the Cold War
(2022-07)
This dissertation argues that there are a series of disability narratives embedded James Jones, Norman Mailer, and John Oliver Killens’ novels that undermine the cultural myths revolving around soldiers’ bodies. Following ...