- Medical marijuana: how communication channels relate to individuals' perceptions
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Medical marijuana is utilized to treat a variety of serious medical conditions. It is now legalized in 23 states, including Pennsylvania. Little research has been conducted on the relationship between communication channels and individuals' perceptions on the legalization of medical marijuana or its effectiveness as a treatment option. Through a quantitative research study distributed through Qualtrics, 595 respondents from a mid-size university in Pennsylvania provided feedback for analysis....
Kimberly J Flanders.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Wilson, B. Gail Committee members: James Lenze; Mark Piwinsky.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- Mindful writers, sustainable writing: implementing mindfulness intervention to support the writing practices of advanced academic writers engaged in high stakes writing projects
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This mixed methods study examines the impacts of participation in a four-week, once-weekly program of mindfulness intervention on the self-efficacy, management of writing anxiety, and dissertation writing productivity of advanced academic writers across the disciplines engaged in high stakes writing projects. Data was collected from participants in the form of self-report questionnaires and interviews at three distinct stages: before participation in the intervention program (pre-intervent...
Nadia Francine Zamin.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Driscoll, Dana Lynn Committee members: Curtis Porter; Daniel Weinstein.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- Mindfulness practices: investigating impacts on prekindergarten teacher perceptions of classroom climate, teacher self-efficacy and student interactions
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The purpose of this case study was to explore the impact mindfulness instruction and practice had on an early childhood teacher's perception of classroom climate, student interaction and self-efficacy when working in communities where poverty is prevalent. An analysis of the data was conducted to gain a deep understanding of teachers' experiences with mindfulness and the impacts it may have had on their teaching practices. A qualitative case study was used to understand a real-life phenome...
Marnie A Aylesworth.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Fennimore, Beatrice S. Committee members: Joann Migyanka; Laurie Nicholson.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- Mindfulness training for mental health professionals and its implications for compassion towards clients
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Mindfulness, a practice with roots in Buddhism, has been used effectively as a Western psychological tool with both clinical and nonclinical populations. In the past 10 years, interest has increased in bringing mindfulness practice to health professionals themselves, often with the aim of improving self-care, coping with stress, reducing overall psychological distress, and reducing burnout and compassion fatigue. Efforts have also been taken to examine the impact that mindfulness may have on ...
Peter Hauge.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Mills, John Committee members: Derek Hatfield; Anson Long.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- Multilingual codeswitching between arabic and english: structural patterns, conversation strategies, identity exhibitions, and educational applications
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This study explores naturally occurring data of the codeswitching use of Arabic and English by multilingual Arab students as they attend Arabic weekly cultural seminar sessions during their temporary stay and study in the US. More precisely, it captures their codeswitching use via video recordings which it subjects to linguistic, conversation, sociolinguistic, and education-focused discourse analyses with the implementation of the mixed-method approach. The findings reveal that when codeswitc...
Alaa Hamdan Alhamdan.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Savova, Lilia P. Committee members: Dana Driscoll; Curtis Porter.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- Novice academic authorship in the multilingual digital age
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In this study, the author investigated how digital technologies mediate academic writing activities of four multilingual international students who had completed some college composition classes. Studying writing activities poses challenges; contemporary writing activities are diffuse, dispersed across multiple technologies and often inaccessible because of when and where the activities occur. The author developed a new methodology to gather real-time data during the on-going digital processe...
Emily Jayne Simnitt.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Deckert, Sharon K. Committee members: Dana Driscoll; Ben Rafoth.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- Participation in cervical cancer screening by low-income women during affordable care act medicaid expansion in pennsylvania: a policy analysis
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With early detection through regular screening, cervical cancer is one of the most preventable diseases. Yet in the United States, thousands of women die from cervical cancer every year. Many barriers to cervical cancer screenings exist, including lack of insurance coverage for preventive health services. Research shows that insurance coverage for preventive services such as cervical cancer screening is linked to higher participation in recommended screenings. Under the Affordable Care Act, c...
Tonya Y Miller.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Boser, Susan Committee members: John Anderson; Alex Heckert.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- Pay-for-performance attitudes and their effect on burnout and job satisfaction in pennsylvania nurses
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This study was performed in order to determine the impact of nursing attitudes towards Pay -For -Performance (P4P) Initiatives. P4P often requires specific, defined steps be taken during the care of a patient, and compliance with the defined steps impacts an organization's quality score card and reimbursement. While the P4P requirements meet generally accepted clinical practice guidelines, this project sought to determine whether the mandatory nature of the requirements impacted nursing auton...
Annette V Godissart.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Heckert, Alex Committee members: Beth Mabry; Brandon Vick.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- Pennsylvania community college students interested in earning baccalaureate degrees: a qualitative analysis of their decision-making experiences
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This qualitative narrative research study explores the reasons that undergraduate transfer students make college and career planning decisions. The insights of community college students who expressed interest in completing a bachelor's degree but did not enroll at a university were compared with the perspectives of university students enrolled in a bachelor's degree program who had successfully transferred from a community college. The student input was analyzed to determine if there were di...
Annette M Fetterolf.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Piper, David M. Committee members: Kelli Jo Kerry-Moran; Kelli Paquette.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- Personality and perceived stress in rural police officers
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The purpose of this study was to explore the link between personality and stress in rural officers, an understudied population. Previous research has identified policing as a stressful profession, connected to poor outcomes, both occupationally and personally. A link between personality and the perception of stress has also been established. The scant previous research on rural policing suggests that they experience different stressors than their urban and suburban counterparts, with differen...
Daniel Lloyd.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Reardon, Margaret Committee members: William Farrell; Anthony Perillo.
Psy.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- A phenomenological study of informal counseling practices on the persistence of african-american college students at two predominantly-white institutions
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This phenomenological study explores college students' perceptions of formal and informal support systems, as well as to explore the impact of informal counseling on the persistence of African-American college students attending PWIs. A qualitative approach was utilized to investigate this phenomenon. 22 African-American college students attending two Predominantly-White Institutions participated in individual and focus group interviews. The results showed that stigma, perceived need, cult...
Cornelia Sewell-Allen.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Johnson, Shirley Committee members: Roger Briscoe; Kelli Paquette.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- A photometric and psychonomic analysis of exit signs and current way-finding technology
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This study examined and evaluated exit signs and related flashing way-finding technology (Linear Strobe™ L-100). The research determined exit sign performance and an observer's preference in two phases. The photometric phase measured and recorded luminance and luminance contrast levels for exit signs (red LED, green LED, blue LED, photoluminescent or PLM, and flashing way-finding at a distance of 100 feet using a photometer across four combined conditions of ambient lighting and obscurity (#1...
Joseph Whitlock.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Zreiqat, Majed Committee members: Christopher Janicak; Helmut Paschold.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- Poetry, points, and performance: expanding the scope of slam poetry analysis
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This dissertation identifies and illustrates the potential to extend and enrich slam poetry scholarship. Loosely defined, poetry slam is a competition in which a group of poets perform their original compositions in front of a live audience at a designated venue. While extant scholarship has insightfully treated some aspects of slam poetry, the limited scope of this body of work frames the genre in a falsely narrow manner. I argue that expanding the scope of slam poetry analysis can provide a...
Cara Losier Chanoine.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Sherwood, Kenneth Committee members: Christopher Kuipers; Mike Sell.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- Police response to mental health calls for service
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Police and public relations are at the forefront of most new stories and can be seen circulating multiple social media platforms; some to include individuals who have mental illnesses. To better understand the interaction between police officers and individuals with mental health diagnoses, this dissertation focuses on closing the gap in literature surrounding police responses to mental health calls for service, with an emphasis on training and relationships with mental health agencies. Throu...
Kayla G Jachimowski.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Cooper, Jonathon A. Committee members: Erika Frenzel; John Lewis; Jennifer Roberts.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- The posthuman turn in composition: critical regionalists inquiry and its pedagogical implications
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This theoretical study explores the posthuman turn in composition and rhetoric in order to consider its relevance to community-engaged pedagogy in the composition classroom. Through a theoretical discussion regarding both posthuman and critical regionalist theory, this research project looks to develop a new type of posthuman inquiry entitled Posthuman Critical Regionalists Inquiry (PCRI). PCRI hopes to enhance students' rhetorical awareness while allowing them to engage with their community,...
Brent Lucia.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Porter, Curtis Committee members: Mary Stewart; Matthew Vetter.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- A pragmatic analysis of public discourse on american women in combat
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In January of 2016 all U.S. military branches, under orders from the Pentagon, lifted their ban on women in combat, meaning that women could apply for any military job, including combat positions that had previously been male-only jobs. According to PBS NewsHour, "Carter said that the military would be opening all 'remaining occupations and positions to women. there will be no exceptions [sic]'" (Tobia). The controversy surrounding this issue started well before 2016 though. In 1993, when wom...
Thomas M Lyon.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Pagnucci, Gian S. Committee members: Christopher Kuipers; Lilia Savova.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- A qualitative study of pennsylvania public education professionals' perceptions of effective anti-bullying interventions for students with special education services
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While school districts in the United States are mandated by law to develop and adhere to state-wide anti-bullying laws and policies as a framework to reduce bullying of students, there is limited empirical research that identifies effective anti-bullying interventions for students with special needs. This qualitative study examined effective anti-bullying interventions for students with special needs through the lens of the Center for Disease Control's Socio-Ecological Model of Violence Preve...
Eric C Knorr.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Machado, Crystal Committee members: Shirley Johnson; Daniel Wissinger.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- The recurring progress of english political thought in shakespeare's histories
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Since the Historicist trend of Shakespeare Studies started in the mid-20th century, there has been a consistent debate over how medieval/religious/centripetal or modern/secular/centrifugal Shakespeare is in a set of eight plays he composed concerning the 15th-century history of England, called the "histories" by the compilers of Shakespeare's First Folio (1623). To be precise, there has been a dialectical debate going on for over half a century. On the one hand, there are prominent literary c...
Reza Parchizadeh.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Orchard, Christopher Committee members: David Downing; Thomas Slater.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- The relationship between a dominant culture and a microculture and its impact on the organization and the members: a college and its ncaa diii football team
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This case study evaluates the organizational relationship between a dominant culture and a microculture, specifically: how a microculture might reflect, refract, or diffuse the dominant culture; as a counterfactual, the dominant culture might respond in like manner to the microculture. This can be a one-time exchange; it can also be matrixed and evolutionary or parallel and dismissive. How this cultural dialectic impacts the shared population is of particular interest. The relationship bet...
Donald B Kaminski.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Vaccaro, Christian A. Committee members: Alex Heckert; J. Mabry.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English
- The relationship between athletic identity and concussion symptom reporting intention in collegiate athletes
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Underreporting of concussion symptoms in college athletics presents a challenge for sports medicine clinicians in evaluating and diagnosing such injuries. Some athletes do not report concussion symptoms because they do not recognize that they have a brain injury, however many athletes intentionally withhold symptoms to avoid removal from sport participation. The purpose of this cross-sectional survey study was to examine individual factors that influence college athletes' intentions to report...
Daniel J Baer.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Anderson, John A. Committee members: Neil Curtis; Christian Vaccaro.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2018.
English