The Textual City explores how urban walking literature helped develop and shape what Henri Lefebvre calls the urban phenomenon. I shall examine this development through a chronological body of key transhistorical texts that range across a transatlantic triangle, from London, Paris, and New York reflecting the overlapping evolution of both the urban phenomenon and urban literature that depicts this evolution. My project originates at the intersection of place, urban, and literary studies. I fo...
Andrew J Schmitz.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Williamson, Michael T. Committee members: Christopher Orchard; Mike Sell.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2019.
English

This qualitative study examines how multilingual international students interpret their experiences with L2 writing in their undergraduate academic classes across the curriculum. The purpose of the study was to understand how multilingual international students, who enter the university from a variety of backgrounds and preparations, navigate Writing Across the Curriculum by examining the writing preparation MLISs bring with them from their diverse backgrounds, the kinds of writing tasks they...
Sandra S Johnston.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Park, Gloria Committee members: Curtis Porter; Bryna Siegel Finer.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2019.
English

This project challenges prevailing ideas in comics studies about the intersections between graphic novels and literary history. Prevailing criticism tends to function divisively, situate titles within exclusive categories of fiction and nonfiction, and I examine the ways that nonfiction artists reimagine and establish relationships with history. This project seeks to expand the field by arguing that if we can use certain methodologies to glean meaning from historical representation in nonfict...
Nicholas P Katsiadas.
Advisors: Williamson, Michael T. Committee members: Christopher Kuipers; Gian Pagnucci.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2019.
English

The purpose of this study was to examine the dual-discrepancy model (Fuchs & Fuchs, 1998) and its application to the identification of specific learning disabilities (SLD) in reading when using a response to intervention (RTI) decision-making framework. Curriculum-based measurement-reading (CBM-R) data and demographic data were obtained for 163 students in grades two through four from one Mid-Atlantic school district. The data were analyzed to determine if students who were referred for multi...
Drew W Hunter.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Runge, Timothy Committee members: Roger Briscoe; Joseph Kovaleski; Daniel Wissinger.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2019.
English

Seeking to add to the limited research on humor comprehension, the purpose of this study was to measure how multilingual users of English comprehend distinct types of sitcom humor, specifically: sarcasm, wordplay, and teasing. The participants in the study were both L1, L2, and Bilingual users of English. They were recruited using Amazon's Mechanical Turk platform, which employs workers around the world. The participants were divided into three analysis groups: L1 (n = 576), L2 (n = 90), and ...
Aaron L Beasley.
Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis.
Advisors: Hanauer, David I. Committee members: Gian Pagnucci; Marjorie Zambrano-Paff.
Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2019.
English

This mixed-methods case study examines the self-reported memories of college freshmen related to the factors that impeded their decision of whether to report instances of bullying that occurred while they were in high school. These factors are further explored in the specific areas related to whether the type of bullying, relationship status with the bully, or trust with teachers has an impact on the willingness of participants to report bullying to the school. This study utilizes both survey...
Kali Fedor.
Advisors: Kerry-Moran, Kelli Jo Committee members: Joann Migyanka; Susan Sibert.
D.Ed. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2019.
English