In this thesis, I propose a curriculum for first year composition (FYC), called the Game Studio curriculum, in which students learn writing through experiences playing, analyzing, and designing games. In Chapter 1, I review ...

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most prevalent vaginal infection for women of reproductive age, characterized by a lack of normal commensal bacteria and a proliferation of pathogenic species. BV infections can lead to ...

The present study explored whether there are significant differences between Black and White college freshmen students regarding factors related to retention (i.e., self-efficacy, perceived racism, cross-cultural communication ...

This thesis will examine reported rates of sexual victimization in both male and female institutions, as well as reports of correctional staff misconduct. In addition to reviewing the academic literature on this problem, ...

The purpose of this study was to assess the occurrences of gender-stereotypical characteristics and gender atypicalities observed in the prince and princess characters from Disney’s 2010 film, Tangled; 2012 film, Brave; ...

This dissertation investigates a little-known and largely-forgotten rural public institution - the ladies rest room. Individual parties had differing motives for advocating the establishment of ladies rest rooms in rural ...

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the literacies of adolescent girls in rural Appalachia. This study focuses on the literacies of six girls, two girls each from sixth, ninth, and eleventh grades. Representing ...

In the last four decades, China has accomplished economic reform successfully and grown to be a leading country in the world. As the "world factory," the country is able to manufacture a variety of industrial products from ...

This thesis analyzes the 2013 observational documentary film Generation Iron, directed by Vlad Yudin and produced by Edwin Mejia. Methodologically, it employs a textual analysis along with a contextual grounding. The ...

The genocide literature focuses on the conditions and casual mechanisms that make a situation ``ripe'' for genocide. However, the literature posits factors and mechanisms that are more common than the outcome of genocide. ...