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    • Teacher burnout 

      McDowell, Trevor; Percival, Ryker (Wichita State University, 2023-04-07)
      What is teacher burnout, how does it happened and how to avoid it.
    • Teachers take the test 

      Orr, Keely (Wichita State University, 2023-04-07)
      Question: Does the testing and evaluation of teachers improve teaching? Through a new teacher's path to becoming a licensed teacher, they are tested, observed, and judged in many different ways many different times. Purpose: ...
    • Testing the role of exercise training for the physiological maintenance of the Drosophila testis stem cell niche 

      Madhavan, Rahul (Wichita State University, 2023-04-07)
      Stem cell niches are microenvironments that feed stable signals to maintain stem cell physiology. The Drosophila testis stem cell niche called "the hub" is a well characterized system that regulates stem cell survival, ...
    • The colonization of Native American reservations in 'Tracks' and in 21st century America 

      Lubbers-Payne, Mercedes (Wichita State University, 2017-04-04)
      This study is a comparative analysis of the novel Tracks by Louise Erdrich to events surrounding the current Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project at the edge of Tribal reservation land, which has spawned the NODAPL movement ...
    • The development of a fully wireless, skin-wearable fetal ECG monitoring device 

      Newkirk, Hannah (Wichita State University, 2022-04-15)
      Early detection of fetal abnormalities during pregnancy and delivery is critical to reduce fetal mortality, and the most effective way to accomplish it will be ambulatory fetal electrocardiogram (fECG) monitoring. For ...
    • The effects of different concentrations of Calgon on starch 

      Awad, Feras; Dozier, Crystal A. (Wichita State University, 2021)
      Sodium (Hexa) metaphosphate, better known as Calgon, is used as a deflocculant to disperse clay-based particles in archaeological samples. Researchers have looked at starch particles in ancient pottery to determine what ...
    • The effects of mental illness and substance abuse amongst homeless veterans 

      Hodges, Raven (Wichita State University, 2019-04-19)
      This paper explores how mental illness and substance abuse correlate, to cause an increase in the homeless veteran population. The specific mental illnesses that will be explored is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); ...
    • The first Americans: Native American voting behavior today 

      Matta, Emily (Wichita State University, 2016-04-05)
      Among the most critically neglected ethnicities when studying political behavior, Native Americans are often lumped into the ‘Other’ category in national surveys and resulting datasets. Composing a rather small but unarguably ...
    • The impact of COVID-19 on interpersonal violence victim services: First responders’ perceptions 

      Redfern, Savannah; Munzinger-Defrain, Ava; DeFrain, Madchen; Demers, Jennifer M. (Wichita State University, 2022-04-15)
      During the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of sexual and intimate partner violence increased substantially. Victims were at greater risk for negative physical and psychological outcomes due to isolation policies, changes in ...
    • The impact of manufacturing work experience on shoulder muscle activation utilizing shoulder passive exoskeletons 

      Martinez, Andrea (Wichita State University, 2021-04-09)
      Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD's) of the upper limbs remain a challenge in the workplace where workers perform repetitive and forceful motions. A relatively new device that manufacturing industries are drifting ...
    • The impact of policies on the orbital debris population 

      Kreger, Ella; Dutta, Atri (Wichita State University, 2023)
      The amount of debris in low earth and geostationary orbit has become a growing concern for all entities involved in space operations. However, the content of the policies incorporated in the last 40 years to mitigate the ...
    • The impact of religion on democracy, transparency, and gender equality 

      Gering, Donald (Wichita State University, 2017-04-04)
      How does religion influence secular values and modernization? I test several models where religious identity is examined as a possible predictor to support for secular values and modernization. Using a dataset I built in ...
    • The implementation of an optimize 3D printing path 

      Lammers, Michael; Smith, Nicholas (Wichita State University, 2021)
      3D printing is an Additive Manufacturing (AM) process that generates several different two-dimensional paths. These paths are than laid on top of each other one at a time to create a three-dimensional object. This process ...
    • The importance of early dental appointments & oral screenings for children 

      Warren, Hailey; Jones, Morgan; Stoddard, Jennifer; Weatherson, Shae (Wichita State University, 2022-04-15)
      Problem Statement: Millions of low income children go without dental care, including routine exams. Educating nursing students may improve this number significantly. Purpose: This project focus was to provide interprofessional ...
    • The key to clean smiles: Waterpik vs string floss 

      Parks, Cassidy (Wichita State University, 2023-04-07)
      The aim of the evidence based project was to find the best evidence to answer the question, "What is the best evidence that using a waterpik prevents plaque buildup in adults better than string floss?" To answer this ...
    • The politics and policies of behavioral health and drug policy reform in Kansas 

      Vuong, Ngoc (Wichita State University, 2022-04-15)
      Substantial increases in suicides and drug overdose deaths, the lack of access to behavioral health care, and the effects of structural stigma on people with mental illness and/or substance use disorders underlie the ...
    • The relationship between eating behavior and self-perception 

      Ramirez, Elizabeth (Wichita State University, 2017-04-04)
      Eating behaviors and self-perception affect a wide variety of people. Does a person's eating behavior reflect on one's self-image? By exploring one's eating behaviors and self-perception, a potential link between eating ...
    • The resilience of luxury goods companies: An analysis of LVMH and Kering's share prices during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Umange, Ramith (Wichita State University, 2023-04-07)
      This research investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the share prices of luxury goods companies LVMH and KERING. The study focuses on the period from January 2020 to December 2021 and employs a quantitative approach, ...
    • The role of skin complexion on African American emerging adults 

      Bey, Alissa N. (Wichita State University, 2016-04-05)
      Past literature exploring the role of skin complexion within the African American community has produced conflicting results (Maxwell, Brevard, Abrams, Belgrave; 2015). The current study uses a mixed-method approach to ...
    • There, Her 

      Ashbrook, Natalie (Wichita State University, 2018-04-06)
      This work is a choreographed dance duet. The premise of the work is the choreographer’s own struggle with an anxiety disorder, in a way to encompass the experience of someone with this mental health problem. This piece was ...