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Novice Teachers’ Preparedness Towards Successfully Interacting with Culturally Diverse Student Populations
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-15)
Teacher effectiveness is the most influential factor to student achievement. Systems of public education in the United States have traditionally centered on White, middle class norms, as suggested by the founding arguments ...
Targeting Psychological Flexibility in Youth to Enhance Health-Related Behaviors
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-22)
Background: Adolescents are uniquely vulnerable to a wide range of psychological issues and often, concerns inadequately addressed. When addressed, mental health concerns are commonly handled in schools, which are uniquely ...
MOLECULAR MECHANISM OF ELLAGIC ACID AND UROLITHIN A IN THE SUPPRESSION OF PROSTATE CANCER BY INFLUENCING THE p53-MDM2 PATHWAY
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-10)
Carcinoma of the prostate (CaP) is the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in men worldwide. Despite the available treatments for CaP including surgery and Androgen deprivation ...
Investigation of the Anatomical and Physiological Changes Following the Use of a Pedicled Buccal Fat Pad Graft During Primary Palatoplasty
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-19)
Children with cleft palate typically undergo primary surgery between 6-12 months of age to close the cleft in the palate and create proper muscle function for elevation and retraction of the velum for speech. About one ...
The Impact of Comorbid Anxiety on College Student Response to an ADHD Coaching Treatment
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-09)
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) creates profound impairments. Even when K-12 school-based interventions are successful and students with ADHD matriculate to college, there is a high likelihood of college ...
WEIGHT STIGMA AND MEDIA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS ON WEIGHT STIGMA, INTERNALIZED WEIGHT BIAS, BODY IMAGE, SELF-ESTEEM, AND AFFECT
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-08)
The terms weight stigma and weight bias have been used interchangeably to refer to the negative beliefs, attitudes, and stereotypes about someone due to their weight status, and these beliefs may be internalized when ...
Identifying the unmet behavioral health needs that resettled refugee youth present within primary health care settings
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-24)
The following is a six-chapter dissertation explores the behavioral health needs of resettled refugee youth in primary health care settings. All six chapters were based in Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory. ...
Constellating Identities and Workplace Genres in Writing Center Discourse
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-15)
This study investigates the ways in which blank, written workplace genres mediate relationships and identities in the writing center. Forms developed for scheduling and recordkeeping are part of everyday practices that ...
Interim Assessments as a Predictive Tool and Driver of Formative Assessment Practices to Improve Student Performance on State Assessments
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-08)
The problem of practice on which this study focused was the establishment of interim
assessments as a predictive tool and driver of formative assessment practices to improve student
performance. The initial phase of ...
Examination of Nutrition Monitoring through Ecological Momentary Assessment during an Internet-based, Self-directed Weight Loss Intervention
(East Carolina University, 2019-07-09)
Internet and mobile health (mHealth) based interventions are promising potential options for increasing access to weight loss treatment for the general public (Payne et al., 2015). Many health-related internet and mobile ...