This collection contains the publications produced by faculty members in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Georgia Southern University.
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Submissions from 2019
Reading About What It Is Really like Is Eye-Opening: Literature for Youth and College-Level Critical Pedagogy, Scott Alan Beck, Yasar Bodur, Dina Walker-Devose PhD, Caren Town, and Trina Smith
The U.S. Supreme Court and the Death Penalty, Katherine Bennett and Henry Christian Tecklenburg IV
Field Research in Conflict Zones: Analyzing Civilian Support for Maoist Rebels in India, Srobana Bhattacharya
Gender, Insurgency, and Terrorism: Introduction to the Special Issue, Srobana Bhattacharya
What’s War Got to Do with It? Post-conflict Effects on Gender Equality in South and Southeast Asia, 1975–2006, Srobana Bhattacharya and Courtney Burns
Nutritional Mapping & Technical Agriculture in the OEEC: Pacifying Europe’s Postwar Food Supply, William Biebuyck
‘The Other Side of the Fence:’ A Learning- and Control-Based Investigation of the Impact of Deviance on Friendship Quality, John Boman, Laura E. Agnich, Bryan Lee Miller, John Stogner, and Thomas Mowen
Policing Fraud in England and Wales: Examining Constables’ and Sergeants’ Online Fraud Preparedness, Adam Bossler, Thomas Holt, and Cassandra Cross
Cronbach’s Alpha Under Insufficient Effort Responding: An Analytic Approach, Stephen W. Carden, Trevor R. Camper, and Nicholas S. Holtzman
Beefing Up Criminology: Longitudinal Research Is Not The Only Answer, Francis T. Cullen, Travis C. Pratt, and Amanda K. Graham
It’s Not Just Paul Manafort. This is Why White-Collar Criminals Often Evade Harsh Punishment, Brett W. Curry and Banks Miller
CounterTerrorism Strategy From An Extended Global Online Level, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
Intelligence Sharing among Agencies and Internationally, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
International Relations in a State of Flux: Rising Powers, New Challenges, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
The Feet of the Masters: Lessons on Irregular Cyber warfare, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
The Legislative Framework: The EU Convention on Cybercrime, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
The Legislative Framework in the Americas: Cybercrime rather than Cybersecurity, José de Arimatéia da Cruz and Norah Godbee
Review of Book: Case Studies in Needs Assessment, by Darlene Russ-eft & Catherine Sleezer, Nikki DiGregorio
Brazil and the US Internet-Based Medicines, Matthew B. Flynn, Tiago Coutinho, and Vera Lucia Luiza
Examining Perceptions of Online Harassment Among Constables in England and Wales, Thomas Holt, Jin R. Lee, Roberta Liggett, Karen M. Holt, and Adam Bossler
New Evidence of the Nexus Between Neighborhood Violence, Perceptions of Danger, and Child Health, Dylan B. Jackson, Chad Posick, and Michael G. Vaughn
An Unfulfilled Promise: The Genocide Convention and the Obligation of Prevention, Zachary Karazsia
The President and the Congress, Joshua B. Kennedy
Examining English and Welsh Detectives’ Views of Online Crime, Jin R. Lee, Thomas Holt, George Burruss, and Adam Bossler
DIY Biophilia: Development of the Biophilic Interior Design Matrix as a Design Tool, Beth McGee, Nam-Kyu Park, Margaret Portillo, Sheila Bosch, and Mickie Swisher
Friend Not Foe? Race and Knowing the Police, Hannah D. McManus, Amanda K. Graham, Francis T. Cullen, Velmer S. Burton Jr., and Cheryl Lero Jonson
Strain and Prescription Drug Misuse in the United States Military, Thomas Mowen, Taylor Tolles, and Ryan D. Schroeder
The Use of Help Seeking and Coping Strategies Among Bosnian Women in Domestic Violence Shelters, Lisa R. Muftic, Susan Hoppe, and Jonathan A. Grubb
Primo Levi’s Journey Home from Auschwitz in the Light of Ancient Civic Pilgrimage: Levi’s The Truce as a Form of Theōria, Robert Pirro
Effects of Pre-Existing Family Dynamics on Emerging Adult College Students’ Emotions Over the Course of Fall Break, Svitlana Iarmolenko Ramer, Jennifer Zorotovich, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Nadia Flanigan, and Jie Gao
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor- Is it the Road to the Future?, Nalanda Roy
Reviewing Ocean Governance in Asia, Nalanda Roy
Review of Dispossession and Resistance in India: The River and the Rage by Alf Nilsen, Nalanda Roy
Review of The Rohingyas: Inside Myanmar’s Hidden Genocide by Azeem Ibrahim, Nalanda Roy
Chapter 5: Opening the Floodgates? Migration as a Catalyst for Domestic Contestations of Enlargement, Jamie Scalera
They Watch for Color: Mixed-status Couples Experience With the Police, April M. Schueths
Can brands deviate from their brand aesthetic? Brand luxury status as a moderator, Christin Seifert, Tianyu Cui, and Veena Chattaraman
SNS eWOM sentiment: impacts on brand value co-creation and trust, Christin Seifert and Wi-Suk Kwon
Permanent Catholic Deacons: Balancing Work, Family Life, and Ministry, William L. Smith
Southern Jews and Jewish Southerners in Savannah, Georgia, William L. Smith and Pidi Zhang
Power of the Pen or the Gavel? Determining Asylum Standards on the Courts of Appeals, Maureen T. Stobb
Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 12 Brazilian Prison Gangs Attack Civil Infrastructure in Fortaleza and other cities in Ceará State, John P. Sullivan, Robert J. Bunker, and José de Arimatéia da Cruz
Third Generation Gangs Strategic Note No. 19: Comando Classe a (CCA) Massacre of Comando Vermelho (CV) Gang Members in Altamira Prison, Brazil—58 Dead (Including 16 Decapitations), John P. Sullivan, José de Arimatéia da Cruz, and Robert J. Bunker
Examining the Impact of School Type on Physical Activity Participation in High School Students, Thomas Sweeney and Joey Gray
Hancock County Community Based Participatory SWOT Analysis: Physical Activity Strategy, Thomas Sweeney, John Peden, Angela Peden, Linda Kimsey, Deborah Harvey, Michela Hizine, and Stephanie Riddle
Depression, Negative Emotionality, and Self-Referential Language: A Multi-Lab, Multi-Measure, Multi-Language Task Research Synthesis, Allison M. Tackman, David A. Sbarra, Angela L. Carey, M. Brent Donnellan, Andrea B. Horn, Nicholas S. Holtzman, To'Meisha S. Edwards, James W. Pennebaker, and Matthias R. Mehl
The White Nationalist on Campus: Reexamining University Free Speech and Leading through Crisis, Henry Christian Tecklenburg IV and Kimberly Martin
Preservation amenity, research laboratory, or mineral reserve? International perspectives on the values of Antarctica, Tina Tin, John Peden, Jessica O’Reilly, Kees Bastmeijer, and Patrick T. Maher
Moving the Body: Physical Activity among Barbadians, Jennifer Sweeney Tookes
Traveling to Market: Provision Grounds and the Caribbean Higgler, Jennifer Sweeney Tookes
Subjective Social Status and Possible Selves Among Emerging Adults, Jennifer Zorotovich, Elizabeth I. Johnson, and Kristin Anders
Submissions from 2018
Book Review of "Poets and Prophets of the Resistance: Intellectuals and the Origins of El Salvador’s Civil War", Srobana Bhattacharya
Research Ethics in International Relations, Srobana Bhattacharya
Policing Cybercrime, Adam Bossler
Criminology’s Contribution to the Study of Digital Piracy, Adam Bossler and Tyler Edwards
Contextualizing Early Villages in Pre-Columbian Florida: Review of "New Histories of Village Life at Crystal River" by Thomas J. Pluckhahn and Victor D. Thompson, Kara Bridgman Sweeney
Chapter 2: Case-Driven Theory-Building in Comparative Democratization: The Heuristics of Venezuela’s “Democratic Purgatory”, Christopher M. Brown
Revisiting the Suppression Relationship Between Social Learning and Self-Control on Software Piracy, George Burruss, Thomas Holt, and Adam Bossler
The Motivations for Food Exchanges in the Lives of Rural Older Adults, Adrienne L. Cohen
Community Needs Assessment, 2018, Adrienne L. Cohen, Jennifer Zorotovich, Ryan Arflin, and T. Johnson
Judicial Specialization and Ideological Decision Making in the US Courts of Appeals, Brett Curry and Banks Miller
Janus v. AFSCME on Mandatory Fees to Public Sector Unions, Brett W. Curry
Place Meaning, sense of belonging, and personalization among university students in Turkey, Sibel Seda Dazkir
Computer Aided Design: Does It Enhance or Hinder Flexibility and Creativity in Design Process?, Sibel Seda Dazkir and A. Scott
Book Review off "The Chess- Board & The Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World 2017" by Anne-Marie Slaughter, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Book Review of "Tar Wars: Oil, Environment and Alberta’s Image" by Geo Takach, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Book Review of "What's the Point of International Relations?", Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
The Strategic Relevance of Latin America in the United States’ National Security Strategy, José de Arimatéia da Cruz
Effective Teaching of Objectification and Sexualization, Nikki DiGregorio
Review of book: Human sexuality (4th ed.), by Simon LeVay; Janice Baldwin; & John Baldwin, Nikki DiGregorio
Same-Sex Marriage and Language Appropriation Practices of Lesbians, Nikki DiGregorio
Survival Tips for New Family Science Professionals, Nikki DiGregorio
Experiencing Technical Difficulties: Teacher Self-efficacy and Instructional Technology, Nikki DiGregorio and Delores Liston
School Community Connectedness and Family Participation at School, Meghan K. Dove, Jennifer Zorotovich, and Katy Gregg
Enhancing Data-driven Law Enforcement Efforts: Exploring How Risk Terrain Modeling and Conjunctive Analysis Fit in a Crime and Traffic Safety Framework, Grant Drawve, Jonathan A. Grubb, Hannah Steinman, and Michelle Belongie
The Impact of Service-learning Targeting Apparel Design Majors: A Qualitative Analysis of Learning Growth, Rachel J. Eike, Beth Myers, and Diana Sturges
Review of Craddock, Susan, “Compound Solutions: Pharmaceutical Alternatives for Global Health, Matthew B. Flynn
Critiquing Zones of Exception: Actor-Oriented Approaches Explaining the Rise of Immigration Detention, Matthew B. Flynn and Michael J. Flynn
Uneven Business: Privatization of Immigration Detention in Europe, Matthew B. Flynn, Michael J. Flynn, and Eryn Wagnon
Partnerships between an At-Risk Youth CrossFit Program and Local Community Organizations: Focusing on the Antecedents to Partnership Development, Christina Gipson, Natalie Campbell, and Nancy L. Malcom
Understanding Inclusion in Child Care and Youth Programs, Katy Gregg, Kevin Golembiewski, Catherine W. O'Neal, Meredith Farnsworth, and Mallory Lucier-Greer
How Cross-national Research on Domestic Violence Shelters Can Help Reduce Barriers to Service, Jonathan A. Grubb
Repurposing Agnew’s (2005) Integrated Theory of Crime and Delinquency to Predict Victimization, Jonathan A. Grubb and Chad Posick
Program Outcomes at a Resident Camp for Youth with Serious Illnesses, Disabilities, and Life Challenges, Alice Hall, John Peden, Jerri J. Kropp, and Dan Matthews
A Case Study of Two Office Spaces in Augusta, GA, A. Harmon and Sibel Dazkir
An Examination of English and Welsh Constables’ Perceptions of the Seriousness and Frequency of Online Incidents, Thomas Holt, George Burruss, and Adam Bossler
Did Narcissism Evolve?, Nicholas S. Holtzman
A Long Way to Peace: Identities, Genocide, and State Preservation in Burma, 1948-2018, Adam E. Howe and Zachary A. Karazsia
Analyzing Predictors of Drinking and Driving Among Gender Cohorts Within a College Sample, Justin Hoyle, Bryan Lee Miller, John Stogner, Chad Posick, and Brenda Blackwell
The Role of Adolescent Victimization in Energy Drink Consumption: Monitoring the Future, 2010-2016., Dylan Jackson, Wanda E. Leal, Chad Posick, Michael G. Vaughn, and Myrah Olivan
Chapter 4: Electives that will Help, Kevin Jennings
Chapter 7: Stereotypes and Misperceptions in Criminal Justice Employment, Kevin Jennings
Agency Characteristics and the Use of Executive Orders, Joshua B. Kennedy
College Students’ Perceptions of Volunteering With Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Jerri Kropp and Brent Wolfe
Defining "Community" from the Perspectives of Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease in Rural Georgia, Raymona H. Lawrence, Bettye A. Apenteng, April M. Schueths, Swaha Pattanaik, and Robert W. Gibson
From William’s Doll to Jacob’s New Dress: The Depiction of Gender Non-Conforming Boys in Children’s Picture Books From 1972 to 2014, Nancy L. Malcom and Nicole Sheahan
Haphazard, Systematic, or Both? An Empirical Investigation of the US Attorney Firings in 2006, Banks Miller and Brett Curry
Experts Judging Experts: The Role of Expertise in Reviewing Agency Decision Making, Banks Miller and Brett W. Curry
Risk Factors For The Ill-defined Causes Of Death In The Brazilian States: A Multilevel Analysis, Nadia Cristina Pinheiro Rodrigues, Regina Paiva Daumas, Andrea Sobral de Almeida, Gisele O'Dwyer, Monica Kramer de Noronha Andrade, Matthew B. Flynn, and Valeria Teresa Saraiva Lino