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Submissions from 2009
Tragedy, Theodicy and 9/11: Rhetorical Responses To Suffering and Their Public Significance, Robert Pirro
Opening the Doors of Perception: Priming Altered States of Consciousness Outside of Conscious Awareness, Brandon Randolph-Seng and Michael Nielsen
Age Differences in Personality: Adolescents and Young Adults, Rebecca G. Ryan
Southerner and Irish? Regional and Ethnic Consciousness in Savannah, Georgia, William L. Smith
Academic Dishonesty, Alcohol and Marijuana Use, and the Transition to College, William L. Smith and Nathan W. Pino
Students' Perceptions and Experiences with Key Factors during the Transition from High School to College, William L. Smith and Pidi Zhang
The Academic Ethic and the Transition to College, William L. Smith and Pidi Zhang
Understanding Protein Synthesis: A Role Play Approach, Diana Sturges, Trent W. Maurer, and Oladipo Cole
The Battle of the Beaches: The Jekyll Island Redevelopment Debate, Melissa Weddell and James D. Bigley
Potential Outcomes When Utilizing the Nintendo Wii with Older Adults, M. Weingrad, Brent Wolfe, and A. McKenney
Submissions from 2008
Reading History: Cherokee History Through a Cherokee Lens, Heidi M. Altman and Thomas N. Belt
Making the World More Relevant for Students: Role Playing Exercises for the Classroom, Barry J. Balleck and Darin Van Tassell
Friendships Across Ages: Johnson And Boswell; Holmes And Laski, Brett W. Curry
Goldman v. Weinberger, Brett W. Curry
Lee v. Weisman (1992), Brett W. Curry
Looking for Law in All the Wrong Places? Foreign Law and Support for the U.S. Supreme Court, Brett W. Curry and Banks Miller
“An Informal and Limited Alliance”: The President and the Supreme Court, Brett W. Curry, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., and Bryan Marshall
Chapter 10: Challenges in Motivating the Public Sector Employee: Theory and Practice in a Dynamic Environment, Trenton Davis and Gerald T. Gabris
Strategic Compensation: Utilizing Efficiency Wages in the Public Sector to Achieve Desirable Organizational Outcomes, Trenton Davis and Gerald T. Gabris
Africa in the Neo-Liberal World (Dis)Order, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Book Review of "Brazilians Working with Americans: Cultural Case Studies", Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Age-Graded Attachment Theory: Conduct Disorder and Juvenile Delinquency, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Becky Kohler da Cruz
Brazil’s Biofuel Production: A Developing Nation Environmentally Ahead of the World, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Laura K. Stephens
Gender and HIV/AIDS in Post- Authoritarian Brazil: Moving Closer to Curbing HIV/AIDS, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Laura K. Stephens
The Mérida Initiative: Bilateral Cooperation or U.S. National Security Hegemony, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Laura K. Stephens
The Mérida Initiative: Bilateral Cooperation or U.S. National Security Hegemony, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Laura K. Stephens
Teaching the Sociology of Sport: A Collection of Syllabi, Assignments, and Other Resources, Fifth Edition, Nancy L. Malcom
The anonymous notecard question (TANQ) system: A new method for promoting student engagement and investment in the classroom, Trent W. Maurer
Effects of Attire, Alcohol, and Gender on Perceptions of Date Rape, Trent W. Maurer and David W. Robinson
Peak Oil, Global Warming, and Coal Fires: Or How Scientific Fact Became Debatable Political Questions, Karen M. McCurdy
The Past Can Be the Key to the Present: Lessons from J.W. Powell’s Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Policy Making, Karen M. McCurdy
How the LDS Church Could Address the Polygamy Question [Op-ed column], Michael Nielsen
Men's Grooming In the LDS Church: A Qualitative Study of Norm Violation, Michael Nielsen
Mormons and the State, Michael Nielsen
Mormons and the state, Michael Nielsen and Barry J. Balleck
Assessing the Transactional Nature of Wilderness Experiences: Construct Validation of the Wilderness-Hassles Appraisal Scale, John Peden and Rudolph M. Schuster
Review of "Why Arendt Matters", Robert Pirro
Is God Really Watching You? A Response to Shariff and Norenzayan, Brandon Randolph-Seng and Michael Nielsen
The Relationship between Ethnicity, Christian Orthodoxy, and Mental Health, Brandon Randolph-Seng, Michael Nielsen, Bette L. Bottoms, and Henrietta Filipas
Haredim, Daniel Skidmore-Hess and Cathy Skidmore-Hess
How Does Membership in Irish Organizations Contribute to Ethnic Identity?, William L. Smith
Perceived Factors Facilitating Students’ Transition from High School to College, William L. Smith and Pidi Zhang
Motivating Our Students, Brent Wolfe
Challenging Assumptions: Examining Fundamental Beliefs That Shape Challenge Course Programming and Research, Brent Wolfe and D. M. Samdahl
Submissions from 2007
Institutions, Interests, and Judicial Outcomes: The Politics of Federal Diversity Jurisdiction, Brett W. Curry
Nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court, Brett W. Curry
Review of "Architect of Justice: Felix S. Cohen and the Founding of American Legal Pluralism", Brett W. Curry
Overcoming the "‘Defect of Sex"’: Georgia Women's Fight for Access to Jury Service, Rebecca Davis
Book Review of "Foreign Policy Toward Cuba: Isolation or Engagement?" by Michele Zebich-Knos and Heather N. Nicol, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Book Review of "Soldiers of the Patria. A History of the Brazilian Army, 1889-1937" by Frank D. McCann, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Book Review of "The Unpast: Elite Violence and Social Control in Brazil, 1954-2000" by R. S. Rose, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Gender and HIV/AIDS in Post-Authoritarian Brazil: Moving Closer to Curbing HIV/AIDS, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
An Unusual Choice: Michelle Bachelet, President, in Conservative South America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Becky Kohler da Cruz
Brazil: Restorative Justice in a Democracy without Citizenship, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Becky Kohler da Cruz
Treatment of Drug Offenders in the Criminal Justice System: Analyzing Correlations of Gender, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Becky Kohler da Cruz
HIV/AIDS: The Pandemic Hits the Sleeping Giant, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz, Becky Kohler da Cruz, and Corie Hammers
A Postmodern Explanation of Student Consumerism in Higher Education, Michael Delucchi and William L. Smith
Gender Congruence and Social Mediation as Influences on Fathers’ Caregiving, Trent W. Maurer
Are Changes in Coal Policy on the Horizon? An Examination of Committee Changes in the 110th Congress, Karen M. McCurdy
Committees: Standing Committees, Karen M. McCurdy
Congressional Response to Coal Fires: Illustrating Transitions in the Policy Process, Karen M. McCurdy
Congressional Time, Elections, Geologic Time and Public Policy Making in Non-Renewable Resources, Karen M. McCurdy
House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, Karen M. McCurdy
House Science Committee, Karen M. McCurdy
House UnAmerican Activities Committee, Karen M. McCurdy
Influence in the Policy Making Process: the Rise of Economics at the Expense of Geology, Karen M. McCurdy
Office of Technology Assessment, Karen M. McCurdy
Richard Bolling, Karen M. McCurdy
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Karen M. McCurdy
Subcommittees, Karen M. McCurdy
The Impact of Television on Georgia, 1948-1952, Patrick J. Novotny
Keepers of the Covenant or Platonic Guardians? Decision Making on the U.S. Supreme Court, Richard L. Pacelle Jr., Bryan Marshall, and Brett W. Curry
The Significance of Shift Work: A Theoretical Model and Research Findings, Robert Perucci, Shelley MacDermid Wadsworth, Ericka King, Chiung-Ya Tang, Ted Brimeyer, Kamala Ramadoss, Sally Jane Kiser, and Jennifer Swanberg
Figurative Language and Political Credibility, Ned Rinalducci and Tracy Henley
The Role of the Family in the Transmission of Ethnic Identity Among the Irish of Savannah, Georgia, William L. Smith and Barbara A. Hendry
The Social and Cultural Construction of Ethnic Identity Among Irish Americans in Savannah, Georgia, William L. Smith and Barbara A. Hendry
Is There a Hold for Me? Reflections and Experiences Surrounding the Sport of Rock Wall Climbing, Brent Wolfe
Perceptions of Cooperation and Collegiality by Participants of a One-Day Challenge Course Program, Brent Wolfe and J. Dattilo
Perceived Impact of a Wilderness Orientation Program for First-Year University Students, Brent Wolfe and G. Kay
Submissions from 2006
Review of Kimber Charles Pearce’s, Rostow, Kennedy, and the Rhetoric of Foreign Aid, Barry J. Balleck
Brazil’s Politics of AIDS: Addressing the HIV/AIDS Pandemic in the “Sleeping Giant” of South America, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Brazil’s Rainbow Coalition Foreign Policy Under Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz
Incorporating an African Perspective In A Traditional Political Science Introductory Course, Jose de Arimateia da Cruz and Margaret Keiley-Listermann
Human Rights and Democratic Police Reform in Northern Ireland, Steven Engel
Teaching literature in the criminal justice curriculum, Steven Engel
Contemporary Irish, Barbara A. Hendry
Addressing the Gap Between Curriculum Standards and What We Know About Children’s Development, Jerri J. Kropp and Wendy L. Chambers
NAEYC Accreditation in Georgia: A Position Paper of the Georgia Association on Young Children, Jerri J. Kropp and J. Waters
Analyzing the News: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in a Writing Intensive Social Problems Course, Nancy L. Malcom
Shaking it Off’ and ‘Toughing it Out’: Socialization to Pain and Injury in Girls’ Softball, Nancy L. Malcom
Preparing students for the parent-teacher conference in early childhood education, Trent W. Maurer
Daily Online Extra Credit Quizzes and Exam Performance, Trent W. Maurer
Child and family development students polled: Study examines student course evaluations, Trent W. Maurer, John Beasley, Jennie Dilworth, Alice Hall, Jerri Kropp, Marlo Rouse-Arnett, and Janna C. Taulbee
Fathers’ caregiving and breadwinning: A gender congruence analysis, Trent W. Maurer and Joseph H. Pleck
Promoting Critical Thinking about Scientific Research, Trent W. Maurer and Marlo Rouse-Arnett
Coal Fires in the United States: A Case Study in Government Inattention, Karen M. McCurdy
Earth Sciences Influence in Non-Renewable Resource Policy: An Evolutionary Process, Karen M. McCurdy
