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Submissions from 2022

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The Call2Care Program: Linking College Students and Older Adults, Jennifer Zorotovich and Adrienne Cohen

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Death Education among Social Science College Students: The Good, the Bad, and the Unchanged, Jennifer Zorotovich and Adrienne L. Cohen

Submissions from 2019

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Reading About What It Is Really like Is Eye-Opening: Literature for Youth and College-Level Critical Pedagogy, Scott A. Beck, Yasar Bodur, Dina Walker-Devose, Caren Town, and Trina Smith

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Language Appropriation Practices of Gay Men after the Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage, Nikki DiGregorio

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Review of Book: Case Studies in Needs Assessment, by Darlene Russ-eft & Catherine Sleezer, Nikki DiGregorio

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Hancock County Community Based Participatory SWOT Analysis: Community-Clinical Linkages, Linda G. Kimsey, Angela Peden, John Peden, Thomas Sweeney, Deborah Harvey, Michela Hizine, Oluwadamilola Onifade, Devin Hatchett, and Samantha Finn

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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

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Older Adults, Therapy Dogs, and College Students: Analysis of Service-Learning Blog Posts, Christina H. Morris and Jerri Kropp

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Hancock County Community Based Participatory SWOT Analysis: Nutrition Strategy, Angela Peden, Linda Kimsey, John Peden, Thomas Sweeney, Deborah Harvey, Michela Hizine, and Imaobong B. Ekpo

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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

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Can brands deviate from their brand aesthetic? Brand luxury status as a moderator, Christin Seifert, Tianyu Cui, and Veena Chattaraman

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SNS eWOM sentiment: impacts on brand value co-creation and trust, Christin Seifert and Wi-Suk Kwon

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Examining the Impact of School Type on Physical Activity Participation in High School Students, Thomas Sweeney and Joey Gray

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Hancock County Community Based Participatory SWOT Analysis: Physical Activity Strategy, Thomas P. Sweeney, John Peden, Angela H. Peden, Linda G. Kimsey, Deborah Harvey, Michela Hizine, and Stephanie Riddle

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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

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Subjective Social Status and Possible Selves Among Emerging Adults, Jennifer Zorotovich, Elizabeth I. Johnson, and Kristin Anders

Submissions from 2018

Community Needs Assessment, 2018, Adrienne L. Cohen, Jennifer Zorotovich, Ryan Arflin, and T. Johnson

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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

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Effective Teaching of Objectification and Sexualization, Nikki DiGregorio

Review of book: Human sexuality (4th ed.), by Simon LeVay; Janice Baldwin; & John Baldwin, Nikki DiGregorio

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Same-Sex Marriage and Language Appropriation Practices of Lesbians, Nikki DiGregorio

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Survival Tips for New Family Science Professionals, Nikki DiGregorio

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Experiencing Technical Difficulties: Teacher Self-efficacy and Instructional Technology, Nikki DiGregorio and Delores Liston

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School Community Connectedness and Family Participation at School, Meghan K. Dove, Jennifer Zorotovich, and Katy Gregg

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The Impact of Service-learning Targeting Apparel Design Majors: A Qualitative Analysis of Learning Growth, Rachel J. Eike, Beth Myers, and Diana Sturges

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Understanding Inclusion in Child Care and Youth Programs, Katy Gregg, Kevin Golembiewski, Catherine W. O'Neal, Meredith Farnsworth, and Mallory Lucier-Greer

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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

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A Case Study of Two Office Spaces in Augusta, GA, A. Harmon and Sibel Dazkir

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College Students’ Perceptions of Volunteering With Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Jerri Kropp and Brent Wolfe

Methods and measures matter: Meaningful questionnaires, Trent W. Maurer

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Teaching about prejudice with a Bogardus Social Distance Scale activity: Replication and extension, Trent W. Maurer and Cassidy Keim

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Perceptions of wilderness and the Antarctic: case studies from the United States, Tina Tin, Jessica O’Reilly, John Peden, Stephanie Pinkalla, Molly Kelly, Kathy Larrea, Brynn Haugen, Angela Haun, and Grace Janssen

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Predictors of Coordinated and Comprehensive Care Within a Medical Home for Children with Special Healthcare (CHSCN) Needs, Ashley Walker, John Peden, Morgan Emter, and Gavin Colquitt

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Evaluation of a Lay Health Worker Program to Increase Community Knowledge about Albinism in Same District, Tanzania, Brandon Wubben, John Peden, and Jeffrey Carithers

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Situational Influences on Experiences of Long-Distance Hikers, Justin Yun and John Peden

Submissions from 2017

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A Framework for School Readiness in Georgia, Susan Adams, Sydney Ahearn, Hal Beaver, Kristin Bernhard, Mindy Binderman, Gary Bingham, Candice Brown, Ellyn Cochran, Stan DeJarnett, Caitlin Dooley, Connie Ellington, Vinette Fabregas, Melissa Fincher, Hanah Goldberg, Cayanna Good, Linda Grant, Katy Gregg, Ashley Hope, Tim Johnson, Terri McFadden, Katrina Mitchell, Trina Muse, Nicole Patton-Terry, Bentley Ponder, Dana Rickman, Kimberly Ross, Allison Setterlind, Camille Smith, Erica Sitkoff, Nitza Vega-Lahr, Arianne Weldon, and Kenneth Zeff

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Progress and Backlash in the Wake of Obergefell: Reaching Conservative Southern Teachers through the Power of Literature, Scott A. Beck, Dina C. Walker-DeVose, Laura E. Agnich, Caren Town, and Trina Smith

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Move to Master’s Degree for Entry-Level Practice?, M. J. Carter, C. Ashton, D. Hutchins, and Brent Wolfe

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Assessing birth to age 5 teaching methods at a university laboratory school, Alice Hall, John Peden, and Trent W. Maurer

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Review of the Research: Are Therapy Dogs in Classrooms Beneficial?, Jerri J. Kropp and Mikaela Shupp

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Final Report: Georgia Southern University ad hoc Committee on Student Ratings of Instruction, Nan S. LoBue, Trent W. Maurer, E. Ochieng, and Cordelia Zinskie

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Achromatizing Effect, Addie Martindale

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Make or Buy? The development of a Consumer Decision Process Model for home sewers, Addie Martindale

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Students' Perceptions of Adopting Minimal Transformative Wardrobes, Addie Martindale and Young-A Lee

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Women's Motivations to Sew Clothing for Themselves, Addie Martindale and Ellen McKinney

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Guidelines for authorship credit, order, and co-inquirer learning in collaborative faculty-student SoTL projects, Trent Maurer

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Guidelines for authorship credit, order, and co-inquirer learning in collaborative faculty-student SoTL projects, Trent W. Maurer

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A Case-study Approach to Managerial Decision Making, John Peden and Henry A. Eisenhart

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Developmental Trajectories and Health Outcomes Among Emerging Adult Women and Men, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Jerika C. Norona, Jennifer Zorotovich, and Zachary W. Dirnberger

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Using study guides in undergraduate Human Anatomy and Physiology classes: Student perceptions and academic performance, Diana Sturges, Trent W. Maurer, and Andrew Kosturik

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Southern Assumptions: Normalizing Racialized Structures at a University in the Deep South, Dina Walker-Devose, Akiv Dawson, April Schueths, Ted Brimeyer, and Jonique Y. Freeman

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Overcoming Stereotypes and Biases: Making Classrooms and Therapeutic Spaces Safer for Young Black Children, Dina Walker-Devose PhD and Delton W. DeVose

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Transforming the Classroom: Including Undergraduate Students in Program Evaluation, Melissa Weddell, John Peden, and Brent Wolfe

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Therapeutic Recreation Is a Process Not a Place, Brent Wolfe

Submissions from 2016

Review of Book Proposal: LGBTQ Divorce and Relationship Dissolution: Psychological and Legal Perspectives and Implications for Practice, by A. Goldberg & A. Romero (Eds.), Nikki DiGregorio

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Documentation of SoTL Trends at NCFR, 2006-2015, Nikki DiGregorio, Trent W. Maurer, and Swaha Pattanaik

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The Art of Weaving LGBTQ Aging Issues Throughout Higher Education, Nikki DiGregorio and Jennifer Zorotovich

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Communication Disorders and Challenging Behaviors: Supporting Children’s Functional Communication Goals in the Classroom, Katy Gregg

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Program Outcomes at Adventure-based Camps for Youth With Disabilities, Alice Hall, Jerri Kropp, John Peden, and Dan Matthews

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The scholarship of teaching & learning in family science, Trent W. Maurer and David Law

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Supporting Diversity: Creating New Constructs of LGBTQ Families and Communities in the Virtual World, Melina McConatha and Nikki DiGregorio

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Therapeutic Use of Sports, A. McKenney and Brent Wolfe

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A Walk in the Forest: Elementary Students’ Perceptions and Knowledge of Forestry Principles, John Peden, Alice Hall, Gail Westcot, and Samuel Police

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Perceptions of the Antarctic wilderness: Views from emerging adults in Spain and the United States, John Peden, Tina Tin, Luis R. Pertierra, Pablo Tejedo, and Javier Benayas

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The state of the scholarship of teaching and learning in family science, Jennifer Reinke, Joel Muraco, and Trent W. Maurer

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Academic Performance in Human Anatomy and Physiology Classes: A 2-yr Study of Academic Motivation and Grade Expectation, Diana Sturges, Trent Maurer, Deborah Allen, Delena Bell Gatch, and Padmini Shankar

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“I Guess I Trust My Kid’s School”: Parent-Teacher Relationships and Parental Involvement Practices of Low-Income African American Mothers, Dina Walker-Devose PhD

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Therapeutic Use of Animals, Brent Wolfe, A. McKenney, and S. Marsden

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Perceived Social Standing and Weight-related Outcomes in Adolescents, Jennifer Zorotovich, Elizabeth I. Johnson, Carol A. Costello, Naima Moustaid-Moussa, Betty Greer, Eugene C. Fitzhugh, and Marsha Spence

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Subjective Social Status and Positive Indicators of Well-being, Jennifer Zorotovich, Elizabeth I. Johnson, and Rebekah Linn

Submissions from 2015

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A Roadmap for Engaging Families With Young Children, Diane Bellem, Elaine Black, Juanita Blount-Clark, Keith Bostick, Pamela Perkins Carn, Glenda Davis-Canteen, Jessica DeWeese Coates, Maybel Diaz, Lisbeth Dominguez, Faith Duncan, Tynettia Elrod, Jennifer Everhart, Stephanie Flowers, Georgia Fruechtenicht, Katy Gregg, Anastasia Hardy, Cheryl Hearn, Alison Hope, Sonya Hope, Andrea Irvin, Tim Johnson, Karen Kelly, Cassandra Bolar, Anne Ladd, Sonia Ladd, Michelle Smith Lank, Emily Walters Laney, Roberta Malavenda, Andrea Marable, Dana McCrary, Vanessa Meyer, Jasmine Miller, Laura Miller, Pat Minish, Stephanie Moss, Christina Parker, Nadia Payne, Jennifer Popadiuk, Bentley Ponder, Sherry Richardson, Yvonne Rodgers, Michelle Sandrock, Nathan Schult, Allison Setterlind, Thom Snyder, Carole Steele, Pam Stevens, Brandi Swain, Nitza Vega-Lahr, Arianne Weldon, Stacey Schaff, Sherri Killins, and Deborah Stahl

Self-Study Accreditation Report, James Bigley, Brent Wolfe, John Peden, and S. Iarmolenko

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Economics of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Nikki DiGregorio

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Same-Sex Marriage Policies and Lesbian Family Life, Nikki DiGregorio

Intentionally Changing Dramatic Play, Alice Hall

Twenty-five Years of Out-of-school Time Jargon and Acronyms, Alice Hall

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Virgina’s Fairfax County SACC Reviewed: Celebrating 40 Years of High-quality Afterschool Programming, Alice Hall

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What Afterschool is Reading? [Review of the book "Who was Steve Jobs?" by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso], Alice Hall

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Developing a Service-Learning Student Facilitator Program: Lessons Learned, Jerri J. Kropp, Nancy M. Arrington, and Veena Shankar

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User Experience and Wayfinding in an Academic Library, Seunghae Lee and Sibel Seda Dazkir

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Exploration of Student Perceptions, Behaviors and Academic Performance in Construction Management Classes, Marcel Maghiar, Diana Sturges, Trent W. Maurer, and Mike Jackson

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Perceptions of Incapacitated Heterosexual Sexual Assault: Influences of Relationship Status, Perpetrator Intoxication, and Post-Assault Sleeping Arrangements, Trent W. Maurer

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The impact of the Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique on course evaluations, Trent W. Maurer and Jerri Kropp

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Using Reading Guides and On-line Quizzes to Improve Reading Compliance and Quiz Scores, Trent W. Maurer and Judith Longfield

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Cause-related Marketing Campaigns: Do Consumer Perceptions and Brand Motivations Matter?, Beth Myers