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Submissions from 2016
Impact of Local Health Departments' (LHDs) Budget Cuts and Staff Reduction on Service Changes, Bobbie Jo Newell and Gulzar H. Shah
Beyond the Mask: Creating Character & Impulse Through Commedia, Nicholas D. Newell
Synthesis and Antibacterial Properties of Chalcones, Minh A. Nguyen and Sarah K. Zingales
“Not Another Ferguson”: A Community Group Effort, John Nwosu, Danyel Addes, Stacy W. Smallwood, Jane Page, and Wendy Denton
Personalities and Appearance, J. R. Odom-Dixon and Nicholas S. Holtzman
Analysis of Microsatellite Markers in Head Lice from Madagascar, Titilope Ogunleke, Lance A. Durden, S. Zohdy, and Marina E. Eremeeva
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in People with Heart Disease in Southeast/Rural Georgia, Chimuanya Okoli, Sewuese Akuse, Sydney E. Carswell, and Kelly L. Sullivan
A Town Hall Meeting: How to Help Boys of Color Succeed, Anthony Outler, Andrea R. Baugh, Avis Williams, Brian L. Bolden, John Warrington, Julian D. Owens, Alma D. Stevenson, Robert Lynch, Wes Montoya, Jamie Calhoun, and Scott A. Beck
Can We Talk About Racism?, Nathan S. Palmer
Dare Greatly: Doing the Work That Scares you the Most, Nathan S. Palmer
How to Use Social Media to Do Your Research, Teach Your Students, and Launch Your Career, Nathan S. Palmer
Using Social Media and Technology to Improve Student Learning, Nathan S. Palmer
Using Social Media to Prepare for Your Classes & Teach Sociology, Nathan S. Palmer
Using Social Media to Teach Sociology and Engage with Students, Nathan S. Palmer
The Bayesian Multivariate Regression for High Dimensional Longitudinal Data with Heavy-Tailed Errors, Viral Panchal, Daniel Linder, and Hani M. Samawi
Shape and Magnitude of Lower Extremity Kinetics Changed Steps Before Gait Transition During Increasing Speed Induced Walk-to-Run Transition, Jiahao Pan and Li Li
Retailer Collage: What is Your Relationship to Your Favorite Retailer?, Janna M. Parker and Hyunju Shin
Punishment, Penality and Progress: Meeting Needs While Meting Out Justice, Matthew Pate and Laurie A. Gould
Whys and Hows of Adverse Event Monitoring, Karl E. Peace
Effect of Unweighting Assistance on Sit-to-Stand Mechanics, Kelsey Piersol, George J. Davis, and Bryan L. Riemann
Evaluation of Center of Mass Medial-lateral Stability During Stair Gait Between Young and Older Adults, Kelsey Piersol, George J. Davis, and Bryan L. Riemann
Mainstreaming Scientology as an Official Religion in Germany’s Pluralist Order: Tom Cruise’s Valkyrie (2008), Robert Pirro
The Road as State of Nature: Cormac McCarthy’s Post-Apocalypse and Social Contract Theory, Robert Pirro
One in Five: A Latino HIV Seminar, Sara S. Plaspohl and F. Taiwo
Delinquent Behavior among Adopted Youth, Grace Pniewski, Laura E. Agnich, and April M. Schueths
A Propensity Score Matching Approach for Exploring the Victim-offender Overlap, Chad Posick
What We Know and Don’t Know (Yet): The Contributions of Biosocial Criminology, Chad Posick
Revisiting the Measurement of Imbalance: an Empirical Test of IAT, Aggravated Assaults, and Violence Against Women, Chad Posick and Adam Bossler
Misrepresentations of Haiti in American Media, Amy E. Potter
SAGE 1: The Role of Geography in Nexus Thinking: Becoming Institutional and Community Leaders While Defending the Discipline!, Amy E. Potter
SAGE 2: "All By Myself:" Making the Most As A Stand-Alone Geographer, Amy E. Potter
In Search of a Symbiotic Relationship Between Tourism and the Savannah Low Country: Making Mountains Out of Marsh Grass, Amy E. Potter, Dydia DeLyser, and Rebecca Saunders
“Wade in the Water Children”: Racial Tensions on Tybee Island, Georgia from Civil Rights to Orange Crush, Amy E. Potter and Jeffrey R. Finney
Bacterial Flux by Net Precipitation from the Phyllosphere to the Forest Floor, Preston Pound, John T. Van Stan, Leslie Dean Moore, and Thais Bittar
Internet of Things: Entrepreneurial Concepts, Loreen M. Powell, Hayden Wimmer, Lawrence C. Kilgus, and Daniel Powell
Parental Perceptions and Recommendations of Computing Majors: A Technology Acceptance Model Approach, Loreen Powell and Hayden Wimmer
Neoliberal Universities and the Myth of the Dying Humanities: Activist Pedagogy & Global Learning, Jane V. Rago
‘Too Dark Altogether:’ Neoliberal Imperialism, Then & Now, Jane V. Rago
Fronteras Flexibles: La Poética De Angelina Muñiz-Huberman, Dolores Rangel
Dynamically Reconfigurable AES Cryptographic Core for Small, Power Limited Mobile Sensors, Amar Rasheed
Innovative Teaching Technique, Julie Reagan
State Return-to-Learn Youth Sports Concussion Laws, Julie Reagan, Nicholas G. Murray, Kelly L. Sullivan, Allison M. Drew, Patrick Chang, and Brandon Wilcher
Synthesis and Characterization of Multinuclear Manganese Carboxylate Coordination Compounds by Incorporating the Anion of 3-(Dimethylamino)-1,2-Propanediol, Michael A. Reagan and Arpita Saha
Synthesis and Characterization of Multinuclear Manganese Carboxylate Coordination Compounds by Incorporating the Anion of 3-(Dimethylamino)-1,2-Propanediol, Michael A. Reagan and Arpita Saha
Saltwater Intrusion Along Permeable Pathways in the Surficial Aquifer on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, James S. Reichard, R. Kelly Vance, Brian K. Meyer, and Jacque L. Kelly
A Crime Script Analysis of Brute Force Attacks Against Israeli and Chinese University Computer Networks, Wuling Ren, Adam Bossler, Tamar Berenblum, David Maimon, and Ido Sevilla
The Effect of Sponsorship-Fit on Firm Reputation: Focus on the Role of Customer Attitude as a Mediator, Dongjun Rew and Jin-Woo Kim
Teaching Disney Critically in the Age of Perpetual Consumption, William M. Reynolds
The Real McCoys to Hillbilly Hand Fishin: Media, Violent Cartographies, Notions of Rural Place and Chaotic Disruptions, William M. Reynolds
Violent Cartographies, Notions of Rural Place and Chaotic Disruptions, William M. Reynolds
Paleoecological Analyses of Modern and Ancient Barrier Island Sediments in Georgia, More Than 80,000 Years of Change and Modification, Fredrick J. Rich, R. Kelly Vance, and Fredric L. Pirkle
Center of Pressure Better Approximates Body Center of Mass Movement Than Either the Thorax or Pelvis During Firm Surface Balance Error Scoring System Testing, Bryan L. Riemann and George J. Davies
Savannah Tourism: Theory and Practice, Ned Rinalducci
A 13-County Rural Health District’s Journey to Strategic Planning, Gurleen Roberts, Amber Erickson, Angela Peden, and Gulzar H. Shah
How Molecular Genetic Tools Can Advance the Conservation of Fish and Wildlife Populations, James Henry Roberts
Collaborative Strategies for Distributed Teams: Innovation Through Interlaced Collaborative Writing, Joy Robinson, Lisa Dusenberry, and Halcyon M. Lawrence
MLEs for Diagnostic Measures of Accuracy by Log-Linear Models for Correction of Workup Bias, Haresh Rochani, Hani M. Samawi, Robert L. Vogel, and Jingjing Yin
Habitat Shapes Assemblage Composition, Production, and Food Web Structure of Shrimp Dominated Tropical Island Streams, Keysa G. Rosas, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Alonso Ramirez
Colonialities of Knowledge: The (Im)possibilities of Breaking Through and Moving Beyond in Curriculum Studies, Sabrina Ross
Curriculum Scholars of Color “rewriting Knowledge”: The (Im)possibilities of Breaking Through and Moving Beyond in Curriculum Studies, Sabrina N. Ross
Analyzing Beijing’s Movements in Asia, Nalanda Roy
Reviewing the Lifestyle of the Bengali Diaspora in the United States, Nalanda Roy
The Implication of Beijing’s Movements in Asia, Nalanda Roy
Trick or Treat: The Implication of Beijing’s Motives in Asia, Nalanda Roy
Use of Geographical Information Systems for Risk Identification – Identifying Counties in Georgia With High Risk for Childhood Lead Poisoning, R. Christopher Rustin, Christy Kuriatnyk, Byron Lobsinger, and Simone Charles
Georgia’s Rapid Expansion of Mosquito Surveillance in Response to Zika Virus, R. Christopher Rustin, Deonte Martin, and Rosmarie Kelly
U.S. Drug Prohibition and Institutional Stability in South America, Mariana Saenz
Addressing Concerns About Science, T. Saey, J. Musolino, Sarah K. Zingales, J. Fooshee, and K. Hari
Current Research Findings, Arpita Saha
Potential Research Plan, Arpita Saha
Simpler Approach for Mediation Analysis for Dichotomous Mediators in Logistic Regression, Hani M. Samawi, Jingxian Cai, Haresh Rochani, and Daniel F. Linder
Notes on Kernel Based Mode Estimation Using More Efficient Sampling Designs, Hani M. Samawi, Haresh Rochani, Jingjing Yin, Daniel Linder, and Robert L. Vogel
More Efficient Survival Analysis Using Moving Extreme Ranked Auxiliary Covariate Sampling Method, Hani M. Samawi, Haresh Rochani, Lili Yu, and Robert L. Vogel
The Efficacy of Mammal Urine as a Lure in Camera Trapping Studies, Megan T. Sanders and J. Michelle Cawthorn
Trading on Good Governance: Political Transformation and WTO Membership, Jamie E. Scalera
When Relations Sour: The Negative Consequences of Partnership with an International Organization, Jamie E. Scalera
When Relations Sour: Does WTO Membership Predict Peace?, Jamie E. Scalera and Srobana Bhattacharya
When Relations Sour: Does WTO Membership Predict Peace, Jamie E. Scalera, Srobana Bhattacharya, and Courtney Burns
Predictors of Activity Limitations and Participation Restrictions Among Children With Cerebral Palsy, Braydon Schaible, Gavin T. Colquitt, Manuela C. Caciula, Li Li, and Matthew S. Moreau
Adequacy of Insurance Coverage and Impact on Employment Among Families Caring for a Child With Cerebral Palsy, Braydon Schaible, Gavin T. Colquitt, Li Li, and Manuela C. Caciula
The Information Content of Employee Awards, Jeffrey C. Schiman
Culturally-Appropriate, Contextually-Grounded CBPR Physical Activity Intervention for Rural Residents: Explaining Unanticipated Intervention Outcomes, Nancy E. Schoenberg, Aasha I. Hoogland, Charles E. Hoogland, Shoshana H. Bardach, and Yelena N. Tarasenko
Ecological Epigenetics of Non-Model Organisms, Aaron W. Schrey
Epigenetics: A Mechanism for Rapid Adaptation and Response to Environmental Change, Aaron W. Schrey
Deportation Policies and Health: U.S. Citizen Spouses’ Perspectives, April Schueths
Stress and Coping of Children in Mixed-Status Couples, April Schueths
Characterizing the Informatics Capacities and Needs of Local Health Departments in a Post-Affordable Care Act, Gulzar H. Shah, Jonathon P. Leider, Brian C. Castrucci, Karmen S. Williams, and Akrati Gupta
Levels of and Barriers to Interoperability of Information Systems Managed and Used by the Local Health Departments, Gulzar H. Shah, Jonathon P. Leider, Ravneet Kaur, and Huabin Luo
Developing and Applying a Taxonomy of Local Boards of Health: A Standardized Tool for Efficient Public Health Governance, Policy and Practice, Gulzar H. Shah, Jiali Ye, and Carolyn J. Leep
First-Year Medical Students’ Reflections of Their Early Clinical Experiences: A Qualitative Analysis, E. Shaw, McKinley Thomas, and M. Dent
Customer Responses to Service Failure in Direct and Indirect Harm Context, Hyunju Shin and Riza Casidy
Growing Up in SFS: Instars Participation From Mentees to Mentors, Arial Shogren, Janet Hsiao, and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud
Division C Fireside Chat: The Journey From Doctoral Student to a Tenure-Track Job, Thom Michael Shuy, Debbie Sonu, Nel Noddings, Steven Page, Joseph E. Flynn, Alexander Means, William White, Joel H. Spring, Sabrina N. Ross, Antonia Darder, Seungho Moon, and Molly Quinn
No More Rose-Colored Lenses: A Comparative Study of University Students' Changing Perceptions of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace from 2006 to 2013, Stephanie R. Sipe, Lindsay R.L. Larson, Britton McKay, and Janet Moss
Marx's Eurocentric Theories of History and Revolution and their Hegelian Sources, Daniel Skidmore-Hess
E-Team Workflow: A Case Study in Improving Electronic Access Troubleshooting, Debra G. Skinner
GIL Cooperative Libraries: Cataloging in the Zone, Debra G. Skinner
Rural/Urban Differences in Drunk Driving and Riding with a Drunk Driver among Students, Bryant Smalley, Jacob Warren, Yelena N. Tarasenko, and K. Nikki Barefoot
Examining the Relationships between Religiosity, Spirituality, Internalized Homonegativity, and Condom Use among African American MSM: The SHIFT Study, Stacy W. Smallwood
Differences in Risky Sexual Behaviors by HIV Serostatus among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men, Stacy W. Smallwood and Anne O. Odusanya