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Submissions from 2014

The “Boy” Who Wouldn’t Grow Up: Peter Pan and the Dangers of Eternal Youth, Sarah E. McCarroll

Enhancing Physical Activity Classes With Physical Activity Apps, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Beverly D. Harris, and Elaine S. Marshall

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Physical Activity Media Campaign in a Rural OBGYN Office, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, and Elaine S. Marshall

Promoting Physical Activity to Perinatal Women Within the Clinical Setting: a Pilot Study, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, and Lauren Bigham

Pre-Freshman Organic Chemistry Research Experience in Anti-Cancer Therapeutics, P. Metzger, D. Hayward, A. Goetz, C. Belflower, and Sarah K. Zingales

Opinion Specialization and Decision Making on the U.S. Courts of Appeals, Banks Miller and Brett W. Curry

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Cheating the American Dream: A Comparative Analysis of Strain and Principal Reported Cheating, Bryan Lee Miller, Laura E. Agnich, and Chad Posick

Comparison of Upper Extremity Muscle Activation Between Different Inertial Exercise Equipment, A. M. Mitchell, J. Ralston, George J. Davis, and Bryan L. Riemann

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A Radioisotope Tracer Study of Natural Groundwater Discharge From St. Catherines Island, Georgia, Robert K. Mobley and Jacque L. Kelly

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Canopy Structural Alterations to Nitrogen Functions of the Soil Microbial Community in a Quercus Virginiana Forest, Leslie Dean Moore, John T. Van Stan, Carl L. Rosier, Trent E. Gay, and Tiehang Wu

Posthuman Education and Animal Interiority, Marla B. Morris, Peter M. Appelbaum, and John A. Weaver

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Animal Subjectivities, Animal Assisted Therapy and Curriculum Studies, Marla B. Morris and Mary Aswell Doll

Disciplinarity and Interdisciplinarity: William Pinar’s Complicated Conversation, Marla B. Morris and Mary Aswell Doll

The Effects of Beaver Dams on Macroinvertebrate Communities of a Southeastern Coastal Plain Stream During Drought Conditions, Damon L. Mullis and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud

Freedom Behind the Mask, Nicholas D. Newell

Get Your Script Off of the Stack, Nicholas D. Newell

L’amour Dans La Poesie Et La Musique, Nicholas D. Newell

Nurses’ and Health Educators’ Role in End of Life Decisions: Do Not Resuscitate Order, K. Oakley and Helen W. Bland

Rates of Chlamydia, Gonorhea and Genital Herpes before and after Spring Break and Homecoming at an American Southeastern University, Macaulay Okwuokenye, Karl E. Peace, E. Deloach, and G. Shah

Comparative Assessment of the J1 Visa and State Loan Repayment Programs in the Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Rural Nebraska, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, and Ge Lin

Challenges of Measuring Success in Supplemental Instruction- The Role of Academic Motivation, J. Orvis, Shainaz Landge, Keenya Riggins, and Diana Sturges

Impact of the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 on Savannah, N. Owen, Sara S. Plaspohl, and Betty T. Dixon

Advice from Still New Professors to Brand New Professors, Nathan S. Palmer

A New Teacher's Guide to Student Learning, Having Fun, and Surviving your First Class, Nathan S. Palmer

Austerity, The New Normal in Academia?: How Sociologists Are Adjusting to the Changing Political and Economic Landscapes Affecting Higher Education, Nathan S. Palmer

Don't Sacrifice Today's Opportunity For Yesterday's Dream, Nathan S. Palmer

How to Create an Online Platform for Your Research, Nathan S. Palmer

Issues in Education, Nathan S. Palmer

Social Media Training Pre-Conference Workshop, Nathan S. Palmer

Teaching 2.0 - Open Education Resources and Social Media in the Classroom, Nathan S. Palmer

Teaching Large Lecture Classes: Strategies for Student Engagement, Nathan S. Palmer

Teaching Large Lecture Classes: Strategies for Student Engagement, Nathan S. Palmer

Truth Has No Color, Nathan S. Palmer

Using Social Media as a Professional Development Tool, Nathan S. Palmer

When You Play in Dirt, You Get Dirty: Why Everyone Needs to Work Against Racism, Nathan S. Palmer

Why it is Smart to Think of Yourself as Dumb and Dumb to Think of Yourself as Smart, Nathan S. Palmer

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Assessing Community Formation on Online Educational Resource Networks, Nathan S. Palmer and April M. Schueths

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Parental Feeding Behavior: Influences of Elementary Children’s Health, Jennifer Paquin, Cyndi Martin, and Helen W. Bland

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The Effect of Multiple Obstacles on the Locomotor Behavior and Performance of a Terrestrial Lizard, Sceloporus woodi, Seth Parker and Lance D. McBrayer

Data Breach Prevention, Timothy Pearson

Data Mining for Accountants, Timothy Pearson

Aesthetic Legacies and Dashed Political Hopes: David Caspar Friedrich Motifs in Roland Emmerich’s Post-9/11 Popcorn Message Movies, Robert Pirro

`Politics of Tragedy’: Ein Konzept für die Politikwissenschaft, Robert Pirro

Primo Levi’s Machiavellian Moment, Robert Pirro

Tragedy and the Tragic in German Literature, Art & Thought, Robert Pirro

Effectively Managing an IRB Office, Sara S. Plaspohl

Impact of 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic on Mortality Rates in Savannah, GA, Sara S. Plaspohl and Betty T. Dixon

Correlation of a School-Located Influenza Vaccine (SLIV) Program and Student Absenteeism: A Longitudinal Trend Analysis, Sara S. Plaspohl, Betty T. Dixon, S. Steater, and A. Smith

Correlation of School Flu Vaccine Program and Student Absenteeism, Sara S. Plaspohl, Betty T. Dixon, S. Streater, and A. Smith

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The Generality of the Victim-Offender Overlap: Examining Cultural Contingencies, Chad Posick and Laurie Gould

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Beyond Passive Participation: Docent Agency and Slavery in Louisiana Plantation Tours, Amy E. Potter

“She Goes into Character as the Lady of the House”: Performing the Southern Plantation Museum, Amy E. Potter

Teaching Slavery, Amy E. Potter

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Researching Virtual Teams: Tips and Strategies from Virtual Teams Scholars and Practitioners, Radonstina K. Purvanova, Steven D. Charlier, and Julia E. Hoch

‘So the Borders Here Are Not Really Fixed:’ Sustaining Gender Studies Through Global Literacy & Activist Pedagogy, Jane V. Rago

Teaching Global Citizenship Through Service Learning: Is Domestic or International Context a Contributing Factor?, Jane V. Rago

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Forgotten Girls: Exploring the Experiences of Female Dropouts in the South, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston

Get Out and Stay Out: Why Girls Leave School, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston

Raising their Voices: Exploring the Experiences of Female Drop Outs, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston

Gabriel García Márquez, ¿filósofo del amor? Paradigmas y rudimentos, Dolores Rangel

Multiplicidad dramática en “Rumor de Mar” de Dino Armas, Dolores Rangel

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Metalloproteinase-Disintegrin Adam8: A Potential Biomarker for 2-Aminoanthracene Toxicity in the Liver of Fisher-344 Rats, Jessica A. Rasdall, Ryan D. Ford, S. W. Jiang, and Worlanyo E. Gato

Meeting the Challenge of Comprehensive and Accurate Validation of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Julie Reagan

Biocatalytic Reduction of a Non-Aromatic Nitro- Group by a Nitroreductase from Salmonella typhimurium, Thomas Reams, Ryan Oliff, and Brent D. Feske

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Leaf Litter Decomposition and Macroinvertebrate Assemblages Along a Longitudinal Gradient of the Ogeechee River in Southeast GA, Tyler G. Reeves and Jose Checo Colón-Gaud

A Pedagogy of Hopelessness: Fear and loathing in 21st century schools, William M. Reynolds

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Django Unchained and Paula Deen: 21st-Century Representations of Slavery and the Culture of the Plantation, William M. Reynolds

Old Times There are not Forgotten, William M. Reynolds

“Redneck piece of White Trash”: Southern Epistemologies, Masculinity and Class, William M. Reynolds

Redneck Piece of White Trash: Southern Rebels and Music: Epistemologies of Class, Masculinity, and Race Identity, William M. Reynolds

The Monstrous Other: Exploring the Intersections of Youth Culture, Critical Media Literacy and Commodification in a Monster Making World, William M. Reynolds

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Mastodon, Hemlock and Freshwater Wetlands – New Evidence of Terrestrial Environments Along the Coastal Zone of the Southeastern US, Fredrick J. Rich and Kathlyn M. Smith

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Always On The Go: Snacks, Kids And Recreational Sports. Can Healthy Win?, Amy Jo Riggs, Andrew Hansen, and Amy A. Hackney

Velocity Spectrum Torque Testing of Shoulder Internal Rotators, Allyson N. Riley, Bryan L. Riemann, and George J. Davis

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A New Framework for Assessing and Averting Risks to Fragmented Populations of Stream Fish, James Henry Roberts

Genetic and Epigenetic Response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in Spartina alterniflora, Marta Robertson, Aaron W. Schrey, Ashley Shayter, C. J. Meals, and Christina L. Richards

Population Genetic and Epigenetic Response to Oil Stress in Spartina alterniflora, Marta Robertson, Aaron W. Schrey, Ashley Shayter, C. Meals, and Christina L. Richards

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Effects of Substrate Manipulations on Fish Assemblages in Southeastern Coastal Plain River Systems, K. J. Robillard, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Stephen P. Vives

The Impact of Bacteria Source Tracking on the Development of a Holistic Watershed Management Plan for The Vernon River Basin, Peter D. Rogers, Laura Walker, and George Yuzhu Fu

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Survey of Well Water Quality in Statesboro and Bulloch County, Peter Rogers and George Yuzhu Fu

Bacteria Source Tracking Through the Detection of Optical Brighteners Using Flourometry: Lessons from the Vernon River Basin, Peter Rogers, Zach Strickland, and George Yuzhu Fu

Management of the Vernon River Watershed for the Reduction of Nonpoint Human Sources of Bacteria, Peter Rogers, Laura Walker, and George Yuzhu Fu

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A Case for Developing Long-Term Macroinvertebrate Assemblage Datasets in Headwater Streams at the LUQ-LTER, Puerto Rico, Keysa G. Rosas, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and Alonso Ramirez

Living a Life for Social Justice, Donyell L. Roseboro, Sabrina Ross, and K. Meadows

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Seasonal Dynamics of Soil Microbial Community Structure in the Proximal Area of Tree Boles: Possible Influence of Stemflow, Carl L. Rosier, Delphis F. Levia, John T. Van Stan, and Jinjun Kan

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Black Womanist perspectives on curriculum, Sabrina Ross

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Thinking About Love, Justice, and Education Through African American Literature and Womanist Studies: Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and Bell Hooks on Educational Improvement, Sabrina Ross

Cultivating Hope: Fostering Collaboration For Social Justice, Sabrina Ross and K. Meadows

Breaking the Silence Surrounding Intersections of Gender, Race, Class, and Emotion in Higher Education: Implications for Teaching and Learning, Sabrina Ross, Meca Williams-Johnson, and Michelle Reidel

Crouching Dragon - The Role of Beijing in the South China Sea Dispute, Nalanda Roy

Will Beijing Reconsider Its Maritime Strategy in the South China Sea Following the Melting of the Arctic?, Nalanda Roy

Barbers Against Prostate Cancer: Engaging Barbers to Administer a Prostate Cancer Education Intervention to Their Customers, Siddhartha Roy, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Levi Ross, and John Luque

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Barbers Against Prostate Cancer: An Intervention Assessing Viability of the Barbershop as a Venue for Prostate Cancer Education, Siddhartha Roy, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Levi Ross, and John S. Luque

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Associations with Obesity Bias in Physical Education Teachers, Paul Rukavina, Jody Langdon, Christy Greenleaf, and Penny Portman

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Water Residence Times and Circulation of the Savannah River Using Short-lived Radium Isotopes, Frank Russo-Alesi and Jacque L. Kelly

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Water Residence Times and Circulation of the Savannah River Using Short-lived Radium Isotopes, Frank Russo-Alesi and Jacque L. Kelly

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Estimating Canopy Water Storage Capacity by Cupressus Arizonica in Dryland Plantation, Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi, Pedram Attarod, Thomas G. Pypker, David Dunkerley, and John T. Van Stan

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Measurement of Rainfall Partitioning in an Afforested Landscape: The Chitgar Forest Park, North of Iran, Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi, Pedram Attarod, Thomas G. Pypker, David Dunkerley, and John T. Van Stan

Generalized Method of Moments Optimal Instrument Theory Applied to Generalized Linear Mixed Models Under Informative Sampling, Mariana Saenz

Exploring Medical Applications of Pyridoxine-Lanthanides, Arpita Saha