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Letter From The Editor, Tami Robinson

The Christian Librarian

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Struggling Libraries Survey, The Tcl Editorial Team

The Christian Librarian

In January of 2016, the editorial team of The Christian Librarian (TCL)asked ACL members to participate in a survey entitled, “Survey on Struggling Libraries.” The intention of this survey was twofold: first, to provide an opportunity for members to share wisdom and insight with their colleagues regarding how they have made it through the challenges, and secondly, to know how we can pray for our colleagues.

Is Authority Always Constructed And Contextual? A Classical Challenge To The Framework For Information Literacy, Nathan Rinne

The Christian Librarian

The 2015 Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (or Framework) is the latest effort of academic librarians to provide relevant guidance for the teaching of information literacy. One claim made within this “living document,” in line with current academic trends of constructivism and social constructivism, is that “Authority is Constructed and Contextual.” Questions are raised concerning authority’s relationship to the idea of truth, and an effort is made, largely through a Socratic method of inquiry, to delve into the meaning of the Framework’s statement on authority using the further explanations provided concerning this particular “frame,” as well as the …

Religious Accommodations For Sabbatarian Observance Among Library Staff, Paul A. Hartog

The Christian Librarian

Over the last twenty-five years, litigation related to religious discrimination in the workplace has been on the rise. One of the tension points has been the religious practice of Sabbath keeping, leading to employment scheduling conflicts. Title VII and its subsequent amendments require that employers seek “reasonable accommodations” for Sabbatarian observance. Such adjustments should not cause “undue hardship” to the employer, who is required to make a “good faith effort” at accommodation. This article discusses creative alternatives that managers of public libraries and nonsectarian academic libraries may implement when accommodating Seventh-Day Adventist and similar Sabbatarian staff members.

Annotated Bibliography: Leadership, Garrett Trott

The Christian Librarian

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Day And Day's "Back In The Day Bakery: Made With Love" (Book Review), Leslie R. Starasta

The Christian Librarian

A review of Day, C., & Day, G. (2014). Back in the day bakery: Made with love. New York: Artisan Books. 302 pp. $24.95. ISBN 9781579655563

Emden's "For White Folks Who Teach In The Hood ... And The Rest Of Ya’Ll Too: Reality Pedagogy And Urban Education" (Book Review), Rebecca A. Givens

The Christian Librarian

A review of Emdin, C. (2016). For white folks who teach in the hood ... and the rest of ya’ll too: Reality pedagogy and urban education. Boston: Beacon Press. 248 pp. $24.99. ISBN 9780807006405

Evans And Alire's "Management Basics For Information Professionals" (Book Review), Paul Hartog

The Christian Librarian

A review of Evans, G.E., & Alire, C.A. (2013). Management basics for information professionals. Chicago: Neal-Schuman. 577 pp. $88.00. ISBN 9781555709099

Given's "Parenting Is Easy: You’Re Probably Just Doing It Wrong" (Book Review), Cynorra Jackson

The Christian Librarian

A review of Given, S. (2015). Parenting is easy: You’re probably just doing it wrong. New York: Workman Publishing Company. 176 pp. ISBN 978-0761185659

Embedding Online Based Learning Strategies Into The Engineering Technology Curriculum, Vukica M. Jovanovic, Otilia Popescu, Orlando M. Ayala, Mileta Tomovic, Alok K. Verma

Engineering Technology Faculty Publications

Various blended learning strategies have been implemented at engineering technology programs to facilitate different learning styles and different time constraints given to faculty. Some of these efforts are related to the effective use of online tools such as online course management systems, ePortfolios, narrated presentations, web-based polling systems, tutorials and educational materials posted before the class and asynchronous learning methods. As technology changes, some of the online learning methods are getting more advanced which is enabling more innovative approaches and data compression. Various distance learning programs started with having access to videos of recorded lectures (on VHS tapes, or CDs) …

Hegranesþing On Hegranes: Geophysical Prospection Interim Report 2013 – 2015, Brian N. Damiata, John M. Steinberg, John W. Schoenfelder, Douglas J. Bolender

Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research Publications

Geophysical surveys were conducted at Hegranesþing on Hegranes in North Icelad during the summers of 2013 and 2015.

Professional Responsibility, Matthew Sprong, James Soldner, Michele Dent

School for Global Inclusion and Social Development Faculty Publications

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Building A State For All Ages: Tapping The Potential Of Older Oregonians, Stephen Percy, Judith A. Ramaley, John Tapogna, Margaret B. Neal, Jay Bloom, Alexandra Reece

Institute on Aging Publications

This report explores how the aging population—including native Oregonians and senior adults moving to the state—represent an asset to Oregon. Aging in America has often been viewed from a perspective of deficit and decline. We wholeheartedly challenge this perspective. This report identifies how older adults can play vital roles in the workforce, entrepreneurship and innovation, and supporting community revitalization through volunteering of time and talent.

Brief Gatekeeper Training For Suicide Prevention In An Ethnic Minority Population: A Controlled Intervention, Alan R. Teo, Sarah B. Andrea, Rae Sakakibara, Satoko Motohara, Monica M. Matthieu, Michael D. Fetters

OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background: Suicide is a critical public health problem around the globe. Asian populations are characterized by elevated suicide rates and a tendency to seek social support from family and friends over mental health professionals. Gatekeeper training programs have been developed to train frontline individuals in behaviors that assist at-risk individuals in obtaining mental health treatment. The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a brief, multi-component gatekeeper intervention in promoting suicide prevention in a high-risk Asian community in the United States.

Methods: We adapted an evidence-based gatekeeper training into a two-hour, multi-modal and interactive event for Japanese-Americans …

Psi Chi Journal Editorial Transition, Melanie M. Domenech-Rodriguez, Debi Brannan

Psychology Faculty Publications

As I write these lines, Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research has fully transitioned to the editorial stewardship of Dr. Debi Brannan. It is a bittersweet time; I treasured deeply the tasks of editing the Psi Chi Journal. For nearly 5 years, I benefitted from reading cutting-edge research in broad topics across psychology. I was inspired by the knowledge that most of the authors were up-and-coming researchers whose sense of efficacy could be nurtured through a positive publication experience. I reveled in the beauty of watching undergraduate and graduate researchers shine, faculty mentors nurture our next generation of researchers, and …

Embedded Option: A Common Framework, Cynthia Hudson-Vitale

University Libraries Publications

EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH has shown that given the complex nature of research data services, various university units and departments must work together to provide appropriate services to create, manage, store, educate, archive, and preserve research data. Organizationally, this can prove to be a challenge. One viable option for meeting these challenges is the embedded librarian model. In the research data services sense, librarians may be embedded into a faculty-led research group, assisting in creating metadata and managing active data; into the university research office, helping with federal requirements for open data compliance; and into a campus information technology unit providing …

Behavioral Characterization Of A Knock-In Mouse Model Of Huntington's Disease, Shawn Minnig

WWU Graduate School Collection

Huntington’s disease (HD) is a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by an inherited CAG expansion on the Huntingtin (HTT) gene resulting in cognitive, affective, and motor related symptoms. Although clinical diagnosis depends on the presence of Huntington’s chorea, a movement disorder consisting of irregular movements, cognitive symptoms appear 10-15 years prior during the pre-manifest stage of the disease and are more debilitating to patients. One of the most important advances in HD research has been the generation of mouse models that recapitulate the features of human HD, allowing researchers to identify the pathogenic mechanisms associated with the disease and …

Investigating The Spatio-Temporal Relationships Between Snowmelt Timing And Wildfire Area Burned In The Us Mountain West, Donal Seán (Donal Seán) O'Leary Iii

WWU Graduate School Collection

Wildfire is a growing problem in the US mountain west, with suppression costs exceeding $2 billion in 2015. Wildfire outbreaks occur in climate-driven synchronous events, and by studying the climate patterns that lead to dangerous fire conditions scientists have been able to identify numerous climatic factors that contribute to large fires. Low snow years and early snowmelt have long been hypothesized as indicators of large fire years, though there are few papers that identify this link explicitly, and those that do show great variation between the different mountainous areas of the west. In this thesis I, along with my co-investigators, …

Leveraging Legitimacy: How Alaska Circumvented Salmon Sustainability By Creating Their Own Eco-Label, Monique Couture

WWU Graduate School Collection

Eco-labelling programs have become an important market mechanism of environmental governance. The Alaska salmon eco-certification case study provides a rich opportunity to analyze whether industry created eco-labelling programs can foster legitimate resource sustainability. This paper investigates the motives of the Alaska industry in the withdrawal of the salmon fisheries from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification, and creation of an Alaska label in 2011. It is argued that Alaska circumvented salmon sustainability by creating its own eco-label. This paper suggests the motive for the emergence of a new fisheries eco-certification initiative was to gain an eco-label through less stringent conformance …

The Effects Of Mindfulness Meditation On Attention And Rumination, Diana M. David

WWU Graduate School Collection

Mindfulness meditation (MM) has grown in popularity over the recent years, becoming a way in which to achieve awareness of the present moment. Benefits of MM include decreased rates of mind wandering, depression, and anxiety, as well as improvements in well-being and attention. However, MM researchers using novice meditators usually compare them to a passive control group or a control group that completes relaxation training. The present study used a cognitively active control group as a comparison group to examine the way attention, rumination, and mind wandering are affected by a short-term MM training. Participants were randomly assigned to complete …

Narrative Processes And Well-Being In The Context Of Chronic Illness, Hannah Shucard

WWU Graduate School Collection

The purpose of the current study was to broaden research on how narrative processes relate to well-being by examining narratives of an ongoing challenge in a novel context - living with a chronic health problem- as narrative researchers have focused primarily on discrete past events. By studying self-defining illness memories of a sample of midlife adults living with chronic health problems, I was able to examine the relation between narrative processes and well-being in the context of an ongoing event. Results indicate, as hypothesized, that both positive resolution and agency were associated with well-being. However, in contrast to my hypothesis, …

"They Gave Hungary Away": Depression And Traumatic Cultural Identity Among Hungarians, Katarina Gombocz

WWU Graduate School Collection

Depression and suicide rates have been and continue to be high in Hungary relative to other European countries. An investigation of cultural and social circumstances in Hungary that might exacerbate these rates needs to be undertaken to elucidate potential risk factors for these rates. This study investigated how four Hungarian women (both native and from immigrant families) living in the United States make sense of depression in their families with a particular focus on triggers. Data was gathered in the form of family stories about depression during interviews and analyzed using grounded theory analysis. In making sense of depression in …

The Role Of Cognitive And Evolutionary Processes In Guiding Gaze Patterns While Viewing Transgender Women, Naomi Skarsgard

WWU Graduate School Collection

Eye gaze patterns of cisgender men and women were observed while they viewed photographs of transgender and cisgender women. Past scene perception research suggested that body regions that are consistent or inconsistent with one’s expectations for transgender women’s bodies could attract eye gaze while viewing a transgender woman. We did observe a tendency for participants to view body regions that were consistent with their expectations for transgender women’s bodies more than inconsistent body regions. Evolutionary psychological research suggested eye gaze should be drawn to chests. If a woman’s chest area is important to assess for mate selection related reasons, participants …

Climatic Drivers Of Western Spruce Budworm Outbreaks In The Okanogan Highlands, Todd M. Ellis

WWU Graduate School Collection

The western spruce budworm is recognized as the most ecologically- and economically-damaging defoliator in western North America. Like other defoliating insects, the western spruce budworm consumes the needles of host tree species like the Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), causing limb and tree mortality, regeneration delays, and reduction in tree growth rates. Synchronous western spruce budworm outbreaks can occur over much of a host species' range, and we need a better understanding of the mechanisms driving the species’ population dynamics in order to predict climate change effects, mitigate ecological and resource management impacts, and understand ecosystem dynamics. To contribute …

Coping Skills, Social Support, And Quality Of Life Among Puerto Rican Women Undergoing Drug And/Or Alcohol Treatment, Cheryl A. Vázquez-Colón

WWU Graduate School Collection

The aim of this study is to examine how Puerto Rican women undergoing illicit drug and/or alcohol treatment cope with stress and how specific coping strategies may relate to greater well-being. Thirty-five participants were recruited from six different treatment centers in Puerto Rico. Participants described two stressful events, one with internal control and other with low internal control. Problem and emotion-focused coping strategies were measured with the Spanish version of the Brief COPE inventory. Quality of life was measured with the Spanish version of the WHOQOL-BREF, both measures have good internal reliability and have been used among Hispanic samples. Moreover, …

Blurred Vision? Evaluating The Legacy Of Puget Sound Smart Growth, Stacy Clauson

WWU Graduate School Collection

This research examines tensions in Smart Growth in Central Puget Sound, Washington, an early adopter of regional planning influenced by Smart Growth planning principles. I examine evidence of social equity, environmental exposure, and health outcomes. Using longitudinal geographic cluster analysis, longitudinal and cumulative air pollution analysis, and health assessment, I compare socioeconomic changes with environmental and health measures. My research indicates that economic inequality has increased over time and the region remains spatially divided by socioeconomic status and race and ethnicity, despite implementation of Smart Growth policies that were intended to improve social equity outcomes. Further, despite a trend of …

Nutritional Intake And Hormone Phenotypes In The Kansas Mennonite, Christopher E. Barrett

WWU Graduate School Collection

Nutrition directly shapes phenotype and genetic health, therefore playing a central role in determining health outcomes and disease trajectories. Chronic health problems and nutritional deficits have been rapidly escalating globally as nutritional deficiencies continue to accelerate the onset of illness and suffering. Vitamin D deficiency for example is causative in many pathophysiological disease and metabolic conditions while correction of deficient levels is known to treat cancer and reduce cardio-metabolic risks. Despite the bio-social origins and explicit connections between nutrition and health, explanations remain contentious at best. Enhanced diagnostic and nutritional epidemiological approaches are required in order to delineate any ambiguities. …

The Trouble With White Feminism: Whiteness, Digital Feminism And The Intersectional Internet, Jessie Daniels

Publications and Research

In August, 2013 Mikki Kendall, writer and pop culture analyst, started the hashtag #SolidarityisforWhiteWomen as a form of cyberfeminist activism directed at the predominantly white feminist activists and bloggers at sites like Feministing, Jezebel and Pandagon who failed to acknowledge the racist, sexist behavior of one their frequent contributors. Kendall’s hashtag activism quickly began trending and reignited a discussion about the trouble with white feminism. A number of journalists have excoriated Kendall specifically, and women of color more generally, for contributing to a “toxic” form of feminism. Yet what remains unquestioned in these journalistic accounts and in the scholarship to …

Adhd And Attention Problems In Children With And Without Spina Bifida, Rachel M. Wasserman, Alison M. Stoner, Alexa Stern, Grayson N. Holmbeck

Psychology: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Objectives: To identify differences in the diagnosis and treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) between typically developing children and children with spina bifida. Method: Sixty-eight children with spina bifida and 68 demographically matched, typically developing children participated in a larger, longitudinal study. Rates of maternal, paternal, and teacher reports of attention problems, as well as rates of maternal reports of ADHD diagnosis, diagnosing provider, pharmaceutical treatment, mental health treatment, and academic accommodations were obtained at 5 time points over a period of 8 years and were compared across groups. Results: Children with spina bifida were more likely to have an …

Examining Urban African American Adolescent Perceptions Of Neighborhood And Time Spent In Risky Contexts: Cross-Sectionally And Longitudinally, Kevin Michael Miller

Master's Theses

The purpose of the current study was to cross-sectionally and longitudinally examine the relationship between adolescent perceptions of their neighborhood and time spent in “risky contexts.” Specifically, the relationship between adolescent perceptions of neighborhood danger and the percent of time spent with older peers or outside was examined. In addition, this study analyzed the relationship between youth perceptions of neighborhood support and the percent time they spent with older peers or outside. All these relationships were also explored in regard to the moderating impact of gender and parental monitoring. An Experience Time Sampling technique (ESM) was utilized to determine how …