Tunes for the American Classroom: A Brief Overview of the Emphasis on...
Community singing was a popular American pastime that had a profound impact on how Americans expressed culture in the early 1900s. As community singing increased in popularity, music educators became...
View ArticleWho should lead: How cognitive ability and personality predict leadership.
Traditional measures of leadership explicitly ask test-takers whether they engage in successful leadership behaviors (e.g., Bass & Avolio, 1995). While these tests do show some relationships with...
View ArticleMethods of Improving Learning and Memory Performance in the Radial Arm Maze
Assessing learning and memory through the use of a radial arm maze (RAM) is a common approach within the areas of psychology and neuroscience. This apparatus requires that the animal model remember...
View ArticleSmall House, Big Community: Tiny housers' views on community
There is a small body of academic literature on the modern tiny house movement. However, what does exist suggests that tiny housers place value on principles of simple living, minimalism, and...
View ArticleOn the Road to Becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution: an Analysis of...
In 2014 Gainesville State College consolidated with North Georgia College and State University and was renamed the University of North Georgia. Since then, the University of North Georgia has recorded...
View Article58. The Impact of Stress During Late Adolescence on Drug Susceptibility and...
Methamphetamine is coined as one of the most addictive abused substances and accounts for a portion of the United States’ crime rate, poverty, and emergency room visits. This raises a concern for...
View ArticleWitch Hunt
Witch Hunt Kylie Jefferis Artist Statement When I tell friends and family that I make art about witches, no one seems surprised. As a child, I was obsessed with fantasy and magic, going out into the...
View ArticleMusic Education in America: How Far Afield Are We from Vision 2020?
In 1997, American music educators of eminence gathered for the second major national symposium for music education to consider a rapidly changing demography, newly emerging data from the field of...
View ArticleWrapped
Artist Statement Wrapped is a triptych of quilted wall hangings that I have produced from my parents’ worn clothing. Each quilt represents one of us: Mom’s on the left, Dad’s on the right, mine in the...
View ArticleCenseBio
Artist Statement A fusion of contemporary art and technology lives through me and flows, ink on a blank canvas. I create works with bits of myself hidden within and giving soul to the faces of my...
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