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AHS 020 Andrew Marsh 6-8-2024
Get PDFIn this recording, Amber Fillingim interviews former Alpha Hall resident Andrew Marsh for the McCall Archives. Mr. Marsh attended the University of South Alabama in the 1990s and majored in Graphic Design. Because of this, he was put in charge of designing T-shirts for some campus events. Being involved in Jaguar Productions, he helped to set up the music and entertainment acts that performed for the school. Mr. Marsh appreciates the camaraderie that came with being an Alpha Hall resident, speaking about intramural sports teams and the TV room where residents gathered in the lobby. He recalls competing in a window painting contest in Alpha, and also describes his experience writing The Alpha Bulletin
AHS 030 Elverna McCants Abston 7-18-2024
Get PDFIn this recording, Elverna McCants Abston is interviewed by Amber Smith-Fillingim of the University of South Alabama. She attended the university during the early 1970s and earned her bachelor’s during her time there. She studied History, English, and African American studies and was also involved in her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha. Ms. Abston recounts more about her time at South, where she resided in the dorms and describes the excitement of moving in, as well as past times with her friends. She speaks about the history department and its impact as well. Notable guests and students at the university were briefly described. The interview ends with Ms. Abston speaking about her husband, who taught at the university until his retirement, her current life, and former peers during her time there
The Attack on Addiction: Is it Truly a Choice?
No full textSubstance abuse and addiction have taken a chokehold on our nation. The modern opioid epidemic began sweeping our nation in the 1990s. This epidemic has claimed the lives of nearly 645,000 to opioid overdose alone from the 1990s to 2021, according to information retained from the Center for Disease Control (Opioid data, 2023). Opioids are not the only abused substance sweeping our nation. Cocaine, heroin, barbiturates, stimulants, and benzodiazepines are also among the top ten abused substances in the United States of America (10 Most Common, 2024). As a nation, we have to understand what can be done to help, as we are all being affected by addiction, even if it is not within our own families. We see people suffering within our communities, in our streets or neighborhoods, and we need to understand how they got to this point and our role in solving the addiction epidemic for good. This will allow us to understand the ways we can help, or at least provide a bit of understanding and generate compassion for where they are in their lives. This thesis addresses the argument over addiction and choice, provides an understanding of how different substances alter the brain’s chemistry in different ways, and advocates for comprehensive knowledge of harm reduction, decriminalization, and de-escalation as the most effective solution to this crisis
Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - April 4, 2024
Get PDFThis is the April 4, 2024 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine’s newsletter - Watercooler.
Contents Include Medical students explore career paths at mixer Shea receives career award from the national society Meet a Med Student: Paras Ahuja Pathology research seminar to focus on metastatic ovarian cancer MAA kicks off membership campaig
Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - June 6, 2024
Get PDFThis is the June 6, 2024 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine’s newsletter - Watercooler.
Contents Include USA Health cardiology fellows earn American College of Cardiology awards USA student researcher accepted into prestigious national honor society Sarkar appointed to BCRFA Medical Advisory Council Summer research program kicks off at Whiddon CO
Speaking Up: A Narrative Inquiry of International Students\u27 Active Verbal Engagement in Classrooms at a Southeastern American University
Get PDFThis qualitative narrative research investigated successful cases of international students who actively verbally participate and speak up during academic or coursework discussions in the classrooms. More specifically, the aim of this narrative inquiry was to capture the lived and living experiences of English language learners (ELLs) navigating American mainstream classrooms. Moreover, this qualitative study explored how they perceive the impact of their English language proficiency on their verbal engagement during class. I recruited participants through the international office at a southeastern university in the United States. After an initial phone screening session to verify that each interested participant met the selection criteria, I individually interviewed eight participants in person. The results reveal that for ELLs, there are three domains in a highly engaging classroom discourse: the “self,” the “other,” and a safe space co-constructed by the “self” and the “other.” The findings suggest that when combined with self-agency as well as increased knowledge and English proficiency, social connections or interactions that occur in a safe space contribute to ELLs’ free expression. I then discussed implications for teaching and learning practice, recommendations for higher xiii education leadership, limitations, and recommendations for future research, followed by reflections of my own as a researcher
Representations of Violence Against Native American Women
Get PDFIt is the aim of this study to provide detailed attention to the representation of violence against Native American women throughout American films and literature. Native American women have been persecuted against since the times of colonization; however, there has been a recent uptake in this crime. This crime has been seen throughout many forms of art, but has not often been a focal point to these artforms. In order to argue that the violence these women experience needs to be central to the texts they are seen in, a comparison between three different texts is imperative. These texts are Wind River directed by Taylor Sheridan, Almanac of the Dead written by Leslie Marmon Silko, and Shell Shaker written by LeAnne Howe. This comparison involves summaries of each text, utilization of secondary sources, and analysis that identifies and explains the harmful effects of not providing this issue with adequate representation. This study aims to conclude that by providing the issue of violence against Native American women attention, the issue can hopefully become known across the United States. This, in turn, could potentially allow for resources to be administered to help diminish this issue and provide an appropriate understanding of Native American issues, culture, and life
Resilience to Supply Chain Disruptions: An Investigation of the Roles of Innovativeness and Green Supply Chain Management Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFThe number of global supply chain disruptions is increasing at an alarming rate. These disruptions vary in terms of source, duration, and scope, but all pose major threats to the continuity of firms worldwide. Because of this increase in turbulence, there has been heightened interest in recent years surrounding the development of firm-level resilience to such disruptions. The supply chain sustainability research stream is relatively well-developed; less is known, however, about specific strategies for strengthening resilience. This study aims to contribute to the resilience literature by examining the viability of innovativeness and the adoption of green supply chain management practices as supply chain resilience enhancement strategies. Drawing from dynamic capabilities view, this study examines archival data from The World Bank through the lens of the COVID-19 pandemic disruption. Using propensity score matching, genetic matching, and random forest classification, this study highlights the importance of adopting green practices as a means of mitigating the damages incurred by disruptive events. This study advances the theoretical understanding of supply chain resilience and offers practical applications for enhancing resilience at the firm level
Examining the Effects of Video-Enhanced Syllabi on Learner Motivation and Perception
Get PDFFinding ways to motivate learners in online courses can be difficult when the interaction between the instructor and the learner is conducted through written text. The use of syllabi is an important component to help guide learners and provide them with course expectations. A poorly written or misinterpreted syllabus can contribute to a negative experience. When the syllabus is perceived in a way that promotes negative feelings, the learners may have a more difficult time being successful in the course. The purpose of this study was to determine how a video-enhanced syllabus affects motivation in an online course.
The courses included in this research were taught fully online and used a common course structure. The research questions for this study were identified as: How was the learner\u27s intrinsic motivation affected by the use of a video-enhanced syllabus? How did the use of a video-enhanced syllabus affect the learner\u27s value in the course? How did the use of a video-enhanced syllabus affect the learner\u27s expectancy of success in the overall course?
The assumptions that I made were that learners would become more intrinsically motivated, feel there was more value in the course, and would feel more expectancy of success from implementation of a video-enhanced syllabus.
I used an instrument aimed at measuring motivation, with a focus on intrinsic motivation. The three variables that were the driving force behind this study were intrinsic motivation, value, and expectancy. The instrument was created by modifying and combining appropriate items from the Intrinsic Motivation Inventory survey instrument, and the Expectancy, Value, Cost scale. The results of the study were not significant and suggest that further investigation should take place with a larger sample.
The results from the interest/enjoyment subscale revealed an overall increase in intrinsic motivation with the experimental group, however caution was advised in interpreting the results due the small sample size. The value/usefulness scale revealed no significant difference between the control and experimental group. There was no statistically significant difference for expectancy between the control group and the experimental group
Evaluating the Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine in Rural Ghana: The Role of Healers and the Government
Get PDFA question of pressing importance for the healthcare system in Ghana is the integration between biomedicine, which is unreachable for many rural citizens, and traditional medicine, which fills in the gaps in access for rural and non-rural citizens seeking care and is utilized by 70% of the population. The WHO promotes integrated health systems and created strategies to assist governments in their efforts.
The Ghanaian government did create policies to aid in integration, but their attempt to integrate was unsuccessful. This, along with other factors, has led some scholars to consider the government’s efforts as “tokenistic”; however, they do not explain why.
During my investigation, I found the Ghanaian government likely did use the WHO strategies when developing their policies, most healers are in favor of an integrated healthcare system, and the government did not appear to fully consider the needs of healers and their viewpoints when creating their policies. Theoretical models were used to hypothesize that the government allowed barriers to remain during implementation as a representation of minimal efforts and a lack of political interest.https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/honors_college_posters/1007/thumbnail.jp