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No full textThesis Argument:
The gender disparity between Broadway and regional theatre stage managers reveals systemic inequalities
rooted in historical gender roles, hiring practices, and industry perceptions. While regional theatres often
demonstrate a more balanced gender representation, Broadway\u27s competitive nature and visibility amplify
disparities. This thesis argues that a combination of traditional gender norms, network-based hiring
practices, and the pressures of commercial success influences the gender disparity on Broadway.
Structure:
I. Introduction
• Background on the role of stage managers in theatre.
• Overview of gender disparity in theatre, focusing on Broadway and regional theatres.
• Personal experience as a working freelance stage manager
II. Historical Context and Gender Roles in Theatre
• Evolution of stage management as a profession.
• Historical gender roles in theatre production and management.
• The traditional male dominance on Broadway versus regional theatres.
• For-profit vs non-profit - gender-based male vs female
III. Current Gender Disparities in Broadway Stage Management
• Statistical analysis of gender representation among Broadway stage managers.
• Factors contributing to the gender gap
• Factors contributing to the wage gap and pay discrepancies
• How many men do plays vs musicals? Is there a relation? Are women relegated
to one or the other? Does the length of the run or the length of a contract
contribute to this?
• Equity rules on bringing children into the rehearsal space? One-off Equity
Contract vs a full Equity house.
• Studies or interviews with Broadway stage managers highlighting gender-based
challenges.
IV. Gender Representation in Regional Theatre Stage Management
• Statistical comparison of gender representation in regional theatres versus Broadway.
• Factors leading to more balanced gender representation
• Examples of regional theatres prioritizing gender equity in hiring stage managers.
• Factors contributing to the wage gap and pay discrepancies
• How many men do plays vs musicals? Is there a relation? Are women relegated
to one or the other? Does the length of the run contribute to this?V. Systemic Barriers and Industry Perceptions
• Examine the systemic barriers perpetuating gender disparity on Broadway: bias,
stereotypes, and commercial success.
• The role of industry perceptions in influencing hiring practices and opportunities.
• How regional theatres challenge or reinforce these barriers.
VI. Personal Experience as a Female Freelance Stage Manager
• “What do you want to be when you grow up?” “Work on Broadway!” “Do you want a
family?” “Well yeah.” “You can’t do both.”
• Reflection on personal experiences in the field as a female stage manager.
• Insights into freelance work and how gender plays a role in opportunities, treatment, and
career progression.
• Comparison of personal experiences with broader industry trends.
VII. Conclusion
• Recap of key findings and arguments.
• (Possibly mention touring productions of Broadway shows?? How does age affect this??
Gender??)
• Final thoughts on the importance of addressing gender disparity in stage management.
• Call to action for industry professionals, theatre organizations, and policymakers
Associations between Community Violence Exposure and Internalizing Outcomes: The Moderating Role of Racial Identity
Get PDFCommunity violence continues to be an ongoing public health crisis, driven by structural inequities and systemic disinvestment. Due to historical discriminatory policies and ongoing systemic barriers, Black adolescents are disproportionately affected, placing them at heightened risk for adverse mental health outcomes, particularly post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and depressive symptoms. While existing literature highlights racial identity as a promotive factor linked to a lower likelihood of negative health outcomes, less is known about its protective role in buffering the mental health effects of adversity. There is an increasing call for public health researchers to consider racial-ethnic factors as potential moderators in mitigating health disparities associated with adversities experienced in childhood; however, empirical work in this area remains limited. The present study examines a sample of Black adolescents (n = 221; ages 12–17) living in under-resourced urban communities with high levels of community violence in the Southeastern United States. Using hierarchical regression analyses, this study aims to: (a) investigate the association between exposure to community violence (ECV) and both PTSS and depressive symptoms, and (b) extend the racial identity literature by exploring the moderating effects of racial identity dimensions—racial centrality, private regard, and public regard—on the relation between ECV and internalizing symptoms. Findings from this study will contribute to a deeper understanding of the protective role of racial identity in the context of systemic adversity
S18, E18: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (Aired 5/9/2025)
Get PDFIn the last episode of season 18, Aughie and Nia explore the long and storied history of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/civil_discourse/1273/thumbnail.jp
STILL AN ATHLETE? AN EXPLORATION OF ATHLETE IDENTITY, BODY APPRECIATION, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FLOURISHING IN MIDDLE-AGED FORMER COLLEGIATE ATHLETES
Get PDFCollegiate athletes, upon retirement, are encouraged to develop other interests outside of sport to form a well-rounded identity. Yet middle-aged people often struggle to complete recommended strength training and exercise guidelines, and many continue to struggle with body appreciation and psychological well-being beyond adolescence and young adulthood. Using a cross-sectional survey design, 482 former NCAA athletes completed the Athlete Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS), Exercise Identity Scale (EIS), Body-Appreciation Scale (BAS-2), and Flourishing Scale (FS). The study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to determine if athlete or exercise identity positively affects body appreciation and psychological flourishing through the mediating variable of strength training. Results indicated modest positive effects between athlete and exercise identity on body appreciation and a medium effect of body appreciation on psychological flourishing. There was a very small partial mediation of strength training on the relationship between both athlete identity and exercise identity on body appreciation. Exploratory research questions also examined relationships between various demographics and AIMS, EIS, BAS-2, FS, and strength training frequency scores. This sample of former collegiate athletes is predominantly white (88%), mostly female (69%), and over-represented in cross-country runners (n = 146, 30% of the total sample), with high reports of athlete identity, exercise identity, body appreciation, and psychological flourishing. Since the population is not representative of all former collegiate athletes, interpretations generalizing findings must be done cautiously
Using Habituation and Affective Forecasting to Distinguish When the Passive Enjoyment of Harm Begets the Active Pursuit of Aggression
Get PDFUnderstanding the antecedents and impellers of aggression is key to preventing violence, and individual differences have been identified as some of the key factors of interest in the study of aggression. Antisocial personality traits such as psychopathy, Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Sadism have received considerable focus from researchers. Among these traits, Sadism stands above them all as arguably the most malevolent of all trait constructs in psychology. Sadism shows the strongest correlations with aggression among malevolent traits and is uniquely linked to unprovoked aggression, even when it is costly. Sadism thus represents an extreme risk factor for aggression, and studying its roots and nomological network are essential. One closely- related construct of interest is schadenfreude–the experience of joy at another’s pain. The present study examined two possible mechanisms by which the passive enjoyment of harm (i.e., schadenfreude) may beget a desire to actively pursue harm among those high in Sadism: habituation to schadenfreude and affective prediction errors in schadenfreude. Results found that although individuals high in Sadism have a desire to cause harm to others, and habituate to schadenfreude faster than those low in Sadism, this habituation did not influence their desire to aggress, nor mediate the relationship between Sadism and a desire to aggress. In addition, Sadism was not related to schadenfreude forecasting errors, nor were forecasting errors related to a desire to harm, nor did they mediate the relationship between Sadism and a desire to aggress. Ultimately these results identify the experience of pleasure from another person’s suffering as a possible risk factor for aggression among individuals high in Sadism, and represents an avenue for violence intervention among these people
Just Give Me a Reason: Developing a Scale to Explore the Drive for Seeking Provocation
Get PDFProvocation seeking (PS) is defined as the deliberate choice an individual makes to enter into a situation wherein other people are likely to provoke (e.g., threaten, insult) them towards some type of dispute. Rooted in the broader framework of situation selection, which describes how individuals choose environments that align with their goals and emotional states, PS specifically captures the tendency to seek out contexts likely for conflict. The present studies represent an initial step in investigating the novel concept of PS by identifying commonly endorsed PS behaviors and developing a measure to assess them. Given the lack of existing research on PS as a distinct construct, we employed a multi-method approach to define and operationalize it. In Study 1, we collected qualitative responses from laypersons regarding their personal PS behaviors and motives, using a bottom-up approach to capture real-world examples. We then incorporated expert evaluations (top-down approach) to refine item content and ensure conceptual clarity. Study 2 tested the psychometric properties of the resulting scale, assessing its factor structure and correlates with nomologically related constructs–aggression, impulsivity, and the Big Five personality traits. Together, these studies provide an initial framework for understanding PS and establish a measure for future research
Value-Based Care: The Sentiment of Orthodontists Toward Adopting a Value-Based Care Model
No full textIntroduction: This study aimed to assess the sentiment of orthodontists toward adopting a value-based care model of compensation. In addition, the study sought to compare the difference in sentiment of orthodontists between those that accept insurance and providers that do not. The study also evaluated whether orthodontists felt that a new outcome assessment tool would be needed if value-based care were implemented in orthodontics. Methods: An original 26-question survey was sent by email to a randomized and geographically proportionate selection of orthodontists practicing within the United States of America. The data were analyzed using analysis of variance and chi-square tests. Results: Two-hundred twenty-five providers responded to the survey (11.2% response rate). Overall, 13% of providers agreed with the sentiment that changing to value-based care in orthodontics would be a good thing. There was no difference in sentiment toward adopting value-based care between orthodontists who accept insurance versus those that do not. Eighty-two percent of providers felt that a new outcome assessment tool would be needed if value-based care were adopted. Age was found to be associated with the sentiment toward adopting value-based care, with the 36-45-year-old and 65+ age groups being more in favor of adopting value-based care. The percent fee-for-service of the provider’s practice was also associated with the sentiment toward adopting value-based care, with the 0-25% fee-for-service group being more open to adopting value-based care. Conclusions: Orthodontists were skeptical of adopting value-based care. Older orthodontists (65+), and young-middle career orthodontists (36-44 year-olds) were more likely to be in favor of adopting value-based care. Providers whose practices are majority insurance based were more likely to be open to adopting value-based care than orthodontists whose practices were more than 25% fee-for-service. Orthodontists felt that a new outcome assessment tool should be developed if value-based care were adopted
Wiring Attachment
Get PDFThis thesis began with a question: can diagrams create understanding, or only reflect it? Through paintings that layer automotive wiring schematics with family photographs, I explore how the human attachment system resists easy mapping. Using digital tools like Photoshop and scanning, alongside analog methods such as papier-collé and photo transfer, I examine how systems built for clarity—like wiring diagrams—contrast with the layered, often messy realities of human relationships. Drawing from attachment theory’s empirical foundation, rather than the metaphorical leanings of psychoanalysis, my work investigates how emotional bonds form, falter, and repair over time. Material loss and layering are not flaws, but deliberate anchors in my practice, mirroring the imperfect, resilient processes of attachment itself. Just as a schematic cannot fully convey the experience of moving through the world in a machine, my paintings suggest that no image can fully capture the lived experience of connection. Through this body of work, I explore the spaces where structure meets feeling, proposing that uncertainty, adaptation, and emotional complexity are essential materials in my approach to making
Junior Recital, Danny Dupes, trombone, video
Get PDFJunior Recital, videoDanny Dupes, jazz trombonewith Minjee Jang, piano; Thomas Windley, guitar;Jack Byrnes, bass; Charles Brown, drumsTuesday, April 29, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.Recital HallJames W. Black Music Center1015 Grove Avenue | Richmond, VirginiaThe presentation of this junior recital will fulfill in part the requirements for the Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies. Danny Dupes studies jazz trombone with Shannon Gunn
Cluster Modified Nanopore for Protein Post-Translational Modification Detection
No full textThe precise and sensitive detection of protein post-translational modifications (PTMs), particularly phosphorylation, is critical for advancing our understanding of cellular signaling and disease pathology. In this thesis, we present a nanopore-based biosensing platform enhanced by cluster modifications, offering novel capabilities for the single-molecule analysis of phosphorylated peptides.
The introductory chapter outlines the principles of nanopore sensing and its relevance as a next generation biosensing technology. The second chapter explores the use of nanoparticle-assisted nanopores for detecting ovarian cancer peptide biomarkers, demonstrating the method’s capability to discriminate between cysteine-containing peptide variants from clinically important proteins such as LRG-1.
Building on this, the third chapter presents a detailed study on the discrimination of isomeric phosphorylated peptides derived from the human insulin receptor. A cluster-modified nanopore platform enabled accurate identification of phosphorylation states at the single-molecule level. To enhance the classification of nanopore signals, a Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM)-based machine learning pipeline was developed and optimized specifically for the complex signal profiles produced by the cluster-modified nanopore.
The fourth chapter is dedicated to the design and optimization of the GMM algorithm, tailored to capture the multi-modal characteristics of the nanopore signal distributions. The final chapter examines the interaction of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanoparticles with phosphonate ligands in the nanopore environment, offering insight into the chemical challenges and opportunities in designing phosphonate-specific sensing platforms.
Altogether, this work establishes an integrated strategy for high precision phosphoproteomic sensing using modified nanopores and machine learning, demonstrating the potential of this technology for both research and clinical diagnostics