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Temperament and Parenting: Does differences in mothers’ perceptual lens influence parenting?
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020.This research was collaborated with Kathryn A. Degnan, CUA; Deborah F. Perry, Georgetown Universit
The Impact of medication use on Resilience Builder Program® outcomes in children with ADHD, anxiety or a dual diagnosis
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020.This research was collaborated with Katherine Rogers, Alexandra Gonzalez, Hannah Thoma
Meeting the Spiritual Needs of Generation Z
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020
Gene Editing and Human Flourishing
No full textThe advent of gene editing technology brings with it new ethical challenges. Among these challenges is the question of what kinds of gene editing should be morally permissible. A widespread consensus supports the use of gene editing technology for treating diseases anddisabilities, but opinions quickly diverge when evaluating so-called gene enhancements. Some ethicists have proposed the use of a therapy/enhancement distinction to differentiate between permissible and non-permissible gene edits. In this paper, I offer criticism of a variety of arguments in favor of using the therapy/enhancement distinction and conclude that none of them are convincing. Moreover, I propose focusing on human flourishing as the main criterion for evaluating the permissibility of human gene edits.PhilosophyEnhancement, Ethics, Gene Editing, Gene Enhancement, Gene Therapy, Human FlourishingPhilosophyDegree Awarded: Ph.L.--Philosophy. The Catholic University of Americ
DAUGHTERS OF FREYA, SONS OF ODIN: GENDERED LIVES DURING THE VIKING AGE
No full textUtilizing skeletal remains from the Viking Age in Denmark, this dissertation seeks to uncover how gender influenced lived experiences and identity formation during this period. Historically, biases regarding the inherent abilities of individuals of either gender have heavily influenced analysis in this area. Bioarchaeology offers a unique perspective on this query as skeletons reflect an individual’s life experiences and are a relatively unbiased source of information about the past. As identity is performed through the manipulation of the human body, analyzing the evidence of those experiences can provide a window into the past. Through an analysis of Viking Age burials from across Denmark, I explore how gender impacted identity formation and lived experience at the time. I utilize a bioarchaeological approach to discuss how individuals were impacted by gendered expectations at the time. Through assessing activity patterns, trauma prevalence rates, and the general health of individuals in the sample, patterns of behavior that may shed light on lived experiences that impacted identity formation during the Viking Age may be established. By combining that analysis with a discussion of the funerary treatment of the deceased the interplay between the deceased’s lived experiences and the social status ascribed to them by the community who buried them can be assessed. The results show that the relationship between ascribed social status and lived experiences is complex and cannot be solely attributed to the influence of gender on individual or social identity. The combination of skeletal and archaeological data help to provide a more nuanced understanding of how gender historically impacted lived experience and identity formation than either analysis could provide on its own.ArchaeologyBioarchaeology, Gender, Identity, VikingAnthropologyDegree Awarded: Ph.D. Anthropology. American Universit
Union Dissolution History and Child Death in the Global South
No full textPrevious research has shown throughout the Global South, women that have had a union dissolution are more likely to have experienced the loss of a child. This research based this on the status of women during the time of the interview. The purpose of this thesis is to look at the relationship between child death and union dissolution using union history calendars describing the women’s relationship in the 5 years prior when her child was at risk of death, i.e., to see whether measuring union status at the time of risk rather than sometime later changes what we think we know about divorce contributing to child mortality. Using data from the Demographic and Health Survey, women’s union history calendars and birth calendars are used to determine the direction of these two events. The data reaches 14 different countries throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Union history will be used as a time varying covariate as it can change throughout the 60 months prior to interview. The results show that in most African and Asian countries, the mortality disadvantage associated with having a formerly partnered mother is underestimated by the conventional method. In Latin American countries, the difference is generally overestimated when using union status at interview instead of at the time of risk. This is important because it shows that targeting children whose mothers have dissolved a union for health interventions is most needed in African and Asian countries.Key Words: Union Dissolution, Child Death, Global South, poverty, mortality,Women's studiesDemographyHealth care managementchild death, divorce, global south, mortality, poverty, union dissolutionSociologyDegree Awarded: M.A.--Sociology. The Catholic University of Americ
Museums, Native American Representation, and the Public: The Role of Museum Anthropology in Public History, 1875-1925
No full textSurveying the most influential U.S. museums and World’s Fairs at the turn of the twentieth century, this study traces the rise and professionalization of museum anthropology during the period now referred to as the Golden Age of American Anthropology, 1875-1925. Specifically, this work examines the lives and contributions of the leading anthropologists and Native collaborators employed at these museums, and charts how these individuals explained, enriched, and complicated the public’s understanding of Native American cultures. Confronting the notion of anthropologists as either “good” or “bad,” this study shows that the reality on the ground was much messier and more nuanced. Further, by an in-depth examination of the lives of a host of Native collaborators who chose to work with anthropologists in documenting the tangible and intangible cultural heritage materials of Native American communities, this study complicates the idea that anthropologists were the sole creators of representations of American Indians prevalent in museum exhibitions, lectures, and publications. In this way, this work attempts to return some of the humanity and individuality to many of the forgotten players in American anthropology’s early years, while also revealing some of the power dynamics involved. Regardless of their sympathy for the hardships suffered by Native American communities, nearly all of the anthropologists portrayed herein ascribed to the common belief that American Indians were a vanishing people, doomed to assimilate to American society or disappear. At the same time, anthropologists also depicted American Indians as existing in an ethnographic present, frozen in time, and thus beyond the bounds of modern society. This study argues that due in part to such anthropological portrayals in museums and World’s Fairs, large numbers of the mainstream public chose to willfully ignore the suffering and marginalization of Native Americans as the federal government corralled them onto reservations, compelled them to attend Indian Boarding Schools, and forced them to abandon their cultures.Cultural anthropologyMuseum studiesNative American studiesHistory of Museum Anthropology, Public HistoryHistoryDegree Awarded: Ph.D. History. American Universit
Secret archives: what is the nature of the secret?
No full textby Douglas Allen Braun.Typescript.Thesis (J.C.L.)--Catholic University of America, 2020.Bibliography: leaves 47-52.Also available in microfilm.Also available in microfiche
Frédéric Yonnet performing outside
No full textProfessional jazz musician Frédéric Yonnet performing outside of his house on Constitution Avenue NE. This performance was part of a weekly series called Frédéric Yonnet and the Band With No Name: The Eavesdropping Sessions, held from inside the Capitol Hill house on Sundays from 4 to 6 p.m. The series was livestreamed via several platforms as well a live performance for socially distanced neighbors outside