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The Role of Emotional Reactivity in a Resilience-based Group Therapy
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 Tram Nguyen, Christopher Senior, Mary K Alvor
The Celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage in New Spain in the Seventeenth Century
No full textThis thesis offers a view of the marrying process in New Spain in the wake of the reforms of the Council of Trent. Juan Palafox, New Spain’s most powerful man in the seventeenth century, advanced an unparalled administrative uniformity within the Diocese of Puebla during his tenure as bishop. Likewise in a period marked by great diversity, he reduced the sacramental practice to a standard format with the Manual de los santos Sacramentos (1642). His new ritual book, written in Spanish and Nahuatl, definitively outlined the process of marrying in New Spain for Spaniards and Indios alike, along with the content of the nuptial blessing which began at the church door and concluded at the altar. However, the manual and its importance persisted well beyond Palafox’s time, appearing in multiple dioceses and in numerous printings nearly into the twentieth century. Part I of this thesis shows how the reforms of the Council of Trent (1545-63) asserted the authority of the Church to decide who and who could not marry. Although the parish priest ultimately guided the process, the local experience in New Spain resulted from an overlap of the developing political and ecclesiastical structures. Part II elaborates upon the social dimension of marriage, exploring how the Spanish virtues of honor and will underpinned the Church’s vigorous defense of the right for couples to marry. Palafox’s manual, along with tribunal records, canonical decrees, and pastoral texts, illustrate in detail the extent of the Church’s participation in the marrying process, even at times in the form of dramatic family interventions. Part III of the thesis shifts to an analysis of the liturgy presented in the Manual de los santos Sacramentos, interpreting the four most important symbols—rings, arras coins, lazo, and veil—in terms of their historical value and contemporary meaning. Linking the customs of ancient Spain with the New World, the wedding symbols seen in the Palafox’s manual continue to be encountered in some of the modern rites of Spain, Mexico, Central America, the US, and the Philippines.TheologyLatin American historyReligious historyJuan Palafox, Marriage, Mexico, New Spain, Sacramentos, SacramentsSystematic TheologyDegree Awarded: S.T.L. Systematic Theology. The Catholic University of Americ
The human right to democratic control of artificial intelligence
No full textRapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will accelerate the concentration of authoritarian power and increase systemic inequality and discrimination unless there is democratic control of AI. Democratic control of AI requires control by citizens' assemblies, decision-making bodies comprised of randomly-selected individuals who hear from experts and have the power to determine AI law and policies. Citizens' assemblies have a proven record of success in securing democratic control of public policy-making in Ireland, Iceland, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere. This report is a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission in response to the Commission's call for comments on its "Human Rights and Technology: Discussion Paper.
Anisotropic Magnetoresistive Sensor to Monitor Post-Surgical Contractility of Pediatric Hearts, Sabrina Scott and Yousef Sindi
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020
Reading Myths as Aids to Mourning
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020
Tony Richardson's Break Away: A Theme Analysis of Look Back in Anger and A Taste of Honey
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020
Monks and Muslims in Medieval Egypt: A Research Trail from Cairo to the Library of Congress
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020
The Halle, Germany, synagogue attack and the evolution of the far-right terror threat
No full textPublished in: CTC SENTINEL, DECEMBER 2019, VOLUME 12, ISSUE 11, pp.14-20.On October 9, 2019, 27-year-old Stephan Balliet allegedly attempted to forcibly enter the Jewish community center and synagogue in the eastern German town of Halle (Saale) and execute a mass shooting livestreamed online. It is alleged that after failing to enter the building, he randomly shot a woman who happened to be passing by and moved to a Turkish restaurant as a secondary target, where he shot and killed a second victim. Balliet appears to be mainly a copycat attacker inspired by previous incidents involving the posting of a manifesto and online livestreaming, such as the shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 2019; Poway, California, in April 2019; and El Paso, Texas, in August 2019. The Halle attack reflects and evidences several trends, including the internationalization of right-wing terrorism and lone-actor terrorists fashioning their own weapons. The attack stood out because it was the first time a terrorist appears to have used homemade firearms
Dual incarceration and condom use in committed relationships
No full textIncarceration fractures relationship ties and has been associated with unprotected sex. Relationships where both individuals have a history of incarceration (dual incarceration) may face even greater disruption and involve more unprotected sex than relationships where only one individual has been incarcerated. We sought to determine whether dual incarceration is associated with condom use, and whether this association varies by relationship type. Data come from 499 sexual partnerships reported by 210 individuals with a history of incarceration. We used generalized estimating equations to examine whether dual incarceration was associated with condom use after controlling for individual and relationship characteristics. Interaction terms between dual incarceration and relationship commitment were also examined. Among currently committed relationships, dual incarceration was associated with inconsistent condom use (AOR: 4.33; 95% CI 1.02, 18.45). Dual incarceration did not affect condom use in never committed relationships. Reducing incarcerations may positively impact committed relationships and subsequently decrease HIV-related risk.Author manuscript. Published in final form as: AIDS Behav. 2017 December ; 21(12): 3549–3556