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Integration of African Refugee Women into the Fargo-Moorhead Community
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
African refugee women (ARW) flee from their home countries due to civil unrest, war, fear of being persecuted, nationality, and membership of a particular social group or political opinion. They migrate to Western countries ...
Beyond Buildings, Progressive Planning: Improving Collaboration Among Design and Community Development Professionals
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This research presents a basic understanding of the relationships among design and community development professionals. If their collaboration progresses, there might be a rise in vibrant and sustainable communities. ...
Understanding Grower and Producer Motivations for Participation in Farm to School Programs
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This thesis examined small-crop producers’ motivations for current and future participation in Farm-to-School programs within the region of Becker, Clay, Otter Tail, and Wilkin counties in Western Minnesota and Cass County ...
The Effects of Reattribution Training and Behavioral Activation on Cognitive Vulnerabilities to Depression Among College Students
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Depression among adolescents and college students comes with significant negative impacts on multiple areas of functioning as well as burdens on society. It is important to understand what makes young people vulnerable to ...
Violence towards Aboriginal People: Consulting with Aboriginal Community Members to Develop Culturally Safe Victim Service
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of Aboriginal people when they accessed victim services in order to determine if the services were culturally safe for them. Several themes emerged which included: ...
Agency and Empowerment in the Childbirth Process: The Effect of Medicalization on Women's Decision Making
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Over the past decade, rates of caesarean section births and other interventions in
childbirth have increased substantially. With increased medicalization of childbirth, it is often
viewed as an illness requiring treatment ...
Exploring the Gendered Efficacy of Photovoice Methodology
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
This study set out to measure the gendered efficacy of the participatory action research method of photovoice. This study utilized secondary analysis, imagery analysis, and qualitative research methods to analyze both ...
Inheritance Patterns and Strategies: Process for Intergenerational Farmland Transfer in Southeastern North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
In this project, I conducted interviews with members of farm families in order to understand the process of intergenerational farmland transfer. Focusing on southeastern North Dakota, I paid particular attention to the ...
Exploring the Gendered Differences within the Service Industry
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
For this study, I sought to understand the demands women face in their everyday lives and how these demands may impact how differing genders perform their jobs in the service industry. I utilized qualitative research methods ...
Aging and Object-Based Inhibition of Return
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
Inhibition of return (IOR) is a cognitive mechanism to bias attention from returning to previously engaged items. While aging models have proposed deficits within select inhibitory domains, older adults have demonstrated ...