Evaluating the strength of epidemiologic evidence is inherently challenging, both for those new to the field and for experienced researchers. This book offers a strategy for assessing epidemiologic research findings, explicitly describing the goals and products of research.
"The book covers various scenarios when errors, biases and systemic barriers prevail in emergency medicine, discusses their impact, and then offers solutions to mitigate their undesired outcomes. The process of clinical reasoning in emergency medicine is a complex exercise in co…
The book covers various scenarios when errors, biases and systemic barriers prevail in emergency medicine, discusses their impact, and then offers solutions to mitigate their undesired outcomes. The process of clinical reasoning in emergency medicine is a complex exercise in cog…
The gap in equity for women in leadership roles continues to be disparate from the representation of women in the workforce and even greater for women in healthcare. Equity in leadership in healthcare is driven by policies, procedures, and programs to intentionally promote and h…
The ability to guide behaviors and allocate cognitive resources in service of goals or rules, termed cognitive control, is an integral part of daily activities, and worse cognitive control is associated with a range of poor outcomes. Reward-driven responses can either support co…
The purpose of this sacred ethnography is to examine the implications of living at the intersections of dis/ability, race, gender, sexuality, spirituality/religion, and class, while persisting through doctoral education in what is referred to as the United States. To further hel…
This dissertation examines the works of David Hume and his use of esotericism in his historical and political writing. In the past couple of years there have been calls to rethink David Hume’s legacy and even rename buildings named after him. It is perhaps fitting and necessary …
The principal aim of this dissertation is to seriously consider what accounts of fashion and dress can offer—have indeed already offered—to philosophy. In recounting these histories, I have two primary goals. The first is to show that, despite the breadth of primary literature o…
Although decades of quantitative research has demonstrated the over-representation of Black students (ORB) in special education (SPED), some recent quantitative researchers created controversy in the field by declaring that Black students were under-represented in SPED. Since th…
The issue was that small business owners faced adverse consequences due to their religious beliefs and business practices. Therefore, the purpose of this proposed qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the experiences of small business owners in the Houston, Texas are…
Fear of victimization is different than actual victimization but has real consequences for individuals’ behaviors and attitudes. Research on fear of victimization in the United States has typically emphasized individuals’ own fears of experiencing violent, sexual, and property c…
The recruitment of diverse nurse faculty fosters culturally competent teaching, role modeling of cultural awareness, and mentorship for diverse nursing students. However, with regard to the evolution of New York City’s diversity, the nursing profession has historically failed to…
Literature in the counseling profession has emphasized the importance of recognition of the potential impact of counselor bias on clinical care for decades. A large body of research has been developed on the potential for the personal, social, and religious beliefs of clinical m…
By 2024, students of color (i.e., youth who are Black, Latino, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, American Indian, and multiracial) are projected to represent 56% of the student enrollment in U.S. public schools (Kena et al., 2015). The diversity of our current and future…
Video games are steadily becoming one of the largest and most influential forms of media in history. Today, video games are so popular that the Nintendo mascot Mario from the Mario Brothers video game series is more recognized than Disney's Mickey Mouse. The reach and influence …
In cases involving clinical assessment of risk for violence, mental health professionals can face severe consequences, such as malpractice lawsuits and disciplinary measure by licensing boards, when a patient deemed low-risk commits an act of violence. Prior research indicates t…
Could shareholder primacy, with its assumed short-termist practices, have had its day when it comes to managerial activity centered on creating corporate value? Many business and opinion leaders appear to take this position, not least Jack Welch who famously declared 'shareholde…
