We investigated the relationship between river hydrology and least tern (Sterna antillarum athalassos) reproductive success on the Lower Mississippi River between Cairo, Illinois and Caruthersville, Missouri from 1986 through 1992. We also investigated least tern foraging behavi…
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This dissertation examines the history of Jewish education in the Kansas City Jewish community from 1870 to 1996 through the larger context of historical forces that shaped Jewish communities in Europe and later in America. The overarching themes of Jewish survival strategies se…
In the United States, faith has often been expressed by means of popular and consumer culture. For instance, since the late eighteenth century, Americans have integrated devotion and recreation by frequenting sites of value-laden amusement. “Holy Hills” analyzes the tourism indu…
The United States has experienced unrivaled success in attracting international students for higher education studies. Saudi Arabia has sponsored students for study in the United States since 1950, with the number of students on scholarship varying according to the fluctuation i…
This thesis follows two inter-related themes, the increasing sophistication of black political organizations in St. Louis and resulting changes in how the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department hired and treated its black officers. The St. Louis black community used its politi…
This project developed a model of forgiveness and reconciliation that brought healing to attendees at Lebanon First Assembly of God, Lebanon, Missouri, who had been wrongfully hurt. The model consists of the processes of offering forgiveness, seeking forgiveness, and reconciliat…
A multiple case study was conducted to determine whether bias exists within the Kansas City Missouri Police Department regarding people of Middle Eastern origin or Islamic heritage. This study involved personal interviews with Kansas City Missouri Police Officers of varied exper…
The unique socio-historical context of migration and settlement of Iranians in the U.S., and the disparity between the home and the host cultures, has generated research questions, which often cannot be addressed adequately through studies that use census data and employ quantit…
Success or failure in the academic environment greatly determines the extent of a child's later success or failure in American society. A growing community of Muslim American immigrants faces unique challenges in adapting to American culture due to overt racial and ethnic charac…
Standards are used as a guide to what teachers should know to help their students achieve at high academic levels. These essential standards act as markers of teachers' service. In recent years, there are some internal challenges facing education systems in spite of programs cre…
The research addresses what Somali women living in Kansas City, Missouri do to assist their households and communities to come to terms with the consequences of forced migration. Women's contributions to wellbeing are found in a variety of contexts: taking care of the sick, teac…
This dissertation considers a problem of small area estimation that occurs in the Missouri Turkey Hunting Survey (MTHS). This problem occurs in the estimation of a binomial success rate under post survey stratification. This dissertation proposes model based solutions to this pr…
The purpose of this project was to assess three methods for sampling of Grotto Sculpin(Cottus specus) in three cave systems in Perry County, Missouri, to effectively monitor the population over time, and to provide an estimate of occupancy in these cave systems. The analyses are…
This study examines whether the Christian faith played a pacifying or inspiring role in racialized politics following the death of Michael Brown and subsequent uprisings in Ferguson, Missouri. To evaluate the role of religion in responding to racialized crisis, the author examin…
I argue that the Mormon's blending of religious beliefs with the constitutional argument fostered a constitutional theology whereby the Mormons believed the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights proved to be God-ordained, prophetic documents. Therefore, they believed that the fed…
By 1864, refugees from the South and the Western Border flooded into St. Louis and adjacent towns in unprecedented numbers. This influx of destitute people required aid and relief organizations in Missouri to broaden their level of operations. As the largest charity society in t…
In this project, the research team investigates the level of equity and adequacy in the Missouri Foundation Formula, which is the basis for public school funding in the state of Missouri. To determine to what extent the Foundation Formula is equitable, the research team employs …