A massive tsunami hit Aceh in December 26, 2004. It was one of the biggest natural disasters of the century. The tsunami’s unprecedented destruction of the area attracted the biggest influx ever of international aid and highlighted the nearly non-existent social service system a…
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This thesis examines the context and practices of emotion management for National workers in International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) through a study of national workers recruited into disaster intervention in India. The research draws on postcolonial theory and prob…
This dissertation questions why, despite pronounced cultural and social heterogeneity, homogeneous images of Minangkabau ethnicity are depicted in performance today. In the instability characterizing Indonesia since independence, the Minangkabau—neither a dominant nor a marginal…
This dissertation utilizes historical methods and archival resources to examine the history of women in osteopathic medical schools from the 1890s to 1950. I focus on five of the main osteopathic schools: ATSU in Kirksville, MO (formerly the American School of Osteopathy), Midwe…
Academic advisors play a critical role in student success within United States institutions of higher education. Although uniquely positioned to contribute to important institutional and student outcomes, academic advising is identified in the literature as an emerging professio…
The purpose of this dissertation is to document the evolution of Moldavian violin performance practice from the middle ages through the twentieth century and examine the major influences and significant musicians that shaped its development over time. My primary sources include …
This study used the methodology of a grounded situational analysis to explore the lives of therapists who specialize in addiction. Historians have researched the history of addiction treatment itself and some have identified parallel processes of discrimination, stigma, and stig…
The purpose of this action research study was to work with a group of teachers to refine an organizational routine dealing with teacher evaluation with the dual goals of (a) increasing the teachers’ sense of professionalism and improving the technical core of their work—instruct…