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Cool Down or Warm Up? Understanding Motivations behind Student Athlete Major Choices
Title
Cool Down or Warm Up? Understanding Motivations behind Student Athlete Major Choices
Author
Parris, Dionne
Date Created
2016
Description
The purpose of this study was to investigate how student athletes’ choice in major is influenced by coaches, advisors, peers, and instructors and how these influences contribute to the likelihood of being cooled out. Personal narratives for 10 stu...
Microaggressions in Team Based Learning Groups
Title
Microaggressions in Team Based Learning Groups
Author
Winstead, Tremaine
Date Created
2016
Description
This study examines the effects of microaggressions on the performance and the perceptions of students in team based learning groups (TBL). Microaggressions, which are widely studied in psychology, communicate negative messages to members of margi...
Navigating the Food Environment: Healthy Food Availability in SNAP-Authorized Drugstores in North Carolina
Title
Navigating the Food Environment: Healthy Food Availability in SNAP-Authorized Drugstores in North Carolina
Author
Kennedy, Ashley
Date Created
2016
Description
The number of major drugstore chains (such as Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid) that accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in North Carolina as dramatically increased. From 2000 to 2015, the number of stores accepting SNAP i...
RACE, RESEGREGATION AND THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPLELINE IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Title
RACE, RESEGREGATION AND THE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPLELINE IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Author
Graham, Joseph
Date Created
2016
Description
This thesis explores the relationship between out of school suspensions and court-involvement for youth in Mecklenburg County. Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the concept of implicit bias serve to inform this examination, interpretation, and analys...
Sexual Orientation, Occupations, and Earnings Among Men
Title
Sexual Orientation, Occupations, and Earnings Among Men
Author
Smith, Joseph
Date Created
2016
Description
Despite an apparent sea change in public attitudes regarding sexual orientation, contemporary qualitative research demonstrates stereotypes persist towards gay men, in turn affecting their labor market outcomes and earnings. This research tests th...