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How are U.S. Natural Disasters and Birth Rates Connected?
(Georgetown University, 2018)
The decision to have children is one that involves many calculations, financial stability, familial support, job security to name a few. Uncertainty can affect each of those calculations. How does the uncertainty surrounding ...
Makings of the Body: The Role of Ontologies and Feminism in the Making of the Civic Body
(Georgetown University, 2018)
In this thesis my intention is to theorize the black female body in and around a black feminist tradition. I am specifically interested in tracing how black feminism has theorized the black female body. While my discussion ...
THE HISTORY AND STRATEGIES OF ADDRESSING THE BLACK-WHITE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT GAP IN THE U.S.
(Georgetown University, 2018)
Since the 1960s, the academic achievement gap between black and white students in the United States has been prevalent. Black student academic achievement is on average two grade levels below whites. In the last 30 years, ...
The Evolution of Individualism Through Christianity
(Georgetown University, 2018)
This thesis explores how Christianity and the birth of a Christian worldview affected the evolution of individualism in Western culture as a cultural meme. Applying a biological metaphor, the focus is on how mutations in ...
Urbanizing Intimacy: The Effect of Urbanization on Marriage, Dating, and Sexuality in Twenty-First Century Amman
(Georgetown University, 2018)
This thesis establishes a framework for understanding contemporary dating habits, marriage trends, and sexual behaviors among a sample of youth in Amman, and the factors that have facilitated and influenced this change. ...
Business Influence in Public Policymaking: A Case Study of the Loan Guarantee Program Using an Assemblage-Theoretic Framework
(Georgetown University, 2018)
This thesis investigates the influence of business on the public policymaking process in the United States. A framework is proposed for categorizing policymaking contexts and mechanisms of influence, synthesized from ...
Transformation of Payment Models in the World Bank: Does the Result-based Payments (Program-for-Results Financing) Really Reduce Corruption in Borrowing Countries?
(Georgetown University, 2018)
This study finds a surprising correlation between the engagement of Program-for-Results (PforR) Financing, a results-based financing mechanism started by the World Bank in 2012, and the corruption in a beneficiary country. ...
The Impact of Live Webinar Asthma Education for Caregivers of Asthmatic Children 0-4 Years of Age
(Georgetown University, 2018)
Asthma is the most common chronic condition in children in the United States with an estimated 6.2 million children affected. The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program recommends self-management education for ...
An Exploration of a Substance Abuse Treatment Program and Its Effects on Opioid Addicted Adults’ Ability to Maintain Recovery
(Georgetown University, 2018)
As deaths related to opioids continue to increase across the country, with more than 41,000 deaths in 2016, a dark cloud looms over Florida as the state strives to contain the epidemic. There were 779 deaths related to ...
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of Advanced Practice Providers Regarding Use of Buffered Versus Non-Buffered Lidocaine Hydrochloride 1% for Interventional Procedural Pain Management in Adults
(Georgetown University, 2018)
The purpose of this study was to examine: a) knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of advanced practice providers (APPs) - nurse practitioners (NPs), and physician assistants (PAs) - regarding the use of buffered versus ...