This thesis is the first section of a three part novel. In this section Kevin, an undergraduate student whose past parodies the film Home Alone, is introduced. The text follows Kevin throughout a day in his life as he deals ...

This research aims to understand how and if walls built during conflicts have an impact on identity. Walls are a common mechanism of conflict dating back in history, but serve varying purposes. Whatever the reason, walled ...

Military organizations devote substantial attention to pre-war planning. This is not surprising given the uncertainties associated with preparing for the next war, as well as the enduring influence of President Eisenhower’s ...

Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are enrolling in higher education at a rapidly increasing pace. Though there is a growing body of research about this newest generation of student-veterans, what is lacking ...

Stormwater ponds are often assumed to be well-mixed reactors. To better understand the water quality of stormwater ponds, the seasonal and diel water quality patterns of the Potomac Science Center stormwater pond were ...

This thesis describes the practices, thought processes and influences behind the work in my MFA thesis exhibit Ways of Going, Having Gone, exhibited in November 2014 at George Mason University’s Fine Art Gallery, as well ...

This research investigates parental promotion of mental health in African American communities. This study uses Communication Privacy Management theory (CPM) (Petronio, 1991) and Systems theory (Von Bertalanffy, 1972), in ...

This study focused on the obstacles that Black women and gender non-binary racial justice activists (ages 18-32) face to their full participation in Black Lives Matter activism and the ways that they sustain themselves. ...

Recent research suggests waning participation in community-based organizations by Americans can lead to changes in related public policies and policy implementation. This study examines participation relative to variances ...

This research examines weather and road conditions relation to traffic crashes on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (FS) land in three states: Idaho, Oregon and California. Crash data for Idaho and ...