This thesis is the beginning section of Wheels, a novel set in Albany in the twentieth century.

When the People Go Away is a collection of thematically linked short stories and personal essays. In the stories, we follow characters through their various struggles with separation and self-actualization in worlds marked ...

Openly gay Elaine Owens is a survivor of a car accident that killed both her parents. She relives the accident in her sleep and every time she gets in a car, until, amidst a panic attack, she almost jumps from her aunt’s ...

Studies of educational disparity focus primarily on students who are failing to meet minimum standards. However, looking at students who outperform the standards expected of them may also be critical to understanding the ...

This study examines how members of the original Facebook generation changed their performances of identity as they moved from college to professional life. Young professionals between the ages of 25 and 30, who joined ...

The purpose of this study is to examine the decision-making process that goes into whether or not an employee enrolls in a flexible work arrangement (FWA). The effects of five work and life factors (having a family, having ...

Today, when sexual and romantic possibilities are infinite, there seems to be a marked change in dating scripts from the past. This may be explained by the fact that dating has become indefinable – it can mean a series of ...

This thesis follows the cast members of the Three Sisters Circus as they cope with the aftermath of a devastating fire. Ned, the Artistic Director, is desperate to keep the circus together. He leads them to winter quarters ...

In 1870, Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy, endured three disasters. On 27 April, over sixty people died when the Capitol courtroom gallery and floor collapsed. The James River flooded on 30 September, resulting ...

This project is a feminist historiography that chronicles the emergence of feminist digital collectives over the last decade. Feminist digital collectives are spontaneous, leaderless, and affect-driven online groups with ...