This thesis compares cross-sectional geometric measures of femoral, tibial, humeral, and radial diaphyseal robusticity and compares humeral and radial bilateral asymmetry between three samples of native Alaskan hunter-gatherers ...

This thesis describes a national trend of test-optional admission policies within Undergraduate colleges and universities. The research evaluates the test-optional enrollement process specifically at George Mason University. ...

Obesity rates among adolescents have increased significantly in the past decade, and while strong intervention efforts are evident, obesity rates are not slowing down. Notably, parenting styles are thought to be important ...

This thesis is a pilot for a travel guide for children aged eight to 11 years. The content is based on travel and research within the District of Columbia. In addition to informational background about each site in the ...

This thesis is a portion of a novel written in fulfilment of the graduation requirements for an M.F.A. in Creative Writing at George Mason University.

This collection of poetry discusses a female adult reflecting on her survival of an adult reproductive cancer that she suffered as a child, as well as her reflection of her adult female body. She struggles with the ...

A portal pops up in a poet’s bedroom and transports her to the afterlife. There, she interviews and observes Eurydice, Helen of Troy, and Philomela in a quest to recontextualize these women in myth, providing them a space ...

The gains made by the political right have come to characterize the political landscape of the 2010s. This rise of the political right is, in a way, a response to the various crises of the 21st century. These include but ...

The bureaucratic structure of European empires is central to an understanding of institutional origin and durability. This paper provides a theory of why the institutional structures established by Europeans in their ...

Understanding the systems and processes that make up international relations and politics is difficult. Outcomes may appear unpredictable and the processes by which decisions get made may seem too complicated to understand ...