This collection contains scholarly articles, reports and other publications authored by faculty and staff members from various departments and units at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
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Submissions from 2013
Mountain Geography: Physical and Human Reactions, Martin F. Price
'She had suffered so many humiliations for want of money’: The Quest for Financial Independence in Sarah Grand’s The Beth Book, Melissa Purdue
Elicited Imitation Performance at 20 Months Predicts Memory Abilities in School Age Children, Tracy Riggins, Carol L. Cheatham, Emily Stark, and Patricia J. Bauer
Goal Orientation of Recreational Golfers, Daniel Sachau, Luke Simmering, Warren Ryan, and Max Adler
Kindergarten in Russia's Far East: The Effect of Climate, Elizabeth J. Sandell and Olga Victorovna Klypa
Moderate‐Level Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Enhances Acoustic Startle Magnitude and Disrupts Prepulse Inhibition in Adult Rhesus Monkeys, Mary L. Schneider, Julie A. Larson, Craig W. Rypstat, Leslie M. Resch, Andrew D. Roberts, and Colleen F. Moore
Relationship Difficulties as a Conduit from Hyperactivity to Depressive Symptoms, Sarah K. Sifers and Srinivas Rao Mallela
What Members of Alcoholics Anonymous Really Believe, Sarah K. Sifers and Kristina M. Peltz
Evaluations of Girls on the Run/Girls on Track to Enhance Self-Esteem and Well-Being, Sarah K. Sifers and Dana N. Shea
Recommended Laboratory Test for Predicting the Initial Retroreflectivity of Pavement Markings from Glass Bead Quality, Omar Smadi, Neal Hawkins, Başak Aldemir Bektaş, Paul Carlson, Adam Pike, and Chris Davies
Testing Misconceptions and Building Excitement in a Psychology and the Law Course, Emily Stark
A Brief Examination of Predictors of E-Learning Success for Novice and Expert Learners, Emily Stark, Andrea L. Lassiter, and Ashley Kuemper
Perceived Health Benefits from Yoga Among Breast Cancer Survivors, Marieke Van Puymbroeck, Brooke N. Burk, Kimberly Shinew, Megan Cronan Kuhlenschmidt, and Arlene A. Schmid
A Philosophy of Global Pluralism: Multicultural Approaches to Political Theory, Jacqueline Marie Vieceli
The Performative Body: Dramaturgy, the Body, and Enbodiment, Dennis D. Waskul and Phillip Vannini
Parental Behavior Control as a Moderator Between Close Friend Support and Conduct Problems, Gabriel C. Watson, Sarah K. Sifers, and Daniel Houlihan
Tell My Sons, Mark M. Weber and David Murray
Follow the Blackbirds, Gwen Nell Westerman
Effect of Foundation Rigidity on Contact Pressure Distribution, Mohammad M. Yamin, Ahmed Ashteyat, I. Alldin, and E. Mahmoud
Pre-Service Teacher Knowledge of Behavior Function: Implications within the Classroom, Rachel Youngblom and Kevin J. Filter
Submissions from 2012
It Takes A Team: Using Analytics to Improve Student Success, Lynn D. Akey
Strategic Pathways for Success: The Influence of Outside Community on Academic Engagement, Cheryl Allendoerfer, Denise Wilson, Rebecca Bates, Joy Crawford, Diane Jones, Tamara Floyd-Smith, Melani Plett, Elaine P. Scott, and Nanette Veilleux
A Critical Analysis of the EPAS Competencies and Practice Behaviors, William A. Anderson and Paul Force-Emery Mackie
The Public Library's Role in the Transition Towns Movement, Monika Antonelli
Greening Libraries, Monika Antonelli and Mark McCullough
Pride Diaries: Sex, Brain Size and Sociality in the African Lion (Panthera leo) and Cougar (Puma concolor), Bradley M. Arsznov and Sharleen T. Sakai
Production of Self-Compacting Concrete Using Jordanian Oil Shale Ash, Ahmed Ashteyat, Rami Haddad, and Mohammad M. Yamin
Iowa DOT Pontis Bridge Management System Implementation, Başak Aldemir Bektaş
Working with Pontis: Status in Iowa, Başak Aldemir Bektaş
CART Algorithm for Predicting NBI Condition Ratings, Başak Aldemir Bektaş, Alicia Carriquiry, and Omar Smadi
Epistemological Shift in Empowering Teachers’ Action: Three Action Research Case Studies, Luz Carime Bersh
Action Research for Improving At-Risk Students' Literacy Skills: Supporting the Professional Development of Three Teachers Throught Their Journys Integrating Multiculturalism, Poetry and Technology for Literacy Intervention, Luz Carime Bersh, Pam Benton, Anita Lewis, and Magda Mackenzie-Parrales
The Effect of Intra-Muscular Injections of Alpha-tocopherol on the Activity of Phospho- Fructokinase in the Slow- and Fast-Twitch Skeletal Muscles of Metabolic Stress-Induced and Malnourished Rats, David Bissonnette, Mary Hadley, Ying He, and Stan Kubow
Transfer Student Study, Angie Bomier, Ramon Pinero, and Kellian Clink
Cataloging Emerging Technologies, Robert L. Bothmann
Hitting a Moving Target: Cataloging in an Age of Emerging Technologies, Robert L. Bothmann
Hitting a Moving Target: Cataloging in the Age of Emerging Technologies, Robert L. Bothmann
Review of Essential Library of Congress Subject Headings, Vanda Broughton, Robert L. Bothmann
Review of The Library Catalogue as Social Space: Promoting Patron Driven Collections, Online Communities, and Enhanced Reference and Readers’ Services, Laurel Tarulli, Robert L. Bothmann
What a Queer Idea: LGBT Resources for Your Library, Robert L. Bothmann, Rachel Wexelbaum, Heather Tompkins, Jennifer Hootman, Danya Leebaw, and Karen P. Hogan
Review of How We Decide, William Broussard
Trends in Methodological Rigor in Intervention Research Published in School Psychology Journals, Matthew K. Burns, David A. Klingbeil, James E. Ysseldyke, and Shawna Petersen-Brown
Getting the Whole Story: Getting the Best Federal, State & Nongovernmental Agencies' Websites to Your Users, Kellian Clink
The Cambridge Guide to Second Language Assessment, Christine A. Coombe, Peter Davidson, Barry O'Sullivan, and Stephen Stoynoff
The Power and Utility of Reflective Learning Portfolios in Honors, Christopher R. Corley and John Zubizarreta
Tips and Tricks for Including Kids with Autism in General Education Classrooms, Aaron R. Deris
Are Those Her Uncles or Dads: Working with Parents Who are Gay, Aaron R. Deris and Cynthia DiCarlo
Evidence-based Practices: Using Story-based Interventions to Improve Social Behavior in the General Education Setting, Aaron R. Deris, Cynthia DiCarlo, and T. P. Deris
Investigation of Social Supports for Parents of Children with Autism, Aaron R. Deris, Cynthia DiCarlo, Linda L. Flynn, Carrie Ota, and Anne O'Hanlon
Q-sort: Examining the Needs of Families with Young Children with Disabilities, Aaron R. Deris and Linda L. Flynn
Growing Up on Anne's Farm, Mary True Dooley and John Andrews True
The Brazilian Sources of Narrative Transculturation, Alfredo Duplat
The Role of Birth Order in Personality: An Enduring Intellectual Legacy of Alfred Adler, Daniel Eckstein and Jason A. Kaufman
Dolphin-Assisted Therapy: Claims versus Evidence, Britta L. Fiksdal, Daniel Houlihan, and Aaron C. Barnes
Improving Recall in a Person with Dementia: Investigating the Effectiveness of Memory Priming and Spaced Retrieval in an Older Adult with Dementia, Britta L. Fiksdal, Daniel Houlihan, and Jeffrey Buchanan
Functional Behavioral Assessment: A Three-Tiered Prevention Model, Kevin J. Filter and Michelle E. Alvarez
Functional Behavioral Assessment: A Three-Tiered Prevention Model, Kevin J. Filter and Michelle E. Alvarez
Functional Behavioral Assessment in a Three-Tiered Prevention Model, Kevin J. Filter, Michelle E. Alvarez, and Kimberly A. Zammit
Mankato Public Schools: Cross-Institutional Partnerships for Effective Teacher Preparation, Kathleen Foord, Laura Bemel, Jeffrey Pribyl, C. Burns, G. Berry, Richard Auger, Marsha Traynor, Ginger Zierdt, J. Meyer-Mork, and James A. (Jim) Grabowska
Asset Management and Safety: A Performance Perspective, Jian Gao, Konstantina Gkritza, Omar Smadi, Neal Hawkins, Başak Aldemir Bektaş, and Inya Nlenanya
Review: Rio (Film Review), Carol L. Glasser
Declaring War Against Schooling: Personalizing Learning Now, Don E. Glines
Developing a Model of Source-Specific Interpersonal Conflict in Healthcare, Ashley M. Guidroz, Mo Wang, and Lisa M. Perez
Reward Differences Between Adolescents from a Native American Community and Adolescents from a Non-Native American Community, Mark Guthmiller, Daniel Houlihan, Liesa A. Klein, Kendra J. Homan, and Tammy J. Jollie-Trottier
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Temporary Work-Zone Pavement Marking Products, Neal Hawkins, Omar Smadi, and Başak Aldemir Bektaş
Calvin Many Wolves Potter, Elaine Brooks Held
Nothing Special, Geoff Herbach
Assessment of Estimated Versus Actual Caloric Expenditure, Kylee J. Heston, Daniel Houlihan, and Kendra J. Homan
Cultural Differences in the Levels of Rewards Between Adolescents from America, Australia, Tanzania, Denmark, Honduras, Korea, and Spain, Kendra J. Homan, Daniel Houlihan, Kari Ek, and Joseph Wanzek
Gender and Sport, USA, Emily J. Houghton
History of Snowboarding, Emily J. Houghton
LeBron James, Emily J. Houghton
Major League Baseball Championships, Emily J. Houghton
Mia Hamm, Emily J. Houghton
Sexuality and Sports, USA, Emily J. Houghton
Teacher Support as a Moderator of Behavioral Outcomes for Youth Exposed to Stressful Life Events, Rebekah S. Huber, Sarah K. Sifers, Daniel Houlihan, and Rachel Youngblom
A Short Guide to Action Research, Andrew P. Johnson
A Short Guide to Action Research, Andrew P. Johnson
The First 40 Years: Building a Dental Hygiene Program, Carol Jones
Book Review - John W. Budd. (2011). The Thought of Work. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 264 pages., Andrea L. Lassiter
Using the Contradiction Paradigm to Assess Ageism, Karla A. Lassonde, Carolina Surla, Jeffrey Buchanan, and Edward J. O'Brien
Ideología de Estado en Bolivia durante el gobierno de Evo Morales: Las políticas del «capitalismo andino-amazónico, Tom Lewis and Alfredo Duplat
Practical Strategies for Cataloging Departments, Rebecca Lubas and Robert L. Bothmann
The Tormenting of the Gingerbread Boy, JP Mackey
Hiring Social Work Faculty: An Analysis of Employment Announcements, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Social Workers in Rural Places: A Study of Practitioners in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Social Work in a Very Rural Place: A Study of Practitioners in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
An Evaluation of Factors Leading to Mentor Satisfaction with the Mentoring Relationship, Shannon Marie Martin and Sarah K. Sifers
A Function-Based Classroom Behavior Intervention Using Non-Contingent Reinforcement Plus Response Cost, Julene D. Nolan and Kevin J. Filter
Helium and Neon in "Blank" STARDUST Aerogel Samples, Russel L. Palma, R. O. Pepin, A. Westphal, D. J. Schlutter, and Z. Gainsforth
Examining Estimates of Effect Using Non-Overlap of all Pairs in Multiple Baseline Studies of Academic Intervention, Shawna Petersen-Brown, Abbey C. Karich, and Frank J. Symons
Our Chapters: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS of Leadership, Scholarship, Service and Friendship, Ashley Portra and John Bulcock
Method of Making Nanoparticles by Electroless Plating, Donald Keith Roper, Wonmi Ahn, Benjamin Jeppson Taylor, and Analía G. Dall'Asén
Work-Life Conflict and Organizational Support in a Military Law Enforcement Agency, Daniel Sachau, Jessica Gertz, Mahlia Matsch, Ashley Johnson Palmer, and David Englert
A Birdie in the Hand: Asymmetry in Golf Risk Preferences, Daniel Sachau, Luke Simmering, and Max Adler
International Students' Use of a Library's Media Collection, Jessica Schomberg and Barbara J. Bergman
A Multimodal Approach to Identity: Theorizing the Self though Embodiment, Spatiality, and Temporality, Sachi Sekimoto
Child Care Psychology, Sarah K. Sifers
