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
We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger's Daughter, Rachel Hanel
I'm with Stupid, Geoff Herbach
Blurring the Boundaries: Creative Collaborative Space for Excellence and Innovation, Patricia Hoffman and Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Assessing the "Goodness of Fit" Between Scholarly Assertions and Audience Interpretations of Media Images of Black Male Athletes, Emily J. Houghton
Harlem Globetrotters, Emily J. Houghton
Micro-aggressions/micro-inequalities, Emily J. Houghton
Negro Baseball Leagues, Emily J. Houghton
Creation of a Selection Program for Indigenous Students at an Eco-Tourism Focused High School in the Ecuadorian Amazon Region, Sean Houlihan, Lisa Perez, Daniel Houlihan, and Alicia Kruger
Marion de Lorme, Victor Hugo and John J. Janc
The Sharpest Spatial View of a Black Hole Accretion Flow from the Changra X-ray Visionary Project Observation of the NGC 3115 Bondi Region, Jimmy A. Irwin, Ka-Wah Wong, Roman V. Shcherbakov, Mihoko Yukita, and William G. Mathews
Educational Psychology: Theories of Learning and Human Development, Andrew P. Johnson
Promoting Undergraduate Research in Minnesota: A Luoma Leadership Academy Project, Jason A. Kaufman, Marilyn Swan, Mark Johnson, Michelle Malott, and James A. (Jim) Grabowska
It's Not Armageddon: A Practical Guide to Using the New Cataloging Code, Mary Konkel, Adam Schiff, and Robert L. Bothmann
Deep Chandra Observations of NGC 3115: Properties of Point Sources, Dacheng Lin, Jimmy A. Irwin, Ka-Wah Wong, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Jay Strader, and Gregory R. Sivakoff
Survival in Soviet Gulags: A Secondary Analysis, Kimberly M. Maas, Paul Prew, and Elizabeth J. Sandell
Hiring Social Work Faculty: An Analysis of Employment Announcements with Special Focus on Rural and Urban Differences and 2008 EPAS Implications, Paul Force-Emery Mackie
Teaching Community Organizing? A Postmodernist Comparison Between Alinsky's Conflict and Eichler's Consensus Models, Paul Force-Emery Mackie and George S. Leibowitz
Spatial Analysis of the Hot Gas Distribution in a Complete Chandra Survey of Early-Type Galaxies, W. Peter Maksym, Jimmy A. Irwin, Ka-Wah Wong, Mihoko Yukita, Yuanyuan Su, Dacheng Lin, and Evan T. Million
Refreshing Information Literacy: Learning from Recent British Information Literacy Models, Justine Martin
A Deep XMM-Newton Look at the Most Powerful Radio Halo Merging Galaxy Cluster MACSJ0717.5+3745, Evan T. Million, Jimmy A. Irwin, Ka-Wah Wong, and Mihoko Yukita
Academic Budget Prioritization in a Shared Governance University, Scott R. Olson, James A. (Jim) Grabowska, Rick Straka, and Lynn D. Akey
Q-Gases in an Unusual IDP: A Noble Gas Link to Carriers in Stardust Track 41, Russel L. Palma, Robert O. Pepin, D. J. Schlutter, J. Stodolna, A. Westphal, and Z. Gainsforth
A Light Noble Gas Inventory of Stardust Cell C2044, Russel L. Palma, Robert O. Pepin, A. Westphal, D. J. Schlutter, and Z. Gainsforth
A Comparison of Noncontingent Plus Contingent Reinforcement to Contingent Reinforcement Along on Students' Academic Performance, Carlos J. Panahon and Brian K. Martens
Mountain Geography: Physical and Human Reactions, Martin F. Price
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
Feeding and Small-scale Feedback in Low-Luminosity AGNs, Roman V. Shcherbakov, Frederick K. Baganoff, Ka-Wah Wong, and Jimmy A. Irwin
Modeling the Accretion Flow Onset in the Low-Luminosity Active Galactic Nucleus of NGC3115, Roman V. Shcherbakov, Ka-Wah Wong, Jimmy A. Irwin, and Christopher S. Reynolds
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
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
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
Metallicity Distributions of the Innermost 100 kpc of Galaxy Clusters, Ka-Wah Wong, Mihoko Yukita, Evan T. Million, and Jimmy A. Irwin
Pre-Service Teacher Knowledge of Behavior Function: Implications within the Classroom, Rachel Youngblom and Kevin J. Filter
Spatially-resolved Spectral Analysis of the Hot Gaseous Emission in the M31 Bulge, Mihoko Yukita, Jimmy A. Irwin, Ka-Wah Wong, and Evan T. Million
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
Our Chapters: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS of Leadership, Scholarship, Service and Friendship, Portra Ashley and John Bulcock
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
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
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
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
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
The Chandra Legacy 1 Megasecond Observation of NGC 3115, Jimmy A. Irwin, Ka-Wah Wong, Jay Strader, Aaron J. Romanowsky, Gregory R. Sivakoff, Mihoko Yukita, Evan T. Million, Yuanyuan Su, William G. Mathews, E. Quataert, J. Brody, and S. Larsen
A Short Guide to Action Research, Andrew P. Johnson
A Short Guide to Action Research, Andrew P. Johnson
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