• POLITICS INFLUENCE LATIN AMERICA’S ONGOING VENEZUELAN MIGRATION CRISIS: COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COLOMBIA AND PERUS RESPONSE 

  Williams, Karis Elizabeth (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-07-20)

  Venezuelan migration has turned from a normative migration pattern of people leaving to seek work and educational opportunities to an ongoing crisis as the deterioration of the government, economy, and security continues ...

• CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF SECURITY FORCE TRANSITIONS DURING INSURGENCIES: CASE STUDY: SOMALIA 

  Namatovu, Ruth Esther; 0000-0001-5941-2155 (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-09-18)

  The Afghan army crumbled at the conclusion of the U.S combat mission in Afghanistan, returning control to the Taliban insurgents in August 2021. The troubling question has been, “Why did the United States and its allies ...

• Searching for Success in Failure: A Case for "Strategic Trust" in U.S.-North Korean Nuclear Negotiations 

  Kang, Hannah (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-09-11)

  In the absence of U.S. policy options that can counter the North Korean nuclear threat without risking war or approaches that can pressure the regime to surrender its strategic capabilities via sanctions or non-engagement, ...

• SHAPING THE IMF’S CLIMATE AGENDA: THE INTERPLAY OF STAFF EXPERTISE, MEMBER STATE PRIORITIES, AND LEADERSHIP INFLUENCES 

  Elhadidy, Gihan; 0009-0000-4949-9066 (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-08-25)

  This study investigates the factors influencing the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) climate change agenda. The study identifies three key factors influencing the IMF's climate policy: first, the intellectual contributions ...

• HOME AND AWAY: GLOBAL SKILL PARTNERSHIP AS EDUCATION-LABOR MOBILITY MODEL FOR THE NEW ERA? 

  Rodriguez, Limon Bade; 0009-0005-5312-4810 (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-08-15)

  It is now well accepted that there are substantial welfare gains from labor mobility for sending and receiving countries. However, host countries face strong political opposition to increased migration, which has led them ...

• RUSSIAN INFLUENCE CAMPAIGNS AGAINST ESTONIA 

  Everett, William; 0009-0000-5583-4334 (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-08-10)

  The current crisis between Russia and Ukraine is being exacerbated by the leveraging of the ethnic Russian population in the Lugansk and Donetsk regions by the government of the Russian Federation. Since the collapse of ...

• ELECTRICITY IS CRITICAL FOR INCREASING CHILD SCHOOL ATTENDANCE: EVIDENCE FROM ETHIOPIA UNDER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC 

  Fukuya, Shu (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-07-05)

  Improving access to electricity is a major challenge in Ethiopia, one of the fastest-growing economies in sub-Saharan Africa. While many households in urban areas have access to grid connected electricity, less than half ...

• CULTIVATING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND ENHANCING TEACHING SELF-EFFICACY IN HIGHER EDUCATION STEM: A NEUROEDUCATION FRAMEWORK 

  Stassinopoulos, Rebekah Laurel; 0009-0009-9794-7164 (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-08-21)

  There is a gender gap for women completing higher education science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) degrees, despite the greater percentage of women than men enrolled in college since 1981. This gap is ...

• COACHING DISCIPLINARY LITERACY PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY ON SCIENCE INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING 

  Rausa, Alaina; 0009-0003-3217-2253 (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-08-02)

  Instruction in areas like mathematics, science, and social studies focuses solely on teaching the content. However, to deeply understand the content, literacy skills must be incorporated. Disciplinary literacy instruction ...

• GRADUATE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: ACADEMIC ADVISING AND ADVISOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN LAW SCHOOL 

  Clark-McClendon, Lakshmi (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-08-03)

  This study focuses on graduate student engagement and the role of academic advising. Using networked Ecological Systems Theory (EST) and social constructivist frameworks, a literature synthesis identified three factors ...

• STUDENT SUCCESS AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL, COGNITIVE, AND TEACHING PRESENCE ON BIOLOGY STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY 

  Chen, May N. (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-07-27)

  The purpose of this dissertation study was to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of learning activities designed to increase student interaction and collaboration with both their peers and their instructor in online ...

• UNDERGRADUATE INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY FACULTY’S INFLUENCE ON STUDENT PERSISTENCE IN STEM 

  Csikari, Melissa (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-07-26)

  Persistence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) undergraduate programs is low in most demographic groups and is significantly lower for students from marginalized groups (Eagan et al., 2015). Classroom ...

• Academic Performance Among First-Generation Students In Occupational Therapy 

  Ham, Pola (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-07-21)

  First-generation students at U.S. universities have lower academic performance than their continuing-generation counterparts. Low academic performance among students in allied health programs places students at high risk ...

• EFFECTS OF A SCHOOL-BASED MINDFULNESS INTERVENTION ON STRESS AND EMOTIONS ON STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL 

  Catlett, Tracie; 0009-0005-9065-0377 (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-07-17)

  Students enrolled in high-achieving schools are under tremendous pressure to perform at high levels inside and outside the classroom. Achievement pressure is a prevalent source of stress for students enrolled in high-achieving ...

• From Pathology to Neurodiversity: An Exploration of School Design to Promote the Achievement of All Learners 

  Baker, Dana (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-07-14)

  Inclusive education mandates provided increased educational opportunities for a wide range of learners and called educators to diversify their instructional practices (Baglieri et al., 2011; Fuchs & Fuchs, 1994; Hardy & ...

• Improving College Readiness Through Arts, Athletics, and Family Engagement 

  Barton, Gregory William; 0009-0000-6881-5255 (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-07-10)

  American students are not graduating high school as college-ready learners. To achieve college readiness, students can learn to become well-rounded by studying academics, arts, and athletics in high school. Unfortunately, ...

• FOSTERING TEACHER EFFICACY THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE ACADEMIC MENTORING PROGRAM 

  Miller, Caroline (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-07-19)

  Teacher efficacy and the subordinate factors of teacher beliefs and knowledge of self-regulated learning (SRL) are important influences linked to student SRL and, later, students' academic success. This research study shows ...

• PREPARING EDUCATORS TO INCORPORATE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS INTO TEACHING AND TRAINING 

  Steele Anderson, Angela; 0009-0000-7463-6683 (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-06-30)

  Transferable skills, such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and collaboration, are some of the most in-demand skills in today’s workforce. Despite modern pedagogical approaches rooted in problem-based ...

• First-Year First-Generation College Students' Mental Health and the Creation of a Social Capital Instrument 

  Ratcliffe, Carleen (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-06-29)

  Mental health concerns for college students have risen precipitously in the past decade and show no signs of abating in the near future. First-generation students are at higher risk of developing new or exacerbating existing ...

• SUPPORTS AND BARRIERS TO DATA-DRIVEN DECISION-MAKING FOR INSTITUTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS 

  Gilson, Jannie; 0009-0001-7960-7811 (Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2023-05-22)

  Data-driven decision-making is a process that uses the information to guide strategic thinking and improve business processes (Mandinach, 2012). Many higher educational organizations struggle with data use and the ability ...

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