Christian Dior

URI Alumna Cynthia Cooper, a textile and fashion curator, provided a virtual tour of the McCord Museum\u27s exhibition on Christian Dior. The show was divided into day, afternoon, and evening wear. It featured Dior\u27s famous New Look, a post WWII silhouette that appeared in all of Dior\u27s twenty-two collections. Dior opened his house in 1947 and was so successful that by the time of his death in 1957, Dior products made up 5% of France\u27s exports

Childhood Obesity: The Role of Health Policy

This first policy report from the CPRC and the NICHQ Childhood Obesity Action Network was released on March 18, 2008 in Miami Florida as part of the Second Childhood Obesity Congress

The Role of Inferential Accuracy in Performance Rating Accuracy: A Field Study of Teacher Performance Appraisal

This study first assessed the accuracy of performance appraisal ratings of high school teachers in comparison to the achievement of their students as measured by Virginia\u27s Standard of Learning (SOL) tests. The overall performance rating scores of 145 teachers were compared to the pass rates of their students on SOL end-of-course tests. The rating sub-scores in each of four domains of performance were also compared to the SOL pass rates. The study then tested the influence of Inferential Accuracy, a model proposed by Jackson (1972), on rating accuracy overall and of individual raters in the study. Inferential Accuracy is comprised of both sensitivity to rating norms and standards and threshold to infer consistent patterns of behavior from limited samples of that behavior. The findings of the study indicated a statistically significant, though weak, correlation between performance appraisal ratings and student achievement as measured by SOL pass rates. The study found little support for the application of the Inferential Accuracy model to performance appraisal accuracy as it was posited originally. There was some empirical support for the influence of one component of the model, threshold, on rating accuracy when the researcher controlled for other factors such as rater motivation, time constraints, et al

The Sheppard Project: An Overview

Faxed copy of a proposal about a joint venture between Sam Reese Sheppard/Cynthia Cooper and the AMSEC investigative firm. Describes the books Sheppard and Cooper plan to write about the murder as well as the possible roles AMSEC can play in the research for these books

Defendant\u27s Exhibit 158: Sheppard Project Overview Prepared for AMSEC

This was an overview of the Sheppard Project prepared for AMSEC (a private investigation firm). AMSEC was to receive 5% of the proceeds from any subsequent materials made and sold.https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/defendant_exhibits_2000/1017/thumbnail.jp

Defendant\u27s Exhibit 156: Cooper Letter to Sam Reese Sheppard April 7, 1992

https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/defendant_exhibits_2000/1016/thumbnail.jp

Defendant\u27s Exhibit 158: Sheppard Project Overview Prepared for AMSEC

This was an overview of the Sheppard Project prepared for AMSEC (a private investigation firm). AMSEC was to receive 5% of the proceeds from any subsequent materials made and sold.https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/defendant_exhibits_2000/1017/thumbnail.jp

Defendant\u27s Exhibit 153: Letter from Cynthia to Sam Reese Sheppard March 9, 1992

Letter from Cynthia Cooper to Sam Reese Sheppard re: using Monsignorhttps://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/defendant_exhibits_2000/1014/thumbnail.jp

Defendant\u27s Exhibit 155: Cooperation Agreement Between Cynthia Cooper and Sam Reese Sheppard

Collaboration agreement between Sam Reese Sheppard and Cynthia L. Cooperhttps://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/defendant_exhibits_2000/1015/thumbnail.jp

Defendant\u27s Exhibit 153: Letter from Cynthia to Sam Reese Sheppard March 9, 1992

Letter from Cynthia Cooper to Sam Reese Sheppard re: using Monsignorhttps://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/defendant_exhibits_2000/1014/thumbnail.jp