For People Who Aren\u27t Sure Who They Are, Theatre is a Great Place to Be: Narratives of Actors and their Sexual Identities

: This narrative study of male actors who identify as other-than-heterosexual explores the participants\u27 stories of sexual identity development and the relationship between acting and identity development. Framed in D\u27Augelli\u27s (1994) lifespan developmental model, the study illustrates themes of acting as safe space, acting as an embodied experience, acting as an influence on relationships, and acting as a politic

Native American Representation in Film

Abstract: This paper looks at the history of indigenous portrayals in popular culture and how it influenced future film makers to create the Native stereotype in film. The purpose of this research paper is to discuss the representation of Native Americans in film and how it affects people’s perception of Native Americans. It looks at the negative associations with Native Americans that viewers tend to think of when viewing cinema, and it discusses the help and harm it has done to the Native American community. I used evidence from classic and contemporary films, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, older genre literature, and interviews from Native American actors to discuss the history and impact that stereotyping has had on the indigenous community. Multiple academic journals were cited, and my use of interviews by Native American actors and film makers shows the complexity of the situation working within the Hollywood system

The Role of \u27Me\u27 in Method Acting: A Narrative Exploration of the Impact of Acting on Adult Identity

The development of a character in the Method acting tradition is a highly introspective and personal process, and may have significant influence on the actors\u27 processes of development. This narrative study seeks to examine the relationship between character portrayal and adult development, particularly sexual identity development

Doctor of Philosophy

dissertationWomen psychologists have conducted social justice work since the beginning of psychology, when women were denied access to education. The efforts of first- and second-generation women psychologists paved the way for present day women in counseling psychology. Today's female psychologists and graduate students in counseling psychology encounter numerous challenges as female professors, clinicians, researchers, and students. Added stress includes challenges associated with social justice activism, which oftentimes is work that occurs on a voluntary basis without financial compensation. Despite encountering many challenges in activist work, women in counseling psychology willingly continue to serve their communities and universities through social justice work using methods of self-care. The role of self-care is vital for professionals, given the threat of burnout and compassion fatigue in mental health disciplines. The following study explores the role of self-care for female psychologists and graduate students in counseling psychology who conduct social justice work. Seventeen participants, consisting of female psychologists and graduate students in counseling psychology, were interviewed about self-care. All participants self-identified as social justice activists. Using a grounded theory approach, qualitative methods were incorporated to analyze transcripts of semistructured interviews to create a conceptual model of self-care related to female activists. Results add to the understanding of social justice work by describing activism as an ongoing process that builds from efforts of previous activists, a process that gives back to the activist in meaningful and purposeful ways, and a process that involves emotional investment. Results also provide a deeper understanding of self-care, which is described as a learning process that changes throughout the lifespan. Self-care is rooted in the idea of knowing, which is understanding one's needs at a specific moment and choosing self-care that best fit those specific needs. Participants identified internal and external types of self-care addressing physical, relational, spiritual, and mindful needs. Four themes emerged from the data to describe the relationship of self-care in the lives of activist women. These themes include Relational Support, Influences, Challenges, and Strategies. The relationships among all four themes are described within the conceptual framework of an all-encompassing theme, activist lifestyle. A visual diagram illustrating this conceptual model is provided

U.S. pension fund investment in real estate : a twenty-five year history & five year forecast

Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1996.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-91).by Daniel Paul McCadden & Peter Timothy McNally.M.S

Punitive Damages in Tort Cases in Maryland

The author discusses the Maryland law governing the recovery of punitive damages in tort actions. Centering on the recent court of appeals decisions in H & R Block, Inc. v. Testerman and Wedeman v. City Chevrolet Co., the author analyzes the distinction between actions for torts arising out of contracts and pure actions for torts, and concludes that the standards articulated in Testerman and Wedeman are those applicable to all punitive damages awards in Maryland cases

Exploring the Grit Narrative through Andragogy: Implications for Adult Education

An exploration of the intersection of andragogy and the grit narrative serves to position grit in the adult education literature and considers the unsuitability of this ideology for adult learners

Examining the Embodied Learning Experiences about Gender in Gay and Bisexual Male Actors

Using the theoretical frameworks of embodied learning and gender performativity, we examine the narratives of nine other-than-heterosexual adult male actors for their experiences of gender identity development through theatre performance

Theatre as a Medium to Discover a Pedagogy of Activism

This study revisits two data sets, narratives from theatre artists exploring sexual identity and interviews with participants from queer theatre festivals, to explore experiences of activism within the participants’ reflections

Allocation of UAV search efforts using dynamic programming and Bayesian updating

As unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology and availability improves, it becomes increasingly more important to operate UAVs efficiently. Utilizing one UAV at a time is a relatively simple task, but when multiple UAVs need to be coordinated, optimal search plans can be difficult to create in a timely manner. In this thesis, we create a decision aid that generates efficient routes for multiple UAVs using dynamic programming and a limited-lookahead heuristic. The goal is to give the user the best knowledge of the locations of an arbitrary number of targets operating on a specified graph of nodes and arcs. The decision aid incorporates information about detections and nondetections and determines the probabilities of target locations using Bayesian updating. Target movement is modeled by a Markov process. The decision aid has been tested in two multi-hour field experiments involving actual UAVs and moving targets on the ground.http://archive.org/details/allocationofuavs109454112Outstanding ThesisUS Navy (USN) author.Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited