#NotAllMen and #MeToo: Investigating Perceptions of Masculine Victimhood and Constructions of Masculinity in the #MeToo Era

Twitter users all over the world use the hashtag, #MeToo, to show support, solidarity, and to share their own stories of sexual harassment and/or violence. #MeToo, a movement created by Tarana Burke and promoted by Alyssa Milano’s use of the hashtag reignited a global conversation about the prominence of sexual violence in women’s lives, a topic of discussion in prior feminist movements, as well. #MeToo has brought about a renewed interest in addressing sexual violence and rape culture in the U.S. and abroad. In response to growing reports of sexual violence, men’s rights activists have voiced an increased concern for false allegations of sexual violence. However, much of the existing research on #MeToo has focused on women and trans experiences with sexual violence, as well as the perceptions of this movement from such perspectives. While theoretical frameworks for masculinity remain less researched, feminist theory offers insight in understanding gender inequalities and differences. This research examines how young adult men on Butler University’s campus have interpreted the #MeToo movement’s emphasis on feminine victimization and masculine aggression. I conducted interviews (n=15) with men, males, and masculine-identifying individuals who were enrolled full-time and recruited primarily through convenience sampling. Inductive analysis is used to code the interview transcripts, specifically utilizing open and axial coding to identify emergent themes. Investigating the perceived impact of this movement on masculinity will extend the framework of masculinity to include the #MeToo era

Organizational Induction: A Qualitative Study on Institutional Induction Programs for New Faculty in Independent School Communities

As job dissatisfaction continues to be a lead cause of teacher turnover (Brill & McCartney, 2008; Moore, 2012; Smith & Ingersoll, 2004) in both the public and private sectors of education, a deeper understanding of what contributes to the dissatisfaction of the profession is warranted. While several factors influence overall job satisfaction or a lack thereof, the implementation of induction and mentoring programs in education has shown, in particular, an increase in overall teacher retention, especially of teachers new to the profession (Brill & McCartney, 2008; Humphrey, Wechsler, Bosetti, Park, & Tiffany-Morales, 2008; Kelley, 2004; Smith & Ingersoll, 2004; Tak Cheung, 2014). The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of newly-hired faculty members in four independent schools’ induction programs, regardless of the years of teaching experience they had. Specifically, this study aimed to evaluate if the schools’ induction programs influenced faculty members’ overall job satisfaction in their decision to return to their respective school for a second year of service or not. Four independent schools in the greater Washington, D.C. area agreed to participate in this study, with participation from 23 administrators and faculty members total from across schools. Among the 23 total participants, six participants were administrators of the induction programs and 17 participants were faculty members in their first year of service to their employing school. Through the application of document review and semi-structured interviews, six similarities across the schools’ induction programs emerged, in addition to the emergence of seven themes across participant responses. The findings showed that, although the induction programs themselves did not necessarily contribute to faculty members’ overall job satisfaction, a positive school culture in conjunction with the opportunities to build relationships with colleagues did influence overall job satisfaction. However, these contributions to job satisfaction could not be separated from general school contexts and were not synonymous with the induction program itself. The last chapter of the study offers several recommendations for schools as well as recommendations for future research

Improving Vaccination Compliance among Amish Children in Knox County, Ohio

Abstract Children living in Amish communities in Ohio are under-immunized and under-immunized communities are reservoirs for preventable childhood diseases. A recent measles outbreak in central Ohio involved 9 counties and 377 cases of this vaccine-preventable disease. There were 5 hospitalizations related to this measles outbreak in Knox County. Vaccine-preventable illnesses contribute to pediatric morbidity and mortality and are cost prohibitive to individuals and society. The purpose of this study was to identify real and perceived barriers to immunizations among Amish parents in Knox County, Ohio. The information obtained in this study will be disseminated to the Knox County Health Department to be utilized to improve vaccination rates among children in these communities. A qualitative research design was used for this study. Criteria for subject participation included parents of Amish children ages 0-18 who live in Knox County, Ohio. Interviews with parents of Amish children explored research questions regarding the current vaccination status of their children, their perceptions of immunization safety, risks, side effects, perceived severity of vaccine-preventable illness, and perceived and real barriers to vaccinations. NVivo software was utilized to analyze the content of the interviews. Qualitative analysis revealed common themes among the interview responses. The findings of this study indicate that concerns about side effects are the most significant barrier to vaccinations among Amish parents in Knox County, Ohio. Identifying strategies to allay concerns related to side effects and other barriers to vaccinations among Amish families will be valuable in improving vaccination compliance among these communities, leading to decreased outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases

Inter-hemispheric integration of tactile-motor responses across body parts

In simple detection tasks, reaction times are faster when stimuli are presented to the visual field or side of the body ipsilateral to the body part used to respond. This advantage, the crossed-uncrossed difference (CUD), is thought to reflect inter-hemispheric interactions needed for sensorimotor information to be integrated between the two cerebral hemispheres. However, it is unknown whether the tactile CUD is invariant when different body parts are stimulated. The most likely structure mediating such processing is thought to be the corpus callosum (CC). Neurophysiological studies have shown that there are denser callosal connections between regions that represent proximal parts of the body near the body midline and more sparse connections for regions representing distal extremities. Therefore, if the information transfer between the two hemispheres is affected by the density of callosal connections, stimuli presented on more distal regions of the body should produce a greater CUD compared to stimuli presented on more proximal regions. This is because interhemispheric transfer of information from regions with sparse callosal connections will be less efficient, and hence slower. Here, we investigated whether the CUD is modulated as a function of the different body parts stimulated by presenting tactile stimuli unpredictably on body parts at different distances from the body midline (i.e., Middle Finger, Forearm, or Forehead of each side of the body). Participants detected the stimulus and responded as fast as possible using either their left or right foot. Results showed that the magnitude of the CUD was larger on the finger (~2.6 ms) and forearm (~1.8 ms) than on the forehead (~-0.9 ms). This result suggests that the interhemispheric transfer of tactile stimuli varies as a function of the strength of callosal connections of the body parts

Transgressive phenotypes and generalist pollination in the floral evolution of Nicotiana polyploids

This is the author's proofThe file attached is the Accepted/final draft post-refereeing version of the article. 6 month embargo now lapsed

A study of the relation between the type of house and the location for the home activities of preschool children

The growing interest, during the last few years, in the housing needs and preferences of families has been particularly timely in view of the millions of dollars now being spent on housing. The statistical phase of the four regional rural housing surveys, which was recently completed, has made available a fund of information on the kind, scope, and frequency of household activities carried on by farm families in different parts of the country. The studies have also revealed preferences of the homemaker for the location of activities as well as for other house design features.1 Relatively little information was collected in these regional surveys in relation to the home activities of preschool children and the usual location for these activities. In the North Central study, there is a statement, "Children's activities and those adult activities related to children were omitted, not because they were regarded as unimportant, but because the complexity of that problem makes a separate study necessary."

Pediatric Lung Transplantation for COVID-19: Unique Clinical and Psychosocial Barriers

BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 infection in the age group of 0-17 years contributes to approximately 22% of all laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections. Fortunately, this age group has a lower death rate (0.5 per 100 000) that accounts for only 4% of the total deaths due to COVID-19. Despite the low mortality rate in the pediatric population, children of minority groups represented 78% of the deaths highlighting the existing disparities in access to health care. METHODS: With the emergence of the more contagious COVID-19 variants and the relatively slow pace of vaccination among the pediatric population, it is possible to see more cases of significant lung injury and potential for transplantation for the younger age group. RESULTS: To our knowledge, our patient is the youngest to have undergone lung transplantation for SARS-CoV-2. CONCLUSION: The case presented unique challenges, particularly in relation to timing for listing and psychosocial support for parents who were his decision makers