Sally Taylor lieberman. The mother and narrative politics in modern China

This article reviews the book The Mother and Narrative Politics in Modern China written by Sally Taylor Lieberman

Mao Chen. Between tradition and change : the hermeneutics of May Fourth literature

This article reviews the book Between Tradition and Change: The Hermeneutics of May Fourth Literature , written by Mao Chen

Women in science's family and career expectations, intentions and decisions: how do they evolve over the graduate and early career years?

2014 Summer.Includes bibliographical references.A wide body of research has documented that women drop out of science at each successive stage of education and career, a phenomenon known as the leaky pipeline (Goulden, Frasch & Mason, 2009). This phenomenon is especially evident in Atmospheric Science (ATS), a group that loses women at a higher rate than other geoscience fields (NSF, 2013). One reason for this loss is the stress of education and career on family planning and vice versa (Thiry, 2011). This conflict is particularly intense for women in dual-career relationships, perhaps related to a socialized pressure to prioritize their relationships over their careers (Canetto, Trott, Thomas, & Wynstra, 2012; Larocque, 1995). One limitation of prior studies is that they are cross-sectional. No previous research has longitudinally examined the work and family choices and experiences of female ATS graduate students. This study will do so by investigating how female graduate students in ATS think about commitment to one's partner and make decisions about job location

Contemporary Arts Center: An Internship Report

The following internship report is an overview of the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC). As a requirement of the Arts Administration Graduate Program at the University of New Orleans, I completed a 480-hour internship spanning three months in the center’s development and membership department. This report combines observational research with the knowledge gained from my studies and subjective research to provide an analysis of the CAC’s current position, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and provides recommendations on how the center can address specific issues with operations and financial management in order to grow as an organization in the future

From crib to bench: understanding Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) using a novel rodent model

As the opioid epidemic continues to grow, opioid use among pregnant women is increasing significantly. This has led to a steady rise in the number of infants born with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). Although short-term withdrawal symptoms associated with NOWS are well characterized, there are many gaps in our understanding of the short and long-term effects of prenatal opioid exposure. In CHAPTER 1, we describe the clinical presentation, associated neurodevelopmental challenges, and current treatments of NOWS. Our current understanding of the neuropathology of NOWS is limited, and therefore further research is needed. However, current animal models are limited by several confounding factors. In CHAPTER 2, we describe an overview of animal models that have been used to model prenatal opioid exposure and current findings. In CHAPTER 3, we describe a unique rodent species, Acomys cahirinus, which may serve as a more translational model for prenatal opioid exposure. In CHAPTER 4, we describe the use of Acomys cahirinus, more commonly known as spiny mice, to assess the short-term effects of prenatal morphine exposure. We found that prenatal morphine exposure led to an increase in withdrawal behaviors including wall climbing, face cleaning, jumping, wet dog shakes, tremors, and a decrease in ultrasonic vocalizations in spiny mice pups during the early postnatal period (PND 0 -7). Additionally, physiological changes such as increased body temperature and decreased body weight were observed in morphine exposed offspring. Sex differences were observed in the withdrawal behaviors and physiological changes associated with prenatal morphine exposure. In CHAPTER 5, we describe the long-term effects of prenatal morphine exposure on spatial memory in adolescent and adult spiny mice offspring. A deficit in spatial working and reference memory were observed in morphine exposed offspring. These deficits persisted from adolescence to adulthood in a sex specific manner. Additionally, we found that morphine exposed offspring had lower body weights compared to saline that persisted from 1.5 – 3.0 months of age, and was more pronounced in female offspring. In CHAPTER 6, we describe a retrospective chart review of infants born at Cabell Huntington Hospital diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) from April 2015 – December 2015. Maternal demographics and drug screening information were collected. Infant information was collected during the first 7 days of life including withdrawal symptoms, treatment, and growth parameters. We found significant gender differences in withdrawal behaviors, time to methadone treatment initiation, and total methadone exposure between male and female infants with NAS. The studies included in this thesis validated the use of a unique rodent species, Acomys cahirinus, to model prenatal opioid exposure. We described the short-term consequences and withdrawal behavior as well as the long-term consequences on memory in this model. Collectively, these studies demonstrated significant gender differences in withdrawal behaviors, postnatal growth, and memory impairments. Future studies will be focused on understanding the underlying molecular changes in the developing spiny mouse brain following prenatal opioid exposure. We hope to find the molecular basis for our observed gender differences. Additionally, we are hopeful that future studies can ascertain potential therapeutic interventions to prevent NOWS in infants prenatally exposed to opioids

Contemporary Arts Center: An Internship Report

The following internship report is an overview of the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC). As a requirement of the Arts Administration Graduate Program at the University of New Orleans, I completed a 480-hour internship spanning three months in the center’s development and membership department. This report combines observational research with the knowledge gained from my studies and subjective research to provide an analysis of the CAC’s current position, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, and provides recommendations on how the center can address specific issues with operations and financial management in order to grow as an organization in the future

Kids, Culture, and Queerness: The Progression of LGBTQ+ Representation in Children\u27s Media

Historically, popular media has functioned as a window into society’s ever evolving idea of normalcy. Children’s popular media, which contains elements of both entertainment and didacticism, is further burdened with the responsibility of influencing the perspectives of upcoming generations. This truth is particularly salient for the LGBTQ+ community, who have faced consistent misrepresentation or utter erasure from children’s media in the recent past. While there have been marked improvements in both the quality and quantity of queer representation in children’s media since 2015’s Obergefell v. Hodges case, there is still a significant need to acknowledge intersectional queerness and queer gender expression. This essay combines content analysis with case study in order to evaluate several representative pieces of children’s media before and after the legalization of gay marriage in the United States with the aim of isolating examples of harmful portrayals, recognizing recent progress made in representative media, and suggesting strategies for future children’s media attempting to incorporate diverse queer viewpoints

Re-engaging the Physical within Liminal Landscapes

We live suspended between the digital and the physical, in a liminal space. The pioneers of digital landscapes we navigate realms unfettered by physical constraint, where stories can construct and reconstruct themselves at will, where time is not just static but can be reversed, where truth can be rewritten and history revised. Orientation increasingly turns to an expanding mirror world, the echo of Borges fiction. A 1:1 remaking of the world where huge ships hide within the folds of fake signals, infrastructure is analysed through its digital twin, and non-existent islands rise into being, leading very real expeditions to search for them. It can begin to paint a picture of a digitized retreat into our imaginaries. With the dominant imaginary of the global north on course to decimate the conditions that both we and our fellow critters need for survival, this may feel like setting our course for a dystopian future. Yet our liminal landscapes equally hold the potential to deepen our embodiment within the physical realm, enhancing our understanding of our relationality and challenging corrosive anthropocentric perspectives. Through designing spaces we dare to imagine might we begin to construct the future we need; “a future with a future” as Tony Fry succinctly puts it? Students at Oxford Brookes University, University of Brighton, and the Bartlett School of Architecture explored this territory, teasing out opportunities and unveiling potential futures. Might we begin to see beyond our limited anthropocentric perception? Might we extend our understanding of our histories? Could we begin to draw the digital back to its hidden corporeal foundations? Within this liminal realm might we pioneer new routes towards a sustainable future in real life; IRL