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• 1. [Article] Gender Pluralism in Problem-Solving Software

  This is the author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevier and can be found at: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/interacting-wit...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Gender Pluralism in Problem-Solving Software Author: Burnett, Margaret M., Rector, Kyle, Fleming, Scott D., Cao, Jill, Beckwith, Laura, Wiedenbeck, Susan, Grigoreanu, Valentina, Park, Thomas H. This is the author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevier and can be found at: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/interacting-with-computers/. Title: Gender Pluralism in Problem-Solving Software Author: Burnett, Margaret M., Rector, Kyle, Fleming, Scott D., Cao, Jill, Beckwith, Laura, Wiedenbeck, Susan, Grigoreanu, Valentina, Park, Thomas H. This is the author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by Elsevier and can be found at: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/interacting-with-computers/. Close

• 2. [Article] Words Carried in with the Tide: Boundaries of Gender in FisherPoetry

  The FisherPoets Gathering is an annual event where expressive art performed exposes the explicit and implicit gender dynamics of the occupation of commercial fishing. Through these performances, women ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Words Carried in with the Tide: Boundaries of Gender in FisherPoetry Author: Meyer, Julianne Year: 2016 The FisherPoets Gathering is an annual event where expressive art performed exposes the explicit and implicit gender dynamics of the occupation of commercial fishing. Through these performances, women tackle gender issues that bridge the gap between the fishing industry and the event. Through performance and interactions with fellow female FisherPoets, the women validate themselves as fishermen and comment on the behavior of their male colleagues. These performance-based expressive art forms enable them to address the fishing industry’s gender power dynamics and begin to make social change. Title: Words Carried in with the Tide: Boundaries of Gender in FisherPoetry Author: Meyer, Julianne Year: 2016 The FisherPoets Gathering is an annual event where expressive art performed exposes the explicit and implicit gender dynamics of the occupation of commercial fishing. Through these performances, women tackle gender issues that bridge the gap between the fishing industry and the event. Through performance and interactions with fellow female FisherPoets, the women validate themselves as fishermen and comment on the behavior of their male colleagues. These performance-based expressive art forms enable them to address the fishing industry’s gender power dynamics and begin to make social change. Close

• 3. [Article] Gender and science identity and the visitor experience : looking closely at aquarium visitors

  In recent years, there has been an increased focus on identity and how it shapes visitor experience in free-choice learning (FCL) environments. Inquiry into how visitor's sex impacts identity and experience ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Gender and science identity and the visitor experience : looking closely at aquarium visitors Author: Robichaux, Laia C. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on identity and how it shapes visitor experience in free-choice learning (FCL) environments. Inquiry into how visitor's sex impacts identity and experience has yielded equivocal results. To date there has been no research into how the psychosocial construct of gender and gender identity influence visitor identity, experience, and science identity. This thesis set out to discover possible connections between and individual's visitor experience, visitor identity, free-time science activities, and science identity through the gender identity lens. The study took place at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon. The Personal Attributes Questionnaire (PAQ) was used to measure gender identity, and interviews were conducted to determine visitor experience, visitor identity, and science identity based on free-time science activities engaged in by the participants. Raw PAQ scores were statistically analyzed within the study population using standardized scores, which were then applied to the coded interview data. Links and "hints" were noted based on this analysis, and hypotheses for future research were formulated based on this data. Gender identity emerged as a useful construct that could broaden the FCL field's ability to understand the complexity of the visitor experience and explain some of the equivocal findings about traditional influences of sex in such settings. Although science identity did not emerge as an important variable, there are likely conceptual and measurement issues affecting these findings. The information gathered here and applied to research in the future, both in school and FCL settings, could lead to a deeper understanding of why there is still a gender gap in many science, mathematics, engineering, and technology fields. Title: Gender and science identity and the visitor experience : looking closely at aquarium visitors Author: Robichaux, Laia C. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on identity and how it shapes visitor experience in free-choice learning (FCL) environments. Inquiry into how visitor's sex impacts identity and experience has yielded equivocal results. To date there has been no research into how the psychosocial construct of gender and gender identity influence visitor identity, experience, and science identity. This thesis set out to discover possible connections between and individual's visitor experience, visitor identity, free-time science activities, and science identity through the gender identity lens. The study took place at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Oregon. The Personal Attributes Questionnaire (PAQ) was used to measure gender identity, and interviews were conducted to determine visitor experience, visitor identity, and science identity based on free-time science activities engaged in by the participants. Raw PAQ scores were statistically analyzed within the study population using standardized scores, which were then applied to the coded interview data. Links and "hints" were noted based on this analysis, and hypotheses for future research were formulated based on this data. Gender identity emerged as a useful construct that could broaden the FCL field's ability to understand the complexity of the visitor experience and explain some of the equivocal findings about traditional influences of sex in such settings. Although science identity did not emerge as an important variable, there are likely conceptual and measurement issues affecting these findings. The information gathered here and applied to research in the future, both in school and FCL settings, could lead to a deeper understanding of why there is still a gender gap in many science, mathematics, engineering, and technology fields. Close

• 4. [Article] It’s a Man’s World

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: It’s a Man’s World Author: Harris, Amy Title: It’s a Man’s World Author: Harris, Amy Close

• 5. [Article] "Born of ourselves" : gendered doubling and the femme fatale in Vernon Lee's ghost stories

  This thesis examines the characterization of the femme fatale and the implications of this trope for late-Victorian gender and sexuality in the ghost stories of female aesthete Vernon Lee. In her treatment ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: "Born of ourselves" : gendered doubling and the femme fatale in Vernon Lee's ghost stories Author: Delf, Liz This thesis examines the characterization of the femme fatale and the implications of this trope for late-Victorian gender and sexuality in the ghost stories of female aesthete Vernon Lee. In her treatment of the femme fatale figure, Lee both reinforces and complicates the image of the sexualized, often bestialized woman as an object for the male gaze by blurring the boundaries of gender, sex roles, and forms of empowerment. In closely examining these figures in Lee's work, I clarify the complexity and dynamism of Lee’s project as a woman on the threshold of a new century. Through close reading and analysis of the primary texts, as well as incorporation of secondary critical work and literary theory, I explore issues of doubling, androgyny, religion, and decadence in three fin de siècle stories. This thesis challenges the notion of Decadents and New Women as discrete categorizations, as well as recent critical attempts to claim Lee as a contemporary feminist. Acknowledging the liminality and ambivalence of Lee's writing and life, my project complicates and expands on our understanding of gender politics and literature at the end of the nineteenth century. Title: "Born of ourselves" : gendered doubling and the femme fatale in Vernon Lee's ghost stories Author: Delf, Liz This thesis examines the characterization of the femme fatale and the implications of this trope for late-Victorian gender and sexuality in the ghost stories of female aesthete Vernon Lee. In her treatment of the femme fatale figure, Lee both reinforces and complicates the image of the sexualized, often bestialized woman as an object for the male gaze by blurring the boundaries of gender, sex roles, and forms of empowerment. In closely examining these figures in Lee's work, I clarify the complexity and dynamism of Lee’s project as a woman on the threshold of a new century. Through close reading and analysis of the primary texts, as well as incorporation of secondary critical work and literary theory, I explore issues of doubling, androgyny, religion, and decadence in three fin de siècle stories. This thesis challenges the notion of Decadents and New Women as discrete categorizations, as well as recent critical attempts to claim Lee as a contemporary feminist. Acknowledging the liminality and ambivalence of Lee's writing and life, my project complicates and expands on our understanding of gender politics and literature at the end of the nineteenth century. Close

• 6. [Article] LACING SKATES AND UNLACING CORSETS: GENDER PLAY AND MULTIPLE FEMININITIES IN ROLLER DERBY AND NEO-BURLESQUE

  Lacing Skates and Unlacing Corsets: Gender Play and Multiple Femininities in Roller Derby and Neo-Burlesque. Contemporary roller derby and neo-burlesque, as an athletic sport and a framed staged performance ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: LACING SKATES AND UNLACING CORSETS: GENDER PLAY AND MULTIPLE FEMININITIES IN ROLLER DERBY AND NEO-BURLESQUE Author: Helweg-Larsen, Jules Year: 2017 Lacing Skates and Unlacing Corsets: Gender Play and Multiple Femininities in Roller Derby and Neo-Burlesque. Contemporary roller derby and neo-burlesque, as an athletic sport and a framed staged performance respectively, each provide a space that encourages gender play through interactions between participants and audience and the role of physical body. In this thesis, I discuss how each activity allows for a multiplicity of feminine identities and commentary by performers on the social and cultural expectations of women. Drawing on performance theory, ritual theory, and gender studies, along with fieldwork, I explore how this commentary comes from participants simultaneously critiquing and embracing those expectations in their performances through costuming, use of the body, and the presence of an audience who interpret the events. Title: LACING SKATES AND UNLACING CORSETS: GENDER PLAY AND MULTIPLE FEMININITIES IN ROLLER DERBY AND NEO-BURLESQUE Author: Helweg-Larsen, Jules Year: 2017 Lacing Skates and Unlacing Corsets: Gender Play and Multiple Femininities in Roller Derby and Neo-Burlesque. Contemporary roller derby and neo-burlesque, as an athletic sport and a framed staged performance respectively, each provide a space that encourages gender play through interactions between participants and audience and the role of physical body. In this thesis, I discuss how each activity allows for a multiplicity of feminine identities and commentary by performers on the social and cultural expectations of women. Drawing on performance theory, ritual theory, and gender studies, along with fieldwork, I explore how this commentary comes from participants simultaneously critiquing and embracing those expectations in their performances through costuming, use of the body, and the presence of an audience who interpret the events. Close

• 7. [Article] Confessing our sims : the construction of gender and sexuality among women ages 18-22 on MySpace.

  MySpace is a social network phenomenon with over 100 million profiles and a strong presence in over 24 countries. As digital media become more commonplace, social networks are becoming sites where women ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Confessing our sims : the construction of gender and sexuality among women ages 18-22 on MySpace. Author: Papaleo, November R. MySpace is a social network phenomenon with over 100 million profiles and a strong presence in over 24 countries. As digital media become more commonplace, social networks are becoming sites where women create and manage relationships and identities. This thesis is a study of how women ages 18-22 are constructing their gender and sexuality on the social network site MySpace. By using a rhetorical analysis of 58 MySpace profiles, this study identifies several themes, including the strong presence of horizontal hostility. Rather than functioning as a forum for women to challenge conventional gender roles, MySpace gives women an opportunity to perform femininity. These women are reinforcing the values associated with traditional femininity by competing for both social and romantic attentions in their autobiographical writings and profile photographs. Title: Confessing our sims : the construction of gender and sexuality among women ages 18-22 on MySpace. Author: Papaleo, November R. MySpace is a social network phenomenon with over 100 million profiles and a strong presence in over 24 countries. As digital media become more commonplace, social networks are becoming sites where women create and manage relationships and identities. This thesis is a study of how women ages 18-22 are constructing their gender and sexuality on the social network site MySpace. By using a rhetorical analysis of 58 MySpace profiles, this study identifies several themes, including the strong presence of horizontal hostility. Rather than functioning as a forum for women to challenge conventional gender roles, MySpace gives women an opportunity to perform femininity. These women are reinforcing the values associated with traditional femininity by competing for both social and romantic attentions in their autobiographical writings and profile photographs. Close

• 8. [Article] A Brief Report on Predicting Self-Harm: Is It Gender or Abuse that Matters?

  Self-harm, which consists of non-suicidal self-injury and attempted suicide, is a public health problem that is not well understood. There is conflicting evidence on the role of gender in predicting self-harm. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: A Brief Report on Predicting Self-Harm: Is It Gender or Abuse that Matters? Author: Becker-Blease, Kathryn, Freyd, Jennifer J., Gómez, Jennifer M. Self-harm, which consists of non-suicidal self-injury and attempted suicide, is a public health problem that is not well understood. There is conflicting evidence on the role of gender in predicting self-harm. Abuse history also is a potentially relevant factor to explore, as it is related to both gender and self-harm. In the current study, we hypothesized that abuse history, as opposed to gender, would predict self-harm. Three hundred ninety-seven undergraduates completed a self-report survey that assessed abuse history, non-suicidal self-injury, and attempted suicide. The results suggested that abuse history predicted non-suicidal self-injury and attempted suicide. These findings can inform clinical interventions, as they reinforce the importance of including abuse history in the conceptualizations and treatment of self-harm. Title: A Brief Report on Predicting Self-Harm: Is It Gender or Abuse that Matters? Author: Becker-Blease, Kathryn, Freyd, Jennifer J., Gómez, Jennifer M. Self-harm, which consists of non-suicidal self-injury and attempted suicide, is a public health problem that is not well understood. There is conflicting evidence on the role of gender in predicting self-harm. Abuse history also is a potentially relevant factor to explore, as it is related to both gender and self-harm. In the current study, we hypothesized that abuse history, as opposed to gender, would predict self-harm. Three hundred ninety-seven undergraduates completed a self-report survey that assessed abuse history, non-suicidal self-injury, and attempted suicide. The results suggested that abuse history predicted non-suicidal self-injury and attempted suicide. These findings can inform clinical interventions, as they reinforce the importance of including abuse history in the conceptualizations and treatment of self-harm. Close

• 9. [Article] Gender-Dependent Mechanisms of Alpha-Tocopherol Protection from Benzo[a]pyrene Exposure in Rats

  Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), including benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), are environmental pollutants linked to increased disease susceptibilities. Alpha-Tocopherol (αT) supplementation decreases B[a]P-DNA ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Gender-Dependent Mechanisms of Alpha-Tocopherol Protection from Benzo[a]pyrene Exposure in Rats Author: Crimp, Caitlin A. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), including benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), are environmental pollutants linked to increased disease susceptibilities. Alpha-Tocopherol (αT) supplementation decreases B[a]P-DNA adducts in smokers, particularly women; but the mechanism is unknown. To test the hypothesis that αT protection from B[a]P exposure is gender-dependent, male and female rats received 7 daily subcutaneous (SQ) injections of αT (100 mg αT/ kg body wt) or vehicle, followed by a single intraperitoneal injection of B[a]P (20 mg/kg, spiked with 3H-B[a]P) on day 9. Urine and bile were collected pre- and post-B[a]P; plasma and tissues were collected 5 or 24 h post-B[a]P. αT supplementation increased αT levels to a greater extent in females than in males. Compared to vehicle, αT supplementation increased total urinary and biliary excretion of B[a]P and/or B[a]P metabolites more than 2.5-fold in females, but decreased total excretion in males (p<0.05). αT prevented B[a]P-induced increases in urine 8-isoprostanes (males) and decreased tissue malondialdehyde levels in a tissue- and gender-dependent manner. Thus, αT protection from B[a]P exposure is gender-dependent and occurs by both antioxidant and non-antioxidant mechanisms. Further elucidation of the mechanism(s) of αT protection against environmental toxins may lead to the development of protective strategies for occupational PAH exposures. Title: Gender-Dependent Mechanisms of Alpha-Tocopherol Protection from Benzo[a]pyrene Exposure in Rats Author: Crimp, Caitlin A. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), including benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P), are environmental pollutants linked to increased disease susceptibilities. Alpha-Tocopherol (αT) supplementation decreases B[a]P-DNA adducts in smokers, particularly women; but the mechanism is unknown. To test the hypothesis that αT protection from B[a]P exposure is gender-dependent, male and female rats received 7 daily subcutaneous (SQ) injections of αT (100 mg αT/ kg body wt) or vehicle, followed by a single intraperitoneal injection of B[a]P (20 mg/kg, spiked with 3H-B[a]P) on day 9. Urine and bile were collected pre- and post-B[a]P; plasma and tissues were collected 5 or 24 h post-B[a]P. αT supplementation increased αT levels to a greater extent in females than in males. Compared to vehicle, αT supplementation increased total urinary and biliary excretion of B[a]P and/or B[a]P metabolites more than 2.5-fold in females, but decreased total excretion in males (p<0.05). αT prevented B[a]P-induced increases in urine 8-isoprostanes (males) and decreased tissue malondialdehyde levels in a tissue- and gender-dependent manner. Thus, αT protection from B[a]P exposure is gender-dependent and occurs by both antioxidant and non-antioxidant mechanisms. Further elucidation of the mechanism(s) of αT protection against environmental toxins may lead to the development of protective strategies for occupational PAH exposures. Close

• 10. [Article] Caught in the act : casting myself as a performing writer in rhetoric and writing studies

  The following thesis explores the potential for autoethnography to serve as an enabling method for developing a grounded understanding of literacy, performance, gender and sexuality. As autoethnographic ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Caught in the act : casting myself as a performing writer in rhetoric and writing studies Author: Dieter, Thomas Edward The following thesis explores the potential for autoethnography to serve as an enabling method for developing a grounded understanding of literacy, performance, gender and sexuality. As autoethnographic writing insists that even the seemingly most personal aspects of a researcher's character are deeply embedded in larger political and sociocultural narratives, this thesis suggests that writers can productively use autoethnography to enrich their understanding of the matrices of self and other. The first chapter examines some of the uses and understandings of this method in rhetoric and writing studies as well as some of its intersections with other scholarly pursuits. The second chapter continues by offering the author's own autoethnography, centering on his literacy development as a performer and gender-marked person. The final chapter concludes by asserting that autoethnography, at its best, catches writers "in the act" in important ways, resisting universalizing and homogenizing claims and bringing to the fore previously marginalized stories about performance and gender. Title: Caught in the act : casting myself as a performing writer in rhetoric and writing studies Author: Dieter, Thomas Edward The following thesis explores the potential for autoethnography to serve as an enabling method for developing a grounded understanding of literacy, performance, gender and sexuality. As autoethnographic writing insists that even the seemingly most personal aspects of a researcher's character are deeply embedded in larger political and sociocultural narratives, this thesis suggests that writers can productively use autoethnography to enrich their understanding of the matrices of self and other. The first chapter examines some of the uses and understandings of this method in rhetoric and writing studies as well as some of its intersections with other scholarly pursuits. The second chapter continues by offering the author's own autoethnography, centering on his literacy development as a performer and gender-marked person. The final chapter concludes by asserting that autoethnography, at its best, catches writers "in the act" in important ways, resisting universalizing and homogenizing claims and bringing to the fore previously marginalized stories about performance and gender. Close

• 11. [Article] “To make you see”: Narrating identity, gender, and empire in The Good Soldier and Heart of Darkness

  In Heart of Darkness and The Good Soldier, Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford employ the narrative subjectivity inherent in their Impressionist technique to provide insight into the often-irrational processes ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: “To make you see”: Narrating identity, gender, and empire in The Good Soldier and Heart of Darkness Author: Jones, Molly M. In Heart of Darkness and The Good Soldier, Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford employ the narrative subjectivity inherent in their Impressionist technique to provide insight into the often-irrational processes through which political and individual identities are constructed through narrative. Contrary to traditional readings of Impressionism as a strictly aesthetic and politically neutral technique, I contend that Ford and Conrad developed their artistic method for highly political purposes. Both Ford and Conrad criticized the colonial mission and recognized that Victorian imperial ideology is instilled in the public through language, not only in individual interactions but also in the widely-circulated propaganda of the press and popular literature of the time. The two novelists respond to this dogma with an artistic technique that resists such simplistic moralizing and instead aims to honestly depict the processes by which imperfect and subjective individuals negotiate identity in the context of culture. Of such processes, this paper focuses most specifically on the act of gendering, for the performance of gender is an aspect of selfhood in which the intersection of national and individual identity is especially visible. Indeed, the concept of gender in this age was highly political. The formation of a national imperial identity rested on a construct of masculinity in which male community develops through exploration and conquest, and the ideal man’s dominance manifests itself not only in his possession of women and territory, but also in the self-possession acquired through his control of language. This paper explores the means through which Ford and Conrad interrogate the construct of imperial masculinity in their portrayal of a subjective narrator’s appropriation of traditional Victorian narrative conventions and ideology as he negotiates his identity. Through the narrators’ flawed, illogical, yet often oddly persuasive assessments, Ford and Conrad not only provide insight into the processes of delusion, rationalization, and distortion through which all individuals make sense of their surroundings, they also criticize the seduction of language and the imperial ideology of which Marlow and Dowell are products. . Despite their apparent reflectiveness, the narrators’ loyalty to eloquent, masculine figures proves their conformity and thus their complicity in the cruelty and horror that their idols’ rhetoric masks. Title: “To make you see”: Narrating identity, gender, and empire in The Good Soldier and Heart of Darkness Author: Jones, Molly M. In Heart of Darkness and The Good Soldier, Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Ford employ the narrative subjectivity inherent in their Impressionist technique to provide insight into the often-irrational processes through which political and individual identities are constructed through narrative. Contrary to traditional readings of Impressionism as a strictly aesthetic and politically neutral technique, I contend that Ford and Conrad developed their artistic method for highly political purposes. Both Ford and Conrad criticized the colonial mission and recognized that Victorian imperial ideology is instilled in the public through language, not only in individual interactions but also in the widely-circulated propaganda of the press and popular literature of the time. The two novelists respond to this dogma with an artistic technique that resists such simplistic moralizing and instead aims to honestly depict the processes by which imperfect and subjective individuals negotiate identity in the context of culture. Of such processes, this paper focuses most specifically on the act of gendering, for the performance of gender is an aspect of selfhood in which the intersection of national and individual identity is especially visible. Indeed, the concept of gender in this age was highly political. The formation of a national imperial identity rested on a construct of masculinity in which male community develops through exploration and conquest, and the ideal man’s dominance manifests itself not only in his possession of women and territory, but also in the self-possession acquired through his control of language. This paper explores the means through which Ford and Conrad interrogate the construct of imperial masculinity in their portrayal of a subjective narrator’s appropriation of traditional Victorian narrative conventions and ideology as he negotiates his identity. Through the narrators’ flawed, illogical, yet often oddly persuasive assessments, Ford and Conrad not only provide insight into the processes of delusion, rationalization, and distortion through which all individuals make sense of their surroundings, they also criticize the seduction of language and the imperial ideology of which Marlow and Dowell are products. . Despite their apparent reflectiveness, the narrators’ loyalty to eloquent, masculine figures proves their conformity and thus their complicity in the cruelty and horror that their idols’ rhetoric masks. Close

• 12. [Article] Occupational and Gendered Differences Between Firefighter/Paramedics and Emergency Room Nurses

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Occupational and Gendered Differences Between Firefighter/Paramedics and Emergency Room Nurses Author: Bryant, Wesley Year: 2017 24 slides Title: Occupational and Gendered Differences Between Firefighter/Paramedics and Emergency Room Nurses Author: Bryant, Wesley Year: 2017 24 slides Close

• 13. [Article] Foreclosing Possibility in Virtual Worlds: An Exploration of Language, Space, and Bodies in the Simulation of Gender and Minecraft

  This thesis is a textual analysis and discourse analysis that examines the social and programmatic construction of the videogame Minecraft by interrogating how code, design, and fan modifications limit ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Foreclosing Possibility in Virtual Worlds: An Exploration of Language, Space, and Bodies in the Simulation of Gender and Minecraft Author: Bull, Iris Year: 2014 This thesis is a textual analysis and discourse analysis that examines the social and programmatic construction of the videogame Minecraft by interrogating how code, design, and fan modifications limit and facilitate play in and outside the game. This thesis will argue that the constitution of gender--and subjectivity, more broadly--is reflected in the language, space, and bodies that shape the boundaries of the virtual world. What makes a player "cyborgian" when they embody a virtual avatar may have less to do the abstraction of agency into a computerized self and more to do with the way in which humans create and maintain conduits to exist between worlds that are both digital and material. Title: Foreclosing Possibility in Virtual Worlds: An Exploration of Language, Space, and Bodies in the Simulation of Gender and Minecraft Author: Bull, Iris Year: 2014 This thesis is a textual analysis and discourse analysis that examines the social and programmatic construction of the videogame Minecraft by interrogating how code, design, and fan modifications limit and facilitate play in and outside the game. This thesis will argue that the constitution of gender--and subjectivity, more broadly--is reflected in the language, space, and bodies that shape the boundaries of the virtual world. What makes a player "cyborgian" when they embody a virtual avatar may have less to do the abstraction of agency into a computerized self and more to do with the way in which humans create and maintain conduits to exist between worlds that are both digital and material. Close

• 14. [Article] Understanding the Livelihoods of Women in the Local Foodscape: A Case Study of Accra, Ghana

  Women farmers in Accra, Ghana function in spaces that are delineated by gendered social, political and economic structures. It is essential for planners and policymakers to understand the gender dynamics ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Understanding the Livelihoods of Women in the Local Foodscape: A Case Study of Accra, Ghana Author: Johnson, Lacey Year: 2015 Women farmers in Accra, Ghana function in spaces that are delineated by gendered social, political and economic structures. It is essential for planners and policymakers to understand the gender dynamics involved, so as not to increase burdens on women's productive and reproductive roles on urban farms. This thesis problematizes the solitary subject of urban women in development, situating them into the context of Accra's urban and peri-urban spaces. My research draws on feminist theory to highlight the intersectionalities of women in Accra and the way that their individual experiences are impacted by homogenous development frameworks. The case study examines the role of urban and peri-urban agriculture in addressing the needs of women farmers in Accra. The findings of this study acknowledge various forms of empowerment and autonomy that women experience as urban farmers in Accra, and they highlight how the hybridity of urban agriculture is challenging mainstream urban development. Title: Understanding the Livelihoods of Women in the Local Foodscape: A Case Study of Accra, Ghana Author: Johnson, Lacey Year: 2015 Women farmers in Accra, Ghana function in spaces that are delineated by gendered social, political and economic structures. It is essential for planners and policymakers to understand the gender dynamics involved, so as not to increase burdens on women's productive and reproductive roles on urban farms. This thesis problematizes the solitary subject of urban women in development, situating them into the context of Accra's urban and peri-urban spaces. My research draws on feminist theory to highlight the intersectionalities of women in Accra and the way that their individual experiences are impacted by homogenous development frameworks. The case study examines the role of urban and peri-urban agriculture in addressing the needs of women farmers in Accra. The findings of this study acknowledge various forms of empowerment and autonomy that women experience as urban farmers in Accra, and they highlight how the hybridity of urban agriculture is challenging mainstream urban development. Close

• 15. [Article] Engendering the Metabolic Rift: A Feminist Political Ecology of Agrofuels

  This thesis analyzes the gendered impacts of plant-based alternatives to petroleum, commonly called biofuels. Synthesizing case studies, scientific research and policies papers, this theoretical work adopts ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Engendering the Metabolic Rift: A Feminist Political Ecology of Agrofuels Author: Dockstader, Sue Year: 2012 This thesis analyzes the gendered impacts of plant-based alternatives to petroleum, commonly called biofuels. Synthesizing case studies, scientific research and policies papers, this theoretical work adopts the term “agrofuels” coined by the peasant organization La Vía Campesina to reflect the true nature of these commodities – one of dispossession and ecological destruction. This paper documents the falsity of the claim that the fuels are “sustainable” by presenting facts linking them to deforestation, loss and pollution of water sources, destruction of important biodiversity and the knowledge that maintains this diversity, as well as economic exploitation. Most importantly, I verify that the adoption of agrofuel expansion exacerbates gendered patterns of exclusion and, in most cases, worsens women’s positions within the communities targeted for feedstock production with regard to land tenure, household energy maintenance, independent income and physical integrity. Title: Engendering the Metabolic Rift: A Feminist Political Ecology of Agrofuels Author: Dockstader, Sue Year: 2012 This thesis analyzes the gendered impacts of plant-based alternatives to petroleum, commonly called biofuels. Synthesizing case studies, scientific research and policies papers, this theoretical work adopts the term “agrofuels” coined by the peasant organization La Vía Campesina to reflect the true nature of these commodities – one of dispossession and ecological destruction. This paper documents the falsity of the claim that the fuels are “sustainable” by presenting facts linking them to deforestation, loss and pollution of water sources, destruction of important biodiversity and the knowledge that maintains this diversity, as well as economic exploitation. Most importantly, I verify that the adoption of agrofuel expansion exacerbates gendered patterns of exclusion and, in most cases, worsens women’s positions within the communities targeted for feedstock production with regard to land tenure, household energy maintenance, independent income and physical integrity. Close

• 16. [Article] Muscle & money : determining the relationship between occupational physical demands and individual earning power

  Women are economically disadvantaged in most U.S. labor markets, demonstrated by a persistent gender wage gap. The relative wage discrepancy can be understood as a result of labor market conditions, human ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Muscle & money : determining the relationship between occupational physical demands and individual earning power Author: O'Neill, Elizabeth A. Women are economically disadvantaged in most U.S. labor markets, demonstrated by a persistent gender wage gap. The relative wage discrepancy can be understood as a result of labor market conditions, human capital investments, and gender discrimination. To determine if the wage gap could be decreased, I use classical regression modeling to examine how physically demanding occupations affect women’s and men’s earnings. I control for a range of variables indicating employee investments in human capital, demand-side characteristics including occupational physical demands, and factors representing cultural constraints and institutional bias. Using the Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement from March 2006 for Oregon and Washington combined with the Directory of Occupational Titles from the United States Department of Labor, I examine if individual earning power would be higher for workers in physically demanding occupations as compared to those in non-physically demanding occupations. Results show that women in the Pacific Northwest are economically disadvantaged, even after controlling for theoretically based wage determinants. Some occupational physical demands do increase wage, such as climbing and strength within a goods-based occupation, however most of these demands are only relevant for male-dominated occupations. Women may earn more money if they infiltrate male-dominated occupations requiring physical demands. Effective local and state level government policies may be fostered to recruit and retain non-college educated women into physically demanding jobs. However, these solutions are temporary because once an occupation has more women employed, the wages are likely to decrease for all workers. While no easy solution exists, it is my hope that lessening the societal constructions which limit women’s occupational opportunities will not only lessen the gender wage gap, but work to address a systemic bias against women. Title: Muscle & money : determining the relationship between occupational physical demands and individual earning power Author: O'Neill, Elizabeth A. Women are economically disadvantaged in most U.S. labor markets, demonstrated by a persistent gender wage gap. The relative wage discrepancy can be understood as a result of labor market conditions, human capital investments, and gender discrimination. To determine if the wage gap could be decreased, I use classical regression modeling to examine how physically demanding occupations affect women’s and men’s earnings. I control for a range of variables indicating employee investments in human capital, demand-side characteristics including occupational physical demands, and factors representing cultural constraints and institutional bias. Using the Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement from March 2006 for Oregon and Washington combined with the Directory of Occupational Titles from the United States Department of Labor, I examine if individual earning power would be higher for workers in physically demanding occupations as compared to those in non-physically demanding occupations. Results show that women in the Pacific Northwest are economically disadvantaged, even after controlling for theoretically based wage determinants. Some occupational physical demands do increase wage, such as climbing and strength within a goods-based occupation, however most of these demands are only relevant for male-dominated occupations. Women may earn more money if they infiltrate male-dominated occupations requiring physical demands. Effective local and state level government policies may be fostered to recruit and retain non-college educated women into physically demanding jobs. However, these solutions are temporary because once an occupation has more women employed, the wages are likely to decrease for all workers. While no easy solution exists, it is my hope that lessening the societal constructions which limit women’s occupational opportunities will not only lessen the gender wage gap, but work to address a systemic bias against women. Close

• 17. [Article] Molly Jones Undergraduate Thesis.docx

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Molly Jones Undergraduate Thesis.docx Author: Jones, Molly M. Title: Molly Jones Undergraduate Thesis.docx Author: Jones, Molly M. Close

• 18. [Article] Molly Jones Undergraduate Thesis.pdf

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Molly Jones Undergraduate Thesis.pdf Author: Jones, Molly M. Title: Molly Jones Undergraduate Thesis.pdf Author: Jones, Molly M. Close

• 19. [Article] Gender and race stereotypes in advertisements in Science, 2004-2006

  This study documents the occurrence of stereotypical representations of gender, race, and other characteristics in individuals that appear in advertisements in the prestigious academic journal Science. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Gender and race stereotypes in advertisements in Science, 2004-2006 Author: Atwood-Wheeler, Kathryn This study documents the occurrence of stereotypical representations of gender, race, and other characteristics in individuals that appear in advertisements in the prestigious academic journal Science. It repeats and expands upon a study conducted by Mary Barbercheck (2001) that analyzed advertisements in Science between 1995 and 1997. In this study, advertisements larger than one third of a page that contained a human figure (N=1809) were analyzed in terms of perceived race, gender, occupation, and social characteristics of the individuals shown in all 154 issues of Science published from 2004 through 2006. Relevant occupation and social characteristics of the individuals were identified; specifically it was noted if the individuals appeared to be a scientist, a scientific hero or expert, an athlete, a "nerd" or nonconformist, or a caregiver of a child. Additionally, the use of the words simple/easy and efficient/fast/reliable/accurate in these advertisements was tracked. Every appropriate advertisement was included in the analysis each time it appeared, which allowed a complete and thorough examination of the trends reveled in the advertisements. These data were contrasted with Barbercheck's 1995 through 1997 data in order to reveal how the use of stereotypes in advertisements in Science has changed since the late 1990s. Analyses indicate that scientific advertisements increasingly portray a diverse population. However, social stereotypes and historical dominance of the sciences by certain social groups within the United States continue to be represented in these advertisements, emphasizing how social and cultural norms significantly inform and reflect the manner in which scientific advertisements are composed. Title: Gender and race stereotypes in advertisements in Science, 2004-2006 Author: Atwood-Wheeler, Kathryn This study documents the occurrence of stereotypical representations of gender, race, and other characteristics in individuals that appear in advertisements in the prestigious academic journal Science. It repeats and expands upon a study conducted by Mary Barbercheck (2001) that analyzed advertisements in Science between 1995 and 1997. In this study, advertisements larger than one third of a page that contained a human figure (N=1809) were analyzed in terms of perceived race, gender, occupation, and social characteristics of the individuals shown in all 154 issues of Science published from 2004 through 2006. Relevant occupation and social characteristics of the individuals were identified; specifically it was noted if the individuals appeared to be a scientist, a scientific hero or expert, an athlete, a "nerd" or nonconformist, or a caregiver of a child. Additionally, the use of the words simple/easy and efficient/fast/reliable/accurate in these advertisements was tracked. Every appropriate advertisement was included in the analysis each time it appeared, which allowed a complete and thorough examination of the trends reveled in the advertisements. These data were contrasted with Barbercheck's 1995 through 1997 data in order to reveal how the use of stereotypes in advertisements in Science has changed since the late 1990s. Analyses indicate that scientific advertisements increasingly portray a diverse population. However, social stereotypes and historical dominance of the sciences by certain social groups within the United States continue to be represented in these advertisements, emphasizing how social and cultural norms significantly inform and reflect the manner in which scientific advertisements are composed. Close

• 20. [Article] Community Based Fisheries Management in The Coastal Area of Bangladesh With Emphasis on Gender

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  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Community Based Fisheries Management in The Coastal Area of Bangladesh With Emphasis on Gender Author: Kibria, Md. Ghulam, Kabir, Md. Enamul, Mowla, Runia Research Paper Title: Community Based Fisheries Management in The Coastal Area of Bangladesh With Emphasis on Gender Author: Kibria, Md. Ghulam, Kabir, Md. Enamul, Mowla, Runia Research Paper Close