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Cervical Cancer Screenings in Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals: Evidence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2018-2019
(2021-04)
Background:
The rate of new cervical cancer cases and cervical cancer deaths in the United States has declined in the last fifty years due to the widespread use of cervical cancer screenings known as Papanicolaou (Pap) ...
An Analysis on Mental Illness and Substance Use among Justice-Involved Individuals: Insights from the National Survey of Drug Use and Health
(2021-04)
Importance: Although prior research has documented higher rates of incarceration among sexual minorities, little research has examined the intersections of the justice-involved and sexual minority populations. Research is ...
WOMEN IN THE TRENCHES: THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES IN NASHVILLE, TN
(2021)
Since the COVID-19 pandemic officially began in March 2020, risks and rates of domestic violence (DV) have unilaterally risen across the globe in correspondence with lockdown procedures. Aside from administering a singular ...
Controversy Over the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypothyroidism
(2021-04)
This study surveys clinicians’ hypothyroidism diagnosis and treatment practices and their
opinions on current diagnostic standards. By distributing a redcap survey, the study ascertained
whether practicing clinicians ...
How Newspaper Headlines Reflected and Reinforced Political Divides on Mask-Wearing During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2021-04-27)
This thesis discusses the politicization of Coronavirus pandemic 2019 (COVID-19) through a case study of the politicization of mask-wearing during the first six months of its presence in the United States, from January ...
CHARACTERISTICS OF VOCAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN RELATION TO HIERARCHICAL TEMPORAL CLUSTERING
(2021-04)
The current study explores the vocal interactions of parents and children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through a novel measure of hierarchical acoustic clustering in order to better understand the specific ...
AN EVALUATION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL, CLASSROOM, AND INTERPERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF BLACK HETEROSEXUAL AND LGBTQ+ STUDENTS AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
(2021)
The issues that disproportionately affect Black students at Vanderbilt University are broad, and they are many. Social media discussions, Campus Climate Surveys, and student-organized petitions have all called on University ...
The Effect of Ownership on Length of Stay and Total Charges for Hospital Inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment
(2016-04-29)
The purpose of this study is to determine if hospital ownership has an effect on economic factors
and quality outcomes related to inpatient substance abuse treatment. The study examines these
factors through analyzing ...