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The Migration Period (375 to 568 CE) of Central and Eastern Europe was a tumultuous time politically, culturally, and socially. Historical and archaeological evidence provide support for the large-scale movement of multiple tribes and groups, including the Gepids and Avars, although biogeochemical evidence for mobility is currently limited. Mobility has impacts on individual and group health, identity, and has socio-political …
Graduate Thesis and DissertationThis thesis investigates testimonies of three female authors from Latin America and the Middle East through scriptotherapy narratives which “give voice to previously repressed memories” (Smith and Watson 29). Through the genre of autobiography, women have an opportunity to showcase acts of resistance towards the inner turmoil of colonial trauma that has been brought upon their existence. The only way …
Graduate Thesis and DissertationCoarse outcomes of prescribed fires are well-understood, but fine scale impacts on many assemblages are still unknown. When fire approaches, animals escape to unburned areas, hide in place, or are killed by fire. These represent testable hypotheses that I explore for a common treefrog species. Treefrogs are unique in their reliance on uplands and three-dimensional landscape composition, making them a …
Graduate Thesis and DissertationPredicting individual mobility behavior is one of the major steps of transportation planning models. Accurate prediction of individual mobility behavior will be beneficial for transportation planning. Although previous studies have used different data sources to model individual mobility behaviors, they have several limitations such as the lack of complete mobility sequences and travel mode information, limiting our ability to accurately …
Graduate Thesis and DissertationLimited research has assessed the lived experiences of juveniles during the Nubian Meroitic Period (300 BCE–350 CE). Therefore, the focus of this research is to examine dietary patterns throughout development of elite juveniles from Sai Island, Sudan to identify if dietary variations exist that may be a result of social identity differences within the juvenile population. Carbon and nitrogen stable …
Graduate Thesis and DissertationTooth Farmer is a 2-minute hybrid animated short film combining stop-motion puppetry with a 3D environment. Tooth Farmer is important to me because I have been developing it for 4 years now and getting closer to my goal of creating a successful stop-motion armature puppet that has the durability to be used for an entire stop-motion short. The story is …
Graduate Thesis and Dissertation