MD-SOAR: Recent submissions
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Frequency following response (FFR): examining variability of this complex response
(2017-10-19)One aspect of the frequency-following response (FFR) which reflects neural representation of pitch at the level of the brainstem that has proven difficult to explain is the significant amount of variability seen in the ... -
Geopolitics from below: Student perceptions of contemporary US-Turkey relations
(The Arab World Geographer, 2008)This paper analyzes a survey involving 288 participants from three Turkish universities (Sabanci University, Gebze Institute of Technology, and Istanbul University) that was carried out to evaluate and analyze students’ ... -
Geopolitics from above: A review of US-Turkey bilateral relations, 1947-2006
(The Arab World Geographer, 2008)This paper analyzes geopolitical changes and continuity in bilateral relations between Turkey and the United States from the Truman Doctrine in 1947 to the present. While the relationship was referred to as an “alliance” ... -
Exploring location patterns of gasoline stations on Virginia’s Eastern Shore: Field logistics and lessons learned
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Gasoline station morphology on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
(Southeastern Geographer, 2013)Gasoline stations are a ubiquitous component of the modern built environment. Gasoline stations are largely included within people’s daily spatial routines given the nature of modern transportation, particularly in mobile ... -
Marginalization of sunset firms in regime coalitions: A social network analysis
(Regional Studies, 2010)Marginalization of sunset firms in regime coalitions: a social network analysis, Regional Studies. Business leaders and organizations are central to the formation and maintenance of urban regimes. Business communities are ... -
Geographers mobilize: A network-diffusion analysis of the campaign to free Ghazi-Walid Falah
(Antipode, 2010)In summer 2006, Professor Ghazi-Walid Falah, a political geographer and editor-in-chief of the journal Arab World Geographer, was arrested by Israeli police after taking photographs of rural landscapes in Northern Galilee. ... -
Regime network restructuring in Akron, Ohio, 1975-2009: A longitudinal social network analysis
(Growth and Change, 2012)The purpose of this paper is to explore the impacts of extra-local economic and political forces on the business community participants of the governing regime coalition in Akron, Ohio, and in turn, how other regime partners ... -
Business community structures and urban regimes: A comparative analysis
(Journal of Urban Affairs, 2007)Regime theorists often present business interests as coherent and unified communities with unitary interests. A central principle of regime theory, however, is that business elites tend to occupy privileged positions within ... -
Yes, We’re Fishing—In Rough Waters for Hard-to-Find Fish
(Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2013-03)In their focal article, Ruggs et al. (2013) outline the missed opportunities for researchers within industrial–organizational (I–O) psychology in examining marginalized employees. The authors identify seven groups as having ... -
Inequality of Opportunity in the U.S.A.
(The Baltimore Sun, 2015-07-02)We like to tell ourselves stories about the virtues of America, particularly as Independence Day rolls around each year. There is, perhaps, no better example than the story we tell our children that no matter your race, ... -
How Would They Ever Learn Better? The Sedition Act, the McCarran Internal Security Act, and Congressional Failure
(Northwestern Journal of International Affairs, 2008)The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 created a United States very intolerant of dissent. This article argues that Congress should have taken to heart the lessons of the Alien and Sedition Acts when enacting legislation like ... -
Negotiating Therapeutic Alliances with a Family at Impasse: An Evidence-Based Case Study
(American Psychological Association, 2013-09-23)To bridge the science–practice gap, the APA Presidential Task Force endorsed the publication of evidence-based case studies, but to date, there have been few such investigations of conjoint family therapy. To fill this ... -
Explore Baltimore, Hon! Arts, Culture, Nature and Sports
(College and Research Libraries News, 2016-12)Those who have never been to Baltimore may be surprised by the rich and eclectic cultural life present in this city. Oozing with history, local pride, and ethnic diversity, there is truly something for everyone here. A ... -
Teaching Information Literacy via Social Media: An Exploration of Connectivism
(Library Philosophy and Practice, 2016)College students increasingly use social media channels to access the information they need. Although search engines are still the most frequently used method of information retrieval, 95% of recent college graduates also ... -
#1ReasonWhy: Game Communities and the Invisible Woman
(Foundations of Digital Games, 2014-04)As Cliff Bleszinski [6] states in his blog post the video game community has its own type of religious police charged with enforcing a doctrine regarding gender representation within the gaming community. From the difficulties ... -
Dating Amy Farrah Fowler: Essentializing Femininity and Othering Women in STEM
(16th Annual Meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers, 2015-10)Amy Farrah Fowler is one of the standout female characters of The Big Bang Theory. Amy is a dedicated neuroscientist and is often characterized as being the female equivalent to Sheldon’s presentation of male geekiness. ... -
‘Benefit of Clergy’ in Maryland and Virginia
(The American Journal of Legal History, 1990-01)Many historians know of the famous trial of British soldiers involved in the "Boston Massacre" of March 5, 1770, after which two of the soldiers received "benefit of clergy."' Before the justices of the Superior Court of ... -
Exploring Actor–Partner Interdependence in Family Therapy: Whose View (Parent or Adolescent) Best Predicts Treatment Progress?
(Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2012)Predictions of family therapy outcome consistently vary depending on which client rates the alliance. We used the actor–partner interdependence model (Kenny, Kashy, & Cook, 2006) to test the interdependence of parents’ and ... -
When political comedy turns personal: humor types, audience evaluations, and attitudes
(Howard Journal of Communications, 2014-02)This study examines the impact of diverse comedy types on relevant political attitudes and what happens when the comedy content moves beyond the political to focus on personal attributes that are beyond a politician’s ...