Browsing by Subject "Trauma"
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Examining Family Separation Through Narratives of Family, Migration, and Separation Among Deported Mexican-U.S. Family Members
(2019-12-06)Family separation entered the U.S. political mainstream in the spring of 2018 when the Trump administration began separating thousands of migrant families at the U.S.-Mexico border. While this policy is the first of its ... -
Fictions of Trauma: The Problem of Representation in Novels by East and Central European Women Writing in German
(2013)This dissertation focuses on the fictional narratives of Eastern and Central European women authors writing in German and explores the ways in which historical and political trauma shapes their approach to narrative. By ... -
Fighting for Life: War Trauma, Healing, and Ritual Communities in the American Pacific Northwest
(2022)This dissertation traces the complex connections between violence, trauma, healing, and medicalization in North America. The project connects to conversations in medical anthropology and American studies, and intersects ... -
Healthcare Experiences, Needs, and Strategies of Survivors of Violence
(2018)The long-term and multi-faceted consequences of trauma are well documented and health conditions associated with traumatic life events are often those that benefit from early and regular attention from a healthcare provider. ... -
Injury characteristics and their association with clinical complications among emergency care patients in Tanzania.
(African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence, 2022-12)<h4>Background</h4>Over 5 million people annually die from injuries and millions more sustain non-fatal injuries requiring medical care. Ninety percent of injury deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). ... -
Isolation and characterization of mesenchymal stem cells in orthopaedics and the emergence of compact bone mesenchymal stem cells as a promising surgical adjunct.
(World journal of stem cells, 2020-11)The potential clinical and economic impact of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy is immense. MSCs act through multiple pathways: (1) as "trophic" cells, secreting various factors that are immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, ... -
Óscar Romero's Theological, Hermeneutical, and Pastoral Framework for Preaching to Traumatized Communities
(2022)This dissertation studies Monsignor Óscar Romero’s theological, hermeneutical, and pastoral approach to preaching to the suffering and wounded people of El Salvador from 1977 to 1980 while he was the Archbishop of San Salvador. ... -
Queer Women's Activism in China: Trauma, Sociality, and Confrontational Politics
(2021)In an ethnography of queer women’s (lala) activism in China, I tell the story of a social movement from its effusive beginning to disillusionment and pose the difficult question of what went wrong. I trace the dissolution ... -
Shattered Moments: The Fall From My 30-Foot Pedestal
(2015-05-19)Part One of my final project consists of a series of creative non-fiction stories detailing a traumatic accident I experienced in 2009. The stories examine my physical recovery and reflect on my emotional recovery process. ... -
“They’ve got power up the waz”: Border Enforcement as Collective Trauma Among Retirees in Southern Arizona
(2020-04-28)Over 3,200 migrants have died in the borderlands of southern Arizona as a result of the last three decades of United Stated border enforcement policy. This project evaluates the impact of violent border enforcement activities, ... -
Trauma Center Efficacy: Certification Status and its Effect on Traffic Fatalities at Varying Radii
(2013-04-15)The goal of the paper is to better inform policy makers on the optimal placement of trauma center facilities. I examine the effect of Californian trauma centers vs. standard emergency departments on traffic fatalities for ...
