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Despite the breadth of studies investigating ecosystem development, an underlying theory guiding this process remains elusive. Several principles have been proposed to explain ecosystem development, though few have garnered broad support in the literature. I used boreal wetland soils as a study system to test a notable goal oriented principle: The Maximum Power Principle (MPP). The MPP posits that ecosystems, and in fact all energy systems, develop to maximize power production or the rate of energy production. I conducted theoretical and empirical investigations to test the MPP in northern wetlands.
Permafrost degradation is leading to rapid wetland formation in northern peatland ecosystems, altering the role of these ecosystems in the global carbon cycle. I reviewed the literature on the history of the MPP theory, including tracing its origins to The Second Law of Thermodynamics. To empirically test the MPP, I collected soils along a gradient of ecosystem development and: 1) quantified the rate of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production--literally cellular energy--to test the MPP; 2) quantified greenhouse gas production (CO2, CH4, and N2O) and microbial genes that produce enzymes catalyzing greenhouse gas production, and; 3) sequenced the 16s rRNA gene from soil microbes to investigate microbial community composition across the chronosequence of wetland development. My results suggested that the MPP and other related theoretical constructs have strong potential to further inform our understanding of ecosystem development. Soil system power (ATP) decreased temporarily as the ecosystem reorganized after disturbance to rates of power production that approached pre-disturbance levels. Rates of CH4 and N2O production were higher at the newly formed bog and microbial genes involved with greenhouse gas production were strongly related to the amount of greenhouse gas produced. DNA sequencing results showed that across the chronosequence of development, the two relatively mature ecosystems--the peatland forest ecosystem prior to permafrost degradation and the oldest bog--were more similar to one another than to the intermediate, less mature bog. Collectively, my results suggest that ecosystem age, rather than ecosystem state, was a more important driver for ecosystem structure and function.
Permafrost degradation is leading to rapid wetland formation in northern peatland ecosystems, altering the role of these ecosystems in the global carbon cycle. I reviewed the literature on the history of the MPP theory, including tracing its origins to The Second Law of Thermodynamics. To empirically test the MPP, I collected soils along a gradient of ecosystem development and: 1) quantified the rate of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production--literally cellular energy--to test the MPP; 2) quantified greenhouse gas production (CO2, CH4, and N2O) and microbial genes that produce enzymes catalyzing greenhouse gas production, and; 3) sequenced the 16s rRNA gene from soil microbes to investigate microbial community composition across the chronosequence of wetland development. My results suggested that the MPP and other related theoretical constructs have strong potential to further inform our understanding of ecosystem development. Soil system power (ATP) decreased temporarily as the ecosystem reorganized after disturbance to rates of power production that approached pre-disturbance levels. Rates of CH4 and N2O production were higher at the newly formed bog and microbial genes involved with greenhouse gas production were strongly related to the amount of greenhouse gas produced. DNA sequencing results showed that across the chronosequence of development, the two relatively mature ecosystems--the peatland forest ecosystem prior to permafrost degradation and the oldest bog--were more similar to one another than to the intermediate, less mature bog. Collectively, my results suggest that ecosystem age, rather than ecosystem state, was a more important driver for ecosystem structure and function.
ContributorsChapman, Eric (Author) / Childers, Daniel L. (Thesis advisor) / Cadillo-Quiroz, Hinsby (Committee member) / Hall, Sharon J (Committee member) / Turetsky, Merritt (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
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"Linked Together" is a choreographic piece inspired by at-risk youth and their ability to learn, grow, and transform their lives through dance. The idea for the piece originated from dance programs implemented with under-resourced populations in Virginia, Panama, and India. My teaching experiences in these places sparked the development of a longer, more comprehensive dance program in Arizona, with a Boys and Girls Club. The Arizona dance program included specific somatics exercises, focused on the integration of mind and body, as well as other types of improvisations, to help the participants learn about movement concepts and develop original movement.
The title "Linked Together" suggests that all people are connected in many ways, regardless of personal differences such as socioeconomic status or language. The dancers included myself, Arizona State University (ASU) dance students, as well as Boys and Girls Club dance program participants. For the concert, all dancers portrayed stories and concepts related to empowerment through emotionally charged movement, and thereby provided audience members with a visceral lens through which to see the transformative powers of dance. The data collected from this project through observations, surveys, and interviews suggest that constructive behaviors that are internalized through dance can flow seamlessly into the non-dance world, encouraging people to think creatively, collaborate with others, gain a sense of ownership, and feel empowered in all parts of life.
The title "Linked Together" suggests that all people are connected in many ways, regardless of personal differences such as socioeconomic status or language. The dancers included myself, Arizona State University (ASU) dance students, as well as Boys and Girls Club dance program participants. For the concert, all dancers portrayed stories and concepts related to empowerment through emotionally charged movement, and thereby provided audience members with a visceral lens through which to see the transformative powers of dance. The data collected from this project through observations, surveys, and interviews suggest that constructive behaviors that are internalized through dance can flow seamlessly into the non-dance world, encouraging people to think creatively, collaborate with others, gain a sense of ownership, and feel empowered in all parts of life.
ContributorsDaniel, Chareka (Author) / Fitzgerald, Mary (Thesis advisor) / Britt, Melissa (Committee member) / Manning, Linda (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2015
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Exploration of Practice in Partnering is a curriculum-based, research thesis, focused on the investigation of the potential impact of studying multiple forms of dance partnering through a constructivist learning lens. The primary goal was to discover concepts and practices that underlie effective dance partnering. The study was conducted in a 15-week university dance course that provided a survey of partnering dance forms taught by the researcher who is versed in the chosen forms. In addition to professional knowledge and experience, the researcher includes theory and pedagogy from his graduate coursework. Teaching frameworks and learning experiences for the study were informed by somatics and constructivist pedagogy; a student-centered approach to learning in which students might find knowledge and meaning through experience.
The research documented in this thesis may be methodologically described as a case study and the data collection methods were qualitative. Due to IRB limitations, the data set draws only from biweekly journal entries from a class of eleven students, in addition to the researcher’s observation of students. Data streams from student journal entries were analyzed and interpreted using common protocols. Guiding questions for the research study included: How do students currently understand and perceive partnering? How do leader and follower roles play a part in dance partnering? What commonalities of partnering exist between different dance forms? Data gathered from the research revealed that each individual student’s understanding and definition of dance partnering changed over the course of the semester and students found increased meaning in their partnering interactions.
The research documented in this thesis may be methodologically described as a case study and the data collection methods were qualitative. Due to IRB limitations, the data set draws only from biweekly journal entries from a class of eleven students, in addition to the researcher’s observation of students. Data streams from student journal entries were analyzed and interpreted using common protocols. Guiding questions for the research study included: How do students currently understand and perceive partnering? How do leader and follower roles play a part in dance partnering? What commonalities of partnering exist between different dance forms? Data gathered from the research revealed that each individual student’s understanding and definition of dance partnering changed over the course of the semester and students found increased meaning in their partnering interactions.
ContributorsRivieccio, Kyle (Author) / Dyer, Becky (Thesis advisor) / Jackson, Naomi (Committee member) / Britt, Melissa (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2017
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What is driving my applied project are questions derived from lived and observed experiences as an African American female born and raised in Los Angeles California to a non-native of twelve years in Arizona. I recognize situations I have gone through may not have happened if I was not a person of color and a woman. This is also true for Hispanics, Latinos, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, Asians and other immigrants. The history of America as taught in public, secondary and post-secondary institutions speaks to this truth and raises the questions that I will explore in this document in relation to the process of creating my performance work Movement Speaks.
ContributorsMoore, Erika (Author) / Jackson, Naomi (Thesis advisor) / Britt, Melissa (Committee member) / Reed, Michael (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2017
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Paseo is a postmodern dance performance that reveals the migrational passage of bodies through space and time. Paseo included five dance participants, and the choreographer/pedagogue. Paseo members participated in rehearsal and performance events that completed the investigational study. The creative process focused on integrating somatic and improvisational movement practices to design an environment where dancers could build body-mind awareness and sensitivity to their surroundings, participate democratically, and build agency in their performative decision-making. Paseo investigated the performance as an informal site for learning and understanding of migration, identity, and community. Another objective of Paseo was to explore the performance as an informal site of learning and its transformative effects on lived experiences that occur from the act of doing, the act of becoming, and experiential sensations.
Paseo was part of the Arizona State University’s (ASU) School of Film, Dance, and Theatre Emerging Artists I series, one of two performances that shared the stage with fellow graduate cohort member, Grace Gallagher. Paseo took place at ASU’s Margaret Gisolo Theatre, located at the Physical Education Building East. Performance dates were the following; fix punctuation Friday, November 6th, Saturday, November 7th, and Sunday, November 8th. Paseo had a fourth presentation on Saturday, December 5th, 2015, at Margaret Gisolo Theatre as part of the post-conference performance and dialogue event, “By The People.” The conference was hosted by the Participatory Government Initiative on the ASU Campus from December 3rd-5th, 2015.
Paseo was part of the Arizona State University’s (ASU) School of Film, Dance, and Theatre Emerging Artists I series, one of two performances that shared the stage with fellow graduate cohort member, Grace Gallagher. Paseo took place at ASU’s Margaret Gisolo Theatre, located at the Physical Education Building East. Performance dates were the following; fix punctuation Friday, November 6th, Saturday, November 7th, and Sunday, November 8th. Paseo had a fourth presentation on Saturday, December 5th, 2015, at Margaret Gisolo Theatre as part of the post-conference performance and dialogue event, “By The People.” The conference was hosted by the Participatory Government Initiative on the ASU Campus from December 3rd-5th, 2015.
ContributorsOlarte, David (Author) / Vissicaro, Pegge (Thesis advisor) / Fonow, Mary (Committee member) / Landborn, Adair (Committee member) / Britt, Melissa (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2016
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The ASU School of Dance presents School of Dance LIVE!, September 7-9, with works by dance faculty, performed at Galvin Playhouse.
ContributorsPinholster, Jacob (Director) / Koch, Carolyn (Artistic director, Production manager, Lighting designer) / Swayze, William (Musician, Performer, Composer) / Jones, Ben (Performer) / Mack, Austen (Performer) / Ortego, Garrett (Performer) / Benard, Jacqueline (Costume designer, Creator) / Burk, Ashley (Collaborator deprecated, use Contributor, Performer) / Arredondo, Julia (Performer) / Groom, Léla (Performer) / Giordano, Erin (Performer) / Bouey, Billie-Joe "J." (Performer) / Bartholomew, Jessica (Performer) / Chapman, Eric (Collaborator deprecated, use Contributor)) / Peterson, Haley (Collaborator deprecated, use Contributor)) / Vissicaro, Pegge (Collaborator deprecated, use Contributor)) / Mitchell, John D. (Designer, Musician) / Standley, Eileen (Designer, Choreographer, Performer) / Kyriakides, Yannis (Composer) / Tomooka, Kayla (Performer) / Waitz, Jessica (Performer) / McNutt, Eden (Costume designer, Performer) / DeWitt, Inertia (Musician, Performer) / Murphey, Claudia (Director, Interviewer) / Mumford, Jessica (Videographer, Editor) / Britt, Melissa (Choreographer, Costume designer, Performer) / Alvarez, Emily (Musician) / Salcido, Alejandro (Lighting designer) / Calleros, Vince (Performer) / Dimmick, Saza (Performer) / Granado, Michaela (Performer) / Kusch, Liz (Performer) / Lopez, Cassidy (Performer) / Kaplan, Rob (Composer, Performer) / Rex, Melissa S. (Choreographer, Lighting designer, Technical director) / Bocchino, Corinne (Performer, Performer) / Mihaleva, Galina (Costume designer, Creator) / Cooper, Carol (Performer) / Crissman, Angel (Performer) / Bouey, J (Performer) / Bouey, Majee (Performer) / Bouey, Najee (Performer) / Matthews, Emily (Performer) / Vago, Haley (Performer) / Witzke, Nikki (Performer) / Goodson, Naomi (Performer) / Levin, Felicia (Performer) / Gonzales, Anthony (Performer) / Hughs, Haylee (Performer) / Ling, Amanda (Performer) / Pourzal, Kristopher K. Q. (Performer) / Munoz, Jessica (Performer) / Peterson, Britta (Performer) / Poto, Ana Maria (Performer) / Rickert, Austin (Performer) / Schupp, Karen (Director, Costume designer, Performer) / McMahon Ward, Frances (Editor) / Khoilian, Jarek (Cinematographer) / Heath, Jason (Musician) / Page, Martin (Composer) / Fairweather, Brian (Composer) / Thornton, Trevor (Composer) / Richardson, Chris (Composer) / Fitzgerald, Mary (Choreographer, Performer) / Ford, Lindsey (Performer) / Garibay, Elissa (Performer) / Barrett, Kristen (Performer) / Herberger Institute School of Dance (Musician)
Created2012
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The ASU School of Dance presents Undergraduate Projects Showing, April 11-12, with works by dance undergraduate students, performed at Margaret Gisolo Dance Studio, PEBE 132.
ContributorsChapman, Eric (Creator, Performer) / Forrest, McKenna (Creator, Performer) / Fischbeck, Hannah (Creator, Performer) / Gastelo, Gabriel (Creator, Lighting designer, Performer) / Salcido, Alejandro (Creator, Lighting designer, Performer) / Hernandez, Martha Patricia (Choreographer, Costume designer, Performer) / Jones, Peter (Musician) / Bradley, LaTefia (Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer, Dancer) / Ndegeocello, Me'Shell (Musician) / Catron, Jade (Dancer, Performer) / Goodloe, Mallary (Dancer) / Munoz, Jessica (Dancer, Performer) / Rivera, Paola (Dancer, Performer) / Starner, Codi (Choreographer, Lighting designer) / Still, Katharine (Choreographer, Costume designer, Performer) / Kelly, Anthony James (Choreographer, Performer) / Rhymes, Busta (Musician) / Calvano, Jourdan (Performer) / Mihalcescu, Anca (Performer, Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Montoya, Reyna (Performer) / Pellegrino, Laura (Performer, Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Thompson, Michal (Performer) / Cooper, Hannah (Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Rota, Nino (Musician) / Bartholomew, Jessica (Performer) / Edwards, Allison (Performer) / Gonzales, Anthony (Performer, Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Lopez, Cassidy (Performer) / Adams, Alex (Choreographer) / Koch, Carolyn (Lighting designer, Production manager) / Adair, Alex (Performer) / Ford, Keri (Performer) / Sammons, Rylee (Performer) / Uchytil, Shiersten (Performer) / Vago, Haley (Performer) / Stephens, Alexis (Choreographer, Costume designer, Performer) / Zimmer, Hans (Musician) / Cruz, Devin (Performer) / Dorvel, Kayla (Performer) / LeBlanc, Casey (Performer) / Norris, Sarah (Performer) / Reis, Ashley (Performer) / Dove, Simon (Artistic director) / Rex, Melissa S. (Technical director) / Benard, Jacqueline (Costume designer) / Mihaleva, Galina (Costume designer) / Callie, Katy (Artistic director)
Created2012
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The ASU School of Dance presents The Dance Annual, March 2-4, with works by dance faculty, alumni, graduate, undergraduate, and visiting artists, performed at the Galvin Playhouse Theatre.
ContributorsGonzales, Anthony (Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer, Performer) / Law, Cullen Arthur (Musician) / Koch, Carolyn (Lighting designer, Production manager) / Benard, Jacqueline (Costume designer) / Cooper, Hannah (Performer) / Giordano, Erin (Performer) / Goodson, Naomi L. (Performer) / Konzal, Michaela (Performer) / Lopez, Cassidy (Performer) / Pellegrino, Laura (Performer, Choreographer, Film editor, Costume designer, Set designer) / Pietruszka, Emily (Performer) / Rodriguez, Juan (Performer, Choreographer, Lighting designer) / Wall-MacLane, Laurel (Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Chapman, Eric (Performer) / Kelly, Anthony James (Performer) / Montoya, Reyna (Performer) / Munoz, Jessica (Performer) / Nunn, Jasmine (Performer) / Singleton, Kiah (Performer) / Rex, Melissa S. (Lighting designer, Technical director) / Peterson, Britta Joy (Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Vining, Robin (Composer) / Groom, Léla (Costume designer, Performer) / Forest, McKenna (Performer) / Levin, Felicia (Performer) / Sykes, Cleo (Performer) / Bartholomew, Jessica (Performer) / Crissman, Angel (Performer) / Edwards, Allison (Performer) / Gastelo, Gabriel (Performer) / Stein, Denise A. (Performer, Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Gersony, Alyssa (Choreographer, Costume designer, Performer) / Ford, Mary (Lighting designer) / Schupp, Miss Karen (Choreographer) / Page, Martin (Composer) / Fairweather, Brian (Composer) / Thornton, Trevor (Composer) / Richardson, Chris (Composer) / Yellman, Billy (Composer) / Arredondo, Julie (Performer) / Bouey, Billie-Joe "J." (Performer) / Burk, Ashley (Performer) / Matthews, Emily (Performer) / Vago, Haley (Performer) / Witzke, Nikki (Performer) / Standley, Eileen (Choreographer) / Kyriakides, Yannis (Musician) / Moor, Andy (Musician) / Mihaleva, Galina (Costume designer) / Ling, Amanda (Performer) / Handel, George Friederic (Composer) / Catron, Jade (Performer) / Alvarez, Emily (Musician) / Dove, Simon (Artistic director)
Created2012
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The ASU School of Dance presents Fabrications, January 27-28, with works by undergrad students, performed in PEBW 139 and 140.
ContributorsBocchino, Corinne (Choreographer, Performer) / Gersony, Alyssa (Choreographer, Lighting designer) / Arredondo, Julie (Performer) / Bartholomew, Jessica (Performer) / Garibay, Elisa (Performer) / Steinken, Brigitte (Performer)
Created2012
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The ASU School of Dance presents Graduate Projects Showing, October 20-21, with works by dance graduate students, performed at Margaret Dance Studio, PEBE 132.
ContributorsPeterson, Britta Joy (Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Rex, Melissa S. (Lighting designer, Technical director) / Groom, Léla (Costume designer, Performer, Performer) / Benard, Jacqueline (Costume designer) / Levin, Felicia (Costume designer, Performer) / Sykes, Cleo (Costume designer, Performer) / Forest, McKenna (Costume designer, Performer) / Bartholomew, Jessica (Performer) / Barrett, Kristen (Performer) / Edwards, Allison (Performer) / Gastelo, Gabriel (Performer) / Rodriguez, Juan (Performer) / Stein, Denise A. (Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer, Performer) / Akerly, Julie (Choreographer) / Salcido, Alejandro (Lighting designer) / Peterson, Haley (Costume designer) / Crissman, Angel (Choreographer, Costume designer, Performer) / Derrick, Jardon (Performer) / Groom, Chloe (Performer) / Pietruszka, Emily (Performer) / Buck, Helen (Videographer) / Finlayson, Kelsey (Choreographer, Costume designer) / Wall-MacLane, Laurel (Choreographer, Lighting designer, Costume designer) / Burk, Ashley (Performer) / Hampton, Samantha (Performer) / Stephans, Alexis (Performer) / Stuard, Jacque (Performer) / Webber, Jessica (Performer) / Ragsdale, Tricia (Choreographer, Costume designer, Performer) / Ramsey, Ashleee Jo (Choreographer, Performer) / Kelly, Anthony James (Lighting designer, Performer) / Pourzal, Kristopher Kareem Quarles (Choreographer, Videographer, Costume designer) / Bradley, LaTefia (Performer) / Chapman, Eric (Performer) / Cooper, Hannah (Performer) / Montoya, Reyna (Performer) / Munoz, Jessica (Performer) / Nunn, Jasmine (Performer) / Singleton, Kiah (Performer) / DeWitt, Inertia (Choreographer, Costume designer, Videographer, Performer) / Ling, Amanda (Choreographer, Costume designer, Performer) / Antonietti, Lilly (Performer) / Dorbel, Kayla (Performer) / Adams, Alexandra (Performer) / Reis, Ashley (Performer) / Rivera, Paola (Performer) / Catron, Jade (Performer)
Created2011