The Multiple Binds of Architectural Design for People Experiencing Homelessness: A Case Study of Phoenix, Arizona

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This dissertation investigates the limits of architecture to address homelessness, focused on a case study of the Human Services Campus, a collaborative force of 15 partner organizations with the shared outcome of ending homelessness for the greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

This dissertation investigates the limits of architecture to address homelessness, focused on a case study of the Human Services Campus, a collaborative force of 15 partner organizations with the shared outcome of ending homelessness for the greater Phoenix Metropolitan Area. To accomplish this, methods of participant observation, journey mapping, and semi structured interviews of architects, designers, shelter staff, and People Experiencing Homelessness (PEH) were conducted between 2021 and 2024. This research begins by examining the influence of the history of sheltering and architectural epistemologies on shelter design, uncovering the disconnect between architectural expertise and the lived experiences of PEH. Next, the concept of the 'Double Bind' is explored, where compromises in design lead to spaces that lack the support and dignity for PEH. This study further explores the Human Services Campus material and social infrastructure, advocating for an inclusive approach to better serve PEH. The findings underscore the necessity for a more reflexive and empathetic architectural practice, emphasizing the creation of spaces that promote healing and sense of community and belonging.

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Date Created
2024
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  • eng
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  • Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2024
  • Field of study: Interdisciplinary Studies

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English
Extent
  • 342 pages
Open Access
Peer-reviewed

A Comparative Cultural Analysis of the SolarSPELL Interface Design

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This project focuses on analyzing how teachers in South Sudan, Mexico and Fiji will perceive SolarSPELL when navigating through the interface. This project focuses on collectivist vs. individualistic cultures and the differences in thinking styles that is correlated with each

This project focuses on analyzing how teachers in South Sudan, Mexico and Fiji will perceive SolarSPELL when navigating through the interface. This project focuses on collectivist vs. individualistic cultures and the differences in thinking styles that is correlated with each culture influences one's engagement and interpretation of the SolarSPELL interface design. This project's end result was to promote the use of SolarSPELL for teachers in these different cultures through the use of creating promotional fliers. This project also included updated prototype interface designs for SolarSPELL based on my cultural analyses.

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Date Created
2023-12
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English
Series
  • Academic Year 2023-2024
Extent
  • 20 pages
Open Access
Peer-reviewed

Innovation Governance During Crisis: Lessons Learned at Warp Speed During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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This work explores the dynamics in emergence, deployment, and execution of modern technoscientific initiatives in the U.S. government. I focus on the federal initiative that developed vaccine and other responses to the Covid-19 crisis. This included federal policy mechanisms used

This work explores the dynamics in emergence, deployment, and execution of modern technoscientific initiatives in the U.S. government. I focus on the federal initiative that developed vaccine and other responses to the Covid-19 crisis. This included federal policy mechanisms used during crisis, political and financial risk in federal technoscientific solutions, and conditions for technoscientific solutions success. The focus on these dynamics during crisis response is an approach to understanding overarching governance of technoscientific initiatives in non-crisis times. The process of exploration includes a series of interviews with senior officials engaged in technoscientific initiative development. Two studies governed by the tenets of the Delphi approach were completed, one in 2020 with senior government officials engaged in Operation Warp Speed, and another in 2021 with former senior government officials involved in government-funded technoscientific initiatives including the National Nanotechnology Initiative, the National Manufacturing Initiative, and the Precision Medicine Initiative. These results were coded and then the data were triangulated and corroborated through the use of public media, follow up interviews, and fact-checking in the local Washington, D.C. policy network. This work reveals a series of theoretical, policy, and practical results. The theoretical contributions include that high profile technoscientific initiatives are undertheorized in Innovation Policy and Science and Technology Studies. This work also establishes an early typology of U.S. government technoscientific initiatives. In addition, this work suggests policy and practical contributions regarding federal responses to emerging crises, as well as lessons from crisis-intervention policies that might be useful without crises.

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Date Created
2023
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Language
  • eng
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  • Partial requirement for: Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2023
  • Field of study: Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology

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English
Extent
  • 159 pages
Open Access
Peer-reviewed

Efficiency and Technology Improvements in Police Body-Worn Cameras

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Phoenix Police officers are required to wear Body-Worn Cameras while out on patrol and must have the cameras turned on when interacting with the public. The Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Policy was initially established as a means of accruing evidence and

Phoenix Police officers are required to wear Body-Worn Cameras while out on patrol and must have the cameras turned on when interacting with the public. The Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Policy was initially established as a means of accruing evidence and increasing police accountability when in the presence of the public. However, BWC technology has the ability to perform many other useful functions. The information provided by the cameras could be used to reduce the paperwork done by police officers while on duty, thus allowing them to spend more time taking calls from dispatch. The versatility of the body-worn camera and its components also make it an ideal pairing for an electrocardiograph (ECG) device to aid in the health of officers and law enforcement retention.

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Date Created
2023-05
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English
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  • Academic Year 2022-2023
Open Access
Peer-reviewed

Language Barriers and their Impact on the Self-Efficacy of First Responders

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This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of first responders in communicating with patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) in emergency situations and the impact those language barriers have on their self-efficacy. After the completion of a literature review,

This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of first responders in communicating with patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) in emergency situations and the impact those language barriers have on their self-efficacy. After the completion of a literature review, 20 first responders (fire, police, EMT, paramedic) were interviewed about their experiences and perceptions of language barriers. These interviews were transcribed and analyzed thematically, resulting in the identification of these main themes: regional language variability, urban vs. rural language resource availability and incentives, differing language needs of police vs. non-police, language barrier impacts on the quality of care received by LEP individuals, cultural understanding vs. language proficiency, desire for a video/facetime translation resource, and the role of children as bilingual translators. Findings suggest that language barriers do have an impact on the self-efficacy of first responders and the quality of care provided to LEP patients, with 50% of participants recalling an experience in which a language barrier impacted the quality of care they provided to LEP patients. Overall, this study contributes to a better understanding of the experiences and challenges faced by first responders in communication with LEP individuals and provides insights into much needed and desired strategies for overcoming language barriers to improve professional self-efficacy and equitable patient care in emergency situations.

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Date Created
2023-05
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English
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  • Academic Year 2022-2023
Open Access
Peer-reviewed

The Association Between School COVID-19 Mitigation Policies and School-Associated COVID-19 Outbreaks

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SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) is an enveloped single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus that originated in China and has rapidly spread worldwide. With the Delta variant arriving before many K-12 schools in Arizona resumed in-person learning for the 2021-2022

SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) is an enveloped single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus that originated in China and has rapidly spread worldwide. With the Delta variant arriving before many K-12 schools in Arizona resumed in-person learning for the 2021-2022 academic year, a plethora of mitigation measures were utilized by schools. Public schools in both Maricopa and Pima county without mask mandates were found to be 3.5 times more likely to have COVID-19 outbreaks in comparison to those with mask requirements at the start of the school year. In addition, when analyzing the presence of three other mitigation measures (cohorting, random testing, and use of improved air filtration), only 5.42% were found to use all four mitigation measures.

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Date Created
2022-05
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English
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  • Academic Year 2021-2022
Open Access
Peer-reviewed

Characterizing the Course of SARS-CoV-2 on Cardiac Arrhythmias

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This thesis is a retrospective study analyzing data from patient implanted cardiac devices in other to determine the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on cardiac arrhythmias. This study is also the first, to the knowledge of the researchers, in which a cohort

This thesis is a retrospective study analyzing data from patient implanted cardiac devices in other to determine the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on cardiac arrhythmias. This study is also the first, to the knowledge of the researchers, in which a cohort of undifferentiated hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID patients were studied using data from cardiac implanted devices. The results from this study has shown that SARS-CoV-2 leads to statistically significant increases in arrhythmic burden, in particular increased overall arrhythmic episodes, increased VT episodes, increased AT Burden percent, and increased SVT Average Ventricular Rate, and a statistically significant decrease in VT Average Ventricular Rate.

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Date Created
2022-05
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English
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  • Academic Year 2021-2022
Open Access
Peer-reviewed

Characterizing the Course of SARS-CoV-2 on Cardiac Arrhythmias

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This thesis is a retrospective study analyzing data from patient implanted cardiac devices in order to determine the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on cardiac arrhythmias. This study is also the first, to the knowledge of the researchers, in which a cohort

This thesis is a retrospective study analyzing data from patient implanted cardiac devices in order to determine the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on cardiac arrhythmias. This study is also the first, to the knowledge of the researchers, in which a cohort of undifferentiated hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID patients were studied using data from cardiac implanted devices. The results from this study has shown that SARS-CoV-2 leads to statistically significant increases in arrhythmic burden, in particular increased overall arrhythmic episodes, increased VT episodes, increased AT Burden percent, and increased SVT Average Ventricular Rate, and a statistically significant decrease in VT Average Ventricular Rate.

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Date Created
2022-05
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English
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  • Academic Year 2021-2022
Open Access
Peer-reviewed

Improving Maternal Health Outcomes in Developing and Under-Resourced Countries Through Women’s Empowerment and Increased Spousal Involvement

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The goal of this project was to create a quasi experimental study using an education module that teaches evidence-based practice methods. The theoretical frameworks used to create the educational content were the self-efficacy theory and the Health Belief Model. The

The goal of this project was to create a quasi experimental study using an education module that teaches evidence-based practice methods. The theoretical frameworks used to create the educational content were the self-efficacy theory and the Health Belief Model. The evaluation methods used are based on the Kirkpatrick four level model. An education module was created to be culturally and regionally relevant to South Sudan and Malawi. The education module was designed to be part of the SolarSPELL Health: Nursing and Midwifery Library. This was done by performing a literature review, curating resources, creating the educational materials, creating learning scenarios, curating relevant belief scales, and integrating the content into the SolarSPELL Health: Nursing and Midwifery Library. The on ground implementation of the materials was not a part of this project, but instead is planned for future research. This project creates a foundation from which SolarSPELL Health can implement the resources at a future date. In the long term, the goal of implementing the experiment is to improve maternal mental and physical health outcomes in South Sudan and Malawi, both of which have extremely high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity.

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Date Created
2021
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Language
  • eng
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  • Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2021
  • Field of study: Biology

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English
Extent
  • 91 pages
Open Access
Peer-reviewed

A Comparative Analysis of HIV & AIDS Health Policies in Botswana, Eswatini and South Africa

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HIV &AIDS is a global epidemic that has affected the lives of millions of people across the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 37.7 million people were living with HIV in 2020. Sub-Saharan Africa has been particularly affected

HIV &AIDS is a global epidemic that has affected the lives of millions of people across the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 37.7 million people were living with HIV in 2020. Sub-Saharan Africa has been particularly affected by the epidemic, specifically, the Southern and Eastern Africa region which accounts for the highest number of new HIV infections, the highest number of people living with HIV, and the highest number of AIDS-related deaths. Botswana, Eswatini and South Africa are countries located in Southern Africa and have been greatly affected by the HIV & AIDS epidemic as Botswana had the highest HIV prevalence from the late 90s to the early 2000s while Eswatini currently has the HIV highest prevalence rate, and South Africa currently has the highest number of people living with HIV in the world. This paper examines the HIV & AIDS health policies adopted by these three countries in their responses to the HIV & AIDS epidemic.

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Date Created
2021-12
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English
Series
  • Academic Year 2021-2022
Extent
  • 51 pages
Open Access
Peer-reviewed