A Case Study on Mental Health Gatekeeper Training for Academic Advisors

Kussin, Lonnie Fordham University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 2022 해외박사(DDOD)

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to learn from eight counseling center directors and three academic advisors from Jesuit institutions how front-line administrators can assist counseling centers in improving help-seeking behaviors of students at their university. Through semi-structured interviews, the study sought to define ways how these staff members can help students with mental health challenges. Certain traits such as being good collaborators, empathetic, open and transparent are important for advisors to possess. Oftentimes, counseling centers and advisors rely on other areas at the University and newly created offices to assist students with mental health challenges, as well as placing counseling center staff members in other areas of the university where aide might be most needed. Furthermore, values such as cura personalis provides a foundation for more holistic support at Jesuit institutions. Training staff members is important, but its implementation must come from examples set by senior leadership. Implications for practice included encouraging university leadership to take an active role in promoting trainings on campus. Establishing connections with other offices and creating hybrid positions is another practice that has proven to be successful for counseling centers. Finally, incorporating the mission of most universities in the area of mental health and looking at the student holistically will be an added benefit.

Leveraging Loyalty to Motivate Faculty and Staff Giving

Hunt Munoz, Sara V Fordham University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 2019 해외박사(DDOD)

Institutions of higher education nationwide are looking for new fundraising strategies to generate revenue. Many are turning to their faculty and staff in an effort to create a culture of philanthropy across their universities and to attract new donors. Texas Christian University (TCU) in Forth Worth, Texas has implemented an annual faculty and staff giving campaign that has been successful for more than a decade. This qualitative case study focused on the lived experiences of 25 TCU employees who were connected to the annual campaign. Six key findings revealed their thoughts on workplace loyalty and what motivates them to donate to the university. Some cited leadership, campus culture, and athletics as having a significant effect on their work experience. The findings also revealed that peer to peer soliciations were an effective fundraising strategy and that the university's religious affiliation was not a large part of the institution's current identity. The implications for practice focus on hiring service-oriented employees at all levels, using athletic programs to build a sense of pride and passion, educating faculty and staff to be advocates for philanthropy, and communicating a relatable and inspirational mission statement.

Perceptions and Behaviors of Deans and Directors of Social Media in University Support Services

Tello, Albaliz Fordham University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 2018 해외박사(DDOD)

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to understand the perceptions, behaviors and decision making of deans and directors of university support services on the use of social media. University support services play a major role in meetin.

Agonistic Democracy and Education

Elnabli, Alexander Tarek Kardjian Fordham University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 2020 해외박사(DDOD)

In this dissertation I articulate the affinities between the agonistic political philosophy of William Connolly and the educational philosophy of John Dewey in order to develop terms for a philosophy of education for agonistic democracy. I argue both that Dewey offers a needed and appropriate educational philosophical framework for Connolly’s agonistic political theory and that Connolly’s work on agonism provides valuable terms for reconstructing Dewey’s educational philosophy. My argument turns initially upon a critique of what I call the “secular ideal” in the liberal political philosophical tradition, motivating both a turn to Connolly’s agonistic political thought and the important role that the concept of “faith” plays in his understanding of political conflict which avoids the anti-pluralizing tendency of “antagonism” born from secularist and non-secularist dogmatisms. I demonstrate that Dewey’s work similarly affirms a central role for a concept of faith that challenges interpretations of his political and, thus, educational work as retaining a problematic secular ideal. I argue, further, that despite skepticism from both political and educational philosophers with an interest in agonism that Dewey’s work reflects the secularist and liberal political theories they reject, Dewey’s concepts of “inquiry” and “educative growth” contain deep and broad theoretical development of the ever-present role of conflict in political life. This dissertation challenges readers of Dewey’s work who fail sufficiently to appreciate and attend to the persistent place of conflict in his work and its potential for serving what Connolly calls democratic “pluralization.” Ultimately, I argue that a reconstruction of Dewey’s concept of growth in more explicitly agonistic terms allows for an articulation of educative conflict in formal education that is not developed in Dewey’s own educational writings but may serve a philosophy of education for pluralistic democracies.

Essays on Trade, Infrastructure and Development

Pradhan, Mitali Fordham University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 2022 해외박사(DDOD)

My dissertation aims to study the economic linkages between trade and development through a rigorous empirical analysis. In chapter I, using international trade data I estimate the impact of losing unilateral tariff concessions on exports from developing countries. My analysis shows that losing GSP tariff concessions adversely affects developing countries’ exports to the EU and that the impact of the loss is stronger for countries that export more, thus making a strong case for unilateral tariff concessions. In chapter II, I focus on the impact of power outages on firm outcomes in India and find that power outages indeed thwart sales and labor productivity. These impacts are heterogeneous across regions, with firms in economically under-performing regions facing even lower sales and productivity. This confirms that uninterrupted power supply should be a necessary component of any domestic policy mandate that focuses on improving business conditions. In chapter III, I investigate whether firms in South Asia located in industrial enclaves such as an industrial park or an export processing zone, are associated with better outcomes as measured by sales, labor productivity and exports when compared to non-enclave firms. I also look for drivers of such better performance. Although estimates point to a strong positive correlation, I fail to find sufficient evidence of any conclusive channels through which these positive differences between firms might accrue. This raises critical questions that challenge the role of industrial enclaves as vehicles for economic development. Thus, my dissertation emphasizes and ties together the role of international trade policy and a robust domestic infrastructure in achieving economic growth and development.

A Critique of Capitalist Domination

Cicerchia, Lillian Hall Fordham University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 2020 해외박사(DDOD)

This dissertation develops a “critique of capitalist domination” by analyzing capitalism’s structural features and their consequences for individuals and groups. In sum, the thesis is that freedom for individuals is closely connected to their capacity to participate in democratic processes of self-determination. By contrast, domination is a condition in which individuals lack this capacity. Capitalism has a deep tendency to undermine capacities for self-determination because it inhibits the social solidarity that is required for individuals to realize such capacities in a robust way. Not only does capitalism inhibit social solidarity, it obscures the need for it.Chapter 1 outlines a method for a critique of capitalism that adapts Iris Marion Young’s theory of structural injustice. This “structural practice critique” is an analysis of how certain social relationships dominate people’s thinking and constrain their freedom. The thesis focuses on the relationships between workers and employers, among workers, and among employers and how they develop in such a way that they constrain capacities for self-determination. Chapter 2 develops a theory of structural domination in the labor market. It argues that competitive labor markets create incentives for agents to intentionally produce structures that have unintended, dominating effects. Social positions condition intentions that in turn reinforce those social positions.Chapter 3 transitions to an analysis of social group domination. It begins to resolve a long-standing paradox for theorists of race and gender. The paradox is that markets seem indifferent to group identities, but they still have racist and sexist outcomes. If this is the case then what, exactly, is their connection? Contrary to the common view among theorists of race and gender – that markets are indifferent to identity – it argues that class conflict is a source of social group differentiation and a constraint on solidarity for working people. Chapter 4 argues that capitalism generates expectations that the state protect society from markets, which yields racist justifications for who deserves such protection. Chapter 5 brings together an analysis of race, class, and gender by arguing that capitalism inhibits reproductive freedom by generating incentives to blame working-class women for social problems that the system creates.

The Role of Sexual Identity: Associations Between Minority Stress with Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health

Matsuzaka, Sara Fordham University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 2020 해외박사(DDOD)

Sexual minorities, particularly bisexuals, are vulnerable to minority stress-driven mental health challenges due to identities that transgress heterosexual norms. The purpose of this study was to determine whether minority stressors are associated with depressive symptomatology, psychosocial well-being, and substance use disorder and whether these associations differ by sexual identity. This is a secondary data analysis of baseline data from Project STRIDE involving a nonprobability sample of 376 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults in New York City. Internalized homophobia (B = .16, p < .01) and everyday discrimination (B = .24, p < .001) were significant in the model for depressive symptomatology. Internalized homophobia (B = -.29, p < .001), stigma (B = -.13, p < .05), and everyday discrimination (B = -.19, p < .01) were significant in the model for psychological well-being. Internalized homophobia (B = -.27, p < .01) and stigma (B = -.17, p < .05) were significant in the model for social well-being. Everyday discrimination was significant in the model for substance use disorder (OR = 2.03, p < .01). Sexual identity did not moderate the associations between the minority stress variables and the mental health outcomes. Study findings demonstrate the importance of addressing the negative impact of multifactorial minority stressors on the mental health of LGB individuals.

Perspectives of the Superintendent and Principal: Leadership for Technology Integration

Vyas, Bhargav A Fordham University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 2020 해외박사(DDOD)

The main goal of the current research study was to assess the differences that exist between superintendents and principals in their roles as technology leaders and how that affects technology integration. Modern technology has transformed every aspect of life, from how people think to how they communicate and collaborate with others at home, in school, at work, and in the community. As a result, educators are increasingly pointing to the importance of technology and technology proficiency as part of the curriculum. Schools play a major role in providing children with the necessary skills for life in the 21st century, which includes technology proficiency. However, very little is known about how school leaders work to effectively integrate technology into the curriculum. A quantitative methodology was used for this study, with two surveys (Tomei’s Technology Facade Checklist and the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire) sent to public school superintendents and principals in the Mid-Hudson Region of New York. Participants rated their schools and districts from 44, a grade of F, to 174, a grade of B; the mean rating for technology integration was 120.7, a C rating. Transformational leadership was the dominant leadership style for both principals and superintendents; the mean for characteristics of transformational leadership was 3.46 for principals compared to 3.45 for superintendents. There was no significant difference in perceived level of technology integration by leadership role. Given that transformational leadership was the dominant leadership style for all principals and superintendents, this question could not be explored.

Measuring Risk Transmission through Connectedness: Evidence from Stock and Foreign Exchange Markets

Yu, Lu Fordham University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 2020 해외박사(DDOD)

This dissertation studies connectedness both on the Chinese stock market and the foreign exchangemarket. The networks of connectedness are constructed through generalized variance decomposition, basedon forecast error variance.For the Chinese stock market, we study the connectedness of risk spillovers among publicly traded financialinstitutions, with 5-min high-frequency data, covering the 2010-2019 period. We analyze from twoaspects: the risk spillover with realized variances, and the asymmetric risk spillover with realized semivariances.We find financial institutions cluster strongly by sectors. The systemic total connectedness rises whenthe market is more volatile, which surges to the peak as crisis erupted. While the financial market prevails inoptimistic mood, it slumps to be dominated by the bad volatility during crisis. Both the total systemic connectednessof financial institutions and the risk spillover asymmetry shed lights on the future stock marketperformance. That is, a faster increase in the total systemic connectedness and higher weekly pessimisticsentiment predict a higher volatility of future stock market. Moreover, we find that actively traded smallerbanks and undervalued non-banks are more important in propagating risks. In addition, larger and undervaluednon-bank and non-insurance firms are more influential in propagating bad volatility and lead to moredownside risks, which become even stronger during crisis.For the foreign exchange market, we study with 5 liquid pairs traded in 6 geographic trading segments,and various sampling frequencies. We find the New York and Japan segments are the main risk/informationproviders. The foreign exchange pairs of the currencies which mainly circulate during the previous tradingsegment tend to contribute as the largest risk givers in the current segment, which points towards heat wavetype of information flow. We also find that pairs at higher sampling frequency spread more risks than thoseat lower frequencies, though we do not find a clear information flow between them.

Gendered Islamophobia and Sense of Belonging: Experiences of Visibly Muslim Women in Higher Education

Swisher, Scott B Fordham University ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 2019 해외박사(DDOD)

The current study examined experiences of gendered Islamophobia and sense of belonging among visibly Muslim women at U.S. institutions of higher education. Using a phenomenological research approach, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 visibly Muslim female students at U.S. universities and colleges in the Northeast. Conventional content analysis of the interviews yielded nine major themes and seven sub-themes. Of the major themes, the lack of knowledge about Islam and Muslims held by non-Muslim peers and faculty informed much of the participants' experiences at their university or college. The results also revealed the importance of access to in-group members, prayer space, and safe spaces (e.g., Muslim Student Association) for the study's participants. The major themes and sub-themes, as well as implications for U.S. institutions of higher education, and areas of future research were discussed.