MINDS@UW: Recent submissions
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Articulated, Transcripted, and Dual Credit: Its Impact on Student Post-High School Program of Study
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025)Despite dual credit opportunities being available throughout PK 12 systems, they still exist, a disparity amongst dual credit opportunities, and how those transitions as a student leaves a secondary setting and walks ... -
Navigating a Changing Landscape: Combined Impacts of Land Use Change and Climate Variability on Wildebeest Migration in East Africa
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-12-16)This study explores how the contemporary patterns of wildebeest migration in East Africa have been shaped by land use change and climate variability. Contemporary spatial and temporal patterns of wildebeest migration ... -
New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA): Career and Technical Education (CTE) Concentrator Effect on School-to-Work Transition
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025)The purpose of this mixed-method multiple-case study was to investigate the connection between career and technical education (CTE) programs and the school-to-work (STW) transition for students with disabilities who ... -
A Risk Assessment of Handling Clostridium Difficile Contaminated Garments in Health Care Laundry Operations
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-12-16)This study assessed the risks associated with handling C. diff–contaminated garments within Company XYZ’s Laundry Department. The absence of a structured system for identifying, segregating, and decontaminating C. ... -
Next Step Conversations: An Examination of High School Counselor Influence on the College and Career Planning Process
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-10-15)High school counselors play an integral part in a student’s development. They are, in many cases, the first people to have conversations with students about life after high school. With that in mind, this study focused on ... -
School-based Enterprise and the Development of Soft Skills
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-10-27)School-based Enterprises (SBEs) are operated as part of Career and Technical Education programs. This study aimed to discover information about soft skill development and the overall experience for former participants in ... -
There is no Manual: An Autoethnography of a Woman in the Trades
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-12-18)This study presents an autoethnographic analysis of the lived experiences of a queer woman working in the skilled trades, a historically male-dominated field. Women remain underrepresented in the trades and continue to ... -
The Impact of Participation in Career and Technical Student Organizations and High School CTE Programs on Leadership as an Employability Skill and Academic Achievement
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-09-12)Participation in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) enhances students’ academic achievement, leadership abilities, and career readiness. This study analyzed ... -
How Do Medical Imaging Students Perceive Their Instruction of Critical Thinking Skills in Classroom and Clinical Environments?
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2026-01-20)There is a significant soft skills gap in medical imaging students, specifically in critical thinking skills. Critical thinking skills are needed to safely and quickly obtain high quality radiographs in various situations. ... -
The Inclusive Toybox: Exploring Neurodiversity in Design
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2026-01-23)Toy packaging is often designed using conventional visual communication standards that prioritize branding, shelf presence, and marketing appeal, while overlooking the cognitive, sensory, and physical needs of many users. ... -
Charting the Path Forward: Deep mapping for empowered, transformative climate solutions education
(2026)Scientific knowledge alone has proven insufficient for addressing complex, post-normal environmental challenges. This recognition has prompted calls for inter- and transdisciplinary, systems-based education models that ... -
Don't argue with cops? The harms of "fighting words"
(2026-04-30)We argue that, even if one accepts the internal logic of “fighting words,” as defined by Chaplinsky, that reasoning fails as applied to the police. Fighting words are those that inspire a violent response in their hearers, ... -
A Risk Assessment of Ergonomic and Biological Hazards in Health Care Housekeeping Operations
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025)The purpose of this study was to evaluate work practices related to handling waste bags within the Housekeeping Department at Company XYZ. The improper handling of waste bags poses potential risks for musculoskeletal ... -
Evaluating shifts in fish community production and predator abundance in northern Wisconsin lakes with different Walleye recruitment histories
(2026)In recent decades, Walleye sander vitreus natural recruitment and production have declined in some lakes in the Midwestern United States and Canada, concurrent with increases in warmwater centrarchid abundance. Several ... -
A Framework to Standardize E-learning Development for Healthcare Workers Using a Centralized LMS Strategy
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-12-09)Training content at ABC Health is created across departments with minimal coordination, resulting in inconsistent quality, duplicated efforts, unclear prioritization, and limited alignment with organizational strategy. ... -
A Risk Assessment within an AI-Driven Warehouse Installation Project
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-12-08)The objective of this study was to assess various risks that were associated with Company XYZ’s artificial intelligence-based warehouse facility installation project. This assessment consisted of an employee survey as ... -
AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION - WISCONSIN SECTION. 50th Annual Meeting.
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In the Hills: Placing the Ruin in the Rust Belt and Appalachia
(2026-05)My work highlights how industrial ruins and the objects they contain exert autonomy and re-form their identities through their abandonment. In it, I draw from archival research to produce forged sculptural artifacts informed ... -
Adult Attitudes Toward eLearning Activities for Technical Skill Development
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-08-21)As technology advances, adult students and professionals increasingly engage in eLearning for various purposes, including professional development, academic pursuits, and compliance. Adult learners' perceptions of the ... -
Bridging the Skills Gap: Exploring the Alignment Between College-Taught Employability Skills and Industry Needs
(University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2025-09-29)This study examined whether the employability skills assessed at a Midwestern Technical College align with the expectations of local employers. A mixed-methods Qualtrics survey was sent to the college's advisory committee ...