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All theses, dissertations, capstones, and applied clinical projects from graduate students at Nova Southeastern University.

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Dissertations/ACPs from 2020

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Dissertation: The Impact of Grief Work on Hospice Mental Health Providers Through a Bowen Family Systems Lens, Joshua Hernandez

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Dissertation: Does the Type of Dual Cognitive Task Impact Gait Variability Using the Quantitative Timed Up and Go (QTUG) in Community-Dwelling Adults?, Laurie G. Hiatt

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Dissertation: Toward A Biopsychosocial Model of Obesiy: Can Psychological Well-Being Be the Bridge to Integration?, Alexia Holovatyk

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Dissertation: Establishing Teaching Presence in Higher Education Online Mathematics Courses: A Phenomenological Study, Deltrye Eagle Holt

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Thesis: Oral Probiotic Supplementation as an Adjunct to Non-surgical Therapy in Peri-implantitis Lesions: A Pilot Study, Po-Ning Polly Huang

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Capstone: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Common Skin Diseases in West Africa: An Immunodermatological Framework, Osazomon Imarenezor

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Dissertation: Stakeholder Perceptions on Transitioned Foster Youth Work Outcomes: A Mixed Methods Study in San Antonio, Bonnie Inkel

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Dissertation: Conflict Resolution: A Critical Analysis of the Challenges of the Government Amnesty Program in the Niger Delta and the Way Forward, Sarah Emmanuel Isong

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Thesis: To Feed or Not to Feed: Examining the Effects of Provisioning Tourism on Nurse Sharks in Caye Caulker, Belize, Carlee Jackson

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Dissertation: Smart Privacy for IoT: Privacy Embedded Design for Home Automation Systems, Love James

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Dissertation: Sin Papeles: The Experiences of Undocumented Central American Immigrants in the United States, Elizabeth Jarquin

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Dissertation: Can A Prescribed Walking Program with or without Monitoring Impact Dizziness in the Older Adults? A Pilot Study, Amie Marie Jasper

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Dissertation: Employers’ Attitudes Towards Individuals With a Physical Disability During the Hiring Process, Alix Jean-Joseph

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Dissertation: Improving Educational Experiences of Students With Disabilities at a Private Postsecondary University, Levenle Jean-Joseph

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Dissertation: PTSD and Immunological Correlations Of Attention and Working Memory in Gulf War Illness, Mary Jeffrey

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Dissertation: Development of Criteria for Mobile Device Cybersecurity Threat Classification and Communication Standards (CTC&CS), Emmanuel Jigo

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Dissertation: A Qualitative Study on the Perceived Value of Emotional Intelligence Training on Foster Parents, Omar Shere Johnson

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Dissertation: Lived Experiences of Teachers in Professional Learning Communities in Transient School Environments, Katelyn Marie Jones

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Applied Clinical Project (ACP): Combatting Stigma and Shame Associated with Professional Mental Health Help-Seeking Attitudes in the African American Community: An Inquiry with African American Pastors, Tamiko Jordan

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Dissertation: Integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Processes with Information-Processing Theory in Anxious Early Adolescents, Gilly Kahn

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Dissertation: The lived experience of novice senior nurse leaders during organizational role transitions, Sharon Kauffman

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Dissertation: Conflict Style is not a Label: The Relationship of Age, Education Level, Work Level, Reason for Assessment, and Time Between Assessments to Conflict Style Change, Michael P. Kelly

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Dissertation: Reducing BitTorrent Download Time via Handshake-Based Switching, Elliotte Kim

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Dissertation: Effect of Animal-Assisted Intervention on Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Well-being: Insights from Occupational Therapy, Christine Kivlen

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Dissertation: Exploratory Study of the Lived Experiences of Adoptees in The Caribbean, Kelley T. Knowles

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Dissertation: Financial Impact Associated with Implementation of the Low Back Pain Clinical Practice Guideline in Outpatient Physical Therapist Practice, Heidi Kosakowski

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Dissertation: Understanding BYOD Implementation Experiences of School Teachers and Administrators: A Phenomenological Perspective, Sophia Lafayette-Lause

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Thesis: A Temporal Analysis of the Euphausiid Assemblage in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, with Notes on Seasonal Reproduction, Nathan A. La Spina

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Dissertation: The Influence of Cognitive Factors and Personality Traits on Mobile Device User's Information Security Behavior, Nils Lau

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Dissertation: Development and validation of the Self-Management Assessment for the Residuum and prosThesis (S.M.A.R.T.), Daniel Joseph Lee

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Dissertation: A Qualitative Study of Collaborative Lesson Planning for Teachers of Students With Significant Cognitive Disabilities, Wendy K. Lee

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Dissertation: A PCNN Framework for Blood Cell Image Segmentation, Carol D. Lenihan

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Applied Clinical Project (ACP): An Action Research Study: The Development and Implementation of “The Talk” Parent Workshop for Hispanic Families Facing Multigenerational Childhood Sexual Abuse Utilizing a Bowen Systems Lens, Nicole Linardi

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Dissertation: An Efficiency Tactic for Behavioral Skills Training, Brian Liu-Constant

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Dissertation: The Effects of Sleep Restriction on Biological, Psychological, and Neurocognitive Measures of Health, Margaret S. Lorenzetti

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Applied Clinical Project (ACP): Exploring the Experience of Married Couples Making the Decision of Whether or Not to Have a First Child, Liana Lorenzo-Echeverri

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Dissertation: Classifying Relations using Recurrent Neural Network with Ontological-Concept Embedding, Mario J. Lorenzo

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Thesis: Pilot Project for Future Fast and Accurate Detection of the Human Fecal Marker HF183 for Presence of Human Pollution in the New River, Angie Louis

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Dissertation: The Conundrum of Both/And in a World of Either/or: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Resilience and Intersectional Identities in Queer Women of Afro-Caribbean Descent, Stephane Louis

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Dissertation: The Impact of Globalization as an Economic Theory on the Mass Migration of Vulnerable Populations, Amalia Luxardo

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Dissertation: Psychometric Evaluation of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory in an Ethnically Diverse Sample, Elizabeth Machado

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Dissertation: Understanding Effective Orientation Practices From Orientation Professionals at Public HBCUs, Ronnie Mack Jr

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Thesis: Literacy Sponsorship and Official Paratexts: Promoting Character Literacy Through the for the Strength of Youth Booklets (1965-2011), Daniel S. Malinconico

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: Healthcare Systems Design: The Impact of Technological and Regulatory Changes on the Experience of Workplace Conflict for Healthcare Professionals, Sara Mammarella

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Capstone - NSU Access Only: Trophic Ecology of Northern Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris) in Southcentral and Southwest Alaska Utilizing Stable Isotope Ratios, D. Alex Mandi

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Dissertation: Perspectives on Postsecondary Correctional Education from the Previously Incarcerated Student: An Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Design Study, Ana C. Maria

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Dissertation: The Impact of Bankruptcy, Duty Related Stress and Policing in Detroit, Sarah Markel

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Dissertation: Effects of Cueing on Sit to Stand Transfers in Parkinson Disease, Rebecca Ann Martin

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Dissertation: UNIX Administrator Information Security Policy Compliance: The Influence of a Focused SETA Workshop and Interactive Security Challenges on Heuristics and Biases, John Palmer McConnell

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Thesis: TUNEL Apoptotic Cell Detection in Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD): Evaluation of Potential and Improvements, E. Murphy McDonald

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Dissertation: Alternate Route - An Examination of Alternatively Certified Teachers' Job Satisfaction and Self-Efficacy, Adrienne W. McElroy

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Dissertation: Gangs, Victim/Offender Overlap and Informal Settlements: Their Role in the Portmore Homicide Crisis, Jason Andre McKay

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Dissertation: ASD Training: Knowledge, Attitudes & Perceptions of a South Georgia Police Officer, Heather Banks McNeal

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Dissertation: Relationship Between Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Lindsay Megenhardt

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Dissertation: The Lived Experiences of Thriving Nursing Students, Nicole M. Mentag

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Dissertation: Law Enforcement Officers as Victims of Felonious Killings and Assaults: An Analysis of the Predictors of Lethality and the Likelihood of Officer Assault or Death, Gabriella Mercado

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Applied Clinical Project (ACP): Evaluating the Collaborative Process Training Gaps: What is Missing for Mental Health Professionals?, Rachel Dahlia Merlin

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Capstone: Functional Review and Macrostructure of the Caecum in Ardeidae, Lola R. Mildren

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Thesis: Predation Efficiency and Prey Choice of Estuarine Organisms Under Varying Anthropogenic Light Types and Intensities, Carmen Montalvo

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Dissertation: An Exploration of Barriers and Supports of High School Equivalency Diploma (HSED) Graduates Transitioning to Postsecondary Education, Chanell Butler Morello

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Thesis: Atlantic Spotted Dolphin (Stenella frontalis) and Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Nearshore Distribution, Bimini, The Bahamas, Skylar L. Muller

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Dissertation: Students’ Perceptions of Their Community Service Experience Based on High School Resources, Brooke A. Muriello

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Dissertation: Deep Neural Networks for Sentiment Analysis in Tweets with Emoticons, Mutharasu Narayanaperumal

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Dissertation: Perceptions of Barriers in Prosecuting Human Trafficking Cases, Jennifer Nelms

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Capstone: A Shark Conservationists Toolbox: Current DNA Methods and Techniques Aiding in the Conservation of Sharks, Arianna N. Nixon

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Dissertation: Healthcare Utilization and Expenditure of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Associated with Epilepsy in the United States, Esther Nkrumah

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Dissertation: Does One Session of Pre-Operative Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Aid in Improving Urinary Incontinence Immediately Following Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy? A Retrospective and Pilot Study, Francine Noel-Ford

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Dissertation: Predictive Accuracy of Recommender Algorithms, William Blake Noffsinger

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Dissertation: The Effect of Strikes on Students Who Attended Imo State University, Nigeria, from 2012 -2017: A Phenomenological Study, Innocent Okechukwu Ntiasagwe

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Dissertation: Examining the Creation of Information Privacy Culture in Healthcare Organizations to Achieve Collective HIPAA Compliance Practice, Osborne Obeng

Thesis - NSU Access Only: Social Media Mothering on Instagram: A Visual Analysis, Jessica Organ

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Dissertation: An Exploration of Task Independence for High School Students in a Self-Contained Classroom Using Structured Work Systems, Lorinda Rene Otto

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Dissertation: The Gendered Context of System Experience and its Impact on Girls in the Juvenile Justice System, Vanessa Patino Lydia

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Capstone: Occupational Therapy’s Needs Assessment for Service Navigation for Children with Autism, Kristina Lauren Paula

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Dissertation: Doctor-Patient Communication: The Experiences of Black Caribbean Women Patients With Diabetes, Rosanne Paul-Bruno

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Dissertation: A Comparative Study on Parental Involvement, Roldens Paulynice

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Dissertation: Comparison of Pre-Licensure BSN Student Outcomes Between Team-Based and Traditional Learning Methods, Tressa Jane Pedroff

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Dissertation: Comprehensive Physical Function Measure for the Intensive Care Unit: The use of Rasch Analysis and Item Response Theory, Michelle Lynn Peterson

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Dissertation: Self-Service Technology in a Library System: An Examination of Potential Library Member Adoption of Self-Service Checkout at a Southeastern County Library System, Grace Keisha Phillips-Daley

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Dissertation: Exploration of the Wechsler Memory Scale Fourth Edition (WMS-IV) Designs Content and Spatial Memory Scales, Maya Pinjala

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Dissertation: Happy Tears: An Evocative Autoethnography on an Adoptee’s Development of Identity through Reunification, Jessica Popham

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Thesis: Comparative Study of Spectral Sensitivity, Irradiance Sensitivity, Spatial Resolution and Temporal Resolution in the Visual Systems of Aratus Pisonii and Ocypode Quadrata, Ruchao Qian

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Dissertation: The Morning After: A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding the Process of Repair and Reconciliation in the Aftermath of Clergy Sexual Misconduct, Damion Taj Quaye

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Thesis: Disruption of Pyoverdine Synthesis in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Through Periodic Disturbance of Biofilm Structure, Rebecca J. Quinn

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Dissertation: Therapeutic Autoethnography: From Epiphany to Catharsis, Kelsey Railsback

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Dissertation: Critical Care Nurses’ Perceptions of Safety Related to Using Complex Medical Devices in Daily Nursing Practice, Violet Rhagnanan-Kramer

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Dissertation - NSU Access Only: AN EXAMINATION OF THE SOCIOCULTURAL, RELIGIOUS, AND RACIAL ADJUSTMENT EXPERIENCES OF JAMAICAN PROFESSIONALS IN SOUTH FLORIDA, SHARON R. RITCHIE-BROWN

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Dissertation: Are Finger Width Palpation, Tape Measure, and Caliper Reliable, Valid, and Accurate to Diagnose Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA)?, Tamara L. Roehling

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Dissertation: Ocean Acidification and Fish Respiration: A Study on the Anatomical, Physiological, and Behavioral Adaptations of Fishes and Their Ability to Cope With Decreasing Seawater PH, Mark P. Rogers

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Dissertation: Prostitution in Havana, Cuba, A Conflict Analysis of “The Phenomenon of Jineterismo in Havana, Cuba.” A Narrative Study, Nery Roman

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Dissertation: Exploring the Professional Development of MFT Students Enrolled in Equine Assisted Family Therapy Coursework: An Experiential Learning Modality, Natalie Rothman

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Dissertation: Impact of Physical Therapist Attitudes and Beliefs on the Outcomes of Patients with Low Back Pain, Adam P. Rufa

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Dissertation: Correlates of War and Sino Revisionism, Douglas Sanders

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Dissertation: Intimate Partner Violence and Revictimization: Factors Involved in Occurrence and Severity, Dunia Sarwary

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Dissertation: Impact of Psychological Factors on Adolescents with Anterior Knee Pain, Mitchell Selhorst

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Thesis: Metagenomes of the Dominant Microbial Symbionts of Sponge Genus Cinachyrella Display Common Sulfur Metabolic and Quorum Sensing Functions, Elizaveta Shmakova

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Thesis: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Essential and Non-Essential Elements Recorded in Western Arctic Bowhead Whales (Balaena mysticetus), Samantha L. Shore

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Thesis: Comparative Study of the Effects of Light on Photophore Ultrastructure from Two Families of Deep-Sea Decapod Crustaceans: Oplophoridae and Sergestidae, Jamie E. Sickles

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Thesis: Investigation of the Prevalence of Receded Near Point of Convergence in School-Aged Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Lorig Sildiryan

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Dissertation: A Brand New Narrative: Social Attitudes Toward Conflict Resolution and Inefficiency in Marketing and Branding, Emily Skinner