ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This has been an incredible journey, where I have had the fortune of working with the brightest people in the industry. It was truly a humbling, yet rewarding experience. I am indebted to Dr. Melvin for the incredible amount of support he has provided me during my time at Georgia Tech. He has gone above and beyond to help me through the many challenges I've faced in pursuing my...

Article history: Received 17 April 2015 Received in revised form 20 November 2015 Accepted 21 November 2015 Available online 22 November 2015 The current study examines the relationship between aspects of social service availability and child maltreatment. Specifically, the study uses negative binomial regression to estimate whether service availability, accessibility, and receipt are associate...

Absolute cross sections have been measured for the first time for H+-impact ionization and fragmentation of C60 at proton energies ranging from 0.2 to 2.0 MeV. The cross sections were in fairly good agreement with other electron-impact data in the high-velocity region, indicating that the charge transfer is negligible in the present energy range. Theoretical cross sections for plasmon excitatio...

The current research explored whether perspective-taking increases willingness to engage in contact with stereotyped outgroup members. Across three studies, we find that perspective-taking increases willingness to engage in contact with negatively-stereotyped targets. In Study 1, perspective-takers sat closer to, whereas stereotype suppressors sat further from, a hooligan compared to control pa...

The model calculations of altitude distribution of CN (condensation nuclei), plausible centers of sulfate aerosol formation after the occurrence of GLE, are presented. Events with relativistic solar protons (i.e. protons with energies >450 MeV) are observed at ground level by neutron monitors and called ground-level events (GLEs) (Shea and Smart, 2001). Analysis of experimental data and model c...