Texas Christian University

Career Outcomes, Experiences, and Transition Programs for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: A Review of the Literature from 2013 to 2025

As more students with disabilities access postsecondary education, it is important for the field to understand their post-graduation employment outcomes. A systematic literature review using preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines wa...

Engineering Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond Networks to Access Ensembles of Conformational Isomers of 24-Atom Macrocycles: Computation Corroborates Assignments and Predicts Structure

Abstract Intramolecular hydrogen bond (IMHB) networks contribute to the shape and physical properties of macrocycles. Understanding and ultimately engineering these networks represents a challenge to the field, both experimentally and computationally. Here, 24-atom triazine macro...

The Effectiveness of School-To-Work Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review

Date presented: April 25, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Phil Esposito, p.esposito@tcu.edu

Becoming a Research Team: Building a Trusting Partnership to Improve Transition to Adulthood Services for People with Developmental Disabilities

Date presented: April 24, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Grace Franko, grace.a.franko@tcu.edu

AI versus human coding of NIH grant abstracts

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used for qualitative analysis in substance use research, yet their performance relative to human coders remains underexplored. This study compares ChatGPT-4.0 with human coders in performing qualitative coding tasks using NIH grant ab...

Medicaid utilization in children: Condition‐specific incidence and spending

Abstract Medicaid insures over half of US children, yet gaps remain in understanding how funds are allocated across the care of nonchronic conditions, the care of chronic conditions, and preventative services. We conducted a retrospective analysis of 7.2 million Medicaid‐enrolled...

The effects of augmented reality within a mobile app for problem posing during math walks

This study explores students using Augmented Reality within the Mathfinder app to engage with math walks, with students positioned as creators of math walks content, engaging in problem-posing. In Study 1, students were randomly assigned to versions of the app that had AR tools/o...

Perceptions of College Advising Corps Advisors: Their Experiences and Values

Abstract The College Advising Corps (CAC) is an innovative program that places college admission advisors in high schools to assist underrepresented students. This case study explored how 11 participants constructed their own experience of working as a CAC advisor. The findings r...

“A Rush to Judgment”: Historicizing the Emergence of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as an Islamic Counterpublic in the U.S. Public Sphere Pre-9/11

This article historicizes the emergence of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as an Islamic counterpublic in the U.S. public sphere prior to 9/11. The study analyzes how CAIR functioned as an Islamic counterpublic to contest entrenched Islamophobic rhetorics that po...

Estimation of SARS-CoV-2 Viral Dynamics Parameters in Favipiravir-Treated Cynomolgus Macaques: Comparison of Individual and Group Average Model Fitting

Favipiravir, an antiviral that inhibits viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, has demonstrated promise as a therapeutic for RNA viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2. Mathematical modeling of viral kinetics provides a tool for analyzing the progression of viral infections and the act...

Safety and feasibility of collagen-based wound powder use in high-risk primary total joint arthroplasty patients

Post-operative complications during the 90-day global period are a concern after primary total joint arthroplasty (TJA), especially in high-risk patients. Biological wound powders, such as collagen with extracellular matrix/proteins (Xcellistem), may enhance wound healing. This s...

Modeling the interferon response to avian influenza

Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, such as H5N1, cause severe disease in humans and pose a persistent pandemic threat, yet the mechanism by which the type I interferon response shapes their within-host dynamics remains unclear. Here we fit three ordinary differential equa...

Multi-Flap Free Internal Limiting Membrane Grafting with Sub-Perfluorocarbon Liquid Stabilization: A Hybrid Technique for Refractory Macular Holes

Purpose: To describe a hybrid surgical sequence using multi-flap free internal limiting membrane (ILM) grafting with sub-perfluoro-n-octane (PFO) stabilization for repair of a persistent large macular hole (MH) after prior ILM peeling. Methods: A 70-year-old pseudophakic woman pr...

Counseling in Speech-Language Pathology: A Scope of Practice Analysis

Purpose: Speech-language pathology (SLP) is inherently a humanistic and interpersonal profession, but clinicians often report uncertainty about their role in engaging clients and families in counseling. Although the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) explicitly i...

Who Is to Blame? A Network Perspective on Workplace Injustice

ABSTRACT Organizational justice research typically assumes that accountability for injustices is localized to the direct offender. Yet growing evidence suggests that blame can extend to indirect actors, calling into question such a narrowed view of injustice. By integrating fairn...

Convenient implementation of rung-3.5 density functionals in standard Gaussian-basis codes

Developing more broadly accurate density functional approximations can be accomplished not only by new parameterizations with existing ingredients but also by using new ingredients encoding new physics, such as rung-3.5 energy densities that allow a better balance of static corre...

Disparity in Clinical Presentation and Utilization of Atherectomy for Peripheral Arterial Disease: An Analysis of the OEIS National Registry

BACKGROUND: Racial and socioeconomic disparities exist in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and their treatment. We examined factors that may affect utilization of atherectomy in an office-based setting using a national outpatient registry. METHODS: Data were analyz...

Advanced footwear technology improves sprinting mechanics and performance

Sprint running performances have improved with the use of advanced footwear technology, but the mechanisms responsible are unknown. Here, we tested two hypothesized mechanisms: 1) faster maximal speeds resulting from greater ground force application, and 2) associated contact tim...

Concurrent Changes in Body Composition, Body Image, and Eating Behaviors in NCAA Division 1 Female Distance Runners Across an Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Season

Abstract Parnell, S, Kaylor, MG, Johnson, MF, Addison, A, Braun-Trocchio, R, and Graybeal, AJ. Concurrent changes in body composition, body image, and eating behaviors in NCAA Division 1 female distance runners across an indoor and outdoor track and field season. J Strength Cond...

Frenemies for Good: The Paradox of Collaboration and Competition Among Nonprofit Organizations

Abstract Nonprofit organizations are expected to collaborate with peers to advance social good while simultaneously competing for scarce resources such as funding, volunteers, and legitimacy. This paradox of “coopetition” has been explored structurally, but less is known about ho...