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Susan Ryan, Bobby Silverman, and Michaelene Walsh, for their thoughtful input and efforts during the last three years and especially in my thesis year. I would also like to thank Kirsten Noreen, Bob Hausey, and Ed Smith for their support and suggestions during my first two years of graduate school. I am grateful to my family, professors, and friends for their guidance, support, and encouragement regarding my decision to pursue a career as an educator and artist