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Claflin University
Dr. Henry N. Tisdale, President
Fall 2010
Volume 10 No. 1 The World Needs Visionaries We develop the whole person
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The School of Humanities and
Department of Art
By Mr. Winston Kennedy, Chair
Social Sciences Newsletter
Dean Dr. Kod Igwe, professor of art, has been doing applied research and creating
Dr. Peggy S. Ratliff a unique sculpture that will be unveiled at the Orangeburg County Fine Arts
Center on October 27, 2010, at 5:30 p.m. The artwork, recently approved by
Compiler the City Council, is dedicated to the mayor and the City Council of the City of
Mandakini Hiremath
Orangeburg. The Fine Arts Center is located at 649 Riverside Drive.
Editors Mr. Herman Keith, assistant professor and immediate past director of the
Linda R. Hill Arthur Rose Museum, is also the former chairman of the Department of Art.
Mandakini Hiremath Mr. Keith has been a significant chronicler of the legacy of Arthur Rose, a
Design and Layout pioneering art educator who left us a rich tradition in the visual arts at Claflin
Mandakini Hiremath University. After organizing a series of important exhibitions over the years, Mr.
Keith has vigorously returned to his studio. This past summer he created a
series of twenty paintings. He employed his “key motif” when he attended
Special Thanks to FACETS – the Fine Arts Enrichment Teaching Studios, here in Orangeburg.
Dr. Peggy S. Ratliff, dean of the school Mr. Habibur Rahman, associate professor and immediate past chair of
of Humanities and Social Sciences, for the Department of Art, is the founding professor of the digital design program in
giving me the opportunity to produce the the department. He was awarded a 2010 Summer Research Grant from the
newsletter. Center for Excellence in Teaching at Claflin University. Mr. Rahman began the
task of organizing, writing and editing a monograph on the graphic design work
Ms. Linda R. Hill, assistant professor of
English, for agreeing to work with me that he has created for the Arthur Rose Museum over the last several years.
as an editor. Due to the fact that his computers have been upgraded more than three times
during his tenure, retrieval of images and text has been a problematic task –
Members of the School and Depart- increasing the difficulty of the present work. It is an important moment in a
ment Chairs for their contributions. graphic designer’s life when a monograph is organized and published. In this
instance the monograph, in one sense, is a catalogue raisonne. It permits
Dr. Henry N. Tisdale, president, and
Claflin University and beyond to reflect and understand an important aspect of
Dr. George E. Miller, III, vice president
for academic affairs, for encouragement. his contributions to the visual art and design programs at Claflin University.
Mr. Jelani Thomas, assistant professor, began a large series of artworks
that will eventually contain at least twenty paintings and drawings that visually
Finally, I sincerely appreciate all the
reference and investigate the Afro Brazilian Capoeira of Angola art form. Sub-
compliments from my administrators,
ject categories represented in the series are derived from the musical instru-
co-workers, students, and friends on the
ments of Capoeira; the singing of traditional songs; the martial games of Capoeira
previous issues of the newsletter and the
Angola; and, from within these games, the ritual calls and gestures known as
columns that are printed in The Times
chamadas. In his applied research Mr. Thomas
and Democrat. These encouraging
employs four different media to convey the discrete
words are a source of motivation.
formal visual references
The School of Humanities and to realize his imaging: pen and ink; pastels; oil paints;
Social Sciences publishes its and digital painting. The completed series will con-
newsletter periodically; therefore, tain five works executed in each medium. The se-
please bring your stories to the ries will be completed by April 2011.
compiler, Mrs. Hiremath. I am in Additionally, Mr. Thomas attended a one-week
the Writing Center, GTK, room # Art Educators Forum at the Savannah College of
228, ext. 5422. Your stories should Art and Design during the summer of 2010. His re-
be typed using Microsoft word. search during this program was funded through a
You may e-mail attachments at Summer Research Grant from the Center for Ex-
mhiremath@claflin.edu. cellence in Teaching at Claflin University. His re- Study of Flamingo by
See ART DEPARTMENT, page 12 Mr. Terrance Robinson
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As the 2009-2010 academic year ended, a few col- Ms. Gloria D. Brogdon, native of Aylett, Virginia, joins
leagues moved on to their chosen destinations. Our school us as an instructor in the Department of
misses each departing member, but life has to go on. As it’s Mass Communications. She earned her
said, persons may come and go, but institutions stay intact. B.S. in print journalism from Bowie State
The beginning of each academic year is filled with new aspi- University and MLA in broadcast jour-
rations, promises and challenges. Each member of the Claflin nalism/television production and
family is expected to persevere and to meet expectations. scriptwriting from Oklahoma City Uni-
As we welcome new freshmen and transfer students, we versity. Ms. Brogdon has thirteen years
Ms. G. Brogdon
also gladly welcome new faculty members who have joined of teaching experience at both the uni-
the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Let us look versity and secondary levels. She served as a department
forward to working together to accomplish Claflin chair at Virginia Union University for three years and has
University’s mission. extensive experience with software for website development
Dr. Tiffany Boyd Adams joins us as an assistant pro- and use, Adobe Creative Suites, media technology, and media
fessor in the Department of English and education. Ms. Brogdon teaches basic writing and web con-
Foreign Languages. Before coming to vergence/production classes and will assist with our online
Claflin University, she was an adjunct website for The Panther.
professor at Winthrop University in Rock Ms. Brogdon is a professional videographer, and has
Hill, SC, and at UNC-Charlotte. created several full-length and short productions. Currently
Dr. Adams earned her Ph.D. in En- Ms. Brogdon is a Ph.D. candidate in media art and text
glish from the University of Georgia in (MATX) interdisciplinary studies at Virginia Commonwealth
Athens in December 2009, her master’s University.
Dr. T. Adams degree from Morgan State University in When asked why she chose Claflin and what she plans
Baltimore, MD, and her bachelor’s de- to accomplish, Ms. Brogdon answered, “I chose Claflin
gree from the University of South Carolina, Columbia. Her because I feel the University has a great Communications
teaching and research areas of specialization are twentieth- Department. My accomplishments at Claflin University are
century Anglophone Caribbean literature and twentieth-cen- directly connected to the needs of the students.”
tury African American literature. Dr. Nathaniel Frederick, II, a 2002 Claflin graduate,
Dr. Adams was awarded the Manuscript, Archive, and returns to his alma mater as an assistant
Rare Books Library (MARBL) Fellowship in July 2009 professor in the Department of Mass
from Emory University. She studied the non-fiction prose of Communications. Dr. Frederick earned
Alice Walker and the Universal Negro Improvement his Ph.D. in mass communications in
Association’s (U.N.I.A.) business and personal letters of 2009 and his master’s degree in media
Marcus Garvey and his wife Amy Garvey. She lived and studies in 2004 from the Pennsylvania
studied in Trinidad at the University of the West Indies. Dr. N. Frederick State University and his B.A. in mass
When asked why she chose Claflin and what she plans communications from Claflin University.
to accomplish, Dr. Adams answered, “I chose to work at Dr. Frederick spent several years teaching as an adjunct
Claflin University because it can provide me with opportu- and teaching assistant while attending school, and served as
nities for growth and leadership.” She added, “While at the Frederick Douglass Postdoctoral Scholar in the Com-
Claflin, I plan to lead my students by example. I am com- munication Studies Department at the California University
mitted to being a responsible and knowledgeable teacher of Pennsylvania before joining the faculty. Dr. Frederick
who aims to make her students informed, global citizens. I teaches theory and foundations courses for the department
also plan to continue to build a strong record of publications and will oversee the honors thesis courses and development
and research so that I can be an influential voice in Carib- for the department. Most recently he was invited to speak
bean Studies.” on a panel; he discussed the topic Gospel Music and So-
Proud mom, Dr. Adams says, “I have an awesome cial Consciousness, 1945-1960.
daughter named Naima Simone.”
See, NEW MEMBERS, page 4
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“Spaces, Gender, and Healing in Alice Walker’s The Color program and to the African American Studies specialization.
Purple (1982); “Mariama Bâ’s So Long a Letter,” a So far I have been encouraged by the fellowship and
chapter in New Urges in Postcolonial Literature: friendliness of my colleagues and the eagerness and thirst
Widening Horizons (2009); “Re-Configuration of for knowledge I have discerned in my students.”
Colonialism or the Negation of the Self in Postcolonial Dr. Ngwang’s special interests include traveling, reading,
Cameroon in Bole Butake’s Plays,” a chapter in and playing soccer (football).
Reconceiving Postcolonialism: Visions and Revisions Dr. Donald K. Pardlow, a resident of Chattanooga,
(2009); “Buchi Emecheta’s Destination Biafra: A Feminist Tennessee, joins us as an assistant professor
(Re)-Writing of the Nigerian Civil War,” a chapter in The of English in the Department of English and
Journal of African Literature, Vol. 5: War and Conflict Foreign Languages. He earned his Ph.D. in
(2008); “In Search of Cultural Identity or a Futile Search English Rhetoric and Linguistics from Indiana
for Anchor: Africa in Selected African American Literary University of Pennsylvania in 2003, an M.A.
Works” in Identities and Voices: ALIZES No.12; Revue in British and American literature from the
Dr. Pardlow
Angliciste de la Réeunion (2007); “Female Empowerment University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in
and Political Change: A Study of Bole Butake’s Lake God, 1994, and a B.A. in writing and American literature from
The Survivors, and And Palm Wine Will Flow…” in the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1990.
ALIZES (TRADE WINDS): A Journal of English Studies. Having taught in the community college system of Georgia
No.23 (2004); and “Literature as Politics: Revisiting Bole for the past nine years, he now teaches sections of English
Butake’s Lake God and Other Plays in The Literary composition and the Honors thesis seminars at Claflin.
Griot: An International Journal of African-World When asked why he chose Claflin and what he plans to
Expressive Culture Studies, Vol. 14. accomplish, Dr. Pardlow answered, “Since I finished my
When asked why he chose Claflin and what he plans to dissertation, I had been looking to move on to a four-year
accomplish, Dr. Ngwang answered, “I was attracted to college, an institution where I could teach a wider variety
Claflin University because of Claflin University’s history and of classes and complete more of my research. I think that
reputation. As I move towards the end of my teaching career, my cognition-centered pedagogies for teaching language
I want to end it with and on a winning team; I wanted to be could well serve the university’s unique goal of training
part of the growing popularity of the Claflin family that has visionary thinkers and leaders.”
distinguished itself in the many fields of excellence and His revised dissertation, Flight for Flatland, was
tradition. For a poor teacher, there is no greater joy and published last year by VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller Publishing,
reward than moving into the world and meeting visionary and his first volume of verse, Notes of a “Gypsy” Scholar,
leaders who can point back at you and say, ‘He was my is currently under editorial review by University Research
teacher.’ And who doesn’t want to be part of a winning Press (NM). In addition to a collection of short fiction, he
team!” He added, “I bring with me a global perspective is currently working on monographs about deductive logic
built on the experience of having studied and taught on two and student creativity. His hobbies are creative writing,
continents and lived in several different states and other ancient languages, and chess.
parts of the U.S. I hope to accomplish an extra push for Mr. Colin Patrick Pool, a native of Mobile, Alabama,
love of scholarship and publication among the students. I joined us as an instructor of mass
want to infect the students with my love for scholarship, communications in the Spring of 2010 to
publications, and research and hope to add African fill our need for a sound production faculty
Literature, which does not feature prominently in the member. He earned the Master of Fine
literature program except in the English Department’s World Arts degree in Recording Arts and
Literature II. I strongly believe that every HBCU should Technologies from Middle Tennessee
Mr. Colin Pool
endeavor to teach a pure African-based program as part State University in Murfreesboro and
of its historical heritage, and African Literature tends to Bachelor of Arts in History and Bachelor
encompass and embrace the humanistic values of such of Music degrees from the University of South Alabama.
programs. Hopefully, I can add this missing link to the English See, NEW MEMBERS, page10
The World Needs Visionaries
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Recently, Claflin University students study-abroad students are African-American (five females,
have taken a particular interest in foreign two males).
study. During the fall 2010 semester alone,
seven students are studying abroad, a Afton Anderson wrote from Spain: “Both Baije and I
larger number than in the previous two did, indeed, arrive at our destinations safely. As you may
years combined (2008-2010). Several know, our first destination was London, which I absolutely
Dr. D. Gene Pace additional students plan to do so during loved! We took a tour of the city and I was amazed by the
the fall 2011 semester. Those studying in ancient and modern architecture London has to offer. We
foreign countries during the fall semester are Carolyn Smith also got a chance to see the queen’s palace, which was a
(Kenya), phenomenal sight. I was really awed by the richness of the
city, the shopping, the architecture, the monuments, the
Brandon Singleton (Japan), Amani Turnage (England), PEOPLE! It was a different world altogether and I definitely
Mary Remy (France), Aaron Shepard (Spain), Beije Allen- would not mind living there one day if I ever got the
Nichols (Spain), and Afton Anderson (Spain). During the opportunity. We arrived in Granada on Tuesday, where we
previous two years, five of the six Claflin University study- met our host families. I absolutely love ours! Our senora is
abroad students were from Trinidad; the other was from
See, STUDY ABROAD, page
the U.S. (five females, one male). This semester, all seven
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Dr. Till and students in the linguistics class by Alice Walker and Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy
presented a paper entitled “One Poem, Allison,” examines the hegemonic origin and structure of
Many Journeys” at the ninth annual gender roles in novels written by Southern women. Dr. Till
Pedagogy Conference sponsored by the contends that societal and institutional structures of hierar-
Department of English and Foreign Lan- chy that privilege some and marginalize other are often in-
guages on October 27-29, 2010. In visible to readers who simply “read literature” rather than
their study of how home and community “study texts.” She explores the paradigm developed by
Dr. Susan Till experiences the linguist Norman Fairclough for
shape not only critical language study.
one’s literacy but also one’s iden- Fairclough provides an approach
tity, the students wrote their own for collective groups, such as col-
“Where I’m From” poems. The lege and university classes, to un-
students created a collective pre- mask power structures in lan-
sentation, consisting of one stanza guage. When students critically
from each of their individual po- examine the narratives of the fe-
ems. The combined poem re- male protagonists Celie in The
flected a collage of life events, be- Color Purple by Alice Walker
ginning with birth and ending with and Bone in Bastard Out of
the present. Each student read her Carolina by Dorothy Allison,
original stanza. After the session, they uncover continuing systems
the student writers/linguists an- Top Left to Right: Destinee Moore, Danielle Scott, of hegemony that reify feminine
Patrice Cooper, Rasheeda Wright, Tasha Smith,
swered questions from the audi- Bottom Left to Right: Katrina Dickey, Angela Primus, compliance and masculine domi-
ence about their insights in con- Tanika Morrison nance.
structing personal “Where I’m Absent from Photo: Mary Chisolm, Christina Grant, The novels reveal a patriarchal
From” poems. Vestina Jackson world, reinforced by society,
Women in Popular Culture Conference church, and family. Walker and
Dr. Susan Till presented a paper at the Women in Popular Allison narrate stories told by young girls imprisoned by
Culture Conference held at South Carolina State Univer- the normalization of male dominance and female submis-
sity, October 21-23. Her presentation, entitled “Gender sion, a reality that results in violence, which dehumanizes
Roles in the American South: Voices from The Color Purple perpetrators as well as victims.
faculty members moved into our new location on Goff Av- officers in the forum setting. Participating this year were
enue. We are very pleased with the accommodations, par- Federal Judge Michelle Childs, US District Attorney Bill
ticularly since the new house includes a conference room Nettles, and Federal Marshall Kelvin Washington. And,
in which we can now conduct our departmental meetings finally, we want to welcome our newest full-time faculty
and Honors seminars. There is also sufficient space for member, Dr. Camelia Kantor, who completed her doc-
expansion that would allow for the entire department to be toral work in Romania over the summer.
housed in one location and could also provide classroom
space and a much-needed departmental computer lab. In When you try to achieve your goal and fail,
September, the department hosted its Third Annual Poli- don’t be disappointed. Accept it and stand up.
tics Forum as well. Our students were introduced to and Wipe your tears, study and learn once again.
engaged prominent, federally-appointed law and justice You might achieve even more than you’ve
set out for.
Faculty and students in the Department & Families and the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism at
of Mass Communications are looking the University of Maryland. Ms. McCutchen delivered the
forward to another great year. The keynote address at the T. Howard Foundation’s Internship
Panther, WCUT Television and Orientation, attended the National Association of Black Jour-
WCUR Radio are ready for another nalists Convention in San Diego, California, and attended
Dr. Donna Gough slate of programs. Under the direction the Blogging While Brown Conference in Washington, DC.
of Journalist-in-Residence Mr. Lee Also, Ms. McCutchen served as a judge for the Oklahoma
Harter, The Panther is headed by Editor Brittany Brown, Speech Theatre Communication Association’s 2010 Con-
Assistant Editor Jessica Taylor, and Photographer Kemet vention Student Public Relations Competition and partici-
Alston. Under the direction of faculty member Mr. Colin pated on a panel with her presentation, entitled “Reality PR
Pool, the campus radio station, WCUR, is headed by Sta- & Mass Communication Education.”
tion Manager Antonio Shands, Program Director Asa Dr. Donna Gough served as the vice president of the
Gillyard, and Music Director Jonqwel Prioleau. Under the Oklahoma Speech Theatre Communication Association
direction of Mr. Michael Fairwell, the campus television sta- (OSTCA) and was responsible for planning the OSTCA
tion, WCUT, is headed by Station Manager Kalen Robinson, 2010 Convention held on September 11, 2010, at Rogers
Program Director Jessica Brown, and Production Manager State University in Claremore, Oklahoma. Dr. Gough be-
Nicholas Jackson. came the president of OSTCA during the convention and,
Mass Communications supports the internship efforts of as a result, is the first woman to be the president of both
students. The following are some of the internships that stu- statewide organizations, the Oklahoma Speech Theatre
dents participated in this year: Steven Dial interned at WGCL Communication Association and the Oklahoma Broadcast
CBS Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia; Donique Tyler interned in Education Association.
the Public Relations Department for the Richmond Raiders Dr. Julian Williams and Dr. Nathaniel Frederick attended
Arena Football Team in Richmond, Virginia; Janda Ander- a conference on Saturday, September 25, 2010, in Atlanta,
son interned at Publix in Savannah, Georgia; Yolanda Georgia. The conference, “Media Law in the Digital Age:
Middleton interned at Dash Promotions in Atlanta, Georgia; What You Need To Know,” was sponsored by Kennesaw
Latisha Ford interned at Shawn Johnson & Associates in State University and Harvard Law School. Dr. Williams will
Charleston, South Carolina, … The names of those on the be presenting a paper entitled “Man at the Microphone: Jesse
interns list goes on too long to include all the names. In addi- Helms’ Early Years As a Broadcaster,” at the annual con-
tion to internships, students attend workshops to receive ad- vention of the American Journalism Historians Association.
ditional training and career fairs to learn about employment The convention will be held in Tucson, Arizona, on October
opportunities. Tony Talley and Alan Brooks attended the 6-9, 2010.
Center of Excellence Advertising Boot Camp at Howard The Department of Mass Communications has been se-
University in Washington, DC, this summer. lected to develop two major initiatives for the university. The
Department of Mass Communications faculty were in- first initiative is the partnership between Claflin University
volved in a number of professional activities over the sum- and Boston University (BU) that was established to provide
mer. Ms. Yolanda McCutchen and Mr. Colin Pool were ac- exchange programs for students and faculty and to assist
cepted into the Indiana University School of Journalism program graduates with seamless matriculation into the
Teaching Fellowship Program, June 13 – 17, 2010, in graduate program in communication at BU. Claflin mass com-
Bloomington, Indiana. The program provides training for fac- munications majors Kristen Bell,
ulty new to teaching in the field of mass communications. Andre Rodriguez, Kelli Marie
Ms. Yolanda Carroll, and Jarrell Rogers, along
McCutchen served as a with department chair Dr. Donna
judge for the Casey Med- Gough, traveled to Boston to at-
als, a national journalism tend the BU Matriculation events,
award given by the Jour- August 29 - September 1, 2010. Mass Comm. students at BU
Ms. McCutchen serves as a judge nalism Center on Children
See MASS COMMUNICATIONS, page 17
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Music Department
By Dr. Isaiah McGee, Chair
Dr. Meisha Adderley was a Museum of Art. In addition to works from the 17th – 21st
recipient of a 2010 Faculty centuries, the concert featured a world premiere by South
Summer Research Grant from Carolina composer and Associate Vice President for
Claflin University’s Center for Academic Affairs (Claflin University) Dr. Cedric Adderley.
Excellence in Teaching. As a Dr. Laura J. Keith was invited to serve on the Music
component of the grant project, Content Advisory Committee of the National Evaluation
Adderley recorded a CD of works Series for Pearson Publishing Company during the week of
by Afro-American female July 19, 2010, in St. Louis, Missouri. During the National
Dr. Isaiah McGee composers with GEM Recording Benchmark Conference, K-12 educators and university
Studios. The project culminated in faculty members from across the country met to recommend
a presentation at the World Piano Conference in Novi Sad, a performance level that would be expected of an entry-
Serbia, where she designed a lecture that investigated the level educator in each field, with Dr. Keith serving in the
lives of the female composers and provided a detailed area of music.
analysis of their concert piano works. 2010 Graduate Amanda Bailey is currently attending
Dr. Richard House, director of University bands, Johnson and Wales University of Culinary Arts in Charlotte,
authored two music reviews for the trumpet ensemble works NC.
Newton Antiphonies by Carson P. Cooman and Fantasy 2010 Graduate Curtis Bates is currently assistant band
Fanfare by Michael Bretz. The reviews were published in director at Columbia High School in Columbia, SC, where
the June 2010 International Trumpet Guild Journal. A he also serves as a substitute teacher. He plans to attend
third review for the brass ensemble arrangement of Modest graduate school at the University of South Carolina in Fall
Mussorgsky’s “The Great Gate of Kiev” from Pictures at 2011.
an Exhibition will be published in January 2011. 2010 Graduate Titus Gant is pursuing a graduate degree
On February 23, 2010, Dr. Meisha Adderley and in Jazz Studies at North Carolina Central University in
Ms. Stacey Holliday, faculty pianists, performed a duo Durham, NC.
piano recital for the Art of Music series at the Columbia
Ms. Anisah Bagasra, an instructor of psy- tion. Help-seeking preferences among participants reflect
chology in the Department of History and existing literature that shows a preference to turn to family
Sociology, has spent the last several years and friends before seeking outside help. The secondary part
exploring issues pertinent to the Muslim com- of this study examined the role of acculturation and religious
munity in the United States. The results of her commitment as possible mediating factors in perceptions of
Ms. Bagasra
doctoral research are beginning to garner at- mental illness. Though no solid relationship appeared in the
tention in the psychological community, and serve to fill ex- statistical analysis, the research led to the development of
isting gaps in current knowledge regarding acculturation, two new psychosocial instruments – an acculturation scale
religious commitment, and Muslim Americans’ perceptions for Muslim Americans and a Muslim religious commitment
of mental illness. The initial goal of her research was to un- scale. The development and testing of these scales has led
derstand how Muslims in America view mental illness, what Ms. Bagasra to present the results at major national confer-
they attribute as the cause of mental illness, and attitudes ences. In August, she traveled to San Diego to present at
toward various treatment options. In addition, her research the Annual American Psychological Association Conven-
explores help-seeking preferences and allowed participants tion. The presentation was well-received and led to a re-
to share personal experiences with mental illness and men- port in October’s edition of the Monitor on Psychology.
tal health providers. The results of the open-ended portion Later this month, she traveled to Atlanta to present at the
of her study have revealed mixed experiences with Ameri- American Academy of Religion’s Annual meeting regarding
can mental health care providers, and a heavy reliance among Muslim identity formation in the 21st century. Initial results
participants on religious-based coping mechanisms. The from her doctoral presentation were also presented at the
results of the close-ended survey suggest that, when faced Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
with general questions about mental illness, Muslim Ameri- in New Orleans in June, highlighting the help-seeking pref-
cans attribute mental illness to various causes, both West- erences and experiences with mental health practitioners of
ern clinical ideas of causation and cultural and spiritual attri- Muslim participants. Ms. Bagasra is now awaiting the final
butions. Muslim Americans are also likely to endorse both approval of her dissertation and has plans to continue with
spiritual and psychotherapeutic interventions over medica- her research and publish the results in academic journals.
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