Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints: A Review of the Literature (1995-2017)

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Adrienne Rogers and Daniel K Judd, Ancient Scripture Introduction There are over 4,000 religions in the world today. One of the core functions of religion is to help individuals find meaning and purpose in life. Several researchers have found that this religious function impacts psychological well-being, often for the better. This relationship between religious belief, […]

Developing and Utilizing the VSFP Database: Atalanta and Girls’ Adventure Fiction

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Isaac Robertson and Leslee Thorne-Murphy, English The original purpose of my project was two-fold: 1) to expand the Victorian Short Fiction Project, a peer-reviewed database compiled from Victorian periodical fiction housed in Brigham Young University’s special collections library; and 2) to utilize this database in order to perform a literary study of nineteenth-century colonial fiction. […]

The Economics Behind the Construction of the General Relief Society Building

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Kiersten Robertson and Mary Jane Woodger, Church History and Doctrine Introduction A building designated specifically for the use of the women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was first proposed in 1893, shortly after the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple. In response, the First Presidency offered a lot just east of […]

Heterogenity of Private School Effects in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Isaac Riley and Donald Baum, Education Leadership & Foundations Introduction The “private school effect” or “private school advantage” is often treated in the literature as monolithic and constant across countries (Srivastava and Walford 2007), and much of the debate is between two camps arguing whether private education helps or harms, with special emphasis on the […]

Attitudes Toward Economic Reform in Ukraine

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Eliza Riley and Celeste Beesley, Political Science The transition from authoritarian, planned economies to democratic market economies is one of the most ambitious and momentous political-economic endeavors of the last century. As such, it is hardly surprising that the transition has been carried out with varying levels of success. Previous literature has examined features of […]

Using Remote Video Systems to Measure Effectiveness of Small Scale MPAs in Saipipi, Samoa

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Calvin Quigley and Dr. Richard Gill, Biology Introduction- Coral reefs represent an invaluable natural, providing $30 billion dollars of fishing and recreational profits worldwide, and housing nearly a quarter of the oceans species [1, 2]. However, threats such as climate change, ocean acidification, coastal development and overharvesting have destroyed more than a fifth of the […]

Uncovering Reasons Behind Attrition: A Micronutrient Program Evaluation for a Global Nonprofit

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Elizabeth Pulsipher, Savannah Henshaw and Dr. Scott Sanders, Sociology Introduction Last summer, we conducted quantitative and qualitative research for an in-depth analysis of the attrition occurring in the Liahona Children’s Foundation’s program—a program attempting to alleviate child malnutrition in sixteen countries. Our findings draw upon five sources: 1) individual interviews we conducted with a randomized […]

America’s Hope

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Cassie Prettyman and Paul Adams, Design Being able to come up with this project, plan it, execute it, and have a gallery show was one of the most fulfilling experiences in my artistic career. There were definitely some challenges along the way but I have learned so much that I will now be able to […]