Quantifying Aerosolized Saline Effects on Laryngeal Dryness

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Kristine Tanner, Ph. D., Department of Communication Disorders, Ray M. Merrill, Ph.D., Department of Health Science, Shawn Nissen, Ph.D., Department of Communication Disorders, and Scott Thomson, Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering 1. Summary of Academic Objectives Met The purpose of this multidisciplinary Mentoring Environment Grant was to support students as they mastered novel objective methodologies […]

Teacher Quality and Well-Being: a Q-Squared Analysis

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Lisa Keovongsa and MacLeans A. Geo-Jaja, Educational Leadership & Foundations Introduction Literature review argues that teachers are the most important element in determining the quality of a national education system (Gopinathan 2006). While quality education is often defined in the narrower sense of measurable outcomes, teachers still play an equally significant role in achieving widespread […]

The Pioneering of School Counseling in Uganda

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Stefani Smith and Timothy Smith, Counseling Psychology Introduction School counseling is a relatively unfamiliar profession in Uganda and has only recently begun to catch the attention of school administrators. But even now in Uganda, it is often a position that is regarded as one that can be performed without professional training. This project aimed to […]

Planet Earth as a Museum Engaging Students with a’ GPS Enabled Tour

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Kyle Clements and Peter Rich, Instructional Psychology and Technology Introduction The rise of smartphone and tablet devices has increased the availability of GPSenabled technology for learning activities to students. For the first time ever, these devices have also combined GPS technology with powerful handheld computers. Despite widespread use of these devices, little has been done […]

Youth leadership development as an important component in rights in education: who, how, what, and why

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Melissa Tingey and MacLeans Geo-JaJa, Economist Education Introduction Education is a powerful tool for creating opportunities, eliminating inequalities, and enabling youth to lift themselves out of disadvantages and contribute to community-building. The lack of rights in education which straddles the division of human rights into civil and political, on the one hand, and economic, social […]

The Pre-requisites of Peer Education: What really matters?

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Zach White and Philip Rash, Ph.D., Counseling and Career Center & Undergraduate Education Introduction Peer education is well established as an effective means of supporting first-year students in their transition to the university experience (Shook & Keup, 2012) (Esplin, Seabold, & Pinegar 2012). In large part, the success of peer education programs depends on the […]

An Online Treatment Program to Treat Compulsive Pornography Use: A Pilot Study

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Devin Petersen and Tyler Pedersen, Counseling and Psychological Services Introduction Online pornography use among college students is frequent and extensive. Studies indicate that roughly 90% of male college students access online pornography with nearly half doing so weekly or daily (Carroll, 2008). Although there is debate about the ultimate effects that frequent pornography viewing may […]

Skill Acquisition in the Identification of Symptoms Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders Among Three Pre-Professional Groups

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Kristi Hoover and Faculty Mentor: Blake Hansen, Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education Introduction The purpose of this study was to train three groups of pre-professional students on identification of behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorders. Johnson (2008) emphasized that “an increased awareness of early signs of autism can facilitate surveillance and enable [Professionals] […]

Motivating with Media: Early Language and Literacy Skills Through Digital Learning

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Kalan Andersen and Faculty Mentor: Barbara Culatta, PhD, Communication Disorders Introduction A strong relationship exists between acquiring early literacy skills and attaining proficiency in reading (Catts, 1999, National Reading Panel, 2000). In order to create this connection with young readers, early success can be found through systematically teaching skills and motivating children’s interest in reading. […]

The Grovecrest Project: Analyzing Sociable Behavior in Children with Language Impairment Following a Social Understanding Intervention

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Maille Coombs and Faculty Mentor: Martin Fujiki, Communication Disorders Introduction The link between social communication and Language Impairment (LI) is an emerging topic in the field of speech pathology. It is known that children with LI struggle to produce and comprehend language, but it has recently been shown that these children also have notable difficulty […]