Parents’ Decision-Making Processes for the Placement of Children with Severe Disabilities in Out-of-Home Care

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Jeff Jackson and Dr. Susanne Frost Olsen, Marriage, Family, and Human Development The purposes of this research study are to (a) determine the overall patterns evident in the processes involved in deciding to place a family member with severe developmental disabilities in an out-of-homecare program or facility, (b) examine parental perceptions regarding the effectiveness of […]

Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in a Rat-Model of Human Depression

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Brian J. Higginbotham and Dr. Erin Bigler, Psychology Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a relatively new technology that extends the ability to noninvasively stimulate cortical brain structures (Walsh and Rushworth, 1999). TMS involves placing an electromagnet on the scalp and turning it rapidly on and off through the discharge of capacitors, thereby producing a time-varying […]

A Correlation Study of Y-OQ and OS Performance in a Youth Outpatient Setting

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Jacob Z. Hess, Shelby L. Ferrin and Dr. Michael J. Lambert, Clinical Psychology Psychological outcome measures are designed to measure the effectiveness of psychotherapy. The continued conversion of our health care system to managed care increases the need for such outcome instruments as insurance companies require therapists to have evidence that counseling is really helping […]

The Modern Relevance of Natural Law Considered from an Epistemological Perspective: Taking Up the Challenge of Foucault and the Poststructuralists

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Robert David Hunter Floyd and Dr. Kelly D. Patterson, Political Science This two-year project, undertaken with the aid of ORCA funding, is preceding both on schedule and in many ways better than expected. The support provided in the grant has allowed me to dedicate considerable time and energy to a topic which requires me to […]

The Test Re-test Reliability and Criterion Validity for the YOQ Self-Report Version

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Stephen Thomas Ewing and Dr. Gawain Wells, Psychology The Youth Outcome Questionnaire Self Report (YOQ S-R) is a new psychological measure for adolescents. It is designed to track how an adolescent feels that he or she may be changing in mental health treatment. In order to do that, we took a sample of adolescents from […]

Considering Covenants

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Kelly Erickson and Dr. Alan J. Hawkins, Family In an effort to combat the no-fault divorce era and it=s social repercussions, two states, Louisiana and Arizona, have already passed a Covenant Marriage Law (CM). This law is meant to strengthen the marriage commitment from it=s inception by requiring the following conditions of couples who choose […]

Similarities and Differences in Coping Responses of Siblings of Children with Disabilities

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Gregory J. Dunkley and Dr. Susanne F. Olsen, Marriage, Family and Human Development Research is an essential key to identifying the best way to help children cope with the various problems that arise due to having a sibling with a disability. This study addressed two research questions to further this research. First, what are the […]

Democratic Teaching in BYU’s American Heritage Course: Teaching Citizenship While Improving Learning

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Olivia Dahl and Dr. J. Gary Daynes, History Democratic teaching is a topic that is popular among educators. What it essentially means is that students are given opportunities to choose how and possibly what they learn. A major concern in the social sciences is how well schools and universities are preparing students to become responsible […]

Politics of Successful Development: Women and Panchayats in India

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Anne Clayton and Dr. Donna Lee Bowen, Political Science All over the world women tend to suffer disproportionately in terms of poverty and the lack of access to education in comparison to men.1 Extensive development efforts have been put forth throughout the world to eradicate these problems. Some of them have been successful, while many […]

A Quantile Regression Analysis of Respiratory Health and PM10 Pollution

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Rebecca L. Brunson and Dr. Mark Showalter, Economics In 1991 Dr. C Arden Pope published a study on the effect of changes in fine particulate pollution (PM10) on respiratory health, as measured by peak expiratory flow (PEF). The study found that respiratory health (PEF) was affected by changes in PM10 even when the levels were […]