Haley Gammon and Luke Howard, Music History Stefan Kisielewski – writer, publicist, politician, and composer – not only lost many of his works as a result of the Second World War, but was controlled under Soviet censorship many years after it. Today there is a current surge of excitement and opportunity to uncover missing information […]
NCECA Presentation
Lindsey Jensen and Faculty Mentor: Tara Carpenter, Art Educaiton Tara Carpenter and I traveled to Portland and led a discussion with about 50 people at the National Ceramic Education Association. We researched the trend of unskilled ceramic artwork that has been happening in the art world lately. Conceptual work that is done by someone who […]
Pre-service Teachers’ Knowledge of English Learners Revealed in an Examination of Case Studies
Jenna Granados and Faculty Mentor: Stefinee Pinnegar, PhD Teacher Education Introduction One of the greatest challenges for US schools is educating English Learners not just to speak English, but to develop the more difficult academic English, which allows them to participate fully in US schools. Throughout the United States, the population of English Language Learners […]
Is Loss Aversion Costing You Money?
Tanner Eastmond and Dr. Joseph Price, Economics Department Introduction Loss aversion is a well-documented behavioral phenomenon originally proposed by Kahneman and Tversky (2013). The idea is that people value losses more than they do commensurate gains. Many researchers have examined the effects of loss aversion on an individual level, but many economists think that these […]
The Power of Perseverance: The Untold Stories of the Rwandan Genocide and Beyond
Benjamin Passey and Dr. Leslie Hadfield, History Department Introduction The civil war in Rwanda and genocide that accompanied it are perhaps the most horrifying examples of brutality and violence displayed in the latter half of the twentieth century. The genocide, which is believed to have claimed the lives of more than eight hundred thousand Rwandans […]
The Relationship between Urban Tree LAI and Urban Heat
Amanda Sheepherd and Dr. Ryan Jensen, Geography Department Introduction It is well known that urban areas are warmer than the surrounding rural areas, with various negative (though sometimes not immediately perceived) consequences for urban residents and the environment. As the world’s human population becomes increasingly urban, methods of mitigating urban heat become more imperative to […]
Social Integration and Emotional Regulation
Kimberly Stevens and Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Psychology Department Introduction Midlife adults face a wide variety of physiological, emotional, and cognitive stressors that place them at risk for impaired physical health and longevity. Social integration—which includes high levels of social engagement as well as maintaining a diverse network of social roles—has been shown to protect against […]
Pre-service Teachers’ Knowledge of English Learners Revealed in an Examination of Case Studies
Jenna Granados and Faculty Mentor: Stefinee Pinnegar, PhD Teacher Education Introduction One of the greatest challenges for US schools is educating English Learners not just to speak English, but to develop the more difficult academic English, which allows them to participate fully in US schools. Throughout the United States, the population of English Language Learners […]
Teacher Training Films: Helping Sunday School Teachers Better Teach Individuals with Disabilities
Mary Woodruff and Katie Steed, Counseling Psychology and Special Education Introduction Sunday schools are primarily taught by devoted lay volunteers. Often times these individuals are willing to help, but can have feelings of self-doubt and anxiety. These feelings can be felt at a greater magnitude when a volunteer has a class that includes a student […]
Mismatch Negativity Event-Related Potential Elicited by Speech Stimuli in Geriatric Patients
Dana Pierce and Faculty Mentor: David McPherson, Communication Disorders Introduction Much of the research done in the field of speech perception has focused on the behavioral aspect of language and not on the functionality of the brain itself. For our research, we focused on the neurological processes of speech perception through Quantitative Electroencephalogram (QEEG) […]
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