Adena Moulton and Dr. Donna Lee Bowen, Political Science Department Introduction Iraqi Kurdistan refers to the mountainous region in northern Iraq, which is home to a majority of Iraq’s Kurdish minority. As a distinct ethnic group, Iraqi Kurds have consistently lobbied for greater autonomy and even independence. After the American invasion in 2003, Iraqi Kurdistan […]
Peer Mentored Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workshop for Adjusting College Students
Meredith Pescatello and Dr. Tyler Pedersen, Counseling, Psychology, & Special Education Brigham Young University (BYU) has over 30,000 students, and many of them face difficult personal and psychological challenges. These may include adjusting to school life after returning from a mission, coping with academic demands, finding balance between work and school, or dealing with difficult […]
Following in Your Sibling’s Steps: Sibling Influence and Emerging Adults’ Marital Attitudes
Jenna Cassinat and Dr. Alexander Jensen, School of Family Life Introduction As individuals leave behind adolescence for adulthood, they suddenly encounter many decisions to make about their life and identity (Arnett, 2006; Schwartz, Côté & Arnett, 2005). Marriage is just one of the areas where they must determine what their beliefs and ideologies are. With […]
Examining the Potential Role of GPR18 and GPR119 in Learning and Memory
Brandon Anderson, James Kranewitter-Call, and Dr. Jeffrey Edwards, Physiology and Developmental Biology Introduction Many mental disorders plague our society. Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease have greatly impacted many victims and their families. Despite the seriousness and pervasiveness of Alzheimer’s, there is still no effective treatment for it nor the accompanying dementia. GPR18 and GPR119 are G-protein […]
Child Malnutrition in the Philippines: Using Experimental Design to Understand Nutritional Supplement Adoption
Marissa Miller and Dr. Scott Sanders, Sociology Department Introduction Liahona Children’s Foundation (LCF) is a faith-based community organization that seeks to “nurture the potential of children to lead healthy and productive lives by eliminating malnutrition and providing educational opportunities among LDS (Latter-day Saint) children and their friends”. They do this by providing health initiatives include […]
Aiding Families with Children with Disabilities in a Refugee Crisis: Kosovo Case Study
Benson Gunther and Dr. Blake Hansen, Counseling Psychology and Special Education Introduction Families that have children with disabilities, specifically emotional/psychological/social disabilities (i.e. Autism, Down Syndrome, and other cognitive/neurodevelopmental disorders), encounter seemingly insurmountable distresses on a day-to-day basis in times of peace, let alone in times of emergency. These families depend heavily upon a consistent, well-established […]
Catholic Marriage: Discovering French Basque Impediments
Tatum Frampton and Dr. George Ryskamp, History Department In 1563, the Council of Trent exercised fundamental societal control by enforcing marriage laws within the Catholic church which outlined in detail the process of marriage. Every Catholic marriage required a pre-marriage investigation.1 This new structure forbade couples from marrying within the 4th degree of consanguinity (blood […]
Self-regulation, Inhibition Response, and Perceived Parental Support: an fMRI Investigation of Adolescents with ADHD
Erin Kaseda and Dr. Wendy Birmingham, Psychology Department Introduction It is estimated that between 5-10% of children and adolescents in the United States have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). For adolescents with ADHD, parent-child relationships and peer relationships may experience increased conflict. Interpersonal difficulties among family members put children with ADHD at risk for […]
Goal Setting and Goal Achievement in Marathon and Half-Marathon Runners
Jared Richardson and Dr. Benjamin Ogles, Psychology Department Introduction Goal setting provides multiple benefits in the realm of athletics. These include overcoming fear of failure (Wikman, Stelter, Melzer, Hauge, & Elbe, 2014), performing at a higher level in both training and competition (Filby, Maynard, & Graydon, 1999), and increasing motivation (Sullivan & Strode, 2010). Marathon […]
Study, Test, Test: A Formula to Distinguish Memory Specificity in Declarative Memory
Jordan Clark and Dr. Brock Kirwan, Psychology Department The goal of this project was to increase our understanding of how human memory works. Specifically, we wanted to investigate what happens in the brain when we make memory mistakes, and to see if there are regions of the brain whose relative activation levels could be predictive […]
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