Jayden Goodwin and Dr. Michael Larson, Psychology Department Introduction Perfectionism, or the pursuit of error-free performance, is often associated with shame, guilt, failure, and low self-esteem (Kilbert, Langhinrichsen-Rohling, & Saito, 2005; Stahl, Acharki, Kresimon, Völler, & Gibbons, 2015). Individuals with psychiatric disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), eating disorders, and anxiety disorders often display these […]
Redefining the Measurement of Pornography Consumption
Stephen Hatch and Dr. Scott Braithwaite, Psychology Department Introduction Pornography consumption has grown over the past decade with the industry’s leading providers reporting billions of more views with each passing year (Pornhub.com, 2015). The Internet has facilitated the social acceptance and spread of pornographic material, and it is believed that approximately 40 million Americans view […]
Forward Genetic Screen to Identify Novel Genes Involved in NHEJ DNA Repair
Taylor Brown and Dr. Jonathan Alder, Physiology and Developmental Biology Introduction: DNA contains all the information a cell needs to grow, divide, differentiate, and survive. It also dictates how and when a cell should die. DNA damage (particularly double strand breaks i.e. DSBs) may lead to cell death and/or disease. To circumvent DNA breaks, cells […]
A Servant of the Most High God: Elijah Able and the Priesthood Restriction
Juan Valladares and Dr. Gerrit van Dyk, Religion and Family History Department Project Purpose The goal of this project is twofold: first, we outlined the life and ministry of Elijah Able, an early Mormon Pioneer and the first well documented African American man to be ordained to the Priesthood. Second, we historically analyzed “the priesthood […]
How Drug Treatment Availability Affects Child Abuse
Michael Ricks and Dr. Lars Lefgren, Economics Department Introduction The consumption of illicit drugs is on the rise. In 2013 the number of people in the United States who admitted that they had used an illegal drug in the last month rose to an all-time high of 24.6 million (NIDA). As drug use spreads across […]
The Effects of Dual Citizenship on Civic Duty Perceptions, National Identity, and the Global Community
Daniel Cottam and Dr. Christ Karpowitz, Political Science Department In America alone, the number of dual citizens is estimated between one to five million. In this age of globalization, this number is expected to increase as more and more families consist of parents from two different countries. Despite the everincreasing number of dual citizens, and […]
Patterns of the Past: Mountain Hemlock and Pacific Northwest Climate
Aaron Snow and Dr. Matthew Bekker, Geography Department Introduction In July, 2016, I had the opportunity to attend the North American Dendroecological Fieldweek (NADEF) at Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. NADEF organizes the attendees into five different groups to undergo specific research projects all having to do with tree rings. My group, the intro group, […]
Ethnographic Perspectives on Female Pornography Use and Disuse
Andrea Rane and Dr. David Crandall, Anthropology Department In my research, I explore pornography use among a group of women in Utah, as well as attitudes about pornography held by people in the research location. For both the people in this study who use pornography and those who do not, the concept of pornography as […]
The Relationship between Secondary Education Funding and Successful Graduation and Job Placement
Stephen Hunasker, Ana Kuphunzitsa, and Dr. Donald Baum, Education Leadership & Foundations Department How much would it cost to send a single student to secondary school for a year? In Malawi it is a mere $300, that comes up to less than a $1 a day to go, yet it is common for these families […]
A Study of Nonverbal Communication Decoding and its Relation to Marital Satisfaction
Christopher Neu, Trevor Alder, and Dr. Spencer James, School of Family Life Improving communication within the family can lead to more satisfying marriage and family relationships. Communication includes interaction through words, tone of voice, and our focus in the study, body language. Body language is a key form of communication, because of its honest demonstration […]
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