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Enhancing Social, Emotional, and Language Learning in Children with Language Impairment

June 25, 2019 by admin

Bonnie Brinton, PhD and Martin Fujiki, PhD, Communication Disorders Introduction: We were extremely grateful to receive a 2016-2018 Mentored Environment Grant. Our project was entitled Enhancing Social, Emotional, and Language Learning in Children with Language Impairment. The purpose of this project was to employ a multiple baseline, single subject design to investigate the efficacy of […]

Filed Under: David O. McKay School of Education, MEG Communication Disorders, MEG-2017

Understanding the Causes and Consequences of the Impostor Phenomenon

June 25, 2019 by admin

Jeffrey Bednar, Management The MEG grant I was awarded was used to fund the work of several undergraduate and graduate students as we sought to present academic research and generate academic research articles for publication in various journals. This included research we have been conducting related to the “Impostor Syndrome”, where some high-achieving individuals fail […]

Filed Under: Marriott School of Management, MEG Management Programs, MEG-2017

Understanding the Wind-dominated Landforms of Saturn’s Moon Titan Through Earth Analogues

June 25, 2019 by admin

Jani Radebaugh and Eric Christiansen, Geological Sciences, Shannon Tass, Statistics Executive Summary and Scientific Merit The largest moon of Saturn, Titan, has a thick atmosphere of nitrogen and a pressure similar to that of Earth at the surface. There are winds, strong enough to have produced two wind-dominated landforms similar to those on Earth – […]

Filed Under: College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, MEG Geological Sciences, MEG Statistics, MEG-2017

A Nonhuman Primate Model of Anxiety-Induced Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

June 25, 2019 by admin

J. Dee Higley, Psychology Summary This is the final report for the MEG Grant titled: A nonhuman primate model of anxiety-induced alcohol abuse and alcoholism. The formal phase of the project ran from June 1 through August 23, 2016, with the students learning how to safely work with their research subjects, joining a research team, […]

Filed Under: College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, MEG Psychology, MEG-2017

Mentoring Astronomy Students Through Extensive Research (MASTER)

June 25, 2019 by admin

Dr. Michael Joner, Physics & Astronomy Student Participation Post-Baccalaureate Observing Supervisor Michelle Spencer** Undergraduate Students and Observers at West Mountain Observatory Rochelle Biancardi (Steele) *** * Nevyn Tyau Maria Martinez *** ** Emily Ogden Timothy Sitze Gilvan Apolonio Seth Clarke ** * Jared Kruger Jason Trump ** * Aaron Sears Dahlia Maxwell Adam Bugg ** […]

Filed Under: College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, MEG Physics and Astronomy, MEG-2017

Dataset on Political Institutions in Authoritarian Regimes around the Worlds

June 25, 2019 by admin

Joel Selway, Political Science 1. Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The Dataset was completed and two papers were produced. One has been sent out for review and the other presented at an annual political science conference. 2. Evaluation of the mentoring environment The Mentoring Environment was organized well […]

Filed Under: College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, MEG Political Science, MEG-2017

Validating Market Segmentation Solutions

June 25, 2019 by admin

Marc Dotson, Marketing & Global Supply Chain Academic Objectives I set out to apply the MEG Grant to a project entitled “Validating Market Segmentation Solutions.” Early on in the process, it became clear that, while this project was and still is of managerial importance, I could do more academically relevant project work with more students […]

Filed Under: Marriott School of Management, MEG Marketing and Global Supply Chain, MEG-2017

Measurement and Evaluation of Experiencescapes of Tourism Destinations

June 25, 2019 by admin

Dr. Patti Freeman, Experience and Design Management Background Brigham Young University’s (BYU) Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA) awarded Patti Freeman, Ph.D. a Mentoring Environment Grant (MEG) in January 2017. The MEG was for $19,300 and was awarded to conduct research in Hawaii to study the impact of experience industry structuring techniques on select […]

Filed Under: Marriott School of Management, MEG Experience Design and Management, MEG-2017

BYU Undergraduates Solving the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease

June 25, 2019 by admin

John Kauwe, Biology Project Justification and Overview Successful enrollment in and completion of graduate programs requires a constellation of skills. Students must be prepared to plan and execute experiments, present their findings both verbally and in manuscript form and interact effectively with senior scientists in the field of their choice. In this MEG I will […]

Filed Under: College of Life Sciences, MEG Biology, MEG-2017

RAGE and SAGE: Therapeutic Modalities for COPD

June 25, 2019 by admin

Paul Reynolds, Physiology and Developmental Biology Academic Objectives Met and Results Observed Funding available through this MEG award has provided an opportunity for me to meet many academic objectives I’ve determined to be important at BYU. We have been successful in conducting pilot studies that reveal possible roles for SAGEs in ameliorating mechanisms of lung […]

Filed Under: College of Life Sciences, MEG Physiology and Developmental Biology, MEG-2017

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