English in Business German

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Tessa Lush and Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling, Department of German Throughout its history, German has been influenced by other languages, most notably Latin and French prior to 1900. However, since the end of World War II, American culture and technology has had a profound impact on both German culture and language, including in the area of […]

LexTerm Lexicography & Terminology Management

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Logan Kearsley and Dr. Alan Melby, Linguistics and English Language Lexicography (the compilation of dictionaries and study of relations between lexical items) and terminology (the study of technical terms used in specific fields or contexts) are conceptually very similar, both being based in the study and categorization of lexical items in human language. Both dictionaries […]

Consonant Pronunciation Improvement in Three Learning Environments

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Katelyn Gordon and Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Kelling, Germanic Department This study compares pronunciation gains in German consonants over an 11-week period across three different learning environments, namely study abroad (SA), German House and a classroom setting. In particular, we focused on gains students make on 6 German sounds, including the “ch”-sounds ([ç] ich ‘I’ vs. [x] […]

Age of First Marriage and Economic Outcomes

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Riley Wilson and Dr. Joseph Price, Economics Research has consistently found that marriage is associated with a number of positive economic, social and health outcomes (Korenman and Neumark, 1991; Loh, 1996). However, despite the many observed benefits of marriage at a point in time, there is a general belief that economic outcomes will be even […]

Republican Primary Donor Retention in the 2012 General Election Do Divisive Primaries Affect Campaign Donors?

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Robert Richards and Dr. Jay Goodliffe, Political Science Department Introduction In recent presidential elections, we have seen many long, drawn out nomination battles in party primary elections. The divisive primary hypothesis states that divisive presidential primaries hurt the party’s performance in the general election (Kenney and Rice 1987). Research on this claim has generally focused […]

Does Prospect Theory Work in Politics?

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Brian Reed and Dr. Dr. Jeremy Pope, Political Science Here I present the results of an experiment designed to address our limited but critical understanding of decision making when faced with uncertainty, and specifically how individuals make such decisions when part of a group (or government). The purpose of this research is to determine whether […]

Examining Links between the LDS Faith and Cervical Cancer Mortality Rates of the American West

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Austin Parker and Dr. Ruth Kerry, Geography Several medical geography studies have identified Utah as an outlier in terms of various illnesses with far lower rates than other states in the country. Gooaverts (2009) noticed small clusters of low cervical cancer rates in Utah compared to other states, although he wasn’t specifically studying the heavy […]

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS OF THE LARGE ZONE ECONOMIC MODULE (LZEM) OF THE SE3M MODEL OF LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION

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Alex Norr and Dr. Michael Clay, Department of Geography INTRODUCTION Integrated land use and transportation forecasting models are used to assist decision makers in the policy analysis and infrastructure capital improvements selection process (1, 2, and 3). These models are typically given precise, point-estimate inputs that are mathematically linked, through a series of submodels, to […]

Dendroarcheology: William Hawk’s Cabin and the Human History of Utah

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J Joseph Naylor with Dr. Matthew Bekker, Geography Department, BYU Introduction Dendrochronology is the process by which tree rings are measured and compared with others to determine the age and growth rates of trees. It has a variety of emphasis that allow for the extensive use of tree rings in studying many different fields. Some […]

Associations between Marital Beliefs and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Relationship Status

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Eden Moss and Dr. Brian J. Willoughby, School of Family Life The Marital Paradigm framework [MPF] (Willoughby & Hall, 2013) is a new conceptual model and body of terminology focused on organizing marital attitudes scholarship. Recent scholarship has established that marital attitudes have a strong impact on outcomes. Willoughby and colleagues’ work demonstrates the effect […]