Serena Bohn and Dr. Timothy B. Smith, Counseling Psychology and Special Education The purpose of this research was to conduct a meta-analysis of past and current psychological studies in order to assess what trends have occurred within the field of multi-cultural psychology in regards to the effect on client outcomes through matching clients and therapists […]
Pornography use in non-clinical couples: Basic Frequencies from the Flourishing Families Project
Stephanie Blickfeldt and Dr. Randal D. Day, School of Family Life Purpose Pundits, popular press, political groups, and religious organizations make the claim that the current rate of pornography use is a determinant to society and individuals in family life (Kretchmer & Carveth, 2001). Due to the concerns expressed by such figures and my own […]
TRPV1 Modulation of Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus: The Hot Pepper Receptor Effect
Douglas Bennion and Dr. Jeffrey Edwards, Physiology and Developmental Biology As a new and untried undergraduate researcher, I aspired to do something to impact the lives of others through a modest research contribution of my own. While I have not lost that aspiration, I have been \ surprised to discover that, in fact, others have […]
River of Victory Life in a Cambodian Garbage Dump
Trevor Wright and Professor Ben Unguren, Theatre and Media Arts As I set out to create a documentary about the lives of the residents of the Stueng Mean Chey landfill outside of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, I thought I knew what to expect. I had lived and worked with the people of the dump during my time […]
Sou da Bahia
Megan Trueblood and Professor Robert Barrett, Visual Arts Bahia is one of the most well-known and admired areas of Brazil. It’s people, culture, and heritage, have a unique and fascinating history. The title of the project, Sou da Bahia (translated, I’m from Bahia), carries a profound meaning. It is a statement that communicates immense cultural pride. […]
Stephanie Thomas: Jazz Piano
Stephanie Thomas Jazz keyboard is a relatively young genre. The piano has been around for hundreds of years, and before that other keyboard instruments were used in music making. The classical piano nomenclature has been codified through the years so that there is a unified system and approach to teaching it. There are endless method […]
New Music for BYU Gamelan Ensemble
Benjamin Taylor and Dr. Jeremy Grimshaw, School of Music This project greatly benefits the School of Music because it provides the Brigham Young University Gamelan Ensemble a new piece of music written specifically for their unique instrumentation. The BYU Gamelan Ensemble was recently formed in Fall 2008 under the direction of Jeremy Grimshaw. The ensemble […]
Abandoned In Space: Producing a 3-D Student Short Film
Aaron Stevens and Dr. Darl Larsen, Department of Theatre and Media Arts When two other film students and I received an ORCA grant to research stereoscopic 3-D and make a film using the information gained, we were not prepared for the full scope of this project. My original goal as a producer with this production […]
MELOS-V Database: Melodic Organization, Structure and Variant Database
Ryan Seamons and Dr. Jerry L. Laccard, Music Education Introduction In the last century, a new discipline developed around the scientific analysis of musical microstructures found in authentic or “deep-layer” folksong. Ilmari Krohn of Finland was the first to publish in this field (Suomen kansan sävelmiä—Volumes I–IV, 1904–1928). This publication came into the hands of […]
Darfur and the Media: Framing and its Effects
Tamara Sanford, C. Lyn and Dr. Robert Wakefield, Communications As the conflict in Darfur persists, conditions continue to deteriorate for those living in the area. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, even by the most conservative estimates. The United Nations puts the death toll at roughly 300,000 (Lederer, 2008). Up to 2.5 million […]
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