Mikaela Dufur, Curtis Child, Kristie Phillips, and Carol Ward, Sociology Abstract This research expands the literature on school choice to take into account the impact of minority status and culture on parental schooling decisions. The purpose of this exploratory study is to identify the range of beliefs, experiences and expectations that inform Polynesian parents’ choice […]
Outcomes of Children Reunified from Institutional Care in Ghana
Kevin Shafer, Social Work Both attachment theories and current research suggest that institutional care (more popularly thought of as orphanages) does not meet the attachment needs of children, which has strong negative consequences over the life-course. While preventing a child’s separation from a parent or parents is ideal, reunification may be the next best option […]
Multimodal Testing of Neural Interhemispheric Transfer after Concussion: A Cutting-Edge Mentored Experience
Michael Larson, Psychology Overview Mild traumatic brain injury, also known as concussion, is a public health concern that is receiving considerable attention in the media and scientific literature. Individuals who experience long-term deficits after concussion show cognitive and emotional dysfunction that can persist or worsen for several years post injury. These deficits can be associated […]
Mapping Dissonance
Joshua Gubler, Political Science Previous research highlights the importance of generating empathy for marginalized outgroups as a precursor to changing negative attitudes and behaviors towards them. Politicians and social activists often seek to generate this empathy by “humanizing” marginalized groups through positive media or interpersonal contact. We have previously shown that such attempts at humanization […]
Mentoring Environment Grant Final Report
“Melting glaciers as a source of mercury and other trace metals do high elevation ecosystems in the Wind River Range, Wyoming” Greg Carling, Dept. of Geological Sciences 1. Evaluation of Academic Objectives The purpose of this project is to evaluate the chemistry of proglacial streams in the Wind River Range of Wyoming to develop baseline […]
Searching INner Galactic Structures (SINGS)
Dr. Michael Joner, Physics and Astronomy Student Participation Graduate Student Carla J. Carroll** Undergraduate Students and Observers at West Mountain Observatory Marcus Holden* Karrie Beckstead Kyle Matt Andrew Patterson Doug Gardner Leanne Lunsford Charles Honick Jared Kruger Emily Stoker (Safsten)** Marissa Mannard* Sean Pierce *Author or Presenter at the American Astronomical Society Winter Meeting **Author […]
Nanomaterials Used to Destroy Water Contaminants
Roger Harrison 1. Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Students working in the mentoring environment synthesized nanomaterials composed of ZnO and characterized the materials by SEM, TEM, XRD, and IR. They then used the materials as efficient photocatalysts to destroy dyes. They applied reactions and knowledge they had learned […]
Organic Synthesis as a Platform for Mentoring Undergraduates
Steven L. Castle, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Introduction This report summarizes the results that were generated under the auspices of the mentoring environment in my laboratory from January 2014 to the present. A total of six undergraduates participated in the mentoring environment during this period. Their names and accomplishments are listed below. Evaluation of […]
The Papers of Jay Jensen and the Japan First Mission
Academic objectives of our research project have been extremely successful. Several of our students produced papers from our research and presented them at a regional conference of the Association for Asian Studies. One of our students published her essay in the Religious Education student journal and won an award for her contribution. We have produced […]
The S.A.F.E (Spine Advanced Functional Empowerment) Project
Shayla Bott and Shani Robison, Dance Photo of Alexandre Munz teaching his innovative methodology to Dance 490 students. Photo credit: Jocelyn Horne Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met Alexandre Munz spent 4 full weeks on BYU campus teaching his groundbreaking somatic system and the science behind the program. The […]