Landon Hale and David Nelson, School of Family Life “Relational aggression” defines a spectrum of behaviors in which the goal is to manipulate or harm relationships. Common behaviors include gossip, rumors, social exclusion, and threatening to end a relationship. Until relational aggression became a focus of study, males were considered to be aggressive whereas females […]
Archives for January 2016
Gender and Nationality on the Receptiveness of Nongovernmental Organizations
Laura Boyer and Joel Selway, Political Science Department Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) play an important role in international development. While the NGO sector addresses hundreds of issues and annually administers millions of dollars in aid (Hall-Jones 2006, Djelic 2006), these organizations are often Western based, which generates debates regarding the appropriateness of Western-based interventions in developing […]
Transforming Marginality: Redefining Hmong Ethnic Identity through Development in Sapa, Vietnam
Mary Cook and Jacob Hickman, Anthropology In addition to a booming tourist industry, Sapa, Vietnam is home to a number of development organizations seeking to improve the livelihoods of ethnic minorities in the region. One Hmong woman, whom I will call Maiv, started one of the first indigenous educational development programs in Sapa- ‘by Hmong […]
Motivating Transparency in Non-Governmental Organizations
Robert Francis and Daniel Nielson, Political Science Introduction A recent trend in both development research and practice has dealt with increasing the transparency of government and international development institutions. While donors and stakeholders are able to put significant legal and social pressure on large development organizations, this same pressure has not materialized in regards to […]
“My head hurts, My Stomach Aches”: Physical and Social Factors Associated with Early Adolescent Health
Benjamin Fife and Renata Forste, Sociology Department Introduction The purpose of this study was to examine the association between physical and social factors and the frequency of headaches and stomachaches among school-aged children in the US. In particular, I looked at how both physical and psychosocial factors influence health outcomes in order to identify ways […]
Rhesus Macaque Scar Tissue as it Relates to Aggression Rates and the Oxytocin Receptor Gene
Riley Barrington and Dee Higley, Psychology This research project originally started out with the purpose of correlating aggression rates in rhesus macaque monkeys with the level and type of oxytocin receptor that that monkey possessed. Blood samples were to be taken, level of scarring and wounds analyzed, and observations done to predict their average level […]
Prospective Memory and Pregnancy
Storm Atwood and C. Brock Kirwan, Psychology Memory is separated into two parts; one is procedural memory in which processes such as riding a bike are stored, the second is declarative memory or factual memory (Mickes, Wixted Shapiro, & Scarff, 2009, p.754). Many soon-to-be mothers report difficulty with their declarative memory and find that they […]
Morality Among the Hmog
Eric Austin Gillett and Jacob Hickman I have presented my findings at three conferences: Hmong Studies Consortium in Madison, Wisconsin (April 6, 2015), Society for the Anthropology of Religion in San Diego, California (April 12, 2015), and the American Anthropological Association in Denver, Colorado (November 18-22, 2015). I am preparing a journal article to submit […]
The Power of Progress in Positive Identity Work
Rolf David Dixon Jr. and Jeff Bednar, Organizational Leadership and Strategy Introduction The retention of employees is a major financial and cultural concern for almost all organizations. As a result, the study of voluntary turnover has a rich history in the domain of organizational behavior. We believe that this research has at least two blind […]
An Online Treatment Program to Treat Compulsive Pornography Use: A Pilot Study
Devin Petersen and Tyler Pedersen, Counseling and Psychological Services Introduction Online pornography use among college students is frequent and extensive. Studies indicate that roughly 90% of male college students access online pornography with nearly half doing so weekly or daily (Carroll, 2008). Although there is debate about the ultimate effects that frequent pornography viewing may […]
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