Professor David Kooyman Thank you for this MEG award. It led to important research performed primarily by undergraduate students in my laboratory. Our work resulted in some molecular pathways leading to OA that can be exploited by pharmacologic intervention. We exceeded our stated goals for the project. Work from this MEG has already resulted in […]
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Impact of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on fMRI Measures of Cognitive Functioning in Depressed and non-Depressed Individuals
Patrick Steffen, Psychology Evaluation of how well the academic objectives of the proposal were met The primary objectives of this project was to examine neurological changes in depressed individuals who were randomized to either a psychotherapy plus Heart Rate Variability (HRV) biofeedback training or to a treatment as usual group. A control group with no […]
MEG Report: Elastic Frames for Earthquake Resistance
Paul Richards, Civil and Environmental Engineering Project Topic and Objective The topic of the proposal was steel frames with superior elastic energy capacity that will permit buildings to better withstand severe earthquake loading. The anticipated outcomes related to mentoring were: each student researcher would be the lead author on a conference publication, students would present […]
What personal and demographic characteristics influence the development of compassion fatigue and burnout in emergency department nurses?
Torrie Robinson and Stacie Hunsaker, College of Nursing This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of compassion fatigue and burnout in emergency department (ED) nurses along the Wasatch Front, as well as what influenced these rates. Compassion fatigue (CF) and burnout is a serious issue in the medical field and interferes with the quality […]
Trace Element Analysis of Quartz Grains in the Wah Wah Springs Tuff and Granodiorite Intrusion
Michael Jensen and Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Christiansen PhD, Department of Geological Sciences INTRODUCTION The Wah Wah Springs Tuff and the Wah Wah Springs Intrusive Granodiorite are both part of the Indian Peak caldera complex in southwest Utah, an area of intense volcanic activity 30 million years ago. This time period is known for explosive […]
Partner Preference in Victims of Sexual Aggression
Jacob Tengelsen and Robert Ridge, Psychology The project that Dr. Ridge and I have been working on has produced several interesting results, some of which are academic, and many of which are personal. Through this report, I will summarize the impact that this project has had on me as a researcher and the steps Dr. […]
Planet Earth as a Museum Engaging Students with a’ GPS Enabled Tour
Kyle Clements and Peter Rich, Instructional Psychology and Technology Introduction The rise of smartphone and tablet devices has increased the availability of GPSenabled technology for learning activities to students. For the first time ever, these devices have also combined GPS technology with powerful handheld computers. Despite widespread use of these devices, little has been done […]
Viennese Kineticism and Beyond: A Bibliography of Austrian Women Artists
Dianne Isom and Dr. Rob McFarland, Department of German and Russian Introduction While the advent of digital archives have revolutionized the discipline of Women’s Studies, the current online offerings of visual and textual works by German-speaking women artists, especially Austrian artists, lag far behind the digital collections of their English-, French-, and Spanish-language contemporaries. Brigham […]
Ideological Movement in House Party Leadership A Difference in Difference Model
Hayden Galloway and Michael Barber, Political Science I hypothesized that the party leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives converges their roll call voting behavior to the median of their parties after being selected as party leaders. This measured through ideological differences in congressional roll call voting behavior. The median voter has classically been used […]
Thrombosis of Tissue-Engineered Hearts to Determine Viability for Whole-Organ Transplantation
Jordan Eatough and Dr. Alonzo Cook, Chemical Engineering According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular (heart) diseases have been the number one cause of death throughout the world for over a decade. The proliferation of heart failure presents an ever-increasing demand for transplantable organs to treat such diseases. In the United States alone, more than […]
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