Peter Nielson and Dr. Scott Steffensen, Department of Psychology Purpose In order to further the knowledge of physiological contributions to addiction, this project’s purpose was to elucidate the neuronal processes involved in nicotine (NIC) addiction. We studied its effects on critical neuronal substrates in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), an area of the midbrain implicated […]
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A Modern Ethnohistorical Understanding of Ancient Plant Use, Emphasis on the Fremont Near Goshen, Utah, Insight into Diet and Medicine
Madison Mercer and Dr. Michael Searcy, Department of Anthropology The research for this project began in August 2011 and finished in April 2012. The goal was to understand how plants were anciently used for food or medicine. To determine this, archaeological data would have to be coupled with more modern ethnographic data of living peoples. […]
Attitudes about Educating Girls and Internet Use in Southeast Asia
Hayley Heath and Dr. Renata Forste, Department of Sociology Based on survey data from seven countries in Southeast Asia, I examined the association between internet use and attitudes about the importance of educating girls. The sample is of 6,604 adults. Using logistic regression techniques, I found that the data supported my hypothesis; internet use is […]
Youth Self-Efficacy As A Predictor of Youth Symptoms and Psychotherapy Outcomes
Brooke Daniels-Brown and Dr. Jared Warren, Department of Psychology The purpose of the project was to examine youth self-efficacy as it relates to youth symptoms and treatment outcomes in a community mental health setting. From analyzing the collected data, results suggest that youth self-efficacy may act as a moderator and potential mediator in youth mental […]
Gender and the Hindsight Bias: An Economic Experiment
Jacqueline Andros and Dr. Joseph Price, Department of Economics Hindsight bias, or the psychological tendency to think that we “knew it all along,” has been studied for over fifty years but no study has yet thoroughly documented the specific role that gender plays in an individual’s susceptibility to this effect. This is somewhat surprising, since […]
Natural Reverberation and The Phantom of the Opera
Douglas Olsen and Professor Troy Streeter, Department of Theatre and Media Arts They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway, but potentially more incredible is the sound achieved by the audio engineers of the famous theatre district. These artists apply the world’s best audio technologies to create the sound of the American Musical. One of […]
Recognizing Faces: Women’s Portraits on the Salt Lake City and County Building
Diana Lauritzen and Dr. James Swensen, Department of Art History and Curatorial Studies Sixteen women’s portraits grace the capitals of four piers at the two main entrances to the Salt Lake City and County Building, a building which though controversial at the time, serves today as the icon of the city’s logo. Much like the […]
Commercial Theatre Practices in Non-profit Theatre
Andrew Joy and Professor Jeffrey Martin, Division of Design and Production This creative project compared two case studies in theatrical producing. Simply put, being a producer is being in charge of finding the material to produce (i.e. a play, musical, dance program etc.), making all arrangements to put that material on stage, and being financially responsible […]
La Photographie de Rue: The Changed Face of Doisneau’s Paris
Sarah Carrigan and Dr. James Swensen, Department of Visual Arts I suppose it all started in a textbook. Perhaps this shouldn’t be surprising, but as one who generally avoids superfluous bouts of academic reading, I’m still in a fair amount of awe that this project ever got dreamt up in the first place. Yet how […]
Power Harvesting System for More Efficient, Cleaner Burning Cookstoves
Suman Pokharel and Dr Matthew Jones, Department of Mechanical Engineering Each day more than 2 billion people cook using open fires or fires in primitive cook stoves that are fueled with biomass (wood, straw, crop waste, dung, etc…). These fires pollute homes and the environment, leading to serious health problems and contributing to global climate change. […]