Mickey Warner and C. Shane Reese, Statistics Introduction A new mass spectrometry technique (VENDAMS) has been developed to allow the quantification of rate constants for complicated chemical reactions. Due to the expensive nature of the method, computer experiments designed to solve a set of equations provide supplemental information to the process. The computer simulator takes […]
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Differences in Cognitive Processing Between Deaf and Hearing Individuals When Presented with Linguistic Stimuli
Aubrey Hatch and Michael Jones, Computer Science My project was designed to increase our understanding of the neurological processes of deaf individuals to shape future adaptive technologies to facilitate better education for the deaf community. More specifically, my goal was to focus on the cognitive differences between deaf and hearing individuals when presented with different […]
Effects of Locus of Control on the Neural Mechanism of Error Processing
Kaylie Carbine and Dr. Michael Larson, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Introduction Performance monitoring is the ability to assess behavior and make necessary adjustments (Ullsperger & von Cramon, 2001). Performance monitoring can be examined through event-related potentials (ERPs), which are indicators of the brain’s electrical activity in response to a specific stimulus (Luck, 2005). One […]
Children’s Expressions: Using the Creative Process of Theatre to Instruct and Inspire Children in the Community
Danielle Peterson and Dr. Megan Sanborn Jones, Dept. of Theatre and Media Arts The Project Most children’s theatre involves adults putting on plays for kids. Rarely are the children given the opportunity to sit in the creative seat. With this particular project, I attempted to shift the paradigm of “children’s theatre.” Working with the local […]
When Science Meets Art: Understanding the Results and . Methods of the American Sagger Process
Jason Palmer and Professor Brian Christensen, Department of Visual Arts Overview The aims and purposes of this ORCA funded research project were two fold; first the funds would be used to renovate a heavily used kiln in the ceramics department to allow for greater atmospheric control, operator’s ease of use, and general safety. Second we […]
Near Coastal Winds for Everyone: Targeting Near Coastal Regions for Special Wind Retrieval Processing
Forrest Minor and Dr. David Long, Electrical and Computer Engineering Introduction Microwave scatterometers, which use radar backscatter measurements from satellites to infer wind vectors near the ocean’s surface, have the ability to monitor global wind speeds at high resolutions. Such data is used for weather forecasting and climate research. However, scatterometer observations over the ocean […]
Error Processing and Generalized Anxiety Disorder
David Walker and Dr. Michael Larson, Neuroscience General anxiety disorder (GAD) affects approximately 5% of the U.S. population (Stein, 2009) and is the second-most frequent psychiatric disorder, after depression, in primary care settings (Wittchen & Hoyer, 2001). Although diagnosis requirements for GAD are extensive, common characteristics are hyper-vigilance, which is manifested as excessive or unreasonable […]
The Effects of Mindfulness of Error Processing
Kevin Voisin and Dr. Michael Larson, Neuroscience Mindfulness is the process of bringing one’s body functions, attention, feelings and content of consciousness to the experiences of the present. (Greeson, 2009). Mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress in order to improve quality of life along with many other benefits such as reducing blood pressure, anxiety, […]
Melioration and the Behavioral Addiction Process
Joshua Kirton and Dr. Timothy Smith, Dept. CPSE This project was undertaken to evaluate how melioration explain behavior addiction more robustly than more conventional models such as maximization. Suboptimal behavior, including addiction, can be conceptualized as the consequence of a decision strategy called melioration that is utilized in choice situations in which the value of […]
Establishing a Normative Base for Measures of Auditory Processing
Amanda Fujiki and Dr. David McPherson, Communication Disorders The term auditory processing disorder (APD) refers to a diverse collection of problems in the processing of auditory information. An individual with an APD may have hearing acuity within normal limits; that is, the middle ear (conductive) and inner ear (sensory) systems may function typically. The individual […]