Lacey Eden Academic and Mentoring Objectives As a pedagogical strategy, the purposes of this service-learning activity were two-fold: 1) to provide students with an organized service activity that also met identified community needs; and 2) to help augment the students’ learning, giving them a broader appreciation of any given discipline, and enhance their sense of […]
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The Impact of Perceived Support on Multi-cultural and International College Students in Utah
Erin Kaseda, Wendy Birmingham, Psychology College is a time in which young adults face a large number of stressors, including academic adjustment, education and career planning, evolving family relationships, struggles with financial independence, dating and marriage, and exposure to new cultures and ideas.1 Previous studies have suggested that college students face high levels of stress, with […]
Revision of the genus Gilia of Utah
Zachariah Jaramillo, Dr. Leigh Johnson, Biology Department Introduction The genus Gilia has historically been difficult to work with because identification of the genus via a dichotomous key relies heavily on the absence of characteristics instead of the presence of unique characteristics (Johnson et al., 2004). This has caused Gilia to become a polyphyletic group that […]
Celebrating Utah County in Multi-Media Recital with Progressive New Music and Photography
Clark Evans and Steven Ricks, School of Music The primary goal of this project was to better the quality of knowledge and education of a handful of composition students. By working one on one with each of them over an extended time, I would lend them my experience as a string player in order to […]
Identifying Maternal Healthcare Needs of Pregnant Refugee Women in Utah
Amanda Brower, Dr. Sheri Palmer, RN, DNP, CNE, CTN-A, BYU College of Nursing Introduction The refugee crisis has impacted nations and global health worldwide. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) estimates there are currently 22.5 million refugees throughout the world (UN Refugee Agency, 2018). Since Fiscal Year 2016, over 300 refugees have resettled in the state of […]
A Comparative Study on the Developing Impact of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners in Utah
Lauren Bretzing, Julie Valentine, College of Nursing Introduction In 2016, a case report was published revealing that the prosecution rate of adult sex crimes in Salt Lake County from 2003-2011 was a shockingly low 6% (Valentine, Shaw, Lark & Campbell, 2016). This research quickly became a front news story, with one local news station launching their […]
Increases in Fresh Weight Yield from Low Tunnels and Nitrogen Fertilization in Opuntia (Cactus Pear, Nopal) Species in Utah
Kennedy Christian, Mena Nicolas and Faculty Mentor: J. Ryan Stewart, Plant and Wildlife Science Introduction With the global human population spiraling upward and the intensity of climate-change-induced drought events increasing, there is a growing need for identifying and developing highly productive, stress-tolerant crops that can be cultivated in marginal lands (Yang et al., 2015). Species […]
Prevalence of House Dust Mites in Low-Income Homes in Utah County
Robert Graul and Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Johnston, Public Health – Health Science Introduction Asthma is the leading chronic disease among children in U.S. Low-income populations, minorities, and children living in poor housing experience more emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and deaths due to asthma that the general population. HDM allergens are linked to the exacerbation […]
Loss of the Giant Salmonfly Pteronarcys californica and changes in stonefly diversity in the Provo River, Utah (Plecoptera)
Jackson Birrell and Faculty Mentor: C. Riley Nelson, Department of Biology Introduction Plecoptera (stoneflies) are important insects in aquatic ecosystems worldwide. They cover a wide array of functional feeding groups and provide various ecosystem services (1). Stoneflies are sensitive to reductions in water quality, allowing managers to use their presence or absence to denote if […]
The Prevalence of Music Related Injury Among College Students in Utah and Potential Preventative/Combative Measures
Kaia Rose and Faculty Mentor: Brittany May PhD., Department of Music Introduction: Shortly after beginning my music studies at Brigham Young University, I began to struggle with overuse injury that made it difficult to play my instrument. Conversations with fellow BYU music majors over the past few years revealed that music related injuries seem to […]
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