Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium | 2019
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Executive function interventions for students with autism spectrum disorders
(2018)Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may also have deficits in their Executive Function (EF) abilities. These deficits can manifest in problem behaviors that can disrupt learning (Freeman, Locke, Rotherman-Fuller, ... -
Understanding mental illness
(2019)In 2016, the number of adults who were diagnosed with a mental illness was 44.7 million which is almost 1 in 5 adults. This presentation will focus on understanding causes, effects, and treatments along with discussion ... -
A quality improvement initiative: Motivations and barriers to hospital nursing employee participation in workplace wellness program
(2019)Purposes: To increase physical activity and reduce the incidence of preventable chronic diseases among hospital employees by identifying potential barriers and motivators towards effective participation in wellness ... -
Weaving dance: Andean textiles and movement
(2019)This poster describes a dance research project conducted as part of the Experiential Student Scholars Program. The project looked to Andean textile art for choreographic ideas. I used three research methods: fieldwork, ... -
Developing mastery: Building a tool for tracking progress on professional competencies in the MLS program
(2019)Over the course of their enrollment in a new grant‐funded scholarship program (Transforming Libraries into Community Anchors in Rural Texas, or TLCART), 20 carefully selected students in small, rural Texas communities ... -
Improving nursing competency in teaching self-care management to patients with heart failure
(2019)Heart failure is a key cause of mortality and morbidity in the globe that affect 26 million people in the world. Scientific improvements have provided successful interventions to abate adverse results in heart failure, ... -
Role of the clinician in remote patient monitoring: Skills development through curriculum
(2019)Healthcare spending is increasing exponentially secondary to unstable and ineffective chronic disease management. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is of key interest to address related health disparities. Purpose: The ... -
Effects of mindfulness and experiential avoidance on stroop task response time
(2019)This study aims to examine the potential effects of mindfulness and experiential avoidance on stroop tasks. Mindfulness is the conscious awareness of nonjudgmental processing of the internal and external stimuli while ... -
Play therapy and academic achievement: Evolution and application of researched practice
(2019)The purpose of this research presentation is to present recent research on play therapy and academic achievement in populations of at‐risk and normal functioning students. These studies include both long‐term and ... -
Health information sources that deafened adults with high perceived risk of cancer trust and use: A pilot study
(2019)Understanding health‐information seeking behaviors (HISB) can help guide health interventions to improve health and well‐being, particularly among special populations and those with high perceived cancer risk (HPCR). ... -
Exploring gender differences in praise and punishment of children
(2019)Thisstudy will investigate gender differencesin adult’s use of praise and punishment with children. A child’s behavior pattern is shaped by internalization of praise and punishment and influencing how they perceive ... -
Making sense of Bloom's Taxonomy using sign language
(2019)Bloom's Taxonomy is used in education as a pedagogical tool to help learners reach higher levels of critical thinking. This presentation is an explanation of Bloom's Taxonomy using the lens of Deaf culture. All three ... -
Training non-math majors in the TI innovator system to use with deaf/hard -of-hearing students
(2019)The purpose of this study is to discover if educators that are not mathematically inclined can successfully use mathematic technology in the classroom. To test thisspeculation, TWU students who expressed no interest in ... -
Investigations of the Fitzhugh-Nagumo neuron model
(2019)Neurons are cells in the body that transmit information to the brain and the body by amplifying an incoming stimulus (electrical charge input) and transmitting it to neighboring neurons, then turning off to be ready for ... -
A family-based intervention targeting childhood obesity among Ghanaian immigrants: Quality improvement project
(2019)Childhood obesity and overweight are said to have a significant effect on physical health, social, and psychological consequences. Most parents do not identify their children as obese or overweight due to their understanding ... -
Foam rolling as a short term recovery intervention during submaximal quadricep fatigue protocol
(2019)Foam rolling is the practice of applying pressure onto a muscle through a dense cylinder. This technique has been gaining popularity among CrossFit and other athletic endeavors, but is still not fully understood. This ... -
Development and application of an occupational well being inventory
(2019)Introduction: The theory of Occupational Wellbeing (OWB; Doble & Santha, 2008) outlines pleasure, renewal, accomplishment, affirmation, coherence, companionship, and agency as needs which contribute to occupational ... -
No time to idle (Phase II)
(2019)No Time to Idle aims to improve air quality by reducing the amount of time vehicles idle in drive‐ through lanes. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, if you idle your car for more than 10 seconds you would save ... -
A creative hands on approach to teaching nutrition chronic diseases
(2019)A health disparity population, typically the poor and minority subgroups, experience a significantly higher incidence and prevalence of nutrition chronic diseases. The purpose of my project engages adults to take charge ... -
The effect of UVB on chromatin condensation in different cell lines
(2019)Previous studies in our lab have shown that UV radiation causes chromatin compaction in the nucleus. This study evaluated the UVB-induced DNA condensation and how it varies among different cell lines. We examined on human ...
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