• RWA, The Big Five and Micro-aggressions Toward LGB Parents 

  Woodruff, Sarah; Herbstrith, Julie (2020)

  Research has found that the Big Five factors (Costa & McCrae, 1992) are indirectly related to prejudice through the personality trait Right-wing authoritarianism (RWA; Altemeyer, 1981; Ekehammar et al., 2004). It is ...

• Impact of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) protein US27 on host & viral gene expression 

  Chinta, Pearley; Spencer, Juliet (2020)

  HCMV is a widespread pathogen in the general population and can cause severe disease in immune- compromised hosts. HCMV manipulates immune responses in several ways, one of which includes encoding genes with homology to ...

• The Impact of Human Cytomegalovirus on Hormone Receptor Levels in Breast Cancer 

  Garcia, Erica C.; Spencer, Juliet (2020)

  Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Though many factors affect breast tumor progression, one potential risk factor seldom investigated is infection. Mounting evidence suggests that Human ...

• Effect of cmvIL-10 on Ubiquitin mediated C-X-C receptor 4 signaling 

  Tajuddin, Kiran Hina; Spencer, Juliet (2020)

  Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) manipulates the immune system of its host by encoding viral proteins that imitate host cytokine and chemokine pathways. The HCMV gene UL111A encodes a homolog of human interleukin-10 (hIL-10), ...

• Adolescent Well-Being and Religiosity: A Theoretical Integration & Visualization 

  Peterson, Treisha (2020)

  The adolescent quest for autonomy requires the identity seeking process of sifting and sorting expectations, values, and beliefs. For many adolescents, life satisfaction is compromised by significant life events and daily ...

• Beyond the margins: The worker Brontë 

  Popp, Veronica (2020)

  Anne is the often-forgotten Brontë who trekked to London with her older sister, Charlotte, to reveal her secret identity due to the ire incited by Acton Bell seeking a different publisher for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. ...

• VIRUS EVOLUTION: Understanding Human Cytomegalovirus by Studying Rhesus Cytomegalovirus (RhCMV) 

  Akhidenor, Naomi; Faure, Lionel; Spencer, Juliet (2020)

  Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous virus that establishes a lifelong presence in its host. Over time, the virus developed a plethora of mechanisms to evade a host’s immune response including viral chemokine ...

• Creation of an Unfolding High-Fidelity Simulation: Increasing Critical Thinking Skills in Nursing Students 

  Pennington, Hannah (2020)

  Clinically-based high-fidelity simulation scenarios challenge nursing students and contribute to the development of critical thinking skills, which are necessary for the safe management of patient care and clinical decision ...

• Decreasing Falls in Older Adults: Is Tai Chi a Solution? 

  George, Melissa; Chrostowski, Susan (2020)

  As the population ages, there is a growing need to identify initiatives to increase quality of life while also reducing the number of healthcare dollars spent. Per the Centers for Disease Control, falls in the older adult ...

• Exploring Family Meals, Sleep and Media Use as Predictors of Childhood Overweight and Obese Status in Oklahoma: A Study from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health 

  Holmes, Ahondju Umadjela; Golman, Mandy; Wiginton, Kristin; Amuta, Ann (2020)

  The alarming and sustained prevalence of childhood overweight/obese status in the United States continues to generate research studies on risk factors and prevention approaches. Despite previous and current public health ...

• Exploration in Imagination: The Walt Disney Silly Symphony Cartoons and American Animation in the 1930s 

  Wagner, Kendall (2020)

  American animated cartoons were born with motion pictures, but they grew and changed dramatically in the era of the 1930s. The most important innovator was Walt Disney; his Mickey Mouse cartoons were wildly popular during ...

• Changes in oral microbiome that affect human health 

  Nguyen, Justin (2020)

  The human oral cavity is home to a wide variety of unique microorganisms. Studies have shown that the human oral microbiome has a direct correlation to human health. The inhabitants of the human oral flora coexist together ...

• Video Self Modeling (VSM): Application of a Behavior Intervention 

  Sunil, Hannah; Johnson, Wendi L. (2020)

  Video Self Modeling (VSM) is a socio-behavioral intervention founded on Bandura’s Social Learning Theory where children can view themselves being successful at a task. VSM is a powerful learning modality to evoke positive ...

• Changes in American Attitudes toward Intermarriages With Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, and Whites 

  Prost, Jonbita; Yang, Philip Q. (2020)

  This is the first comparative study of changes in the American public’s attitudes toward intermarriages with blacks, Asians, Hispanics, and whites. We tested our hypotheses using nationally representative samples from GSS ...

• Establishing C. elegans as a model to study the function of vitamin A metabolism 

  Joseph, Pamela; Everts, Helen; Gumienny, Tina (2020)

  Retinoids (vitamin A) are critical for cell development, maintaining a healthy immune system, regulating energy metabolism, and eyesight in mammals. In addition, abnormal levels contribute to obesity and cancer. While ...

• Black Immigrant Women and Mental Health Group Therapy 

  Abimbola, Deborah Olubunmi (2020)

  Black immigrants constituted about 3.8 million population, with the majority migrating from Africa. Prior research has established that among African immigrants diagnosed with mental health disorders, African women were ...

• Identifying Transformative Experiences: A Phenomenological Analysis of Nursing Students in a Study Abroad Course 

  Ollive, Madison; Talleff, Jennifer; Espinoza, Luis (2020)

  Purpose: Identify the common discoveries and experiences of undergraduate nursing students who attended a faculty-led study abroad program. Background: Although evidence of the transformative nature of studying abroad ...

• Neuronal Tract Tracing in the Rat Trigeminal Sensory System 

  Rodriguez, Erica (2020)

  Understanding anatomical circuitries promotes the development of novel therapeutics to manage neurological pathologies. Tract tracing is a neuroanatomical approach that allows visualization of neural pathways. Wheat germ ...

• Analysis of Differing Issues Amongst Women Politicians 

  Bates, Cole (2020)

  Women politicians run for office at a lower rate than their male counterparts, but when they run they are more successful. However, there seems to be a gender gap amongst the platforms that these politicians choose to ...

• A Meta-synthesis of Factors that Influence Parental Decisions Regarding Mandatory Vaccinations for Children in the U.S. 

  Norris, Deanna; Spencer, Becky (2020)

  Parents who are vaccine-hesitant and/or refuse vaccines for their children have been on the rise. The CDC reported that the percentage of children between 2001 to 2015 who had no vaccinations by age 2 quadrupled. Understanding ...

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