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Study Of Driver’S Behavior Using Physiological Signals, Atul Sancheti, Pushkin Kachroo

College of Engineering: Graduate Celebration Programs

Introduction

According to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) 58% of roadway crashes are safety related.

Factors such as fatigue and drowsiness causes significance decline in driver’s abilities of perception, recognition and vehicle control.

Exposes driver’s to a higher level of risk while driving with these conditions.

Being awake for 18 hours is equivalent to a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.08%.

We Can Do It! (But Should We?), Lindsey Odom

Graduate Research Symposium (GCUA) (2010 - 2017)

First dates represent an important early event in the development of dating relationships. Commonly, date initiation is a behavior in which men take control. In the past few decades, however, more women attempted this task. Women initiating dates is a deviation from cultural norms or what society views as appropriate behavior. The deviation in behavior could have negative repercussions for women. For this study, perceptions of women who initiate dates are investigated. By examining the expectedness and violation valence of the behavior through Expectancy Violations Theory, insight is provided into the perceptions of this dating trend.

Cyber-Systemic Themes In Mft Literature, Justin M. Smith, Katherine M. Hertlein, Markie L.C. Blumer, Harrison Allen

Graduate Research Symposium (GCUA) (2010 - 2017)

Abstract: In the fifteen years since the explosion of the Internet, using cyber technology for work & social functions has exponentially increased. Yet the questions around how to manage such changes remain elusive in family therapy literature. In this investigation, we conducted a content analysis to determine to what extent marriage & family therapy (MFT) journals have responded to the integration of the Internet in couple & family life. We found 79 of 13,274 articles across seventeen journals focused on the Internet in some capacity supporting the contention that cyber issues are largely ignored within the MFT field.

“Counseling The Unemployed”: Reflections On A Pilot Clinical Program, Rebecca Nemecek, Markie L.C. Blumer, Colleen Peterson, Stephen Fife, Katherine M. Hertlein, Gerald Weeks

Graduate Research Symposium (GCUA) (2010 - 2017)

•Unemployment and economic hardships are issues in the lives of clients serviced by marriage and family therapists (MFTs).

• “Counseling the Unemployed” program was created within a university-based clinical setting to help meet such needs.

•Student MFTs were educated on effects of unemployment, coping strategies, and then shared what was helpful in addressing such issues via an online qualitative survey.

•Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and relational problems were reported to be common symptoms of clients who presented with unemployment issues.

•A degree of hopelessness and helplessness in the clients when compared to clients who did not present with issues related …