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Feminism In Fracking: An Analyzation Of Women's Activism Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing, Taya Godfrey
Feminism In Fracking: An Analyzation Of Women's Activism Regarding Hydraulic Fracturing, Taya Godfrey
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
Purpose: To discover what motivates women to be involved in anti-fracking activism as to encourage further female activism.
Residents' Opinions On Fracking In Utah, Kelsey Gale
Residents' Opinions On Fracking In Utah, Kelsey Gale
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
Fracking is the process of drilling down into the earth before a high-pressure water mixture is directed at the rock to release gas inside.
Water, sand and chemicals are injected into the rock at high pressure which allows the gas to flow out to the head of the well.
This can be a very controversial topic, especially in the Western United States where fracking is a major part of the economic growth of the states.
The public forms opinions both negative and positive regarding fracking in the state of Utah.
Studies have been done to discover the impacts, good or …
How Do We Treat Eating Disorder?, Jasmine Guanzon
How Do We Treat Eating Disorder?, Jasmine Guanzon
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
Eating Disorder is a mental health disability that affects an individual’s physical and mental health. There are different types of eating disorder: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, pica, rumination, orthorexia and etc. The earliest documentation of an eating disorder diagnosis occurred between 12th and 13th century, since then, the number of cases for this illness continues to grow (Deans, 2011). A common misconception about eating disorder is that only women suffer from this illness, however, there were documented cases of men suffering from this disorder since 1888 (Strother, 2012). There are multiple treatments offered in order to reduce and …
Kids Killing Kids: A Look Into Mental Illness, Adolescence, And Mass Murder, Levi Cragun
Kids Killing Kids: A Look Into Mental Illness, Adolescence, And Mass Murder, Levi Cragun
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
Violence in America has been on a decline since the 1990’s. Active shooters have seemed to be on the rise and ever present in the media (See Figure 1).
Society searches for the cause of these acts of violence. Typical answers to violence may not be sufficient to answering for violence on this scale. One hypothesis is mental illness.
Mental illness is not normally linked to violent behavior (Stuart, 2003). However, with differences in brain development and lack of literature, mentally ill adolescents may be an exception.
With this in mind, researchers ask the following questions; Are rates of mental …
Internet Use And The Transgender Experience: Does Social Media Have A Positive Effect On The Lives Of Transgender, Nonbinary, And Gender-Nonconforming People?, Llewynn Roberts
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
How does social media, along with other internet sites, effect the lives of transgender people?
The Effects Of Adverse Childhood Experiences (Aces), Melissa Wells
The Effects Of Adverse Childhood Experiences (Aces), Melissa Wells
Fall Student Research Symposium 2018
Childhood trauma, also known as Adverse Childhood experiences (ACEs) can affect every aspect of a person’s life until the day they die.