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Track 2: Student Learning And High Impact Practices, Dave Veazey Sep 2014

Track 2: Student Learning And High Impact Practices, Dave Veazey

Outcomes Assessment Workshop

Dr. Dave Veazey, Director of Assessment, Accreditation, and Research at Pacific Lutheran University, presented "High Impact Practices & Student Learning."


Understanding General Education Learning, Dave Veazey Sep 2014

Understanding General Education Learning, Dave Veazey

Outcomes Assessment Workshop

Dr. Dave Veazey, Director of Assessment, Accreditation, and Research at Pacific Lutheran University, presented "Understanding General Education Learning."


Neuromuscular Patterning Of The Thigh Muscles Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Varies With Mechanism Of Injury, Audrey Rc Elias Dpt, Ryan L. Mizner Pt, Phd Apr 2014

Neuromuscular Patterning Of The Thigh Muscles Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Varies With Mechanism Of Injury, Audrey Rc Elias Dpt, Ryan L. Mizner Pt, Phd

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Is Postural Behavior In Quiet Standing Random?, Adriana M. Degani, Matthew Bundle, Alessander Danna-Dos-Santos, Charles Leonard Apr 2014

Is Postural Behavior In Quiet Standing Random?, Adriana M. Degani, Matthew Bundle, Alessander Danna-Dos-Santos, Charles Leonard

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


“It’S A Different Culture: A Qualitative Comparison Of Rural, Urban And Suburban School Psychologists”, Zachary Shindorf, Erin Yosai, Anisa Goforth Apr 2014

“It’S A Different Culture: A Qualitative Comparison Of Rural, Urban And Suburban School Psychologists”, Zachary Shindorf, Erin Yosai, Anisa Goforth

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Paleontological Management And Monitoring Of Fossil Resources On Public Land: An Analysis Of Anthropogenic Impacts And Public Interest On Dinosaur Ichnofossils Of The Cantwell Formation, Tattler Creek Valley, Denali National Park, Alaska., Montana S. Hodges, Denny Capps Apr 2014

Paleontological Management And Monitoring Of Fossil Resources On Public Land: An Analysis Of Anthropogenic Impacts And Public Interest On Dinosaur Ichnofossils Of The Cantwell Formation, Tattler Creek Valley, Denali National Park, Alaska., Montana S. Hodges, Denny Capps

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Data Mining And Machine Learning Applied To A Software Development Social Collaboration Network, William Lyon Apr 2014

Data Mining And Machine Learning Applied To A Software Development Social Collaboration Network, William Lyon

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


To Punt Or Not To Punt, George Lesica Apr 2014

To Punt Or Not To Punt, George Lesica

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Characterization Of Rare Genetic Variation In Cyp2d6 Using Human Liver Microsomes, Rachel Dalton Apr 2014

Characterization Of Rare Genetic Variation In Cyp2d6 Using Human Liver Microsomes, Rachel Dalton

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Of Fixing Washington And Farm Equipment: How Political Campaigns Employ Archetypal Narratives Of Place, Brian K. Munis Apr 2014

Of Fixing Washington And Farm Equipment: How Political Campaigns Employ Archetypal Narratives Of Place, Brian K. Munis

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Drugs And Dna: How Genetics Affect Drug Metabolism, Kasse Skagen, Erica Woodahl Apr 2014

Drugs And Dna: How Genetics Affect Drug Metabolism, Kasse Skagen, Erica Woodahl

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Subtleties Of Shifting Identities In Historic Western Montana Missions, Elizabeth N. Lynch Apr 2014

Exploring The Subtleties Of Shifting Identities In Historic Western Montana Missions, Elizabeth N. Lynch

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Using The Carbon Cycle To Inhibit Global Warming, Gary A. Oram Mr Apr 2014

Using The Carbon Cycle To Inhibit Global Warming, Gary A. Oram Mr

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


It’S A Different Culture: A Qualitative Comparison Of Rural, Urban And Suburban School Psychologists, Zachary Shindorf, Erin Yosai Apr 2014

It’S A Different Culture: A Qualitative Comparison Of Rural, Urban And Suburban School Psychologists, Zachary Shindorf, Erin Yosai

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Limitations And Strengths Of A University’S New Tobacco Free Policy, Erika Strehl, Kari Jo Harris, Larisa Carter, Helen Russette, Linda Green Apr 2014

Limitations And Strengths Of A University’S New Tobacco Free Policy, Erika Strehl, Kari Jo Harris, Larisa Carter, Helen Russette, Linda Green

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Symbiotic Dinitrogen Fixation Enhances Soil Phosphorus Acquisition Strategies In Tropical Forests, Megan K. Nasto, Silvia Alvarez-Clare, Ylva Lekberg, Benjamin W. Sullivan, Alan R. Townsend, Cory C. Cleveland Apr 2014

Symbiotic Dinitrogen Fixation Enhances Soil Phosphorus Acquisition Strategies In Tropical Forests, Megan K. Nasto, Silvia Alvarez-Clare, Ylva Lekberg, Benjamin W. Sullivan, Alan R. Townsend, Cory C. Cleveland

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Understanding The Role Of Arenavirus Envelope Glycoprotein (Gpc) In Cellular Entry And Its Inhibition, Sundaresh Shankar Apr 2014

Understanding The Role Of Arenavirus Envelope Glycoprotein (Gpc) In Cellular Entry And Its Inhibition, Sundaresh Shankar

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Exploring Views Of The Confederated Salish And Kootenai Tribes About Pharmacogenetics Research And Its Translation Into Tribal Health Clinics, Chelsea Theresa Morales Apr 2014

Exploring Views Of The Confederated Salish And Kootenai Tribes About Pharmacogenetics Research And Its Translation Into Tribal Health Clinics, Chelsea Theresa Morales

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Crowdsourcing International Development, Gregory A. Sangster Jr Apr 2014

Crowdsourcing International Development, Gregory A. Sangster Jr

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Use Of A Cbpr Approach With People With Intellectual Disabilities To Address Interpersonal Violence, Kimberly Garner, Becca Goe, Rosemary Hughes Apr 2014

Use Of A Cbpr Approach With People With Intellectual Disabilities To Address Interpersonal Violence, Kimberly Garner, Becca Goe, Rosemary Hughes

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Identification Of Novel Small Rnas Of Coxiella Burnetii, Indu Warrier, James M. Battisti, Michael F. Minnick Apr 2014

Identification Of Novel Small Rnas Of Coxiella Burnetii, Indu Warrier, James M. Battisti, Michael F. Minnick

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Playing God With The Planet: Climate Engineering And Religion, Wylie Allen Carr Apr 2014

Playing God With The Planet: Climate Engineering And Religion, Wylie Allen Carr

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

No abstract provided.


Experimental Evolution Of Multicellularity In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, Jacob Boswell Apr 2014

Experimental Evolution Of Multicellularity In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, Jacob Boswell

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

In Life’s nearly four billion year history, organizational transitions have occurred that fundamentally altered the course of evolution. One of these, multicellularity, arose independently in at least two-dozen lineages, giving rise to a remarkable variety of complex forms. In the volvocine algal family, many transitional structures are retained in extant lineages, ranging from the unicellular, flagellated Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to the extravagant Volvox carterii, which contains as many as 50,000 differentiated cells. Many hypotheses have been suggested for the selective pressure that drove the evolution of multicellularity in this group, but none have been explicitly tested. Here, we tested the …


Placebo Effects, Ritual Causes, Tessa Weyrauch Apr 2014

Placebo Effects, Ritual Causes, Tessa Weyrauch

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

The placebo effect is the power of belief positively manifested for the benefit of the patient. There are two ways that the placebo effect has been seen historically: a standard to clinically test the true efficacy of an active drug and as a sham given by people in a variety of medical positions from doctors to con artists. The use of the placebo effect as a treatment in and of itself has been greeted with distain by scientific researchers and the public because the beneficial reaction the body is creating is due to “belief” instead of “treatment.” However, the placebo …


Maternal Education And Child Health Outcomes: An Empirical Analysis Of The Relationship, Priscilla S. Lekalkuli Apr 2014

Maternal Education And Child Health Outcomes: An Empirical Analysis Of The Relationship, Priscilla S. Lekalkuli

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

No abstract provided.


Halogen-Bonding Cataylsis, George F. Neuhaus Mr. Apr 2014

Halogen-Bonding Cataylsis, George F. Neuhaus Mr.

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Halogen-bonding Catalysis

By George Neuhaus

Abstract

Catalysis plays an important role in all fields of chemistry. Many catalysts used today are heavy metals, which are avoided in pharmaceutical production due to their toxicity. This limits the variety of drugs produced because some reactions are successful only in the presence of these metals. The purpose of this research is to synthesize and test novel halogen-bonding organocatalysts that will improve pharmaceutical synthesis by opening reaction pathways that are currently only available with heavy metals. The catalysts developed will improve catalysis of Michael-type additions by which Paroxetine, an anti depressant, ZemplerⓇ, which prevents …


Novel Cyp26 Inhibitors As A Treatment For Alzheimer’S Disease, Jade Bosic Apr 2014

Novel Cyp26 Inhibitors As A Treatment For Alzheimer’S Disease, Jade Bosic

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and an American develops AD every 68 seconds. With no cures or significantly effective treatments available the number of Americans with AD is estimated to reach 7.1 million in 2025. AD is characterized by the increase in beta-amyloid plaques located in the extracellular space between the brain’s nerve cells. The endogenous chemical, retinoic acid (RA), plays a role in learning and memory and has been shown to reduce amyloid-beta plaques and rescue learning deficits associated with AD. However, the rapid metabolism of RA by hydrolase CYP26 results in a …


Can Personality Traits Predict Drug Use Preference?: A Discriminant Functions Analysis Of Substance Use In The Lgbtq Population, Adam J. Gott Apr 2014

Can Personality Traits Predict Drug Use Preference?: A Discriminant Functions Analysis Of Substance Use In The Lgbtq Population, Adam J. Gott

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Can Personality Traits Predict Substance Use Preference?: A Discriminant Functions Analysis of Drug Use in the LGBTQ Population.

Purpose: Previous research indicates that certain personality traits (impulsivity, neuroticism, sensation seeking, etc.) are strongly linked to heavy alcohol use and higher levels of stimulant use (Brunelle et al, 2004). We hypothesize that a difference in personality traits will result in differences of reported stimulant use, which excites the central nervous system and results in higher physiological arousal, and depressant use, which inhibits function of the central nervous system and results in a calming and sedating effect. Although a stronger presence of …


Determining Capability Of The Minerva Observatory From Simulated Observations, Chantanelle Nava Apr 2014

Determining Capability Of The Minerva Observatory From Simulated Observations, Chantanelle Nava

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

In the search for Earth analogues, astronomers are using technology designed to detect small rocky planets in the habitable zone, the annulus around a star in which temperatures could support liquid water. Small rocky planets induce RV signals easily missed in the presence of stellar noise sources of comparable or larger amplitudes. Over the next decade, the introduction of new technology such as the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) will allow astronomers to search small rocky planets’ atmospheres for biomarkers indicating the existence of past or present life. Before these telescopes take to the …


Comparing The Effects Of Ultrasound And Stretching On Hip Flexor Flexibility And Postural Control, Cali Vanvalkenburg, Britt Dickman Apr 2014

Comparing The Effects Of Ultrasound And Stretching On Hip Flexor Flexibility And Postural Control, Cali Vanvalkenburg, Britt Dickman

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Context: Stretching has become a universally accepted practice used to increase flexibility, reduce muscle injury, and improve performance. In addition to stretching, modalities, such as ultrasound have been used to increase collagen extensibility, therefore increasing range of motion through deep heating. The premise for this study was to see if combining a stretching routine with ultrasound would improve range of motion (ROM) and postural control. Purpose: The purpose of this three trial study was to assess the effectiveness of both ultrasound and static stretching on hip flexor range of motion and postural control. Participant: Three males and three females between …