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If Language Can Be A Kind Of Crying, A Response To Keetje Kuipers, Rebekah Jenkins

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Moon Over "M", Frances Brauneis

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Spring Window, Frances Brauneis

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A Collection Of Moments, Sophia Reichelt

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Cul-De-Sac, Riese Munoz

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Gravel, Rebekah Jenkins

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Passerby, Max Owens

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Rusted Cliffs, Frances Brauneis

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My Mother In The Mirror, Andrea Halland

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Montana Kaimin, April 15, 2021, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Impacts Of Stream Restoration On Ecosystem Function: Assessing The Removal Of Rattlesnake Dam, Samuel Brian Turner

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Ecological restoration, the process of assisting in the restoration of degraded ecosystems, is a relatively new field focused on enhancing natural resources and improving ecosystems. Dam removal has gained recent attention as an effective approach to restoring river ecosystems. Current principles guiding restoration outline the need for a comprehensive assessment of ecological integrity to achieve maximum success. However, current dam removal monitoring focuses on structural and compositional components of aquatic systems while neglecting aspects of stream function. This project aims to assess components of stream function and composition on Rattlesnake Creek one year after dam removal. I will identify a …

Why Are Some People Expensive Walkers?, Madison Reichelt, Kania Smith, Brooklyn Cunningham, Jacob Deschamp

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

The energy cost to the human body during walking with and without a load has been the focus of scientific study for over a century. Our lab previously studied this physiology in a large cohort of young adults, and found that over 1/3^rd of the 233 individual measures exceeded literature based expectations by greater than 20%, compared to the three most accepted and current models. Here, we attempted to explain why some individuals can vary from expectation by up to 45%. Because the muscular contribution, and thus rates of ATP hydrolysis during walking are reduced by the effectiveness …

The Longitudinal Effects Of Sleep Quality On Executive Function, Oscar Kronenberger, Cali Caughie

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Poor sleep quality is common today. However, our understanding of how sleep quality affects cognition over time is limited. The current study thus investigates the relationship between sleep quality and executive function longitudinally. Data from Waves 2 and 3 of the Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) research project, an ongoing longitudinal study on health and well-being in mid-life adults, was used. During Wave 2, 881 participants were administered the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and performed the Stop and Go Task (SGT), which measures executive function. Nine years later, during Wave 3, these 881 participants were again administered …

Curriculum-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review Of School-Based Slps' Service Delivery, Taylor Stoeger, Kaelyn Hanson

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

School-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) provide preventative and intervention services to students with a wide range of language and literacy delays and disorders. School-based SLPs are often a member of an interprofessional team -including classroom teachers and special service providers- to support students’ academic achievement. Over three decades ago, the conversation around curriculum-based language intervention (CBLI) began as a viable option to support children a) within their academic environment, b) using the material they are being presented in their classroom to c) increase carryover to all academic subjects for which students engage. However, the primarily service delivery model employed by school-based …

Morphological Awareness Skills In Kindergarten Children At Risk For Developmental Language Disorder (Dld) And Its Relationship To Literacy Success., Samantha Hege, Mary Fahlman

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Purpose: To assess whether there is a relationship between morphological awareness and literacy success in children with and without language impairments.

Background: Morphological awareness is defined as the conscious awareness of the morphological composition of words and the ability to reflect on and manipulate morphological structures. Literacy success refers to the ability to read and write while achieving developmentally appropriate milestones in school-aged children. Developmental language disorder (DLD) occurs when a child has difficulty using and/or understanding language.

Methods: This research included data from the Orthography and Word Learning (OWL) research battery. A whole-classroom screener was administered to 620 kindergarten …

Inequality And The Dead: Historic Cemetery In Missoula And The Chinese People Left Behind, Emily Owens

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Missoula grew rapidly over the past century and a half, with urban expansion quickly infringing on past “edges” of the city where burial grounds were rapidly replaced by residential development. The Cherry Street Cemetery in the Lower Rattlesnake neighborhood is one such place. While some of the graves at the Cherry Street Cemetery were reinterred to another cemetery in Missoula in advance of 20^th-century urban growth, my research draws attention to the fact that not everyone was reinterred. As a result, burials left behind have been built over for over 100 years. As an Anthropology student focusing on …

Comparing Preliminary Telehealth Outcomes To In-Person Delivery Of A Rehabilitation Program For Stroke Survivors With Aphasia, Kortney M. Sims, Claire Buehler

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Background. Aphasia is a language impairment, typically resulting from left hemisphere strokes. Aphasia impairs the neural networks that allow individuals to read, write/type, speak, and understand spoken information, negatively impacting daily communication and quality of life. Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programs (ICAPs) are stroke rehabilitation programs that help people living with aphasia improve their language function, communicative participation, and quality of life. In response to COVID-19, ICAPs could no longer take place in-person, necessitating a rapid move to telehealth models. No evidence has been provided in the literature to demonstrate the efficacy or effectiveness of telehealth ICAPs.

Purpose. The purpose of …

Outdoor Recreation In The Winter Of A Pandemic, Joshua Christopher Cobb

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

A pandemic has the ability to affect lives from many different perspectives. The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way people live, learn, and interact with one another; and it will create new social patterns reaching across virtually all platforms. One of the unforeseen problems with a pandemic includes the adaption needed to partake in social and recreational activities. Using a Qualtrics online survey posted on a popular forum for outdoor recreationists, this research study looked to investigate the varying trends due to COVID-19 on the winter outdoor sports community. The results demonstrate that the pandemic affected how people recreate, including …

Preparing Students Who Stutter For Postsecondary Employment: A Survey Of Slps In Montana, Neiman Alexis Snetzer

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

People who stutter often experience adversity in the workplace in the form of discrimination, lower pay, and low self-esteem (Plexico et. al., 2019; Klein & Hood, 2004; Gerlach et. al., 2018). The goal of secondary schools is to prepare all students for life after graduation, including postsecondary education/training, independent living, and employment. Students with disabilities are aided in this process through the development and implementation of an Individualized Transition Plan (ITP; Individuals with Disabilities Act, 2004). To successfully develop postsecondary transition plans to improve employment outcomes for students who stutter (SWS), the difficulties they experience when preparing for, seeking, and …

Youth Wilderness Therapy Intervention Outcomes: Case Study In Montana, Morgan Heimbigner, Cali Caughie, Phoebe S. Bean

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Title: Youth Wilderness Therapy Intervention Outcomes: Case Study in Montana

Authors: Morgan Heimbigner, Cali Caughie, Phoebe Bean, Samantha Russell, Stuart Hall

Objective: Wilderness therapy is a model of treatment intervention which utilizes components of traditional therapy in combination with outdoor expeditionary principles. The current pilot project seeks to understand the role of executive function, attachment, resiliency, and hope in wilderness therapy treatment outcomes in a population of at-risk youth (13-17 years of age) taking part in the 5-week Inner Roads treatment program run out of Missoula, Montana. The study aims to gather data to better inform Inner Roads program development …

Centering Trauma-Informed Care In Montana’S Juvenile Justice System: Why It’S Challenging, And Why It’S Important, Amelia Hawes

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Youth incarceration is an urgent issue in the United States. Involvement with the juvenile justice system increases the risk of incarceration as an adult and results in profound and often lifelong social and economic consequences for young people. Even after release from prison, formerly incarcerated people face formal and informal barriers to educational attainment, job opportunities, and participation in civic life.

According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, it is estimated that over 90% of justice-involved youth have experienced at least some trauma. There is a tremendous body of evidence demonstrating a relationship between trauma and juvenile offending. While …

Caregivers Of Gbm Need Support From Family And Friends, Dishanna Lynn Miller

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Caregivers of GBM Need Support from Family and Friends

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Purpose Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive and incurable form of brain cancer, both to the patient and the caregiver of the patient. GBM has a dismal medical prognosis for patients that area diagnosed with it. Caregivers struggle to maintain appropriate care to their patients due to the high stress job and often rely on the help of family and friends. Previous studies suggest longer life expectancy in GBM patients correlates with better caregiver mastery. This study aims to find ways and ideas for family members and friends to offer …

Female Caregivers Of Male Glioblastoma Patients Experience Ptsd, Emily E. Burke

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Female Caregivers of Male Glioblastoma Patients Experience PTSD

Authors: Burke, Emily E.; Minns, Laurie A.

Abstract

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is most frequent among women, but perhaps even more so in female caregivers of male Glioblastoma patients. Glioblastoma itself is a seriously neuro-debilitating disease; an invasive brain cancer that offers poor prognosis and a lifetime’s worth of trauma for not only the patient, but caregiver as well. Due to the patient’s inability to function, the caregiver takes on the pressure of standing in for the mental processes of their loved ones, while juggling their own health. Most prominent among …

Psychological Disparities Contribute To Emotional Burden For Caregivers Of Glioblastoma Patients, Markus R. Hirschfelder

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive brain cancer that weakens brain function to the point where patients usually rely heavily on a caregiver. Oftentimes, the caregiver is a female spouse who is caring for her husband with GBM. However, few studies are specific to this caregiver’s emotional burden—in fact, they are typically adapted from studies of slower-progressing diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia. GBM has a much shorter median survival time. The stress on caregivers in that generally shorter period is high. Mitigating the emotional burden may significantly contribute to longer, better survival outcomes for the GBM patient. For content analysis, …

Glioblastoma Multiforme Caregiver Burden With Family And Friends Present, Molly Christine Massman

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Purpose: Female caregivers of patients with Glioblastoma Multiform suffer significant emotional, physical and financial burden. Additionally, these caregivers are not well educated or equipped to care for the high demands of a brain cancer patient whose condition declines rapidly and have inadequate support systems. In this study, solutions for particular caregiver burden issues are discussed and highlighted specifically to inform family members and friends ways to which they could provide better support systems for caregivers of GBM patients. Methods: Within this study, 102 letters were analyzed from female caregivers regarding their experiences with the various hardships associated with …

Curriculum Design With The End In Mind: Creating An Interdisciplinary Unit On Climate Change, Sydney Anne Roberts

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

The purpose of my research project was to design an interdisciplinary unit around the concept of climate change. Climate change is an essential topic to cover due to its global implications. It has a broad interdisciplinary application which emphasizes the importance of teaching climate change through an interconnected lens. This unit was designed for high school students and integrates the disciplines of Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, and Science. I employed backwards curriculum design methods to construct this unit (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005). Backwards curriculum design allows teachers to focus their lessons on an explicit end goal and evaluate if …

Brain Cancer Caregivers Experience High Emotional Distress, Sunny Mathaun

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Sunny Mathaun, Dr. Laurie Minns

Brain Cancer Caregivers Experience High Emotional Distress

Glioblastoma multiforme grade 4 is a type of highly malignant tumor that has an extremely poor prognosis, which leads to major emotional challenges such as heavy and unhealthy burden on caregivers. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most severe types of cancer with an average prognosis of 15 months. Due to its high mortality rate, GBM creates major health challenges for patients in a fast rate, but also significantly impacts the caregivers who are caring for these patients. Caregivers can be categorized in a formal and informal …

Binegativity And Depression: Examining Alcohol Use Among Nonexclusively-Oriented Womxn, Kaylee Mae Kronsperger

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Title: Binegativity and Depression: Examining Alcohol Use Among Nonexclusively-Oriented Womxn

Authors: Kaylee Kronsperger, Kinsie Dunham, M.A., & Bryan Cochran, Ph.D.

Purpose:

Alcohol use disorders can lead to cirrhosis, cancer, domestic violence, and even death (Carvalho, Andre F, et al. 2019). Gender and sexual minorities (GSM; non-cisgender and nonheterosexual individuals) report elevated rates of alcohol use (“Sexual Orientation Differences”, 2013), although nonexclusively-oriented womxn (NOW; womxn-identified people attracted to more than one gender)(womxn - terminology encompassing all women identified individuals; more inclusive for transgender and nonbinary individuals) in particular report higher rates of alcohol misuse. NOW also report higher rates of depression …

Internal And External Analysis Of Atlassian, Ryan T. Sandau

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Atlassian is an Australian software company that specializes in the production of team management and organizational software. The software industry is currently a rapidly growing sector where many people are looking to find work, making an in-depth analysis of the industry and of a specific company within the industry incredibly valuable. This analysis will focus on both an internal analysis of Atlassian and an external analysis of the software industry for the sake of context. Looking to financial records from both Atlassian and the wider industry, preexisting reports on industry performance and expert analysis of the industry this report seeks …