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Sb97-21/22-Resolution Supporting The Missoula County And City Of Missoula 2022 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation, Noah Durnell

Senate Resolutions, 2007-Present

SB97-21/22-Resolution Supporting the Missoula County and City of Missoula 2022 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation. This resolution was approved unanimously during the March 30, 2022 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM).

Documents From The March 30, 2022 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and minutes from the March 30, 2022 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolutions were discussed:

SB97-21/22: Resolution Supporting the Missoula County and City of Missoula 2022 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation

SB91-21/22: Resolution Amending the ASUM Constitution Clarifying Ballot Referenda and Initiatives

SB92-21/22: Resolution Revising Article IV Section 18 of the ASUM Bylaws

SB93-21/22: Resolution Establishing First Aid Kit Infrastructure on Campus

SB94-21/22: Resolution Proposing a Referendum Establishing a Preamble to the ASUM Constitution

SB95-21/22: Resolution Amending ASUM Governing Documents to Improve Efficiency of Resolution Processes

SB96-21/22: Resolution Creating a Referendum …

Gli Weekly, March 29, 2022, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

GLI Weekly

"Death Is Our Business" (Frontline): A Spotlight on Social Justice, COVID, and New Orleans' Grief Rituals -- Native American Studies Lecture Series: Dr. Eldon Yellowhorn presents "Finding Missing Children: Responding to the Calls to Action issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission" -- A screening of "2040" by Damon Gameau -- Richard Drake Award for Student Writing -- Griz Attack Yard Game Triathlon -- The President's Lecture Series: "The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote" with Elaine Weiss

Gli Weekly, March 28, 2022 (Special Edition), Franke Global Leadership Initiative

GLI Weekly

"Unite Missoula: A Week of Events in Support of Refugee Resettlement"

Montana Kaimin, March 17, 2022, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Documents From The March 16, 2022 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum) [Budget Confirmation], University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Minutes from the March 16, 2022 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM) budget confirmation.

Gli Weekly, March 15, 2022, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

GLI Weekly

Esports Design Challenge 2022 -- Wild Rockies Field Institute Information Session -- Judges Needed for Montana Science Fair -- Happy Birthday, Mike Mansfield!

Montana Kaimin, March 10, 2022, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Gli Weekly, March 8, 2022, Franke Global Leadership Initiative

GLI Weekly

Native American Studies Lecture Series: Patrick Lozar presents "Crossed by the Line: Histories of Indigenous Nations and the Forty-Ninth Parallel" -- Superfriends! and Zak James -- UM Conference on Undergraduate Research 2022 -- Kless Sustainability Fund -- The Experiential Learning Scholarship Fund -- Unite Missoula Refugee Week

High Potential Antimicrobial Hit-Rate Of A Natural Product Fragment Reassembly Library, Evelyn Schwartz

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Introduction of new antibiotics into the market is important and urgent. Over the past decade there have been few novel antibiotics and cases of antimicrobial resistance infections is expected to increase. Most antibiotics have been developed with structure-based drug design of known target mechanisms, or from natural products. The limit of using natural products is that many are already diverse and complex in structure and have limited synthetic flexibility. Fragments of natural products are more synthetically pliable and can be linked together similar to amino acids in peptide synthesis. An in-slica library of natural product fragment reassembly (NPFR) would provide …

Determining An Alternative Skeletal Feature To Be Utilized In 87sr/86sr Isotopic Analysis When Tooth Enamel Is Unavailable, Samantha Powers

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Samantha Powers

Forensic Anthropology MA Student

Advisor: Dr. Meradeth Snow

UM Grad Con Abstract

Determining an Alternative Skeletal Feature to be Utilized in Strontium Isotope Analysis When Teeth are Unavailable

Abstract

Strontium is an alkaline earth metal that enters the human body via the consumption of food and water. A minimal level of these molecules integrate into human bone, replacing calcium. The level found in skeletal material directly correlates to the level of strontium found in the fauna and soil of the region an individual resides.

Due to this correlation, strontium isotopes are currently being used in forensic cases to …

Lower Extremity Balance As An Indicator Of Upper Extremity Injury In Baseball Players: A Systematic Review, Isabela Ortman, Lexie Mower, Shane Murphy

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Lower Extremity Balance as an Indicator of Upper Extremity Injury in Baseball Players: A Systematic Review

Mower L, Ortman I, Murphy S. University of Montana

Purpose: This review will seek to determine if a lack of lower limb balance can be a predisposing factor for elbow injuries in baseball players. Methods: We searched the database Pubmed on October 6th, 2021 using a combination of keywords baseball, "UCL tears", "UCL injur*", "Tommy John", "UCL sprain", "elbow injur*", balance, "lower extremity", "kinetic chain", biomechanics, kinematics and "throwing mechanics". The resulting articles were manually screened for relevance and inclusion/exclusion criteria. Articles were excluded …

“Identifying Skeletal Trauma Markers Associated With Intimate Partner Violence”, Haley K. Omeasoo

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is an issue that has been around for a very long time and needs to be put in the spotlight. When doing this study, we can keep in mind these different fracture types and how they may show up on an individual who was in an IPV situation. Also, since almost all of the samples presented in this study fall under the manner of death, “homicides,” and more specifically, under the category “beaten by an assailant,” we can treat these cases as such, in regards to being possible IPV situations. However, I have to mention that …

Antidepressants Reduce Silica Caused Inflammation In Lung Macrophages, Becky Kendall

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Chronic respiratory disease remains a leading cause of death around the world, and recent events have only increased respiratory disease concerns. As such, there is a growing need for effective therapeutics to combat these and other chronic diseases. While the discovery and design of new pharmaceuticals can be a lengthy process there is an abundance of FDA approved drugs that can be repurposed for use in other than their originally intended uses. For example, the use of anti-depressants has been proposed as a potential therapy for COVID after a study showed that patients regularly taking anti-depressants had fewer COVID-caused hospitalizations …

Utilizing Vertical Sensors In Collegiate Volleyball Landing Impact Force And Jump Height Analysis, Zebadiah P. Boos

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Purpose: The goal of the research was to determine if Jump Height (JH) and Landing Impact (LI) were significantly different between countermovement jump (CMJ), drop vertical jump (DVJ), and approach jump (AJ).

Methods: For this study, collegiate female volleyball athletes (n = 16, 19 ± 1 years old, range of 18-22 years old, 1.76 ± 0.17 m, 75.5 ± 8.2 kg, 8 ± 2 years of organized volleyball experience) were asked to perform a drop vertical jump DVJ, CMJ, and approach AJ while wearing an inertial measurement unit (VERT Inc.) to capture JH and LI. No player position (outside hitters …

Dams, Displaced Tribes, Salvage Archaeology, And Cultural Resource Management In The Missouri River Basin In North And South Dakota., Farryl Elisa Hunt

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

The large mainstem dams constructed along the Missouri River from 1946 to 1966 caused the traumatic displacement of prominent Native populations in North and South Dakota. The lack of regard for human remains and sacred artifacts flooded during this time is an appalling episode in American history. Perceived failures with salvage archaeology methods to recover artifacts and data threatened by the construction of dams motivated Cultural Resource Management practices in the United States. Laws such as the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, and the Native …

Genetic And Seasonal Determinants Of Vitamin D Status In Confederated Salish And Kootenai Tribes (Cskt) Participants, Jack W. Staples, Kathleen M. George, Rachel Dalton, Erin E. Ellerbeck, Genevieve Krause, Tianna Lietch, Theresa Aliwarga, Matthew G. Mcdonald, Brian Phillips, Leeanna I. Muzquiz, Deborah A. Nickerson, Timothy A. Thornton, Kenneth E. Thummel, Erica L. Woodahl

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Background: Vitamin D is a hormone produced in the skin upon ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation. Vitamin D is a crucial regulator of calcium and phosphate levels for bone mineralization and other physiological roles. Vitamin D levels vary globally in human populations due to genetics, geography, and other demographic factors. It is estimated that 20-85 % of the variability in vitamin D levels is driven by genetic variation. To improve our understanding of contributors to vitamin D levels, we conducted a candidate-gene study in partnership with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT).

Methods: We recruited 472 CSKT study participants on …

Tracking Changes In Groundwater Storage From Gnss Geodesy In The Great Lakes Region, Baleigh A. Doyle

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

The Great Lakes (Superior, Huron, Ontario, Michigan, and Erie) make up for one-fifth of the freshwater surface area on the Earth (NOAA, 2021). Displacements of the Earth’s surface are caused by quasi-static loads at or near the surface, including surface water, soil moisture and groundwater, and can be predicted by evaluating a convolution integral over the loaded region. In this study, we aim to infer changes in groundwater storage in the Great Lakes region of the central U.S. at sub-monthly time scales. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data from the Network of the Americas (NOTA; previously known as PBO) are …

Nurses’ Practices, Attitudes, And Beliefs Regarding Human Papillomavirus (Hpv) Vaccine: A Cross-Sectional State-Wide Survey Of Montana Nurses, Juthika J. Thaker

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, with 13 million new infections emerging every year, is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the US. About 10% of these infections persists, progressing to cause cancers. In previous research conducted in Montana, physicians and public health stakeholders identified greater parental/patient informational needs and limited time for vaccine discussions as barriers to HPV vaccination. Non-physician health care personnel, like nurses and medical assistants, could help bridge this gap and serve as vaccine champions. So far, majority of the studies focused on vaccine confidence among providers have primarily focused on physicians. Through this project …

Sex Determination Of Ritual Violence Victims At Paquimé In Chihuahua, Mexico, Lacy Hazelwood

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

At the prehistoric site of Paquimé in northwestern Chihuahua, Mexico, violence has been linked to the development and maintenance of ritual and social inequality through human sacrifice and performance violence. Across pre-colonial Mexico, human sacrifice coincided with the end or beginning of new seasons, maintenance of hierarchical structures, and offerings to the gods of rain, fertility, and agriculture. Research indicates that preferences for certain demographic variables such as age and sex may have played a significant role in the recruitment of sacrificial victims, and that these were often matched with the deities to whom they were offered. To aid in …

Effects Of Concussions On Balance: A Systematic Review, Jason R. Nielsen, Shane Murphy

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Purpose: Concussions can cause many disturbances and or issues to the body whether it be mental or physical. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to identify how balance can be disturbed during and throughout rehabilitation with people suffering from concussions via center of pressure measurements. Methods: Only one database was used in searching for articles related to this topic, which was PubMed published from 2013 to present. For studies to be eligible they were peer reviewed research on the use of center of pressure to measure differences in balance measurements between concussed and non-concussed. No restrictions for age, ethnicity, …

Effects Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Rates Of Cyberbullying In A University Sample, Jaynee L. Bohart, Charlotte J. Moss, Edgar Orozco, Duncan Szalda-Petree, Katie Perrigo, Jessica Jewell

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Purpose and Originality

Cyberbullying refers to when an individual or group harasses, mistreats, or mocks an individual or group using an electronic device in a way in which the victim(s) do not feel capable of responding or defending themselves (Whittaker & Kowalski, 2014). Cyberbullying is associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, substance use, delinquency, and poor academic performance (Zalaquett & Chatters, 2014).

The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible impact the COVID-19 pandemic may have had on cyberbullying. This study not only adds to the limited information concerning cyberbullying among college students, but also whether …

Community-Engaged Research To Promote Sars-Cov-2 Vaccine Uptake In Montana’S American Indian And Rural Communities., Kelley Jansen

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

This National Institute of Health (NIH) funded study is conducted through a collaboration between All Nations Health Center, an Urban Indian Health Center in Missoula, MT, and the University of Montana (UM) School of Public and Community Health Sciences. The purpose of this ongoing research project is to Identify causes of COVID-19 vaccine confidence and hesitancy among American Indian and rural adults in Montana.

Although COVID-19 vaccines became available a little over one year ago, vaccine hesitancy is still a main contributor to low vaccine uptake in Montana and the surround regions. This study is unique because most studies on …

Deriving A 1d Seismic Velocity Model For West-Central Montana, Courtenay Duzet, Hilary Martens, Michael C. Stickney

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

In seismically active areas with infrequent large-magnitude earthquakes, high-quality seismic data is critical for determining regional seismic velocity models. Here, we present the first 1-D crustal seismic velocity model for west-central Montana, constrained by seismic phase arrivals from the 2017 M 5.8 earthquake that occurred near Lincoln, Montana, and hundreds of aftershocks that followed over a three-year period (2017-2020). The 2017 M 5.8 Lincoln earthquake is the only event >M 5.5 to occur in western Montana in over half a century, with the previous being the 1959 M 7.3 Hebgen Lake earthquake in southwestern Montana. To derive the seismic velocity …

Identifying And Evaluating The Effects Of Forest Community Composition On Western Larch (Larix Occidentalis) Growth And Development, Christian M. Mercado

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Western larch (Larix occidentalis) is an important tree species that is exclusive to the inland northwest region of North America; however, projected climate conditions may have a profound impact on its ability to grow within this region in the future. Predictive models are commonly used by land managers and scientists to evaluate how forests in this region will grow under various conditions and how management activities today will affect these forests in the future. Such models typically assume that a species’ growth attributes are independent of community species composition; however, a growing body of evidence suggests that the …

Inclusion In Theatre: The Melting Of Design And Acceptance, Kylie Lynn Mcdonald

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

The Inclusion in theatre is a research project I made in to expand the knowledge of relaxed shows within a performance art setting and how we can integrate relaxed shows in theatre for the inclusion of all.

Relaxed shows within theatre mean a performance that is sensory friendly performances, sometimes called relaxed performances alter the designs to be inclusive for all audience members including volume, lighting, and trigger warnings. Relaxed performances are needed within the theatre community to increase accessibility within performances and also within theatrical education settings as well.

The reason I wanted to make a research project, while …

Applying Counseling Theory In Arts Education, Jadd Davis

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

It is a lucky researcher indeed who has the opportunity to test out strategies in a fully-operational laboratory! I graduated from UM’s School of Theatre and Dance in 2021 with an MFA in Theatre – and subsequently enrolled in the School of Education’s MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. I have had the opportunity to apply the privileges of my terminal degree (as an instructor) while studying a new – albeit related – field. Specifically, I accepted a one-year contract as a full-time lecturer at Gonzaga University in the Theatre and Dance department – while taking University of Montana …

Under The Skin: Queer Trauma And The Medical Sphere, Gabriella Graceffo

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

For my third major artistic project focusing on abandoned human structures, Under the Skin is an interdisciplinary exploration of loss and trauma through silver gelatin photographs and a collection of original poems. I combine images of the decommissioned Air Force hospital in St. Marie, MT and free verse poems to explore how personal, intergenerational trauma lives within my queer body, and how my body is wrapped up in the medical sphere. This creative thesis compels the audience to consider the experiences we carry with us and how these ruptures and traumas can manifest in the body, particularly the queer body, …

Witch Pamphlets, Tsea M. Francisconi

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

The witch hysteria that overtook Christian Europe during the Early Modern era inspired a mass paranoia over the conspiratorial belief that the Abrahamic religion’s personification of the world’s evils was attempting to rise up and harm Christian communities during this time period. It was believed that in order to achieve this goal the Christian version of the Devil had been recruiting humans within Christian communities and turning these chosen humans into witches in order to spread their destruction, murder, and terror amongst their own neighbors and families. Over the course of the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England, the …

Comparing The Effectiveness Of Different Modalities For Myofascial Pain Relief: A Systematic Review, Sola Yeager, Tedijo Pederson, Dr. Shane Murphy

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Title: Comparing the Effectiveness of Different Modalities for Myofascial Pain Relief: A Systematic Review

Authors: TediJo Pederson, Sola Yeager, Dr. Shane Murphy

Purpose: Myofascial pain is a prevalent health problem faced by a large percentage of the general population. Prevalence of myofascial pain has been estimated to affect 46%-85% of the general population at some point during their lifetime. The objective of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of dry needling (DN), trigger point compression (TPC), and cupping at treating patients with myofascial pain.

Methods: In this systematic review, PubMed was used to search for literature pertaining to …