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An Analysis Of Burnout In Owner-Operated Businesses, Leslie Madison

M.S. in Leadership

This project explores what professional burnout is in the context of owner-operated businesses. The topic was selected based on my own experiences of burnout in my business. After just a few years of working without boundaries, I began to feel the lingering symptoms of stress. Pushing through the stress of running a creative business on my own eventually led to a state of debilitating burnout that caused me to stop all operations and allow my business to run on auto-pilot. Results of this study show a potential beginning of modern-day professional exhaustion which dates to the 17^th century when …

Michael Brian: Assistant Professor Of Kinesiology, Brigid C. Casellini

Inquiry Journal Spring 2025

Michael Brian is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire. Below is our correspondence with Dr. Brian about his own research and his mentoring experiences with undergraduate students.

Spring 2025 Inquiry Journal: Editorial Staff, Brigid C. Casellini

Inquiry Journal Spring 2025

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Using Rna Sequencing To Investigate Cerebral Gene Expression In Cactus Mice, Sarah Nicholls

Inquiry Journal Spring 2025

As extreme environments like deserts expand due to global climate change, biologists are looking to the weird and wonderful creatures that live within them to instruct conservation efforts. The cactus mouse is one of the most hardcore desert specialists: It has adapted to be able to live its entire life without drinking water, and the MacManes evolutionary genomics lab at UNH, where I’ve worked for the past three years, is dedicated to finding out how. For my Honors senior thesis in biochemistry, supported by a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, I conducted a transcriptomic study to investigate the root instigator of …

Low-Cost Lidar Lens Autofocus System For Cinema Cameras, Nolan Juneau

Inquiry Journal Spring 2025

In the motion picture industry, one of a cinematographer’s jobs is to move the plane of focus of the camera’s lens to line up with a subject so that it is sharp and “in focus.” This job is usually fulfilled manually by an assistant cameraperson (or “focus puller”), but sometimes, manual focus pulling is impractical. This is especially true for extremely technical shots on high-end shoots or for lower-budget shoots that cannot afford extra crew members. In recent years, systems have been created to pull focus automatically (known as “autofocus”), but many of the technologies that exist for cinema equipment …

Stress, Mental Health, And Their Role In Reward-Based Decision-Making, Amanda Wittemann

Inquiry Journal Spring 2025

People tend to prefer immediate rewards over rewards available only in the future, even when the latter rewards are larger. This phenomenon is known as temporal discounting. In this study, we examined how temporal discounting relates to both acute and trait level stress as well as mental health related distress (e.g., anxiety and depression symptom severity). Participants (N=120) were randomly assigned to listen to either a calming piece of music or a stress-inducing piece of music while making a series of choices between immediate and delayed rewards (e.g., $10 now or $20 in a month). After, participants completed self-report questionnaires …

Jolie Wormwood: Associate Professor Of Psychology, Brigid C. Casellini

Inquiry Journal Spring 2025

Jolie Wormwood is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of New Hampshire. Below is our correspondence with Dr. Wormwood about her own research and her mentoring experiences with undergraduate students.

Vervet Monkey Orphans Raised Via Surrogacy And How Their Behaviors Differ From Those Of Vervet Monkeys Born And Raised Biologically, Morgan Breen

Inquiry Journal Spring 2025

Increasingly higher rates of orphan Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) are ending up in rehabilitation centers all over Africa. This species is viewed as a pest and is often hunted or killed by humans, however, they play a vital role in their ecosystem. They also have extremely complex social hierarchies, living in large matriarchal troops which makes them difficult to rehabilitate. Through the use of surrogate mothers, orphans can learn survival skills and be reared without relying solely on human care. This study aims to assess how to provide these orphaned monkeys with the best chance of survival once released by …

Nh Learn Everywhere 4-H Livestock Science - Intent To Participate, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Nh Learning Everywhere 4-H Livestock Science - 4-H Volunteer Mentor Service Description, Unh Cooperative Extension

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Unh Faculty Senate Motion # Xxix-M11 Endorse The Report From The Academic Programs Committee (Apc) Entitled “Cpso-Vlacs Dual Enrollment Mou Report”, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Motions

No abstract provided.

University Of New Hampshire 2024-2025 Faculty Senate Xxix - March 24, 2025 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

No abstract provided.

Adapting To Ai: The Evolving Role Of Faculty In Higher Education, Ronald R. Danault

Faculty Publications

Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the face of higher education, and there are important issues regarding the future of the faculty (Stoerger, 2024). Although there are concerns about the impact of AI on the conventional faculty roles in teaching, assessment, and administration, these tools are now being adopted in learning processes. Rather than dismissing AI as a threat, it acts as a catalyst for reshaping the way faculty members teach with the help of AI and, hence, become facilitators of the learning process (Haoyang & Towne, 2025).

This paper aims to discuss the integration of AI in the higher education …

Hillsborough County Advisory Council March 2025 Meeting Minutes, Extension

Advisory Council

No abstract provided.

New Hydrographic Survey Specifications - Updates And Enhancements, Matt Wilson, Tyanne Faulkes, Giuseppe Masetti

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

No abstract provided.

Nominations, Applications For 26th University Community Scholarship Being Accepted, Unh Communications And Public Affairs

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

University Of New Hampshire 2024-2025 Faculty Senate Xxix - March 10, 2025 Minutes Summary, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Agendas & Minutes

No abstract provided.

Office Of Research, Economic Engagement And Outreach Update, March 5, 2025, Office Of Research, Economic Engagement And Outreach

Office of Research, Economic Engagement and Outreach

No abstract provided.

Unh Graduates, Faculty Featured Prominently In Annual '40 Under Forty' List, Keith Testa

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Animal Fence Talk Descriptions, Christine Whiting

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Workshop Descriptions, Christine Whiting

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

4-H Presents 2025 Multimedia Pilot, Mikayla Cerney

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Nh 4-H Presents Evaluation Public Speaking, Demonstration And Action Exhibits, Mikayla Cerney

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Nh 4-H Presents Evaluation Photography Exhibits, Mikayla Cerney

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Nh 4-H Presents Evaluation Demonstration Exhibits, Mikayla Cerney

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

2025 Belknap And Carroll Counties 4-H Presents Event Packet, Mikayla Cerney

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Test 2025 Belknap And Carroll Counties 4h Presents Event Packet, Mikayla Cerney

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

The Basics Of Calf Nutrition: Post Colostrum To Weaning, Sarah Allen, Peter S. Erickson

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Frogeye Leaf Spot And Black Rot On Apple [Factsheet], Bo Liu

UNH Cooperative Extension

No abstract provided.

Trends In Scholarly Communication, Eleta Exline

Faculty Publications

Slides from a presentation on scholarly communication developments to the UNH Retired Faculty Association.