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The Moderating Effect Of Depressive Symptoms On The Relationship Between Resilience And Adolescents' Likelihood To Intervene For A Depressed Peer, Brendan Weed

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

This summary of my thesis literature review will be about adolescent resilience, adolescent depression, and the factors that play into their willingness to provide support for a friend who shows depressive symptoms

School Counseling At Cedar Falls High School, Chloe Thostenson

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

This semester, I had the opportunity to intern with a school counselor at Cedar Falls High to gain insight into how mental health programs function and how they are applied by the team. I have learned therapy techniques, created yearly mental health reports to foresee trends, and have helped support the students’ emotional and academic needs. This poster exemplifies how sleep is strongly linked with depression and attendance in school, the various programs and plans that Cedar Falls High School offers, and how this experience has aided in creating additional future career goals for me.

Inspire Student Research & Engagement Conference [Program] April 11-12, 2022, University Of Northern Iowa

INSPIRE Student Research & Engagement Conference Programs

A program for the INSPIRE conference where undergraduate and graduate students present their research, internship, volunteer and study abroad experiences, club activities and creative performances.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 2022, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Library Connection, V9n2, Spring 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Connection

Contents:

--- Showing Off UNI Student Research
--- Student Assistant Highlighted: Raegan Chrstianson
--- Mary Ann Bolton Undergraduate Research Award
--- Collection Management: A Never Ending Process
--- RodCon 2022
--- Scholarly Communication Committee
--- Rod Library's Fall Semester
--- INSPIRE: Student Research & Engagement Conference
--- New: Fall 2023 Library Course
--- Upcoming Events

Panther Press, Spring 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Military Science.

Panther Press

In this Issue:

--- From LTC Dean Ray
--- Panther Battalion Retiring & Farewell - Major Bert Flather
--- Panther Battalion Retiring & Farewell - CPT Feske
--- Panther Battalion Retiring & Farewell - MSG Jamie L. Stien
--- Air Assault
--- UNI ROTC Brings GAFPB to Cadets & Local Soldiers
--- Congratulations to our new 2nd Lieutenants
--- Commissioning 2022
--- Military Ball

Csbs Kudos, Spring 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Kudos

Contents:

--- Faculty Accolades
--- Faculty Awards
--- Promotions
--- In Memoriam: Thomas W. Keefe III; James (Jim) McCullagh
--- Retirements
--- Department News
--- Student Highlights
--- Alumni Spotlight

What Are We Talking About? Data Use Among Education Leaders Of Change, Matthew Townsley, Richard Snyder

Faculty Publications

In a time when fewer resources force school leaders to make critical decisions, the data-driven decision-making model continues to offer promise. This research project provides observations about factors used for decision making from 14 district leaders across five Iowa school districts. Placing these factors for decision making within the framework of a data driven decision making model provides insights for school leaders striving to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of decision making in their own districts. In doing so, educational leaders might ultimately implement educational change with greater effectiveness.

Ten Simple Rules To Ruin A Collaborative Environment, Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Robyn L. Allscheid, Albert Boaitey, Todd Bauman, Edward S. Buckler, Jennifer L. Clarke, Christopher Cullis, Jack Dekkers, Cassandra J. Dorius, Shawn F. Dorius, David Ertl, Matthew Homann, Guiping Hu, Mary Losch, Eric Lyons, Brenda Murdoch, Zahra Katy Navabi, Somashekhar Punnuri, Fahad Rafiq, James M. Reecy, Patrick S. Schnable, Nicole M. Scott, Moira Sheehan, Xavier Sirault, Margaret Staton, Christopher K. Tuggle, Alison Van Eenennaam, Rachael Voas

Faculty Publications

Trigger warning: Here, you will find a bit of satire, written from the not-so-funny, real experiences of the authors who have been involved in “team science” collaboratives. The material presented below covers topics that readers may find offensive or even traumatizing. We present a breakdown (pun intended) of how to ruin a functioning collaboration, rather than how to build one.

The ideas contained in this work were developed during two virtual meetings of members of the Agricultural Genome to Phenome Initiative (AG2PI; www.ag2pi.org) community and leadership team in May and June of 2021. In these sessions, we looked back …

Arcch Model Of Resilience: A Flexible Multisystemic Resilience Framework, Armeda Stevenson Wojciak, Jan Powers, Athena Chung Yin Chan, Allison L. Pleggenkuhle, Lisa M. Hooper

Faculty Publications

The increasing prevalence and impact of trauma, such as adverse childhood experiences, race-based trauma, and a global pandemic, highlight the critical need for a flexible multisystemic framework of resilience. This manuscript outlines the universality of trauma and resilience and also provides a description of the gaps in existing resilience frameworks that led to the development of a flexible multisystemic resilience framework entitled the ARCCH Model of Resilience. Attachment, Regulation, Competence, Culture, and Health are elements of personal and cultural identities, families, communities, and systems that can be used to evaluate strengths, identify areas that need support, and provide steps for …

International Engagement Weekly Newsletter, March 28, 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of International Engagement.

Office of International Engagement newsletter

Inside this Issue:

--- The Office of Admissions is looking for you!
--- Important Reminder about Student Health Insurance
--- Celebrate Ramadan with International Engagement
--- Activity 3: Buried Treasurer
--- International Engagement Movie Night
--- Ethical Issues in Scholarship: Gender, Ethnicity, and Power
--- Panther Hot Ones is back!
--- RSM Seminar Featuring Motivational Speaker Coach Jim Miller
--- Immigration Tips from Edyta
--- Planning to apply for OPT?
--- Filing your taxes
--- Program End Date
--- Staff Spotlight: Myle Duong
--- Last Week at OIE

Mental And Physical Health Profile Of Syrian Resettled Refugees, Rahel S. Bosson, Monnica T. Williams, Victoria A. Powers, Ruth M. Carrico, Virginia Frazier, Julio A. Ramirez, Wei Shuang Schneider, Lisa M. Hooper

Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Newly arriving Syrian refugees can present with specific health characteristics and medical conditions when entering the United States. Given the lack of epidemiological data available for the refugee populations, our study examined the demographic features of Syrian refugees resettled in the state of Kentucky. Specifically, we examined mental and physical health clinical data in both pre-departure health screenings and domestic Refugee Health Assessments (RHA; Kentucky Office for Refugees, n.d.) performed after resettlement. METHOD: The current study adopted a cross-sectional research design. We analyzed outcome data collected from participants from 2013 and 2015. Specifically, a comparative cross-sectional analysis was performed …

Aubrey Williamson, Flute, & Emily Paul, Flute, March 24, 2022 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

Acute Aerobic Exercise-Induced Motor Priming Improves Piano Performance And Alters Motor Cortex Activation, Terence Moriarty, Andrea Johnson, Molly Thomas, Colin Evers, Abi Auten, Kristina Cavey, Katie Dorman, Kelsey Bourbeau

Faculty Publications

Acute aerobic exercise has been shown to improve fine motor skills and alter activation of the motor cortex (M1). The intensity of exercise may influence M1 activation, and further impact whole-body motor skill performance. The aims of the current study were to compare a whole-body motor skill via a piano task following moderate-intensity training (MIT) and high-intensity interval training (HIIT), and to determine if M1 activation is linked to any such changes in performance. Nine subjects (seven females and two males), aged 18 ± 1 years completed a control, MIT, and HIIT trial followed by administration of a piano performance …

International Engagement Weekly Newsletter, March 11, 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of International Engagement.

Office of International Engagement newsletter

Inside this Issue:

--- The Office of International engagement has moved
--- The Summer/Fall 2022 Schedule of Classes is now available
--- Weekly Coffee Hour with OIE
--- Holi Celebration
--- Workshop on the Decolonization of Learning w/ Trisha Etringer
--- Craft the Night Away with Active Minds
--- Immigration Tips From Edyta
--- OIE at the Iowa Capitol

Uni Impact: Faculty/Staff Scholarly Publications And Featured Awards Newsletter, V1i1, 2022, Rod Library. Research & Sponsored Programs. University Of Northern Iowa.

UNI Impact: Faculty/Staff Scholarly Publications and Featured Awards Newsletter

Highlights the scholarship, research, and other scholarly work produced by University of Northern Iowa faculty, students, and staff.

This issue covers the period of October - December 2021.

Adapted Physical Educators’ Social Media Usage For Professional Learning, Scott Mcnamara, Kwok Ng, Sean Healy

Faculty Publications

Physical educators report a multitude of benefits from accessing informal learning opportunities via social media. However, a lack of research has been conducted on adapted physical education (APE) teachers’ usage of social media for professional learning (PL) purposes. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore how APE teachers use social media to learn about APE content. A survey was used to identify APE teachers’ (n = 73) social media usage patterns. Descriptive statistics were reported, and multiple t-tests were used to compare how participants perceived the usefulness of social media vs. conferences for PL purposes. Multiple linear regression …

An Investigation Into The Measurement Properties Of The King-Devick Eye Tracking System, Mark Hecimovich, D. King, M. Murphy, K. Koyama

Faculty Publications

Objectives: Eye tracking has been gaining increasing attention as a possible assessment and monitoring tool for concussion. The King-Devick test (K-DT) was expanded to include an infrared video-oculography-based eye tracker (K-D ET). Therefore, the aim was to provide evidence on the reliability of the K-D ET system under an exercise condition.

Methods: Participants (N = 61; 26 male, 35 female; age range 19-25) were allocated to an exercise or sedentary group. Both groups completed a baseline K-D ET measurement and then either two 10-min exercise or sedentary interventions with repeated K-D ET measurements between interventions.

Results: The test-retest reliability of …

A Review Of Selective Mutism In Immigrant Children [Poster], Lauren Cummings

Research in the Capitol

Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by a child’s lack of verbal communication in certain situations where there is an expectation of speech. Children who are diagnosed with selective mutism typically have communication or cognitive difficulties and later display higher rates of psychiatric disorders in early adolescence and adulthood. The overall prevalence of selective mutism is debated, but there is clear evidence that immigrant children are at least three times more likely to be diagnosed with selective mutism than the general population. As the number of immigrant children in the United States continues to rise, it is …

Socioapp: Detecting Your Sociability Status With Your Smartphone, Aaron Walker

Research in the Capitol

Loneliness, isolation, and anti-social behaviors have increased in the past few years, whether that be due to social media, people paying more attention to their devices, or due to the COVID-19 pandemic. These behaviors are proven to decrease a student’s academic performance, causing their grades to decline, and disabling their motivation to learn. We aim to gain insight on this issue via the application of smartphone technology and machine learning, enabling those that use our app to understand if their being social or anti-social. We use a variety of sensors, location devices, and speaker recognition algorithms to identify behaviors that …

Using Color With Care: An Exploration Of The Application Of Psychological Color Theory Within Language Classrooms, Mackenzie Wisneski

Research in the Capitol

In this ongoing project, I explore the application of color and emotion within the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Developing practices that strengthen color and emotion is beneficial for the psychological regulation of those within any environment (Güneş & Olguntürk, 2020), and is especially beneficial for emergent bilingual students. These learners are disproportionately exposed to additional academic, emotional, socio-economic, and cultural challenges both within and outside of the classroom (Benesch, 2012; Beyer, 2017; Heineke & Vera, 2021). These findings suggest that color may be used as a social-emotional tool to facilitate language acquisition and learning. …

15th Annual Research In The Capitol [Program], February 21, 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. University Honors Program., Iowa State University. Honors Program., University Of Iowa. Honors Program.

Research in the Capitol Programs

Program of research presentations given at the Capitol by students from the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa.

Historical And Legal Considerations In Development Of A For-Credit Internship Program, Nichole Zumbach Harken, Shelley Price-Williams

Faculty Publications

Background: This research outlines important factors in the development of a for-credit internship program by providing a historical context of internship work dating back to the original case of Walling v. Portland Terminal (1947), which outlined acceptable non-paid work of trainees, to more current applications of these labor laws in Wang v. Hearst (2016) and Glatt v. Foxlight Pictures (2016) then connects those legal precedents with current research in best practices.

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to examine legal implications on for-credit internship programs and create recommendations based on United States law. Methodology/Approach: This work uses peer-reviewed research …

Exploring Pre-Service Teachers’ Perspectives: Gender And Gender Representation Across Human Protagonists In Picture Books, Taraneh Matloob Haghanikar, Shan Jiang, Sara Tomek, Lisa M. Hooper

Faculty Publications

Gender is ever present in education preparation, school materials, curriculum, and school systems. To improve our knowledge about different facets of gender and the extent to which the depiction of gender has changed over time in picture books, there is a need to dig beneath the surface of questions about gender representation in picture books. Given that in-service teachers have proximity to approximately 75 million K-12 students, how in-service teachers think about gender, gender representation, and their own experiences with gender socialization have important implications on how K-12 students think, act, and feel about gender. In this study, we focused …

67 Update: Third Round Unifi Certificate Application, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

The packet for the third call for proposals for multidisciplinary certificates for the general education program for Fall 2023.

Uni Alumni Magazine, Issue 04, 2022, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Alumni Magazine

Contents:

Building better communities --- 6
Depths of discovery --- 8
Keeping students safe --- 16
El valor de la representación --- 22
Transforming lives --- 26
Racing to the future --- 28
Celebrating Black entrepreneurs --- 30
Project planet --- 32
Saving a species --- 36
Preserving faith --- 42
Stopping a virus --- 48
Purpose over profits --- 52
Campus news --- 56
Class notes --- 58

Uni Women's Basketball Media Guide 2022-23, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

Introduction --- 1
Coaches --- 8
The Panthers --- 12
The Opponents --- 26
2021-22 by the Numbers --- 29
Panther History --- 60

Twitter Users' Paradigm And The Etiquette Of Constructing An Apology, Amanda Grace Taylor, Tanja Vierrether

Iowa Journal of Communication

This investigation speaks to the intersection of interpersonal communication (IPC) research and social etiquette literature in constructing an apology over computer mediated communication (CMC). As individuals are engaging more in interpersonal interaction over CMC, apologies are being issued through this communication channel. Brown and Levinson’s (1987) politeness theory guided this work as this has the possibility to anticipate the way language might be interpreted in conversation to achieve the goal they desire (Goldsmith & Normand, 2015). This research found that throughout social etiquette literature, IPC literature, and politeness theory; the five common themes that emerged with suggested features of apologies …

"The Working World Is A Minefield": Counterstories Of Job Loss, Rachel Collier Murdock, Matthew J. Baker, Stacy Tye-Williams

Iowa Journal of Communication

This study examines narratives told by employees who experienced involuntary job loss. Results expand on previous narrative research investigating the American Dream master narrative and job loss as related to the neoliberal claim that those who work hard will be successful. The study investigated the master narrative’s implications for job loss that if someone loses their job, they must be either flawed or a bad worker. Contributions include a new redeemed-resolved identity construction by individuals who narrated job loss as an opportunity to correct some flaw in either their character or work life and to emerge a better, changed worker. …

Amy's Army: An Evolution Of Support And Grief In A Private Facebook Community, Laura C. Bruns

Iowa Journal of Communication

This paper takes a rhetorical autoethnographic approach to understanding the evolution of support and grief in one private online Facebook group, Amy's Army. Initially created as a private channel for one woman to communicate cancer treatment news to her social network, the Amy’s Army group evolved into a source of support, developed a specific culture, and cultivated offline relationships. Following Amy’s death, the group became a source of grief support, memorialization, and familial support. This paper specifically explores how the group’s rhetoric adapted and transitioned after Amy’s passing. The author argues that the specific community constituted in Amy’s Army served …