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Gender And Perceptions Of Leadership Tasks, Lydia Pena, Adam Butler

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Women are underrepresented in leadership roles in organizations. This study examined student perceptions of autocratic and participative leadership tasks. There were no differences between men and women in the perceived desirability of these tasks or in their perceived ability to perform them. The results suggest that women aren’t self-selecting out of leadership due to tasks associated with the role.

Hansen Elementary School Counseling, Brianna Swarm

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Last semester I had the opportunity to work closely with Jen Alexander, a school counselor at Hansen Elementary School. As a school counselor, Jen helps kids develop social skills, improve their learning, understand their emotions, and much more in order to help them thrive while they are in school. My poster discusses all the things I learned from interning at Hansen. It also goes into detail about what school counselors do, the best parts about being there, and research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how they can affect kids.

Doctoral Psychology Students' Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practice, Jordan A. Newburg

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is using clinical judgement to apply the best evidence to clients’ cases as applicable, improves client outcomes, and aligns with healthcare standards. Practitioners may not fully engage in or understand EBP. Cultivating students’ positive attitudes towards EBP during their graduate education may increase their knowledgeable engagement in EBP later as professionals. This study investigated potential factors influencing students’ attitudes. Students with more favorable attitudes were in more interactive, research-focused, clinical programs with professors’ and self-identification with CBT orientation. Future research could explore possible causes for these findings to improve psychologists’ education and continual training.

Perceived Racial Discrimination And Sleep Patterns: The Moderating Role Of Race And Health Habits, Camille Petrich

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

The purpose of this study was to examine the moderating role of both race and health habits (i.e., smoking illegal substances, vaping or smoking tobacco and nicotine, or drinking alcohol) in the links between perceived racial discrimination with sleep as well as anxiety. This current study used a sample of 173 participants from a midwestern university who were undergraduate students in the fall semester of 2019 and in the spring semester of 2020. All participants self-reported their own demographic background, sleep habits, anxiety levels, perceived racial discrimination experiences, and health habit experiences through an online questionnaire. While there was not …

Consent Form Presentation Effects On Participants’ Attitudes, Knowledge, & Data, Jordan Newburg, Alyssa Mccoy, Brian Fairfield

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Across six studies we examined effects of various methods of consent form presentation on participants’ knowledge, attitude, and data quality. These varied methods generally had little effect on knowledge, attitude, or data quality, but shorter forms had some advantages. Future research should assess how to increase participant investment in consent forms included in online studies.

Field Study At Our Little Haven Daycare And Preschool, Jalie Belloma

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

This poster describes my experiences in my field study with Our Little Haven Daycare and Preschool. I began this field study intending to learn more about ways in which I could help the children at Our Little Haven Daycare and Preschool gain access to books. I also wanted to learn how to organize an event such as a book drive to further explore my interest in future careers which require community engagement and fundraising. This poster will include information about my inspiration and goals for the book drive, research and planning that went into the project, the overall outcome of …

Let's Talk About Death: Conversation And Bereavement In Late-Life Widows And Widowers [Paper], Bekah Bass

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Death is a taboo topic in the United States, despite its inevitability and impact on the lives of those left behind. Using the Changing Lives of Older Couples (CLOC) dataset, this study investigates the association between talking about death before a partner's death and the level of death avoidance afterward. Results show an association between spouses talking about how the widow or widower would handle being on their own and whether they enacted behaviors to feel close to their spouse after death. Responses varied significantly by race on items which measured death avoidance, implying a difference exists between the reactions …

University Confirms First Case Of Covid-19, April 16, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A memo from the President informing the campus that for the first time, an employee had self-reported that they have COVID-19.

Isso Weekly Newsletter, April 16, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. International Students And Scholars Office.

ISSO Weekly Newsletter

Inside This Issue:
--Activities and Events
--Immigration
--Health and Wellness
--Assistance Offered
--Subleaser Wanted

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, April 13, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting agenda from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, April 13, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

38 Update: Senate Approved (April 10, 2020) General Education Structure, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

A graphic of the final general education structure proposal approved by the University Faculty Senate in April 2020.

Isso Weekly Newsletter, April 9, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. International Students And Scholars Office.

ISSO Weekly Newsletter

Inside This Issue:
--Activities and Events
--Immigration
--Health and Wellness
--Assistance Offered
--Subleaser Wanted

New Campus Health And Safety Measures, April 8, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A memo staring that most campus buildings will be locked from April 10 until further notice, with further information for those employees that continue to come to campus.

Temporary Hiatus Of Panther Caucus, April 8, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

An announcement that the emails providing weekly updates on issues from the state legislature concerning UNI have been suspended until the legislature comes back into session.

Important Commencement Information, April 7, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A memo from the Office of the Registrar to graduating students about options for commencement.

Isso Weekly Newsletter, April 2, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. International Students And Scholars Office.

ISSO Weekly Newsletter

Inside This Issue:
--Activities and Events
--Immigration
--Health and Wellness
--Assistance Offered
--Job Opening

Aspen Olsen - Highland Elementary School, Aspen Olsen

Robert and Yvonne Koob Fund for Student Community Engagement Recipients

Unfortunately, my time at Highland Elementary was cut abruptly short due to school closures as a result of COVID-19 . However, I was able to work with a caseload of an average of 10 students. I provided one-on-one therapist sessions once weekly. I worked with them to process trauma, learn how to self-regulate their emotions, work on alleviating problematic behaviors in the classroom, and/or develop coping skills and strategies. More specifically in the sessions, we completed Theraplay Exercises, Sand Tray Therapy, played Emotion Uno, made Stress Balls, etc. I helped determine the needs of the students and helped connect them …

Leah Schmitz - Waterloo Center For The Arts, Leah Schmitz

Robert and Yvonne Koob Fund for Student Community Engagement Recipients

During this internship, I helped create the signage and the space for an exhibit that will be up in the Phelps Youth Pavilion for the next two years. We created a fun and engaging space for children to learn about dinosaurs and the history surrounding them.

Steffany Kroeger - Irving Elementary School, Steffany Kroeger

Robert and Yvonne Koob Fund for Student Community Engagement Recipients

Accomplishments includes multiple MB Tools Trainings at Irving, Becker, and Kingsley. Follow up mindfulness sessions during professional development days. Modeled and targeted mindfulness & movement sessions for each grade level at Irving. Bonus: Offered MB Tools & mindfulness training for UNI 1st year art students.

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Major Themes in Economics

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Introduction, Ken Mccormick

Major Themes in Economics

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37 Update: Updated Numbered Learning Outcomes (Short), University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

A shorter version of the student learning outcomes of the general education program approved by the University Faculty Senate in April 2020.

36 Update: Updated Numbered Learning Areas & Outcomes, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

The updated student learning areas and outcomes of the general education program approved by the University Faculty Senate in April 2020.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 2020, 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.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter, April 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Iowa Waste Reduction Center.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter

Contents:

--- COVID-19 : The Perspective from a UNI Student
--- IWRC Energy Assistance Program Web Page Now Available
--- More Added to COVID-19 Resource Page
--- Industry News

Stem Stories, April 2020, #1, Brooke Wiese

STEM Stories

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An Analysis Of The Secondary Market For Live Music And Complementary Goods, Trevor Wangsness

Major Themes in Economics

Ticket scalpers exist because ticket prices in the primary market are often set below the market equilibrium price. The question is why are prices consistently set too low? One theory says that the desire to sell complementary goods such as concert memorabilia explains why ticket price are set below equilibrium. Technological improvements, however, have rendered that theory obsolete. Economic theory still does not explain why ticket prices are frequently set too low. Perhaps the reason is simply that artists do not want to gouge their fans.

Measuring Earnings Through Performance: A Replication Of The Return To Skill Of Pga Tour Golfers, Chase A. Collins

Major Themes in Economics

The golfers on the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour provide an opportunity to examine the relationship between performance and earnings. Using PGA Tour data from 2010 and the 2018-2019 season, this paper replicates previous studies exploring the returns to skill and changes in return to skill over time of PGA golfers. Average driving distance, average driving accuracy, greens in regulation (GIR), putts per GIR, sand saves, number of events competed in, and two interaction terms are found to be statistically significant. The idea that returns to skills for PGA golfers are changing over time is supported in this paper.

Using The Home-Underdog Theory To Test The Efficiency Of The Nfl Sports Gambling Market, Dj Loutsch

Major Themes in Economics

NFL sports gambling markets are efficient if one strategy is not consistently profitable year after year. The analysis in this paper examines the efficient market hypothesis using the home-underdog theory. The data were collected for home-underdogs for the last 10 NFL seasons. Important filters were applied to examine potential variations of the home-underdog theory that may be profitable. There was no variation of the home-underdog theory that was consistently profitable year after year. There were 5 different variations that were profitable in the 10 years, but they were not profitable every year. The results provide evidence that the NFL sports …