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Examining The Compatibility Between Forestry Incentive Programs In The Us And The Practice Of Sustainable Forest Management, Steven E. Daniels, Michael A. Kilgore, Michael G. Jacobsen, John L. Greene, Thomas J. Straka

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

This research explores the intersection between the various federal and state forestry incentive programs and the adoption of sustainable forestry practices on non-industrial private forest (NIPF) lands in the US. The qualitative research reported here draws upon a series of eight focus groups of NIPF landowners (two each in Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina). Despite minor regional variations, the dominant theme that emerged is that these landowners’ purchase and management decisions are motivated by the “trilogy” of forest continuity, benefit to the owner, and doing the “right thing.” This trilogy is quite consistent with notions of sustainable forestry, but …

Sandwich Generation, Linda Skogrand, Katie Henderson

All Current Publications

Taking care of one’s own adult children and elderly parents at the same time has important implications for individuals, couple relationships, and the entire family.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, December 3, 2009, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Inactivate Course
• Delete Course

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change, Add Repeatable for Credit
• Prerequisite Change

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

• Delete Course

Department of Economics and Finance

• New Course
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Number Change

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• New Course
• Course Description, Add Dual List
• Title Change, Course Description Change, Add Dual List
• Title Change

Department of Family, Consumer and Human Development

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Grade Mode Change

Department of Health, Physical Education …

What’S Going On In The Macomb, Wayne, And Oakland Counties; Is There A Link Between Arab American Acculturation And Perceived Prejudice?, Justin Du Mouchel

Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects

Arab Americans are a growing segment of the U.S. population. Issues like anti-Arab prejudice are becoming more visible, but few studies have considered how the problem might be viewed by an Arab American community member. This study asks the question: does acculturation within the Arab American community have an effect on the amount of perceived prejudice the group senses? Secondary data from the Detroit Arab American Study was used to test for a relationship between perceived prejudice as measured by “American Media Bias”, and acculturation within the Arab American community as measured by “Arab Acts” and “Arab News”. Findings show …

The Question Concerning The Cooptation Of The Sundance Film Festival: An Analysis Of The Commodification Of Independent Cinema, Matt Dee Cottrell

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The Sundance Film Festival has transformed from being a fringe festival to a leading showcase for independent cinema. This research shows that studios now descend upon the festival to acquire films for commercial distribution. The Sundance Film Festival seems to currently operate as a marketplace for films rather than an independent festival. This research seeks to examine how Hollywood studios have been able to infiltrate and commodify independent projects from the Sundance Film Festival and what the potential ramifications are for emerging independent filmmakers seeking to have their projects screened at the festival. In other words, have Hollywood studios coopted …

The Influence Of Family Structure And The Role Of Siblings On Early Language Development Of Latino Preschool Children, Eduardo Aguiles Ortiz

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between family structure including family size, number of parents at home, and presence of an older sibling at home, and the language development of young Latino children. I used data from the Head Start--Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) year 2000, which included information on 746 Latino preschool children and their families in different Head Start programs nationwide. A subgroup of 369 children were identified as English-language learners (ELL) because they were determined to be primarily Spanish speaking. Some of the findings indicate that more than two thirds of children …

Comparison Of Youth Migration Patterns Across Cohorts: Evidence From Two National Longitudinal Surveys Of Youth, Yan Guo

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This research is a systematic comparison of youth migration experiences between two birth cohorts, using the first ten rounds of two national longitudinal surveys of youth, NLSY79 and NLSY97. Results show both changes and continuities in youth migration patterns across cohorts for ages16-25. Specifically, youth today have a delayed but stronger migration momentum than the late baby boom generation, the dividing point being at age 22. Women are more likely to migrate than men in the recent cohort, but not in the older cohort. Whites migrate considerably more than blacks and Hispanics consistently across cohorts. The likely life events in …

The Utah Statesman, November 20, 2009, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, October 26, 2009, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, October 12, 2009, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, October 1, 2009, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• New Course
• Title Change
• Course Number Change
• Title Change, Course Number Change
• Course Description Change, Course Prefix Change, Course Number Change
• Title Change, Course Number Change, Course Description
• Title Change, Course Number Change, Course Description Change, Reactivate Course
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change, Course Number Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change, Dual List Change
• Delete Course

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• Title Change
• Add Multiple List

Department of Applied Economics

• University Studies Request

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• Title Change, Credit Hour Change
• Delete Course

Department …

What Is Working Today: Success Stories In Marketing, Rights Management, And More, Heather Leary, Allyson Mower, Michelle Armstrong

Institutional Repositories: Disseminating, Promoting, and Preserving Scholarship

This panel session will be a discussion of success stories by various IR Coordinators in their daily work with marketing, copyright clearance, workflow, distinctions between the Digital Library and IR, and more.

The Utah Statesman, September 30, 2009, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Faculty Ethics Unveiled: Scholarship—Et Tu, Brute?, Susan R. Madsen, James H. Davis

Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications

Little actual research has been conducted to explore the ethics of the faculty of higher education. A review of the literature has discovered four primary categories of faculty ethics, which include scholarship, teaching, service, and professional (e.g., consulting, treatment of colleagues and peers). This paper will focus on the scholarship category and includes research (e.g., authorship, conflicts of interest, plagiarism/citing-including self-plagiarism, ethical approval, research design, redundant publications, misconduct, accuracy, personal criticism of others) and review of other's work as a reviewer or editor (e.g., unbiased, speed/timeliness, accuracy, responsibility, objectivity, confidentiality, conflicts of interest). The purpose of this paper is to …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, September 21, 2009, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Annual Report
• Honors Program Report
• Libraries Advisory Council Report
• Parking Committee Report
• EPC Items
• Committee on Committees (results of election - Honorary Degrees/Awards Committee)

The Utah Statesman, September 21, 2009, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, September 11, 2009, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Educational Policies Committee Program Proposal, College Of Natural Resources, July 16, 2009, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

No abstract provided.

Alternative Futures 2030: Ogden Valley, Louis Alan Hurst

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Ogden Valley is a high mountain community located in the northern Wasatch Mountain Range (Figure 1), and is located entirely within Weber County, Utah. Three communities sit within the valley: Huntsville, Eden, and Liberty. Early Mormon settlers established these communities in the mid-1800s; however, only the town of Huntsville is incorporated. The rural valley is in close proximity to the densely populated Wasatch Front, in particular, Ogden City. Ogden Valley is approximately 331 square miles and has an elevation that ranges between 4400 and 9700 feet. This wide range in elevation provides a diverse environment for humans, wildlife , and …

The Relationship Between Education About Dress Practices And Change In Perception Of Self-Concept Related To Dress, Jennifer L. Nielson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The influence of an individual's dress practices on his/her sense of self has been studied for many years. Courses such as the Dress and Humanity course at Utah State University have been developed to educate students on the impact of dress on society. In this study, students in the Dress and Humanity course were given a pre-course and post-course survey to determine if self-perceptions related to dress practices underwent a change over the duration of the semester. Significant differences were found in the categories of body image, evaluating self-esteem, and communication of self to others. A relationship was found between …

Disparities In Birth Weight Between Non-Hispanic Blacks And Non-Hispanic Whites: The Effect Of Rural Residency, Theresa Marie Fedor

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of low birth weight among non-Hispanic Blacks and non-Hispanic Whites along the rural/urban continuum, as well as the combined effect of being both non-Hispanic Black and residing in a completely rural county. Degree of social isolation and lack of support are proposed mechanisms for explaining disparities in low birth weight for Blacks in rural counties.

Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 Child (NLSY79-C) datasets, logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds of low birth weight. …

Feasibility Of Implementing Technology-Assisted Intervention For The Treatment Of Mental Health-Related Problems In Rural Communities, C. Scott Roper

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In recent years advances in technology have begun to permeate the everyday lives of citizens in the United States. Technology has affected the way people send and receive information, communication, and entertainment. The world is more connected today than at any other time in history. However, despite this connectivity, there are still rural populations in the United States that remain underserved and disconnected in many areas, including mental health services. This study seeks to understand the feasibility of serving the mental health needs of rural residents through a method of delivery called technology-assisted intervention (TAI). This study polled referral sources, …

Status And Slaughter: The Psycho-Social Factors That Influence Public Mass Murder, Stephen G. Van Geem

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Even though public mass shootings are relatively rare, they represent an atypical form of violence that is both sudden and yields an unprecedented amount of carnage; for these reasons, an inordinate amount of scholarship has been produced in order to isolate both the causes and effects of these rampages. As there is no clear cut and universal cause, over the past forty years numerous factors have been offered to account for these types of shootings, including bullying, peer relations, family problems, cultural conflict, demographic change, mental illness, gun culture, copycatting, and the media. While there appears to be an element …

Seasonal Outlook: An Examination Of How The Foundations Of Attachment To Community Differ Between Seasonal And Year-Round Residents In High Amenity Areas, Brain M. Jennings

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Utah is a popular second-home destination due to its unique landscapes that offer numerous natural amenities. Therefore, this research utilizes a mail survey of residents in six Utah counties to examine if seasonal residents become attached to their local communities in the same way as year-round residents. The objective of this research was two-fold: 1) to determine if the commonly cited dimensions of community attachment are an accurate representation of the concept itself; and 2) to determine if the foundations of community attachment, based on those conceptual dimensions, are different for year-round and seasonal homeowners.

Prior research has shown that …

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, April 2, 2009, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Applied Economics

• University Studies Designation Request

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

• New Course

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Title Change, Course Description Change

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• New Course
• Title Change, Course Description Change

Interior Design Program

• Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change
• Credit Hour Change

Department of Political Science

• Inactivate Course

Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology

• University Studies Designation Request …

Water-Conserving Landscapes: An Evaluation Of Homeowner Preference, Tony A. Mccammon, Sandra T. Marquardt-Pyatt, Kelly L. Kopp

Plants, Soils, and Climate Faculty Publications

Landscape preferences were assessed for three identically designed Xeriscapes™, differing only in the plant material, under both well-watered and drought conditions. The classes of plant material included traditional (high water use), intermediate (moderate water use), and native/adapted plant species of the Intermountain West (low water use). Landscapes were subjected to a 5-week dry-down period. Under drought conditions, respondents preferred drought/adapted and intermediate landscapes to traditional landscapes. A focus on Xeriscape™ education, practices, and visual exposure may result in greater adoption of Xeriscape™ practices by homeowners and may also result in significant residential water savings.

Working With Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups. A Practical Guide For Nrcs Staff., Lorien Belton, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith, Terry Messmer

All Current Publications

This publication serves as a guide for NRCS staff for working with local sage-grouse working groups.

Working With Sage-Grouse Local Working Groups, Utah State University

All Current Publications

No abstract provided.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, March 5, 2009, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Applied Economics

• Prerequisite Change
• Prerequisite Change, Remove repeatable for credit
• Prerequisite Change, Add University Studies Designation

Department of Plants, Soils and Climate

• Title Change, Course Prefix Change, Course Number Change
• Prefix Change and or Course Number Change
• Prefix Change, Course Number Change
• Credit Hour Change
• Reactivate Course
• Delete Course

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Change of Grading Mode

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Add University Studies Designation

Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation

• New Course

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Prerequisite Change
• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Course Description Change

Department of Electrical and …

Faculty Senate Agenda, March 2, 2009, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Research Council Report
• Budget and Faculty Welfare Committee Report
• Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee Report
• EPC Items
• Code Section 202
• ASUSU Tobacco Policy
• ASUSU Excused Absence Policy
• PRPC Items