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Thinking And Feeling: The Influence Of Positive Emotion On Human Cognition, Mark S. Barajas

The Hilltop Review

The interaction of thinking and feeling has remained an enduring question of psychology and philosophy. After centuries of philosophical debate, only recently have psychologists, aided by technological advances, conducted rigorous research on the relationship between affect and cognition. This paper integrates contemporary approaches from cognitive psychology and neuropsychology to understand the influence of positive affect on cognition. The broaden-and–build theory (Fredrickson, 2001) suggests that positive emotion enhances human cognitive flexibility, expands one’s repertoire of thoughts, and facilitates development of cognitive resources. The dopaminergic theory of positive affect (Ashby, Isen, & Turkin, 1999) presents dopamine as an important mediator of the …

Notes From The Editor, Rebecca Straple

The Hilltop Review

No abstract provided.

The Hilltop Review, Vol 7, No 1, Winter 2014, Rebecca Straple

The Hilltop Review

The complete winter 2014 issue of The Hilltop Review, Western Michigan University's journal of graduate research.

Spinal Cord Injury Induced By Gun Shot Wounds: Implications For Occupational Therapy, Rosanne Dizazzo-Miller

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

People with spinal cord injuries secondary to gunshot wounds present with many unique occupational challenges in terms of their overall health and well-being, and often live in violent cultures that limit occupational performance. Further awareness and understanding of this subgroup can enable occupational therapists to develop appropriate strategies needed to address the many challenges faced by this population. An in-depth understanding of cultural competence is necessary in the identification, planning, and delivery of appropriate and effective treatment. Further, a case example demonstrates the significant influence occupational therapy can achieve in this area of practice.

Addressing The Needs Of Families Of Wounded Warriors: Enhancing The Role Of Occupational Therapy, Ann E. Mcdonald, Greg Leskin

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

No abstract provided.

The Correlation Between Confidence And Knowledge Of Evidence-Based Practice Among Occupational Therapy Students, Kate E. Decleene Huber, Alison Nichols, Kaila Bowman, Jessica Hershberger, Jessica Marquis, Taylor Murphy, Chanlar Pierce, Chelsea Sanders

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is used throughout multiple health-care professions and includes the use of best research available, client preferences, and the practitioner’s experience. Occupational therapy educational programs are required to incorporate EBP into their curriculum. A convenience sample of occupational therapy students from a private university completed a survey designed to measure students’ knowledge and confidence in EBP. The survey consisted of the Knowledge of Research Evidence Competencies (K-REC) and the Evidence-Based Practice Confidence (EPIC) scale, as well as demographic questions. Of the respondents (n = 47), third-year students indicated higher confidence in the ability to utilize EBP and higher …

How Patient Educators Teach Students: “Giving A Face To A Story”, Natalie Hedge, Marsha A. Neville, Noralyn Davel Pickens

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

Patient Educators are persons with specific pathologies that have participated in an education program in which they learn how to instruct students on physical examinations. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of graduate student experiences with Patient Educators during coursework on occupational therapy clinical internships. A phenomenological design was used to explore the lived experiences of students through a qualitative interview. As participants described their experiences with the Patient Educators, three primary themes emerged: (a) self-awareness, (b) confidence, and (c) empathy. The quotes from the transcriptions were organized into four sequential plot categories: (a) Before the …

An Exploration Of Volition: Caregiver Perceptions Of Persons With Dementia, Christine Raber, Mikel Stone

The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy

The purpose of this study was to understand what formal caregivers know about the volition of older adults with moderate dementia. A qualitative approach was used at one assisted living facility. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with formal caregivers to gain their perceptions of residents’ volition or motivation for occupation. Volition of resident participants was assessed using the Volitional Questionnaire (VQ). Caregiver interviews and resident VQ’s were analyzed using van Manen’s phenomenological approach to examine their congruence with regard to the volitional abilities of residents. Thematic analysis yielded two broad themes: (a) Caregivers possess varying layers of insight regarding the volitional …

The Perfect Pitch 2015, Wmu School Of Music

School of Music News

The Perfect Pitch 2015:

• Tradition and Innovation
• Ensemble Activities
• Music Education
• Composition
• Music Therapy
• Innovation/Technology
• New Faculty and Staff
• Retirement
• Student Achievements
• Faculty News
• Alumni News
• Remembering
• Honor Roll
• A Musical Legacy

Counselor Education And Counseling Psychology 2015 News, College Of Education And Human Development

Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology News

• Associate Professor has Article Published in National Journal
• Assistant Professor has Journal Article Published
• Associate Professor Presents at Three National Conferences Summer 2015
• Three WMU professors Awarded U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Grant
• Dr. Janee Steele and Dr. Glinda Rawls publish in Counselor Education and Supervision
• Faculty Member Gives Keynote Address for Induction Ceremony for Honor Society
• Faculty Member has two Articles Accepted for Publication
• 2015 Awards Reception
• Assistant Professor has Article Published in National Journal
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling Student Wins Fellowship from National Board
• Assistant Professor Receives Inaugural Fellowship

2015 Annual Report Transportation Research Center For Livable Communities, Western Michigan University, University Of Texas Arlington, Wayne State University, Utah State University, Tennessee State University

Transportation Research Center Reports

Table of Contents

• Messages from the Director and Representatives
• TRCLC Mission and Objectives
• Center Personnel
• Research Investigators
• Consortia
• Our Research
• List of Research Projects
• Highlighted Projects
• Technology Transfer and Outreach Activities
• Student Awards
• Upcoming Events

Fact Book 2015-16, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

• General Information
• Enrollment Information
• Institutional Comparison
• Student Information
• Faculty Information
• Budgets and Resources

2014-15 Annual Report, University Center For The Humanities

University Center for the Humanities Events

The mission of the Center is to recognize and support the humanities at Western Michigan University. As a gathering place for dialogue, the Center acts an incubator for the exchange of ideas among faculty, emeriti, alumni, undergraduate and graduate students, and people in the wider community. Through the understanding of diverse cultural, professional, political, and intellectual landscapes, we nurture engaged and vital academic life.

Discovery, January 2015, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research and Discovery News

• Discovery Advances
• BLVS Receives Four Separate Grants, Totaling $3.7m
• $3.2m from U.S. Department of Education
• Discovery Communities Being Formed
• Survey: Complete by Feb. 14 to Win Ipad
• Facilities & Administrative Cost Rates

Identity Work Within And Beyond The Professions: Toward A Theoretical Integration And Extension, Douglas A. Lepisto, Eliana Crosina, Michael G. Pratt

Management Faculty Publications

Chapter from Desilva, A. and M. Aparicio (Eds.), International Handbook of Professional Identities. Rosemead, CA: Scientific & Academic Publishing.

Our chapter examines identity work within and beyond the professions. To lend structure to this emerging perspective, we being by forwarding a general theoretical model of identity work. We then reexamine and extend this model by examining identity work amongst professionals. To do so, we first depend connections with literature on the professions to highlight salient and unique dynamics facing this occupational group. We then assess these dynamics in light of our model. Specifically, we show how an examination of …

Discovery: Research Annual Report 2015, Office Of Vice President For Research

Research Annual Reports

• Collaboration and teamwork leads to sharp increase in grants
• Autism Resource Launched at WMU as part of $4 Million from State of Michigan
• From invention to commercialization
• Faculty receive awards
• NeoVent student team wins innovation prize sponsored by U.S. Patent Office

Enewsletter - January 2015, College Of Education And Human Development

College of Education and Human Development News

• Department Launches New Program in Dominican Republic
• Department Chair to Receive Award
• Assistant Professor Recieves Inaugural Fellowship
• Department hosted international visitors from Colleagues International
• Associate Professor to be on Team that Evaluates National Program
• Dietetic Interns Awarded Sustainability Grant Funds
• Associate Professors Collaborate on Newsletter Article for Association
• Two Alumni Ranked in Most Influential People in Healthcare List
• Athletic Impact
• Organizational Learning and Performance Masters Students Place Second in Competition
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling Student Wins Fellowship from National Board

Academic Honesty And The New Technological Frontier, Jennifer Deranek, Ceceilia Parnther

The Hilltop Review

As technological advances increase in higher education, there are increased opportunities to prevent cheating and promote academic integrity. Up to 90% of undergraduate and graduate students have reported cheating, and many students believe that academic dishonesty has become second nature (Stuber-McEwen, Wiseley & Hoggatt, 2009). An intentional effort to promote learning and growth for students and the institution is important for reputation, workplace honesty, and academic freedom. This paper identifies changes in the technological landscape of academic honor.

Keywords: technology, academic dishonesty

Hamlet And Amleth, Princes Of Denmark: Shakespeare And Saxo Grammaticus As Historians And Kingly Actions In The Hamlet/Amleth Narrative, Megan Arnott

The Hilltop Review

Shakespeare played a decisive role in creating a Middle Ages for the generations that came after him. The two tetralogies, which include Richard II, Henry IV Part 1 and Part 2, Henry V, Henry VI Part 1-3 and Richard III, comprise the body of work that is commonly studied for medievalisms, and in these plays Shakespeare’s interpretation of the past demonstrates nation building, ‘Englishness,’ and a concern about the nature of power. A different kind of engagement with the medieval past is occurring in Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, though Hamlet is no less concerned with …

College Of Arts And Sciences E-News Issue 21: January 2015, College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences news

• WMU's nonprofit leadership program named best in nation
• WMU Adds Augmented Reality Sandbox to Museum
• Nicolas Witschi Elected Executive Secretary of WLA
• Two Alumni Named Most Influential
• Laddy Award Winner
• Best Hatched, Small Business Champion
• Brooke Rowland Shines in the Classroom, Courtroom and on Stage

Professional Activites Report 2014-2015, College Of Health And Human Services

College of Health and Human Services Newsletter

• Awarded and Active Grants
• Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
• Books
• Book Chapters
• Monographs
• Conference Proceedings
• Professional Reviewer/Editor
• Professional Service

Western Michigan University Graduate Catalog 2015-2016, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• General Information
• Colleges
• Course Descriptions (by College)

Flow, Christina G. Collins

The Hilltop Review

No abstract provided.

Proof Of Heaven?: Controversy Over Near-Death Experiences In American Christianity, Joel Sanford

The Hilltop Review

Testimonies claiming firsthand experience of Life after Death have been circulating in many cultures since antiquity. Among these experiences are those occurring at, near, or beyond the point of death or apparent death. Testimonies of this kind of experience, now widely referred to as a Near-death Experience (NDE), were popularized by Raymond Moody's publication of Life after Life in 1975. In the last 10 years, it seems there has been a growing American public interest in these experiences, resulting in a slew of New York Times best-sellers. With such provocative titles as Proof of Heaven and Heaven is for Real …

Western Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog 2015-2016, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• General Information
• Colleges
• Course Descriptions (by prefix)

Journal Of Sociology And Social Welfare Vol. 42 No. 3 (September 2015)

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

AN EXAMINATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE WORKERS' COMPENSATION REFORM ACT OF 2007 Julia Ostrov

REFRAMING NEW FRONTIERS FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES Hilary Weaver

SOCIAL WORK ADVOCACY: PROFESSIONAL SELF-INTEREST AND SOCIAL JUSTICE Mary Ellen Brown, Michelle Livermore, and Annahita Ball

WHO'S LEFT OUT: CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN ECONOMIC NEED NOT RECEIVING PUBLIC SUPPORT Vincent A. Fusaro

APPLYING SEN'S CAPABILITY APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND WORK AND INCOME AMONG POOR PEOPLE IN INDIA Mahasweta M. Banerjee

RELATIONSHIP-BASED JUSTICE FOR GENDER RESPONSIVE SPECIALTY COURTS Margaret H. Lloyd

RACE-GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE IMPACT OF HISTORY OF HEAVY DRINKING ON CURRENT ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION DURING THE TRANSITION TO …

Religious Discourse And Interdisciplinarity In Sport Studies, Zachary T. Smith

The Hilltop Review

Religious and theological explorations of leisure have remained few and far between, as religious studies perceive sport and game related studies as trivial, and as leisure theorists find social scientific methods more compelling. And yet, religious traditions and thinkers have been offering accounts and ethics of leisure activities for thousands of years, and anthropological evidence suggests the origination of sport and game play arose in the context of religious cult activity (Huizinga, 1949; Guttmann, 2007). Further, contemporary research has indicated that religion plays an important role in structuring the thought and behavior of religious persons towards their leisure (Waller, 2009) …

Western Michigan University Magazine, Winter 2015, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Magazine (1997-present)

• Medical Trailblazers Meet the future of medicine
• Boosting Achievement Project builds on culture of degree completion
• A 21st Century Crisis WMU educates the next generation of water experts
• Getting hands on with hydro
• WMU’s Junior Analysts Student-managed fund reaches more than $1 million
• Digitizing History WMU, Oxford to create online library of historical writings
• Relating to Robots New lab studies human-robot communication
• In Tempo The sounds of WMU’s talented music faculty
• University News
• Expert Insights
• College News
• Classnotes
• In Memoriam
• Alumni Profile
• Broncos on Broadway ...and other big stages

Complete Issue, Christopher W. Tremblay, Ed.D, Patrick J. O'Connor Phd

Journal of College Access

No abstract provided.

Introductory Pages, Christopher W. Tremblay, Ed.D, Brandy Johnson, Patrick J. O'Connor Phd

Journal of College Access

No abstract provided.