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Helping Disconnected College Students Find Their Niche: Implementing A Peer Ambassador Program On Co, David Denison

Honors Projects

For my Honors Project, I developed and implemented the Peer Ambassador Program for BGSU's Counseling Center. The Peer Ambassador Program was designed to help disconnected students heighten their involvement in the campus community. Generally, this program serves as a complement to students’ regular counseling. The Peer Ambassador meets individually with students in the Counseling Center after receiving a referral from a staff counselor. The Peer Ambassador Program not only serves Counseling Center clients; it also provides a valuable internship opportunity to undergraduate psychology students.

Emu Today, April 22, 2013, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 037, Number 32, April 22, 2013, Grand Valley State University

2012-2013, Volume 37

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Crow's Nest, April 22, 2013, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The April 22, 2013, issue of the Crow's Nest.

Fractal Geometry And Its Correlation To The Efficiency Of Biological Structures, Jonathan Calkins

Honors Projects

Fractal geometry is a branch of mathematics that deals with, on a basic level, repeating geometric patterns that maintain the same level of complexity for any scale used to observe them. By observing the many facets of fractal geometry, including fractal dimension and points within fractal sets, we can draw comparisons to real-world phenomena. Fractal geometry appears in nature and biological systems where efficiency is needed, such as the surface area of the brain or lungs, or the branching patterns of leaves on a tree. This report examines the fractal geometry that exists within these biological systems, and how it …

Social Service: Um Honors Student Tackles Mississippi Food Inequalities, Lindsey Abernathy

University of Mississippi News

Saulters earns national, regional recognition for volunteer excellence

The Free Press Vol 44 Issue 21, 04-22-2013, Kirsten Sylvain

Free Press, The

Mourning for Boston--Meeting Noah Hurowitz--Role of new vice president still unclear--Student involvement sees a sharp increase--Students still uneasy after Hammond talk

The Bg News April 22, 2013, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. April 22, 2013. Volume 92-Issue 93.

Evaluating A Cognitive Behavioral Group For Social Anxiety In A Real World Setting, Samantha Brin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by fear of embarrassment. A common treatment for SAD is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which can be delivered individually or in group settings. For the following research paper, a CBT group was administered to 4 individuals diagnosed with SAD in a real-world setting. The group lasted 6 weeks and utilized CBT interventions including psychoeducation, cognitive restructuring, and exposure simulations. Psychological Symptoms Scan (Psych-Scan), Social Phobia Inventory (SPIN), and Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI) were utilized to measure the severity of clients’ anxiety and depression symptomology before and after treatment. The SPIN pre and posttest …

Utb Admissions Brochure - We'll Change Your Life, An Introduction To Utb, University Of Texas At Brownsville And Texas Southmost College. Office Of News And Information

UTB/TSC Archives - Factbooks & Brochures

No abstract provided.

The Collegian (2013-04-22), Joe Molina

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 65, No. 27

The Pluripotency Proposition: A Biological And Ethical Case For The Utilization Of Hipscs In Place Of Hescs, Drew Dickson

Senior Honors Theses

Human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research has spurred ethical controversy ever since it became feasible in 1998. The reason for this is due to the fact that hESC research requires the destruction of a human embryo, thereby causing the cessation of life for that developing human. Despite this unavoidable consequence, many advocates of hESC research hold to the belief that the embryo is not actually a human person, and therefore deem the destruction of the embryo as justifiable. Many advocates of hESC research also have pointed to the unprecedented medical potential of hESCs to argue in favor of their case. …

Mitochondrial Genomes Of Two Barklice, Psococerastis Albimaculata And Longivalvus Hyalospilus (Psocoptera: Psocomorpha): Contrasting Rates In Mitochondrial Gene Rearrangement Between Major Lineages Of Psocodea, Hu Li, Renfu Shao, Fan Song, Xuguo Zhou, Qianqian Yang, Zhihong Li, Wanzhi Cai

Entomology Faculty Publications

The superorder Psocodea has ∼10,000 described species in two orders: Psocoptera (barklice and booklice) and Phthiraptera (parasitic lice). One booklouse, Liposcelis bostrychophila and six species of parasitic lice have been sequenced for complete mitochondrial (mt) genomes; these seven species have the most rearranged mt genomes seen in insects. The mt genome of a barklouse, lepidopsocid sp., has also been sequenced and is much less rearranged than those of the booklouse and the parasitic lice. To further understand mt gene rearrangements in the Psocodea, we sequenced the mt genomes of two barklice, Psococerastis albimaculata and Longivalvus hyalospilus, the first representatives from …

The Untenability Of A Priori Prior Probabilities In Objective Bayesian Conditionalization, C.S. Arledge

Senior Honors Theses

The problem of theory confirmation has been an issue in the philosophy of science for decades. Many valiant attempts have been made to formulate a generally accepted criterion for determining the validity of a scientific theory. Bayesian probability theory has been utilized in numerous attempts to examine the epistemic nature of theory confirmation and Jonathan Weisberg offers a formulation of Bayesian Conditionalization that he believes to be both objective and successful.

In this paper I intend to show the defects in Weisberg’s theory of objective Bayesian confirmation by utilizing the arguments of both W.V. Quine and Bas van Fraassen to …

Intrinsic Apoptotic Pathway: Effects Of Calcium On Murine Cytochrome C Release In Brain And Liver Mitochondria, Dane M. Edwards

Senior Honors Theses

A cell may use one of three main apoptotic pathways leading to programmed cell death: the extrinsic pathway, the perforin/granzyme pathway and the intrinsic pathway. The most pertinent to this discussion is the intrinsic pathway, which utilizes the mitochondria as an essential intermediary. Mitochondria’s primary function in relation to this pathway is the subsequent release of pro-apoptotic factors including cytochrome c, which activate a caspase cascade leading to the death of the cell. Cytochrome c is released partly due to an increase in cytosolic calcium levels. Two methods of the release of cytochrome c have been proposed. The first is …

Complementary And Alternative Medicine: The History, Current Prevalence, And Future Projections, Melissa J. De Nijs

Senior Honors Theses

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been used for centuries. Common methods include chiropractic, diet, yoga, and prayer. Though some methods have proven more successful than others, many have insufficient data to support claims of effectiveness.

A survey of medical professionals involving twenty-seven CAM methods was conducted in order to evaluate modern perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine. They were asked their experience with CAM, their personal opinion regarding its effectiveness, and how likely they would be to recommend a CAM treatment to a patient.

It has been hypothesized that more CAM treatments will be utilized in the future. This …

A Phenomenological Examination Of Context On Adolescent Ownership And Engagement Rationale, Melissa Cater, Krisanna Machtmes, Janet E. Fox

The Qualitative Report

Youth ownership and engagement are foundational pieces of the service - learning cycle. Youth voice is posited as a promising practice for building engagement and ownership. As community programs search for proven methods of sustaining youth participation, research that examines the links between practice and outcomes is essential. This study is a phenomenological examination of how adolescents in a non - formal youth development program make meaning of having a voice and its contributions to their ownership and engagement of the program. Findings indicate that an autonomy - supportive environment is a prerequisite for engagement and ownership to develop.

Multi-Staged Research At The Denmark Site, A Small Early-Middle Mississippian Town, Scott Paul Hadley Jr.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Early-Middle Mississippian settlements in the hinterlands of West Tennessee have largely gone unstudied. The void in settlement data leaves a gap in understanding Early-Middle Mississippian settlements within the Mid-South region. A multi-staged research design at the Denmark Site (40MD85) in Madison County, Tennessee was employed to determine a settlement system at Denmark. Denmark was originally thought to be a Vacant Mound Center that did not support an associated habitation, but topographic mapping, LiDAR data, magnetometry survey, and targeted excavation reveal that the Denmark mound group represents a sizeable settlement.

Math And Science Teachers Dropping Out Of Public Schools: A Nationwide Look At Their Lack Of Retention Using Structural Equation Modeling, John Mcconnell Iii

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

This study examined the relationships of various teacher factors, such as their satisfaction with salary, self-efficacy, and years of experience, and various school factors, like administrative support, socioeconomic impact of student families, and student truancy, with the intention of math and science teachers to remain in the profession. The model of teacher retention in this study bolstered prior understanding by offering five novel advancements: (1) this study differentiated between teachers' salaries and teachers' satisfaction with their salaries, as the latter may have had a distinct impact in the retention of math and science teachers, (2) this study differentiated between job …

Two Uab Students Receive 2013 Goldwater Honors, Jim Bakken

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Children & Youth As Economic Citizens: Review Of Research On Financial Capability, Financial Inclusion, And Financial Education, Child & Youth Finance International

Center for Social Development Research

The vision of Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI) is that all children and youth realize their full potential as economic citizens. For CYFI, economic citizenship is essential to the social and economic well-being of children, families, communities, and countries. In March 2011, CFYI asked members of its Research Working Group to write a paper addressing what is known from the research about key components of the organization’s model of economic citizenship among children and youth. We focus on three key components of economic citizenship in this review of research: financial capability, financial inclusion, and financial education.

Conceptual Development Of The Cyfi Model Of Children And Youth As Economic Citizens, Margaret S. Sherraden, David Ansong

Center for Social Development Research

Conceptual Development of the CYFI Model of Children and Youth as Economic Citizens

Effects Of Beta Amyloid On The Dna Methylation Status Of An In Vitro Model Of Alzheimer’S Disease, Noor Taher

Senior Honors Theses

Available evidence points toward an epigenetic process in Alzheimer’s disease. This thesis describes the research that was done to investigate changes in DNA methylation using an in vitro model of the disease. Although the results indicated no global changes in methylation levels after treating differentiated IMR-32 cells with beta amyloid, there were several regions of the genome that changed their methylation status. Gene ontology studies revealed that these regions are associated with neuronal differentiation and cell fate genes, thus providing a possible model for the contribution of beta amyloid to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. This study provides incentive to …

An Assessment Of Diversity Competence Among College Seniors: An Exploratory Study, Lung-Chiuan Chiang

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In our increasingly diverse global workforce, both employers and institutions of higher learning want to know if colleges and universities equip their students with adequate cultural competence skills. Reliable instruments to measure cultural competence levels for a general student body are not widely available, however. In this report, a self-developed 33-item instrument was designed to assess college seniors’ cultural competence levels, including sub-scales for cultural awareness and cultural knowledge. An expert panel was selected to establish content validity. A pilot study was conducted to improve the design of survey format. The Cronbach’s alpha was .770 according to the reliability test. …

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - April 21, 2013, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the April 21, 2013 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler

Content Includes

• May 2nd DSS to Feature Dr. David Walker
• COM Class of 2013 to Host Skit Night

• Biotech Company Affiliated with USA College of Medicine Advances in Alabama Launchpad Competition

• USA Autism Interest Group to Host Autism Grand Rounds

• Dr. Marc E. Mitchell to Present Frazer/Leigh Memorial Lecture

2012-2013 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation, Lindenwood University

Honors Convocation Programs

2012-2013 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation

An Analysis Of Diatom Growth In Hypereutrophic Grand Lake St. Marys , Andrew Durkee

Honors Projects

Grand Lake St. Marys in Northwest Ohio provides the towns of St. Marys and Celina with recreational uses, tourism dollars and most importantly serves as the main water supply for town of Celina. However lake eutrophication has resulted in numerous chronic blooms of a toxic cyanobacterium, Planktothrix sp. As a result, tests are being done to see whether conditions can be manipulated so that the toxic cyanobacterium can be replaced by a more benign algal community dominated by diatoms. Newly formed diatom cell walls are detectable by virtue of their fluorescence when stained with the Lyso Sensor dye as it …

An Examination Of School Principals', Teachers', And Other Support Staff's Perception Of Stress In The School Setting, Shunji Quenae Brown-Woods

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

Job stress in school staff is a concern for school systems and has an impact on many organizational factors within the school setting. The extent to which school personnel are aware of their stress, coping mechanisms and coping strategies is the focus of this study. The literature review highlights various aspects of stress including the physiology of stress, economic implications, specific job stressors in the field of education, burnout indicators for teachers, principal's awareness of stress, and coping strategies available and reportedly used by school staff.Three job type groups participated in the study: principals, teachers, and support staff. The study …

Application Of Gis And Spatial Analysis Of Golden Eagle Fatalities Caused By Wind Turbines At The Altamont Pass Wind Resource, Andrew James Pinger

Dissertations and Theses

The Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (Altamont) near Livermore, California is the oldest and largest wind farm in the United States. It is known as a location of high avian mortality, especially for diurnal raptors such as the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). Using the avian monitoring data collected at Altamont for over thirteen years (1998-2003, 2005- 2011), records were analyzed of 134 golden eagle deaths caused by wind turbine collisions. All wind turbines present during the same temporal range were characterized according to turbine variables, and geographic placement characteristics. Values of turbines that killed golden eagles were compared to values …

Playing Politics With Rape: Republican Apologia In The 2012 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization, Kelsey Deforest

Hollins Student Conference (2012-2016)

During the second half of 2012, heightened scrutiny was applied to Republican politicians’ discussion of sexual assault. This wave of interrogation, though, began too late to affect the debates over the 2012 Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization. This paper will problematize these debates by analyzing the rhetoric of self-defense used by Republican legislators in the House of Representatives to defend their VAWA Reauthorization bill. By applying a feminist critical discourse analysis to the final VAWA Reauthorization debate held on May 16, 2012, this paper shows that the actions of the Republican legislators are rooted in a desire to protect the …