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Socially Driven Ai Interactions And Youth Mental Health: A Review Of Benefits, Risks, And Research Gaps, Chloe Pak, Celeste Pak, Jasdeep Singh, Ravi Yarid

Research Day

Introduction: The rapidly increasing use of AI driven social interactions in the daily lives of adolescents has called into question the effects of these experiences on youth mental health. The advent of AI technologies like chatbots and social companions has provided easily accessible outlets for younger populations to engage in conversations surrounding sensitive topics and to receive emotional support and advice.

Objective: This primary objective of this study is to examine the impact of AI driven social interactions on adolescent mental health and to investigate the potential benefits, risks, and gaps in literature surrounding AI social technology.

Methods: A systematic …

Critical Analysis Of Psychiatric Medications, And Their Effects On Patients With Post-Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome(Pots), Joshua Lovelock, Michael Gibson, Fernando Izaguirre, Daniel Hong

Research Day

Background: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a form of autonomic dysfunction defined by an excessive increase in heart rate (>30bpm within 10 minutes) upon standing and symptoms such as lightheadedness, palpitations, and, in some cases, syncope. Because many POTS symptoms overlap with those of anxiety and depression, psychiatric medications are commonly considered, but there’s a risk they may affect the heart rate and blood pressure.

Objective: To summarize how common psychiatric medication classes may impact autonomic function in patients with POTS.

Methods: This project reviewed the autonomic effects of antidepressant classes (SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs) from peer reviewed articles. …

Integrating Mental Health Screening Into Pediatric Rehabilitation: Bridging Gaps In Comprehensive Care, Chloe D. Pak, Anvitha Kaguturu, Andrea Mann

Research Day

Introduction: Children with physical disabilities experience high rates of psychiatric comorbidities, such as anxiety and depression, which have the potential to influence the course and outcomes of their rehabilitation. Although there is an increasing prevalence of psychiatric conditions in the pediatric population, access to mental health services for children remains low.

Objective: This literature-based review aims to examine the existing approaches towards mental health screening in pediatric rehabilitation settings, analyze how psychiatric comorbidities are being addressed, and determine what barriers are currently preventing the full integration of mental health screening in the care of children needing physical rehabilitation.

Methods: A …

Trading Scrubs For Study Time: The Impact Of Academic Half Half-Days On Comat Performance At Pcom South Georgia, Sanjana Ayyappan, Randall L. Sisam

Research Day

Introduction Medical education requires a great deal of delayed gratification. The classic Marshmallow study demonstrated that children who resisted the immediate reward of one marshmallow in favor of a larger future reward exhibited self-regulation and later success in academic and personal endeavors (Mischel et al., 1972). Their ability to delay gratification reflected attentional control and future-oriented thinking in which individuals reframed present discomfort in light of long-term outcomes. Within medical education, a similar psychological framework emerges. Medical students repeatedly choose between immediate relief, such as rest and social interaction, and the long-term rewards of exam performance and residency placement. Preparation …

Adhd And Food Insecurity: The Role Of Structural Determinants, Renee Jones, Thomas Last

Research Day

INTRODUCTION

Food insecurity is a key structural determinant of health associated with adverse physical and psychological outcomes. Individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be particularly vulnerable due to executive dysfunction, psychosocial stress, and socioeconomic instability. The association between ADHD status, medication use, and food insecurity, however, has not been well characterized in large national cohorts.

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the association between ADHD status (with and without medication) and food insecurity in the All of Us Research Program cohort.

METHODS

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 142,725 eligible participants from the All of Us Research Program. ADHD status was categorized as …

Social Power, Moral Inhibition, And Risk-Taking: A Theory-Driven Review Of The Approach–Inhibition Framework, Samantha Loitsch, Ishaa Dubey, Shari N. Allen

Research Day

INTRODUCTION: The approach–inhibition theory of power proposes that perceived social power changes how people tend to process information by increasing approach tendencies (such as reward pursuit and automatic cognition) while decreasing inhibition tendencies (such as threat monitoring and controlled processing). These changes can thereby influence a person’s emotions, thinking, and behavior (Keltner, Gruenfeld, & Anderson, 2003). Extensive meta-analytic work in moral psychology shows that moral disengagement – where individuals justify or minimize harmful actions – is strongly linked to transgressive and antisocial behavior, and that both personal and environmental factors influence this relationship (Luo & Bussey, 2023). This suggests that …

The Affect Of Technology On Parenting Toddlers, Ashia Cannon

Undergraduate Research Conference

No abstract provided.

Testing Queer Theory: Body Image Diversity In Lesbian/Bisexual And Heterosexual Women’S Social Media Content, Johnathon E. Byrd, Cara S. Brauen

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Queer and feminist theory explore the concept of the “male gaze”, referencing the social expectations placed on women’s bodies to conform to the socially constructed expectations of how women should look and act to be more “appealing” to men. Queer theory discusses the way that Lesbian and Bisexual women “de-center” men in their lives and move away from this expectation to conform to the male gaze. In turn, this distance from the male gaze allows for more diverse representation of appearance in body size, clothing, and age as they reject the concept of needing to appeal to men.

This qualitative …

Passenger Rail For Montana College Students Survey, Emmi Highness, Elizabeth Kamminga

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

The objective of this survey is to collect data to inform the Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority (BSPRA) about college student perspectives on passenger rail. BSPRA is the main organization in Montana advocating for the reinstatement of the Big Sky North Coast Corridor (formerly called the North Coast Hiawatha) passenger rail line, which would span from Chicago to Seattle and/or Portland with 10 to 12 stops in southern Montana and an additional 30 to 40 stops in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

Through our research, we determined that Montana university students are an under-informed demographic about …

Ear Differences And Working Memory, Taci Lane Watkins

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Title: Ear Differences and Working Memory

Introduction: Previous research has demonstrated performance differences between the right and left ears on auditory perception tasks, suggesting a right ear advantage in auditory processing and speech perception. The present study investigated whether such ear-related differences extend beyond perception into the cognitive domain of working memory, specifically during tasks that require the manipulation and recall of verbal information.

Methods: Twenty-four right-handed adults (ages 18–30) with normal hearing completed backward digit span tasks under three listening conditions: right ear, left ear, and binaural presentation. Stimuli consisted of digit sequences ranging from three to eight numbers. …

Awe On The Brain: Exploring The Impacts Of Awe On Neural Oscillations, Elizabeth A. Kamminga

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

This project explores how the human brain exhibits complex patterns of neural activity that interact through oscillatory dynamics controlling cognition and emotion. The main question is whether awe can be understood as a change in how neural oscillators interact, and if so, whether this framework can be applied to other emotions. This project was inspired after taking the Awe and Curiosity course at the Davidson Honors College, where awe was explored as a universal but under-researched emotion that can alter how the brain perceives and interprets the world. To examine this, case studies and experiments were reviewed on the psychological …

Stress As A Potential Triegger: Investigating The Onset Of Myasthenia Gravis Following Major Life Events, Taylor A. Barney

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

I will be studying myasthenia gravis (MG) and its relation to stress, answering the question: Is there a correlation between highly stressful life events and the initial onset of myasthenia gravis by which acute emotional or physical stress triggers myasthenic crisis or exacerbation of symptoms? I am doing this project because my mother has MG and her diagnosis has shaped my outlook on the medical field in which I hope to enter. To carry out this project, I will be using cross-sectional analysis through stress assessment with MG disease severity assessment. This will include trier inventory for assessment of chronic …

Representation And Placement Of Emerging Bilinguals In Gifted Education, Morgan Bailey

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

The underrepresentation of bilingual students and students from diverse cultural backgrounds in gifted education programs remains a persistent equity concern in the United States. As of 2021, 10% of public school students were emerging bilinguals, yet they comprise only 3% of gifted education classrooms (Serrano, 2019). This disparity highlights systemic barriers in identification and placement practices.

This presentation will provide a comprehensive review of research on gifted identification practices and their impact on emerging bilinguals, with the goal of promoting increased equity in education and improving understanding of how better practices can be implemented.

Sources include peer-reviewed journal articles from …

Community Contribution As A Pathway To Purpose: Activism And Role Modeling In Lgbtq+ Adults, Emily M. Wahl

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Community resilience has been identified as a protective factor against the negative psychological effects of minority stress among LGBTQ+ individuals (Meyer, 2015; Ilac, 2025; McConnell et al., 2018). Less research has examined how community resilience factors contribute to positive psychological functioning. Rather than solely focusing on buffering distress, the present study explores whether engagement in activism and identification of one’s self as a role model may help transform faced adversity into a sense of life purpose.

This analysis used survey data originally collected to examine multiple community resilience factors in LGBTQ+ adults (N=420). Participants ranged from age 18 to 75 …

College Students Dealing With Mental Health, Aubr J. Bouldes

Undergraduate Research Conference

This study examines the mental health challenges college students face, and these issues can be examined through the lens of the ecological framework and the ABCX stress model. The ecological framework situates students within multiple, interacting systems—microsystem (family, peers, campus), mesosystem (connections among these groups), exosystem (institutional policies, financial aid), and macrosystem (cultural norms, societal expectations)—to illustrate how mental health outcomes are shaped by layered environmental influences. Complementing this perspective, the ABCX stress model provides a structured approach to understanding how stressors (A), available resources (B), and individual or family perceptions (C) interact to produce varying levels of crisis (X). …

The Impact Of The Protracted Conflict In Ukraine On Communication And Cultural Strategies For Refugees And Other Stakeholders, Kimberley Barker, David A. Victor, Christine R. Day

Global Advances in Business Communication

The Impact of the Protracted Conflict in Ukraine on Communication and Cultural Strategies for Refugees and Other Stakeholders

This research analyzes the complex challenges related to the impact of the protracted conflict in Ukraine on communication and cultural strategies for refugees and other stakeholders. The scope of those involved include the refugees, host families, related communities, paid or volunteer staff from governmental and non-governmental agencies, educational professionals, prospective employers, and colleagues.

On February 24, 2022, Russian armed forces enter Ukraine at the eastern border, their common border with Russia. This precipitates a massive refugee movement of millions of Ukrainians fleeing …

Meet Your Neighbor: A Houseless Services Program Proposal In Missoula, Montana, Victoria K. Hausman

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Within the last three years, Missoula, Montana, has developed a culture of pervasive, systemic, and negative actions against people experiencing houselessness. The transition from funding multi-tiered approaches, including encampments, shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing, has been replaced by decreased resource-availability and an over-funded policy enforcing fines, misdemeanors, and arrests on anyone unsheltered and experiencing houselessness. At the root of this public sentiment is stigma, which manifests itself at all levels of the socio-ecological system and negatively impacts the health, housing, employment, social, mental, and physical outcomes of people experiencing houselessness. To combat stigma, Meet Your Neighbor is a …

Self-Assessment Of Certified Efl Teachers In Central Sulawesi On Their Professional Competence, Anshari Syafar

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

The study intends to describe the level of certified EFL teachers’ self-assessment of their competence to teach English. A cross-sectional survey design and systematic random sampling strategy were applied to take 227 research respondents. Questionnaire and interview were used for collecting data whereas frequency, percentage and descriptive statistics were employed to analyze the data. Most respondents self-rated their abilities to teach English at ‘competent’ and ‘strongly competent’ levels. Yet, their self-rating of English teaching competence did not match up with the results of teacher competence test done by the government. Accordingly, the self-assessment should be endorsed with teaching performance assessment …

Korelasi Kualitas Pembelajaran Geografi Dan Hasil Belajar Terhadap Sikap Peduli Lingkungan Siswa Kelas Xii Ips Sman 1 Ponorogo, Novia Kresnawati

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui: (1) korelasi kualitas pembelajaran Geografi dengan sikap peduli lingkungan, (2) korelasi hasil belajar dengan sikap peduli lingkungan, (3) korelasi kualitas pembelajaran Geografi dengan hasil belajar, (4) korelasi secara serempak kualitas pembelajaran Geografi dan hasil belajar dengan sikap peduli lingkungan. Data dikumpulkan melalui angket dan tes dari 72 siswa kelas XII IPS SMA Negeri 1 Ponorogo, dianalisis dengan regresi. Hasil penelitian adalah (1) adanya korelasi positif kualitas pembelajaran Geografi terhadap sikap peduli lingkungan, (2) terdapat korelasi positif hasil belajar dengan sikap peduli lingkungan, (3) tidak ada korelasi yang signifikan kualitas pembelajaran Geografi dengan hasil belajar, (4) …

Hubungan Antara Kepemimpinan Transformasional, Komitmen Organisasional, Organizational Citizenship Behavior Dan Pemberdayaan Dengan Kinerja Dosen Politeknik Kesehatan Kementerian Kesehatan Di Jawa Timur, Susi Milwati

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui hubungan langsung dan tidak langsung yang signifikan antara kepemimpinan transformasional, komitmen organisasional, OCB, dan pemberdayaan dengan kinerja dosen di Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes di Jawa Timur. Penelitian ini digolongkan sebagai penelitian kuantitatif dengan rancangan penelitian survey. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan kuesioner yang diukur eksistensi variabelnya dengan uji validitas dan uji reliabilitas. Berdasarkan rancangan penelitian, data dianalisis dengan dua pendekatan yaitu analisis deskriptif dan analisis inferensial. Hubungan antar variabel dimodelkan dengan menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) dengan software AMOS 18. Pada penelitian ini kinerja dosen menjadi variabel endogen yang memiliki hubungan struktural dengan kepemimpinan transformasional, komitmen organisasional, OCB dan …

Pengaruh Strategi Pembelajaran Meringkas Dan Format Presentasi Terhadap Hasil Belajar Penalaran Argumentatif Pada Matapelajaran Sejarah Di Sma, Susanto Yunus Alfian

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Penelitian kuasi eksperimen ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh strategi pembelajaran meringkas dan format presentasi terhadap hasil belajar penalaran argumentatif sejarah di SMA. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan adalah rancangan faktorial yang terdiri dari pretest-perlakuan-posttest. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa dari empat kelas pada empat SMA negeri di Kabupaten Malang. Instrumen yang digunakan untuk mengukur hasil belajar penalaran argumentatif sejarah adalah tes uraian yang terdiri dari 10 soal. Analisis data dilakukan dengan menggunakan ANCOVA 2X2. Dua variabel bebasnya adalah strategi pembelajaran meringkas yang terdiri dari graphic organizer dalam bentuk sebab akibat dan written summarizing dan format presentasi yang terdiri dari format …

Pengaruh Strategi Pembelajaran Simulasi Vs Bermain Peran Dan Sikap Siswa Terhadap Pengetahuan Dan Kesiapsiagaan Tentang Bencana Alam, Muhammad Zulfikar Syuaib

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Tujuan penelitian untuk mendapatkan temuan secara empirik tentang: 1) keefektifan bentuk pengajaran pada siswa yang belajar dengan strategi pembelajaran simulasi dan bermain peran, terhadap hasil belajar pengetahuan dan kesiapsiagaan tentang bencana alam; 2) bentuk pengajaran antara siswa bersikap positif dan bersikap negatif terhadap bencana alam, dengan hasil belajar pengetahuan dan kesiapsiagaan tentang bencana alam; 3) interaksi antara sikap siswa dengan siswa yang belajar strategi pembelajaran simulasi dan bermain peran, terhadap hasil belajar pengetahuan dan kesiapsiagaan tentang bencana alam. Jenis penelitian ini adalah desain eksperimen kuasi versi faktorial 2 x 2 Pretest-Posttest Nonequivalent Control Group Design dengan populasi penelitian siswa kelas …

Mental Healthcare Providers' Clinical Approaches To Climate Concerns, Lauren N. Schulte

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

Previous research has established that climate change poses a serious threat to physical and mental health. Increases in climate change-related mental health concerns, including traumatic stress, anxiety, and depression, highlight the need for climate-aware approaches to mental healthcare. Many mental healthcare providers already report encountering clients with climate-related concerns, but few feel adequately prepared to support these clients. Additionally, providers have expressed the need for further information, training, treatment, and assessment options to assist individuals with climate-related mental health concerns. The present study aims to investigate existing therapeutic strategies used to address climate-related concerns in clinical settings. Data collection from …

Pengaruh Strategi Sq4r Tipe Bantuan Multimedia Vs Buku Teks, Pengetahuan Awal, Gaya Belajar Kolb Terhadap Hasil Belajar Bahasa Inggris Teknik, Meiti Leatemia

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Penelitian ini bertujuan menyelidiki pengaruh strategi SQ4R tipe bantuan multimedia versus buku teks terhadap hasil belajar.

Providing Coded Feedback To Improve The Quality Of Students' Writings At The Study Program Of English Of Universitas Brawijaya, Aris Siswanti

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This action research was aimed at solving the students' language-use problem in a Writing IV class by using coded feedback.

Peningkatan Kemampuan Menulis Makalah Mahasiswa Pengambil Matakuliah Bahasa Indonesia Keilmuan Jurusan Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fkip Umm Semester Ii 2012 Dengan Strategi Peta Pikiran, Musaffak Musaffak

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

Tujuan penelitian ini untuk meningkatkan kemampuan menulis judul, pendahuluan, penutup, dan daftar rujukan makalah mahasiswa dengan strategi peta pikiran.

Pengaruh Gaya Hidup, Intensitas Belajar Dan Hasil Belajar Ekonomi Terhadap Rasionalitas Konsumsi Siswa, Rustam Ar. Selang, Wahjoedi Wahjoedi, Hari Wahyono

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study is aimed to examine the effect of lifestyle and intensity of economics learning towards student’s consumption rationality mediated with learning outcomes. This study population is  in class X of all High School in Ternate with sampling techniques of Multi Stage Random Sampling. Data analysis technique used is traditional path analysis model adopted from Causal Steps by Baron and Kenny. Findings show that (1) lifestyle have significant negative effect on the student’s consump tion rationality , (2) the intensity of the economic have study significant effect on student’s consump tion rationality, (3) lifestyle of student’s life have a significant …

Peer Mediated Intervention Untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Sosial Anak Berkesulitan Belajar Di Sekolah Dasar Inklusif, Marlina Marlina

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study aims to test the effectiveness of peer mediated intervention (PMI) to improve social skills at children with learning disabilities in SDN 03 Alai Padang. This study used a single subject design with multiple baseline across subject models. Five children with mild learning disabilities as a target child and five trained peer mediator to apply PMI in the lessons Indonesian (repeated reading). Data collected with the recording frequency of social skills format, social skills scale, and self-report. The results showed that PMI was effective for improving the social skills for the targeted children respectively are: the TS’s; the KY’s; …

Pengaruh Strategi Pembelajaran Terhadap Kemampuan Berpikir Tingkat Tinggi, Kasmudin Mustapa

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

The aim of this study to examine and explain interaction the difference among students’ higher order thinking skills taught using online learning and using expository with goal orientation of learning and goal orientation of performance on basic chemistry course. Using a quantitative approach to quasi-experimental research design. The subjects were students of chemistry education, consisting of 57 students (experiment) and 55 students (control). The instrument research was a written test and questionnaires. The data were analyzed using Anova (Analysis of Variance). The research findings there are differences among students’ higher order thinking skills with a mean posttest online instructional strategies …

A Profile Of Exemplary Teachers Of English For Young Learners At The Elementary School, Rahmad Husein

Jurnal Pendidikan Humaniora

This study portrayed a profile of exemplary EYL teachers’ competence indicators of pedagogical and professional implementation and personal and social manifestation. The research involved seven subjects. The data were collected through interviews, observations, field-notes and documentary studies and they were analyzed by a snow-balling procedure. The study found out that the subjects performed professional competences which classified them as exemplary EYL teachers at the elementary school. The findings also revealed that professional development along with personal and social competences contributed much to the teachers’ pedagogical competences