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[Open Access Fair] Open Access Crafts Stations, Olivia Waller

Open Access Week Events

Open Access Crafts station at the morning Open Access Fair for the 2023 Open Access Day event at UNI

• Date: 10/24/2023
• Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
• Location: Rod Library main floor hallway
• People manning station: Olivia Waller

[Open Access Fair] Special Collections & University Archives Station, Jaycie Vos, Tessa Wakefield, Meghan Cutcher

Open Access Week Events

Special Collections & University Archives station at the morning Open Access Fair for the 2023 Open Access Day event at UNI

• Date: 10/24/2023
• Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
• Location: Rod Library main floor hallway
• People manning station: Jaycie Vos, Tessa Wakefield, and Meghan Cutcher

[Open Access Fair] Uni Scholarworks Station, Ellen Neuhaus, Edye Johnson, Bill Maravetz

Open Access Week Events

UNI ScholarWorks station at the morning Open Access Fair for the 2023 Open Access Day event at UNI

• Date: 10/24/2023
• Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
• Location: Rod Library main floor hallway
• People manning station: Ellen Neuhaus, Bill Maravetz, and Edye Johnson

[Open Access Fair] Open Educational Resources Station, Anne Marie Gruber, Nikki Harken, Gabriela Olivares, Geneva Bell, Christian Johnson

Open Access Week Events

Open Educational Resources station at the morning Open Access Fair for the 2023 Open Access Day event at UNI

• Date: 10/24/2023
• Time: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
• Location: Rod Library main floor hallway
• People manning station: Anne Marie Gruber, Nikki Harken, Gabriela Olivares, Geneva Bell, and Christian Johnson

We Would Be Friends: Fans, Musicians And Social Media, Cassidy Byrnes

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

With social media being one of the most prominent forms of communication today, it has become a pillar in the way our society functions. Social media has completely transformed the way we interact with people we know and with people we don’t. Celebrities have taken social media in stride and are using it as part of their brand to communicate with fans, which creates a very interesting dynamic. Musicians and their fans appear to communicate regularly through social media, so fans are doing more than consuming music, they are interacting with other fans and their favorite musicians. Fans, through social …

Misinformation Susceptibility: Partisan & Novel Misinformation Is More Believable, Adan Reyes Salas, Ian Beatty, Taylor Simington, Monty Crain Ii

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

This preregistered study examines how susceptibility to misinformation is affected by its novelty and partisan appeal. Prior research done by Jost et al. (2003) and Zmigrod et al. (2019) have differed in whether an ideological asymmetry exists contributing to heightened susceptibility to misinformation. Our study explores this debate between the ‘rigidity of the right’ versus the ‘rigidity of the extremes.’

Additionally, the present study builds upon previous research assessing the impact of prior exposure to misinformation (what we loosely define as ‘organic’ and ‘novel’) and susceptibility (Pennycook et al., 2018). We also explored whether or not several individual difference variables …

Differences Between Upper- And Under-Classmen In Intercollegiate Athletics, Benjamin Boezinger, Jessie Woodyard

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

The purpose of this study was to explore differences between upperclassmen and underclassmen regarding the predictors of enthusiastic and constrained commitment to athletics.

An Analysis Of The Relationship Between K-12 Public Education Spending And Student Academic Achievement In Iowa, Lydia Berns-Schweingruber

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Student academic achievement in Iowa is on the decline (US Department of Education 2022). Some politicians propose increasing public education spending in order to address worrisome trends in academic achievement (Richardson 2022). Prior studies disagree about whether there is a relationship between school spending and student outcomes. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a relationship between K-12 public education spending and student academic achievement in Iowa. This project analyzes data from the past nineteen years to examine the relationship between Iowa’s per- pupil expenditure and student outcomes — specifically, graduation rate, average daily attendance, math …

Mapping For Cultural Resurgence: Reclaiming Geocultural Knowledge Of Kamchatka's Indigenous Peoples From Early Scientific Explorers, Semyon Drozdetckii

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

The goal of this research is to develop a co-produced geospatial platform for reclaiming geocultural knowledge of the Kamchatka’s Indigenous Peoples from early scientific expeditions.

Are Faculty Members Ready To Quit? Organizational Commitment Among Faculty Members, Mackenzie Grenko, Tenzin Kalsang, Tenzin Urgyen

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Discussion of “The Great Resignation” suggests that burnout may influence faculty members’ decisions to withdraw from their field (Daumiller et al., 2021; Klotz, 2021; Sheather, 2021). Still, much of the evidence for faculty burnout and turnover is anecdotal, and further investigation is necessary to determine the impact of burnout and other job demands on turnover intentions.

● In this study, we predicted that participants with higher levels of burnout would report higher levels of turnover intentions (i.e., reported likelihood of leaving their current position for another or retiring early).

● We also examined which job demands and demographics most influenced …

1st Judicial District Department Of Correctional Services: [An Internship], Madalynn Stone

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

A poster covering the experiences of an intern with the Iowa First Judicial District Department of Correctional Services.

Perceptions Of Political Perspective-Takers, Ian Beatty

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

This study investigates the responses by conservatives and liberals to Republican and Democratic party candidates that take the perspectives of out-group members on topics being discussed.

The Hidden Gem Of Rod Library: The Learning Center, Jaysea Miller

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

A poster describing the services of The Learning Center at the Rod Library and the experiences of a student who worked as an intern at the Center.

Rural Identity, Self-Reliance, Stoicism, And Attitudes Toward Mental Health Help-Seeking Among Iowans, Taylor Brown

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

In the United States, 21% of adults have a mental illness. Prevalence of mental illness tends to be highest among young adults (18-25 years old) and lowest among older adults (50 years or older; National Institute of Mental Health, 2020).

Rural communities represent 19% of the United States population (Oser et al., 2022). Research has shown that rates of mental illness are the same in rural areas as in urban areas (Morales et al., 2020) and that suicide rates are significantly higher within rural communities (Brunk, 2010). Despite this, there is a significant lack of help-seeking among rural residents (Morales …

Institutional Choices Regarding Human Rights And Its Effect On Citizen Participation, Elle Jones

Research in the Capitol

Over centuries, one party has been unhappy, whereas the other has power. But what about the population as a whole? Government policy constantly changes, forcing citizens to change their relationship with it. An activist's involvement can include protests or changing voter turnout. Recent midterm elections are a perfect example. Voter turnout for Democrats led to underperformance in several red states. This is due to those who based their vote on the Dobbs decision when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade the summer before, despite Democratic approval ratings being 50% and Republican approval ratings leading by 3%. With many more …

Trends In Iowa’S K-12 Public Education: An Analysis Of School Spending & Student Achievement [Poster], Lydia Berns-Schweingruber, Kristin Mack, Marybeth Stalp

Research in the Capitol

Prior research has examined the effect of K-12 public education spending on student academic achievement; researchers disagree about whether increasing public education spending improves academic achievement. The purpose of this study is to determine if K-12 public education spending has an effect on student academic achievement in Iowa. This project will use a secondary analysis of data from the past twenty years to examine the relationship between K-12 public education spending in Iowa and student academic achievement in Iowa. The findings of this research can be used to inform policymakers and citizens about how K-12 public education spending is affecting …

Cowboy Cooper Goes West: Mystery Babylon And The Western Hero Archetype, Matthew Bancroft-Smithe

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) at UNI

William Milton Cooper was a radio show host, author, and conspiracy theorist. Among other things, Cooper claimed insider knowledge of a plot, guided by an ancient Luciferian religious order, to consolidate nations into a socialist New World Order. Although currently unexamined in academia, Cooper’s conspiratorial influence can be found everywhere from the Oklahoma City Bombing to contemporary false flag accusations to QAnon mythology. While this influence includes shared content, Cooper’s approach to evidence, persona, and narrative framing demand attention in a world of increasingly visible conspiracy discourse. Through application of Hocker-Rushing’s western hero archetype, my research indicates that Cooper’s Mystery …

F15 Mapping For Cultural Resurgence: Repatriating Geographical Knowledge Of Kamchatka’S Indigenous Peoples Through Restorative Re-Mapping Of Materials From Early Scientific Expeditions, Semyon Drozdetckii

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) at UNI

The Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East was one of the last territories to become part of Russia during its colonization of Siberia. Here Russians came into contact with its Indigenous peoples - nomadic Koryaks and settled Itelmens. Just like other Indigenous peoples of Russia and the rest of the world, they faced the terrible consequences of colonization. They were forcibly baptized, Russified and expelled from their ancestral territories. Nowadays, Indigenous knowledge here is largely forgotten. This study will attempt to help the Indigenous peoples of Kamchatka repatriate this knowledge by focusing on geographic knowledge, mainly among the Itelmens. …

Presentation 3 Copyright Day: Academic Ethics/Plagiarism, Helen Harton

Open Access Week Events

Come to this session to hear from a campus expert about what is academic ethics and why you should know the basics about plagiarism.

Presentation 1 Copyright Day: Creative Commons (Cc) Licensing: What, How, And Why, Ellen Neuhaus

Open Access Week Events

Find out how to use use Creative Commons licensed material;, how to license your own material using Creative Commons, and why; and spreading the word on campus.

The Moderating Effect Of Depressive Symptoms On The Relationship Between Resilience And Adolescents' Likelihood To Intervene For A Depressed Peer, Brendan Weed

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

This summary of my thesis literature review will be about adolescent resilience, adolescent depression, and the factors that play into their willingness to provide support for a friend who shows depressive symptoms

Behind Closed Doors: A Look Into Gender Violence In The Military, Holly Rigel

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

For decades the Army has been plagued by scandals involving soldiers assaulting soldiers and horrible violence that has left many broken or dead. Gender violence is a topic that is often not discussed enough among the general public and military personnel. Despite having the Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention or SHARP program in effect since 2008 as well as revising several policies to help to address the issue of gender violence, it remains at an all time high. But why, despite all of the training that the soldiers and leadership receive is this still an issue within the ranks. Taking …

Media Suppression In Africa And The Balkans - How Economic Distribution Impacts Freedom Of The Press On An International Level, Lindsey G. Ingraham

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Freedom of intellectual expression and media are human rights that the United Nations argues should be available to all people on Earth. However, we continue to see suppression of the media by various states across the globe. There is plenty of research that examines abuse of human rights, but there is a significant gap in the literature regarding what role economic distribution within a state plays. One of the most common measures of economic dispersion within states is the Gini Coefficient. This places states on a scale from 0, perfect income equality, to 1, perfect income inequality where all of …

School Counseling At Cedar Falls High School, Chloe Thostenson

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

This semester, I had the opportunity to intern with a school counselor at Cedar Falls High to gain insight into how mental health programs function and how they are applied by the team. I have learned therapy techniques, created yearly mental health reports to foresee trends, and have helped support the students’ emotional and academic needs. This poster exemplifies how sleep is strongly linked with depression and attendance in school, the various programs and plans that Cedar Falls High School offers, and how this experience has aided in creating additional future career goals for me.

Presidential Agenda Rhetoric In The State Of The Union Address: Obama And Trump, Danielle Goedken

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Previous research has illustrated that presidents will make many promises along the campaign trail and those promises are what build their agenda and hopefully get them elected. Once elected their agenda continues to be built through speeches. Researchers have compiled the campaign promises of previous administrations and tracked the completion of those promises. They have both tracked the completion of promises and good faith attempts at completing promises. In this paper, I analyze good faith attempts at keeping the promise on their agenda through presidential rhetoric in State of the Union Addresses. Presidents speak to Congress and the public on …

Wage Inequality Amongst Artists, Raegan Christianson

INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

Presents research on hypotheses on pay differentials for artists.

Student-Athletes And Mental Health - A Case Study On How Uni Can Meet The Unique Needs Within Athletics [Poster], Samantha Bennett

Research in the Capitol

My research concerns the mental health of collegiate level student-athletes, whomst [sic] national data suggests experience greater stress and mental strain than non-athletes. My work sets out to confirm whether UNI’s student-athletes are also in line with this trend of higher stress levels by surveying this population, and subsequently to propose solutions for addressing the discrepancy in mental distress levels. I have been studying solutions employed by other universities, both public and private institutions and of varying enrollment size, to meet the mental health needs of their athletics population. I am using this research to consider the different forms a …

The Gender Bias Burden On Business: Women’S Access To Credit In Bahrain [Poster], Sandra Thiman

Research in the Capitol

Entrepreneurship is essential to virtually every economy; however, Bahraini women face many challenges accessing business development. In particular, a major constraint for these women is their access to capital support. In 2020, the government signed a law prohibiting gender-based discrimination in access to credit to help the issue; nonetheless, its effectiveness has yet to be systematically examined. Using data from several sources, I test whether the law significantly affected the gender gap in borrowing for business purposes while controlling for other variables. Importantly, I find that women’s labor force participation is a significant factor in reducing the borrowing gap between …

The Problematic Practices During The Process Of Marriage Proposal/Match Making, Hakima Afzaly

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) at UNI

In Afghanistan, marriage is considered as something that completes life. It is very common to hear from Afghans that “without marriage, life and faith are incomplete.” Besides, the religion of Islam does not encourage celibacy. In fact, Islam states that the followers of Islam have legal rights to have sexual pleasure. Nevertheless, sexual intimacy is only permitted within marriage and sexual activity outside of marriage is considered illicit sex. It is considered adultery (Zena) that results in punishment. This is another reason why marriage is essential among the Afghan population, who are predominantly Muslims. That is why most Afghan parents …

Gender Performance And Political Identity At The Jan. 6 Capitol Riot, Emma E. Newton

Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) at UNI

The January 6th riot on the U.S. Capitol Building was heavily documented with recorded videos and photos, not just by mainstream news sources but by the rioters themselves. Rioters’ videos uploaded to social media, particularly the conservative-focused website Parler, provide a lens into performances of gender as they intersect with political identity, revealing new ways that communication studies scholars can understand how conservative arguments are constructed within gender performance. In this thesis, I rhetorically analyze rioters’ videos uploaded to Parler using a lens of hegemonic masculinity and emphasized femininity, and further outline a conservative masculine and feminine performance of the …