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Cross-Modal Integration: Visuomotor Activity, Auditory Recall, And Its Implications For Art Therapy, Amelia Holt

Celebration of Research

A study was conducted to examine the integration of visuomotor and auditory input in the context of creating art. An experiment was performed in which an experimental group colored coloring sheets and a control group closed their eyes all while listening to three segments of podcasts. A week later, participants were asked to recall the podcasts, during which the experimental group had their coloring sheets. It was hypothesized that the participants who created art while listening to the podcasts and had their art as a visual cue during podcast recall would score higher in recall than those who did not …

Out Of Pocket Pay At Northwestern College, Josiah Bonestroo, Fan Fei, Jennifer Schon

Celebration of Research

In this research project, we observe several factors that affect how much families pay out of pocket for their students to attend Northwestern College. In addition, we compare this to the amount of institutional aid students expect to receive upon enrollment. We run multiple regression models to see if a student’s first semester major affects how much money they are paying out of pocket, or if this is affected by a type of scholarship they receive. These scholarships include athletic scholarships, music scholarships, theater scholarships, and the Pell Grant. We show that the only grouping of majors to pay a …

Do You Think This Is About You? Moral Disengagement, Self-Awareness, And Emotional Intelligence In Narcissism, Shaylee Yates, Laird Edman

Celebration of Research

This study investigates the relationship between moral disengagement, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence in narcissism. A total of 111 participants, ranging in age from 18-23 (45 men, 66 women) completed a 20-minute team-building activity to test levels of narcissism, followed by a series of self-reported measures. Eight hypotheses were tested, all of which surrounded the relationships between the previously listed variables. All participants completed the Grandiose Narcissism Scale (GNS), Hypersensitivity Narcissism Scale (HSNS), Situational Self-Awareness Scale, Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire—Short Form (TEIQue-SF), Moral Disengagement Measure, and Short Dark Triad (SD3). Results were mixed, with some hypotheses supported, some not, and some …

The Effects Of Birth Order On Reading Comprehension, Allison Haverdink

Celebration of Research

Reading comprehension is important in everyday life. Being able to read and interpret what is being read is vital to living a competent life. Learning if any external factors may affect one’s reading comprehension is important. The purpose of this study was to consider the relationship of birth order with reading comprehension scores. A sample of 121 (78 women, 42 men, and 1 unidentified) participants answered a demographics questionnaire regarding their birth order and then completed a reading comprehension test. No statistically significant differences were found in reading comprehension scores related to birth order. However, the women who completed the …

Soul: The Power Of Giving Back, Thomas Anderson, Sarah Hummel

Celebration of Research

The idea for Soul started really small with connecting two businesses in Orange City, The Genesis House and the Hair Clinic. We came up with the idea to support The Genesis House by providing them with free hair cuts for a certain amount of time. The owner told us that she had been looking for something to do to give back to the community, but she was not sure what it could be. We realized that there are plenty of local businesses in Orange City, Alton, and Sioux Center that want to give back to their communities too, yet they …

The Fatalism Of The American Dream: Housing Discrimination, Schools, And The Church, Emma Geary

Celebration of Research

Housing discrimination in Kansas City has led to perpetual low socioeconomic status in the Black community, lower ACT scores, and segregation in churches. The socioeconomic and religious divide between Black and White communities in Kansas City can be traced back to housing discrimination. Actions and prejudices of the white church continually pushed this divide, and they held Black communities to the standard of the American Dream which was never attainable to the Black community in the first place. The association of the American Dream with Christianity in white evangelical churches pushed away the Black community.

College Athletes And Mental Health: How Gender, Year, Sleep, Injury, And Social Support Affect Anxiety, Madison Jones

Celebration of Research

This study aimed to identify the effects of gender, year, sleep, injury, and social support on anxiety in college athletes. Participants were college athletes at a small, private Christian college in a midwestern community. It was hypothesized that female college athletes would experience greater levels of anxiety than male college athletes, and that upperclassmen college athletes would experience greater levels of anxiety than underclassmen college athletes. It was also predicted that the more sleep an athlete gets, the lower levels of anxiety they will experience. The final two hypotheses stated that athletes who experience injury and/or worry about the effects …

Faith Constructs: How Imagining God Effects Religiosity, Jadyn Williams

Celebration of Research

The current study aimed to identify the relationship between absorption and religiosity. Participants were 72 undergraduate students (females = 49, males = 23). It was predicted that absorption scores would be positively correlated with religiosity scores. It was also predicted that women would have higher religiosity scores than men, and upperclassmen would have higher religiosity scores than underclassmen. Pearson’s r correlations revealed no significant relationship between absorption and religiosity. An Independent samples t-test revealed there were no significant difference between women’s and men’s religiosity scores. A one-way ANOVA revealed no significant difference between religiosity scores for upperclassmen and underclassmen. Results …

Patterns Of Domestic Violence And Abuse Within Intimate Relationships, Ryeana Klopfenstein

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Textual or Investigative

An Exploration Into The Experiences Of Women Student Veterans And Their Campus Support Utilization: A Phenomenological Study, Alyssa Baldwin

Liberty University Research Week

Graduate

Applied

The Perception Of Loneliness And Its Causes Among College Students: A Mixed-Methods Study, Trishajean Holt, Alexa Windsor, Edward Cook, Jacob Grissom, Nicole Both, Peyton Bolt

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Applied

Cross-Cultural Travel: A Study Of How International Travel At A Young Age Impacts Communication Skills As An Adult, Allison Clark

Liberty University Research Week

Graduate

Applied

Hexaco Personality Predictors Of Self, Victim, And Divine Forgiveness Among Christian College Students, Abbigail Leland, Aurora Keefe, Hannah Vollmer, Kristina Geisler, Stephen Macpherson

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Applied

Humility, Empathy, Religious Commitment, And The Forgiveness Of Hurt In Close Relationships, Hannah Bruckner

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Applied

Examining The Difference In Engagement Between Men’S And Women’S Instagram Accounts Of The Same Sport, Austin Farr, Glauber Bernardes Oliveira

Liberty University Research Week

Graduate

Applied

Green Spaces And Potential Impacts On Mental Health: A Pilot Study Regarding College Students Ability To Cope With Stress And Anxiety, Emily Lagerquist, Michala Geraty, Faith Bullis, Erin Chocklett

Liberty University Research Week

Graduate

Applied

An Analysis Of Substance Use Perceptions In College Students, Kinsey Painter, Anna Garrett, Chloe Masters, Lydia Weststeijn, Makenzie Mosher, Mariah Mastro

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Applied

Health-Seeking Behavior Of Rural Ethnic Women In Bangladesh: A Critical Analysis Through Intersectional Lens, Faraha Nawaz, Atia Nowshin Bushra

Arab Economic and Business Journal

The paper aims to investigate the health seeking behavior of rural ethnic women in Bangladesh through the lens of intersectionality. The paper sheds light on the healthcare seeking behavior of rural ethnic women by exploring the barriers of their healthcare accessibility, role of community organizations and traditional healers in shaping health seeking behavior, analyzing the impact of education, health literacy and healthcare awareness, and evaluating the role of family and community level power imbalance over the health seeking behavior of rural ethnic women. The study is based on both primary and secondary data. The findings of the paper highlight that …

The Prevalence Of Herding In Indian Auto Sector: Implications For Market Efficiency, Arundhathi P S, Aslam P S, Libison K B

Arab Economic and Business Journal

The worldwide catastrophes due to the spread of Wuhan virus, India had witnessed an explosive change in the economic activity, mainly in the investment pattern. This made the investors to do panic trading by following what others were doing in the market. We offer an empirical analysis to examine the presence of herding in Indian Automobile Sector during pre-pandemic and pandemic period (COVID-19). To detect the presence of herding, we applied Cross Sectional Absolute Deviation (CSAD) and One-way ANOVA was employed to examine whether there is any significant difference in the auto index during Pre pandemic and pandemic period. The …

The Relationship Between Test-Anxiety, Test Performance, Metacognitive Beliefs And Self-Esteem In College Students, Amie Shelley

Campus Research Month

Test anxiety and low self-esteem could affect the validity of certain academic examinations especially if it limits students from performing successfully. There is a need to ensure that students, whose future is often tied to academic success, are adequately educated and assisted in understanding the many layers of internal and external influence that can be in effect. This research will be based on the following question: How are metacognitive beliefs and self-esteem related to test anxiety and academic performance? Essentially, the research is focused on better understanding the tenuous relationship observed from previous research between test-anxiety and academic performance by …

The Role Of Religiosity On Mental Health Help-Seeking, Emily Raimundo, Alyssa Wolf, Kaitlyn Deaux

Campus Research Month

The presentation covers the rationale, methodology, and results of a mixed-methods study designed to answer the following research question: "What if any, is the role of religiosity and the impact on mental health among college students and their willingness to seek emotional/mental health support from a religious university?" Data will be collected via a survey and individual in-depth interviews from a convenience sample of students at Southern Adventist University. Finally, it discusses implications for practice or policy change.

Self Presentation And Blended Identity In The Everyday Virtual Life: A Case Study Of Fallout 76, Dmitri Sofranko

Senior Theses

Self-presentation in a virtual online context has taken on an increasingly significant and complex role due to the exponential growth of online presence, personas, avatars, and subsequent role-playing behavior, expanding the various ways in which we present ourselves in virtual spaces. The emergence of this “virtual self” comes with the growing options for online interaction, including social media, blogs, forums, and a wide variety of interactive video games. Reliable and enduring elements of the virtual setting have helped to foster and create a sense of relatable community. Through repeated and ritualized virtual interaction, users generate novel community norms that arise …

Spartan Daily, April 20, 2023, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily, 2023

Volume 160, Issue 34

Do Allyship And Motivation Influence Women’S Cognitive Functioning And Self-Regulation After Witnessing Sexism?, Christina Garasky

Dissertations

Prior research shows the effects of sexism can accumulate over time, resulting in severe negative, cognitive, affective, motivational, and physiological consequences for women; however, most research focuses on the consequences of being a direct target of sexism, and the cognitive and motivational consequences of being a witness of sexism have not yet been fully explored. Additionally, while it is thought that allyship can help mitigate the consequences of sexism, minimal research has tested this relationship. It was proposed that shifts in reactive approach motivation (RAM); aimed to protect against anxiety and negative affect, may direct attention away from goal-oriented behaviors, …

Shaping Sustainability In Classroom Curricula In Singapore: Educators And Students As Collaborative Change Agents, Anna Fromson-Ho

International Studies Honors Projects

Climate change is a global crisis, and in Singapore, a low-lying city-state, its geography makes it susceptible to extreme weather events and zoonotic diseases. Singapore's alignment with global commitments like the United Nations Agenda for Sustainable Development is elevated by its presence as a leader in urban sustainability. Using a mixed-methods approach, this paper explores sustainability as a classroom concept and educators' role in translating curriculum standards into learning that informs, educates, and empowers students to become agents of change. Sharing these perspectives will help develop collaborative learning programs that center educators and students, improving understanding of this important field.

Extracting Information From Twitter Screenshots, Tarannum Zaki, Michael L. Nelson, Michele C. Weigle

Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Student Capstone Conference

Screenshots are prevalent on social media as a common approach for information sharing. Users rarely verify before sharing screenshots whether they are fake or real. Information sharing through fake screenshots can be highly responsible for misinformation and disinformation spread on social media. There are services of the live web and web archives that could be used to validate the content of a screenshot. We are going to develop a tool that would automatically provide a probability whether a screenshot is fake by using the services of the live web and web archives.

Promoting Skills In Children And Teens With Autism Spectrum Disorder Through Play And Steam, Meaghan Mcleod Mozingo, Krzysztof J. Rechowicz

Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Student Capstone Conference

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a low employment rate. This is caused by a lack of support from employment resources and the negative stigma associated with common characteristics associated with ASD. With limited career-building activities and events, it is difficult for individuals with ASD to identify their skills, strengths, and career opportunities. Parental support is crucial when seeking employment opportunities for their children. Through the use of play, children with ASD engaged and explored their skills with science, technology, engineering, arts, and math-centered activities. This paper highlights the events and shows the proposed redesign for an additional workshop.

The Legacy Of Colonization And Civil Societies In South Africa, Erika Frydenlund, Melissa Miller-Felton, Bolu Ayankojo

Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Student Capstone Conference

This research analyzes the unique ways that civil societies operate in Sub-Saharan Africa in the context of post-apartheid Cape Town, South Africa. Decades after the demise of apartheid, remnants of inequality remain without the promise of actionable change. We used a computational modeling approach to understand the dynamics of migrants in the receiving community as derived from qualitative interviews conducted with 24 stakeholders in Cape Town, South Africa between 2020 and 2021. Our findings show that the presence of NGOs can promote access to resources and reduce xenophobia if they can have the right influence on government policies.

Hampton Roads' Building Resilient Communities Flood Game, Gul Ayaz, Katherine Smith, Rafael Diaz, Joshua G. Behr

Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Student Capstone Conference

As rising sea levels and subsequent recurrent flooding disproportionately affects coastal areas, it is crucial to develop a heightened awareness of the impacts of natural disasters on communities and the environments they live in. The Hampton Roads’ Building Resilient Communities (BRC) Flood Game is a simulation role-playing game designed to allow players to increase their understanding of the impact of various community response interventions to sea level rise and recurrent flooding. Players will examine and assess the tradeoffs of resiliency investments, the impact policies may have on the population, and the amount of time return on investment takes. The BRC …

Behind Derogatory Migrants' Terms For Venezuelan Migrants: Xenophobia And Sexism Identification With Twitter Data And Nlp, Joseph Martínez, Melissa Miller-Felton, Jose Padilla, Erika Frydenlund

Modeling, Simulation and Visualization Student Capstone Conference

The sudden arrival of many migrants can present new challenges for host communities and create negative attitudes that reflect that tension. In the case of Colombia, with the influx of over 2.5 million Venezuelan migrants, such tensions arose. Our research objective is to investigate how those sentiments arise in social media. We focused on monitoring derogatory terms for Venezuelans, specifically veneco and veneca. Using a dataset of 5.7 million tweets from Colombian users between 2015 and 2021, we determined the proportion of tweets containing those terms. We observed a high prevalence of xenophobic and defamatory language correlated with the …