This participatory action research project explored the role of community-based organizations (CBOs) in their efforts to empower and prevent historically marginalized youth from being caught in the funnel of the school-to-prison pipeline. Drawing from an asset-based community development model, my research investigated successful approaches and barriers encountered by two CBOs in the Cincinnati metro area. […]
B25: Intercultural Research in Multimedia Design with Pokémon
What does “culture” mean in terms of visual style? How do we determine when our art resonates authentically to the people in the communities from which we have borrowed these elements? As a multimedia designer, this becomes integral to be aware of when utilizing cultural inspiration. A perfect case study of multimedia medium that holds […]
B26: Navigating the Challenges of Learning Japanese: A Linguistic Analysis of Learner Difficulties, Pedagogical Solutions, and the Importance of Sociolinguistic Elements
When it comes to Language Acquisition and Language Pedagogy, Japanese is no easy task, especially for a native English speaker in a classroom setting. This is because the Japanese language has many unique characteristics that are far different from English, like the complexity of Kanji characters, counter-words, and many others. These unique characteristics in Japanese […]
B28: “It’s the Venom Symbiote from Spiderman”: Automaticity, FOMO and Social Media Mindfulness
Kaya Fung is a Senior at Miami University studying Strategic Communication. Her Honors Senior Project examines dimensions of social media usage, specifically related to automatic and unconscious social media behaviors. Drawing from a range of literature in the Communications, Psychology and other related fields, her project aimed to learn more about the relationship between automatic […]
B29: The Relationship between U.S. Citizenship and Depression
Depression is a prevalent mental health disorder that has high social and economic costs around the world. Currently, over 45 million people in the United States are immigrants. Immigration can be a source of stress, and therefore examining the difference between rates of depression between U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens could shine a light on […]
B30: Does Coadministration of Marijuana and CNS-active Medications Increase Risk of Hypersomnolence in Young Adults
Author(s): Lily Davidson, Public Health and Premedical Studies Major Advisor(s): Saruna Ghimire, Sociology and Gerontology
B32: How Taste Perception is Influenced by the Environment using Augmented Reality
Author(s): Nikita Albinus, Nutrition Major; Patrick Shephard, Computer Science Major Advisor(s): Nancy Parkinson, ; Bryn Beeder, Kinesiology, Nutrition and Health Department
B33: Impact of One-Week Motorized Scooter Use on Glucose Control
BACKGROUND: Assistive transportation devices are becoming popular. The effect of these devices, such as motorized scooters, on health is unclear. PURPOSE: We examined glucose control in healthy adults before and after riding a motorized scooter for one week. METHODS: In this three-week study, participants (n= 8; age: 22.5±3.8 y (mean±SD); BMI: 26.9±9.9 kg/m²) performed their […]
B34: Adapting the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) Protocol to Establish the Viscosity Continuum of Animal Feed for Use in an Infant Porcine Model
Early in life, infants rely on a liquid diet of breastmilk or formula to satisfy their nutritional needs. As developmental milestones are achieved, foods with diverse textures are introduced to fulfill nutritional demands. Infants with a variety of medical diagnoses who cannot safely and efficiently transition from a liquid to solid diet may seek intervention […]
B35: Tunable Polymer Networks Using Chemically Fueled Dissipative Assembly and Metal-Ligand Coordination
This research is in the area of polymer chemistry, and this specific research is on the effects different metal ion ligands will cause on synthetically crafted polymerized materials. This was done through the testing of the materials through a rheological frequency sweep of the materials upon addition of the metal ligand, finding the stress modulus […]