The OSCAR system on the Miami University Oxford campus is a relatively new automated composting system put into place in the Fall semester of 2023. To understand the impact that system has on campus composting initiatives, a survey was conducted to test Miami University students’ knowledge of composting systems on and off campus. For this […]
C48: Interactions Between Stress and Alcohol in Undergraduate Students at Miami University
College students are frequently described as stressed and more likely to engage in alcohol consumption by themselves, public health officials, the media, and the general public. Stress has been perceived to develop due to workload, negative emotions, adverse life events, and dramatic, intense changes (Kent et al., 2022). The college experience is a time of […]
A13: Periods Rock!! The Severity and Impact of Period Poverty
In the United States, women are more likely to live in poverty due to a plethora of intersecting issues. Period poverty is defined as being too impoverished and under-resourced to afford menstrual products, such as pads, tampons, and other necessary hygiene items. In a community-engaged research project, I used scholarly articles, existing program websites, journalistic […]
C14-T: Environmental Awareness Correlation with Grocery Shopping Habits
Industrial farming that features monoculture and intensive use of resources is an unsustainable practice supported by many large chain grocery stores. Consumers’ shopping decisions and options could indirectly change this unsustainable way of food production. This study investigates the shopping habits of members in the Oxford community and how they relate to sustainability. We asked: […]
C08-T: The Gentrification of Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio: The Effect on Long Term and Lower-Income Residents
This case study explores the relationship between gentrification and city residents, and fits into the fields of sociology, urban planning, and social justice. Our research question is: How have long term and lower-income residents of Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio have been affected by the recent gentrification of the area? Over-the-Rhine, a predominantly lower-income neighborhood, has been […]
A03-P: Mental Health During Quarantine
Our project, Mental Health During Quarantine, was focused around seeing how Miami students were affected mentally by the quarantine period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our research question asked if students felt effects of quarantine on their mental health, our prediction being that students have had an overall negative effect on their mental health. We chose […]
A09-T: Littering in College Towns: How Students’ Perceptions Align With Reality
Littering leads to soil and water pollution and poses threats to ecological systems. This research investigates littering in college towns and surrounding natural areas, through an interdisciplinary lens. We examined: why do college students litter? Understanding the motivations behind littering would allow for the development of effective programs and policy to combat littering in college […]