Author(s): Sophie McBride, Geology and Environmental Science Major Advisor(s): Brian Currie, Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science
C24: Determining potential Late Cretaceous syn-depositional deformation of the Little Grand Fault
Conor Cahill, Geology and Environmental Science Major Brian Currie, Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science
A01: How do College Students Describe their Sensory and Perception Experience while Drinking Alcohol?
Unhealthy drinking habits are on the rise and despite the efforts implemented by schools, just under 2,000 college students die a year from unintentional alcohol-related injuries (Hingson & White, 2014). Figuring out what leads students to binge drinking is crucial to finding a preventive solution to slow down drinking rates. This study’s purpose is to […]
A02: Anxiety Sensitivity and Alcohol-Induced Blackouts: Exploring the Impact of Drinking Motives and Gender in College Students
Anxiety sensitivity is defined as fear related to the belief that the symptoms of anxiety that a person experiences are indicative of greater harm (Taylor et al., 2007). Anxiety sensitivity is a risk factor for heavy alcohol use (Paulus & Zvolensky, 2020; Stewart et al., 1999). Of note, in existing research, there are gaps on […]
A03: The impact of belonging to minority-based organizations on minority stress experiences and HRV in college
Minoritized students are exposed to additional unique stressors due to the systematic devaluation of their identities in the broader climate. Indeed, students holding minoritized identities (vs. those who do not) report higher levels of mental health concerns. Institutions of higher education often provide a range of resources to support students in their individual growth. One […]
A04: College Students Drinking behaviors and its Relationship with Experiencing FOMO and Academic Burnout
Approximately, 71% of college students experience academic burnout symptoms during their college career (George Citrone, 2021). Burnout is a feeling of mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion due to the perception of high levels of stress. Burnout is an issue that affects many students and relates to excessive drinking. Blacking out is defined as a period […]
A05: Perceived Popularity and Snack Choices
Humans face many choices that often includes a variety of information. In the end, decision-makers must decide what information they want to consider in each choice. One area of interest is how the choices of others influence the preferences of the decision-maker. We investigated if the snack preferences of college students for sixteen common snack […]
A06: Effect of early life physical inactivity level on growth and muscle health during early postnatal development
Background: Physical inactivity (PIA) can negatively impact health and maybe development. Less is understood regarding the impact of physical inactivity during key stages of skeletal muscle development on adult health. Purpose: We propose that exposure to PIA early in life will impair growth rate, muscular function and tissue composition in adulthood. Methods: We exposed postnatal […]
A07: Evaluating Sex Differences in Ethanol Consumption in the Four Core Genotype Model
The research conducted in this study focuses on the four core genotypes (FCG) mouse line and their binge drinking habits of ethanol. The FCG mouse line is a transgenic mouse line that translocates the sex-determining region y, “sry,” to an autosome (presence of the sry gene causes testes to develop). This results in four different […]
A08: Initial Reflective Spectroscopy of Sand and Liquid Combinations in the Context of Remote Sensing to Find Hostages and Missing Persons
Author(s): Lilly Lilly McClelland, Diplomacy and Global Politics and Earth Science, Mark Krekeler, PhD. Advisor(s): Mark Krekeler, Department of Geology & Environmental Earth Science