Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of varying methods of sexual education by utilizing rates of unwanted teen pregnancies and STD prevalence. Methods: 10 high level research articles were utilized to gather information on state and federal sexual education policies and individual reporting of education receipt. Results: More research on this topic would be greatly beneficial. […]
B90: Implications of Early Life Stress on Adult Mouse Fear Incubation and Extinction
In our society, anxiety disorders continue to be amongst the most commonly diagnosed psychopathologies, especially in the female population. In particular, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represents a spectrum of debilitating anxiety symptoms resulting from the prior exposure to a traumatic event. Individuals with PTSD are more likely to have suffered from adverse childhood experiences, indicating […]
CSII-04: Importance of predators in mosquito larvae avoidance of UV radiation
Mosquitoes act as disease vectors and are responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. Understanding the biology of these organisms can be beneficial for monitoring and preventing mosquito transmitted illness. During the aquatic larval stage, mosquitos are at risk of predation from backswimmers (Notonecta undulata) and from exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation conditions. […]
B42: The Paper Person: A Comparative Analysis of Rhetoric and Truth in Environmental Economics, Literature, and Policy
Environmental issues such as deforestation and climate change are some of the most pressing concerns today and require a concentrated global response. How does the rhetoric surrounding these topics affect how people understand them and form potential solutions? First, I analyze the rhetoric in Garrett Hardin’s 1968 “The Tragedy of the Commons,” one of the […]
C35: The functionality of vocal communication in lowland woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha poeppigii) from the Tiputini Biodiversity Station, Ecuador
In group-living primates, vocal communication is critical for social interactions, maintaining contact with group members, avoiding confrontations with individuals in other groups, and evading predators. For this study, we investigated the vocalization patterns of wild woolly monkeys from the Tiputini Biodiversity Station in Amazonian Ecuador. We combined behavioral data previously collected in 2014 and 2015 […]
B45: Women as Community Health Workers in India: How Gendered Norms Present Both Benefits and Limitations
This research investigates the connection between community health workers (CHW) in India and the effect gender has on their role. It is important to understand the ways in which other global health systems function effectively while noting the aspects that may be inadequate. In India, community health workers play an essential role as advocates and […]
B26: Controlling the Twist Sense of ortho-Phenylene Foldamers
In nature, oligomers and polymers fold to generate intricate three-dimensional structures, yielding macromolecules with diverse functions including transport, catalysis, signal-recognition, and charge- and energy-transfer. Over the years, a wide variety of abiotic foldamers have been developed, ranging from non-natural peptides to aromatics. The ortho-phenylenes represent a recent addition to the family of aromatic foldamers. Systematic […]
C46: Religion as a Benefit or Barrier to Supporting Transgender Children
Transgender children are at an overall heightened risk for negative mental health consequences (Perez-Brumer et al., 2017), and the religious beliefs of family members and healthcare practitioners may have the potential to cause emotional harm to transgender youth (Anderson & McGuire, 2019). Despite these claims, research regarding the role religion plays in the lives of […]
B27: Synthetic Food Additives: Chemistry, Health Effects, and the Societal Dilemma
Have you ever been puzzled by complex-sounding ingredients on your food label, wondering why they are used and what they do? Synthetic additives are ubiquitous in today’s commercial food products, and their definitions, uses, and regulation are surprisingly complex. Today, many categories of synthetic additives exist, designed to improve food’s characteristics or manufacturing processes. Various […]
A62: Experiential Learning and After School Programming: A Review of the Literature
Learning does not have to end along with the regularly scheduled school day. Community Psychology senior capstone professor Dr. Paul Flaspohler was approached by Project Experience and Boys and Girls Club for help about how to better their programs. Experiential learning, or learning through reflection on doing, has been shown to be successful in the […]
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