Our research investigates sign language development in children with ASD. Previous research has shown that signing children with ASD produce unique or idiosyncratic errors such as palm orientation reversals, which may indicate differences in how children with ASD imitate body movements. In this study, we ask if a sample of signing children with ASD produces […]
B83: The Relationship Between Oral Health Practices in Adolescence and Type II Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease in Adulthood: A Retrospective Global Health Study
Introduction: The purpose of this research study is to determine if there is a relationship between poor oral health, type II diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease. Factors that are discussed include the barriers some patients face when attempting to access dental care, the connection between poor oral health, type II diabetes, and […]
A95: Association Between Saturated Fat and Added Sugar Intake with Triglycerides and Insulin Resistance
In the United States, many adult men and women have diets high in both saturated fats and added sugars. The American Heart Association recommends getting no more than 6% of daily calories from saturated fats. Research shows that this type of diet is a risk factor for high triglycerides and that added sugars are associated […]
C92: Exploring Cognition, Language and Emergent Literacy in Young Children with Asthma
The study, “Exploring Cognition, Language, and Emergent Literacy in Young Children with Asthma” investigated factors contributing to children’s home literacy environment and the effects it has on the child’s emergent literacy and language abilities. It also aimed to support previous literature that found children with asthma have poorer language abilities and lower academic performance than […]
A77: Examining the Impact of Fiber and Added Sugar on Body Fat Percentage, Blood Glucose, and Lipid Levels
Research has demonstrated that fiber has the potential to counteract absorption of glucose and lipids found in high-fiber foods. Fiber has been shown to decrease blood glucose and cholesterol levels, assisting in weight loss efforts. For older adults, fiber intake recommendations are 30g (males) and 21g (females) daily. Daily recommendations include less than 35g (males) […]
B56: KFC or the Nixtamal tortilla: Globalization is changing dietary habits with negative outcomes for older adult longevity in Costa Rica
In the field of global health, there are many well understood examples of the spread of infectious disease across continents, yet evidence supporting the worldwide spread of chronic disease due to global changes in dietary habits is less documented. During my travels to areas with extreme longevity in Costa Rica with the Spanish Department, octogenarians […]
B82: The Importance of Postpartum Depression Interventions
Our project focuses on interventions that may reduce the rate of Postpartum Depression (PPD). We specifically reviewed broad and affordable options accessible to the target population. Women who experience PPD are often from a lower socioeconomic status and experience multiple situational and financial stressors. Our research outlines a variety of interventions including group therapy, psychotherapy, […]
B81: 8-hour Shifts vs. 12-hour Shifts: The Impact that Shift Length can have on Nurses and Patients
Nurses are known for working their infamous 12-hour shifts. Although having 4 days off every week may sound appealing, working these extended hours can truly have an impact on one’s health. Nurses are constantly being faced with stressful situations for long periods of time. When they exceed their coping capacity, it is likely that they […]
A88: Shared-Reading Habits of Parents of Children with ASD
This research project explored the shared-reading habits of parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and compared those results to the shared-reading habits of parents of typically developing children. The goal was to gain a stronger insight on early literacy skills of children with ASD and assess whether the shared-reading habits of parents of […]
A84: Fall Risk Assessment Tools For Use Among Inpatients: Evident Based Project
Before conducting our research project we looked into a lot of potential topics we found to be interesting and wanted to research further. We finally narrowed down our topic to fall risk assessment and prevention. From this topic, we had to come up with the specific question we wanted to base our research upon. We […]
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