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Phonological Interventions for Children with Speech Sound Disorders
Kylie Armstead
Speech sound disorders refer to the different types of difficulties which affect the intelligibility of a child’s speech. There are five types of speech sound disorders which include: phonological disorder, inconsistent speech disorder, articulation disorder, childhood apraxia of speech, and childhood dysarthria. Phonological treatments which focus intervention on hearing the distinction between speech sounds and creating phonological representations for speech sounds have been proven effective for children speech sound disorders. The purpose of the current paper is to summarize evidence-based interventions that are beneficial to children with speech sound disorders. ... Read More
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Direct File of Youthful Offenders in Florida
Onetha Belgrave
In the State of Florida, children are sent through the court system by the appointed state prosecutor to adult jails, “forced” to take plea bargains, and enter into a diversion program or prison. Upon exiting this system, they face barriers finding employment or housing. The label “convicted felon” follows them for the rest of their lives. The lack of resources and opportunities might be the reason behind the high recidivism rate. In this project, we explore the issues regarding youth offenders direct file, how it affects families especially those who ... Read More
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Streaming Video Content in the Time of COVID-19
Thyra Chaney
When the COVID-19 pandemic led to quarantine, isolation, and distancing protocols in the U.S., audiences turned to Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) platforms to cope. While the use of SVOD platforms increased during the pandemic, the pandemic also challenged the entertainment industry’s ability to satisfy increased demand for content. A mixed methods approach was used to investigate the motivations that led to widespread use of SVOD platforms by U.S. audiences during the pandemic and the methods used by media companies to adapt to audience demand for streamable content during the ... Read More
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How Can We Reduce Consumer Resistance to Sustainability Interventions in Retail Stores? Moderating Roles of Culture, Personality, Customer Loyalty, and Marketing Efforts
Janell Craig
Consumer resistance in the retail industry has had a major impact on the success rate of sustainability interventions. Consumer resistance can be described as consumers opposition or unwillingness to change due to a shift in the product or service (Gonzalez-Arcos & Joubert, 2021). Limited research on consumer resistance to sustainability interventions creates a research gap that we are attempting to fill. We propose that marketers can reduce consumer resistance to sustainability interventions in the retail industry by implementing the following moderators which suggest that the relationship between consumer resistance and ... Read More
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MBTI and Personality's Academic Preferences
Jessica M. Disla
The Myers Brigg typology inventory (MBTI) has been a popular tool used for identifying individuals’ preferences, general decision making, and career trajectories selection. Scholars have suggested knowing one’s own preference, values and abilities are crucial for college major and career path selection. Several articles have analyzed the relationship between distinct MBTI’s personalities and their choice for academic and career paths. This systematic literature review shows patterns of the relationship of distinct orientations and personality types across trajectories. Results suggest that Extroverts (E) were linked to business, education, and music careers, ... Read More
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Do Adverse Childhood Experiences Affect Rates of Depression?
Donna R. Erwin
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) classified as traumatic events that occur during the first eighteen years of life and range emotional neglect to sexual abuse. A bulk of literature addresses that gender differences can attribute to higher rates of depression/anxiety in adolescent females. However, the current literature lacks information about how identifying as a minority affects exposure to ACEs and how it contributes to rates of depression/anxiety in comparison to White participants. The present study investigated whether experiencing ACEs during adolescence affect rates of depression/anxiety, and whether gender differences increase the ... Read More
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The Role of BATF2 in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis and Multiple Sclerosis
Maria Habean and Rachel Tinkey
Astrocytes play an active role in lesion formation in multiple sclerosis (MS) and the murine model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). In EAE and MS, activated astrocytes release cytokines and chemokines that lead to an upregulation in BATF2 expression, a transcription factor previously shown to be upregulated during acute MS and EAE. BATF2 regulates infiltrating immune cells in the central nervous system; therefore, the increased expression of BATF2 by astrocytes may lead to more secure lesions and exacerbated clinical outcomes. Immunohistochemistry was used to characterize lesion size, total BATF2 expression, and ... Read More
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Fabrication of Nylon-6/Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite for Sodium Ion Quantification
Orlando Lopez
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) are a material being integrated into a wide variety of fields due to their high tensile strength and high electrical and thermal conductivity. Implementing MWCNT into an electrochemical sensing platform has allowed for improved electrical performance by increasing sensor sensitivity. Through this work, fabrication of a nanocomposite used in a sensor that is able to measure the sodium ion concentrations found in sweat in real-time was studied to analyze the effects of incorporating MWCNT in the solution used in the production of the sensor. 0.5, 1, ... Read More
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Prevention of Mild Cognitive Decline in Aging Senior Citizens
Marissa McIntosh
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition that is very common among the elderly and is characterized by difficulty remembering, deterioration with attention skills, and sometimes making decisions. MCI will not initially interfere with activities of daily living, but it is considered to be a first step towards evolving dementia. This study sought to explore the perceptions of older adults' experiences as they participated in a community book club, specifically, exploring how these participants perceive their cognitive memory skills before and after participating in the book club. A survey was ... Read More
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High-Speed Video Acquisition and Analysis of Taekwondo Kicks
Alexis Merk
Taekwondo is a form of martial arts that is characterized by techniques such as: kicks, spins, and strikes. We hypothesize that through these movements, angular momentum acts as an essential characteristic of the motions used in Taekwondo. In order to study the movements, we constructed a large “Lazy Susan”, that a martial artist stands on and performs several kicking motions. High-speed videos of the performance are collected and the footage is analyzed. The analysis results in calculations determining rotation rate(s) and the integration of angular momentum in Taekwondo. A further ... Read More
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Solar Thermal Dish Storage System Project: A Novel Receiver Experiment Model
Forrest Osborn
Solar energy utilizes sunlight to generate electricity but inefficiencies in energy storage limits this technology. Transferring sunlight into thermal energy can contribute to solve this problem. The goal of this study was to determine feasibility of a heat exchanger to be used with an existing solar parabolic dish. For this purpose, a heat gun was used to measure the thermal properties of a novel receiver design. This system was used to analyze different receiver configurations for a copper tube containing water as a heat transfer fluid. The inlet and outlet ... Read More
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Development of Childhood Friendships in Children Ages Four to Five
Hannah Tackett
Work with older elementary students reveals that children often identify friendship qualities based on what they see from their parent's relationships, but close friendships amongst peers are developed in children in preadolescence years (ages eight to ten years old). However, little is known about friendship building in four to five year olds. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to describe how children ages four to five define and think about the process of making friendships. Researchers conducted interviews with twenty-two children ages four to five years old from a ... Read More
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The Impact Emotions Have on Recall
Sadie-Marie Wright
The relationship of how emotions impact the way a person remembers events has helped improve fields outside of psychology, such as criminal justice and biology. Most studies that explore emotions and recall have had inconclusive results due to factors such as participants being tasked with free recall in response to stimuli such as the study done by Gorlin et al. (2018). With that knowledge, the current study focused on a task of recall from a short list of words along with a direct stimulus in the form of an emotional ... Read More
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