Alexandrea Sutter - Editor’s Choice Award for Fiction: “Gone Rogue” (session 9) Alexandrea Sutter - “The Use of Archives in Memoir: Danielle Geller’s Dog Flowers” (session 2) How does the use of archival material allow readers and researchers to have a deeper understanding of Danielle Geller’s Dog Flowers? The archival material adds to the history of Geller’s mother and the life that she went through. We see primary sources such as pictures, letters, and drawings from most of Geller’s family. This also showcases the connections of cultural appropriation and misrepresentation to their Native American blood, because of the use of archives and many native artifacts in museums.Geller uses archival material to deepen her connection with her relatives and history, and to show the realness of what she is writing through primary sources. Drake Tipton - “Measuring the Impact of Social Media on Young People’s Mental Health” (poster session) This study from D. Tipton at Missouri Valley College aims to investigate the impact of social media on the emotional health and happiness of young adults. Through a questionnaire comprising 35 questions on well-being, connectedness, happiness, and emotional health, the study seeks to understand the relationship between these factors and social media usage. Past research indicates a negative influence of social media on emotional health and social interaction among young adults. The hypothesis suggests that limiting social media use could enhance happiness and emotional health by fostering more in- person interaction and connectedness. The methodology includes electronic administration of the questionnaire to approximately 100 PY-100 students after IRB approval. Data analysis will utilize Jamovi for multiple linear regression to uncover correlations between variables. Expected results align with the hypothesis, indicating that restricting social media usage could improve overall well- being among young adults, noting some individuals may have minimal or no social media presence. Aisea Toetuu - “How Domestic Violence Could Lead to Suicide” (poster session) Domestic violence can lead to suicidal ideation due to depression or mental illness. According to Ismael, “ A significant number of female victims have depressive symptoms, such as hopelessness, and that hopelessness does, in fact, serve as a mediator between abuse and suicide conduct” (Ismael, 2022). This projects studies the relationship between domestic violence and suicidal ideation among undergraduate students at Missouri Valley College. I surveyed approximately 100 college students and asked about experiences of any intimate partner violence and other domestic violence that would lead to suicidal ideation. The goal of the project is to help those whose been through or knows anyone that experienced domestic violence so we could prevent them from having any suicidal ideation or having encounters with depression
that may lead to suicide. Javier Alvarez Toribio - Special Session: Patrol Procedures Nicholas Tsoulfanidis - see Flores Yoni Van Cleemput - “The Effect of Music on College Students’ Classroom Performance” (poster session) This prospective study aims to investigate the impact of music on the academic performance of college students within the classroom setting. This study is conducted at Missouri Valley College and focuses on students enrolled in courses offered by the School of Education and Social Sciences. During this experiment, participants will be part of one of three groups: silence, classical music, or rap music. They will be tasked with completing multiple worksheets within a specific time frame. The hypothesis suggests that students listening to classical music will show a better performance because of its non-intrusive nature, potentially covering distracting noises found in the classroom environment. On the other hand, it is anticipated that rap music may negatively influence students’ classroom performance. However, rap music’s upbeat tempo might foster quicker task completion. Briana Vela - “Integration of Religion Courses in Prison Systems to Help Increase the Rate of Rehabilitation and Integration Back into Society” (poster session) This project explores the possibility of having a higher rate of rehabilitation of incarcerated persons and a more successful integration back into society. I argue that religion can be a major component to one’s willingness to be rehabilitated. Religion gives hope that everyone can be saved which makes people more likely to cooperate. Having religion courses also can show society that people can change if they are willing, which helps integration back into society. Religion gives former incarcerated people a chance to prove themselves, showing that they do belong in our society. The religion courses will not be forced on anyone but those who decide to fully commit to this journey could potentially have a better chance at success post-incarceration. Briana Vela - “Special Session: Patrol Procedures” Caitlyn Vela - “How Prison Systems in Norway Compare to Prison Systems in the United States to Reduce Recidivism Rates” (poster session) This project will explore the prison systems in Norway and the prison systems in the United States. We will compare the two systems to find out what Norway is doing in their prison systems to increase the chances of rehabilitation for the prisoners. We will also look at the prison systems in the United States to determine why our recidivism rates are so high, and how we can incorporate the programs in Norway into our prison systems. By doing this we will learn how to better improve inmates’ chances outside of the system to hopefully better understand how to reintegrate them into society.
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