through hemoglobin and myoglobin, as well as how turtles lower their heart rate to conserve energy while diving. When oxygen becomes limited, they switch from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism, resulting in a buildup of lactic acid. Sea turtles can maintain and tolerate the buildup much more easily than other animals. Once they return to the surface, they restore oxygen levels and gradually remove waste products from their bodies. Overall, these adaptations themselves enable sea turtles to survive in harsh environments and complete long migrations. This illustrates the importance of bodily adaptations in supporting survival in extreme conditions. Keyonie Gaddy - ART 334 Ceramics II Pottery Sale (visual art session) Lukas Garza - see Beltran et al. “Reading Through the Shift” (session 24) Thomas Gearllach - “Nutrition & Mental Health: Exploring the Role of Diet in Psychological Distress” (poster session II) We all have heard the saying “You are what you eat” as children. Because it is so simple and taught to us from a young age we probably do not think about the term too often. Your body and its functions truly are a reflection of what you eat. To build a healthy body we must provide it with healthy nutrients, this is common sense. However the same principle applies to our minds as well and this may not be so apparent. This study seeks to examine the potential relation between the nutrition present in one’s diet and negative mental health. The first hypothesis is that people consuming diets with higher consistent nutrition will have greater mental health. The second hypothesis is that people consuming diets with lower consistent nutrition will have poorer mental health. The null hypothesis is that the amount of nutrition in ones diet will not affect mental health outcomes. Diet will be assessed using the Simplified Nutrition Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ) along with the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form. Mental health will be assessed with the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales – 10 Item Version (DASS-10). Data will be collected through a self report survey. Brittany Gilliland - “The Impact of Attachment Styles on Relationship Satisfaction, Marital, and Family Goals” (poster session II) This study looks into the connection between adult attachment styles and romantic (relationship) satisfaction, along with future marital and family goals that settle among young adults (Missouri Valley College students). The attachment theory is included and this research tells whether attachment- related anxiety and avoidance connections are associated with differences in being satisfied with relationships, along with attitudes towards long-term commitment, marriage, and family life. The hypothesis is that people with secure attachment styles will reflect higher levels of relationship satisfaction and more positive intentions toward marriage and family future goals, while those with higher anxiety and/or avoidance will report lower satisfaction in relationships and have less favorable relationship intentions. Participants will hold approximately 50-100 undergraduate students that are within the age of 18-25 that are currently enrolled at Missouri Valley College. Data will be collected using a survey that was made through google forms. This survey will be measured with a demographic questionnaire, the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised (ECR-R) scale, which will look into attachment anxiety and avoidance, the
Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) to measure relationship satisfaction, and a scale that was researcher-developed scale that evaluates marital and family intentions. Participation is voluntary and with minimal risk. The study is looking to add to a better understanding of how attachment patterns affect relationship experiences and future relationship goals. Brittany Gilliland, “Social Psychology Themes in The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives ” (poster session II) This presentation will study stereotypes that are associated with The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, Mormon women and how these perceptions do mix with gender roles that were previously established within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Some common stereotypes portray Mormon women as submissive, family-centered, and devoted to motherhood and domestic responsibilities. As well as that, this presentation will contrast the traditional norms with the reality tv show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives , which confirms that women from the Mormon culture can be powerful and have evolving identities, while they fight the social norms as modern day women. Using the line of gender roles in Social Psychology, this analysis looks into concepts like role conflict, cognitive dissonance, normative social influence, and identity negotiation. This show will serve as a “case study” for understanding of how group norms are maintained. Overall, this presentation highlights how these women fight the social norms and expectations. Kaya Gorrow - see Beltran et al. “Reading Through the Shift” (session 24) Mekhai Gover, “How Trauma Shapes Violent Behavior” (poster session II) Trauma can seriously impact brain function, affecting how people sense danger, control their emotions, and act quickly under pressure. Although psychology has enough evidence of these trauma-related cognitive shifts, their relationship to violent behavior is often investigated independently from criminological viewpoints. The research project offers an approach that combines behavioral theories of violence with psychological studies on trauma. This project finds important steps that could increase the risk of violent reactions, including hypervigilance, poor self-control, and unreliable threat assessment, based on research in cognitive psychology, trauma research, and decision-making science. The goal is to show how trauma- driven cognitive problems could impact behavior in situations of potential danger rather than to explain violence entirely through trauma. This project attempts to clarify how internal cognitive processes interact with external environmental circumstances to impact violent behavior by combining research from several fields. This theory could encourage more accurate psychological assessments and encourage trauma-focused prevention and intervention strategies. Jonah Gray - see Carson et al. “Prisoners of Time” (visual art session) Darius Green, “ Blood Chronicles ” (session 14) Blood Chronicles is a novel that started as a screenplay. Vampire Jabari is a 300 year old vampire who who comes to the modern times as he has flashbacks of the times where he use to fall and lose sight of his humanity as he question the centuries of violence he has caused over the years and how to change himself to a righteous man he was as a human. The genre of my piece is a dark supernatural drama about a vampire struggling to
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