Category: 12 Fall 2014

Kaitlyn Moore & Ciara Wainwright

The Effect of Exercise on Student Stress

Much research has shown that exercise relieves stress. Although this is true, this study adds an element that could be explored further. This study addresses some of the other studies that have been done on this topic before exploring the surveys performed in this study. In order to find out if exercise is beneficial in relieving the stress of college students, students were asked to fill out a stress survey as well as information regarding how often they exercise. Once the data is collected, the results should reveal that exercise does in fact help with stress in college students.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Sharaya Moretti

Exploring Religiosity and Spirituality of Men and Women

A major portion of research suggests that women tend to be more religious than men. Biological, cognitive, cultural, behavioral, and environmental influences may support the increased religiosity in women as compared to men. Women are most often more social than men; they value praying and reading religious texts in groups in contrast to men. Innate preferences for social activities may lead women to naturally be more religious considering religiousness is often measured by the amount of social activities centered on faith. It is important to consider these gender differences because religiousness relates to better health and well-being.

PSY 499, Senior Capstone

Nani Skaggs

Juliet Mullen

Societal Reliance upon Technology

I want to observe to see whether students, here at NCU, can go a certain amount of time without using their cell phones. I want to challenge the student body to try to refrain from using their cellular devices in order to show that society is too reliant upon technology and cannot manage without it. Depending on what information I gather, it will show whether NCU falls into the category of needing technology in order to continue a daily routine.

COMM 213, Interpersonal Communication

Doyle Srader

Madeleine Nelson

ACL Injuries in Women

Women are 4-6 times more likely to suffer form an ACL injury than their male counterparts. An in-depth literature review of peer reviewed articles from several journals such as The American Journal of Spots Medicine, was conducted to examine possible reasons that may account for this gender predisposition. Factors such as muscle recruitment patterns, decreased muscle strength, and increased quadriceps-to-hamstring ratios were considered and examined. Risk factors such as fatigue causing alteration in lower extremity landing and cutting in women particularly were evaluated in an effort to identify some of the etiological models that may explain the greater prevalence of ACL injuries in women as compared to men.

EXSC 407, Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury

Heike McNeil

Torie O’Keeffe & Jillyn Suratt

The Happiest Place on Earth, Statistically

As it has been advertised, Disneyland is the Happiest Place on Earth but is it the Happiest Place on Earth, Statistically? Discussed will be the attendance rate of the Disneyland Parks and Resorts. It’ll be shown that the prices of the parks have fluctuated and with that the attendance alters as well. Due to Disney being a world-wide brand name it’s able to attract more and more customers on little effort a year. Talked about will be the effect that different ways of price alterations has on the attendance of each of the Disney Parks.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Cathryn Olsoon

Presentation

This is a selective study which investigates the lives of four different women in four different time periods. It will include the roles they played as head of household and their roles in society. These women have assumed a position of power because of circumstances. God meant for them to be partners with equality to men. The fall changed everything. However, through the centuries God has brought up women to step up and do something to protect their men and their families and even their countries.

IDS 499, Senior Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

Hannah Roddy & Nicholas Sullivan

Communication with Long Distance Friends and Family Members

We conducted a survey to test how the distance between students at NCU and their friends and families back home correlates to how much they communicate with them.

COMM 413, Advanced Interpersonal Communication

Doyle Srader

Madison Seevers

Prevention of Recurrent Ankle Sprains

10. Ankle sprains are the most common injury among athletes. Once a sprain occurs, athletes are more likely to suffer recurrent sprains. An literature review on ankle sprains was conducted and consisted primarily of peer reviewed journals submitted to the Journal of Athletic Training, the International Sports Medicine Journal, and The American Journal of Sports Medicine. Different treatment approaches and preventative measures were analyzed. Most of the studies reviewed concluded that proprioceptive training was the most effective method in the prevention of recurrent sprains. These different prevention approaches and their outcomes will be analyzes and recommendations will be presented.

EXSC 407, Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury

Heike McNeil

Students of English 211

Crime as Literature

Students from the American Literature class, which focused on a broad theme of “crime and the quest for truth,” will discuss how they performed, in the real world, some of what they learned in the classroom. Through the semester, students either completed a service project or gave a public performance of a text. They will detail what prompted their project, how they connected the project to the texts and themes we have discussed throughout the semester, and what the results were.

ENG 211, American Literature

Lanta Davis

Amanda Sunthonlap

Concussions and Premature Return to Play

The purpose of this review is to look at the understanding of return to play guidelines, consequences of premature return to play, and what we can do to support proper recovery in concussed athletes. Each study sought out to examine concussions and the way people understand and treat them. These studies showed that premature return to play could lead to many complications later on in life and helped us find what we can do to better promote player’s health and safety.

EXSC 407, Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury

Heike McNeil

Megan Temple & Haley VandenHazel

Self Esteem in Adolescent Girls

In our time researching two adolescent girls we have seen different levels of self esteem and self efficacy among our two participants. One our our participants has a low self esteem and efficacy, while another has semi-high self esteem and efficacy. The purpose of our presentation is to explore the reasons behind these two different levels of their image of themselves.

EDUC 330

Brian Kaelin

Katie Walker

Rotator Cuff Injuries in Overhead-Throwing Athletes

Shoulder injuries in overhead-throwing sports like baseball and softball are the single most common injury sustained. Over 30% of athletes will develop a shoulder injury in their careers. This review draws information from a number of studies retrieved from peer reviewed journals and evaluates the best treatment options for returning an athlete back to the field. It also looks at the best ways to prevent further injuries after repair. Surgery was found to be the best option in repair, but ultimately it is more effective to begin preventing injury by building up the proper strength needed in the rotator cuff.

EXSC 407, Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury

Heike McNeil

Miriham Walle

The Study of Jordan

I found where a 12-year-old boy is in the five domains of cognitive, physical, social, identity and moral development. I went through a series of interviews, extant data and observations to see where my participant was. I will be talking about where I think he stood.

EDUC 330-370

Brian Kaelin

Cassidy Winters

Diet Quality and Academic Performance

This Data Analysis takes a look at the eating habits of kids and their academic performance. Through many studies, it has been found that good nutrition correlates with better grades, test scores, attention, and attendance. Nutrient intakes and different eating habits are compared to academic performance in order to see the relationship between them.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist