Haley Cochell & Chelsea Taylor

Student Priorities: Physical, Educational, Social and the Factors that Influence Them

As of 11/10/2014 we have planned how we will be conducting the survey, where we will be conducting the survey, and to whom we will conduct the survey. We have figured out the factors that we will consider when processing the data. We will process our data by comparison between our factors and then demographics. Finally, we will begin surveying students on the 19th of November and completing this stage by November 26th.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Bethany Craig, Wendie Green, Taylor Lind, Brandon McGinnis, Amber Osbourn & Hannah Roddy

WWI Study Abroad

We began a WWI remembrance tour near the point of the German invasion in Ypres, Belgium. Travelling southwest into France we visited pivotal battle sites surrounding Amiens, Perronne, Soisson, Reims, and Verdun. We also had the chance to visit Paris, where we toured Versailles. We ended the trip with a visit to the American Cemetery and memorial at Omaha beach in Normandy. The destruction and devastation of that war is a stark contrast to the beauty of the country and the amazing Gothic architecture that has survived over these many years.

GLST 295, Study Abroad

Jaime Tryon

Chloe Davis & Jessica Harwood

Religion and Modesty

Jessica and I will be studying modesty tendencies and how it relates to an individuals religion. We will walk around NCU and U of O campuses asking females to fill out a short survey to gauge what degree people hold religious affiliation. Then we will give these females a set of outfits to select from that vary in modesty. From these two variables we will try to see if how religous someone depicts them self to be correlates with how modestly they dress.

COMM 430, Nonverbal Communication

Doyle Srader

Alyssa Dorr

Meniscus Injury, Repair & Rehabilitation

The results of a literature review that addresses the anatomy and etiology of meniscus injury is presented. The variability between different repair and rehabilitation methods of a torn meniscus are addressed. Different outcomes from meniscus repair, partial meniscectomy, and physical therapy were evaluated in attempt to find the best results in terms of recovery time and longterm knee function. The literature researched concluded that meniscus repair with accelerated rehabilitation provided the best overall results; this treatment was found to allow for positive long-term functionality in a recovery timespan based on the individual. Protective mechanisms after meniscal repair evidenced little benefit compared to duration of immobility.

EXSC 407, Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury

Heike McNeil

Kyle Freske

Vengeance is Mine: A Full-Length Historical Screenplay

The Border War between Kansas and Missouri is one of the darkest (and least reported) chapters in American history, with the Federal Government willfully oppressing its own people. Exploring this history in dramatic form, “Vengeance is Mine” is a full-length screenplay that remains faithful to the history and theology of 1860’s Missouri.

IDS 499, Senior Capstone

Mick Bollenbaugh

Jessa Fricke, Nathanael Gepford & Colleen Walsh

Adolescent Development

We have studied adolescent development in 5 domains; cognitive, social/emotional, identity, moral and physical. In our presentation we will inform the audience about each of the three subjects in one of the 5 domains. The goal will be to compare and contrast the subjects while articulating our findings. Through research and observation we have found that boys are still behind girl in social and emotional development but have caught up in cognitive, identity and physical development.

EDUC 330

Brian Kaelin

LeeAnn Fudge & Adelayde Hoskins

The Effects of Appearance and Facial Expression on Task Compliance

The purpose of our study was to analyze how dress and facial expression influences the task compliance of strangers. In order to complete our study, we went around University of Oregon, approaching strangers and asking them to take a picture of us. We compared how both casual and formal wear, and smile and no smile influenced strangers’ compliance to our request. Results of our study indicated that as a whole, formal wear resulted in strongest compliance.

COMM 430, Nonverbal Communication

Doyle Srader

Kristin Fulbright

Lady Beacs – Northwest Christian University Women’s Soccer

She will be comparing and contrasting statistics from the past three seasons of the NCU women’s soccer team to determine whether the team is making a positive progression throughout the seasons or if they are backtracking. Some top categories she will be looking at are goals scored, shots and shots on goal, goals against, wins, ties and loses per season and games (minutes) played. She will also be looking at each season’s percentages, such as goals against and shots and shots on goal percentages. These will be key elements to determining whether the seasons have progressed positively or negatively.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Kristin Fulbright, Kaitlyn Moore & Emily Svendsen-McLean

Perceived Stress of Student-Athletes and Non-Athletes

Stress is experienced by everyone, especially college students. Research suggests that student-athletes may experience stress uniquely than their non-athlete peers. Student-athletes have the additional stress of competing, preventing injuries, disappointment, pressure from coaches and time management. The present study compared stress in student-athletes to non-athletes. It was expected that student-athletes would experience more stress than non-athlete students and that student-athletes would have additional stress because of their sport.

PSY 350, Research Methods

Nani Skaggs

Wendie Green

Fear and Memory in the Context of Trauma

Our brains and bodies are designed to remember the things that happen to us, yet some traumatic memories are buried in our subconscious and beg to be released. Combat trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are significantly linked through unique combinations of fear conditioning and memory encoding. Forgetting the trauma, intrusive thoughts, and rumination often disrupt the lives of those diagnosed with PTSD. The common denominator in these phenomena appears to be the initial fear experienced during the moment of trauma. Understanding this link between fear and memory can give insight into helping PTSD patients experience more complete recovery from trauma.

PSY 499, Senior Capstone

Nani Skaggs

Gio Guzman, Ian Hawkford & Remi White

super bowl

Before the research began we brainstormed a few different research topics. The ideas consisted of how much revenue the University of Oregon football team brings to the state of Oregon, whether home-field advantage is actually a factor or not, and finally the topic we settled on, whether or not the NFL team with the best regular season record wins the Super Bowl or not. We all decided on this particular topic because the data, for the most part is easy to get ahold of via nfl.com. Whereas gathering numbers for the profit gained by the state from the U of O football team would be difficult and way below the surface.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Emily Helt

Case Study of a Six-Year-Old Girl

This case study presents the data and analysis of a six-year-old girl. The participant’s development was researched over the period of approximately one month in the following five domains: cognitive, physical, social, identity, and moral. The data was obtained through interviews with the participant and her mother, observations of the researcher, and academic data. The study found that the participant was experiencing healthy, age appropriate development in all five domains, though the physical domain had the most cause for concern of the five.

EDUC 330

Brian Kaelin

Marina Irish

Ethics in Accounting: Satyam

In the accounting discipline, accountants are often required to make ethical judgments which have material effects on their company. If decision-makers act unethically when creating financial documents, their actions can negatively affect the company’s image and success, its employees, and the company’s shareholders. This project addresses the actions of decisionmakers associated with Satyam Computer Services Limited. The Satyam scandal amounted to a billion dollar fraud which later earned it the nickname, India’s Enron. This is constructed as an interdisciplinary project, combining the perspectives of both Accounting and Ethics, and fulfills one of the honors requirement for PHL 210.

PHL 210, Ethics

Mick Bollenbaugh

Linsey Johnson

Comparing Religious Strengths of Athletes and Non-Athletes at a Christian University

College students face many daily stressors, and student-athletes add more pressure and stress on themselves through sports. In past studies collegiate athletes reported higher degrees of religiosity and religious faith compared to non-athletes at public universities (Storch, Roberti, Bravata, & Storch, 2004). The present study looks at the religious strengths, the level of religiosity, the perceived stress, and the coping process of athletes and non-athletes at a private Christian university.

PSY 499, Senior Capstone

Nani Skaggs

Emily Kaelin

Bone Fractures in Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Bone fractures are a significant health problem for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Not only are DMD patients at risk for bone fractures, but fractures can be more detrimental to quality of life in DMD patients than in healthy individuals. The purpose of this review was to examine the relationship between DMD and fracture risks and mechanisms. Eight studies were reviewed, each focusing on physiological and biomechanical factors that predispose individuals with DMD for bone fractures. The studies concluded that muscle weakness and reduced bone mineral density are major contributing factors toward bone fractures in individuals with DMD.

EXSC 407, Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury

Heike McNeil

John Kennedy, Dave Lovan & Nicholas Sammut

Bible Reading Habits of Faculty, Staff, and Students at NCU

Reading the bible is an essential part of the Christian life, weather one pastors a church, or pastors a home, regardless if one is an undergraduate, a graduate, a faculty or a staff member: the bible delivers the guidance a Christian needs. In a 2014 study conducted by the American Bible Institute, a sample of 2,036 showed 53% read their bible 3-4 times per year. Of that 53% the twenty nine percent who reported to read at least 45 minutes per sitting were non-Christian adults. We look at the demographic at NCU to determine how often those affiliated with a Christian liberal arts University are reading the Bible.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Taylor Kraal

Achilles Tendon Injury

The purpose of this review was to look at the biomechanics and pathology related to Achilles tendonitis and to explore the treatment options necessary for recovery. Eight studies were examined to examine the causes of injury and proper treatment of the Achilles tendon. After carefully reviewing each of the experimental parameters, it was concluded that pool rehabilitation, insoles, physiotherapy, and eccentric calf exercises were effective forms of treatment. Although all were proven effective, it appeared that eccentric exercises showed a greater reduction in pain while increasing strength over other forms of treatment.

EXSC 407, Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury

Heike McNeil

Danae Laufer

Effects of Backpack Carriage in Children and Adolescents

Back pain in adolescents is a growing concern for medical professionals and parents. During this period of accelerated growth and development of skeletal and soft tissue, additional loading of the spine puts children at risk for injury or deformities. Many studies have been reviewed which focus on a combination of weight, position, and distribution of the load, time spent carrying, and physical characteristics of the carrier. All studies examined found that backpack weight physically impacted children. However, even though there are negative effects of backpack carriage in adolescents, it has not yet been linked to serious injury or spinal deformities.

EXSC 407, Biomechanics of Musculoskeletal Injury

Heike McNeil

Peter Lentz, Travos Pacos & Harley Turner

The Reality of Fantasy Football

We decided to write out our procedure on how we were going to conduct our experiment on comparing the scores from the random National Football League teams to the Fantasy Football score from the four impact players of each of the ten random NFL teams. The next step was to proceed with collecting our data from finding the information from www.NFL.com. Lastly, we gathered up the necessary information to send to our professor and begin to paste our data and information to our poster board to present it on ACE Day to see if our scores correlated or not.

MATH 315

Tim Bergquist

Taylor Lind

Why the West has Won

My presentation is on the debate of why the west has been able to show dominance over the rest of the world since its true formation. I will specifically look at the two top arguments which are cultural based reasons, or geographical determination. While both seem to play a role, there is an argument for how much impact each has had.

HIST 499, Senior Capstone

Steve Goetz

Kaeli Massetto & Taylor Medley

The Tale of Two Adolescents

Throughout a period of time, we observed two adolescent children in five developmental areas. These areas were cognitive, social, identity, physical, and moral development. One student is a 16 year old boy and the other is a 14 year old girl. We found that they are both are developing as expected for their age and gender. However, we also noticed that the two acted and behaved very differently compared to one another. 

EDUC 330

Brian Kaelin

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