Bethany Taylor

Crucial communication strategies between caregivers and children post-pandemic

Abstract- Studies suggest the COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on youth ages 6 – 14 and their behaviors and skills, including communication skills. As a result of my passion for working with youth, I found this topic both intriguing and critically important to their future success. The objectives of my capstone is to inform parents and guardians of the various intervention methods and opportunities to utilize with young people to enhance their skills and confidence when communicating. Guided by research, I plan to recommend opportunities for parents and guardians to foster better communication at home by giving them easy tools to incorporate with the young people in their home on a daily basis. My capstone project includes a curriculum that will be shown to parents during a dedicated “Parents/Guardian Resource Night” as well as a take-home resource packet.

COMM499- Senior Capstone

Kelsey Rychener

1pm – P003

Carina Haas & Bethany Taylor

Are Mindful People More Loving and Kind?

Is mindfulness correlated with loving-kindness and compassion? Researchers used the Norris Rotation to recruit participants. Participants used the Loving-Kindness Compassion Scale and Mindfulness Scale. The researchers discovered that there is a moderately positive correlation between the two factors.

COMM 413, Advanced Interpersonal Communication

Doyle Srader

L203

10 AM – Noon

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Bethany Taylor

Chef Doesn’t Love You Back

As an ideological critic, I found that the 2004 commercial created By Chef Boyardee titled “Rolling Can”  was used by the company of Chef Boyardee to convince young girls that one must eat high-calorie ravioli to avoid experiencing loneliness.

COMM 441, Rhetorical Criticism

Doyle Srader

L203

10 AM – Noon

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