MINDS@UW Eau Claire: Recent submissions
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Factors Affecting Retention Rates of UW – Eau Claire Hmong Students
(2018-05)Our aim is to look at how retention of Hmong students is negatively affected by racism on campus. Specifically, we will be looking at how Hmong students are more likely to consider leaving the university due to racism ... -
Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida albicans Biofilms under Hyperbaric Conditions
(2018-05)Candia albicans is a fungus notorious for infection of indwelling medical devices and inflamed tissues in immunocompromised patients. Its unique ability to form biofilms, or scaffold-like networks, makes it increasingly ... -
UX Research & Design : For Midwest Meals and Red’s Mercantile
(2018-05)The goal of this creative project was to identify—from both a student and faculty perspective—the challenges and rewards associated with integrating industry-targeted, online courses into a community-based client project ... -
Secondary Physical Education Teachers’ Job Satisfaction in Japan, South Korea, and the United States
(2018-05)Physical education (PE) teachers have high attrition rates worldwide, yet little cross-cultural research exists exploring the factors contributing to their job satisfaction/dissatisfaction. The purpose of this study was ... -
The Galapagos Islands Land Bird Conservation and Philornis downsi Projects
(2018-05)As part of the international research program through the biology department I had the opportunity to be involved with research at the Charles Darwin Research Station. Through the Charles Darwin Research Station I was ... -
Evolution of the American Airstrike: Psychological Impacts on Drone Operators and WWII Bomber Pilots
(2017-12)This research takes a look at the similarities and differences between bomber pilots during World War II and drone operators in the twenty-first century modern military setting. The comparisons will be based on psychological ... -
Multiple Job Characteristics and Their Effects on an Occupation’s Hourly Wage Rate
(2018-05)One of the most well-trafficked areas in labor economics is the identification and measurement of the determinants of wages. Economists and non-economists alike are both interested in why some jobs pay higher wages than ... -
Reemergence of Identity Politics: How Donald Trump Recaptured the Identity Politics Movement of George Lincoln Rockwell in the 1960’s
(2017-12)Donald Trump’s win of the oval office was a result of successful campaigning through the idea of Identity Politics. While focusing his rhetoric on black empowerment, white vulnerability, and religious prejudice, Donald ... -
Injury Predictors in a Distance Runner Population
(2018-05)The purpose of this study is to validate an injury prediction test, to examine other tests as injury predictors, and to note physical characteristics of individuals participating in marathon training and how they correlate ... -
Immediate Hire or Immediate Rejection? : Grammar Usage Errors Taint Ratings of Applicants’ Writing, Employability, and Character
(2018-05)Scholars debate whether English instructors should devote focused attention to grammar usage and mechanics. On one hand, most grammar usage errors are superficial and do not impede readers’ understanding, and an emphasis ... -
Rearmament, Rhetoric, and Realignment
(2017-12)While there has been much study done on the hardline anti-communist policies of 1950s McCarthyism, there really is not as much research into the rest of Wisconsin’s Congressional history during the Cold War. This paper ... -
Instructor Assessment of Student Writing
(2018-05)Writing center and composition scholarship emphasizes the importance of focusing on higher-order concerns in writing. However, there is a lack of recent scholarship that examines how instructors perceive student writing. ... -
The Impact of Aphasia Camp on Partners of Persons with Aphasia
(2018-05)The purpose of this project was to study the experiences of close partners of persons with aphasia at the Chippewa Valley Aphasia Camp. Aphasia camps are an alternative service delivery model that addresses the needs of ... -
Simulating the Potential Impacts of Future Climate Change on Corn and Soybean Crop Health in the Lower Chippewa River Watershed
(2018-05)Climate Change has the potential to affect diverse biophysical and sociocultural attributes of society. As a result, it becomes prudent to probe into the potential ramifications of future climate change on the health of ... -
Video-Self Modeling as an At-Home Intervention Tool for Individuals with Voice Disorders
(2018-05)Video self-modeling (VSM) is an observational learning technique in which an individual view themselves on video and focuses on a target behavior. In other areas of speech-language pathology such as autism, fluency, and ... -
Building Relations: The Creation of Eau Claire’s Town Gown Community
(2017-12)The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire has had a large impact on the city it resides in. Through enlargement of the campus and increased student population, the University has been able to change the make-up of the downtown ... -
Polish Power: A Community's Reaction to the Great Migration and the Fair Housing Act of 1968
(2017-11)The South Side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin had been deemed Polish since the 1850s. When they arrived from Europe, the Poles were seen as second class white in the primarily German city and forced to live in a specific area. ... -
Not Your Average Joe: Senator McCarthy's Fight Against the Presidency 1946-1957
(2017-12)Senator Joe McCarthy from Wisconsin has become synonymous with fear mongering and red baiting in American political history due to his public fight against Communism during the 1950s. Many supported his cause but there ... -
SPOCK : Small Private Online Course Keeper
(2018-05)MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are designed to serve large groups of students, but SPOCs (Small Private Online Courses) are intended for smaller class sizes. As a result, SPOCs are better suited for user interaction ... -
Ugly Ducklings No More! : Improving Oboe Sound Production
(2018-05)The objective for this research project is to examine how oboe embouchure is taught to beginning students. Specifically, we are targeting how future music educators teach oboe embouchure formation.