Jenna Williams in a Sophomore Recital

This is the program for the sophomore soprano recital of Jenna Williams. Ms. Williams was accompanied on the piano by Diana Ellis. This recital took place on March 31, 2000, in the McBeth Recital Hall in the Mabee Fine Arts Center

Opening doors or creating barriers?: The Influence of interpreters on levels of communication apprehension among deaf and hard-of-hearing students

Classroom communication apprehension (CA) affects roughly 70% of undergraduate college students (Bowers, 1986, p. 373). After a discussion of CA as a theory, a survey tool is presented to measure if there is a difference in the amount and type of CA experienced by deaf and hard-of-hearing college students when compared to their hearing peers. The survey includes McCroskey\u27s PRCA-24 tool for measuring CA and several additional questions on how the presence of a sign language interpreter influences levels of classroom CA. The survey\u27s 155 respondents report a statistically significant difference in the amount and type of CA experienced. Limitations and possibilities for future research are discussed

Cultural and Economic Factors That Influence Brazilian Public Opinion on Climate Change

Climate change is a commons problem of global proportions. The effects of climate change threaten not only the natural world, but also the human systems that we have established (IPCC 2014, 4). The devastating effects of climate change will not be confined to those regions of the world that have contributed the most to this problem. Already, every continent and ocean has been touched by climate change (IPCC 2014, 4)

Nonclinical Paranoia and Values in the Prisoner’s Dilemma Game

Paranoia is increasingly considered to be a common phenomenon in the general population and is not just a symptom of diagnosable psychiatric disorders. Recently, Ellett, Allen-Crooks, Stevens, Wildschut & Chadwick (2013) argued that distrust-based competition in the Prisoners Dilemma Game (PDG) is a novel behavioural marker for nonclinical paranoia. The present study sought to replicate the finding of Ellett et al. (2013) and to extend their research by looking to the social psychology literature on human values as additional potential motivations for competition in the PDG. Additionally, the study sought to examine relationships between paranoia in the nonclinical population and human values, and offer support for a recently refined theory of human values (Schwartz et al., 2012). Consistent with prediction, higher trait paranoia was associated with valuing face, that is, holding a commitment to security and power through maintaining one’s public image and avoiding humiliation, and lower trait paranoia was associated with valuing universalism-tolerance, that is, showing acceptance and understanding for others. Secondly, and consistent with prediction, the current findings replicated that of Ellett et al. (2013) to show that distrust-based PDG competition is a behavioural marker for nonclinical paranoia. Thirdly, the present research offered a secondary behavioural marker for nonclinical paranoia based on a commitment to valuing power. Lastly, the study offered support for the circular structure of values in Schwartz’s (2012) refined theory. Collectively, the current findings provided further evidence for the role of the PDG in the measurement and investigation of nonclinical paranoia, and more specifically provided a foundation for further research into the role that values could play in furthering this understanding

Impact of Garden Spaces on Dementia Residents: Translating Evidence-Based Research into Clinical Practice

The research addressed the following focused question: “Do garden spaces decrease the incidence of behaviors such as combativeness and agitation, psychiatric medication use, depression, falls, cognitive decline, and sleep disturbance in clients with dementia in a residential facility?” The research team collaborated with staff at a skilled nursing facility in an urban area of the Pacific Northwest. Appraisal of existing research revealed multiple potential benefits of residents’ with dementia utilizing garden spaces for wandering and/or therapeutic activities. Based on these findings, the research team recommended implementation of an on-site garden. To support the implementation of these findings, the research team produced an in-service for rehab staff and administrators, a handout for family members with a loved one with dementia in a residential facility, and a handout for occupational therapy practitioners. It is recommended that the facility consider the findings of the CAT and the implementation products in the future development of their programming for residential clients with dementia

Investigation of Modeling Strategies for Slender Lightly Reinforced Concrete Shear Walls

A large number of pre-1980’s non-ductile reinforced concrete (RC) structures in California utilizing RC shear walls to resist seismic lateral forces have been identified as deficient by industry practitioners. These non-ductile wall systems are typically lightly reinforced and lack adequate boundary element detailing. Analytical studies suggest these walls are susceptible to brittle, compression-controlled failure modes due to damage from concrete crushing and bar buckling. Furthermore, poor behavior of lightly reinforced concrete walls was observed in many recent earthquakes, for example in Chile (1985), New Zealand (2010/2011) and Mexico (2017). This has generated concern among engineers in high seismic regions around the globe. This research report provides a comprehensive analysis of academic and industry standards for analyzing lightly reinforced concrete shear walls with low axial loads and no boundary elements. First, a comparison of two recent experimental testing programs of non-ductile concrete shear walls by de Sevilla et. al. and Lu et. al. is provided. Next, simplified pushover analyses by Priestley and ASCE 41-17 are compared to the experimental testing results of the abovementioned test programs. After creating a basis for quick, simple predictions, the authors pursued defining the necessary modeling and analysis parameters to create a sophisticated computer simulated model in PERFORM-3D. A parametric study was utilized to create final calibrations on static pushover analyses and cyclic load analyses of each test wall. PERFORM-3D modeling recommendations are provided to give industry practitioners a starting point for modeling nonductile concrete walls. Finally, the report ends on small academic and industry studies that will support future design-build-test preparations for large-scale testing at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo