Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology to Enhance Conservation Biology Research

This study examined the most effective ways to utilize unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for wildlife conservation. More specifically, a UAV platform was created that can perform multiple data collection tasks by utilizing interchangeable modules. The prototype produced in this study has the capability to perform many tasks through the use of interchangeable modules. These tasks include, but are not limited to aerial surveys and collection of biological samples. This innovative technology will provide invaluable assistance to conservation efforts by reducing research and subject injury or death while maximizing efficiency. The modular design of the prototype was developed for retail to major UAV manufacturers and individual researchers. By utilizing a remotely operated system, biologists will be able to collect data in more remote areas, cover a larger area in the same amount of time, and have a safer distance between themselves and potentially harmful wildlife. A modular design will limit the amount of individual supplies needed for multiple samplings. This modular UAV system helps to extend current research done in remote locations, protects researchers working with dangerous wildlife, and provides a more effective and efficient method of data collection

Seeding without leading: making space for participant contribution in design elicitation techniques

As HCI embraces experience design, it will increasingly rely on new elicitation methods that are capable of drawing out the multi-faceted subjectivities of individuals without being overly prescriptive as to the final design or experience outcome. In this panel we wish to describe and discuss subtle elicitation techniques that allow the elicitation of participant ideas and interests with minimum prejudicing by the researcher. We argue that leaving space for meaning to be made by project nformants is a valuable approach to understanding both design requirements and use issues. We show work that has come from taking this approach and discuss why we have been concerned to keep a creative space open in our research and how we invite people into i

Blueprints of Friendship: The Influence of Personality on Perceived Intimacy and Comfort Level of Disclosure in Friendship

The purpose of this study was to establish whether a connection exists between Myers-Briggs personality type and friendship. Participants completed the Jung Typology Test to identify personality type as well as a survey regarding their friendship. Social penetration theory and Myers-Briggs personality theory were used as a framework for this study. All participants were from a private east coast university with ages ranging from 18-28 years. Completed surveys resulted in 32 pairs of self-identified close friends. The author analyzed the results to identify any patterns that emerged between personality and perceived intimacy and comfort level of self-disclosure within friendship. Results showed a connection between Myers-Briggs personality similarity and greater perceived intimacy for friendship, as well as increased comfort level of self-disclosure; however, the length of friendship was also an important factor in relation to perceived intimacy. The extraversion/introversion function of personality was specifically shown to be an important factor in perceived intimacy and comfort level of self-disclosure

Jeffery Lynn Stotts and Teresa Ann Coleman in a Joint Senior Voice Recital

This is the program for the joint senior voice recital of tenor Jeffery Lynn Stotts and mezzo-soprano Teresa Ann Coleman. Pianist Jay Crowder assisted Stotts; pianist John Briggs assisted Coleman. The recital took place on November 21, 1985, in the Mabee Fine Arts Center Recital Hall

Research mentorship in counselor education

Research mentorship is a new construct emerging in the literature, but remains inadequately defined and scarcely researched. This topic is of relevance to counselor education because of the paucity of literature on the topic, and because of our professional commitments to diversity, wellness, and scholarship. Effective mentorship has been shown to aid in the development and retention of underrepresented groups in higher education, to increase occupational wellness, and to improve quality research output. The purpose of this quantitative descriptive/comparative study was to determine whether pre-tenured counselor educators receive research mentorship, and if so, whether that mentorship differs for men and women. The instrument utilized was a web-based survey entitled the Research Mentor Quality Questionnaire (RMQQ), a survey presented in a web-based format. This survey consisted of 19 questions intended to gather information about respondents’ experiences with research mentorship, as well as demographic information about respondents and their mentors. The 139 respondents (51.7% response rate) indicated that most pre-tenured counselor educators receive research mentorship, and the quality of research mentorship is not significantly different for men and women on most items. Implications for the profession of counselor education and suggestions for future study are presented