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1 Luong, KatieAn examination of the relationship between positive covid-19 infection and vaccine hesitancy within the Utah recover study populationVaccine hesitancy is defined by the World Health Organization as a "delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccination services," and is affected by a wide range of factors. Some of these factors identified in the literature include perceived safety and importance of vacc...COVID-19; health2023
2 Singer, EmilyEffect of Covid-19 pandemic on oral health among uninsured populationsIntroduction: It is extremely important to maintain optimal oral health. Accessibility to dental care is vital for uninsured low-income individuals. There is a deficit of research that examines oral healthcare seeking during the COVID-19 pandemic among uninsured low-income individuals. Objective: Th...2023
3 Nagy, JadelynnHealthcare team members' views on social determinants of health screening and referral practices in a pediatric emergency departmentSuboptimal social determinants of health (SDH) are associated with increased pediatric emergency department (PED) use. However, while SDH screening and referral are recommended in clinical guidelines and their implementation is extending to PEDs, there is limited understanding of views from PED heal...2023
4 young, Sierra Kame'ekuaSleep quality & early life war exposure: insomnia among vietnamese older adults in the vietnam health and aging studyWe aim to explore the associations between insomnia, early-life war-related stressors, recent life events, and other health and environmental factors in a sample of 2,447 older Vietnamese adults derived from the 2018 Vietnam Health and Aging Study (VHAS). Insomnia is one of the main symptoms of a va...2023
5 Gagon, JordynControl of isolation induced aggression through activation of medial prefrontal cortex pyramidal neuronsIn 2019, the surgeon general warned that social isolation was the deadliest epidemic facing society (Murthy, 2020). This has only been exacerbated as the effects of social isolation have been recently felt deeply across the globe as the world seemingly shut down in response to the novel Covid-19 pan...2023
6 Fuchs, MadelineA case study on perceptions of homeless abatements in Salt Lake CountyHomelessness impacts 12,442 Utahns every year. Several of these people live in encampments, these areas are particularly problematic because they often become places of heightened health, sanitation, and safety concerns. In order to mitigate these issues, several municipalities within Salt Lake Coun...2023
7 Jeff RoseA case study on perceptions of homeless abatements in Salt Lake County2023
8 Brooks, MeganEstablishing baseline numbers for isometric back muscle endurance in the dance populationPurpose: Medical professionals can better recognize and treat injuries caused by deviation, such as back pain when normative and baseline values are determined. Dancers are often a forgotten athletic population. Researchers have yet to determine dancers' normative back and core muscle endurance valu...2023
9 Richards, GraceMy lung health: shared decision making for lung cancer screeningLung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the United States. In 2019, around 140,000 deaths occurred in the Untied States due to lung cancer. Low-dose CT screening to detect lung cancer is an effective tool for preventing these deaths, but the screening has some harms associated with it in addition to ...2023
10 Biskupiak, AnyaMindfulness: a multi-faceted solution to a failing criminal justice system?Current rehabilitation programs are insufficient among U.S. prisons. A prison is often a place of intense stress, fear, and intense or anger-provoking situations. Since prison education has started to become common in more and more prisons, a course to help inmates address the daily stressors of lif...2023
11 Martin, Julia Vienna GardnerThe role of socioeconomic status in understanding ethnic differences among remerging adults with type 1 diabetesEmerging adulthood is often characterized as a "high-risk period" for emerging adults (EAs) with T1D as they have higher HbA1c (a metric of glucose control across the last 3- 4 months) and poorer self-management compared to other age groups. Emerging adults may also experience disparities associated...2023
12 Maughan, ShannonLet's be blunt: how recreational marijuana legalization has impacted disability compensationSocial Security disability compensation programs cost the United States hundreds of billions of dollars each year. With the fragile state of funding for Social Security disability benefits, it is important that new laws do not cause drastic budget changes for disability compensation programs. One su...2023
13 Lindley, ClaraPre-surgery inflammatory and angiogenesis biomarkers as predictors of 12-month cancer-related distress: results from the colocare studyBackground Patients with colorectal cancer commonly suffer from complex psychological distress. Elevated distress may be linked to systemic biomarkers. We investigated associations of biomarkers of inflammation and angiogenesis with cancer-related distress (CTXD) score. Methods N = 315 patients (sta...2023
14 Willis, HannahAdvancing the right to health: lessons for improving the negotiation powers of MedicareThe United States (US) spends more per capita on prescription drugs than other high-income countries (Sarnak, Squires & Bishop, 2017). Yet, the high cost of drugs does not translate to better health outcomes. In fact, the US has a significantly lower life expectancy at birth and higher death rates f...2023
15 Decker, JuliaObsessive-compulsive symptomology in LGBTQ+ Mormons: the role of social safetyWhile the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) can provide emotional relief, social belonging, and community support to many of its members, its doctrine often fails to affirm the needs of its LGBTQ+ and sexually/gender diverse (SGD) members. Church policy maintains that members of the ...2023
16 Rashid, InakhshmiCommunication between young adults and family members with type 2 diabetesWith a staggering 537 million adults living with type 2 diabetes (T2D) as of 2021, T2D has become one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in the world. Lowering this prevalence is possible as T2D is preventable through healthy lifestyle habits, even amongst people with an increased risk due to ...2023
17 Child, SkyleeImaining an ultimate approach to the healthcare system in the 21st century2023
18 Smith, Jaclynn KehaulaniA feasibility trial to determine the effect of mindfulness on weight-loss maintenancePURPOSE: Over 70% of all adults in the U.S. have overweight and obesity. Weight loss is often recommended to improve overall health and risk of disease. However, weight regain following intentional weight loss is common and diminishes initial improvements. Therefore, interventions aimed at attenuati...2023
19 Siu, GraceMedicaid expansion's ambiguous effects on abortion rates from 2009-2019This paper analyzes the effects of the Affordable Care Act, specifically Medicaid expansion, on abortion rates from 2009-2019. I start off the analysis with a Difference-in- Difference model, move on to a Two-Way Fixed Effects model, and then alter the model to include event time, where the event ye...2023
20 Howard, KathrynReligious trauma effects on LGBTQ+ individuals in the LDS context religious trauma effects on LGBTQ+ individuals in the LDS contextIn recent years, there has been more discussion around the trauma and trauma responses that come from being a queer individual (one who identifies with members of the LGBTQIA+ community) inside a high-demand religion that does not affirm existence or behaviors of LGBTQ+ individuals. Emerging literat...2023
21 Chong, AlishaEffects of increasing sleep duration on C-Reactive protein, insulin sensitivity, and blood pressure in adults with habitual short sleepShort sleep, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes are all highly prevalent health issues in modern society. Previous findings demonstrate that obtaining short sleep is linked to an increased risk of cardiometabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease. However, the mechanisms un...2023
22 Tang, AnnaMathematical model of drug resistance in ER+ breast Cancer: the role of the microenvironmentOne of the main obstacles to treating cancer is its ability to evolve and resist treatment. In this project, we are primarily interested mathematically modeling how the cancer microenvironment interacts with cancer cells and affects cancer's response to therapy. We aim to develop the mathematical mo...2023
23 Holden, EllaThe impacts of climate change induced droughts on smallholder farmers in Latin America and the caribbean: poverty, food insecurity and drought adaptation strategiesExtreme weather events caused by climate change have serious implications. Drought, a natural disaster, has been worsened by climate change, and has had major consequences on the agricultural industry. While many farmers can adapt to major droughts, small-scale farmers in developing countries strugg...2023
24 Keate, Max (Makayla)The American dream: how befief in meritocracy impacts the U.S. prison systemThe United States continues to unquestionably violate the human rights of incarcerated individuals. Further, the nation does so with a general disregard to whether or not U.S. prison policies effectively prevent crime or in fact exacerbate it. This paper posits that widespread American belief in rad...2023
25 Kober, DerekAnthropogenic Climate Change and Pollen Trends: Analyzing genera-specific impacts and correlations with temperature and precipitation across the United States (1990-2018)Studies have shown that human-driven climate change is associated with both higher airborne pollen concentrations and extended allergy seasons. Research particularly indicates that the concentration of pollen is positively correlated to increasing temperatures. This study aims to analyze the pollen ...2023
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