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Social media affects the lives of everyone around us. In our project we researched how social media affects college students both academically and socially. Through surveys, individualized one-on-one questioning on a podcast, and further academic res ... earch, our project dives deeper into the harm done on college students due to social media. Read more

This was an ePortfolio designated to present our Social Action Project and research paper for class. It consists of our main project, our documentary, that explores the life of Jova Wilson who battled with Small Cell Carcinoma. It is a PSA about the ... specific cancer, and cancer in general. We also have our research paper attached which is titled, “Women Representation On and Off-Camera”. It is about how film, a powerful source of media, can change the way women are represented and seen by viewers. Read more

The goal of IU Indianapolis' Campus Health's Dental Education Program is to introduce preventative dental care to Indiana University-Indianapolis's daycare children through a youth outreach initiative, to teach them the importance of proper oral hygi ... roper oral hygiene care, through proper food choices, effective brushing and flossing techniques, and an overall positive experience in relation to dental care. Read more

The goal of Campus Health’s Dental Education Program is to introduce preventative dental care to Indiana University-Indianapolis’s daycare children through a youth outreach initiative, to teach them the importance of proper oral hygiene care, thr ... ough proper food choices, effective brushing and flossing techniques, and an overall positive experience in relation to dental care. Read more

Marketing the women's health services at IUI

My personal development plan is a detailed portfolio describing my college journey.

The Latinx community experiences disparities accessing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnostic and intervention services. Research suggests language proficiency and limited ASD knowledge contribute substantial amounts of caregiver stress when recei ... ving an ASD diagnosis and navigating post- diagnostic care. This project describes the experiences of Spanish-speaking Latinx caregivers in obtaining an ASD diagnosis for their child and whether demographic factors influenced responses on a caregiver- report survey. Participants were 12 Spanish-speaking Latinx mothers (M= 41 years, SD=4; M=17 years in US, SD=9; 67% limited or no English proficiency) of 13 children with ASD (M=12 years SD=4; 77% male; 33% mild, 58% moderate, 8% severe ASD impairment) who completed a survey on experiences obtaining an ASD diagnostic evaluation (86 items across 8 domains rated on 4-point Likert scale: “definitely disagree” to “definitely agree”) and demographic questionnaire. Results suggest that Spanish-speaking Latinx communities experience challenges in evidence-based information about ASD and access to post-diagnostic services. These findings highlight the need to develop “plain-language” resources on ASD, obtaining a diagnosis, and next steps information. Spanish-speaking families would also benefit from improved care navigation post-diagnosis. Read more

Bone formation and resorption are conducted, respectively, by bone cells called osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Failure in the functionality of these cells has the potential of causing two main diseases: osteoporosis and osteopetrosis. These diseases, h ... owever, are quite the opposite of each other, with osteoporosis being characterized by weak bone that lacks density, and osteopetrosis being characterized by thick, dense bone. Though some treatment strategies are available in order to combat these diseases (mainly osteoporosis), there is still much more to be learned about their mechanisms and what might affect the cells that control them. The drug 'Kinesore' was chosen to be explored, as studies have shown that it reorganizes the microtubule network of cells, affecting the relative location of different organelles, particularly lysosomes, that play a role in bone resorption. This information provided evidence that the drug would affect the functionality of bone cells. Osteoblasts, from the OB6 cell line, and osteoclasts, from the bone marrow of mice, were treated with three different doses of the drug and a vehicle control, along with conducting a cell proliferation study. After treatment, cell staining and gene expression analysis was performed in order to assess the drug's overall effect. Read more

Our group previously tested whether sub-occipital release (SOR), a muscle relaxation technique used to relieve skeletomuscular problems, affects “fight or flight” body processes like blood flow to the skin. We identified that cold stress decreased sk ... in blood flow and increased a measure of variability associated with the “fight or flight” response, but there was no difference between SOR and a control technique. We previously concluded that SOR is not able to modulate skin blood flow in either normal or cold stress conditions. Our previous analysis used Fast Fourier Transform and spectral power analysis to change the domain (x-axis) of the blood flow data from time to frequency. We binned the frequency data into standard ranges (high, low, and very low frequency) associated with different factors that explain the cause of the variability. However, a second binning system with slightly different ranges is also used for this type of analysis. In the current study, we tested the hypothesis that the two systems would have similar results. Both systems identified increases in low frequency spectral power during cold stress, indicating increased “fight or flight” activity. Neither system identified differences between SOR and control techniques. Thus, both systems are appropriate for this research. Read more

The Biospecimen Collection and Banking Core collects healthy and cancerous biospecimen and stores them for researchers to use today, or in the near future. The Biospecimen Collection and Banking Core is embedded within IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer C ... enter and focuses on bringing together patients diagnosed with cancer and healthy individuals with scientists looking for a cure. My day-to-day tasks include observing the process of specimen collection as well as scanning consents into the database. Read more