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The Relationship Between Sleep Quality and Quantity with Muscle Readiness, Stress, and Overall Health in College Athletes
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Using GIS to Create Hazard Maps and Assess Evacuation Routes around “The Gate to Hell”; Masaya Volcano, Nicaragua
Get PDFVolcán Masaya in Nicaragua is made of a series of calderas and craters that lies 7 km from the city of Masaya with a population of over 100,000. Masaya is part of the Central American Volcanic Arc (CAVA) which contains hundreds of volcanoes. While many of the volcanoes of the arc produce small, quiescent eruptions, some are capable of large explosive events. The recent cycle of volcanism at Masaya began 7000 years ago. Initial eruptions were primarily lava, small ash flows, ashfalls, and degassing events which eventually gave way to climactic Vulcanian eruptions. The hazards presented from this system affect not only larger cities, but many underdeveloped communities surrounding Volcán Masaya. These communities require a simple map and action plan to use during an evacuation. While government-issued routes are in place, there are no known secondary options. The communities surrounding Masaya lack the education they need for having such a fierce geologic feature right in their backyard to base their own opinions on when and if to evacuate the area on their own accord. We visited the study area to gather data for the creation of an evacuation route and hazard map to help prepare the surrounding communities. By consolidating our research and field data, the maps we created give the communities surrounding Masaya more insight as to the behavior of the eruptions. This research gives the local population options for evacuation and more knowledge about their environment
Connections: a History of Psychology as Science
No full textConnections: A History of Psychology as a Science is a departure from the standard history of psychology textbook, which focuses most heavily on the pre-scientific antecedents of psychology or the early history of the field, with scant attention to developments after 1950. In contrast, one-third of Connections traces the history of psychology, focusing on specialty areas such as perception, cognition, social, personality, developmental, and clinical psychology since 1950 to the end of the 20th century.
Michael G. Livingston fell in love with the history of psychology in 1976 when, as a second semester senior at the University of Michigan, he took his first seminar in the history of the field. After a three year hiatus from college, during which he served in the Peace Corps and continued to cultivate his passion for history and for psychology, he began graduate studies at the University of Minnesota´s Institute of Child Development where his professors graciously allowed him to take one of his four preliminary exams in the philosophy and history of psychology. Livingston eventually earned his Ph.D. in Child Psychology and, after a few part time jobs as a contingent faculty member, began teaching full time at the College of St. Benedict/St. John´s University in Minnesota in 1985.
One of the first courses he was assigned to teach was history of psychology, a course he has taught on a regular basis since 1986. Students taking the history of psychology course often had little interest in the content of the course. History was a required capstone taken at the end of their undergraduate major. Over the years, Livingston tried many texts and experimented with many active learning strategies with the goal of fostering in his students an interest in the history of the field and an appreciation for how the field has evolved within the broader social context. Eventually, he started writing and then using his own history in these course, modifying the text in response to student feedback.
In addition to the History of Psychology course, he regularly teaches Developmental Psychology, Research Methods in Psychology, the Psychology of Emotions, and a seminar on Freud and Psychoanalysis. He also has directed five study abroad programs, two in Spain and three in Chile, and taught his university´s first year writing and speaking seminar. He has won Saint John´s University teacher of distinction award in 2003, the Minnesota Psychological Association´s undergraduate teacher of the year award in 2005, and the Robert E. Sloan award from the Minnesota Association of University Professors for his contributions to academic freedom and the professoriate in 2007.https://digitalcommons.csbsju.edu/psychology_books/1010/thumbnail.jp
Real Presence Imaged in Friendship
Get PDFThis reflection is aimed at considering another way of looking at the Sacrament of the Eucharist through the Christian belief of what it means to be truly human. Understanding humans as symbol-making beings allow us to consider relationship or friendship as a basic sacrament of God’s saving presence. Humans need a greater awareness of humanness, to wake up and know what is going on
44TH BIENNIAL CONVENTION of SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY: CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS September 22 – 24, 2017
Get PDFThe 44th Biennial Convention of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, the national honor society in the Earth Sciences, was held September 22 through 24, 2017 on the campus of Eastern Illinois University (EIU). The meeting was hosted by Gamma Chi Chapter of SGE in the Department of Geology/Geography. As part of the meeting, a local field trip to investigate the area’s geology was led by Dr. Diane Burns, Chair of the Geology/Geography Department at EIU. This report summarizes the Convention and includes information on the deliberations and actions of the attendees