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High Flyer
No full textI created a game for my game development class. It is a plane flying game where you have to move up and down to avoid missiles that shoot at you randomly
Headspace Implementation into Nursing Curriculum, Targeting Stress Management in Healthcare
Full text linkThe Headspace Implementation Project at Belmont University aims to address the high levels of stress and burnout among nursing students by integrating mindfulness practices into the curriculum. Research indicates that unmanaged stress negatively impacts academic performance and clinical outcomes, with nearly 30% of students reporting stress-related academic interference. By incorporating Headspace into nursing education, students will develop essential stress management skills before entering the workforce, ultimately improving their well-being and patient care quality.
The project follows the SBAR framework, identifying stress as a major barrier to nursing success and proposing Headspace as an evidence-based intervention. Implementation includes faculty involvement, incentives for student participation, and a structured integration into capstone courses. Potential challenges, such as lack of time and awareness, will be addressed through strategic planning and engagement efforts.
Evaluation will focus on stress reduction, engagement, and academic improvement through surveys and participation tracking. Sustainability will be ensured through faculty training, student advocacy, and potential external funding. By normalizing mindfulness practices in nursing education, this project aims to create lasting change, reduce burnout, and foster a healthier and more resilient nursing workforce
Responsible Pain Management for Postpartum Patients
Full text linkAt Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s postpartum unit on 4 East, uncontrolled pain is a leading cause of decreased patient satisfaction and increased risk for complications. Effective, timely, and conscientious pain management plays a crucial role in improving patient satisfaction and promoting safer recoveries. Given the wide range of pain management needs due to varied birth experiences and complications, nursing judgment and clear patient communication are essential in ensuring both comfort and long-term safety. This makes 4 East an ideal unit to explore standardizing communication strategies to optimize patient care. The primary goal of our intervention is to enhance patient satisfaction while reducing opioid use through a stepwise approach to pain management. Clear pain management protocols improve nursing care, but current protocols lack guidance on presenting pain options and consistently implementing strategies. By standardizing education on pain management for postpartum nurses on this unit, they will be able to provide consistent, effective, and patient-centered care, leading to better outcomes for mothers and newborns
Using Horticultural Therapy in Local Nursing Homes
No full textAs new research has made evident the efficacy of alternative medicine in combating financial burdens of healthcare while still maintaining notable health benefits, one avenue that physicians are increasingly turning to is prescribing interaction with nature. However, interaction with nature can occur in many ways but often is limited by access to resources as well as mobility challenges. This project sought to offer a new solution to these inequalities by bringing the practice of horticultural therapy to these challenged populations. Horticultural therapy is defined as facilitating patient interaction and care for plants as a therapeutic method of healing. It can take many different forms, allowing people to modify treatment to address the unique situations of many different populations of interest. This project sought to bring gardening resources to members of nursing homes who do not have the same access to nature as many others. This included a hands-on experience with nature without the physical burden of movement. Patients were able to keep and care for their plant, ensuring an ongoing interaction with nature. A post-survey was conducted to assess the efficacy of horticultural therapy in reducing stress. This project allowed students to bring care to those in need and fill a pre-existing gap in healthcare while simultaneously generating scientific evidence and data to support the cause. Overall, this horticultural therapy project helped encourage nature as a form of alternative medicine and support a more accessible way for all to maintain personal wellbeing
Women Composers
Full text linkEach student will be presenting research on a woman composer with an example of her work
Unseen Dancers, Unheard Voices: Advocating For the Needs of an Underrepresented Population
Full text linkAt Belmont University, a liberal arts institution with a diverse student body pursuing disciplines like musical theatre, commercial music, and dance, there is a significant lack of proper rehearsal spaces—especially for dance. Students are often forced to practice in unsafe areas such as classrooms, basements, and carpeted floors. This project aims to raise awareness among students and administration to advocate for safe, dedicated rehearsal spaces for dancers. Our project execution had two phases. The first was a written proposal for a dance/studio space on campus. The second was a well-core “ Battle of the Dances” event to spread awareness for our cause. In addition, we held this event to showcase the diverse community of dancers that would benefit from this space. Our proposal was able to garner support from Belmont faculty through spreading awareness of the current need for safe dance spaces for learning students. Through our dance event, we were able to display a variety of dance styles and influence while highlighting the need for further investment in these young artists
Z. Alexander Looby: An Illusion of Hope
Full text linkThis paper examines the influence of Zephaniah Alexander Looby, a significant yet overlooked figure in public memory, during the Civil Rights Movement and the struggle for desegregation. Alexander Looby dedicated his career to dismantling segregation and challenging racial injustices. Looby’s legal career, marked by significant cases like Kelly v. Board of Education of the City of Nashville (1958) and his defense of activists during the Nashville sit-ins, exemplifies his dedication to dismantling systemic racism. Despite the challenges faced, including personal attacks and threats, Looby\u27s perseverance inspired hope in the community and posed a threat to the opposition. As the sentiment grew, Looby came to instill fear as he resembled the boogeyman to those who supported segregation. By analyzing Looby’s role as a symbol of hope, this research project intends to explore his impact on the South during the Civil Rights movement and the fight for desegregation by balancing realism and optimism to drive change
Due Process and Protest at Vanderbilt University
No full textHistory repeats itself at Vanderbilt University. In both 1960 and 2024, the university’s administration expelled students for their involvement in protests. James Lawson was a key civil rights organizer in Nashville, and Vanderbilt University expelled him from the divinity school for his leadership in sit-in protests at local lunch counters. The university also expelled three undergraduate students following their connection to pro-Palestine sit-ins at Kirkland Hall. These students are currently facing trespassing and assault charges. This research investigates the similarities between these two events and expulsions with the Office of Student Accountability under crucial analysis. It examines the lack of due process regarding these two expulsion instances and the role of the Office of Student Accountability in protest. Methods for this research involve a primarily qualitative strategy, using both primary sources from Vanderbilt’s special collections, interviews, secondary sources like news articles, peer-reviewed journal articles, and biographies. The goal is not to criticize Vanderbilt specifically, but examine how institutions suppress protestors and deny due process. Thus, the university is a case study of a larger phenomenon
The Impact of Project-Based Service-Learning on Student Career Readiness
Full text linkThe purpose of this study is to analyze how project-based learning in a service-oriented event impacts students’ understanding of a career field and the organizations associated with that field. Qualitative and quantitative methods were used before, during, and after the event to measure student beliefs about service and understanding of the public relations industry. Triangulated quantitative and qualitative testing suggests that project-based service-learning increases student understanding of the industry in 60% of participants while involvement increases student engagement in the sponsoring organization by 7%, with participation heavily attributed to internal and external motivators such as fulfilling social obligation and pursuing networking opportunities
The Impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act on Foreign Exchange and Financial Development of Sub-Saharan African Countries.
No full textI will be presenting a poster with the research I have been working on with Dr. Cannonier for my Independent Honors Project. This research study is in economics and examines the Impact of the African Growth and Opportunity Act on Foreign Exchange and Financial Development of Sub-Saharan African Countries.
The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a unilateral preferential trade development initiative for eligible Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, allowing for access to the United States markets since its enactment in 2000. This article analyzes the macroeconomic impact of AGOA on financial development and its role in the strength of SSA countries’ foreign exchange, a large factor in global relations between nations, yet one that has received minimal attention in academic literature. Using data from the World Bank during the period of 2000–2021, we estimate the impact using panel data analysis, factoring for eligible and ineligible countries, and controlling for both foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade from the SSA region to non-U.S. countries. We find that AGOA has contributed positively to the financial development of SSA countries increasing (GDP, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, employment, and cash flow) as compared to the data from non-eligible SSA countries. The findings reveal the resulting development attributed to AGOA, on average, has a significant impact on the strength of each eligible SSA nation’s currency as AGOA has positively affected the region’s trade. Our results from AGOA’s effectiveness in promoting a strong currency have important policy implications for non-eligible SSA countries to comply with the AGOA legislation to (further the intensification of African exports to the U.S. markets) or (become eligible as beneficiaries of the AGOA preferential trade access.