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Understanding the Biological World through Protein Structures
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020
Provost Dominguez's Research Day Message
No full textWelcome message delivered by Provost Dominguez for 2020 Catholic University Research Da
Combining Information from Faces and Voices in Person Discrimination, Recognition, and Judgments of Learning
No full textWe often combine cues from our multisensory environment in ways that improve behavior. According to the principal of inverse effectiveness (PIE), weak responses to unisensory information (i.e., originating from one sensory modality) benefit most from the addition of concurrent information in a second modality (Meredith & Stein, 1986). The PIE has been widely extended to human perceptual responses (e.g., Collignon et al., 2008; Diederich & Colonius, 2004) but its role in other cognitive domains has not been examined. This dissertation examines perceptual distinctiveness (Experiment 1) and episodic recognition (Experiments 2 – 4) for unfamiliar faces and voices as we often encounter them in life—as multisensory pairs. In Experiment 1, separate face distinctiveness and voice distinctiveness were shown to contribute interactively to a combined face-voice space. Thus, although face distinctiveness contributed more to face-voice space, more important was the relation of faces and voices. In Experiments 2 – 4, pairing faces with voices at encoding did not enhance subsequent face-only recognition. However, pairing voices with faces at encoding enhanced voice-only recognition. Also, face-only recognition was superior to voice-only recognition under matching, unisensory encoding conditions (i.e., those without multisensory impairs). Thus, the PIE was extended to memory. Combined with the perceptual distinctiveness findings, it is surmised that unfamiliar faces and voices may be integrated via learned statistical properties concerning how face and voice features go together (i.e., crossmodal associations, Spence, 2011). Experiments 5 and 6 examined the effect of adding visual lip movement to spoken words in various levels of background noise on perception and judgments of learning (JOLs). Whereas visual articulations improved spoken word identification in perception more with higher noise levels (consistent with PIE and Ross et al., 2007), JOLs did not show a similar pattern. Thus, the PIE may not extend to some cognitive domains, perhaps because of overshadowing from more abstract, conceptual processes.PsychologyNeurosciencesepisodic memory, face, multisensory integration, perception, principle of inverse effectiveness, voicePsychologyDegree Awarded: Ph.D. Psychology. American Universit
St. Catherine of Alexandria as Preacher in Masolino's Castiglione Chapel
No full textThis thesis examines the Castiglione Chapel frescoes in the church of San Clemente in Rome. Commissioned by Cardinal Branda Castiglione and executed by Masolino da Panicale between 1428 and 1431, the chapel features a complex iconographic program. Notably, the figure of St. Catherine is given an unusually privileged location within the chapel compared to her male counterparts and is shown as an authoritative preacher rather than, conventionally, as a simply virgin martyr. The San Clemente fresco cycle discards scenes like St. Catherine’s mystic marriage to Christ in favor of moments from her vita, such as the Disputation, which emphasize her learnedness, eloquence, and agency as a preacher. This thesis will take up the question of this innovative iconography and its gendered relationship to the male patron, arguing that Branda Castiglione utilized the distinctive image of St. Catherine’s female authority to promote his own learnedness and political influence. In doing so, St. Catherine of Alexandria is considered within her hagiography, the history of female preaching, the papacy, and the life of Cardinal Castiglione.Art historyArtDegree Awarded: M.A. Art. American Universit
ANTI-WHITE SUPREMACIST STRATEGIES IN AMERICAN INDIAN ART MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
No full textWhite supremacy has been entrenched into American culture since the western settlers first made contact with American Indians. Over the past four years, the term white supremacy has seen an increase in social and political rhetoric. With this heightened awareness, art museums are beginning to see the role they play in either reinforcing or dismantling this toxic ideology. This thesis examines the historical and contemporary museum exhibition display ideologies, styles, and techniques in American Indian art exhibitions. This thesis also examines the influence of laws and policies on molding exhibition display practices and either supporting or combating white supremacy. Art museums have a significant role to play in fixing the white-centric narrative that has plagued society. However, the first step must be a collective understanding of where, how, and why white supremacy is embedded in museum practices. Only with this knowledge can museums establish successful, safe, and equitable spaces for American Indians and other traditionally silenced communities.Arts managementAmerican Indian, Art, Decolonize, Museums, Native American, White SupremacyArtDegree Awarded: M.A. Art. American Universit
El Divino Orfeo, auto sacramental of Calderón de la Barca
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020
Didn’t See That Coming: The Revival of Captain America to Create American Historical Memory
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020
Bringing Back the Spirit: Enhancing Practice-Based Evidence for Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapies
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020.This research was collaborated with Lindsay Heato
Nuclear Standoff: Heightened Tensions Between Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States
No full textA presentation that was delivered in the Fifth University Research Day at the Catholic University of America in 2020