2018 Abstracts

Li Szhen Teh; Preston Larsen; Ian Sudbury; McKay Christensen; Ranae Zauner, Utah Valley University

Stephen Smith, Southern Utah University

Angel Guerra; Curtis Hoffmann, Utah Valley University

Agueda Rodriguez; Michael Hope, Southern Utah University

Dominique Pablito, University of Utah

Kyson McBride, Southern Utah University

Bess Bauer, Weber State University

Hal Jones, Brigham Young University

Joselyn Rodriguez, University of Utah

Jacob Delano, Utah Valley University

Sydney Stephens, University of Utah

Jess Breda; William Kristan; Kathleen French, Westminster College

CaBri Montano, Utah Valley University

Maile Marriott; Laura Lupi, University of Utah

Sophie Overbeck, Weber State University

Kyleigh Tyler, Utah State University

Riannon Smith; Melena Garrett, Utah State University

Courtney Smith, Brigham Young University

Spencer Bagley, Brigham Young University

Ireland Green, Weber State University

Yolancee Nguyen; Mark Silvis; David Kircher; Sean Strain, University of Utah

Zachary Webb, Dixie State University Beast is a marimba solo written by American composer and guitarist Steven Mackey. In recent years Mackey has been commissioned by groups such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic,the Kennedy Center, Sydney Symphony and New World Symphony. The central premise and intent behind creating a performance guide for Beast is that, as Mackey is an important American composer, understanding the processes and principles of his music is beneficial. Also, the value of studying marimba techniques employed in performance of the piece is important. The process and methodology of the research included a harmonic and rhythmic analysis of Beast in addition to preparing a performance. The process of identifying each element and comparing and contrasting it throughout the entire piece of music is paramount in research of the nature. Mackey uses compositional elements and utilizes performance techniques i a way that it introduces it well to the intermediate marimbist. With this knowledge, a musically mature and coherent performance is possible. Performance guides are effective and significant in the music field and this guide to Beast is no exception. As Mackey’s music continues to be performed by the leading symphonies and percussion students have a desire to learn, Beast will increase in stature in the canon. And as Beast was written with the intermediate marimbist in mind, the amount of in depth performance guides for that niche market are not readily available.

Zac Van Pelt, Southern Utah University

Ashlyn Judd, Southern Utah University

Jennifer Marsh, Dixie State University

Mitchell Merrill, Brigham Young University

Alexis Elinkowski, Weber State University

Spencer Kendell, University of Utah

Megan Shaw, University of Utah

Parker Howe; Adriana Vieira De Abreu; Rahul Agrawal, University of Utah

Annalyse Kofoed, Utah Valley University

Title: The Fox Anger Inventory: A New Way to Measure State Anger Author: Logan Ashworth, Mentor: Michelle Grimes Affiliation: Southern Utah University Poster Presentation Introduction Tests that purport to measure anger most often measure trait anger as opposed to state anger. There are few measures of state anger available in the public domain. The purpose of the current study was to construct a new measure of state anger, the Fox Anger Inventory (FAI), which records state anger by presenting respondents with a series of items that include emotionally-valenced words as response options. The words chosen for the FAI were taken from the Affective Norms for English Words (ANEW) database (Bradley & Lang, 2017). We hypothesize the FAI will demonstrate adequate internal consistency and construct validity. This project is currently in the IRB approval process, data collection is projected to be complete by December, 2017. Methods Approximately 60 participants will be recruited from Southern Utah University PSY 1010 classes. Participants complete the FAI and the the State Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI-2; Spielberger, 1988). The order of completion will be chosen at random. Participants will receive course credit in their PSY 1010 class for completing the survey. Results We predict the FAI will demonstrate internal consistency with cronbach’s alpha estimates of .80 or higher. Further, we predict the FAI will demonstrate construct validity through a positively correlated to the STAXI-2. Conclusion If our hypothesis is supported, this will provide evidence that the FAI is a reliable and valid measure of state anger. Specifically, adequate internal consistency estimates will provide evidence of reliability. A strong positive correlation between the FAI and the STAXI-2 will indicate construct validity. If our hypothesis is not supported our measure will not be a viable tool to measure state anger. Implications for the project, as well as future directions will be discussed.

Sierra Murri; Mara Clawson, Brigham Young University

Tatum Smith, Utah Valley University

Dylan Wootton, University of Utah

Kelsey Bennion, Brigham Young University

Tess Armbrust; Canyon Neal; Ashli Hunter; Forest Eddy; Sumira Phatak; Korry Hintze, Utah State University

Logan Ashworth, Southern Utah University

Karaleen Anderson; Mariel Hatch; Caeleb Harris; Jeremiah Ferrin; Jedediah Orullian; Hutch Rhees, Utah Value University

Jeffrey Zhao, Brigham Young University

Ryker Hacking, Utah State University

Ashley Markham; Lindsey Friend; Ryan Williamson; Collin Merrill; Scott Newton, Brigham Young University

Kaden Parks, Utah Valley University

Thomas Burton, Utah Valley University

Matt Austin, Brooke Smyth, Lauren Manwaring, Moroni Lopez, Brigham Young University Currently, an estimated 30.3 million Americans have diabetes, and experts predict 54.9 million Americans will have diabetes by 2030. The increasing prevalence of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) accounts for much of this expected growth. T2D is characterized by insulin resistance, which eventually leads to a reduction in functional β-cell mass. Thus, treatments that increase β-cell proliferation, survival, and function have the potential to reverse the effects of diabetes. One treatment that has shown promise is the use of dietary cocoa flavanols. These compounds have shown the ability to prevent the onset of diabetes in mice. Furthermore, a recent study conducted by our lab group demonstrated that monomeric cocoa flavanols improved insulin secretion by increasing mitochondrial respiration. In addition to stimulating insulin secretion, we hypothesize that cocoa flavanols may also confer anti-diabetic effects by promoting β-cell proliferation. To that end, we present data that shows the effect of monomeric, oligomeric, and polymeric cocoa flavanols on β-cell proliferation. Our results also suggest a mechanism by which these compounds stimulate proliferation in β-cells. These findings strengthen the growing body of evidence that dietary cocoa flavanols can ameliorate the effects of T2D.

Julie Xu; Maren Voss; Rohan D'souza; Jerry Bounsanga; Alec Hansen; Dominique Nielson, University of Utah

Bryson Dabney; Sean Pickard, Brigham Young University

Taylor Pack; Caden Duffy; Rachel Glew, Brigham Young University

Hollie Roper; Jake Rowley; Dakota Witzel, Dixie State University

Arianna Reay; Aubrie Taylor, Brigham Young University