scholarly journals Preface to the Proceedings of the University of North Texas Department of Anthropology 2010 National Science Foundation Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly Ann Davenport ◽  
David Franco
Keyword(s):  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
North Texas ◽  
University Of North Texas ◽  
Texas Department ◽  
National Science ◽  
The University

Prevalence Rates for Medical Problems among Flautists: A Comparison of the UNT-Musician Health Survey and the Flute Health Survey

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-101
Author(s):  
Cari Spence
Keyword(s):  
Health Survey ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
North Texas ◽  
University Of North Texas ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The University

The purpose of this study was to identify prevalence rates of medical problems among flautists. The Flute Health Survey (FHS), a questionnaire with items regarding musculoskeletal and nonmusculoskeletal problems, was distributed at the 1999 National Flute Association annual meeting (n = 40). This questionnaire was pilot tested at the 1999 Texas Flute Festival, which is hosted by the Texas Flute Society. The University of North Texas has posted on the Internet a similar questionnaire regarding the medical problems of all musicians. Responses from the University of North Texas Musician Health Survey (UNT-MHS) were filtered to include only those respondents who denoted flute as their primary instruments (n = 328). Data sets from both surveys were then processed using comparative statistics. Findings show that there was no significant difference between the demographics of the two populations. Only one musculoskeletal site, the left hand, was found to be statistically significant between the two groups. Four nonmusculoskeletal items, depression, earache, headache, and sleep disturbances, were found to be different between the two groups. The overall findings of this comparison show that there are many medical problems facing the flute playing community. Further investigation and observations of this population are necessary.

Learning to Become Researchers: Lessons Learned from a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program Focused on Research in the Psychological Sciences with Real-World Implications

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 10-22
Author(s):  
Patricia R. DeLucia ◽  
Amanda L. Woods ◽  
Jeong-Hee Kim ◽  
Ngan Nguyen ◽  
Eugene W. Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Homeland Security ◽  
Real World ◽  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Rigorous Research ◽  
National Science ◽  
National Science Foundation Research

This research study at a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates site focuses on psychological research with applications to the real world. Two cohorts of undergraduates engaged in rigorous research projects on, e.g., driving, homeland security, relationships, human-computer interaction, language comprehension and production, discrimination, and health psychology. Results indicated that students and mentors perceived an improvement in the students' research skills.

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