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Item Measuring the effects of fatherlessness on academic performance in college populations(University of Wyoming Libraries, 2024-05-09) He, Andrew; Dr. Kayla BurdFatherlessness is a social issue that affects one in five American children (United States Census Bureau, 2020). Psychological research demonstrates that fatherless children in primary and secondary education perform worse academically compared to children who grew up with both parents, with more research suggesting that supportive fathers play a role in children’s cognitive stimulation and development (Cabrera et al., 2000; Pougnet et al., 2011). However, the relationship between fatherlessness and academic performance weakens in college students, and the literature remains unclear by which mechanism fatherlessness affects academic performance (Baron, 2010; Scott, 2017). The current research examined the relationship between fatherlessness and academic performance and investigated possible mechanisms (e.g., conscientiousness, emotional intelligence) that might mediate this relationship in college populations. This study hypothesized that the respective effects of supportive and negative paternal relationships on GPA would be mediated by the personality trait of conscientiousness. This study also hypothesized that the respective effects of supportive and negative paternal relationships with on GPA will be mediated by emotional intelligence. Mediation analyses revealed significant indirect effects of a) supportive paternal relationships on GPA as mediated by conscientiousness, b) negative paternal relationships on GPA as mediated by conscientiousness, c) supportive paternal relationships on GPA as mediated by emotional intelligence, and d) negative paternal relationships on GPA as mediated by emotional intelligence. Results suggested that growing up without a father may lead to lower levels of conscientiousness and emotional intelligence, which are negatively associated with GPA.Item Brothers, Captains, and Kings: Gender in High Fantasy(University of Wyoming Libraries, 2024-05-08) Condie, Luke; Dr. Barbara LoganFor as long as it has existed, the high fantasy genre has been interwoven with our society's idea of gender. The two have constructed one another, with each story reflecting and critiquing contemporary notions of gender, and in turn, influencing its audience's views on the subject. This project aims to analyze this relationship and how it manifests in different works by different creators at different times. It begins with an examination of Tolkien, as the progenitor of the genre, and his works, discussing how they set the tone for the genre with a medievalist and Victorian take on masculinity. From there, it transitions to a discussion of femininity, first as a contrast and foil, and then as an independent concept in more recent works, such as those of contemporary author Marie Brennan, and even the film adaptations of Tolkien's novels. Finally, it examines how gender is seen and portrayed in 21st-century literature in media, and how it incorporates perspectives from outside a Western and heteronormative view.Publication Rural Wyoming and Diabetes Prevention; What Can We Do to Be In The Fight?(University of Wyoming Libraries, 2023-01-30) King, Alexis; Jennifer Thomas; Thomas, JenniferThis report reviewed states in the Rock Mountain Region's Type 2 Diabetes prevention resources and programs offered to their rural and frontier areas. The T2DM resources were further assessed to discover which could be implemented in other rural areas in Wyoming. This review found that each state in the Rocky Mountain Region offered unique ideas that could improve T2DM prevention in Wyoming's rural and frontier populations.Publication Assessing potential niche overlap of native and non-native fish species in Great Lake embayments using stable isotope analysis(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Boot, TrumanPublication Offshore Engineering Drilling Challenges(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Harbison, Chandler K.; Rodeman, Taylor; Dai, Mike; Shaker, MinaPublication Subject Expression in Native and Non-Native Speakers of Spanish(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Frank, Chandra N.Publication Bedside Shift Report Effect on Nurse-Patient Communication Relationships Final Copy(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Sefcik, NikkiPublication Impacts of Climate Change on Post-Fire Forest Recruitment Rates in Colorado Front Range(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Miller, Renah LorenPublication Determining Hearth Location Through Spatial Distribution of Flotation and Piece-Plotted Carbon from the La Prele Mammoth Site, Wyoming(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Purifoy, HaleyPublication Impacts of High-Altitude Ballooning on Wyoming Students(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Gordon, Sarah PaulinePublication Those dammed beavers: shifts in benthic invertebrate food webs and assemblages in their ponds(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Zhu, Angela YimengPublication Analyzing jumping spider responses to static visual predator objects(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Nielsen, Ryen ParkerPublication Athletic Trainer’s Role in Promoting Psychological Well-Being among Collegiate Student Athletes with Sport-Related Injuries(University of Wyoming. Libraries) MacArthur, Luke PaxtonPublication Experiential Education Programming Design and Development: Tenerife in Wyoming(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Koberlein, Walker EliPublication Probing the Properties of Interstellar Dust Towards the Hot Star Zeta Ophiuchi(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Parker, Brock AustinPublication PopZ Interaction Hub Binding Determinants within ChpT and ParB(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Radosevich, Ben P.Publication Assessing the Risk Factors of Early Onset Alzheimer's Disease(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Wilhelm, Caroline JanePublication Exploration of the Meaning of Power as it relates to American County Characteristics(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Wright, Frank RichardPublication Condition report of Site 48WA322: the Colby Mammoth Collection and the Curation Crisis(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Nelson, Fox GlennPublication How Interactions Between Disney and Sports Inform the Disney Narrative(University of Wyoming. Libraries) Worlen, Abby