Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, outside Nevada City, CA is an example of the effects of hydraulic mining. Soil erosion is a direct result of the exposure created by the process and continues to raise envir . . .

West Coast Swing’s history began around the mid-twentieth century, with roots in Lindy Hop. Despite its fascinating history and its formal status as California’s state dance, however, no academic history of this dance and its community yet exists. Thi . . .

Art education and Socially Engaged Art as a bridge toward community building is an effective method to unite various populations of people in a multicultural and globally connected region. I compare the roles art education and Socially Engaged Art can . . .

In order to determine whether an animation can influence people’s perception of aggression and eeriness, the present investigation tested the interaction between facial width-to-height ratios and the ‘Uncanny Valley’ in an animation that displayed a d . . .

This investigation was designed to explore the effects of verbal narratives (chronological vs. conceptual), graphics (conceptual vs. chronological vs. none) and their interaction on information processing – comprehension, perspective, and judgment—of . . .

Much research and theorizing using an evolutionary framework has been done to study and understand how and why males and females vary in terms of sexual behavior, specifically when it comes to differences in sexual strategy. The body of work on evolve . . .

Wilderness based learning can serve as a powerful medium to environmental education and sustainability education. However, many Outdoor Education programs do not have the tools and resources for effectively facilitating connection to the environment o . . .

Despite the considerable amount of research describing the biomechanics of pitching, little has been done to utilize these observations to develop an understanding of how to improve pitch velocity quantitatively and qualitatively. The purpose of this . . .

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses are on the rise yet there is a lack of research on alternative methods of treatments. Exercise and physical activity have proven to assist in the treatment of depression and anxiety (Dunn et al., 2005) an . . .

Endothelial dysfunction, arterial stiffness and hypertension increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Stiff arteries are a consequence of chronic systolic hypertension and atherosclerosis. The resulting increase in peripheral resistance due to a n . . .