Our Work
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Interdisciplinary researchers from the fields of Theatre, Nursing, Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy aim to determine the effectiveness of an interdisciplinary theatre intervention program seeking to increase Theory of Mind (ToM) and...
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Funded by an NSF INCLUDES grant, our team worked with two different STEM-disenfranchised populations (refugee youth and formerly incarcerated adults) to build self-efficacy using applied theatre techniques and to shift self-identity vis-a-vis science...
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Depression has been under-diagnosed and undertreated among people with intellectual disabilities, due in part to difficulty with adequately describing thoughts, feelings, and emotions, low literacy levels, and lack of understanding of the concepts...
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There is limited published empirical research of the effects of theatrical performances on attitudes and behavioral intentions toward research. This study assessed the short-term impact of the play “Informed Consent” by Deborah Zoe Laufer (a...
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Beyond Intimidation & Aggression: Understanding Adolescent Bullying in Instrumental Music Classrooms
Bullying is commonplace in middle schools and is emerging as an antecedent to more serious, deleterious concerns including depressive or anxious symptoms among youth. While evidence in music education suggests that youth enrolled in music ensembles are...
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Choreografish is a collaboration between faculty in the University of Utah’s School of Dance, Entertainment Arts and Engineering Program and Department of Family and Consumer Studies. The purpose of the project has been to create a virtual reality...
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Comic Book to Increase Health Literacy about Carrier Screening
This study will address the growing need to develop innovative approaches to improve education about expanded carrier screening in obstetrics. With a comic book we aim to improve knowledge and satisfaction, and lower decisional conflict about expanded...
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Evaluation of an integrated graphical display to promote acute change detection in ICU patients.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate ICU nurses' ability to detect patient change using an integrated graphical information display (IGID) versus a conventional tabular ICU patient information display (i.e. electronic chart). Using participants...
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The study measured whether nurses' situation awareness would increase and task completion time decrease when they used an integrated information display compared to traditional displays for medication management, patient awareness and team...
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Drug administration errors are frequent and are often associated with the misuse of IV infusion pumps. One source of these errors may be the infusion pump's user interface. We used failure modes-and-effects analyses to identify programming errors and...
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Healing Movement Practices: A Six Week Workshop at the Huntsman Cancer Institute
This six week workshop is open to Huntsman Wellness Center patients interested in the healing power of movement, verbal expression, and writing. This workshop draws from energetic healing modalities such as Reiki, continuous movement and writing...
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Exploratory study on how Music Therapy affects the environment of the room for providers and loved ones during End-of-Life Care. Quantitative interviews will be audio recorded post Music Therapy Assisted Extubation at End-of-Life on the Intensive Care...
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The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a six-week group drumming intervention for cancer patients and gain initial data on the interventions’ impact on fatigue, anxiety, and cognitive function. The secondary objective is to...
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CRiTICS is a theatre-based approach to training medical learners (e.g., physicians, nurses, medical students) how to communicate with with empathy, professionalism, and authenticity. We provide learners with time to rehearse difficult communication...