Tag: Casey Reid

Restaurants Service and Customers Care

Presenter(s): Komron Rasulov

Faculty Mentor(s): Cybele Higgins & Casey Reid

Oral Session 3 MI

The culinary community — a community in which people learn and get cooking skills — has problems between restaurant service and customers. In sales, commerce, and economics, a customer, also known as client or purchaser, is a receiver of delicious food, good service, and products that sellers can offer. In the restaurant business, the customer is the most important. Unfortunately, not all customers are happy, patient or satisfied. The presenter researched three of the most common problems which restaurants encounter with customers and proposes solutions for those customers who create these problems for restaurants in order to create a better customer-led experience. This informative presentation will help inform customers to recognize and change their often unpleasant behaviours in public places. Also, the recommendations presented will help the audience to be “woke” in welcoming behaviours, which every customer should exhibit in public places.

Is Badminton a sport for Americans?

Presenter(s): Hung Nguyen

Faculty Mentor(s): Casey Reid & Cybele Higgins

Oral Session 3 CQ

This term, I am researching the badminton community in the United States to determine why this sport is less popular in the United States than in other contexts. To better understand this issue, I have conducted archival research into popular magazines and newspapers about the role of badminton in U.S. culture. For primary research, I have interviewed a sports professor who teaches badminton and conducted participant observation in a badminton class. Preliminary research suggests motivational and financial issues contribute to badminton’s lack of popularity. The implications of this research for badminton players in the United States will be discussed.

New ESL Academic Challenges in Eugene Oregon

Presenter(s): Onsarigo Matara

Faculty Mentor(s): Casey Reid & Cyebel Highins

Oral Session 3 CQ

English as a Second Language (ESL) students new to the Eugene, Oregon area who are studying at a two-year community college face intercultural and personal challenges. To find out more about the specific needs of this mix of students from over 20 countries, I conducted qualitative primary and secondary research through interviews, participant observation with students, and library research. Preliminary research suggests that even with the mentor and advisor support from the students’ program, students still face significant challenges overcoming culture shock and connecting with native English speakers from the campus community. Recommendations for how to improve the students’ integration into the campus and local community will be discussed. Findings will be useful to ESL academic programs advisors, instructors and students to give instructors and learners a voice in the development of successful language use and learning strategies.

A Silent, Under-recognized Disease: Celiac Disease’s Social and Psychological Impacts

Presenter(s): Ivo Decarlis

Faculty Mentor(s): Casey Reid

Oral Session 3 CQ

This term I am conducting qualitative research about the social and psychological issues that individuals with celiac disease experience. Using information from interviews and relevant secondary research to help contextualize and analyze the issues that individuals with celiac face,I will explain and give examples of the daily problems that individuals with celiac experience. Preliminary research indicates that the social and psychological problems exist due to society’s ignorance regarding celiac disease. In doing this project, my goal is to share my research, inform others about what celiac disease is, and explore ways to address the issues that individuals with celiac disease experience.

Keeping the Titans on Track (Women Basketball Players of Lane Community College)

Presenter(s): Sara Baptista

Faculty Mentor(s): Cybele Higgins & Casey Reid

Oral Session 3 MI

The importance of attention to nutrition in handling pressures safely is critical for high performance in sports. Achieving great performance is what any athlete wants; however, what is necessary is to understand their weaknesses. Based on interviews with a female basketball athlete, a coach, and an athletic trainer, combined with online research and two surveys, the presenter identified three key problems for female basketball athletes: injury, pressure, and lack of audience. In this presentation, the implications of these problems for student-athletes and recommendations for addressing these issues are discussed.

Autism and Autistic people

Presenter(s): Najla Almammari 

Faculty Mentor(s): Casey Reid & Cybele Higgins

Oral Session 3 CQ

Autism is a disorder that is usually observed on the child at an early age, affecting its development and its various developmental aspects. Its development is abnormal, it shows an imbalance in its social interaction, and it is characterized by repetition of certain behavioral patterns and weak verbal and nonverbal communication with others. The autism spectrum disorder is divided according to severity of the symptoms to severe, moderate and mild, and its developmental disability. Many scientists believe that autism disorder has no treatment but its symptoms improve greatly, especially in moderate and light conditions with behavioral intervention programs and behavior modification programs that are characterized by not only does it reduce or stop unwanted behavior but it is used in teaching the autistic child a lot of behavioral skills. One of the most important treatments for autistic patients is the participation of the family in cooperation with the center in all stages of the intervention (diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation). The more the family cooperates with the educational therapeutic team to implement the therapeutic and educational plans, the better the results will be.