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Title: 2018 - Oxytocin: Empathy, Trust, and Morality - Oral Presentation
Description: This is a video of the presentation, "Oxytocin: Empathy, Trust, and Morality" given at the 2018 Science, Mathematics & Engineering Symposium at Salt Lake Community College. The presenter: Darcie Spencer. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/-fMhTDMtHfs
Subjects: biology, Hormones, neurology, Interpersonal relations, emotion, Mental states, behavioral sciences, stress
Local Identifiers: 19-0116

Title: SLCC Student Newspapers 2018-02-28
Description: The Globe, February 28, 2018, Spring '18 Issue 8.
Subjects: sports, Baseball, Interpersonal relations, love, counseling, Workshops, Motion pictures
Local Identifiers: 18-0083

Title: 2017 - Oxytocin - Oral Presentation
Description: This is a video of the presentation, "Oxytocin" given at the 2017 Science, Mathematics & Engineering Symposium at Salt Lake Community College. The presenter: Kaelei Corbridge. The video can be accessed via YouTube here: https://youtu.be/gUioYCdpV_0
Subjects: biology, Hormones, Births, Breast feeding, neurology, Child rearing, Interpersonal relations, emotion, Mental states, behavioral sciences
Local Identifiers: 19-0101

Title: Possessed by the Furies
Personal Creator: Stephanie Wilde
Description: "Possessed by the Furies" features Stephanie Wilde's mixed-media works and newly published artist's book in a special installation designed by the artist. Wilde's beautiful and complex images reflect her personal journey exploring issues of humanity an decency, in the individual and our society as a whole. "Possessed by the Furies" is a look at such destructive aspects of social behavior as prejudice, arrogance, dishonesty, and self involvement. Exhibition held in the Street Level Gallery space.
Subjects: mixed media, social ethics, Prejudice, Interpersonal relations, Salt Lake Art Center
Local Identifiers: 14-0467

Title: SLCC Student Newspapers 2021-10-14
Description: The Globe, October 14, 2021, Online Edition. Written by : Alexis Crump.
Subjects: COVID-19, Student life and customs, Dating (Social custom), Mental health, Social aspects, Interpersonal relations
Local Identifiers: 22-0023

Title: 2022 - Interactions of Alouatta palliata and Co-Existing Species at La Selva Biological Station - Poster Presentation
Description: Social grouping is rare among most mammals but is extremely routine within primates. With the increase in group living comes the increase in intraspecific foraging competition. However, niche divergence, or the differences in food selection and habitat use, may help mitigate this competition. Interactions between species are a major force in structuring ecological communities because they affect speciation, survival, and phenotypic divergence. In several studies of Alouatta seniculus, found in the Amazon, it was revealed they were absent from many sites compared to Ateles and Lagothrix species, suggesting that Ateles and Lagothrix shared common habitat use in certain sites found in the Amazon where Alouatta seniculus was absent. Because the number of Alouatta differs depending on their habitat location, understanding the coexistence of Alouatta and surrounding primates species is of the utmost importance because of how it affects the surrounding ecosystem. One of the coexisting primates at La Selva, Cebus capuchinus, tends to reside within the middle strata, using the upper canopies for travel, while Alouatta palliata tend to stay within the middle and upper canopies. Because of this slight overlap, I hypothesize both have interactions with one another. Whether those interactions are affiliative or aggressive will be recorded. I will record species, the proximity to the nearest neighbor, sex, and age. This study will be conducted at La Selva Research Station in May of 2022.
Subjects: Primates, monkeys, Animal behavior, Interpersonal relations, ecosystems, ecology, social anthropology
Local Identifiers: 22-0154

Title: 2022 - Reactions to Human Presence by Primates at La Selva Research Station (Alouatta palliata, Ateles geoffroyi, and Cebus capucinus) - Poster Presentation
Description: Although closely related, primates and humans do not often interact. This lack of interaction has led to researchers facing limitations in collecting data due to an inability to detect primates before they flee or hide. Habituation is when wild animals become comfortable with human interaction and presence; this can be useful to researchers in allowing them to observe wild animals in closer proximity. Although a useful tool for researchers, habituation can lead to wild animals becoming vulnerable; poachers have easier targets and humans can introduce new diseases. Though the primates at La Selva have not been purposefully habituated, they do have constant contact with humans due to the large amounts of human interaction caused by the researchers who frequent the station. This study will be conducted in May 2022 and will research the effects of human presence on Alouatta palliata, Ateles geoffroyi, and Cebus capucinus. I predict that human presence will have little to no effect on these species. La Selva research hub is a hotspot for researchers and is home to three species of primates: Howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata), Spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi), and Capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus). I will be doing a census, walking at a speed of 1 km/hr across the 61 km of paved and dirt trails, which are all marked every 50 m. During my census, I will be recording primate and human locations (trail name and nearest marker). Proximity to human-dense areas such as the research station and commonly used trails will be calculated using a La Selva trail map. When primates are located, the census will be paused to collect data on displaying, feeding, locomotion (including whether they are fleeing or approaching), grooming, resting, and vocalizing. A comparison between the abundance of primates found near human-dense areas and more remote areas will be made.
Subjects: Primates, monkeys, Animal behavior, Census, Interpersonal relations, student projects, social anthropology, Anthropology
Local Identifiers: 22-0148

Title: 2022 - Affiliation and Aggression in Primate Groups - Poster Presentation
Description: Interactions between species are thought to be one of the largest factors of natural selection. Prior research has shown that primate species are constantly interacting, and that these interactions are not always peaceful or playful. Studies from La Suerte Biological Station have shown that howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) and spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) displace each other in order to get to the food resources. Other times, the two species are seen playing with each other. Alouatta palliata appear to be tolerant of other resident males but aggressive towards nonresident males. Ateles geoffroyi have been known to use fission-fusion dynamics which decrease competition and aggression. Whether these patterns of interactions are also found at La Selva Research Station is unknown. This study will examine the interactions within species and between species of Alouatta palliata and Ateles geoffroyi. I predict that interactions within Alouatta palliata groups will be more affiliative compared to interactions with Ateles geoffroyi groups. This research will take place at La Selva Research Station in May 2022. La Selva Research Station is located in the lowlands of the Caribbean in Costa Rica and is surrounded by the Sarapiqui and Puerto Viejo Rivers totaling about 103.89 km. Due to the high amount of rainfall, La Selva Research Station is covered with tropical pre-montane wet forest, which is more commonly known as rainforest. La Selva Research Station is home to Alouatta palliata, Ateles geoffroyi, and Cebus imitator. La Selva Research Station also has an expansive number of trails totaling in 50 km. Alouatta palliata are recognized by dark brown/black coloring with a lighter color along their sides and back. Males average about 9.8 kg while females average 5 kg. Ateles geoffroyi have dark hair with lighter coloring on their chest and stomach. Males and females both average between 6 and 9 kg. For my data collection I will be using instantaneous scan sampling with an interval of 30 seconds. I will alternate between Alouatta palliata and Ateles geoffroyi each day. For each scan I will record whether behaviors are solitary, affiliative, or aggressive, and for social behaviors I will record the partner. I will compare the amount of affiliation and aggression within groups and between groups.
Subjects: research, Primates, monkeys, Animal behavior, Interpersonal relations, social anthropology, Anthropology
Local Identifiers: 22-0178

Title: 2022 - Maternal Behavior in Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata) - Poster Presentation
Description: Maternal behavior in primates has shown that they take care of their infants to help them develop. When infants play and socialize with each other, they are developing behaviors and social skills. A study on Alouatta palliata in Honduras found that females with infants were spending more time with other mothers than with any other member of their group. We don’t know if this is true at La Selva. Who do female A. palliata spend the most time with? I predict that female A. palliata with infants will spend more time with other female A. palliata with infants than with female A. palliata who do not have an infant. This study will take place at La Selva Research Station. Located at the confluence of the Puerto Viejo and Sarapiquí Rivers, La Selva Research Station can be found in the province of Heredia, Costa Rica. La Selva is 1500 hectares of protected primary and secondary rainforest. The average rainfall is 4000 mm per year with average temperatures of 25° C to 27° C. One of the species of monkeys found here is A. palliata. These monkeys are black with a long gold fringe on their sides. Males weigh 4.5 to 9 kg and females 3.5 to 7.3 kg. For my data collection, I am going to do 10-second instantaneous focal sampling and record mothers’ proximity to their nearest neighbor and who that neighbor is. I will compare proximities of mothers with and without infants.
Subjects: Primates, monkeys, Animal behavior, Interpersonal relations, Mothers & children
Local Identifiers: 22-0168

Title: 2022 - Mantled Howler Monkey and Leafcutter Ants - Poster Presentation
Description: Atta colombica, a species of leafcutter ants, forages from the same leaves that the mantled howler monkeys Alouatta palliataeat. Alouatta palliata and Atta colombica have no recorded interactions that would indicate hostility, and they show no inclination to interact either. Alouatta palliata will eat the leaves of these trees and lead a sedentary lifestyle, howling early in the morning and eating throughout the day, while the ants forage for leaves during the day constantly to bring back to their nest to use for growing fungus they use to feed their colony. This fungus may be very notorious but is only grown in colonies. Do howler monkeys and leafcutter ants have any interactions? Do Alouatta palliata possible eat the ants or do they avoid them if they can? I hypothesize Aloutta palliata will eat Atta colombica to supplement their diet. This research will take place at La Selva Research Station, which is in Costa Rica along the equator. It is a tropical rainforest home to many insect species, species of primate, and species of plant. My research will be focused on the mantled howler monkey, Alouatta palliata. Alouatta palliata are black in color, with the males having a longer beard and a white scrotum weighing in at 6 to 7 kg, and females at 4 to 5 kg. Atta colombica are a maroon color, with the queens being over 29 mm in length. Data will be collected using 30-second instantaneous scan sampling; Alouatta palliata’s resting, traveling, vocalization, eating habits, and feeding will be recorded. I will also record the presence of any Atta colombica.
Subjects: Primates, monkeys, Animal behavior, Eating & drinking, Interpersonal relations
Local Identifiers: 22-0171

Title: 2022 - Mother-Infant Interactions of Alouatta palliata - Poster Presentation
Description: The principal social connection among primates is that between mother and infant; the survival of an infant primate relies heavily on the level of maternal care provided. Until about three months of age, an infant Alouatta palliata (Mantled Howler Monkey) will spend most of their time with their mother. Alouatta seniculus have been observed behaving positively towards their infants, grooming, and protecting them; however, mothers have also exhibited agonistic behaviors such as pushing their infants away. Limited research has been conducted on the behaviors of A. palliata mothers and their young at La Selva Research Station. I predict that the interactions between mothers and their offspring at La Selva Research Station will be primarily affiliative. Research will be carried out at La Selva Research Station in May 2022. La Selva Research Station is a private reserve located in the northern region of Costa Rica. It spans over 1,600 hectares of rainforest and is home to three species of primates, one of which is A. palliata. A. palliata are primarily black with gold fringing on the sides, and they average 6 kg for males or 4.8 kg for females. I will be collecting data by performing instantaneous scans of mother primates and their babies, at 20-second intervals. In that time, I will be recording whether interactions between mothers and their young are affiliative, aggressive, or solitary. The frequency of affiliative and aggressive interactions between mothers and infants will be compared.
Subjects: student projects, Primates, monkeys, Mothers & children, Interpersonal relations, Anthropology
Local Identifiers: 22-0170

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