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Item Coping with organizational change: a multidimensional perspective(2011-03-10) Bussell, Stephen L.; Goering, Elizabeth M.; Parrish-Sprowl, John; Sandwina, Ronald M.This paper introduces a unified model for organizational change that is designed to help change analysts think through the decision-making process. Most organizational leaders do not manage change effectively because they fail to acquire the minimum amount of information necessary to make a sound decision. In large part, this deficiency is a result of considering only a small part of the organization’s total change reality, which can be expressed in terms of the following four categories: 1) Environment creates change, 2) Organization responds to environmental change, 3) Organization initiates new changes, and 4) Organization changes environment. Through the principle of diagnostic communication, leaders can adjust to the incoming changes [categories 1 and 2]. Through the principle of rhetorical communication, they can create effective outgoing changes [categories 3 and 4]. Through the principle of dialogical communication, they can achieve a strategic balance between too much conformity, which results from diagnostic communication in isolation, and too much non-conformity, which results from communication in isolation. By understanding and communicating about change from this multi-dimensional perspective, organizational leaders, both designated and non-designated, can learn to appreciate the extent to which they influence and are influenced by the larger cultural environment of which they are a part.Item Cortical Activation Patterns in Art Making vs. Fine Motor Movement as Measured by EEG(2017) Knapp, Kaitlin; Shaikh, Alex; King, JulietThis quantitative study explores the differences in cortical activation patterns when subjects create art versus when they engage in a rote motor task. It is hypothesized that a statistically significant difference occurs in cortical activity patterns during art making compared with non- creative rote motor behavior and that such differences can be detected and quantified with the electroencephalogram (EEG.) Ten consenting study subjects (one with formal art training, three with some art experience, and six with no art experience) underwent EEG recording at baseline (multiple measures) and with art making, and also with rote motor tasking. Baseline control recordings showed minimal changes in EEG while art making was associated with a persistent change from baseline of significant direction and amplitude involving both hemispheres, a change that was similar to the persistent change in EEG following rote motor tasks. These preliminary findings suggest that EEG may be a meaningful biomarker for cortical activation in the study of creative arts and points to further exploration using Mobile Brain Body Imaging (MoBI) in experimental designs. This system provides a reproducible, measurable, and quantitative methodology for evaluating brain activity and function in the study of the neuroscientific basis of creative arts, neuroaesthetics, and art therapy.Item Empathy, Narcissism, and Visual Arts Engagement(2019) Konrath, SaraEmpathy involves imagining others’ minds and feeling compassion for them, and narcissism is a sense of inflated self-esteem with a low regard for others. In this chapter, I will review scientific research on empathy, narcissism, and visual arts, including creativity. I will present evidence that there are two paths to arts engagement, just as with any behavior. Some people likely get involved with the arts because they care about others and want to improve the world in some way, and some people get involved for more self-focused reasons. The final section will make recommendations for future research and for how these ideas can be applied to museum settings.Item Enhancing Creativity in Teaching and Learning in Online, Face-to-Face and Hybrid Courses(2014-10-10) Hook, Sara Anne; Tennant, Felisa; Jones, Josette; Defazio, JosephThis engaging session will feature four faculty members from one school who have incorporated a number of pedagogical and technological approaches into their courses to encourage creativity in their students while continuing to nurture their own creativity as a way to stay motivated, innovative and engaged as teachers. It will include an interactive online activities for participants with an opportunity for self-reflection and illustrate some options for encouraging and assessing creativity in higher education. The session will review current research on creativity and distill the findings into practical applications for generating a learner-centered environment in any kind of classroom setting.Item Eternal Age: Art Therapy as a Means of Improving Quality of Life(2019) Rush, Haley; Misluk, EileenThis human-subject study used a mixed methods research design to identify if participation in individual, group, and open studio art therapy sessions would improve the quality of life for older adults. Person centered care was used as a framework for the art therapy programming. The Brunnsviken Brief Quality of life scale (BBQ) was used as a pre and mid test intervention and provided a baseline measure of quality of life. It was hypothesized that there would be an increase in the BBQ scores after participation in a 16-week art therapy program. The average difference of individuals pre and mid BBQ scores were used to identify if a change in quality of life had occurred in the life areas of leisure, creativity, and learning through the art making process. This study assessed creativity and learning through art making and leisure as the time spent in the process. The results showed that the overall BBQ scores were not representative of the gains demonstrated, although there were notable increases in leisure, creativity, and learning. Additionally, companionship was found to be a key factor in quality of life. These findings provided support for the use of a person-centered approach to art therapy which may lead to an increase in quality of life for older adults. Future implications of this study include continuing to explore the correlations between art therapy and quality of life as a means of engaging older adults in meaningful and productive activities that foster self-esteem, autonomy, empowerment, and problem-solving skills.Item Monstrare: Imagination in Medicine(2016-11) King, JulietAccording to the American Art Therapy Association, Art therapy is a mental health profession in which clients, facilitated by the art therapist, use art media, the creative process, and the resulting artwork to explore their feelings, reconcile emotional conflicts, foster self-awareness, manage behavior and addictions, develop social skills, improve reality orientation, reduce anxiety, and increase self-esteem. This presentation explores the philosophies of humanistic perspective in medical student training. Special emphasis is on the importance of non-verbal communication and a personalized medical approach to patient care.Item Rebuilding Neural Pathways in Older Adults with Art Therapy(2019) Rhoades, Torrie; Misluk, EileenThis paper explores scholarly literature regarding dementia, neural pathways, dementia studies, types of dementia, and previous art therapy studies with the aging population. A study was conducted at two aging facilities in a midwestern metropolitan city to determine correlations between quality of life, mood, and art therapy interventions for people with dementia. This grant funded study used a mixed methods methodology which combined both quantitative and qualitative research to provide a variety of data collection measures that can be used to provide a broader understanding of the clients. Two surveys were given to all participants in August and December: The Brunnsviken Brief Quality of life scale (BBQ) and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). In addition to those measures, the researchers collected participant verbalizations throughout the research study. It was determined that the results of this study did not demonstrate a correlation between mood and quality of life in the domain areas studied. Some participants that showed decreased depression and showed a decrease in QoL, while some showed an increase in QoL, and others showed no change at all. An increase in mood across 61% of participants during the art therapy study warrants a deeper look into whether this type of intervention is responsible for decreased depressive symptoms. Based on the findings in the study, formal assessments may not be the most accurate way to gather the benefits with this population due to the presence of cognitive decline and lowered ability to self-report.