MultiDisciplinary
Anterior Cruciate Ligaments
By Alexis Jenkins
Alexis Jenkins definitely is very active from the start. Sports have always been her passion; growing up, you could always catch her outside at the softball field playing with her high school, tournament team, or family. This all was until she had an almost career-ending injury occur not just once but twice. Luckily, she could continue to play two years of college softball, but she always wondered why tearing your ACL, also known as your Anterior Cruciate Ligament, was such a big deal. Now years later, she is a Senior here at Millersville studying Sports Journalism. After graduation, she plans to work her way into the ESPN world to eventually become an ESPN Broadcast Journalist.
music
The Educational Impact of Music Video Games on Amateur Adult Musicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
By tehya walters
Tehya Walters is a junior Music Education and Music Performance major with a concentration in flute. She is a member of the McNairy Library Music Research Fellows program. Tehya grew up playing music video games, and she was curious if regularly playing these games could affect the musical abilities of amateur musicians. She has completed a study on the effects of Friday Night Funkin’ on musical phrasing ability. After finding results that align with other music video games studies, she became interested in consolidating these types of studies. Consequently, she performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on studies focusing on the educational effects of non-musician to amateur musician adults who play music video games. After graduation, Tehya hopes to become a band director and to continue researching the impact of video games on music education.
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