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a Discovery Core Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

May be taken as either BCORE 110 (Natural Sciences) <\/strong>or BCORE 107 (Social Sciences)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>

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About This Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this course we will explore the nature of thought from a material perspective in comparison to more traditional approaches. We consider our thoughts and feelings starting with individual cells in our brain to the chemical messengers that connect the many cells in our brain to hormones that travel from head to toe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is happening in our brains when we reach for a cup of coffee in the morning? Why can I take a pill that makes me feel less sad? Is this even safe? To explore these chemical connections to thoughts and feelings we will literally go on a hike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will make measurements of stress markers naturally found in saliva to compare with our own self-check in. We will explore the impact of long-term elevation of stress markers for ourselves and for our society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Stress?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What really is stress? What happens to us when we feel stressed? How can we reduce stress? Is stress always bad? In class we take a broad, multi-disciplinary look at the stress response: from the stress molecules in our bodies to our thoughts and health, means to measure stress, and, importantly, ways to de-stress. Through the quarter we will plan an experiment where we will see if shinrin yoku (forest bathing) impacts our stress levels. This is an interactive and active class with student-led presentations on varied stress topics and class-led design of all aspects of our forest hike class experience. The culmination of our experience will be the hike and the data we generate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individually, students will submit a written piece connecting an assessment of perceived stress with salivary cortisol levels. Students collect their own saliva sample for cortisol analysis (kit available) prior to hike in a park. The park is somewhat distant from other people, forested, and relatively free of traffic or other manmade noise. During this 1-2 hour hike students will be asked to journal during breaks about how they are feeling as a form of data in addition to another saliva sample. Students collect a final cortisol sample at the end of the hike. These samples, in a subsequent class are analyzed and connections between salivary cortisol levels and stress are made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Scott Shippy (he\/him\/his)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

School of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Professor Shippy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Chemistry (Analytical)
Hope College, BS Biochemistry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Shippy is formally trained as a chemist and teaches general and biochemistry here at UW Bothell. While his training has been as a physical scientist, his research interests has been more wide ranging with collaborations and implications in biology, neuroscience, ophthalmology and psychology. As a measurement scientist he has designed, built and characterized instrumental methods to collect and measure neuroactive molecules that underlie processes of thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Email: sshippy@uw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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