Program/Event
Arts and Research showcase 2025
Abstract
Trauma exposure due to gun violence, homelessness, and/or substance abuse is prevalent in West Louisville, KY. In 2020, 65% of adults in KY reported one traumatic experience. Depression, as a result of trauma, affects significantly more adults in KY than nationwide (25.7% vs. 20.5%). It is known that depression affects the characteristics of child-directed speech (CDS), a specific register that caregivers use while interacting with their children. CDS is characterized by exaggerated prosody, more distinct vowels, shorter and structurally simpler sentences in comparison to adult-directed speech, and is an important predictor of language development. However, our knowledge of the effect of trauma on the characteristics of CDS is limited. The study aims to perform a systematic review of the relationship between caregivers’ exposure to trauma and characteristics of CDS. The undergraduate roles and responsibilities include: (a) participate in group discussions to define the research question; (b) learn how to establish the including and excluding criteria based on the aims of the project; (c) assist with writing the protocol; (d) screen and select the studies based on the eligibility criteria using Covidence software. After conducting our searches, we found a total of 519 results. From this initial set, we removed 19 studies due to duplication. We screened 500 articles and excluded 463 of them. This left us with 37 reports that we sought to retrieve. From an undergraduate perspective, assisting in a systematic review project is an opportunity to improve research experience and learn the prespecified methods for conducting a systematic review.
Recommended Citation
Schade, Maggie; Welikson, Bianca; and Kondaurova, Maria
(2025)
"Experience with a Systematic Review Project from an Undergraduate Student Perspective,"
The Cardinal Edge: Vol. 3:
Iss.
2, Article 7.
Available at:
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/tce/vol3/iss2/7