Development of Healthy Ice Cream
Shih-Ming Hu

This study investigates the acceptability of using okra gum as the fat and cholesterol replacers in ice cream and develops the options of replacement method.

Millennial Age of Communication
Theresa J. Russo, Marjorie Pietraface, et al.

The Millennial Generation has technology at the core of their existence. Their social networks have been established through use of technology and the internet. It is important for them to feel connected. Data was collected from 390 college students about how the various communication technologies is perceived to impact their relationships with family, friends and significant others.

Community Health Intervention Project: Service Learning in SUNY Oneonta's Online M.S. - Nutrition and Dietetics Program
Mary Ann Dowdell

Graduate students enrolled in the online M.S. Nutrition and Dietetics Program are required to complete a Community Health Intervention Project (CHIP). This project mirrors the applied research currently conducted by dietitians in the field, thus providing students with the knowledge and skills to conduct applied research upon graduation.

Understanding Consumer Thrift Shopping Behavior
Yun-Jung Choi

The purpose of the study is twofold: a) to examine consumers’ attitudes toward secondhand clothing; and b) to explore the economic, social, and moral motivational aspects of consumers’ thrift shopping behavior.

History of Costume: The Consumption and Governance of Attire in the State of New York
Damayanthie Eluwawalage

This proposed research examines a new departure in the study of dress in early (c1600-1900) New York, focusing on the rationale behind individual and collective clothing practices.

History of Costume: The Consumption and Governance of Attire in the State of New York
Damayanthie Eluwawalage

This proposed research examines a new departure in the study of dress in early (c1600-1900) New York, focusing on the rationale behind individual and collective clothing practices. The study investigates the internal and external influences which impacted upon early inhabitants' ways of dressing, their societal attitudes and social demeanor. The research compares the influences on attire and finery in early society with the European context and examines the influences caused by world-wide dominant events, ideas and social groups, and their effect on societal and cultural attitudes. The study examines clothing as a symbolic indicator of status which influenced the class distinction in early New York society.