Participating in the UURP program immediately caught my interest as I desired exploration within professional interests as well as completing a research project. The topic of Arts in Health was brought to me by a professor and I jumped in head first. The arts have played a significant role in my environment and it brings me comfort to find a combination of my passions. I not only have expanded my knowledge, but I am now able to share all of this with others. By the end of this research project, we will be able to tailor outreach of arts in health to the interested population as well as provide necessary information for curriculum development.

The purpose of this study is to determine which majors at the University of Minnesota Duluth report the highest levels of deep-seated individual interest regarding the topic of Arts in Health. Deep-seated individual interest in arts in health will be measured using the Individual Interest Questionnaire (IIQ), which is a generic, yet valid seven-question survey with a corresponding 5-point Likert scale. The survey will provide primary qualitative data to explore interest in an underrepresented discipline. Results will be used to inform future interdisciplinary Arts in Health curriculum within the Public Health program at the University of Minnesota Duluth as well as tailor outreach to interested students.

This poster is a visual overview of the interest based research that was collected and analyzed. This study was designed to inform and gather interest within Arts in Health, an underrepresented discipline as Arts in Health curriculum can be found at a mere twelve institutions worldwide. Using a 5 point Likert scale and an individual interest survey we were able to classify what students in what majors were most interested. This significant interest was calculated by assessing what majors were +1/+2 SD above the mean to each question within the IIQ (individual interest questionnaire). Using a corresponding Likert scale, the average was calculated using 1-5, 1 being "not true at all for me" and 5 being "very true for me". Majors that were consistently responding with above average answers or +1/+2 SD above the mean were considered to be interested. By investigating what majors and students were significantly interested, we are able to tailor outreach and information to further establish Arts in Health.

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