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Creative Work by Barton Poulson

Dance Loops is a dance piece conceptualized by Barton Poulson with choreography by Nichole Ortega... more Dance Loops is a dance piece conceptualized by Barton Poulson with choreography by Nichole Ortega and Jacque Lynn Bell, with live, interactive video projections created by Barton Poulson. Its development includes students from across the UVU campus. Dance Loops received a Presidential Fellowship for Faculty Scholarship for $8000 from Utah Valley University. Dance Loops has been submitted for performance at the Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research and the National Conference on Undergraduate Research.

Danco kaj la universala okulo (Esperanto for “Dance for the universal eye”) is a series of dance ... more Danco kaj la universala okulo (Esperanto for “Dance for the universal eye”) is a series of dance visualizations that are presented as still images. “Danco 2: Preter ordo” (“Dance 2: Beyond order) was accepted for the University of Utah’s annual juried show at Williams Fine Art.

Hello World is a performance with choreography by Jacque Lynn Bell and video/motion capture/appli... more Hello World is a performance with choreography by Jacque Lynn Bell and video/motion capture/application development by Barton Poulson. It was commissioned by Repertory Dance Theatre for their opening fall 2012 show

Dots and lines and dance and all of us presented video and motion capture of 10 improvised dance ... more Dots and lines and dance and all of us presented video and motion capture of 10 improvised dance sequences. It also included a Macintosh application for interactive exploration of the works, which can be downloaded from http://j.mp/dance-grid-mac

Pillows was a performance with choreography for eight dancers by Jacque Lynn Bell and programming... more Pillows was a performance with choreography for eight dancers by Jacque Lynn Bell and programming/video projections by Barton Poulson. It was created as part of Repertory Dance Theatre’s annual competition, Charette.

Papers by Barton Poulson

Journal of Law and Family Studies, 2008

Two experiments analyzed social conflicts based on A. P. Fiske's (1991, 1992) four relationa... more Two experiments analyzed social conflicts based on A. P. Fiske's (1991, 1992) four relational models: communal sharing, authority ranking, equality matching, and market pricing. Because each model has a distinct logical structure, it was hypothesized that social conflicts in which participants used incommensurate models would lead to more extreme reactions than would conflicts in which both participants used the same model. Participants (N = 178 for Study 1, N = 132 for Study 2) in both experiments read 16 interpersonal scenarios in which an expectation based on one of the four models was contradicted by a negative outcome based on one of the four models. In neither experiment was the incommensurability interaction hypothesis supported. However, exploratory analyses indicated a significant main effect for equality matching and a significant interaction for communal sharing. The results are interpreted as providing qualified support for the role of relationship structures in con...

a "disaster," an "egregious overreach," and "a retreat from justice that may put the public's saf... more a "disaster," an "egregious overreach," and "a retreat from justice that may put the public's safety in jeopardy," portending "grave effects" on the prosecution of "drug trafficking, gangs, corporate fraud and terrorism offenses," and virtually guaranteeing that "chaos will reign in federal courthouses." 5 With the passage of time, however, the Supreme Court's decision has proven to be neither miraculous nor catastrophic, 6 although the jury is still out, so to speak, as the lower courts sort through lingering questions and various legislative "fixes" continue to be bandied about. 7 If nothing else, Booker has inspired a stream of scholarship in legal journals focusing on, among other things, the history of American sentencing law, the legitimacy of the Guidelines regime, the role of various criminal justice actors in setting punishment, the impact on charging and plea bargaining decisions, and, most importantly, the return of judicial discretion in sentencing.' These and other topics are all exceptionally important for the future of the federal system, and the scholarship to date has been rich and exciting. But Booker also provides an opportunity to take a fresh look at the very reasons for punishment and the methods used to determine and impose criminal penalties. As United States District Court Judge Nancy Gertner wrote a few years ago, "[a]ll experimentation with alternatives to incarceration and innovative approaches to sentencing, like restorative justice, was necessarily squelched" by the Guidelines regime. 9 Recently, however, she noted that "United States v. Booker could well herald a new era in American sentencing practices"'-and among these possibilities, we believe, is one Judge Gertner had expressly mentioned before: the idea of restorative justice in the federal system. Our symposium contribution hopes to begin this discussion, explaining what restorative justice is, how it might be implemented in United States district courts, and why criminal justice actors and others should support the concept of federal restorative justice.

The International Journal of the Arts in Society: Annual Review, 2010

A Third Voice: A Review of Empirical Research on the Psychological Outcomes of Restorative Justic... more A Third Voice: A Review of Empirical Research on the Psychological Outcomes of Restorative Justice Barton Poulson Within the field of restorative justice, at least three voices may be heard: the voice of theory, the voice of practice, and the voice of research, which is the ...

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

Two experiments analyzed social conflicts based on A. P. four relational models: communal sharing... more Two experiments analyzed social conflicts based on A. P. four relational models: communal sharing, authority ranking, equality matching, and market pricing. Because each model has a distinct logical structure, it was hypothesized that social conflicts in which participants used incommensurate models would lead to more extreme reactions than would conflicts in which both participants used the same model. Participants (N = 178 for Study 1, N = 132 for Study 2) in both experiments read 16 interpersonal scenarios in which an expectation based on one of the four models was contradicted by a negative outcome based on one of the four models. In neither experiment was the incommensurability interaction hypothesis supported. However, exploratory analyses indicated a significant main effect for equality matching and a significant interaction for communal sharing. The results are interpreted as providing qualified support for the role of relationship structures in conflict.

Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 2002

JL & Fam. Stud., 2007

Utah L. Rev., 2003

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

Journal of Law and Family Studies, 2008

The International Journal of the Arts in Society: Annual Review, 2010

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 2002

JL & Fam. Stud., 2007

Utah L. Rev., 2003

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2000

Two studies evaluate the effects of participating in dance, as a form of visceral, engaged learni... more Two studies evaluate the effects of participating in dance, as a form of visceral, engaged learning, on conceptions of the “American Idea” and on voting behavior. Dance for Walt Whitman by Helen Tamiris was recreated on a company of 22 dancers, who, in Study 1, read articles relating to the American Idea and kept guided journals. Participants were very positive, indicating that the experience had given them a much better understanding of the American Idea and their roles as citizens, as well as increasing their motivation to actively participate in civic life. Study 2 complemented this finding by assessing a behavioral measure of civic engagement—voting—and by including respondents who did not perform in Whitman. While small sample sizes prevented the effects from reaching statistical significance, the results were generally positive: those who participated in the performance or viewed it were more likely to have voted than those who were not connected to the performance. In addition, there was suggestive evidence that dance participants who did not vote in earlier elections, despite being eligible, were more likely to vote in the most recent elections that were those who were not involved in the dance. Taken together, these 2 studies support the theory of dance as a powerful form of engaged learning that can contribute to civic involvement and understanding of the “American Idea.”

In this study, former high school dance students evaluated their experiences in dance classes inc... more In this study, former high school dance students evaluated their experiences in dance classes including academic, personal, and professional consequences. Overall, participants’ attitudes towards their dance classes were very positive. Their experiences in dance (e.g., years of dance in high school, number of genres studied, and participation in ballet and jazz) all contributed significantly to their self-reported levels of problem solving, professionalism, and academic performance; whereas, only participation in modern dance was positively and significantly associated with reported GPA. Dance also had generally positive effects on the students’ self-image but with some important negative effects, primarily concerning poor body image. The researchers discover results that provide promising support for the value of arts education, and specifically, dance in public education. They also argue for the need to go beyond standard academic outcomes, such as GPA, to include personal and social benefits.

Crimes present both the victim and the offender with several significant challenges and opportuni... more Crimes present both the victim and the offender with several significant challenges and opportunities. Perhaps foremost among these are the opportunity to recognize the extent and nature of the injury done to the victim, the opportunity for the offender to take responsibility for the crime and develop a sense of accountability for his or her actions, and the opportunity to create a new relationship between the two parties. This last opportunity is particularly meaningful because, despite the anger, resentment, and hurt of the crime, a relationship of some kind has been formed between the parties. That relationship is, of course, usually painful and one that the parties hope to end as soon as possible. Nevertheless, within the framework of juvenile justice there exists the possibility of reframing or recreating the relationship in such as way that the needs of both parties are met more adequately than they currently are. It is the purpose of this article to explore one of those possibilities in particular – that of restorative justice.

Two experiments analyzed social conflicts based on A. P. Fiske's (1991, 1992) four relational mod... more Two experiments analyzed social conflicts based on A. P. Fiske's (1991, 1992) four relational models: communal sharing, authority ranking, equality matching, and market pricing. Because each model has a distinct logical structure, it was hypothesized that social conflicts in which participants used incommensurate models would lead to more extreme reactions than would conflicts in which both participants used the same model. Participants (N = 178 for Study 1, N = 132 for Study 2) in both experiments read 16 interpersonal scenarios in which an expectation based on one of the four models was contradicted by a negative outcome based on one of the four models. In neither experiment was the incommensurability interaction hypothesis supported. However, exploratory analyses indicated a significant main effect for equality matching and a significant interaction for communal sharing. The results are interpreted as providing qualified support for the role of relationship structures in conflict.