Prior research finds lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB) individuals offending more than their heterosexual peers, due to differential experiences in social institutions like school and family. There are no qualitative studies of queer pathways into or away from crime, or research on the offending of transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. We seek to fill this gap by analyzing life trajectories of LGBTQIA individuals with qualitative interviews. We explore pushes/pulls into/away from criminal behavior and respondents’ relationships with social institutions--including chosen families and political participation--to illuminate sites of intervention in the queer life course.

This presentation represents the culminating thesis project, titled "Towards a Critical Game Based Pedagogy in Composition" in the Applied English Grad Program. My research outlines the key figures and discourses of game-based learning and gamification. In response, I presents a theoretical framework for its application in a composition course. My argument holds that a game based pedagogy bears potential for introducing critical, social justice literacies alongside composition and writing literacy. Literacy, being at the center of this framework, is supported by what I call "Pillars:" Identity, Social Learning, and Multimodality.

The preliminary findings of this research highlight the resiliency, retention, and protective factors of Title IV-E child welfare workers. This study aims to better understand the relationship between the effects of working in a field with high exposure to vicarious trauma, and a social worker's own personal resiliency and coping strategies. The implications of our research suggest several ways agencies and educators can increase the well-being and sustainability of social workers. Improving the well-being of child welfare workers can have a substantial impact on the experiences and outcomes of children and families in our communities.

HSU's choirs have found ways to make music together despite the huge obstacle of not being able to rehearse together as we normally do. We have been primarily working on "virtual choir" projects and performances. For these projects, we rehearsed together online and then the students each recorded their part for each piece we worked on individually. The individual recordings were then compiled to create the performance videos shown here. These videos are from Fall 2020: University Singers performs "Safe with Me," a new and poignant piece by Bryan Sharpe, as well as a fun arrangement of "Feeling Good," the iconic tune made famous by Nina Simone.

This interactive exhibit on death and dying aims to give each individual a guide they can use while navigating mortality from a start to an end. We all have birth in common with each other, and most of us have been promised death by some authority in our lives, but it seems that this modern world often denies people the space to unpack and become familiar with this foreshadowed similarity. We hope you leave here with the tools and language to find peace in the deaths that pass your way.

In this study, the primary goal was to observe the effects of urbanization on bird species diversity and composition of native and non-native species in Arcata, California. Methods include fixed radius 75-meter point counts for ten minutes, within thirty predetermined study sites, where I counted bird species and the abundance of birds, landscape features (e.g., building density), along with noting any human activity that may occur. I hypothesized that non-native species would increase with increasing building density. In conjunction with that species diversity would decrease with building density.

This project delves into the role of College Corps in fostering community engagement and leadership development in climate action. Through collaborative partnerships with local nonprofit organizations, College Corps provides students with opportunities to address pressing social environmental challenges while deepening their connections within the community. This case study follows my journey as a College Corps fellow who, driven by a passion for environmental and social justice, has made significant contributions in waste reduction and community garden initiatives. My experiences illustrate the programs’ efficacy in empowering students to become catalysts for change.

Rural areas do not have enough providers leading to a lack of availability for appointments. Rural patients often have difficulty with transportation for essential health services, such as appointments, labs, and pharmacy. Patients with T2D require technology to ensure timely healthcare, including urgent healthcare needs. Nurses can connect patients with T2D to essential health services and education using an interdisciplinary team approach along with technology to modify education for each patient’s needs, including language. The theoretical outcomes will be evaluated using short- and long-term measures.

This project aims to highlight several alumni of the Recreation Administration program at Cal Poly Humboldt. These interviews will introduce the alumni along with their history at Cal Poly Humboldt and their career experience. The interviews will be made into short form videos with use of AI for the imagery. The videos are targeted at prospective students along with current students and members of the community. The alumni careers range in order to showcase the variety in the field of Recreation. Once complete, these videos will be found on the Recreation Admin YouTube channel.

The Student Legal Lounge (SLL) is an on-campus resource created by students for students. SLL provides the pupils of HSU with legal information, which has been researched by students in many different legal fields; such as housing rights, immigration rights, constitutional rights, and etc. In addition, SLL has commenced an attorney referral program, so that our students have the adequate tools when they are faced with a serious legal quandary. Needless to say, not only is the SLL a great on-campus resource for HSU students, but it also provides an opportunity for involvement for those who are interest in legal work a chance to gain communication, research, organizational skills.