May 2, 2025
Reception & Presentations 2pm to 5pm
Cal Poly Humboldt Library
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Improving Health Outcomes for Rural Parent Caregivers of Neurodiverse Children
Amy Neff
Nursing
Undergraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
The prevalence of developmental disabilities (DD) is about 17% in the United States, with rates higher in rural communities (Robinson et al., 2017). Children with DD (also known as "neurodiverse") have individual strengths and face unique challenges. Due to adversity in accessing specific and much-needed support, parent caregivers often experience clinical levels of parenting stress (Davis & Carter, 2008, as cited in Roberts et al., 2019). Parents in rural communities are particularly affected. Chronic, unaddressed stress can lead to worsened mental and physical health including depression, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease (Robinson et al., 2017).
The goal is clear: to incr
Yurok Wellness Court Professional Training
Madalene
Easterbrook
Social Work
Graduate Student
Angelique
Hennessy
Social Work
Graduate Student
College of Professional Studies
Our finished project is a recorded video training, approximately one hour long. We gave a copy of the training to the Yurok Wellness Court. We also gave a copy of the slides to the Yurok Wellness Court, so that they may conduct their own live training using our materials.
Ulterra-Nigma: An Experimental Excercise in The Study of Myth
Jared
Benham
Anthropology
Undergraduate Student
AJ
Doegris
Anthropology
Undergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This project introduces "Ulterra-Nigma," an experimental ethnography that constructs a fictional universe to explore the depths of cosmic themes and cultural themes with mythology and its importance of myth; the hope for the project is to eventually become an open-source mythology of sorts that can be studied by anthropologists in the future and be added onto as if it were a genuine living document. Also, it is of a more artistic nature so the font choice is a lot more characteristic of the theming than most posters.
Comparative Anatomy of Mouse, Zebrafish, and Trout
Adnan
Alyan
Psychology
Graduate Student
College of Professional Studies
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround certain neurons in the central nervous system. PNNs are an key component of the closure and onset of critical periods, synaptic signaling, memory modulation and neural plasticity. The current study aims to compare the brain tissue of zebrafish and trout to mouse, the current animal model of choice for PNN research. Imaging with chemical stains revealed structures consistent with the appearance of PNNs in zebrafish and trout. The promising findings of this study have the potential to usher in a new wave of research pursing a deeper level of understanding towards PNNs through a zebrafish model.
Cal Poly Humboldt GIS Data Archive
Luis
Gomez
Other
Undergraduate Student
Milo
Tom
Other
Undergraduate Student
Library
The Geospatial Data Archive is a collection of useful GIS datasets, with an emphasis on Humboldt and Arcata, meant for students and community members as a whole to preserve and simplify the access of important geospatial data. We are also aiming to archive and display student and faculty projects. Data submission will be open to anyone with a registered account, once proper metadata has been filled out. Creating and maintaining useful metadata is another focus of the archive, as many datasets available online lack the necessary information to contact creators or to be fully understood by the average viewer
Aiding in First Grade - My Experience at Union Street
Kimberly
Duck
College Corp
Undergraduate Student
Other
Through Humboldt College Corps, I was allowed to work three days a week at a local charter elementary school. Once placed, I quickly connected with the principal, Rae, my host teacher, Katie May, and the 17 students who make up the first-grade classroom at Union Street. As an aspiring educator, I believe this quickly became an invaluable experience. I learned about classroom management, social emotional behavioral techniques, and I got hands-on experiences for the concepts I have been learning about in my classes as a Liberal Studies Elementary Education Major.
CR Resource Center and Food Pantry
Jenny Quigley
Social Work
Graduate Student
College of Professional Studies
Mission
The CR Resource Center (CRRC) seeks to decrease stigma and barriers and empower students to achieve academic success through increasing access to services and resources in a caring community. The Resource Center provides application assistance and information on CalFresh benefits and Medi-Cal, access to the Food Pantry, referrals to on and off campus programs in a safe and welcoming community space. Collaborations with the Klamath-Trinity campus and other community agencies are an essential part of the development of the CRRC. The CRRC opened its doors on 11/16 and will continue as an added resource on the CR campus.
Service Learning at Arcata Preschool
Maggie Figueroa
Child Development
Undergraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
This poster presents the experience of working at a local preschool in the area. I have gained a lot of knowledge on what it is like to be in a preschool classroom setting. Before starting my service learning, I did not know what to expect, but now I can say that this experience has allowed me to direct myself to a future career that might be gratifying. I got to experience hands experience working with children for a couple of hours each day and see how the teachers interacted with children. I learn about some of the practices that are being used to meet the unique needs of each child. This experience has helped me improve my communication skills and confidence, explore future careers.
Traditional Storytelling
Callista Ruiz
Social Work
Graduate Student
College of Professional Studies
My community project addresses the tradition of oral history through storytelling. There are many families who do not have storytellers within them and can’t pass traditional stories on to their children. I have been working with an individual to create a Native American children’s storybook. I have gathered data through analyzing local transcripts, articles, and books. Traditional stories have a vital role in culture, community, identity, and wellness. Since time immemorial, storytelling has been a form of passing down traditions, values, and history. These stories not only provide education but is a coping mechanism to the changes that have come over the years. (Walter & Gearhart, 2008)
Exploratory Analyses of the Self and Group: Entitativity
Logan Ashworth
Psychology
Graduate Student
Josue Rodriguez
Psychology
Graduate Student
James Peabody
Psychology
Undergraduate Student
Amanda Tarin
Psychology
Undergraduate Student
Stephanie Byers
Psychology
Graduate Student
Bryan Sherburne
Psychology
Graduate Student
Amber Gaffney
Psychology
Faculty
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
We completed an exploratory secondary analysis examining 167 students’ perceptions of their self/group’s warmth, entitativity, and the extent to which they identity with their group. Results indicate that perceptions of self-warmth, group warmth, and entitativity each positively predict group identification. A mismatch of the group variables are indicative of a threatening ingroup (low group warmth and high entitativity). Findings suggest that positive views of the self can act as a protective function against a threatening ingroup and may be related to projecting positive images of the self onto the group.