May 2, 2025
Reception & Presentations 2pm to 5pm
Cal Poly Humboldt Library
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Climate Change and its Correlation to Klamath Salmon
Kenneth Xiong
Fisheries Biology
Undergraduate Student
Amber Henshaw
wildlife
Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
In our presentation, we will be discussing how climate change is affecting the Salmon run in the Klamath River. We will be addressing the how warmer water temperatures can affect the Salmon population. Our purpose is to inform others that a change in water temperatures may affect oxygen levels in the watershed hence making it difficult for salmon to migrate and survive in the watershed. Overall this may affect their process of spawning.
Reduction of Secondary Trauma Among Mental Health Interpreters
Ericka Balderas
Social Work
Graduate Student
College of Professional Studies
Humboldt County currently has an interpretation program to assist clients with Limited English Proficiency needs who seek local mental health services. This working alliance of the mental health provider, the mental health interpreter, and the client currently has no systematic support for mental health interpreters to reduce and cope with secondary trauma. The purpose of this project is to provide a resource guide on best clinical practices regarding this working alliance, the implementation of an Interpreter Coordinator for the county, and systemic structural recommendations in order to reduce secondary trauma among mental health interpreters.
Reparations, Reconciliation and Restitution: An In-Depth Look at Local Native Politics on Indian Island
Joshua Overington
Native American Studies
Undergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
In a sociopolitical climate where hate is so clearly permeating through our country, it is important to recognize battles that have conquered evils of the past in the form of reparations. My research looks at the reconciliation process that has occurred on Indian Island and how the 1862 massacre contextualizes the events taking place today. Through a difficult history and unique form of restitution, Indian Island provides insight into current Native Politics unparalleled anywhere else in the United States.
Endoparasite Comparison Between Two Herds of Roosevelt Elk
Scarlett Arlene Stromer
Wildlife
Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Research is presented on the comparison of endoparasite abundance and diversity between two herds of Roosevelt Elk; Sinkyone and Gold Bluff Beach. These groups were once part of the same herd and 17 individuals were translocated in 1984 and now are suffering from poor health. Research hypothesis is that the sick herd (Sinkyone) will have a higher diversity or abundance of endoparasite eggs that I have identified from fecal samples. Through this research, we hope to identify the health issue within the sick population and help treat the issue.
Arcata High School FFA Chapter
Leslie
Mendoza-Avila
College Corp
Undergraduate Student
Other
With my college corps worksite placement, I was placed in Arcata High School working with 2 AG teachers who are part of a national agricultural program called Future Farmers of America. They have heavy positive influences on the students in the chapter, where many pursue entrepreneurships or higher education opportunities to return home to contribute their knowledge in their former chapter or the Humboldt community. The chapter relies a lot on community support, as its resources are limited. The chapter continues to grow by giving back to the community whether it be helping with floral arrangements at events or even participating in community events.
2015 Humboldt International Film Festival Poster
Anna Ladd
Studio Arts
Undergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This poster was created for the Humboldt International Film Festival. Working as a team, the HIFF crew were able to come up with an idea, and then follow through with creating and perfecting the poster. It's designed to catch the eye, draw the audience in, and deliver the information in a pseudo-minimalistic way. Its primary focuses were to be readability, text hierarchy backed by an eye-catching illustration.
Soils and Climate Change
Tess McDermott Swanson
Environmental Science
Undergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
The pedosphere is an often overlooked resource already affected by and contributing to climate change. For example, soil stores a certain amount of carbon, and biological processes in soil emit the powerful greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O). The amount of nutrients, microorganisms, and moisture that soils hold are all affected by atmospheric CO2 levels and surface temperatures. Soils are an extremely important part of the earth’s biosphere, and they can be managed more effectively to mitigate their effects to the climate and the changing climate’s effects on them. I will explore these impacts and relate them to primary productivity, food security, human health, and land desertification.
Effects of Participation in a Deliberative Democracy Initiative on Sense of Community
Marissa
Morales
Psychology
Undergraduate Student
Elka
Medina
Psychology
Undergraduate Student
Kat
Singer
Psychology
Undergraduate Student
Audrey
Ashdown
Psychology
Undergraduate Student
Ben
Graham
Psychology
Faculty
Adrian
Lopez
Psychology
Graduate Student
College of Professional Studies
This poster examines the effects of participation in a deliberative democracy on neighborhood and city sense of community (SOC). The study consisted of 15 qualitative interviews of panelists, focusing on how their neighborhood and city SOC changed by taking part in the citizens' assembly. Interviews were coded and resulted in six primary themes: Pride in neighborhood; Knowledge of community; Working as a representative of the community on the panel; Social connectivity within neighborhood; Multiple perspective-taking; and Community advocacy. This study adds to the literature by highlighting ways citizens’ assemblies improve participants' sense of community more broadly.
Physical Education Teacher Burnout
Nelson
Na
School of Applied Health
Undergraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
Physical Education aims to educate students in Physical Education. The understanding of physical competence will enable knowledge of safety and movement. Physical Education (PE) aims to develop students' understanding of PE as an active, healthy lifestyle. This will allow students to learn and cooperate with the instructor to develop their motor skills, gain knowledge, and understand their behavior and physical activity in class—the main reason this is so serious for
teachers is that it leads to burnout in PE. There is a lack of resources within the field of PE, and the school cannot provide enough money within the field.
Food at School
Elizabeth Phillips
Communication Studies
Undergraduate Student
Michael S. Bruner
Communication Studies
Faculty
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This chapter explores the intersection of food and place in one of the most important places in the lives of children and youth -- school. The critical rhetorical analysis examines school menus, but makes it clear that food at school involves more than school lunches. Food at school has included breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as vending machines and campus gardens (Duram & Klein, 2015). In the broader society, food at school is at the center of public argumentation about agriculture, citizenship, economics, government, health, power & empowerment, religion, sustainability, and values.