Our project examines our experience as student assistant volunteers at Arcata High School as a part of the College Corps program. We discuss what our job entails and how this model of student volunteers can be beneficial to the younger students, their teachers, and the volunteers themselves.

Determining the effects of resistance training tailored to LGBTQ+ individuals with the purpose of increasing gender congruence, self-concept, and community belonging.

Big Brothers Big Sisters is a mentoring non-profit that fosters one-to-one relationships between local youth and adult volunteers, supporting academic success and emotional well-being. Drawing from our academic backgrounds in kinesiology and business, we contributed by organizing mentorship events and leading community outreach efforts, which strengthened youth-adult connections. This experience highlights the importance of consistent support and positive role models. Through kinesiology, we explored the vital role of physical and mental health in fostering well-rounded growth, while business principles illuminated ways to create sustainable and impactful programs that serve the community.

Academic procrastination is the intentional delay of starting or continuing progress on school-related work. Academic procrastination often leads to negative outcomes such as submitting late assignments, cramming for exams, and test anxiety. To assess this we created a 21-item Academic Procrastination Scale (APS). The APS showed appropriate criterion (r = .69, p < .000), convergent (r = .49, p < .000), and discriminant (r = .29, p = .001) validity. The APS also showed good internal consistency with an alpha of .88 and a test-retest reliability of r = .75, p = .000. Validity and reliability analyses show that the APS is a valid and reliable measure of academic procrastination.

This presentation consists of a critical analysis of agricultural development in Honduras. The effects of neoliberal policies in particular will be examined and an in depth examination of the current land conflict in the Aguán Valley will be used as an example. While there have been many criticisms of development practices in the country, recently in relation to oil palm plantations and World Bank lending, there have also been successes. Often these successes have resulted from militant action on the part of the rural poor. An analysis of agricultural development in Honduras will be presented and tentative conclusions regarding various development policies’ effects reached.

Previous research has suggested that the use of hormonal contraception affects women’s feelings of relationship jealousy. Combined oral contraceptive use, in partnered women, has been linked to an increase in reported feelings of relationship jealousy, especially among women using a high-estrogen dose pill formulation. While the pill is one of the most widely used forms of hormonal contraception, many health care professionals now encourage young women to use progesterone-only contraceptives. This study compares reported relationship jealousy in women using the pill and women using long lasting, progesterone-only contraceptives using Buunk’s (1997) relationship jealousy scale.

The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the effect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) disclosures on firm financial performance. Standard meta-analytical procedures determining inclusion criteria, literature searches in electronic databases, and coding procedures were used to identify and synthesize articles retained for this analysis. PRISMA guidelines were utilized as search strategies, as well as interpret effect sizes and quantify research findings. Moderator and outcome variables were assessed using coding procedures. A total of 136 studies were surveyed and categorized. Results from meta-analyses indicated an overall moderate effect for US companies.

I am reviewing the current literature on virus detection methods. Fast and reliable virus detection is critical during a virus outbreak. There are now portable rapid real-time PCR devices that accurately identify viruses in as little as 20 min. There is a lateral flow immunoassay for detecting antibodies that is currently being developed that the researchers claim has the accuracy comparable to PCR. Chemiluminescence immunoassays have also been developed that identify and quantify specific antibodies with high accuracy. Devices to detect SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses are being developed to be faster, more sensitive, more accurate, and can be customized to identify new viruses and antibodies.

When was your last adventure? How did you know it was an “adventure”? If you felt like it was an “adventure” that’s a good start and likely means that it was! That is because the meaning of the term adventure is fairly personal and based on what you personally perceive as unique, unusual and exciting. It may also include a certain level of risk, potentially some dangerous risk, such as swimming with sharks in Australia or riding a motorcycle on a mountainous road in Italy. But risks don’t need to be life threatening or thousands of miles away.

Nowhere 2 Go Humboldt is a multi-media storytelling project which interviews and photographs people who are criminalized and displaced in Humboldt County.