Reintroduction of California condor over Yurok Tribal Land.

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

We will be talking about the reintroduction of California Condor in Northern California. Seeing how it can benefit the local Yurok tribe and ecosystem.

Relapse Prevention/Substance Use Disorder Group

College of Professional Studies

This project concists of my participation as a co-facilitator in a substance abuse relapse prevention group through the Redwood Community Action Agency (RCAA) located at Waterfront Recovery Services in Eureka. This group meets once a week with participants who are in the early stages of recovery and who are ready to learn new coping skills that will enhance the rate of success and minimize relapse incidents. Evidence-based practice methods as they pertain to the five models of group therapy used in substance abuse treatment is being utilized in addition to traditional cultural elements congruent with the Native American worldview.

Relational Aesthetics

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

I am interested in adjusting the paradigm of art in public schools. I want to learn more about how art can affect change in people in regards to themselves and their relationship to the world. I want to move beyond pen and paper sketches of three dimensional shapes in space to strengthen our view of ourselves as agents of our own destiny in the world, as I believe this is arts purpose. My research consisted of fifteen participatory instructional performance art pieces done on or near HSU. I did not always provide services and spaces that were enticing enough to draw many people, but I enlivened a new art form on campus, I gave people an authentic and original experience, and I learned a lot.

Reliability and Validity of a Self-Rating Scale for Fear of Social Rejection

College of Professional Studies

The present study was conducted to develop a measure that indicates a fear of social rejection among students. Participants were 116 college students receiving credit in their psychology classes. Reliability was established through test retest and internal consistency. Validity used criterion, convergent, and discriminant validity: Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, Social Phobia Inventory, and Yale Food Addiction Scale. Internal consistency and test retest were significantly high. Results from the RSQ and FSRS showed high correlation r=-.63, p<.001. The SPIN had a high correlation with FSRS r= -.74, p <.001. The results of the study indicated that the FSRS had validity and reliability.

Reliability and Validity of the Attitudes Towards Environmental Activism Scale

College of Professional Studies

In this study environmental activism attitudes were defined as the positive view of pro-environmental behaviors as mediated by egoistic, social, and biospheric motivators. This investigation reports on the development of the Attitudes Towards Environmental Activism Scale (ATEAS), a 26-item measure of attitudes towards environmental activism. In this sample the internal consistency reliability of the ATEAS was r = .92, with one-week test-retest reliability of r = .90 in a retest sample of 15 students. Participant differences were found in the results. The ATEAS scale can be used to provide a basis for research in future environmental education.

Reliability and Validity of the Health-Efficacy Scale for College Students

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The Health-Efficacy Scale for College Students (HESCS) assesses an individual’s belief in their capacity to change their own health. This investigation examined the psychometric properties of the HESCS by examining reliability and validity with a sample of psychology major students at a small University in northern California. Reliability was examined by utilizing internal consistency with a Cronbach’s alpha, rα=.82, and a test-retest separated by one-week on a subsample of 20 participants, rtt=.77. HESCS was shown to have convergent validity, R2=.32, F(2,98)=23.13, p<.01. These results show that the HESCS is a reliable and valid scale for measuring Health-Efficacy in College Students.

Reliability and Validity of the Humboldt Appreciation of Humor Scale

College of Professional Studies

This study was conducted to assess the reliability and validity of the Humboldt Appreciation of Humor Scale (HAHS). The HAHS was assessed with undergraduate and graduate students from Humboldt State University. The scale is a 21-item Likert-type measure that was found to have good internal consistency (r = .93) and good test-retest reliability (r = .86). It was validated with a criterion-related measure, Humor Styles Questionnaire (r = .53), a discriminant measure, substance use questionnaire (r = .19), and a convergent measure, Beck’s Hopelessness Scale (r = .55).

Religious Freedom in Northern California: Fighting to Keep Sacred Lands Out of Government Hands

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This Creative Project compiles the different avenues of research I have studied concerning cultural survival and activism in Northwest California. The sacred spaces in the High Country and the communities that joined together to preserve Native Spirituality and sacred spaces. It also, highlights my work in Special Collections documenting the Lyng v NICPA's case archival materials for online public viewing.

Reparations, Reconciliation and Restitution: An In-Depth Look at Local Native Politics on Indian Island

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.

Replicating the Unreplicable: 3D Printing and its Impact on Artifact Ownership

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

I examined the emergence of 3D printing within museum contexts to better understand how it impacts artifact ownership. My review and critique of the literature related museums’ usage of 3D printing technology showed that it is largely utilized as a tool for education as well as a method for preserving cultural materials. While educational benefits are central to 3D printing use, the replication of cultural materials promotes the concept of commercialization which may ultimately deemphasize ethical issues. Recognizing and acknowledging the gap in existing narratives will aid future endeavors and allow 3D printing to function as a relevant and respectful tool utilized by museums.