History of the Book: Digital Exhibits Featuring the HSU Rare Books Collection

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Students from Heather Madar's Art 301M: History of the Book class will present their digital exhibits. These exhibits showcase materials from the HSU library's Rare Book collections. Mary Bone's exhibit uses a comparative framework to explore music and song books from the collection and examines them in light of their cultures of origin and use. Chia Chen's exhibit takes a close look at a book that features a set of the 1957 remake of Debucourt's fashion plates from 1789-1808. Originally published in women's fashion journals, these plates modeled late 18th century Parisian clothing styles and also display contemporary manners and customs.

Honor Our Elders

Josh Ringland, Social Work Graduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Older adults are a growing population in the United States and many elders suffer from physical, sexual, mental, isolation and financial abuse without any obvious signs. Through the research and evaluation of a growing number of elder abuse cases, Humboldt County’s Civil Grand Jury issued a report, Silver Tsunami Warning, explaining the concerns of elder abuse. Through this community project, my community partner, Adult Protective Services and I will bring mindfulness of elder abuse through promoting World Elder Abuse Awareness Month, advocate prevention of elder abuse, and educate how to report elder abuse through a visual campaign of banners advertised throughout Humboldt County.

Hormonal Factors Impacting Women's Relationship Jealousy

College of Professional Studies

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.

Housing Displacement & HSU Former Foster Youth: A Policy Brief

College of Professional Studies

In addition to many other barriers to degree completion, former foster youth may also have fewer financial resources to cover the high cost of attending college because they may not have as much family support as students who have not been in the foster care system. This presentation summarizes the work from my MSW community project and aims to describe how former foster youth attending Humboldt State University (HSU) may be experiencing housing displacement. Transitional Housing Placement Plus (THP-Plus) and Transitional Housing Placement Plus Foster Care (THP+FC) are supportive living environments for college-aged youth who were in foster care or probation.

How Ankle Braces affect Mobility in Multidirectional sports

Kazimierz Parks , School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

This is my senior project about how ankle braces or taping affects mobility in multidirectional sports.

How Anthropogenic Disturbance Affects Terrestrial Wildlife Use and Presence in a California Coastal Dune Ecosystem

Joshua Zastrow, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

My research looks at the influence of anthropogenic (human) disturbance upon the terrestrial mammalian community. The specific anthropogenic variables that I tested for against wildlife presence, use-rates, and species richness was human use intensity, human and domestic animal use intensity, building density (per mile), and distance to major roadway. The study area completed between February 20th and April 5th, 2023, within Humboldt County, California, USA. The transects were placed parallel to the coastline along an area of rural suburban, lite industrial, agricultural, and wildlands, within a coastal dune ecosystem.

How Different Tribes Harvest Their Deer

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

I will be providing information on how different tribes utilize parts of the deer and add insight on how it varies throughout area and season. I will include tribes from Wisconsin, California, and Oregon.

How Do Anthropogenic Disturbances Affect Marbled Godwits in Humboldt Bay

Emma Leininger, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

How Do Anthropogenic Disturbances Affect Marbled Godwits in Humboldt Bay? I looked into how different types of human disturbances effect responses and vigilance in marbled godwits.

How do I Look? Gender Conformity, Self-Critical Comments, and Friendship

College of Professional Studies

This study will investigate the differences in how men and women respond to same-sex friends and acquaintances engaging in self-criticism of their physical appearance. Past studies have found that physical appearance and body image are more relevant to women than to men. We expect that due to the different friendship norms that men and women follow, women will be more likely to respond to self-critical comments from friends with flattering comments, while men will be more likely to respond with honest opinions even if those responses are negative. It is also expected that following these norms will result in more positive interactions between same sex peers and acquaintances.

How Does Habitat Ecological Resolution Effect Bat Population in Arcata CA and Trinity CA?

Katrina Maynez , Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Bat acoustic survey done in Arcata CA and Trinity CA across 6 different sites. How does habitat ecological resolutions effect bat population in Arcata CA vs Trinity CA?