Alcohol Use Disorder Humboldt County

Emily Monahan, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Residents of Humboldt County have a higher-than-average incidence of Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) when compared to the rest of California and the US. Local youth report drinking alcohol at a younger age, and more frequently than average. Alcohol related hospital admissions are frequent for those who have AUD. Addressing the problem starts at early intervention in adolescents and continues through adulthood. Humboldt county lacks resources for those suffering from AUD and a specialized detox facility would decrease the amount of hospital admissions for alcohol related diagnoses. Making these resources and facilities available to Humboldt County residents could help reduce Alcohol Use Disorder.

Alder Grove Charter School: Advancing Equity Through the CEI Community Schools Grant

Ivory Rose, College Corp Undergraduate Student

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Connected to Alder Grove Charter School through the College Corps program, Fellow Ivory Rose B. serves as a secondary support specialist for high school students. As a hybrid homeschool, Alder Grove blends class support with personalized learning, empowering both families and students. Ivory’s role led her to join the Community Engagement Initiative (CEI), which aims to transform education from the inside out. Through CEI, Alder Grove involves leadership, students, and community members in shared decision-making. Ivory supports this work as both a chaperone and active community member, helping students raise their voices and shape their learning environment.

Alienhood Rhetoric: The Construction and Maintenance of Otherness in Alien Film

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The Rhetoric of Otherness: The Alien Movie Project is a 91-part podcast exploring the narrative and affective politics of alien cinema. The purpose is to expose the symbolic and performative practices that make up "Alien" Others and the contexts of Otherness. The AMP has covered nearly 200 peer-reviewed texts and nearly 90 alien films - this presentation will explore some of the broader justifications, implications, and themes.

Alzheimer's Disease as Type 3 Diabetes? Unconventional Methods to Utilize if AD is Seen as T3DM

Frank Tirado, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

In recent years new findings in research have been revealing that Alzheimer’s Disease is endocrine disorder: Type 3 Diabetes Mellitus(T3DM). With new evidence of Alzheimer’s Disease(AD) being T3DM, there are now new methods of preventing or slowing the progression of AD.

Ambivalent Sexism Predicting Attitudes Toward Affirmative Action for Women

College of Professional Studies

Affirmative action policies have been put into place to help women make the steps towards equality and hopefully amend prejudiced attitudes.The current study focuses on types of sexism and their relationship towards affirmative action support. It is hypothesized that higher scores on hostile and benevolent sexism will be associated with decreased support for affirmative action directed towards women. Community members in Northern California (N = 110) were measured. Measures include that of hostile, benevolent, and ambivalent sexism. Results indicate that only hostile sexism is potentially a key factor in determining whether individuals oppose affirmative action directed towards women.

American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos ) abundance in relation to different human-altered environments and levels of disturbance

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Examining Corvus brachyrhynchos (American crow) habitat selection is valuable in understanding how this generalist species adapts to human-altered environments. Objectives of the study: Are crows utilizing a specific type of anthropogenic environment significantly more than the other? Is human and vehicle presence at the sites is significantly affecting crow abundance? I recorded observations of crow abundance at four sites in Arcata, CA, USA representing two habitat types; urban and agricultural. Analysis of my results showed that crows are significantly selecting urban sites over agricultural.

American Pikas Responses to Long and Short Alarm Calls During Mid-Summer in Lassen National Forest, California

Thomas Butler, Wildlife Undergraduate Student

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

This project is an Honors Thesis conducted on Richard Brown with the CPH Wildlife Department. This project assessed the use of the short and long alarm calls used by American pikas. This project took place in Lassen National Forest NW of Susanville, CA.

American Sign Language Coloring Book

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This creative project consists of a coloring book of basic American Sign Language; such as the alphabet, mannerisms, emergency signs, and other signs that I thought would be important to have within the book. Plus a description in the back explaining what American Sign language is and a brief bit of history within the Deaf community.

Amphibians and The Yurok Tribe's Wetland Restoration

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

My poster is about the Yurok tribe's wetland restorations with a focus on amphibian diversity with regard to the ongoing amphibian extinction.

An Addiction to Capitalism: A Climate Story

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

My research recognizes, evaluates, and dissects the intersections of Political Theory and Communication to offer a rhetorical criticism of mainstream environmentalism. Through a careful analysis of case studies, political processes, and interdisciplinary theory, I illustrate and criticize how environmentalism as a justice movement has been co-opted by capitalism through its commodification and farcical regulation. In these regards, I conclude by acknowledging and appreciating the discursive efforts of Armory Lovins, Hunter Lovins, Paul Hawken for their work in Natural Capitalism, as well as the political progress of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasia-Cortez and her proposed Green New Deal.