Redefining Career Prep for Environmental Studies

Ashley Keya , Environmental Studies Undergraduate Student

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Previous studies have examined the outcomes of different career development strategies for Environmental Studies students across the country and have found that programs with strong career preparation also utilize the curriculum and community when advising their students. Cal Poly Humboldt’s ENST department has yet to contribute to this research and implement all of these strategies. We conducted research, funded by the LAEP Program (including student surveys, interviews, peer-reviewed journals, and comparative analysis) to determine best practices to support our students in achieving their career goals.

Regain Literacy A Proactive Approach

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The LSEE 411 class at Humboldt State University has been working with Elementary schools in Northern California this semester, trying to bring back the play and fun of reading. We have build a relationship with our students, we have learnt that even of our students understand differently, learn differently, and can explain the world to them differently. We have an amazing experience working in one-on-one reading interventions with these students. We as the LSEE 411 classroom have learnt that the Education system is not what the schools need, we need a whole new approach on literacy.

Regional Taphonomic Processes of the Humboldt County Area

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The Archaeology Research Laboratory (ARL) and Biological Anthropology Research Center (BARC) at Humboldt State University maintain a teaching collection of faunal skeletal materials. This project will add examples of known taphonomic markers relevant to the Humboldt County area to the faunal collection. Faunal elements were deposited in nine unique burial conditions incorporating local earth materials and native plants. Elements will be recovered and accessioned in December 2019. This study provided valuable experience for undergraduate student participants and will add unique reference material to the ARL/ BARC collection.

Rehabilitation vs. Incarceration

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This workshop was made and presented by the members of the Formerly Incarcerated Students Club. This workshop's topic is Rehabilitation vs. Incarceration where we explain the history of incarceration, some of the issues with incarceration, and the benefits that rehabilitation has for the individual and community.

Rehabilitation Vs. Incarceration

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This workshop was made and presented by the members of the Formerly Incarcerated Students Club. This workshop's topic is Rehabilitation VS. Incarceration where we explain the history of incarceration, some of the issues with incarceration, and the benefits that rehabilitation has for the individual and community.

Reintegration in Humboldt County

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Evidence suggests a lack of reintegration services in rural Humboldt County. In an effort to understand the disconnect between the clients and the services, we will conduct focus groups and interviews with current inmates at Humboldt County Correctional Facility, service providers and ex-offenders. We aim to promote communication between both parties that will ease the process of reentry and inhibit recidivism through empowerment and access to necessary resources. This research will serve as a guide in the planning and development of the new rehabilitation center. We will also create an easily accessible resource guide and certificates of achievement for those reentering the community.

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 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.

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.