A picture worth a thousand words: Factors influencing faculty in disability accommodations

Mari Sanchez, Psychology Faculty

College of Professional Studies

Not all disabilities are apparent; you cannot identify a person with disabilities just by looking at them. This study aims to address whether professors’ disability-related attitudes, perceptions of accommodation reasonableness, and willingness to provide accommodations differ when a student’s disability is recognizable (student is pictured in a wheelchair), unrecognizable (student is pictured in a chair), or when no visual is present (standard documentation control) and whether the professor’s level of disability-related knowledge and perceptions of institutional support mediates this relationship.

A Prediction Model of Nathan's Jacket Preferences

Nathan Boone, Psychology Graduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Despite the utility and ubiquity of statistical modeling in everyday life, many introductory statistics students struggle to connect their coursework to their interests. Predictive models can be applied to a broad range of topics, from the global scale to the individual. The current poster presents a model built to predict how highly the author will rate a new jacket, using ratings of 39 other jackets as reference points. Using jacket measurements, marked size, and price as predictors, the model was able to explain 77% of the variation in the author’s jacket preferences. This poster helps show students that they can apply statistical modeling to their own interests.

A Review and Possible Interventions of Hypertension Prevalence in the Filipino American Population

Jason Arcilla, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

My project reviews the literature of hypertension prevalence within the Filipino American population.

A Veterans Music Program to Promote Social Connection among Veterans with PTSD

College of Professional Studies

Music programs in non-clinical settings can have positive impacts on people living with mental health issues, including veterans with PTSD. Heroes’ Voices provides cohort-based music programs to promote psychosocial well-being, with the potential to link veterans to additional supportive resources. This poster will share Heroes’ Voices pilot evaluation data from two applied contexts: a suburban residential treatment facility and a rural outpatient clinic. This poster will explore lessons learned with implications for promoting student veteran success at HSU.

Abating Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs)

Harley Davis, Nursing Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) continue to rise across the nation. Implementation of advancing technology must occur to decrease this problem. Any individual with a urinary catheter for greater than thirty days is at a large risk for developing bacteriuria. Bacteriuria increases the chances of developing a urinary tract infection. Using noble metal alloy lined catheters, we can change this. These catheters have a non-pharmacologic, non-toxic coating that creates a small charge. This micro current makes it much more difficult for bacteria to colonize in a catheter. Noble metal alloy catheters will decrease CAUTI rates in patients with chronic foley catheter.

Acculturation in Sports Nutrion

Tally Chavez, School of Applied Health Graduate Student

College of Professional Studies

This research will explore the perceptions and experiences of Mexican American student-athletes regarding the representation, or lack thereof, of traditional and cultural foods in sports nutrition dietary recommendations.

ACEs, Perceived Academic Control, and GPA in College Students of Diverse Backgrounds

Brandilynn Villarreal, Psychology Faculty

College of Professional Studies

The purpose of the study is to explore how Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) relate to perceived academic control and GPA for students with racially marginalized identities. We hypothesized: H1) students with higher ACE scores will show lower levels of academic control than students with lower ACE scores, H2) students with racially marginalized identities will report higher levels of ACEs, lower GPAs, and lower academic control than students not from racially marginalized identities, and H3) first-year students will report lower academic control and GPAs than continuing students. The results indicated partial support for the hypotheses. Additional research and student supports are needed.

Acts of Uncovering: Compiling Data on MMIW to Address a Hidden Crisis

College of Professional Studies

Sovereign Bodies Institute (SBI) maintains the largest and most comprehensive database of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) in the US and Canada. Due to the high number of cases and the desire to have comprehensive information on each individual case, we were honored to work with SBI to compile case files for 107 MMIWG in Northern California. SBI will use this information to have a clearer picture of what is known, what is unknown, and what has been written about or publicly shared about each missing or murdered Indigenous women and girls in Northern California.

Addressing Burnout in Registered Nurses

Kacey Meyer, Nursing Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Burnout is a chronic condition occurring at high rates in Registered Nurses due to working in high stress work environments, often while understaffed and with demanding workloads. The effects of burnout impact the health of not only RNs but can have negative consequences for their patients. This issue should be addressed for the mental and physical health of this critical workforce and for the patients under their care. Mindful practice, self-care, improving resiliency, and organizational culture change can decrease stress and in turn may reduce incidence of burnout for RNs.

Alcohol and Drug Resource List

College of Professional Studies

Social Workers commonly share that there is a lack of resources related to alcohol and drug treatment programs to refer clients to. Based on a review of alcohol and drug services available in the Northern CA region, I created a resource list on how to refer clients to a variety of alcohol and drug services including substance testing, assessment, and treatment in the region for Child Welfare Services. This resource list was developed to improve service delivery, identify services in the region, and to assist social workers in referring people who have court mandated alcohol and drug service requirements.