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Integration and Supports for MSW Advance Standing Students
- Sara DianishSocial WorkGraduate Student
The HSU Social Work Department is interested in better integrating the AS students into the existing two-year MSW program by considering instructor knowledge and awareness of the introduction of AS students, the importance and development of interpersonal relationships between the two cohorts, how AS students adjust to graduate-level work and how prepared AS students are for graduate-level work. The purpose of this project was to evaluate what changes have been made since the initial report by Assistant Professor César Abarca, MSW, Ph.D. conducted in 2014 and what recommendations could be made from the experience of the 2016-2017 on-campus advanced year cohort and existing instructors.
Intergroup Compensations for Attributes of Warmth and Competence
- Helena LittmanPsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Olivia KulijianPsychologyGraduate Student
- Natasha La VoguePsychologyGraduate Student
- Amber GaffneyPsychologyFaculty
- Joseph WagonerPsychologyFaculty
People use perceptions of warmth and competence as fundamental features in making decisions about others (Fiske, Cuddy, Glick, & Xu, 2002). Participants were told that they were part of a high status group and then rated either a high status in-group or lower status out-group along dimensions of warmth, competence, and perceived threat. Results show that high status participants view their in-group as high in competence and low in warmth, while perceiving the out-group as low in competence and high in warmth. These findings suggest that compensation in an inter-group setting operates according to distinctiveness rather than general positive ratings for the in-group on all dimensions.
International and Intercultural Collaboration in Experiential Learning: Lessons from Rural Youth Volunteers in India Project
- Grace FillebrownChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
- Luke GauthierChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
In spite of the initial challenges the students from the U.S. and India faced in an international experiential learning program, they reported benefits including cultural and social learning, understanding different perspectives, gaining communication skills, improvement in reflective skills, and improved self-efficacy.
Intravenous Vitamin C in Cancer Treatment
Nick Weil, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student
College of Professional StudiesSenior project literature review of high-dose intravenous vitamin C therapy, and its applications in oncology. This treatment is very safe, and low-cost, making it very valuable, and in need of more attention. This review discusses the history, chemistry, current research, concerns, and the future of this treatment.
Is Ice effective for acute injuries or should it go away?
Cali Martino, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student
College of Professional StudiesMy research project is about whether ice for acute injuries is effective. Evidence of how the body naturally heals damaged tissue doesn't line up with why we use ice on injuries. Ice helps with pain and swelling. Ice limits blood flow known as vasoconstriction which the body already naturally does. Staying in extended time in vasoconstriction may affect the healing of the injury. Ice has more negative effects that no one thinks of. PEACE & LOVE injury management is new and more people should know about it. Research should be done for the effectiveness of all elements.
It Gets Better: Policy Changes Predict Implicit Bias Against Homosexuality
- Danielle SiegelPsychologyGraduate Student
- Ben SkillmanPsychologyGraduate Student
- Hannah FergusonPsychologyGraduate Student
- Desiree GarciaPsychologyUndergraduate Student
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of policy changes on people's implicit biases about gay people. Participants completed an online IAT task that measures implicit favoritism for gay vs. straight people. A time series analysis indicates that the average monthly implicit favoritism score (for straight over gay people) decreased following the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States. This suggests reduced favoritism for heterosexuals over gay and lesbian people, b = - 0.83, t(164) = -18.74, p < .001. As predicted, people exhibited less implicit bias against homosexuality after the legalization of gay marriage.
Kink Representation Outreach Project (KROP)
- Elizabeth Lapplepsychology departmentUndergraduate Student
- Tsolak Michael KirakosyanUndergraduate Student
- Jessica FoxUndergraduate Student
- Miles RuvalcabaUndergraduate Student
- Candace YoungUndergraduate Student
- Danielle SiegelUndergraduate Student
- Sarah ButlerFaculty
- Benjamin GrahamUndergraduate Student
Contemporary research does not support psychology’s historical framing of Bondage/discipline, dominance and submission, sadomasochism (BDSM) as a pathology. Multiple studies have suggested that supportive BDSM communities can play a positive role for people who practice BDSM. Drawing on these finding, this study consisted of a content analysis of top-selling human sexuality textbooks in the U.S. to determine the representation of BDSM. In particular, we explored how references to community experience were or were not represented. This poster reflects the importance of critically analyzing the influence of dominant narratives, social norms, and stigma in human sexuality textbooks.
Land-Based Healing Toolkit
Sara Goodrich, Social Work Graduate Student
College of Professional StudiesThe land-based healing toolkit contains 16 therapeutic interventions, written in service of Sorrel Leaf Healing Center’s vision of serving young people and their support people towards healing. The toolkit draws on ecotherapy, dialectical behavioral therapy and the Work that Reconnects. Its purpose is to connect young people and their support people to themselves, the earth, and each other. The project is space-specific, drawing on the ecosystems and seasons of Humboldt county. The toolkit is an open resource available to the community via Sorrel Leaf Healing Center (SLHC).
Lesson Study Across Waters
- Shelbie ChristensenChemistryUndergraduate Student
Humboldt State University (HSU) students participated in the first part of an international lesson study by developing and implementing curriculum about climate change. Together with Swiss students from Haute Ecole Pédagogique du Canton de Vaud (HEP ), ideas of pedagogy were shared while developing, deploying, and revising an engaging lesson plan. With the goal to better understand lesson development and successful teaching strategies in the classroom, the students are to repeat this process at least three more times in Switzerland.
Literacy an Asset Based Approach
- Dr. Marisol RuizEducationFaculty
- Iris Rodriguez,EducationUndergraduate Student
- Rachel SauvageEducationUndergraduate Student
- Shayne SinesEducationUndergraduate Student
- Kayla ThurloughEducationUndergraduate Student
- Olivia BrightEducationUndergraduate Student
With No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Common Core there are misconception on literacy, specifically, false research being promoted for corporate greed. We are not saying that skills based literacy is useless but it should not be the main nor the only approach when engaging students in literacy. In this case study we explored multiple literacies, specifically we implemented side by side sessions where we used a whole language multiliteracy approach through play, creative spelling, drawing, dialogue, and children as authors. We conclude that children love to read when they engage in language play, create their own stories, choose and discuss books.