United Indian Health Services Community Garden

College of Professional Studies

This Project looks at United Indian Health Services’ Community Nutrition Project and the Potawat Community Food Garden in Humboldt County, California. Throughout the poster we’ll examine how they function, who they serve, and how COVID-19 has impacted their services. The information was gathered from both online research as well as first hand accounts from some of the garden's volunteers. The purpose of this project is to bring awareness to how the Potawot garden has benefited the Humboldt community and how community gardens can benefit other communities in general.

Using Art and Mindfulness as Coping Mechanisms for Teens with Depression: A Guidebook

College of Professional Studies

According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), as much as 10 to 15 percent of American teenagers experience symptoms of depression at any one given time (2014). Research has shown that mindfulness methods and art therapy methods have both proven themselves useful in treating this disease, but there is little research that has delved into the possible benefits of combining these two methodologies. This project combines these two forms of coping skills into one curriculum for use in school or therapeutic settings aimed at helping adolescents find outlets for dealing with their depression. That's the goal of this project: the creation of a mindfulness and art therapy guidebook.

Using thermography to measure stress responses

College of Professional Studies

The the human body undergoes a suite of physiological changes during stress, including changes in blood flow. These changes in blood flow may be detectable using new thermal imaging techniques. The present study was designed to determine the time-course and topography of temperature changes in the face during the experience of a psychosocial stressor. Our results suggest that thermography may offer a non-invasive method for assessing arousal. This study is an important first step in assessing the sensitivity of this technology to various affective states. Additional research measuring different emotions is needed to determine the applicability of this technology in the public sector.

Veteran and Dependent Education Benefits

Lonnie VanMeter, Social Work Graduate Student

College of Professional Studies

This is a project that was a training to VA social workers to educate them on education benefits for Veterans and their families.

Visions of Empowerment

College of Professional Studies

Utilizing Photovoice, my project supported youth exploration of the causes creating problems faced locally, as well as the ways in which the youth feel we can come together to help find solutions as a community. Through a series of focus groups, photography, and photo analysis, the youth chose a contemporary challenge that either affected them personally, or their community, and took photos of what they felt are possible causes and solutions to these social problems. This method allowed the youth to bridge connections with their community and was a form of empowerment research that supported building their self-esteem, relationship with their community, and their problem-solving skills.

VO2 Maximum Protocol for Rogue Echo Fan Bike

College of Professional Studies

Finding methods to reduce foot-ground impact volume (wear and tear) while still improving or maintaining (off-season vs in-season) physiological measures such as Vo2 max can help keep athletes performing at high levels year-round. The emergence of new modes of exercise such as the Rogue Echo Bike creates the opportunity for strength and conditioning coaches to utilize these new modes in training protocols to assess and improve aerobic fitness. A protocol designed for use on the Rogue Echo Bike will reliably predict indirect Vo2 Max values in Division II and recreational female athletes.

VO2 Maximum Protocol for Rogue Echo Fan Bike

College of Professional Studies

The emergence of new modes of exercise such as the Rogue Echo Bike creates the opportunity for strength and conditioning coaches to utilize these new modes in training protocols to assess and improve aerobic fitness. While there are currently procedures to reliably predict Vo2 max indirectly in a non-laboratory setting (e.g., Cooper 1.5-mile test) there is no protocol designed to indirectly predict Vo2 max for a cyclical arm-and-leg fan bike. A protocol designed for use on the Rogue Echo Bike will reliably predict indirect Vo2 Max values in Division II female athletes.

Water conservation

College of Professional Studies

My project is about water conservation based off of Project WET curriculum. I worked with the students in REC 345: Environmental Education to put together 8 activities. The students presents their activities on zoom. It’s a 2 day event. 4 groups present on the first day then the other 4 present in the second day.

Water Conservation’s Affect on Tribal Water Rights

College of Professional Studies

This poster will focus on what the effects of the water conservation efforts of San Diego County have on the Kumeyaay peoples’ Tribal Water Rights.

Wayfinder

College of Professional Studies

Our research project focuses on encouraging HSU students to become more physically active, while immersing themselves in the Arcata community. Our Wayfinder project includes a map of trails that will be highlighted by semi-permanent signage, to increase walkability and integrate HSU students into the community. With the results from a previous survey, the trails in this project preview a variety of popular places in the Arcata community to promote Arcata-HSU relations and influence students to explore their new home. In our video, we will share the trails, how we created the trails, and our plans for future engagement.