Yurok Wellness Court Professional Training

Madalene Easterbrook , Social Work Graduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Our finished project is a recorded video training, approximately one hour long. We gave a copy of the training to the Yurok Wellness Court. We also gave a copy of the slides to the Yurok Wellness Court, so that they may conduct their own live training using our materials.

“Are We Ready?” Disaster Preparedness for People with Chronic Conditions or Disabilities

Ashley Stone, Nursing Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Disaster preparedness is critical to improve health outcomes during and after disasters. Climate change is increasing natural disasters. People with chronic conditions or disabilities (PCCD) are more vulnerable and need tailored interventions to maintain health. Collaboration with diverse stakeholders fosters inclusive strategies, enhancing healthcare facility accessibility and addressing systemic biases. Screening, raising awareness, and actions toward readiness with special concern for PCCD promotes health equity and better outcomes. Application/assessment by COPEWELL (Composite for Post-Event Well-Being) for regional recommendations can build community resilience.

“I See Gay People”: Gaydar Abilities in a Real-World Distribution

College of Professional Studies

Previous research suggests that people can accurately identify a person’s sexual orientation from facial cues alone. Many of these studies have relied on images collected from various online sources that may contain other contextual cues to sexual orientation. Additionally, heterosexual and homosexual individuals are typically presented using a 50/50 distribution, which does not accurately reflect the real-world distribution of faces we encounter. This study aims to investigate whether people are more accurate at identifying sexual orientation from facial cues when the distribution of images presented more accurately reflects the real world distribution of straight and gay faces.

“Revised and Enriched ‘Where to Go Camping Guide’ for Boy Scouts of America, California Inland Empire Council”

Andrew Blessum, School of Applied Health Undergraduate Student

College of Professional Studies

The purpose of this project is to revise and enrich the ‘Where to Go Camping Guide’ for my home council of the Boy Scouts of America by updating campground descriptions, adding current pictures, ensuring hyperlinks and contact information is correct, and adding a section on sustainability and outdoor ethics, in order to create a valuable resource for Scout Units to use when planning outings, in an an easily navigable and updateable format.

“The sense of solidarity”: Relational ethics, peer support, and specialized resources for rural and Indigenous social work education program alumni

Calla Peltier-Olson, Social Work Graduate Student

College of Professional Studies

Humboldt Social Work Alumni experience unique challenges and exhibit particular strengths as a virtue of the unique focus of the Program and the context of the rural & Indigenous communities served. I assessed how alumni’s sustainability in the field might be bolstered, and how their education impacted their practice/values. I facilitated a focus group of graduating Master’s students and an online survey open to all alumni, and translated the data into recommendations. I used Indigenous MMR, combining quantitative data, thematic analysis, & relational epistemology. I recommend the creation of a decentralized alumni organization, drawing from other postcolonial-education-focused alumni orgs.