Reliability and Validity of a Self-Rating Scale for Fear of Social Rejection

College of Professional Studies

The present study was conducted to develop a measure that indicates a fear of social rejection among students. Participants were 116 college students receiving credit in their psychology classes. Reliability was established through test retest and internal consistency. Validity used criterion, convergent, and discriminant validity: Rejection Sensitivity Questionnaire, Social Phobia Inventory, and Yale Food Addiction Scale. Internal consistency and test retest were significantly high. Results from the RSQ and FSRS showed high correlation r=-.63, p<.001. The SPIN had a high correlation with FSRS r= -.74, p <.001. The results of the study indicated that the FSRS had validity and reliability.

Reliability and Validity of the Attitudes Towards Environmental Activism Scale

College of Professional Studies

In this study environmental activism attitudes were defined as the positive view of pro-environmental behaviors as mediated by egoistic, social, and biospheric motivators. This investigation reports on the development of the Attitudes Towards Environmental Activism Scale (ATEAS), a 26-item measure of attitudes towards environmental activism. In this sample the internal consistency reliability of the ATEAS was r = .92, with one-week test-retest reliability of r = .90 in a retest sample of 15 students. Participant differences were found in the results. The ATEAS scale can be used to provide a basis for research in future environmental education.

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.

Sammich and Rumples Pilot Preview

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

I received the Undergraduate Research and Creative Award in Fall of 2015, and as per the requirements of the grant I am to present my work at IdeaFest this coming April. It is a children's story nearing the end of its production, and will mostly be a stationary display or booth where I'll gladly do Q&A about the process, where I'd like to see it go, and so forth.

Search for possible trends between quasar outflows and radio properties

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Quasars are supermassive black holes that, through accretion, emit large amounts of radiation and eject large amounts of matter. Spectral emissions from quasars have proven to be highly variable, that is, quasar spectra change dramatically over time. The physical mechanism behind this variability in the accretion disk is not yet completely understood. High velocity outflows of matter have been observed in many quasars and could serve as a mechanism for changing the radiating matter in the accretion disk around the black hole, thus changing the quasar's spectra. Our team has analyzed quasar spectra to search for possible trends between radio properties and outflows.

Sedimentation Risk Assessment in the Lagoa Feia Lake Basin in Brazil using Satellite and Geospatial Data

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Lagoa Feia Lake Basin is located in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil, which historically experienced sedimentation impacts due to channel ditching to manage water resources for agricultural practices. This study models the significance of sedimentation in the lake basin intergraded with land-use, soil types, and DEM data using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques. The erosion model was built using the above input variables by applying weighted overlay methods, and the vulnerable areas were mapped. Landsat 8 images were utilized for remote sensing analysis, such as image enhancement indices to detect sedimentation changes over time. The results of the study are useful to implement best management practices

Settler Colonialism in Humboldt

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This presentation addresses the role of Fort Humboldt in settler colonialism in Humboldt county as well as fits Fort Humboldt into a larger analysis of settler colonial conflicts.

Silicon Photomultiplier Characterization

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Silicon Photo Multiples (SiPM's) are relatively new photon detectors. They offer many advantages compared to photo multiplier tubes (PMT's) such as insensitivity to magnetic field, robustness at varying lighting levels, and low cost. The SiPM output wave forms are poorly understood. The experiment conducted collected waveforms of responses of Hamamatsu SiPM to incident laser pulse at varying temperatures and bias voltages. Ambient noise was characterized at all temperatures and bias voltages by averaging the waveforms. Pulse shape of the SiPM response was determined under different operating conditions

Slackin' Hard, Hardly Slackin'

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

I have conducted a broad range of research examining the recreational sport of slacklining and its participants known as ‘slackers’ . Although the solo action of slacking is entirely individual, the activity as a whole couldn’t be farther from it. As this began as an insight into the slackers' personal intentions during participation, my research has expanded to encompass the inner workings of the Humboldt slack community as a whole, illuminating the bond members share with one another. Binding this community is a social adhesive comprised of shared linguistics, communication networks, hierarchical dynamics, artifact exchanges, community events, and ritual practices.

Sociology Students of Higher Education

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

I'm conducting research for Mary Virnoche. The research has mostly been reviewing qualitative literature on peer mentoring, mentoring, retention rates, and approaches institutions of higher education take in order to have high retention rates among Sociology majors. The focus of the study is directly on Sociology but the literature reviewed is expansive. This project will show the audience the problem(s) with low retention rates of SOC majors and will have the key findings in my review. The research project is still taking place so I'll have plenty of data and analysis of Mary's literature and research. I may add key findings that have helped with my existing research on higher education.