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Presenters & Abstracts: 2017
Harm Reduction Training for Residential Facilities
- Wendy BojorquezSocial Work (MSW)Graduate Student
College of Professional Studies
This project aims to educate staff and participants in residential facilities about the practices of harm reduction through open dialogue. The essence of having this discussion is to highlight the ways in which these programs already implement these practices and can further develop harm reduction methods to best support their population. The topics are framed around the concepts of self awareness, safety (physical & emotional)concerns, best practices, and lasty defining harm reduction as whole through team building activities. By collectively choosing a harm reduction philosophy we can begin to address the risks and work together in developing safer and healthier ways to minimize harm.
Health attitude change associated with health education among college students
- Irene Gonzalez-HerreraPsychologyGraduate Student
- Carrie J. Aigner Ph.D.PsychologyFaculty
- Vladimir LeontyevPsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Heather KilgorePsychologyGraduate Student
- Owen GardnerPsychologyUndergraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
Drawing from stages of behavioral change framework, the goal of this research study is to examine changes in importance and confidence ratings for health behavior change associated with the course ‘Health Psychology.’ We hypothesize that self-efficacy for behavioral change will be associated with greater importance ratings. We further hypothesize that ratings of importance and confidence for diet and exercise change will increase from the beginning to end of the semester. A survey was administered to 227 undergraduate students in Health Psychology during the first and last two weeks of class. Results suggest that health curriculum may be associated with health behavior attitude change.
Histories of Chinese Communities in Humboldt County: A Source Collection
- Meghan UelandHistoryUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This research project examines the historical experience of Chinese communities living in Humboldt County in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, with particular focus on the 1885 Chinese expulsion from Eureka. Offering a broad survey of primary sources, the project delves into personal letters, court cases, retrospective reports, newspaper articles, maps, and photographs to piece together a multi-faceted picture of the Chinese experience in the region. Newspapers from the time also shed light on the expulsion of the majority of the Chinese population from Eureka on 8 February 1885, a tumultuous event that dramatically transformed the culture and history of the county.
Housing Displacement & HSU Former Foster Youth: A Policy Brief
- Kristina BollmannSocial WorkGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
In addition to many other barriers to degree completion, former foster youth may also have fewer financial resources to cover the high cost of attending college because they may not have as much family support as students who have not been in the foster care system. This presentation summarizes the work from my MSW community project and aims to describe how former foster youth attending Humboldt State University (HSU) may be experiencing housing displacement. Transitional Housing Placement Plus (THP-Plus) and Transitional Housing Placement Plus Foster Care (THP+FC) are supportive living environments for college-aged youth who were in foster care or probation.
HSU River Otter Citizen Science Project
- Chelsea Stewart-FusekWildlifeUndergraduate Student
- Elizabeth MeismanWildlife
- Sheri HartWildlifeUndergraduate Student
- Jeff BlackWildlifeFaculty
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
We are interested in describing the distribution and demography of otters on the coasts, wetlands, and watersheds in Humboldt, Del Norte, and surrounding counties. The river otter (Lontra canadensis) is a key bio-indicator of the health of our environment as they sit at the top of this water-based food chain. Unlike most otter habitats around the world, it is thought that the Pacific north coast still supports a thriving otter population. The initial goals of the study are to: establish a network of otter observers; assess spatial and temporal variation in otter distribution; conduct observational studies on otter foraging; assess diet, home range, and site faithfulness.
HSU SkillShops: Campus Collaborations that Motivate Student Learning
- Tim MillerHumboldt State University LibraryFaculty
- Sarah Fay PhilipsHumboldt State University LibraryFaculty
- Victoria BrunerBusiness AdministrationGraduate Student
Library
Our poster discusses SkillShop development from Fall 2013 - Fall 2016 and our focus on student learning and motivation. We have adapted John Keller’s ARCS (Attention, Relevance, Confidence, Satisfaction) Model of Motivation Theory for designing SkillShops workshops. Learn about the lesson planning questions that SkillShop facilitators use to design lesson plans for 50-minute drop-in workshops, to ensure that workshop content connects the learner to their coursework, personal and professional growth, and supports independent learning. This poster will share the data on SkillShop themes and attendance compared to campus data and the partnerships that have expanded HSU SkillShops.
HSU VETS Outdoor Program
- Keith TanenbaumSocial WorkGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
HSU VETS Outdoor program is a recreational based program designed to assist student veterans in their transition for military to civilian/student life. Recreation has long been shown to provide therapeutic benefits to those who engage in it. The HSU VETS Outdoor program is no exception and increases the overall wellbeing of veterans on campus by creating support networks and reestablishing bonds familiar to those who have served in the military furthermore assisting the veterans ability to be a successful student. The HSU VETS Outdoor Program runs year around and participates in a variety of recreational outings from skiing/snowboarding in the winter to rafting in the summer.
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations Issue 39 Diversity and Social Justice in Higher Education
- Josh SmithSociologyStaff
- Heather ClarkSociologyGraduate Student
- Jennifer MilesSociologyGraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This special issue of the Humboldt Journal of Social Relations (HJSR) captures work and experiences in higher education as they relate to changes and challenges around diversifying U.S. college campuses. Race, class, gender, sexuality, able-bodiedness, and citizenship shape contemporary conversations about campus climate, curricular content, organizational structures, decision making and the disparate impacts of related policy changes or stagnation. These conversations shape the everyday experiences of faculty and staff, and ultimately are linked to student success.
Humboldt's Homeless
- Erica LovellPolitical ScienceUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Understanding how limited funding for public health services impacts the homeless population of Humboldt County, California. This includes the demographic of the homeless population, the types of local public health services, and the current and future problems of the homeless in regards to access to public health services. Finally, considers local and national policy options to address the issue.
Implementing the Sources of Strength program with Indigenous Youth on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation.
- Sue-I-Chet ColegroveSocial WorkGraduate Student
- Erica AshbySocial WorkGraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
My project will directly serve the American Indian population located on the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. The Hoopa community suffers from numerous traumatic issues. I am fortunate to not only to be aware of the issues, but I am dedicated to create positive opportunities for the Hoopa community. My project will be creating a strong group of positive role models to help implement the Sources of Strength program with the Indigenous Youth of the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. Implementation of this program will decrease suicide rates and idealizations.