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North Coast AIDS Project Needs Assessment
- Kristen PalmeroSocial WorkGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
I developed a needs assessment for DHHS, North Coast AIDS Project. This was used to evaluate the needs of our clients and evaluate the program services that we provide. This assessment also helps to acquire any future funding for these services offered to Humboldt County residents living with HIV/AIDS.
Novel Tests of Gravity Below Fifty Microns
- Ian GuerreroPhysics and AstronomyUndergraduate Student
- Jeremy JohnsonPhysics and AstronomyUndergraduate Student
- Gabriela MartinezPhysics and AstronomyUndergraduate Student
- Noah DunkleyPhysics and AstronomyUndergraduate Student
- Hilde IsachsenPhysics and AstronomyUndergraduate Student
- Duncan ShawPhysics and AstronomyUndergraduate Student
- Dr. C.D. HoylePhysics and AstronomyFaculty
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Inconsistencies between Quantum Mechanics and General relativity have motivated many new theories which unify these two very successful models of physics. Many of these theories predict changes to the behavior of gravity at the sub 50 micron distance scale, specifically deviations from the newtonian Inverse Square Law (ISL) and Weak Equivelance Principle (WEP). We measure the twist of the torsion pendulum as an attractor mass is oscillated nearby in a parallel-plate configuration, providing a time varying torque on the pendulum. The size and distance dependence of the torque variation provides a means to determine any deviation from the WEP or ISL at untested scales.
Outgroup Influence
- Olivia KuljianPsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Lily SyfersPsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Dennis EstradaPsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Dr. Amber GaffneyPsychologyFaculty
College of Professional Studies
The research reveals the complex dynamics of intergroup context, particularly with the presence of extreme outgroups in comparison to moderate outgroups. Results supported the hypothesis that the presence of an extreme outgroup might pull perceivers’ perceptions more negative, possibly because it reminds them of the intergroup comparison process. In addition, results supported the hypothesis of lower perceptions of warmth than competence for relevant outgroups. The work has implications for many social and political situations where individuals may change their opinions of groups in a similar manner based on the presence of extreme outgroups in comparison to relevant and moderate outgroups.
Paleo Facial Reconstruction
- Joanne GallagherAnthropologyUndergraduate Student
- Sheena GlasgowAnthoropologyUndergraduate Student
- Cathlyn GaribayAnthopologyUndergraduate Student
- Lucy HerAnthopologyUndergraduate Student
- Garrett GoodnightAnthropologyUndergraduate Student
- Alexander GuerinAnthropologyUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Facial reconstruction is a method whereby the likeness of a person is reconstructed from the cranial skeleton. This projects involved researching facial reconstruction techniques and applying them to casts of hominin fossil skulls in the anthropology teaching collection. Species/specimens chosen to reconstruct include: (1) a juvenile Australopithecus africanus (the “Taung Child”), a 2.5 million-year-old hominin from South Africa; (2) an adult Paranthropus boisei skull; (3) also an adult Homo neanderthalensis found at the La Chapelle Aux-Saint, in France. To complete the reconstructions, we used a combination of tissue depth markers for humans and chimpanzees.
Police Body Cameras
- De'Shaun PatacsilPolitical ScienceUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This project is one I have been working on with my internship at the Humboldt Center for Constitutional Rights. The emphasis is on police body cameras and the protocols or standard practices that are required. I have looked into several police departments (including some of our own in Humboldt County) to see what procedures, if any, are taken when recording before and afterwards. The purpose of my research is to educate/inform all on the footage that is captured in public and what is normally done.
Prison Ecology Project
- Tony SilvaggioSociologyFaculty
- Brant HartsellSociologyUndergraduate Student
- Stian RoussellSociologyUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
The prison ecology project (PEP) maps the intersection of mass incarceration and environmental degradation by investigating the environmental impacts and human health problems created by the prison industrial complex. It is the first to study the myriad of environmental issues associated with prisons such as: water pollution from prison sewage and industrial waste; threats to listed species through the construction of prisons in remote, environmentally-sensitive rural areas; and, environmental justice concerns regarding prisoners, staff and surrounding communities concerning clean drinking water, exposure to coal ash dust and toxic waste.
PROJECT REBOUND
- Chey KingCRGSUndergraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
Project Rebound is a resource we are working to implement on HSU's campus for students who have been/are currently incarcerated. We have been networking with other campuses and organizations to create this center. Included will be research conducted about students re-entering to society and education. This will hopefully officially begin next semester, but we want to spread awareness of our program and connect with others who may be interested.
Recommendations of evidence-based curriculum for incarcerated youth mental health treatment program
- Zack CherninSocial WorkGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
This project incorporates peer-reviewed research and academic literature in developing a report of evidence-based curriculum for appropriate use in mental health treatment for incarcerated youth.
Reconceptualizing Waste in Humboldt County
- Ryan CantorEnvironmental StudiesUndergraduate Student
- Emily MichaelsEnvironmental StudiesUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Did you know our solid waste doesn't reside with us here in Humboldt County? We didn't either. In fact, it's actually trucked, container by container, about 280 miles south to a landfill in Solano County. Through our service-learning partnership with Zero Waste Humboldt, and collaboration with Humboldt Waste Management Authority and Recology, we are producing public service announcements and other media messages to communicate inclusive and effective solutions by cultivating a community of stakeholders in our shared environment. We intend to provoke community members, businesses, and organizations of Humboldt County to reexamine the responsibilities that come with the waste we produce.
Reduction of Secondary Trauma Among Mental Health Interpreters
- Ericka BalderasSocial WorkGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
Humboldt County currently has an interpretation program to assist clients with Limited English Proficiency needs who seek local mental health services. This working alliance of the mental health provider, the mental health interpreter, and the client currently has no systematic support for mental health interpreters to reduce and cope with secondary trauma. The purpose of this project is to provide a resource guide on best clinical practices regarding this working alliance, the implementation of an Interpreter Coordinator for the county, and systemic structural recommendations in order to reduce secondary trauma among mental health interpreters.