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Searching for Trends in Atmospheric Compositional of Extrasolar Planets
- Kassandra WeberPhysics and AstronomyUndergraduate Student
- Adam TurkPhysics and AstronomyUndergraduate Student
- Paola Rodriguez HidalgoPhysics and AstronomyFaculty
- Stephen KaneAstrophysicsFaculty
- Troy MaloneyPhysics and AstronomyGraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in planets outside of our solar system, also known as exoplanets. Our research involves looking for trends in these planets’ potential habitability, through archival information about the planet’s radius, its distance from its parent star, and its atmospheric composition. The latter is obtained using transmission spectroscopy, which shows absorption on different regions of the planet’s spectrum depending on the composition of the atmosphere. We are working in collaboration with Dr. Stephen Kane, the creator of the Habitable Zone Gallery, to include the spectroscopic information in this database, which will allow the community to access it.
Seeking Safety Fidelity Assessment
- Deisy CornejoMasters in Social WorkGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
The community need I addressed is part of the Department of Health and Human Services Mental Health branch of Hum WORKS. I evaluated the fidelity of Seeking Safety group facilitation compared to the specifics of the book. I collected data on how well the Seeking Safety group is facilitated through an assessment tool with a scale from 0 to 3. Addressing mental health needs for PTSD and substance use co-occurring disorders in Humboldt County. There are two rating scales one is the quality the facilitator is providing to the Seeking Safety group. The second is helpfulness of the facilitators quality of mental health services provided overall for the clients last twelfth classes.
Sequoia Park Zoo Youth Assistant Keepers
- Savanna SchafferEnvironmental StudiesUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
I have partnered with the Sequoia Park Zoo to revise their Youth Assistant Keeper Program to create a sustainable, impactful program that can be implemented with the use of a binder. Local, 11-15 year-olds will be guided through various aspects of zoos and animal husbandry while being asked to observe, critique, and explore the work of the Zoo and related work for best practices in animal care, equity, and accessibility. This unique opportunity for personal and academic development encourages autonomy and ownership over individual work, promotes leadership and diversity, cultivates a cooperative, team-centered environment, and inspires connection with and conservation of the natural world.
Service Learning at Elementary Afterschool Programs
- Hanna BennerChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
- Alanna DolanChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
- Elizabeth ShankChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
- Andrea GauthierChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
As a part of a service learning class, we spent 30 hours in two Elementary Afterschool programs. We had our service learning goals in terms of knowledge, skills, and values. In this poster, we present our goals, the lessons learned and the challenges faced in the service learning.
Service Learning at Sunny Brae Afterschool Program
- Elizabeth OsunaChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
- Arleeth TorresChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
As a part of a service learning class, we spent 30 hours in Sunny Brae Middle School Afterchool Program. Both of us had our service learning goals in terms of knowledge, skills, and values. In this poster, we revisit our goals and present the lessons learned and challenges faced in the service learning.
Service Learning in Preschool Programs
- Alanna DolanChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
- Elizabeth SpencerChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
- Jennifer MasadChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
- Michelle MartinezChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
As a part of a service learning class, we spent 30 hours in two preschool programs. Each one of us had the service learning goals (knowledge, skills, and values). In this poster, we present the lessons learned and challenges that we faced in the field.
Service Learning in the Community through Y.E.S. House Programs
- Kimberly DuarteChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
- Garrett AssummaChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
- Mikhayla FreemanChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
As a part of a service learning class, we spent 30 hours in the community through the Y.E.S. House programs. Each one of us had our service learning goals in terms of knowledge, skills, and values. Y.E.S. House places its volunteers in the community. In this poster, we present the lessons learned and challenges faced in the service learning.
Service Learning in the Community through Y.E.S. House Programs
- Trista AdairChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
- Claire BrownChild DevelopmentUndergraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
As a part of a service learning class, we spent 30 hours in the community through the Y.E.S. House programs. Both of us had our service learning goals in terms of knowledge, skills, and values. Y.E.S. House places its volunteers in the community. In this poster, we present the lessons learned and challenges faced in the service learning.
Shelter Crisis Declaration
- Kristen FloresPolitical ScienceUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
My service learning site has consisted of research for County Supervisor Virginia Bass on the shelter crisis declaration. I will be presenting my research on how does this declaration help and what are the benefits to having a crisis shelter declaration. I will also provide research on what other Counties in California have made these declaration that are similar to Humboldt county in size and rural characteristics.
Slang and Uncertainty as Motivational Factors for Group Identification
- Benny ChuPsychologyGraduate Student
- Josue RodriguezPsychologyGraduate Student
- Edwin SiefertPsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Breanna ScottPsychology
- Amber GaffneyPsychologyStaff
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
People use verbal communication with other group members as unique social identity markers. As a result, when individuals recognize the informal language (slang) of their fellow group members, they should feel confident and included in their group. The current work focuses on the use of group specific slang, which is the identity-specific information derived from group membership, as a marker of social identity. Specifically, confidence in one’s ability to recognize ingroup specific slang should mediate the relationship between knowledge of the ingroup’s slang and feelings of inclusion in the group and similarity to ingroup peers.