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Presenters & Abstracts: 2018
The Evology of Addiction
- Anais SouthardEnvironmental StudiesUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This research explores popular discourse regarding the “opiate epidemic” and deconstructs the ways in which popular conceptions of addiction and addicts shapes the care that that people recieve. By looking at the systemic causes of addiction, this research also examines the links between addiction, environmental justice, rurality, and the many facets of systemic oppression.
THE HIMALAYAN BLACKBERRY (RUBUS ARMENIACUS) IN HUMBOLDT COUNTY RIPARIAN AREAS :Mapping and Analysis of the Mad River and Jacoby Creek Ecosystems
- Keelan ButlerGeographyUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
California is a native biodiversity hotspot, and is affected by over 60 invasive plants and animals despite aggressive state efforts to combat this problem. This project will focus on the relationship between the Himalayan blackberry and its effect on neighboring native species in the riparian areas of the Mad River and Jacoby Creek in Arcata, CA. The goal of this project is to highlight the spatial location and extent of the invasive blackberry thickets and design a potential abatement program that can be implemented at the local level. GIS will be used for mapping and special analysis.
THE ROLE OF INVOLVEMENT AND CAMPUS CLIMATE ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTS
- Tyries DelemarPsychologyGraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
There has been an increasing number of Black students entering into higher education, but they continue to have greater disparities in academic achievement when compared to White students. An institution's campus climate has been found to influence student success. This study seeks to examine the factor of campus climate, specifically negative campus racial climate (NCRC), as it relates to the GPA and university satisfaction of Black students at a rural institution. The study adds to the literature by exploring the degree to which involvement (Student-Faculty Involvement (SFI) and Club/Organization involvement (COI)) may act as a moderating force within the relationship.
The Star Spangled Banner at Sporting Events: 1968-2018
- Armeda C. ReitzelCommunicationFaculty
- Matthew VelascoCommunicationUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
This study examines the renditions of and reactions to “The Star Spangled Banner” at sporting events in the United States from 1968 - 2018. First, music as rhetoric is defined. Second, the tradition of including the national anthem at sporting events is discussed. Third, specific examples of positive and negative reactions to different versions of “The Star Spangled Banner” at major U.S. sporting events from 1968 on are identified and examined. Finally, the symbolism of the national anthem in sports is described.
The US says 40% of the work force is Contingent. What does this mean for the future of labor and how does this compare to the rest of the world?
- Trent J GarrettPolitical ScienceUndergraduate Student
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
My poster will be showing what a contingent job is as well as how companies are changing their structure to better fit these jobs. I will also be showing what companies are looking for in new workers and how automation has changed jobs. I will then compare the US to other countries with their percentages of contingent workers.
Too close for comfort: The impact of group entitativity on perceptions of group warmth and competence
- Stephanie M. ByersPsychologyGraduate Student
- Benjamin P. SkillmanPsychologyGraduate Student
- Mai VuePsychologyUndergraduate Student
- Dennis EstradaPsychologyGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
This research examines group type (intimacy, task, and social category) affect and its interactions with entitativity, the degree of cohesion between group members and their perceptual and cognitive bonds (Lickel et al., 2000; Campbell, 1958). Previous research suggests highly entitative groups are stereotyped differently based on their group membership compared with groups low in entitativity (Crawford et. al., 2002; Fiske, Cuddy, & Glick, 2007). We found that ratings of warmth and competence were similar for intimacy groups and social categories, but task groups were seen as more competent than warm. Overall, a group’s degree of warmth is perceived differently depending on its type.
Traditional Storytelling
- Callista RuizSocial WorkGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
My community project addresses the tradition of oral history through storytelling. There are many families who do not have storytellers within them and can’t pass traditional stories on to their children. I have been working with an individual to create a Native American children’s storybook. I have gathered data through analyzing local transcripts, articles, and books. Traditional stories have a vital role in culture, community, identity, and wellness. Since time immemorial, storytelling has been a form of passing down traditions, values, and history. These stories not only provide education but is a coping mechanism to the changes that have come over the years. (Walter & Gearhart, 2008)
Tri-Mindful: resilience, (re)indigenizing, renewal
- Za LoSocial WorkGraduate Student
- Allison LundahlSocial WorkGraduate Student
- Ankita MylatoreSocial WorkGraduate Student
- Chelsea TrilloSocial WorkGraduate Student
College of Professional Studies
Tri-Mindful is a community wellness event that will raise money for our Mother (Earth) and our Sisters (Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women). The mindfulness triathlon will consist of: 3k fun run/walk or 5k race, grounding exercise, and a guided meditation. The event will culminate to a space with Indigenous artists, speakers, and activities. By partnering with Seventh Generation Fund, our aim is to promote: (1) social, economic, and environmental justice for sovereign Tribal communities; (2) community wellness; and (3) holistic healing through the Indigenous traditional contemplative practice.
Understanding the Technologies of the Past: ANTH 352 Experimental Archaeology
- Barbara KlessigAnthropologyFaculty
College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
ANTH 352: Experimental Archaeology is an introduction to the principles and applications used in recreating the technologies of the past. Students participate in research, experimentation and experiential components throughout the term. During the course of the Spring 2018 class, students designed and implemented experimental archaeology projects that included wattle and daub construction, ceramic production and materials, consumables including food, bread and mead, ethnographic and archaeological instrument construction, ship-building, book binding, textile production, and ancient weapon technologies.
Unearth the Ruins of Animal Agriculture in the Amazon
- Christi Dawn NashEnvironmental Science and Management: Environmental Education and InterpretationUndergraduate Student
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
According to the Rainforest Alliance, agriculture drives 80% of all deforestation on earth. Animal agriculture in particular is responsible for 14.5% of all global greenhouse emissions. Cattle ranching specifically is the greatest driver of deforestation in the Amazon rain forest. This poster was designed with the hopes of serving the Rainforest of the Americas exhibit at the Los Angeles Zoo, informing visitors that food choices can make a difference in helping or hurting the Amazon rainforest and wildlife habitat. Reducing cattle farming is one major key to sustaining our planet for future generations. Plant-based diets have been found to have less impact on resource usage and emissions.