Free Weight Bench Press Muscular Fitness Normative Data for Adults Aged 20-29 Years

College of Professional Studies

The free weight bench press test is one of the most convenient tests used to evaluate muscular fitness and the effectiveness of resistance training programs for a variety of sports. However, its use and interpretation as an evaluative measurement for health-related physical fitness tests are limited because there are few published reference values derived for the general population. Therefore, the aims of the present study were to generate normative values for free weight bench press 1 repetition maximal (RM) and 4 sets of 65% of 1RM training volume (total repetitions × resistance) for 20- to 29-year-olds for men and women.

Freedom of Shirtspression

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

For our project, we each individually chose a Supreme Court case. We chose a specific case, turned it into a t-shirt design, and then brought it to life with our own twist to create a contemporary representation. Our research in turn, has given us our own freedom to express what we believe about certain issues. Adam looked at Cohen vs California, Camille looked at Tinker vs. Des Moines and DaMon looked at Morse vs Fredrick. We combined our ideas and experiences dealing with Freedom of Expression to summarize what we learned in the class and applied them to our t-shirts and current issues. "Don't Stress, Freely Express." Website: http://ash3852.wixsite.com/shirtspression

Friendship Circles Curriculum for Blue Lake Community Resource Center

College of Professional Studies

The Blue Lake Community Resource Center (BLCRC) was approached by Blue Lake Elementary School with a request to facilitate friendship circle-type peer support groups for its students. The BLCRC Coordinator, citing a lack of a formal curriculum/training manual for use by its AmeriCorp worker in the facilitation of these groups, asked for a curriculum manual to be used as a guide for future years’ programs. The curriculum will be designed to align with the cultural and social makeup of this rural community with a focus on developing positive self images and social skills for girls in grades 4 through 6.

From Plants to Portola: Geovisualization of the Pre-Colonial California Coast, Derived from Paleobotanical Data and Spanish Journals

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

This Geovisualization takes a broad look at the California Coast in a precolonial context including native plants, and land management practices used by the Ohlone tribe, in part by referencing Spanish journals from the Portola expedition, and in part by referencing existing Paleobotanical data. The location of primary interest is present day Pillar Point, just north of Half Moon Bay, from which Doctor Teale has previously collected Paleo-environmental data.

From Plants to Portola: Geovisualization of the Pre-Colonial California Coast, Derived from Paleobotanical Data and Spanish Journals

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

From Plants to Portola: Geovisualization of the Pre-Colonial California Coast, Derived from Paleobotanical Data and Spanish Journals

Gender, Sexuality and Crime in the Queer Life Course

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

In this study, we look at the offending of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals over their life course. Growing research on criminal offenses finds LGB individuals offend more often than heterosexual individuals, due to different experiences within social institutions like family and school, but very little criminological research that includes transgender or gender non-conforming individuals as offenders. We aim to gather information about LGBTQ individuals’ experiences in social institutions, across the stages of their life course, to illuminate experiences that act as turning points in the queer life course toward and/or away from involvement in crime.

Graphene Batteries: A Step Toward More Efficient Energy Storage

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

The basis of this research consists of the use of graphene and supercapacitor energy storage as a more energy efficient and environmentally conscious alternative to traditional lithium ion batteries. This will also cover the government policies that could potentially fund the research, development, and integration of graphene based supercapacitors in the energy market. This energy market currently includes standard fossil fuel based energy as well as renewable energy sources such as solar and wind. Although renewable energy options have grown in popularity and commercial availability, the main issue with these sources is storage, and graphene based batteries could remedy this problem.

Grow Gardens not Grass

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

My Environmental Studies Capstone experience has been through service learning at the Pacific Union Garden Project. Through this service learning I have partnered with a variety of elementary aged children and teachers to incorporate environmental education in a garden setting. The use of rainwater catchment systems, compost and worm bins have been used to educate children on the importance of water, soils, and the regenerative cycle of life. This project will show how children interact and gain skills in a garden and why school gardens are important to children's education as a starting point for environmental education inspiration.

Helena Fire Burn Severity and Effects on Vegetation

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

The Helena fire occured August 30th– November 15th as a consequence of a power line contacting a tree limb on Bureau of Land Management public lands and spread to Trinity Alps Wilderness and Weaverville in Trinity County, California. This study examines before and after effects of this devastating fire using the Burn Index (BI) and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) using Landsat 8 images and ENVI and ArcGIS software. Burn severity acreage was calculated within fire State Responsibility Areas (SAR) and the results summarized using high, moderate and very high burn categories. The BI showed a 61% area effected by wildfire resulting in a 53% NDVI decrease within Helena fire SAR.

History of the Book: Digital Exhibits Featuring the HSU Rare Books Collection

College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences

Students from Heather Madar's Art 301M: History of the Book class will present their digital exhibits. These exhibits showcase materials from the HSU library's Rare Book collections. Mary Bone's exhibit uses a comparative framework to explore music and song books from the collection and examines them in light of their cultures of origin and use. Chia Chen's exhibit takes a close look at a book that features a set of the 1957 remake of Debucourt's fashion plates from 1789-1808. Originally published in women's fashion journals, these plates modeled late 18th century Parisian clothing styles and also display contemporary manners and customs.