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Downeast Maine Mat Expansion Project: Year 1 Data Summary, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Olivia Dooley Mpa, Evelyn Ali Bs
Downeast Maine Mat Expansion Project: Year 1 Data Summary, Mary Lindsey Smith Phd, Olivia Dooley Mpa, Evelyn Ali Bs
Substance Use Research & Evaluation
This report summarizes the Year 1 activities of the Healthy Acadia Downeast Maine MAT Expansion Project. Through a collaborative effort of Healthy Acadia, its providers, the Downeast Substance Treatment Network and Downeast Substance Use Response Coalition, the project utilized multiple evidence-based strategies to combat opioid use disorder (OUD) in Downeast Maine.
Key findings focused on:
- capacity building,
- stakeholder engagement,
- organizational and peer support,
- payment and reimbursement issues,
- the creation of low-barrier access to MAT,
- barriers, including stigma, to MAT
- patient-centered approaches
- auxiliary recovery supports
For more information, please contact M. LIndsey Smith, PhD at m.lindsey.smith@maine.edu
The Torch (December 2019), Crtp
The Torch (December 2019), Crtp
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
Civic and Community Engagement | Civil Rights and Discrimination | Education | Gender and Sexuality | Inequality and Stratification | Politics and Social Change | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity
Amjambo Africa! (December 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (December 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
New American Leaders .............p. 2
Ladder to the Moon Conference p. 3
Appeal from 350 Maine .............p. 3
Asylum Seekers & Work Permits p. 4
Palaver Strings ............................ p. 9
Ikirenga Cy'Intore .................... p. 11
New Deal for New Americans Act .............p. 13
Coffee by Design Supports Arts ..........................p. 18
DACEP & ILAP in Lewiston...... p. 18
Mid Coast New Mainers Group ............................................... p. 19
Housing Scams ......................... p. 19
Eco-News December 2019, Office Of Sustainability, University Of Southern Maine
Eco-News December 2019, Office Of Sustainability, University Of Southern Maine
Eco-News
In this issue:
- Annual Sustainability Fair
- Energy Upgrades Coming To Gorham
- Residential Food Waste Study
- Meet Our Specialty Coordinators
Amjambo Africa! (November 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (November 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Palaver Strings.........................Page 2
Elections ..................................Page 3
Asylum Seeker Update..........Page 3
Mainers Prepare for Winter Page 13
Namory Keita .......................Page 19
Rural Health Clinic Costs And Medicare Reimbursement, John A. Gale Ms, Zachariah T. Croll Mph, Andrew F. Coburn Phd
Rural Health Clinic Costs And Medicare Reimbursement, John A. Gale Ms, Zachariah T. Croll Mph, Andrew F. Coburn Phd
Rural Health Clinics
The Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Program is one of the nation’s oldest rural primary care programs. A key feature of the RHC Program is Medicare and Medicaid volume-appropriate, cost-based reimbursement, which is designed to sustain these vulnerable rural primary care providers. Medicare currently pays RHCs for the lesser of reasonable costs (expressed as an adjusted cost per visit) for a defined package of RHC services or a per-visit reimbursement cap, from which provider-based RHCs owned by hospitals with fewer than 50 beds are exempt. Although the per-visit cap is updated periodically, RHC administrators, policymakers, and stakeholders question whether the updates …
Amjambo Africa! (October 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (October 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This issue...
Lewiston ..................................Page 2
Mana Abdi
Lewiston High School
Lewiston Adult Education
African Gala.............................Page 9
Candidates Talk Issues ...Page 10/11
Sustainable Public-Private Strategies To Improve Population Health In Maine: Annotated Bibliography, Zachariah Croll Mph
Sustainable Public-Private Strategies To Improve Population Health In Maine: Annotated Bibliography, Zachariah Croll Mph
Population Health
No abstract provided.
Exploring Antecedents Of Those Who Practice Servant Leadership, Maria Anne Kindelan Ma
Exploring Antecedents Of Those Who Practice Servant Leadership, Maria Anne Kindelan Ma
All Student Scholarship
The purpose of the study was to explore the preceding essence of the individual who is a servant leader. In search of antecedents, the researcher used a qualitative method with a phenomenological design, exploring what brought the participants to utilize servant leadership. Furthermore, the researcher aimed to fill a gap by asking participants to provide their stories of what brought them to employ such a leadership style versus suggesting answers. This qualitative research study was conducted to answer the question: "What are the antecedents of the person who practices servant leadership?" A criterion sample was used to recruit servant leaders …
Sociodemographic And Health Status Characteristics Of Maine's Newly Eligible Medicaid Beneficiaries [Data Brief], Zachariah T. Croll Mph, Erika C. Ziller Phd, Barbara Leonard Mph
Sociodemographic And Health Status Characteristics Of Maine's Newly Eligible Medicaid Beneficiaries [Data Brief], Zachariah T. Croll Mph, Erika C. Ziller Phd, Barbara Leonard Mph
Medicaid
This data brief identifies key characteristics of groups who will gain access through MaineCare expansion. Researchers Croll and Ziller at the University of Southern Maine, along with Leonardson of the Maine Health Access Foundation present a statistical analysis of uninsured non-elderly adults age 18 – 64 with no children and lower incomes, the population newly eligible for MaineCare through expansion. Drawing from five years of data from Maine’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the report addresses sociodemographic characteristics, health status, and access to care. The survey indicates that those who are likely eligible for expanded MaineCare coverage are twice as …
Amjambo Africa! (September 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (September 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue... Maine’s Way of Life................Page 9
ILAP Statement ....................Page 16
Eco-News September 2019, Office Of Sustainability, University Of Southern Maine
Eco-News September 2019, Office Of Sustainability, University Of Southern Maine
Eco-News
In this issue:
- Green Cleaning Pilot
- Food Waste Recovery
- Community Garden
- Sustainability Tip
Amjambo Africa! (August 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (August 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Welcome Feast........................Page 8
My Life as a Refugee ............Page 11 by Veronica Kaluta
Wedding of Irene Yao & Romeo Adji....................Page 13
The Effects Of Grading Practices On Motivations For Learning At The Middle School Level, Justin D. Stebbins Ms
The Effects Of Grading Practices On Motivations For Learning At The Middle School Level, Justin D. Stebbins Ms
Muskie School Dissertations
The objective of this quantitative survey study was to measure the effect grading traditionally (using averaging) versus non-traditionally (best, most recent evidence) on four types of student motivation. These types of motivation were mastery orientation (learning for learning sake), performance orientation (going for the grade or external recognition), performance avoidance (not wanting to appear incompetent), and mastery avoidance (not wanting to lose what you have). This set of orientations is derived from the goal orientation theory.
In this study, 1,652 students and 93 educators between four schools took an anonymous 20-minute online survey. Due to lack of teacher participation, two …
Amjambo Africa! (July 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (July 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Racial Inequality.....................Page 7
Welcome Table ......................Page 9
Art in Exodus ..........................Page 9
Alliance Française.................Page 13
The Torch (June 2019), Crtp
The Torch (June 2019), Crtp
Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter
Civic and Community Engagement | Civil Rights and Discrimination | Education | Gender and Sexuality | Inequality and Stratification | Politics and Social Change | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity
Amjambo Africa! (June 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (June 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Furniture Friends....................Page 2
ProsperityME..........................Page 2
Workplace Incivility: A Quantitative Study Of Public University Staff Member Experiences In The Northeast, Tracy M. St. Pierre Ma
Workplace Incivility: A Quantitative Study Of Public University Staff Member Experiences In The Northeast, Tracy M. St. Pierre Ma
All Student Scholarship
Workplace incivility is a construct similar to sexual harassment or bullying in that it is unwanted behavior and can cause negative emotions for those who experience it. However, it lacks the clear definition and legal repercussions that have been established for sexual harassment and bullying.
Post Millennial Generation In The Workforce, Tarynne N. Scott Ma
Post Millennial Generation In The Workforce, Tarynne N. Scott Ma
All Student Scholarship
The purpose of this study is to explore and gain a deeper understanding of what Post Millennials require for success in the workforce, and how they differ in their follower and cultural beliefs, as well as identify what specific leadership style(s) best fit this generation’s needs as followers.
Perceived Supervisor Accessibility And Its Effects On Authentic Leadership, Kasey Gallant Ma
Perceived Supervisor Accessibility And Its Effects On Authentic Leadership, Kasey Gallant Ma
All Student Scholarship
As technology develops, professionals will have a greater opportunity to work remotely; often using multiple modes of technology to attend meetings, workshops and communicate with colleagues and superiors. The present study explores leader accessibility as it is experienced by remotely located employees verses on-site employees, in relation to their direct supervisor’s perceived Authentic leadership.
Virtual International Leadership Within Organizations Overcoming Cultural, Language, And Physical Barriers, Jaye Mendros Goulet Ma
Virtual International Leadership Within Organizations Overcoming Cultural, Language, And Physical Barriers, Jaye Mendros Goulet Ma
All Student Scholarship
Advances in technology are allowing members of a team to collaborate while being geographically and spatially apart. These new teams, known as virtual teams, have benefits for both the organizations to which they belong and to the individual members.
Amjambo Africa! (May 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (May 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Cultivating Community .........Page 8
Community Dialogue...........Page 15
The Health Care Costs Of Financial Exploitation In Maine, Kimberly I. Snow Mhsa, Yvonne Jonk Phd, Deborah Thayer Mba, Catherine Mcguire Bs, Stuart Bratesman Mpp, Charles A. Smith Phd, Erika C. Ziller Phd
The Health Care Costs Of Financial Exploitation In Maine, Kimberly I. Snow Mhsa, Yvonne Jonk Phd, Deborah Thayer Mba, Catherine Mcguire Bs, Stuart Bratesman Mpp, Charles A. Smith Phd, Erika C. Ziller Phd
Disability & Aging
This study sought to determine the Medicare and Medicaid costs experienced by dual eligible older adults in Maine for whom Maine Adult Protective Services (APS) substantiated allegations of elder financial exploitation and to compare them to those of Maine’s general older population. The analysis is an important step forward in estimating the medical costs associated with elder abuse.
Elder financial exploitation may result in significant public burden on Medicare and Medicaid, shouldered by taxpayers. Efforts to detect, investigate, prosecute, and mitigate this abuse will benefit not only the victims, but also the financial stewardship of these public programs.
Preventive Health Service Use Among Rural Women, Erika C. Ziller Phd, Jennifer D. Lenardson Mhs, Nathan Paluso Mph, Jaclyn Janis Bsn, Rn
Preventive Health Service Use Among Rural Women, Erika C. Ziller Phd, Jennifer D. Lenardson Mhs, Nathan Paluso Mph, Jaclyn Janis Bsn, Rn
Access / Insurance
Preventive health services and screenings are an important component in the continuum of care provided to individuals across all ages. Yet, research has shown that rural residents generally use fewer preventive health services and screenings. This study used the National Health Interview Survey to examine receipt of preventive health services (cholesterol check, fasting blood sugar test, mammogram, pap smear, and receipt of the HPV vaccine) by rural and urban women over the age of 18. Findings indicate that rural women were less likely than their urban peers to receive preventive health services, and that some of the differences may be …
An Examination Of How Middle School Principals Make Sense Of Their Role In Leading Standards Based Educational Reform, Barbara J. Maling Cas, Ma
An Examination Of How Middle School Principals Make Sense Of Their Role In Leading Standards Based Educational Reform, Barbara J. Maling Cas, Ma
Muskie School Dissertations
A dominant feature of the educational policy landscape has been the adoption and use of learning standards to design classroom instruction. As these efforts move forward, often without clear definition of the classroom practices that should be adopted, the role of the school principal is critical in interpreting the changes, and charting a course for the teachers in the building. This qualitative study, examines the sensemaking of four active middle school principals as they interpreted and led standards-based reform efforts in their buildings, using a novel theoretical framework based on prior research (Benford & Snow, 2000; Spillane, Reiser, & Reimer, …
Substance Use Prevention: Communication And Strategies To Reduce Alcohol, Marijuana, And E-Cigarette Use Among College Students, Emily Bauer
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
Substance use among college students impacts universities, communities and student outcomes across the United States. Based on the Monitoring the Future study (MTF), college students have a higher prevalence of past 30-day alcohol use at 63% than their non-college peers (59%) (2016). Nearly one-third of college students (32%) have had five or more drinks in a row in the past two weeks (2016). Monthly marijuana use for college students has remained steady at 22% (2016). Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is 6.9%, which is gaining in popularity but still lower than traditional cigarettes (8.9%) (2016). There are many prevention communication strategies …
A Framework For Cooperative Housing In Portland, Me: Lessons From 13 Existing Cooperative Houses In The U.S., Cyndi Gacosta
A Framework For Cooperative Housing In Portland, Me: Lessons From 13 Existing Cooperative Houses In The U.S., Cyndi Gacosta
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
Cooperative housing may be a viable and financially-sound alternative for individuals and families of low to moderate income, as Portland, Maine’s downtown area becomes gentrified raising property values to unaffordable heights. Of the 13,546 family households in Portland, 8.7% earn below $25,000, which for an average family of four $24, 2501 is considered to be in poverty, and 18.4% earn between $25,000 and $50,000. Meanwhile, 13.2% of the 16, 561 non-family households are below the poverty line, and 27.5% earn between $25,000 and $50,000 (US Census Bureau, 2014).
As it becomes increasingly difficult for low to moderate income earners …
Amjambo Africa! (April 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (April 2019), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In This Issue...
Editorial: Migration ................Page 3
Senegalese Storytelling .......Page 12
Snowshoe Hares (Lepus Americanus) Alter Feeding Behavior In Response To Coyote (Canis Latrans) And Moose (Alces Alces) Cues At Diverse Vegetation Densities, Zachary K. Lankist
Snowshoe Hares (Lepus Americanus) Alter Feeding Behavior In Response To Coyote (Canis Latrans) And Moose (Alces Alces) Cues At Diverse Vegetation Densities, Zachary K. Lankist
Student Scholarship
Prey interpret predator cues as a warning and use them to assess the danger of a given area. Multiple prey species avoid chemical cues from predators at feeding sites because the risk of death outweighs the benefit of food. However, we lack information regarding avoidance of chemical cues from competitors as well as how foraging behavior changes alongside vegetative cover. To test if chemical cues and veget~tive cover alter prey vigilance, number of visits, and time spent at feeding sites, I observed snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) in plots containing coyote (Canis latrans; predator) and moose (Alces alces; competitor) urine across …
The Benefits Of Affordable/Free Education Op Ed, Julian Moran
The Benefits Of Affordable/Free Education Op Ed, Julian Moran
Student Scholarship
It has been well established that people with more education live longer, healthier lives and report having higher levels of both eudaimonic and hedonic subject well being. Higher education is also linked with other health benefits, such as having an increased sense of control and learned effectiveness, having more ambition, finding more satisfaction in their jobs, living situations, communities, families, and having more autonomy. Having a more educated population could translate into better decisions being made throughout our social structures, which in turn could lead us to progressing towards a more functional, healthier, and happier society. Although, the benefits of …