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Project 150, Melanie Romero
Project 150, Melanie Romero
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Project 150 is designed to provide for homeless high school students. It was established in December of 2011 they provide teens with meal bags and school supplies.
Community Lutheran Church, Justin Gelabert
Community Lutheran Church, Justin Gelabert
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Community Lutheran battled food insecurities by holding weekly afterschool programs to pass out food to underprivileged children, held festivals with free food and community outreach to bring those in need towards the church, and a monthly “Feel Good Fridays” to give back to the community and those in need.
Volunteering With Project F.O.C.U.S., Chasen Billon
Volunteering With Project F.O.C.U.S., Chasen Billon
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Project F.O.C.U.S. is addressing the issue of education for those with developmental disabilities. This is an important ‘focus’—especially here in Nevada.
Three Square, Michael Gallardo
Three Square, Michael Gallardo
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Three Square works to provide food services to those experiencing food insecurity in the Las Vegas area.
Project 150, Shawn Shoshani
Project 150, Shawn Shoshani
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Project 150 assists homeless students in high schools within Nevada who don't have access to basic necessities.
Child Development, Theresa Harris
Child Development, Theresa Harris
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The history and purpose of the Nellis Air Force Base Child Care Center is to provide a safe learning environment for developing children of military families.
Youth Activism: How A Country Wide High School Competition Can Lead To The Change Of Tomorrow, Carlos Mejia Castillo
Youth Activism: How A Country Wide High School Competition Can Lead To The Change Of Tomorrow, Carlos Mejia Castillo
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
An increase in youth activism is important in order to establish the laws and economic stability that will be beneficial for us in the long term.
The Latino Youth Leadership Alumni, Maria Sanchez
The Latino Youth Leadership Alumni, Maria Sanchez
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The social issue the LYLA addresses is young minorities, specifically undocumented youth immigrants.
Project Focus, Sean Rogers
Project Focus, Sean Rogers
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Project FOCUS is an inclusive, accessible, and productive career education program for college-aged students with intellectual disabilities in the Las Vegas area.
Project 150, Christina Perez
Project 150, Christina Perez
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The goals of Project 150 include helping disadvantaged teens receive the basic necessities they need to survive, to influence them to graduate high school, and to bring the community together.
Working At Goodwill And What It Has Taught Me, Joseph Cheney
Working At Goodwill And What It Has Taught Me, Joseph Cheney
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Goodwill works to provide clothing at reasonable prices, and provide places to recycle and reuse clothing.
Project Focus, Glen-Marie Quintanilla
Project Focus, Glen-Marie Quintanilla
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Project FOCUS addresses the lack of inclusion within the higher education environment.
F.O.C.U.S.: Forming Occupational And Community Understanding For Success, Stephen Phillips
F.O.C.U.S.: Forming Occupational And Community Understanding For Success, Stephen Phillips
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The social issues our program address revolve around equality and inclusion.
Innovations International Charter School, Rachel Ugarte
Innovations International Charter School, Rachel Ugarte
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Innovations International Charter School was built to be a school where students have the resources necessary to academically succeed.
Project 150: High School Is Tough Enough, Jesus Ramirez
Project 150: High School Is Tough Enough, Jesus Ramirez
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
Project 150’s social issue is homelessness, mainly focused on youth Homelessness
John D. Jackie Gaughan Boys And Girls Club, Morgan Small
John D. Jackie Gaughan Boys And Girls Club, Morgan Small
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The John D. Jackie Gaughan Boys and Girls Club addresses at risk youth and juvenile deliquency by providing programs and activities geared towards the positive development of at-risk youth.
Lighthouse Charities, Minwhee Jin
Lighthouse Charities, Minwhee Jin
Second-Year Seminar Posters (COE 202)
The social issue that LightHouseCharities address is the issues of refugees' and at-risk families’ resettlement.
Victimization: Its Impact On Masculinity And Criminal Offending, Shon M. Reed, Alexis Kennedy
Victimization: Its Impact On Masculinity And Criminal Offending, Shon M. Reed, Alexis Kennedy
Graduate Research Symposium (2018 - present)
Male victims are an underrepresented group within society. Prior research has indicated that male vic,ms may feel a diminished sense of their own masculinity. Criminology has iden,fied that masculinity does play a role in some men’s decisions to engage in criminal behavior (Messerschmidt, 1993, 2016). It seems logical that these two concepts would be related. Utlizing self‐reported data from 135 college males, the current study analyzes the rela,onship between childhood vic,miza,on, masculinity beliefs, and the decision to engage in criminal/delinquent behavior.
The Relationship Between Education And Health: Reducing Disparities Through A Contextual Approach, Anna Zajacova, Elizabeth M. Lawrence
The Relationship Between Education And Health: Reducing Disparities Through A Contextual Approach, Anna Zajacova, Elizabeth M. Lawrence
Sociology Faculty Research
Adults with higher educational attainment live healthier and longer lives compared with their less educated peers. The disparities are large and widening. We posit that understanding the educational and macrolevel contexts in which this association occurs is key to reducing health disparities and improving population health. In this article, we briefly review and critically assess the current state of research on the relationship between education and health in the United States. We then outline three directions for further research: We extend the conceptualization of education beyond attainment and demonstrate the centrality of the schooling process to health; we highlight the …
Gender And Posture Are Significant Risk Factors To Musculoskeletal Symptoms During Touchscreen Tablet Computer Use, Szu-Ping Lee, Ya-Ting Hsu, Betina Bair, Marissa Toberman, Lung-Chang Chien
Gender And Posture Are Significant Risk Factors To Musculoskeletal Symptoms During Touchscreen Tablet Computer Use, Szu-Ping Lee, Ya-Ting Hsu, Betina Bair, Marissa Toberman, Lung-Chang Chien
Physical Therapy Faculty Publications
[Purpose] To investigate the prevalence of neck and shoulder symptoms during the use of tablet computer, and to identify the risk factors associated with these symptoms. [Subjects and Methods] A cross-sectional survey was conducted to study tablet computer usage, posture during use, and neck and shoulder symptoms in 412 participants in a school setting. Significant risk factors for musculoskeletal symptoms during tablet computer use were identified. [Results] Overall prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms during tablet computer use was 67.9% with greater prevalence of neck symptoms (neck: 84.6%; shoulder/upper extremity: 65.4%). Significant risk factors associated with symptoms during use were: current musculoskeletal …
Perceptions Of Chronic Disease Among Older African Americans: A Qualitative Analysis, Karon Phillips, Charles Rogers, Adrienne Morgan
Perceptions Of Chronic Disease Among Older African Americans: A Qualitative Analysis, Karon Phillips, Charles Rogers, Adrienne Morgan
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
Research has documented that African Americans suffer disproportionately from chronic diseases when compared to the general population. Yet, limited research examines older African Americans’ perceptions about having chronic diseases. Accordingly, the first aim of the study provided insight into this disparity with the intent of revealing how older African Americans feel about their overall health, and how much they understand about their individual chronic disease(s). The second aim was to gather information about strategies and coping mechanisms older African Americans use to manage their chronic diseases. The purpose of this aim was to determine if any of the strategies they …
What Does It Mean For The Husband When His Wife Keeps Her Own Surname?, Rachael D. Robnett, Marielle Wertheimer, Harriet R. Tenebaum
What Does It Mean For The Husband When His Wife Keeps Her Own Surname?, Rachael D. Robnett, Marielle Wertheimer, Harriet R. Tenebaum
Research Briefs
No abstract provided.
Volunteering In The Community: Combining Service And Learning, Elena Gandia Garcia
Volunteering In The Community: Combining Service And Learning, Elena Gandia Garcia
UNLV Best Teaching Practices Expo
Most of the patients who use the services offered by the Lied Pediatric Clinic are minorities (70%), and half of those patients are Hispanic. The clinic lacks of professional interpreters to help monolingual doctors and residents to communicate with their patients.
An Ambivalent Embrace: Service Needs And Gaps For Asian Immigrants In New Destinations, John J. Chin
An Ambivalent Embrace: Service Needs And Gaps For Asian Immigrants In New Destinations, John J. Chin
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
Asian immigrants to the U.S. are settling in "new destinations," but there has been little research on their health care and social service needs. Our analysis of Census data to identify cities with the fastest Asian immigrant population growth (1990-2000) yielded 33 smaller cities in 13 states. The cities ranged in population from 7,677 to 86,660; were spread across 13 states in the Northeast, South, and Midwest regions of the US; and varied widely demographically. Pilot surveys conducted in 2009 indicated that, although many residents had positive attitudes towards immigrants, many were also concerned about job competition and dilution of …
From Bison To Cattle: The Ecology Of The Southern Plains 1500-1750, Jenni Tifft-Ochoa
From Bison To Cattle: The Ecology Of The Southern Plains 1500-1750, Jenni Tifft-Ochoa
Calvert Undergraduate Research Awards
Bison made their home on the Southern Plains for millennia. However, their migratory patterns began to shift in the 17th and 18th centuries. My research investigated what caused this drastic shift and how it had far reaching effects on the ecology of the Southern Plains. Using archives from two prominent Catholic priests, I began to piece together why the bison left the Southern Plains. Rather than focus on the Europeans as the main players, I instead focused on the Indigenous peoples, the animals, and the land as the centralized actors in this project. I discovered that the introduction …
Estimating Population Growth Of Las Vegas, Ryan Desacola, Jacob Valadez, Ryan S. Tan
Estimating Population Growth Of Las Vegas, Ryan Desacola, Jacob Valadez, Ryan S. Tan
Math 365 Class Projects
An issue we have identified is Las Vegas' population growth. To those that live in Las Vegas, many know that Las Vegas is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States of America; due to its rampant growth, projecting future population growth is of utmost importance in order to prepare public utilities, housing developments, and other such services for the inevitable incrase. Consequently, for our project, we are attempting to extrapolate upon existing population growth trends (identified by censuses of years past) and utilize the method of least squares to turn out extrapolation into a mathematical prediction.
Rock Paper Scissors And Evolutionary Game Theory, Christian Cordova, Rudolf Jovero, Evan Thomas
Rock Paper Scissors And Evolutionary Game Theory, Christian Cordova, Rudolf Jovero, Evan Thomas
Math 365 Class Projects
In Rock Paper Scissors (RPS), three different "species" compete, but no single species has a dominating strategy. In evolutionary game theory, replicator equations model population densities over time. When a mutation is introduced, they are called "replicator-mutator" equations. Using the replicator-mutator equation in [1] we have shown how population density of three species change.
Racial Minority Immigrant Acculturation: Examining Filipino Settlement Experiences In Canada Utilizing A Community-Focused Acculturation Framework, Renato M. Liboro
Racial Minority Immigrant Acculturation: Examining Filipino Settlement Experiences In Canada Utilizing A Community-Focused Acculturation Framework, Renato M. Liboro
Psychology Faculty Research
By incorporating perspectives from Community Psychology into Berry’s (1997) acculturation framework from Cross-cultural Psychology, a more community-focused acculturation framework was developed and proposed in this essay. Elements from Community Psychology that focus on group-specific settings, community-level analysis, sociocultural resources, sociopolitical forces, and roles of grassroots organizations and host societies in challenging institutional power were consolidated into Berry’s acculturation framework to establish a new framework with a stronger community focus. In a theoretical application utilizing the new community-focused framework, socio-historical accounts of and discourse on Filipino experiences prior to the beginnings of the Filipino diaspora to Canada in the mid-1990s and …