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Observation And Reflection Of Neighborhood And Community 2026: Quality Housing, Education And Healthy Environment In 48219 Reflection, Dina Charara, Edward Hill, Michelle El-Sayah, Zaid Jani, Joseph Gjonaj, Zaynab Lughmani, Maxwell Braker, Melanie Cohn

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.

Implementing Un Sdg Auto-Tagging: A Practical Guide For Librarians, Kyle Morgan

Cal Poly Humboldt Library

No abstract provided.

Empowering Appalachian Students: Tailoring Education To Provide Sustainable Solutions And Equal Opportunities For Appalachian Students, Rachel Krause

Student Research and Creative Activity Expo

Showcasing my work with editing lesson plans and materials for the Appalachian STEM Enrichment Academy for science experiments catering to different grade levels in the Appalachian region, and why it is important that everyone has opportunity to learn more about sustainability to spark curiosity.

Expanding Library Publishing Services Beyond Campus: Engaging The Greater Community Through Library Publishing, Kyle Morgan

Cal Poly Humboldt Library

No abstract provided.

Granting Rights To Nature: Environmental Personhood In The U.S. And Worldwide, Daxton W. Summers

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

This project explores the concept of granting legal personhood to natural environments, with a focus on the Clark Fork River in Missoula, Montana. Granting legal personhood rights to the environment has been used around the world to recognize and protect rivers, mountains, and other environmental entities. However, the U.S. legal systems have been slow to adopt this approach. This research essay examines why the U.S. has been lagging, analyzes foreign legal frameworks that have granted personhood to environmental entities and examines if any could be adapted to grant rights and protections to the Clark Fork River.

The research process involves …

Environmental Concerns Of Women In Appalachia, Kristen Montgomery, Adebayo Adeeko, Jessica Binns, Sarah Hall, Paula Hawkins, Allyson Newer, Michaela Outlaw, Karenna Turley

Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference

Purpose: Environmental contamination is rampant in the United States and other parts of the world. There are potential health implications related to environmental contamination.
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Aims: The purpose of this study was to investigate how concerned women in Appalachia are regarding the environment. The following research question was addressed: What concerns do women have regarding the environment? The objective of this study was to understand how women perceive their environment and to evaluate what concerns they have regarding the environment. We also evaluated demographic factors to see if any demographics contributed to particular concerns related …

Rooted In Resistance, Growing In Boriken: The Fight For Climate And Agricultural Justice In Puerto Rico, Jada Melendez

LEAD Scholars Academy Showcase

This project examines how Puerto Rico’s agricultural system has been shaped by historical colonization, economic policy, and climate change. Once largely self-sustaining, the island now imports more than 85 percent of its food, creating major vulnerabilities during natural disasters and economic disruptions. My research analyzes four key systems of injustice political, economic, social, and environmental and how they intersect to impact food sovereignty. The project also highlights grassroots solutions such as agroecology education, land protection, and investment in sustainable infrastructure. Through this work, I developed a deeper understanding of how colonial legacies continue to affect food systems today and how …

Exploring The Relationship Between Microplastics And Neurotoxicity, John Stathopoulos

Undergraduate Research and Engagement Symposium

This presentation will look at the relationship between microplastics and neurotoxicity, focusing on the limits of our current knowledge. Despite being an especially relevant topic of conversation in the realms of environmental and public health, little is known about the effects that microplastics have on the brain. As a neuroscience student with interests in medicine, neurodegeneration, and public health, I found the lack of research shocking. Throughout this semester, I looked at primary research and news articles to explore the extent of our knowledge and limits of current microplastic research, as well as their potential neurotoxic effects and future steps.

Dispossession Of Ancestral Land: Effect Of Displacement On Indigenous Peoples' Life Satifaction, Kaitlyn Bird, Hailey Shangin, Alana Smutz, Julisa Lopez, Adam Farero, Stephanie Fryberg

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

North America's history of forced displacement and relocation of Indigenous tribes continues to affect contemporary Indigenous peoples (Wolfe, 2006). As climate change, socioeconomic disparities, and industry encroachment shape displacement, Indigenous people continue to be negatively impacted (Covey, 2021). The current work explores how displacement impacts life satisfaction for Indigenous Peoples, and whether cultural embeddedness modifies this relationship. Using the Indigenous Climate Justice survey (N=282), regression analysis illustrates that those who have not been displaced generally report higher life satisfaction than those who have been displaced (β=-0.255, SE= 0.108 p= 0.019). Lower reported life satisfaction is especially prevalent when those displaced …

Discerning Climate Change Information And Responses, Janette Plunkett

Day of Common Learning

Climate Change can feel like an overwhelming topic. We will discuss good strategies for intaking news, discerning truth, responding, and maintaining hope and agency. How can lament, anger and grief be helpful? This will be a lecture format with a Q&A.

Evidence-Based Public Health Practice: Developing Searchable Questions, Lisa M. Acuff, Jonathan Eldredge, Alexis Ellsworth-Kopkowski, Gale G. Hannigan

Educational Resources

No abstract provided.

Supporting Mental Health For Students Experiencing Climate Anxiety And Environmental Racism, Hunter Robbins, Hanan Abdillahi, Valeria Monreal, Stephanie Black, Selena Lynch

Undergraduate Research and Engagement Symposium

There has been growing discourse on climate anxiety and environmental racism. Minorities are disproportionately affected by climate change and we recognize the impacts that climate anxiety has on these populations. Our mission is to ensure every student feels supported in the advent of the climate crisis. We did so by inventorying resources at Loyola, building community engagement with these topics through surveys and interviews, and offering recommendations to faculty, staff, and administrators for how they can better support their students. We hope to persuade Loyola to offer more information and expand on resources for climate anxiety and environmental racism.

Preparing The Younger Generation For A Better Future With Wildfire, Elizabeth Riddle, Rory Mclaverty, Katherine Wendeln, Lillian Hollibaugh, Mackenzie Weiland, Aubrey Frissell

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

The frequency and severity of wildfires have increased around the world within the last two decades due to shifts in land management practices, climate change, and other factors. The effects of these fires have led to an inaccurate public perception of wildfire as a whole. This overly-simplified, vilified perception of wildfire obscures the role that it has played in shaping landscapes for thousands of years, and how indigenous peoples have applied fire to take care of landscapes.

We sought to empower future generations to better coexist with wildfire by changing this public perception through a children’s book. Over the course …

There Is No Planet B: Lessons From My Experience With Sustainability Planning, Elani G. Borhegyi

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

The development of plans directed at sustainability is crucial to greening institutions, holding parties accountable, and promoting justice. The process of forming such plans is complex and interdisciplinary, as I have experienced as a student working on the University of Montana (UM) Sustainability Action Plan (SAP). Since working on the UM SAP, I have learned many lessons that demonstrate the importance and impact of sustainability planning that are worth sharing with a wider audience to motivate participation in sustainability.

Work on the SAP began in summer 2021 with student-led research on strategies to make the UM more sustainable. In fall …

Concurrent Session 1 The Togo Slippery Frog And Dpsir Frameworks, Aiden Franklin, Ben Walker, Caroline Spirit, Diego Tovar

The Youth Environmental Alliance in Higher Education

Our presentation will demonstrate how the Togo Slippery Frog plays an important role in both socio-economic and environmental factors of Togo. These include conservation efforts to restore forests and creating protected areas. This will impact eco-tourism, biodiversity loss and forest fragmentation, as well as agricultural practices. The presentation will also dive deeper into drivers and pressures, such as logging, harvesting, and hunting. The Togo Slippery Frog plays a crucial role in Togo and will be investigated through trends and analysis.

The Ethics Of Entertainment In The Hunger Games, Ella Campbell

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Textual or Investigative

Indoor Air Quality And Its Impact On Low Income Communities, Ty List

Undergraduate Research and Engagement Symposium

This presentation discusses the prevalence of poor indoor air quality and the adverse health effects felt from living in poor indoor air quality. Also discussed is the link between lower income communities and a greater chance of having indoor air quality, and providing progress toward a greener future.

The Impact Of Urban Green Space On Mental Health, Jana Rokitta

Undergraduate Research and Engagement Symposium

As an Environmental Studies and Psychology double major, I'm curious about how environmental factors, especially in the urban setting influence psychological constructs. During my research, I focused on urban stressors and their effect on mental health. While analyzing a case study, I looked at how urban green space can benefit mental health. Lastly, I focused on the implication of the studies for Chicago and how the uneven access to urban green space poses a social justice issue in Chicago and on a global scale. Additionally, my research includes a critical view of confounding variables that might have impacted the results.

Improving Low-Income Housing Can Help The Environment!, Ethan Halman Gonzalez, Margo Johnson, Alesha Skoda, Shane Vrbicky

Environmental Engagement in the Community (ENVR 319): Student Projects

Environmental Engagement in the Community projects, spring 2022

Poster titled Improving Low-income Housing Can Help the Environment! for client City of Lincoln, Nebraska.

Cook County Community Survey, Keyla Navarrete, Juanita Vivas Bastidas

Graduate Research Symposium

In our collaborative project with Dr. Dana Garbarski, [sociology department], and Dr. Doherty [political-science department], we created a cross-sectional online survey of a descriptively representative sample of 2,250 adults in Cook County. The survey, which uses zip codes to geocode findings, focuses on seven topics relevant to county residents: gentrification, environmental conditions, politics, political efficacy, policing, and COVID-19. In terms of demographics, it includes questions regarding gender, race, education, homeownership, among others. Juanita and Keyla developed the survey’s environmental conditions and policing topics, respectively, with faculty experts’ guidance. Besides Dr. Garbarski and Dr. Doherty, Juanita worked with Dr. Akchurin, [sociology …

Adapting To Faculty & Student Needs For Data And Support For Social Justice And Other Projects, Sarah A. Norris, Corinne Bishop, Sandy Avila, Buenaventura (Ven) Basco, Lee Dotson

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Presentation given at RDAP Summit 2021.

During 2020, the need for access and equity has been more important than ever, particularly with data. At the University of Central Florida (UCF), a group of librarians representing various library units, including Research & Information Services, Scholarly Communication, and Technology Solutions & Digital Initiatives has been engaged in data services and outreach forming a working group in 2019. This group undertook several projects in 2020 related to open access data and social justice resources. One such project included creating an interdisciplinary research guide to identify data resources around topics, such as diversity and …

Swk 225: Module 8. Generalist Social Work Perspective On Theories Of Human Behavior Connecting The Dots [Powerpoint], Erin Stevenson

SWK 225: Human Behavior in the Social Environment OER Collection

Powerpoint slideshow for Module 8 " Generalist Social Work Perspective on Theories of Human Behavior Connecting the Dots."

Designed around the open access textbook Human Behavior and the Social Environment I, by Dr. Susan Tyler.

Curriculum & Global Citizenship: Pedagogical Approaches To Civic & Information Literacy, Molly Kerby, Gayle Mallinger

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Overview of Presentation:

• Overview of Information & Civic Literacy
• Strategies for Increasing Student Competence in Information & Civic Literacy
• Efficacy of Various Strategies

The Importance Of Statistical Design In Spatial Analysis: Indiana Superfund Site Locations And Socioeconomic Variables, Jenna Johnston, Cecilia Hall

Fall Interdisciplinary Research Symposium

Environmental justice research has focused on the question of whether marginalized people are more likely to live close to polluted sites. These spatial disparities have been found when analyzing the distribution of Superfund sites with race and socioeconomic status. However, these results appear to be dependent on what methods and units of analysis are used. This study examines whether these disparities exist in Indiana by comparing the results of two different statistical tests: a t-test and bootstrapping analysis.

Using t-tests to compare median income in areas close to and far from Superfund sites at distances of 1 and 5 miles …

This Is Your Brain On Science: Using Cognitive Theory To Strengthen Students’ Learning, Alyson Drake

Teaching the Teachers Conference

Having a baseline understanding of cognitive theory and educational psychology is critical to ensuring students learn effectively. This program will discuss key concepts from cognitive learning science and give concrete examples of how librarians can incorporate these theories into their instructional choices. Participants will also have the opportunity to brainstorm ways they can apply these concepts as they design or restructure their own classes.

The Dynamic And Diverse Scholarly Information Landscape: What's Next?, Theresa Borchert, Virginia Connell

Library Technology Conference

We believe that there have been recent fundamental changes in how faculty gather scholarly information, collaborate with others, and teach students. We created a faculty survey to discover how these trends are changing, how they affect access delivery, and how they might impact our teaching at a small liberal arts college. Considering these changes, are the tools we pay for and use in libraries still cost effective? If we believe scaffolding information literacy instruction is important, how should we bring students through our education systems and beyond? These are the kinds of questions we had about faculty research trends. We …

Information And Civic Literacy In Bsw Curricula: Prerequisites For Effective Advocacy, Gayle Mallinger, Molly Kerby

Social Work Faculty Publications

Overview:

• Overview of Information & Civic Literacy
• Strategies for increasing student competence in information and civic literacy
• Efficacy of various strategies.

Theory Informed Practice For Undergraduate Social Work Students: Impact On Cultural Competence, Gayle Mallinger, April Murphy

Social Work Faculty Publications

Human Behavior & the Social Environment EPAS 2015

• Competencies 6-9
• Compentency 2

Theory informed mezzo/macro practice

Step Into Statesboro: Stepping Towards Critical Community Engagement, Danyel Addes, Emily Elizabeth Shannon

Gulf South Summit on Service-Learning (Archived)

Not available.

Promoting Socially Just Healthcare Systems: Social Work’S Contribution To Patient Navigation, Gayle Mallinger, Patricia Desrosiers

Social Work Faculty Publications

Presentation regarding the purpose of patient navigation.