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Medication-Assisted Treatment For Opioid Use Disorder In Montana: Barriers And Best Practices, Lindsey Hundemer, Jacqueline Kline

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is an evidence-based approach for opioid use disorder (OUD) using medications like buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone to treat symptoms of OUD and withdrawal. Despite reducing opioid-related deaths by 50% and improving employment, criminal activity, and birth outcomes, its acceptance in Montana's substance use disorder (SUD) housing varies. Experts stress MAT as essential medical care, yet stigma-driven policies still restrict access, forcing some to choose between medication and treatment.

This study explores the landscape of MAT acceptance in Montana SUD treatment facilities, highlighting the barriers that prevent its widespread acceptance, differences regarding treatment duration, approved medications, and administration …

Powerpoint Slide Hierarchy Template, Kimberly S. Ervin

All Faculty Scholarship

This PowerPoint template is designed to enhance content organization and learner accessibility through a clear visual hierarchy of information. The template features four distinct slide layouts that work together to create an intuitive learning structure:

1. Major topics 1 (H1) slides establish main topics with distinct visual formatting, serving as clear section markers that learners can easily locate when reviewing materials.

2. Subtopics (H2) slides (when needed) use related but differentiated styling from H1 slides to show relationships between concepts while maintaining visual distinction.

3. Sub–Subtopics (H3) slides (when needed) use related but differentiated styling from H1 and H2 slides to show relationships …

Fostering & Understanding Diversity Within The Ant Microbiome & Research Group, Manuela O. Ramalho

Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations

Dr. Manu Ramalho of the Biology Department presents: Fostering and understanding diversity: within the ant microbiome and our research group.

The Masters Program: A Model For Teaching Adolescents Soft Skills For Career Readiness, Jewrell Rivers

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

This workshop will introduce conference participants to the MASTERS Program, a model for teaching adolescents soft skills for career readiness. Participants will engage in small group discussions, simulation activities and interactive exercises to fulfill learning objectives. Participants will be provided with guidance on how to implement the MASTERS Program at their school for preparing students for success in the workplace.

Non-Aversive Social And Academic Interventions For Youth With Challenging Behavior, Tom Clees

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Conference

Differential reinforcement procedures (DR) will be the focus of this presentation, including differential reinforcement of appropriate behavior that is alternative to (DRA), or incompatible with (DRI), targeted challenging behavior, and differential reinforcement of the absence of challenging behavior for specified intervals (DRO). In addition, combined strategies (DR with changing criteria and/or social skills instruction) will be presented. Novel applications will also be highlighted.

Teachable Moments In Virtual Reference, Matt Torrence, Carl Dinardo, Andrew Beman-Cavallaro

USF Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Researching The U.S. Senate Presidential Nominee Confirmation Process, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

The beginning of 2025 has seen renewed public attention and emphasis on the constitutionally mandated U.S. Senate confirmation process. This stems from the beginning of the second Trump Administration as its nominees navigate this process. The presentation provides historical background on this process, demonstrates what nominees, Senate oversight committees, and the full Senate in administering this process and enables readers to find out how to access information resources documenting this process. The confirmation process continues throughout presidential administrations and may involve little public attention and controversy or acute public attention and controversy. The contrasting 2025 confirmation experiences of Secretary of …

Bsw Students' Understanding Of Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion At A Predominantly White Institution, Nick Zeimet, Minyoung Lim Dr.

Day of Scholarship

Schools of social work are updating their curriculum to meet updated 2022 EPAS changes, specifically to teach and measure outcomes related to Engagement in ADEI Social Work Practice. This university is a private, Christian, predominantly white institution (PWI) located in the Midwestern, USA. This BSW program redesigned its pre-practicum course sequence to emphasize community-engaged learning. The redesign requires students to be placed in a community context that differs from the student's ethnic/racial identity, engages in critical reflective readings, explores concepts related to white supremacy, develops an advocacy/justice project with a poster presentation on campus to follow. An exploratory qualitative method …

Evaluation Of Unique Care Coordination And Transition Management Clinical Module, Debbie Solomon, Ann E. Holland Phd, Rn

Day of Scholarship

A two-year curriculum evaluation was undertaken to guide development of a unique clinical curricular module focused on care coordination and transition management. The module, in place in the junior curriculum since 2015, had been modified through the years in response to changes in faculty, clinical partners, and department resources. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly limited student field experiences, requiring development of existing and new on-campus simulated learning experiences. Three analytic processes were used to evaluate how teaching methods and resource utilization contributed to student achievement of learning outcomes. The results led faculty to reinitiate field experiences in home care and hospice …

"Why Do Mushroom Farms In Pa Smell So Bad?", Lorenzo Cena, Daniel Engelbrecht, Jess Hampton, Victor Nwinee

Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations

Victor Nwinee, Daniel Engelbrecht, and Jess Hampton, students of Dr. Lorenzo Cena of Public Health Sciences, present "Why do mushroom farms in PA smell so bad?".

Undergraduate Human Subjects Research Lab Experiences In Humanities, Gvantsa Kiknavelidze

Symposium of Student Scholars

Amid concerns for the coming enrollment cliff as well as enrollment attrition in humanities programs, one sector of higher education that continues to grow is international students. In view of growing concerns about enrollment attrition and shrinking resources for sustainable international learning experiences, short-term programs grounded in institutional partnerships may offer opportunities of mutual benefit to international participants and domestic stakeholders. This exploratory case study examines the effects of a six-weeks English language learning program in which seventeen German adults participated in Spring semester 2024. This project investigates the program’s impact on participants’ language proficiency and intercultural competence development and …

Consumption Habitats Of Male And Female Lionfish Regarding The Production Of Eggs, Zalyn Baker, Natalie Tipsword, Sam Fisher

Symposium of Student Scholars

The lionfish, scientifically known as Pterois, belongs to the Scorpaenidae family, which is native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, but has become an invasive species in the Caribbean Sea. First observed in Belize in 2008, lionfish have since become established in the Belize Barrier Reefs. Known for their ability to consume a wide range of species, lionfish compete with native fish for food resources. This invasive species poses a significant threat to the ecosystem due to their venomous spines, aggressive predatory behavior, lack of predators, and high reproductive rate, with lifespans extending up to 30 years. Our study aimed to investigate …

Indeterminate Politics: U.S. Interventionism Within Nicaragua, Alexandria Currier, Lauren Thompson

Symposium of Student Scholars

This research accumulates various historical viewpoints, ranging from 1986 to 2023, and constructs a greater holistic work detailing justifications and complexities surrounding U.S. foreign policy towards Central America during the 1980s. It highlights the initiatives and goals of the Reagan administration which dictated U.S. interaction with the nation of Nicaragua and seeks to clarify ongoing historiographical debate surrounding the justification for these projects. This study utilizes documents, testimonies, and speeches from the United States Congress and former President Ronald Reagan to contextualize official statements relating to the role of the United States within Nicaragua. It then places them in comparison …

Increasing Guard Band Size To Decrease Interference In V2x Communication, Nakira Oglesby, Mackenzie Prescott, Billy Kihei, Ph.D.

Symposium of Student Scholars

As technologies evolve and new devices are introduced, the demand for fast and reliable vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication increases. As this demand increases, the interference level in the 5.9GHz Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) band will inevitably increase. And thus, the task of somehow minimizing this interference becomes increasingly important as time passes. This report investigates the effects of increasing the guard band size of the lower 5.9 GHz DSRC band on the adjacent channel interference from Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure 4 band (U-NII-4) devices and to try and see if there is a significant decrease in the interference level. The …

Thor: An Evolution, Regan Cerlanek, Rachael Vause

Symposium of Student Scholars

Mythology today serves as a vehicle for storytelling, just as it did for ancient societies. These sacred tales continue to provide role models, express the core values of their respective cultures, answer timeless questions and serve as a moral guide for each generation. Myths are rewritten and retold time and time again, evolving to encapsulate modern beliefs, but often still staying true to their core. Many myths have made their way into popular culture and the heroes in these tales of old become icons, fan-favorites, and household names; namely, Thor the God of Thunder. This study explores and compares the …

In-Situ Thermal Measurement Of Polymers, Carson Powers, Jungkyu Park, Dal Hyung Kim, Fahim Dorsey, Peter Bearden

Symposium of Student Scholars

In this research, we conducted a detailed experimental

investigation into how strain affects the thermal conductivity of

Ecoflex elastomer, utilizing a newly developed method for

measuring thermal conductivity under mechanical strain for the

first time. In situ thermal conductivity measurement apparatus

was developed by combining the KLA T150 nanoscale tensile tester

and a custom-fabricated thermal measurement sensor. The

development of an experimental method for measuring the thermal

conductivity of nanomaterials under mechanical testing

simultaneously will contribute to the development of novel

materials for flexible electronics by helping us to better

understand the strain effect on their thermal performance.

Interestingly, the …

Survey Of Mosquito Larval Habitats At The Ksu Field Station, Rose Sofia, Eli Lovvorn, Aspen Hartman, Andrew Haddow

Symposium of Student Scholars

The greater Atlanta metropolitan area hosts numerous mosquito species that are nuisance biters and can transmit arthropod-borne diseases to humans. We surveyed the Kennesaw State University (KSU) Field Station – an incredibly biodiverse location – where student, staff, and faculty-led groups engage in outdoor research and teaching activities. The KSU Field Station located in Cobb County, GA is a heavily trafficked 25-acre property that may attract various mosquito species capable of transmitting pathogens to humans and animals alike. On August 27th, 2024, our team investigated the KSU Field Station to quantify and record potential water-holding containers that serve as mosquito …

Think You Can Fake It? We'll Make You Verify It: Utilizing Follow-Up Surveys To Detect And Prevent Fraud In Online Crowdsourced Data, Andrew Lewis

Symposium of Student Scholars

Online survey platforms enable faster and more cost-effective data collection across public, private, and academic sectors, but they also introduce challenges related to fraud. The ever-looming, evolving nature of fraud requires constant adaptation to preserve data quality. Our prior research examined data quality amongst the three leading pay-for-data collection platforms, where only 10.2% of MTurk respondents provided acceptable-quality data. This study aims to demonstrate how follow-up verification surveys can improve the security and efficiency of incentive payouts by verifying respondent demographic information to reduce fraud.

A new survey was disseminated via MTurk with updated quality checks to refine fraud detection, …

An Illusion Of Choice: An Analysis Of Geoffrey Chaucer's Gender Politic, Katelyn Dunn

JSU Student Symposium 2025

Please note: no video is available for this video.

Male anxieties are the culmination of reactions that men project upon women when the patriarchy is subverted by female means. In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer illustrates how patriarchal rule determines the interactions between both men and women by developing complex figures who submit or rebel to the overwhelming societal expectations that dictate the performance of gender. Whereas characters such as Emilye of “The Knight’s Tale” are rewarded for their virtuousness and willingness to obey the demands of masculine society, characters such as the Wife of Bath in “The Wife of …

Is Spring Break Coming Early? Effects Of Climate Change On Alabama's Native Plant Phenology, Kathleen Madden, Madisyn Barksdale, Kelly Pruitt, Summer Zamora

JSU Student Symposium 2025

Please note: no video is available for this presentation.

Climate change has significantly impacted biodiversity, prompting many species to adapt by altering their phenology—the timing of life cycle events. Shifts in plant phenology can have far-reaching ecological consequences, particularly for species that rely on these plants directly or indirectly. One critical consequence is the temporal mismatch between plants and their pollinators, a phenomenon observed in multiple species. Studies using satellite imagery have documented advances in spring phenology across the United States, but species-specific data remain limited, especially in the biodiverse and ecologically vulnerable Southeastern region.

To address this gap, we …

Retrospective Analysis Of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers And Knee Cartilage Volume In Osteoarthritis: Evidence From The Osteoarthritis Initiative, Parv Kale, Vijay Kale

Annual Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Exploring The Potential Of Oncolytic Viruses As A Novel Therapeutic Approach For Breast Cancer Treatment, Renad Alsayyad, Claudia M. Tellez Freitas

Annual Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Sustainable Synthesis Of Cellulose-Derived Carbon Materials, Abbie S. Ganas

Sustainability Research & Creative Activities Grants Reports

Dr. Abbie Ganas, Chemistry, presents "Sustainable Synthesis of Cellulose-Derived Carbon Materials".

Sustainable Synthesis Of Cellulose-Derived Carbon Materials, Abbie S. Ganas

Sustainability Research & Practice Seminar Presentations

Dr. Abbie Ganas, Chemistry, presents "Sustainable Synthesis of Cellulose-Derived Carbon Materials".

Simplicity Is The Ultimate Sophistication: Ume Lessons From Trauma-Focused Simulation, Victoria-Marie Berlandi-Short, Kelsey Yang, Jonmark Dolendo, Grace Hwang, Brianna Kuhse, Samuel Blees, Sherli Koshy-Chenthittayil, Brad Haubrich

Annual Research Symposium

Purpose: Simulation-based training has become essential in preparing medical professionals to manage high-stakes situations effectively before encountering them in real-life clinical settings. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of Cut Suit Week (CSW), a high-stress, trauma-focused simulation training for second-year military medical students hosted by Rocky Vista College of Osteopathic Medicine in San Diego, California. As members of the 2024 cohort, our team from Touro University Nevada (TUN) and Touro University California (TUC) sought to address three questions: (1) Does CSW improve confidence in managing stressful situations? (2) Does it enhance clinical and leadership skills? (3) Would similar training …

E-Cigarettes And Oral Health: A New Risk For Caries Development, Andrew Duplant, Kamran Awan

Annual Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

The Oral-Gut Microbiome Axis: Implications For Systemic And Oral Health, Sana Shariff, Manas Mandal

Annual Research Symposium

The bidirectional relationship between the oral and gut microbiomes has gained attention for its role in systemic and oral diseases. Dysbiosis, or microbial imbalance, disrupts these ecosystems, leading to inflammatory conditions. This research investigates the connection between these microbiomes, focusing on microbial translocation, disease correlation, and targeted interventions such as probiotics or dietary modifications to restore microbial homeostasis and reduce disease incidence.

The Effect Of Magnification On The Working Posture Of Dental Students: A Systematic Review, Andres Soto

Annual Research Symposium

"The Effect of Magnification on the Working Posture of Dental Students: A Systematic Review" explores how using magnification tools like loupes and microscopes affects the ergonomics and posture of dental students during clinical procedures. The study systematically reviews existing research to determine whether these tools help improve posture and reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. The findings indicate that magnification generally results in better posture among students, although there's some variability depending on individual habits and the specific type of magnification used. This research is important for enhancing dental education and clinical practice by potentially mitigating long-term health issues among …

Gingival Hyperplasia In Orthodontic Patients, Mohamed Ali Basha, Joseph Cheever, Man Hung

Annual Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Platelet Rich Fibrin With Biodentine In Direct Pulp Therapy Of Permanent Teeth - An In-Vivo Study, Rhea M Dr, Shruthi Nagaraja Dr

Annual Research Symposium

No abstract provided.