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Racial And Implicit Bias: Diagnosis Disparities In The African Diaspora: Implications For Counseling Practice, Jahaan Abdullah

Together We RISE (Making Excellence Inclusive)

Disparities in healthcare are far from uncommon. Research demonstrates there are disproportionate diagnoses of psychiatric disorders and mental health disorders for those in the African Diaspora. African Americans are three to four time more likely to receive a more stigmatizing psychotic disorder diagnosis than Caucasian Americans (Schwartz & Blankenship, 2014). Presenters in this session will discuss the disparity in diagnosis for those in the African diaspora. Additionally, data associated with this research, the corresponding increased trauma associated with more stigmatizing diagnoses and the paucity in counseling research regarding these disparities will be discussed.

Together In The Same Zoom Room, Carl Hess, Ashley Roach-Freiman, Paula Hayes, Heather Kenny

Faculty Publications

First-year students—particularly first-generation, in underrepresented groups, or are socioeconomically-disadvantaged—often struggle to transition from high school level writing and researching to college level. Representatives from the University of Memphis Libraries, English Department, Center for Writing and Communication, and TRiO Student Success Programs collaborated with colleagues in academic and student support across campus on improving the success of first-year writers and researchers. This presentation describes how, using design thinking to identify topics to address with curricular and resource development, participants proposed solutions and interventions that enabled students to understand how writing and research will help them achieve their academic, career, and personal …

Accepting Responsibility For A Teen Reading Crisis: What Role Does Text-Relatability Play In Secondary Students’ Reading Enthusiasm And Comprehension?, Madhavi T. Clark, Winifred C. Nweke

Georgia Educational Research Association Conference

Educational responsibility requires that culturally relevant curriculum be taught to students. Unfortunately, in many secondary ELA classrooms, content continues to revolve around canonical texts written mostly by white males. With increasing negative reading attitudes and poor reading skills among adolescents, the authors sought to investigate how text-relatability may affect students’ reading enthusiasm and comprehension. They asked: Would students relate to or have higher reading enthusiasm for a contemporary adolescent text that reflected their teen culture? In this study, 16 students from a Title I school read a contemporary adolescent text and a classical text over a 6 week period. Students …

Theatrical Interpreting, Luane Davis Haggerty

Presentations and other scholarship

No abstract provided.

Nusat I: History, Robert J. Twiggs

Robert "Bob" Twiggs STEM Education Collection

A PowerPoint Presentation created by Professor Bob Twiggs titled "NUSat I: History" from October 5, 2021.

Media And Information Literacy And Academic Libraries, Philip Russell

Support services (Former ITT) - Conference Papers

Media and information literacy and Libraries: on the frontline of the battle against misinformation which explored how library staff in various sectors are combatting the growth of misinformation.

Lean Manufacturing, Nicholi Harris

LEAN Management Initiative

The Library's student employment program introduces students to the principles and methods of Lean, a process, and service improvement methodology that is focused on increasing customer-defined value.

Lean Manufacturing Bronze Course Presentation.

Gastrointestinal Bleeding Risk And Endoscopy Utilization In Covid-19 Patients On Therapeutic Anticoagulation: A Multicentric Study, Abhilash Perisetti Md, Hermant Goyal Md, Rachana Yendala Md, Syed Mahanazuddin Md, Mariajose Rojas Md, Mahesh Gajendran Md, Benjamin Tharian Md, Neil Sharma Md

Other Specialties

Introduction- Patients affected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to severe hypercoagulability. Many of these patients receive therapeutic anticoagulation because of a very high risk of thromboembolism. However, data about the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in these patients on therapeutic anticoagulation is scarce. Additionally, endoscopy utilization among these GIB patients need further studies. This study aims to evaluate the rates of GIB bleeding in COVID-19 patients and the endoscopy utilization for the same from a national research network database.

Methods- We used a federated cloud-based network database named TriNetX, comprising of 50 healthcare organizations (HCOs) across the US …

Effect Of Pandemic On Endoscopic Utilization In Colonic Volvulus: A Global Multicentric Study, Abhilash Perisetti Md, Hermant Goyal Md, Syed Mahanazuddin Phd, Saurabh Chandan Md, Ruthvik Allala Ba, Mariajose Rojas Md, Jonathan Kopel Phd, Sonali Sachdeva Mbbs, Mark M. Aloysius Md, Phd, Benjamin Tharian, Neil Sharma Md

Other Specialties

Introduction- Acute colonic volvulus (ACV) is a gastrointestinal emergency that results from the torsion of a segment of the colon either at the level of the sigmoid colon or cecum. It can lead to severe complications such as bowel infarction and peritonitis which can increase mortality. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant reduction in endoscopic utilization globally. However, the data about endoscopy utilization in a gastrointestinal emergency such as ACV is not non-existent. Hence, we attempted to evaluate the rates of endoscopy utilization in 2020 compared to 2019 for ACV patients.

Methods- We used TriNetX, a federated cloud-based …

Differential Motivation In Remote Educational Assessment: Person-Based Filtering Versus Response-Based Filtering, Sarah Alahmadi, Christine E. Demars

Department of Graduate Psychology - Faculty Scholarship

Large-scale educational assessments are often considered low-stakes, increasing the possibility of confounding true performance level with low motivation. These concerns are amplified in remote testing conditions. To remove the effects of low effort levels in responses observed in remote low-stakes testing, several motivation filtering methods can be used to purify the data. We estimated scores from assessment data collected remotely in Spring 2021 six ways, applying examinee-based filtering methods (filtering examinees based on total time) and response-based filtering methods (filtering responses using the effort-moderated IRT model), varying the thresholds selected to separate solution behavior (SB) responses from rapid-guessing behavior (RGB). …

Transforming Transportation In The City Of Norfolk, Liam Downes, Valeria Facio Lom, Madison Zucco

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

Environmental Engagement in the Community projects, fall 2021

Poster titled Transforming Transportation in the City of Norfolk with the clients ICLEI and the City of Norfolk, Nebraska.

Safety Of Glucagon Use During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Retrospective Multicentric Study, Abhilash Perisetti Md, Hermant Goyal Md, Syed Mahanazuddin Phd, Rupinder Mann Md, Saurabh Chandan Md, Benjamin Tharian Md, Neil Sharma Md

Other Specialties

Introduction- Injectable glucagon inhibits gastrointestinal (GI) and duodenal motility by relaxing smooth muscles, decreasing the frequency and amplitude of phasic activity of the sphincter of Oddi. This enables endoscopists to enhance biliary cannulation and extract small bile duct stone. Additionally, glucagon can potentially worsen underlying hyperglycemia and hyperkalemia especially in patients with diabetes. It is unclear if glucagon impacts the adverse events of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) such as rates of GI bleeding, GI perforation, post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP) and in patient hospitalizations.

Methods We used TriNetX, a federated cloud-based network comprising of 92 healthcare organizations (HCOs) across the US. All …

Impact Of Pandemic On Epidemiology And Management Of Acute Colonic Pseudo Obstruction: Nationwide Clinical Data Research Network, Abhilash Perisetti Md, Hermant Goyal Md, Syed Mahanazuddin Phd, Mariajose Rojas Md, Mahesh Gajendran Md, Syed Ali Amir Sherazi Md, Shweta Gupta Md, Mbs, Ragesh Thandassery Md, Benjamin Tharian Md, Mrcp, Fracp, Neil Sharma Md

Other Specialties

Introduction Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction (ACPO), also known as Ogilvie’s syndrome, is characterized by massive acute dilatation of the large intestine without a mechanical cause. Early recognition to identify serious adverse events such as ischemia/ perforation is critical to reducing mortality rates. COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant shift of resources for the treatment of patients with reduced utilization of endoscopy and imaging, which could have impacted outcomes in patients with ACPO. In this study, we aim to identify the change in the clinical outcomes in ACPO patients in 2020.

Methods All adult patients with a new diagnosis of intestinal obstruction …

Ucimco Endowment Semi-Annual Presentation, Fall 2021, Kareem Elghawy, Kyle Blaze, Jeremy Calabro, Ryan Carkhuff, Jacob Connelly, Christopher Craven, Zachary Crebbin, Olivia Defusco, Colin Holtzman, Brooke Hurley, Matthew Mcmahon, Jared Minnichbach, Zoey Nikolaou, Jared O'Connell, Erik Ojert, Thomas Pancheri, Christopher Porzelt, Tyler Sargent, Scott Sloan, Storm Snape, Matthew Snyder, Matthew Tuley

Business and Economics Presentations

The Ursinus College Investment Management Company (UCIMCO) consists of groups of student analysts who manage endowment-style and stock selection funds on behalf of the college endowment. This presentation, by the endowment team, examines performance and investment philosophy while discussing selections in the portfolio including: developed and emerging market equities, U.S. equities, corporate bonds, U.S. treasuries and U.S. real estate.

Ucimco Stock Selection Semi-Annual Presentation, Fall 2021, Michael Buck, Stevie Benson, Walker Hamilton, Mason Jolivette, Harrison Lorenc, Devin Molina, Stephen Schoenborn, Jack Shimer, Mohammad Sufyan, John Wagner, Riley Yee

Business and Economics Presentations

The Ursinus College Investment Management Company (UCIMCO) consists of groups of student analysts who manage endowment-style and stock selection funds on behalf of the college endowment. This presentation, by the stock selection team, examines quarterly performance and strategy while discussing the most recent selections in the portfolio: Agios Pharmaceuticals, CubeSmart, Splunk and Nexstar Media Group.

Ursinus College Women's Investment Management Company, Fall 2021, Maddy Sorokanych, Taylor Beaumont, Shelby Boyle, Laura Bradley, Olivia Defusco, Rachel Grossbauer, Jess Gutekunst, Rebecca Lewis, Alice Nathanson, Madelyn Nau, Ketlee Staz, Marcella Thanh-Guyet, Theodora Zeibekis

Business and Economics Presentations

The Ursinus College Investment Management Company (UCIMCO) consists of groups of student analysts who manage endowment-style and stock selection funds on behalf of the college endowment. In 2020, a group of women students began to manage their own fund. This presentation reviews activities of the Fall 2021 semester and analyzes the stock performance of various companies including: Anthem, Inc., American Well Corporation, Netflix, Travel and Leisure Company, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Oshkosh and the Hershey Company.

The Truth About The Southern Border And The History Of Anti-Black U.S. Immigration Polic, Keriann Stout, Miriam Lacroix

Social Justice Week

A presentation about the human rights violations taking place at the southern border against Haitian immigrants and how this situation fits into a long history of anti-Black immigration policies in the United States.

The Power Of The Corrective Lens: Optics For Library Leaders, Angela Rice, Roriebeth Fredrich

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Are you a library leader charged with addressing organizational problems? This session will equip you to view issues through the lenses of structural, systems, cultural, and political theory-based metaphors. You can avoid myopic leadership and cast a clear vision by gaining an accurate view of your organization's strengths and weaknesses.

Dei Curriculur Initiatives: Transformational Change Or Mere Performance?, Karen Lybeck, Jessica Schomberg, Kristin Scott

Library Services Publications

The purpose of this study was to investigate the understanding and experiences that MSU-Mankato faculty have had with developing the recently mandated diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes for new and revised program proposals. These outcomes are part of the Equity 2030 initiative. The research is broken up into two sections, which will be published as separate papers. Project 1: Using critical discourse analysis, we problematize and critique both the stated goals and the implementation of this initiative. Using the lens of critical race theory (CRT), we work to unmask language that maintains Whiteness as a neutral default by asking these …

Reduced Incidence Of New Gastrointestinal Cancers Diagnosis During Covid-19 Pandemic, Abhilash Perisetti Md, Syed Mahanazuddin Phd, Rachana Yendala Md, Hermant Goyal Md, Benjamin Tharian Md, Mariajose Rojas Md, Neil Sharma Md

PCI Publications and Projects

Introduction- Gastrointestinal cancers such as esophageal, gastric, colon, liver, and pancreas cancers present a significant global challenge. The burden of these cancers depends mainly on early recognition and treatment initiation. COVID-19 pandemic led to a strain on multiple healthcare systems resulting in stay-at-home restraints, which might have impacted early recognition of these cancers. The data about the the incidence of GI cancers during the pandemic is scarce.

Methods- All adult patients with a new diagnosis of GI cancers in 2020 were compared with the patients in 2019. ICD-10 codes were utilized to identify these patient from TriNetX, a federated cloud-based …

Creative Commons Licensing, Elizabeth Fox

Library Conference Presentations and Posters

Presented at the South Dakota Library Association conference on September 30, 2021.

Access For All: Accessibility In Libraries, Elizabeth Fox

Library Conference Presentations and Posters

Presented at the South Dakota Library Association conference on September 30, 2021

Collaborative Test Bank Development: Multi-Institutional & Pandemic Style, Anita Walz, Eli Jamison, Candice Vander Weerdt, Mandi Goodsett

Michael Schwartz Library Publications

During 2020-21 two business faculty from different institutions together with OER librarians, undergraduate students, and graduate assistants conspired to create a faculty-access-only test bank aligned to senior undergraduate-level open textbook, Strategic Management (2020) and AACSB Standards. Test bank development followed instructional and ethical practices for non-disposable assignments including faculty development of assignments, student ownership of student work, student “opt in” to go public, choice of no or some student attribution, financial incentives for various project participants, project MOUs, professional copyediting, and public release to vetted requestors. This presentation describes our respective motivations, process, how we found one another, why the …

Biden Administration U.S. Space Force Policy Literature, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Provides details on U.S. Space Force policy literature produced by the Biden Administration during its first eight months. Includes announcements that the Biden Administration will continue this new armed services branch begun during the Trump Administration. Features congressional testimony of Biden Administration officials such as Secretary of Defense Lloyd Wilson and Air Force Space Command leader General James Dickinson, the text of Space Force's 2021 Digital Force Vision document, congressionally approved FY 2022 space force budget figures, congressional committee comments and report requirements contained in emerging defense spending legislation, the emergence of collaboration between Space Force and universities such as …

Research, Writing, And Publication: What Do You Want To Know?, Amanda K. Izenstark, Holly Jackson, Linds W. Roberts

Public Services Faculty Presentations

Presentation for the 2021 New England Library Association Annual Conference.

Research, writing, and publication are requirements for many academic library positions, but what about others? Hearing the voices and experiences of librarians across all library types improves the profession as a whole. The conveners of this session collaborated with librarians across the country to publish an article on writing and publication. That team is now considering how to help colleagues find topics, beat procrastination and imposter syndrome, and share their wealth of knowledge with others. This table talk will preview a free program the team is developing to help …

Listening For The Voice Of Nature In The City, Ken Boyle

Conference Papers

Nature, as protected habitats/species, is represented and has a voice in the planning system. But most nature in urban environments is ordinary or mundane and lacks a voice in the planning and development process. Cities, the places where more people now live, teem with nature’s wildness. Our relationship with the non-human, particularly during COVID, was vital. This paper examines the need for representation of the voice of ordinary nature in the future development of cities. Using case studies in Dublin city, the hierarchy of ordinary nature, how it speaks to us and its role the city, is considered. By learning …

A Story About Chickens, Adrienne Pinkard

Symposium of Student Scholars

This project analyzed the last few decades of production and consumption of chicken eggs and broilers. The first documented chicken from 8000 years ago was the Red Junglefowl. Throughout history chickens were not consumed but used for fighting and religious symbology. It wasn’t until the 1990s when consuming chicken surpassed beef (80 pounds per capitia), thanks to favorable climate in the south for raising chickens and the fortification of chicken feed that allowed factory farms to raise chickens indoor. I consider raising chickens in your backyard as sustainable since they provide year-round fresh eggs, are low maintenance, provide free garden …

Attitudes Towards Recreational Drug Use: A Study Of Kennesaw State University Students, Matthew Fenner, Jack Arbuckle, Daron Pracharn, Aaron Murray, Katerina Joseph, Arely Cruz, Sierra Wynn, Coby Shepherd

Symposium of Student Scholars

Illicit substance usage has always formed a substantial controversy in society, with various substances being used for such goals as the relief of stress, the enhancement of attention, and the attainment of peer approval (Agarwal, Loukas, & Perry, 2018; Lui, 2019; Maahs, Weidner, & Smith, 2016). The main focus of this study is on collegiate students’ attitudes towards these drugs and the correlation of said attitudes with substance use. It has been found that college students react more positively to substance abuse treatment programs than their non-student counterparts. (Sahker, Acion, & Arndt, 2015) Therefore, it is essential to the success …

A Technological Analysis Of Ancient Maya Shell Beads From Pacbitun, Belize, Kimberly A. Kiddoo

Symposium of Student Scholars

Ancient Maya had one of the most complex societies in the New World. Their society was driven by the production of goods, including items made from stone, bone and shell. to shell objects were made into various shapes including pendants, bracelets and beads, possibly used for jewelry or as currency. At Pacbitun, located in west central Belize, 1,000’s of shell items in the form of beads have been found in and around homes that date to the Middle Preclassic period. Beads as well as marine detritus and chert drills have been found together indicating they were produced on site. This …

Unsung Muslim-American Women Heroes, Natasha N. Dossani, Haley Ward

Symposium of Student Scholars

Which Muslim-American women made an impact on the world? How can educators integrate inspiring Muslim-American women into an elementary social studies curriculum, centered around Anglo-Saxon culture, experiences, and history? The purpose of this presentation is to provide “mirrors and windows” to brilliant women, that have been traditionally marginalized throughout American history (Bishop, 1990). Schools are doing an injustice to their students by excluding content about Muslim-Americans in the mainstream curriculum. Our research will bring attention to unsung Muslim-American women, who are often unknown to students and teachers. We will highlight the women’s achievements, courageousness, and perseverance to bring about change, …