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Is A Common Goal A False Hope In Convergence Research?: Opportunities And Challenges Of International Convergence Research To Address Arctic Change, Jessica G. Ernakovich, N. Eklund, Ruth K. Varner, N. Kirchner, J. Jeuring, Katharine Duderstadt, A. Granebeck, E. Golubeva, Asiaq Participants

Faculty Publications

The Arctic faces multiple pressures including climate change, shifting demographics, human health risks, social justice imbalances, governance issues, and expanding resource extraction. A convergence of academic disciplines—such as natural and social sciences, engineering and technology, health and medicine—and international perspectives is required to meaningfully contribute to solving the challenges of Arctic peoples and ecosystems. However, successfully carrying out convergent, international research and education remains a challenge. Here, lessons from the planning phase of a convergence research project concerned with the health of Arctic waters developed by the Arctic Science IntegrAtion Quest (ASIAQ) are discussed. We discuss our perspective on the …

Unh Researchers Develop Software To Monitor Ocean Soundscape Especially During Covid-19, Robbin Ray

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 110 [111], No. 54 (Apr. 8, 2021), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 110, but it is the 111th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

In Our Own Voices: Angelina Gillispie '20, '21g, Kassidy Taylor

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Share Of Childless Adults Eligible For Eitc Triples Under American Rescue Plan, Jess Carson

Carsey Publications

In this fact sheet, author Jess Carson explores how changes to the Earned Income Tax Credit in 2021 affect childless tax filers.

Findings show that the share of childless adults who can claim a credit has tripled under the new provisions, and that the biggest driver of widened access is lowering the minimum age for eligibility. Childless filers in different areas of the country and of different racial-ethnic groups all have wider access, but gains are larger in some groups than others.

Policymakers considering whether to retain all or part of the EITC expansions in future years should consider how …

Q&A: Specialty Syrups, Lori Tyler Gula

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Prestigious Nsf Graduate Fellowships Awarded, Susan Dumais

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Unh Nursing Achieves Highest Ever National Ranking From U.S. News & World Report, Jeremy Gasowski

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

A Nurse-Led, School-Based Obesity Improvement And Prevention Program: Physical Activity, Nutrition, And Psychological Interventions In Second-Grade Students, Kaitlyn Williams

M. S. in Nursing Health Care Leadership

Childhood obesity is a national healthcare crisis. Obese children are at increased risk for medical, behavioral, emotional, and psychological complications. This school-based program will educate second-grade students about adopting healthier habits. An educational program was developed to support the students with three specific components: physical activity, nutrition, and psychological counseling, capitalizing on positive, trusting relationships between the teachers, school nurse, and students. The goal is to help develop healthier habits by increasing physical activity, providing guidance for better nutrition, and decrease BMI. Parents will be supported and provided tools for the ability to sustain this in the home. After completion …

The Development Of A Pilot Program For A Standardized New Graduate Nurse Orientation Process To Support The Transition To Practice During Covid-19, Jennifer Low

M. S. in Nursing Health Care Leadership

New graduate nurses represent ten percent of the current nursing workforce and with the nursing shortage, retention of these nurses is key for sustaining and growing the labor pool. Furthermore, with almost twenty-five percent of new nurses leaving their positions within two years of starting, we must address the successful transition to practice. The move from student to graduate nurse can be stressful and difficult, but when combined with pandemic with reduced or no hands-on clinical experiences during their last year of school, there is greater pressure for organizations to provide orientation that addresses the specific needs of these new …

Human Resource Business Partner Model For Cheshire Medical Center, Sabrina Adams

M.S. in Health Care Management

The following project was a study of the potential implementation of a Human Resource Business Partner position being added to the Cheshire Medical Center Human Resource team. The reason for this study was to evaluate the need a Human Resource Business Partner as well a way to shift the workload that the department currently supports. The methods used for this project was a series of deliverables that included an analyzation of the job description, leadership training with handouts, and a PowerPoint presentation to be presented to the Human Resource Team and hospital leadership. The project concluded that the use of …

Subjective Communication: A New Training Method, William Plaisted

M.S. in Health Care Management

This project centralizes around the stigma of communicating in the healthcare system, and using policies and procedures as the foundation, when it should be the employees who hold them up. Having worked in healthcare for nearly twelve years, an issue I have always wanted to address is the way we communicate to staff. This translates into training them in a new way as well. While it is important to have rules and protocols are clear as possible, we as leaders must understand that people come from different culture, backgrounds, experiences, generations, etc. So, we need to keep that in mind …

Workplace Compliance With Osha And Cdc Guidelines During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study, Andrew Perry

M.S. in Health Care Management

The project is a case report to explore the extent employers are following Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines, along with Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to ensure the safety of their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. The topic was chosen after observing how businesses did not all appear to be doing the same steps to ensure employee safety. The subject was a production company in the Manchester, NH area. The methods used are the guidelines of Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Center for Disease Control and Prevention and provide a comparison to see how close the …

Encompass, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Spring 2021), College Of Liberal Arts, University Of New Hampshire

Encompass Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Student Leadership Development: Assessing The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic, David Mckillop

M.S. in Leadership

The purpose of this research is to provide an understanding of how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the development of student leaders within institutions of higher education. While we understand on a surface level the impact the pandemic has had on overall social, economic, and interpersonal commonalities, it is important to investigate how these disruptions impact the future of our society. Student leadership development is essential in ensuring that society be left in the hands of leaders who are confident in their abilities. Key concepts related to this study include student leadership development pre- and during the pandemic; how those …

Remote Work: Building A Framework For Success, Charmane Sablock

M.S. in Leadership

The recent COVID19 pandemic has turned the word remote work into a business buzz phrase. While some businesses embraced remote work before the pandemic, many organizations needed to make quick decisions implementing a remote workforce as the pandemic unfolded and required them to send employees home to work during Stay at Home orders to insure employee safety through social distancing. This research is focused on both the advantages and disadvantages of implementing a remote work model within an organization. While there are studies reporting aspects of employee performance that improved, there were also challenges noted with performance of individuals and …

2021 Inquiry Journal: Table Of Contents, Brigid C. Casellini

Inquiry Journal Spring 2021

No abstract provided.

2021 Inquiry Journal: Abstracts, Brigid C. Casellini

Inquiry Journal Spring 2021

No abstract provided.

Leadership Initiatives For Trio Student Support Services Eligible Participants, Kyle Somma

M.S. in Leadership

This research will examine the best practices for TRIO Student Support Services professionals to deliver and support TRIO Student Support Services participants in their leadership development. TRIO Student Support Services participants come to higher education institutes with barriers that inhibit their academic and leadership development. Through partnerships with TRIO Student Support Services professionals, eligible students can build leadership development resulting in a more marketable job applicant post-graduation. A leadership development toolkit will be provided to guide TRIO Student Support Services professionals in their execution of leadership initiatives.

A video recording of this presentation is available here.

Understanding Interpersonal Trust And Task-Unrelated Thought Through Computer-Mediated Health Conversations, Tyler Stetson

Inquiry Journal Spring 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic caused many healthcare professionals to transition to digital telehealth platforms for patient visits, making interpersonal trust more difficult to achieve. My study examined the relationship between task-unrelated thought (TUT), likability, and interpersonal trust in medically related conversations. Two questions were asked for this study: (1) Is the level of trust and likability between two chat participants related to the frequency of TUT during computer mediated conversation? and (2) What features of language are associated with TUT, trust, and likability in a computer-mediated telehealth environment? Participants chatted online via an instant message platform about personal remedies for the …

Occupational Therapy Via Telehealth For Families Raising Children With Autism, Carli Rita

Inquiry Journal Spring 2021

Family health is an emerging practice area in occupational therapy that has potential to improve overall family health and participation in daily activities. Families raising children with autism may experience challenges that families raising typically developing children may not experience, and occupational therapy has been shown to improve both child and family outcomes. This study seeks to determine the preliminary effectiveness of the Healthy Families Flourish Program, a ten-session occupational therapy intervention program delivered via telehealth to support families raising school-aged children with autism. Four New Hampshire families were recruited for participation in this study. Weekly sessions took place and …

Jill Thorson: Professor Of Communication Sciences And Disorders, Erin Trainer

Inquiry Journal Spring 2021

Jill Thorson is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of New Hampshire. Below is a correspondence with Dr. Thorson about her own research and her mentoring experiences with undergraduate students.

Learning To Code Human Behavior, Jennika Mannesto

Inquiry Journal Spring 2021

By participating in two research projects in the field of human development and family studies at the University of New Hampshire, I have gained lifelong observational skills that will be valuable in my future teaching career. Through the Mommy and Me project I have become proficient in using the Q-sort method to code observable behavior. Through Project Advancing Children’s Museum Engagement (Project ACME) I used videotaped interactions of families in a children’s museum to learn about the types of play children engaged in and how that related to gender. I created my own coding scheme for this project to code …

In Our Own Voices: Harshi Karedla '21, Kassidy Taylor

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 110 [111], No. 53 (Apr. 1, 2021), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 110, but it is the 111th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

The Effects Of Instagram’S Fitspiration On The Health And Well-Being Of Women, Ciara Devereaux, Grace Mcgrew

Inquiry Journal Spring 2021

Despite social media’s benefits, such as connecting millions of users all over the world, apps like Instagram have been linked to detrimental consequences for the mental health and self-esteem of their users. Ironically, even content designed to promote positivity and well-being on the platform, such as “fitspiration,” may be associated with undesirable consequences for users. Our goal was to gain a greater understanding of how users perceive different types of fitspiration posts and how exposure to these different types of fitspiration content are associated with changes in users’ mental health and well-being. Fifty-one females were surveyed each day over the …

Insights For Practitioners: Prevention & Response Support For Community Colleges, Prevention Innovations Research Center (Pirc)

White Papers and Other PIRC reports

Insights for Practitioners offer practical summaries of recent research, evaluations, training, and consulting conducted by Prevention Innovations Researchers, Practitioners, and Fellows, with the goal of supporting the larger community of sexual violence prevention and response practitioners.

Refugee Composers Of The Twentieth Century: The Impact Of Displacement On Musical Identity During World War Ii, Kylie Smith

Inquiry Journal Spring 2021

Kurt Weill, Bela Bartok, and Arnold Schoenberg are all influential composers of the twentieth century who immigrated to the United States to escape persecution during World War II. Their refugee experience, however, is not often taken into account when studying their musical works. This project examines how their immigration affected their compositional output, and how the pressures of the time shaped them as composers. This project aims to bring light to an underappreciated factor of these composers' lives and inform the way we support refugee musicians in the future.

Unh Contract Expands Treatment For Youth And Young Adults With Substance Use Disorders In Nh, Joanne Malloy

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Chemical Control Of Terrestrial Invasive Plants, Steven Roberge

UNH Cooperative Extension

Techniques and Options for Chemically Controlling Terrestrial Invasive Plants