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Vista: April 27, 2023, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Vista: April 20, 2023, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Vista: April 13, 2023, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Usd Magazine Spring 2023, University Of San Diego

University of San Diego Magazine (1992- )

Torero News; Why Not Us?; Taking Flight; With Heart and Soil; Class Notes

Copley Connects | Spring 2023, University Of San Diego

Copley Connects Library Newsletter

Message from the Dean | 2

Student Assistant Spotlight | 3

Copley Connects Celebrates 10 Years with Highlights | 4

Bookplate Tradition Honors Graduating Student Assistants | 6

Copley Reads: Book Recommendations | 8

Immersive Global Reading | 10

Faculty and Staff Retreat | 11

Faculty Research and Scholarship Recognition Reception | 12

The 9th Annual Digital Initiatives Symposium | 14

Black and Women's History Month Event | 16

Faculty and Staff News | 18

Save the Date: DIS 2024 | 20

Sea Changes In The Lives Of Japanese Buddhist Women In Hawai‘I, Karma Lekshe Tsomo

Theology and Religious Studies: Faculty Scholarship

Three cycles of change characterize the evolution of Japanese Buddhist temples in Hawai‘i: the early years, the war years, and the contemporary period. This brief article explores women’s roles and patterns of adaptation to local circumstances over generations during these cycles of change. Special attention is given to the experiences of Japanese immigrant Buddhist women in the Jōdo Shinshū school of Buddhism. The aim is to show how Japanese women who immigrated to Hawai‘i helped shape a uniquely local flavor of Buddhism, made significant contributions to Jōdo Shinshū’s development, and helped ensure the continuity of Buddhist traditions up to the …

Vista: March 30, 2023, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Fostering Connection Through Ecological Identity: Expanding Colonial Concepts Of Outdoor Adventures, Elizabeth Farrell

M.A. in Higher Education Leadership: Action Research Projects

How can I foster ecological identity? Defining ecological identity as a sense of awareness of how one relates with nature, and identity as an ecological being that is nature, this action research project will explore the ways in which people connect to the natural world through everyday moments. In understanding that the foundations, practices, and industry messaging of the outdoors can be exclusive and perpetuate systems of oppression, I am seeking to expand the notion of what nature connection can be. The hope is to create more accessible, inclusive, and equitable outdoor education practices. Research design included a survey and …

Vista: March 23, 2023, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Board Of Registered Nursing, Carter Cordura, Angela O’Hara

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Bureau Of Private Postsecondary Education, Mackenzie Mccoy, Angela O’Hara

California Regulatory Law Reporter

No abstract provided.

Vista: March 16, 2023, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Vista: February 23, 2023, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Vista: February 16, 2023, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Vista: February 9, 2023, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

No abstract provided.

Adherence To Antihypertensive Medications Among African Americans Adults, Obiageli Obah-Mbanefo

Dissertations

Purpose: To describe adherence to antihypertensive medications among African Americans adults aged 35 to 65 years in south Los Angeles.

Study Aims: Aim 1: Describe patient sociodemographic factors (age, gender, education, insurance, employment, living arrangement and income), clinical factors (history of current depressive symptoms, comorbidities, comorbidity Charlson score and number of comorbidities), health literacy level, and medication adherence to hypertension (HTN) medications. Aim 2: Describe the relationships between sociodemographic factors, clinical factors, health literacy level, and medication adherence. Aim 3: Compare medication adherence between patients with high health literacy level, low possible health literacy, and low health literacy level.

Background: …

Being Multicultural In The Workplace, Fiorella Morales

Dissertations

As the workforce becomes increasingly diverse and organizations elevate their efforts to address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), it is critical to engage in a deeper investigation of the experiences of multicultural individuals at work. In this qualitative study, nine multicultural individuals were interviewed using a sociological lens to gain their perspective on the relationship between their identity and their work experiences. The primary research questions that guided this study were: (a) how do multicultural individuals influence the workplace? In turn, (b) how do their workplace experiences affect their identity and sense of self? Data was coded and …

Understanding Binational Water Scarcity, San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, Avery Aquino, Darbi Berry

San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative

Water scarcity has become a growing concern in many regions around the world, including the San Diego, CA and Tijuana, MX border region Water is a valuable resource that sustains all life on earth, and the San Diego/Tijuana border region is no exception. With increasing population growth, urbanization, and changing climate patterns on both sides of the border, the demand for water resources has significantly outstripped its availability in this region. As a result, it has become essential tounderstand the extent and impacts of water scarcity, and to develop innovative and sustainable solutions that can mitigate its effects.

The “Who” In Engineering: Sociotechnical Engineering As Memorable And Relevant, Diana A. Chen, Marissa H. Forbes, Gordon D. Hoople, Susan M. Lord, Joel Alejandro Mejia

School of Engineering: Faculty Scholarship

Does emphasizing the role of people in engineering influence the memorability of engineering content? This study is part of a larger project through which our team developed a new undergraduate energy course to better reflect students’ cultures and lived experiences through asset-based pedagogies to help students develop a sociotechnical mindset in engineering problem solving. In this study, students in the class were invited to participate in semi-structured interviews (n=5) to explore our effectiveness in helping them develop a sociotechnical mindset around energy issues and conceptualize engineering as a sociotechnical endeavor. This study focuses on an activity during the interview where …

Protocol Optimization And Reducing Dropout In Online Research, Halee Staggs, Colleen Mills-Finnerty

School of Engineering: Faculty Scholarship

Online research has advantages over in-person research; it’s cost-efficient, scalable, and may increase diversity. Researchers collecting data online can assess protocol performance with classification models like a decision tree. However, challenges include attrition, lack of testing environment controls, technical limitations, and lack of face-to-face rapport and real time feedback. It is necessary to consider human factors of the teleresearch process from recruitment to data collection. Here we document the impact of protocol optimizations on social media engagement and retention between a pilot sample of Veterans (n = 26) and a post-optimization sample of both Veterans and civilians (n = 220) …

“These Different Ideas, Traditions, And Values Make My Thinking Unique And Creative”: Bringing Native Hawaiian Ways Of Knowing To Engineering Education, Austin Morgan Kainoa Peters, Susan M. Lord

School of Engineering: Faculty Scholarship

Contribution: This article focuses on the study of Native Hawaiian student experiences in engineering education. Telling these stories illustrates the importance of legitimizing and appreciating different knowledge types in engineering as we move toward a more inclusive and sustainable field. Background: Native Hawaiian engineering students live oppressive realities due to the history of settler colonialism and occupation that attempted to erase their culture and ways of knowing, including in engineering education. This study shows how students overcome these realities to enact their ways of knowing in a field where it is not always respected. Informing the field of ways to …

Addressing Multilingual Learners’ Language Needs Through Engaging Inquiry-Based Science, Viviana Alexandrowicz, Bobbi Hansen

School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship

This article presents an overview of a 3-year series of workshops on teaching and providing multilingual learners (MLs) with access to science by utilizing effective language development strategies. The workshops were delivered to primary teachers in California and included three different modules: (a) Think and Question Like a Scientist, (b) Observe and Record Like a Scientist through Science Notebooking, and (c) Argue Like a Scientist. The activities showcase effective, research-based second language acquisition (SLA) strategies, including providing comprehensible input via paraphrasing, using visual and media resources, gestures, and the student’s native language, and modeling tasks. Additionally, scaffolding academic language through …

Beyond The Label: Multimodal Strategies For Working With Multilingual Learners, Reka C. Barton

School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship

This paper encourages teachers to move beyond the label of English language learner, and the possible connotations and limitations that may be associated with the designation, and instead expand their notions of the possibilities of working with linguistically diverse students. In this expansion, multimodality can serve as a basis for instructional strategies that would benefit multilingual learners and their classmates. Two strategies are offered, Visual Thinking Strategies and Talking Drawings. Both strategies move past the modes of reading and writing, and allow entry points via visual modalities which offers more opportunities for multilingual learners to access content and express themselves.

The Therapeutic Alliance In Couple Therapy: Patterns By Treatment And Sex In A Randomized Controlled Trial Of Emotionally Focused Therapy And Treatment As Usual, Meng Fang, Preston Morgan, Melissa M. Yzaguirre, Chi-Fang Tseng, Andrea K. Wittenborn

School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship

The formation and development of the therapeutic alliance in couple therapy is a complex process and a key contributor to positive treatment outcomes. This study explored differences in trajectories of therapeutic alliance by sex and treatment condition among 24 couples randomized to receive Emotionally Focused Therapy or treatment as usual. The results identified a curvilinear growth pattern for alliance across both treatment groups. Female partners reported higher alliance than male partners after the first session across treatment groups, and female partners receiving Emotionally Focused Therapy reported higher initial alliance than female partners receiving treatment as usual. The rates of change …

Critical Race Theory In Schools? The Struggle For A More Inclusive Curriculum, Roland Santos Coloma, Willie Brewster, Annette Christiansen, Mark P. Fancher, Cleveland Hayes, Lamar Johnson, Cheryl E. Matias, Don Wotruba, Melissa Baker, Nancy Campbell, Beth Kubitskey, Anne R. Tapp

School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship

This article is an edited transcription of a groundbreaking multi-sector presentation on “Critical Race Theory in Schools?” by a prominent panel of PK-12 school educators, education organization leaders, legal advocate, teacher educators, and academic researchers. The presentation took place virtually as a public seminar in response to legislative bills in Michigan and other states that prohibit the teaching of critical race theory in schools and to the ensuing questions and concerns raised by many constituents in the PK12 school and teacher education arenas. Over 200 individuals from Michigan, across the country, and even internationally registered, drawn to the webinar’s goals …

Transforming Organizational Culture And Enacting Social Justice In Praxis Through Decolonization Of Cultural Artifacts At A U.S. University, Antonio Jimenez-Luque, Sarina Chugani Molina, Rachelle Ann Martinez

School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship

Organizational cultures and the resulting manifestations of cultural artifacts on many campuses continue to contribute to the perpetuation of elitism and ideologies deeply entrenched in the undercurrent of colonial legacies. This study presents an analysis of an initiative at one university in the United States for decolonizing practices through the transformation of cultural artifacts that reproduce colonial ideologies and the alignment of them with values of diversity, community, social justice, and scholarly excellence. Data were gathered through a qualitative survey submitted to faculty, students, and staff, and 4 months of ethnographic work seeking to understand how stakeholders interpret the cultural …

Using Google Docs For Collaborative Writing Feedback With International Students, Christina Andrade, Amber Roshay

School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship

Giving effective writing feedback can be a challenge for any English instructor. Teaching students how to provide peer feedback can be problematic as well. Both these challenges may seem even more apparent when teaching online during a pandemic. Using Google Docs for collaborative writing feedback is one effective method for addressing both these concerns in a university-based Intensive English Program (IEP). This critical perspective examines how to scaffold collaborative writing feedback remotely using free and widely available platform Google Docs and looks at future use, post-pandemic. In particular, it will share how the authors used Google Docs to track feedback …

Los Babies Are Bilingüe: Intersections Of Race, Ethnicity, Language, And Age In Baby Books, Reka C. Barton, Verónica González

School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship

A growing number of babies in the United States are being raised in bilingual homes, without an easily identifiable first or native language, but rather two or more languages being acquired and spoken simultaneously. It is imperative that the richness and diversity of race and language be centered and valued at the onset of the nation’s youngest population. Additionally, research demonstrates that the early years are critical to the maintenance of home language(s) as well as to the development of a racial consciousness that foregrounds the socialization of race and language that will continue to develop throughout childhood. With this …

Student Identity Sense-Making And The Study Abroad Experience, Brittany M. W. Grieb

School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship

Student experiences have long been discussed within the field of international education. Most studies focus on the overwhelming positive benefits students may have before, during, and after the study abroad experience. Not surprisingly, the percentage of undergraduate students who study abroad continues to increase. While there are certainly benefits to studying abroad, few studies have emerged that highlight the negative effects of study abroad. This study focuses on the potential adversity the study abroad experience may have on students, specifically in terms of identity-sense making prior to, during, and after their study abroad programs. This paper argues that by focusing …

Recruitment Strategies In Couple Intervention Studies: A Systematic Review Of Recruitment Methods And Sample Characteristics In The United States From 2015 To 2020, Chi-Fang Tseng, Debra L. Miller, Patrica Huerta, Morgan E. Pettyjohn, Melissa M. Yzaguirre, J. C. Agundez, Andrea K. Wittenborn

School of Leadership and Education Sciences: Faculty Scholarship

Including diverse participants in couple intervention studies is critical for developing an evidence base that informs best practices for all potential clients. Research has shown that subgroups of clients respond differently to different interventions and that interventions that have been adapted to fit the needs of a given population are more effective than non-adapted interventions. Unfortunately, couple intervention samples often exclude participants with marginalized identities and culturally adapted couple intervention research is limited. The lack of information about best practices for diverse client subgroups perpetuates mental and relational health disparities. We conducted a systematic review to examine recruitment strategies and …