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Designing And Evaluating An Interprofessional Practice Experience Involving Dental And Pharmacy Students, Melissa Rotz, Pharmd, Bcps, Jacqueline Theodorou, Pharmd, Bcps, Maria Fornatora, Dmd, Chizobam Idahosa, Bds, Dds, Ms, Laurie Macphail, Dmd, Phd, Elizabeth Tweddale, Dmd, Shannon Myers Virtue, Psyd Oct 2016

Designing And Evaluating An Interprofessional Practice Experience Involving Dental And Pharmacy Students, Melissa Rotz, Pharmd, Bcps, Jacqueline Theodorou, Pharmd, Bcps, Maria Fornatora, Dmd, Chizobam Idahosa, Bds, Dds, Ms, Laurie Macphail, Dmd, Phd, Elizabeth Tweddale, Dmd, Shannon Myers Virtue, Psyd

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: To describe the design and evaluation of an innovative interprofessional practice experience involving pharmacy and dental students.

Background: Accreditation standards for pharmacy and dentistry schools mandate that interprofessional education (IPE) is introduced and practiced throughout the curriculum. There is a paucity of data involving interprofessional practice experiences with dental and pharmacy students.

Description of Program: Pharmacy and dental student-teams conduct health and medication histories for patients seen at Temple University’s dental admissions clinic. Additionally, these teams collaborate to conduct tobacco cessation counseling for current tobacco users. This interprofessional practice experience was designed to prepare students to build more effective …


Mimycx: A Tool For Interprofessional Education, Ruth E. Nemire, Pharmd,Edd, John Damici, Rahul Noria, Pharmd Oct 2016

Mimycx: A Tool For Interprofessional Education, Ruth E. Nemire, Pharmd,Edd, John Damici, Rahul Noria, Pharmd

JCIPE Conference

Objectives:

Evaluate the tool Mimycx for use in advancing interprofessional education and practice.

Analyze the kind of learning that can be offered through the use of online interactive tools.

Workshop:

This workshop provides time for attendees to interact with the developers of Mimycx, an interactive educational tool, for interprofessional education. In order to adopt new technologies faculty need to have opportunities for hands on experience. Mimycx is a massive multiplayer online tool for students to interact with one another in environments that promote team work, creative thinking and problem solving. The interactions, and activity of the learner are recorded for …


Impact Of Program Review On Ipe Programming And Assessment, Sheree Aston, Od, Phd, John Tegzes, Ma, Vmd, Dipl. Abvt, David Dickter, Phd Oct 2016

Impact Of Program Review On Ipe Programming And Assessment, Sheree Aston, Od, Phd, John Tegzes, Ma, Vmd, Dipl. Abvt, David Dickter, Phd

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: Efforts to measure the effectiveness of Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPE) are challenging. We will present how formal program review can measure IPE effectiveness and lead to improvements in programming and assessment.

Background: Western University of Health Sciences requires program review of curricular programs. The IPE curriculum recently underwent program review. External reviewers shared the results of their evaluations with university administration and deans. Their specific recommendations led to a retreat and development of a vision statement for IPE and the development of a new clinical assessment tool.

Description of Intervention: After program review and receipt …


Interprofessional Education Among Undergraduate Health Sciences Students Facilitates Efficacy In Collaborative Practice Models, Shannon Davenport, Msn, Rn, Kira Anderson, Msa, Rrt Oct 2016

Interprofessional Education Among Undergraduate Health Sciences Students Facilitates Efficacy In Collaborative Practice Models, Shannon Davenport, Msn, Rn, Kira Anderson, Msa, Rrt

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: Facilitate interprofessional education among undergraduate students commencing professional courses in health sciences programs to improve the efficacy of collaborative care models.

Background: Annually medical errors cause the preventable deaths of more than a quarter of a million patients within the United States healthcare delivery system. The actions or inactions of healthcare professionals contribute to these soaring and preventable death rates. A logical supposition is that ineffective communication, unfamiliarity of different roles, and loosely collaborative clinical practices attribute to the high incidence medical errors.

Description of Intervention/Program: The Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for Baptist College of Health …


Examining Health Mentor Perceptions Of Student Teamwork, Deirdre Yarosh, Bs, Ma, Pharmd Student, Elena Umland, Pharmd, Shoshana Sicks, Med, Elizabeth T. Speakman, Edd, Rn, Anef, Fnap, Lauren Collins, Md, Carolyn Giordano, Phd, Sarah Dallas, Ba Oct 2016

Examining Health Mentor Perceptions Of Student Teamwork, Deirdre Yarosh, Bs, Ma, Pharmd Student, Elena Umland, Pharmd, Shoshana Sicks, Med, Elizabeth T. Speakman, Edd, Rn, Anef, Fnap, Lauren Collins, Md, Carolyn Giordano, Phd, Sarah Dallas, Ba

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: To evaluate how community lay teachers, or Health Mentors (HMs), perceive student teams over time by using the Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide (JTOG), a survey based upon interprofessional education (IPE) core competencies.

Background: Our academic health center offers a unique, two-year program emphasizing delivery of patient-centered care and IPE core competency skill development by pairing interprofessional student teams with a HM. The HM is an adult community volunteer with one or more chronic health condition(s). Student teams include representatives from couple and family therapy, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and physician assistant.

Description of Intervention or Program: …


Using The Comprehensive Assessment Of Team Member Effectiveness (Catme) To Evaluate Interprofessional Student Teamwork In A Longitudinal Interprofessional Learning Experience, Gail Castenada, Doctoral Candidate, Felix Lorenzo, Phd, Manal Alabduljabbar, Doctoral Candidate, Nichole Stetten, Mph, Cph, Doctoral Candidate, Erik Black, Phd, Amy Blue, Phd Oct 2016

Using The Comprehensive Assessment Of Team Member Effectiveness (Catme) To Evaluate Interprofessional Student Teamwork In A Longitudinal Interprofessional Learning Experience, Gail Castenada, Doctoral Candidate, Felix Lorenzo, Phd, Manal Alabduljabbar, Doctoral Candidate, Nichole Stetten, Mph, Cph, Doctoral Candidate, Erik Black, Phd, Amy Blue, Phd

JCIPE Conference

Purpose:

The purpose of this presentation is to describe the Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness (CATME) teamwork evaluation application and its utility for peer assessment of teamwork behaviors among first year health science students participating in a longitudinal interprofessional service learning experience.

Background:

Putting Families First (PFF) is a interprofessional service learning experience required for first year health science students at the University of Florida. During PFF interprofessional teams of students complete multiple home visits to local volunteer families throughout the year in addition to completing several small group facilitated sessions. During the home visits, students work with …


Development, Assessment, And Evolution Of An Interprofessional Activity With Senior Nursing And Pharmacy Students: Application Of Quality Improvement In Interprofessional Education (Ipe), Michelle R. Musser, Pharmd, Bcps, Robin White, Phd, Msn, Rn, Lisa Walden, Med, Mls(Ascp)Cm, Erin Petersen, Pharmd, Bcps, Megan Lieb, Msn, Rn Oct 2016

Development, Assessment, And Evolution Of An Interprofessional Activity With Senior Nursing And Pharmacy Students: Application Of Quality Improvement In Interprofessional Education (Ipe), Michelle R. Musser, Pharmd, Bcps, Robin White, Phd, Msn, Rn, Lisa Walden, Med, Mls(Ascp)Cm, Erin Petersen, Pharmd, Bcps, Megan Lieb, Msn, Rn

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: Concurrent development IPE activities and an assessment strategy is essential for informed evolution of such initiatives. This study provides an active example of the progression of IPE at an institution utilizing an active assessment plan.

Background: IPE is advocated as a method to develop students who are prepared for interprofessional practice, which is essential for optimal patient outcomes. While IPE has been integrated in many health professional curricula, focus on assessment is needed to ensure obtainment of educational outcomes and truly prepare students for interprofessional collaboration in the work place.

Description of Intervention/Program: IPE activities were …


Pharmacy Strategic Approaches For Ipe Assessment, Abby A. Kahaleh, Phd, Ms, Mph, Bpharm, Sarah Shrader, Pharmd, Michelle Z. Farland, Pharmd, Jennifer Danielson, Pharmd, Elena Umland, Pharmd Oct 2016

Pharmacy Strategic Approaches For Ipe Assessment, Abby A. Kahaleh, Phd, Ms, Mph, Bpharm, Sarah Shrader, Pharmd, Michelle Z. Farland, Pharmd, Jennifer Danielson, Pharmd, Elena Umland, Pharmd

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: The main goal of this presentation is to share pharmacy-specific strategies for assessing the structure, process, and outcomes of IPE programs.

Background: An effective assessment plan includes evaluating each component of the IPE model: Structure, Process, and Outcomes. The structure of IPE contains curriculum, facilities, capacity, and technology. The process encompasses development of faculty/preceptors, in addition to engaging students, patients, and collaborative practices. And the outcomes comprise achieving the educational and clinical goals of an IPE program and meeting its vision and mission. There is a need to provide this critical information in a succinct format as …


What's In It For Me? Perspectives From Community Participants In An Inter-Professional Service Learning Program, Gail Castaneda, M.Ed, Sabrina Islam, Ms, Nichole Stetten, Mph, Cph, Erik Black, Phd, Amy Blue, Phd Oct 2016

What's In It For Me? Perspectives From Community Participants In An Inter-Professional Service Learning Program, Gail Castaneda, M.Ed, Sabrina Islam, Ms, Nichole Stetten, Mph, Cph, Erik Black, Phd, Amy Blue, Phd

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: This study assessed Interdisciplinary Family Health (IFH) Program participants‘ perceived health outcomes associated with program participation at the University of Florida.

Background: Service-learning has emerged as a dynamic way in which students derive practical skills to address the needs of their community. Research has probed student perspectives but has seldom explored community feedback. The Interdisciplinary Family Health Program (IFH) is a mandatory Interprofessional service learning experience designed to foster collaborative teamwork across first year health professions students at UF. Students are assigned in interprofessional teams of four to improve a local volunteer family’s health over the course …


Fall Prevention With Community Dwelling Seniors: A Student Interprofessional Experiential Learning Activity, Nicole Evanosky Pt, Dpt, Lori Charney Otd, Otr/L Oct 2016

Fall Prevention With Community Dwelling Seniors: A Student Interprofessional Experiential Learning Activity, Nicole Evanosky Pt, Dpt, Lori Charney Otd, Otr/L

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: This IPE curricular model was designed for PT and OT students to learn from one another about the role and effective collaboration between disciplines through the delivery of an evidenced based falls prevention program. The activity allowed students to utilize clinical skills learned in the classroom to deliver patient centered care to seniors.

Background: Traditionally, students do not get an opportunity to see interprofessional care until they participate in full-time clinical experiences. The benefits of early experiential learning during the didactic portion of a program, along with interprofessional education, are becoming more prominent in the literature.

Description …


Teaching Interprofessional Practice Skills By “Saving Humanity”: An Innovative Ipe Curricular Method Using A Cooperative Strategy Board Game, Emily Mccave, Phd, Lmsw Oct 2016

Teaching Interprofessional Practice Skills By “Saving Humanity”: An Innovative Ipe Curricular Method Using A Cooperative Strategy Board Game, Emily Mccave, Phd, Lmsw

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: To provide allied health students with an innovative learning experience that promotes the values and skills needed for interprofessional practice.

Background: Increasingly, team-based interprofessional collaboration is the central model of practice for health disciplines. Traditional education models often train students to become individually competent but not team competent. Learning competencies that promote team competency include the development of shared values, knowledge of roles, interprofessional communication techniques, and teamwork skills.

Description of Intervention: Students from five health disciplines were placed on interprofessional teams. Students completed two pre and post-test measures, the Attitudes Towards Health Care Teams Scale and the Team …


Development Of An Inter-Professional Root Cause Analysis Workshop Within A Required Medication Safety Course, Ginah Nightingale, Pharmd, Bcop, Marybeth Pavlik, Rn, Msn, Jason J. Schafer, Pharmd, Mph, Bcps, Aahivp, Elena M. Umland, Pharmd Oct 2016

Development Of An Inter-Professional Root Cause Analysis Workshop Within A Required Medication Safety Course, Ginah Nightingale, Pharmd, Bcop, Marybeth Pavlik, Rn, Msn, Jason J. Schafer, Pharmd, Mph, Bcps, Aahivp, Elena M. Umland, Pharmd

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: To present the development/delivery of an Interprofessional Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Workshop by colleges of pharmacy and nursing at a health sciences university.

Background: Hospitals and regulatory agencies emphasize the significance of patient safety and recommend that medication/patient safety principles be introduced in health care professions’ education. A college of pharmacy’s required Medication Safety course introduces essential content on principles including culture of medication safety, error reporting systems, medication error causes and technology’s influence on errors. One key course element is completing a team-based RCA. This assignment was completed solely by Pharm.D. students (fall 2009-2014). Given increased …


Development Of A Data Management System To Support Quality Improvement In Ipe, Jennifer Taylor, Dhed, Mph, Andrea Pfeifle, Edd, Pt, Fnap Oct 2016

Development Of A Data Management System To Support Quality Improvement In Ipe, Jennifer Taylor, Dhed, Mph, Andrea Pfeifle, Edd, Pt, Fnap

JCIPE Conference

It is vital to understand best practices in interprofessional education (IPE) that teaches competencies needed to practice collaboratively to improve patient care.1 Universities are increasingly looking for evidence of their own best practices and a better understanding of the return on investment in IPE. Continuous quality improvement, which seeks to discern what works for addressing a particular problem, for whom, and under what set of specific conditions can support our work in this area but real time and relevant data is needed to support this process.2,3

The Indiana University Center for Interprofessional Health Education and Practice (CIPHEP) brings …


A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study Of Ipe Students' Perceptions Of Health Profession Groups: Revisiting The Contact Hypothesis, Barret Michalec, Phd, Carolyn Giordano, Phd, Sarah Dallas, Ba, Christine A. Arenson, Md Oct 2016

A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study Of Ipe Students' Perceptions Of Health Profession Groups: Revisiting The Contact Hypothesis, Barret Michalec, Phd, Carolyn Giordano, Phd, Sarah Dallas, Ba, Christine A. Arenson, Md

JCIPE Conference

Abstract

Despite the increasing momentum and integration of Interprofessional Education (IPE) programs into various health professions curriculum, the findings of previous research are mixed regarding the impact these programs have on dismantling or even stifling students’ negative stereotypes of health professions. Of those studies that find “positive” shifts in students’ perceptions, elements of the Contact Hypothesis are frequently employed to support these apparent shifts. However, there is often little to no attention paid to how intergroup contact within IPE programs actually impacts students’ stereotypes. To examine if students’ attitudes towards other health professions shifted following participation in an IPE program …


Assessing The Impact Of The Hidden Curriculum On Interprofessional Development Among Medical Clerkship Students: A Mixed-Methods Action Research Analysis, Jim Ballard, Edd, Ms Oct 2016

Assessing The Impact Of The Hidden Curriculum On Interprofessional Development Among Medical Clerkship Students: A Mixed-Methods Action Research Analysis, Jim Ballard, Edd, Ms

JCIPE Conference

Abstract

Objectives: Following this presentation, participants will be able to: 1) describe the utility of assessing the “hidden curriculum” to determine lasting effects of pre-clinical exposure to an IPE curriculum during clinical training, 2) discuss the effectiveness of mixed methodology action research methods for evaluating interprofessional development, and 3) discuss the observed impact of the hidden curriculum during a third year clerkship on interprofessional understanding,

Purpose and Background: Institutions implementing IPE at the pre-clinical level of training may be concerned about the lasting effect of this training during clinical clerkships due to the lack of clinical learning contexts where interprofessional …


Using Technology To Overcome Interprofessional Education Barriers, Joanne Miller, Phd, Apn, Gnp-Bc, Jan Odiaga, Dnp, Apn, Cpnp-Pc, Elana Min, Phd, Pa-C, Lei Zhao, Ms, Theresa Gierlowski, Mpm Oct 2016

Using Technology To Overcome Interprofessional Education Barriers, Joanne Miller, Phd, Apn, Gnp-Bc, Jan Odiaga, Dnp, Apn, Cpnp-Pc, Elana Min, Phd, Pa-C, Lei Zhao, Ms, Theresa Gierlowski, Mpm

JCIPE Conference

Common barriers cited for implementing interprofessional education (IPE) and practices are space constraints, scheduling and time conflicts, full curricula, lack of knowledge and skills related to collaborative practice, and accessibility to other disciplines. Due to these significant barriers, IPE necessitates the development of innovative technological teaching modalities, which provide both didactic and experiential approaches.

Using Quality Matters™ standards for designing and evaluating online courses, five interprofessional (IP) online learning activities were developed at a large Midwest academic medical center. The Interprofessional Education Collaborative Expert Panel (IPEC, 2011) rationale for IPE and their four domains for collaborative practice were the …


You Tube: An Innovation Promoting Ipp Immersion Opportunities For Health Science Students, Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Pt, Edd, Catherine Maher, Dpt, Pt Oct 2016

You Tube: An Innovation Promoting Ipp Immersion Opportunities For Health Science Students, Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Pt, Edd, Catherine Maher, Dpt, Pt

JCIPE Conference

One of the primary goals for health science educational programs is to support the development of evidenced based, critically reflective entry-level healthcare professionals who practice within a patient centered interprofessional model of care. Recognizing the importance of experiential learning in preparing students, Seton Hall University Core Signature IPE Experience employs social media innovations to immerse students in real life situations. Specifically, You Tube is used as a platform for students to meet “in person” patient/clients within their “real- life situations” during their didactic coursework. You Tube IPP immersion opportunities do not replace hands on activities within real life situations, but …


Assessment Of Ipe Core Competencies During Advanced Pharmacy Practice Clinical Experiences, Elena M. Umland, Pharmd., Gerald Meyer, Pharmd, Mba, Andrea Joseph, Ms, Rph Oct 2016

Assessment Of Ipe Core Competencies During Advanced Pharmacy Practice Clinical Experiences, Elena M. Umland, Pharmd., Gerald Meyer, Pharmd, Mba, Andrea Joseph, Ms, Rph

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: To illustrate incorporation of select interprofessional education collaborative (IPEC) competencies into preceptor evaluations of students for advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs). To describe the tool and evaluate the results obtained.

Background: Interprofessional education (IPE) is a necessary component of pharmacy curricula. Pharmacy students at this health sciences university participate in a required two-year, longitudinal IPE program during their first two program years; some students participate in additional IPE programming throughout the final two program years. To evaluate the success of these experiences, student achievement of IPEC competencies during their APPEs in the curriculum’s final year was measured.

Description of …


Creating A Large-Scale Interprofessional Student Teamstepps® Curriculum With Simulation, Shoshana Sicks, Med, Alan Forstater, Md, Facep, Elizabeth T. Speakman, Edd, Rn, Anef, Fnap, Lauren Collins, Md, Abigail Sherburne, Bs Oct 2016

Creating A Large-Scale Interprofessional Student Teamstepps® Curriculum With Simulation, Shoshana Sicks, Med, Alan Forstater, Md, Facep, Elizabeth T. Speakman, Edd, Rn, Anef, Fnap, Lauren Collins, Md, Abigail Sherburne, Bs

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: To create a large-scale longitudinal interprofessional TeamSTEPPS® curriculum incorporating simulation.

Background: TeamSTEPPS®, developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Department of Defense, is an evidence-based framework for enhancing teamwork and communication skills to reduce medical errors and improve patient safety.

Description of Intervention or Program: Throughout two years, faculty and staff at an urban health sciences university piloted TeamSTEPPS® programs with 124 interprofessional students involving didactic, simulation, debriefing and reflection components. Coordinators developed patient cases and student and facilitator guidelines, allowing for facilitated role play to apply the skills learned. A modified version of …


Linking Community Service And Interprofessional Education: The Salus University Veterans Readiness Initiative, Karen J. Hanson, Phd, Linda Casser, Od, Faao, Lynn D. Greenspan, Od, Faao, Bre L. Myers, Aud, Faaa Oct 2016

Linking Community Service And Interprofessional Education: The Salus University Veterans Readiness Initiative, Karen J. Hanson, Phd, Linda Casser, Od, Faao, Lynn D. Greenspan, Od, Faao, Bre L. Myers, Aud, Faaa

JCIPE Conference

The interdisciplinary author team has developed a model for community partnered, multisensory (hearing vision balance) outreach screening events to identify Veterans who have sensory/sensorimotor problems and link them with care while also providing an interprofessional (IPE) learning experience for students and faculty. Returning Veterans enrolled in community college to enhance employability sometimes struggle with non-specific visual, auditory and/or vestibular symptoms that interfere with academic performance. These Veterans may have experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or concussion. Salus University has partnered with the Philadelphia VA Medical Center and two community colleges, to conduct an interdisciplinary outreach screening on two community …


Caring For Veterans: An Interprofessional Education Experience, Jane Peterson, Phd, Rn, Fnp-C, Faanp, Margaret Brommelsiek, Phd Oct 2016

Caring For Veterans: An Interprofessional Education Experience, Jane Peterson, Phd, Rn, Fnp-C, Faanp, Margaret Brommelsiek, Phd

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: Discuss the development and evaluation of an interprofessional education (IPE) program designed to increase health professional students’ understanding of military culture and the associated health problems of veterans.

Background: The number of veterans and their families seeking healthcare and support within civilian communities is increasing. There is a need for healthcare providers within the community to provide sensitive, comprehensive care for veterans with multiple physical and behavioral health conditions. Many civilian providers are unfamiliar with veterans’ issues and need training on military culture and combat experiences in order to provide compassionate, high quality care.

Description: A …


Understanding The Healthcare Needs Of Our Veterans, Pat Dillon, Phd, Rn, Elizabeth Emery, Ms, Rd, Cnsc, Donna Fiedler, Msw, Barbara Hoerst, Phd, Rn Oct 2016

Understanding The Healthcare Needs Of Our Veterans, Pat Dillon, Phd, Rn, Elizabeth Emery, Ms, Rd, Cnsc, Donna Fiedler, Msw, Barbara Hoerst, Phd, Rn

JCIPE Conference

Purpose: The program sought to emphasize the importance of interprofessional collaboration and to increase students’ awareness of the healthcare needs of veterans.

Background: The nursing program participates in the Joining Forces Initiative, launched in 2011, to support service members, veterans, and their families through wellness, education, and employment opportunities. Part of the charge is to call attention to critical issues facing service members and veterans and to educate healthcare providers about how to meet their unique needs. The School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ Interprofessional Education Committee saw an opportunity to accomplish both.

Program Description: A short …


A Systems Approach To Health Professional Education Reform, Malcolm Cox, Md Oct 2016

A Systems Approach To Health Professional Education Reform, Malcolm Cox, Md

JCIPE Conference

A panel discussion of the findings from recent IOM reports, accreditation progress supporting interprofessional aims and the importance of teams in maximizing value in healthcare.


Quality And Delivery System Reform: Jcipe Interprofessional Care For The 21st Century: Redefining Education And Practice, Ellen-Marie Whelan, Np, Phd Oct 2016

Quality And Delivery System Reform: Jcipe Interprofessional Care For The 21st Century: Redefining Education And Practice, Ellen-Marie Whelan, Np, Phd

JCIPE Conference

A panel discussion of the findings from recent IOM reports, accreditation progress supporting interprofessional aims and the importance of teams in maximizing value in healthcare.


Pharmacy Integration In Ipe, Lucinda L. Maine, Phd, Bpharm, Fapha Oct 2016

Pharmacy Integration In Ipe, Lucinda L. Maine, Phd, Bpharm, Fapha

JCIPE Conference

A panel discussion of the findings from recent IOM reports, accreditation progress supporting interprofessional aims and the importance of teams in maximizing value in healthcare.


October 29, 2016 (Pages 6805-6956), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau Oct 2016

October 29, 2016 (Pages 6805-6956), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 46 (2016)

No abstract provided.


Arbor, Kelly, Alanna Larrivee, Emma Wynn Hill Oct 2016

Arbor, Kelly, Alanna Larrivee, Emma Wynn Hill

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Kelly Arbor, who identifies as genderqueer, was born in Rumford, Maine in 1977. Arbor is an artist, educator, and proud activist. They have been involved with activism throughout their life including in college at the University of Vermont. In this interview, Arbor talks about overcoming challenges growing up trans in a rural community, and discusses such issues as poverty, classism, LGBTQ representation, sex education in schools, incest, consent, AIDS, and substance abuse. Kelly Arbor also describes being involved in the Maine-based group MESH – Maine Educationalists on Sexual Harmony – a group working to create a dialogue surrounding sex positivity …


Why Consumers Disclose Their Tourism Experiences On Tourism Social Networking Sites: Multiple Theoretical Perspectives, Junshu Zhang Oct 2016

Why Consumers Disclose Their Tourism Experiences On Tourism Social Networking Sites: Multiple Theoretical Perspectives, Junshu Zhang

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Tourism social networking sites (SNSs) are websites that provide users with templates for describing their travel experiences and an infrastructure to share such travel posts with a network of like-minded individuals. Tourism SNSs represent an important advertising channel for the tourism industry, as they may assist travelers in selecting destinations and planning vacations on the basis of other travelers’ experiences, which may further stimulate travel and generate income for the tourism industry (Yazdanifard & Yee, 2014). User-generated content (UGC) in the form of travel posts is the core offering and key success factor of tourism SNSs. Travel posts constitute a …


Emerging Climate-Driven Disturbance Processes: Widespread Mortality Associated With Snow-To-Rain Transitions Across 10° Of Latitude And Half The Range Of A Climate-Threatened Conifer, Buma, Paul E. Hennon, Constance A. Harrington, Jamie R. Popkin, John Krapek, Melinda S. Lamb, Lauren E. Oakes, Sari Saunders, Stefan Zeglen Oct 2016

Emerging Climate-Driven Disturbance Processes: Widespread Mortality Associated With Snow-To-Rain Transitions Across 10° Of Latitude And Half The Range Of A Climate-Threatened Conifer, Buma, Paul E. Hennon, Constance A. Harrington, Jamie R. Popkin, John Krapek, Melinda S. Lamb, Lauren E. Oakes, Sari Saunders, Stefan Zeglen

Faculty, Staff, and Students

Climate change is causing rapid changes to forest disturbance regimes worldwide. While the consequences of climate change for existing disturbance processes, like fires, are relatively well studied, emerging drivers of disturbance such as snow loss and subsequent mortality are much less documented. As the climate warms, a transition from winter snow to rain in high latitudes will cause significant changes in environmental conditions such as soil temperatures, historically buffered by snow cover. The Pacific coast of North America is an excellent test case, as mean winter temperatures are currently at the snow–rain threshold and have been warming for approximately 100 …


Farm To Youth Project Works To Transform Lives, Bill Dabney Oct 2016

Farm To Youth Project Works To Transform Lives, Bill Dabney

University of Mississippi News

No abstract provided.