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The Exploration Of Reflective Journaling As A Learning Tool: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Abby Grammer Horton, Allison M. Curington, Kimberly Gibson

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this poster presentation is to summarize the key points of the oral presentation of this same topic and to offer the authorsâ insights of their shared lived experiences during an international medical mission trip in the Summer of 2018.

Increase Of Hiv Prevalence Among Asian American Adolescents And Young Adults, Sang A. Lee, Hae-Ok Lee

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Adolescents and young adults aged 13 to 24 accounted for 28% of all HIV infection. There is decline-trends in HIV infections among young people, however, in contrast to the progress seen in most demographic groups, the rate of HIV infections among Asian Americans steadily increased from 2010 to 2015.

The Role Of Positive Youth Development, Educational Policy, And Cultural Relevancy In School Settings, Rolanda L. Ward, Tanyetta A. Carter

eJournal of Public Affairs

Changes in federal education legislation have presented scholars, educational activists, and educators with an opportunity to influence educational outcomes that are youth-centered and youth-driven, specifically among students of color in underserved schools. Opportunities for youth to initiate, design, implement, and evaluate district programs and interventions are beneficial not only to youths’ intrinsic development, but also to the school communities in which they spend the most time. This article links the growth and promotion of positive youth development (PYD) theories and programming to current federal policy changes that support the inclusion of youth in school reform. The authors also discuss historical …

A Novel Mobile Biobehavioral Regulation System For Personalized Trauma Recovery Support, Holly Matto, Padmanabhan Seshaiyer, Anna Newcomb, Shira Rothberg, Adriana Lopez-Piper

Patient Experience Journal

Even years after experiencing a physical trauma, individuals describe trauma-specific distress, as trauma triggers present as sensory reminders that initiate physiological reactions at time of exposure. Mobile technologies offer tremendous potential in helping individuals who have experienced trauma manage symptoms as they transition out of hospital care and move back into their communities where they are at risk of trauma trigger exposure. A personalized wearable device, tailored to a patient-specific diagnosis (e.g., PTSD) with programmable neurophysiological behavioral risk set-points, could be a useful tool in helping individuals monitor symptomology. When this type of monitoring device is also connected to a …

We Are...Marshall, July 24, 2019, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

Cultural Considerations Of Gender-Based Violence In Jordan, Tara Sloan Jungersen

Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

No abstract provided.

Group Interventions When Domestic Violence Is Present, Tara Sloan Jungersen

Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

No abstract provided.

Effectively Using & Sharing Data, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development

Workforce Analytics Resources

The QIC-WD recently had the opportunity to talk with a group of human services training evaluators in Baltimore about how to effectively use and share data. The QIC-WD has a dissemination plan and data visualization experts to help our team and our sites use and share data for a variety of purposes. We shared the following tips to help evaluators determine what to share, when, and why.

• Plan for dissemination – that is, identify who needs the information and how best to get it to them.
• Consider who is in your target audience and how they like to receive information. …

Effectively Using & Sharing Data, Quality Improvement Center For Workforce Development (Qic-Wd)

Other QIC-WD Products

The QIC-WD recently had the opportunity to talk with a group of human services training evaluators in Baltimore about how to effectively use and share data. The QIC-WD has a dissemination plan and data visualization experts (learn more here) to help our team and our sites use and share data for a variety of purposes. We shared the following tips to help evaluators determine what to share, when, and why.

• Plan for dissemination – that is, identify who needs the information and how best to get it to them.
• Consider who is in your target audience and how they …

The Association Of Optimism With Sleep Duration And Quality: Findings From The Coronary Artery Risk And Development In Young Adults (Cardia) Study, Rosalba Hernandez, Thanh-Huyen T. Vu, Kiarri N. Kershaw, Julia K. Boehm, Laura D. Kubzansky, Mercedes Carnethon, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Kristen L. Knutson, Laura A. Colangelo, Kiang Liu

Psychology Faculty Articles and Research

Optimism is associated with better health outcomes with hypothesized effects due in part to optimism's association with restorative health processes. Limited work has examined whether optimism is associated with better quality sleep, a major restorative process. We test the hypothesis that greater optimism is associated with more favorable sleep quality and duration. Main analyses included adults aged 32-51 who participated in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study (n = 3,548) during the fifth (Year 15: 2000-2001) and sixth (Year 20: 2005-2006) follow-up visits. Optimism was assessed using the revised Life-Orientation Test. Self-report measures of …

The Role Of Citizenship Status And Its Impact On Latinos’ Civic Engagement In The United States, Veronica Torres Luna

CrissCross

This paper discusses the way in which U.S. citizenship status and legal permanent resident status impacts the likelihood of involvement in civic engagement activities among Latinos in the United States. Past research has looked into various variables such as group consciousness, Spanish-media language, and importance of issues; however, specific research on citizenship status is limited. This paper analyzes data from the Pew Research Center and data obtained from individual interviews in the Midwest. The results show that citizens are more likely than residents to be involved in the community and politics. These findings have important implications in how policies are …

Spotlight - Rva Street Singers, Robin Rio, Colette Dailey, Cameron Carter, Meghan Mack

Community Engagement Institute

No abstract provided.

Spotlight - Health Hub At 25th, Natalie Pennywell

Community Engagement Institute

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Independent - Jul. 23, 2019, Robin Bridges

The Independent (1988-present)

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Peer Victimization And Illicit Drug Use Among African American Adolescents In Chicago: The Moderating Effects Of Religious Affiliation, Dexter R. Voisin

Faculty Scholarship

Objective: Investigators have examined the moderating effects of young people’s relationships with parents, teachers, and peers on victimization and on adverse outcomes such as drug use. However, the moderating influence of religious affiliation on the association between peer victimization and illicit drug use, the focus of this paper, has seldom been examined. Method: Participants were 638 low-income African American youth ages 12–22 (mean age = 15.8; 54% female and 46% male) in Chicago, IL. We conducted hierarchical logistic regression analyses to examine the moderating effect of religious affiliation on the relationship between peer victimization and illicit drug use. Results: Youths …

Retrying Leopold And Loeb: A Neuropsychological Perspective, David L. Shapiro

Faculty Proceedings, Presentations, Speeches and Lectures

They called it the crime of the century; in 1924 in Chicago two brilliant, well-educated, and wealthy young men kidnapped and murdered a 14-year-old boy and killed him "for the thrill of it". Expert testimony was presented by several well-known psychiatrists and psychologists, but even with all their clinical insights, none could reach a conclusion about the causal relation between their disturbed childhoods and a violent senseless crime. In fact, the well-known criminal defense attorney Clarence Darrow made little mention of the extensive psychiatric and psychological workups, and the judge did not deal with it in his sentencing. A review …

Taking Control With Safer Sex: Perceptions Of African American Women, Judith Bacchus Cornelius, Willie M. Abel, Vanessa Drew-Branch

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

By attending this session, the participant will gain an understanding of the concept of "controlled safer sex" based on the perceptions of African American women. Findings from this study will be used to develop an app that will allow women to take control of their sexual health.

Global Outcome Patterns Of Cultural Competence For The Workforce Of Nurses: A Systematic Review, Barbara Derose, Fabiana Dos Santos, Mary Beth Riner

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

In response to the challenges of global health, managers and educator nurses are investing new strategies as well as instruments of evaluation of competences for an updated learning of nurses in order to accommodate cultural practices and individualize care to the patient from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.

Volunteering And Measures Of Human Development, Benjamin J. Lough Phd

Center for Social Development Research

Through volunteering, millions of people actively participate in the work of overcoming challenges to human development. But how do differences in income, gender, access to education, labor-force participation, and other factors influence people’s participation in volunteering? Created as part of a global research agenda to inform connections between volunteering and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this brief reports results on correlations between national rates of volunteering (both formal and informal) and key indicators of human development. The findings suggest that differences in levels of human development, standards of living, and other key indicators play roles in whether a nation’s …

Full Issue: Journal On Empowering Teaching Excellence, Volume 3, Issue 1, Kim Hales

Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence

The full Spring 2019 issue (Volume 3, Issue 1) of the Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence, Spring 2019

Understanding School Sabotage Among Survivors Of Intimate Partner Violence From Diverse Populations, Rachel Voth Schrag, Tonya Edmond, Anne Nordberg

Social Work Faculty Publications & Presentations-Archive

Education is an important pathway to safety for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). Recent work documents tactics of school sabotage (behaviors aimed at sabotaging education) identified by school staff and advocates. However, more needs to be known about the perspectives of survivors. As part of a multiphasic study of 435 female community college students, 20 semi-structured interviews with IPV survivors were conducted. Identified tactics included disrupting child care, emotional abuse, and using manipulation to limit access to campus or resources. Identified impacts include preventing focus, diminished academic achievement, emotional or mental health challenges, and instilling a desire to overcome. …

Proving Their Love: Violence And Gender Norms In Descriptions Of Relationships Among Rural Mexican Adolescents, Heidi Adams Rueda, Steven Hoffman, Kaitlin Grytza

Faculty Publications

Mexican youth from impoverished areas are at increased risk for experiencing relationship violence. Research in the United States has suggested that perpetration may be contextualized by culturally-influenced gender values, specifically performance of negative aspects of male masculinity (i.e., machismo) and its female counterpart (i.e., marianismo). This study utilized focus group methods to explore how middle school adolescents (N = 98) from a rural area of Central Mexico differentiate between healthy and unhealthy dating relationships.

We evoked a feminist developmental lens to interpret themes which centralized males as physical and sexual aggressors and to offer culturally-relevant program and practice recommendations.

Black Women’S Wellbeing: The Intersections Of Race, Immigrant Status, And Mental Health Among African Diasporan Women In Houston, Texas, Sianneh Vesslee

African American and Africana Studies Summer Fellows

My central research question is: how has white supremacy impacted African Diaspora women’s mental health, access to mental healthcare, and identities as mental health patients in the United States as discernible in advertisements and state policies for psychological wellness? More specifically, I will investigate whether and/or how white supremacy shapes the ways in which advertising and state policies for mental healthcare address the particular needs of black women who immigrate to Houston, Texas from Lagos, Nigeria and Coahuila, Mexico. I choose those geographies because Houston is a U.S. city with one of the highest populations of black immigrants from Nigeria …

After The Choosing Ceremony: Using Role-Play To Teach Organizational Socialization, Kaitlin E. Phillips, Katherine E. Forsythe

Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Faculty Publications

Course: Organizational Communication.

Objectives: The goal of this activity is to teach students about the stages of organizational socialization and how individuals might be socialized into an organization based on the given identity of that organization.

Evaluation Of Student Learning Using A Framework To Guide Reflective Journaling Across Study Abroad Courses, Connie S. Roush, Judy M. Comeaux

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

The purpose of this presentation is to examine two faculty-led study abroad experiences for nursing students enrolled in a baccalaureate nursing program. The goal is to help promote student learning across study abroad courses through the use of a common framework for guided reflection.

Effectiveness Of Support Programs For Family Caregivers Of Palliative Patients With An Advanced Cancer, Soojung Ahn, Cathy L. Campbell, Rafael Romo

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

Supportive care programs for family caregivers of patients with advanced cancer have been highlighted to alleviate caregivers' physical and psychological health problems. This study is aimed to review the characteristics and effects of support interventions for family caregivers in a palliative phase.

The Meaning Of Homeless Women's Healthcare Experiences In Community-Based Settings: A Qualitative Systematic Review, Jodi Allen

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This presentation synthesizes evidence on what is meaningful to homeless women in their health care experiences along with barriers that impede their access to health services. This information can shed light on ways to improve access to and use of effective and impactful care for this vulnerable population.

Intersectionality Of Intimate Partner Violence Among Chinese Women: Analysis Of Online Forums On Domestic Violence, Jiepin Cao, Rosa M. Gonzalez-Guarda

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This study explores how demographics and Socioeconomic status influences the experience of intimate partner violence of Chinese women via the lens of intersectionality by doing text analysis of a Chinese forum on domestic violence.

Alma Link Resolver Title & Issn Report (Top 500) 2018-2019, Andreé J. Rathemacher

Technical Services Reports and Statistics

Statistics for 2018-2019 on the total number of OpenURL requests by journal title and ISSN made to the Ex Libris Alma link resolver for items held by the University of Rhode Island Libraries. Includes only the top 500 journals.

Information provided includes journal Title, ISSN, EISSN, Number of Requests, Number of Clicked Requests, % Clicks from Requests.

Evaluating Interprofessional Educational Intervention: Design And Analysis Plan For A Four-Year Advanced Nursing Education Project, Chen Chen, Katherine M. Riedford, Elizabeth A. Kalb

International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)

This presentation introduces and describes a study design and statistical analysis plan for evaluation of a practice-based clinical education project aimed at promoting interprofessional healthcare collaboration. Information regarding survey instruments, research methods and procedures, and statistical analysis tests that are used to assess each student and patient outcome are included.