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Integration Of Mediation Skills As Required By The Nextgen Bar Exam, Christine Rollins

Saint Louis University Law Journal

The National Conference of Bar Examiners (“NCBE”) developed the NextGen Bar Exam to more actively test a broad range of foundational lawyering skills. The timing of the rollout will take several years with the final adoption date in 2028. The formatting of the questions will change, and the “Integrated Questions Set,” where examinees answer a series of questions about a given scenario, seems to be the hallmark of innovation. The NextGen Bar Exam will also include a performance task where examinees will draft a memorandum, legal brief, letter, or similar document. Faculty striving to adapt to the new assessment requirements …

Novel Ways Of Creating Experiential Adr Problems, Lieutenant Colonel Taren E. Wellman, Katherine Simpson, Richard Bales

Saint Louis University Law Journal

In legal education, experiential learning has become a vital tool for equipping students with the practical skills necessary for success in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). This article explores three innovative methods for creating dynamic and realistic ADR problems: engaging teaching fellows to develop negotiation simulations, leveraging international LL.M. students to craft cross-cultural hypotheticals, and using artificial intelligence to generate customized exercises efficiently. Each approach offers unique benefits, from fostering deeper student investment in problem design to promoting comparative legal understanding and streamlining the creation of tailored learning experiences. By integrating these methods, educators can enhance student engagement, bridge the gap …

Teaching Foundational Mediation Principles In A First-Year Lawyering Skills Program, Pamela V. Keller

Saint Louis University Law Journal

This article asserts that foundational mediation principles and skills can successfully be taught in a first-year lawyering skills program. At the University of Kansas School of Law, we have included an instructional mediation module in our first-year course for many years. The module contains substantive instruction on alternative dispute resolution, active learning exercises, a mediation simulation, and a reflective oral report. Our module could be adapted to other first-year courses or to upper-level experiential and doctrinal courses. This article explains the learning goals of our mediation module and the module’s various components in detail. It explains the module’s many benefits …

Peer Feedback Skills: A Negotiation Teaching Imperative, Lieutenant Colonel Taren E. Wellman

Saint Louis University Law Journal

Critical feedback, especially among peers, is difficult to give well but can be taught. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Negotiations teachers can not only teach negotiation and facilitation skills affecting substantive outcomes but also equip students with the confidence and competence to engage well with critical feedback—a skill readily transferrable into any conflict resolution context. In this study, the author engaged a classroom intervention designed to improve peer feedback quality in an undergraduate negotiation course. The intervention included increasing transparency of what makes effective feedback and supplying a video recording of students’ negotiation performance prior to engaging in peer feedback, …

Book Review Essay: Fair Shake: Women And The Fight To Build A Just Economy, Madhavi Venkatesan, Michelle Wong

Journal of International Women's Studies

No abstract provided.

Digital Infrastructure Development Through Digital Infrastructuring Work: An Institutional Work Perspective, Adrian Yeow, Wee-Kiat Lim, Samer Faraj

CCX Research

Being able to understand and characterize the digital infrastructure development (DID) process has become even more pressing today due to the rapid advent and implementation of new digital infrastructure (DI) in organizations as well as since the COVID-19 crisis. While information systems (IS) research has begun to recognize the institutional nature of such digital infrastructures, there remains a gap in our understanding of how such developments unfold from an institutional perspective. Through our field study of a digital infrastructure development project involving the implementation of an enterprise-wide electronic medical record system at a large US medical facility, we show how …

The Shadow Defendants, Mariam A. Hinds

Faculty Scholarship

Although the overrepresentation of men, specifically Black men and men of color, in the criminal legal system is well documented, the people who support these men, especially women, have garnered less attention. Women who are proximate to system-involved men—mothers, grandmothers, sisters, daughters, girlfriends, and wives—are invisible actors in the criminal legal system who perform critical tasks and provide essential support. They appear in court to demonstrate a person’s family and community ties, use their assets as collateral for bail, deposit money in commissary accounts, maintain social ties during imprisonment through letters and visits, and bear the burden of filling the …

Provider-Nurse Rounding Checklist: A Quality Improvement Project, Danielle Ursone

DNP Projects

Background/Introduction: Communication and collaboration between healthcare providers and nurses are essential for a good working relationship. Increased collaboration has been shown to improve staff attitudes and job satisfaction. Using a checklist provides an organized way to perform rounds and increase satisfaction with teamwork as well as decrease miscommunication. At this DNP project site, a rounding checklist is not being used, resulting in a disconnect between the nurses and healthcare providers.

Objective/Purpose: Project goals include:

1. Assess nurses' and providers’ thoughts and feelings on current collaboration and rounding done. Assess what nurses and providers find as barriers for using a rounding checklist …

Improving Hemoglobin A1c Levels In A Fqhc: A Quality Improvement Project, Laura E. Mason

DNP Projects

Significance and Background

Incarcerated individuals have a higher incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) than the general population and face unique challenges in managing their condition. These include limited access to nutritious food, disruptions in the healthcare continuity, and socioeconomic barriers such as unstable housing and unemployment. Upon release these challenges can compromise glycemic control.

The Transitions Clinic Model supports formerly incarcerated individuals in managing chronic conditions, including T2D during their reintegration. Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) have been shown to improve glycemic control and self-efficacy, leading to reductions in Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels. This project aimed to implement a CGM …

Implementing A Nurse Education Seminar To Improve Chlorhexidine 4% Compliance On A Cardiac Surgical Unit, Erin Wilson

DNP Projects

No abstract provided.

When Lsat Doesn't Matter And Other Surprising Finds From A Deep Dive Into Academic Probation In Law School, Kari E. Milligan, Ryan Jerome Lecount

California Western Law Review

No abstract provided.

Potential Of Using Trembling Aspen To Make Structural Engineered Wood Products, Dawei Wang

Aspen Bibliography

Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) is abundant in Canada but is widely considered an underutilized species. This study was aimed at evaluating the potential of using aspen lumber to produce cross-laminated timber (CLT), glued-laminated timber (glulam), and wood I-joists. The key mechanical properties of these engineered wood products, which were fabricated using a modified grading criterion, were examined. It was found that 1) The mean effective bending stiffness and characteristic bending moment resistance of 5-layer CLT specimens in the major-strength direction were 5,069x10⁹ N·mm²/m and 97.65x10⁶ N·mm/m; 2) The mean apparent MOE and characteristic modulus …

Trouble, Trouble, Trouble: Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster, And Arbitration, Imre S. Szalai Professor Of Social Justice

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law

Through Ticketmaster’s use of arbitration and the controversy surrounding Ticketmaster’s botched sale of tickets for Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour, this Article explores problems with the broad use of arbitration in the United States. Arbitration, a private contractual method of resolving disputes in a binding manner, is a neutral process that can provide many benefits. However, under the current broad scope of arbitration law, virtually every type of claim can be arbitrated. A more limited arbitration law could provide more robust enforcement of laws, greater accountability and transparency, and stronger development of precedent within our legal system. Stronger parties (like …

The Bonds Of Family: How One Family’S Experience Tells The Story Of The Prison-Industrial System, Cameron Stone

Research Days Posters 2025

Beginning in the 1960s, a rightward shift in politics and “War on Drugs” policies propelled the United States toward mass incarceration. The result was a prison population of around 2 million people, in which minority groups have been disproportionately imprisoned. While historians and legal scholars have examined the policies and legal structures behind mass incarceration, oral historians working in the tradition of social history emphasize the importance of narratives of those most impacted yet traditionally neglected. This paper specifically examines the relatively unstudied Columbia University's 2019 Mass Incarceration Oral History collection, which explores the interconnected perspectives of one family’s experience …

Dodo Birds And Horse Guts: An Exploration Of The Natural History Collection Of The Royal Society, Wren Walston

Research Days Posters 2025

In 1681, the Royal Society commissioned Nehemiah Grew to create The Natural History Collection, a database of scholarly descriptions and engravings of specimens owned by the society as well as his own research of comparative guts. Binghamton University’s copy has multiple pages where individual words have been handwritten over in brown ink. A bookseller’s note on the inside cover hints that the corrections are Grew’s own, yet a mystery still prevails. Every known copy, spanning over thirteen years of editions, have these same marks. This paper investigates the difficulties of producing scientific literature in the late 17th century as well …

Hepatitis C (Hcv) Care In The Southern Tier, Sheena Malla, Yvonne Johnston, Mitchell Brooks, Meredith Smith, Nicole Keibel, Jennifer Mahram

Research Days Posters 2025

The rural Southern Tier of New York has a significantly higher burden of Hepatitis C (HCV) infection than the rest of the state, emphasizing the region's need for enhanced HCV prevention and care. In collaboration with the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH), Bureau of Hepatitis Health Care and Epidemiology, this pilot study aims to identify facilitators and barriers to HCV care in the Southern Tier. An electronic survey and focus groups were used to assess the availability and quality of HCV services in our catchment area. Organizations that currently offer or are interested in offering HCV services were …

The Effect Of Aging On The Relationship Between Spatial Relational Memory And Intelligence, Ashley Jakubowicz, Taylor Brown

Research Days Posters 2025

Fluid intelligence, crystalized intelligence, and relational memory are often tied to separate brain processes, but are also correlated with each other. The interaction between these effects, and how they are impacted by aging, has not been fully studied. This study examined interactions between fluid/crystallized intelligence and spatial relational memory for real vs. abstract stimuli. Relational memory was measured via a spatial reconstruction task, and correlated with standardized measures of fluid vs. crystallized intelligence. Spatial memory of abstract objects uniquely correlated with fluid intelligence, while spatial memory for concrete objects uniquely correlated with crystallized intelligence. These data suggest spatial memory is …

Too Cool For Camouflage?: The Effects Of Dive-Related Thermal Loss On Body Coloration In A Semi Aquatic Lizard, Lyra Lu, Alexandra Martin

Research Days Posters 2025

Rapid body color change is well documented in animals, but the variety of environmental factors that induce this change are not fully understood. Anolis aquaticus is a tropical lizard with rapid body color changes and that uses colder-than-average refugia, namely diving underwater for extended periods, to flee from predators. Using underwater refugia causes these lizards to lose several degrees of body heat. This research tested the relationship of low body temperatures on body coloration. First, an observational study was conducted in the field of the correlation between body temperature and body color. Then, body temperature was experimentally reduced in the …

The Impact Of Delay And Context Reinstatement On Metacognitive Judgments Of Eyewitnessing, Sarah Gillen, Kaylie Schwartz, Brittany Race

Research Days Posters 2025

The impact of Post-Identification Context Reinstatement (PICR) and delay on eyewitness confidence was examined in a 2x2x2 experimental design. Participants viewed a video portraying a theft and were later asked to identify the suspect from a photographic lineup with conditions differing based on target presence (present vs absent), delay (immediate vs delayed confidence ratings), and PICR (context reinstatement vs control). The hypothesis is that the PICR increases confidence for correct choosers without affecting the confidence levels of incorrect choosers. Delayed participants also exhibit higher confidence compared to no-delay participants, and correct choosers in the PICR delayed condition show no difference …

Nature's Defense Against Hurricanes, Kiara M. Alvarez

Research Days Posters 2025

Before urban industrialism led to the widespread drainage and destruction of wetlands, many early cultures recognized their value in sustaining ecological balance rather than viewing them as “wastelands.” Wetlands provide natural flood control, absorb storm surges, and support biodiversity. Florida, the state with the most wetlands in the contiguous United States, contains approximately 11 million acres, with the Everglades—the largest tropical wetland in North America—located in the central region of the state. These wetlands play a crucial role in mitigating the impact of hurricanes and tropical storms by absorbing excess water and reducing flooding. This project examines how the presence …

Stuck Behind Bars: How The Neglect For The Mental Illness Epidemic In U.S. Correctional Facilities Fuels Recidivism, Alayna Bhatti

Research Days Posters 2025

Correctional institutions are failing to fulfill their responsibility for creating an environment that minimizes the suffering that mentally ill inmates face due to their condition. Various studies show that current health services in U.S. prisons fall far below the standards of adequate care. The criminalization of mental illness since the 1990s has continued to violate the “cruel and unusual” clause of the Eighth Amendment along with various United Nations General Assembly resolutions. This research will prove that U.S. correctional facilities are not providing inmates with adequate services, preventing rehabilitation and increasing recidivism. Regardless of how severe a crime, incarcerated people …

Watching The Watchers: Redefining Privacy And Human Rights In Correctional Surveillance, Ianna Choi

Research Days Posters 2025

Incarcerated individuals exist in a space where security and privacy constantly clash. This study examines how surveillance technologies—biometric monitoring, video surveillance, and electronic tracking— in correctional settings impact the privacy rights of those incarcerated. Through a review of peer-reviewed literature, and insights from informal conversations with incarcerated individuals at Broome County Jail, this research examines the ethical, legal, and social implications of surveillance in carceral facilities, focusing on how constant monitoring impacts privacy, relationships, and mental well-being. Expanding beyond jails, the study considers surveillance in state and federal prisons, evaluating its implications under the United Nations International Covenant on Civil …

Ethical Considerations Of True-Crime Entertainment On Victims’ Loved Ones, Jordan Ori

Research Days Posters 2025

True-crime has become one of contemporary American media's most popular entertainment genres. This paper examines the reasons behind our public fascination with true-crime and its implications, specifically regarding how it impacts victims’ loved ones. Through a critical analysis of three key forms of true-crime entertainment—dark tourism, film, and podcasts—this research will explore the ethical concerns surrounding the portrayal of crime-related tragedies as entertainment. While existing scholarship often dismisses the genre as inherently problematic, this mindset is unrealistic and unproductive. Instead, this paper advocates reforming its current structure and fostering a more socially responsible and ethical approach. Moreover, to reduce harm …

Rehabilitation Over Punishment: United States Federal Prisons, John Edom

Research Days Posters 2025

This project will analyze how United States federal prisons are places where punishment is prioritized over rehabilitation and the distinction between abuse and discipline are blurred. This issue can be traced back to the 1980s, with the passage of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act (CCCA) which prioritized punitive measures over rehabilitation and contributed to a sharp rise in incarceration rates. The discretionary power of prisons is far too entrenched. The Supreme Court’s rulings in Turner v. Safley (1987), Overton v. Bazzetta (2003), and Wilkins v. Gaddy (2010) reinforce this discretion by justifying abuse under the guise of discipline. This project …

Revaluing Work: How The Covid-19 Pandemic Exposed Labor Market Failures And Ubi As A Solution, Denis Khrapko

Research Days Posters 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic forced society to confront a fundamental flaw in labor markets: compensation does not align with social value. Essential workers—healthcare staff, food suppliers, and manual laborers—kept society running yet remained underpaid and overworked, while many white-collar workers retained financial stability and prestige. Beyond waged labor, unpaid contributions like caretaking, child-rearing, and household labor remain invisible in economic accounting despite their necessity for social reproduction and well-being. This project examines how the pandemic exposed the systemic undervaluation of both essential and uncompensated labor and explores Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a corrective measure. Drawing from "Revaluing Work after COVID-19", …

Reevaluating The Prison Rape Elimination Act: Analyzing Its Shortcomings, Rachel Goldsmith

Research Days Posters 2025

Prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse is widespread in US male prisons, with inmates “turning each other out” by sexually assaulting each other. While the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) received unanimous support in Congress in 2003, motivated by the Human Rights Watch Report “No Escape: Male Rape in Prisons,” scholars argue the PREA fails to protect prisoners from prison rape. For example, its standards may be ineffective or criminalize consensual sex between prisoners. This project will examine the shortcomings of the PREA using current legal scholarship and argue for solutions to improve the law to better protect prisoners. The US government owes …

Imputation And K-Nn Based Haplotype Refinement Of Simulated Ancient Mitochondrial Genomes, Nathaniel Plummer, Yuan Fang, Michel Shamoon-Pour, Ari Cozzarelli, Suhail Ghafoor, Laure Spake, Matthew W. Emery

Research Days Posters 2025

Ancient DNA (aDNA) is fragmented and degraded due to post-mortem processes, leading to low coverage and incomplete sequences. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), despite its high copy number, is similarly subject to degradation processes, requiring statistical imputation for whole mtDNA reconstruction. While nuclear genome imputation is well-established, ancient mtDNA imputation remains underexplored. Here, this study benchmarks two mtDNA imputation pipelines—MitoIMP, and a novel pipeline integrating Minimac4’s Hidden Markov Model (HMM) with a k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN) algorithm. Using the largest mtDNA imputation panel to date (n = 46,000), reconstruction accuracy was tested on 100 simulated ancient mtDNAs (≥0.25X coverage) generated with Gargammel and …

Increasing Social Determinants Of Health (Sdoh) Screening Rates Among Hospitalized Patients Through Increase Utilization Of The Sdoh Navigator And Nurse Education, J'Adore Larosa-Mattis

Research Days Posters 2025

Social determinants of health (SDoH) significantly impact health outcomes, often more than medical care alone (WHO, 2024). Patients with low socioeconomic status face higher post-discharge risks, increasing readmissions (Virapongse & Misky, 2018). Despite their importance, SDoH screening remains inconsistent. Integrating SDoH data into Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is essential for addressing disparities and guiding targeted interventions (Liu et al., 2024). This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to enhance nurse education and increase SDoH Navigator utilization within the hospital’s EHR system to improve SDoH screening rates. Five nurses in a 40-bed telemetry unit participated in an educational intervention, including interactive training …

A Model Approach To Attorney Ai Practice - Function Or Folly In An Age Of Ai?, James A. Sherer, Et Al.

California Western Law Review

No abstract provided.

Board Of Editors And Table Of Contents, California Western Law Review

California Western Law Review

No abstract provided.