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How Research-Based Listening Techniques/Interventions Improve Communication And Work Environment, Florence Schaefer

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

In the age of multitasking, it is not always easy to stop what we are doing and truly listen to those around us. Mandel, one of the world’s leading providers of communication skills for professionals, published a paper titled “The cost of not listening on your organization”. Within the workplace, not listening attributes to low employee engagement, decreased productivity, and increased turnover. This served as the impetus for the development of this project.

Stephen Covey said, “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply”. Listening for the purpose of replying is …

Making An Impact: Building A Workforce That Represents Our Community, Rosemary Pine, Janelle Headley, Nancy Yuill, Leah Blackwell, Bryan Sisk

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Two decades ago, the Sullivan Commission's report Missing Persons: Minorities in the Health Professions (2004) underscored the need to increase the number of professionals from underrepresented minorities in health care. The report stressed that, “the lack of minority health professionals is compounding the nation's persistent racial and ethnic disparities.” The Advisory Board (2021) recommends action in providing development, advancement, and promotion opportunities for Patient Care Technicians (PCT) who are people of color. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022) reports that 46% of certified nursing assistants identify as an underrepresented racial or ethnic minority, Patient care technicians (PCTs) provide a critical …

An Evaluation Of A Multi-Level Lgbtq Bystander Intervention For College Athletics: A Pilot Study, Christi R. Mcgeorge, Russell B. Toomey, Ashley A. Walsdorf

Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics

This mixed methods pilot study explored the impact of a multi-level bystander intervention training for collegiate athletes, coaches, and athletic department staff. The trainings consisted of three components: 1) education about constructs relevant to being an ally to the LGBTQ community; 2) engagement in self-reflective activities to raise awareness and decrease the influence of prejudicial beliefs and biases about the LGBTQ community; and 3) training on preventative actions and bystander intervention strategies specific to stopping LGBTQ-related bias. Quantitative data were collected through online pretest and posttest surveys (prior to the intervention and 12 weeks following the intervention; N = 267 …

Achieving Empowerment In Transition: Advice From Former Female Athletes, Ashlyn Hardie, Molly Harry, Kristi Oshiro, Marlene A. Dixon

Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics

Scholars have highlighted the various challenges college athletes encounter in their transition from sport. Yet, the strategies athletes adopt to navigate this transitory period require further examination. Thus, we leveraged Zimmerman’s Psychological Empowerment Model and Schlossberg’s Transition Theory to explore these strategies and associated processes in-depth. The sample for this study consisted of 20 former female athletes from the U.S. who played a college sport. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews. Findings revealed numerous strategies current and future female college athletes implement to mitigate the challenges present in their transition, specifically: Finding Acceptance, Be Proactive, Don’t Stop 100%, Embrace the …

Sport Employees And Resilience: An Examination Of Organizational Change With Ncaa Conference Realignment, Hailee Hernandez, Claire C. Zvosec, Brent D. Oja

Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics

NCAA conference membership is critically important to institutions as it is closely associated with revenue generation (i.e., conference-wide revenue distribution, ticket sales, fundraising, etc.) in addition to institutional visibility and prestige. Therefore, universities may pursue conference realignment opportunities based on higher potential revenue, institutional and athletics financial stability, and increased notoriety. Over the past 20 years, there have been at least 80 cases of schools moving conferences at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. As universities move conferences, employees within the athletics department are exposed to rapid change in organizational structure and are forced to adapt to new institutional, athletics …

Name, Image, And Likeness: A Critical Exploration Through Self-Determination Theory, Molly Harry

Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics

Through Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), this study explored college athletes’ experiences with Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL). Analyzing congressional testimonies from 10 current and recently graduated college athletes, this research highlighted how NIL fostered/constrained athlete development within the broader power structures of college sport. Findings revealed while NIL enhances self-determination through autonomy, competence, and relatedness, institutional discourses and governance mechanisms continue to regulate athlete development. Through Fairclough’s (1995) CDA framework, this study demonstrated how language throughout the athletes’ testimonies maintained/disrupted power dynamics which reinforced/challenged authority of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The integration of SDT and …

Analogical Thinking: An International Case, Yunhan (Cecilia) Zhu

Silicon Valley Sociological Review

This study explores global demographic change and aging by analyzing Japan as a case study among G20 countries. It compares Japan’s demographic trends and policy responses with those of the United States, China, and India. Japan faces severe population decline and aging due to low fertility and limited immigration, creating economic and social challenges. In contrast, the U.S. benefits from immigration, while China and India face emerging risks. The contribution of this study is that it reveals diverse social response patterns in the process of global demographic transition by comparing the population dynamics and policy choices of different countries horizontally. …

Peer-Led Sexual And Reproductive Healtheducation Programs At Universities, Madison Michelle Patrick

Silicon Valley Sociological Review

This applied research explores the accessibility, visibility, and comprehensiveness of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education and services at universities, with a specific focus on contraceptive risk awareness. Recognizing college students as particularly vulnerable to misinformation regarding hormonal contraceptives, unintended pregnancy, and STI exposure, the study examines the role of university-provided SRH resources in mitigating these risks.

A mixed-methods content analysis was conducted on the SRH publicly-available web pages of four Northern California universities—Stanford University, San Francisco State University, Santa Clara University, and the University of California, Berkeley, chosen for their diversity in institutional identity. The research assessed each university’s …

Legislation, Racialization, And The Societal Issuessoutheast Asian Americans Face, Sydney Nguyen

Silicon Valley Sociological Review

This research proposal investigates the intersection of racialization and law in the Southeast Asian diaspora in the US at a time of rising anti-Asian hate crimes and marginalizing legislation. I propose a mixed-methods approach—integrating qualitative methods such as interviews and focus groups with quantitative surveys—to determine how racial formations and state policies contribute to the social and economic stratification of these groups. To contextualize these questions, I discuss how Asian Americans are underrepresented and miscategorized in criminal justice statistics, resulting in their ongoing marginalization and the masking of specific issues they face. This work aims to make a contribution to …

Radicalization And Exodus: Analyzing The Impact Of Governmental Extremism On Migration Patterns In Venezuela, Isabella Fernandez

Silicon Valley Sociological Review

Venezuela’s political and economic crisis has led to one of the largest migratory movements in Latin American history. Over the past two decades, millions of Venezuelans have fled due to political repression, economic collapse, and humanitarian emergencies. This project examines general migration patterns from Venezuela between 1999 and the present. Using data from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and World Population Prospects, the study analyzes how political radicalization and economic instability have influenced migration trends over time. The findings provide crucial insights into the scale and nature of this mass displacement and its implications for …

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Silicon Valley Sociological Review

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Silicon Valley Sociological Review Vol. 23 2025

Silicon Valley Sociological Review

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The Orthodox Parish And Community: A Reflection On The Post-Totalitarian Model Of Identity In Bulgaria, Presb. Sava (Shtoni) Kokoudev

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The article examines parish multifaceted identities and its function as a Eucharistic community, while also exploring its cultural, and historical influences in post-totalitarian context. The study delineates two identities and ecclesiological models—liturgical and institutional—to facilitate comparative analysis. The confusion and mixture of these models has caused a loss of parish community identity and function, which is evident in contemporary post-totalitarian status quo. Important issue is the restoration of the Orthodox Church’s authentic catholic identity (ɫɴɛɨɪɧɨɫɬ). This predicament gives rise to the second challenge of revitalizing liturgical life in parishes and reestablishing communion between bishops, priests, and laypeople. It also necessitates …

It's All Connected: The Emotional Triad In Nursing - Workplace Aggression, Burn-Out, And Resilience, Kerstin Hudgins

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

For years, nursing has been dealing with the problems of unhealthy work environments. This session explores the phenomenon of interconnection between the various modalities to combat this issue and discusses prevention strategies. Toxicity will prevail unless we recognize the relationship between incivility, bullying, and other workplace aggressions. By identifying the root causes and making the connection between them, nurses will be able to manage this situation instead of treating these modalities as separate occurrences and issues. Just as nursing is no longer a profession that functions in a silo, we must also approach these issues as interconnected and not as …

Empowering Confidence Through Simulation: De-Escalation Training For Pcts, Lagidgette Chantelle Robinson

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) are vital to healthcare delivery, particularly in managing escalating situations with patients. Given the challenges posed by workplace violence, effective de-escalation skills are essential for PCTs. However, traditional training methods may not fully equip them for real-world scenarios. Simulation offers a valuable approach to learning complex skills by replicating real-life situations. Research supports simulation’s effectiveness in enhancing nursing students' communication, self-efficacy, problem-solving abilities, and learning satisfaction. Despite this, the impact of simulation on PCTs' professional development remains underexplored.

This IRB-approved study evaluated the effect of simulation pedagogy on PCTs' confidence in de-escalating aggressive patients. Using a …

The Impact Of A Robust Academic-Practice Partnership: Workplace Violence Simulation Training, Valerie Howard, Lorie Rhine, Jacci Jacobs, Ashley Kellish, Julia Acoin, Angela Overman, Sinhye Kim, Becky Peterson

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

A strong academic-practice partnership in nursing is pivotal for educational institutions and healthcare organizations to advance the profession and foster healthy work environments.¹ This presentation describes the process of creating and sustaining the Tarheel Academic Practice Partnership (TAPP), a robust collaboration between two healthcare agencies and our school of nursing. The first big success of the partnership was achieved when the TAPP secured external funding to develop a program that promotes healthy work environments for current and future nurses.

The guiding principles developed, and recently reaffirmed, by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the American Organization for …

From Surviving To Thriving—Research To Support Nurse Leaders In Addressing Workplace Bullying, Laura Cox Dzurec, Jennifer Hehl

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Nurse leaders play essential roles in managing and addressing the strain that workplace bullies impose on organizations and on the individuals working within them (Al Hassan et al., 2023); yet nurse leaders often report finding themselves personally overwhelmed by bullies’ masterful manipulations (Hampton et al., 2019). As skilled communicators, workplace bullies typically convey messages that appear supportive and in line with organizational expectations (Dzurec, 2020). Those messages most often, though, are insincere, proffered to hide bullies’ real intent—garnering personal and professional power in the workplace (Dolan, 2024). This presentation overviews the investigators’ use of the realist review process (Pearsons, 2024) …

Engaging Nurses To Prevent Workplace Violence, Rebekah Powers, Carol A. Boswell, Nancy Ornelas, Christina S. Ramdeo

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Workplace violence in healthcare settings is a multifaceted problem and must be addressed using various strategies. Engaging nurses and providing opportunities for professional dialogue about workplace violence. The creation of innovative ways to reduce or eliminate workplace violence was the goal of this project.

Interventions
Using grant funds awarded, the team embarked on a 2-year journey to identify and mitigate workplace violence against nurses. The team formed a workplace violence prevention committee which included nurses from various areas of the hospital, implemented educational activities, reviewed hospital policies, re-issued ID badges to not include last names, provided de-escalation training, completed an …

Providing Robust Education On Whole Health Assessment While Enhancing Professional Well-Being, Jean Ann Davison

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

The purpose of this presentation is to highlight innovative teaching strategies for comprehensive whole health while enhancing the professional well-being, and self-care of our students and faculty. Our Advanced Practice RN students’ first clinical course is Advanced Health Assessment which includes a lab component. One learning objective is to use educational strategies and principles of health literacy, coaching, and counseling for SMART goal attainment and shared decision-making in evidence-based health promotion strategies.

While we teach the APRN students about health promotion, disease prevention, motivational interviewing, and SMART goal setting, along with strategies to achieve self-management support in primary care, we …

Authentic Behavior Of Nurses: Antecedents, Mediators, And Outcomes, Pamela J. Love, Brad Gilbreath, Yubo Fu, Jessica Rainbow, Luke Fiorini, Veysel Karan Baris

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background: Nurses consistently earn the highest trust among professionals in the United States, but the profession experiences high turnover rates, amplified by the increasing demands of an aging population. This study explores factors such as psychological safety, neuroticism, person-group fit, authentic behavior, work engagement, job satisfaction, and turnover intention among nurses. Additionally, it examines the concept of self-verification perception as a mediator of the effects of authentic behavior.

Methods: Data were collected from 956 nurses across the United States using an online questionnaire. Path analysis was employed to analyze the data to identify direct and mediated effects. Psychological safety …

The Student Evaluation Of Clinical Education Environment (Secee) Instrument: Psychometric Testing, Tahani Maashi, Pamela B. De Cordova, Amal Mobarki, Majda Alharbi

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Background: Clinical learning is an important component of nursing education; the student’s clinical learning experience supports the development of clinical competency¹.Therefore, evaluating the quality of the student’s clinical experience is important. The Student Evaluation of Clinical Education Environment (SECEE) instrument has been evaluated and used internationally; however, the tool has not been used to evaluate clinical learning among Arabic-speaking students². A translation and evaluation of the SECEE are required to assess nursing students’ clinical learning experiences in the Arabic population.

Purpose: This study aimed to translate the Student Evaluation of Clinical Education Environment (SECEE) from English …

Exploring The Relationship Between Sleep Hygiene Habits And Fatigue In College Students, Lakesha Carter, Adison Dack

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

Purpose: This study explores the relationship between sleep hygiene and fatigue in undergraduate college students. Sleep hygiene is a term that relates to habits that promote better sleep. These habits include maintaining a consistent sleep schedule, creating a comfortable sleep environment, avoiding stimulants before bedtime, engaging in relaxing pre-sleep routines, stress management, and more (Al-Kandari et al., 2017). Along with that, fatigue is a state of decreased ability and effectiveness that is associated with changes in an individual's performance and well-being (Li et al., 2022). This is important to understand in college students because poor sleep hygiene and resulting fatigue …

Predictors Associated With Non-Adherence To Postpartum Visits Among Arab Immigrant Women In New Jersey, Abeer Mobarki, Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins

Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE)

The aim of the study Is to explore predisposing and enabling factors that contribute to postpartum visit non-adherence by female immigrants of Arab descent in N.J. Are levels of acculturation, diminished social support, negative health beliefs, and health insurance status independently associated with postpartum visit non-adherence among Arab immigrant women in N.J.?

Background: The underutilization of postpartum care is a global problem that limits the early detection of physical and mental complications during the postpartum period. Internationally, the prevalence of nonadherence to postpartum visits ranges from 25% to 75%. Arab immigrant population in N.J. has doubled since 1980. Yet, …

Celebrate The Past Envision The Future, 2001 July, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL: Special bulletin to celebrate when Chicago Union Hospital opened 100 years ago in 1901. Illinois Masonic replaced this hospital in 1921. Included is a timeline of important events from 1901-2001, staff stories, and other milestones.

Illinois Masonic Medical Center House Staff, 1981-82, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL: House staff roster with photos of IMMC residents in 1981-1982 for the specialties of anesthesiology, dentistry, emergency medicine, internal medicine, family practice, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, pediatrics, radiology, and surgery.

Illinois Masonic Medical Center House Staff, 1982-83, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL: House staff roster with photos of IMMC residents in 1982-1983 for the specialties of anesthesiology, cardiology, dentistry, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, neurosurgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, pediatrics, radiology, surgery, and transitional year.

Illinois Masonic Medical Center House Staff, 1984-85, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL: House staff roster with photos of IMMC residents in 1984-1985 for the specialties of anesthesiology, cardiology, dentistry, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, pediatrics, radiology, surgery, and transitional year.

Illinois Masonic Medical Center House Staff, 1985-86, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL: House staff roster with photos of IMMC residents in 1985-1986 for the specialties of anesthesiology, cardiology, dentistry, emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, pediatrics, radiology, surgery, and transitional year.

Illinois Masonic Medical Center House Staff, 1986-87, Advocate Health - Midwest

Historical Documents - Combined

Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL: House staff roster with photos of IMMC residents in 1986-1987 for the specialties of anesthesiology, cardiology, dentistry, emergency medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, pediatrics, radiology, surgery, and transitional year.