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Soldiers, Alcohol, And Insanity At Richmond Asylum, 1860s-1900s, Amy Milne-Smith

History Faculty Publications

This article examines the role of alcohol in the etiology of madness through a case study of soldiers and veterans at Richmond Asylum in Dublin. It argues that the diagnostic process was a complex practice informed by medical and military authorities and patient and family histories. Like any medical records, Richmond casebooks are mediated through the medical gaze, but they do contain significant glimpses into what role patients and families believed alcohol played in soldiers’ mental health. The study highlights moments of consensus and disagreement rather than a singular theory on the role of alcohol in mental illness. Through a …

Case Study: Impact On Student Outcomes, Kyoungeun Song

Bakerman Student Research Awards

Effective literacy instruction requires more than teaching by instinct. Teachers must make decisions based on research. This case study began while I was working with Zaya (a pseudonym), a kindergarten student who struggled with reading. Zaya was eager to learn, but her baseline data showed serious difficulties. Her Initial Sound Fluency (FSF) score was zero, and she could not name letters without constant teacher prompting. She often waited for me to start first and then copied me. These results showed that Zaya was experiencing real challenges in phonological processing. This led to an important research question: How can a research-based …

Silent Testimonies: The Global Evolution Of Grave Marker Art And Meaning, Erik Culley

Bakerman Student Research Awards

Grave markers are more than simple memorials; they are meaningful cultural objects that reflect how societies understand death, identity, belief, class, and community values. The size, material, decoration, and inscriptions of gravestones change over time in response to economic conditions, religious beliefs, social structures, and consumer culture. By studying grave markers across different regions and historical periods—such as early modern Europe, nineteenth-century Germany, and immigrant cemeteries in Australia—archaeologists can trace broader cultural transformations. Research shows that the rise of external grave markers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was closely tied to increased material consumption and a growing emphasis on …

Worknest: Balancing Focus And Life For Remote Workers, Adil Chaqra

Bakerman Student Research Awards

Many people now work from home or flexible spaces so which makes it really difficult to separate work from personal life. This often leads to overworking, distractions, burnout, and poor focus so remote workers struggle with interruptions/ irregular breaks, and feeling mentally stuck in work mode even after hours. The proposed solution, WorkNest, is a suite of connected tools including a desktop app, mobile app, and wristband that help remote workers track their focus time and manage breaks interruptions, and stay aware of their worklife balance by combining reminders and simple visual summaries along with some nonintrusive cues, WorkNest supports …

Herramienta Para El Fortalecimiento Del Vínculo Docente- Estudiante Para Prevenir El Bajo Rendimiento Escolar En La Secundaria., María Alejandra Rodríguez Altamar

Máster en Experiencia de Usuario UX

Millones de niños al rededor de todo el mundo son clasificados como fracasados escolares por no avanzar en sus estudios según lo planteado por el sistema educativo y terminan reprobando uno o más años escolares lo que en casos severos los lleva hacia el abandono escolar, pues se encuentran con sentimientos como el miedo, la frustración, la pérdida de la autoestima y la desesperanza. Existen diversas causas para que un estudiante no pueda obtener un alto desempeño en sus estudios, por lo general se trata de una mezcla de varios factores que lo ocasionan “Un análisis de datos provenientes de …

Cuidados. Plataforma Móvil De Apoyo Integral Para Cuidadores Informales., Antía Alvarez Escárcega

Máster en Experiencia de Usuario UX

El presente proyecto parte de una constatación clara: en España la atención a las personas dependientes descansa sobre cuidadores familiares que lidian con sobrecarga emocional, carencias formativas y trámites engorrosos. Para ofrecerles una respuesta se concibe Cuidados, una aplicación móvil que integra autocuidado, micro‑formación práctica y acompañamiento administrativo. El propósito es reforzar la salud mental del cuidador, mejorar su competencia técnica y simplificar el acceso a las ayudas públicas, todo ello desde una única solución. El proyecto siguió la metodología del Doble Diamante, aprovechando sus dos grandes etapas de divergencia y convergencia. En el primer diamante se exploró ampliamente el …

Los Retos Del Sector Sociosanitario En La Atención A Los Usuarios Pertenecientes A La Comunidad Lgbtiq+: Definiendo Y Diseñando Soluciones De Ux Para Mejorar La Calidad De Vida De Colectivos Vulnerables., María Becedas Blázquez

Máster en Experiencia de Usuario UX

El presente trabajo pretende indagar sobre la situación, necesidades específicas, carencias y dificultades que enfrentan las personas mayores LGBTIQ+ como usuarias de servicios sociosanitarios. De acuerdo con diversos estudios, estas personas experimentan una discriminación interseccional que parte de diversos factores: la invisibilización y estigma que arrastra la pertenencia al colectivo, se suma a las problemáticas particulares que encuentran como personas mayores con independencia de su grado de dependencia (FELGBT, 2019). LGBTIQ+ es un acrónimo cuyas siglas se corresponden con: lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, transgénero, intersexuales y queer. El “+” se refiere a todas las demás identidades del colectivo: asexuales, arrománticos, no …

Barreras Y Oportunidades Frente Al Desempleo En Personas Con Discapacidad Intelectual. Una Propuesta Digital Para El Acompañamiento Y La Inclusión En El Entorno Laboral, Paulina Torres Medellín

Máster en Experiencia de Usuario UX

Seleccioné este tema porque considero que, como sociedad, aún nos falta mucha empatía y solidaridad hacia las personas con discapacidad. En muchos casos, lo percibimos como algo lejano; no conocemos a nadie con discapacidad o creemos que nunca nos sucederá, lo que genera una desconexión con la realidad que viven estas personas. Otras veces, aunque tengamos a alguien cercano, no sabemos cómo apoyar, evitamos hablar del tema o no nos atrevemos a hacer preguntas por temor o desconocimiento. Si bien la discapacidad puede tener un origen natural o accidental, representa una enorme problemática social y cultural. Esto se debe a …

Del Quantified Self Al Gemelo Digital. Diseño De Una Interfaz Predictiva Para La Medicina Personalizada., César Díaz Rodríguez

Máster en Experiencia de Usuario UX

Hoy nos sobran gráficas, indicadores y alarmas sobre nuestra salud, pero nos falta claridad para saber qué hacer con todo eso sin agobiarnos. El punto de partida de este trabajo fue investigar cómo las herramientas de salud predictiva podrían diseñarse para ser más inclusivas, accesibles y de mayor utilidad para un público general. El viaje comenzó revisando el movimiento Quantified Self y la evolución de los productos digitales de salud. De allí surgió un marco que explica el salto del simple monitoreo a la predicción personalizada. A partir de este marco, se realizó una investigación primaria con usuarios para analizar …

Dando Cuerda, María Paula Moreno Quintero.

Máster en Experiencia de Usuario UX

Este trabajo de Fin de Máster propone analizar una solución digital y tecnológica centrada en el usuario y asistida por inteligencia artificial, tomando como base la experiencia del usuario (UX). El enfoque del proyecto presenta una solución que busca optimizar los procesos logísticos y de comunicación dentro de Dando Cuerda (un emprendimiento que transporta productos gastronómicos perecederos congelados, secos y refrigerados a nivel nacional) mejorando así la trazabilidad, le eficiencia y la colaboración entre diferentes actores.

La fase inicial del proyecto se centra en comprender profundamente el contexto, las necesidades reales de los usuarios y los factores que pueden condicionar …

Inclusión De La Neurodiversidad (Aacc, Asperger, Tdah Y Dislexia) En La Educación Superior Online., Isabel María Chacón Martínez

Máster en Experiencia de Usuario UX

Este proyecto nace debido a la necesidad de incluir la neurodiversidad en el ámbito de la educación superior online, en un entorno en el cual las personas neurodivergentes siguen enfrentando barreras que dificultan su inclusión. Uno de los objetivos principales es conseguir el diseño de una interfaz adaptada a las características de estos usuarios durante su proceso de aprendizaje, aplicando un enfoque user-centered, priorizando así las necesidades del usuario. Para ello, se ha implementado una metodología UX, basada en design thinking, en cinco fases: (I) empatizar, (II) definir, (III) Idear, (IV) prototipar y (V) validar, utilizando técnicas como entrevistas, encuestas, …

Banca Conversacional: Diseño Ux De Un Agente De Inteligencia Artificial Para Fomentar El Bienestar Financiero., Tirzo Carpizo Fernández

Máster en Experiencia de Usuario UX

La gestión de las finanzas personales representa una fuente significativa de carga cognitiva y estrés, un problema que las herramientas digitales actuales solo alivian de forma superficial. Este Trabajo de Fin de Máster aborda dicha problemática a través del diseño y la validación de un nuevo concepto de servicio: un copiloto financiero proactivo, materializado como un banco conversacional basado en un agente de inteligencia artificial. Mediante un proceso de diseño centrado en el usuario, que combinó investigación cualitativa con la prueba de un prototipo conversacional bajo la técnica "Mago de Oz", se validó la hipótesis de que un enfoque proactivo …

Refoco, Irene Sanz Torres

Máster en Experiencia de Usuario UX

El trabajo se enfoca en el diseño de una aplicación de galeria fotográfica para la gestión de la memoria visual, complementado con una inteligencia artificial propia. El objeto es pfrecer a las personas una experiencia que les permita conectar emocionalmente con sus fotografías, redescubrir y recordar su historia personal.

En un mundo marcado por la saturación de imágenes digitales y el consumo inmmediato de estas, tenemos miles de fotos pero recordamos pocas. Refoco busca reconectar con nuestra historia fotográfica, con nuestras imágenes más valiosas desde un espacio más íntimo, reflexivo y emocional. Refoco es una propuesta de diseño que transforma …

Jumpon, Luisa Antunes De Oliveira

Máster en Experiencia de Usuario UX

Este trabajo fin de máster propone una solución de diseño centrada en el usuario para mejorar el proceso de Onboarding de jóvenes profesionales en entornos laborales híbridos y remotos. A través de un enfoque metodológico basado en el doble diamante, se combinan investigación aualitativa y cuantitativa, análisis estratégico y procesos de co-creación para comprender en profundidad los desafíos emocionales, funcionales y sociales que enfrenta los nuevos empleados durante su incorporación.

En la primera fase del proyecto se realiza, una investigación que incluye entrevistas, encuestas y revisión crítica de literatura y plataformas digitales actuales. A partir de los hallazgos se identifican …

Phibi. Xtensión Digital Para El Acompañamiento Integral Del Estudiante De Doctorado, Miriambelen Aldana Pirela

Máster en Experiencia de Usuario UX

El presente proyecto desarrolla PhiBi, una extensión digital concebida para el acompañamiento integral de los estudiantes de doctorado, articulando la gestión académica y el bienestar emocional desde una perspectiva empática, situacional y accesible. Su origen se fundamenta en la constatación de que la experiencia doctoral, aunque intelectualmente enriquecedora, suele estar atravesada por altos niveles de estrés, ansiedad, síndrome del impostor y sobrecarga de trabajo, lo que impacta negativamente en la salud mental del estudiantado y en la calidad de su desempeño académico. Mediante una investigación mixta que combinó cuestionarios y sesiones de cocreación con doctorandos de distintas disciplinas, se identificaron …

A Prophetic Priority A Vital Voice, Shauna Seamons

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

Prophets today are inviting women to use their voices and are prioritizing the importance and inclusion of women’s voices and their contributions in the kingdom of God—both those from scripture and history as well as those in our religious education classes. As religious educators we must be aware of this priority, and we have a responsibility to create environments that generate greater gender equality in religious education classrooms. This article will address three obstacles to embracing women’s voices and provide suggested solutions to that end.

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Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

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Religious Reenactment As A Framework For The Camp Of Israel, Thomas Kendall Buchmiller

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

During the early days of the Restoration, many Saints saw themselves in the stories of the Old Testament. They felt a kinship with God’s ancient people and believed God would deliver them just as he did his ancient saints. As a result, they used those Old Testament stories as models for how to conduct themselves and how to react to their circumstances. We see this principle of narrative reenactment specifically in the events of the Camp of Israel. Though from the outside the Saints were seen as antagonistic and fanatical, they saw themselves as replicating the events of Joshua and …

Come, Follow Me And Life Preparation, Denise Mccubbins

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

This paper explores foundational principles for effective gospel teaching in seminary: being Christ-centered, learner-focused, and scripture-based. It highlights the integration of Come, Follow Me and Life Preparation lessons to address students’ spiritual and practical needs. Teachers are encouraged to balance exegesis (understanding scripture’s original intent) and eisegesis (personal application) for meaningful, doctrinally accurate lessons. Through creative and purposeful scripture study, educators can align lesson objectives with students’ lives, fostering deeper conversion to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Five Loaves And Two Fishes, Dallas Jenkins

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

When we face trials in life and encounter seeming failure, the Lord can lift and inspire us in surprising, even miraculous, ways. We learn from the Gospel accounts of the feeding of the five thousand with only five loaves and two fish that all the Lord asks is that we do what we can so he can then multiply our effort, doing what only he can do—the miracle part.

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Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

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Tackling The Next Public Health Crisis: Lessons Regarding Long-Term Care From The Covid Era, M. Sara Rosenthal, Keith R. Knapp, Laura Morton

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

This paper reviews multiple ethical and clinical issues during the COVID era affecting long-term care. The authors are members of one of many long-term care COVID task forces[1] that emerged in multiple jurisdictions to address a pandemic emergency. This paper applies the pandemic ethics literature that informed healthcare providers during COVID and recommends adjusting health messaging and communication that may shift responsiveness in the next public health crisis.

[1]. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Long-Term Care Advisory Task Force (in alphabetical order): Muhammad Babar, MD, MBA, MSc, CMD, SNF medical director; Belinda Beard, BS, RN, Division Director, …

Between Private Equity And Housing Discrimination: The Long-Term Crisis In St. Louis And Beyond, Harold Braswell, Alexandra Mcnamee, Charitha Bodepudi

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

On December 15, 2023, Northview Village, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Saint Louis region, closed abruptly, leading to the nighttime discharge of 170 residents. This emergency, while unique to that facility, is indicative of a broader crisis in both local and, to a significant extent, national nursing homes. This crisis has partly been catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it rests on underlying factors that are unfortunately integral to the financing and operation of long-term care. This article will argue that understanding it requires situating long-term care at the intersection of two broader historical processes: the rise of …

The Intersection Of Regulation, Quality Care Delivery, And Ethics And Compliance: Look Carefully Before Crossing!, David R. Hoffman, Ilene Warner-Maron

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

Quality and compliant care delivery in nursing homes remains elusive. Four main interests are currently misaligned, thereby putting nursing home residents at risk of harm. Without a clearly defined commitment to quality and compliant care and alignment of these interests, nursing home residents will remain vulnerable to severe harm.

The first key interest concerns nursing home ownership and management. Currently, over seventy percent of nursing homes are owned by for-profit entities. Previous ownership models, including non-profit, religious-based, and county-owned facilities, have largely closed or transitioned to for-profit entities. The shift in ownership significantly impacts quality and compliant care delivery. Unfortunately, …

§1983 And The Federal Nursing Home Reform Act: A Perfect Fit, Sandra H. Johnson

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

The Supreme Court rarely takes a case involving federal quality standards for nursing home care, and that alone would make Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski (Talevski) a significant case for those interested in long-term care. The Court’s decision in Talevski, however, reaches far beyond long-term care with implications for every federally funded program that relies on the states for administration, delivery of benefits, or enforcement of standards.

Much about the Talevski case signaled that a significant change in law may be coming. The plaintiff’s cause of action relied on a statutory instrument (§1983) frequently used by …

What Went Wrong? Identifying The Historical Roots Of Racial Disparities Among Older Adults In Nursing Facilities, Gelila Selassie

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

In early 2020, as the nation was just becoming familiar with COVID-19, over a million nursing facility residents were already experiencing crisis-level disasters. Extreme lockdowns, increased hospitalizations, and high mortality rates plagued nursing facilities earlier and far worse than the rest of the population. Data gradually showed that facilities with higher numbers of residents of color were facing particularly dire outcomes.

Although the severity of COVID-19 was surprising, the pandemic highlighted existing and long-standing problems with the country’s long-term care facilities. Many of the problems that led to the horrible disparities during COVID-19 are rooted in a wholly insufficient long-term …

The Layered Harms Of Nursing Home Segregation, Mary Crossley

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

This Essay explores several dimensions of how segregation, separation, and shielding from view permit and contribute to the ethically problematic state of nursing home care in the United States. A quarter of a century ago, the Supreme Court recognized in the Olmstead decision that institutional care can function to segregate disabled people (whether young or old) from the richness of community life. Research over the past few decades confirms that racial segregation exists within the nursing home industry, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, the correlations between nursing homes’ racial makeup and their level of COVID fatalities were shocking. On another …

Whose “Best Interests”? Concerns About The Use Of Fiduciary Framing In Long-Term Care Decisions, Jennifer L. Herbst

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

As part of reimagining America’s long-term care system, this article will explain how today’s system is, in many ways, the logical extension of historical presumptions that are foundational to our understanding of family, medical, and organizational governance as “fiduciary” in nature. More specifically, much of our current language (operating in someone’s “best interests,” acting consistent with their “substituted judgment” if now incapacitated) and jurisprudence (parens patriae, trusts, guardianships, conservatorships, and corporate governance) descends from centuries of equity and law centered on the management of property, not people or health.

This legal framework is firmly rooted in English statutes, court opinions, …

Email Synthesis Assignment: Using Ai To Assist Us In Creating Effective Business Communication, Gino Perrotte

Open Educational Resources

This assignment teaches students how to distill complex financial data into a clear, professional business email by analyzing real 10-K reports. A key strength of the assignment is that it models effective AI prompting strategies—students are guided in how to interact with AI tools like ChatGPT to clarify data, summarize trends, and craft a concise email.

The focus is not just on using AI, but on developing critical thinking and communication skills. Students learn to assess what information is important, how to frame it for a workplace audience, and how to co-create with AI while ensuring the final …