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Differences In Drinking Patterns In Graduate Students Based On Degree Type, Faith Shank Mar 2024

Differences In Drinking Patterns In Graduate Students Based On Degree Type, Faith Shank

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Symposium

Graduate school is accompanied by high levels of stress, as students are faced with various responsibilities (El-Ghoroury et al., 2012; Offstein et al., 2004). However, many graduate students have barriers to mental health services, resulting in the use of maladaptive coping mechanisms, specifically alcohol use (Ayala et al., 2017). Related, professional doctoral students (e.g., MD, OD, JD) tend to engage in problematic drinking, with a range of 33-50% drinking heavily (Organ et al., 2016; Waring et al., 1984). There is limited research examining the drinking patterns of students enrolled in different types of programs. We aimed to examine differences in …


Creating Community: First-Gen Sense Of Belonging, Lisa Cardello, Amina Mostafa Feb 2024

Creating Community: First-Gen Sense Of Belonging, Lisa Cardello, Amina Mostafa

First-Generation Symposium

First-generation college students are the first in their families to pursue higher education degrees, and as such are piloting new undertakings in many respects. Research on a sense of belonging has demonstrated that higher rates of belonging are correlated with greater academic success and graduation outcomes (Gopalan & Brady, 2020). Estimates display first-generation college students, make up around a quarter to one third of total enrollment in post-secondary institutions in the United States, however graduate at a significantly lower rate than the national average. And first-generation college students are a particularly vulnerable population and have been found to have several …


A Tale Of Two Low-Income, First-Generation Engineering Students: Well-Being, Belonging, And The Role Of Chosen Family, Justin C. Major Feb 2024

A Tale Of Two Low-Income, First-Generation Engineering Students: Well-Being, Belonging, And The Role Of Chosen Family, Justin C. Major

First-Generation Symposium

Belonging has been identified as an important, if not the most important, factor impacting the success of college students, especially (multi)marginalized students in engineering programs. Well-being and belonging are deeply entwined, helping to explain how the strength of students affinities lead them to feel a sense of true happiness that guide their holistic success. In this presentation, I present two differing narrative stories from Samantha and Rocky, two non-white, low-income, first-generation women in engineering. At the time of their narratives, both women were in the fourth year of their engineering degrees; however, Samantha was graduating and Rocky was not. In …


First-Gen Students: Finding Their Purpose, Meredith Brown, Lamont Eli Booth Feb 2024

First-Gen Students: Finding Their Purpose, Meredith Brown, Lamont Eli Booth

First-Generation Symposium

The life of a first generation college student is one that is complex. Not only because of the fact they are the first in their family to embark on a college journey but because of the experiences they encounter. The various journeys they embark on throughout their time in college is what makes each student unique in their own right. And all of this is attributed to one thing, purpose. Without purpose, the journey of a college student is one without a destination. One that is just going through the motions. For our first generation college students, we want them …


Supporting The Mental Health Needs Of First-Generation Students, Andrea Leach Feb 2024

Supporting The Mental Health Needs Of First-Generation Students, Andrea Leach

First-Generation Symposium

Discussion about the current research on First Generation Student and mental health concerns including anxiety, depression, stress related to housing, finances, lack of supports and pressure to succeed. This presentation will discuss recommendations to improve mental health for these students as well as the services available at Rowan.


Classroom Routines To Support Inclusion And Engagement For First Gen Students, Jill Perry, Robert Wieman Feb 2024

Classroom Routines To Support Inclusion And Engagement For First Gen Students, Jill Perry, Robert Wieman

First-Generation Symposium

Though First Generation Students are a diverse group, many of them encounter common challenges within the college setting. First Generation Students often worry that college education is not for them, that they do not belong, leading to feelings of loneliness, isolation and alienation. Social interactions can feel like a stressful test of suitability and belonging. This can threaten academic success, especially in classes that require discussion, participation, and risk-taking. This workshop seeks to support faculty in addressing these challenging feelings and supporting positive academic behaviors.


Culturally Conscious Calculations: The Crucial Need For Cultural Competence In Elementary Mathematics, Rania Saba Dec 2023

Culturally Conscious Calculations: The Crucial Need For Cultural Competence In Elementary Mathematics, Rania Saba

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Symposium

No abstract provided.


Stem's Missing Women: Why Biology's Undergraduate Pipeline Is Diverging From Career Paths, Rosemary Roberto Dec 2023

Stem's Missing Women: Why Biology's Undergraduate Pipeline Is Diverging From Career Paths, Rosemary Roberto

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Symposium

No abstract provided.


A Heuristic Inquiry Analysis On The Role Of Familismo In The Academic Acculturation Of High Achieving Latiné/X Ell High School Graduates, Shirley J. Delgado Dec 2023

A Heuristic Inquiry Analysis On The Role Of Familismo In The Academic Acculturation Of High Achieving Latiné/X Ell High School Graduates, Shirley J. Delgado

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Symposium

No abstract provided.


Inclusive Primary Education In Nigeria: A Case Study Of The Global Mandate On Inclusive Education, Olusola John Ogundola Dec 2023

Inclusive Primary Education In Nigeria: A Case Study Of The Global Mandate On Inclusive Education, Olusola John Ogundola

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Symposium

No abstract provided.


Optimizing The Pass Program: Using Improvement Science To Enhance Holistic Support For First-Year Medical Students, Suzanne Mosko Dec 2023

Optimizing The Pass Program: Using Improvement Science To Enhance Holistic Support For First-Year Medical Students, Suzanne Mosko

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Symposium

No abstract provided.


Ai Tools: Empowering Learners Or Enabling Cheaters? A Policy Tightrope For Higher Education, Karen L. Teller Dec 2023

Ai Tools: Empowering Learners Or Enabling Cheaters? A Policy Tightrope For Higher Education, Karen L. Teller

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Symposium

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Quality Of Experiences At Historically Black Colleges And Universities For Black Women Deans, Ciera Spady Dec 2023

Exploring The Quality Of Experiences At Historically Black Colleges And Universities For Black Women Deans, Ciera Spady

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Symposium

No abstract provided.


“Lost In Transition: The Struggles Of First-Gen, Low-Income Students In Moving From Community College To A Four-Year Institution, Victoria Cinquegrana-Rod Dec 2023

“Lost In Transition: The Struggles Of First-Gen, Low-Income Students In Moving From Community College To A Four-Year Institution, Victoria Cinquegrana-Rod

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Symposium

No abstract provided.


Evaluating A Neurodiversity Program For Student Doctors, Stephanie A.N. Levin Dec 2023

Evaluating A Neurodiversity Program For Student Doctors, Stephanie A.N. Levin

Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Symposium

No abstract provided.


Lecture Transcripts And Closed-Captioning: Addressing Ada And Udl At Rowan-Virtua So, Steve Garwood, Dawn Shell, Jackie Giacobbe May 2023

Lecture Transcripts And Closed-Captioning: Addressing Ada And Udl At Rowan-Virtua So, Steve Garwood, Dawn Shell, Jackie Giacobbe

Rowan-Virtua Research Day

At the Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM), recordings of all live lectures are available to students via the Echo360 Lecture Capture system. To improve the accessibility, usability, and usefulness of the recordings, beginning in the 2022-2023 Academic Year, we incorporated automated speech recognition (ASR) to create a transcript and closed-captioning for lecture recordings in the Synergistic Guided Learning (SGL) curriculum. For quality control, work-study medical students and volunteers reviewed and edited the transcripts and released updated versions for student use. Use and perceived impact were measured using a survey administered via Qualtrics. Eighty-eight percent of respondents indicated that adding …


The Lessons Learned And Experienced Gained Navigating (Graduate) Student Life As A Dad And Mentoring A First-Generation Graduate Student, Mitja Trkov Feb 2023

The Lessons Learned And Experienced Gained Navigating (Graduate) Student Life As A Dad And Mentoring A First-Generation Graduate Student, Mitja Trkov

First-Generation Symposium

Parenting often presents challenges on its own. Combining it with challenges of graduate studies and financial instability brings additional challenges and puts a higher pressures to handle everyday life situations. In this talk, I will present two experiences from my life. First, I will highlight my path of being an international graduate student while raising two little kids. Following, I will focus on my experience of (partially) mentoring a first-generation graduate student while being a postdoc. In the first part, I will discuss about the challenges of students as parents. I will provide an example of how I took my …


Síndrome Del Imposter: Feeling Like A Fraud And Overcoming The Symptoms, Erika Solis Feb 2020

Síndrome Del Imposter: Feeling Like A Fraud And Overcoming The Symptoms, Erika Solis

First-Generation Symposium

Constantly comparing yourself to others. Questioning your abilities. Feeling like a fraud. These are a few symptoms of imposter syndrome, and it's common in first-generation students. It's a psychological pattern, where someone doubts their achievements and is afraid of being exposed as a 'fraud'. It can shape a student's entire identity in college, leading to stress, anxiety, and depression. This presentation will cover the broader symptoms of imposter syndrome and how it can greatly influence first-generation college students. We'll discuss the long-term effects of it, what students can do to overcome it, and how faculty can support their students.


Las Vias: Creating Pathways To Graduation, Dr. Maud Fried-Goodnight, Iris Torres Feb 2020

Las Vias: Creating Pathways To Graduation, Dr. Maud Fried-Goodnight, Iris Torres

First-Generation Symposium

Rowan College of South Jersey - Cumberland campus (previously Cumberland County College) implemented the Las Vias - Pathways to Graduation program, with required Touch Points to guide students to credential completion over the past 5 years. Graduation rates have increased 19% for Hispanic students, 9% for African American students and 13% for all students. Vías hacia la Graduación, a Title V grant funded program established Academic Pathways, a team of bilingual Student Development Advisors, and an Early Alert system to raise Flags, report Attendance, and Kudos. Hispanic/ Latino and African American students, First Generation and Pell recipients demonstrated progress toward …


First To Fly: Building First Generation Campus Community From The Ground Up, Claude Taylor, Jenna Fleming Feb 2020

First To Fly: Building First Generation Campus Community From The Ground Up, Claude Taylor, Jenna Fleming

First-Generation Symposium

This panel will highlight the development, growth, and evolution of First to Fly: First Generation at Monmouth. Launched in spring 2017, First to Fly provides student-centered initiatives designed to offer academic, social, and personal support for students who identify as first-generation. Co-presenters Claude Taylor and Jenna Fleming will discuss a range of challenges and successes related to raising awareness of first-generation identity and experiences on their campus. The design of these initiatives is to build an inclusive community across students, faculty, and staff stakeholders. Particular attention will be given to defining first-generation identity, the role of mentoring, and promoting campus-wide …


Challenges Foster Youth Face In Pursuing Higher Education, Hailey D'Elia Feb 2020

Challenges Foster Youth Face In Pursuing Higher Education, Hailey D'Elia

First-Generation Symposium

This discussion aims to address the challenges that foster youth face in pursuing higher education. With little to no family and community support college is more demanding for foster youth. About 50% of foster youth graduate from high school and less than 3% of foster youth graduate from four-year colleges. Additionally, first generation foster youth face their own unique identities and trials in college. This discussion will include a personal perspective of how foster youth are viewed in the education system.


The First-Generation Latinx Experience And How Families Hold The Key To Retention, Yasmin Acosta Feb 2020

The First-Generation Latinx Experience And How Families Hold The Key To Retention, Yasmin Acosta

First-Generation Symposium

Drew University’s new initiative Launch is designed to prepare students/future leaders with the skills necessary to adapt to a changing workforce in the 21st century. Our goal is to help our students create a purpose-driven life plan in line with their interests, skills, and values, and the confidence to put this plan into action. Launch consists of a 1-credit mandatory course for first-year students that includes a selfassessment piece, three guaranteed immersive experiences, professional and identity/intercultural development, mentor relationships with peers, alumni, staff, faculty, and community members and the creation of a career plan e-portfolio. Launch also includes Career and …


What About The "Others"? Addressing Class-Based Microaggressions And Supporting Fgli Students At Penn, Hatef Alavi Feb 2020

What About The "Others"? Addressing Class-Based Microaggressions And Supporting Fgli Students At Penn, Hatef Alavi

First-Generation Symposium

First-Generation and/Lower income students are often seen as the “others”, which is a terminology that was used by Ronald Takaki to refer to anyone who is not White and comes from low socioeconomic status (Takaki, 2008). Over the past three decades, college enrollment for first-generation students have increased and it continues to rise. However, higher education institutions are still experiencing higher attrition and lower retention and graduation rates in relation to this population (Blackwell & Pinder, 2014). Some contributing factors to this issue are lack of parental support, absence of knowledge on how to navigate the higher education system, financial …


An Overlooked Piece Of First-Gen College Success: Overcoming Past Traumatic Experiences, Dr. Angelle Richardson, Dr. Dyron Corley Feb 2020

An Overlooked Piece Of First-Gen College Success: Overcoming Past Traumatic Experiences, Dr. Angelle Richardson, Dr. Dyron Corley

First-Generation Symposium

Transitioning to higher education is a challenge for most first-generation students; however, it can be even more challenging for those who have experienced past trauma. Up to 85 percent of young people report being exposed to a traumatic event before entering college. Often, educators who are not trained to recognize trauma responses can miss signs when they appear in their students. This can create distance in the student/educator relationship. This workshop session will help educators recognize signs of and triggers for trauma so that they can better serve the students in their care. Using the principles of the Sandy Blume’s …


Put Some "Respeck" On The Respect Of The First-Gen Student Experience, Dr. Dyron J. Corley, Dr. Dana C. Kemery Feb 2020

Put Some "Respeck" On The Respect Of The First-Gen Student Experience, Dr. Dyron J. Corley, Dr. Dana C. Kemery

First-Generation Symposium

First-generation students bring various experiences and understandings to the educational environment that can enrich the overall experience for students, faculty, and staff members. Although this student population has meaningful past experiences to share, they often do not know how to capitalize on those experiences or how the experiences align with ultimate college success. As educators, we often miss the mark focusing on the task of being a “student” versus building on the strengths learners already have within them. It is easy to view and interact with these learners from a deficit mindset, negating the abilities they already have. At Rutgers-Camden, …


Two Generations Of First-Gen Stories: What Has Changed And What Has Not, Rosaria Pipitone, Ma, Cdfi, Tommy Choi Feb 2020

Two Generations Of First-Gen Stories: What Has Changed And What Has Not, Rosaria Pipitone, Ma, Cdfi, Tommy Choi

First-Generation Symposium

Tommy Choi is a Biology major at Rowan University, a Resident Assistant, and an IWS worker at the Office of Career Advancement. Rosaria Pipitone is the Associate Director of Career Readiness at the Office of Career Advancement. Both are bilingual, first-generation students who come from different cultural backgrounds. Together, they share their stories of navigating the education system and the world of work from a first-generation standpoint.


Positing Strength: Shifting Perspective & Focus On Low-Income, First-Generation Students' Experiences, Ricky Urgo, Richard Jones Feb 2020

Positing Strength: Shifting Perspective & Focus On Low-Income, First-Generation Students' Experiences, Ricky Urgo, Richard Jones

First-Generation Symposium

This presentation explores and celebrates the strengths of students who find themselves at the merger of being first generation and low income identities, and the role of having staff members who've either lived the experience or seek to embrace students living this truth. Considering the increase in students with these identities on campus nationally (33% of students on average), it behooves us to shift perspectives away from deficits and celebrate the skill sets that students bring to our campuses. Using Yosso's (2005) Community Cultural Wealth Model, this presentation seeks to highlight the strengths students bring to our campuses and the …


How To Figure Out College (When You're Family Can't Help You), Stephanie Abraham Feb 2020

How To Figure Out College (When You're Family Can't Help You), Stephanie Abraham

First-Generation Symposium

In this presentation, I will talk about my own experiences as a first generation high school graduate and college student. Specifically, I will address the lack of support in high school, difficulty of applying for and finding financial aid, and the problem of "time" during undergraduate preparation. I will offer some advice for first generation students and faculty; however, I will also offer a strong critique of the structure of the United States’ university system, which must be changed to offer equal and equitable support for all people who want to attend a university or college.


The Resilience And Success Of Adult College Students Who Have Been Impacted By Parental Incarceration, Sandra Joy, Phd, Lcsw, Mikenzie Lord, Sunovia Scudder Feb 2020

The Resilience And Success Of Adult College Students Who Have Been Impacted By Parental Incarceration, Sandra Joy, Phd, Lcsw, Mikenzie Lord, Sunovia Scudder

First-Generation Symposium

Given the increased attention in recent decades to the national crisis of mass incarceration, the children of incarcerated parents have also been receiving increasingly more attention. Researchers have found that the children of those who have been incarcerated, are also paying the price of their parent's sentence. With the odds set against them, there are children who are resilient and have "beat the odds." On Rowan University's campus, there is a student group, Youth Empowerment Program, who have been impacted by parental incarceration at some point in their lives. With the disenfranchisement their parents face, they have also faced challenges …


Piecing It Together: The Puzzle Of The First-Generation Identity Crisis, Bareeq Barqawi Feb 2020

Piecing It Together: The Puzzle Of The First-Generation Identity Crisis, Bareeq Barqawi

First-Generation Symposium

After first enrolling in college, comparatively more first-generation students drop out than their non-firstgeneration peers before earning a degree. Although first generation students are gaining access to college, the support structures created within these institutions may fall short to address the psychological needs and deep-seated issues they face. How can we better understand these experiences and what can we do to help guide them through these phases? Using the “culture shock” framework, this session will review the four stages of “culture shock” and the way they correlate directly to the firstgeneration student experience. The four phases to be discussed are: …